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 | |||||||
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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 | |||||||
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UNIT PRODUCTION TOTAL CASH COSTS (2) |
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| 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 | ||||||||
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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 | ||||||||
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UNIT PRODUCTION TOTAL CASH COSTS (2) |
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| 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 | ||||||||
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(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. |
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RESERVES AND RESOURCES
The following table shows Kumtor’s estimated gold reserves and resources at December 31, 2011:
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TONNES (000s) |
GRADE Grams/tonne |
CONTAINED GOLD Ounces (000s) |
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| 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 |
Updated: 2012-03-07

