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MILESTONE 
ACHIEVEMENT

2023 ANNUAL REPORT

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ANNUAL REPORT 2023

TABLE OF 
CONTENTS

All figures are in USD  
unless otherwise noted.

01 

2023 Highlights

02  Chairman's Message

03  President & CEO’s Message

06  Our Company 

07  Our Operations

08  Market Review

10  Operating Review

12 

14 

Financial Review

Selinsing Gold Mine

21  Murchison Gold Project

27  Our Social Responsibility

29  Corporate Information

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ANNUAL REPORT 2023

2023 HIGHLIGHTS

Completed construction  
of the Selinsing sulphide  
flotation plant.

Began production from  
the Selinsing sulphide  
gold project.

Commenced commercial  
production.

The flotation plant construction 
included project management,  
project validation, flotation design 
and engineering, procurement,  
construction and commissioning,  
first fill, and mine development,  
which included upgrading of tailing 
storage facilities, pit push backs,  
river diversion, and pre-stripping. 
Construction of the flotation plant 
was completed for a total cost of 
$18.2 million.

The second half of the fiscal year 
commenced the ramp up to sulphide 
production. At the end of the fiscal 
year in June 2023 the Company 
announced the start of first gold 
concentrate shipments and sales 
to begin the revenue stream and 
restore the operating cash flow.

Subsequent to fiscal year end,  
the throughput of the sulphide  
gold treatment plant achieved  
90% of design capacity for the 30- 
day period up to August 16, 2023, 
thereby achieving the requirement 
for commercial production.  
Concentrate production was at  
79 tonnes per day in line with the  
designed protocol.

Financial Performance

$917/oz 

Gold Sulphide Production 
Cash Cost

$1,622/oz 

 Gold Oxide Production Cash 
Cost (FY2022: $1,723 per oz.)

$12.39m 

Gross Revenues
(FY2022: $14.44m) 

 
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ANNUAL REPORT 2023

MESSAGE FROM 
OUR CHAIRMAN

Monument’s business strategy  
is to build gold Resources and  
Reserves through exploration,  
production expansion and  
disciplined acquisitions, as well as  
to build up market awareness for the  
market to reflect the Company’s 
value. The Company grows its  
value by developing gold assets  
that provide sustainable cash  
flow therefore creating value for 
shareholders that can be reflected 
in the market capitalization. 

The near-term goals of the Company  
are to: optimize sulphide gold 
concentrate production and mine 
development at Selinsing, upgrade 
Murchison to a potential cornerstone 
gold project of the Company and 
proceed with an acquisition or  
corporate transaction to increase 
the Company’s market profile. 

Selinsing

The Company has achieved an  
outstanding year, as it focused on 
executing and completing the 
construction of the flotation plant  

at the Selinsing gold mine in Malaysia.  
The new life of mine production 
commenced upon completion of the 
flotation plant to begin producing 
sulphide gold concentrates. This new 
sulphide ore production achievement 
fulfills the Company’s plan to convert 
the oxide plant to a sulphide plant 
at Selinsing. With the completion of 
the flotation plant we are now in the 
next phase of gold production and 
revenue at the Selinsing Gold Mine.

Murchison

Monument’s aim is to transform the 
Murchison gold project in Western 
Australia into a potential cornerstone 
gold project. The Company has  
been working towards this in the past 
few years with exploration programs  
targeting unknown greenfield areas  
and deeper extensions in the  
Burnakura tenements. Exploration 
activities were reduced during fiscal  
year 2023 in order to preserve cash  
during the final stages of the sulphide  
plant construction, commissioning and  
ramp up. A project economic review 
and update commenced in March 2023. 

The Monument Mining Team have 
been diligently working to execute 
the business objectives in fiscal 2023.  
On behalf of the board, I want to 
commend Cathy and her team for their  
leadership, dedication, hard work, 
and successful execution. I also want 
to thank our employees who have 
been steadfast in their commitment 
to achieve the Company’s business 
objectives and achieve value for 
shareholders.

Sincerely,                                                                

Graham Dickson 
Chairman

 
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ANNUAL REPORT 2023

MESSAGE  
FROM OUR 
PRESIDENT  
AND CEO

Monument has achieved and 
accomplished three milestones in 
fiscal 2023: construction completion 
of the Selinsing sulphide flotation 
plant, commenced production from 
the Selinsing sulphide gold project, 
and attained commercial production 
in August 2023, subsequent to the 
fiscal year end. We have seen the 
benefit of these achievements with 
an increase in our share price this 
year, even with the turbulent and 
challenging financial markets.

Development work at the Selinsing 
Gold Mine concentrated on completion 
of the Sulphide Project  which included 
flotation plant construction and mine 
development to produce saleable 
sulphide gold concentrates. 

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ANNUAL REPORT 2023

The construction of the sulphide 
flotation plant included project  
management, project validation,  
flotation design and engineering, 
procurement, construction and  
commissioning. Mine development 
included upgrading of tailing storage  
facilities, pit push backs, river diversion, 
and pre-stripping. We are proud to 
have successfully achieved this goal 
in the first half of the fiscal year. 
Flotation plant development incurred 
costs of $18 million comprised of $11  
million for flotation plant construction  
and $7 million for mine development 
which consisted mainly of waste  
removal and tail storage facility 
(“TSF”) improvements.

The sulphide gold project commenced  
production in the second half of  
the fiscal year and announced the 
first gold concentrate shipments  
and sales in June 2023. The initial 
offtake of gold concentrate marks 
the beginning of the gold concentrate  
revenue stream and restores our 
operating cash flow. Concentrate 
shipment logistics was implemented 
with a skilled team and sales chain.

