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June 2016 Quarterly Activities Report

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June 2016 Quarterly Activities Report

SUMATRA COPPER & GOLD PLC

Registered No. 5777015

QUARTERLY REPORT: JUNE 2016‌‌‌‌

Sumatra Copper & Gold plc

("the Company") ASX Code: SUM

Capital structure‌

At 28.7.2016

709,735,176 listed CDIs

1,217,006 unquoted shares

1,500,000 options

311,932,436 warrants‌

7,500,000 performance rights

7,000,000 convertible notes

Market capitalisation

At 28.7.2016

CDI price: A$0.041

Market capitalisation: A$29m

Cash & bullion, debt

At 30.06.2016

Cash and bullion: US$4.4m Loan facilities: US$46.7m Convertible notes: US$7m

Board of Directors Stephen Robinson Chairman

David Fowler

Managing Director Adi Sjoekri Executive Director Jocelyn Waller

Non-executive Director

Gavin Caudle

Non-executive Director

Registered Office‌‌

39 Parkside, Cambridge United Kingdom CB1 1PN

Level 1, 5 Ord Street West Perth WA 6005

T: +61 8 6298 6200

E: [email protected]

Highlights

The Company is pleased to present its June 2016 quarter activities report for the Tembang Gold-Silver Project, located in southern Sumatra, Indonesia ("Tembang").

Production

  • Gold production of 6,387 oz and silver production of 91,012 oz (total 7,602 AuEq oz).

  • All-in sustaining cost (AISC) of US$1,317/oz.

  • Gold recovery of 86.5% and silver recovery of 70.3%.

  • Finished product stocks of 2,586 oz of gold and 29,943 oz of silver at quarter end.

    Sales

  • Gold sales of 4,951 oz and silver sales of 82,628 oz were lower than production for the quarter with a corresponding increase in finished metal inventory.

  • Gold and silver revenue of US$6.583 million and US$1.345 million respectively for total revenue of US$7.928 million.

  • Average realised sales price of gold of US$1,243/oz and silver of US$16.34/oz.

    Safety

  • There were no Lost Time Injuries (LTIs) during the quarter.

  • A total of 3,904,305 manhours have been completed LTI-free since initial construction began at Tembang in July 2013.

    Financial

  • Cash & cash equivalents at 30 June 2016 of US$0.939 million and bullion of US$3.46 million.

  • Full drawdown of US$7 million convertible note facility.

    Exploration

  • Whole of project exploration review completed with 22 targets identified and reviewed in detail. This has led to the selection of eight Priority 1 Targets, five of which have been advanced during the reporting period.

  • New target defined at Belinau South West along strike of the existing Belinau underground mine.

    Outlook

  • Updated production and cost guidance to be provided subsequent to revision of mine schedule in August 2016.

