Placer Dome Reports 2005 Fourth Quarter Results.VANCOUVER Vancouver, city, Canada Vancouver, city (1991 pop. 471,844), SW British Columbia, Canada, on Burrard Inlet of the Strait of Georgia, opposite Vancouver Island and just N of the Wash. border. , British Columbia British Columbia, province (2001 pop. 3,907,738), 366,255 sq mi (948,600 sq km), including 6,976 sq mi (18,068 sq km) of water surface, W Canada. Geography -- Placer Dome Placer Dome was a large mining company specializing in gold and other precious metals, with corporate headquarters in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Barrick has acquired 100% of the Placer Dome shares on January 20, 2006, and has integrated the company into its own. Inc. 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" that are subject to risk factors and assumptions set out in the cautionary note contained within this news release. All amounts are in United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. ("U.S.") dollars, in accordance Accordance is Bible Study Software for Macintosh developed by OakTree Software, Inc.[] As well as a standalone program, it is the base software packaged by Zondervan in their Bible Study suites for Macintosh. with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles The standard accounting rules, regulations, and procedures used by companies in maintaining their financial records. Generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) provide companies and accountants with a consistent set of guidelines that cover both broad accounting ("GAAP GAAP See: Generally Accepted Accounting Principles GAAP See generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). "). Placer Dome Inc. is in the process of being acquired by Barrick Gold Barrick Gold Corporation TSX: ABX NYSE: ABX is the largest pure gold mining company in the world, with its headquarters in Toronto, Ontario, Canada; and four regional business units (RBU's) located in Australia, Africa, North America and South America. Corporation. The takeover To assume control or management of a corporation without necessarily obtaining actual title to it. A takeover bid or tender offer is a proposal made by one company to purchase shares of stock of another company, in order to acquire control thereof. is expected to be completed by the end of March 2006 and as a result, Placer Dome does not expect to have any statutory financial reporting requirements for 2005. Placer Dome Inc. announces fourth quarter net earnings of $22 million ($0.05 per share) on gold production of 918,784 ounces and copper production of 91 million pounds. Fourth quarter sales were $539 million versus $460 million in the fourth quarter of 2004, as the company realized an average price of $425 per ounce ounce, in zoology ounce, in zoology: see leopard. ounce, unit of measurement ounce: see English units of measurement. on gold sales and $1.91 per pound on copper sales versus $398 per ounce and $1.16 per pound in the prior-year period. The company continued its strategy of delivering into all maturing hedge contracts and as a result incurred a pre-tax pre-tax adj → anterior al impuesto pre-tax adj → avant impôt(s) pre-tax adj → al lordo d'imposta opportunity cost of $64 million in the fourth quarter. Fourth quarter mine operating earnings Operating Earnings Profits after subtracting expenses such as marketing, cost of goods sold, administration and general operating costs from revenue. Notes: Tax and interest expenses are not subtracted - operating earnings are synonymous with EBIT (earnings before were $152 million and cash from operations was $20 million, or $76 million before changes in non-cash working capital. Cash and total costs in the fourth quarter were $290 and $355 per ounce for gold, and $0.66 and $0.75 per pound for copper, respectively. For the full year, 2005 net earnings amounted to $80 million ($0.18 per share). Sales revenue totaled $2 billion while cash from operations amounted to $168 million or $264 million before changes in non-cash working capital. Gold production was 3.65 million ounces and copper production was 359 million pounds. Gold cash and total costs were $284 and $349 per ounce, respectively, while copper cash and total costs were $0.68 and $0.80 per pound, respectively. Mine operating earnings for the year amounted to $443 million.
Highlights
Fourth Quarter Twelve Months
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2005 2004 2005 2004
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Sales ($ millions) $ 539 $ 460 $ 1,978 $ 1,888
Mine operating earnings ($ millions) 152 78 443 484
Net earnings ($ millions) 22 39 80 284
Per share ($) 0.05 0.09 0.18 0.68
Cash from operations ($ millions) 20 44 168 376
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Gold production (000s ozs) 919 927 3,647 3,652
Cash costs ($/oz) 290 264 284 240
Total costs ($/oz) 355 330 349 298
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Copper production (millions lbs) 91 93 359 413
Cash costs ($/lb) 0.66 0.64 0.68 0.55
Total costs ($/lb) 0.75 0.82 0.80 0.7
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Barrick Gold Corporation Acquisition of Placer Dome On October October: see month. 31, 2005 Barrick Gold Corporation launched a takeover offer for all of the outstanding shares of Placer Dome. On December December: see month. 22, 2005 Placer Dome's Board accepted an improved offer from Barrick. On January January: see month. 20, 2006 Barrick gained control of Placer Dome and as of February February: see month. 3, 2006 94% of the outstanding common shares of Placer Dome had been tendered to the offer. Barrick is now in the process of acquiring the remaining outstanding shares by way of compulsory Wikipedia does not currently have an encyclopedia article for . You may like to search Wiktionary for "" instead. To begin an article here, feel free to [ edit this page], but please do not create a mere dictionary definition. acquisition under the Canada Business Corporations Act The Canada Business Corporations Act, also known as Bill C-44, is a Canadian act respecting Canadian business corporations. See also
amalgamation ( or wind up of Placer Dome into Barrick. As a result, Placer Dome does not expect to have any statutory financial reporting requirements and the financial results and statements presented herein are unaudited. Pursuant to the provisions of a bid support and purchase agreement between Barrick and Goldcorp Goldcorp (TSX: G, NYSE: GG) is one of the world’s largest gold mining companies with the strongest production growth profile among all major gold companies. Inc. ("Goldcorp") dated October 30, 2005, Goldcorp has agreed to acquire, for cash, all of Placer Dome's Canadian Canadian (kənā`dēən), river, 906 mi (1,458 km) long, rising in NE New Mexico. and flowing E across N Texas and central Oklahoma into the Arkansas River in E Oklahoma. properties and operations (other than the offices in Vancouver and Toronto Toronto (tərŏn`tō), city (1998 est pop. 2,400,000), provincial capital, S Ont., Canada, on Lake Ontario. Toronto is the largest city in Canada and since the 1970s has been one of the fastest-changing cities in North America, experiencing ), including all historic mining, reclamation Reclamation A claim for the right to return or the right to demand the return of a security that has been previously accepted as a result of bad delivery or other irregularities in the delivery and settlement process. and exploration properties, Placer Dome's interest in the La Coipa mine in Chile Chile (chĭl`ē, Span. chē`lā), officially Republic of Chile, republic (2005 est. pop. 15,981,000), 292,256 sq mi (756,945 sq km), S South America, west of the continental divide of the Andes Mts. , 40% of Placer Dome's interest in the Pueblo Pueblo, city, United States Pueblo (pwĕb`lō, py  ĕb`lō), city (1990 pop. 98,640), seat of Pueblo co., S central Colo. Viejo
project in the Dominican Republic Dominican Republic (dəmĭn`ĭkən), republic (2005 est. pop. 8,950,000), 18,700 sq mi (48,442 sq km), West Indies, on the eastern two thirds of the island of Hispaniola. The capital and largest city is Santo Domingo. , and certain related assets. Goldcorp
has also agreed to be responsible for all liabilities relating solely
to these assets, including employment commitments and environmental,
closure and reclamation liabilities. The Goldcorp transaction will be
effected following Barrick's acquisition of 100% of the shares.Review of Financial Results Net earnings for the fourth quarter were $22 million or $0.05 per share, compared to $39 million of $0.09 per share in the same quarter last year. Fourth quarter mine operating earnings increased 95% from the same quarter last year to $152 million. Gold operating earnings were up slightly as higher realized prices were somewhat offset by higher operating costs operating costs npl → gastos mpl operacionales . Mine operating earnings from the company's copper mines more than tripled compared to the same period last year to $100 million due to higher realized prices and lower total production costs. Higher quarterly mine operating earnings were offset by costs associated with the Barrick offer and increased resource development, technology and other expenses. Earnings in the fourth quarter of 2004 were positively impacted by a $32 million tax recovery related to the company's deferred tax balances held in foreign jurisdictions. Resource development, technology and other costs were $31 million in the fourth quarter of 2005 with the increase from both the third quarter of 2005 and the fourth quarter last year mainly resulting from non-cash charges Non-Cash Charge A charge off, made by a company against earnings, that does not require an initial outlay of cash. Notes: Non-cash charges are typically against the depreciation, amortization, and depletion accounts on a company's balance sheet. relating to relating to relate prep → concernant relating to relate prep → bezüglich +gen, mit Bezug auf +acc changes in the fair value of reclamation accruals Accruals Accounts on a balance sheet that represent liabilities and non-cash-based assets used in accrual-based accounting. These accounts include, among many others, accounts payable, accounts receivable, goodwill, future tax liability and future interest expense. at non-producing properties. Write-downs of mining assets and restructuring restructuring - The transformation from one representation form to another at the same relative abstraction level, while preserving the subject system's external behaviour (functionality and semantics). and takeover costs were $34 million in the fourth quarter of 2005. These expenses related primarily to Placer Dome's costs relating to the Barrick offer process ($21 million) and the write-down Write-Down Reducing the book value of an asset because it is overvalued compared to the market value. Notes: This is usually reflected in the company's income statement as an expense, thereby reducing net income. of certain purchased undeveloped mineral interests at the Kalgoorlie Kalgoorlie (kălg r`lē), town (1991 pop. 25,016), Western Australia, SW Australia. It is the chief mining town of the state and the center of the East Coolgardie Goldfield. operations.Investments and other business income in the fourth quarter was $32 million compared with $11 million in the third quarter and $4 million in the same quarter last year. The increase was due to higher interest income and a $13 million gain on the disposal of assets and investments, principally the divestment divestment to strip one's investment from an entity. of shares in Virginia Virginia, state, United States Virginia, state of the south-central United States. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean (E), North Carolina and Tennessee (S), Kentucky and West Virginia (W), and Maryland and the District of Columbia (N and NE). Gold Mines Inc. that had been purchased earlier in 2005. Cash from operations was $20 million in the fourth quarter compared to $27 million in the third quarter and $44 million in the same period last year. Cash from operations was reduced by a $56 million increase in non-cash working capital resulting from an increase in inventories principally at Bald Mountain, Zaldivar, and North Mara. Excluding the impact of this increase in non-cash working capital, cash from operations before change in non-cash operating working capital in the quarter increased to $76 million, compared with $66 million in the same quarter of 2004 and $60 million in the third quarter of 2005, due to increased mine operating earnings. Investment in property, plant and equipment in the fourth quarter fell to $83 million from $103 million in the same quarter of 2004 and from $340 million in 2004 to $275 million in 2005 due mainly to a reduction in spending at South Deep and expansion projects at other mines. Major capital investments during full year 2005 included $20 million at Porcupine porcupine, in zoology porcupine, member of either of two rodent families, characterized by having some of its hairs modified as bristles, spines, or quills. , largely for Pamour development, $29 million at Cortez Cortez alluded to in a poem by Keats, mistaken for Balboa, as discoverer of Pacific Ocean. [Br. Poetry: “On First Looking into Chapman’s Homer”] See : Error for mobile equipment and pre-development work at Cortez Hills, $14 million at South Deep for underground development, $27 million at North Mara for the Gokona pit development and $25 million at Kalgoorlie for the Raleigh Raleigh (rôl`ē, räl`ē), city (1990 pop. 207,951), state capital, and seat of Wake co., central N.C.; the site was selected for the capital in 1788, and the city was laid out and inc. 1792. development and underground development at Kanowna Kanowna is the name of several things
Review of Mining Operations