Commercial production was 
achieved with the announcement in 
August 2023 that the flotation plant 
operated 30 days of consecutive 
gold concentrate production at 90% 
of the plants designed capacity. Mill 
availability during this period was 
94% and flotation mass pull was 3.4% 

vs design of 3.5%, with the result of 
79 tonnes per day of concentrate 
production, in line with the designed 
protocol. Up to September 22, 2023 
the flotation plant has produced 
over 9,100 dry metric tonnes (“DMT”) 
of gold concentrate at an average 
grade of 37.5 g/t Au.  

At the Murchison Project exploration  
drill programs were completed at 
Burnakura in fiscal 2022. In fiscal 
2023, Phase 2 drill program results 
were received which confirmed gold 
mineralization extensions at depth at 
the NOA group of deposits, including  
high grades of up to 17.8g/t Au  
for more than 150m vertical depth 
below the current Mineral Resource. 
The results from these exploration 
programs could potentially lead to 
extend the economic mineralization 
beyond the existing Mineral Resource 
and to new discoveries within the 
Burnakura Project area. 

Murchison work focused on updating 
the Gabanintha historical data to 
potentially improve identifying drill 
targets. A review of historical maps 
and reports have been ongoing at 
Gabanintha to prepare for designing 
regional exploration programs. 

A project economic review and 
update commenced in March 2023 
to assess the possibility of putting 
Murchison into production.

Going forward, our near-term 
goals are to: optimize sulphide gold 
concentrate production and mine 
development at Selinsing, upgrade 
Murchison to a potential cornerstone 
gold project for the Company and 
proceed with an acquisition or  
corporate transaction to increase 
the Company’s market profile.

Our team will continue to work  
strategically and creatively to focus 
on developing and growing mineral 
assets, execute successful operations  
at Selinsing with the next stage of 
cash flow from gold concentrate 
sales and progress the Murchison 
Gold Project  to create a stronger 
Company for all stakeholders. 

I am grateful for the work and support 
of our employees and contractors, our  
communities, our board of directors,  
and our shareholders and look forward  
to more achievements in the coming 
year ahead. 

Sincerely,         

Cathy Zhai 
President & CEO

" We have seen the benefit of these    
  achievements with an increase in  
  our share price this year, even  
  with the turbulent and challenging  
  financial markets. "

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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ANNUAL REPORT 2023

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ANNUAL REPORT 2023

OUR 
COMPANY

Monument Mining Limited  
is a gold producer and mining 
asset developer with an  
excellent history of producing 
gold since 2010. 

The Company owns a 100% interest in the Selinsing 
Gold Mine in Malaysia. The Selinsing Mine is comprised 
of the Selinsing, Buffalo Reef, Felda Land and Famehub 
properties in Pahang State, Malaysia. Monument also 
owns a 100% interest the Murchison Gold Project  
comprising Burnakura, Gabanintha, and a 20% interest 
in the Tuckanarra Project Joint Venture, all in the  
Murchison region of Western Australia. 

Monument’s business activities include gold mining and 
exploration. The company’s business strategies include 
increasing the mineral resource inventory to achieve 
long-term sustainable production, maximizing production  
performance and efficiency, maintain efficient operations  
with effective budgets and cost controls, and provide  
a satisfactory return to shareholders. Monument is 
committed to the highest standards of environmental 
 management, social responsibility, and health and 
safety for its employees and communities. 

16 Years 

Time in Operation

220 People 

Total Workforce

$133.1m 

Total Assets

38,050  
Hectares 

Mineral Property Portfolio

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ANNUAL REPORT 2023

OUR 
OPERATIONS

SELINSING GOLD MINE

Open pit gold mine with a 950 thousand tonnes per annum Gold 
sulphide flotation plant and mine site infrastructure. Began  
gold concentrate shipments and sales from newly constructed 
flotation plant to start the gold concentrate revenue stream  
and restore operating cash flow. 

LOCATION 
Pahang State, Malaysia 
160km North of Kuala Lumpur  

LAND AREA  
150.3km2

MURCHISON GOLD PROJECT

Historical open pit gold mine with 260 thousand tonnes per  
annum gold processing plant (on care and maintenance),  
with full mining camp and infrastructure. Exploring to increase  
the Mineral Resources and Mineral Reserves to establish as  
a potential cornerstone gold project. 

LOCATION 
Murchison Area, Western Australia 
765km Northeast of Perth  

LAND AREA  
230.2km2

343,375oz. 

Total Gold Produced to  
June 30, 2023

$478.94m 

Total Revenue to June 30, 2023

$584 

Total Cash Costs Per Oz  
to June 30, 2023

9.56m  
Tonnes 

Ore Processed to June 30, 2023

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ANNUAL REPORT 2023

MARKET 
REVIEW

In fiscal 2023 the gold price was quite 
volatility in relation to many currencies 
around the world and ended the year at 
$1,912.25  on June 30, 2023 up $114.80 
from July 1, 2022 when it was $1,797.45.

The gold price performed well this year compared 
to other assets but remains volatile due to global 
economy and geo-political events such as the 
Ukraine/Russian war, rising inflation and interest 
rates, and the US/China trade war.  

Gold has a long history of being an asset that can 
protect against inflation, currency devaluation, 
and market volatility. Gold can provide a safe- 
haven investment in times of uncertainty and  
can be a store of value in a diversified portfolio. 

