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RAND MINING LIMITED — Interim / Quarterly Report 2009
Jul 16, 2009
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Interim / Quarterly Report
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July 17, 2009
The Listing Manager Australian Stock Exchange Level 10 20 Bond Street SYDNEY NSW 2000
Quarterly Report for June 2009
Highlights
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During the quarter, 13,024 tonnes of Raleigh ore were processed and 2,813 oz of gold and 610 oz of silver were credited to Rand and Tribune Bullion Accounts. (Rand’s share is 25%)
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At the end of the quarter
approximately 31,700 tonnes of Raleigh ore at an estimated grade of 14.4 g/t remain as a Bed Blend Stockpile on the ROM pad at the Raleigh Mine (Rand’s entitlement is 12.5%)
approximately 44,000 tonnes of Raleigh ore at an estimated grade of 13.6 g/t remains on the ROM pad at the Greenfields Plant (Rand’s share is 25%)
approximately 2,700 oz of gold were in transit between the Greenfields Plant and AGR (Rand’s share is 25%)
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GEOLOGY AND MINING
EAST KUNDANA JOINT VENTURE
Raleigh Underground Mine Production
Stope production from the 6136, 6119, 6102, 6085, 6067, 6051, 6034, 6016, 6000, 5983, 5966, 5949, 5932 and 5915 levels continued during the quarter.
Contained gold in stope development and stope ore mined during the quarter, estimated by grade control face chip sampling, is tabulated below:
| 5949, 5932 and 5915 levels continued during the quarter. Contained gold in stope development and stope ore mined during the quarter, estimated grade control face chip sampling, is tabulated below: |
5949, 5932 and 5915 levels continued during the quarter. Contained gold in stope development and stope ore mined during the quarter, estimated grade control face chip sampling, is tabulated below: |
5949, 5932 and 5915 levels continued during the quarter. Contained gold in stope development and stope ore mined during the quarter, estimated grade control face chip sampling, is tabulated below: |
5949, 5932 and 5915 levels continued during the quarter. Contained gold in stope development and stope ore mined during the quarter, estimated grade control face chip sampling, is tabulated below: |
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| RALEIGH UNDERGROUND GRADE CONTROL ESTIMATES | |||
| Month | Month | Month | Month |
| April | 29,706 | 14.4 | 13,728 |
| May | 29,661 | 14.0 | 13,314 |
| June | 31,758 | 14.5 | 14,766 |
| June 09Q | 91,126 | 14.3 | 41,808 |
| March 09Q | 76,544 | 12.4 | 30,605 |
Rand’s Entitlements (12.5%)
| June 09Q | 11,391 | 14.3 | 5,226 |
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| March 09Q | 9,568 | 12.4 | 3,826 |
The ore mined in June, approximately 31,700 tonnes, remains as a Bed Blend Stockpile on the ROM pad at the Raleigh Mine and will be hauled in early July.
Raleigh Underground Mine Development
The Raleigh Underground Decline was extended to the 5733 m RL, 612 m from the surface.
Development progressed on the 5898, 5881, 5864, 5847, 5830, 5812, 5795, 5778 and 5761 levels.
| RALEIGH UNDERGROUND DEVELOPMENT | |||||
| Month | Capital | Operating | |||
| Decline (m) |
Secondary (m) |
Waste (m) |
Ore (m) |
Paste Fill (m) |
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| April | 49.3 | 95.8 | 64.6 | 319.3 | 40.0 |
| May | 40.7 | 84.7 | 149.6 | 238.3 | 44.0 |
| June | 50.5 | 86.6 | 154.7 | 218.7 | 56.0 |
| June 09Q | 140.5 | 267.1 | 368.9 | 776.3 | 140.0 |
| March 09Q | 230.0 | 140.6 | 355.5 | 670.0 | 109.0 |
The diagrams below show the status of the mine at the end of each month of the quarter.
April 09 Red indicates new development
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May 09 Red indicates new development
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June 09 Red indicates new development
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Mine operating costs incurred during the June 2009 Quarter were $137 per tonne mined or $299 per ounce mined compared with the March 2009 Quarter cost of $160 and $400 respectively.
