Metals & Mining Sector Profile

Overview The Metals & Mining sector is the largest industry sector by number of companies with around 650 companies involved in mineral exploration, development and production in over 100 countries. The sector comprises several of the world’s largest diversified resource companies, including global giants such as BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto, as well as a representation of potential future industry leaders in the mid-tier producers and junior miners. The sector has always been reliant on equity markets to provide capital required for the capital intensive development of mineral projects or the funding of higher risk exploration to locate new deposits. Investors in the Australian market have supported over 280 new junior resource floats since 2009.

Reasons to list Metals S&P/ASX 300 Metals and Mining vs S&P/ASX 200 & Mining companies 300 on ASX 250 • Access to capital: – A global market with a wide range 200 of institutional and retail investors – Australia has the world’s seventh largest pool of investment fund 150 Index Level assets* • A natural destination for international mining capital - 100 a developed market in one of the world’s major mining regions 50 7 7 • Peer Group: list alongside key 0 0 1 1 industry players Jul 1 Jul 0 Jul 1 Jul 05 Jul 06 Jul 08 Jul 09 Jul 12 Jul 13 Jul 14 Jul 15 Jan 1 Jan 0 Jan 1 Jan 05 Jan 06 Jan 08 Jan 09 • Opportunities for SMEs: a broad Jan 12 Jan 13 Jan 14 Jan 15 service offering for early stage and S&P/ASX 300 Metals and Mining S&P/ASX 200 mature companies Source: Bloomberg, November 2015 * Source: Investment Company Institute, Worldwide Mutual Fund Market Data, Q2 2015

