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BDO CORPORATE FINANCE (WA) PTY LTD<br />

<strong>Polymetals</strong> Mining Limited and Southern Cross Goldfields Limited<br />

Technical Specialist's Report<br />

3.2.2.1 Resources<br />

Mineral Resources for the Turner River Gold Project at 13 March 2013 are listed in Table 3.6. AMC has<br />

independently reported the total t<strong>on</strong>nes and grade <strong>of</strong> each Mineral Resource estimate and found no material<br />

differences when compared to the total t<strong>on</strong>nes and grade reported at 13 March 2013.<br />

Table 3.6 Turner River Gold Project – Mineral Resources at 13 March 2013<br />

Locati<strong>on</strong> Cut-<strong>of</strong>f<br />

Measured Indicated Inferred<br />

Grade<br />

(g/t Au)<br />

T<strong>on</strong>nes<br />

(kt)<br />

Grade<br />

(g/t Au)<br />

C<strong>on</strong>tained<br />

Gold<br />

(oz Au)<br />

T<strong>on</strong>nes<br />

(kt)<br />

Grade<br />

(g/t Au)<br />

C<strong>on</strong>tained<br />

Gold<br />

(oz Au)<br />

T<strong>on</strong>nes<br />

(kt)<br />

Grade<br />

(g/t Au)<br />

C<strong>on</strong>tained<br />

Gold<br />

(oz Au)<br />

Wingina Well above ~55 mRL 1 0.5 2,300 1.8 130,000 700 1.1 26,000 100 1.2 5,000<br />

1<br />

2<br />

3<br />

Wingina Well below ~55 mRL 1 1.0 400 2.1 26,000 400 1.6 22,000 1,200 1.5 58,000<br />

Mt Berghaus 2 0.5 - - - - - - 900 1.4 43,000<br />

Amanda 3 0.5 - - - - - - 700 1.6 35,000<br />

Total 2,700 1.8 157,000 1,100 1.3 47,000 2,900 1.5 141,000<br />

As reported by <strong>Polymetals</strong> Mining Ltd, March 2013. 458 drillholes. Ordinary Kriging.<br />

Resource estimati<strong>on</strong> by Ravensgate, February 2012.125 drillholes. Ordinary Kriging. Verified by <strong>Polymetals</strong>.<br />

Resource estimati<strong>on</strong> by Ravensgate, March 2012. 248 drillholes. Ordinary Kriging. Verified by <strong>Polymetals</strong>.<br />

The resource estimates are based mostly <strong>on</strong> diam<strong>on</strong>d and reverse circulati<strong>on</strong> (RC) drilling. Minor air core<br />

(AC) drilling has been included in the Wingina Well resource.<br />

Drilling completed by <strong>Polymetals</strong> at Wingina Well in 2012 was carried out using comm<strong>on</strong> industry practice<br />

<strong>with</strong> assay quality c<strong>on</strong>trol in place. Drillhole collars are surveyed and downhole surveys are carried out.<br />

Details <strong>of</strong> drilling data quality (sample preparati<strong>on</strong>, assay quality c<strong>on</strong>trol, drillhole collar and downhole<br />

surveying) for the Amanda and Mt Berghaus resource estimates are very limited.<br />

The interpretati<strong>on</strong>s for the resource estimates were developed relying <strong>on</strong> drillhole logging and based <strong>on</strong><br />

lithological c<strong>on</strong>trol. A nominal lower cut <strong>of</strong>f grade <strong>of</strong> 0.5 g/t Au was used to interpret the Amanda and Mt<br />

Berghaus mineralisati<strong>on</strong>, and a nominal lower COG <strong>of</strong> 0.3 g/t Au was used to interpret the Wingina Well<br />

mineralisati<strong>on</strong>.<br />

All <strong>of</strong> the deposits have a number <strong>of</strong> mineralised domains. Assays <strong>with</strong>in the domains were composited to<br />

1 m. The influence <strong>of</strong> statistical outliers <strong>on</strong> grade estimati<strong>on</strong> was limited through top cutting or by restricting<br />

the distance <strong>of</strong> influence <strong>of</strong> the outliers. Grades were estimated into the block models using OK. Estimati<strong>on</strong><br />

parameters for Wingina Well were determined from a study <strong>of</strong> variography. Details <strong>of</strong> variography and<br />

estimati<strong>on</strong> parameters for Amanda and Mt Berghaus are poorly documented.<br />

Densities for Wingina Well were derived from downhole gamma and diam<strong>on</strong>d core measurements and were<br />

assigned by weathering state. Densities for the Wingina Well estimate were 2.1 t/m 3 in oxide, 2.4 t/m 3 in<br />

transiti<strong>on</strong>al and 2.6 t/m 3 in fresh rock. Densities for Amanda and Mt Berghaus were selected <strong>on</strong> the basis <strong>of</strong><br />

typical weathering domains <strong>with</strong>in sediment hosted deposits. The method <strong>of</strong> assignment (by weathering<br />

surface or elevati<strong>on</strong>) was not specified. Densities for the Amanda and Mt Berghaus estimates were 2.4 t/m 3<br />

in oxide, 2.6 t/m 3 in transiti<strong>on</strong>al and 2.8 t/m 3 in fresh rock.<br />

Resource estimates were classified as Measured, Indicated or Inferred Resource based <strong>on</strong> data density and<br />

quality, drill spacing, and geological c<strong>on</strong>fidence in resource domain c<strong>on</strong>tinuity. Mineral Resources are<br />

reported <strong>with</strong> Ore Reserves excluded.<br />

AMC c<strong>on</strong>siders that the Turner River Gold Project Mineral Resource estimates were prepared using<br />

accepted industry practice and have been classified in accordance <strong>with</strong> the JORC Code.<br />

3.2.2.2 Mining<br />

<strong>Polymetals</strong> engaged Australian Mine Design and Development Pty Ltd (AMDAD) to undertake a pit<br />

optimisati<strong>on</strong> study for the Turner River Gold project utilising the Mineral Resources at Wingina, Amanda and<br />

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