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Activities Report for the Quarter Ended 31 March 2023 for MC Mining Limited and its Subsidiary Companies

Published: 2023-04-28 11:40:32 ET
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        MC Mining Limited

        Previously Coal of Africa Limited

        (Incorporated and registered in Australia)

        Registration number ABN 008 905 388

        ISIN AU000000MCM9

        JSE share code: MCZ

        ASX/AIM code: MCM



       ANNOUNCEMENT                                                              28 April 2023

                          Activities Report for the Quarter Ended 31 March 2023
                                                     for
                             Mc Mining Limited (Mc Mining Or The Company)
                                       and Its Subsidiary Companies

HIGHLIGHTS
Operations
• Health and safety remains a priority and we continue to make progress despite one lost-time injury
    (LTI) recorded during the quarter (FY2023 Q2: two LTIs);

•   Run-of-mine (ROM) coal production at the Uitkomst metallurgical and thermal coal mine
    (Uitkomst Colliery or Uitkomst) was 18% lower than the March 2022 quarter at 101,616 tonnes
    (t) (FY2022 Q3: 124,144t). Production was affected by challenging geological conditions, floods in
    the area, as well as national electricity blackouts that regularly interrupted operations at the
    colliery;

•   Uitkomst recorded 78,032t of coal sales during the quarter (FY2022 Q3: 71,361t), comprising
    23,326t (FY2022 Q3: 62,751t) of high-grade domestic coal sales, 2,801t (FY2022 Q3: 8,610t) of
    lower grade middlings coal and coal exports of 51,905t (FY2022 Q3: nil t);

•   Uitkomst had 35,103t (FY2022 Q3: 10,754t) of high-grade coal at the colliery and 4,872t of stock
    (FY2022 Q3: nil t) at port at the end of the quarter;
•   Formulated and put into action a detailed implementation plan (Implementation Plan) for the
    construction and first five years of mining and processing operations at the Makhado hard coking
    coal project (Makhado Project or Makhado); and

•   Mining and processing coal at the outsourced Vele Aluwani Colliery (Vele Colliery or Vele) ramped
    up following the recommissioning of the mine in December 2022 and the outsource agent
    delivered 48,581t (FY2022 Q3: nil t) of thermal coal during the quarter.

Corporate

• The appointment of Yi (Christine) He as a Non-Executive Director and Julian Hoskin as an
    Independent Non-Executive Director on 10 March 2023, and the resignation of Haohua Energy
    International (Hong Kong) Co. Ltd’s shareholder representative director, Mr Junchao Liu on the
    same date.

• The appointment BSM Sponsors (Proprietary) Limited as the Company’s sponsor on the JSE.

• The period saw a sharp decline in Thermal Coal prices which averaged $146/t in the quarter
    compared to $273/t experienced in H1 of FY2022. Hard coking coal (HCC) prices remained elevated
    averaging $344/t in the quarter.

• Available cash and facilities at quarter-end of US$14.1 million (US$20.2 million at 31 December
    2022) and restricted cash of US$0.02 million (US$0.03 million at 31 December 2022).

Godfrey Gomwe, Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer, commented:

“The Company is progressing to being the only large-scale producer of hard coking coal in South Africa.
The commencement of the Makhado Implementation Plan during the period will provide the detail
required for the Project’s execution. The recently announced optimised Makhado development plan,
with an increase in annual ROM production and coal handling and processing plant (CHPP) capacity
has resulted in a significant improvement in hard coking coal production as well as higher yields of the
thermal coal by-product, enhancing the Project’s attractive economics.

Further milestones were achieved in the progression and execution of the project as the Company
augmented its owner’s team during the period, following the previous appointment of Erudite, a
reputable and expert Engineering, Procurement & Construction Manager. The funding initiatives are




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expected to be concluded in early Q3 CY2023, together with the selection and appointment of
outsourced mining and CHPP operating contractors.

