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INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY GOLD-POLYMETALLIC PRODUCER MAY 2017 MINES AND MONEY NEW YORK Disclaimer The information contained in this presentation does not comprise an admission document, listing particulars or a prospectus relating to NQ Minerals


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MINES AND MONEY NEW YORK

INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY

GOLD-POLYMETALLIC PRODUCER

MAY 2017

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The information contained in this presentation does not comprise an admission document, listing particulars or a prospectus relating to NQ Minerals plc, does not constitute an offer or invitation to purchase or subscribe for any securities of NQ Minerals plc, does not constitute or form part of a prospectus of admission document and should not be relied on in connection with, or act as any inducement in respect of, a decision to purchase or subscribe for any such securities. The information contained in this presentation and any accompanying verbal presentation is: (i) confidential and is for informational purposes only and any may not be reproduced, distributed or otherwise disclosed to any other person or published, in whole or in part, for any purpose; (ii) does not constitute a recommendation regarding any decision to sell or purchase securities in NQ Minerals plc; and (iii) not intended to be used as the basis for making an investment decision. The presentation has been prepared without taking into account the investment objectives, financial situation or particular needs of any particular person. Unless otherwise specified, data and tables set out in this presentation are based on NQ Minerals plc management estimates. No reliance may be placed for any purpose whatsoever on the information or opinions contained in this presentation and any accompanying verbal presentation or the completeness, accuracy, or fairness of such information and/or opinions therein. No representation or warranty, express or implied, is given by or on behalf of NQ Minerals plc, its shareholders, directors, officers or employees or any other person as to the fairness, accuracy, completeness or correctness of the information, opinions and conclusions contained in this presentation and any accompanying verbal presentation. To the maximum extent permitted by law, neither NQ Minerals plc nor its shareholders, directors, officers or employees accept any responsibility or liability for: (i) any such information or opinions or for any errors, omissions, misstatements or otherwise; and (ii) any loss arising from the use of the information contained in this presentation or any accompanying verbal presentation. In particular, no representation or warranty, express or implied is given as to the accuracy, completeness or correctness, likelihood of achievement or reasonableness of any forecasts, projections, prospects or returns contained in this presentation nor is any obligation assumed to update such information. Such forecasts, prospects or returns are by their nature subject to significant uncertainties and

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The information described in this presentation may contain certain material information that is confidential, price-sensitive and which has not been publicly disclosed. By your receipt of this document you recognise and accept that some or all of the information in this document may be “inside information” as set out in Section 56 of the Criminal Justice Act 1993 (“CJA”) or as set out in Article 7 of the Market Abuse Regulation; EU Regulation 596/2014 (as applicable). You confirm, warrant and undertake that you will not: (i) deal in securities that are price- affected securities (as defined in the CJA) in relation to the insider information, encourage another person to deal in price-affected securities or disclose the information except as permitted by the CJA or before the inside information is made public; (ii) deal or attempt to deal in a qualifying investment or related investment (as defined in the FSMA) on the basis of the inside information; (iii) disclose the inside information to another person other than in the proper course of the exercise of your employment, profession or duties; or (iv) engage in behaviour based on any inside information which would amount to market abuse. Competent Persons Report The Resource information in this report is based on information (third party consultants) compiled by Mr. Roger Jackson who is a 20+ year Member of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy and a Member of Australian Institute of Company Directors. Mr. Jackson has sufficient experience which is relevant to the style of mineralisation and type of deposits under consideration and to the activity which he is undertaking 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’. Mr. Jackson consents to the inclusion of this report on the matters based on his information in the form and context in which it appears.

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MINES AND MONEY NEW YORK

  • NEX London List (NEX Code: NQMI)
  • Advanced exploration/cash generative projects in North

Queensland

  • Acquiring the Hellyer Tailings project Tasmania
  • Completion Mid May
  • Fully Funded
  • Strong Highly Experienced Board
  • Trading on OTCQB, Code: NQMLF
  • Option over nearby high grade VMS deposits

NQ Introduction

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Hellyer (video)