Production and Operating Summary
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For the Year Ended December 31
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Placer
Dome's Mine
share operating
(% of mine earnings(1)
Mine production) Year ($millions)
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Gold
Canada
Campbell 100% 2005 19
2004 14
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Musselwhite 68% 2005 5
2004 10
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Porcupine 51% 2005 15
2004 20
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United States
Bald Mountain(3) 100% 2005 4
2004 2
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Cortez(3),(4) 60% 2005 107
2004 125
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Golden Sunlight(5) 100% 2005 (3)
2004 1
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Turquoise Ridge(6) 75% 2005 5
100% 2004 (1)
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Australia
Granny Smith 100% 2005 13
2004 (10)
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Henty 100% 2005 11
2004 17
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Kalgoorlie(7) 100% 2005 8
2004 21
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Osborne(8) 100% 2005 -
2004 -
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Papua New Guinea
Misima(9) 80% 2004 6
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Porgera 75% 2005 113
2004 126
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Chile
La Coipa(10) 50% 2005 11
2004 15
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South Africa
South Deep 50% 2005 (2)
2004 (5)
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Tanzania
North Mara 100% 2005 15
2004 25
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Metal hedging loss 2005 (117)
2004 (63)
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Currency hedging gain 2005 21
2004 15
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Total Gold 2005 $ 214
2004 $ 303
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Copper
Osborne(8) 100% 2005 33
2004 30
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Zaldivar(3) 100% 2005 280
2004 229
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Metal hedging loss 2005 (61)
2004 (57)
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Total Copper 2005 $ 252
2004 $ 202
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Other(11) 2005 (23)
2004 (21)
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Consolidated Mine 2005 $ 443
Operating Earnings(1) 2004 $ 484
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Placer Dome's share
Production Cost per
Millfeed Recov- (ozs, unit(2)
(000s Grade ery 000s % ($/oz, $/lb)
Mine tonnes) (g/t,%) (%) lbs) change Cash Total
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Gold
Canada
Campbell 440 15.0 96.3 209,186 0% 312 357
446 15.3 95.7 209,045 276 344
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Musselwhite 1,005 5.5 95.0 170,436 +4% 324 409
992 5.3 95.8 163,386 269 345
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Porcupine 2,176 2.9 92.6 190,921 -5% 284 359
2,038 3.4 91.9 201,710 236 310
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United States
Bald
Mountain(3) 5,431 1.1 - 80,356 +72% 380 406
2,019 0.8 - 46,685 349 379
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Cortez
(3),(4) 15,950 1.2 - 542,172 -14% 206 242
22,899 1.2 - 630,801 162 201
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Golden
Sunlight(5) 2,407 1.5 76.7 80,758 n/a 386 489
- - - 2,419 - -
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Turquoise
Ridge(6) 374 14.4 90.6 156,401 +23% 307 335
323 13.5 90.4 126,921 343 352
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Australia
Granny Smith 3,941 3.2 90.8 371,465 +39% 300 408
4,434 2.1 89.3 267,267 354 440
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Henty 299 12.4 94.9 111,273 -22% 234 332
288 16.0 96.4 143,064 170 283
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Kalgoorlie
(7) 4,538 3.5 92.8 490,214 -2% 342 422
4,953 3.4 93.2 499,844 297 370
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Osborne(8) 1,860 0.9 82.1 43,065 +3% - -
1,533 1.0 82.3 41,630 - -
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Papua New
Guinea
Misima(9) 1,850 0.8 87.5 40,522 n/a 275 281
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Porgera 4,293 5.0 90.8 635,348 -17% 237 267
4,691 5.8 88.4 764,809 192 228
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Chile
La Coipa(10) 3,248 1.0 80.5 84,146 -7% 312 387
3,282 1.1 81.2 90,932 231 300
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South Africa
South Deep 1,040 7.0 97.3 230,560 +8% 387 455
1,100 6.2 97.2 214,293 394 437
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Tanzania
North Mara 2,978 2.9 88.5 250,394 +20% 303 393
2,128 3.4 92.0 208,484 230 289
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Metal
hedging loss
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Currency
hedging gain (6) (6)
(4) (4)
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Total Gold 3,646,695 0% 284 349
3,651,812 240 298
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Copper
Osborne(8) 1,860 2.3 93.4 87,129 0% 0.91 1.02
1,533 2.7 93.9 87,404 0.69 0.84
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Zaldivar(3) 17,811 0.9 - 271,800 -17% 0.61 0.73
18,169 1.0 - 325,406 0.51 0.66
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Metal
hedging loss
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Total Copper 358,929 -13% 0.68 0.80
412,810 0.55 0.70
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Other(11)
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Consolidated
Mine
Operating
Earnings(1)
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Review of Mining Operations
Production and Operating Summary
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For the Fourth Quarter
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Placer
Dome's Mine
share operating
(% of mine earnings(1)
Mine production) Year ($ millions)
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Gold
Canada
Campbell 100% 2005 7
2004 3
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Musselwhite 68% 2005 1
2004 4
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Porcupine 51% 2005 -
2004 4
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United States
Bald Mountain(3) 100% 2005 2
2004 -
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Cortez(3),(4) 60% 2005 25
2004 26
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Golden Sunlight(5) 100% 2005 1
2004 -
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Turquoise Ridge(6) 75% 2005 3
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Australia
Granny Smith 100% 2005 23
2004 (5)
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Henty 100% 2005 3
2004 3
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Kalgoorlie(7) 100% 2005 13
2004 3
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Osborne(8) 100% 2005 n/a
2004 n/a
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Papua New Guinea
Porgera 75% 2005 27
2004 34
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Chile
La Coipa(10) 50% 2005 3
2004 4
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South Africa
South Deep 50% 2005 1
2004 2
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Tanzania
North Mara 100% 2005 6
2004 9
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Metal hedging loss 2005 (55)
2004 (32)
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Currency hedging gain 2005 4
2004 6
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Total Gold 2005 $ 61
2004 $ 54
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Copper
Osborne(8) 100% 2005 16
2004 1
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Zaldivar(3) 100% 2005 93
2004 53
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Metal hedging loss 2005 (9)
2004 (22)
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Total Copper 2005 $ 100
2004 $ 32
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Other(11) 2005 (9)
2004 (8)
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Consolidated Mine 2005 $ 152
Operating Earnings(1) 2004 $ 78
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Placer Dome's Share
Production Cost per
Millfeed Recov- (ozs, unit(2)
(000s Grade ery 000s % ($/oz,$/lb)
Mine tonnes) (g/t,%) (%) lbs) change Cash Total
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Gold
Canada
Campbell 117 13.3 95.7 49,223 -3% 367 354
106 15.6 95.4 50,708 354 422
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Musselwhite 264 4.9 94.4 38,636 -11% 365 457
243 5.6 96.1 43,637 280 350
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Porcupine 543 2.6 91.7 41,967 -8% 344 465
509 3.1 91.6 45,409 257 338
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United States
Bald
Mountain(3) 1,073 1.9 n/a 32,305 +191% 437 449
689 0.8 n/a 11,102 426 469
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Cortez
(3),(4) 2,533 1.7 n/a 111,442 -14% 245 269
5,692 1.2 n/a 130,096 181 232
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Golden
Sunlight(5) 644 - - 22,980 n/a 356 449
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Turquoise
Ridge(6) 87 15.4 89.3 38,601 -1% 334 335
101 13.1 90.2 38,863 406 418
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Australia
Granny Smith 885 4.6 89.3 117,344 +26% 194 285
1,152 2.7 89.9 93,030 399 483
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Henty 76 11.2 94.3 24,703 -24% 245 339
72 13.9 95.8 32,630 200 337
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Kalgoorlie
(7) 1,106 4.1 91.9 145,084 +19% 294 372
1,225 3.7 92.3 121,596 325 414
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Osborne(8) 505 0.9 76.7 10,710 +41% n/a n/a
330 0.6 80.1 7,579 n/a n/a
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Papua New
Guinea
Porgera 1,012 4.0 109.0 124,565 -39% 282 300
1,191 5.5 90.5 204,110 200 247
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Chile
La Coipa(10) 845 1.0 81.9 23,474 -7% 315 392
831 1.4 79.4 25,156 223 287
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South Africa
South Deep 268 7.3 97.3 62,747 +5% 382 458
292 6.5 97.2 59,757 384 429
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Tanzania
North Mara 728 3.5 87.0 75,003 +19% 291 414
605 3.9 90.5 63,027 218 280
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Metal
hedging loss
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Currency
hedging gain (5) (5)
(7) (7)
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Total Gold 918,784 -1% 290 355
926,700 264 330
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Copper
Osborne(8) 505 2.1 91.8 21,690 +21% 0.89 0.88
330 2.7 90.3 17,932 0.98 1.23
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Zaldivar(3) 5,084 1.0 n/a 69,578 -8% 0.59 0.70
4,398 0.9 n/a 75,446 0.56 0.72
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Metal hedging
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Total Copper 91,268 -2% 0.66 0.75
93,378 0.64 0.82
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Other(11)
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Consolidated
Mine
Operating
Earnings(1)
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Notes to the Production and Operating Summary Tables (1) Mine operating earnings represent 100% of the results of mines owned by Placer Dome and its subsidiaries and a pro-rata Pro-rata Used to describe a proportionate allocation. Notes: For example, a pro-rata dividend means that every shareholder gets an equal proportion for each share they own. See also: Dividend share of joint ventures. "Consolidated con·sol·i·date v. con·sol·i·dat·ed, con·sol·i·dat·ing, con·sol·i·dates v.tr. 1. To unite into one system or whole; combine: operating earnings" (and the related sub-totals) in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the U.S. exclude the pro-rata share of La Coipa, a non-controlled incorporated joint venture Incorporated joint venture A joint venture in which the legal means of dividing the project's equity by shareholdings in a company. . Mine operating earnings comprises sales, at the spot price, less cost of sales including reclamation costs, depreciation and depletion depletion n. when a natural resource (particularly oil) is being used up. The annual amount of depletion may, ironically, provide a tax deduction for the company exploiting the resource because if the resource they are exploiting runs out, they will no longer be able for each mine, in millions of U.S. dollars.
(2) Components of Placer Dome's share of cash and total production
costs in accordance with the Gold Institute Standard:
December 31
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2005 2004 2005 2004
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Direct mining expenses $ 292 $ 262 $ 288 $ 238
Stripping and mine
development adjustment (18) (14) (21) (15)
Third party smelting,
refining and transportation 1 1 1 1
By-product credits (2) (1) (1) (1)
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Cash operating costs per ounce $ 273 $ 248 $ 267 $ 223
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Royalties 16 15 16 15
Production taxes 1 1 1 2
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Total cash costs per ounce $ 290 $ 264 $ 284 $ 240
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Depreciation $ 37 $ 35 $ 36 $ 30
Depletion and amortization 28 25 24 23
Reclamation and mine closure - 6 5 5
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Total production costs per ounce $ 355 $ 330 $ 349 $ 298
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(3) Recovery percentage is not susceptible to accurate measurement at
heap leach operations.
(4) The Cortez mine processes material by way of carbon-in-leach
("CIL") and heap leaching, and sells carbonaceous ore to a third
party.