The operations at the outsourced Vele Colliery ramped up during the quarter and the contractor is
expected to be at full production by the end of H1 CY2023. The recommissioning of Vele has created
333 permanent job positions and alleviated any ‘use it or lose it’ risk associated with unutilised mining
assets in South Africa. The Uitkomst colliery was impacted by the increased incidents of electricity
blackouts implemented by Eskom, the state power utility, as well as flooding in KwaZulu-Natal during
February 2023. The decline in international thermal coal prices experienced in the period has resulted
in the Company assessing various alternative marketing strategies.”



DETAILED QUARTERLY OPERATIONS REPORTS


Uitkomst Colliery – Utrecht Coalfields (84% owned)


One LTI was recorded during the quarter (FY2023 Q2: two LTIs). The mine has a heightened focus on
leading indicators to deliver safety improvements.


The Uitkomst Colliery generated 101,616t of ROM coal during the quarter (FY2022 Q3: 124,144t) with
production adversely affected by challenging geological conditions in two of the underground mining
sections, particularly the occurrence of dyke intrusions as well as narrow coal mining seams. The daily
implementation of electricity blackouts by Eskom, also impacted operations at the colliery. Uitkomst
does have back-up diesel generators but these are only sufficient for underground mining operations
and the switch from Eskom to internally generated power affects both underground and surface
operations. The continued use of the generators for the underground mining activities and high cost
of diesel has also detrimentally impacted mining costs.


Uitkomst sold 75,231t (FY2022 Q3: 62,751t) of high-grade pea and duff-sized coal during the three
months, comprising 51,905t exported from the port of Durban (FY2022 Q3: nil t) and 23,326t (FY2022
Q3: 62,751t) to domestic customers. Sales of high-grade pea and duff-sized coal in February 2023 were
affected by flooding in KwaZulu-Natal, with the colliery losing approximately 6,000t of coal sales.




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Uitkomst also sold 2,801t (FY2022 Q3: 8,601t) of high ash, lower value middlings coal under fixed price
arrangements and had 4,872t (FY2022 Q3: nil t) at port and 35,103t (FY2022 Q3: 10,754t) on site at
the end of the quarter. The colliery continues to assess domestic and export marketing opportunities
for its coal.


The API4 coal price averaged $146/t during the quarter, which is 39% lower than FY2022 Q3 ($238/t)
and the colliery’s revenue per tonne was affected by lower API4 coal prices as well as higher port and
logistics costs during the quarter. Uitkomst realised an average export sales price of US$124/t with
average sales prices/tonne impacted by lower priced, ZAR denominated domestic sales as well as
weaker ZAR:US$ exchange rates (FY2023 Q3: R17.74:US$; FY2022 Q3: R15.25:US$).


The production costs per saleable tonne were 12% lower than the comparative period (FY2023 Q3:
US$68/t vs. FY2022 Q3: US$74/t) with the higher sales volumes largely offsetting the 16% weakening
of the ZAR. The ZAR denominated production costs increased due to inflationary pressures as well as
higher energy costs as the underground operations use diesel during blackout periods and processing
costs increase due to increased overtime, in addition to inefficiencies caused by the power outages.


                                                                           Quarter
                                                       Quarter to          to end-
                                                        end-Mar               Mar
                                                            2023             2022                %▲
   Production volumes
   Uitkomst ROM (t)                                      101,616           124,144             (18%)

   Inventory volumes
   High quality duff and peas at site (t)                  35,103           10,754            >100%
   High quality duff and peas at port (t)                   4,872                -             100%
                                                           39,975           10,754            >100%

   Sales tonnages
   Domestic high quality duff and peas (t)                 23,326           62,751             (63%)
   Export high quality duff and peas (t)                   51,905                -            >100%
   Middlings sales (t)                                      2,801            8,601             (68%)
                                                           78,032           71,361                9%
   Quarter financial metrics




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                                                                          Quarter
                                                       Quarter to         to end-
                                                        end-Mar              Mar
                                                            2023            2022                %▲
   Net revenue/t (US$)                                        70              110             (36%)
   Net revenue/t (ZAR)                                     1,242            1,677             (26%)
   Production cost/saleable tonnes
                                                               65               74            (12%)
       (US$)^
      ^ costs are all South African Rand (ZAR) based


Makhado Hard Coking Coal Project – Soutpansberg Coalfield (67% owned)
The development of the Company’s flagship Makhado Project is expected to position MC Mining as
South Africa’s pre-eminent HCC producer, with Makhado producing a mid-volatile HCC. The Company
completed various studies including an optimisation study that has doubled the Makhado CHPP
annual ROM feed capacity from 2.0 million tonnes per annum (Mtpa) to 4.0Mtpa. Erudite (Pty) Ltd
(Erudite) completed the detailed planning for a full process plant design for the CHPP. During the
quarter, MC Mining appointed independent consultants to peer review the Makhado mine plan and
this forms part of the detailed Implementation Plan.


