RESOURCE AND RESERVE STATEMENTS
LEFA Project Resource Statement (December 31, 2004)
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Measured |
Indicated |
Measured and indicated Total |
Inferred |
Deposit |
Lower
Cutoff
Grade
g/t |
Material
Type |
Tonnes
t |
Grade
g/t
Au |
Contained
Gold
oz |
Tonnes
t |
Grade
g/t
Au |
Contained
Gold
oz |
Tonnes
t |
Grade
g/t
Au |
Contained
Gold
oz |
Tonnes
t |
Grade
g/t
Au |
Contained
Gold
oz |
|
Lero Karta |
0.5 |
laterite |
30,000 |
0.7 |
7,000 |
70,000 |
1.1 |
2,000 |
370,000 |
0.8 |
9,000 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
0.7 |
saprolite |
3,560,000 |
2.4 |
269,000 |
3,120,000 |
1.8 |
179,000 |
6,680,000 |
2.1 |
448,000 |
540,000 |
1.5 |
26,000 |
|
0.7 |
fresh |
9,770,000 |
2.2 |
693,000 |
8,270,000 |
1.7 |
450,000 |
18,040,000 |
2.0 |
1,143,000 |
6,250,000 |
1.6 |
309,000 |
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sub total |
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13,630,000 |
2.2 |
969,000 |
11,460,000 |
1.7 |
631,000 |
25,090,000 |
2.0 |
1,600,000 |
6,790,000 |
1.6 |
335,000 |
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Fayalala |
0.5 |
laterite |
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|
4,650,000 |
1.0 |
143,000 |
4,650,000 |
1.0 |
143,000 |
1,380,000 |
1.0 |
43,000 |
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0.6 |
saprolite |
8,450,000 |
1.4 |
370,000 |
2,640,000 |
1.3 |
107,000 |
11,090,000 |
1.3 |
477,000 |
930,000 |
1.1 |
32,000 |
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0.6 |
fresh |
8,240,000 |
1.4 |
363,000 |
8,830,000 |
1.2 |
347,000 |
17,060,000 |
1.3 |
710,000 |
6,240,000 |
1.2 |
245,000 |
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sub total |
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16,690,000 |
1.4 |
733,000 |
16,120,000 |
1.2 |
597,000 |
32,800,000 |
1.3 |
1,330,000 |
8,550,000 |
1.2 |
319,000 |
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KanKarta |
0.5 |
laterite |
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0.7 |
saprolite |
30,000 |
1.4 |
1,000 |
390,000 |
1.5 |
20,000 |
420,000 |
1.5 |
21,000 |
10,000 |
2.3 |
21,000 |
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0.7 |
fresh |
150,000 |
2.5 |
13,000 |
3,660,000 |
1.9 |
224,000 |
3,810,000 |
1.9 |
236,000 |
990,000 |
1.5 |
46,000 |
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sub total |
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180,000 |
2.3 |
14,000 |
4,050,000 |
1.9 |
244,000 |
4,230,000 |
1.9 |
257,000 |
1,000,000 |
1.5 |
47,000 |
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Banko* |
0.5 |
laterite |
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50,000 |
0.9 |
1,000 |
50,000 |
0.9 |
1,000 |
90,000 |
0.9 |
3,000 |
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0.7 |
saprolite |
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|
60,000 |
3.9 |
7,000 |
60,000 |
3.9 |
7,000 |
70,000 |
4.0 |
9,000 |
|
0.7 |
fresh |
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|
40,000 |
2.8 |
3,000 |
40,000 |
2.8 |
3,000 |
30,000 |
3.0 |
3,000 |
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sub total |
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150,000 |
2.6 |
11,000 |
150,000 |
2.6 |
11,000 |
190,000 |
2.4 |
15,000 |
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Tambico |
0.5 |
laterite |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
0.7 |
saprolite |
150,000 |
2.7 |
13,000 |
320,000 |
1.8 |
19,000 |
470,000 |
2.1 |
31,000 |
40,000 |
1.6 |
2,000 |
|
0.7 |
fresh |
0 |
0 |
0 |
300,000 |
1.7 |
17,000 |
300,000 |
1.7 |
17,000 |
300,000 |
1.3 |
13,000 |
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sub total |
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150,000 |
2.7 |
13,000 |
620,000 |
1.8 |
35,000 |
770,000 |
1.9 |
48,000 |
40,000 |
1.3 |
15,000 |
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Folokadi* |
0.5 |
laterite |
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|
|
120,000 |
0.8 |
3,000 |
120,000 |
0.8 |
3,000 |
80,000 |
0.7 |
2,000 |
|
0.7 |
saprolite |
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|
|
310,000 |
1.0 |
10,000 |
310,000 |
1.0 |
10,000 |
190,000 |
1.5 |
9,000 |
|
0.7 |
fresh |
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|
410,000 |
1.5 |
19,000 |
410,000 |
1.5 |
19,000 |
550,000 |
1.7 |
31,000 |
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sub total |
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840,000 |
1.2 |
32,000 |
840,000 |
1.2 |
32,000 |
820,000 |
1.6 |
42,000 |
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Banora* |
0.5 |
laterite |
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|
|
|
40,000 |
1.1 |
1,000 |
|
0.7 |
saprolite |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
620,000 |
1.8 |
35,000 |
|
0.7 |
fresh |
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|
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|
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|
