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S2 RESOURCES LTD Interim / Quarterly Report 2017

Jul 18, 2017

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Interim / Quarterly Report

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ASX Announcement

Wednesday 19[th] July 2017

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JUNE 2017 QUARTERLY ACTIVITIES REPORT

Key points

  • A single hole drilled 135 metres down plunge from previous S2 drilling

  • at Bjurtraskgruvan prospect intersects 24.4 metres @ 1.1% copper

  • Electromagnetic survey indicates a conductor continuing for a further 450 metres down plunge from this hole at Bjurtraskgruvan

  • IP surveys started at Holmtjarn and Nasvattnet prospects

  • Intersections of up to 148g/t silver from resampling of wide spaced historic holes at Skaggtraskberget prospect – drilling planned for next quarter.

  • New exploration licence applications in Central Lapland Greenstone belt in northern Finland

  • Well funded with A$17.5 million cash at Quarter’s end.

CORPORATE

Capital structure

0.5 million unlisted incentive options lapsed during the quarter. The total issued capital is 246,052,452 ordinary shares and 40.6 million unlisted options, which if exercised, would represent a capital injection of A$15.5 million to the Company.

Finance

A total of A$2.4 million was spent during the quarter, comprising A$0.7 million on exploration, A$0.2 million on corporate costs including business development costs, overheads and payments for fixed assets, A$0.5 million on staffing costs for all pre-resource exploration and corporate activities and A$1 million on investment in an TSX-V listed entity.

Cash at the end of the quarter totaled A$17.5 million, and investments totaled A$1.19 million.

North Wing, Level 2, 1 Manning Street, Scarborough WA 6019, Australia PO Box 1059 Scarborough WA 6922, Australia ABN 18 606 128 090 T +61 8 6166 0240 F 61 8 6241 4299 E [email protected] W www.s2resources.com.au

Planned expenditure for the next quarter ended 30 September 2017 is anticipated to be approximately A$2.9 million.

EXPLORATION

Skellefte, Sweden (100% S2)

The Skellefte district of northern Sweden is a prolific mining district that contains numerous major polymetallic zinc-copper-gold-silver volcanogenic massive sulphide (VMS) deposits, including those that underpin Boliden’s mining and smelting operations. S2 has approximately 805 square kilometres of ground, which it considers highly prospective for similar polymetallic VMS mineralization and also orogenic shear zone hosted lode gold mineralization.

Bjurtraskgruvan prospect

Six holes were completed at the Bjurtraskgruvan VMS prospect prior to the end of the winter drilling season. The last hole, SBJK170006, drilled 135 metres down plunge from an intercept of 14.71 metres @ 2.2% zinc, 1.0% copper and 5.4g/t silver in SBJK170003 (reported on 22nd March 2017), intersected the thickest zone of copper mineralization seen so far (see Figure 1, reported on 8[th] May 2017). This hole intersected a 24.4 metre thick zone grading 1.11% copper from 220.7 metres, comprising remobilized veinlets of chalcopyrite, and including several intervals of higher grade copper mineralization, including:

  • 1.05 metres @ 4.11% copper, 0.65% zinc and 19g/t silver from 221.5 metres

  • 3.60 metres @ 2.44% copper and 11.5g/t silver from 224.3 metres

The intersection is considered to be close to true width, and demonstrates that the Bjurtraskgruvan VMS system extends for at least 450 metres down plunge from its outcrop and remains open down plunge beyond this.

A down hole electromagnetic (DHEM) survey of SBJK170006 has identified a conductor centred approximately 30 metres to the east of the hole, which suggests that this intercept may be adjacent to more massive sulphides.

In addition to the DHEM, the results of a fixed loop electromagnetic (FLEM) survey using a large 500 metre loop configuration, designed to see deeper than previous ineffective surveys using smaller loops, were modelled by Newexco as a large plunging conductor continuing for at least another 450m west from the deepest intercept.

Importantly, this also demonstrates that the VTEM anomaly identifies the near surface part of the plunging sulphide body but does not reliably indicate its size, extent or position at depth. This has important implications for the many conductors identified in the Company’s VTEM surveys.

The focus of future drilling will be to define its limits and to identify any higher grade sweet spots within the overall system.

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Figure 1. Bjurtraskgruvan prospect showing VTEM anomaly, outcrop, drill defined mineralization (450m plunge extent), the recent large (135m) drill step-out, and the FLEM conductor extending a further 450m down plunge from the deepest hole.

