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WEST WITS MINING LIMITED Capital/Financing Update 2016

Apr 3, 2016

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Capital/Financing Update

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ASX: WWI www.westwitsmining.com

ASX Announcement and Media Release Monday, 4 April 2016

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Fast Facts @ 4 April 2016 Capital Structure: Shares on issue 456 million Options 52 million Market Cap A$8.67 million Cash in Bank A$1.3 million Debt Nil Enterprise Value (EV) A$7.37 million EV/oz A$6.05/oz

Company Directors & Management
Michael Quinert Chairman
Vin Savage Executive Director
Neil Pretorius Non-Exec Director
Hulme Scholes Non-Exec Director
Top Shareholders ≈
Twynam Ag 19.9%
DRD Gold Ltd 11%
Top 40 Shareholders 74%

Company Highlights

 South Africa

  • near surface and underground targets

  • o 1.217m oz JORC resource - Measures: 302,000 - Indicated: 566,200 - Inferred: 349,400

  • o Historic estimate of 12.8m oz at 4.6g/t o 31.8m ozs Au produced historically

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 Indonesia

  • High grade placer deposit

  • o Project show early stage similarities with discoveries inc; Porgera, Edie Creek, Wau

  • Independent geologists believe source of nuggets likely to be local, based on the size and shape of the nuggets discovered

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Contact Details West Wits Mining Limited ACN 124 894 060 Suite 1, 1233 High Street Armadale VIC 3143 T: +61 3 8692 9049 F: +61 3 8692 9040

Confirmation of near surface gold mineralisation at No 11 Shaft Project

Highlights

  • 14 NQ diamond holes completed testing near surface portions of the unmined Bird Reef package (the White Reef representing the lowermost reef and major gold bearing horizon)

  • 13 of 14 holes intersected the Bird Reef package – gold grades were encountered in all holes

  • Out of the 13 reef intersections, three holes have not intersected the target White Reef due to interference from a mafic sill the Western zone will be explored by trenching

  • Best intercepts include

  • VSF111 - 0.29 m @ 10.2 g/t Au

  • VSF 112 - 0.14 m @ 9.99 g/t Au

  • VSF 110 - 0.21 m @ 7.15 g/t Au

  • VSF 104 - 0.22 m @ 5.70 g/t Au

  • The new drilling data will be incorporated into the large pre-existing historic dataset of underground mining samples to facilitate the Estimation of a new Mineral Resource for the Number 11 Shaft Project

West Wits Mining Limited (“West Wits” or “the Company) is pleased to announce it has received the assay results for its maiden 14 diamond hole program at the Number 11 Shaft Project which forms part of the Company’s Soweto Cluster Gold Project, Gauteng Province, South Africa. The program was designed to test an unmined section of the Bird Reef on which the Number 11 Shaft is located. The “Number 11 Shaft” project is the Company’s current highest priority exploration prospect within its 66.6% owned Soweto Cluster on the Central Rand portion of the famous Witwatersrand Goldfield.

Michael Quinert, Chairman of West Wits said, “These new results confirm our interpretation that there is a significant extent of unmined Bird Reef centred around the historic position of the Number 11 Shaft. Excitingly 13 of the 14 holes intercepted the target mineralisation as planned and this gives us the confidence to commit to completing a new Resource Estimation for this portion of the project. We expect that the new estimation will be released to the Market within the coming few weeks”.

E: [email protected]

W: www.westwitsmining.com

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Figure 1: Location plan highlighting the position of the No 11 Shaft Project within the Soweto Cluster and the outcrop traces of the main reef horizons that were historically mined.

Bird Reef Target Mineralisation

The Bird Reef package in the vicinity of the No 11 Shaft is the target for the recently completed drilling which represents a significant unmined portion of the Bird Reef that is centred around the existing underground infrastructure of a disused shaft on Rand Leases, at the eastern portion of the Soweto Cluster.

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Figure 2: Detail of the reefs that make up the Bird Reef package. The upper three reefs are prospective for uranium but the target of this drilling campaign is the White Reef, which has been historically mined.

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Figure 3: Collar plan of the 14 diamond drill holes.

Number 11 Shaft Project Exploration Target

West Wits has previously published an Exploration Target for the “Number 11 Shaft” Project based on historic mining and sampling data. The current round of drilling will provide new data in an area above the historic underground sampling in preparation for a calculation of a Mineral Resource Estimate under the JORC Code 2012 guidelines.