Recent IPOs ASX COMPANY NAME SECTOR LISTING CAPITAL MARKET LEAD CODE DATE RAISED CAPITALISATION MANAGER/S (A$ M) ON LISTING (A$ M) S32 South32 Ltd Diversified Metals & Mining May-15 - $11,991.8 n/a MMG MMG Ltd Diversified Metals & Mining Dec-15 - $1,451.3 n/a S2R S2 Resources Ltd Diversified Metals & Mining Oct-15 - $41.5 Scheme of Arrangement between Sirius Resources NL and Independence Group NL RTG RTG Mining Inc. Gold Jun-14 - $38.5 Scheme of arrangement with Sierra Mining Ltd (SRM) VXL Valence Industries Ltd Diversified Metals & Mining Jan-14 $6.7 $23.4 Patersons Securities Limited DKM Duketon Mining Ltd Diversified Metals & Mining Aug-14 $7.0 $16.5 Hartleys AGB Atlantic Gold Corporation Diversified Metals & Mining Aug-14 - $12.6 Scheme of arrangement with Atlantic Gold NL SVY Stavely Minerals Ltd Diversified Metals & Mining May-14 $6.1 $9.8 Morgans Corporate Ltd ELR Elsmore Resources Ltd Diversified Metals & Mining Dec-13 $2.2 $7.9 n/a TPO Tian Poh Resources Ltd Diversified Metals & Mining Nov-14 $2.4 $6.0 n/a ERX Emperor Range Group Ltd Diversified Metals & Mining Nov-14 $4.5 $4.5 Novus Capital Metals & Mining Fact Sheet Top 100 Stocks ASX COMPANY MARKET SUB-INDUSTRY^ COUNTRY OF CODE NAME CAPITALISATION INCORPORATION (A$ M)^ BHP BHP Billiton Ltd 93,067.1 Diversified Metals & Mining Australia RIO Rio Tinto Ltd 82,767.2 Diversified Metals & Mining Australia AAI Alcoa Inc 17,018.6 Aluminum United States NCM Newcrest Mining Ltd 8,362.6 Gold Australia S32 South32 Ltd 6,335.3 Diversified Metals & Mining Australia FMG Fortescue Metals Group Ltd 6,103.0 Steel Australia AGG AngloGold Ashanti Ltd 3,966.5 Gold South Africa AWC Alumina Ltd 3,239.8 Aluminum Australia ILU Iluka Resources Ltd 2,407.5 Diversified Metals & Mining Australia BSL Bluescope Steel Ltd 2,382.2 Steel Australia EVN Evolution Mining Ltd 1,628.4 Gold Australia OGC OceanaGold Corporation 1,543.5 Gold Canada NST Northern Star Resources Ltd 1,458.1 Gold Australia MMG MMG Ltd 1,451.3 Diversified Metals & Mining Hong Kong SGM Sims Metal Management Ltd 1,386.9 Steel Australia IGO Independence Group NL 1,237.6 Diversified Metals & Mining Australia OZL Oz Minerals Ltd 1,219.9 Diversified Metals & Mining Australia RRL Regis Resources Ltd 972.1 Gold Australia SFR Sandfire Resources NL 825.1 Diversified Metals & Mining Australia SYR Syrah Resources Ltd 809.4 Diversified Metals & Mining Australia AQG Alacer Gold Corp. 750.7 Gold Canada WSA Western Areas Ltd 515.9 Diversified Metals & Mining Australia SBM St Barbara Ltd 502.5 Gold Australia CWC China Waste Corporation 495.3 Gold Australia MLX Metals X Ltd 492.5 Diversified Metals & Mining Australia ZIM Zimplats Holdings Ltd 418.7 Precious Metals & Minerals Guernsey LYC Lynas Corporation Ltd 401.2 Diversified Metals & Mining Australia SAR Saracen Mineral Holdings Ltd 388.5 Gold Australia AQP Aquarius Platinum Ltd 354.5 Precious Metals & Minerals Bermuda GOR Gold Road Resources Ltd 267.0 Gold Australia BCK Brockman Mining Ltd 259.8 Diversified Metals & Mining Bermuda TZN Terramin Australia Ltd 251.3 Diversified Metals & Mining Australia ORE Orocobre Ltd 249.6 Diversified Metals & Mining Australia ARI Arrium Ltd 232.0 Steel Australia MGX Mount Gibson Iron Ltd 207.3 Steel Australia TGZ Teranga Gold Corporation 196.0 Gold Canada WLF Wolf Minerals Ltd 186.2 Diversified Metals & Mining Australia PLS Pilbara Minerals Ltd 184.7 Diversified Metals & Mining Australia TBR Tribune Resources Ltd 172.8 Gold Australia RSG Resolute Mining Ltd 170.0 Gold Australia NWF Newfield Resources Ltd 167.1 Gold Australia PRU Perseus Mining Ltd 166.7 Gold Australia CII CI Resources Ltd 161.8 Diversified Metals & Mining Australia DRM Doray Minerals Ltd 143.0 Gold Australia GRR Grange Resources Ltd 138.9 Steel Australia KCN Kingsgate Consolidated Ltd 136.4 Gold Australia BRN Brainchip Holdings Ltd 134.2 Diversified Metals & Mining Australia AVB Avanco Resources Ltd 130.2 Diversified Metals & Mining Australia MNS Magnis Resources Ltd 129.4 Diversified Metals & Mining Australia DCN Dacian Gold Ltd 105.9 Gold Australia BDR Beadell Resources Ltd 103.8 Gold Australia BOC Bougainville Copper Ltd 100.3 Diversified Metals & Mining Papua New Guinea GXY Galaxy Resources Ltd 99.7 Diversified Metals & Mining Australia ALK Alkane Resources Ltd 99.4 Gold Australia TNG TNG Ltd 96.5 Diversified Metals & Mining Australia DME Dome Gold Mines Ltd 95.9 Diversified Metals & Mining Australia ELM Elemental Minerals Ltd 94.4 Diversified Metals & Mining Australia RND Rand Mining Ltd 92.0 Gold Australia ATU Atrum Coal NL 87.6 Steel Australia FND Finders Resources Ltd 84.7 Diversified Metals & Mining Australia NMT Neometals Ltd 83.9 Diversified Metals & Mining Australia NKP Nkwe Platinum Ltd 80.7 Precious Metals & Minerals Bermuda RMS Ramelius Resources Ltd 80.5 Gold Australia RWD Reward Minerals Ltd 80.1 Diversified Metals & Mining Australia AVQ Axiom Mining Ltd 79.9 Diversified Metals & Mining Hong Kong MML Medusa Mining Ltd 77.9 Gold Australia AQC Australian Pacific Coal Ltd 76.7 Steel Australia TLM Talisman Mining Ltd 76.5 Gold Australia SLR Silver Lake Resources Ltd 75.6 Gold Australia AGD Austral Gold Ltd 71.8 Precious Metals & Minerals Australia PAN Panoramic Resources Ltd 70.9 Diversified Metals & Mining Australia LOM Lucapa Diamond Company Ltd 69.7 Precious Metals & Minerals Australia NTU Northern Minerals Ltd 69.2 Diversified Metals & Mining Australia KRM Kingsrose Mining Ltd 68.1 Gold Australia TGS Tiger Resources Ltd 67.5 Diversified Metals & Mining Australia OMH OM Holdings Ltd 66.0 Diversified Metals & Mining Bermuda TRY Troy Resources Ltd 65.3 Gold Australia ATE Atherton Resources Ltd 65.0 Gold Australia HIG Highlands Pacific Ltd 62.6 Diversified Metals & Mining Papua New Guinea FML Focus Minerals Ltd 62.1 Gold Australia SFX Sheffield Resources Ltd 62.0 Diversified Metals & Mining Australia PXG Phoenix Gold Ltd 61.1 Gold Australia ABY Aditya Birla Minerals Ltd 61.1 Diversified Metals & Mining Australia TON Triton Minerals Ltd 61.0 Gold Australia AGR Aguia Resources Ltd 60.5 Diversified Metals & Mining Australia KPC Kazakhstan Potash Corporation Ltd 59.2 Diversified Metals & Mining Australia AOH Altona Mining Ltd 58.8 Diversified Metals & Mining Australia IRD Iron Road Ltd 58.2 Steel Australia RTG RTG Mining Inc 57.1 Gold Virgin Islands (British) AGO Atlas Iron Ltd 56.1 Steel Australia HCH Hot Chili Ltd 55.0 Diversified Metals & Mining Australia IMD Imdex Ltd 54.7 Diversified Metals & Mining Australia XAM Xanadu Mines Ltd 53.9 Diversified Metals & Mining Australia LCK Leigh Creek Energy Ltd 53.0 Diversified Metals & Mining Australia DNK Danakali Ltd 52.7 Diversified Metals & Mining Australia AXZ Amex Resources Ltd 52.4 Steel Australia CAA Capral Ltd 52.2 Aluminum Australia TLG Talga Resources Ltd 50.2 Gold Australia IAU Intrepid Mines Ltd 50.0 Diversified Metals & Mining Australia AEV Avenira Ltd 49.8 Diversified Metals & Mining Australia MRC Mineral Commodities Ltd 48.6 Precious Metals & Minerals Australia

