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Reserves & resources (JORC Code)
Mineral reserves and resources according to the JORC (Russia, Kazakhstan and Romania)
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Classification |
Category |
Gold
(thousand ounces) |
|
Resources |
Measured |
15,129 |
|
|
Indicated |
73,446 |
|
|
Total measured and indicated |
88,575 |
|
|
Inferred |
36,687 |
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Total measured, indicated and inferred |
125,262 |
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Reserves |
Proved |
15,485 |
|
|
Probable |
65,210 |
|
|
Total proved and probable |
80,695 |
Measured, indicated and inferred resources (Russia)
Resources are inclusive of reserves.
|
Deposits |
Measured |
Indicated |
Total measured and indicated. Gold (thousand ounces) |
|
Ore (million tonnes) |
Grade (g/t) |
Gold (thousand ounces) |
Ore (million tonnes) |
Grade (g/t) |
Gold (thousand ounces) |
|
Operating facilities |
|
Krasnoyarsk region |
|
Olimpiada1 |
19.3 |
5.00 |
3,131 |
79.8 |
3.70 |
9,616 |
12,747 |
|
Blagodatnoye5 |
3.4 |
2.50 |
271 |
132.8 |
2.40 |
10,230 |
10,501 |
|
Titimukhta3 |
9.7 |
3.10 |
950 |
17.6 |
3.10 |
1,750 |
2,700 |
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Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) |
|
Kuranakh1 |
1.8 |
1.90 |
106 |
160.4 |
1.20 |
6,447 |
6,553 |
|
Irkutsk region |
|
Lenzoloto1 |
32.17 |
0.228 |
2379 |
169.8 |
0.42 |
2,091 |
2,328 |
|
Total |
66.3 |
2.20 |
4,695 |
560.4 |
1.67 |
30,134 |
34,829 |
|
Projects |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Magadan region |
|
Natalka2 |
163.9 |
1.74 |
9,166 |
626.9 |
1.52 |
30,543 |
39,709 |
|
Irkutsk region |
|
Verninskoye6 |
2.0 |
3.00 |
200 |
72.9 |
2.70 |
6,434 |
6,634 |
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Chertovo Koryto4 |
4.1 |
1.85 |
247 |
46.4 |
1.84 |
2,742 |
2,989 |
|
Total projects |
170 |
1.76 |
9,613 |
746.2 |
1.66 |
39,719 |
49,332 |
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Total |
236.3 |
1.88 |
14,308 |
1,307 |
1.66 |
69,853 |
84,161 |
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Deposits |
Inferred |
|
Ore (million tonnes) |
Grade (g/t) |
Gold (thousand ounces) |
|
Operating facilities |
|
|
|
|
Krasnoyarsk region |
|
Olimpiada1 |
37.2 |
3.10 |
3,666 |
|
Blagodatnoye5 |
36.1 |
2.20 |
2,555 |
|
Titimukhta3 |
3.6 |
2.40 |
270 |
|
Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) |
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Kuranakh1 |
7.3 |
1.50 |
346 |
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Irkutsk region |
|
Lenzoloto1 |
29.2 |
0.62 |
520 |
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Total |
113.4 |
2.02 |
7,357 |
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Projects |
|
|
|
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Magadan region |
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Natalka2 |
472.4 |
1.42 |
21,538 |
|
Irkutsk region |
|
Verninskoye6 |
52.1 |
1.80 |
2,953 |
|
Chertovo Koryto4 |
2.1 |
1.64 |
109 |
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Total projects |
526.6 |
1.45 |
24,600 |
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Total |
640.0 |
1.55 |
31,957 |
1. Audited in October 2006 by Micon International Co. Limited. 2. Audited in July 2007 by Micon International Co. Limited. 3. Audited in June 2008 by Micon International Co. Limited. 4. Audited in January 2008 by Micon International Co. Limited. 5. Audited in November 2008 by Micon International Co. Limited. 6. Audited in December 2010 by Micon International Co. Limited. 7. Thousand cubic meters (m3). 8. Grams per cubic meter (g/m3). 9. Conversion of sands was based on the ratio of 2 metric tonnes per 1 cubic meter.
