Evolution Mining Limited · ASX:EVN

Evolution Mining — Technical Presentation (May 2013)

35 slides from Evolution Mining's technical presentation, May 16, 2013

  1. Slide 1: Cracow

    For personal use only Cracow May 2013 Simon Jessop General Manager

  2. Slide 2: Disclaimer

    Disclaimer For personal use only  This presentation has been prepared by Evolution Mining Limited (“Evolution Mining”) and consists of slides for a presentation concerning the company. By reviewing/attending this presentation, you acknowledge and agree the following.  This presentation includes fo

  3. Slide 3: Location

    For personal use only Location 3

  4. Slide 4: Site Layout

    Site Layout For personal use only Site Layout 3

  5. Slide 5: Cracow

    Cracow For personal use only  Consistent production since 2004 Mine Type Underground  Workforce: approximately 300 including Minerals Gold and silver contractors  Roster: Evolution employees 8 days on, 6 off; Mineralisation Low-sulphidation type epithermal 7 nights on 7 off; fly in, fly out  Min

  6. Slide 6: History of consistent production

    History of consistent production For personal use only Gold Produced (oz) 140,000 120,000 Guidance FY2013 100,000 90,000 - 100,000 Ounces Au (oz) 80,000 60,000 40,000 20,000 0 FY2005 FY2006 FY2007 FY2008 FY2009 FY2010 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 6

  7. Slide 7: Safety, Environment and Community

    For personal use only Safety, Environment and Community

  8. Slide 8: Cracow

    Cracow For personal use only • LTIFR reduced to 4.1 (5.8) Safety • Focus on safety and training • Safety leadership programme • Environmental impact monitoring • Life of Mine TSF strategy Environment • Surface water management • Community support programmes Community • Indigenous training and schola

  9. Slide 9: Exploration

    For personal use only Exploration

  10. Slide 10: Local geology and history

    Local geology and history Site Layout LEGEND For personal use only Golden West Gabbro Back Creek Group ROSES PRIDE Andesitic lava Rhyolite dykes Lease boundary Empire Sterling 2002 WHITE Quartz vein lode 2002 HOPE Sovereign 38,000oz SOVEREIGN SHOOT 2001 GOLDEN Inferred Resource White Hope PLATEAU 17

  11. Slide 11: Exploration

    Exploration  Exploration objectives and strategy For personal use only  Transformational discovery  Sustaining growth  Quality lower cost ounces  Regional setting  Prospective land holding Bowen Basin Margin  555km2 lease holding  Proven endowment  >2Moz system  Open along strike, southern

  12. Slide 12: Exploration highlights FY13

    Exploration highlights FY13 For personal use only  Coronation converted to Inferred Resource  Griffin mineralisation discovered: open at depth and along strike to south  Denmead Structure identified – east-west structure between Coronation and Sovereign  Porphyry in southern field – anomalous co

  13. Slide 13: Exploration FY13

    Exploration FY13 For personal use only  Gradient Array and dipole-dipole completed over Myles Corridor  Definition drilling to Inferred for Coronation and Inferred/Indicated for Griffin  Diamond drill testing of targets Phoenix South, Sterling, Sterling North, Royal South, Denmead, Fordee South a

  14. Slide 14: Near mine exploration

    Near mine exploration LEGEND For personal use only Gabbro Back Creek Group Andesitic lava Rhyolite dykes Sterling Lease boundary Denmead Quartz vein lode Coronation Griffin Phoenix/ Crown Rainbow Phoenix South 1km 14

  15. Slide 15: Resources and Reserves

    For personal use only Resources and Reserves

  16. Slide 16: Resource update

    Resource update  73koz increase in Resources compared to June 2012 For personal use only Notes: Data is reported to significant figures and differences may occur due to rounding Mineral Resources are inclusive of Ore Reserves Cracow Mineral Resources have been reported above a cut-off grade of 2.3

  17. Slide 17: Reserve update

    Reserve update  31koz increase in Reserves compared to June 2012 For personal use only Notes: Data is reported to significant figures and differences may occur due to rounding Ore Reserves are reported above a 3.6 g/t gold cut-off Ore Reserves are calculated using a A$1,350/oz gold price and a gold