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Millfeed Recov- Produc-
(000s Grade ery tion
tonnes) (g/t) (%) (ozs)
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Carbon in leach
For the 12 months ended Dec. 31
2005 1,948 5.0 88.7 280,140
2004 1,856 5.4 88.3 285,645
For the fourth quarter of
2005 479 4.7 89.3 67,867
2004 456 3.8 87.7 48,798
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Heap leach
For the 12 months ended Dec. 31
2005 13,835 0.6 Note 3 226,990
2004 20,789 0.7 Note 3 297,371
For the fourth quarter of
2005 2,011 0.5 Note 3 32,288
2004 5,170 0.7 Note 3 66,492
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Sale of carbonaceous.ore
For the 12 months ended Dec. 31
2005 166 7.3 88.5 35,042
2004 254 6.8 86.6 47,785
For the fourth quarter of
2005 44 8.9 90.3 11,287
2004 66 7.9 89.1 14,806
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Total
For the 12 months ended Dec. 31
2005 15,950 1.2 Note 3 542,172
2004 22,899 1.2 Note 3 630,801
For the fourth quarter of
2005 2,533 1.4 Note 3 111,442
2004 5,692 1.0 Note 3 130,096
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(5) Production from Golden Sunlight sunlight the actinic rays of direct sunlight are known to have disinfectant properties, to be instrumental in the production of vitamin D in the skin and to be the trigger mechanism in photosensitive dermatitis, squamous cell carcinoma of the eye in cattle and of the vulva in sheep was suspended sus·pend v. sus·pend·ed, sus·pend·ing, sus·pends v.tr. 1. To bar for a period from a privilege, office, or position, usually as a punishment: suspend a student from school. in December 2003 and recommenced when ore ore, metal-bearing mineral mass that can be profitably mined. Nearly all rock deposits contain some metallic minerals, but in many cases the concentration of metal is too low to justify mining the ore. was delivered from Stage 2B in January 2005. (6) Production from Turquoise turquoise, hydrous phosphate of aluminum and copper, Al2(OH)3PO4·H2O+Cu, used as a gem. It occurs rarely in crystal form, but is usually cryptocrystalline. Ridge ridge (rij) a linear projection or projecting structure; a crest. dental ridge any linear elevation on the crown of a tooth. dermal ridges cristae cutis. relates to third party ore sales. The mine's cash and total costs per ounce do not include the cost of processing the ore and are not included in Placer Dome's cash and total costs per ounce balances. (7) Management of Placer Dome's Kalgoorlie West and Kanowna Belle operations has been realigned with all operations under one general manager and all regional development responsibilities including exploration, project development and joint venture and third party relationships under a separate general manager. As a result of this management change, commencing in the second quarter of 2005, the reporting for Kalgoorlie West and Kanowna Belle is consolidated in a single Kalgoorlie operation. Production and operating summary information for 2004 has been reclassified to reflect this change. (8) Osborne Os·borne , John James 1929-1994. British playwright and member of the Angry Young Men who is best known for his first play, Look Back in Anger (1956). Noun 1. produces copper concentrate with gold as a by-product by·prod·uct or by-prod·uct n. 1. Something produced in the making of something else. 2. A secondary result; a side effect. by-product Noun 1. . Therefore, gold unit costs are not applicable. (9) Silver is a by-product at the Misima mine. For the twelve and three months ended December 31, 2004, Placer Dome's share of Misima's production was 162,000 and nil ounces of silver, respectively. Mining was completed at Misima in May 2001, but processing of stockpiles continued until May 2004. (10) Gold and silver are accounted for as co-products at La Coipa mine. Gold equivalent ounces are calculated using a ratio of the silver market price to gold market price for purposes of calculating costs per equivalent ounce of gold. The equivalent ounces of gold produced at La Coipa were 125,869 and 33,929 ounces, respectively for the 12 and three month periods ended December 31, 2005 and 151,064 and 42,830 ounces, respectively, for the comparative period-year periods. At La Coipa, production for silver was 2.5 million and 0.6 million ounces for the twelve and three months ended December 31, 2005, respectively, and 3.7 million and 0.9 ounces for the comparative prior-year periods. (11) Pursuant to SFAS SFAS Statement of Financial Accounting Standards SFAS Special Forces Assessment and Selection SFAS Student Financial Aid Services SFAS Sport Fishing Association of Singapore SFAS Safety Features Actuation System SFAS Statewide Fixed Assets System 109 - Accounting for Income Taxes, on business acquisitions, where differences between assigned as·sign tr.v. as·signed, as·sign·ing, as·signs 1. To set apart for a particular purpose; designate: assigned a day for the inspection. 2. values and tax bases of property, plant and equipment acquired exist, Placer Dome gross' up the property, plant and equipment values to reflect the recognition of the deferred tax liabilities. Other mine operating earnings includes a charge of $13 million (2004 - $13 million) and $3 million (2004 - $5 million) for the 12 and three months ended December 31, 2005, respectively, related to the amortization of the gross up of the property, plant and equipment allocation The apportionment or designation of an item for a specific purpose or to a particular place. In the law of trusts, the allocation of cash dividends earned by a stock that makes up the principal of a trust for a beneficiary usually means that the dividends will be treated as . Overall, Placer Dome's gold mines performed to expectations during the fourth quarter, exceeding production guidance and performing within the range of cost guidance provided at the end of the third quarter. The company's copper mines underperformed guidance, as both mines achieved production somewhat below expectations with higher than planned costs. The Canadian operations met fourth quarter production targets delivering 129,826 ounces, but underperformed against cost expectations. Average cash costs of $359 per ounce were impacted across all operations due to lower grades milled, principally due to stockpiles being used to supplement ore feed, a stronger Canadian dollar Noun 1. Canadian dollar - the basic unit of money in Canada; "the Canadian dollar has the image of loon on one side of the coin" loonie dollar - the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 cents and ongoing elevated costs of consumables. At Cortez, production of 111,442 ounces was 18% stronger than expected in the fourth quarter as grades were higher than budgeted. Cash costs for the quarter of $245 per ounce were in line with expectations as higher production offset higher costs due to low equipment availabilities, winter weather and an unplanned mill shutdown shut·down n. A cessation of operations or activity, as at a factory. shutdown Noun the closing of a factory, shop, or other business Verb shut down . In 2006, the mine continues to transition into lower-grade sections of the Pipeline/South Pipeline orebody while mining a higher proportion of waste tonnes. Costs associated with waste mining activities will be expensed as required by the new accounting standard. The Granny Granny cantankerous matriarch of the Clampett family. [TV: “The Beverly Hillbillies” in Terrace, I, 93–94] See : Irascibility Smith mine had a strong quarter as production improved 40% over the third quarter to 117,344 ounces and exceeded guidance by 26% due to higher then planned grades and improved recoveries. Cash costs were approximately ap·prox·i·mate adj. 1. Almost exact or correct: the approximate time of the accident. 2. 5% below expectations at $194 per ounce as higher fuel costs and contract ore haulage costs offset some of the benefits of the higher production levels and a weaker Australian dollar Noun 1. Australian dollar - the basic unit of money in Australia and Nauru dollar - the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 cents . At Kalgoorlie in Western Australia Western Australia, state (1991 pop. 1,409,965), 975,920 sq mi (2,527,633 sq km), Australia, comprising the entire western part of the continent. It is bounded on the N, W, and S by the Indian Ocean. Perth is the capital. , production of 145,084 ounces for the quarter met guidance as higher grades at both Kanowna Belle and Raleigh offset lower than planned tonnes milled due to ore hardness and mill availability at Paddington Paddington, London, England: see Westminster, City of. . Cash costs of $294 per ounce were about $25 per ounce lower than planned as cost control measures showed a greater impact and the Australian dollar weakened weak·en tr. & intr.v. weak·ened, weak·en·ing, weak·ens To make or become weak or weaker. weak  en·er n. .The Porgera mine continued to outperform Outperform An analyst recommendation meaning a stock is expected to do slightly better than the market return. Notes: Exact definitions vary by brokerage, but in general this rating is better than neutral and worse than buy or strong buy. its plan in the fourth quarter, while its performance relative to the same period in 2004 was lower as remediation of the west open pit wall continues. Production of 124,565 ounces was 5,000 ounces above guidance as higher grades and recovery more than offset a seven-day Adj. 1. seven-day - lasting through a week; "her weeklong vacation" weeklong long - primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified; "a long life"; "a long boring shutdown due to a power interruption INTERRUPTION. The effect of some act or circumstance which stops the course of a prescription or act of limitation's. 2. Interruption of the use of a thing is natural or civil. . Cash costs of $282 per ounce were also about 10% below expectations due to the higher production levels and a higher than budgeted mining of deferred waste. Remediation of the west open pit wall will continue in 2006. The mine will process principally stockpiled ore early in 2006 until mining of stage 5 recommences. Ore delivery from stage 5 will increase throughout the year and will become the primary ore source by the fourth quarter. The west wall remediation cutback cut·back n. 1. A decrease; a curtailment: "The political effects of food cutbacks could be devastating" New York Times. 2. is forecast to be completed by mid- mid- pref. Middle: midbrain. 2007. Costs associated with waste mining activities will be expensed as required by the new accounting standard. The South Deep mine exceeded production targets for the quarter with costs marginally mar·gin·al adj. 1. Of, relating to, located at, or constituting a margin, a border, or an edge: the marginal strip of beach; a marginal issue that had no bearing on the election results. 2. above guidance. Fourth quarter production levels of 62,747 ounces were 10% above guidance as higher grades were mined and recovery of gold from the old gold plant more than offset below plan mined tonnes resulting from lower than planned availability in the trackless sections. Cash costs of $382 per ounce exceeded targets by about $10 per ounce due to higher maintenance and ore transport costs. The Zaldivar copper mine improved on its third quarter performance, but remained below fourth quarter plan on production and above plan on costs. Production of 69.6 million pounds was principally impacted by recoveries remaining below plan due to a higher than expected sulphide sulphide: see sulfide. copper content in placed ores. Additional modeling and test work is being performed to improve the leach leach v. leached, leach·ing, leach·es v.tr. 1. To remove soluble or other constituents from by the action of a percolating liquid. 2. recovery and predictability of the sulphide copper ores Copper ores may refer to:
Non-GAAP Measures Placer Dome has included certain non-GAAP performance measures throughout this document. These non-GAAP performance measures do not have any standardized standardized pertaining to data that have been submitted to standardization procedures. standardized morbidity rate see morbidity rate. standardized mortality rate see mortality rate. meaning prescribed pre·scribe v. pre·scribed, pre·scrib·ing, pre·scribes v.tr. 1. To set down as a rule or guide; enjoin. See Synonyms at dictate. 2. To order the use of (a medicine or other treatment). by GAAP and, therefore, are unlikely to be comparable to similar measures presented by other companies. Placer Dome believes that, in addition to conventional measures, prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP, certain investors use this information to evaluate Placer Dome's performance and its ability to generate cash flow for use in investing and other activities. Accordingly, they are intended to provide additional information and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for measures of performance prepared in accordance with GAAP. Set out below are definitions for these performance measures and reconciliations of the non-GAAP measures to reported GAAP measures. Unit Costs A reconciliation of costs per ounce of gold produced, calculated in accordance with the Gold Institute Standard, and cost per pound of copper produced to the Cost of Sales and Depreciation and Depletion is included below:
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Gold Copper Gold Copper
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(in millions
of dollars
except
production Cost Depre- Cost Depre- Cost Depre- Cost Depre-
and unit of cia- of cia- of cia- of cia-
costs)(i) sales tion sales tion sales tion sales tion
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Reported $1,271 264 $ - $ - $ 1,149 $ 255 $ - $ -
Copper (243) (43) 243 43 (247) (59) 247 59
Corporate
(2) - (13) - - (4) (18) - -
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Related
to
metals
produced $1,028 $ 208 $ 243 $ 43 $ 898 $ 178 $ 247 $ 59
Add La
Coipa 40 9 - - 34 10 - -
Deduct
minority
interest - - - - (3) - - -
By-product (4) - (17) - (4) - (17) -
Reclamation (15) 15 (1) 1 (18) 18 (4) 4
Ore sales
costs (52) - - - (51) - - -
Inventories 4 - 3 - (3) (3) (7) (2)
Other(3) (19) (7) 16 - (15) (1) 8 1
$ 982 $ 225 $ 244 $ 44 $ 838 $ 202 $ 227 $ 62
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Production
reported(1) 3,647 3,647 359 359 3,652 3.652 413 413
Osborne
gold (oz) (43) (43) - - (42) (42) - -
Ores
sales (oz) (191) (191) - - (175) (175) - -
Golden
Sunlight
(oz) - - - - (2) (2) - -
La Coipa
equivalent
(oz) 42 42 - - 60 60 - -
Production
base for
calculation 3,455 3,455 359 359 3,493 3,493 413 413
Unit
costs(1) $ 284 $ 65 $ 0.68 $ 0.12 $ 240 $ 58 $ 0.55 $ 0.15
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Gold Copper Gold Copper
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(in millions
of dollars
except
production Cost Depre- Cost Depre- Cost Depre- Cost Depre-
and unit of cia- of cia- of cia- of cia-
costs)(i) sales tion sales tion sales tion sales tion
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Reported $ 318 $ 69 $ - $ - $ 311 $ 71 $ - $ -
Copper (51) (9) 51 9 (62) (14) 62 14
Corporate
(2) - (4) - - 1 (7) - -
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Related
to
metals
produced $ 267 $ 56 $ 51 $ 9 $ 250 $ 50 $ 62 $ 14
Add La
Coipa 11 3 - - 9 2 - -
Deduct
minority
interest - - - - - - - -
By-product (1) - (4) - (1) - (3) -
Reclamation 2 (2) 2 (2) (6) 6 (3) 3
Ore sales
costs (12) - - - (18) - - -
Inventories (2) - 6 2 3 - 2 -
Other(3) (13) (1) 4 (1) (4) - 2 -
$ 252 $ 56 $ 59 $ 8 $ 233 $ 58 $ 60 $ 17
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Production
reported(1) 919 919 91 91 927 927 93 93
Osborne
gold (oz) (11) (11) - - (8) (8) - -
Ores
sales (oz) (50) (50) - - (54) (54) - -
La Coipa
equivalent
(oz) 10 10 - - 18 18 - -
Production
base for
calculation 868 868 91 91 883 883 93 93
Unit
costs(1) $ 290 $ 65 $ 0.66 $ 0.09 $ 264 $ 66 $ 0.64 $ 0.18
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(1) Gold production is in thousands of ounces, and unit costs for
gold are in $/oz. Copper production is in millions of pounds, and
unit costs for copper are in $/lb.