Holmtjarn Prospect

Six holes were drilled at two of the targets at the Holmtjarn prospect (see Figure 2). The targets tested (31 and 35) were a selected based on a combination of VTEM, geochemical and MLEM anomalism. Four holes drilled at Target 31 failed to intersect any significant mineralization, and a small MLEM anomaly was explained by the presence of pyrrhotite veining.

Two holes drilled at Target 35 intersected strongly altered, sulphide-rich felsic volcanic breccias with strongly anomalous copper (greater than 500ppm) throughout most of hole SHOL170005 and parts of hole SHOL170006. Several narrow zones within SHOL170005 graded greater than 0.5% copper with minor associated gold.

Such strong alteration and anomalism is encouraging in an area known for small but very highgrade gold-rich VMS mineralization, and the geology seen may represent the margin of a mineralized system.

An Induced Polarisation (IP) survey of the area south-east of the Holmtjarn mine was initiated in late June and is currently in progress. IP allows disseminated mineralization, such as that seen in holes SHOL170005 and 170006, and not visible to EM methods to be mapped out.

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Figure 2. Swedish tenure and prospect locations

Skaggtraskberget Prospect

Skaggtraskberget is a prospect, located 4.5 kilometres west of Bjurtraskgruvan, which was originally discovered as a high grade gossanous massive sulphide outcrop grading an average of 6.0% zinc, 1.0% copper, 30g/t silver and 4g/t gold. These grades have been verified by S2 from resampling of the gossan.

Skaggtraskberget is located 1 kilometre west of the historic Hogkulla Ostra mine (owned by Boliden), which was mined to a depth of 130 metres in the 1950’s with reported production grades of 12.6% zinc, 110g/t silver and 0.6g/t gold.

The Skaggtraskberget gossan was partially drilled by the Swedish Geological Survey (SGU) in the mid 1930’s to a maximum depth of 50m. A further eight wide spaced holes were drilled by Boliden nearly 30 years ago but these were not systematically sampled and assayed.

Field verification and resampling of this drilling has confirmed the presence of a 350 metre long mineralized zone containing high levels of silver (see Figure 3).

Key intercepts from two of the three resampled holes located 300 metres apart comprise:

  • An upper zone of 9.75 metres @ 3.81% zinc, 0.3% copper, 45g/t silver and 0.41g/t gold from 146.15 metres, and a lower zone of 10.0 metres @ 1.55% zinc, 28g/t silver and 0.26g/t gold from 108.6 metres in hole LPM89012

  • 4.55 metres @ 0.91% zinc, 148g/t silver and 0.43g/t gold from 93.45 metres in LPM89014, located 300 metres north-west of hole LPM89012

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Holes LPM89012 and LPM89014 are located 300m apart in prospective stratigraphy and both show large distal and proximal alteration zones with pyrite-rich stringer and semi-massive zinc rich sulphides. The lack of systematic deeper drilling in this area of VMS style mineralization represents a significant opportunity (see Figure 3).

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Figure 3. Skaggtraskberget Prospect showing VTEM conductivity, gossan outcrop, and historic drillhole collars.

Nastvattnet Prospect

Exploration has started at this prospect located at the western end of the Skelleftea belt (Fig 2) which has mineralized boulders of polymetallic sulphides (with individual boulders containing up to 3.85% copper, 17.2% zinc, 9.2% lead, and 680g/t silver).

Although limited drilling has been conducted in the area by the SGU, nothing to explain the mineralization has been intersected. An IP survey is planned for the 3[rd] quarter and prospecting and geochemical work is being planned with a view to defining drill target for the winter season. Applications for work programs have been submitted.

Tenure

The Company continues to consolidate its ground position in the Skellefte belt with four exploration licences being granted for during the quarter, namely; Rengard 403, Tjalmtrask 402, Tjalmtrask 403 and Nasvattnet 402. One additional exploration application was made during the quarter at Laxselmyran 406.

Finland (100% S2)

S2 has approximately 1,030 square kilometres of ground in the Central Lapland Greenstone Belt of Finland, a region that contains significant shear zone hosted gold deposits, such as Agnico Eagle’s 8Moz Kittila gold

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mine, and magmatic copper-nickel-PGM deposits, which include Boliden’s Kevitsa mine and Anglo American’s world class Sakatti deposit.

