EVOLUTION MINING limited ANNUAL REPORT

2013www.evolutionmining.com.au ASX:EVN

www.evolutionmining.com.au ASX:EVN EVOLUTION MINING LIMITEd •Darwin

Townsville• Pajingo••Mt Carlton

Gladstone• Cracow••Mt Rawdon Brisbane•

Edna May ••Perth Sydney• Melbourne• Contents

1 Company Profi le 22 Community 2 Highlights 24 Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves 4 Executive Chairman’s Report 29 Competent Persons Statement 7 Review of Operations 30 Chief Financial O cer’s Review 13 FY14 Outlook 32 Board of Directors 14 Discovery 34 Corporate Governance 17 Safety 42 Directors’ Report 18 People 126 Shareholder Information 21 Environmental Responsibility 128 Corporate Information Company Profi le

Evolution Mining is a leading, growth-focused Australian gold miner. The Company Formed in November 2011 through the merger of Catalpa operates fi ve wholly-owned Resources Limited and Conquest Mining Limited, and Australian operations – the concurrent purchase of Newcrest Mining Limited’s interests in the Cracow and Mt Rawdon gold mines, Cracow, Pajingo, Mt Rawdon Evolution has developed a track record of consistently and Mt Carlton in Queensland delivering to production and cash cost guidance. The Company is forecasting production in FY14 of and Edna May in Western between 400,000 - 450,000 ounces gold equivalent. Cash operating costs (before royalties and after Australia. Group production by-product credits) are expected to be in the range of for the year ended 30 June A$770 - A$820 per ounce. Evolution has a strong balance sheet which provides the 2013 totalled 392,920 ounces fl exibility to fully fund current exploration, development and production activities and also assess value-accretive gold equivalent. growth opportunities.

Evolution Mining Limited Annual Report 2013 1 Highlights

Corporate

■ Sales revenue increased by 29% to a record A$605.0 million ■ Gold sales of 376,978 ounces at average realised gold price of A$1,582 per ounce ■ Operating cash fl ow increased by 35% to A$233.0 million ■ Underlying Net Profi t of A$44.4 million and Reported Net Loss of A$307.4 million, impacted by $A384.3 million impairment charge ■ Modest level of gearing of 13% and good liquidity maintained with cash and available credit of A$86.9 million at 30 June 2013 ■ Maiden dividend of 1 cent per share – based on gold-linked royalty style dividend policy

Delivering on operational stability

■ A consistent and reliable producer with record annual production of 392,920 gold equivalent ounces in FY13, a 40% increase compared to FY12 ■ FY13 cash cost of A$790 per ounce, in-line with original cash cost guidance and only 3% higher than FY12 despite rising input costs ■ Group safety performance continued to improve with the LTIFR near halved over the year

Delivering a signifi cant growth project

■ Commercial production declared at Mt Carlton, Evolution’s key organic growth asset, from 1 July 2013 - the fi rst new gold mine opened in Queensland in over a decade and only seven years since discovery ■ Contributing 65,000 - 75,000 gold equivalent ounces in FY14

Delivering on exploration upside

■ A$26.3 million expenditure in FY13 ■ An increase in the Group Mineral Resource to 7.7 million ounces gold equivalent, including Ore Reserves estimated at 3.6 million ounces gold equivalent

❚ Discovery of new mineralised epithermal veins at Pajingo and Cracow ❚ Addition of new reserves replaced mining depletion

Outlook

■ An increase in Group gold production forecast in FY14 between 400,000 and 450,000 ounces at a cash cost of between A$770 and A$820 per ounce ■ Globally competitive FY14 All-in Sustaining Cost guidance of A$1,080/oz - A$1,130/oz (US$1,000/oz - US$1,045/oz at AUD:USD FX of 0.925)

We Say, We Do, We Deliver

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In the 2013 fi nancial year we produced 392,920 ounces of gold equivalent at an average cash operating cost (C1) of A$790/oz. This result was within our original guidance range of 370,000 - 410,000 ounces at A$730/oz - A$790/oz and represents a production increase of 13% on a total mine basis and a cost increase of only 3% compared to the previous fi nancial year. This is an extremely satisfying outcome given the industry-wide cost pressures that prevailed over much of the year.

Our Mt Rawdon mine again performed strongly, producing 106,089 ounces at a cash operating cost of only A$613/oz. Production increased at Edna May to 86,216 ounces, an 18% increase over the previous year. Production also increased at Pajingo to 85,918 ounces, a 13% increase over the previous year. Cracow maintained its reputation for stability and reliability with production of 102,560 ounces - very close to the previous year’s production.

The key project highlight for the year was the successful completion of construction of the Mt Carlton gold-silver- copper project in Queensland. The fi rst concentrate was produced on 25 March 2013 and commercial production later declared as at 1 June 2013. This is the fi rst new gold mine to be developed in Queensland in over a decade.

Against this backdrop of production success, the 2013 fi nancial year was a challenging year for all gold companies as the gold price fell sharply in the second half of the year necessitating a move away from growth and When Evolution Mining was formed in November 2011, we development activities to cash conservation. Evolution saw an opportunity to fi ll a void in the Australian mid- was in a fortunate position in that the bulk of its capital tier gold sector. At that time we put in place a very clear investment at each of its mines had essentially been strategy as to how we believed we could capitalise on completed and it had the operational fl exibility required to that opportunity. adapt to the lower gold price environment.

We created a portfolio of fi ve similar sized mines all Evolution responded quickly to this lower gold price located in proven gold producing regions in Australia environment and implemented a number of productivity - a low political risk, fi rst world jurisdiction with a high and e ciency initiatives across its operations. Importantly, gold endowment. Through this portfolio approach and all planning for FY14 has been based on a spot gold price the benefi ts of operating solely within Australia, since assumption of A$1,400/oz such that at this price our our formation, we have been able to deliver operational operations will generate su cient cash to cover all capital, predictability, stability and growth. a A$20 million investment in exploration and all corporate expenditure, including interest and dividend payments. Against the backdrop of the extremely challenging environment the gold industry is currently facing, I am We are forecasting production in FY14 of between both pleased and proud of the way Evolution has been 400,000 - 450,000 ounces gold equivalent. The increase able to respond and deliver to expectations. in production, as compared to FY13, is due to the new production from Mt Carlton. Cash operating costs are expected to be in the range of A$770/oz - A$820/oz which is similar to that achieved in FY13. At an AUD:USD In FY13, we were one of exchange rate of 0.925 this equates to globally competitive cash costs of US$710/oz - US$760/oz. few gold companies who The additional costs of royalties, deferred open pit stripping, rehabilitation, sustaining capital, and corporate were able to deliver into overheads add approximately A$310/oz providing for Group All-in Sustaining Costs of A$1,080/oz - A$1,130/oz unchanged full year guidance (US$1,000/oz - US$1,045/oz). in terms of both production and costs.

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Total Group capital expenditure, which includes al