Exploration Target for the Number 11 Shaft Exploration Target for the Number 11 Shaft Project: (ASX 13/10/15) Project: (ASX 13/10/15)
Category Tonnes Thousands Grade g/t Ounces Au
Low range
Upper Range
600
700
4.5
6.0
85,000
140,000

Table 1: The Exploration Target is stated as ranges of potential tonnes and grades. Number differences may occur due to rounding errors. The potential quantity and grade is conceptual in nature, there has been insufficient exploration and evaluation of historical information to estimate a Mineral Resource. It is uncertain if further exploration will result in the estimation of a Mineral Resource. Competent Person Dr Andrew Tunks. The form and context in which the Competent Persons findings are presented have not materially changed

In January 2016 West Wits Mining Limited restated the previous DRD (2000, JORC 1997) resources to 400 m depth from surface in compliance with JORC (2012) for the Soweto Cluster (Table 1).

Mineral Resource Estimate Mineral Resource Estimate
Category Tonnes (kT) Grade g/t Ounces Au
Measured
Indicated
2,214
5,317
4.25
3.31
302,300
566,400
Measured & Indicated 7,531 3.59 868,700
Inferred 3,452 3.15 350,000
Total 1,098 3.45 1,218,700

Table 2: Mineral Resource estimate for the Soweto Cluster at a 2.0 g/t cut-off published in the WWI ASX Announcement, January 2016. Number differences may occur due to rounding errors. The Company is not aware of any new information or data that materially affects the information included in the announcement and confirms that all material assumptions and technical parameters underpinning the estimates above continue to apply and have not materially changed. The form and context in which the Competent Persons findings are presented have not materially changed. Mineral Resource Estimate under the JORC 2012 Code (WWI ASX release 22 Jan 2016 Competent Person Hermanus Swart).

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The Number 11 Shaft area (Figure 3 and Figure 4) was one of the main production areas of the former Rand Leases Mine. The area was previously mined in open pits on both sides of 11 Shaft and underground from 7 Level (Figure 4). With 11 Shaft and its associated metallurgical plant no longer operational, an opportunity arises to mine the remaining near surface ore (Figure 4).

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Figure 4: No 11 Shaft area indicating extent of historical mining and potential open pit area and unmined underground blocks of ore at the base of the potential pit.

Current Drilling Program

The aims of the current program are threefold;

  • Target the White Reef (lowermost reef of the Bird Reef package, main gold carrier, Figure 2)

  • Test the payshoot model (to enable refinement of the geological model and estimation domains)

  • Facilitate the upgrade of the declared Exploration Target category to Inferred and Indicated Resource categories (drill spacing of 50 m, intersection of White Reef in the middle of the proposed pit)

A total of 14 holes, numbered VSF101 to VSF114, were drilled inclined at 60 degrees along the strike of the Bird Reef package outcrop (Figure 3). The Bird Reef package dips at 45 degrees to the southwest. The holes were drilled by Professional Drilling Services (PDS), contracted by Shango Solutions. PDS utilised a XY44 spindle drive rig, with a wire line core recovery system. The holes were drilled NQ size (75.6 mm diameter holes with 47.6 mm diameter core). Figure 5 details a cross-section through borehole VSF111, displaying the various reefs and associated grades. A strike section through boreholes VSF101 to VSF114 is depicted in Figure 6. A summary of White Reef intersections per borehole is provided in Table 3.

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Collar Location and Orientation Collar Location and Orientation Collar Location and Orientation Collar Location and Orientation Collar Location and Orientation Collar Location and Orientation Collar Location and Orientation White Reef Intersection White Reef Intersection White Reef Intersection White Reef Intersection White Reef Intersection White Reef Intersection White Reef Intersection White Reef Intersection White Reef Intersection White Reef Intersection
Borehole
ID
X (Long) Y (Lat) Z **Azimuth ** **Dip ** Depth
(m)

Sample
ID

From
(m)
To
(m)
Interval
(m)

