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Resolute Mining Limited — AGM Information 2013
Nov 25, 2013
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ASX ANNOUNCEMENT
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26[th] November 2013
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S PRESENTATION AT AGM
Attached is a copy of the Chief Executive Officer’s presentation to be given at the Company’s Annual General Meeting today at 10.00 a.m. (Western Standard Time).
For and on behalf of the Board
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GREG FITZGERALD Company Secretary
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ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING PERTH CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER PETER SULLIVAN 26 NOVEMBER 2013
FY2013: STRONG PERFORMANCE THROUGH GOLD CYCLE
Gold production up 9% to 435,855oz at A$811/oz
Revenue increased 7% to $619M at average gold price received of A$1,562/oz (FY12: A$1,627/oz)
Reported NPAT of $85M, after non-cash impairment charges of $79M
Strong positive cash flow from operations of $154M including ~$17M exploration spend
Share buyback scheme returned $11m to shareholders during FY2013
Conservative balance sheet – flexibility for capital management and to pursue growth
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Gold production Cash cost / ounce
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FY2014: FOCUS ON CASH OPTIMISING THE BUSINESS
Operating versatility and cash generating for wide range of gold price movements FY2014 guidance of 345,000oz at A$890/oz and All-In-Sustaining Cost of A$1,175/oz
Solid first quarter - 84,274oz at A$970/oz
Modified mine plan for Syama with reduced capital expenditure
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Ongoing drive to reduce operating cost base
Senior management pay freeze implemented
“The resources super cycle is not over but in a readjustment phase – albeit this has been a vicious correction”
Ongoing commitment to capital management ensuring strong financial position retained
Marcus Grubb, World Gold Council Managing Director of Investment.
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AUSTRALIAN GOLD COMPANY WITH AFRICAN FOCUS
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PRODUCING GOLD FOR 25 YEARS LONG TERM PRESENCE IN AFRICA
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FY13 435Koz at
Producing gold A$811/oz Ahead of
500,000 in Africa since guidance
96/97
450,000
400,000 Consistent
350,000 gold producer
since 1989
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+ 6.5Moz gold production to date …
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SYAMA - A PROFITABLE LONG LIFE PROJECT
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Gold Production
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Key Statistics RSG Ownership 80% Commissioned 2009 Production (FY13) 196,182 oz Production Grade 3.65 g/t Cash Costs (FY13) A$796/oz Mine Life (30 Jun 13) 10+ years Total Reserves 2.4 Moz Reserve Grade 2.6 g/t Total Resources 4.7 Moz Resource Grade 2.4 g/t
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RESETTING SYAMA - EXPANSION REMAINING ROBUST AT CURRENT GOLD PRICE
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Major expansion approved June 2012
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Expansion of open pit
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Establishment of oxide circuit
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Infrastructure including grid power connection
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Production increases to average 270,000ozpa
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Stage 3 of open pit expansion removed
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Resetting reserves
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Underground inventory (+8,000ozs/vm) subject to prefeasibility
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Capex savings to be determined
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Total capital cost of US$266M under review
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Expansion project 51% complete at Sept 2013
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‒ US$61m for FY14 and US$113M currently deferred to FY15
“A major expansion of Syama is underway and scheduled to be completed in mid 2015.”
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RAVENSWOOD – STABLE, LONG -TERM PRODUCTION
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Gold Production
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150,000
125,000
100,000
75,000
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Key Statistics RSG Ownership 100% Commissioned 2004 Production (FY13) 141,846 oz Production Grade 2.9 g/t Cash Costs (FY13) A$760/oz Mine Life (30 Jun 13) 10+ years Total Reserves 1.5 Moz Reserve Grade 0.9 g/t Total Resources 1.7 Moz Resource Grade 0.8 g/t
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MT WRIGHT DELIVERING
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Ore production consistent 1.4mtpa from sub level shrinkage
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Grade dilution well within expectation
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Decline completed to design depth
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Assessment underway for potential to extend mining below 600RL base
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RE-OPENING OF SARSFIELD UNDER ASSESSMENT
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Potential to extend Ravenswood life and increase production by reopening Sarsfield pit
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Reserve/Resources of 2.5Moz
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Additional 110kozpa output
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Mine life extended by 9 years
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Feasibility Study estimated capital cost of $123M and LOM average cash costs of $1106/oz
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Opportunities to improve returns being examined, including:
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Tailings storage facility design
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Owner Mining
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Buck Reef West and Nolan’s East drill targets
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GOLDEN PRIDE – NEAR END OF LONG MINE LIFE
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Closure of Golden Pride end of 2013 after 15 years in production
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Rehabilitation well advanced as progressively undertaken since commencement
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Cost provision of ~$10M
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Plant options being considered
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Ke Statistics y RSG Ownership 100% Commissioned 1999 Production (FY13) 97,827 oz Production Grade 1.46 g/t Cash Costs (FY13F) A$915/oz Mine Life (30 Jun 13) 0.5 year Total Reserves 0.1 Moz Reserve Grade 1.2 g/t Total Resources 1.4 Moz Resource Grade 1.8 g/t
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POTENTIAL TO LEVERAGE EXPERIENCE IN TANZANIA
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Nyakafuru located 120km NW of Golden Pride
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Recently announced 388,000oz Reserve and 900,000oz in Resources
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RC/diamond drilling along Kanegele shear continues to deliver very good results over a 5km strike
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Studies continue to evaluate future development at Nyakafuru
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HIGH VALUE EXPLORATION PORTFOLIO
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Highly prospective, underexplored tenure spread across Mali, Cote d’Ivoire, Tanzania and Australia
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Strong balance sheet enables renewed exploration focus to unlock value and add exploration premium
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Exploration budget for FY14 US$15M
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Multiple high quality targets close to existing infrastructure at Syama in Mali and Ravenswood in Queensland
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US$17 million paid to partner Endeavour Mining to settle acquisition of the Finkolo tenure, 40 km south of Syama
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“Resolute is exploring
13,590 km [2] of prospective
tenure across three
countries in Africa.”
