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Runruno Mine

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Runruno Mine

Location: 19 km SE from Solano, Philippines

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Unit 1603, Pacific Star Building, Sen. Gil Puyat Avenue cor. Makati Avenue, Metro Manila
Makati
Philippines
1209

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Summary

Mine TypeOpen Pit
StatusActive
Commodities
  • Gold
Mining Method
  • Truck & Shovel / Loader
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SnapshotThe Runruno project is a surface mine operation using a proven BIOX® and carbon in leach processes to recover gold.

Mining operations during FY2024 were conducted in Stages 3, 4 and 5; while in-pit backfilling of Stage 1 was completed. Backfilling operations continue in Stage 2.

In January 2025, a further exciting potential growth opportunity was announced, an exploration target near the Runruno mine, called Dupax, which could provide an extension to ore processing operations at Runruno beyond the life of the current Runruno mine.

The final scheduled lift to the residual storage impoundment (RSI) facility has been completed, with construction of the in-rock final spill-way underway with is expected to be completed during FY2026 and it will ensure the RSI has the capacity to cope with a 'Probable Maximum Flood' event.

Owners

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CompanyInterestOwnership
FCF Minerals Corp. (operator) 100 % Direct
Metals Exploration Plc. 100 % Indirect
The Metals Exploration Plc. owns 100% of the Runruno Gold Project.

Metals Exploration plc’s wholly-owned Philippine operating subsidiary, FCF Minerals Corporation (“FCF”), operates the Runruno mine in accordance with the terms of a Financial and Technical Assistance Agreement (“FTAA”) with the Philippine government.

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Deposit type

  • Epithermal

Summary:

Runruno project resides within the Caraballo district, whose geology largely consists of pre Cretaceous to Early Cretaceous basement rocks consisting of ophiolite and schist underlying Late Cretaceous to mid-Miocene age volcanics, volcanoclastics and sedimentary rocks. The strata are intruded by the Upper Miocene Palali – Cordon Complex which is overlaid by Pleistocene lava flows, pyroclastics, marine sediment and Pliocene Matuno Formation.

Structurally speaking, the region is largely cut north south and moderate to shallowly dipping extensional structures. The area also has NW-trending, steep crosscutting arc-parallel faults which are interpreted as strike slip features. The area has undergone intrusion and uplift subsequent to and during the formation of the Palali-Cordon Alkali Intrusive Complex and is interpreted as an intra-arc basin.

Runruno sits at the intersection of the borders of two district-scale calderas, major NW and NE fault lines and a number of small volume, late composite volcanic centres. Mineralization at Runruno is hosted by a shallow-dipping fault zone of potassically-altered sericitized and brecciated tuffs and andesites which have been variably pyritized and silicified. Gold mineralization is preferentially hosted within fractures, faults, and breccias.

The style of gold mineralisation in Runruno is mostly as fine disseminations associated with pyrite and/or molybdenite. The original of the mineralisation is believed to be fault controlled. Gold mineralisation is hosted by low angle structures enveloped by bluish to gray colour altered wall rock containing fine-grained sulphides, molybdenite and tennantite. Gold occurs both as megascopic native particles and as microscopic inclusions in pyrite. The small nature of these intrusions results in the gold mineralisation at Runruno being refractory.

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Commodity Production

CommodityUnits202520242023202220212020201920182017
Gold oz  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe68,983 48,081 36,006 
All production numbers are expressed as metal in doré. ^ Guidance / Forecast.

Operational metrics

Metrics20242023202220212020201920182017
Stripping ratio  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe4.72 4.97 4.05
Ore tonnes mined  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe2,058,395 t1,623,413 t1,815,669 t
Waste  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe9,720,994 t8,061,853 t7,644,821 t
Total tonnes mined  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe11,779,389 t9,685,266 t9,460,490 t
Tonnes milled  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe1,948,025 t1,655,368 t1,687,811 t

Production Costs

CommodityUnits2025202420232022202120202019
All-in sustaining costs (sold) Gold USD  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe 1,281 / oz  
C1 cash costs (sold) Gold USD  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe 941 / oz  
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Mine Financials

Units20242023202220212020201920182017
Capital expenditures M USD  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe 11  
Revenue M USD  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe 94.3   61.4   45  
Operating Income M USD  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe 14.6   -13.1   -7.3  
Gross profit M USD  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe 18.5  
Pre-tax Income M USD  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe 30.2   -164.5   -12.4  
Operating Cash Flow M USD  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe 13.7  
Book Value M USD  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe 7  

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