|
490,000 |
1.9 |
29,000 |
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sub total |
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|
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|
1,150,000 |
1.8 |
65,000 |
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Sanoukono* |
0.5 |
laterite |
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|
1,620,000 |
1.2 |
60,000 |
1,620,000 |
1.2 |
60,000 |
– |
– |
– |
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sub total |
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1,620,000 |
1.2 |
60,000 |
1,620,000 |
1.2 |
60,000 |
– |
– |
– |
|
Boubere* |
0.5 |
laterite |
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40,000 |
0.7 |
1,000 |
|
1.0 |
oxide |
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3,000 |
2.1 |
200 |
|
1.0 |
fresh |
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|
360,000 |
1.9 |
21,000 |
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sub total |
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|
400,000 |
1.7 |
22,000 |
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Siguirini* |
1.0 |
saprolite |
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30,000 |
2.4 |
2,000 |
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sub total |
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30,000 |
2.4 |
2,000 |
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in situ |
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30,650,000 |
1.8 |
1,729,000 |
34,860,000 |
1.4 |
1,610,000 |
65,500,000 |
1.6 |
3,338,000 |
19,270,000 |
1.4 |
862,000 |
stockpiles(2) |
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2,637,000 |
1.1 |
90,000 |
2,637,000 |
1.1 |
90,000 |
– |
– |
– |
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TOTAL |
all |
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30,650,000 |
1.8 |
1,729,000 |
37,497,000 |
1.4 |
1,700,000 |
68,137,000 |
1.6 |
3,428,000 |
19,270,000 |
1.4 |
862,000 |
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Prior March 2004 |
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25,400,000 |
1.8 |
1,439,000 |
31,091,000 |
1.4 |
1,358,000 |
54,150,000 |
1.6 |
2,710,000 |
19,820,000 |
1.4 |
892,000 |
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Notes to and accompanying resource statement:
1 Resources have been estimated by independant consultants RSG Global of Perth, Australia, overviewed by Mr Andrew Pardey, Chief Geologist, Guinor.
2 Stockpile resource tonnes and grade have been calculated by Mr Andrew Pardey, Chief Geologist, Guinor.
3 All resources have been calculated using the multiple indicator kriging, ordinary kriging technique or inverse distance methods.
4 All tonnes, grade and ounces have been rounded to an appropriate level for reporting.
5 All deposits/prospect marked with an (*) are based on the December 2003 resource reported by RSG Global.
LEFA Project Reserve Statement (March, 2005)
| I Based on December 31, 2004 resource. |
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Proven |
Probable |
TOTAL |
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| Deposit |
tonnes
(Mt) |
grade
(g/t) |
tonnes
(Mt) |
grade
(g/t) |
tonnes
(M/t) |
grade
(gt) |
koz |
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| Fayalala |
10.3 |
2.4 |
5.4 |
2.0 |
15.7 |
2.2 |
1,136 |
| Lero Karta |
10.8 |
1.5 |
6.1 |
1.3 |
16.8 |
1.5 |
789 |
| Kankarta |
0.2 |
2.4 |
2.1 |
2.2 |
2.3 |
2.2 |
166 |
| Banko |
- |
- |
0.1 |
3.4 |
0.1 |
3.4 |
8 |
| Tambico |
0.1 |
2.8 |
0.1 |
2.1 |
0.3 |
2.5 |
20 |
| Sanoukono |
- |
- |
1.3 |
1.2 |
1.3 |
1.2 |
50 |
| Folokadi |
- |
- |
0.7 |
0.9 |
0.7 |
0.9 |
22 |
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| TOTAL |
21.4 |
2.0 |
15.8 |
1.7 |
37.3 |
1.8 |
2,190 |
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| II Low grade material stockpiled for the current Heap Leach operation. |
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Proven |
Probable |
TOTAL |
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| Deposit |
tonnes
(Mt) |
grade
(g/t) |
tonnes
(Mt) |
grade
(g/t) |
tonnes
(Mt) |
grade
(g/t) |
koz |
|
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| TOTAL |
– |
– |
1.0 |
0.9 |
1.0 |
0.9 |
28 |
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III Existing stockpile not scheduled for the current Heap Leach operation.
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| |
Proven |
Probable |
TOTAL |
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| Deposit |
tonnes
(Mt) |
grade
(g/t) |
tonnes
(Mt) |
grade
(g/t) |
tonnes
(M/t) |
grade
(gt) |
koz |
|
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| TOTAL |
– |
– |
2.3 |
0.8 |
2.3 |
0.8 |
59 |
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| GRAND TOTAL |
21.4 |
2.0 |
19.1 |
1.5 |
40.5 |
1.7 |
2,277 |
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Reserves have been calculated using a gold price of US$400 per ounce.
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