In the Central Lapland Greenstone Belt (CLGB) the Company has identified what it believes are the most prospective areas in its exploration reservations and is in the process of converting these into exploration licence applications.

The recent discovery of outcropping high grade gold mineralization at the nearby Aurora gold prospect by TSXV listed Aurion Resources reaffirms the Company’s view that the CLGB, which also contains Agnico Eagle’s 8 million ounce Kittila gold mine, is a potentially highly endowed but under-explored gold province.

S2 now has reservations, exploration licence applications and granted exploration licences covering approximately 1,030 km[2] of the CLGB (see Figure 4), and is in a strong strategic position in this emerging gold province. A summer prospecting campaign has commenced to prioritise these areas and generate drilling targets.

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Figure 4. S2’s tenure in the Central Lapland Greenstone Belt of northern Finland.

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Polar Bear (100% S2)

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S2 owns 100% of the Polar Bear project. The project covers the southern continuation of the ultramafic stratigraphy which hosts the Kambalda and Widgiemooltha nickel deposits. It is largely concealed beneath the salt lake sediments and sand dunes of Lake Cowan. It also covers approximately 130 square kilometres of underexplored ground located between the world class gold producing centres of St Ives and Norseman – both ~10 million ounce camps – and southeast of the 2 million ounce Higginsville gold operations of Westgold Resources.

No field activities were undertaken during the quarter.

Eundynie JV (80% S2)

S2 has an 80% interest in the Eundynie Joint Venture, which is adjacent to the Polar Bear project. The JV covers the southern continuation of the ultramafic stratigraphy which hosts the Kambalda and Widgiemooltha nickel deposits. It is largely concealed beneath the salt lake sediments and sand dunes of Lake Cowan. It covers approximately 76 square kilometres of underexplored ground located between the world class gold producing centres of St Ives and Norseman – both ~10 million ounce camps – and southeast of the 2 million ounce Higginsville gold operations of Westgold Resources.

No field activities were undertaken during the quarter.

Norcott (100% S2)

S2 owns 100% of the Norcott project. The project covers the projected southern strike continuation of the regional structures that host significant gold mineralisation at the St Ives gold camp, which contains >10 million ounces of gold. It is largely concealed beneath transported cover and covers approximately 256 square kilometres of underexplored ground.

No field activities were undertaken during the quarter.

For further information, please contact:

Mark Bennett Tony Walsh Managing Director Company Secretary +61 8 6166 0240 +61 8 6166 0240

Note

S2 Resources Limited has released exploration results to ASX during the June 2017 Quarter. For further details on these exploration results, competent persons statements and information required by Table 1 of JORC, S2 Resources Limited refers you to these ASX announcements during the June 2017 Quarter, which are available on our website.

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APPENDIX TO QUARTERLY ACTIVITIES REPORT – TENEMENT TABLE

Project Tenement ID Registered
Holder
Location Ownership % Status
Western Australia
Polar Bear E15/1298 Polar Metals Pty
Ltd
Lake Cowan 100% Granted
Polar Bear E15/1461 Polar Metals Pty
Ltd
Lake Cowan 100% Granted
Polar Bear E15/1541 Polar Metals Pty
Ltd
Lake Cowan 100% when
granted
Application
Polar Bear E63/1142 Polar Metals Pty
Ltd
Lake Cowan 100% Granted
Polar Bear E63/1712 Polar Metals Pty
Ltd
Lake Cowan 100% Granted
Polar Bear E63/1725 Polar Metals Pty
Ltd
Lake Cowan 100% Granted
Polar Bear E63/1756 Polar Metals Pty
Ltd
Lake Cowan 100% Granted
Polar Bear E63/1757 Polar Metals Pty
Ltd
Lake Cowan 100% Granted
Polar Bear E63/1791 Polar Metals Pty
Ltd
Lake Cowan 100% when
granted
Application
Polar Bear M15/651 Polar Metals Pty
Ltd
Lake Cowan 100% Granted
Polar Bear M15/710 Polar Metals Pty
Ltd
Lake Cowan 100% Granted
Polar Bear M15/1814 Polar Metals Pty
Ltd
Lake Cowan 100% when
granted
Application
Polar Bear M63/230 Polar Metals Pty
Ltd
Lake Cowan 100% Granted
Polar Bear M63/255 Polar Metals Pty
Ltd
Lake Cowan 100% Granted
Polar Bear M63/269 Polar Metals Pty
Ltd
Lake Cowan 100% Granted
Polar Bear M63/279 Polar Metals Pty
Ltd
Lake Cowan 100% Granted
Polar Bear M63/662 Polar Metals Pty
Ltd
Lake Cowan 100% when
granted
Application
Polar Bear P15/5167 Polar Metals Pty
Ltd
Lake Cowan 0% Lapsed
Polar Bear P15/5168 Polar Metals Pty
Ltd
Lake Cowan 0% Lapsed
Polar Bear P15/5638 Polar Metals Pty
Ltd
Lake Cowan 100% Granted
Polar Bear P15/5639 Polar Metals Pty
Ltd
Lake Cowan 100% Granted
Polar Bear P15/5640 Polar Metals Pty
Ltd
Lake Cowan 100% Granted
Polar Bear P15/5958 Polar Metals Pty
Ltd
Lake Cowan 100% Granted

