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Kazakhstan
Suzdal Mine

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 Location:
54 km SW from Semey, Kazakhstan

  Address:
122 Frunze street
Semey
Kazakhstan
071406
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Overview

StageProduction
Mine TypeUnderground
Commodities
  • Gold
Mining Method
  • Sub-level open stoping (SLOS)
  • Avoca
  • Backfill
Production Start...
Mine Life2033


Owners

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CompanyInterestOwnership
Nord Gold plc 100 % Indirect
The Suzdal mine is currently owned 100% by JSC FIC Alel, which is in turn held 100% by the Company.

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Deposit Type

  • Carlin-type


Summary:

The Suzdal deposit is located on the northwest flank of the Western Kalba gold-bearing belt, Semipalatinsk Irtysh Region (Semey Ertis), Eastern Kazakhstan, in which numerous gold deposits and gold occurrences of different types are hosted in carbonaceous black shales and clastic rocks of Carboniferous age (Kovalev et al., 2009). The Western Kalba belt is considered a terrigenous accretionary complex, located between island arcs of Devonian–Carboniferous age–Rudnyi Altai in the north-east and Zharma-Saur to the south-west, and divided into two metallogenic zones. The Char – Zimunai Belt with Ni-Co and Au mineralization on the southwest and the West Kalba-Koksentau gold zone in the northeast (Kovalev et al., 2012).

The Suzdal deposit is located at the juncture of the NW-trending Char-Gornostai-Zimunai and NE- trending Suzdal fault zones, hosted in carbonaceous carbonate-clastic rocks of the Arkalyk Formation of Serpukhovian stage. These rocks are thrust northeastward over the continental deposits of the Maitubinsk Formation, along the NW-trending Gornostai overthrust.

The host rocks of the deposit comprise calcareous and carbonaceous siltstone, marl alternating with limestone lenses, and limestones. The mineralization is located within a 4 km long and 300 to 400 m wide, NE-trending Suzdal fault-controlled zone as SW-oriented en-echelon structures with dips of 40° to 90° SE (Kovalev et al., 2009).

Gold deposits hosted in carbonate and clastic se ........


Mining Methods

  • Sub-level open stoping (SLOS)
  • Avoca
  • Backfill


Summary:

Suzdal underground mine comprises three main ore zones, Zone 2, Zone 4 and Zone 137. Workings currently extend to 610 m below surface and will reach 800 m depth upon depletion of the current Ore Reserves.

Development mining is achieved using modern electro-hydraulic single and twin boom drill jumbos to drill blastholes, diesel powered load-haul-dump loaders (“LHD”) to clean the blasted rock from each blasted advance, and diesel powered articulated dump trucks (“ADT”) to haul broken rock to surface (ore) or to underground voids to be used as backfill.

Production is achieved using variants of the long-hole sub-level open stoping method, either top-down “uphole benching” with eventual backfilling, or bottom-up “Avoca” progressively backfilling each sublevel.

Blastholes are drilled using dedicated electro-hydraulic long-hole drill rigs, blasted ore is removed with LHD and ore is transported to surface with ADT.

Surface is accessed through four transport declines with 8° inclination. Three declines exit the mine through previously mined open pits, while the fourth, from Zone 4, exits through a dedicated box-cut excavation. Development waste is used for backfilling and is transport from development faces to filling locations by LHD or truck.

Stability of the workings is maintained by the installation of ground support (friction anchors, mesh sheets, shotcrete), leaving supporting pillars of ore unmined, for later extraction, an ........


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Production:

CommodityUnits2021202020192018201720162015
Gold koz  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required84928175
All production numbers are expressed as metal in doré.
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Operational Metrics:

Metrics202020192018201720162015
Total tonnes mined  ......  Subscription required925 kt911 kt907 kt771 kt
Ore tonnes mined  ......  Subscription required553 kt552 kt528 kt551 kt536 kt
Waste  ......  Subscription required371 kt358 kt378 kt220 kt
Plant annual capacity  ......  Subscription required
Tonnes processed  ......  Subscription required546 kt551 kt549 kt543 kt575 kt
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Reserves at December 31, 2020:
Cut-off grade for resources is 2.3 g/t Au.
Cut-off grades for reserves range from 2.6 to 3.2 g/t Au for underground and are 2.0 g/t Au for stockpiles and tailings.

