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121 Investor Presentation, 7th October 2010

Mark Bennett, Executive Chairman

Competent person and forward looking statement

This presentation is for information purposes only. Neither this presentation nor the information contained in it constitutes an offer, invitation, solicitation or recommendation in relation to the purchase or sale of shares in any jurisdiction. This presentation may not be distributed in any jurisdiction except in accordance with the legal requirements applicable in such jurisdiction. Recipients should inform themselves of the restrictions that apply in their own jurisdiction. A failure to do so may result in a violation of securities laws in such jurisdiction. This presentation does not constitute financial product advice and has been prepared without taking into account the recipient's investment objectives, financial circumstances or particular needs and the opinions and recommendations in this presentation are not intended to represent recommendations of particular investments to particular persons. Recipients should seek professional advice when deciding if an investment is appropriate. All securities transactions involve risks, which include (among others) the risk of adverse or unanticipated market, financial or political developments.
Certain statements contained in this presentation, including information as to the future financial or operating performance of S2 Resources Ltd (S2) and its projects, are forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements: are necessarily based upon a number of estimates and assumptions that, whilst considered reasonable by S2, are inherently subject to significant technical, business, economic, competitive, political and social uncertainties and contingencies; involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties that could cause actual events or results to differ materially from estimated or anticipated events or results reflected in such forward-looking statements; and may include, among other things, statements regarding targets, estimates and assumptions in respect of metal production and prices, operating costs and results, capital expenditures, ore reserves and mineral resources and anticipated grades and recovery rates, and are or may be based on assumptions and estimates related to future technical, economic, market, political, social and other conditions. S2 disclaims any intent or obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or results or otherwise. The words "believe", "expect", "anticipate", "indicate", "contemplate", "target", "plan", "intends", "continue", "budget", "estimate", "may", "will", "schedule" and other similar expressions identify forward-looking statements. All forward-looking statements made in this presentation are qualified by the foregoing cautionary statements. Investors are cautioned that forwardlooking statements are not guarantees of future performance and accordingly investors are cautioned not to put undue reliance on forward-looking statements due to the inherent uncertainty therein.
The information in this presentation that relates to Exploration Results is based on information compiled by Mr John Bartlett (for Australia and USA), Mr Andy Thompson (for Scandinavia) and Mr Anthony Goddard (for USA) who are employees and shareholders of the Company and which fairly represents this information. Mr Bartlett and Mr Thompson are members of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, and Mr Goddard is a member of the Australian Institute of Geoscientists and a Registered Professional Geoscientist (RPGeo). Mr Bartlett, Mr Thompson and Mr Goddard have sufficient experience of relevance to the styles of mineralisation and the types of deposits under consideration, and to the activities undertaken, to qualify as Competent Persons as defined in the 2012 Edition of the Joint Ore Reserves Committee (JORC) Australasian Code for Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves. Mr Bartlett, Mr Thompson and Mr Goddard consent to the inclusion in this presentation of the matters based on information in the form and context in which it appears. Exploration results are based on standard industry practices, including sampling, assay methods, and appropriate quality assurance quality control (QAQC) measures. Reverse circulation (RC), aircore (AC) and rotary air blast (RAB) drilling samples are collected as composite samples of 4 or 2 metres and as 1 metre splits (stated in results). Mineralised intersections derived from composite samples are subsequently re-split to 1 metre samples to better define grade distribution. Core samples are taken as half NQ core or quarter HQ core and sampled to geological boundaries where appropriate. The quality of RC drilling samples is optimised by the use of riffle and/or cone splitters, dust collectors, logging of various criteria designed to record sample size, recovery and contamination, and use of field duplicates to measure sample representivity. For soil samples, PGM and gold assays are based on an aqua regia digest with Inductively Coupled Plasma (ICP) finish and base metal assays may be based on aqua regia or four acid digest with inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry (ICPOES) or atomic absorption spectrometry (AAS) finish. In the case of reconnaissance RAB, AC, RC or rock chip samples, PGM and gold assays are based on lead or nickel sulphide collection fire assay digests with an ICP finish, base metal assays are based on a four acid digest and inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry (ICPOES) and atomic absorption spectrometry (AAS) finish, and where appropriate, oxide metal elements such as Fe, Ti and Cr are based on a lithium borate fusion digest and X-ray fluorescence (XRF) finish. In the case of strongly mineralised samples, base metal assays are based on a special high precision four acid digest (a four acid digest using a larger volume of material) and an AAS finish using a dedicated calibration considered more accurate for higher concentrations. Sample preparation and analysis is undertaken at Minanalytical, Genalysis Intertek, and Bureau Veritas' laboratories in Perth and Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, ALS laboratories in Loughrea, Ireland, and Bureau Veritas' laboratory in Elko, Nevada. The quality of analytical results is monitored by the use of internal laboratory procedures and standards together with certified standards, duplicates and blanks and statistical analysis where appropriate to ensure that results are representative and within acceptable ranges of accuracy and precision. Where quoted, nickel-copper intersections are based on a minimum threshold grade of 0.25% Ni and/or Cu, and gold intersections are based on a minimum gold threshold grade of 0.1g/t Au unless otherwise stated. Intersections are length and density weighted where appropriate as per standard industry practice. In Australia, all sample and drill hole co-ordinates are based on the GDA/MGA grid and datum unless otherwise stated. In Finland, all sample and drill hole co-ordinates are based on the ETRS-TM35FIN grid and datum unless otherwise stated. In Sweden, all sample and drill hole co-ordinates are based on the new SWEREF99TM and older RT-90 grids and datums unless otherwise stated. Exploration results obtained by other companies and quoted by S2 have not necessarily been obtained using the same methods or subjected to the same QAQC protocols. These results may not have been independently verified because original samples and/or data may no longer be available.
The information in this presentation that relates to Mineral Resource estimation is based on information compiled by Mr Brian Wolfe, Principal Consultant Geologist – IRS Pty Ltd and Mr Andy Thompson, an employee and shareholder of the Company. Mr Wolfe and Mr Thompson are members of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy and have sufficient experience which is relevant to the style of mineralisation and type of deposit under consideration to qualify as a Competent Person as defined in the 2012 Edition of the "Australasian Code for Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves" (JORC Code). Mr Wolfe and Mr Thompson consent to the inclusion in this presentation of the matters based on their information in the form and context in which they appear.