(2) Corporate depreciation includes the amortization of tax
gross-ups.
(3) Other consists of management fees and unusual costs such as
significant severance or costs incurred during a temporary mine
shutdowns, which are excluded from the determination of unit costs
and smelting charges which are netted against sales revenue but
included in the determination of unit costs.
Financial Condition, Liquidity and Capital Resources As of December 31, 2005, Placer Dome had cash and short-term Short-term Any investments with a maturity of one year or less. short-term 1. Of or relating to a gain or loss on the value of an asset that has been held less than a specified period of time. investments of $897 million, a decrease of $134 million from the start of the year. In addition to this amount, Placer Dome had $150 million of restricted cash, an increase of $28 million over 2004, related to the North Mara demand loan, which requires cash to be placed on deposit with the lender LENDER, contracts. He from whom a thing is borrowed. 2. The contract of loan confers rights, and imposes duties on the lender. 1. The lender has the right to revoke the loan at his mere pleasure; 9 Cowen, R. 687; 8 Johns. Rep. 432; 1 T. R. 480; 2 Campb. Rep. in an amount equal to drawdowns. The company also had $873 million of undrawn un·draw tr.v. un·drew , un·drawn , un·draw·ing, un·draws To draw to one side, as a curtain. Adj. 1. undrawn - not represented in a drawing undelineated - not represented accurately or precisely bank lines of credit available. Subsequent to the end of the quarter the company drew $300 million against its lines of credit, principally to fund a restructuring of its gold hedge positions. For further information see the Forward Sales forward sales npl → ventas fpl a término and Options section. Consolidated short and long-term debt Long-Term Debt Loans and financial obligations lasting over one year. Notes: For example debts obligations such as bonds and notes which have maturities greater than one year would be considered long-term debt. balances at December 31, 2005 were $1,259 million compared with $1,267 million at the end of 2004. At December 31, 2005 Placer Dome was in compliance with all debt covenants and default provisions.
Placer Dome Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Earnings
(millions of U.S. dollars, except share and per share amounts,
U.S. GAAP) (unaudited)
December 31
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2005 2004 2005 2004
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Sales $ 539 $ 460 $ 1,978 $ 1,888
Cost of sales 318 311 1,271 1,149
Depreciation and depletion 69 71 264 255
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Mine operating earnings 152 78 443 484
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General and administrative 20 16 68 64
Exploration 26 25 91 77
Resource development,
technology and other 31 22 87 63
Write-downs of mining assets
and restructuring
and takeover costs 34 14 40 20
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Operating earnings 41 1 157 260
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Non-hedge derivative
(losses) (17) (13) (36) (28)
Investment and other
business income (loss) 32 4 80 (11)
Interest and
financing expense (23) (21) (92) (77)
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Earnings (loss) before
taxes and other items 33 (29) 109 144
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Income and resource tax
recovery (provision) (12) 66 (21) 130
Equity earnings
of associates - 2 4 7
Minority interests 1 - 2 (1)
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Net earnings before the
cumulative effect of the
change in accounting policies 22 39 94 280
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Changes in accounting policies - - (14) 4
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Net earnings $ 22 $ 39 $ 80 $ 284
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Per common share
Net earnings before the
cumulative effect of the
changes in accounting
policies $ 0.05 $ 0.09 $ 0.21 $ 0.67
Net earnings $ 0.05 $ 0.09 $ 0.18 $ 0.68
Dividends $ - $ - $ 0.10 $ 0.10
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Weighted average number
of common shares
outstanding (millions) 437.5 423.7 436.8 416.8
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Placer Dome Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(millions of U.S. dollars, U.S. GAAP) (unaudited)
December 31
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Fourth Quarter Twelve Months
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2005 2004 2005 2004
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Operating activities
Net earnings $ 22 $ 39 $ 80 $ 284
Add (deduct) non cash items
Depreciation and
amortization 69 71 264 255
Deferred stripping
adjustments (18) (10) (67) (44)
Deferred income and
resource taxes 11 (62) (43) (160)
Deferred reclamation 5 14 22 22
Cumulative translation
adjustment - - - 34
Write down of assets 10 11 13 16
Deferred commodity and
currency sales contracts
and derivatives (6) (5) (8) (18)
Unrealized losses on
derivatives 8 5 20 8
Deferred pension obligation (11) 2 (15) (3)
(Gain)loss on sales of
assets and investments (14) (2) (21) (6)
Changes in accounting
policies - - 14 (4)
Other items, net - 3 5 13
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Cash from operations before
change in non-cash operating
working capital 76 66 264 397
Change in non-cash operating
working capital (56) (22) (96) (21)
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Cash from operations 20 44 168 376
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Investing activities
Property, plant and equipment (83) (103) (275) (340)
Short-term investments - - (3) (5)
Disposition of assets
and investments 23 2 32 13
Other, net 1 (2) - 4
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(59) (103) (246) (328)
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Financing activities
Short-term debt 7 23 37 113
Long-term debt and
capital leases net (44) (2) (45) (35)
Restricted cash (9) (20) (40) (110)
Common shares issued 30 466 33 492
Dividends paid on
common shares - - (44) (41)
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(16) 467 (59) 419
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Increase (decrease) in
cash and cash equivalents (55) 408 (137) 467
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Cash and cash equivalents
Beginning of period 935 609 1,017 550
End of period $ 880 $ 1,017 $ 880 $ 1,017
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Placer Dome Inc.
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(millions of U.S. dollars, U.S. GAAP) (unaudited)
Assets
As at December 31
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2005 2004
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Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents $ 880 $ 1,017
Short-term investments 17 14
Restricted cash 150 122
Accounts receivable 152 138
Income and resource tax assets 140 97
Inventories 310 248
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$ 1,649 $ 1,636
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Investments 55 50
Other assets 162 173
Deferred commodity and currency sales
contract and derivatives 22 54
Income and resource tax assets 523 400
Deferred stripping 240 170
Property, plant and equipment 2,592 2,607
Goodwill 454 454
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$ 5,697 $ 5,544
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Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity
As at December 31
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2005 2004
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Current liabilities
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities $ 305 $ 268
Income and resource taxes liabilities 89 27
Short-term debt 150 113
Current portion of long-term
debt and capital leases 2 45
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$ 546 $ 453
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Long-term debt and capital leases 1,107 1,109
Reclamation and post closure obligations 294 251
Income and resource tax liabilities 250 265
Deferred commodity and currency sales
contracts and derivatives 182 223
Deferred credits and other liabilities 78 79
Shareholders' equity 3,240 3,164
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$ 5,697 $ 5,544
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Forward Sales and Options Under Placer Dome's precious metals Precious Metals Valuable metals such as gold, iridium, palladium, platinum, and silver. Notes: Investing in precious metals can be done either by purchasing the physical asset, or by purchasing futures contracts for the particular metal. sales program, the company realized an average price of $411 per ounce of gold in 2005, $33 per ounce below the average spot price during the year. In the fourth quarter the company realized $425 per ounce compared to an average gold spot price of $484. On its copper production, Placer Dome realized $1.52 per pound versus $1.67 per pound spot price in 2005 and $1.91 per pound versus a $1.95 per pound spot price in the fourth quarter. As of December 31, 2005, the company had no remaining copper metal hedges. At December 31, 2005, based on the spot prices of $513 per ounce for gold, $8.83 per ounce for silver and an Australian Australian pertaining to or originating in Australia. Australian bat lyssavirus disease see Australian bat lyssavirus disease. Australian cattle dog a medium-sized, compact working dog used for control of cattle. to U.S. dollar exchange rate of $1.3652, the mark-to-market Mark-to-market Adjustment of the book value or collateral value of a security to reflect current market value. values of Placer Dome's precious metal sales programs was negative $1,252 million. The precious metal mark-to-market value does not take into account the $181 million liability in deferred commodity and currency sales contracts Sales Contract Contract between a seller and buyer for the sale of goods, services, or both. and derivatives derivatives In finance, contracts whose value is derived from another asset, which can include stocks, bonds, currencies, interest rates, commodities, and related indexes. Purchasers of derivatives are essentially wagering on the future performance of that asset. as at December 31, 2005 representing the remaining provision booked on acquisition for the fair value of the AurionGold and East African Adj. 1. East African - of or relating to or located in East Africa Gold metal hedge books. For the currency program, the mark-to-market value of Placer Dome's currency forward and option contracts on December 31, 2005, was approximately positive $20 million (based on an Australian to U.S. dollar foreign exchange rate of 1.3652), all of which has been recognized through earnings or other comprehensive income. Following a change in control of the company, Placer Dome reduced and restructured its gold sales commitments, primarily through the repurchase re·pur·chase tr.v. re·pur·chased, re·pur·chas·ing, re·pur·chas·es To buy (something) again. n. The act of buying something that one previously sold or owned. Noun 1. of approximately 1.0 million call options and gold lease rate ounce obligations at a cost of approximately $222 million. As a result of delivering into gold contracts and repurchase of call options, maximum committed ounces on February 17, 2006 were approximately 6.2 million ounces, or approximately 10% of 2005 year-end year-end also year·end n. The end of a year. adj. Occurring or done at the end of the year: a year-end audit. Noun 1. gold mineral reserves. At December 31, 2005, Placer Dome's consolidated metal sales program consisted of:
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2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011+ Total
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Gold (000s ounces):
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Forward contracts
sold(1)
Fixed contracts
Amount 1,239 1,260 1,013 347 246 461 4,566
Average price
($/oz) 344 370 391 408 407 466 382
Fixed interest
floating lease rate
Amount - - 197 772 285 625 1,879
Average price
($/oz) - - 353 420 412 472 429
A$ forward contracts
Amount 11 21 - - - - 32
Average price
($/oz) 450 464 - - - - 459
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Total forward
contracts 1,250 1,281 1,210 1,119 531 1,086 6,477
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Call options
sold and cap
agreements(2)
Amount 249 115 200 20 40 20 644
Average price
($/oz) 356 363 394 500 500 500 387
A$ contracts
Amount 5 1 - - - - 6
Average price
($/oz) 416 423 - - - - 417
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Total
Call options
sold and cap
agreements 254 116 200 20 40 20 650
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Total firm committed
ounces(3) 1,504 1,397 1,410 1,139 571 1,106 7,127
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Contingent call
options sold(4)
Knock-in (up and in)
Amount 51 - - - - 64 115
Average price
($/oz) 366 - - - - 325 343
Average barrier
level ($/oz) 403 - - - - 403 403
Knock-out
(down and out)
Amount 31 59 52 115 29 - 286
Average price
($/oz) 404 416 430 409 451 - 418
Average barrier
level ($/oz) 380 365 350 361 366 - 362
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Total maximum
committed
ounces(5) 1,586 1,456 1,462 1,254 600 1,170 7,528
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Put options
purchased(6)
Amount 546 362 179 159 103 99 1,448
Average price
($/oz) 412 437 405 397 432 416 417
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Put options sold(7)
Amount 80 - - - - - 80
Average price
($/oz) 250 - - - - - 250
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Contingent Fortuitous; dependent upon the possible occurrence of a future event, the existence of which is not assured. The word contingent denotes that there is no present interest or right but only a conditional one which will become effective upon the happening of the call options purchased not included in the above table total 32,000 ounces at an average price of $418 per ounce.