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ANNUAL REPORT 2023

Stock Closing Price (CDN)

Closing Price TSX
Closing Price FSE

Capital Structure 
As of June 30, 2023

0.15

0.11

0.08

0.04

0.00

2.0m

1.5m

1.0m

0.5m

0

2,250

2,000

1,750

z
O
/
$
S
U

1,500

1,250

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Fiscal 2022

Fiscal 2023

Trading Volumes

TSX Volume
FSE Volume

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Fiscal 2022

Fiscal 2023

Quarterly Average Gold Price

Monument Realised
London Fix PM

Q1

Q2

Q3

Q4

Q1

Q2

Q3

Q4

Fiscal 2022

Fiscal 2023

327,204,903 

Shares Outstanding

13,290,126 

RSUs

340,495,029 

Fully Diluted

$0.11 

Share Price

$0.11/$0.06 

52 Week High/Low

$36.0m 

Market Capitalization

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ANNUAL REPORT 2023

OPERATING 
REVIEW

Capital Expenditures 
In US$ 000s

Fiscal 2023

Buildings, Plant and Equipment

Mine Development

Exploration

Total

Accumulative  
to June 30, 2023

Acquisition in Cash

Buildings, Plant and Equipment

Mine Development

Exploration

Total

Gold Portfolio

Selinsing

Murchison

3,995

9,118

395

13,508

17,234

47,281

38,053

32,901

5

98

 820 

923 

14,749

1,904

1,905

18,742

135,469

37,300 

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1,750

1,500

1,250

1,000

750

500

250

0

ANNUAL REPORT 2023

Cash Cost Per Ounce 
Project-to-date: $564/oz

Cash Costs per Ounce - gold oxide production
Cash Costs per Ounce - gold sulphide production
Project-to-date Average Cash Costs per Ounce

Accumulative Gold Production 
Project-to-date: 332.6koz

Total Production - Prior Period
Production
Total production

350k

300k

250k

200k

150k

100k

50k

0

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

Fiscal Years

Fiscal Years

Key Performance 
Indicators

Fiscal 2023

Fiscal 2022

Q1

Q2

Q3

Q4

Q1

Q2

Q3

Q4

Ore Mined (Tonnes)

107,205

105,569

82,100

144,148

74,972

85,209

103,380

91,958

Gold Oxide Production

Ore Processed (Tonnes)

132,447

62,817

Average Head Grade (G/T)

Processing Recovery Rate (%)

Gold Production (Ounces)

Gold Sold (Ounces)

Revenue (USD$ 000s)

Cash Cost Per Ounce (USD$/oz)

1.03

46.2%

2,066

400

709

1,623

Gold Sulphide Production

Ore Processed (Tonnes)

Average Head Grade (G/T)

Processing Recovery Rate (%)

Gold Production (Ounces)

Gold Sold (Ounces)

Revenue (USD$ 000s)

Cash Cost Per Ounce (USD$/oz)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

10.3

42.1%

1,498

3,350

5,872

1,507

9,574

1.81

31.7%

28

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1,400

2,629

1,580

89,151

1.99

41.7%

2,412

-

-

-

-

-

-

362

762

1,434

2,200

124,768

1.66

66.5%

4,409

1,147

1,743

917

156,611

129,000

138,984

119,409

0.54

65.0%

1,043

1,423

2,383

1,430

0.56

63.2%

1,683

2,873

5,046

1,810

0.75

69.1%

2,423

3,270

6,160

1,835

0.95

54.7%

1,942

450

851

1,282

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

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ANNUAL REPORT 2023

FINANCIAL 
REVIEW

Monument completed  
the Selinsing flotation  
plant construction work  
for the transitioning from  
oxide ore production  
to sulphide ore gold  
concentrate production. 

Gold sales generated $12.39 million for 
fiscal 2023 comprised of 5,912oz of gold 
from the CIL plant sold at an average  
realized gold price of $1,800 per ounce 
and $1,148oz of gold from the flotation 
plant sold at an average realized gold 
price of $1,949 per ounce. Total production 
costs were $10.64 million during the year.

Gold production generated a mining gross 
margin of $1.75 million before non-cash 
amortization and accretion and operation  
expenses, and corporate expenses were 
$1.8 million. Net loss for the year was 
($6.27) million, or $0.02 per share (basic).

The Company’s cash and cash equivalents,  
including the restricted cash balance, as 
at June 30, 2023 was $5.96 million down 
from $21.04 million held on June 30, 2022. 
During the year, total cash spent on 
project development was $15.12 million, 
compared to $12.99 million in fiscal 2022. 
Working capital was $9.82 million at June 
30, 2023, a decrease of $20.51 million 
compared to the prior year, mainly due 
to the capital expenditures spent on the 
flotation construction project.

30

23

14

12

17

15

14

11

13

8

2

1

$12.39m 

Gold Sales

$1.75m 

Gross Margin

$9.82m 

Working Capital

9
3
5

,

8
4

1
3
3

,

0
3

6
8
7
,

8
1

2
2
8
9

,

2020

2021

2022

2023

2020

2021

2022

2023

2020

2021

2022

2023

2020

2021

2022

2023

Revenue In Millions

Production Costs In Millions

Gross Margin In Millions

Working Capital In Millions

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Selected Annual Information

Balance Sheet  
(in thousands of USD)

Current assets

Non-current assets

Total assets

Current liabilities

Non-current liabilities 

Equity attributable to shareholders 

Total liabilities and shareholders' equity

Working capital (including restricted cash)

June 30, 2023

June 30, 2022

June 30, 2021

June 30, 2020

June 30, 2019

$

19,230

113,892

133,122

9,408

9,528

114, 186

133,122

9,822

$

35,603

98,422

134,025

5,272

8,317

120,436

134,025

30,331

$

 54,522 

 87,254 

 141,776 

 5,983 

8,915 

 126,878 

 141,776 

 48,539 

$

 25,121 

 222,458 

 247,579 

 6,335 

 14,823 

 226,421 

 247,579 

 18,786 

$

 31,497 

 219,781 

 251,278 

 6,978 

 17,610 

 226,690 

 251,278 

 24,519 

Income Statement  
(in thousands of USD)