ASX listed greenfields explorer seeking "company making" precious and base metal discoveries in mining friendly jurisdictions:
- Australia ranked 1st in the world in the Fraser Institute's 2019 survey for investment attractiveness
- Finland ranked 2nd in the world in the Fraser Institute's 2019 survey for investment attractiveness
Strong track record of discovering and developing mines:
- Comprises the original Sirius Resources team, responsible for the discovery, financing & development of the Nova-Bollinger nickelcopper mine
- The team also discovered Thunderbox, Baloo & Wahgnion gold mines, and Waterloo & Lounge Lizard nickel mines
Quality shareholder base:
- Mark Creasy, Australia's foremost prospector 21.8%
- Jupiter Asset Management (London) 14.9%
- Paradice (Sydney) 7.5%
- Top 20 own 65%
Well funded:
- A$13.8 million cash1
- A$3 million investment through 18.5% ownership of ASX listed explorer Todd River Resources (ASX:TRT) 2
Strong track record of financial and capital management:
- high exploration expenditure (>A$30M over 5 years) with minimal dilution to shareholders & just two capital raisings since inception
- achieved by prudent financial management, disciplined exploration, monetisation of non-core assets, and targeted investing
Pipeline of new projects and drill-ready prospects in highly endowed but under-explored and/or emerging districts
Projects

