Debt Restructuring Facility with ING Bank Increased to US$55 Million

LONDON, August 10, 2020 - NQ Minerals Plc (AQSE:NQMI) (OTCQB:NQMLF) (OTCQB:NQMIY) ("NQ" or the "Company") announces that, following on from the announcement dated 16 July 2020, NQ has today signed a commitment letter issued by ING Bank N.V. ("ING") for a US$55m loan facility in respect of refinancing existing project debt for the Hellyer Gold Mine ("Hellyer") in Tasmania, Australia.

This commitment letter is based on the terms previously announced, but increases ING's credit committee approved amount from US$41m to US$55m.

The increased size of this facility means that the expected interest savings for Hellyer will increase from around US$2.5m per annum, as previously announced, to about US$3.4m per annum.

The agreed commitment letter includes a hedging strategy in respect to base metal revenues that allows Hellyer to take advantage of improving market conditions and reduce the market risk of future operations.

NQ Mineral's Chairman, David Lenigas, said; "The increased commitment in the debt refinancing with ING from US$41 million to US$55 million is excellent news for the Company and the future of our flagship Hellyer mining operation. The prime purpose of this facility is to retire the 2020 maturity debt book, which totals just over US$30 million. Now that the ultimate size of the ING facility has been determined by both the bank and NQ, negotiations with each of the 2020 maturity debt providers can hopefully be concluded in the coming weeks to the satisfaction of all parties and we can move to close this important deal. Further updates on closing this refinancing with ING and existing current debt providers will be announced as material events occur."

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About NQ Minerals

NQ Minerals Plc is listed on London's Aquis Stock Exchange (AQSE) under the ticker NQMI and has it's 1:100 ADR traded on the US OTC QB under ticker NQMIY and its ordinary shares are dual traded on the US OTC QB under the ticker NQMLF.

NQ Minerals operations are in Australia. NQ commenced base metal and precious metal production in 2018 at its 100% owned flagship Hellyer Gold Mine in Tasmania. Hellyer has a published JORC compliant Mineral Resource estimated at 9.25 Mt which is host to Gold at 2.57 g/t Au for 764,300 oz Au, Silver at 92 g/t Ag for 27,360,300 oz Ag, Lead at 2.99% Pb for 276,600 tonnes and Zinc at 2.57% Zn for 217,400 tonnes. In addition to these resources, the Hellyer assets include a large mill facility and full supporting infrastructure, including a direct rail line to port. The Company is also planning to re-open the historic high-grade Beaconsfield Gold Mine in Tasmania, which has a JORC (2012) compliant Mineral Resource Estimate of 1.454 Mt at 10.3 g/t Au for 483,000 ounces of gold. Regular updates on the progress of the Hellyer Gold Mine and Beaconsfield can be found on www.nqminerals.com.

About ING

ING is a global financial institution with a strong European base, offering retail and wholesale banking services to customers in over 40 countries. Sustainability forms an integral part of ING's strategy, evidenced by ING's leading position in sector benchmarks by Sustainalytics and MSCI and our ‘A-list' rating by CDP. ING Group shares are included in major sustainability and Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) index products of leading providers STOXX, Morningstar and FTSE Russell.

ING Bank has more than 56,000 employees. As at 31 March 2020, ING had 39 million retail customers, with 13.4 million considered primary customers.

ING Group shares are listed on the exchanges of Amsterdam (INGA NA, INGA.AS), Brussels and on the New York Stock Exchange (ADRs: ING US, ING.N). More detailed information can be found on www.ing.com.

For more information, please contact:

NQ Minerals Plc

David Lenigas, Chairman
lenigas@nqminerals.com

Colin Sutherland, Chief Financial Officer
colin.sutherland@nqminerals.com
Tel: +1 416 452 2166 (North America)

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