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Mines & Projects

Reserves & Resources

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.