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2006 2007 2008 2009 Total
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Silver (ounces):
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Fixed forward contracts(1)
Amount 1,200 - - - 1,200
Average price ($/oz) 6.25 - - - 6.25
Call options sold(2)
Amount 3,632 1,050 820 550 6,052
Average price ($/oz) 8.06 9.11 8.98 8.75 8.43
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Total committed amount 4,832 1,050 820 550 7,252
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Put options purchased(6)
Amount 3,820 1,050 820 550 6,240
Average price ($/oz) 6.40 6.89 7.25 7.25 6.67
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(1) Forward sales contracts - Forward sales establish a selling price for future production at the time they are entered into, thereby limiting the risk of declining prices but also limiting potential gains on price increases. The types of forward sales contracts used include: - Fixed forward contracts - a deliverable sales contract, denominated in U.S. dollars, where the interest rate and metal lease rate of the contract are fixed to the maturity of the contract. The average price is based on the price at the maturity of the contract. - Fixed interest floating lease rate contracts - a deliverable sales contract, denominated in U.S. dollars, which has the U.S. dollar interest rate fixed to the maturity of the contract. Gold lease rates are reset at rollover A graphic element in an application or on a Web page that changes its color or shape when the pointer is moved (rolled) over it. See JavaScript rollover. See also n-key rollover. dates ranging from 3 months to 4 years. The average price reflects the expected value Expected value The weighted average of a probability distribution. Also known as the mean value. to maturity of the contracts based on assumed gold lease rates. - Australian dollar forward contracts - a deliverable sales contract denominated in Australian dollars that has been converted to U.S. dollars at an exchange rate of 1.3652. On a portion of these contracts, the gold lease rates have been fixed to maturity. The remaining contracts include a lease rate allowance or are floating at market rates. - Forward sales that are offset by call options purchased are combined with the call option purchased and included in put options purchased. Please refer to footnote Text that appears at the bottom of a page that adds explanation. It is often used to give credit to the source of information. When accumulated and printed at the end of a document, they are called "endnotes." (6). (2) Call options sold and cap agreements - Call options sold by Placer Dome provide the buyer with the right, but not the obligation, to purchase production from Placer Dome at a predetermined pre·de·ter·mine v. pre·de·ter·mined, pre·de·ter·min·ing, pre·de·ter·mines v.tr. 1. To determine, decide, or establish in advance: price on the exercise date of the option. Cap agreements represent sales contracts requiring physical delivery of gold at the prevailing spot price or the cap option price at the expiry date expiry date expire n → date f d'expiration; (on label) → à utiliser avant ... expiry date expire n → Ablauftermin m of the contract. Call options and cap agreements are disclosed dis·close tr.v. dis·closed, dis·clos·ing, dis·clos·es 1. To expose to view, as by removing a cover; uncover. 2. To make known (something heretofore kept secret). based on the intended delivery date of the option. The expiry date of the option may differ from the intended delivery date. The average price is based on the exercise price of the options. Call options denominated in Australian dollars have been converted to U.S. dollars at an exchange rate of 1.3652. (3) Firm committed ounces - Firm committed ounces is the total of forward sales and call options and cap agreements sold net of call options purchased. It does not include any contingent option commitments, whether bought or sold. (4) Contingent call options sold - Contingent call options sold are option contracts denominated in Australian dollars that have been converted to U.S. dollars at an exchange rate of 1.3652. These contracts are similar to standard call options except that they are extinguished ex·tin·guish tr.v. ex·tin·guished, ex·tin·guish·ing, ex·tin·guish·es 1. To put out (a fire, for example); quench. 2. To put an end to (hopes, for example); destroy. See Synonyms at abolish. 3. or activated activated a state of being more than usually active. In biological systems this is usually brought about by chemical or electrical means. Commonly said of pharmaceutical and chemical products. when the gold price reaches a predetermined barrier. Contingent options are path-dependent since they are dependent on the price movement of gold during the life of the option or within specified spec·i·fy tr.v. spec·i·fied, spec·i·fy·ing, spec·i·fies 1. To state explicitly or in detail: specified the amount needed. 2. To include in a specification. 3. time frames. Knock-out options Knock-Out Option An option with a built in mechanism to expire worthless should a specified price level be exceeded. Notes: An exotic option mainly used for commodities and currencies. consist of down and out options and up and out options. A down and out option will expire expire /ex·pire/ (ek-spi´er) 1. to exhale. 2. to die. ex·pire v. 1. To breathe one's last breath; die. 2. To exhale. early if the gold price trades below the barrier price within specified time frames whereas an up and out option will expire early if the gold price trades above the barrier price within specified time frames. Knock-in options Knock-In Option A latent option contract that begins to function as a normal option ("knocks in") only once a certain price level is reached before expiration. Notes: consist of up and in and down and in options. An up and in option will come into existence if the gold price trades above the barrier price within specified time frames whereas a down and in option will come into existence if the gold price trades below the barrier price within specified time frames. As of December 31, 2005, the positions disclosed as contingent call options sold have not been extinguished (knocked out Adj. 1. knocked out - knocked unconscious by a heavy blow kayoed, KO'd, stunned, out unconscious - not conscious; lacking awareness and the capacity for sensory perception as if asleep or dead; "lay unconscious on the floor" ) or activated (knocked in) as the gold price has not traded above or below the barrier levels during the specified time frames. In the event these positions are activated they will be reclassified to call options sold. (5) Maximum committed ounces - Maximum committed ounces is the total of firm committed ounces and contingent call options sold. This total represents the maximum committed ounces in each period, provided the contingent call options sold are not extinguished or are activated and the contingent call options purchased are not activated. (6) Put options purchased - Put options purchased by Placer Dome establish a minimum sales price for the production covered by such put options and permit Placer Dome to participate in any price increases above the strike price of such put options. Certain positions disclosed as put options are a combination of a purchased call option and a forward sale of the same amount and maturity. Therefore, the amount of call options purchased offsets the committed ounces of the corresponding forward sale. The combined instrument is referred to as a synthetic put Synthetic Put An investment strategy of short selling a security and entering a long position on its call. Notes: This almost has the same effect as buying a put the downside loss potential of the short position is capped with the strike price of the call. . (7) Put options sold - Put options sold by Placer Dome are sold in conjunction conjunction, in astronomy conjunction, in astronomy, alignment of two celestial bodies as seen from the earth. Conjunction of the moon and the planets is often determined by reference to the sun. with a forward sales contract or with the purchase of a higher strike put option. A put option sold gives the put buyer the right, but not the obligation, to sell gold to the put seller at a predetermined price on a predetermined date.
At December 31, 2005, Placer Dome's consolidated foreign currency
program consisted of:
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2006 2007 Total
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Australian dollars (millions USD)
Fixed forward contracts(1)
Amount 37.1 5.0 42.1
Average rate (AUD/USD) 1.9167 1.5713 1.8757
Put options sold(2)
Amount 17.0 5.5 22.5
Average rate (AUD/USD) 1.5957 1.6538 1.6099
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Total committed dollars
Amount 54.1 10.5 64.6
Average rate (AUD/USD) 1.8159 1.6145 1.7832
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Call options purchased(3)
Amount 23.5 12.0 35.5
Average rate (AUD/USD) 1.5098 1.6430 1.5548
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(1) Fixed forward contracts establish an exchange rate of U.S. dollar to the operating currency of the region at the time they are entered into, thereby limiting the risk of exchange rate fluctuations. (2) Put options sold by Placer Dome provide the buyer with the right, but not the obligation, to purchase U.S. dollars from Placer Dome at a predetermined exchange rate on the exercise date of the options. (3) Call options purchased by Placer Dome establish a minimum exchange rate for converting U.S. dollars to the operating currency of the region for the amount hedged hedge n. 1. A row of closely planted shrubs or low-growing trees forming a fence or boundary. 2. A line of people or objects forming a barrier: a hedge of spectators along the sidewalk. , but permit Placer Dome to participate in any further weakness of the hedged currency. Reserves and Resources Placer Dome's proven and probable PROBABLE. That which has the appearance of truth; that which appears to be founded in reason. gold mineral reserves at December 31, 2005 totalled 60.4 million ounces, a slight increase over year-end 2004. Approximately 13 million ounces were added during 2005 at the Pueblo Viejo project, where a positive development decision was announced in September September: see month. 2005. Significant additions also occurred at the Bald Mountain, Porgera and North Mara mines. As announced in early February, Placer Dome's share of South Deep gold mineral reserves has decreased by 13.2 million ounces. Mineral reserve estimates were based on a long-term Long-term Three or more years. In the context of accounting, more than 1 year. long-term 1. Of or relating to a gain or loss in the value of a security that has been held over a specific length of time. Compare short-term. gold price assumption of $400 per ounce. At Placer Dome's 100%-owned Bald Mountain mine in Nevada Nevada (nəvăd`ə, –vä–), far western state of the United States. It is bordered by Utah (E), Arizona (SE), California (SW, W), and Oregon and Idaho (N). , an increase in gold mineral resources Noun 1. mineral resources - natural resources in the form of minerals natural resource, natural resources - resources (actual and potential) supplied by nature was announced November November: see month. 2005. Since that time, further work has resulted in a reclassification Reclassification The process of changing the class of mutual funds once certain requirements have been met. These requirements are generally placed on load mutual funds. Reclassification is not considered to be a taxable event. of a majority of this mineral resource to gold mineral reserves. Bald Mountain now hosts 3.4 million ounces of proven and probable mineral reserves, an increase of approximately 360% over 2004 year-end. In Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea (păp` ə, –y , exploration success continued within the
underground portions of Placer Dome's 75%-owned Porgera mine.
Placer Dome's share of additional gold mineral reserves was 1.3
million ounces, representing an increase of 0.6 million ounces after
depletion. 2005 marked the third consecutive year the mine has added
over one million ounces of new gold mineral reserves.At the 100%-owned North Mara mine in Tanzania Tanzania (tăn'zənē`ə, –zăn`ēə, Swahili tänzänē`ä), officially United Republic of Tanzania, republic (2005 est. pop. , Placer Dome continued achieving its objective of increasing gold mineral reserves within its extensive regional land package. Gold mineral reserves now stand at 4.3 million ounces, an increase of 0.4 million ounces after depletion since 2004 year-end. On February 6, 2006, Placer Dome announced an expected 50% reduction in gold mineral reserves at its South Deep mine in South Africa South Africa, Afrikaans Suid-Afrika, officially Republic of South Africa, republic (2005 est. pop. 44,344,000), 471,442 sq mi (1,221,037 sq km), S Africa. . After completing an 18-month review, Placer Dome's share of gold mineral reserves at South Deep decreased from 27.8 million at the end of 2004 to 14.6 million ounces at the end of 2005. Concurrently con·cur·rent adj. 1. Happening at the same time as something else. See Synonyms at contemporary. 2. Operating or acting in conjunction with another. 3. Meeting or tending to meet at the same point; convergent. , Placer Dome's share of measured and indicated gold mineral resources at South Deep increased from 5.5 million ounces to 13.0 million ounces. For more information please refer to Placer Dome's news release dated February 6, 2006, available at www.placerdome.com. Not considering the addition of gold mineral reserves at Pueblo Viejo and the reduction of gold mineral reserves at South Deep, Placer Dome was again successful in replacing reserves at its operating mines, despite the mineral reserve decrease at the Cortez mine announced in September 2005 associated with the redesign re·de·sign tr.v. re·de·signed, re·de·sign·ing, re·de·signs To make a revision in the appearance or function of. re of the Cortez Hills open pit. The company's strong track record of successful exploration at its mines continues to reflect the quality of the land positions around its mines. Placer Dome's measured and indicated gold mineral resources at the end of 2005 for operating properties and exploration and development projects totalled 45.0 million ounces, 37% lower than the previous year due to the conversion of Pueblo Viejo mineral resources to mineral reserves and the exclusion exclusion /ex·clu·sion/ (eks-kloo´zhun) 1. a shutting out or elimination. 2. surgical isolation of a part, as of a segment of intestine, without removal from the body. of Cerro Casale Casale, Italian for a house (or group of houses) in the countryside, may refer to:
Placer Dome added the Sedibelo platinum group The platinum group (alternatively, the platinum group metals or platinum metals) is a collective name sometimes used for six metallic elements clustered together in the periodic table. metal (PGM PGM Program PGM Pragmatic General Multicast PGM Phosphoglucomutase PgM Program Manager PGM Platinum Group Metal PGM Pagemaker (software) PGM Portable Gray Map PGM Precision Guided Munition ) property to its development properties in 2005. Exploration work on the mine has outlined Placer Dome's share of inferred mineral resources of approximately 7.9 million ounces at a grade of 5.77 grams per tonne tonne measure of weight or mass; 1 tonne=1000 kg. See also ton. 3PGE PGE Pacific Gas and Electric Company PGE Portland General Electric PGE Prostaglandin E PGE Platinum Group Elements PGE Pacific Great Eastern (Railroad) PGE Phenyl Glycidyl Ether PGE Perfect Girl Evolution +Au. The project has now entered pre-feasibility study stage and exploration is ongoing on the deposit that remains open along strike and down-dip. For more information see Placer Dome's news release dated December 8, 2005 available at www.placerdome.com.