Fraser Range, WA (100%):
- Back to the old hunting ground for first time in 5 years since takeover of S2's precursor, Sirius resources
- Hunting for Nova-style nickel-copper-cobalt sulphides on three Exploration Licences covering 242km2
- Identified a second "eye" with a large strong EM conductor
- Anticipated drill date second half of November 2020
Jillewarra, WA (earning 51% then 70%):
- Covers 790km2 and 50km strike of under-explored greenstone belt 50km west of Meekatharra, WA
- Numerous historic gold workings and high grade drill intercepts such as [email protected]/t gold and 9m@21g/t gold
- Also VMS-prospective stratigraphy with Cu-Zn-Pb soil anomalies, EM conductors and a sub-cropping galena occurrence
West Murchison, WA (100% under application):
- 880km2 area targeting Julimar-style Ni-Cu-PGE in previously unrecognised mafic/ultramafic intrusions
- First pass soil sampling indentified a broad Ni-Cu-PGE and gold anomaly on first of several targeted intrusions
Three Springs, WA (100%):
- Targeting Julimar-style Ni-Cu-PGE in magnetic anomalies interpreted to be unrecognised mafic/ultramafic intrusions
- Exploration Licences recently granted covering 478km2
Polar Bear, WA (100% nickel rights):
- 806km2 covering the southeast strike continuation of the nickel-prolific Widgiemooltha ultramafic stratigraphy
- Nickel rights retained after selling the Baloo gold deposit to Westgold's Higginsville operation (now owned by RNC Minerals)
- Several nickel sulphide prospects discovered including Halls Knoll, Taipan and Gwardar
Central Lapland Greenstone Belt, Finland (100%):
- Significant tenement holder in an under-explored district with known tier 1 gold and Ni-Cu-PGE deposits
- Gold prospects (eg, Aarnivalkea) and numerous Ni-Cu-PGE targets including drill-ready EM conductor at Ruopas
Berkshire, WA (via S2's 18.8% ownership of Todd River Resources):
- Targeting Julimar-style Ni-Cu-PGE in magnetic anomalies interpreted to be unrecognised mafic/ultramafic intrusions
- Identifed several coincident Ni-Cu-PGE anomalies in re-assaying of previous auger sampling

Mark Bennett – Executive Chairman
- Founding Managing Director and CEO of Sirius Resources and S2 Resources
- PhD qualified geologist with 30 years experience with WMC, LionOre, Sirius and S2
- Two-time winner of the "Prospector of the Year" award for discovery of Thunderbox, Waterloo, Nova-Bollinger, and Mines & Money 2014 "Legend in Mining"
- Experienced in equity capital markets and financing exploration/mining
Anna Neuling – Executive Director & Company Secretary
- Chartered accountant with BSc in Mathematics
- Former Executive Director and Company Secretary of Sirius Resources, former auditor with Deloitte, London and Perth
- Non-executive Chair of Brazilian iron ore company Tombador Iron
Jeff Dowling - Non-executive Director
- 40 years experience in financial sector as accountant and former managing partner with Ernst & Young, WA
- Experienced in corporate finance, transactions, and company management
- Former director of Atlas Iron, NRW, current director of Fleetwood, Battery Minerals
Matthew Keane – Chief Executive Officer (starting early November)
- Geologist with 20 years experience with Lynas Corp, BHP, Paladin Energy and Argonaut Securities
- Exploration, mining, operational, corporate development, investor relations, corporate finance, transactions, and metals & mining analyst roles
Andy Thompson – General Manager Geology
• Geologist with over 25 years exploration, resource estimation and production experience with LionOre, Sirius, S2 at Thunderbox, Silver Swan, Nova, Baloo
John Bartlett – General Manager Exploration
• Geologist with over 25 years exploration experience with INCO, Newexco, LionOre, Sirius, S2 at Yilgarn Star, Indonesia, Silver Swan, Lake Johnston, Nova, Baloo
Markus Staubmann – Manager Exploration & Business Development
• Geologist with 10 years exploration experience with Sirius, S2 at Nova, Baloo
Corporate


| 7.9%Insiders2.4% | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Well funded | Cash1 | A$13.8m | |
| Investments2 | A$3.0m | ||
| Debt | Nil | Notes | |
| Favourable capital structure | Shares on issue | 314.9m | |
| Options on issue3 | 34.75m | ||
| Market Capitalisation4 | A$88.2m | ||
| Enterprise Value | A$71.4m | ||
| Strong shareholder base | Top 20 holders | 201.3m shares / 65% |

| Notes |
|---|
| 1. A$6.4m cash at end June Qtr+ A$7.4m July placement |
| 2. 75.2m shares in Todd River Resources (ASX:TRT) @ A$0.04/share |
| 3. Weighted average price of A$0.27 per option = A$9.4m if exercised |
| 4. Based on share price of A$0.28 per ordinary share |
Western Australian projects

