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March 2013 Quarterly Results
Gold One International Limited
Registered in Western Australia under the Corporations Act, 2001 (Cth) with registration number ACN: 094 265 746
(Registered in South Africa as an external company with registration number 2009/000032/10)
ISIN: AU000000GDO5
Share Code on the ASX/JSE: GDO
OTCQX International: GLDZY
("Gold One" or the “company”)
Media Release
March 2013 Quarterly Results
- 61,853 ounces of gold production
- Revenue of US$ 95.79 million; the highest quarterly revenue ever recorded in the Gold One Group
- 100% quarter-on-quarter increase in group operating cashflow to US$ 31.04 million
- Positive cashflow from total operations of US$ 14.32 million; an improvement of US$ 11.15 million
from previous quarter
- Group cash cost decreases by 19% from previous quarter to US$ 1,047/oz
- Cooke Underground Operation sustains operational profitability; operating cashflow of US$ 7.08
million
- Positive cashflow from Cooke Underground Operation of US$ 2.35 million; an improvement of US$
21.61 million from previous quarter
Gold One International Limited (ASX and JSE: GDO) is pleased to advise
that a total of 61,853 ounces of gold was produced for the quarter; marginally lower than forecast. The
Randfontein Surface Operation exceeded guidance by 5%, while the Cooke Underground Operation narrowly
missed guidance by 1%. Modder East’s production for the quarter was 7% below guidance primarily as a
result of the ongoing production build up at the operation post the illegal industrial action that took place
during June 2012.
It is with regret that we report that a Gold One colleague, Mr Alex Mandlate, a production assistant, was
fatally injured during the quarter under review as a result of a blasting incident at the Cooke 4 Operation.
The Gold One Group extends its heartfelt condolences to Mr Mandlate’s family and friends.
Safety for the group, measured according to the lost-time injury rate per 200,000 hours worked (“LTIFR”),
was 1.78 for the March 2013 quarter. This LTIFR compares to the December 2012 quarter’s LTIFR of 1.2 and
remains above the group’s benchmark of 1.0. Gold One remains committed to achieving injury-free
operations and best practices are continually entrenched across the group through the company’s safety
motto that ‘nothing is so important that it cannot be done safely’. All safety endeavours and thorough and
sustainable safety practises remain key managerial focuses throughout Gold One.
Gold One is pleased to report that the company’s positive operational performance seen towards the end of
2012 has continued into 2013. The group cash cost1 for the quarter decreased from US$ 1,296/oz to US$
1,047/oz, reflecting a gross cash margin of US$ 578/oz. This cash cost decrease can in part be attributed to
exchange rate movement, but is primarily due to cost control measures and the restructuring of the Cooke
Underground Operation, which took place late last year. Capital expenditure for the quarter was US$ 16.87
million, of which US$ 14.06 million was spent on orebody development, equipping and the Cooke Gold Plant
Optimisation Project. A positive cashflow from operations, measured after capital expenditure, of US$ 14.32
million was achieved.
The Modder East Operation has continued to achieve post-strike records with all leading indicators trending
towards the operation’s targeted steady state production levels. Recruitment of needed critical skills
remains Modder East’s primary challenge, which during the March 2013 quarter negatively impacted the
total production achieved. It is pleasing to report that, despite having been 1,841 ounces below guidance,
production at the operation during the March 2013 quarter was aligned to Modder East’s current staff
complement and skills availability, with record production efficiencies having been achieved. With plans in
place to internally train and develop the critical skills needed to increase production levels, Management is
confident that Gold One will achieve its forecast production rates in the near term.
The restructuring at the Cooke Underground Operation that was completed during December 2012 has
already had a positive impact. For the first time since the operation was acquired, the Cooke Underground
Operation recorded a positive quarterly contribution after capital expenditure of US$ 2.35 million for the full
March 2013 quarter. Despite the Cooke Underground Operation narrowly missing guidance by 216 ounces,
the operation exceeded the December 2012 quarter’s production output by 20% following the lifting of the
Cooke 4 suspension, which resulted from illegal industrial action during the December 2012 quarter.