 Year Ended            
June 30, 2023

 Year Ended            
June 30, 2022

 Year Ended            
June 30, 2021

 Year Ended            
June 30, 2020

 Year Ended            
June 30, 2019

Revenue

Production costs

Gross margin from mining operations

Operation expenses

Accretion, depletion and amortization

Corporate expenses

Loss from other items

Income tax recovery/(expense)

Net loss

Loss per share (basic)

Loss per share (diluted)

$

12,386

(10,637)

1,749

(160)

(3,734)

(1,803)

(1,455)

870

(6,273)

 $(0.02) 

 $(0.02) 

$

14,440

(13,811)

629

(48)

(4,133)

(1,626)

(1,582)

263

(6,497)

 $(0.02) 

 $(0.02) 

$

 23,236 

 (15,133)

 8,103 

 (593)

 (3,943)

 (1,871)

 (99,734)

 (1,280)

 (99,318)

 $(0.31) 

 $(0.31) 

$

 29,971 

 (17,027)

 12,944 

 (770)

 (5,691)

 (1,974)

 (1,955)

 (2,829)

 (275)

 $(0.00) 

 $(0.00) 

$

 20,993 

 (11,772)

 9,221 

 - 

 (4,436)

 (1,884)

 (2,354)

 (1,046)

 (499)

 $(0.00) 

 $(0.00) 

Note: The weighted average gold price excluded  
gold prepaid delivery during the period.

Revenues (000’s)

Weighted average gold price:

London Fix PM (per ounce)

Average realized - gold oxide production (per oz.)

Average realized - gold sulphide production (per ounce)

Net earnings (loss) before other items and tax (000’s)

Earnings (loss) per share before other items and tax:

Fiscal 2022

Fiscal 2023

Q1 ($)

Q2 ($)

Q3 ($)

Q4 ($)

Q1 ($)

Q2 ($)

Q3 ($)

Q4 ($)

2,383

5,046

 6,160

 851

709 

5,872

 2,629 

 3,177 

1,809

1,809
-
(755)

1,827

1,911

1,828
-
(2,124)

1,911
-
(1,957)

1,873

1,890
-
(342)

 1,767 

 1,772 
-
(703)

 1,749 

 1,753 
-
 (1,460) 

 1,881 

 1,878 
-
(894)

Basic

Diluted 

(0.00)

(0.00)

(0.01)

(0.01)

(0.01)

(0.01)

(0.00)

(0.00)

(0.00)

(0.00)

(0.00)

(0.00)

(0.00)

(0.00)

Net earnings (loss) after other items and tax (000’s)

(1,267)

(2,502)

(2,840)

112

 (289) 

(3,196)

(837)

Earnings (loss) per share:

Basic

Diluted

(0.00)

(0.00)

(0.01)

(0.01)

(0.01)

(0.01)

(0.00)

(0.00)

(0.00)

(0.00)

(0.01)

(0.01)

(0.00)

(0.00)

(0.01)

(0.01)

 1,950 

 1,883 

1,949

(891)

(0.00)

(0.00)

(1,951)

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ANNUAL REPORT 2023

SELINSING 
GOLD MINE

Pahang State, Malaysia

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The Selinsing Gold Mine is situated in  
Pahang State, Malaysia and includes  
the Selinsing Gold property, Buffalo  
Reef property, Felda Land, and  
Famehub properties. 

All properties are located within the Central Gold Belt  
of Western Malaysia. The gold processing plant and  
infrastructure buildings are located at the Selinsing site  
and accessible to all the Company’s nearby properties. 

480000

478000

476000

474000

472000

4
2
0
0
0
0

4
2
2
0
0
0

4
2
4
0
0
0

4
2
6
0
0
0

8

Peranggih

Telom Mine

Buffalo Reef North

5

7

4

2

6

3

Rubber Hill Prospect

Block 1 Prospect

Buffalo Reef Central

Buffalo Reef South

North Medang Ridge

Selinsing Mine

470000

0

0.5

1

2

Km

1

Ular - Seluar Prospect

3,926oz. 

2023 Gold Production - 
CIL Plant

6,849oz. 

2023 Gold Production - 
Flotation Plant

$1,622/oz. 

Gold Cash Cost -  
CIL Plant

$917/oz. 

Gold Cash Cost -  
Flotation Plant

$1,807/oz 

Average Annual Gold 
Price Realized - CIL Plant

$1,949/oz 

Average Annual Gold 
Price Realized - Flotation Plant

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ANNUAL REPORT 2023

" The Selinsing flotation   
  plant, which was  
  successfully built and  
  completed this fiscal  
  year, is now producing  
  gold concentrate."

Selinsing Sulphide Gold Flotation Plant 

At Selinsing Monument constructed a new sulphide  
processing plant with a capacity of 950,000tpa that 
consists of rougher and cleaner flotation, concentrate 
thickener, water recovery thickener, reagents storage  
and mixing and concentrate filtration. The project detailed 
engineering design was done by Mincore (Australia) Pte. 
Ltd and the main contractor for the project was Seong 
Henng Engineering Works Sdn Bhd, who had a significant 
role in the prior construction phases at Selinsing. 

The previous CIL plant crushing, milling and classification 
circuit remains for the flotation plant operation. The  
conversion from the CIL operation to sulphide flotation allows  
the Selinsing Gold Mine to process the refractory sulphide 
gold ore and produce a saleable gold concentrate product.

Final flotation concentrate is transferred to a 9m  
diameter concentrate thickener from which thickened 
slurry is be pumped to the concentrate filtration plant. 
Final flotation tailings are transferred to a 14m diameter 
water recovery thickener and thickened slurry is pumped 
to the tailings storage facility (TSF) while the supernatant 
water overflow to the process water tank.  Both thickeners 
were manufactured by Metso Outotec Australia Ltd.