An information day was held during the quarter to inform host communities on the status of the
Makhado Project, as well as the procurement and recruitment protocols.



Early works

A budget of ZAR71.3 million (US$4.0 million) for early works was approved in November 2022 by the
MC Mining Board. The early works include, inter alia, a bridge and internal roads, initial bulk
earthworks, site security and communication infrastructure. The early works commenced during the
quarter and included the construction of site accommodation using host community service providers
and the selection of a contractor to build the bridge across the Mutamba river to facilitate access of
heavy machinery. The Company also placed orders for long lead items for construction of the CHPP
and access road and advanced the design of electricity and communication infrastructure, with
planned construction to commence in H2 FY2023.




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Implementation Plan

The Company progressed the Makhado Implementation Plan during the quarter. A primary goal of the
Implementation Plan was to improve the accuracy of the August 2022 pre-feasibility studies from
±70% accuracy to an estimated accuracy of ±90%. In addition, the Implementation Plan includes a
detailed execution plan for the construction of the East Pit, Makhado CHPP and related infrastructure
and a detailed mine plan for the first five years of operations. Independent peer reviews of key inputs
of the Makhado Implementation Plan commenced during the quarter.

The work completed during the quarter resulted in the announcement, on 26 April 2023, of the revised
mine plan detailing that the East Pit will be mined first and ROM coal production will increase from
3.2Mtpa to 4.0Mtpa. Previous development plans incorporated a crushing and screen plant that
would have removed 1.2Mtpa of discard material prior to processing in the CHPP. Under the
Implementation Plan, the full ROM feed stream (4.0Mtpa) will now be processed through the CHPP.
As a result, Makhado is expected to produce an average of 880,000t per annum (tpa) of HCC during
the first five years of operation, compared to 540,000tpa in the April 2022 Bankable Feasibility Study,
while thermal coal production increases from 570,000tpa to an average of 650,000tpa.

Project expenditure

MC Mining augmented its technical execution capacity in line with its strategy to limit fixed overhead
costs, by recruiting an outsourced owner’s team during the quarter and also engaged key service
providers to manage the Implementation Plan.

The higher volume of coal to be mined as well as an increased CHPP processing capacity is anticipated
to result in higher capital expenditure. Erudite completed the detailed designs for the mine
infrastructure and CHPP and also commenced obtaining detailed execution quotes for the
construction of the CHPP. This process is expected to be finished in July 2023 and will also cater for
the enlarged mining and processing footprint.

The Makhado Project will be contractor-operated and during April 2023, the Company commenced
an open tender process to select a mining contractor. This process is expected to be completed in
early Q3 CY2023. First coal production is expected 18 months from commencement of construction,
which is expected during H2 CY2023.




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Makhado Project Funding

The Company continued the Makhado Project composite funding initiatives during the quarter and
anticipates that the balance of the funding will be concluded in early H2 CY2023. The various initiatives
underway include amongst others, build, own, operate, transfer (BOOT) funding arrangements,
additional senior debt as well as debt/equity instruments and coal prepayments. During the quarter,
the Company advanced discussions with Enprotec (Pty) Ltd (Enprotec) to design and procure the
flotation and filtration plant, a key part of the CHPP required to extract the HCC. The flotation and
filtration plant is expected to cost R155 million (US$8.6 million) and the Company has in-principle
agreement with Enprotec that this part of the plant will be constructed on a BOOT basis.