Toll Processing
During the quarter, 45,300 tonnes (wet) of Raleigh ore were hauled to the Greenfields Plant. The eleventh toll treatment campaign at the Greenfields Plant started on June 22, 2009 and is expected to finish on August 1, 2009. During the quarter, 13,024 tonnes of Raleigh ore were processed. At the end of the quarter, approximately 44,000 tonnes of Raleigh ore remains on the ROM pad at the Greenfields Plant.
The twelfth toll treatment campaign at the Greenfields Plant is expected to start on October 15, 2009.
| 2009. | 2009. | 2009. | 2009. |
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| Bullion accredited to RAND and TRIBUNE | |||
| Quarter | Gold(oz) | Silver(oz) | Rand’s sharegold |
| June 09 | 2,813.132 | 610.573 | 703.282 |
| March 09 | 17,393.549 | 2,389.452 | 4,348.385 |
Resource Development
The development of the Rubicon Project is progressing through the steps of the procedures for a New Development required by the EKJV agreements and subject to the conditions in the Indicative Term Sheet.
EKJV Exploration
There has been minimal activity as the bulk of the Exploration Budget was committed to the Raleigh drilling program completed earlier in the 08/09 Financial Year. A plan of a drilling program to define Raleigh at depth has recently been completed.
OTHER EXPLORATION
Seven Mile Hill Joint Venture (Rand’s Interest 50%)
The potential for further exploration targets for drill testing within the Seven Mile Hill tenements are limited and discussions to farm out the tenements are continuing.
Appendix 5B Mining exploration entity quarterly report
Rule 5.3
Appendix 5B
Mining exploration entity quarterly report
Introduced 1/7/96. Origin: Appendix 8. Amended 1/7/97, 1/7/98, 30/9/2001.
Name of entity
| Name of entity | ||||
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| Rand Mining NL | ||||
| ABN 41 004 669 658 Consolidated statement of cash flows |
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| 30 June 2009 | ||||
| Cash flows related to operating activities 1.1 Receipts from product sales and related debtors 1.2 Payments for (a) exploration and evaluation (b) development (c) production (d) administration 1.3 Dividends received 1.4 Interest and other items of a similar nature received 1.5 Interest and other costs of finance paid 1.6 Income taxes paid 1.7 Other (provide details if material) Net Operating Cash Flows |
Current quarter $A’000 |
Year to date (12 months) $A’000 |
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| 2,881 (14) (527) (1,854) (103) - 15 - (418) - |
11,742 (71) (2,423) (6,811) (660) - 128 (7) (1,670) - |
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| (20) | 228 | |||
| Cash flows related to investing activities 1.8 Payment for purchases of: (a) prospects (b) equity investments (c) other fixed assets 1.9 Proceeds from sale of: (a) prospects (b) equity investments (c) other fixed assets 1.10 Loans from other entities 1.11 Loans repaid to other entities 1.12 Other Net investing cash flows 1.13 Total operating and investing cash flows (carried forward) |
- - (71) - - - - - - |
- (15) (567) - - - 450 (450) - |
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| (71) | (582) | |||
| (91) | (354) |
- See chapter 19 for defined terms.
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| 1.13 Total operating and investing cash flows (brought forward) |
(91) | (354) |
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| Cash flows related to financing activities 1.14 Proceeds from issues of shares, options, etc. 1.15 Proceeds from sale of forfeited shares 1.16 Proceeds from borrowings 1.17 Repayment of borrowings 1.18 Dividends paid 1.19 Other (provide details if material) Net financing cash flows |
- - - - - - |
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| Net increase (decrease) in cash held 1.20 Cash at beginning of quarter/year to date 1.21 Exchange rate adjustments 1.22 Cash at end of quarter |
(91) 2,449 - |
(354) 2,712 - |
| 2,358 | 2,358 |
Payments to directors of the entity and associates of the directors Payments to related entities of the entity and associates of the related entities
| 1.23 1.24 |
Aggregate amount of payments to the parties included in item 1.2 Aggregate amount of loans received from parties included in item 1.10 |
Current quarter $A'000 |
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| (63) | ||
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| 1.25 | Explanation necessaryfor an understandingof the transactions | |
| Directors fees and superannuation (included in administration 1.2 (d)) (53) Royalty payment(included inproduction 1.2(c)) (10) |
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| The aggregate amount of loans (item 1.10) received from specified parties are as follows: |
Non-cash financing and investing activities
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2.1 Details of financing and investing transactions which have had a material effect on consolidated assets and liabilities but did not involve cash flows
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In January 2006, Tribune Resources NL loaned the Company 4,000 ounces of gold bullion. At the end of the quarter the Company had nil ounces of this gold bullion still on hand. 150 ounces are still available to Rand Mining NL for future drawdown.
