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Page 1: Uranium: big bears mother bigger bulls · * CGN owns 19.99% of Fission Uranium Corp head equity ** CNNC owns 25% of Langer Heinrich project equity *** SGRF has conversion rights and

Uranium: big bears mother bigger bullsBrandon Munro, CEOMay 2018

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2Important noticesTechnical disclosures and forward looking disclaimers

Certain disclosures in this report, including management's assessment of Bannerman’s plans and projects, constitute forward looking statements that are subject to numerous risks, uncertainties and other factors relating to Bannerman’s operation as a mineral development company that may cause future results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in such forward-looking statements. Full descriptions of these risks can be found in Bannerman’s various statutory reports, including its Annual Information Form available on the SEDAR website, sedar.com. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. Bannerman expressly disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

Mineral Resources include Ore Reserves (Mineral Reserves).

Mineral Resources which are not Ore Reserves (Mineral Reserves) do not have demonstrated economic viability.

Competent person’s statement

The information in this report relating to the Mineral Resources of the Etango Project is based on information prepared by Mr Ian Glacken, extracted from the Company’s National Instrument 43-101 –Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects technical report entitled “Etango Uranium Project Optimisation Study”, dated 24 December 2015 and the report entitled “Etango Uranium Project Optimisation Study November 2015” filed on 11 November 2015, which are available to view on the Company’s SEDAR profile at www.sedar.com, and website at www.bannermanresources.com.au (the “Technical Reports”). Mr Glacken is a Fellow of The Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy. Mr Glacken is a full-time employee of Optiro Pty Ltd. Mr Glacken has sufficient experience relevant to the style of mineralisation and types of deposits under consideration and to the activity which is being undertaken 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”, and a Qualified Person as defined by Canadian National Instrument 43-101. Mr Glacken consents to the inclusion in the report of the matters based on his information in the form and context in which it appears.

The information in this report relating to the Ore Reserves of the Etango Project is based on information prepared by Mr Leon Fouché, extracted from the Technical Reports. Mr Fouché is a Fellow of The Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy. Mr Fouché was a full-time employee of the Company until 14 July 2017. Mr Fouché has sufficient experience relevant to the style of mineralisation and types of deposits under consideration and to the activity which is being undertaken 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”, and a Qualified Person as defined by Canadian National Instrument 43-101. Mr Fouché consents to the inclusion in the report of the matters based on his information in the form and context in which it appears.

The information in this report pertaining to Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves for the Etango deposit is extracted from the Technical Reports. The company confirms that it is not aware of any new information or data that materially affects the information included in the original market announcement and, in the case of estimates of Mineral Resources or Ore Reserves, which all material assumptions and technical parameters underpinning the estimates in the relevant market announcement continue to apply and have not materially changed. The company confirms that the form and context in which the Competent Person’s findings are presented have not been materially modified from the original market announcement.

All material assumptions detailed in this report and underpinning the production target and forecast financial information in the DFS Optimisation Study (as previously announced on 11 November 2015 in compliance with Listing Rule 5.16 and 5.17) continue to apply and have not materially changed.

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3Bannerman at a glance (BMN:ASX)

Capital structure

ASX share price A$0.045

12 month share price range A$0.026 – A$0.065

Shares on issue 856 million

Market capitalisation A$39M

Options and performance rights ~105 million

Average daily volume (ASX) 0.5 million

Cash (31 March) A$1.3M

Debt A$0M

Board

Independent Chairman Ronnie Beevor

Chief Executive Officer/MD Brandon Munro

Independent NED Mike Leech

NED Clive Jones

NED (RCF nominee) Ian Burvill

Etango uranium project, Namibia (271Mlbs* U3O8 resource).Sector leading valuation leverage to uranium price increases.Largest advanced, unaligned uranium project in the world.* See resources and reserves statement in Appendix C

Etango Project Heap Leach Demonstration Plant

Share register

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4Why uranium, and why now?

Decade long surplus swinging to deficit in 2018

Lack of price response will generate volatility

Supply disruption expected in next 3 months

Uranium sector highly catalyst responsive

Demand momentum building

Uncontracted uranium demand builds from 2020

Spot price and equities at lows, correction pending in short term

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5Headed for deficit for the first time in almost 10 years…

Source: Cameco, UxC, BMO Research, May 2018

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US$136/lb

US$21/lb US$21/lb

Source: Cameco, UxC, BMO Research, May 2018

GFC

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8Demand momentum building

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9In a sector famed for catalyst response

Fukushima

Oil crisisDown-blended

Russian warheads supply ~20% of world market (ended 2013)

McArthur River production suspended

(mine flooded)

Cigar Lake floods

GFC commences

McArthur River production suspended

(economics)

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10Yet no U3O8 price response

Supply disruption + no price response = sudden, severe volatility.