Vele Aluwani Semi-Soft Coking and Thermal Coal Colliery – Limpopo (Tuli) Coalfield (100% owned)
Vele recorded no LTIs (FY2023 Q2: nil) during the quarter.

The mining and processing of operations at the opencast Vele Colliery were outsourced to
Hlalethembeni Outsourcing Services (Pty) Ltd (HOS) and recommissioned in late December 2022. The
recommissioning of Vele adds a further cash generating unit to MC Mining’s portfolio with limited
financial or human capital contributions and has created 333 permanent jobs.

HOS is responsible for all mining and processing costs and the Company remains responsible for the
colliery’s regulatory compliance, rehabilitation guarantees, relationships with authorities and
communities as well as the supply of electricity and water. The construction of the overhead powerline
to facilitate electricity supply from Eskom was delayed during the quarter and as a result, MC Mining
was required to supply diesel for the CHPP generators. The construction of the overhead line was
completed in April 2023 and connection to the Eskom electricity supply is expected to take place in
May 2023.

The ramp-up of mining at Vele continued during the quarter and HOS delivered 48,581t (FY2022 Q3:
nil t) of thermal coal during the period. Ramp-up to full production is expected to occur in late Q4
FY2023 with HOS targeting monthly production of 60,000t of saleable thermal coal from Vele. Under
the terms of the Company’s agreement with HOS, the Company earns R200/t of coal sold.




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During February 2023, a fire damaged parts of the support infrastructure at one of the Company’s
lodge facilities. The lodge does not form part of the Vele Colliery and the estimated damage is R7.5
million (US$0.4 million). The Company’s insurers are processing the claim.


Greater Soutpansberg Project (GSP) – Soutpansberg Coalfield (74% owned)

The Greater Soutpansberg Projects recorded no LTIs (FY2023 Q2: nil) during the quarter and no
reportable activities occurred during the period.


Appendix 5B – Quarterly Cash Flow Report
The Company’s cash balance as at 31 March 2023 was US$14.1 million with available facilities of
US$0.2 million. The aggregate amount of payments to related parties and their associates, as disclosed
as item 6.1 of the March 2023 quarter Appendix 5B was US$109k, comprising executive and non-
executive director remuneration.


Godfrey Gomwe
Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer
This announcement has been approved by the Company’s Disclosure Committee.
All figures are in South African rand or United States dollars unless otherwise stated.


For more information contact:
       Tony Bevan                           Company                        Endeavour Corporate         +61 8 9316
                                            Secretary                      Services                    9100
       Company advisors:
       James Harris / James                 Nominated                      Strand Hanson               +44 20 7409
       Dance                                Adviser                        Limited                     3494

       Rory Scott                           Broker (AIM)                   Tennyson Securities         +44 20 7186
                                                                                                       9031
       Marion Brower                     Financial PR                R&A Strategic                     +27 11 880
                                         (South Africa)              Communications                    3924
       BSM Sponsors Proprietary Limited is the nominated JSE Sponsor

       About MC Mining Limited:

       MC Mining is an AIM/ASX/JSE-listed coal exploration, development and mining company operating in South Africa.
       MC Mining’s key projects include the Uitkomst Colliery (metallurgical and thermal coal), Makhado Project (hard
       coking coal), Vele Colliery (semi-soft coking and thermal coal), and the Greater Soutpansberg Projects (coking and
       thermal coal).




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All figures are denominated in United States dollars unless otherwise stated. Safety metrics are compared to the
preceding quarter while financial and operational metrics are measured against the comparable period in the
previous financial year. A copy of this report is available on the Company's website, www.mcmining.co.za.



Forward-looking statements

This Announcement, including information included or incorporated by reference in this Announcement, may
contain "forward-looking statements" concerning MC Mining that are subject to risks and uncertainties. Generally,
the words "will", "may", "should", "continue", "believes", "expects", "intends", "anticipates" or similar expressions
identify forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that could
cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements. Many of these risks
and uncertainties relate to factors that are beyond MC Mining’s ability to control or estimate precisely, such as future
market conditions, changes in regulatory environment and the behaviour of other market participants. MC Mining
cannot give any assurance that such forward-looking statements will prove to have been correct. The reader is
cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. MC Mining assumes no obligation and
does not undertake any obligation to update or revise publicly any of the forward-looking statements set out herein,
whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except to the extent legally required.