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2.2 Details of outlays made by other entities to establish or increase their share in projects in which the reporting entity has an interest
Not applicable
- See chapter 19 for defined terms.
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Financing facilities available
Add notes as necessary for an understanding of the position.
| 3.1 Loan facilities 3.2 Credit standby arrangements Loan principle outstanding |
Amount available $A’000 |
Amount used $A’000 |
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| Nil | Nil |
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| $A’000 | ||
| Nil |
Estimated cash outflows for next quarter
| 4.1 Exploration and evaluation 4.2 Development |
$A’000 | |||
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| 40 | ||||
| 650 | ||||
| Total | 690 | |||
| Reconciliation of cash | ||||
| Reconciliation of cash at the end of the quarter (as shown in the consolidated statement of cash flows) to the related items in the accounts is as follows. |
Current quarter $A’000 |
Previous quarter $A’000 |
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| 5.1 Cash on hand and at bank 5.2 Deposits at call – Performance Bonds 5.3 Bank overdraft 5.4 Other |
2,225 133 |
2,316 | ||
| 133 | ||||
| Total: cash at end of quarter(item 1.22) | 2,358 | 2,449 |
Changes in interests in mining tenements
| 6.1 Interests in mining tenements relinquished, reduced or lapsed 6.2 Interests in mining tenements acquired or increased |
Tenement reference |
Nature of interest (note (2)) |
Interest at beginning ofquarter |
Interest at end of quarter |
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- See chapter 19 for defined terms.
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Issued and quoted securities at end of current quarter
Description includes rate of interest and any redemption or conversion rights together with prices and dates.
| Total number | Number quoted | Issue price per security (see note 3) (cents) |
Amount paid up per security (see note 3) (cents) |
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| 7.1 Preference +securities (description) 7.2 Changes during quarter (a) Increases through issues (b) Decreases through returns of capital, buy- backs, redemptions |
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| 7.3 +Ordinary securities 7.4 Changes during quarter (a) Increases through issues (b) Decreases through returns of capital, buy- backs |
40,560,813 | 40,560,813 | ||
| 7.5 +Convertible debt securities (description) 7.6 Changes during quarter (a) Increases through issues (b) Decreases through securities matured, converted |
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| 7.7 Options (description and conversion factor) 7.8 Issued during quarter 7.9 Exercised during quarter 7.10 Expired during quarter |
500,000 4,000,000 |
Exercise price $1.00 $0.60 |
Expiry date 1stOctober 2010 26thOctober 2012 |
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| 7.11 Debentures (totals only) |
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| 7.12 Unsecured notes(totals only) |
- See chapter 19 for defined terms.
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Compliance statement
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1 This statement has been prepared under accounting policies which comply with accounting standards as defined in the Corporations Act or other standards acceptable to ASX (see note 4).
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2 This statement does give a true and fair view of the matters disclosed.
Sign here: ............................................................ Date:17 July 2009 (Director) Print name: Anthony Billis
Notes
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1 The quarterly report provides a basis for informing the market how the entity’s activities have been financed for the past quarter and the effect on its cash position. An entity wanting to disclose additional information is encouraged to do so, in a note or notes attached to this report.
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2 The “Nature of interest” (items 6.1 and 6.2) includes options in respect of interests in mining tenements acquired, exercised or lapsed during the reporting period. If the entity is involved in a joint venture agreement and there are conditions precedent which will change its percentage interest in a mining tenement, it should disclose the change of percentage interest and conditions precedent in the list required for items 6.1 and 6.2.
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3 Issued and quoted securities The issue price and amount paid up is not required in items 7.1 and 7.3 for fully paid securities .
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4 The definitions in, and provisions of, AASB 1022: Accounting for Extractive Industries and AASB 1026: Statement of Cash Flows apply to this report.
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5 Accounting Standards ASX will accept, for example, the use of International Accounting Standards for foreign entities. If the standards used do not address a topic, the Australian standard on that topic (if any) must be complied with.
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- See chapter 19 for defined terms.
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