The 2020 Mineral Resource Estimate benefits from 557,030 m of core drilling in 1,644 drill holes.
The Updated 2020 Mineral Resource Estimate of the Bateman Gold Project benefits from 570,861 m of core drilling in 1,683 drill holes. The Updated 2020 Mineral Resource model covers a strike length of approximately 1,200 m and depths down to 1,403 m Level and remains open along strike and at depth. The Updated 2020 Mineral Resource Estimate excludes the crown pillar and depleted resources from test trial mining.
Updated 2020 Mineral Resource Estimate at 3.0 grams per tonnes of gold (“g/t Au”) Cut-Off Grade - Effective May 5, 2020
Resource
Category |
Quantity
(000' tonnes)
|
Grade
(g/t Au) |
Contained
Ounces |
| Measured (M) |
668 |
6.55 |
141,000 |
| Indicated (I) |
3,924 |
6.64 |
838,000 |
| Total M + I |
4,592 |
6.63 |
979,000 |
| Inferred |
1,340 |
6.57 |
283,000 |
Notes:
- The Updated 2020 Mineral Resource Estimate:
- is contained entirely within the Project’s F2 Gold Zone;
- effective date is May 5, 2020;
- uses a break-even economic cut-off grade of 3.0 g/t Au based on assumptions of a gold price of US$1,400/oz, an exchange rate of US$/C$ 0.74, mining cash costs of C$97/tonne (“t”), processing costs of C$33/t, G&A of C$18/t, sustaining capital C$20/t, refining, transport and royalty costs of C$59/oz, and average gold recoverability of 95%;
- is reported from within an envelope accounting for mineral continuity; and
- All figures are rounded to reflect the relative accuracy of the estimates and totals may not add correctly
The Updated 2020 Mineral Resource Estimate should be read in conjunction with the tables and figures included in the body and presented at the end of the news release dated July 8, 2020. There is no certainty that the Measured and Indicated mineral resource estimates will be converted to the Proven and Probable mineral reserve categories and there is no certainty that the Updated 2020 Mineral Resource Estimate will be realized. There is no guarantee that Inferred mineral resource estimates can be converted to Indicated or Measured mineral resources, or that Indicated or Measured mineral resource estimates will be converted to mineral reserves. Mineral resource estimates that are not mineral reserves do not have demonstrated economic viability. The Updated 2020 Mineral Resource Estimate may be materially affected by environmental, permitting, legal, title, taxation, socio-political, marketing, or other relevant risks, uncertainties and other factors, as more particularly described in the Cautionary Statements at the end of the July 8, 2020 news release.