RAND MINING LIMITED — Interim / Quarterly Report 2012

Jan 23, 2012

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January 24, 2012

The Listing Manager Australian Securities Exchange Level 4 20 Bridge Street SYDNEY NSW 2000

Quarterly Report for December 2011

Highlights

• During the quarter, no ore was processed. (Rand’s share is 25%)

• At the end of the quarter

approximately 23,400 tonnes of Raleigh ore at an estimated grade of 14.3 g/t remain as a Bed Blend Stockpile on the ROM pad at the Raleigh Mine (Rand’s entitlement is 12.5%)

approximately 900 tonnes of Rubicon ore at an estimated grade of 16.0 g/t remain as a Bed Blend Stockpile on the ROM pad at the Rubicon Mine (Rand’s entitlement is 12.25%)

approximately 1,900 tonnes of Raleigh ore at an estimated grade of 14.0 g/t remains on the ROM pad at the Moonbeam Mine (Rand’s share is 25%)

approximately 25,700 tonnes of Raleigh ore at an estimated grade of 13.8 g/t remains on the ROM pad at the Greenfields Plant (Rand’s share is 25%)

approximately 10,200 tonnes of Rubicon ore at an estimated grade of 10.0 g/t remains on the ROM pad at the Greenfields Plant (Rand’s share is 25%)

the difference of the Gold in Circuit at the start and end of Campaign 20 has been agreed and the amount, 2,214.874 oz, has been transferred to Rand and Tribune Bullion Accounts. (Rand’s share is 25%)

GEOLOGY AND MINING

EAST KUNDANA JOINT VENTURE

Raleigh Underground Mine Production

Stope production from the 6202, 5983, 5966, 5949, 5932, 5915, 5898, 5881, 5864, 5847, 5830, 5812, 5795, 5778, 5761, 5744, 5722, 5705 and 5688 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:

5812, 5795, 5778, 5761, 5744, 5722, 5705 and 5688 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:	5812, 5795, 5778, 5761, 5744, 5722, 5705 and 5688 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:	5812, 5795, 5778, 5761, 5744, 5722, 5705 and 5688 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:	5812, 5795, 5778, 5761, 5744, 5722, 5705 and 5688 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:
RALEIGH UNDERGROUND GRADE CONTROL ESTIMATES
Month	Tonnes	Grade	Ounces
	t	g/t	troy oz
October	17,290	14.52	8,074
November	22,245	13.98	10,001
December	23,454	14.38	10,842
December 11Q	62,989	14.3	28.917
September 11Q	63,736	13.7	28,157

Rand’s Entitlements (12.5%)

December 11Q	7,874	14.3	3,615
September 11Q	7,967	13.7	3,520

Approximately 23,400 tonnes remains as a Bed Blend Stockpile on the ROM pad at the Raleigh Mine and will be hauled in early January.

Raleigh Underground Mine Development

At the end of the quarter, the bottom of the Raleigh Decline is at 5619 m RL, 726 m from the surface.

Development progressed on the 5631 and 5614 levels.

	RALEIGH UNDERGROUND DEVELOPMENT
Month	Capital			Operating
	Decline (m)	Secondary (m)	Waste (m)	Ore (m)	Paste Fill (m)
October	0.0	30.4	0.0	59.7	50.0
November	0.0	0.0	22.8	76.1	45.0
December	0.0	0.0	12.8	99.7	60.0
December 11Q	0.0	30.4	35.6	235.5	155.0
September 11Q	0.0	0.0	147.5	156.7	188.0

The diagrams below show the status of the mine at the end of each month of the quarter.

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October 11 Green indicates new development at Raleigh
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November 11 Green indicates new development at Raleigh

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December 11 Green indicates new development at Raleigh

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Mine operating costs incurred during the December 2011 Quarter were $193 per tonne mined or $420 per ounce mined compared with the September 2011 Quarter costs of $200 and $452 respectively.

Rubicon Underground Mine Production

During the quarter, development of the Rubicon ore body progressed on the 6225, 6195, 6175 and 6155 levels. Stope production commenced on the 6225 level.