True
Width
(m)
Au
(g/t)
Au
(cmg/t)
Rock
Type
Total
CW (m)
Weighted
Avg. Au
(g/t)
VSF101 27.864117 -26.189167 1705 12 -60 39.80 A0744 23.87 24.12 0.25 0.24 1.88 45 CONG
A0745 24.12 24.39 0.27 0.26 1.91 50 CONG
A0746 24.39 24.54 0.15 0.14 0.12 2 QTZ
A0747 24.54 24.79 0.25 0.24 3.57 86 CONG
A0748 24.79 25.09 0.30 0.29 0.08 2 QTZ
A0749 25.09 25.29 0.20 0.19 1.91 37 CONG 1.37 1.62
VSF102 27.894633 -26.189237 1704 8 -60 25.20 A0593 22.97 23.20 0.23 0.22 0.19 4 CONG
A0594 23.20 23.34 0.14 0.13 1.89 25 CONG
A0595 23.34 23.53 0.19 0.18 0.24 4 CONG
A0596 23.53 23.73 0.20 0.19 0.41 8 Qga 0.71 0.57
VSF103 27.895067 -26.189333 1704 15 -60 25.15 A0771 16.94 17.18 0.24 0.22 0.68 15 CONG
A0772 17.18 17.33 0.15 0.14 1.99 27 QTZ
A0773 17.33 17.69 0.36 0.33 0.06 2 CONG 0.68 0.64
VSF104 27.895533 -26.189616 1702 12 -60 25.05 A0736 20.62 20.84 0.22 0.20 5.70 114 CONG
A0737 20.84 21.09 0.25 0.23 1.40 32 CONG 0.43 3.41
VSF105 27.895937 -26.189851 1701 12 -60 36.00 A0713 31.73 32.00 0.27 0.27 2.22 59 CONG
A0714 32.00 32.29 0.29 0.29 2.37 68 CONG
A0715 32.29 32.57 0.28 0.28 0.72 20 CONG
A0716 32.57 32.80 0.23 0.23 1.72 39 CONG
A0717 32.80 33.18 0.38 0.37 0.65 24 QTZ
A0718 33.18 33.48 0.30 0.30 2.17 64 CONG
A0719 33.48 33.72 0.24 0.24 0.02 0 QTZ
A0720 33.72 34.12 0.40 0.39 0.03 1 QTZ 2.35 1.17
VSF106 26.896433 -26.190050 1699 12 -60 39.00 A0569 33.47 33.72 0.25 0.22 0.62 13 CONG
A0570 33.72 33.97 0.25 0.22 2.53 55 CONG
A0571 34.03 34.26 0.23 0.20 3.76 75 CONG
A0572 34.26 34.40 0.14 0.12 0.13 2 Qga
A0573 34.40 34.55 0.15 0.13 5.65 73 CONG
A0574 34.55 34.95 0.40 0.35 0.45 16 Qga
A0575 34.95 35.30 0.35 0.30 0.04 1 Qga 1.53 1.53
VSF107 27.897017 -26.190050 1698 12 -60 38.45 White Reef Faulted Out
VSF108 27.897433 -26.190167 1699 12 -60 25.18 A0703 13.13 13.37 0.24 0.23 1.90 43 CONG
A0704 13.37 13.60 0.23 0.22 5.53 120 CONG
A0705 13.60 13.91 0.31 0.29 1.26 37 CONG 0.73 2.72
VSF109 27.897900 -26.190250 1700 12 -60 20.63 A0552 17.16 17.41 0.25 0.23 4.59 104 CONG
A0553 17.41 17.80 0.39 0.35 1.69 60 Qga
A0554 17.80 18.05 0.25 0.23 0.69 16 CONG 0.81 2.22
VSF110 27.898332 -26.190533 1700 12 -60 25.25 A0531 23.06 23.27 0.21 0.20 7.15 141 CONG
A0532 23.27 23.67 0.40 0.38 0.01 0 Qga
A0533 23.67 24.07 0.40 0.38 0.09 3 GQ
A0536 24.07 24.47 0.40 0.38 0.06 2 Qga
A0537 24.47 24.75 0.28 0.26 0.09 2 Qga 1.59 0.94
VSF111 27.898833 -26.190717 1700 12 -60 33.00 A0518 30.32 30.54 0.22 0.20 3.97 80 CONG
A0519 30.54 30.71 0.17 0.16 1.34 21 CONG
A0520 30.71 31.00 0.29 0.27 10.20 272 CONG
A0601 31.00 31.23 0.23 0.21 0.02 0 QTZ
A0602 31.23 31.33 0.10 0.09 0.68 6 CONG 0.93 4.09
VSF112 27.899264 -26.190800 1699 12 -60 36.19 A0492 29.07 29.26 0.19 0.18 3.90 70 CONG
A0495 29.26 29.64 0.38 0.36 0.36 13 QTZ
A0496 29.64 29.91 0.27 0.26 1.26 32 CONG
A0497 29.91 30.07 0.16 0.15 0.05 1 QTZ
A0498 30.07 30.21 0.14 0.13 9.99 133 CONG
A0499 30.21 30.31 0.10 0.10 0.04 0 QTZ 1.18 2.12
VSF113 27.899767 -26.190933 1698 12 -60 36.75 A0465 32.66 32.97 0.31 0.29 5.26 155 CONG 0.29 5.26
VSF114 27.900250 -26.191033 1697 12 -60 36.10 A0428 31.62 31.82 0.20 0.19 0.99 19 CONG
A0429 31.82 31.98 0.16 0.15 3.11 48 CONG
A0430 31.98 32.26 0.28 0.27 0.17 4 QTZ
A0431 32.26 32.39 0.13 0.12 1.01 13 CONG
A0432 32.39 32.72 0.33 0.32 0.04 1 QTZ
A0433 32.72 32.84 0.12 0.11 1.49 17 CONG 1.17 0.87

