Centerra Gold Inc. · TSX:CG
Centerra Gold — Corporate Update (November 2018)
22 slides from Centerra Gold's corporate update, November 2018
Slide 1: Kumtor Gold Company
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Slide 2: Kumtor Gold Company
Kumtor Gold Company • Kumtor is one of the highest gold deposits in the world. • The deposit was discovered in the Central Tien Shan at an altitude of 4,200 meters in 1978. • The Kumtor mine, located in the Kyrgyz Republic, is the largest gold mine operated in Central Asia. • Centerra Gold Inc. is a
Slide 3: Mine Site Organization
Mine Site Organization Mine Site Mine Department Health & Safety Mine Engineering Mill Operations Mine Operations Mill Maintenance Drill & Blast Mine Maintenance Dewatering Infrastructure & Mine Training Projects Earth Works Mine Site Administration Exploration 3
Slide 4: Health and Safety
Health and Safety • Safety of employees, production processes and environmental protection are the main priorities of the Kumtor Gold Company. • At all stages of our operations we adhere to the slogan - "No job is so important that we cannot take the time to do it safely" 3
Slide 5: Health and Safety
Health and Safety • To achieve its main goal - zero injury rate - the Company develops a culture of zero tolerance of violations in the field of health and operational safety at all its production facilities. To complete this task, the Company successfully implemented the "WORK SAFE - HOME SAFE” Pro
Slide 6: Location of facilities
Location of facilities Petrov Lake Tailings Management Lysyi Pit Facility Kumtor River Northeast Waste Dump Central Valley Waste Dump Mega Shop Mill Sarytor Waste Dump Central Pit SW Pit Davydov Glacier Sarytor Pit 5
Slide 7: KPI's
KPI's • From 1997 to October 2018, 11.8 million ounces or 369.5 tons of gold were poured. • In 2017, 562,749 ounces of gold were poured. 6
Slide 8: LOM - Production
LOM - Production 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 LOM Total Tonnes Mined (millions) 173.00 164.35 157.01 168.02 132.65 85.55 - - - 880.58 Mining Rate (t/d) (millions) 0.47 0.45 0.43 0.46 0.36 0.23 - - - 0.4 Mill Tonnes (millions) 5.89 5.89 5.91 5.89 5.89 5.89 5.91 5.89 3.67 50.83 Mill Gr
Slide 9: Expected LOM – Throughput, Grade, Recoveries and Oz
Expected LOM – Throughput, Grade, Recoveries and Oz TONNES OF ORE MILLED (MILLION) 5.89 5.89 5.91 5.89 5.89 5.89 5.91 5.89 6.20 700,000 TONNES OF ORE MILLED (MILLION) 5.70 5.20 600,000 604,591 Total Recovered, Oz 4.70 500,000 4.20 523,040 516,953 3.67 3.70 457,881 475,255 400,000 3.20 2.70 375,609 3
Slide 10: Exploration
Exploration Mineralization Map Kumtor Deposit Sarytor SW Area Central Pit NE Area • In 2018, geological exploration works were resumed at the Mine. • Planned exploration work is aimed at estimating the possible resources on the flanks of the South-West, Central Pit, North-East and Sarytor Areas. • T
Slide 11: Mining process
Mining process • Mine operations are being performed on 24/7 schedule. • People work in 2 shifts for 12 hours (1-hour break). • In 2017, the open pit mine rock production amounted to 182 million tons, of which 5.0 million tons of ore. • The average daily production in 2018 was 484 thousand tons / da
Slide 12: Mine Equipment
Mine Equipment Mine Equipment: Trucks Graders CAT 789 x 71 units CAT 24M x 3 units CAT 785 x 28 units CAT 16 x 8 units 785 converted fuel trucks x 2 units 785 converted water trucks x 2 units Loaders 777 converted water trucks x 2 units CAT 992 x 2 units CAT 988 x 2 units S
Slide 13: Tailings Dam
Tailings Dam • Tailings dam crest is located at the elevation of 3670.5m asl. at the moment and is able to contain 95.69Mm3 of the mill waste. Current tailings contents amount to 86.17Mm3. • According to the current project, the Tailings Dam will be raised to the elevation of 3,674.0, which will ens
Slide 14: Perspective of the Tailings Dam
Perspective of the Tailings Dam • After completion of research works, the next stage is a design of the dam extension up to the elevation of 3,677.5, which will ensure capacity of the Tailing Storage Facility sufficient for the Mill waste until the LOM end (2027). Total capacity will amount to 117.8
Slide 15: Ore process flow sheet
Ore process flow sheet Grinding Section Pit Crushed Ore Ball Mill Stockpile Crushing Section SAG Mill Effluent Tailings Kumtor River Treatment Froth Flotation Section Plant Cyclones Refining Thickener Section Carbon in Gold Dore Leach Electro Winning 13
Slide 16: Maintenance Mega Shop
MAINTENANCE MEGA SHOP • Mega Shop is intended to service all HD fleet operated on mine site, i.e. Off-Highway trucks CAT 785/789, dozers, drills, graders, Liebherr & Hitachi shovels are brought to the work shop for the overhauls and PMs 16
Slide 17: Maintenance Pit Shop
MAINTENANCE PIT SHOP • Pit Shop is the shop to repair all auxiliary units, such as the dozers, drills (for hydro drilling), graders, and Liebherr cranes. 17
Slide 18: Environment
Environment Environmental monitoring programs follow Kyrgyz and international standards, and include: • Water quality and flow; • Effluent quality and flow; • Biodiversity; • Air quality; • Waste streams; • Acid rock drainage; • Meteorology. 18
Slide 19: Key Environmental Monitoring Locations
Key Environmental Monitoring Locations 19
Slide 20: Effluent treatment process at the ETP
Effluent treatment process at the ETP Treatment Plant Chemicals Blowers Tailings Pond Pump Station #1 Pond #2 Pond1/Pump Station #2 Discharge to Environment Pond #3 pH adjustment for Discharge Compliance Sampling 20
Slide 21: Effluent treatment process at the ETP
Effluent treatment process at the EТP • The untreated water from the tailings pond is pumped by the pumps located at the Pump Station #1 into Pond #1. • Reagents are added to the water before being discharged into Pond #1. In Pond #1, effluents are aerated to ensure better water mix with reagents an
Slide 22: Thanks for attention!
Kumtor Gold Company Thanks for attention! 22