Operations

Reserves and resources

Velmont reports its reserves and resources in accordance with the JORC Code 2012.

Velmont Ore Reserve Estimate
as at 31 December 2023 1,2,3

Proved Probable Total
Tonnes, Mt Gold Grade, g/t Gold, Moz Tonnes, Mt Gold Grade, g/t Gold, Moz Tonnes, Mt Gold Grade, g/t Gold, Moz
Mines in Operation
Olimpiada 42 2.2 2.9 355 2.6 29.5 397 2.5 32.4
Blagodatnoye 90 0.80 2.3 215 1.4 9.6 305 1.2 12.0
Natalka 11 1.0 0.35 199 1.5 9.8 210 1.5 10.2
Kuranakh 0.0 0.0 0.0 263 0.9 7.7 263 0.9 7.7
Verninskoye 19 1.2 0.77 55 1.6 2.8 74 1.5 3.6
Development Projects
Sukhoi Log 0.0 0.0 0.0 632 2.1 43.5 632 2.1 43.5
Total 162 1.2 6.4 1,719 1.9 103 1,881 1.8 109

Velmont Mineral Resource Estimate as at 31 December 2023 4,5,6,7

  Measured Indicated Inferred Total
Tonnes, Mt Gold Grade, g/t Gold, Moz Tonnes, Mt Gold Grade, g/t Gold, Moz Tonnes, Mt Gold Grade, g/t Gold, Moz Tonnes, Mt Gold Grade, g/t Gold, Moz
Mines in Operation
Olimpiada 42 2.2 2.9 428 3.0 41 128 3.0 12 598 2.9 56
Blagodatnoye 90 0.8 2.3 434 1.3 18 136 1.1 4.6 660 1.2 25
Natalka 11 1.0 0.35 508 1.4 23 97 1.5 4.8 616 1.4 28
Kuranakh 0.0 0.0 0.0 304 0.9 9.0 196 0.7 4.7 501 0.9 14
Verninskoye 19 1.2 0.77 205 1.5 10 47 1.9 2.8 271 1.6 14
Development Projects
Sukhoi Log 0.0 0.0 0.0 744 2.0 48 684 1.5 33 1,428 1.8 81
Total 162 1.2 6.4 2,624 1.8 149 1,288 1.5 62 4,074 1.7 218

AFRICAN RESERVES AND RESOURCES

Africa Mineral Reserves and Mineral Resources are estimated as of December 31, 2024.

NOTES ON THE AFRICAN MINERAL RESERVES AND MINERAL RESOURCES REPORT

Mineral Reserve and Mineral Resource Reporting Notes

Mineral Reserve and Mineral Resource Reporting Notes

Metal Price, Cut-off Grade, Metallurgical Recovery

5Any minor discrepancies for sums in the table are related to rounding.

6Gold price assumptions:

  • US$1,900/oz for those deposits where new resource models in 2023 were applied (Olimpiada, Blagodatnoye, Natalka, Kuranakh, and Sukhoi Log);
  • US1,650/oz for Verninskoye;

7Exploration assets are not included in the 2023 Mineral Resource estimate.