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New Zealand
Macraes Operation (Frasers Mine, Macraes Mine)

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 Location:
39 km SE from Ranfurly, New Zealand

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Golden Point Road, RD3, Macraes Flat 9483, East Otago
Macraes
New Zealand
9483
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Overview

StageProduction
Mine TypeOpen Pit / Underground
Commodities
  • Gold
  • Silver
Mining Method
  • Truck & Shovel / Loader
  • Longhole open stoping
Processing
  • Flotation
  • Concentrate leach
  • Pressure oxidation
  • Carbon in leach (CIL)
  • Elution
  • Carbon adsorption-desorption-recovery (ADR)
  • Solvent Extraction & Electrowinning
  • Cyanide (reagent)
Mine Life2024
The Macraes Operations include operating open pit gold mines and the Frasers underground gold mine.
Latest NewsOceanaGold Reports Preliminary Full Year and Fourth Quarter 2020 Operational Results     January 18, 2021


Owners

Source: p. 13
CompanyInterestOwnership
OceanaGold Corp. 100 % Indirect
Oceana Gold Ltd. 100 % Direct
Oceana Gold Limited holds 100% interests in the Macraes operation and is a wholly owned subsidiary of OceanaGold Corp.

Deposit Type

  • Breccia pipe / Stockwork
  • Vein / narrow vein
  • Orogenic


Summary:

The Macraes deposit is an example of an orogenic style gold deposit. This style of deposit is recognized to be broadly synchronous with deformation, metamorphism, and magmatism during lithospheric-scale continental-margin orogeny (Groves et al., 1998). Most orogenic gold deposits like Macraes occur in greenschist facies rocks. The Macraes deposit falls into the mesozonal category with mineralization having occurred near to the brittle-ductile transition at about 300°C.

The mineralization at Macraes is principally developed within the gently northeast dipping HMSZ, though anomalous grades are also recorded in narrow, steeply dipping quartz veins locally occurring in the hangingwall schists, collectively known as the Eastern Lodes. Mining to date has occurred along a continuous strike length of 6km in numerous staged open pits, three smaller discrete satellite pits immediately to the north, and at Golden Bar, approximately 7km to the south.

Within the shear zone, mineralization is constrained between the Hangingwall Shear and the Footwall Fault. Schists above the Hangingwall Shear and below the Footwall Fault are barren. Economic mineralization is typically restricted to the upper part of the HMSZ. The Hangingwall Shear, which varies from 1m to >30m in thickness contains the most continuous and consistent mineralization. This zone is locally underlain by extensive but low grade stockwork zones which may be developed over a width of up to 100m.

Higher grade zones of mineralization within the shear zone form tabular shoots that may have strike lengths of >300m and extend up to 800m down-dip (i.e. Frasers and Round Hill). These zones are observed to trend towards the north, oblique to the shear zone dip direction. This orientation is interpreted to be due to the interaction of the HMSZ with folds within the host schist units, creating a preferred lineation direction for mineralization.

Mineralization distribution is broadly consistent along the HMSZ but shows considerable variability in grade, width, continuity and geometry at mine-scale. This variability is attributed to the local development of the HMSZ structure during mineralization and the influence of host rock lithology, particularly with respect to competency contrasts.

The following four types of mineralization occur within the HMSZ at Macraes (Mitchell et al., 2006):
• Mineralized schist. This style of mineralizati on involved hydrothermal replacement of schist minerals with disseminated sulphides and microcrystalline quartz. Mineralization was accompanied by only minor deformation.
• Black sheared schist. This type of schist is pervaded by cm to mm scale anastamosing fine graphite and sulphide bearing microshears. This type of mineralization is typically proximal to the Hangingwall Shear. Scheelite mineralization occurs in the silicified cataclastic shears.
• Shear-parallel quartz veins. These veins lie within and/or adjacent to the black sheared schist, and have generally been deformed with the associated shears. The veins locally cross cut the foliation in the host schist at low to moderate angles. Veins are mainly massive quartz, with some internal lamination and localized brecciation. Sulphide minerals are scattered through the quartz, aligned along laminae and stylolitic seams. These veins range from 1cm to >2m. . Scheelite mineralization is associated with quartz veining in some areas.
• Stockworks. These veins occur in localized swarms that are confined to the Intrashear Schist. Individual swarms range from c. 100 to 2000 m2 in area and consist of numerous (10 - 100) subparallel veins. Most of these veins formed subperpendicular to the shallow east dipping shear fabric of the Intrashear Schist. Stockwork veins are typically traceable for 1 5m vertically with most filling fractures that are 5 – 10cm thick, but can be up to 1m thick. Swarms of stockwork veins within the Intrashear Schist were lithologically controlled by the dimensions and locations of more competent pods of Intrashear Schist.

Gold is closely associated with pyrite and arsenopyrite in all of the above styles of mineralization. Rarely free gold up to 300µm occurs in quartz veins, but most gold occurs as 1-10µm scale blebs hosted in and near sulphide grains (Angus, 1993).

Scheelite mineralization is associated with gold mineralization and quartz veining and displays complex crosscutting relationships. McKeag (1987) documented its occurrence in at least three veining generations.