S2 used the enforced Covid -19 hibernation to reposition itself with more Western Australian projects to supplement its existing Polar Bear nickel rights project
The Fraser Range tenements were also granted
Three additional new projects were identified and pegged/dealt:
Jillewarra Au & Cu -Zn farmin (earning 70%)
West Murchison Ni -Cu -PGE project (100%, application)
Three Springs Ni -Cu -PGE project (100%, granted)


Three new Exploration Licences covering 242km2
Back to where it all began where the S2 team (as Sirius Resources) discovered and developed Nova-Bollinger (now owned by IGO)
Situated midway between Nova nickel mine, Mark Creasy's Silver Knight nickel discovery, and Legend Mining's Mawson nickel prospect


S2 is back in the Fraser Range, surrounded by IGO, Legend, Galileo and Creasy





Prospective corridor of good potential hostrocks (mafic/ultramafic intrusives) with minor nickel sulphide occurrences and/or EM conductors
This also contained a magnetic "eye" – reminiscent of that which led to the Nova discovery
This was followed by ground electromagnetic (EM) surveys
These defined a large strong EM conductor associated with the eye


The EM conductor is a very striking and unambiguous anomaly in a sea of bland background
The butterfly shape reflects the shape of the electromagnetic field around the conductor – just like a magnetic field around a magnet


Initial 400m spaced EM lines were infilled with 200m spaced lines
Modelling of the anomaly defines an 800m long, 160m high, strongly conductive body plunging gently to the northeast
The southernmost up-dip and upplunge end of this conductor is located 200m below surface
Government drilling approvals received, heritage survey scheduled for late October, start of drilling anticipated in late November


A new farm-in
Covers 790km2and 50 strike kilometres of a relatively unexplored greenstone belt 50km west of Meekatharra in the Murchison Goldfields of WA


Located in a highly endowed gold region, including the Mt Magnet and Meekatharra mining camps with collective endowment of ~20Moz gold
Located midway between EMR's tier 1 Golden Grove Cu-Zn-Au VMS deposit (>70Mt) and Sandfire's high grade DeGrussa Cu-Au deposit


Contains numerous historic gold workings with high grade intercepts in limited


Dorothy and Margueritta workings provide promising indications of high grade
No drilling at depth >100m



West Murchison nickel-copper-PGE project (100%)

880km2 under application awaiting grant
Covers multiple Julimar-style Ni-Cu-PGE targets

West Murchison nickel-copper-PGE project (100%)

Contains several magnetic anomalies associated with mapped mafic and ultramafic rocks – thought to represent intrusions
Initial soil sampling over the first of these has defined a broad Ni-Cu-PGE anomaly & also a broad gold anomaly
Infill and extensional soil sampling in progress

Three Springs nickel-copper-PGE project (100%)

478km2 recently granted
Covers multiple Julimar-style Ni-Cu-PGE targets north of Perth

Three Springs nickel-copper-PGE project (100%)

Contains several magnetic anomalies associated with mapped mafic and ultramafic rocks – thought to represent intrusions
Work due to commence

Finland (100%)

S2 owns a large part of the Central Lapland Greenstone Belt (CLGB) which contains tier1 gold and nickel-copper-PGE deposits
This includes Agnico Eagle's 10Moz Kittila gold mine and Anglo American's giant Sakatti Ni-Cu-PGE deposit
Despite this the district is very underexplored


Finland: why Finland?

Gold potential: all well explored (mature) gold belts show a similar number and size distribution of gold deposits


Magmatic copper-nickel-PGM potential: Kevitsa mine (Boliden) and now the large Sakatti discovery (Anglo American):

| SAKATTI CU-NI-PGE | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class | Mt | Cu% | Ni% | Co% | Pt g/t | Pd a/t | Au g/t |
| Measured | $\blacksquare$ | ۰ | $\overline{\phantom{0}}$ | ۰ | $\blacksquare$ | $\blacksquare$ | - |
| Indicated | 3.5 | 3.45 | 2.47 | 0.11 | 0.98 | 1.18 | 0.33 |
| Inferred | 40.9 | 1.77 | 0.83 | 0.04 | 0.61 | 0.43 | 0.33 |
| Yht. | 44.4 | 1.9 | 0.96 | 0.04 | 0.64 | 0.49 | 0.33 |
Image and table reproduced from Anglo American's presentation at the Fennoscandia Exploration and Mining conference, Levi, Finland, November 2017
Finland: Aarnivalkea gold prospect