The thickened slurry is stored in a concentrate storage 
tank prior being pumped to the concentrate filter press.  
The concentrate filter removes water from the thickened 
slurry to produce gold concentrate cake that has moisture 
content of 10% to 15%.  The filter press was manufactured 
by McLanahan Corporation Pty Ltd.

The sulphide flotation plant comprises a trash screen, two 
conditioning tanks and six rougher tank cells followed by 
three stages of cleaner flotation.  The flotation cells were 
manufactured by BGRIMM Machinery and Automation 
Technology Co Ltd of China. Various reagents are added 
during the flotation process: soda ash as pH modifier, sodium  
sulphide as sulphidiser, copper sulphate as activator,  
carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) as slimes depressant, 
potassium amyl xanthate (PAX) as collector and methyl 
isobutyl carbinol (MIBC) as frother. 

The processing plant commissioning started in November 
2022, with the ramp up to full production commencing in 
January 2023 and completed in June 2023.The first gold 
concentrate shipments and sales began in June 2023 to 
start the revenue stream and restore operating cash flow. 
Gold concentrate shipment logistics were developed with 
produced concentrate transported by tipper trucks to the  
loading port at Johor Port Free Trade Zone and subsequently 
shipped to the destination port depending on the  
concentrate buyer.

 
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Sulphide Gold Flotation  
Plant Process

Sulphide Ore

Crushing

Milling

Key

  Flotation 
 Circuit

Product

Classification

Rougher  
Flotation

Cleaner 
Flotation

Thinkening

Filtration

Transportation

 Concentrate 
 Sales

Selinsing Gold Sulphide Project 
Construction Cost Table

Task

Description

Project Management

Project administration, support, workforce, and insurance.

Project Validation

Metallurgical drilling, lab work, and test work.

Design & Engineering

Flotation process design, plant design, detailed engineering, and support

Procurement

Flotation equipment purchases and logistics.

Tailings  
Storage  
Facility

As of June 30, 2023

Total Cost US$

920,000

197,000

840,000

3,020,000

Construction

Earthworks, civil, structural, mechanical, electrical installation, and other associated plant upgrades.

5,374,000

Plant commissioning

Dry and wet commissioning, first fill.

Mine Development

Upgrading of tailing storage facilities, pit push backs, river diversion, and pre-stripping.

590,000

7,231,000

Total:  $18,172,000

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Gold Production

During fiscal 2023, the Selinsing Gold 
Mine processed oxide and transition  
ore through the CIL plant up-to 
November 2022 when the gold bullion 
production finished and the switch 
over to newly constructed gold 
sulphide flotation plant began, after 
which sulphide ore production began 
for the remainder of fiscal 2023 to 
produce gold concentrate.

The Selinsing Gold Mine produced 
3,926 ounces of gold from the CIL 
plant in fiscal 2023 compared to 7,091  
ounces in the previous year, and 6,849 
ounces of gold from the flotation 
plant in fiscal 2023 compared to nil 

in the previous year. The cash cost 
for gold produced from the CIL plant 
was $1,622 per ounce compared to 
$1,723 per ounce in the previous year, 
and the cash cost for gold produced 
from the flotation plant was $917 for 
fiscal 2023. The average head grade 
for gold oxide production was 1.03 
g/t Au from 0.69g/t Au in the previous 
fiscal year, and the average mill feed 
grade for gold sulphide production 
was 1.80g/t in fiscal 2023. The mill 
feed for gold oxide production was 
195,264 tonnes from 544,003 tonnes 
in the previous year, and mill feed for 
gold sulphide production was 223,493 
in fiscal 2023 vs. nil in the previous 

year. The decrease in the mill feed 
for gold oxide production was due to 
the ending of gold oxide production 
from the CIL plant and the mill feed 
for gold sulphide production is from 
the start-up of the flotation plant 
and availability of stockpiled sulphide 
ore. Ore mined was 439,022 tonnes 
compared to 355,519 tonnes for the 
previous fiscal year. Process recovery 
rate for gold oxide production was  
45% compared to 63% in the previous  
year, and process recovery rate for 
gold sulphide production was 54% in 
fiscal 2023.

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Mineral Resources and Reserves

The Company’s Feasibility Study (“FS”) reported Mineral Resources and Reserves at Selinsing, Buffalo Reef 
and Felda as seen in the following Table 1 and Table 2, which were prepared by Snowden Mining Industry 
Consultants Pty Ltd (“Snowden”) in a NI43-101 Technical Report “Selinsing Gold Sulphide Project”, filed on 
Sedar February 1, 2019 at www.sedar.com.

Table 1 : Selinsing-Buffalo Reef/Felda Mineral Reserves as of March 31, 2018 (Snowden)

Category

Oxide
(above approx. 0.4 g/t Au cut-off)

Transition 
(above approx. 0.75 g/t Au cut-off)

Sulphide 
(above approx. 0.75 g/t Au cut-off)

Oxide + Transition  
+ Sulphide

KTonnes 

g/t

Au (kOz)

KTonnes 

g/t

Au (kOz)

KTonnes 

g/t

Au (kOz)

KTonnes 

g/t

Au (kOz)

Mineral Resources, reported inclusive of Mineral Reserves (based on a potential US$2,400/oz gold price)

Proven*

1,265

0.47

Probable**

991

0.91

P+P

2,256

0.67

19

29

48

-

-

-

45

1.53

2

1,310

0.51

21

757

1.72

41.9

2,680

2.03

175.1

4,428

1.73

246

757

1.72

42

2,725

2.02

177

5,738

1.45

267

*Proven Reserve is entirely stockpile material 
**Probable Oxide Reserve is a combination of in situ oxide material occurring in Selinsing and  
Buffalo Reef/Felda deposits plus Selinsing Old Tailings material; Probable Transition and Sulphide  
Reserve comprises in situ material occurring in Selinsing and Buffalo Reef/Felda deposits

