Tardan Operations and Production
Total 12m 2020 gold production was 953 kg (30,629 oz), an increase of 50% compared to 635 kg (20,407 oz) in 12m 2019.
During 2020, the Company’s main source of ore was the Pravoberezhniy deposit. Total stripping works amounted to 902 thousand m3. Ore mined amounted to 387 thousand tonnes with an average grade of 2.42 g/t (total gold in ore was 937 kg). In 2021, the Company will continue mining the Pravoberezhniy deposit.
In 2021 the Company will also undertake stripping works on Ore zone #3 and Ore body #26 of the Tardan deposit in order to secure access to ore on these ore bodies in 2022 and 2023.
Solcocon Production
During 2020, the Company produced 12 kg (386 oz) of alluvial gold at Solcocon compared to 54 kg (1,730 oz) in the previous period. This was due to the late start of alluvial production (
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Production
Production unit | 12m 2020 | 12m 2019 | Change | ||||
kg | oz | kg | oz | kg | oz | % | |
Hard rock | |||||||
Tardan (heap leach) | - | - | 525 | 16,867 | (525) | (16,867) | (100%) |
Tardan (CIL) | 953 | 30,629 | 110 | 3,540 | 843 | 27,089 | 766% |
Alluvial | |||||||
Solcocon | 12 | 386 | 54 | 1,730 | (42) | (1,344) | (77%) |
Total gold produced | 965 | 31,014 | 689 | 22,137 | 276 | 8,877 | 40% |
Tardan
unit. | 12m 2020 | 12m 2019 | Change | ||
Mining | |||||
Waste stripping | 000 m3 | 902 | 982 | (80) | (8%) |
Ore mined | 000 tonnes | 387 | 473 | (86) | (18%) |
Average grade | g/t | 2.42 | 2.42 | ||
Heap leach | |||||
Ore stacking | 000 tonnes | - | 334 | (334) | (100%) |
Grade | g/t | - | 2.08 | (2.08) | (100%) |
Gold in ore stacked | kg | - | 694 | (694) | (100%) |
Gold produced HL | kg | - | 525 | (525) | (100%) |
CIL | |||||
Ore processing | 000 tonnes | 394 | 38 | 356 | 937% |
Grade | g/t | 2.66 | 3.94 | (1.28) | (32%) |
Gold in ore | kg | 1,045 | 151 | 894 | 592% |
Gold produced CIL | kg | 953 | 110 | 843 | 766% |
Gold produced total | kg | 953 | 635 | 318 | 50% |
Warehouse on | |||||
Ore | 000 tonnes | 101 | 108 | (7) | (6%) |
Grade | g/t | 2.03 | 2.90 | (0.87) | (30%) |
For more information, please contact:
Tel: +7 495 109 02 82
E-mail: d.lange@auriant.com
Company name: Auriant Mining AB Short name: AUR
ISIN-code: SE0001337213
Website: www.auriant.com
www.facebook.com/AuriantMining/
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Cautionary Statement: Statements and assumptions made in this report with respect to Auriant Mining AB’s (“AUR”) current plans, estimates, strategies and beliefs, and other statements that are not historical facts, are forward-looking statements about the future performance of AUR. Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, those using words such as "may", "might", "seeks", "expects", "anticipates", "estimates", "believes", "projects", "plans", strategy", "forecast" and similar expressions. These statements reflect management's expectations and assumptions in light of currently available information. They are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, (i) changes in the economic, regulatory and political environments in the countries where AUR operates; (ii) changes relating to the geological information available in respect of the various projects undertaken; (iii) AUR’s continued ability to secure enough financing to carry on its operations as a going concern; (iv) the success of its potential joint ventures and alliances, if any; (v) exchange rates, particularly between the Russian rouble and the
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