Meadowbank had approximately 24 million tonnes of proven and probable reserves grading 2.8 grams of gold per tonne, containing 2.2 million ounces of gold, as of December 31, 2011.
Meadowbank Mine
Mineral Reserve & Resource Data |
| As of December 31, 2011 |
|
| CATEGORY & OPERATION |
Au
(g/t) |
Ag
(g/t) |
Cu
(%) |
Zn
(%) |
Ag
(%) |
Ag(oz)
(x000) |
Au(oz)
(x000) |
Tonnes
(x000) |
| Proven Reserves |
|
| Open Pit |
1.49 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
92 |
1,931 |
| Probable Reserves |
|
| Open Pit |
2.91 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
2,109 |
22,563 |
| Total Proven & Probable Reserves |
2.79 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
2,201 |
24,494 |
| Indicated Resources |
|
| Open Pit |
1.99 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
950 |
14,872 |
| Underground |
4.85 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
365 |
2,341 |
| Total Indicated Resources |
2.38 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1,315 |
17,213 |
| Inferred Resources |
|
| Open Pit |
3.03 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
149 |
1,532 |
| Underground |
4.36 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
310 |
2,213 |
| Total Inferred Resources |
3.81 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
459 |
3,745 |
*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., Vice-president Project Development, and a “Qualified Person” for the purposes of National Instrument 43-101. The Qualified Person responsible for the Meadowbank mineral reserves estimate is independent consultant Elzéar Belzile, ing.