Kittila had proven and probable gold reserves of almost 5.2 million ounces comprised of 35 million tonnes of ore grading 4.7 grams of gold per tonne, as of December 31, 2011. The deposit remains open for expansion at depth and along strike.
Kittila Mine
Mineral Reserve & Resource Data |
| As of December 31, 2011 |
|
| CATEGORY & OPERATION |
Au
(g/t)
|
Ag
(g/t)
|
Cu
(%)
|
Zn
(%)
|
Pb
(%)
|
Ag (oz)
(x000) |
Au (oz)
(x000)
|
Tonnes
(x000) |
| Proven Reserves |
|
| Open Pit |
3.86 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
40 |
319 |
| Underground |
6.11 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
75 |
383 |
| Total Proven |
5.09 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
115 |
702 |
| Probable Reserves |
|
| Open Pit |
5.66 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
146 |
802 |
| Underground |
4.63 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
4,916 |
33,060 |
| Total Probable |
4.65 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
5,062 |
33,862 |
| Proven & Probable Reserves |
4.66 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
5,177 |
34,564 |
| Indicated Resources |
|
| Underground |
2.46 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1,026 |
12,978 |
| Inferred Resources |
|
| Open Pit |
3.87 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
34 |
276 |
| Underground |
4.58 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1,130 |
7,677 |
| Total Inferred Resources |
4.55 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1,165 |
7,953 |
*Mineral reserves are not a subset of mineral resources.
Please refer to the company press release dated February 15, 2012 for further details on the mineral reserves and resources. The technical information has been prepared under the supervision of, and reviewed by, Marc Legault P.Eng., Senior Vice-president Project Evaluations, and a “Qualified Person” for the purposes of National Instrument 43-101. The Qualified Person responsible for the Kittila Mine mineral reserves estimate is Daniel Doucet, ing., Corporate Director of Reserve Development.