Table 2 : Selinsing-Buffalo Reef/Felda Mineral Reserves as of March 31, 2018 (Snowden)

Category

Oxide
(above approx. 0.4 g/t Au cut-off)

Transition 
(above approx. 0.75 g/t Au cut-off)

Sulphide 
(above approx. 0.75 g/t Au cut-off)

Oxide + Transition  
+ Sulphide

KTonnes 

g/t

Au (kOz)

KTonnes 

g/t

Au (kOz)

KTonnes 

g/t

Au (kOz)

KTonnes 

g/t

Au (kOz)

Mineral Resources, reported inclusive of Mineral Reserves (based on a potential US$2,400/oz gold price)

Measured*

1,265

0.47

Indicated**

1,533

0.85

M+I

2,798

0.68

19

42

61

-

-

1,086

1.49

1,086

1.49

In-ferred***

349

1.05

11.8

485

1.22

-

52

52

19

45

1.53

2

1,310

0.51

21

8,052

1.60

415

10,671

1.48

509

8,097

1.60

417

11,981

1.38

530

5,563

1.79

319

6,397

1.70

350

*Measured Resource is entirely stockpile material
**Indicated Oxide Resource is a combination of in situ oxide material occurring in Selinsing and Buffalo 
Reef/Felda deposits plus Selinsing Old Tailings material; Indicated Transition and Sulphide Resource 
comprises in situ material occurring in Selinsing and Buffalo Reef/Felda deposits
***Inferred Resource comprises in situ material occurring in Selinsing and Buffalo Reef/Felda deposits

 
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MURCHISON 
GOLD PROJECT

Western Australia

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Murchison comprises the 100% owned 
Burnakura and Gabanintha projects, and 
the Tuckanarra gold property in which 
Monument has a 20% free carry interest.  

All the properties are located within the Murchison  
Mineral Field, a historical gold province within the  
Murchison District of Western Australia. The properties  
include several mining and exploration tenements and 
lease applications. At the Burnakura location there is  
a fully operational gold processing plant, a developed  
mine camp site, and all infrastructure facilities. 

The Murchison properties consists of multiple open pit 
and underground opportunities with current and historical 
resources that are prospective for resource extension and 
regional exploration potential. The Company has been working  
systematically to convert the historical resources into 
current resources under NI43-101 standards as well as has 
undertaken exploration programs to potentially discover 
new resources on high quality structural gold targets.

381koz. 

NI-43-101 Resources

260ktpa 

CIL Gold Processing Plant

118 

Person Mine Camp

N
10km

7
0
2
0
0
0
0
m
E

Meekatharra 40km

Gabanintha Project

Under
Application

Burnakura Project

Plant Site

Tuckanarra Project

Under 
Application

Cue 
30km

640000mE

Murchison Project  
Tenement Status - 
September 2022

Mining Lease

Exploration Licence

Prospecting Licence

Miscellaneous Licence

Under Application

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" Fiscal 2023 has been  
  focused on updating  
  Gabanintha historical  
  data to potentially  
  improve drill target  
  identification."

Development

Monument is working to identify and test both regional  
exploration targets away from known mineralization, 
and extensions to existing resources, while continuing to 
assess early production opportunities at Murchison. The 
Company has carried out exploration at Murchison for new 
gold since 2022 in order to potentially establish Murchison 
as a cornerstone gold project.

Two phases of exploration were completed at Burnakura 
prior to fiscal 2023 to explore for potential new resources 
to add to the current resource base. The Phase 1 drill  
program confirmed the discovery of new high-grade 
mineralization at the Junction Target (3m at 10.2 g/t Au 
including 1m at 27.3 g/t Au from 21BNAC213). The Phase 2 
drill program confirmed gold mineralization extensions at 
depth at the NOA group of deposits, including high grades 
of up to 17.8g/t Au for more than 150m vertical depth 
below the current Mineral Resource. During fiscal 2023, all 
Phase 2 drilling results were received and analyzed, and 
drill core samples were continued being stacked in the 
core yard. No new drilling was done in fiscal 2023, with the 
attention and resources focused on the flotation plant 
construction at the Selinsing mine site in Malaysia.

The focus at Murchison this year was on updating the  
Gabanintha historical data to improve the knowledge on 
drill targets identified. A review of historical maps and 
reports have been ongoing at Gabanintha to prepare for 
designing regional exploration programs and pit mapping 
to assist in drill hole targeting underneath the existing 
pits. Old stockpiles from the Burnakura ROM pad and the 
Alliance Waste Dump areas were identified to be sampled 
in FY24 to be potentially added to gold inventories in  
due course.  Old NOA4 and NOA6 pits filled with old high-
grade feed tailings were identified also for sampling to 
assess any future retreatment opportunities.

The Company continues to ensure that the processing 
plant, mine camp and other facilities are operationally 
ready through its care and maintenance program to  
ensure efficient commissioning in the future. The site  
communication system was upgraded when Starlink  
became available to the area in early 2023. The Core  
Yard upgrade commenced with a new location prepared  
in readiness for fencing and moving all drilling core to  
the new location to allow more efficient access and  
processing of core.

 
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Mineral Resources and Reserves

The Company reported Mineral Resources at Burnakura as seen in the table below, prepared by 
SRK Consulting (Australasia) Pty Ltd in a NI 43-101 Technical Report (Updated Mineral Resources, 
Burnakura Gold Project), filed on Sedar July 18, 2018, at www.sedar.com.