CategoryOreTypeTonnage CommodityGradeContained Metal
Proven In-Situ (UG) 0.382 Mt Gold 5.7 g/t 70 koz
Probable Stockpiles 0.034 Mt Gold 5.2 g/t 6 koz
Probable Tailings 0.483 Mt Gold 5.6 g/t 87 koz
Probable In-Situ (UG) 4.741 Mt Gold 5.3 g/t 814 koz
Probable Total 5.258 Mt Gold 5.4 g/t 907 koz
Proven & Probable Stockpiles 0.034 Mt Gold 5.2 g/t 6 koz
Proven & Probable Tailings 0.483 Mt Gold 5.6 g/t 87 koz
Proven & Probable In-Situ (UG) 5.123 Mt Gold 5.4 g/t 884 koz
Proven & Probable Total 5.639 Mt Gold 5.4 g/t 977 koz
Measured In-Situ (UG) 0.492 Mt Gold 7.48 g/t 118 koz
Indicated Stockpiles 0.034 Mt Gold 5.17 g/t 6 koz
Indicated Tailings 0.483 Mt Gold 5.6 g/t 87 koz
Indicated In-Situ (UG) 4.822 Mt Gold 6.55 g/t 1,016 koz
Indicated Total 5.339 Mt Gold 6.46 g/t 1,109 koz
Measured & Indicated Stockpiles 0.034 Mt Gold 5.17 g/t 6 koz
Measured & Indicated Tailings 0.483 Mt Gold 5.6 g/t 87 koz
Measured & Indicated In-Situ (UG) 5.314 Mt Gold 6.64 g/t 1,135 koz
Measured & Indicated Total 5.831 Mt Gold 6.55 g/t 1,227 koz
Inferred In-Situ (UG) 1.713 Mt Gold 5.38 g/t 296 koz
Total Resource Stockpiles 0.034 Mt Gold 5.17 g/t 6 koz
Total Resource Tailings 0.483 Mt Gold 5.6 g/t 87 koz
Total Resource In-Situ (UG) 7.028 Mt Gold 6.33 g/t 1,431 koz
Total Resource Total 7.544 Mt Gold 6.28 g/t 1,524 koz

Commodity Production Costs:

CommodityUnits202020192018201720162015
Total cash costs Gold USD  ......  Subscription required†  ......  Subscription required† 602 / oz†   510 / oz†   491 / oz†   634 / oz†  
All-in sustaining costs (AISC) Gold USD  ......  Subscription required†  ......  Subscription required† 756 / oz†   628 / oz†   582 / oz†   766 / oz†  
† Net of By-Product.
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Operating Costs:

Units20202019201820172016
Processing costs ($/t milled) USD 35.536.134.634.727.5

Financials:

Units202120202019201820172016
Capital expenditures M USD  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required 12.8   12   9.8  
Sustaining costs M USD  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required 12.8   10.8   7.6  
Revenue M USD  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required 105   115.8   102.6  
EBITDA M USD  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required 54.7   68.9   62.8  
Operating Cash Flow M USD 52.2  
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Heavy Mobile Equipment as of March 1, 2021:
HME TypeSizeQuantity
Drill (long hole) ....................... Subscription required
Drill jumbo (single boom) ....................... Subscription required
Drill jumbo (two boom) ....................... Subscription required
Load-Haul-Dump (LHD) 6.7 t ....................... Subscription required
Load-Haul-Dump (LHD) 10 t ....................... Subscription required
Truck (dump) 30 t ....................... Subscription required
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Mine Management:

Job TitleNameProfileRef. Date
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Staff:

EmployeesYear
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Corporate Filings & Presentations:

DocumentYear
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Annual Report 2018
Press Release 2018
Annual Report 2017
Press Release 2017
Corporate Presentation 2016
Integrated Report 2016
Technical Report 2012
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