Contained gold in stope development mined during the quarter, estimated by grade control face chip sampling, is tabulated below:

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RUBICON UNDERGROUND GRADE CONTROL ESTIMATES
Month	Tonnes	Grade	Ounces
	t	g/t	troy oz
October	6,242	11.68	2,343
November	3,317	6.89	735
December	892	16.07	461
December 11Q	10,451	10.5	3,539
September 11Q	11,081	9.9	3,537

Rand’s Entitlements (12.25%)

December 11Q	3,841	10.5	433
September 11Q	1,357	9.9	433

Approximately 900 tonnes remains as a Bed Blend Stockpile on the ROM pad at the Rubicon Mine and will be hauled in early January.

Rubicon Underground Mine Development

At the end of the quarter, the bottom of the Rubicon Decline is at 6124 m RL, 219 m from the surface, the bottom of the Hornet Decline is at 6123 m RL, 220 m from the surface and the top of the Hornet Incline is at 6143 m RL, 200 m from the surface.

	RUBICON UNDERGROUND DEVELOPMENT
Month	Capital			Operating
	Decline (m)	Secondary (m)	Waste (m)	Ore (m)	Paste Fill (m)
October	182.6	62.0	0.0	94.9	0.0
November	177.1	121.7	0.0	71.1	0.0
December	141.0	170.9	10.0	9.8	0.0
December 11Q	500.7	354.6	10.0	175.8	0.0
September 11Q	563.1	237.7	51.7	222.4	0.0

The diagram below shows the status of the mine at the end of the quarter.

December 11 Green indicates new development at Rubicon

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Toll Processing

During the quarter, 21,947 tonnes (wet) of Raleigh ore and 10,501 tonnes (wet) of Rubicon ore were hauled to the Greenfields Plant. No ore was processed this quarter. At the end of the quarter, approximately 25,700 tonnes of Raleigh ore and 10,200 tonnes of Rubicon ore remain on the ROM pad at the Greenfields Plant.

quarter, approximately 25,700 tonnes of Raleigh ore and 10,200 tonnes of on the ROM pad at the Greenfields Plant.	quarter, approximately 25,700 tonnes of Raleigh ore and 10,200 tonnes of on the ROM pad at the Greenfields Plant.	quarter, approximately 25,700 tonnes of Raleigh ore and 10,200 tonnes of on the ROM pad at the Greenfields Plant.	quarter, approximately 25,700 tonnes of Raleigh ore and 10,200 tonnes of on the ROM pad at the Greenfields Plant.
Bullion accredited to RAND and			TRIBUNE
Quarter	Gold(oz)	Silver(oz)	Rand’s sharegold
December 11	785.969	155.700	196.492
September 11	24,373.182	4,729.314	6,093.295

EKJV Exploration

Wards Prospect

The Wards Prospect is located approximately 10km north of Raleigh on tenement M16/325. The programme consists of step‐out and partially infill drilling to test for shoot‐size potential.

Based on the RC assays, grade continuity between 2005‐2006 and 2011 drilling was not established. The shoot may be very narrow. Compilation will be done once DD assays have been received in order to model the grade and alteration within the granophyre unit and try to define the structural control of the gold mineralisation. Following this, a decision will be made regarding further drilling.

Mary Hornet Prospect

The Mary Hornet Prospect is located along the N‐S trending Mary Fault, which marks the eastern termination of the Hornet Deposit, on the NW‐SE trending K2 structure. The prospect is located on the active Mining Lease M16/309.

North Section

The aim of the programme was to test the extents of potential mineralisation on the Mary Fault north of the K2 structure following anomalous intercepts in drill holes targeting Hornet, but extended to the Mary Fault.

Based on the current assays, there does not appear to be sufficient grade or continuity to establish an economic deposit. No further drilling is envisaged at this stage.

South Section Following the decision to commence mining of the Hornet Deposit, it became time‐ sensitive to test the potential of the Mary Fault, south of the K2 structure, to host significant mineralisation as this could affect the final location of the Hornet Decline which is being developed by link‐drive from the Rubicon Deposit approximately 400m to the NW.

Assays did not suggest a prospective area proximal to underground decline development. No further drilling is envisaged at this stage.

Detailed planning of the 2102 drilling programme continued.

OTHER EXPLORATION

Wongan Hills (Rand’s Interest 100%)

A drilling programme to test previously reported anomalies has been planned and will start when a drill rig is available.

Seven Mile Hill Joint Venture (Rand’s Interest 50%)

Discussions to farm out the Seven Mile Hill tenements are continuing.