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Hellyer Highlights

✓ Permitted project with life of mine revenues exceeding AU$1.3bn (US$1.033bn) ✓ Post Tax IRR 130% ✓ Post Tax NPV– USD$210m ✓ 56% gross margin ✓ Ave yearly LOM FCF (free cash flow) USD$34m ✓ 19 month payback ✓ Gold Equivalent all in cash cost US$529 per oz ✓ Low start-up capex requirement – Au$20m ✓ 10 year - 1st phase project life ✓ Existing fully covered, fully operable 1.6mtpa fully automated flotation plant ✓ Undercover concentrate loading station ✓ Existing railway from plant to port ✓ Existing port concentrate housing, handling and loading facilities ✓ Existing tailings dredge ✓ Producing 3 Concentrates Lead Silver, Zinc, Gold Silver Pyrite ✓ Skilled available workforce ✓ Short start up time period

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NQ Minerals is a company with a clear growth path based on existing infrastructure and resources

  • Complete Hellyer Acquisition
  • List on the London Stock Exchange
  • Move Hellyer into production
  • Develop nearby high grade polymetallic deposits
  • Develop North Queensland projects
  • Process High grade silver stockpiles upon approval of imminent Mining

Lease at NQs Ukalunda North Queensland project

  • Identify other similar near term cash flow projects

NQ Strategy

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PROJECT

  • Hellyer is located on a previously mined and permitted mine

site,

  • currently on care and maintenance
  • All the Required infrastructure and processing facility are in

place

  • Environmental permits are in good standing
  • Optioned Existing tenement package over polymetallic

mineralisation

  • Near term production potential with attractive margins

JURISDICTION

  • Tasmania is a mature mining destination and subject to

Australian legal and mining regulations

  • Mining commenced in the late 1800’s. The result is that most
  • f the western Tasmanian communities have a deeply rooted

mining culture

  • The West coast of Tasmania district is a mining friendly area

providing mining skills and services

ACQUISITION: Hellyer Gold Polymetallic Tailings Project

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GOLD 794, 000 oz SILVER 32 million oz LEAD 266, 000 tons ZINC 237, 500 tons COPPER 19, 000 tons

ACQUISITION: Hellyer Gold Polymetallic Tailings Project

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JORC Compliant Resource 1

78% M + I, 22% Inferred 9.5 Million Tons @ 2.6 g/t Au 104 g/t Ag 2.8% Pb 2.5% Zn 0.2% Cu In-situ Gross Resource Value USD$2.7 Billion

1 Tyrell, J. P., 2009, ‘Hellyer Tailings Resource Estimate, 2009 Update’, AMC Report 209038, for Bass Metals Ltd.

Note: A 2010 report by CSA Global has the resource at lower tonnage based on assumptions about mining parameters

1km

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Process Flow

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PLANNED SEQUENTIAL FLOTATION PROCESS Tailings dam

Dredge

Plant Feed

Float # 1 Float # 2 Float # 3

Residual for Storage Pb/Ag/Au Conc Zn/Ag/Au Conc Au/Ag/Py Conc

F I L T R A T I O N

Sale of Concentrate to Smelters Sale of Concentrate to Roasters

  • NQ plans to extract 11.4mt of tailings at an average LOM head

grades of: Au-2.58 g/t; Ag-88.3 g/t; Pb- 3.01%; Zn-2.60%

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3 Concentrate Products

Pb Ag Au Concentrate 36.2ktpa @ 36% Pb, 2.7%Zn, 850 g/t Ag, 6.9g/t Au Zn Concentrate 28.6ktpa @ 46%Zn, 2.3%Pb, 160g/t Ag & 1.8g/t Au Precious Metals Conc. 553ktpa @ US$38/t (Sulphuric Acid Market 48%S), 64g/t Ag, 2.8g/t Au

Pb/Ag/Au Concentrate Zn/Ag/Au Concentrate Au/Ag/Py Concentrate

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MINES AND MONEY NEW YORK Polymetals Pty. Ltd. successfully processed 2Mt of tailings targeting Zn, but ceased

  • perations during the financial crisis due to a severe drop in zinc prices. Recoveries of

17% Pb1 and 60% Zn were achieved with head grades of 2.98% Pb and 2.77% Zn. Polymetals did not focus on precious metal extraction. In processing the Hellyer ore, Aberfoyle Resources produced 4 different concentrates and achieved recoveries of 53% Pb and 80% Zn. However, due to the high grade nature

  • f the orebody (Average LOM head grades of 6.1% Pb, 12% Zn, 2.67g/t Au, 148 g/t Ag)

the resulting tailings still retained significant metal content. Furthermore the gold content in the ore was not targeted due to the refractory nature of the ore body. During 2011 and 2012 the processing facility was used to treat ore from the nearby Fossey mine.

