Damang gold mine - Operating statistics
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Units |
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Dec 2017 |
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Dec 2016 |
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Dec 2015 |
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Open pit mining |
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Total mined |
kt |
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39,726 |
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18,846 |
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21,384 |
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– Waste mined (opex) |
kt |
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5,341 |
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8,200 |
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16,682 |
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– Waste mined (capex) |
kt |
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31,056 |
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7,827 |
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– Ore mined |
kt |
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3,329 |
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2,819 |
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4,702 |
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Mined grade |
g/t |
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1.15 |
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1.32 |
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1.27 |
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Strip ratio (tonnes) |
waste:ore |
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10.93 |
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5.68 |
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3.55 |
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Processing |
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Mill tonnes |
kt |
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4,590 |
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4,268 |
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4,295 |
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Mill head grade |
g/t |
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1.05 |
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1.18 |
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1.33 |
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Yield |
g/t |
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0.96 |
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1.08 |
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1.22 |
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Plant recovery factor |
% |
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92.2 |
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91.9 |
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90.9 |
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Total gold production |
koz |
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144 |
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148 |
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168 |
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kg |
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4,466 |
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4,595 |
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5,220 | |
Financials |
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Gold price received |
US$/oz |
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1,255 |
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1,242 |
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1,161 |
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Cost of sales before amortisation and depreciation |
US$m |
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122 |
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136 |
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186 |
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US$/oz |
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847 |
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921 |
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1,098 |
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Capital expenditure |
US$m |
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132 |
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38 |
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17 |
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US$/oz |
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917 |
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256 |
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101 | |
AISC |
US$/oz |
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1,027 |
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1,254 |
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1,326 |
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AIC |
US$/oz |
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1,827 |
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1,254 |
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1,326 |
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Life-of-mine |
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Mineral Reserves |
Mt |
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31.9 |
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31.8 |
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21.2 |
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Mineral Reserves head grade |
g/t |
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1.68 |
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1.64 |
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1.43 |
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Mineral Reserves |
Moz |
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1.7 |
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1.7 |
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1.0 |
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Rounding-off of figures presented in this report may result in minor computational discrepancies. Where this occurs, it is not deemed significant