Pleasingly recovered grade remained consistent despite the increase in production volumes, indicating that
initiatives taken to reduce unpay mining have been implemented sustainably. The aforementioned grade
and production profiles facilitated a 30% decrease in the unit cost of production at the Cooke Underground
Operation, with the unit cost amounting to US$ 1,350/oz for the quarter under review.
The Randfontein Surface Operation has continued to deliver a strong performance with the March 2013
quarter’s production amounting to 8,910 ounces; 410 ounces above guidance. The operation’s focus has
remained on the Cooke Gold Plant Optimisation Project, which will see the Cooke Gold Plant increase
throughput capacity from 300,000 tonnes per month to 400,000 tonnes per month. The plant’s expansion
and commissioning are on track for completion during the December 2013 quarter.
Gold One is continuing to progress its extensive internal project pipeline as well as the proposed Sibanye
Gold Limited and Gold One Joint Venture, which is investigating the potential to jointly exploit the low risk
characteristics of both companies’ surface tailings assets across Johannesburg’s West Rand. In particular, the
company is focusing its project efforts and expenditure on those projects with short operational lead times
that can benefit the existing operations and generate a positive return in the near term.
During the quarter Gold One updated the mineral resource and mineral (ore) reserve estimations for
Modder East, the Cooke 1-3 Underground Operations and the Randfontein Surface Operation. In addition,
the mineral resources for Goliath Gold Mining Limited (of which Gold One is the 72% majority shareholder)
were also updated following an extensive exploration programme undertaken during 2012. The Ventersburg
and Modder North mineral resource estimates were also updated during the quarter under review and are
currently undergoing independent external auditing. The mineral resources for the Turnbridge and New
Kleinfontein projects have been reviewed but remain unchanged from those reported in the company’s
2011 and 2012 annual reports. The mineral resources and mineral (ore) reserves for the Cooke 4 Operation
are currently being undertaken and will be completed during the June 2013 quarter.
The company’s total gold mineral resources now total 31.99 million ounces, comprising 19.89 million ounces
in the measured and indicated category (443.68 million tonnes at 1.39 grams per tonne) and 12.11 million
ounces in the inferred category (108.78 million tonnes at 3.46 grams per tonne). Total proved and probable
reserves now total 3.64 million ounces (122.7 million tonnes at 0.92 grams per tonne).
In addition, during the March 2012 quarter Gold One also declared uranium mineral resources and mineral
(ore) reserves at the Cooke 1-3 Underground Operations and the Randfontein Surface Operation. Total
estimated uranium resources include 85.9 million pounds, comprising 82.8 million pounds in the measured
and indicated category (315.0 million tonnes at 0.12 kilograms per tonne) and 3.1 million pounds in the
inferred category (2.6 million tonnes at 0.54 kilograms per tonne). Proved and probable uranium mineral
(ore) reserves total 36.6 million pounds (88.5 million tonnes at 0.19 kilograms per tonne).
Gold One CFO and Acting CEO Chris Chadwick comments: “I am very pleased with the solid performance
achieved across all of our operations. Especially pleasing is the progress made at the Cooke Underground
Operation, which recorded a positive cashflow contribution after capital for the March 2013 quarter. The
Gold One Group’s focus for the June 2013 quarter will remain unchanged as we continue to: manage and
consolidating the cost base across the Cooke Underground Operation following the operation’s recent
restructure; train and recruit at Modder East to achieve the required staffing levels to drive increased
production volumes at the operation; and expand our surface operations to increase volume throughput of
hydraulically reclaimed slime at significantly reduced milling costs.”
1
Cash cost refers to all costs directly associated with mining activities, mine administration, processing and refining.
ENDS
Johannesburg
30 April 2013
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About Gold One
Gold One is a dual listed (ASX/JSE: GDO) mid-tier mining group with gold operations and gold and uranium prospects across Southern
Africa, and is focused on developing and mining low technical risk, high margin precious metal resources in diversified jurisdictions.