Proved and probable reserves (Russia)
|
Deposits |
Proved |
Probable |
Total proved and probable. Gold (thousand ounces) |
|
Ore (million tonnes) |
Grade (g/t) |
Gold (thousand ounces) |
Ore (million tonnes) |
Grade (g/t) |
Gold (thousand ounces) |
|
Operating facilities |
|
Krasnoyarsk region |
|
Olimpiada1 |
19.0 |
4.90 |
3,005 |
87.0 |
3.60 |
10,041 |
13,046 |
|
Blagodatnoye5 |
3.1 |
2.30 |
226 |
132.1 |
2.27 |
9,633 |
9,859 |
|
Titimukhta3 |
7.7 |
3.30 |
817 |
13.4 |
3.30 |
1,422 |
2,239 |
|
Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) |
|
Kuranakh1 |
– |
– |
– |
31.9 |
1.60 |
1,646 |
1,646 |
|
Irkutsk region |
|
Lenzoloto1 |
12.57 |
0.328 |
1289 |
104.8 |
0.52 |
1,603 |
1,731 |
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Total |
42.3 |
3.07 |
4,176 |
369 |
2.05 |
24,345 |
28,521 |
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Projects |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Magadan region |
|
Natalka2 |
242.3 |
1.30 |
10,291 |
883.1 |
1.10 |
30,550 |
40,841 |
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Irkutsk region |
|
Verninskoye6 |
2.1 |
2.90 |
200 |
63.3 |
2.70 |
5,555 |
5,755 |
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Chertovo Koryto4 |
3.8 |
1.80 |
218 |
39.8 |
1.84 |
2,352 |
2,570 |
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Total projects |
248.2 |
1.34 |
10,709 |
986 |
1.21 |
38,457 |
49,166 |
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Total |
290.5 |
1.57 |
14,885 |
1 355.4 |
1.44 |
62,802 |
77,687 |
1. Audited in October 2006 by Micon International Co. Limited. 2. Audited in July 2007 by Micon International Co. Limited. 3. Audited in June 2008 by Micon International Co. Limited. 4. Audited in January 2008 by Micon International Co. Limited. 5. Audited in November 2008 by Micon International Co. Limited. 6. Audited in December 2010 by Micon International Co. Limited. 7. Thousand cubic meters (m3). 8. Grams per cubic meter (g/m3). 9. Conversion of sands was based on the ratio of 2 metric tonnes per 1 cubic meter.
Measured, indicated and inferred resources (Kazakhstan and Romania)
Resources are inclusive of reserves.
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Location of deposits |
Measured |
Indicated |
Total measured and indicated. Gold
(thousand ounces) |
|
Ore (million tonnes) |
Grade (g/t) |
Gold (thousand ounces) |
Ore (million tonnes) |
Grade (g/t) |
Gold (thousand ounces) |
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Kazakhstan, including |
7.43 |
2.96 |
707 |
54.75 |
2.11 |
3,593 |
4,300 |
|
Open pit |
4.03 |
1.20 |
155 |
51.25 |
1.86 |
2,966 |
3,121 |
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Underground |
3.40 |
5.05 |
552 |
3.50 |
5.76 |
627 |
1,179 |
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Romania |
7.34 |
0.48 |
114 |
- |
- |
- |
114 |
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Location of deposits |
Inferred |
|
Ore (million tonnes) |
Grade (g/t) |
Gold (thousand ounces) |
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Kazakhstan, including |
47.67 |
3.05 |
4,526 |
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Open pit |
46.11 |
2.89 |
4,150 |
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Underground |
1.56 |
7.75 |
376 |
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Romania |
3.18 |
2.00 |
204 |
Proved and probable reserves (Kazakhstan and Romania)
|
Location of deposits |
Proved |
Probable |
Total proved and probable. Gold
(thousand ounces) |
|
Ore (million tonnes) |
Grade(g/t) |
Gold(thousand ounces) |
Ore (million tonnes) |
Grade (g/t) |
Gold (thousand ounces) |
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Kazakhstan, including |
6.0 |
2.61 |
488 |
44.8 |
1.67 |
2,408 |
2,896 |
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Open pit |
3.9 |
1.24 |
152 |
43.3 |
1.62 |
2,179 |
2,331 |
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Underground |
2.1 |
5.22 |
336 |
1.5 |
4.97 |
229 |
565 |
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Romania |
7.20 |
0.48 |
112 |
- |
- |
- |
112 |
Blagodatnoye reserves audit, November 2008 Download in PDF, 2Mb
Chertovo Koryto reserves audit, January 2008 Download in PDF, 3Mb
Kuranakh reserves audit, February 2006 Download in PDF, 365Kb
Reserves audit of deposits in Kazakhstan and Romania, June 2011 Download in PDF, 4Mb
Titimukhta reserves audit, June 2008 Download in PDF, 2Mb
Verninskoe reserves audit, December 2010 Download in PDF, 5Mb
Lenzoloto alluvial reserves audit, December 2006 Download in PDF, 77Kb
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