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Building Australia’s only
pure-play silver mine
March 2026
Lachlan Wallace, Managing Director
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Competent PersonStatements
Exploration Results: The information in this Presentation relating to Exploration Results is based on, and fairly represents, information and supporting documentation prepared by Mr Jason Murray who is a Member of the Australasian Institute of Mining and
Metallurgy (AusIMM) and a full-time employee of the Company. Mr Murray has sufficient experience relevant to the style of mineralisation and type of deposit under consideration, and to the activity being undertaken, to qualify as a Competent Person as
defined in the 2012 Edition of the ‘Australasian Code for Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves’. Mr Murray consents to the inclusion in this Presentation of the matters based on his information in the form and context in which it
appears.
Mineral Resource Estimates: The information in this report that relates to Mineral Resource Estimates at the Paris Silver Project is extracted from the release titled “Paris Mineral Resource Estimate Update” dated 5 July 20231 and is available to view on the
Company’s website. The Company confirms that it is not aware of any new information or data that materially affects the information included in the original market announcement, and that all material assumptions and technical parameters underpinning the
estimates in the relevant market announcement continue to apply and have not materially changed. The Company confirms that the form and context in which the Competent Person’s findings are presented have not been materially modified from the original
market announcement.
Ore Reserves: The information in this Presentation that relates to Ore Reserves is based on, and fairly represents, information and supporting documentation prepared by Mr Atish Kumar, who is a member of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy
(AusIMM) and a consultant to the Company and is employed by Perth Mining Consultants. Mr Kumar has sufficient experience relevant to the style of mineralisation and type of deposit under consideration, and to the activity being undertaken, to qualify as a
Competent Person as defined in the 2012 Edition of the ‘Australasian Code for Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves’. Mr Kumar consents to the inclusion in this Presentation of the matters based on his information in the form
and context in which it appears.
Metallurgy: The information in this report that relates to metallurgical results is based on, and fairly represents, information and supporting documentation prepared by Mr Matthew Leske who is a member of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy
(AusIMM) and a consultant to the Company and is employed by Ammjohn Solutions. Mr Leske has sufficient experience relevant to the style of mineralisation and type of deposit under consideration, and to the activity being undertaken, to qualify as a
Competent Person as defined in the 2012 Edition of the ‘Australasian Code for Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves’. Mr Leske consents to the inclusion in this Presentation of the matters based on his information in the form
and context in which it appears.
The information in this Presentation that relates to the drill results is extracted from the release titled “Paris Regional Exploration Drilling Results” dated 25 August 2022, release titled “Silver Intersected Proximal to Paris Project” dated 30 May 2024, release
titled “Drilling Results From Greater Paris Silver Project” dated 31 March 2025, release titled “Quarterly Activities Report 30 September 2024” dated 23 October 2024, release dated “Earn-In agreement to silver opportunity next to Paris” dated 1 April 2025,
release titled “New Silver Intersection Identified at Athena” dated 22 July 2025, and release titled “High-Grade Silver Discovery at Uno Morgans Project” dated 7 July 2022, and is available to review on the Company’s website www.investres.com.au. The
Company confirms that it is not aware of any new information or data that materially affects the information included in the original market announcements and that all material assumptions and technical parameters underpinning the estimates in the relevant
market announcements continue to apply and have not materially changed. The company confirms that the form and context in which the Competent Person’s findings are presented have not been materially modified from the original market announcement.
JORC Code
It is a requirement of the ASX Listing Rules that the reporting of ore reserves and mineral resources in Australia comply with the 2012 Edition of the ‘Australasian Code for Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves’ (JORC Code).
Investors outside Australia should note that while Ore Reserves and Mineral Resource Estimates and of the Company in this presentation comply with the JORC Code, they may not comply with the relevant guidelines in other countries and, in particular, do not
comply with (i) National Instrument 43-101 (Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects) of the Canadian Securities Administrators (the Canadian NI 43-101 Standards); or (ii) Item 1300 of Regulation S-K, which governs disclosures of mineral reserves in
registration statements filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission. Information contained in this Presentation describing mineral deposits may not be comparable to similar information made public by companies subject to the reporting and
disclosure requirements of Canadian or US securities laws. You should not assume that quantities reported as “resources” will be converted to reserves under the JORC Code or any other reporting regime or that the Company will be able to legally and
economically extract them.
Table 1: ParisMineral ResourceEstimate#1 Table 2: ParisOre Reserve Estimate#2
#1 – ASX announcement5 July 2023 Paris Mineral Resource Estimate Update.
#2 – ASX announcement27 February 2026 Paris DFS Confirms Maiden Ore Reserve,Strong Economics.
The Company confirms that all material assumptionsunderpinningthe production target and forecast financial information continue to apply and have not materially changed since the date of the original announcements
Category Mt Ag g/t Pb % Ag Moz Pb Kt
Indicated 17 75 0.5 41 85
Inferred 7.2 67 0.42 16 14
Total 24 73 0.41 57 99
Table 1: 2023 Paris Silver Project Mineral Resource estimate (25g/t silver cut-off grade).