2014

Ivy Resource Pty. Ltd. completed a commercially viable feasibility study based on treating the tailings for Pb and Zn and using the Albion process to extract precious metals, producing a Dore. However, Ivy Resources were unable to raise the necessary funds for the project due to the technical complexity of the Albion process; significant lead times; and a capital requirement of USD260m.

Project History

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1989 - 2000 2007 - 2008 2011 - 2012 2014

Aberfoyle Resources carried out U/G mining and processed approximately 14.6mt of ore. 11mt of tailings material were

  • produced. Operations ceased due to external corporate cash

constraints and reserve depletion.

1Due to the price differential between Zn and Pb, Zn recoveries were targeted over Pb recoveries

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Low Risk

  • Limited precious metal extraction and low base metal recoveries achieved in the

past has left a high grade tailings resource with high all in margins

  • Improved metallurgical recoveries will enhance returns
  • Existing base metal processing facility and dredge on site
  • Excellent existing Infrastructure - roads, railway spur line, water, electricity, port
  • An established market for precious metal concentrates eliminates the capital

intensive and complex metallurgy required to produce Dore

  • Proven and tested JORC Compliant Resource,

metallurgy and mining

  • Similar mining and processing as previous operators
  • Tailings dam – relatively homogenous grade and particle size
  • Mining friendly jurisdiction
  • Mining licence in place
  • An economically viable asset is contained within the tailings dam with significant

shareholder value

  • Near term production
  • Rather than optimising concentrate metal recovery, NQ has optimised the

saleability of concentrate

  • Sequential float to produce 3 saleable concentrates
  • Off take agreements progressing

Investment Case

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High Margin Low Capital Intensity Market Savvy Shareholder Value Low Risk

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A large modern base metals processing facility that was commissioned in early 1989 and designed to treat the complex fine grained lead-zinc ore body, with then “state of the art” processing equipment and process control with a large flotation capacity due to the long slurry residence times required to treat the complex ores. All equipment has been under a comprehensive care & maintenance program. Fully automated xrf managed plant requiring only two operators plus a small maintenance crew on each shift

Processing Facility

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2MW Ball Mill 3 Tower Mills Flotation Cells SAG Mill Primary Grinding Area

Base Metals Processing Plant (1.6 Mtpa)

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NQ Minerals has contracted to acquire the Hellyer assets from Keen Pacific for a cash consideration of A$20m and 29.9% of NQ

  • shares. A monthly fee is being paid to keep the contract in good

standing.

Funding and Use of Proceeds

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Key Milestones

  • Operational permitting: 6 – 8 months
  • Optimisation of tailings extraction and processing

metallurgy

  • Concentrate off-take agreements
  • Plant refurbishment and commissioning: 9 months

VALUATION ON PLANT & EQUIPMENT

A$100m

PROJECT ECONOMICS

(including acquisition cost)

  • Post Tax NPV –

USD$210m

  • Post Tax IRR – 130%
  • Payback – 19 months
  • Ave yearly LOM FCF

USD$34m

  • Operating Margin 61%
  • 1All-in Margin 56%

TOTAL FUNDING

USD$34.20m

In house estimates. Prices based on 3 year historical average: Au US$1232/oz; Ag US$ 17.70/oz; Pb US$1,918/t; Zn $US 2,028/t and Pyrite in the Au/Ag concentrate at US$38/t (before Au & Ag credits), NPV calculated using a 10% Discount rate, AUD:USD=0.76

1Excludes Corporate Overheads and interest on debt

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  • Experienced Management with direct experience on Hellyer
  • Strong Pipeline of projects with near term low risk, high margin

production from Hellyer

  • JORC Compliant, Low Risk, High Grade Resource (78% M + I, 22% Inferred), 9.5

Million Tonnes @ 2.6 g/t Au, 104 g/t Ag, 3.03% Pb, 2.5% Zn, 0.2% Cu

  • Hellyer is located in a mining friendly area on an existing previously mined and

permitted mine site with required infrastructure and processing facility in place

  • Environmental permits in good standing
  • Funded Acquisition Costs USD$15.20m
  • Capital USD $15.20
  • Post Tax NPV – USD$210, Post Tax IRR – 130%
  • Payback – 19 months
  • Operating Cost Margin 56%
  • All-in Margin 53%
  • Operational Permitting: 6-8 months
  • Optimise tailings extraction and processing metallurgy
  • Progress off-take agreements
  • 9 month construction period

NQ Minerals

In Summary

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NQ Minerals Hellyer Investment Budget Project Economics Key Milestones

