Delaware
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0-13078
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13-3180530
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(state
or other jurisdiction
of
incorporation)
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(Commission
File Number)
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(I.R.S.
Employer
Identification
No.)
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76
Beaver Street, New York, NY
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10005
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(Address
of principal executive offices)
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(Zip
Code)
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Written
communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17
CFR
230.425)
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Soliciting
material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14a-12)
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Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17
CFR
240.14d-2(b))
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Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17
CFR
240.13e-4(c))
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Metric
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U.S.
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Materials
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Reserves
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Proven
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26.7
Million Tonnes @ 0.68 g/t*
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29.4
Million Tons @ 0.0198 opt*
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Probable
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12.8
Million Tonnes
@
0.61
g/t*
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14.1
Million Tons
@
0.0179
opt*
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Total
Reserves
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39.5
Million Tonnes @ 0.66 g/t*
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43.5
Million Tons @ 0.0192 opt*
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Waste
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24.1
Million Tonnes
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26.6
Million Tons
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Total
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63.6
Million Tonnes
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70.1
Million tons
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Contained
Gold
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25.89
Million grams
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832,280
Oz
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Production
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Ore
Crushed
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2.6
Million Tonnes /Year
7,500
Mt/d*
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2.87
Million Tons/Year
8,267
t/d
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Operating
Days/Year
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365
Days per year
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365
Days per year
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Gold
Plant Average Recovery
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66.8
%
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66.8
%
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Average
Annual Production
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1.35
Million grams
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43,414
Oz
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Total
Gold Produced
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17.29
Million grams
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555,960
Oz
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·
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“g/t”
means grams per metric tonne, “opt” means ounces per ton, “Mt/d” means
metric tonnes per day and “t/d” means tons per
day.
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·
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The
reserve estimates are based on a recovered gold cutoff grade of 0.17
to
0.21 grams per metric tonne, depending on the operating year, and
as
described below.
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·
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Blocks
with 2 or more drill holes within a search radius of 80m x 70m x
40m and
with a relative kriging (a geostatistical calculation technique)
standard
deviation less than or equal to 0.45 were classified as Measured
(corresponding to Proven);
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·
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Blocks
with 1 hole within the search radius of 80m x 70m x 40m and with
a
relative kriging standard deviation of 0.60 or less, blocks with
2 holes
and a kriging standard deviation of 0.70 or less, blocks with 3 holes
and
a kriging standard deviation of 0.80 or less, blocks with 4 holes
and a
relative kriging standard deviation of 0.90 or less and all blocks
with 5
or more holes within the search radius were classified as Indicated
(corresponding to Probable), unless they met the above criterion
for
Proven;
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·
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Blocks
with a grade estimate that did not meet the above criteria were classified
as Inferred (and which was classed as waste material in the mining
reserves estimate);
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·
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Blocks
outside the above search radii or outside suitable geological zones
were
not assigned a gold grade or a resource
classification.
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Cutoff
Grade Calculation
Basic
Parameters
Gold
Price
Shipping
and Refining
Gold
Recovery
Royalty
Operating
Costs per Tonne of Ore
Mining
*
Processing/Leach
Pad
G&A
Total
Internal
Cutoff Grade
Head
Grade Cutoff (66.8% recov.)
Recovered
Gold Grade Cutoff
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Internal
Cutoff Grade
US$550/oz
US$
4.14/oz
66.8%
4%
of NSR
$
per Tonne of Ore
0.070
1.980
0.800
2.850
Grams
per Tonne
0.25
0.17
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Break
Even Cutoff Grade
US$550/oz
US$
4.14/oz
66.8%
4%
of NSR
$
per Tonne of Ore
1.360
1.980
0.800
4.140
Grams
per Tonne
0.37
0.25
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* |
The
calculation of an internal cutoff grade does not include the basic
mining
costs (which are considered to be sunk costs for material within
the
designed pit). The $0.07 per tonne cost included is the incremental
(added) cost of hauling ore over hauling waste, and which is included
in
the calculation.
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Exhibit No. | Exhibit Title |
99.1 |
Press
Release, dated September 4, 2007 issued by
us.*
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This
information shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and shall not be deemed incorporated
by
reference in any filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission
under
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or the Securities Act of 1933,
whether
made before or after the date hereof and irrespective of any general
incorporation language in any
filings.
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