Mining Methods

  • Truck & Shovel / Loader
  • Longhole open stoping


Summary:

OPEN PIT:
Mining to date at Macraes has come from eleven pits comprising, from north to south, Coronation, Deepdell North, Deepdell South, Golden Point, Northwest Pit, Round Hill, Southern Pit, Innes Mills, Innes Mills West, Frasers, Golden Ridge and Golden Bar. Current operations are in Innes Mills West and FRIM. The Round Hill, Innes Mills and Southern pits were mined to what were considered to be their economic limits. Round Hill and Innes Mills pits were subsequently backfilled, and Southern Pit was used for tailings disposal. Following updated geologic interpretation and economic analysis, as part of its ongoing program to convert Mineral Resources to Reserves at Macraes, the Company added these deposits back to its Mineral Resources and only Round Hill and Southern pit to Reserves.

The bulk of the future open pit tonnage from Macraes will be sourced from the Frasers, Coronation North, Coronation and Round Hill deposits.

Mineralisation has also been outlined to the north at the Nunns/NZGT, Longdale, Mt Highlay and Mareburn deposits, and to the south at the Taylors, Wilsons, Shaws and Ounce deposits. Further drilling programs are required to upgrade these deposits.

Open pit mining at Macraes is carried out by Company personnel using leased mining equipment. Ore concentration is carried out at the Macraes site by Company personnel. A standard refining contract is in place for the transportation and refining of the doré bullion into fine gold.

The current life of mine (“LOM”) plan for the Macraes open pit is three years. Based on the current drilling program, it is possible the Company will extend the LOM plan if additional Mineral Reserves are defined in the interim.

UNDERGROUND:
The Company commissioned the Frasers underground mine in January 2008, and is now mining via a decline from the current open pit operations. The underground operation produces ore at approximately 900,000 tpa.

The underground retreat long-hole open stope (RLHOS) mining operation utilises electric hydraulic development jumbos, diesel load-haul dump units, diesel haul trucks and a production drill rig to extract both waste and ore. The retreat stope voids are not backfilled, instead the mine design utilises yielding pillars between adjacent extracted stopes to gradually deform over a timeframe that permits ore extraction.


Crushing and Grinding


Processing

  • Flotation
  • Concentrate leach
  • Pressure oxidation
  • Carbon in leach (CIL)
  • Elution
  • Carbon adsorption-desorption-recovery (ADR)
  • Solvent Extraction & Electrowinning
  • Cyanide (reagent)

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Summary:

The Macraes Process Plant recovers gold by concentrating the metal into a relatively small fraction of flotation concentrate, oxidising the reground concentrate in a pressure oxidation autoclave, washing the oxidised residue and then utilising a carbon-in-leach process to recover gold from the residue.

In detail the plant comprises:
• two single stage jaw crushing circuits, which reduce the ore to a top size of approximately 200mm; the products from these two circuits are directly fed to the two SAG mills and an emergency feeder on the conveyor system feeding the higher capacity circuit provides continuity of feed to the grinding circuit if the jaw crusher feed is interrupted;
• a complex grinding circuit to reduce the particle size of the ore to 80% passing 140 µm; the original, higher capacity crushing circuit feeds a 2,300kW SAG mill and the new crushing circuit feeds a 1,500kW SAG mill; discharge from the two SAG mills are directed to two separate cyclone clus ........

Recoveries & Grades:

CommodityParameter201920182017201620152014
Gold Recovery Rate, %  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required
Gold Head Grade, g/t 1.041.241.040.940.981.01
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Production:

CommodityUnits202020192018201720162015
Gold koz  ......  Subscription required ^  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required160149151
Silver oz  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required
All production numbers are expressed as metal in doré. ^ Guidance / Forecast.
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Operational Metrics:

Metrics202020192018201720162015
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Ore tonnes mined  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required4,971,248 t3,675,189 t
Waste  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required27,052,932 t23,434,933 t
Tonnes milled  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required5,866,286 t5,964,836 t
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Reserves at December 31, 2019:

CategoryOreTypeTonnage CommodityGradeContained Metal
Proven & Probable In-Situ (UG) 0.92 Mt Gold 1.97 g/t 0.06 M oz
Proven & Probable In-Situ (OP) 33.7 Mt Gold 0.96 g/t 1.04 M oz
Measured & Indicated In-Situ (UG) 3.8 Mt Gold 3.01 g/t 0.37 M oz
Measured & Indicated In-Situ (OP) 112 Mt Gold 0.86 g/t 3.07 M oz
Inferred In-Situ (UG) 0.1 Mt Gold 1.9 g/t M oz
Inferred In-Situ (OP) 43 Mt Gold 0.7 g/t 0.9 M oz

Commodity Production Costs:

CommodityUnits202020192018201720162015
Cash costs (sold) Gold USD  ......  Subscription required ^†  ......  Subscription required†  ......  Subscription required† 737 / oz† 832 / oz† 737 / oz†
All-in sustaining costs (sold) Gold USD  ......  Subscription required ^†  ......  Subscription required†  ......  Subscription required† 1,115 / oz† 1,099 / oz†
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† Net of By-Product.
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Operating Costs:

Units2019201820172016
OP mining costs ($/t mined) USD 1.211.31.31.05
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Financials:

Units20202019201820172016
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Mine Management:

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Staff:

EmployeesContractorsTotal WorkforceYear
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Corporate Filings & Presentations:

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Corporate Presentation 2017
Management Discussion & Analysis 2017
Annual Information Form 2016
Annual Report 2016
Management Discussion & Analysis 2015
Technical Report 2010
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News:

NewsDate
OceanaGold Reports Preliminary Full Year and Fourth Quarter 2020 Operational Results January 18, 2021
OceanaGold Announces Receipt of Permits for Macraes Mine Life Extension to 2028 December 1, 2020
OceanaGold Announces Macraes Mine Life Extension to 2028 and Initial Mineral Reserves at Golden Point Underground September 10, 2020

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