Mineral Reserves (proven and probable)(1)(2)(14)
Estimates of Placer Dome's share at December 31, 2005
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Proven mineral reserves Probable mineral reserves
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Tonnes Grade oz Tonnes Grade oz
Mine by metal (000s) (g/t) (000s) (000s) (g/t) (000s)
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GOLD
Canada
Campbell (100%)
Underground 1,347 17.0 735 1,226 14.0 552
Tailings - - - 2,931 1.7 163
Total 1,347 17.0 735 4,157 5.3 715
Musselwhite (68%) 3,937 5.5 695 3,586 5.9 677
Porcupine (51%) 11,130 1.3 476 21,082 1.8 1,245
United States
Bald Mountain (100%) 47,768 1.0 1,598 47,534 1.2 1,792
Cortez (60%)(7)(12) 52,461 2.0 3,334 88,234 1.1 2,992
Golden
Sunlight (100%) 4,742 2.7 413 2,279 2.5 184
Turquoise
Ridge (75%) 3,047 19.1 1,870 2,267 19.7 1,434
Australia
Granny Smith (100%) 3,886 1.7 208 3,130 4.6 460
Henty (100%) - - - 536 9.7 166
Kalgoorlie (100%)(7) 5,912 5.9 1,131 8,958 4.5 1,308
Osborne (100%) 3,941 1.0 125 2,011 0.6 36
Papua New Guinea
Porgera (75%)(7) 38,842 3.2 3,999 12,738 5.1 2,077
South Africa
South Deep
(50%)(7)(8) 6,456 7.3 1,520 67,052 6.1 13,111
Tanzania
North Mara (100%) 22,200 3.8 2,703 16,039 3.1 1,593
Chile
La Coipa (50%) 5,549 1.6 280 2,920 1.2 117
Dominican Republic
Pueblo Viejo
(100%)(7) 95,892 3.3 10,112 33,807 3.0 3,304
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29,199 31,211
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SILVER
La Coipa (50%) 5,549 78.8 14,056 2,920 110.1 10,333
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14,056 10,333
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tained tained
lbs lbs
Tonnes Grade (mill- Tonnes Grade (mill-
(000s) (%) ions) (000s) (%) ions)
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COPPER
Osborne (100%) 3,941 2.3 199 2,011 2.1 93
Zaldivar (100%)(7) 131,034 0.7 1,939 272,827 0.7 3,915
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2,138 4,008
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Total proven and probable mineral reserves
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Tonnes Grade Contained Recovery
Mine by metal (000s) (g/t) oz (000s) (%)(1)
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GOLD
Canada
Campbell (100%)
Underground 2,573 15.6 1,287 96.0
Tailings 2,931 1.7 163 65.0
Total 5,504 8.2 1,450 92.5
Musselwhite (68%) 7,523 5.7 1,372 95.0
Porcupine (51%) 32,212 1.7 1,721 90.1
United States
Bald Mountain (100%) 95,302 1.1 3,390 73.6
Cortez (60%)(7)(12) 140,695 1.4 6,326 78.5
Golden Sunlight (100%) 7,021 2.6 597 80.8
Turquoise Ridge (75%) 5,314 19.3 3,304 90.8
Australia
Granny Smith (100%) 7,016 3.0 668 90.0
Henty (100%) 536 9.7 166 94.5
Kalgoorlie (100%)(7) 14,870 5.1 2,439 91.3
Osborne (100%) 5,952 0.8 161 80.0
Papua New Guinea
Porgera (75%)(7) 51,580 3.7 6,076 83.2
South Africa
South Deep (50%)(7)(8) 73,508 6.2 14,632 97.2
Tanzania
North Mara (100%) 38,239 3.5 4,296 90.0
Chile
La Coipa (50%) 8,469 1.5 397 83.4
Dominican Republic
Pueblo Viejo (100%)(7) 129,699 3.2 13,416 92.5
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60,410
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SILVER
La Coipa (50%) 8,469 89.6 24,389 64.6
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24,389
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Contained
Tonnes Grade lbs Recovery
(000s) (%) (millions) (%)(1)
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COPPER
Osborne (100%) 5,952 2.2 292 94.60
Zaldivar (100%)(7) 403,861 0.7 5,854 70.3
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6,146
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Rounding differences may occur. Refer to the notes following the
Mineral Reserves, Reconciliation of Mineral Reserves, Mineral
Resources and Mineral Resources - Exploration Properties tables.
Reconciliation of Mineral Reserves (proven and probable)(1)(2)
Estimates of Placer Dome's share at December 31, 2005
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Other
Mineral increase or Mineral
reserves (decrease) reserves
December 31, Mined in in mineral December 31,
Mine by metal 2004 2005(5) reserves(6) 2005
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GOLD (000s oz)
Canada
Campbell (100%) 1,432 217 235 1,450
Musselwhite (68%) 1,344 179 207 1,372
Porcupine (51%) 1,754 206 173 1,721
United States
Bald
Mountain (100%) 949 115 2,556 3,390
Cortez (60%)(7)(12) 8,858 639 (1,893) 6,326
Golden
Sunlight (100%) 728 105 (26) 597
Turquoise
Ridge (75%) 3,150 173 327 3,304
Australia
Granny Smith (100%) 830 409 247 668
Henty (100%) 242 117 41 166
Kalgoorlie
(100%)(7) 2,717 528 250 2,439
Osborne (100%) 206 52 7 161
Papua New Guinea
Porgera (75%)(7) 5,485 700 1,291 6,076
South Africa
South Deep
(50%)(7) 27,808 237 (12,939) 14,632
Tanzania
North Mara (100%) 3,908 283 671 4,296
Chile
La Coipa (50%) 506 105 (4) 397
Dominican Republic
Pueblo Viejo
(100%)(7)(11) - - 13,416 13,416
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59,917 4,065 4,559 60,410
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SILVER (000s oz)
La Coipa (50%) 32,480 4,719 (3,372) 24,389
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32,480 4,719 (3,372) 24,389
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COPPER (million lbs)
Osborne (100%) 340 92 44 292
Zaldivar (100%)(7) 6,202 380 32 5,854
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6,542 472 76 6,146
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Rounding differences may occur. Refer to the notes following the
Mineral Reserves, Reconciliation of Mineral Reserves, Mineral
Resources and Mineral Resources - Exploration Properties tables.
Mineral Resources - in addition to mineral reserves
(measured, indicated and inferred)(3)(4)(14)
Estimates of Placer Dome's share at December 31, 2005
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Measured Indicated
mineral resources mineral resources
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Con- Con-
tained tained
Tonnes Grade oz Tonnes Grade oz
Mine by metal (000s) (g/t) (000s) (000s) (g/t) (000s)
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GOLD
Campbell (100%)
Underground 2,068 11.6 769 4,245 7.7 1,046
Tailings - - - 326 1.7 18
Total 2,068 11.6 769 4,571 7.2 1,064
Musselwhite (68%) 1,281 4.3 175 584 6.0 113
Porcupine (51%) 1,121 3.7 132 8,575 2.5 693
United States
Bald
Mountain (100%) 12,855 0.7 306 18,899 0.9 539
Cortez
(60%)(7)(12) 11,952 1.2 447 89,437 1.2 3,465
Golden
Sunlight (100%) 7,821 1.5 372 3,674 1.6 184
Turquoise
Ridge (75%) 2,156 14.5 1,007 1,533 14.5 715
Australia
Granny Smith (100%) 57 9.7 18 2,204 4.5 319
Henty (100%) - - - 37 7.1 8
Kalgoorlie
(100%)(7) 3,868 4.3 535 6,085 3.2 617
Osborne (100%) - - - 2,944 1.1 103
Papua New Guinea
Porgera (75%)(7) 16,321 2.9 1,533 16,217 2.3 1,196
South Africa
South Deep
(51%)(7)(8) 1,870 7.5 448 53,072 7.3 12,516
Tanzania
North Mara (100%) 3,215 2.3 241 7,505 2.7 639
Chile
La Coipa (50%) 6,787 0.9 192 1,854 0.9 55
Latin America
Pueblo Viejo
(100%)(7) 21,806 2.2 1,558 12,569 2.3 930
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7,733 23,156
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SILVER
Pueblo Viejo
(100%)(7)(11) 129,093 17.6 72,939 34,981 13.1 14,698
La Coipa (50%) 6,787 37.5 8,178 1,854 61.0 3,635
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81,117 18,333
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tained tained
lbs lbs
Tonnes Grade (mill- Tonnes Grade (mill-
(000s) (%) ions) (000s) (%) ions)
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COPPER
Osborne (100%) - - - 2,944 2.4 153
Zaldivar
(100%)(7) 17,099 0.5 189 78,936 0.5 881
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189 1,034
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Total measured and Inferred
indicated mineral resources mineral resources
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Con- Con-
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Tonnes Grade oz Tonnes Grade oz
Mine by metal (000s) (g/t) (000s) (000s) (g/t) (000s)
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GOLD
Campbell (100%)
Underground 6,313 8.9 1,815 8,541 11.2 3,086
Tailings 326 1.7 18 - - -
Total 6,639 8.6 1,833 8,541 11.2 3,086
Musselwhite (68%) 1,865 4.8 288 3,582 6.5 751
Porcupine (51%) 9,696 2.6 825 11,574 2.5 941
United States
Bald
Mountain (100%) 31,754 0.8 845 13,488 0.9 381
Cortez
(60%)(7)(12) 101,389 1.2 3,912 25,813 1.8 1,487
Golden
Sunlight (100%) 11,495 1.5 556 1,927 1.0 64
Turquoise
Ridge (75%) 3,689 14.5 1,722 1,173 18.6 700
Australia
Granny Smith (100%) 2,261 4.6 337 11,683 6.4 2,406
Henty (100%) 37 7.1 8 178 9.6 55
Kalgoorlie
(100%)(7) 9,953 3.6 1,152 10,019 4.9 1,564
Osborne (100%) 2,944 1.1 103 1,241 1.0 39
Papua New Guinea
Porgera (75%)(7) 32,538 2.6 2,729 4,612 5.5 815
South Africa
South Deep
(51%)(7)(8) 54,941 7.3 12,964 - - -
Tanzania
North Mara (100%) 10,720 2.6 880 1,290 3.1 130
Chile
La Coipa (50%) 8,641 0.9 247 161 0.8 4
Latin America
Pueblo Viejo
(100%)(7) 34,375 2.3 2,488 2,256 2.7 196
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30,889 12,619
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SILVER
Pueblo Viejo
(100%)(7)(11) 164,074 16.6 87,638 2,256 12.7 924
La Coipa (50%) 8,641 42.5 11,813 161 121.4 626
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99,451 1,550
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tained tained
lbs lbs
Tonnes Grade (mill- Tonnes Grade (mill-
(000s) (%) ions) (000s) (%) ions)
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COPPER
Osborne (100%) 2,944 2.4 153 1,241 1.8 50
Zaldivar
(100%)(7) 96,035 0.5 1,070 41,568 0.5 460
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1,223 510
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Rounding differences may occur. Refer to the notes following the
Mineral Reserves, Reconciliation of Mineral Reserves, Mineral
Resources and Mineral Resources - Exploration Properties tables.