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- Drilling currently ongoing in Tanzania, Mali and Australia
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NOBLE MINERAL RESOURCES ADVANCED GHANA GOLD PROJECT
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Resolute acquired a ~20% stake in Noble and backed an A$85M financing package in Nov 2012
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Noble owns the Bibiani gold mine in Ghana
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2.8Moz Mineral Resources, 3Mtpa CIL processing facility and +4Moz of gold produced to date
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Noble entered Voluntary Administration in Sep 2013
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Resolute proposed Deed of Company Arrangement
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Resolute to become 100% owner and operator of Bibiani following satisfaction of various conditions precedent
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Removes uncertainty regarding future ownership and operation of Bibiani
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Provides greater return to Noble’s creditors than would otherwise be available in liquidation scenario
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Positive opportunity giving Resolute access to an advanced West African gold project
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CORPORATE OVERVIEW
Key Information ASX Code RSG Shares 641M Last Share Price[1] $0.475 Market Cap[1] A$304M Daily Turnover[2] 4.7M shares Cash/Bullion/Liq Inv[3] A$59M Debt[3] A$94M Hedging NIL Key Shareholders ICM 34.2%
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At 25 Nov 2013
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Average 12 month period to 30 Sep 2013
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At 30 Sep 2013 – Cash/Bullion/Liq Inv excludes Noble investment
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RESERVES AND RESOURCES UPDATE: 30 JUNE 2013
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Total Reserves and Resources up 13%
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Reflecting modified Syama mine plan and drilling success across Queensland, Mali and Tanzania
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Reserves at 4.3Moz of gold
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Impacted by removal of Stage 3 cut back (1.2Moz reduction)
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Redesigned Syama open pit driving lower cash costs and strong cash flow for next 8 years
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50% increase in Reserves at A21 Mali
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First reserve at Nyakafuru Tanzania
Total Mineral Resource and Ore Reserve
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Mineral Resource Ore Reserve
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- Resources increase 40% to 8.6Moz of gold
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A SUSTAINABLE GOLD PRODUCER
One of the largest gold producers listed on the ASX
Long term operator in Africa and Australia
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FY2014 guidance of 345,000oz at A$890/oz
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100% unhedged – strong leverage to gold price
Cash generating over wide range of gold prices
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Lightly geared balance sheet provides flexibility for capital management and future growth Pursuing new growth opportunities in receptive gold price and equities market
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JORC RESERVES
RESOLUTE GROUP RESERVES and RESOURCES
Reserves and Resources comply with the Australian code for reporting of Mineral Resources and Reserves (The JORC Code 2004)
| Reserves and Resources Statement as at end of June | Reserves and Resources Statement as at end of June | Reserves and Resources Statement as at end of June | 2013 | ||||
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| Gold Reserves (includes stockpiles) |
Project Tonnes |
Gold grade (g/t) |
Project Contained Ounces Gold |
Resolute Group Share % |
Resolute Group Share ounces |
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| RESERVES | |||||||
| Reserves ( Proved) Australia Mt Wright (insitu)3 Sarsfield (insitu)2 Mali Syama (insitu) Stockpiles Syama Satellites (insitu) Finkolo-Etruscan JV (insitu) |
3,271,000 28,450,000 11,191,000 249,000 3,122,000 1,335,000 |
