NQ Minerals – Beaconsfield Gold Mine Acquisition BEACONSFIELD GOLD MINE One of the Richest Gold Mines in Australia 1.8 million ounces historic production Beaconsfield Gold Bars Gold Pour at Beaconsfield Beaconsfield Gold Ore March 2020
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Beaconsfield Gold Mine One of the Richest Gold Mines in Australia Beaconsfield NQ’s Hellyer Gold Mine Gold Mine 1.8 million ounces of Gold Produc ed Lead/Zinc/Gold/Silver A c q u i s i t i o n & M i n e R e - O p e n i n g • NQ acquiring the High-Grade Beaconsfield Gold Mine in Tasmania, Australia.* • Currently in due diligence and mine re-opening planning phase. • Recalculation of new gold resources underway. H I S T O R Y C O M E S T O L I F E • Significant gold resource potential in line with increased gold price . 3 * See NQ Minerals PLC press release dated February 21, 2020
Period Mined Gold Grade Gold Recovered Million Tonnes (g/t) (koz) 1877-1914 1.1 ~25 854 1999-2012 2.7 11 923 Totals 3.8 ~15 1,777 Beaconsfield Gold Mine J Beaconsfield pre-1914 Old Mine Workings at Surface Jumbo development underground at Beaconsfield H I S T O R Y C O M E S T O L I F E 4 Hart Shaft – currently Heritage Mine Museum Beaconsfield Processing Plant
Beaconsfield Gold Mine Beaconsfield Mine Re-Opening Plan: Re-Opening Plan • Re-commission processing plant. • Cost and develop a new 3km long decline from surface to 400m below surface. W I L L I A M P E N N A D A I R • Commence gold production ASAP. Very ry High Grade Vein Gold fr from 840mL 5 H I S T O R Y C O M E S T O L I F E
The Processing Plant: • Only permitted gold processing plant in North Tasmania. • Plant has proven track record (>90% gold recovery). • Fully permitted tailings dam. • Experienced local workforce. • Early cash flow from plant recommissioning plans with retreatment of surface stockpiles. Beaconsfield Gold Mine Permits in place Early Cash Flow Plans Permitted Tailings Dam at Beacons field Typical mine decline access Portal The Mine: • 593 hectares of mining lease covering the famous Tasmanian Reef, open pit potential, new reef discovery potential and infrastructure. • A new mine access decline is the key to re-opening Beaconsfield and providing for long-term low-cost operations for many years. H I S T O R Y C O M E S T O L I F E 6 • Tasmania Reef drilled to 300m below mine depth. Open to depth.
Beaconsfield Gold Processing Plant: • Constructed 1999. • Processing capacity 350,000 tpa. • Comprises crusher, Ball Mill, Gravity Gold Circuits, Flotation, Beaconsfield Gold Mine Bacterial Oxidation, Cyanide Leaching, Cyanide Detoxification. • Process plant can treat both free milling and refractory material. • Fully permitted. Gold Processing Plant • Replacement value today of over $80 million. Beaconsfield Gold Bars H I S T O R Y C O M E S T O L I F E 7
Beaconsfield Gold Mine Processing Flow Sheet H I S T O R Y C O M E S T O L I F E 8
Beaconsfield Gold Mine Ore Body Open to Depth H I S T O R Y C O M E S T O L I F E 9
Beaconsfield Gold Mine Gold Potential at Depth Drill Hole # Metres (m) Gold (g/t) J17 24.3 8.8 F91 7.0 21.7 Current Bottom of Mine F88 11.0 15.4 J14 6.6 11.3 J10 2.5 32.4 H I S T O R Y C O M E S T O L I F E Note: This Long Section was published by BCD Resources in November 2011. The mine continued operating until June 2012. 10
Beaconsfield Gold Mine New Planned Mine Decline Access New proposed decline in footwall of historic workings at Moonlight-cum- Wonder and Tasmania Reefs H I S T O R Y C O M E S T O L I F E 11
Beaconsfield Gold Mine Gold Strategy Proposed New Processing Decline Portal Plant H I S T O R Y C O M E S T O L I F E 12
For further information, please contact: NQ Minerals PLC David Lenigas Chairman lenigas@nqminerals.com London NEX: NQMI Roger Jackson Executive Director roger.jackson@nqminerals.com www.nqminerals.com Tel: +61 400 408 550 Colin Sutherland Chief Financial Officer colin.sutherland@nqminerals.com Tel: +1 416 452 2166 H I S T O R Y C O M E S T O L I F E
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