  18. Slide 18: Replacing mining depletion

    Replacing mining depletion  Produced 0.9Moz Au to 31 March 2013 For personal use only Note: Cracow production commenced in late 2004 18

  19. Slide 19: Mining

    For personal use only Mining

  20. Slide 20: Mine performance FY13

    Mine performance FY13 For personal use only July 2012 to March 2013 Units Cracow Costs composition UG lateral development - capital m 3,422 UG development - operating m 2,590 Total UG lateral development m 6,012 16% 21% UG ore mined kt 371 7% UG grade mined g/t 6.84 2% 6% Total ore mined kt 371 Tota

  21. Slide 21: Current development section

    Current development section For personal use only 21

  22. Slide 22: Improvements under Evolution

    Improvements under Evolution  Current investment in underground development to provide production flexibility For personal use only and ensure long term predictability  Changing to owner mining 1 July 2013 – cost benefit of about A$50/oz expected  New equipment – improved efficiency  Two new Atl

  23. Slide 23: Achievements

    Achievements  Development and Production For personal use only both increased  Longer development rounds standardised  In-cycle fibrecrete standardised  Split firing of ore drives  Successful high grade remnant pillar recovery  Pillar recovery aided by introduction of remote longhole drilling

  24. Slide 24: Cost management

    Cost management  Roses Pride and Empire ladderways to be installed in return air rises For personal use only  Design 380m vertical ladder system for Empire  Reinstate VR3 ladders and decommission VR2 winder  Redesign Lower Tipperary Stoping blocks  Historically stripped development to full ore

  25. Slide 25: Lower Tipperary stoping

    Lower Tipperary stoping For personal use only 25

  26. Slide 26: Roses Pride raise

    For personal use only Roses Pride raise 26

  27. Slide 27: Empire raise

    For personal use only Empire raise 27

  28. Slide 28: Processing

    For personal use only Processing

  29. Slide 29: Historical plant performance

    Historical plant performance For personal use only Dry Tonnes Milled 600,000 500,000 400,000 Tonnes 300,000 200,000 100,000 0 8 months only FY2005 FY2006 FY2007 FY2008 FY2009 FY2010 FY2011 FY2012 29

  30. Slide 30: Historical plant performance

    Historical plant performance For personal use only Head Grade v Recovery 12.00 100 11.53 11.13 10.00 9.68 98 8.65 8.00 96 % Recovery 7.58 Grade (g/t) 7.23 6.86 6.47 6.00 94.6 94 93.9 93.5 4.00 92.4 92.2 92 92.0 92.0 2.00 90 89.7 0.00 88 FY2005 FY2006 FY2007 FY2008 FY2009 FY2010 FY2011 FY2012 Recover

  31. Slide 31: Processing performance FY13

    Processing performance FY13 For personal use only July 12 to March 13 Cracow Plant throughput 380kt Plant availability 96.2% Throughput rate 60tph Grade 6.88g/t Gold recovery 93.5% Gold produced 78,896oz Silver produced 63,973oz 31

  32. Slide 32: Processing improvements

    Processing improvements For personal use only  Modification to carbon management Costs composition - reduced gold losses  Additional gold recovered 6% ~$500k/yr 10%  Convert grinding media back to high 26% chrome media 4% 2%  Reduced cost ~$300k/yr 3%  Reduced reagent consumption 15%  Modified

  33. Slide 33: Future

    For personal use only Future

  34. Slide 34: Continued Reliable and Sustainable Production

    Continued Reliable and Sustainable Production For personal use only Building Upon  Strong mature operation - strong base  Re-energised and motivated team with Evolution  Reliable, well engineered and operated mine  Consistent 100kozpa production Future Opportunities  Owner Miner transition to r

  35. Slide 35: Competent Person Statement

    Competent Person Statement For personal use only The information in this presentation that relates to exploration results, Mineral Resources or Ore Reserves listed in the table below is based on work compiled by the person whose name appears in the same row, who is employed on a full-time basis by t

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