Statements of intention

Statements of intention are statements of current intentions only, which may change as new information becomes
available or circumstances change.




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Tenements held by MC Mining and its Controlled Entities
                                                                                Change
 Project                                                                          during
    Name         Tenement Number                          Location   Interest    quarter
 Chapudi         Albert 686 MS                            Limpopo~     74%
 Project*
                 Bergwater 712 MS                                     74%

                 Remaining Extent and Portion 2 of                    74%
                   Bergwater 697 MS

                 Blackstone Edge 705 MS                               74%

                 Remaining Extent & Portion 1 of                      74%
                   Bluebell 480 MS

                 Remaining Extent & Portion 1 of                      74%
                   Bushy Rise 702 MS

                 Castle Koppies 652 MS                                74%

                 Chapudi 752 MS                                       74%

                 Remaining Extent, Portions 1, 3 & 4                  74%
                   of Coniston 699 MS

                 Driehoek 631 MS                                      74%

                 Remaining Extent of Dorps-rivier                     74%
                   696 MS

                 Enfield 512 MS (consolidation of                     74%
                    Remaining Extent of Enfield 474
                    MS, Brosdoorn 682 MS &
                    Remaining Extent of Grootvlei
                    684 MS)

                 Remaining Extent and Portion 1 of                    74%

                 Grootboomen 476 MS                                   74%

                 Grootvlei 684 MS                                     74%

                 Kalkbult 709 MS                                      74%

                 Remaining Extent, Remaining                          74%
                   Extent of Portion 2, Remaining
                   Extent of Portion 3, Portions 1,
                   4, 5, 6, 7 & 8 of Kliprivier 692
                   MS

                 Remaining Extent of Koodoobult                       74%
                   664 MS




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                                                                     Change
Project                                                                during
   Name   Tenement Number                      Location   Interest    quarter
          Koschade 657 MS (Was Mapani Kop                   74%
             656 MS)

          Malapchani 659 MS                                74%

          Mapani Ridge 660 MS                              74%

          Melrose 469 MS                                   74%

          Middelfontein 683 MS                             74%

          Mountain View 706 MS                             74%

          M'tamba Vlei 654 MS                              74%

          Remaining Extent & Portion 1 of                  74%
            Pienaar 635 MS

          Remaining Extent & Portion 1 of                  74%
            Prince's Hill 704 MS

          Qualipan 655 MS                                  74%

          Queensdale 707 MS                                74%

          Remaining Extent & Portion 1 of                  74%
            Ridge End 662 MS

          Remaining Extent & Portion 1 of                  74%
            Rochdale 700 MS

          Sandilands 708 MS                                74%

          Portions 1 & 2 of Sandpan 687 MS                 74%

          Sandstone Edge 658 MS                            74%

          Remaining Extent of Portions 2 & 3               74%
            of Sterkstroom 689 MS

          Sutherland 693 MS                                74%

          Remaining Extent & Portion 1 of                  74%
            Varkfontein 671 MS

          Remaining Extent, Portion 2,                     74%
            Remaining Extent of Portion 1 of
            Vastval 477 MS

          Vleifontein 691 MS                               74%




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                                                                           Change
Project                                                                      during
   Name      Tenement Number                     Location      Interest     quarter
             Ptn 3, 4, 5 & 6 of Waterpoort 695                   74%
                MS

             Wildebeesthoek 661 MS                               74%

             Woodlands 701 MS                                    74%

Kanowna      M27/41                              Coolgardie^   Royalty<>
West &
             M27/47                                            Royalty<>
Kalbara
             M27/59                                            Royalty<>

             M27/72,27/73                                      Royalty<>

             M27/114                                           Royalty<>

             M27/196                                           Royalty<>

             M27/181                                            5.99%

             M27/414,27/415                                    Royalty<>

             P27/1826-1829                                     Royalty<>

             P27/1830-1842                                     Royalty<>

             P27/1887                                          Royalty<>

Abbotshall   ML63/409,410                        Norseman^      Royalty
Royalty

Kookynie     ML40/061                            Leonora^       Royalty
Royalty
             ML40/135,136                                       Royalty

