ASX ANNOUNCEMENT
25 January 2022
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ASX:RND
Board of Directors
Mr Otakar Demis
Chairman & Joint Company
MrSecreAntonaryBillis
MranagingGordonDirSklenkactor
MrNonBrett-ExecTuckertive Director&
Mr Roland Berzins
Joint Company Secretaries
Quarterly Report for December 2021
Highlights
- During the quarter Rand and Tribune toll processed 49,399 tonnes of ore at 3.92 g/t from the EKJV operations at two processing plants in the district, with Rand's share equating to 12,350 tonnes
- 5,204 ounces of gold were produced by Rand and Tribune during the quarter
- Rand's 25% share of the gold produced was 1,301 oz
- Significant high grade intercepts from drilling at the EKJV project including results from the Pode lode of 0.5 m @ 19.8 g/t, 0.7 m @ 23.6 g/t, and drilling in the Falcon lode including 0.6 m @ 39.7 g/t and 0.10 m @ 146.1 g/t
- Continued exploration success at EKJV identifying the Nugget structure including 3.6m @ 164.9 g/t and 1.77 m @ 45.3 g/t
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Ore Stockpiles
At the end of the quarter, Rand is entitled to a share of the following stockpiles:
STOCKPILES
ROM Pad | Ore Source | Ore Tonnes | Grade g/t | Rand | |
Entitlement | |||||
Rubicon ROM | EKJV RHP Ore | 3,513 | 4.85 | ||
12.25% | |||||
Rubicon ROM | EKJV Stockpiles | 1.26 | 12.25% | ||
EKJV RHP Low Grade | 62 | ||||
Mungari ROM | EKJV RPH Ore | 64,276 | 4.23 | 12.25% | |
Mungari ROM | EKJV RPH Low Grade | 10,104 | 1.26 | 12.25% | |
Rand Share of EKJV Stockpiles | 9,549 | 3.87 | 100% |
Geology and Mining
East Kundana Joint Venture
Raleighl ighremainedUndergronundcareMineandProductionmaintenance throughout the quarter.
AtRaleighthe endUndergroundof the quarter,MinethebottomDevelopmentof the Raleigh Decline remains at 5602 m RL, 743 m from the surface, the top of the Sadler Incline remains at 5989 m RL, 356 m from the surface and the bottom of the Sadler Decline remains at 5944 m RL, 401 m from the surface.
There was no development during the quarter.
ContainedRubicon-Hornetgoldin-stopePegasusandUnddevelopmentrgroudoreMineminedProdduringctionthe quarter is tabulated below:
Rubicon, Hornet & Pegasus | |||||||||||||
October | 36,222 | 3.75 | 4,363 | ||||||||||
Month | Tonnes | Grade | Ounces | ||||||||||
November | 35,819 | 4.14 | 4,764 | ||||||||||
December | 29,251 | 3.95 | 3,713 | ||||||||||
September 21 Q | 124,711 | 4.04 | 16,216 | ||||||||||
Dec | 021 Q | 01 292 | 3 94 | 841 | |||||||||
Quarterly reconciled gold production was 1,642 oz above the EKJV Managers production forecast. | |||||||||||||
The outlook for the next quarter is similar production to the December quarter. | |||||||||||||
Rand's Entitlements to Mined Ore (12.25%) | |||||||||||||
Rubicon, Hornet & Pegasus | |||||||||||||
Quarter | Tonnes | Grade | Ounces | ||||||||||
t | g/t | troy oz | |||||||||||
Dec | 021 Q | 408 | 3 94 | 573 | |||||||||
September 21Q | 15,277 | 4.04 | 1,986 |
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DevelopmentRubicon-Hornperformancet-Pegsus forUndergroundthe quarter Mineis summarisedDevelopmentin the following table
ORE BODY | Rubicon, Hornet & Pegasus | |||||
Month | Capital | Operating Lateral development | ||||
Decline | Other | Ore | Waste | Paste | ||
(m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | ||
October | 28.6 | 86.0 | 142.5 | 0 | 5.03 | |
November | 21.8 | 41.0 | 81.4 | 31.4 | 4.7 | |
December 2021 | 63.4 | 214.9 | 298.2 | 74.6 | 87.1 | |
December | 13.0 | 87.9 | 74.3 | 43.2 | 32.0 | |
Toll Processing
During the quarter a total of 49,399 tonnes of Rand and Tribune ore at 3.92 g/t was processed under toll Milling contracts to recover 5,204 oz of gold at 93.70% gold recovery. Of this total, 29,495 tonnes were processed at Mungari and 19,904 tonnes were processed at Lakewood Mill.
