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Ariana Resources plc : Final Results and Notice...
Ariana Resources plc : Final Results and Notice....
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n Ariana Resources plc : Final Results and Notice of AGM 6 June 2014AIM : AAUFINAL AUDITED RESULTS FOR THE YEAR 31 DECEMBER 2013NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING (\"AGM\")Ariana Resources plc (\"Ariana\" or \"the Company\"), the gold exploration and development company focused on Turkey, announces its final audited results for the year ended 31 December 2013. Chairman's statementIt gives me great pleasure to write my inaugural Chairman's Statement to you at this exciting juncture in Ariana's development. Michael Spriggs, our previous Chairman, worked tirelessly to progress the Company from a grassroots explorer with interests in Turkey, to the business which I inherited as Chairman in July last year - a gold-silver developer on the eve of production, with plenty of exploration upside from a world class greenfield database. I would firstly like to take this opportunity to thank Michael for all he has done for the Company over his tenure as Chairman, as well as congratulate the rest of the team for significant and material achievements over the past year; all of which have moved Ariana closer to our objective of achieving gold production in the near term.I will leave it to our ever-competent Managing Director, Dr. Kerim Sener, to run through the bulk of the operational successes that we have achieved over the year, but I believe it would be remiss of me not to highlight the key milestones which we have passed, and hurdles overcome, as we move towards becoming a cash generative gold explorer, developer and producer during the next year. Given that the Red Rabbit Gold Project (\"RRGP\") is the most advanced in our portfolio, we have focused our efforts in this area. Our emphasis in 2013 was marked by systematically securing the requisite permits ahead of targeted production in the next 12 months. The year began with our Environmental Project Summary Document being submitted to the Ministry of Environment and Urban Planning for the Kiziltepe Sector of the RRGP, being the site of our initial mine. This marked the initiation of the formal process for the permitting of the mine. A further key milestone for the Company was the successful completion ...