SEKISOVSKOYE MINE

The Sekisovskoye deposit is located in a large industrial area of Kazakhstan near the regional center of Ust-Kamenogorsk (Oskemen). This is a well-explored gold deposit with favorable mining conditions and significant exploration potential at the existing indigenous source and from neighboring sites.

100K OZ/YR

Targeted run-rate
production for ~9 years

3.47 MOZ

Total in-site contained proved reserves of Gold (JORC 2012)

2008 YEAR

Start of open pit production

2011 YEAR

Start of underground production

The Sekisovskoye deposit was discovered in 1833 and surface mining was carried out from 1833 to 1847, from 1932 to 1935, and from 1943 to 1946. From 1975 to 1986, a complex of exploration work was carried out. Between 1978 and 1982, the artel "Altai Gold" of the Ministry of Non-Ferrous Metallurgy of the KazSSR introduced mining in the area of an oxidized primary source.

In 2003, Hambledon Mining (later renamed AltynGold Plc) owned further exploration work. The process and open - pit mining began in 2008. Today, the mining rights at the Sekisovskoye deposit belong to the 100% subsidiary DTOO GRP Baurgold, and the processing plant is owned by a 100% subsidiary of GMK Altyn MM LLP.

STATUS

The mine is in operation since 2008. The ore reserves for open-pit mining were completed at the end of 2016. The underground work began in 2011 and is currently increasing with a target production level (Stage 1) of 100,000 ounces per year.

OPERATIONAL DATA

PROJECTED CAPITAL EXPENDITURES UNDERGROUND OPERATIONS
	Total US$m	2022 US$m	2023 US$m

Prospect Drilling	2.3	1.4	0.9
Underground development	7.2	5.3	1.9
Infrastructure	5.2	0.4	4.8
Ore handling facilities	14.0	-	14.0
Teren-Sai - exploration program	0.4	0.4	-
Process plant incremental expansion	9.0	2.4	6.6
Total	38.1	9.9	28.2

MINING - PROCESSING
		2021	2020

Crushing	T	534,426	421,040
Milling	T	541,576	420,256
Gold grade	g/t	1.97	1.58
Silver grade	g/t	1.63	1.13
Gold recovery	%	83.05	80.44
Silver recovery	%	73.54	72.81
Contained gold	oz	34,258	21,355
Contained silver	oz	28,408	15,253
Gold poured	oz	28,450	17,028
Silver poured	oz	20,891	11,180

MINING - UNDERGROUND
		2021	2020

Ore mined	T	571,035	506,050
Gold grade	g/t	1.94	1.57
Silver grade	g/t	1.81	1.08
Contained gold	oz	35,580	25,555
Contained silver	oz	33,296	17,525

LOCATION

The Sekisovskoye is located close to the village of Sekisovka, 40km northeast of Ust-Kamenogorsk, the regional capital, in the North East Kazakhstan, with excellent local infrastructure to support exploration and production