Uranium volumes contracted and price 2000-2007

Utility procurement programs on hold• s232 Petition in US• Other geo-political uncertainty• Comfort from inventory levels

Reaction to supply disruption delayed• Opinion divided on McArthur River• Skepticism around KazAtomProm cuts• Perception of high mobile inventory

Price inertia creates systemic production loss• Low prices are forcing lasting supply cuts• Most closures will last 2-3 years• Tier 1 asset reserves depleting• Majors suspended capex, juniors can’t develop

Limited term contracting in recent years• 665 Mlbs utility uncovered requirements to 2027 • Uncovered requirements building from 2020• In context of supply deficits, history suggests price volatility

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11How to get set for a uranium bull market

Leadership can deliverStrategic appeal

Track record in sector

Leveraged to price

Advanced asset

Low non-financial risks

Characteristics of the best performers in early bull markets.

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12Bannerman is the ideal uranium bull market exposure

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Bannerman has a long track record in uranium 13

Track record in sector

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14

Uranium only since 2006

Deep sector experience

Nuclear industry profile

Operating in Namibia since 2006

History of institutional support

Established credibility and leverage

Bannerman has a long track record in uranium

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15Bannerman has a long track record in uranium

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Source: Cameco, UxC, BMO Research, May 2018

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Bannerman offers sector leading valuation leverage to a uranium price correction 16

Leveraged to price

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Outstanding in-ground price leverage 17

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Enterprise value to global resource/reserve base

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18Sector leading valuation leverage

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Etango is the largest un-aligned uranium project with a feasibility study 19

Strategic appeal

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20Strategic appeal: Global uranium mines and projects

* CGN owns 19.99% of Fission Uranium Corp head equity ** CNNC owns 25% of Langer Heinrich project equity *** SGRF has conversion rights and options to own up to 37% of Berkeley Energia head equitySource: World Nuclear Association, various company data, January 2018

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McArthur River

Cigar Lake

Husab (in ramp-up)

Tortkuduk & Myunkum

Olympic Dam

Etango (DFS + HL plant)

Triple R* (PEA/SS)

Inkai

Kintyre (PFS)

SOMAIR

Yeleerie (PEA/SS)

Budenovskoye 2

South Inkai

Central Mynkuduk

Ranger

Norasa (PFS equiv)

Priargunsky

Kharasan 2

Langer Heinrich**

Budenovskoye 1, 3 & 4

Rabbit Lake

Rossing

Salamanca*** (DFS)

Kayelekera

Mulga Rock (DFS)

Madaouela (PFS)

Letlhakane (PEA/SS)

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Honeymoon (PFS)

Wiluna (PFS)

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21

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Arrrow (PEA/SS)

McArthur River

Cigar Lake

Husab (in ramp-up)

Tortkuduk & Myunkum

Olympic Dam

Etango (DFS + HL plant)

Triple R* (PEA/SS)

Inkai

Kintyre (PFS)

SOMAIR

Yeleerie (PEA/SS)

Budenovskoye 2

South Inkai

Central Mynkuduk

Ranger

Norasa (PFS equiv)

Priargunsky

Kharasan 2

Langer Heinrich**

Budenovskoye 1, 3 & 4

Rabbit Lake

Rossing

Salamanca*** (DFS)

Kayelekera

Mulga Rock (DFS)

Madaouela (PFS)

Letlhakane (PEA/SS)

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Honeymoon (PFS)

Wiluna (PFS)

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* CGN owns 19.99% of Fission Uranium Corp head equity ** CNNC owns 25% of Langer Heinrich project equity *** SGRF has conversion rights and options to own up to 37% of Berkeley Energia head equitySource: World Nuclear Association, various company data, January 2018

Strategic appeal: Global uranium projects

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Cigar Lake

Husab (in ramp-up)

Tortkuduk & Myunkum

Olympic Dam

Etango (DFS + HL plant)

Triple R* (PEA/SS)

Inkai

Kintyre (PFS)

SOMAIR

Yeleerie (PEA/SS)

Budenovskoye 2

South Inkai

Central Mynkuduk

Ranger

Norasa (PFS equiv)

