Damang gold mine - Operating statistics

Historic performance  
Units   Dec 2017   Dec 2016   Dec 2015  
Open pit mining
Total mined kt   39,726   18,846   21,384  
– Waste mined (opex) kt   5,341   8,200   16,682  
– Waste mined (capex) kt   31,056   7,827    
– Ore mined kt   3,329   2,819   4,702  
Mined grade g/t   1.15   1.32   1.27  
Strip ratio (tonnes) waste:ore   10.93   5.68   3.55  
Processing
Mill tonnes kt   4,590   4,268   4,295  
Mill head grade g/t   1.05   1.18   1.33  
Yield g/t   0.96   1.08   1.22  
Plant recovery factor %   92.2   91.9   90.9  
Total gold production koz   144   148   168  
kg   4,466   4,595   5,220 
Financials
Gold price received US$/oz   1,255   1,242   1,161  
Cost of sales before amortisation and depreciation US$m   122   136   186  
US$/oz   847   921   1,098  
Capital expenditure US$m   132   38   17  
US$/oz   917   256   101 
AISC US$/oz   1,027   1,254   1,326  
AIC US$/oz   1,827   1,254   1,326  
Life-of-mine
Mineral Reserves Mt   31.9   31.8   21.2  
Mineral Reserves head grade g/t   1.68   1.64   1.43  
Mineral Reserves Moz   1.7   1.7   1.0  

Rounding-off of figures presented in this report may result in minor computational discrepancies. Where this occurs, it is not deemed significant