Tomboko

The Tomboko Gold Property is located in North-eastern of the Republic of Guinea, geographically known as “Haute Guinée” (Upper Guinea) and is within the Kintinian Sub-Prefecture and the Prefecture of Siguiri. The Property lies about 125 km to the NNW of the regional capital, Kankan, and 45 km to the west of the Prefecture of Siguiri. The Siguiri Gold Mine of AngloGold Ashanti’s local company, Societe Ashanti Goldfields of Guinee SA (“SAG”), lies immediately to the east of the Permit.

Source: Siguiri, North-eastern Guinea, West Africa (24th October, 2018) page : 22

The most convenient access point from outside of Africa to the Project sites is by way of Bamako, the capital of Mali. Bamako has an international airport with daily flights to and from Europe. Highway RN5, a good quality paved road, provides access from Bamako to the nearest border crossing into Guinea at Kouremale located 115 km west of Bamako. The road distance is approximately 150 km with a travel time of about 2.0 hours. Within Guinea Highway N.6 provides access from the Guinea-Mali border at Kouremale to the town of Siguiri. The distance is approximately 85 km over a good paved highway taking about 1.0 hour to drive. The Tomboko Property lies within a distance of 45 km from the town of Siguiri. Access to the Project is made easy as SAG maintains a graded road in good condition from the town of Siguiri to the mine tailings pond located at the East limit of the Project. From there, local access into the Property is over narrow dirt tracks. Use of a 4-wheel drive vehicle is required.

Source: Siguiri, North-eastern Guinea, West Africa (24th October, 2018) page : 27

The Siguiri Region of North-eastern Guinea sits between 9o and 12o north of the equator. The climate is tropical with a relatively high and uniform temperature averaging 27oC and ranging between an average maximum of 37oC and average minimum of 21oC. There is a rainy season extending from June to October with annual rainfall of 1,200 mm, and a dry season from November to May. Exploration activities are normally curtailed or stopped from July to October because the rainy season creates road access problems. At Tomboko some works in the wet season could be done if local road access is maintained during the rainy season. Climatic conditions would Permit mining activities all year.

Source: Siguiri, North-eastern Guinea, West Africa (24th October, 2018) page : 28