Resource Estimate
NI 43-101 Resource Estimate
| Area | Type | Classification | Cut-off (g/t) |
Tonnes (000's) |
Grade (g/t) |
Contained Gold (oz) |
| GS | Open Pit | Indicated | 0.5 | 13,681 | 2.30 | 1,009,700 |
| Inferred | 5,120 | 1.58 | 259,600 | |||
| Underground | Indicated | 3.0 | 86 | 4.40 | 12,200 | |
| Inferred | 3.0 | 390 | 4.36 | 54,700 | ||
| Arc | Open Pit | Indicated | 0.5 | 562 | 0.98 | 17,700 |
| Inferred | 5,186 | 1.17 | 194,500 |
Highlights:
- Indicated Mineral Resource of 1,039,600 gold ounces within 14,330,000 tonnes at 2.26 g/t gold, and Inferred Mineral Resource of 508,700 gold ounces within 10,696,000 tonnes at 1.48 g/t gold, from the Golden Saddle (“GS”) and Arc deposits.
- GS & Arc mineralization remains open along strike and down dip/plunge.
- GS Main contains a consistent high-grade core of 832,000 gold ounces at a grade of 2.96 g/t gold in the Indicated category and 107,000 gold ounces at a grade of 3.18 g/t gold Inferred using a >1 g/t cut-off. Included in this high-grade core is 525,600 gold ounces at a grade of 4.68 g/t gold in the Indicated category and 81,900 gold ounces at a grade of 4.74 g/t gold Inferred using a >3 g/t cut-off.
- Mineralization known to extend beyond the limits of the current resource
Notes on Resource Estimate:
(1) Mineral Resources which are not Mineral Reserves do not have demonstrated economic viability.
(2) The estimate of Mineral Resources may be materially affected by environmental, permitting, legal, title, taxation, socio-political, marketing, or other relevant issues.
(3) The Inferred Mineral Resource in this estimate has a lower level of confidence than that applied to an Indicated Mineral Resource and must not be converted to a Mineral Reserve. It is reasonably expected that the majority of the Inferred Mineral Resource could be upgraded to an Indicated Mineral Resource with continued exploration.
(4) The Mineral Resources in this report were estimated using the CIM Standards on Mineral Resources and Reserves, Definitions and Guidelines prepared by the CIM Standing Committee on Reserve Definitions and adopted by the CIM Council.(5) Indicated and Inferred ounces were determined using the following assumptions: gold price of US$1,400/oz, average gold recovery of 94% on the Golden Saddle and 85% on the Arc (based on preliminary metallurgical test work), pit slope of 50 degrees, mining cost of CAN$2.50/tonne mined, processing costs of CAN$15.00/tonne milled, G&A costs of CAN$5.00/tonne milled, transportation and royalty costs of CAN$46.15/oz, and a US:CAN exchange rate of 0.77. These assumptions are subject to the completion of a detailed economic analysis and are not to be interpreted as such.