Kumtor Production and Reserves

PRODUCTION 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
Tonnes ore mined (000s) 5,017 5,349 8,054 6,518 5,606 5,141 4,634 3,303
Tonnes ore milled (000s) 4,023 5,254 5,298 5,498 5,470 5,611 5,631 5,654
Mill feed grade 
(grams/tonne)
5.55 4.77 4.49 4.65 5.15 3.71 4.54 4.4
Recovery (%)  73.3 78.5 79.4 81.5 83.1 78.1 82.6 82.1
Ounces of gold poured (1) (000s) 502 646 610 670 753 529 678 657

UNIT PRODUCTION TOTAL CASH COSTS (2) 
 
per tonne milled - $ 24.00 22.20 20.60 18.60 19.50 20.40 24.00 23.24
per ounce - $  193 181 179 153 141 216 191 200

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PRODUCTION 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011  
Tonnes ore mined (000s) 6,135 3,887 5,182 4,967 4,464 5,765 6,020  
Tonnes ore milled (000s) 5,649 5,696 5,545 5,577 5,780 5,594 5,815  
Mill feed grade 
(grams/tonne)
3.4 2.3 2.4 3.9 3.7 4.0 3.8  
Recovery (%)  81.2 73.0 72.7 79.7 76.7 79.5 80.8  
Ounces of gold poured (1) (000s) 501 304 301 556 525 568 583  

UNIT PRODUCTION TOTAL CASH COSTS (2) 
 
per tonne milled – $ 24.40 28.99 29.27 43.64 41.80 41.5(3) 48.38  
per ounce – $ 274 544 540 438 460 409(3) 482  
(1) Centerra’s equity interest is 100%
(2) Total cash cost per ounce is a non-GAAP measure. As a result of Kumtor’s restated Investment Agreement signed in 2009, operating costs and total cash costs per ounce measures for 2009, 2008 and 2007 have been restated to exclude operating and revenue-based taxes.
(3) Restated to exclude community investments costs.

RESERVES AND RESOURCES

The following table shows Kumtor’s estimated gold reserves and resources at December 31, 2011:

  TONNES
(000s) 
GRADE
Grams/tonne
CONTAINED GOLD
Ounces (000s) 
Proven 3,023 1.6 153
Probable 56,671 3.4 6,125
Total reserves  59,694 3.3 6,278
Measured  43,262 2.3 3,141
Indicated 22,687 2.3 1,658
Total measured and indicated resources 65,949 2.3 4,799
Inferred resources – Open Pit 9,195 2.4 694
Stockwork Underground 1,633 12.0 629
SB Underground  4,040 13.6 1,760