Corporate
Objectives for 2011
- Establish stoping production in newly discovered Western Zone
- Confirm potential of stockwork as ore source
- Extend enhanced remote mining method to cover most production and improve safety
- Improve gold production rate and reduce costs at Tasmania mine
- Extend reserves at the Tasmania mine
- Realise value for copper resources in Victoria and progress development studies
Highlights for 2010
Financial
Company reported a net loss of $1.1 million following a profit of $9.1 million in 2009
Strong cash flow of $7.6 million
All production was unhedged, with an average gold price for the year of A$1,236
Operational
Medically referred injury frequency rate fell to a historic low.
Gold production of 57,758 ounces for the year
Record mill throughput of over 297,000 tonnes
A new lower cost mining method was successfully introduced
Stockwork resources were identified as a potential new source of low-cost bulk tonnes
Exploration
Reserves of 48,000 ounces added in the newly discovered Western Zone with stope production expected to commence in second half of 2011 financial year
Conceptual development study on Victorian copper resources shows encouraging results
Boundary of copper mineralisation extended at Thursdays Gossan resource
Encouraging metallurgical testwork completed on copper resources
Drilling confirms Stawell style gold targets at Langi Logan and Langi Logan South