Updated Mineral Resources, Burnakura Gold Project (Srk, July 2018)

Deposit

NOA1-6

ANA

Authaal

Federal City

Total*

NOA7-8**

Grand 
Total

Category

Lower Cut-Off (Au g/t)

Tonnes (Kt)

Au (g/t)

Gold (Koz)

Indicated

Inferred

Indicated

Inferred

Indicated

Inferred

Indicated

Inferred

Indicated

Inferred

Indicated

Inferred

Indicated

Inferred

0.5

0.5

0.5

0.5

0.5

0.5

0.5

0.5

0.5

0.5

3.0

3.0

-

-

1,030

609

2,141

92

-

556

96

259

3,267

1,516

776

35

4,043

1,551

2.1

2.3

1.6

1.5

-

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.7

1.8

4.6

3.9

2.3

1.8

68

44

107

4

-

25

4

11

179

84

114

4

293

88

1 Small discrepancies may occur due to rounding.
2 All Mineral Resources have been reported on a dry tonnage basis.
3 SRK is unaware of any issues that materially affect the Mineral Resources in a detrimental sense.
4 Mineral Resources that are not Mineral Reserves do not have demonstrated economic viability. 
5 Mineral Resources estimated by David Slater (Principal Consultant, SRK), QP. 
6 *Open pit Resources (NOA1-6, ANA, Authaal, Federal City) are constrained in a Lerchs Grossman pit shell,
**Underground Resources (NOA7-8) are constrained to >3g/t and 200m vertical depth.

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OUR SOCIAL 
RESPONSIBILITY

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During the year, the Selinsing  
Gold Mine transitioned to sulphide 
production, with the flotation  
plant construction and plant  
commissioning taking center stage. 
These large direct investments in 
the project will revitalize the gold 
production output for the company 
and continue to generate economic 
activities for the community and all 
the stakeholders. 

The gold concentrate output from 
the sulphide gold production will 
translate to more revenue for the 
state government in the form of  
royalties and other taxes from  
the business. The local community  
continues to enjoy the spinoff  
economic benefits from the  

business and capital spending on  
the project. The good relationship 
built over the years with the federal 
and state authorities allowed the  
sulphide project to be implemented 
on time, especially the issuing of the 
relevant licenses and permits required 
to operate, produce, transport,  
and export gold concentrate to  
overseas buyer.

Internally at the Selinsing mine  
site, systematic training programs 
were developed to equip the local 
workforce with the knowledge to 
operate the new plant effectively. 
Emergency response training was 
undertaken with the local fire  
department to ensure response 
readiness in the event of a fire or 

" The local community continues  
  to enjoy the spinoff economic  
  benefits from the business."

other potential accidents involving 
the operation of the newly completed 
processing facilities.

The state-of-the-art flotation facilities  
are equipped with an advanced 
control system in which knowledge 
is shared with the workforce and 
the internship students involved in 
the project. The CAPEX investment 
made for the sulphide project  
construction not only economically  
benefits the stakeholders, but 
also experience is gained from the 
construction and operation of this 
facility which contributes to the 
significant knowledge transfer to the 
local professionals and workforce.   

Monument prioritizes the environment, 
social and governance (“ESG”) for all 
its operations to achieve sustainable 
development goals. ESG programs 
were implemented thoroughly in all  
stages of the project development and  
activities. Environmental protection 
and mitigation are implemented 
through the progressive rehabilitation  
program that includes tree planting, 
in which 3,868 m2 of non-active slope 
was rehabilitated during the year.

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CORPORATE INFORMATION

Officers and Management

Stock Listing

Auditors

Cathy Zhai  
CPA-CGA, B.Sc. President & CEO  
Interim CFO and Corporate Secretary

TSX Venture Exchange Symbol: MMY

Frankfurt Stock Exchange Symbol: 
D7Q1

Grant Thornton LLP  
Vancouver, British Columbia

Registrar and Transfer Agent

Computershare Trust  
Company of Canada 
Vancouver, British Columbia

Directors

Graham Dickson  
Victoria, British Columbia 

Cathy Zhai  
Vancouver, British Columbia 

Zaidi Harun  
Kuala Lipis, Malaysia 

Michael John Kitney  
Perth, Australia 

Dato’ Sia Hok Kiang 
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 

Jean-Edgar Trentinian 
Geneva, Switzerland 

Bankers

Bank of Montreal 
Vancouver, British Columbia

Legal Counsel

DuMoulin Black LLP  
Vancouver, British Columbia

Investor Relation Information

Richard Cushing  
Investor Relations

Suite 1580,  
1100 Melville St, 
Vancouver,  
British Columbia 
V6E 4A6 Canada

T 604.638.1661   
F 604.638.1663 
info@monumentmining.com 
www.monumentmining.com

Matthew Antill 
BE (Mining), Mining Production  
and Development Officer

Zaidi Harun, B.Sc.  
B.Sc., Vice President,  
Business Development

Andrew Charles Northfield  
B.Sc.(Hons), ACSM General  
Manager, Selinsing Gold Mine

Roger L. Stangler 
B.Sc.,Meng, MAusIMM, MAIG 
Qualified Person (QP)

Corporate Headquarters

Suite 1580, 1100 Melville St, 
Vancouver, British Columbia  
V6E 4A6 Canada

T 604.638.1661   
F 604.638.1663 
info@monumentmining.com 
www.monumentmining.com

Annual Report 2023

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Cautionary Statement Regarding  
Forward Looking Statements

This  annual  report  includes  statements  containing  forward-looking  state-
ments or forward-looking information under applicable Canadian securities 
laws (hereinafter collectively referred to as “forward-looking statements”) 
about Monument, its business and future plans. Forward-looking statements 
are  statements  regarding  possible  events,  conditions  or  financial  perfor-
mance  that  are  based  on  assumptions  about  future  economic  conditions 
and courses of action and include expectations, plans, objectives or future 
events that are not historical facts.  

