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S2 RESOURCES LTD Interim / Quarterly Report 2017

Apr 27, 2017

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Interim / Quarterly Report

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ASX Announcement

Friday 28[th] April 2017

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MARCH 2017 QUARTERLY ACTIVITIES REPORT

Key points

  • Known mineralisation extended down plunge at Bjurtraskgruvan

  • New Mineral Resource estimate for the Baloo gold deposit of 4.22Mt @ 2.0g/t for 264,000oz gold at a lower cutoff grade of 0.8 g/t gold

  • Well funded with A$19.3 million cash at Quarter’s end.

CORPORATE

Capital structure

2.7 million unlisted incentive options lapsed during the quarter. The total issued capital is 246,052,452 ordinary shares and 41.1 million unlisted options, which if exercised, would represent a capital injection of A$17 million to the Company.

Finance

A total of A$1.7 million was spent during the quarter, comprising A$1.4 million on exploration and A$0.3 million on corporate costs including business development costs, overheads and payments for fixed assets, and A$0.4 million on staffing costs for all pre-resource exploration and corporate activities. In addition to day to day operating cashflow, a payroll tax refund was received from the Office of State Revenue of $399k from an audit in December 2016.

Cash at the end of the quarter totaled A$19.3 million.

Planned expenditure for the remaining financial year end (FY2017) is anticipated to be approximately A$2.4 million.

EXPLORATION

Drilling and geophysics continued at the Company’s Skellefte project in Sweden, and in Western Australia, drilling down dip and down plunge of the previous limits of mineralization led to a substantial increase in the Baloo Mineral Resource estimate.

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

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

underpin Boliden’s mining and smelting operations. S2 has approximately 551 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

The Bjurtraskgruvan prospect was diamond drilled and geophysics was undertaken during the quarter. The prospect comprises outcropping massive sulphide mineralization with mineralized intercepts in limited historical drilling, and is coincident with one of the many electromagnetic (EM) anomalies (“Vargfors 401-4”) identified in the Company’s airborne VTEM surveys (see ASX announcements of 23 November 2016 and 19 December 2016).

Three diamond holes were completed and assayed during the quarter, testing the extent of EM plates defined by the ground based moving loop electromagnetic (MLEM) survey completed in 2016 (see ASX announcement of 22 March 2017).

The best intersection from these first three holes was SBJK170003, which intersected 14.71m @ 2.2% zinc, 1.0% copper and 5.4g/t silver from 176 metres, including 2.13m @ 8.2% zinc, 1.7% copper and 8.5g/t silver from 177m (see Figure 1).

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Figure 1. Isometric view of the known extent of the Bjurtraskgruvan VMS deposit, showing completed and historical drilling, the MLEM conductor, and the mineralized outcrop. Holes drilled in late March /early April are not shown.

Three additional holes were started late in the quarter. Assay results and DHEM results from these holes are pending.

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A 500 metre fixed loop EM (FLEM) survey has been planned for mid-April to test the strike and depth extent of the prospect to the west of current drilling.

Svan Vit prospect

Two holes (SSVT170005 and 170006) were drilled in February 2017 at the Svan Vit prospect into a DHEM plate west of the existing drillholes reported on 21 April 2016 and 19 December 2016. They both intersected a narrow zone containing pyrrhotite and minor sphalerite.

Other targets

Drilling of the first two targets at Holmtjarn (401-31 and 401-35) was completed in the quarter. A total of six holes were drilled. Results are pending.

Base of till (BOT) drilling

Base of till (BOT) drilling, designed to geochemically ground proof VTEM anomalies, continued throughout the quarter in the Laxselmyran block and on licenses surrounding the Bjurtraskgruvan prospect (see Figure 2).

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Figure 2. Overview of VTEM coverage. The Laxselmyran block referred to in the text is the large western block.

Tenure

The Company continues to consolidate its ground position in the Skellefte belt, with the four new exploration licences being applied for during the quarter, namely: Rengard 403; Tjalmtrask 402; Tjalmtrask 403; and Nasvattnet 402.

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 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 3), and is in a strong strategic position in this emerging gold province.