Table 3: Drilling and assay data for significant intercepts of the White Reef.

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Figure 5: Cross-section through borehole VSF111 displaying the various reefs and associated grades.

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Figure 6: Strike section through boreholes VSF101 to VSF114 displaying the various reefs and associated grades.

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Interpretation of Results

Scrutiny of the gold grades relative to the stratigraphic position of the conglomerates reveals the following:

  • The White Reef Hangingwall Bands yield low (1-2 g/t) to moderate (2-5 g/t) gold grades. Significant single gold grades were observed in several samples, e.g. VSF103 (1.99 g/t), VSF104 (5.7 g/t), and VSF110 (7.15 g/t) (Table 3).

  • Payshoot trends exhibit east-southeast trend (Figure 7).

  • The White Reef gold grades vary considerably, this can be contributed to:

  • The highest gold grades are present in the upper portion of the White Reef (Table 3). This is especially pronounced in boreholes VSF108 to VSF114. This is in line with previous published studies that indicate that 90% of the gold is concentrated at the top of the channel, along the payshoot orientation within the Bird Reef package in the Rand Leases area.

  • Current understanding of the geological setting suggests that VSF101 to VSF103 were stopped in the White Reef Hangingwall Bands. A sill was intersected below the Hangingwall Bands and it is suspected that the White Reef is preserved below the sill. Alteration associated with the sill complicates reef identification. This will be clarified and if required, rectified during future exploration activities.

  • The White Reef has been faulted out in borehole VSF107 (Figure 6).

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Figure 7: Payshoot model for the Number 11 Shaft project -based on extensive underground sampling.

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Future Activities

The following future activities are planned:

  • Resource estimation, including the drilling results of the recent drilling campaign and the results of the geological modelling, will assist in establishing the feasibility of potential future mining. This resource will also include the White Reef Hangingwall Bands.

  • Regional and local sedimentological and structural models will enable the projection of trends and the definition of domains. These domains will serve as input for resource estimation to avoid mixing of geostatistically distinct populations. Detailed facies descriptions will enhance the understanding of the geological setting and enable detailed palaeo environmental reconstruction of the Bird Reef package.

  • Future drilling will also consider downdip drilling and possibly trenching. A lower gold tenor may be observed in the oxidised zone and this will also be tested.

For and on behalf of the board

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Michael Quinert Chairman

West Wits Mining Limited

For further information visit www.westwitsmining.com

Or Contact

Tim Chapman Telephone: +61 3 8692 9049

Competent Persons Statement

The information in this announcement that relates to Exploration Results is based on information compiled by Hermanus Berhardus Swart, a Competent Person who is a Professional Natural Scientist registered with South African Council for Natural Scientific Professions accredited (No. 400101/00) and a Member of the Geological Society of South Africa, each of which is a “Recognised Professional Organisation” (RPO) that is included in a list that is posted on the ASX website from time to time.

Hermanus Berhardus Swart is employed by Dunrose Trading 186 (PTY) Ltd trading as Shango Solutions, which provides services as geological consultants to the Company.

Hermanus Berhardus Swart has sufficient experience that is relevant to the style of mineralisation and type of deposit under consideration and to the activity being undertaken 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”. Hermanus Berhardus Swart consents to the inclusion in this announcement of the matters based on his information in the form and context in which it appears.

Dr Andrew J. Tunks MAIG

The peer review of the exploration program and results was undertaken by Dr. Andrew Tunks and represents an accurate representation of the available data. Dr. Tunks (Member Australian Institute Geoscientists) is a consultant to the Company and has sufficient experience that is relevant to the style of mineralisation and type of deposit under consideration and to the activity being undertaken 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’. Dr Tunks consents to the inclusion in the report of the matters based on his information in the form and context in which it appears.’