Statements concerning estimates of mineral resources and mineral reserves 
may also be deemed to constitute forward-looking statements to the extent 
that they involve estimates of the mineralization that will be encountered if a 
property is developed, and in the case of mineral reserves, such statements 
reflect  the  conclusion  based  on  certain  assumptions  that  the  mineral  de-
posit can be economically exploited. Any statements that express or involve 
discussions with respect to predictions, expectations, beliefs, plans, projec-
tions,  objectives,  assumptions  or  future  events  or  performance  (often,  but 
not always, using forward-looking terminology such as "plans", "expects" or 
"does  not  expect",  "is  expected",  "budget",  "scheduled",  "estimates",  "fore-
casts",  "intends",  "anticipates"  or  "does  not  anticipate",  or  "believes",  or 
variations of such words and phrases or state that certain actions, events 
or  results  "may",  "could",  "would",  "might"  or  "will  be  taken",  "occur"  or  "be 
achieved") are not statements of historical fact and may be forward-looking 
statements. 

Forward-looking statements in this annual report include, without limitation, 
statements related to:  the Company’s expectations regarding future gold 
production  at  the  Selinsing  Gold  Mine;  the  ability  of  the  Company  to  ad-
vance exploration and development properties into commercial production; 
the  results  of  testing  gold  and  copper  recovery  technologies;  completion 
of technical reports on the Company’s projects and the timing and results 
thereof; timing, costs and potential success of future activities on the Com-
pany's  properties,  including  but  not  limited  to  development  and  operating 
costs in the event that a production decision is made; potential success of 
exploration,  development  and  environmental  protection  and  remediation 
activities;    and  all  other  plans  for  mining,  development  and  exploration  on 
the Company's properties and the timing and results thereof.  

The  forward-looking  statements  in  this  annual  report  are  subject  to  vari-
ous  risks,  uncertainties  and  other  factors  that  could  cause  actual  results 
or achievements to differ materially from those expressed or implied by the 
forward-looking statements.  These risks and certain other factors include, 
without  limitation:  risks  related  to  gold,  base  metal  and  other  commodity 
price fluctuations; risks related to general business, economic, competitive, 
geopolitical and social uncertainties; uncertainties in testing gold and cop-
per recovery technologies that have not been proven in the field; uncertain-
ties inherent in economic studies and resource estimates; uncertainties re-
garding the results and timing of current exploration activities; uncertainties 
in the progress and timing of development activities and the possibility that 

future exploration, development or mining results will not be consistent with 
the Company’s expectations and/or the results of initial feasibility, prefea-
sibility  and  feasibility  studies,  including  those  related  to  the  interpretation 
of  drill  results,  and  the  geology,  grade  and  continuity  of  mineral  deposits; 
foreign operations risks, including risks related to changes in mining license 
rights,  tax  rates  and  government  royalty  requirements;  risks  related  to 
the  ability  to  obtain  financing  required  to  develop  mining  properties  or  to 
complete  significant  technical,  environmental  or  engineering  studies;  risks 
related  to  foreign  exchange  fluctuations;  risks  related  to  environmental 
regulation and liability; risks associated with failure to maintain community 
acceptance,  agreements  and  permissions  (generally  referred  to  as  “social 
license”); risks related to the outcome of legal actions, including any ongoing 
legal litigation; other risks inherent in the mining industry, including political 
and regulatory risks, and other risks and uncertainties related to the Compa-
ny’s prospects, properties and business strategy, including those described 
in the management discussion and analysis of the Company and the techni-
cal reports on the Company’s projects, which are available under the profile 
of the Company on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.  

Material  factors  and  assumptions  used  to  develop  forward-looking  state-
ments  in  this  annual  report  include:    general  economic  factors  and  other 
factors  that  may  be  beyond  the  control  of  Monument  will  not  change  in  a 
materially  adverse  manner;  the  results  of  exploration  on  the  Company’s 
projects  will  be  as  expected;  the  future  price  of  gold  or  other  minerals  will 
be  sustained,  or  will  improve;  the  expected  timing  and  results  of  develop-
ment and exploration activities of the Company will not differ material from 
management's expectations; costs of future activities will be as expected; 
capital and operating expenditures will be as expected; exploration, mining 
and processing activities will be viable operationally and economically and 
proceed as expected; political matters in Malaysia and other jurisdictions in 
which the Company does or may carry on business in the future will be stable, 
and that mining rights, tax rates, and government royalty regimes in those 
jurisdictions will not undergo significant change; and all of the factors and 
assumptions  described  in  the  management  discussion  and  analysis  of  the 
Company and the technical reports on the Company’s projects, all of which 
are available under the profile of the Company on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.  

Although  the  Company  has  attempted  to  identify  important  factors  that 
could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in for-
ward-looking statements, there may be other factors that cause results not 
to  be  as  anticipated,  estimated  or  intended.  Should  one  or  more  of  these 
risks and uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove 
incorrect,  actual  results  may  vary  materially  from  those  described  in  for-
ward-looking statements. There can be no assurance that such statements 
will  prove  to  be  accurate,  as  actual  results  and  future  events  could  differ 
materially from those anticipated in such statements. Accordingly, readers 
should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. The Com-
pany does not undertake to update any forward-looking statements, except 
in accordance with applicable securities laws.

Roger L. Stangler, B.Sc., MEng, FAusIMM, MAIG, retained by Golder  
Associates Pty Ltd., has reviewed, prepared, supervised the preparation 
and approved the scientific and technical disclosure in the Annual  
Report as a Qualified Person under NI43-101 standards.

Read in conjunction with Monument’s Fiscal 2023 Audited Financial Statements 
and Management Discussion & Analysis, avaliable at www.sedar.ca and 
www.monumentmining.com. All dollar amounts in US$ except where noted.

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