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Polar Bear P15/5959 Polar Metals Pty
Ltd
Lake Cowan 100% Granted
Polar Bear P63/1587 Polar Metals Pty
Ltd
Lake Cowan 100% Granted
Polar Bear P63/1588 Polar Metals Pty
Ltd
Lake Cowan 100% Granted
Polar Bear P63/1589 Polar Metals Pty
Ltd
Lake Cowan 100% Granted
Polar Bear P63/1590 Polar Metals Pty
Ltd
Lake Cowan 100% Granted
Polar Bear P63/1591 Polar Metals Pty
Ltd
Lake Cowan 100% Granted
Polar Bear P63/1592 Polar Metals Pty
Ltd
Lake Cowan 100% Granted
Polar Bear P63/1593 Polar Metals Pty
Ltd
Lake Cowan 100% Granted
Polar Bear P63/1594 Polar Metals Pty
Ltd
Lake Cowan 100% Granted
Eundynie JV E15/1458 Shumwari PtyLtd Lake Cowan 80% Granted
Eundynie JV E15/1459 Shumwari PtyLtd Lake Cowan 80% Granted
Eundynie JV E15/1464 Shumwari PtyLtd Lake Cowan 80% Granted
Eundynie JV E63/1726 Shumwari PtyLtd Lake Cowan 80% Granted
Eundynie JV E63/1727 Shumwari PtyLtd Lake Cowan 80% Granted
Eundynie JV E63/1738 Shumwari PtyLtd Lake Cowan 80% Granted
Norcott E15/1487 Polar Metals Pty
Ltd
Mt Norcott 100% Granted
Norcott E63/1728 Polar Metals Pty
Ltd
Mt Norcott 100% Granted
Sweden
Skellefte Rengård nr 401 S2 Sverige AB Skellefte 100% Granted
Skellefte Svansele nr 401 S2 Sverige AB Skellefte 100% Granted
Skellefte Gallejaur nr 401 S2 Sverige AB Skellefte 100% Granted
Skellefte Svansele nr 402 S2 Sverige AB Skellefte 100% Granted
Skellefte Brännäs nr 401 S2 Sverige AB Skellefte 100% Granted
Skellefte Laxselmyran nr 401 S2 Sverige AB Skellefte 100% Granted
Skellefte Svansele nr 403 S2 Sverige AB Skellefte 100% Granted
Skellefte Båtfors nr 401 S2 Sverige AB Skellefte 100% Granted
Skellefte Holmtjärn nr 401 S2 Sverige AB Skellefte 100% Granted
Skellefte Tjålmträsk nr 401 S2 Sverige AB Skellefte 100% Granted
Skellefte Laxselmyran nr 402 S2 Sverige AB Skellefte 100% Granted
Skellefte Laxselmyran nr 403 S2 Sverige AB Skellefte 100% Granted
Skellefte Hästskomyran nr 401 S2 Sverige AB Skellefte 100% Granted
Skellefte Rengård nr 402 S2 Sverige AB Skellefte 100% Granted
Skellefte Udden nr 401 S2 Sverige AB Skellefte 100% Granted
Skellefte Udden nr 402 S2 Sverige AB Skellefte 100% Granted
Skellefte Vallen nr 401 S2 Sverige AB Skellefte 100% Granted
Skellefte Lindbacka nr 401 S2 Sverige AB Skellefte 100% Granted
Skellefte Brännäs nr 402 S2 Sverige AB Skellefte 100% Granted
Skellefte Petikträsk nr 401 S2 Sverige AB Skellefte 100% Granted
Skellefte Näsvattnet nr 401 S2 Sverige AB Skellefte 100% Granted
Skellefte Laxselmyran nr 404 S2 Sverige AB Skellefte 100% Granted
Skellefte Svansele nr 404 S2 Sverige AB Skellefte 100% Granted
Skellefte Malånäset nr 401 S2 Sverige AB Skellefte 100% Granted
Skellefte Malånäset nr 404 S2 Sverige AB Skellefte 100% Granted