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Appendix 1

JORC TABLE 1

Section 1 Sampling Techniques and Data

(Criteria in this section apply to all succeeding sections)

(Criteria in this section apply to all succeeding sections)
Criteria Number 11 Shaft Drilling
Sampling
Techniques

Diamond drilling was utilised. The 47.6mm diameter core was split and half core
was submitted for assays. The samples included 2cm waste on the footwall and
hangingwall contacts of the reef. Minimum sample length was 10cm with a
maximum of 40cm.

Suitable references and blanks were inserted after every 10th sample. The
laboratory also performed own internal validation by analysing duplicate
samples and inserting standards as part of their accreditation.

Primary preparation involved crushing of the entire samples. The samples were
split with a riffle splitter to obtain a sub-fraction, which was then pulverised in a
vibrating pulveriser. Fire assay of an approximately 40g portion of the sample
was utilised.
Drilling Techniques
Diamond drilling with a 47.6mm inside diameter (NQ), was conducted to
ascertain reef locality and grade. A standard tube core barrel and diamond
impregnated bit was utilised. Core was not oriented.
Drill Sample
Recovery

A minimum of 95% core recovery was required, otherwise holes were redrilled.
Core was fitted and reconciled against drill meters provided by driller.
Logging
Core samples were geologically and geotechnically logged to a detail required
for appropriate Mineral Resource estimations, mining studies and metallurgical
studies.

Core logging was qualitative in nature. Each core tray was photographed and the
White Reef intersections scanned.

The total length (100%) of the relevant core intersections was logged.
Sub-sampling
Techniques and
Sample Preparation

Core samples were diamond cut and one half submitted for assays.

Core samples were sorted, dried and weighed. Primary preparation was by
crushing of the entire sample. The samples were split with a riffle splitter to
obtain a sub-fraction, which was then pulverised in a vibrating pulveriser.

Suitable references and blanks were inserted after every 10th sample. The
laboratory also performed internal checks by analysing duplicate samples and
inserting their own standards as part of their accreditation.

Sample sizes are appropriate to the grain size of the material being sampled.
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Quality of Assay
Data and
Laboratory Tests

Fire assay of an approximately 40g portion of the sample was utilised to allow
separation of gold in the sample. Gold content has been determined by
Inductively Coupled Plasma (ICP) Optical Emission Spectrometry. Uranium
content was determined by X-Ray Fluorescence (XRF) Spectrometry on glass
beads cast using 12:22 flux of the sample with 10% lithium-nitrate.

No geophysical tools were used.

Suitable references and blanks were inserted after every 10th sample. The
laboratory also performed their own internal validation by analysing duplicate
samples and inserting their own standards as part of their accreditation.
Verification of
Sampling and
Assaying

The remaining half core was split (i.e. quarter of original 47.6 mm diameter core)
and a second sample was taken to account for the nugget effect. If samples
yielded anomalous results, then the returned pulps were resubmitted as a new
sample.

All the logging and sampling data was captured into a Microsoft Access database.
Statistics of sample precision were performed in graphical format.

The average of repeat and original samples was utilised.
Location of Data
Points

Collar surveys were performed utilising a Garmin handheld GPS.

WGS1985 coordinates were converted to Cape LO27, a South African grid
system.

Topographic control was achieved by surveying from official surface beacons
and is deemed accurate and adequate for the purpose.
Data Spacing and
Distribution

The data spacing and distribution is sufficient to establish the degree of
geological and grade continuity appropriate for a Mineral Resource estimation.
The drill spacing should be sufficient for at least an Inferred Resource category.

Modelling will consider all individual samples before compositing of each
sample section to represent the total reef intersection.
Orientation of Data
in Relation to
Geological
Structure

Structures have no known influence on the mineralisation of the Witwatersrand
placer type reefs, other than displacements.