The company’s flagship Modder East gold mine, commissioned in 2009, distinguishes itself from most other gold mines in South
Africa owing to its shallow nature (300 to 500 metres below surface.)
The Modder East Operations have continued to ramp up in production and produced 97,958 ounces of gold at an average cash cost
of US$ 686/oz during 2012. This was derived from 474,754 Black Reef milled tonnes at an average recovered grade of 6.00 grams per
tonne as well as the milling of 139,887 tonnes of low grade development ore and waste with an average recovered grade of 1.43
grams per tonne. The Modder East Metallurgical Plant maintained recoveries of 95% for 2012.
At the beginning of 2012, the Gold One Group expanded with the acquisition of Rand Uranium (Pty) Limited, which comprised the
Cooke 1, 2 and 3 Underground Operations and the Cooke surface assets (now known as the Randfontein Surface Operations) located
in the West Rand, 30 kilometres from Johannesburg. Through Gold One’s purchase of Rand Uranium (Pty) Limited, the company has
also acquired one of the world’s most advanced uranium projects, which envisages recovering uranium, gold and sulphur from the
above surface Cooke Tailings Dam. The Cooke Tailings Facility has a code compliant resource of 0.8 million ounces of gold and 34
million pounds of uranium. This exciting opportunity is being further explored with Sibanye Gold Limited as part of a larger surface
retreatment strategy on the West Rand.
During mid-2012 Gold One also completed its transaction with the First Uranium Corporation and acquired 100% of the Ezulwini
Mining Company (Pty) Limited, giving the company access to gold and uranium processing plants with nameplate capacities of
200,000 and 100,000 tonnes per month respectively. Ezulwini (now known as Cooke 4) is contiguous to the company’s Cooke
Underground and Randfontein Surface operations and forms part of the Cooke Underground Operations. Access to the uranium
production facility allows for near term production of uranium from underground ore mined at Cooke. In addition, the sharing of
services between Cooke 4 and Cooke 1-3 facilitates a reduction in operating costs.
For the 2012 year, the Cooke 1-3 Underground Operations produced 98,451 ounces at an average cash cost of US$1,558/oz. This
production was derived from the treatment of 961,802 milled tonnes at an average recovered grade of 3.17 grams per tonne as well
as the treatment of 39,650 milled tonnes of low grade development and waste material at an average recovered grade of 0.34 grams
per tonne. Plant recoveries for the operation were 95% for 2012.
Since Gold One assumed managerial control, Cooke 4 produced gold in the months of August, September and December only due to
illegal industrial action that temporarily halted the operation during October and November. For the three months 8,493 ounces
were produced. Total production for 2012 comprised 82,951 milled tonnes at an average recovered grade of 3.18 grams per tonne.
Due to the fact that the metallurgical plant was stopped for two months during the illegal industrial action, plant recoveries averaged
82% over the reporting period.
For the 2012 year the Randfontein Surface Operations produced 36,853 ounces from 3,286,633 milled tonnes at an average cash
cost of US$1,137/oz. Recovered grades during the year averaged 0.349 grams per tonne, with a gold recovery rate of 72%.
The Gold One group is majority-owned by a consortium comprising Baiyin Non-Ferrous Group Co. Limited, the China-Africa
Development Fund, and Long March Capital Limited, and has an issued share capital of 1,416,538,989 shares.
This news release does not constitute investment advice. Neither this news release nor the information contained in it constitutes an
offer, invitation, solicitation or recommendation in relation to the purchase or sale of securities in any jurisdiction.