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Skellefte Malånäset nr 402 S2 Sverige AB Skellefte 100% Granted
Skellefte Malånäset nr 403 S2 Sverige AB Skellefte 100% Granted
Skellefte Laxselmyran nr 405 S2 Sverige AB Skellefte 100% Granted
Skellefte Vargfors nr 401 S2 Sverige AB Skellefte 100% Granted
Skellefte Malånäset nr 405 S2 Sverige AB Skellefte 100% Granted
Skellefte Petikträsk nr 402 S2 Sverige AB Skellefte 100% Granted
Skellefte Näsvattnet nr 402 S2 Sverige AB Skellefte 100% Granted
Skellefte Rengård nr 403 S2 Sverige AB Skellefte 100% Granted
Skellefte Tjålmträsk nr 402 S2 Sverige AB Skellefte 100% Granted
Skellefte Tjålmträsk nr 403 S2 Sverige AB Skellefte 100% Granted
Skellefte Laxselmyran nr 406 S2 Sverige AB Skellefte 100% when
granted
Application
Finland
Reservations
Central
Lapland
Siila Sakumpu
Exploration Oy
Central
Lapland
100% Granted
Central
Lapland
Silmä Sakumpu
Exploration Oy
Central
Lapland
100% Granted
Central
Lapland
Pahka Sakumpu
Exploration Oy
Central
Lapland
100% Granted
Central
Lapland
Majava Sakumpu
Exploration Oy
Central
Lapland
100% Granted
Central
Lapland
Jänes Sakumpu
Exploration Oy
Central
Lapland
100% Granted
Central
Lapland
Sisnakka Sakumpu
Exploration Oy
Central
Lapland
0% Lapsed
Central
Lapland
Kaarestunturi Sakumpu
Exploration Oy
Central
Lapland
0% Lapsed
Central
Lapland
Torvinen Sakumpu
Exploration Oy
Central
Lapland
0% Lapsed
Central
Lapland
Kuivasalmi Sakumpu
Exploration Oy
Central
Lapland
0% Lapsed
Central
Lapland
Paana Sakumpu
Exploration Oy
Central
Lapland
0% Lapsed
Central
Lapland
Selkä Sakumpu
Exploration Oy
Central
Lapland
0% Lapsed
Exploration Licenses
Central
Lapland
Kerjonen Sakumpu
Exploration Oy
Central
Lapland
100% Granted
Central
Lapland
Nuokkio Sakumpu
Exploration Oy
Central
Lapland
100% when
granted
Application
Central
Lapland
Keulakkopää Sakumpu
Exploration Oy
Central
Lapland
100% when
granted
Application
Central
Lapland
Palvanen Sakumpu
Exploration Oy
Central
Lapland
100% when
granted
Application
Central
Lapland
Putaanperä Sakumpu
Exploration Oy
Central
Lapland
100% when
granted
Application
Central
Lapland
Sikavaara Sakumpu
Exploration Oy
Central
Lapland
100% when
granted
Application
Central
Lapland
Paana East Sakumpu
Exploration Oy
Central
Lapland
100% when
granted
Application
Central
Lapland
Paana West Sakumpu
Exploration Oy
Central
Lapland
100% when
granted
Application
Central
Lapland
Mantovaara Sakumpu
Exploration Oy
Central
Lapland
0% Lapsed

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Central
Lapland
Selkä Sakumpu
Exploration Oy
Central
Lapland
100% when
granted
Application
Central
Lapland
Mesi Sakumpu
Exploration Oy
Central
Lapland
100% when
granted
Application
Central
Lapland
Lisma Sakumpu
Exploration Oy
Central
Lapland
100% when
granted
Application
Central
Lapland
Ruopas Sakumpu
Exploration Oy
Central
Lapland
100% when
granted
Application
Central
Lapland
Nuttio Sakumpu
Exploration Oy
Central
Lapland
100% when
granted
Application
Central
Lapland
Home Sakumpu
Exploration Oy
Central
Lapland
100% when
granted
Application

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