IGO Interactive Annual Report 2018

CONTENTS WHO WE ARE Independence Group NL (‘IGO’ or ‘the Company’) is a leading ASX-listed mining and exploration company. Our strategic focus is on high quality assets of scale and longevity and an evolving strategy to align the business to the structural shift to energy storage. The Company’s focus is on its 100% owned, world class Nova nickel-copper-cobalt operation, its 30% interest in the Tropicana Operation, a Joint Venture with AngloGold Ashanti Australia Ltd, and its portfolio of belt-scale exploration projects in Western Australia and the Northern Territory. THE IGO PURPOSE Making a difference. We believe in a world where people power makes amazing things happen. Where technology opens up new horizons and clean energy makes the planet a better place for every generation to come. We are bold, passionate, fearless and fun – a smarter, kinder, more innovative company. Our work is making fundamental changes to the way communities all over the world grow, prosper and stay sustainable. Our teams are finding and producing the specialist metals that will make energy storage mobile, efficient and effective enough to make long-term improvements to the lifestyle of hundreds of millions of people across the globe. How? New battery storage technology is finally unleashing the full potential of renewable energy by allowing power produced from sun, wind and other sources to be stored and used when and where it’s needed. This technology will impact future generations in ways we cannot yet imagine, improving people’s quality of life and changing the way we live. We believe in a green energy future and by delivering the metals needed for new age batteries, we are making it happen. This is the IGO Difference. ABOUT THIS REPORT This annual report is a summary of IGO and its subsidiary companies’ operations, activities and financial position as at 30 June 2018. All dollar figures are expressed in Australian dollars unless otherwise stated. Who We Are 01 2018 Snapshot 02 Chairman & CEO Message 04 Our People 06 Safety 10 Sustainability & Community 12 FY19 Guidance and FY18 Scorecard / IGO Assets 14 Nova Operation 16 Tropicana Operation 18 Regional Exploration and Development 20 Mineral Resources & Ore Reserves 23 Corporate Governance 29 IGO Board 30 Directors’ Report and Remuneration Report 32 FY18 Financial Statements 65 Additional ASX Information 129 Corporate Directory 132 IGO ANNUAL REPORT 2018— 01