Forward-Looking Statement
This release includes certain forward-looking statements and forward-looking information. All statements other than statements of
historical fact included in this release including, without limitation, statements regarding future plans and objectives of Gold One
International Limited are forward-looking statements (or forward-looking information) that involve various risks, assumptions and
uncertainties. There can be no assurance that such statements will prove to be accurate and actual values, results and future events
could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Important factors could cause actual results to differ materially
from Gold One’s expectations. Such factors include, among others: the actual results of exploration activities; actual results of
reclamation activities; the estimation or realisation of mineral reserves and resources; the timing and amount of estimated future
production; costs of production; capital expenditures; costs and timing of the development of Modder East and new deposits;
availability of capital required to place Gold One’s properties into production; the ability to obtain or maintain a listing in South
Africa, Australia, Europe or North America; conclusions of economic evaluations; changes in project parameters as plans continue to
be refined; future prices of gold and other commodities; possible variations in ore grade or recovery rates; failure of plant,
equipment or processes to operate as anticipated; accidents; labour disputes and other risks of the mining industry; delays in
obtaining governmental approvals, permits or financing or in the completion of development or construction activities, economic
and financial market conditions; political risks; Gold One’s hedging practices; currency fluctuations; title disputes or claims
limitations on insurance coverage. Although Gold One has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual results to
differ materially, there may be other factors that cause results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended.
Any forward-looking statements in this release speak only at the time of issue. There can be no assurance that such statements will
prove to be accurate as actual values, results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements.
Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. Gold One does not undertake to update any
forward-looking statements that are included herein, or revise any changes in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such
statement is based, except in accordance with applicable securities laws and stock exchange listing requirements.
Competent Persons’ Statement
The information in this release that relates to exploration results, mineral resources or ore reserves is based on information
compiled by the following Competent Persons for the purposes of both the 2004 Edition of the Australasian Code for Reporting of
Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves (“JORC Code”) and the 2007 Edition of the South African Code for
Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Mineral Reserves (“SAMREC Code”):
The overall Competent Person for the Gold One group is Dr Richard Stewart, who has a doctorate in geology and who is a
professional natural scientist registered with the South African Council for Natural Scientific Professions (“SACNASP”), membership
number 400051/04. Dr Stewart is also a member of the Geological Society of South Africa (“GSSA”) and is Executive Vice President:
Technical Services for Gold One, with which he is a full-time employee, and has 13 years’ experience relevant to the style of
mineralisation and type of deposit under consideration, and to the activity which he is undertaking, to qualify as a Competent Person
for the purposes of both the JORC Code and the SAMREC Code.
The Competent Person for the Ventersburg resource is Mr Quartus Meyer, who has a master’s degree in science (geology) and who
is a professional natural scientist registered with SACNASP, membership number 400063/88. Mr Meyer is Vice President: Exploration
for Gold One, with which he is a full-time employee, and has 26 years’ experience relevant to the style of mineralisation and type of
deposit under consideration, and to the activity which he is undertaking, to qualify as a Competent Person for the purposes of both
the JORC Code and the SAMREC Code.
The Competent Person for the Modder East Operations is Mr Evan Cook, who has a bachelor’s degree in technology (geology) and
who is a professional natural scientist registered with SACNASP, membership number 400162/07. Mr Cook is the Mineral Resources
Manager: Modder East Operations for Gold One, with which he is a full-time employee, and has 14 years’ experience relevant to the
style of mineralisation and type of deposit under consideration, and to the activity which he is undertaking, to qualify as a
Competent Person for the purposes of both the JORC Code and the SAMREC Code.
Dr Stewart and Messrs Meyer and Cook consent to the inclusion in this release of the matters based on information compiled by
themselves, Gold One employees, Rand Uranium employees and the companies’ consultants in the form and context in which they
appear for the purposes of both the JORC Code and the SAMREC Code.
Further information on Gold One’s resource statement is available in the pre-listing statement of Gold One International Limited
issued on 19 December, 2008, and in the resource statements released in the Gold One 2011 Annual Report, released on 29
February 2012 on the ASX MAP, JSE SENS and the Gold One website. The company’s resource statements are also available on the
Gold One website.