Priargunsky

Kharasan 2

Langer Heinrich**

Budenovskoye 1, 3 & 4

Rabbit Lake

Rossing

Salamanca*** (DFS)

Kayelekera

Mulga Rock (DFS)

Madaouela (PFS)

Letlhakane (PEA/SS)

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Honeymoon (PFS)

Wiluna (PFS)

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* CGN owns 19.99% of Fission Uranium Corp head equity ** CNNC owns 25% of Langer Heinrich project equity *** SGRF has conversion rights and options to own up to 37% of Berkeley Energia head equitySource: World Nuclear Association, various company data, January 2018

Strategic appeal: Global uranium projects not currently owned by a uranium major or state owned entity (SOE)

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23

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Arrrow (PEA/SS)

McArthur River

Cigar Lake

Husab (in ramp-up)

Tortkuduk & Myunkum

Olympic Dam

Etango (DFS + HL plant)

Triple R* (PEA/SS)

Inkai

Kintyre (PFS)

SOMAIR

Yeleerie (PEA/SS)

Budenovskoye 2

South Inkai

Central Mynkuduk

Ranger

Norasa (PFS equiv)

Priargunsky

Kharasan 2

Langer Heinrich**

Budenovskoye 1, 3 & 4

Rabbit Lake

Rossing

Salamanca*** (DFS)

Kayelekera

Mulga Rock (DFS)

Madaouela (PFS)

Letlhakane (PEA/SS)

Lance (in ramp-up)

Honeymoon (PFS)

Wiluna (PFS)

Pro

form

a 20

16 u

rani

um p

rodu

ctio

n (m

lbs U

3O8

pa)

* CGN owns 19.99% of Fission Uranium Corp head equity ** CNNC owns 25% of Langer Heinrich project equity *** SGRF has conversion rights and options to own up to 37% of Berkeley Energia head equitySource: World Nuclear Association, various company data, January 2018

Strategic appeal: Global uranium projects not currently owned by a uranium major or SOE with a completed DFS

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Etango is the most advanced uranium asset not in construction 24

Advanced asset

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25A shovel ready project

Bubble area size indexed to forecast average annual production volume.Dashed bubble circumference indicates required environmental permitting still pending.Exchange listed, pre-construction projects above 2 mlb U3O8 pa forecast production.Source: Various company data, May 2018

JORC/43-101 DFS equivalent completedPFS equivalent

completedScoping study/PEA equivalent completed

SALAMANCA(ASX: BKY)

WILUNA(ASX: TOE)

TUMAS (ASX: DYL)

NORASA(TSX: FSY)

LETLHAKANE (ASX: ACB)

TRIPLE R(TSX: FCU)

KINTYRE(TSX: CCO)

YELEERIE(TSX: CCO)

EARLY STAGE OR CONCEPTUAL STUDY

ADVANCED FEASIBILITY WORK

Pilot plant or trial mining

MADAOUELA(TSXV: GXU)

In construction

DEVELOPMENTHONEYMOON

(ASX: BOE)

MULGA ROCK

(ASX: VMY)

ARROW(TSX/NYSE: NXE)

ETANGO(ASX: BMN)

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Etango has low technical risk in the world’s premier uranium jurisdiction 26

Low non-financial risks

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27Bannerman has low technical risk…

ü Permitted with Retention Licence

ü Environmental/social approvals in place

ü Simple, bulk tonnage operation

ü Heap leaching proven by demonstration plant

ü Huge volume of technical work completed

ü Located close to infrastructure

ü ~360,000m of drilling

ü Huge volume of technical work, (including DFS)

ü Demonstration Plant constructed

ü World class JORC resource/reserves (Appendix C)

BMN share price post Fukushima (mth avg)(day high 78c, low 2.5c)

A$0.00

A$0.20

A$0.40

A$0.60

A$0.80

BMN market cap has substantial value backingEtango is a low technical risk project

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28…in the world’s premier uranium jurisdiction

Namibia is the premier uranium jurisdiction

ü +40 year production history

ü Global player in uranium

ü Politically/socially supportive

ü Excellent infrastructure: port/road/rail/water/power

First class operating jurisdiction

ü Stable and secure

ü Strong Rule of Law

ü Transparent mining legislation

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Bannerman has the team to deliver value to shareholders 29

Leadership can deliver

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30Bannerman has the team to deliver value to shareholders

Ronnie Beevor

Chairman

ü 35 years investment banking experience

ü Former head of Rothschild Australia.

