Restarting a World Class Gold Mine

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Quarterly Report

For the period ending 31 December 2021, dated 11 January 2022

HIGHLIGHTS

  • Main focus remains on advancing the mine design and engineering for the Central Mine, ahead of the mining restart process.
  • Latest round of exploration infill rock chip and float sampling has highlighted additional anomalous gold results1.
  • It is 150 years anniversary since the discovery of gold at Charters Towers.
  • Major project funding negotiations continuing.

COMMUNITY

150 years anniversary since the discovery of gold at Charters Towers.

On 24 December 1871, a 12-year- old First Nations Australian boy named 'Jupiter Mosman' as part of the prospecting team discovered gold that led to the birth of Charters Towers in Queensland.

Jupiter's important contribution to the discovery of the gold made Charters Towers goldfield in Queensland, Australia's fifth- largest gold producer, and saw the richest gold ore grades of all the major goldfields.

Citigold's recognition of Jupiter included commissioning two large paintings in 1997 and 1999 by Marji Hill, a renowned writer of educational books on Australia's First Nations. The initial painting depicted Jupiter as an elderly statesman of Charters Towers, and the second was an artist's impression of the discovery of gold in Mosman Creek by Jupiter and the prospecting team, partially depicted above. The painting of Jupiter, as an elderly statesman, is on permanent display inside the historic community- owned and beautifully restored "World Theatre' building in Mosman Street Charters Towers.

1 See ASX announcement dated 12 November 2021,Exploration highlights area to the north of Charters Towers

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OPERATIONS

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Planned Resumption of Mining

During the Quarter the

Company's technology- driven 'ultra-low-cost mining' initiative manifested in selecting the site of the initial Citigold processing plant. The plant will be located closer to the Central Mine, adjacent to the Company's previously mined open pit. The site has existing mining leases with sealed highway door to door.

The evolving new process plant design will focus on the 'upgrading' of ore to remove the bulk of the granite 'dilution' that naturally occurs during the underground mining process.

Citigold envisages its new plant will be an environmentally friendly efficient design, requiring significantly less surface footprint, using less water and renewable energy power compared to traditional process plants. Further investigation is currently continuing to be carried out.

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CHARTERS TOWERS GOLD MINE

Mine Overview

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The below right satellite image shows Citigold's Central Mine site in excellent condition, the production- ready surface infrastructure well maintained and in place for the commencement of mining.

The Central Mine, located adjacent to 30 Nagle Street Charters Towers, is centred around the initially excavated Central Mine access tunnel, that dives down at a 1:7 slope to over 200 metres vertical depth in the granite country rock.

Previous trial production mining the 'usual way' identified the challenges to, and constraints on 'ultra-low- cost' mining. While we have been in the project development financing stage, our efforts have been to develop an efficient system.

The long-life mine will generate many benefits for the local community and the Company.

Mine Optimisation

In consultation with project

designers, an

innovative mining

system has been put together

that takes an efficient 'keyhole

mining' approach to our mining

and thereby doing what needs to

be done for the geometry of our

ore system, which in itself is

somewhat

unique. Make small

excavations, and just extract the

valuable ore minimising dilution

and processing less waste.

It is interesting that as we

investigate

'greener'

ways to

mine, new

cost

reduction

Inside the portal of the Central Mine main access tunnel

opportunities emerge.

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To ensure harmony with the environment the mine will eventually be renewables powered. Potential sites were selected and the possibilities for 'captive' off-grid renewables were considered to be favourable.

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GEOLOGY AND EXPLORATION

Geology & Mineral Resources

Citigold's previous gold production test mining gave the opportunity to better understand the varying grades, varying mineralisation widths and varying ground conditions. Previous mining used conventional mechanised methods for reef mining1.

Citigold's Probable Ore Reserves grade average of 7.7 g/t gold, uses a 4 g/t economic cut-off @ a gold price of A$1,600/oz1. The mineralisation then and now is the same, but old-time hand mining indicatively used a 6 dwt (9 g/t) 'cut-off grade' for their higher cost unmechanised manual methods1.

Modern mechanised mining usually takes more total tonnes and overall more ounces of gold but at a lower ore grade than what was historically mined at 38 g/t1.

Mineral resources and reserves1 are summarised below:

Example of 'visual' high-grade mineralisation encountered during mining operations at Charters Towers.

Citigold's Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves for the overall Gold Project are reported in accordance with the Australasian JORC Reporting Code 20121. Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves remain unchanged during the Quarter. The material assumptions and technical parameters underpinning the estimates continue to apply and have not materially changed1.

1 See ASX announcement dated 9 December 2020, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves 2020

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2021 Annual General Meeting
The Company's 2021 Annual General Meeting was held on Friday 1 October 2021 with all resolutions passed. The Directors thank all the shareholders who attended the AGM.Click hereto read the 2021 AGM Chairman's Address.
The Company has in the past undertaken broad shareholder share purchase plans and share placements. The Company further has the ability to raise funds from the forward sale of gold in the ground and drawing on loan facilities as previously announced.
The Company has two existing loan facilities in place which increased to $1,430,000 with undrawn balances of $548,179 at quarter-end.The $1 million loan facility has a maturity of 7 December 2022. The second facility increased to $430,000 during the Quarter and has a maturity of 4 February 2023.
The Company's Gold Mine is currently production-readyand the main focus is on completing the major funding negotiations and moving to gold production and revenue thereafter.
Financial Discussion
CORPORATE
Progressive rehabilitation and reclamation initiatives are incorporated into the Project's life of mine landforms and post-miningcommunity uses.
Citigold is committed to creating and maintaining a safe environment, both in the workplace and in the local community.
There were no Lost Time Injuries, significant environmental, health or safety issues during the quarter.
HEALTH, SAFETY, COMMUNITY AND ENVIRONMENT
See detailed announcement titled "Exploration highlights area to the north of Charters Towers"released to the ASX on 12 November 2021 that sets out all the details.
Exploration highlights the area to the north of Charters Towers: The latest round of infill rock chip and float sampling in creeks around the city of Charters Towers has highlighted anomalous gold results in an area of interest on its exploration permits to the north of Charters Towers.
Over very recent years there have been advances in the areas of detection, modeling and imaging. These 'geophysical' technology advances will be a part of the go-forwardbudgets, in combination with traditional diamond core drilling, to support a strong ramp-upin gold production once gold mining commences.
onlyuseThe northern area will become a priority focus for further work, tracing the creeks upstream with further mapping and sampling of rock outcrops, float and soils to determine the source of the anomalous samples.
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Exploration fieldwork, sampling and analysis continued. During the Quarter, no new exploration drilling was undertaken. Normal regulatory compliance reporting for exploration, mine and environmental continued during the Quarter.
Exploration

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