^ Bloomberg. Ranked by market capitalisation at 30 November 2015, aggregated across global markets. May exclude companies with suspended securities or subject to poor liquidity where market capitalisation cannot be determined.

Value Traded – S&P/ASX 300 Metals and Mining Index 60

50

40

30 aded (A$ b)

20 alue tr V 10

0 7 7 0 0 1 1 Jul 1 Jul 0 Jul 1 Jul 08 Jul 09 Jul 12 Jul 13 Jul 14 Jul 15 Jan 1 Jan 0 Jan 1 Jan 08 Jan 09 Jan 12 Jan 13 Jan 14 Jan 15

Source: IRESS, November 2015 Top 10 Secondary Issuers in 2014-15 ASX CODE COMPANY NAME SUB-INDUSTRY^ CAPITAL RAISED (A$ M) ARI Arrium Ltd Steel 760.4 AQP Aquarius Platinum Ltd Precious Metals & Minerals 244.1 SYR Syrah Resources Ltd Diversified Metals & Mining 215.6 SIR Sirius Resources NL Diversified Metals & Mining 207.4 SPH Sphere Minerals Ltd Steel 205.1 WLF Wolf Minerals Ltd Diversified Metals & Mining 183.1 EVN Evolution Mining Ltd Gold 177.1 NST Northern Star Resources Ltd Gold 136.5 LYC Lynas Corporation Ltd Diversified Metals & Mining 125.1 CDU Cudeco Ltd Diversified Metals & Mining 101.2

^ Bloomberg Source: ASX

Total Capital Raised by Metals and Mining Companies 20

15

10 aised (A$ b) alue r V 5

0 7 11 12 13 14 15 20 2 010 200 20 20 20 20 2005 2006 2008 2009

IPO Capital Raised Secondary Capital Raised

Disclaimer: This is not intended to be financial product advice. To the extent permitted by law, ASX Limited ABN 98 008 624 691 and its related bodies corporate excludes all liability for any loss or damage arising in any way including by way of negligence. This document is not a substitute for the Operating Rules of the relevant ASX entity and in the case of any inconsistency, the Operating Rules prevail.

© Copyright 2015 ASX Limited ABN 98 008 624 691. All rights reserved 2015. Information line: 131 279 www.asx.com.au

For this product the market is operated by ASX Limited ACN 008 624 691