Mineral Resources - Exploration Properties
(measured, indicated and inferred)(3)(4)(14)
Estimates of Placer Dome's share at December 31, 2005
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Con- Con-
tained tained
Tonnes Grade oz Tonnes Grade oz
(000s) (g/t) (000s) (000s) (g/t) (000s)
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GOLD
Cerro Casale(9) - - - - - -
Donlin Creek
(70%)(10) 11,262 2.8 1,028 105,773 2.8 9,352
Mount Milligan
(100%) 90,645 0.6 1,785 115,287 0.5 1,914
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2,813 11,266
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tained tained
lbs lbs
Tonnes Grade (mill- Tonnes Grade (mill-
(000s) (%) ions) (000s) (%) ions)
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COPPER
Mount Milligan
(100%) 90,645 0.260 520 115,287 0.236 600
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520 600
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tained tained
Grade oz Grade oz
Tonnes 3PGE+Au 3PGE+Au Tonnes 3PGE+Au 3PGE+Au
(000s) (g/t) (000s) (000s) (g/t) (000s)
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PLATINUM GROUP
METALS
Sedibelo
(50%)(13) - - - - - -
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tained tained
Tonnes Grade oz Tonnes Grade oz
(000s) (g/t) (000s) (000s) (g/t) (000s)
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GOLD
Cerro Casale(9) - - - - - -
Donlin Creek
(70%)(10) 117,035 2.8 10,380 109,210 2.7 9,550
Mount Milligan
(100%) 205,932 0.6 3,699 16,305 0.5 255
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14,079 9,805
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tained tained
lbs lbs
Tonnes Grade (mill- Tonnes Grade (mill-
(000s) (%) ions) (000s) (%) ions)
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COPPER
Mount Milligan
(100%) 205,932 0.247 1,120 16,305 0.207 74
1,120 74
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Con- Con-
tained tained
Grade oz Grade oz
Tonnes 3PGE+Au 3PGE+Au Tonnes 3PGE+Au 3PGE+Au
(000s) (g/t) (000s) (000s) (g/t) (000s)
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PLATINUM GROUP
METALS
Sedibelo
(50%)(13) - - - 42,818 5.77 7,943
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Rounding differences may occur. Refer to the notes following the
Mineral Reserves, Reconciliation of Mineral Reserves, Mineral
Resources and Mineral Resources - Exploration Properties tables.
Cautionary Note to U.S. and Other Investors Concerning Estimates of Measured, Indicated and Inferred Mineral Resources: As required by National Instrument 43-101 of the Canadian Securities Regulators ("NI 43-101"), estimates of proven and probable mineral reserves and measured, indicated and inferred mineral resources conform to Verb 1. conform to - satisfy a condition or restriction; "Does this paper meet the requirements for the degree?" fit, meet coordinate - be co-ordinated; "These activities coordinate well" the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum The Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum (CIM) is a technical society of professionals in the Canadian minerals, metals, materials and energy industries. It was founded in 1898. In 2006, the organization had 12,000 national members. ("CIM (1) (Computer-Integrated Manufacturing) Integrating office/accounting functions with automated factory systems. Point of sale, billing, machine tool scheduling and supply ordering are part of CIM. ") definitions of those terms as at the date of estimation estimation In mathematics, use of a function or formula to derive a solution or make a prediction. Unlike approximation, it has precise connotations. In statistics, for example, it connotes the careful selection and testing of a function called an estimator. . Mineral resources are in addition to mineral reserves. Investors are advised that the term "mineral resource" and its subcategories are not recognized by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and are described as mineralized min·er·al·ize v. min·er·al·ized, min·er·al·iz·ing, min·er·al·iz·es v.tr. 1. To convert to a mineral substance; petrify. 2. To transform a metal into a mineral by oxidation. 3. material in the U.S. reporting environment. Mineral resources which are not mineral reserves do not have demonstrated economic viability and investors are cautioned not to assume that all or any part of mineral deposits in these categories will ever be upgraded to a higher category or converted into mineral reserves. "Inferred mineral resources" have a great amount of uncertainty as to their existence, and great uncertainty as to their economic and legal feasibility fea·si·ble adj. 1. Capable of being accomplished or brought about; possible: a feasible plan. See Synonyms at possible. 2. . Under Canadian rules, issuers must not make any disclosure of results of an economic evaluation that includes inferred mineral resources, except in rare cases. Investors are cautioned not to assume that part or all of an inferred mineral resource exists, or is economically ec·o·nom·i·cal adj. 1. Prudent and thrifty in management; not wasteful or extravagant. See Synonyms at sparing. 2. Intended to save money, as by efficient operation or elimination of unnecessary features; economic: or legally mineable. Notes to the Mineral Reserves, Reconciliation of Mineral Reserves, Mineral Resources and Mineral Resources - Exploration Properties tables: (1) Placer Dome's mineral reserves were estimated as at December 31, 2005 using appropriate cut-off cut-off Anesthesiology The point at which elongation of the carbon chain of the 1-alkanol family of anesthetics results in a precipitous drop in the anesthetic potential of these agents–eg, at > 12 carbons in length, there is little anesthetic activity, grades associated with an average long-term gold price of $400 per ounce, silver price of $6.00 per ounce, copper price of $1.00 per pound and Canadian dollar, Australian dollar, Papua New Guinean kina “PGK” redirects here. For the enzyme, see Phosphoglycerate kinase. The kina (ISO 4217 code: PGK) is the currency of Papua New Guinea. It is divided in 100 toea. The kina was introduced on 19 April 1975, replacing the Australian dollar at par. , Chilean peso, Dominican peso Noun 1. Dominican peso - the basic unit of money in the Dominican Republic; equal to 100 centavos peso centavo - a fractional monetary unit of several countries: El Salvador and Sao Tome and Principe and Brazil and Argentina and Bolivia and Colombia and Cuba , and South African rand “ZAR” redirects here. For the former republic, see South African Republic. The rand is the currency of South Africa. It takes its name from the Witwatersrand (White-waters-ridge average long-term exchange rates to the U.S. dollar of 1.30, 1.39, 3.33, 600, 36 and 6.78 to 1, respectively. The estimates incorporate the current and/or and/or conj. Used to indicate that either or both of the items connected by it are involved. Usage Note: And/or is widely used in legal and business writing. expected mine plans and cost levels at each property. Recovery is stated as a percentage of contained ounces for gold and silver and contained pounds for copper. With respect to long-term mines with a larger mineral reserve base and properties under development, significant capital expenditures would be required for mine construction prior to the start of commercial production and for subsequent exploitation Exploitation See also Opportunism. Barnum, P. T. (1810–1891) circus impressario famous for his saying, “Never give a sucker an even break.” [Am. Hist. . The qualified persons responsible for mineral reserve estimates are listed under note 14. At material properties that are the subject of third party technical reports, independent data verification See verify. verification - The process of determining whether or not the products of a given phase in the life-cycle fulfil a set of established requirements. is performed by the third party firms. (2) The terms "mineral reserve", "proven mineral reserve" and "probable mineral reserve" conform to Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum (CIM) definitions of those terms as at the effective date of estimation, as required by NI 43-101. (3) Mineral resources are in addition to mineral reserves and have been estimated as at December 31, 2005 using appropriate cut-off grades associated with an average long-term gold price of $450 per ounce (except at South Deep where a gold price of $400 per ounce was used), silver price of $7.00 per ounce, copper price of $1.25 per pound and Canadian dollar, Australian dollar, Papua New Guinean kina, Chilean peso, Dominican peso, and South African rand average long-term exchange rates to the U.S. dollar of 1.22, 1.30, 3.33, 600, 36 and 6.78 to 1, respectively. With respect to exploration properties and properties under development, significant capital expenditures would be required for mine construction prior to the start of commercial production. The qualified persons responsible for mineral resource estimates are listed under note 14. Consistent with Placer Dome's mineral resource estimation practices, independent data verification has not been performed except in the case of certain exploration properties and at material properties that are the subject of third party technical reports. (4) The terms "mineral resource", "measured mineral resource", "indicated mineral resource" and "inferred mineral resource" conform to CIM definitions of those terms as at the effective date of estimation, as required by NI 43-101. Mineral resources that are not mineral reserves do not have demonstrated economic viability. (5) Based on 2005 production divided by the recovery percentage for each mine. (6) Increase (decrease) in mineral reserves resulted from reclassifications between mineral resources and mineral reserves, acquisition and divestiture The breakup of AT&T. By federal court order, AT&T divested itself on January 1, 1984 of its 23 operating companies, which became known as the Regional Bell Operating Companies (RBOCs). of mineral reserves during the year, changes due to geological ge·ol·o·gy n. pl. ge·ol·o·gies 1. The scientific study of the origin, history, and structure of the earth. 2. The structure of a specific region of the earth's crust. 3. A book on geology. remodeling remodeling /re·mod·el·ing/ (re-mod´el-ing) reorganization or renovation of an old structure. bone remodeling and mine planning, changes in currency exchange rates and costs of input commodities and the impact of an increase in the average long-term gold price from $350 to $400 per ounce. (7) Economic assumptions for material properties: The cut-off grades for a particular property can vary depending on the various rock types, metallurgical met·al·lur·gy n. 1. The science that deals with procedures used in extracting metals from their ores, purifying and alloying metals, and creating useful objects from metals. 2. processes and mining methods. Cut-off grades are therefore quoted below as a range for each material property to reflect the variability of these parameters.