ü Extensive listed company experience

Brandon Munro

CEO

Ø 20 years mergers and acquisitions/resources experience

Ø Transactional success as former MD Kunene Resources Ltd

Ø Chair, World Nuclear Association uranium demand sub-group

Mike Leech

Chairman (Namibia)

Ø 30 years Namibian uranium operating experience

Ø Former MD of Rössinguranium mine

Ø Former President of Namibian Chamber of Mines

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31Bannerman offers outstanding uranium sector opportunity

In a sector famed for bull markets…

… Bannerman can maximise shareholder

value.

BMN

… plus growing demand momentum.

A sector moving from long bear market into deficit…

… with sharp supply catalysts in the short term…

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Appendix A: Uranium peer comparative

Source: Various company data, Bloomberg, May 2018

32

Key listings ASX: BMN ASX: VMY ASX: TOE ASX: BKYAIM: BKY

ASX: BOE ASX: URIN’daq: WWR

ASX: PEN ASX: DYL ASX: ACB TSX: FSY TSX: FCU TSX: NXENYSE: NXE

TSX: GXU

Market cap (US$m)

28 34 43 156 72 17 43 44 44 13 250 664 61

Flagship project and location

Etango,Namibia

(95%)

Mulga Rock, WA

(100%)

Wiluna,WA

(100%)

Salamanca,Spain

(100%)

Honeymoon, SA

(100%)

Temrezli,Turkey(100%)

Lance, US;ramp-up(100%)

Tumas/Tubas, Namibia

(100%)

Letlhakane, Botswana

(100%)

Norasa, Namibia(100%)

Triple R, Canada(100%)

Arrow, Canada (100%)

Madaouela, Niger

(100%)

Completed study phase

DFS + HL demo plant (Nov 2015)

DFS + trial mining

(Jan 2018)

PFS(Jan 2014)

In develop(DFS Jul 2016)

PFS(May 2017)

PFS(Feb 2015)

In production(StudyMar14)

Pre-scoping Scoping(Sep 2015)

PFS/DFS(Mar 2015)

Scoping/PEA(Sep 2015)

Scoping/PEA(Jul 2017)

PFS(Aug 2015)

Project resource (mlbs U3O8)

271 90 84 89 63 13 54 74 366 183 141 302 139

Target prod. (mlbs U3O8)

7.2 3.5 1.9 3.5(Stage 3)

3.2(Stage 3)

0.8 2.3(Stage 3)

NA 2.4 5.2 7.2 18.5 2.7

Upfrontcapex (US$m)

793 394 221 235(Stage 3)

146(Stage 3)

41 146(Stage 3)

NA 351 433 880 952 359

LOM opex (US$/lb)

38 28 31 15 20 17 30 NA 41 35 14 7 24

Study price (US$/lb)

75 60 70 30 (2018) up to 68 (2030)

NA 65 54 (to 2024)60 (post ‘24)

NA 81 65 65 50 70

ProjectedIRR (%)

15%(post-tax)

25%(pre-tax)

NA 60%(post-tax)

NA 65%(pre-tax)

36%(pre-tax)

NA 24%(post-tax)

26%(post-tax)

34%(post-tax)

57%(post-tax)

22%(post-tax)

Project NPV (US$m)

419(post-tax 8%)

424(pre-tax 8%)

NA 532(post-tax 8%)

NA 191(pre-tax 8%)

288(pre-tax 8%)

NA 240(post-tax 8%)

383(post-tax 8%)

816post-tax 10%

2,792(post-tax 8%)

340(post-tax 8%)

All US$ conversions done at 0.77 A$/US$ and C$/US$

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33Appendix B: Bannerman team

Strong and experienced board

Ronnie Beevor (Non-Executive Chairman)

30+ years investment banking experience incl. head of Rothschild Australia. Extensive listed co experience including past director of successful gold-copper developer, Oxiana Ltd.

Mike Leech(Non Executive Director)

30+ years mining industry experience, Rio TintoDeep Namibian uranium operating experienceFormer roles include MD and CFO at Rössing UraniumFormer President of Namibian Chamber of Mines

Clive Jones (Non Executive Director)

20+ years in mineral exploration and founding/developing/transacting ASX companies. One of original vendors of Etango project to BMN.

Ian Burvill (Non Executive Director)

30 years of mining industry experience starting as a process plant engineer.Former senior VP with Resource Capital Funds.

TwapewaKadhikwa(NED - Namibia)

High profile Namibian businesswoman. Respected SME advisor to government.Speaker and business mentor.

