ANNUAL INFORMATION FORM ENDEAVOUR MINING CORPORATION

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The mill expansion is currently in the commissioning phase and is expected to ramp up to 4,000 t/d during Q2. Community Relations and Social Responsibility Endeavour continues to enjoy a good standing in the local communities of Keniaba, Tabakoto and Sitakily. Agricultural support saw the continued improvement in production of rice, potatoes, cabbage tomatoes and onions by local co-ops. A total of 10 new water wells were developed in local villages. Construction activity included a municipal center and police station completed for the Sitakily region. Schools were constructed in the villages of Bambou and Mouralia. Tabakoto was provided with a new steel water tower for water distribution throughout the town. The Corporation joined with other mines and private funds to contribute to the END Fund, to combat the seven most common Neglected Tropical Diseases (NDT’s), the funding will provide treatment and prevention drugs to millions of Malians affected by NDT’s. The most significant project undertaken was the construction of the new Djambaye village and the subsequent relocation of 275 people. The relocation allowed for the development of the Djambaye II open pit. The project included a number of technical and social economic studies. Design and construction supervision was with the full cooperation of the Keniaba Urbanization Department. The project was completed successfully in only four months. Local contractors were used and all unskilled labor came from the village itself. Including the 60 houses, the project also provided a school, mosque, youth clubhouse, football field, three water wells and a market. Agbaou Gold Project, Côte d’Ivoire, West Africa The following technical disclosure relating to the Agbaou Gold Project is a reproduction of the summary from the “Agbaou Gold Mine, Côte d’Ivoire, NI 43-101 Technical Report” dated effective May 25, 2012 (“Agbaou Report”) prepared by SRK Consulting South Africa (Pty) Ltd., SENET, Knight Piésold (Pty) Ltd. Readers should consult the Agbaou Report to obtain further particulars regarding the Agbaou Gold Project. The Agbaou Report is incorporated by reference in its entirety herein and is available for review electronically on SEDAR at www.sedar.com under the Corporation’s profile. 1.0 SUMMARY 1.1 INTRODUCTION Endeavour Mining (<strong>ENDEAVOUR</strong>) commissioned the following entities to review the following aspects and optimize the previous feasibility study conducted in September 2009: SRK Consulting (South Africa) – Mineral Resource, Mineral Reserve and Mining; SENET (South Africa) – Process Plant, Infrastructure, Economic Evaluation, and overall study management; Knight Piésold (South Africa) – Tailings Management Facility and Water Storage Dam; 48
Metallurgical Testwork Consultants – Mintek (South Africa), Maelgwyn Mineral Services (South Africa), Paterson & Cooke (South Africa), Knelson Africa (South Africa); Orway Mineral Consultants (Australia) – Comminution Circuit Design. The purpose of this study is to demonstrate the viability of the Agbaou Project through: Updated mineral resources and reserves; Economic evaluation taking into account improved resources/reserves and updated capital and operating costs. This technical report is a complete summary of the full study as prepared by SRK Consulting, SENET, Knight Piésold Consulting (2012). The Agbaou Gold Project is located in Côte d’Ivoire, West Africa on a property 200km northwest of Abidjan. The concession is reached by tarred and secondary gravel roads and within 10km from the national electrical power grid. The small town of Agbahou is located 12km north-east of the regional town of Didoko. 1.2 TENURE, UNDERLYING AGREEMENTS, PERMITS AND RIGHTS The mineral right to the project, in the form of a renewable exploration permit, is registered in the name of Etruscan Resources Côte d’Ivoire SARL, a fully owned subsidiary of <strong>ENDEAVOUR</strong>. The current exploration permit expired on 22nd March 2007, but in terms of a legal opinion (19th August 2011) the permit remains valid since renewal applications have been submitted and recognized on 22nd March 2007 and 6th October 2009 and with a Modified Map submitted in October 2009. A ministerial approval to commence with the development of the mine was given on 16th August 2010. 1.3 PROJECT HISTORY Alluvial gold has been known for some time in this area. Gold mineralisation in bedrock was first reported in the Agbaou area during the late 1980’s, while the ground was held by a jointventure between BHP Minerals and SODEMI. The joint-venture conducted exploration between 1988 and 1994. Between 1996 and 2000 the property was held by Goldivoire S.A.R.L., controlled by Jandera Resources NL (88.4%), a wholly owned subsidiary of Diversified Mineral Resources NL which was taken over by Hargraves Resources NL in mid-1999. Hargraves Resources were in turn taken over by Durban Roodepoort Deeps of South Africa in December 1999. Goldivoire undertook exploration during the period 1996 to 2000. The government of Côte d’Ivoire withdrew the Agbaou permit and on 27th November 2003, the Ministry of Mines and Energy for Côte d’Ivoire subsequently granted the Agbaou exploration permit to Etruscan Resources Côte d’Ivoire (Etruscan) as (Decree Number 2003-464). After obtaining the project in 2003, Etruscan drilled an additional 179 boreholes and conducted various studies. The combination of this information with the historic information formed the basis for a Feasibility Study in 2009. Following this, Etruscan continued with a sterilization and 49
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