SAMREC and JORC Terminology
In addition, this release uses the terms ‘indicated resources’ and ‘inferred resources’ as defined in accordance with the SAMREC
Code, prepared by the South African Mineral Resource Committee (SAMREC), under the auspices of the South African Institute of
Mining and Metallurgy (SAIMM), effective March 2000 or as amended from time to time and where indicated in accordance with the
Canadian National Instrument 43-101 – Standards for Disclosure for Mineral Projects. The terms ‘indicated resources’ and ‘inferred
resources’ are also defined in the 2004 Edition of the JORC Code, prepared by the Joint Ore Reserves Committee (JORC) of the
Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (AusIMM), the Australian Institute of Geoscientists (AIG) and the Minerals Council of
Australia (MCA). [The use of these terms in this release is consistent with the definitions of both the SAMREC Code and the JORC
Code.]
A mineral reserve (or ‘ore reserve’ in the JORC Code) is the economically mineable part of a measured or indicated resource
demonstrated by at least a preliminary feasibility study. This study must include adequate information on mining, processing,
metallurgical, economic and other relevant factors that demonstrate at the time of reporting that economic extraction can be
justified. A mineral reserve includes diluting materials and allows for losses that may occur when the material is mined. A proven
mineral reserve (or ‘proved ore reserve’ in the JORC Code) is the economically mineable part of a measured resource for which
quantity, grade or quality, densities, shape and physical characteristics are so well established that they can be estimated with
confidence sufficient to allow the appropriate application of technical and economic parameters to support production planning and
evaluation of the economic viability of the deposit. A probable mineral reserve (or ‘probable ore reserve’ in the JORC Code) is the
economically mineable part of an indicated mineral resource for which quantity, grade or quality, densities, shape and physical
characteristics can be estimated with a level of confidence sufficient to allow the appropriate application of technical and economic
parameters to support mine planning and evaluation of the economic viability of the deposit.
A mineral resource is a concentration or occurrence of natural, solid, inorganic or fossilised organic material in or on the earth’s crust
in such form and quantity and of such a grade or quality that it has reasonable prospects for economic extraction. The location,
quantity, grade, geological characteristics and continuity of a mineral resource are known, estimated or interpreted from specific
geological evidence and knowledge. A measured mineral resource is that part of a mineral resource for which quantity, grade or
quality, densities, shape and physical characteristics can be estimated with a level of confidence sufficient to allow the appropriate
application of technical and economic parameters to support mine planning and evaluation of the economic viability of the deposit.
The estimate is based on detailed and reliable exploration, sampling and testing information gathered through appropriate
techniques from locations such as outcrops, trenches, pits, workings and drillholes that are spaced closely enough to confirm both
geological and grade continuity. An indicated mineral resource is that part of a mineral resource for which quantity, grade or quality,
densities, shape and physical characteristics can be estimated with a level of confidence sufficient to allow the appropriate
application of technical and economic parameters to support mine planning and evaluation of the economic viability of the deposit.
The estimate is based on detailed and reliable exploration and testing information gathered through appropriate techniques from
locations such as outcrops, trenches, pits, workings and drillholes that are spaced closely enough for geological and grade continuity
to be reasonably assumed. An inferred mineral resource is that part of a mineral resource for which quantity and grade or quality
can be estimated on the basis of geological evidence and limited sampling and reasonably assumed, but not verified, geological and
grade continuity. The estimate is based on limited exploration and sampling gathered through appropriate techniques from locations
such as outcrops, trenches, pits, workings and drillholes. Mineral resources which are not mineral reserves do not have
demonstrated economic viability. Investors are cautioned not to assume that all or any part of the mineral deposits in the measured
and indicated resource categories will ever be converted into reserves. In addition, “inferred resources” have a great amount of
uncertainty as to their existence and economic and legal feasibility. It cannot be assumed that all or any part of an inferred mineral
resource will be ever be upgraded to a higher category. Under South African and Australian rules, estimates of inferred mineral
resources may not form the basis of feasibility or pre-feasibility studies or economic studies except under conditions noted in the
SAMREC Code and the JORC Code, respectively.
Investors are cautioned not to assume that all or any part of an inferred resource exists or is economically or legally mineable.
Exploration data is acquired by Gold One and its consultants under strict quality assurance and quality control protocols.
No stock exchange, securities commission or other regulatory authority has approved or disapproved the information contained
herein.
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