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KALGOORLIE CONSOLIDATED GOLD MINES
A JOINT VENTURE BETWEEN
What’s Down the Track• Current Life of Mine is to 2021
• Reduce All In Sustaining Cost to below $1,000/oz
• Commitment to Hannans North
• Mt Charlotte UG, 50th Year of continuous operations
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Current StrategyObjective
• Reduce All In Sustaining Cost per ounce to <A$1,000/oz
Tactics
• Reduce operating cash costs
• Tender all new contract work and commercial contracts
• Understand the Risk and Reward profile for current processes and
activities
• Prioritise improvement projects that give “more for less”
• Continue to improve safety performance (currently best since 2008)
• Increase gold production
• Increase mining rate at Mt Charlotte underground
• Specific improvement projects to increase output 3What's Down the Track Forum
Opportunities and ThreatsOpportunities
• Extend current LOM – Open Pit and Underground
• Exploration potential – Underground
• Processing – Large tonnage and low cost
processing plant with capacity to treat refractory
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• Workforce – Experienced and stable (residential)
• Community – Good relationship
Threats
• Gold price continues to drop
• Royalty / tax increases
• Australian mining becoming less productive
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Open Pit Mining Complete
Marginal Stockpile Processing
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Opportunity
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Mt Charlotte Complete
KCGM Community InvestmentStrategic Long-Term Investments
• Part of ongoing closure planning
• Focused on sustainable projects for the wider community
• Moved away from one-off events and initiatives
Hannans North Tourist Mine
• KCGM acting as caretakers to re-establish the attractions
• Long-term business strategy being developed
• Dependent on community support
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50 Years at Mt Charlotte• 5 Million ounces since 1963
• Expected to close 1976, 1998 and 2001
• 1.2km deep
• Average 3,740oz each month
• Employs 60 people
Public tours
• 12 and 20 underground levels
• Historic and present day mining
• Limited time – Sept and Oct
• 230 visitors
Historic DVD• Overview of the last 50yrs• Available at Super Pit Shop
Proceeds• Approx $5k to Hannans North
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