Q4 F2010

Operating and financial results

  AUSTRALIAN DOLLARS     Australasia Region
Australia#  
Total   St Ives   Agnew  
  Operating Results                
  Ore milled/treated December 2010   1,844   1,636   208  
  (000 tonnes) September 2010   1,857   1,648   209  
    Financial period   3,701   3,284   417  
  Yield (ounces per tonne) December 2010   0.092   0.076   0.213  
    September 2010   0.083   0.072   0.169  
    Financial period   0.087   0.074   0.191  
  Gold produced (000 ounces) December 2010   169.4   125.1   44.3  
    September 2010   153.2   117.9   35.3  
    Financial period   322.6   243.0   79.6  
  Gold sold (000 ounces) December 2010   169.4   125.1   44.3  
    September 2010   153.2   117.9   35.3  
    Financial period   322.6   243.0   79.6  
  Gold price received December 2010   1,384   1,388   1,372  
  (dollars per ounce) September 2010   1,359   1,358   1,363  
    Financial period   1,373   1,375   1,370  
  Total cash cost December 2010   731   768   625  
  (dollars per ounce) September 2010   735   744   706  
    Financial period   733   757   662  
  Notional cash expenditure December 2010   986   991   969  
  (dollars per ounce) September 2010   1,062   1,061   1,065  
    Financial period   1,022   1,025   1,013  
  Operating costs December 2010   67   58   132  
  (dollars per tonne) September 2010   65   57   127  
    Financial period   66   58   130  
  Financial Results ($ million)                
  Revenue December 2010   234.8   173.8   61.0  
    September 2010   208.3   160.2   48.1  
    Financial period   443.1   334.0   109.1  
  Operating costs, net December 2010   (123.6)   (95.1)   (28.4)  
    September 2010   (108.6)   (83.7)   (24.9)  
    Financial period   (232.2)   (178.9)   (53.4)  
    - Operating costs December 2010   (123.1)   (95.5)   (27.5)  
    September 2010   (120.9)   (94.3)   (26.5)  
    Financial period   (243.9)   (189.9)   (54.1)  
    - Gold inventory change December 2010   (0.5)   0.4   (0.9)  
    September 2010   12.2   10.6   1.6  
    Financial period   11.7   11.0   0.7  
  Operating profit December 2010   111.2   78.6   32.6  
    September 2010   99.7   76.5   23.2  
    Financial period   210.9   155.1   55.8  
  Amortisation of mining December 2010   (52.3)          
  assets September 2010   (49.6)          
    Financial period   (101.9)          
  Net operating profit December 2010   58.9          
    September 2010   50.1          
    Financial period   109.0          
  Other expenses December 2010   (0.8)          
    September 2010   (3.1)          
    Financial period   (3.9)          
  Profit  before royalties and December 2010   58.1          
  taxation September 2010   47.0          
    Financial period   105.1          
  Royalties, mining and income taxation December 2010   (20.7)          
    September 2010   (17.5)          
    Financial period   (38.2)          
    - Normal taxation December 2010   -          
    September 2010   -          
    Financial period   -          
    - Royalties December 2010   (5.6)          
    September 2010   (5.1)          
    Financial period   (10.7)          
    - Deferred taxation December 2010   (15.0)          
    September 2010   (12.4)          
    Financial period   (27.4)          
  Profit before December 2010   37.5          
  non-recurring items September 2010   29.5          
    Financial period   67.0          
  Non-recurring items December 2010   (0.8)          
    September 2010   (1.3)          
    Financial period   (2.1)          
  Net profit December 2010   36.7          
    September 2010   28.2          
    Financial period   64.8          
  Net profit excluding gains and losses on foreign December 2010   37.1          
  exchange, financial instruments and September 2010   29.6      

 
  non-recurring items Financial period   66.7          
  Capital Expenditure December 2010   (43.9)   (28.4)   (15.5)  
    September 2010   (41.9)   (30.8)   (11.1)  
    Financial period   (85.8)   (59.2)   (26.6)  

# As a significant portion of the acquisition price was allocated to tenements of St Ives and Agnew on endowment ounces and also as these two Australian operations are entitled to transfer and then off-set tax losses from one company to another, it is not meaningful to split the income statement below operating profit. 
Figures may not add as they are rounded independently.