Reserves & Resources

OceanaGold has total Measured and Indicated Mineral Resources of 6.73 Moz of gold and 0.29 Mt of copper. This includes Mineral Reserves of 3.64 Moz of gold and 0.24 Mt of copper.

The tables below summarise OceanaGold's Mineral Resource and Mineral Reserve inventories as at 31 December 2012.

They supersede all previous statements of OceanaGold's Mineral Resource and Mineral Reserve inventories. The Mineral Resources include the Mineral Reserves.

OceanaGold's Reserve Statement as at 31 December 2012

Full Resource and Reserves Tables as at 31 December 2012

Comparison of Inventories

Mineral Resources

 

 

 

Measured   

Indicated 

2012 

2011

2010

2009

2012

2011 

2010

2009

Au

Moz

Cu

Mt

Au

Moz

Cu

Mt

Au

Moz

Au

Moz

Au

Moz

Cu

Mt

Au

Moz

Cu

Mt

Au

Moz

Au

Moz

Macraes

1.27

 

1.19

 

1.18

1.01

2.64

 

2.71

 

2.72

2.04

Reefton

0.11

 

0.13

 

0.21

0.18

0.60

 

0.55

 

0.50

0.55

Sams Creek

 

 

-

 

-

-

 

 

 

 

-

-

Didipio

0.87

0.10

0.86

0.09

0.86

0.86

1.24

0.19

1.27

0.20

1.14

1.18

Total

2.25

0.10

2.17

0.09

2.25

2.05

4.48

0.19

4.53

0.20

4.36

3.77

 

 

Measured & Indicated

 Inferred

 

2012

2011

2010

2009

2012

2011 

2010

2009

 

Au

Moz

Cu

Mt

Au

Moz

Cu

Mt

Au

Moz

Cu

Mt

Au

Moz

Au

Moz

Cu

Mt

Au

Moz

Cu

Mt

Au

Moz

Cu

Mt

Au

Moz

Macraes

3.90

 

3.90

 

3.90

 

3.08

1.9

 

1.84

 

1.31

 

1.77

Reefton

0.71

 

0.67

 

0.71

 

0.73

0.5

 

0.53

 

0.47

 

0.47

Sams Creek

 

 

-

 

-

 

-

0.6

 

-

 

0.77

 

0.77

Didipio

2.11

0.29

2.13

0.29

2.00

 0.27

2.04

0.4

0.05

0.44

0.07

0.31

 0.06

0.33

Total

6.73

0.29

6.71

0.29

6.61

 0.27

5.82

3.40

0.05

3.58

0.07

2.86

 0.06

3.34

 

Mineral Reserves

 

Proven

Probable

2012

2011

 2010

2009

2012

2011

2010

2009

Au

Moz

Cu

Mt

Au

Moz

Cu

Mt

Au

Moz

Au

Moz

Au

Moz

Cu

Mt

Au

Moz

Cu

Mt

Au

Moz

Au

Moz

Macraes

0.78

 

0.81

 

 0.82

0.69

0.89

 

0.78

 

0.86

0.88

Reefton

0.07

 

0.10

 

 0.17

0.12

0.23

 

0.27

 

0.30

0.25

Didipio

0.73

0.09

0.71

0.08

 0.70

1.28

0.97

0.15

0.97

0.15

0.71

0.37

Total

1.55

0.09

1.61

0.08

1.69

2.08

2.09

0.15

2.03

0.15

1.87

1.50

 

 

 Total Proven & Probable Reserves

 

2012

2011

2010

2009

2008

 

Au

Moz

Cu

Mt

Au

Moz

Cu

Mt

Au

Moz

Cu

Mt

Au

Moz

Au

Moz

Macraes

1.65

 

1.59

 

1.68

 

1.57

1.10

Reefton

0.30

 

0.37

 

0.47

 

0.37

0.35

Didipio

1.69

0.24

1.68

0.23

1.41

0.17

1.65

1.65

Total

3.64

0.24

3.65

0.23

3.56

0.17

3.59

3.10

 

 

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