Makhado      Fripp 645 MS                        Limpopo~        67%#
Project
             Lukin 643 MS                                        67%#

             Mutamba 668 MS                                      67%#

             Salaita 188 MT                                      67%#

             Tanga 849 MS                                        67%#

             Daru 889 MS                                         67%#

             Windhoek 900 MS                                     67%#

             Beck 568 MS                         Limpopo~        74%




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                                                                      Change
Project                                                                 during
   Name    Tenement Number                      Location   Interest    quarter
Generaal   Bekaf 650 MS                                      74%
Project*

           Remaining Extent & Portion 1 of                  74%
             Boas 642 MS-

           Chase 576 MS                                     74%

           Coen Britz 646 MS                                74%

           Fanie 578 MS                                     74%

           Portions 1, 2 and Remaining Extent               74%
              of Generaal 587 MS

           Joffre 584 MS                                    74%

           Juliana 647 MS                                   74%

           Kleinenberg 636 MS                               74%

           Remaining Extent of Maseri Pan                   74%
             520 MS

           Remaining Extent and Portion 2 of                100%
             Mount Stuart 153 MT

           Nakab 184 MT                                     100%

           Phantom 640 MS                                   74%

           Riet 182 MT                                      100%

           Rissik 637 MS                                    100%

           Schuitdrift 179 MT                               100%

           Septimus 156 MT                                  100%

           Solitude 111 MT                                  74%

           Stayt 183 MT                                     100%

           Remaining Extent & Portion 1 of                  100%
             Terblanche 155 MT

           Van Deventer 641 MS                              74%

           Wildgoose 577 MS                                 74%

           Ancaster 501 MS                      Limpopo~    100%




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                                                                          Change
Project                                                                     during
   Name    Tenement Number                          Location   Interest    quarter
Mopane     Banff 502 MS                                          74%
Project*

           Bierman 599 MS                                       74%

           Cavan 508 MS                                         100%

           Cohen 591 MS                                         100%

           Remaining Extent, Portions 1 & 2 of                  74%
             Delft 499 MS

           Dreyer 526 MS                                        74%

           Remaining Extent of Du Toit 563                      74%
             MS

           Faure 562 MS                                         74%

           Remaining Extent and Portion 1 of                    74%
             Goosen 530 MS

           Hermanus 533 MS                                      74%

           Jutland 536 MS                                       100%

           Krige 495 MS                                         74%

           Mons 557 MS                                          100%

           Remaining Extent of Otto 560 MS                      74%
             (Now Honeymoon)

           Remaining Extent & Portion 1 of                      74%
             Pretorius 531 MS

           Schalk 542 MS                                        74%

           Stubbs 558 MS                                        100%

           Ursa Minor 551 MS                                    74%

           Van Heerden 519 MS                                   74%

           Portions 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9,                     74%
              Remaining Extent of Portion 10,
              Portions 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18,
              19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 26, 27, 29,
              30, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 44,




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                                                                          Change
Project                                                                     during
   Name     Tenement Number                         Location   Interest    quarter
               45, 46, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52 & 54 of
               Vera 815 MS

            Remaining Extent of Verdun 535                      74%
              MS

            Voorburg 503 MS                                     100%

            Scheveningen 500 MS                                 74%

Uitkomst    Portion 3 (of 2) of Kweekspruit No.     KwaZulu-    84%
Colliery       22                                     Natal~
and         Portion 8 (of 1) of Kweekspruit No.                 84%
prospects      22
            Remainder of Portion 1 of Uitkomst                  84%
               No. 95
            Portion 5 (of 2) of Uitkomst No. 95                 84%

            Remainder Portion1 of Vaalbank                      84%
               No. 103
            Portion 4 (of 1) of Vaalbank No. 103                84%