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Figure 3. 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.

Recent drilling down dip and down plunge of the previous limits of mineralization at the Baloo gold deposit has resulted in a significant increase in the Baloo Mineral Resource estimate. The revised Indicated + Inferred Mineral Resource estimate for the Baloo gold deposit comprises 4.22 million tonnes grading 2.0 g/t gold for a contained 264,000 ounces of gold at a lower cutoff grade of 0.8 g/t gold (see ASX announcement of 13 February 2017).

Table 1 and Figure 4 show the variation in tonnage, grade and contained gold for the Indicated + Inferred Mineral Resource estimate at a variety of lower cutoff thresholds. At a reduced lower cutoff of 0.5 g/t gold, tonnage increases by 30% to 5.48 million tonnes, grade decreases by 15% to 1.7 g/t gold, and contained gold increases by 10% to 291,000 ounces of gold. At an increased lower cutoff of 1.0g/t gold, tonnage decreases by 17% to 3.5 million tonnes, grade increases by 10% to 2.2 g/t gold, and contained gold decreases by 8% to 244,000 ounces of gold.

A top cut of 15g/t gold and 20g/t gold was applied to different domains within the expanded resource based on standard resource estimation practice (see Table 1 Section 3).

Nearly all of the increase in the Baloo Mineral Resource estimate comprises Inferred category material. This is because it is based on recent broad-spaced deeper drilling undertaken down dip from the previous resource limit (see Figure 5).

Indicated Indicated Indicated Inferred Inferred Total Total
LCOG Tonnes
(000’s)
g/t Au Oz Au Tonnes
(000’s)
g/t Au Oz Au Tonnes,
(000’s)
g/t Au Oz Au
0.5 1,490 1.6 78,000 3,990 1.7 213,000 5,480 1.7 291,000
0.8 1,160 1.9 71,000 3,060 2.0 193,000 4,220 2.0 264,000
1.0 940 2.2 65,000 2,560 2.2 178,000 3,500 2.2 244,000

Table 1. Baloo Gold Deposit - Statement of Resources 9[th] February 2017. All Mineral Resources are reported to JORC 2012 standards. Baloo Mineral Resource reported at 0.8 g/t Au LCOG (lower cut‐off grade). All figures are rounded to reflect appropriate levels of confidence. Apparent differences in totals may occur due to rounding.

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Total Baloo Resource Grade Tonnage Curve
3.5 7,000,000
3.0 6,000,000
2.5 5,000,000
2.0 4,000,000
1.5 3,000,000
1.0 2,000,000
0.5 1,000,000
0.0 -
0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6
LCOG (g/t Au)
g/t Tonnes
Tonnes
Grade (g/t Au)
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Figure 4. Baloo Gold Deposit – grade-tonnage curve for total Mineral Resources. All Mineral Resources are reported to JORC 2012. LCOG is lower cut-off grade.

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Figure 5. Long projection of the Baloo deposit, looking west, showing resource outlines, recent drilling and areas of potential.

This drilling has identified a consistent zone of mineralization which dips steeply to the east and plunges moderately to the south, and is relatively thick (up to 14 metres true thickness).

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Mineralization remains open both down dip and down plunge beneath the limits of this drilling, and on the basis of the deepest drilling to date, appears to be thicker at depth (see Figure 5).

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 March 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 March 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 100% Granted
Polar Bear P15/5168 Polar Metals Pty
Ltd
Lake Cowan 100% Granted
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
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

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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
Skellefte Malånäset nr 402 S2 Sverige AB Skellefte 100% Granted

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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% Application
Skellefte Rengård nr 403 S2 Sverige AB Skellefte 100% Application
Skellefte Tjålmträsk nr 402 S2 Sverige AB Skellefte 100% Application
Skellefte Tjålmträsk nr 403 S2 Sverige AB Skellefte 100% Application
Finland
Reservations
Central
Lapland
Selkä Sakumpu
Exploration Oy
Central
Lapland
100% Granted
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
Kuivasalmi Sakumpu
Exploration Oy
Central
Lapland
0% Lapsed
Central
Lapland
Paana 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
Katoskumpu 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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