Note: all data above is for the quarter ended 30.06.2016

Summary

Table 1: Tembang Operations - Key Production Statistics

Tembang Operations

Unit

March Quarter 2016

June Quarter 2016

Year-to-date FY 2016

Underground mining

Ore mined

tonnes

13,578

22,800

36,378

Mined grade

g/t Au

4.62

4.60

4.61

g/t Ag

93.92

69.61

78.78

Contained metal

oz Au

2,017

3,376

5,393

oz Ag

41,000

51,139

92,139

Open pit mining

Ore mined

tonnes

96,177

84,429

180,606

Mined grade

g/t Au

1.31

1.28

1.29

g/t Ag

27.01

21.10

24.56

Contained metal

oz Au

4,051

3,478

7,529

oz Ag

85,519

57,408

142,927

Mill production

Ore milled

tonnes

103,323

106,777

210,100

Mill grade

g/t Au

1.81

2.15

1.98

g/t Ag

50.14

37.62

43.81

Contained metal

oz Au

6,024

7,383

13,407

oz Ag

166,489

129,439

295,928

Recovery

% Au

89.75

86.50

87.96

% Ag

73.02

70.34

71.84

Recovered gold

oz Au

5,406

6,387

11,793

Recovered silver

oz Ag

121,569

91,012

212,581

Gold & silver sales

Gold sold

oz Au

5,465

4,951

10,416

Silver sold

oz Ag

119,922

82,628

202,550

Inventory at end of quarter

Ore stocks

oz Au

74

96

96

oz Ag

2,735

1,514

1,514

Metal in circuit

oz Au

869

717

717

oz Ag

14,424

10,246

10,246

Finished product

oz Au

1,150

2,586

2,586

oz Ag

18,458

29,943

29,943

Quarterly Production Data

oz AuEq in ore mined

g/t AuEq in ore mined

oz AuEq in ore mined

g/t AuEq in ore mined

Figures 1 - 4: Key Quarterly Production Data

Fig 1. Underground mining

Fig 2. Open-pit mining

4,500

4,000

3,500

3,000

2,500

2,000

1,500

1,000

500

-

8.0

7.0

6.0

5.0

4.0

3.0

2.0

1.0

0.0

6,000

5,000

4,000

3,000

2,000

1,000

-

1.8

1.6

1.4

1.2

1.0

0.8

0.6

0.4

0.2

0.0

Dec'15 Qtr Mar'16 Qtr Jun'16 Qtr

Dec'15 Qtr Mar'16 Qtr Jun'16 Qtr

Contained AuEq

Mined grade AuEq

Contained AuEq

Mined grade AuEq

oz AuEq in ore milled

10,000

8,000

6,000

4,000

2,000

-

Fig 3. Ore milled

3.0

2.5

2.0

1.5

1.0

0.5

0.0

oz Au & AuEq produced

8,000

7,000

6,000

5,000

4,000

3,000

2,000

1,000

-

Fig 4. Metal production

140,000

oz Ag produced

120,000

100,000

80,000

60,000

40,000

20,000

-

g/t AuEq in ore milled

Dec'15 Qtr Mar'16 Qtr Jun'16 Qtr

Dec'15 Qtr Mar'16

Qtr

Jun'16 Qtr

Contained AuEq Milled grade AuEq

AuEq prodn Au prodn Ag prodn

"AuEq" = Gold equivalent ounces, calculated as gold assay + (silver assay / 75) where 1g/t Au =75g/t Ag.

All-in Sustaining Cost (AISC)

Table 2: Tembang Operations - All-in Sustaining Cost (AISC)

Tembang

Unit

Jun Qtr 2016

Jun YTD 2016

Unit

Jun Qtr 2016

Jun YTD 2016

Mining costs

US$m

4.267

7.539

US$/oz

668

639

Processing costs

US$m

2.867

5.445

US$/oz

449

462

General & admin costs

US$m

1.170

2.622

US$/oz

183

222

Silver credits

US$m

(1.212)

(3.009)

US$/oz

(190)

(255)

Inventory movements

US$m

.067

(.030)

US$/oz

10

(3)

Cash costs

US$m

7.159

12.567

US$/oz

1,121

1,066

Royalties

US$m

0.369

0.610

US$/oz

58

52

Capital works (sustaining)

US$m

0.881

2.051

US$/oz

138

174

All-in Sustaining Cost

US$m

8.409

15.228

US$/oz

1,317

1,291

Production

Oz Au

6,387

11,793

Tembang Operations

Mr Rob Gregory was appointed to the position of Chief Operating Officer ("COO") effective 1 July 2016. Mr Gregory, an Australian mining engineer, is an experienced manager of mining operations in a number of jurisdictions including Indonesia, most recently as Chief Operating Officer at Medusa's Philippines operations where he was instrumental in increasing production levels and underground mining productivity. His focus will be to bolster productivity at Tembang particularly from the Belinau underground mine, the production from which is the main driver of grade to the mill.

Underground Mining

Development & Stoping

Production continues to improve at the Belinau underground mine with ore mined for the June quarter totalling 22,800 tonnes at an average grade of 4.6 g/t Au and 69.6 g/t Ag for total contained metal of 3,376 oz Au and 51,139 oz Ag. This improvement reflects an increase in the number of headings and an increase in the strike length of the orebody as development extends below the former open pit.

During the quarter the decline progressed from Level 3 to Level 4 with 166 meters of decline development completed. A total of 65 meters of vertical development was also completed for return air and escape ways between Levels 2 and 4. The longer term ventilation system was commissioned during the quarter with the main exhaust fan established in the Level 2 East portal. New water pumping capacity was added to manage water inflows. During the September quarter, the Company expects to complete a lined in-pit sump and establish systems to pump water directly from underground to the surface.

Level 2 and 3 ore was stoped during the quarter using long hole methods. Parallel, planar shears in the footwall resulted in excessive stope widths, causing significant unplanned dilution. The undiluted gold grade of ore mined to date has reconciled with the resource model along with a positive reconciliation for silver.

As a result of the excessive stope widths, the cemented rock fill sill pillars placed on Levels 2 and 3 were undercut and breached to surface. The void will now be backfilled with competent rock sourced from a waste dump close to this area and is not expected to have any impact on future mine development. The area was being monitored and the safety of the underground crew was not compromised at any time by the incident and no lost time injuries were recorded.

An interim ore extraction method by ore drives between Levels 4 and 5 will be implemented to attain a competent sill pillar through this zone above Level 5. This will provide long term access to the extremities of the orebody on Level 5, and allow the decline to advance so that a stoping method suitable to the geotechnical conditions in this area can resume.

The Level 5 ore drive is expected to be established quickly by early August as it only needs to descend to just below the sill pillar placed on Level 4 and not to the bottom of a long hole stope. The ore drive can then be benched along the floor under continuous ground support. The planned dilution will be controlled by resue mining, the separate blasting of the ore and waste. This continuous access to the ore drives in a top down manner will allow the decline to move ahead, so that stoping methods can commence that allow continuous backfilling of the void.

During June, a Mining Technical Services Superintendent was appointed. Subsequent to the end of the quarter, a second Senior Mining Engineer was added to the team to further strength in-house planning and technical capabilities.

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Sumatra is a gold and copper exploration company based in Australia.

Sumatra holds various exploration projects in Indonesia.

Its main exploration properties are TANDAI, TEMBANG, LEBONG, SONTANG and PT BUG (BENGKULU UTARA GOLD) in Indonesia.

Sumatra is listed in Australia. Its market capitalisation is AU$ 154.2 millions as of today (US$ 101.5 millions, € 94.9 millions).

Its stock quote reached its highest recent level on November 05, 2010 at AU$ 0.38, and its lowest recent point on July 18, 2017 at AU$ 0.01.

Sumatra has 1 285 040 000 shares outstanding.

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