Holes were drilled approximately perpendicular to the dip of the Witwatersrand
placer type reefs, which will prevent a bias as opposed to when drilling is
conducted semi parallel to the strata.
Sample Security
Samples were delivered to laboratory sample receiving staff directly by the
Competent Person after each completed borehole. Line of custody procedures
were in place and have been applied.
Audits or Reviews
The exploration process was reviewed by Dr. Andrew Tunks a Member of the
Australian Institute for Geoscientists.
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Section 2 Reporting of Exploration Results

(Criteria listed in the preceding section also apply to this section)

Criteria Number 11 Shaft Drilling
Mineral tenement
and land tenure
status

Tenure is held via a Prospecting Right GP 30/5/1/1/2/183 (10035) (“PR”) issued
pursuant to the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act 28 of 2002 of
the Republic of South Africa (“MPRDA”). The PR has been granted in respect of the
farms Roodepoort 237 IQ, Roodepoort 236 IQ, Doornkop 239 IQ, Vogelstruisfontein
231 IQ, Vogelstruisfontein 233 IQ, Witpoortjie 245 IQ and Vlakfontein 238 IQ in the
Magisterial District of Roodepoort, South Africa. The PR is held by Mintails SA
Soweto Cluster (Pty) Ltd (“MSSC”) and is in the process of being transferred to West
Wits MLI (Pty) Ltd (“WWM”) under Section 11 of the MPRDA which requires the
submission of an application to the Minister of Mineral Resources. The application
has been prepared and is expected to be submitted in the near future. MSSC has
agreed to effect the transfer of the PR and WWM has discharged its obligations
under those arrangements. WWM’s share capital is held to 26% by a Black
Economic Empowered (“BEE”) partner, Dikgosi Gold (Pty) Ltd which is a
requirement for transfer of the PR with the remaining 74% held by a wholly owned
subsidiary of West Wits Mining Limited. The PR covers prospecting activities for
gold, silver and uranium. The PR does not include tailings dumps material in the
area prospective for gold and uranium which dumps are retained by the MSSC
and/or its associated entities. On 10 April 2015 the Department of Mineral
Resources for South Africa (“DMR”) upheld an appeal against an earlier decision
not to extend the PR and the PR was thereby extended for a further period of 3
years from that date. The conduct of prospecting activities on the PR is to be
undertaken in accordance with a prospecting works programme and an
environmental management plan lodged with the DMR in August 2015.
Exploration done
by other parties

No other parties have performed exploration in the No 11 Shaft area since 2008.
If Mineral Resource estimation is to be performed over this area, an appraisal of
the previous exploration activities will have to be conducted.
Geology
The No 11 Shaft Project forms part of the Central Rand Goldfield hosted by the
Witwatersrand Supergroup sediments. The Central Rand Goldfield is situated
immediately to the south of Johannesburg and has been host to one of the most
extensive gold reserves in the world. The reefs have been mined continuously on
strike for approximately 46km in an east/west direction, bounded by the former
DRD mine (now West Wits MLI PR) in the west to East Rand Proprietary Mine in
the east. Reefs were mined down-dip, to the south, for about 6km from its outcrop
position, to depths of approximately 3km. Between 1897 and 1984, approximately
9 000 tons of gold were extracted from the Central Rand Goldfield. The reef
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horizons are channelised conglomerates. The major orebodies mined in the
Central Rand Goldfield are the Main Reef, Main Reef Leader, South Reef, Bird reefs
and Kimberley reefs. The White Reef is the lowermost, gold bearing reef of the
predominantly uranium bearing Bird reefs.
Drill hole
Information

All Boreholes drilled at -60° perpendicular with the strike of the known Bird Reef
outcrop. The holes were drilled by the contracted drilling company Professional
Drilling Services (PDS). PDS utilised a XY44 spindle drive rig, with a wire line core
recovery system. The holes were drilled NQ size, which resulted in 75.6 mm
diameter holes from which 47.6 mm diameter core was obtained
Data aggregation
methods

Weighting was conducted against relative sample lengths due to similar waste and
ore bulk densities. Minimum grades were dependent on laboratory detection limits
(0.001 ppm gold and 2ppm U3O8). No cutting of low and high grade samples was
performed.

No allowance was made to differentiate between short lengths of high grade results
and longer lengths of low grade results. However, minimum sample lengths were
not less than 10cm.

Metal equivalent values were not applicable.
Relationship
between
mineralisation
widths and
intercept lengths

All down hole lengths were converted to true widths by correcting for the dip of the
strata.
Diagrams
See Report - Figures 1 through 7.
Balanced reporting
Exploration Results for all boreholes were reported.
Other substantive
exploration data

Geology of reef intercepts were noted in detail on standardised logging sheets.

Geophysical and geochemical survey results were not conducted. .

Bulk samples were not conducted.

Bulk density was measured for each sample utilising the Archimedes principles.

Groundwater intersections were not encountered.

Geotechnical and rock characteristics were noted during logging.

Deleterious or contaminating substances such as methane were not encountered.
Further work
Re-run of Resource Estimation for No 11 Shaft Target.

Establishment of regional and local sedimentological models.