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RAND MINING LIMITED — Interim / Quarterly Report 2014
May 15, 2014
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Interim / Quarterly Report
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May 16, 2014
The Listing Manager Australian Securities Exchange Level 4 20 Bridge Street SYDNEY NSW 2000
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Monthly Production Report for April 2014
Highlights
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During the month, 29,675 tonnes of EKJV ore were processed at the Kanowna Plant.
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6,699.230 oz of gold and 1,499.492 oz of silver were credited to Rand and Tribune Bullion Accounts.
(Tribune’s share is 75%)
- At the end of the month
approximately 24,300 tonnes of Rubicon ore at an estimated grade of 13.1 g/t remain as a Bed Blend Stockpile on the ROM pad at the Rubicon Mine (Tribune’s entitlement is 36.75%)
approximately 16,100 tonnes of Rubicon ore at an estimated grade of 13.6 g/t remain as a Bed Blend Stockpile on the ROM pad at the Kanowna Belle Plant.
(Tribune’s entitlement is 36.75%)
EAST KUNDANA JOINT VENTURE
Raleigh Underground Mine Production
An earthquake on February 26 caused some damage and production has been suspended. Rehabilitation is proceeding and production is now expected to recommence before the end of June.
Contained gold in stope development and stope ore mined during the quarter, estimated by grade control face chip sampling, is tabulated below:
| control face chip sampling, is tabulated below: | control face chip sampling, is tabulated below: | control face chip sampling, is tabulated below: | control face chip sampling, is tabulated below: |
|---|---|---|---|
| RALEIGH UNDERGROUND GRADE CONTROL ESTIMATES | |||
| Month | Tonnes | Grade | Ounces |
| t | g/t | troy oz | |
| April 14 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| March 14 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
Raleigh Underground Mine Development
At the end of the month, the bottom of the Raleigh Decline is at 5618 m RL, 727 m from the surface.
Development has finished.
| Development has finished. | Development has finished. | Development has finished. | Development has finished. | Development has finished. | Development has finished. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RALEIGH UNDERGROUND DEVELOPMENT | |||||
| Month | Capital | Operating | |||
| Decline (m) |
Secondary (m) |
Waste (m) |
Ore (m) |
Paste Fill (m) |
|
| April 14 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| March 14 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
The diagram below shows the status of the mine at the end of the month.
February 14 Green indicates new development at Raleigh
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April 14 Green indicates new development at Raleigh
Same as February – no new development in March or April
No mine operating costs were incurred during the May – no production. Mine rehabilitation costs have been capitalised.
Rubicon Underground Mine Production
The production schedule at Rubicon and Hornet was re‐optimized, using some of the resources from Raleigh, to minimize the production shortfall at Raleigh.
Contained gold in stope development and stope ore mined during the quarter, estimated by grade control face chip sampling, is tabulated below:
| control face chip sampling, is tabulated below: | control face chip sampling, is tabulated below: | control face chip sampling, is tabulated below: | control face chip sampling, is tabulated below: |
|---|---|---|---|
| RUBICON UNDERGROUND GRADE CONTROL ESTIMATES | |||
| Month | Tonnes | Grade | Ounces |
| t | g/t | troy oz | |
| April 14 | 38,903 | 13.45 | 16,825 |
| March 14 | 30,461 | 13.30 | 13,029 |
Tribune’s Entitlements (36.75%)
Approximately 24,300 tonnes remain as a Bed Blend Stockpile on the ROM pad at the Rubicon Mine and will be hauled in early May.
Rubicon Underground Mine Development
During the month, decline access to Pegasus started and decline development at Rubicon and Hornet continued.
At the end of the month, the bottom of the Pegasus Access is at 6173 m RL, 170 m from the surface, the bottom of the Rubicon Decline is at 6046 m RL, 297 m from the surface, the bottom of the Hornet Decline is at 5932 m RL, 411 m from the surface and the top of the Hornet Incline is at 6244 m RL, 99 m from the surface.
| from the surface. | from the surface. | from the surface. | from the surface. | from the surface. | from the surface. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RUBICON UNDERGROUND DEVELOPMENT | |||||
| Month | Capital | Operating | |||
| Decline (m) |
Secondary (m) |
Waste (m) |
Ore (m) |
Paste Fill (m) |
|
| April 14 | 114.3 | 145.0 | 10.4 | 185.3 | 54.0 |
| March 14 | 43.4 | 81.4 | 11.3 | 37.3 | 42.0 |
The diagram below shows the status of the mine at the end of the month.
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April 14 Green indicates new development at Rubicon, Hornet and Pegasus
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Mine operating costs incurred during April were $84 per tonne mined or $194 per ounce mined compared with the March 2014 Quarter costs of $128 and $307 respectively.
Toll Processing
During the month, 31,400 tonnes (wet) of Rubicon ore were hauled to the Kanowna Belle Plant and 29,675 tonnes of EKJV ore were processed.
| Bullion accredited to RAND and TRIBUNE from Kanowna Belle | |||
| Month | Gold(oz) | Silver(oz) | Tribune’s sharegold |
| April 14 | 6,699.230 | 1,499.492 | 5,024.423 |
| March 14 | 7,022.402 | 1,628.285 | 5,266.801 |