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THANK YOU

Contact: Roger Jackson

roger.jackson@nqminerals.com

Co

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Business Plan

PROJECT FINANCIAL PROJECTIONS (US$m)

PRODUCTS REVENUE, COST & PRODUCTION

LOM Plan

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1 Costs allocated pro-rata on Revenue exposure; treatment charges allocated to base metals 2 Excludes Corporate Overheads and interest on debt

Zn Concentrate (20.2ktpa @ 45% Zn; 5% Pb; 160g/t Ag; 2g/t Au) Pb Ag Au Concentrate (35.2ktpa @ 37% Pb; 6% Zn, 850g/t Ag; 6.9g/t Au) Precious Metals Conc. (553ktpa @US$38/t 48% Sulphur, 64g/t Ag, 2.8g/t Au)

Au (koz) Ag (moz) Lead (kt) Zinc (kt) Pyrite (mt) Au (Eq koz) Payable Metals (m) 264.6 12.7 118.3 74.2 5.73 930 Rev Exposure (%) 28% 20% 20% 13% 19% 100% Gross Revenue (USD$) 1,232 17.70 1,918 2,028 38 1,232 Cash Cost (USD$)1 272 3.91 1,148 1,184 29.6 432 All-in Cost (USD$)2 359 5.15 1,282 1,325 32.2 519

2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 Revenue

7.73 91.99 103.37 114.09 113.78 106.75 103.14 114.09 113.78 106.57 57.50

Operating Costs

2.95 35.44 40.55 43.48 43.13 42.19 42.79 42.73 42.64 42.11 24.15

Other Costs

  • 5.31

5.02 5.61 5.69 5.59 4.90 5.70 5.69 5.50 4.13

Tax

  • 12.48

15.77 18.43 18.71 18.14 14.29 18.62 18.64 17.67 12.37

Capital Costs

15.53 3.52 2.27

  • 5.11

0.57

  • Net Project Cash Flow
  • 10.75

35.24 39.74 46.57 41.13 40.26 41.15 47.03 46.81 41.28 16.85

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MINES AND MONEY NEW YORK LOM 10 years Tonnes per annum 1.2 mt Corporate Tax Rate 30% LOM Head Grade Au g/t 2.55 Ag g/t 85.5 Pb% 2.87 Zn% 2.49 Mass Pull1

Pb Concentrate

3.10%

Zn Concentrate

1.78%

Au Ag Conc.

51% Recoveries2 Pb 40% Zn 32% Au 64% Ag 72%

The tailings dam will be mined by means of hydraulic dredging and processed through the onsite proven base metal flotation facility to produce 3 saleable metal concentrates of Lead, Zinc and Precious Metals

LOM Concentrate Production Pb Conc. 348 kt @ 37% Pb Zn Conc. 201 kt @ 45% Zn Au/Ag Conc. 5.73 mt @ 2.8g/t Au & 64g/t Ag Mining & Processing Cost/t US$20.52 Transport Cost/t US$13.41 G+A Cost/t US$1.42 Sustaining Capex/t US$2.81 Government Royalties 5% on Net Rev Treatment Charges/dmt (including penalties)

Pb Concentrate

USD$207

Zn Concentrate

USD$217 Pb Concentrate Payables 95% Pb, Ag and Au Zn Concentrate Payables 85% Zn, 70% Ag and Au Au Ag Smelter Returns $38/t, 40% Au and 30% Ag

1 Includes 15% contingency relative to test results 2 Recovery to saleable metal in concentrate

LOM Plan

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SQUARE POST

Exploration Target

  • Rock chip samples of

29.6 g/t Au at Breccia Knob and 79.3 g/t Au at Blue Doe

  • Highly prospective

gold breccia – undrilled, but exposed at surface.

UKALUNDA

Saleable Ore

  • Silver Dumps est.

48,000t @ 200-300 g/t. 600,000 ounces

  • f silver have been

mined at Sunbeam.

  • High grade mine with

Ag grades up to 37 kg/tonne.

  • Drilling highlights

include 27.2m @ 290.7 g/t Ag and 13m @ 214 g/t Ag.

HELLYER

Commercial Business

SCALE OF ECONOMIC VALUE DEVELOPMENT STAGE

Project Pipeline Appendices

Gold Prospect Advanced Drill targets Saleable Ag Stockpiles Walk-up Drill targets Multiple Metals Long term robust cash producer

EXPLORATION DEVELOPMENT COMMERCIAL

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