Skilled management with Namibian expertise

Brandon Munro (CEO & Managing Director)

20 years transactional and financing experience as a corporate lawyer and resources executive.Lived in Namibia for 5+ years as GM to Bannerman and MD of Kunene Resources Ltd.

Werner Ewald(Managing Director –Namibia)

25+ years experience in uranium, diamond, coal mining; prior to joining BMN was Manager Mining at Rössing Uranium. Namibian born Electrical Engineer based in Swakopmund.

Robert Dalton (Company Secretary)

15 years experience as chartered accountant incl. big four firms specialising in international resources. Previously CFO and CoSec at Africa-focussed Tangiers Petroleum.

John Turney(Project Adviser – Etango)

35+ years in major mining/engineering companies, including Project Director of Bannerman. Led development of, for example, Cowal gold mine (Australia) and Tulawaka gold (Tanzania).

Dustin Garrow(Strategic Uranium Marketing Adviser)

40+ years experience in the uranium and nuclear sector, including 12 years marketing Namibian uranium for Paladin Energy.Respected international uranium marketing expert.

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34Appendix C: Etango Project – resources and reserves

Mineral Resource Nov 2015

Measured Indicated Inferred

Deposit Cut Off Grade (U3O8 ppm)

Tonnes (Mt)

Grade (U3O8 ppm)

In-situ U3O8

(Mlbs)

Tonnes (Mt)

Grade (U3O8 ppm)

In-situ U3O8

(Mlbs)

Tonnes (Mt)

Grade (U3O8 ppm)

In-situ U3O8

(Mlbs)

Etango1 55 33.7 194 14.4 362 188 150.2 144.5 196 62.5

Ondjamba2 100 85.1 166 31.3

Hyena3 100 33.6 166 12.3

Total 33.7 194 14.4 362 188 150.2 263.2 182 106.1

Etango Project – Mineral Resource EstimateNote 1: Refer to the Competent Persons Statement at the start of this document for further information on the Etango Mineral Resource Estimate. The Etango estimate has been reported in accordance with JORC 2012. The figures may not add due to rounding.

Note 2 & 3: Refer to the Competent Persons Statement at the start of this document for further information on the Ondjamba and Hyena Mineral Resource Estimates. The Ondjamba and Hyena estimates remain unchanged from the previous declaration and therefore have been reported in accordance with JORC 2004. The figures may not add due to rounding.

Ore Reserve

Nov 2015 Proved Probable Total

Deposit Tonnes (Mt)

Grade (U3O8 ppm)

In-situ U3O8

(Mlbs)

Tonnes (Mt)

Grade (U3O8 ppm)

In-situ U3O8

(Mlbs)

Tonnes

(Mt)

Grade

(U3O8 ppm)

In-situ U3O8

(Mlbs)

Etango 32.3 196 14 271 195 116.1 303.3 195 130.1

Etango Project – Ore Reserve Estimate

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35Appendix D: Robust development economics

Key project parameters DFS Opt Study(November 2015)

Production (U3O8 LOM avg) 7.2 Mlb pa

Peak production (U3O8) – Years 3/4 +10 Mlb pa

Initial mine life 15.7 years

Cash cost (first 5 years) US$33/lb

Cash cost (LOM) US$38/lb

Pre-production capital US$793M

M&I Resources (U3O8) 395Mt at 189ppm

Mineral Reserves (U3O8) 303Mt at 195ppm

Plant throughput 20Mtpa

Feed grade (first 5 full prod. years) 241ppm

Strip ratio 2.8:1

Capital intensity (per lb U3O8

annual production)US$110

To be improved in DFS Update

Processing Optimisation Study completed 2017

ü US$73M estimated capital cost savings

ü Identified operating cost reduction

opportunities, US$3+/lb target for DFS Update

Membrane Study completed 2018

ü Substantial acid and reagent savings

ü Ion Exchange with nano-filtration preferred

processing route

DFS Update to capture benefits of

• Mining Optimisation 2015

• Processing Optimisation 2017

• Membrane Study

• Ongoing optimisation

World class scale

Total resource size of 271 Mlbs* U3O8, including

ü M&I Resource: 165 Mlbs U3O8

ü Reserves: of 130 Mlbs U3O8

With available mine-life expansion

ü Ore body open at depth

ü Hyena Satellite deposit

ü Ondjamba Satellite deposit

* See resources and reserves statement in Appendix C