Tapeta Iron Ore Project, Liberia, West Africa

Construction of a road to access the lease has commenced.

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, 01/06/10.

Name of entity

Rand Mining Ltd

	ABN 41 004 669 658 Consolidated statement of cash flows		Quarter ended (“current quarter”) 31 December 2011	Quarter ended (“current quarter”) 31 December 2011
			31 December 2011
Cash flows related to operating activities 1.1 Receipts from product sales and related debtors 1.2 Payments for (a) exploration & 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 (6 months) $A’000
			875 (105) (991) (1,581) (621) ‐ 32 (86) (870) ‐	4,805 (309) (1,815) (4,229) (1,056) ‐ 74 (156) (912) ‐
			(3,347)	(3,598)
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 to other entities 1.11 Loans repaid to other entities 1.12 Loans from other entities Net investing cash flows 1.13 Total operating and investing cash flows (carried forward)			‐ (50) (848) ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐	‐ (50) (1,402) ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐
			(898)	(1,452)
			(4,245)	(5,050)

• See chapter 19 for defined terms.

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1.13 Total operating and investing cash flows (brought forward)	(4,245)	(5,050)
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	‐ ‐ 2,325 ‐ ‐ ‐	‐ ‐ 3,725 ‐ ‐ ‐
	2,325	3,725
Net increase (decrease) in cash held 1.20 Cash at beginning of quarter/year to date 1.21 Exchange rate adjustments to item 1.20 1.22 Cash at end ofquarter	(1,920) 3,220 ‐	(1,325) 2,625 ‐
	1,300	1,300

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 to the parties included in item 1.10	Current quarter $A'000
		(34)
		‐
1.25	Explanation necessaryfor an understandingof the transactions
	Directors fees and superannuation (included in administration 1.2(d)) (27) Royalty payment (included in production 1.2(c)) (7) Included in the aggregate amount of loans to other entities (item 1.10) is the following:  The loan to Iron Resources Ltd has been reclassified as a prepayment of exploration and as such appears in item 1.2

Non‐cash financing and investing activities

• 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

Not applicable

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

Financing facilities available

• See chapter 19 for defined terms.

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Add notes as necessary for an understanding of the position.

Add notes as necessary for an understanding of the position.
3.1 Loan facilities 3.2 Credit standby arrangements	Amount available $A’000	Amount used $A’000
	‐	5,000
	‐	‐

Estimated cash outflows for next quarter

4.1 Exploration and evaluation 4.2 Development 4.3 Production 4.4 Administration	$A’000
	100
	900
	1,000
	350
Total	2,350

Reconciliation of cash

Reconciliation of cash
Reconciliation of cash at the end of the quarter (as	Current quarter	Previous quarter
shown in the consolidated statement of cash flows) to	$A’000	$A’000
the related items in the accounts is as follows.
5.1 Cash on hand and at bank	1,115	3,035
5.2 Deposits at call	185	185
5.3 Bank overdraft	‐	‐
5.4 Other (provide details)	‐	‐
Total: cash at end of quarter(item 1.22)	1,300	3,220

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

• 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)
7.1 Preference +securities (description) 7.2 Changes during quarter (a) Increases through issues (b) Decreases through returns of capital, buy‐ backs, redemptions
7.3 +Ordinary securities 7.4 Changes during quarter (a) Increases through issues (b) Decreases through returns of capital, buy‐ backs	60,841,209	60,841,209
7.5 +Convertible debt securities (description) 7.6 Changes during quarter (a) Increases through issues (b) Decreases through securities matured, converted
7.7 Options (description and conversion factor) 7.8 Issued during quarter 7.9 Exercised during quarter 7.10 Expired during quarter	4,000,000		Exercise price $0.60	Expiry date 26 October 2012
			Exercise price	Expiry date
7.11 Debentures (totals only)

• See chapter 19 for defined terms.

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7.12 Unsecured notes (totals only)

Compliance statement

• 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).

• 2 This statement does give a true and fair view of the matters disclosed.

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Sign here: ............................................................ Date: 24 January 2012 (Director/Company secretary) Print name: Anthony Billis

Notes

• 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.

• 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.

• 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 .

• 4 The definitions in, and provisions of, AASB 1022: Accounting for Extractive Industries and AASB 1026: Statement of Cash Flows apply to this report.

• 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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