2.8 0.8 3.0 2.6 2.2 3.1 |
290,000 747,000 1,077,000 21,000 223,930 133,000 |
100% 100% 80% 80% 80% 51% |
290,000 747,000 861,000 17,000 179,000 68,000 |
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| Total Proved | 47,618,000 | 1.6 | 2,491,930 | 2,162,000 | |||
| Reserves ( Probable) Australia Mt Wright Stockpiles3 Sarsfield (insitu)2 Mali Syama (insitu) Stockpiles Syama Satellites (insitu) Finkolo-Etruscan JV (insitu) Tanzania Nyakafuru JV (insitu)2 Golden Pride (insitu) Golden Pride Stockpiles |
60,000 18,640,000 3,439,000 2,199,000 4,986,000 1,821,000 7,360,000 480,000 1,264,000 |
2.9 0.7 2.6 1.9 2.1 2.8 1.6 2.0 0.9 |
6,000 423,000 288,000 136,000 337,000 163,000 388,000 30,000 37,000 |
100% 100% 80% 80% 80% 51% 98% 100% 100% |
6,000 423,000 230,000 108,000 270,000 83,000 380,000 30,000 37,000 |
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| Total(Probable) | 40,249,000 | 1.4 | 1,808,000 | 1,567,000 | |||
| Total Reserves (Proved and Probable) | 87,867,000 | 1.5 | 4,299,930 | 3,729,000 |
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JORC MEASURED & INDICATED RESOURCES
| Gold Resources1 | Gold Resources1 | Project | Resolute Group | Resolute Group | ||||
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| (includes stockpiles) | Project | Gold grade | Contained | Share | Share | |||
| Tonnes | (g/t) | Ounces Gold | % | ounces | ||||
| RESOURCES1 | ||||||||
| Resources (Measured) | ||||||||
| Australia | ||||||||
| Sarsfield (insitu)2 | 16,185,000 | 0.8 |
393,000 | 100% | 393,000 | |||
| Mali | ||||||||
| Syama (insitu) | 14,769,000 | 2.6 |
1,256,000 | 80% | 1,005,000 | |||
| Syama Satellites (insitu) | 1,051,000 | 1.6 |
56,000 | 80% | 45,000 | |||
| Finkolo-Etruscan JV (insitu) | 996,000 | 2.7 |
87,000 | 60% | 52,000 | |||
| Tanzania | ||||||||
| Golden Pride (insitu) | 3,786,000 | 2.0 |
238,000 | 100% | 238,000 | |||
| Total (Measured) | 36,787,000 | 1.7 |
2,030,000 | 1,733,000 | ||||
| Resources (Indicated) | ||||||||
| Australia | ||||||||
| Mt Wright (insitu)3 | 604,000 | 3.2 |
63,000 | 100% | 63,000 | |||
| Sarsfield (insitu)2 | 20,384,000 | 0.7 |
444,000 | 100% | 444,000 | |||
| Mali | ||||||||
| Syama (insitu) | 19,285,000 | 2.6 |
1,595,000 | 80% | 1,276,000 | |||
| Stockpiles | 3,774,000 | 1.3 |
164,000 | 80% | 131,000 | |||
| Syama Satellites (insitu) | 4,840,000 | 1.9 |
288,000 | 80% | 231,000 | |||
| Finkolo-Etruscan JV (insitu) | 2,674,000 | 2.6 |
224,000 | 60% | 134,000 | |||
| Tanzania | ||||||||
| Golden Pride (insitu) | 6,744,000 | 1.8 |
401,000 | 100% | 401,000 | |||
| Nyakafuru JV (insitu)2 | 19,067,000 | 1.1 |
672,000 | 95% | 638,000 | |||
| Total(Indicated) | 77,372,000 | 1.5 |
3,851,000 | 3,318,000 | ||||
| Total Measured and Indicated | 114,159,000 | 1.6 |
5,881,000 | 5,051,000 |
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JORC INFERRED RESOURCES
| Gold Resources1 | Gold Resources1 | Project | Resolute Group | Resolute Group | Resolute Group | ||||
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| (includes stockpiles) | Project | Gold grade | Contained | Share | Share | ||||
| Tonnes | (g/t) | Ounces Gold | % | ounces | |||||
| Resources (Inferred) | |||||||||
| Australia | |||||||||
| Mt Wright (insitu)3 | 1,090,000 | 3.1 |
108,000 |
100% |
108,000 | ||||
| Sarsfield (insitu)2 | 22,192,000 | 0.7 |
521,000 |
100% |
521,000 | ||||
| Welcome Breccia (insitu) | 2,040,000 | 3.2 |
210,000 |
100% |
210,000 | ||||
| Mali | |||||||||
| Syama (insitu) | 3,800,000 | 2.4 |
293,000 |
80% |
234,000 | ||||
| Syama Satellites (insitu) | 6,946,000 | 2.1 |
479,000 |
80% |
383,000 | ||||
| Finkolo-Etruscan JV (insitu) | 3,100,000 | 2.2 |
219,000 |
60% |
131,000 | ||||
| Tanzania | |||||||||
| Golden Pride (insitu) | 12,945,000 | 1.7 |
724,000 |
100% |
724,000 | ||||
| Nyakafuru JV (insitu)2 | 6,312,000 | 1.1 |
227,000 |
90% |
204,000 | ||||
| Total (Inferred) | 58,425,000 | 1.5 |
2,781,000 |
2,515,000 | |||||
| Total Resources | 172,584,000 | 1.6 |
8,662,000 |
7,566,000 |
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1) Mineral resources are exclusive of the Reserves - differences may occur due to rounding.
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2) All Resources and Reserves are reported above 1 g/t cut-off except Sarsfield above 0.4 g/t cut off and Nyakafuru above 0.5 g/t cut off.
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3) Mt Wright Reserves are reported at 2.3 g/t cut off and Resources above 1.8 g/t cut off
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