            Portion 5 (of 1) of Vaalbank No. 103                84%

            Remainder of Portion 1 of                           84%
               Rustverwacht No. 151
            Remainder of Portion 2 of                           84%
               Rustverwacht No. 151
            Remainder of Portion 3 (of 1) of                    84%
               Rustverwacht No. 151
            Portion 4 (of 1) Rustverwacht                       84%
               No.151
            Portion 5 (of 1) Rustverwacht No.                   84%
               151
            Remainder of Portion 6 (of 1) of                    84%
               Rustverwacht No. 151
            Portion 7 (of 1) of Rustverwacht No.                84%
               151
            Portion 8 (of 2) of Rustverwacht No.                84%
               151
            Remainder of Portion 9 (of 2) of                    84%
               Rustverwacht No. 151
            Portion 11 (of 6) of Rustverwacht                   84%
               No. 151
            Portion 12 (of 9) of Rustverwacht                   84%
               No. 151
            Portion 13 (of 2) of Rustverwacht                   84%
               No. 151




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                                                                       Change
Project                                                                  during
   Name   Tenement Number                        Location   Interest    quarter
          Portion 14 (of 2) of Rustverwacht                   84%
             No. 151
          Portion 15 (of 3) of Rustverwacht                  84%
             No. 151
          Portion 16 (of 3) of Rustverwacht                  84%
             No. 151
          Portion 17 (of 2) of Rustverwacht                  84%
             No. 151
          Portion 18 (of 3) of Waterval No.                  84%
             157
          Remainder of Portion 1 of Klipspruit               84%
             No. 178
          Remainder of Portion 4 of Klipspruit               84%
             No. 178
          Remainder of Portion 5 of Klipspruit               84%
             No. 178
          Portion 6 of Klipspruit No. 178                    84%

          Portion 7 (of 1) of Klipspruit No.                 84%
             178
          Portion 8 (of 1 )of Klipspruit No.                 84%
             178
          Portion 9 of Klipspruit No. 178                    84%

          Remainder of Portion 10 (of 5) of                  84%
             Klipspruit No. 178
          Portion 11 (of 5) of Klipspruit No.                84%
             178
          Portion 13 (of 4) of Klipspruit No.                84%
             178
          Remainder of Portion 14 of                         84%
             Klipspruit No. 178
          Portion 16 (of 14) of Klipspruit No.               84%
             178
          Portion 18 of Klipspruit No. 178                   84%

          Portion 23 of Klipspruit No. 178                   84%

          Remainder of Portion 1 of                          84%
            Jackalsdraai No. 299
          Remainder of Jericho B No. 400                     84%

          Portion 1 of Jericho B No. 400                     84%

          Portion 2 of Jericho B No. 400                     84%

          Portion 3 of Jericho B No. 400                     84%




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                                                                                              Change
    Project                                                                                     during
       Name        Tenement Number                             Location            Interest    quarter
                   Remainder of Jericho C No. 413                                    84%

                   Portion 1 of Jericho C No. 413                                   84%

                   Remainder of Portion 1 of Jericho A                              84%
                      No. 414
                   Remainder of Portion 2 (of 1) of                                 84%
                      Jericho A No. 414
                   Portion 3 (of 1) of Jericho A No. 414                            84%

                   Portion 4 (of 1) of Jericho A No. 414                            84%

                   Portion 5 (of 2) of Jericho A No. 414                            84%

                   Portion 6 (of 1) of Jericho A No. 414                            84%

                   Margin No. 420                                                   84%

    Vele           Portions of Overvlakte 125 MS               Limpopo~             100%
    Colliery          (Remaining Extent, 3, 4, 5, 6, 13,
    and               14)
    prospects
                   Bergen Op Zoom 124 MS                                            100%

                   Semple 155 MS                                                    100%

                   Voorspoed 836 MS                                                 100%

                   Alyth 837 MS                                                     100%

* Form part of the Greater Soutpansberg Projects

~ Tenement located in the Republic of South Africa

^ Tenement located in Australia
#
     MC Mining’s interest will reduce to 67% on completion of the 26% Broad Based Black Economic
     Empowerment (BBBEE) transaction

<> net smelter royalty of 0.5%



Supporting Document - [https://senspdf.jse.co.za/documents/2023/jse/isse/mcze/app_5b.pdf]




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