An emerging lode gold system
S2 discovered the Aarnivalkea gold prospect by grassroots exploration in an otherwise virgin area, despite being close to the Kittila gold mine


Finland: Aarnivalkea gold prospect


Aarnivalkea gold prospect


Finland: Aarnivalkea gold prospect

Potential southerly plunge of gold mineralized zone at Aarnivalkea could not be drilled last winter due to unusually warm weather preventing rig access onto a swampy area
Two "wildcat" diamond holes have now been planned, collared on dry land and drilled flat (30-40o ) to intersect the zone 100-200 metres down plunge from nearest drilling
Drilling starts in one week


Prospective for Sakatti-style magmatic nickel-copper-PGE mineralisation
Large (~200 square kilometre) exploration licence application with mapped ultramafics along a gravity high
Numerous airborne EM anomalies
Numerous coincident nickelcopper-cobalt anomalies in partial leach geochemical soil sampling
Key target comprises an EM conductor with coincident nickelcopper anomalism in base of till drillholes


The CLGB is highly prospective for magmatic copper-nickel-PGM mineralization, as evidenced by Boliden's Kevitsa mine and Anglo American's Sakatti deposit, located further to the east in the same belt
S2's "Ruopas" licence covers a 25km long zone containing coincident copper and palladium anomalism defined in the GTK's (Geological Survey of Finland's) glacial till sampling database*
It also contains a significant large scale gravity anomaly, maficultramafic intrusives and smaller scale discrete magnetic anomalies
This is a district scale magmatic sulphide exploration target
A 900 line kilometer VTEM survey identified numerous EM anomalies






15% of the VTEM survey area has been followed up with ground EM
This defined a discrete EM conductor located on a gravity ridge, along strike from known ultramafic rocks, concealed beneath a shallow bog, and associated with a >4km long copper and nickel anomaly in historic BOT drilling
Awaiting approval to drill – possibly this winter

Polar Bear nickel project (100% nickel rights)

S2 inherited Polar Bear from its precursor company Sirius Resources
After discovering the Baloo gold deposit S2 sold the project but retained the nickel rights
The area covers 806km2 of the southerly strike continuation of the nickel-prolific Widgiemooltha ultramafic stratigraphy, south of Kambalda

Polar Bear nickel project (100% nickel rights)


Polar Bear nickel project (100% nickel rights)

One of the highest grade gossans in the Kambalda and Widgiemooltha nickel belts is located on an island in a salt lake
The Halls Knoll gossan grades 0.5% nickel, 1% copper and 12.5g/t total PGE's
Polar Bear: Taipan nickel prospect


Polar Bear: Gwardar nickel prospect

Significant intercepts of nickel sulphide, as massive sulphide in narrower zones and as disseminated sulphide in broad zones, in multiple flows, defined in very wide spaced (70-100m) drilling, open down plunge

TRT's Berkshire nickel-copper-PGE target (S2 18.5% shareholding)

Through its 18.5% shareholding in ASX-listed explorer Todd River resources (ASX:TRT), S2 has exposure to several WA and NT exploration plays including the Berkshire Valley project
Berkshire contains Julimar-style mafic/ultramafic intrusions with potential for magmatic Ni-Cu-PGE sulphide mineralisation



Schedule

The next six months will see potential high impact activities including:
- Drilling the EM conductor at Fraser range
- Drilling the potential southerly plunge continuation of Aarni' in Finland
- Drilling the EM conductor at Ruopas in Finland
- Kicking off systematic exploration of the jillewarra project, including drilling gold prospects and the EM conductors
| 2020 | 2021 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct | Nov | Dec | Jan | Feb | Mar | ||
| Fraser Range | Drilling approvals | Drill EM conductor | |||||
| Ongoing EM surveys | Contingent on results | ||||||
| West Murchison | Soil sampling | Await grant | |||||
| Three Springs | Land access | Recon geochemistry & EM | |||||
| Jillewarra | Recon, data compilation, heritage surveys/access | Drilling | |||||
| Finland: Aarni | Drilling | Contingent on results | |||||
| Finland:Ruopas | Awaiting approvals | Drill EM conductor | Contingent |


Investor presentation: 7 th October 2020