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Cut-off grade Cut-off grade
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Cortez 0.17 - 10.66 g/t 0.17 - 9.50 g/t
Kalgoorlie 0.90 - 6.20 g/t 0.60 - 5.50 g/t
Porgera 1.50 - 5.00 g/t 1.00 - 4.50 g/t
Pueblo Viejo 1.61 - 1.72 g/t 1.5 g/t
South Deep 4.00 - 7.40 g/t 4.00 - 6.00 g/t
Zaldivar 0.285 - 0.302% 0.234 - 0.257%
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Placer Dome is not aware of any environmental, permitting, legal, title, taxation, socio-political, marketing or other relevant issues which may materially affect Placer Dome's mineral reserve and mineral resource estimates, other than the factors discussed in Part 8, 'Risks and in Placer Dome's2004 Annual Information Form, pages 102-111, available at www.placerdome.com and www.sedar.com. For a more detailed discussion of relevant economic assumptions and issues at Cortez Hills and PuebloViejo, see PlacerDome's news releases dated September 15, 2005 and September 27, 2005, respectively, also available at www.placerdome.com and www.sedar.com. (8) The South Deep gold mineral reserve grade includes a reduction of 5% to account for a mine call factor representing actual operating experience over the last two years. For more information see Placer Dome's February 6, 2006 news release, available at www.placerdome.com and www.sedar.com. (9) As previously announced, Placer Dome, Bema Gold Bema Gold Corporation is a Vancouver, British Columbia based intermediate gold producer with operating mines and development projects in Russia, South Africa, Chile and Canada. Corporation (Bema) and Arizona Arizona (âr'əzō`nə), state in the southwestern United States. It is bordered by Utah (N), New Mexico (E), Mexico (S), and, across the Colorado R., Nevada and California (W). Star Resources Corp. (Arizona Star) have agreed in principle whereby Placer Dome will sell its interest in Compania Minera Minera (Welsh: Mwynglawdd) is a small village in the county borough of Wrexham in north-east Wales. It borders Coedpoeth to the east and Bwlchgwyn to the west. Casale, the company holding the Cerro Casale project, to Bema and Arizona Star in return for contingent payments. Bema and Arizona Star will jointly pay Placer Dome $10 million upon a decision to construct a mine at Cerro Casale and either (a) a gold payment beginning 12 months after commencement of production consisting of 10,000 ounces of gold per year for five years and 20,000 of gold per year for a subsequent seven years; or (b) a cash payment of $70 million payable when a construction decision is made. The election between (a) or (b) is to be made by Bema and Arizona Star. The transaction is subject to certain conditions including settlement of definitive agreements. As of February 20th, 2006, definitive agreements have not yet been settled. (10) Assuming 70% ownership by Placer Dome; the other owner of the Donlin Creek property is NovaGold Resources NovaGold Resources Inc. (TSX: NG, (AMEX:NG)) is a leading exploration and development company with three of the world’s largest undeveloped gold and copper deposits located in Alaska and Western Canada. These projects include the 28. Inc. On February 11, 2003, Placer Dome announced it was exercising its option to earn back up to a 70% interest in Donlin Creek. In order to do this, Placer Dome must spend $32 million and complete a feasibility study "A Feasibility Study" is an episode of the original The Outer Limits television show. It first aired on 13 April, 1964, during the first season. It was remade in 1997 as part of the revived The Outer Limits series with a minor title change. , followed by a positive construction decision for a mine that would produce a minimum of 600,000 ounces of gold per annum Per annum Yearly. , all by November 13, 2007. If Placer Dome chooses to terminate Terminate (terminat.exe) was a shareware modem terminal and host program for MS-DOS and compatible operating systems developed from the early to the late 1990s by the Dane Bo Bendtsen. The last release (5. such expenditures and not to complete its earn-in, Placer Dome retains its 30% interest. (11) Silver at Pueblo Viejo is being reported as a mineral resource due to low current estimated metallurgical recoveries of 5%. Metallurgical studies are ongoing to improve silver recoveries. See Placer Dome's September 27, 2005 news release for Pueblo Viejo project details, available at www.placerdome.com and www.sedar.com. (12) See Placer Dome's September 15, 2005 news release for details and updated mineral reserve and mineral resource estimates at Cortez Hills as at September 1, 2005, available at www.placerdome.com and www.sedar.com. (13) Mineral resource estimates at Sedibelo were calculated using an average long-term basket basket filled with treats, representative of feast on Easter Sunday. [Folklore: Misc.] See : Easter price for 3PGEs+Au of $510 per ounce. The cut-off grade for inferredmineral resources is 1.5 g/t 3PGE+Au. Grades for platinum group metals in the Sedibelo deposit at December 31, 2005 were 0.13 g/t for gold, 3.46 g/t for platinum platinum (plăt`ənəm), metallic chemical element; symbol Pt; at. no. 78; at. wt. 195.08; m.p. 1,772°C;; b.p. 3,827±100°C;; sp. gr. 21.45 at 20°C;; valence +2 or +4. , 1.7 g/t for palladium palladium, chemical element palladium [Gr. Pallas, goddess of wisdom], metallic chemical element; symbol Pd; at. no. 46; at. wt. 106.42; m.p. 1,554°C;; b.p. 2,970°C;; sp. gr. 12.02 at 20°C;; valence +2, +3, or +4. , and 0.48 g/t for rhodium rhodium (rō`dēəm), metallic chemical element; symbol Rh; at. no. 45; at. wt. 102.9055; m.p. about 1,966°C;; b.p. 3,727±100°C;; sp. gr. 12.41 at 20°C;; valence +2, +3, +4, +5, or +6. . Rhodium grades were calculated as a percentage of 2PGE+Au grade, based on 165 individual rhodium assays. (14) Placer Dome's mineral reserve and mineral resource estimates are based on information prepared by or under the supervision of one or more "qualified persons", as that term is defined in NI 43-101. The qualified persons responsible for Placer Dome's mineral reserve and mineral resource estimates as at December 31, 2005 are listed below. All named persons are, or were at the time the estimates were prepared, employees of Placer Dome unless indicated as consultant. In estimating the applicable mineral reserves and mineral resources, the qualified persons have used assumptions, parameters and methods appropriate for each property and have verified ver·i·fy tr.v. ver·i·fied, ver·i·fy·ing, ver·i·fies 1. To prove the truth of by presentation of evidence or testimony; substantiate. 2. the underlying data as appropriate in their professional opinion (including sampling, analytical analytical, analytic pertaining to or emanating from analysis. analytical control control of confounding by analysis of the results of a trial or test. and test data).
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By property Name Title
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Campbell Stephane Blais Chief Engineer
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Musselwhite Robert MacDonald Chief Mine Engineer
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Porcupine Stephen Taylor Senior Mine Engineer
Peter Andrews Senior Project Engineer
Jason Floyd Senior Mine Engineer
Imola Gotz Senior Project Engineer
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Bald Mountain Britt Buhl Engineering Superintendent
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Cortez Bill Martinich Mine and Technical Services
Superintendent
Thomas Dyer Senior Mine Engineer
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Golden Sunlight Paul Buckley Engineering Superintendent
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Turquoise Ridge Simon Jackson Chief Engineer
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Granny Smith Ray Hodson Chief Mining Engineer
Neil Rauert Senior Mining Engineer
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Henty Simon Pollard Chief Geologist
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Kalgoorlie Mark Kaesehagen Project Development Manager
Dan Doherty Underground Mining Manager
Robert Smith Senior Planning Engineer
Ian Copeland Operational Planning
Superintendent
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Osborne Alasdair Noble Business Development Manager
Neil Valk Mining Manager
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Porgera John Butterworth Senior Mining Engineer
Mark Mousek Senior Mining Engineer
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South Deep Dexter Ferreira Consultant Reserve Estimation
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North Mara Bruce Van Brunt Superintendent Mine Planning
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La Coipa Andres Guaringa Mine Engineer
Vasquez
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Zaldivar Eduardo Jofre Mine Operations General
Foreman
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Donlin Creek - -
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Mount Milligan - -
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Pueblo Viejo Peter Nahan Senior Evaluation Engineer
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Sedibelo - -
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By property Name Title
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Campbell Anthony Stechishen Senior Resource Geologist
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Musselwhite Andrew Cheatle Chief Geologist
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Porcupine Alastair Still Technical Services Manager
Stephen Price Chief Geologist
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Bald Mountain Tim Thompson Chief Geologist
Britt Buhl Engineering Superintendent
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Cortez Bill Martinich Mine & Technical Service
Superintendent
Thomas Dyer Senior Mine Engineer
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Golden Sunlight Paul Buckley Engineering Superintendent
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Turquoise Ridge Tony Dorff Chief Geologist
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Granny Smith Bruce Robertson Senior Underground Geologist
Fiona Davidson Senior Resource Geologist
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Henty Simon Pollard Chief Geologist
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Kalgoorlie Jon Abbott Senior Resource Geologist
Ian Copeland Operational Planning
Superintendent
David Richards Senior Mine Geologist
Stephen Senior Mine Geologist
Bacigalupo-Rose
Rob Hutchison Underground Geology
Superintendent
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Osborne Philip Agnew Resource Geologist
David Crimeen Project Geologist
Richard Lewis Manager Resource Evaluation
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Porgera Anthony Burgess Senior Resource Geologist
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South Deep Dexter Ferreira Consultant Reserve Estimation
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North Mara Darin Labrenz Manager Exploration/Geology
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La Coipa Andres Guaringa Mine Engineer
Vasquez
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Zaldivar Jorge Aceituno Mine Superintendent
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Donlin Creek Marc Jutras Senior Mining Engineer/
Geostatistician
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Mount Milligan Rob Pease General Manager, Canada
Exploration and Global
Major Projects
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Pueblo Viejo Chris Keech Senior Geologist/
Geostatistician
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Sedibelo Marc Jutras Senior Mining Engineer/
Geostatistician
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These forward-looking statements include, among other things, statements with respect to Placer Dome's business strategy, plans, outlook, long-term growth in cash flow, earnings per share and shareholder value, projections, targets and expectations as to reserves, resources, results of exploration (including targets) and related expenses, property acquisitions, mine development, mine operations, mine production costs, drilling activity, sampling and other data, recovery improvements, future production levels, capital costs, costs savings, cash and total costs of production of gold, copper and other minerals, expenditures for environmental matters and technology, projected life of our mines, reclamation and other post closure obligations and estimated future expenditures for those matters, completion dates for the various development stages of mines, future gold and other mineral prices (including the long-term estimated prices used in calculating Placer Dome's mineral reserves), the percentage of production derived de·rive v. de·rived, de·riv·ing, de·rives v.tr. 1. 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Forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause Placer Dome's actual results, level of activity, performance or achievements to be materially different from those expressed or implied Inferred from circumstances; known indirectly. In its legal application, the term implied is used in contrast with express, where the intention regarding the subject matter is explicitly and directly indicated. by such forward-looking statements, including but not limited to: - uncertainties and costs related to Placer Dome's exploration and development activities, such as those associated with determining whether gold or other mineral reserves exist on a property; - uncertainties related to feasibility studies The analysis of a problem to determine if it can be solved effectively. The operational (will it work?), economical (costs and benefits) and technical (can it be built?) aspects are part of the study. Results of the study determine whether the solution should be implemented. that provide estimates of expected or anticipated costs, expenditures and economic returns from a mining project; - uncertainties related to expected production rates, timing of production and the cash and total costs of production and milling; - uncertainties related to the ability to obtain necessary licenses, permits, electricity, surface rights and title for development projects and project delays due to third party opposition; - operating and technical difficulties in connection with mining development activities; - uncertainties related to the future development or implementation of new technologies, research and development and, in each case, related initiatives and the effect of those on our operating performance; - uncertainties related to the accuracy of our reserve and resource estimates and our estimates of future production and future cash and total costs of production, and the geotechnical or hydrogeological nature of ore deposits, and diminishing di·min·ish v. di·min·ished, di·min·ish·ing, di·min·ish·es v.tr. 1. a. To make smaller or less or to cause to appear so. b. quantities or grades of reserves; - uncertainties related to unexpected judicial or regulatory reg·u·late tr.v. reg·u·lat·ed, reg·u·lat·ing, reg·u·lates 1. To control or direct according to rule, principle, or law. 2. proceedings; - changes in, and the effects of, the laws, regulations and government policies affecting our mining operations, particularly laws, regulations and policies relating to: - mine expansions, environmental protection and associated compliance costs arising from exploration, mine development, mine operations and mine closures; - expected effective future tax rates in jurisdictions in which our operations are located; - the protection of the health and safety of mine workers; and - mineral rights ownership in countries where our mineral deposits are located, including the effect of the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act (South Africa); - changes in general economic conditions, the financial markets and in the demand and market price for gold, copper and other minerals and commodities, such as diesel fuel, coal, petroleum coke Petroleum coke (often abbreviated petcoke) is a carbonaceous solid derived from oil refinery coker units or other cracking processes.[1] Other coke has traditionally been derived from coal. , steel, concrete, electricity and other forms of energy, mining equipment, operating supplies, and fluctuations in exchange rates, particularly with respect to the value of the U.S. dollar, Canadian dollar, Australian dollar, Papua New Guinean kina, South African rand, Dominican Republic peso and Chilean peso; - the effects of forward selling instruments to protect against fluctuations in gold and copper prices and exchange rate movements and the risks of counterparty Counterparty The other participant, including intermediaries, in a swap or contract. defaults, and mark to market risk; - unusual or unexpected formation, cave-ins, flooding Refers to various denial-of-service techniques that saturate a critical resource, leading either to system failure or to the exclusion of legitimate access. See e-mail bombing, Fraggle attack, smurf attack and SYN-flood attack. , pressures, and gold bullion Gold bullion Investment-grade, pure gold, which may be smelted into gold coins or gold bars. losses (and the risk of inadequate insurance or inability to obtain insurance to cover these risks); - changes in accounting policies and methods we use to report our financial condition, including uncertainties associated with critical accounting assumptions and estimates; - environmental issues and liabilities associated with mining including processing and stock piling ore; - geopolitical ge·o·pol·i·tics n. (used with a sing. verb) 1. The study of the relationship among politics and geography, demography, and economics, especially with respect to the foreign policy of a nation. 2. a. uncertainty and political and economic instability instability /in·sta·bil·i·ty/ (-stah-bil´i-te) lack of steadiness or stability. detrusor instability in countries which we operate; and, - labour strikes, work stoppages, or other interruptions to, or difficulties in, the employment of labour in markets in which we operate mines, or extreme weather conditions, environmental hazards 'Environmental hazard' is a generic term for any situation or state of events which poses a threat to the surrounding environment. 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