Q1 2024 Production Update
FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
NEVADA, USA
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This is a good start to the year, with another strong safety result and a good" overall performance from the portfolio. We're seeing greater consistency from
most of our operations; in Brazil, both sites have shown significantly better performance, with greater production control and stability. Geita and Kibali were strong again, and Obuasi's ramp-up remains on track.
Alberto Calderon, CEO
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HARD WORK TO ACHIEVE STRONG SAFETY PERFORMANCE
Total Recordable Injury Frequency Rate*
injuries per million hours worked
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We put safety first, before anything else | |||||||||||||
-76% | |||||||||||||
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3 | 2022 member | ||||||||||||
companies' avg. 2.66 | |||||||||||||
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1.08 | |||||||||||||
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0 | |||||||||||||
2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | Q1 2024 |
*Total Recordable Injury Frequency Rate (TRIFR) - the broadest measure of workplace safety, measures workplace safety in terms of the total number of injuries and fatalities that occur per million hours worked (by employees and contractors) | 4 |
Q1 2024 PRODUCTION OVERVIEW
- Gold production up +2%* year-on-year at 581,000oz
- Strong performances at Cuiabá (+55%), Serra Grande (+40%), Kibali (+19%) and at Geita (+16%)
- Obuasi production in line with plan, underground tonnes steady, UHDF trial on track, guidance maintained
- Tropicana, Sunrise Dam production impacted by 1:1,000-year rainfall; now back to normal
- Siguiri impacted by lower metallurgical recoveries; mitigation strategy implemented; production now normalised
- On track to achieve gold production guidance for 2024
*Excludes production from CdS which was placed on care and maintenance in August 2023. | 5 |
Q1 2024 OPERATIONAL REVIEW
LONGER LIFE, LOWER COST, SCALE / GROWTH POTENTIAL,
>CA.60% OF GOLD PRODUCTION
TIER 1 ASSETS
GOLD PRODUCTION* | Q1 2024 | (Koz) | Q1 2023 | (Koz) |
GEITA | 114 | 98 | ||
OBUASI | 54 | 60 | ||
KIBALI | 76 | 64 | ||
IDUAPRIEM | 62 | 63 | ||
TROPICANA | 53 | 64 | ||
TOTAL | 359 | 349 | ||
United States of America | Guinea | |
North Bullfrog | Siguiri (85%) | |
Silicon | ||
Merlin | ||
Mother Lode | ||
Sterling | ||
Colombia | Brazil | |
Quebradona | ||
AGA Mineração | ||
- Cuiabá | ||
Argentina | ||
Cerro Vanguardia (92.5%) |
*Gold production on an attributable basis
STEADY PERFORMERS, RELIABLE CASH GENERATORS, SHORTER LIFE,
FP FOCUS - OPPORTUNITIES TO IMPROVE COST COMPETITIVENESS
TIER 2 ASSETS
GOLD PRODUCTION* | Q1 2024 | (Koz) | Q1 2023 | (Koz) |
SUNRISE DAM | 56 | 61 | ||
SIGUIRI | 41 | 63 | ||
CERRO VANGUARDIA | 39 | 42 | ||
CUIABÁ | 65 | 42 | ||
TOTAL | 201 | 208 | ||
DRC
Kibali (45%)
Ghana
Iduapriem
Obuasi
Tanzania
Geita
Australia
Sunrise Dam
Tropicana (70%)
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OBUASI PRODUCTION UPDATE
SUB-LEVEL OPEN STOPING
- V30 reamer supports Sub-Level Open Stoping
- V30 reamer drills 3X wider raise holes in more stable hanging wall
- Q1 2024 U/G ore tonnes treated +17% vs Q1 2023
- Q1 2024 U/G ore tonnes treated average consistently +91kt/pm
UNDERHAND DRIFT AND FILL
Milestones achieved:
Developed alongside paste-filled 3,300 level drive
Confirmed in-situ paste strength and installed ground support
Trialed slag-based binders to increase backfill strength and reduce curing times
Paste-fill commenced, curing successfully achieved required strength within 14 days
NEXT STEPS: | |
Commence development | Annualised production rate |
beneath paste May 9 | 360,000oz expected in Q3 2024 |
Paste-fill above
Undercut
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PHASE 3 ON TRACK FOR COMPLETION END 2024 - PATHWAY TO FULL RAMP UP
Phase 3 - refurbish KMS shaft and infrastructure
Gain direct vertical access
to high-grade Block 11
Doubles materials handling
capacity to 12,000tpd
Increases flexibility,
accelerates development
Q1 2024 MILESTONES ACHIEVED
Completed 945m vent shaft reaming and winder upgrades
Commissioned first pumping system
Next milestones include
Commissioning vent shaft
Clearing mud on 5,100 level and shaft bottom Ore passes linking upper mine and rail transport level
Installation, commissioning of rail system
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BRAZIL TURNAROUND
FULL POTENTIAL
Stabilise production and enhance productivity
Cuiabá - strong year-on-year recovery in grade and volumes; in advanced stage of feasibility to restart Queiroz plant
Serra Grande - 40% year-on-year
production increase on volume, grade improvements; focus on consistency
RESTRUCTURING
Organisational structure | Accountability | 25% cut in senior roles | ||
changes drive efficiency | ||||
PORTFOLIO REVIEW
CdS placed on care
and maintenance
Job count reduced
by ca.1,000
CAPITAL and COST MANAGEMENT
Reviewed capital, resulting in
$100m reduction
Targeted $20m cost-saving in key areas
Serra Grande - Brazil
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OPERATIONAL FOCUS AREAS
AUSTRALIAN OPERATIONS
Flooding impacting Australian operations
Tropicana
suspended
mining,
processing in
March after 1:1,000-year rainfall
>312mm in 72 hours, almost c.40% higher than annual average rainfall
Operations
recommenced
following
remedial work
Sunrise Dam affected to a lesser extent
Both sites expect to recover production in H2 2024
Tropicana - Australia
SIGUIRI - GUINEA
Recoveries impacts Q1 production - mitigation strategy in place
Plant recovery impacted by | Sourcing ore from alternate | Work underway to resolve | ||
pits - immediate recovery | Bidini metallurgical recovery | |||
carbonaceous Bidini ore | ||||
improvement (~82% in April) | challenge before processing | |||
Siguiri - Guinea
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