Investor Presentaiton
Mining, Processing & Production
Lower gold produced mainly due to lower average gold head grade, despite higher ore processed
Total material mined during 1H 2021 increased significantly, due to higher waste removal from a higher grade gold Araren Pit transitioning from stage 3 to the
new stage 5. Therefore, total ore mined decreased from 2.3 mn tons to 1.9 mn tons.
This resulted in an increase of stripping ratio from 3.3x to 10.2x compared to the same period last year. Strip ratio is expected to normalize as Araren stage 5
Pit moves into production in 2H 2021.
Processed higher volume of ore at lower average gold head grade of 1.66 g/t, resulting in lower gold produced of 81.6 koz compared to 86.4 koz in 1H 2020.
In 2H 2021, we expect to start mining ores from Araren stage 5 Pit, which contains higher grades of ores.
Based on current mine plan, target gold production of 138 koz - 148 koz in 2H 2021, bringing total gold production to 220 koz - 230 koz for the FY 2021,
reflecting 5% - 10% growth over FY 2020.
Operational Data
UOM
FY 2019
FY 2020
1H 2020
1H 2021
Ore Mined
mn tons
3.5
5.0
2.3
1.9
Waste Mined
mn tons
15.5
18.6
7.6
19.5
Material Mined
mn tons
19.0
23.6
9.9
21.4
Strip Ratio
X
4.4
3.7
3.3
10.2
Ore Processed
mn tons
3.30
3.44
1.70
1.75
Avg. Gold Head Grade
g/t
2.75
2.12
1.81
1.66
Gold Recovery Rate
%
89.3
87.7
87.2
87.2
Gold Produced
koz
261.3
206.8
86.4
81.6
CO
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