Q2 |
Q1 | |
Ore mined (Mbcm) |
1.13 |
1.27 |
Waste mined (Mbcm) |
5.21 |
5.85 |
Stripping ratio (w:o) |
4.61 |
4.62 |
Ore mined (Mtonnes) |
2.62 |
3.00 |
Ore milled (Mtonnes) |
2.58 |
2.56 |
Head grade (g/t) |
1.00 |
1.04 |
Recovery (%) |
91 |
88 |
Gold production (ounces '000) |
76 |
75 |
Cash cost (A$/oz) |
789 |
821 |
Cash cost inc royalty (A$/oz) |
861 |
888 |
All in Sustaining Cost (A$/oz)1 |
918 |
973 |
PRODUCTION AT UPPER END OF GUIDANCE & DELIVERING STRONG CASHFLOW
OPERATIONS
- Q2 production 75,544 ounces
- Run rate at upper end of FY2016 guidance of 275-305koz
- Q2 throughput consistent with Q1 & ≈ 10.3mtpa
- Q2 recovery 91%, ↑3% - GW optimizing & more oxide
- Q2 grade 1.00g/t - in line with Q1
- Q2 Duketon strip ratio in line with Q1
- GW continues to decrease to LOM average
- Q2 reconciliation to reserve positive for Duketon
- GW continuing to improve and Dec15 in line
- COSTSØ Q2 cash costs $789/oz - ↓4% (Q1: $821/oz)
- Unit costs consistent
- RMT cutback excluded
- Ø Q2 AISC $918/oz - ↓6% (Q1: $973/oz)
- Below lower end of FY2016 guidance of $970 -
$1,070/oz
OPERATING CASH-FLOW
Q2 operating cashflow $49.8m (Q1: $50.8m)
1 AISC calculated on a per ounce of production basis
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FY2016 Q2 OPERATING RESULTS4Moolart Well |
Rosemont |
Garden Well |
Total | |
Ore mined (bcm ) |
336,847 |
298,844 |
496,224 |
1,131,915 |
Waste mined (bcm) |
1,273,692 |
2,403,341 |
1,536,669 |
5,213,702 |
Stripping ratio (w:o) |
3.8 |
8.0 |
3.1 |
4.6 |
Ore mined (tonnes) |
691,834 |
694,357 |
1,236,819 |
2,623,011 |
Ore milled (tonnes) |
726,088 |
608,178 |
1,248,141 |
2,582,406 |
Head grade (g/t) |
0.90 |
1.36 |
0.89 |
1.00 |
Recovery (%) |
91.5 |
92.9 |
89.0 |
90.9 |
Gold production (ounces) |
19,208 |
24,622 |
31,714 |
75,544 |
Cash cost (A$/oz) |
805 |
629 |
903 |
789 |
Cash cost inc royalty (A$/oz) |
878 |
705 |
971 |
861 |
All in Sustaining Cost (A$/oz) |
991 |
778 |
983 |
918 |
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