(Note: Total values may differ due to minor rounding errors in the estimation process)
Category Mt Ag g/t Ag Moz
Proven - - -
Probable 12 88 33
Total 12 88 33
Table 2: 2026 Paris Silver Project Ore Reserve Estimate (Variable cut-off grade based on
geometallurgical domains:BT: 28.5g/t, BTM 24g/t, DOL 23g/t)
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Investment highlights
High grade drives strong economics
High-grade, high-margin silver development with robust
economics:
NPV8 (pre-tax) of A$618m at consensus prices and A$1.2bn
at spot prices1
Simple operation in a tier 1 jurisdiction
Low complexity pure silver project with simple metallurgy and
execution pathway
Team of proven mine builders
Track record of financing, permitting, constructing and operating
long-life, economic mining operations in SA
District-scale growth potential
15km Paris Silver Corridor with multiple high-priority targets
identified for resource expansion
Strong leverage to silver fundamentals
Pure exposure to silver pricing supported by rising industrial and
investment demand
#1 – Spot silver price of US$80/oz,AUD:USD 0.69,ASX announcement27 February Paris DFS Confirms MaidenOre Reserve,Strong Economics
Australia’s only pure silver, near-term production opportunity
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DFS outcomes
A$1,038m
LOM free cash flow
A$618m
NPV8 (pre-tax)
61%
IRR (pre-tax)
52%
Margin
A$260m
Capex
2.4x
NPV8 (pre-tax) to
funding
11 years
Initial mine life
30Moz
LOM production
#1 - ASX announcement 27 February 2026 Paris DFS Confirms Maiden Ore Reserve, Strong Economics
Outcomes are pre-tax,ungeared on a 100% project basis.Assumptions: Consensus pricing assumes a silver price of US60.18/oz (midpoint of consensus) and spot pricing assumes a silver price of US$80/oz;AUD:USD 0.69; 8%
discount rate; no escalation.Margin = EBITDA/Revenue.
A$42m
Increase in free
cash per US$1/oz
silver price
A$39.70/oz
AISC
13 months
Payback
A$27m
Increase in NPV8
(pre-tax) per
US$1/oz silver price
A$1.9bn
LOM free cash flow
A$1.2bn
NPV8 (pre-tax)
93%
IRR (pre-tax)
64%
Margin
A$260m
Capex
4.4x
NPV8 (pre-tax) to
funding
11 years
Initial mine life
30Moz
LOM production
A$42m
Increase in free
cash per US$1/oz
silver price
A$39.70/oz
AISC
11 months
Payback
A$27m
Increase in NPV8
(pre-tax) per
US$1/oz silver price
Consensus pricing (US$60/oz) Spot pricing (US$80/oz)
DFS confirms high margin, low complexity operation with 100% leverage to silver price1
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Mexico
China Peru
Chile
Bolivia
Russia
Australia
U.S.
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Global
Production
Fraser Institute - Investment Attractiveness
Increasing industrial demand has driven deficits up to 25% of global supply
over the past five years, with forecasts pointing to continued shortfalls
Gold 16%
Copper 27%
Lead/Zinc 29%
Silver 28%
Silver supply forecast to remain in deficit
(300)
(200)
(100)
-
100
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025F
Silver Market Balance in deficit (Moz)
Source: Silver Institute
>70% of silver is a byproduct:
limiting supply response to price
Silver mine production by region in 2024 (%)
Source: Silver Mine Production by Source Metal in 2024, World Silver Survey 2025
Investigator's Competitive Position in the Market
✓ Rare pure silver exposure: Paris Project offers high leverage to
silver price compared to by-product producers
✓ Jurisdictional advantage: Tier-1 mining jurisdiction with
established infrastructure and regulatory certainty
✓ Scarcity premium: Pure silver projects are increasingly scarce
Source: World Silver Survey 2025, Fraser Institute 2025
Silver mine production by source metal in 2024 (%)1
Industrial and investor demand is accelerating, while supply remains
inelastic and concentrated in higher-risk jurisdictions
> 75% of silver mined in Latam,
China and Russia
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Shares on issue 1,985m
Listed Options (A$4.2c, exp Mar-28) 463m (A$19.4m)
Share Price2 A$12c
Market Cap A$238m
Cash3 A$13m
Enterprise Value A$225m
Top 20 35%
Jupiter Asset Management 14%
Liquidity – last 12 months >150%
Corporate snapshot
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+184%
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IVR (A$/sh) Silver price (re-based to IVR)
#1 – Market data as at 27 February 2026.
#2 – Share price at last close on 27 February 2026.
#3 – Unaudited as at 31 December 2025, adjusted to include $750k payment from Tivan.
Last 12-month share price performance (A$/sh)1 Capital structure (27-Feb-26)
Share register (27-Feb-26)
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Tier 1 mining jurisdiction + proven local delivery
Lachlan Wallace
Managing Director
Board and key management
Richard Hillis
Non-Executive Chairman
Andrew Shearer
Non-Executive Director
Anita Addorisio
Chief Financial Officer & Company Secretary
Jason Murray
Exploration Manager
South Australia
✓ Economically important sector: Resources contribute ~A$1
in A$15 of SA State Domestic Product – strong alignment to
support development
✓ Established mining state: clear regulatory framework, deep
industry capability, strong contractor/supply chain base
✓ Globally top-ranked jurisdiction (Fraser Institute 2026):
SA #4 investment attractiveness & #1 mineral potential globally
Delivery capability
✓ Execut
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