Rand and Tribune gold production for the December 2021 quarter, along with Rands share is tabulated below.
Quarter | Gold (oz) | Rand's share | |
Au (oz) | |||
Dec | 021 | 5,204 | 1 301 |
September 21 | 16,981 | 4,245 |
Rand Share of Ore Processed
Tonnes | Head Grade | Recovery | Fine Au | |
Campaign Location | Milled | Au (g/t) | (%) | Produced |
(Oz) | ||||
GMM Lakewood | 4,976 | 3.82 | 94.18 | 392 |
EVN Mungari | 7,374 | 4.11 | 93.26 | 909 |
Total | 12,350 | 3.92 | 93.70 | 1,301 |
ExplorationKJV Underground Exploration
activity in FY22 Q2 across the East Kundana Joint Venture primarily focused on the Pode and Nugget prospects. Exploration being defined by Drill Targeting or Resource Targeting designations. A total of 15 diamond drill holes for 2,763 metres were completed between 1st October 2021 and 31st December 2021.
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Project | Prospect | Tenement | DD Metres | DD Samples | ||||||||||
EKJV | Nugget | M16/309 | 1,923 | 673 | ||||||||||
EKJV | Pode | M16/309 | 841 | 152 | ||||||||||
Total | 2,763 | 825 | ||||||||||||
EKJV exploration activity for FY22 Q2. Drilled metres includes incomplete drillholes. | ||||||||||||||
ubicon | ||||||||||||||
Results received for holes targeting Nugget down-dip and potential repeat structures at depth, with | ||||||||||||||
RUBDT21041 intercepting mineralisation proximal to K2A lithological contact. | ||||||||||||||
Hole ID | East | North | RL | Dip | Azi | Hole | From | To | DH Width | Grade g/t Au | True | |||
(MGA) | (MGA) | (AHD) | (MGA) | Depth | Width | |||||||||
RUBDT21041 | 333305 | 6597564 | -227 | 18 | 261 | 213.04 | 35.94 | 36.45 | 0.5 | 3.2 | 0.4 | |||
64.00 | 64.70 | 0.7 | 5.0 | 0.6 | ||||||||||
74.44 | 75.40 | 1.0 | 14.0 | 0.8 | ||||||||||
81.86 | 82.40 | 0.5 | 4.9 | 0.5 | ||||||||||
173.18 | 177.00 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.3 | ||||||||||
179.51 | 182.47 | 3.0 | 6.9 | 2.6 | ||||||||||
RUBDT21047 | 333281 | 6597583 | -189 | 27 | 219 | 157.95 | 125.60 | 126.00 | 0.4 | 4.3 | 0.2 |
Summary of significant assays results returned for Rubicon drilling during Q2 FY22.
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East-west section of significant results received for Rubicon drilling during Q2 FY22.
ElevenPode diamond drillholes targeting the Pode and associated satellite structures returned significant intercept results during the quarter. A new satellite lode was intercepted in three holes with results from PODRT21174 returning 0.5 m @ 19.8 g/t. Drilling in the quarter also showed potential for the Typhon lode to be extended to the north, with PODRT20379 intercepting 0.7 m @ 23.6 g/t.
Falcon Lodes were also intercepted in PODRT21007 and PODRT21009 with significant results including 0.6 m @ 39.7 g/t and 0.10 m @ 146.1 g/t respectively.
Sections highlighting significant Pode drilling intercepts are shown below.
East | North | RL | Azi | Hole | Grade | True | ||||||||||
Hole ID | Dip | From | To | DH Width | g/t | |||||||||||
(MGA) | (MGA) | (AHD) | (MGA) | Depth | Width | |||||||||||
Au | ||||||||||||||||
PODRT20363 | 332712 | 6598482 | -112 | -17 | 294 | 636.44 | 597.77 | 598.07 | 0.3 | 6.8 | 0.3 | |||||
636.44 | 97.75 | 98.20 | 0.5 | 3.6 | 0.1 | |||||||||||
636.44 | 99.06 | 100.20 | 1.1 | 5.7 | 0.3 | |||||||||||
PODRT20379 | 332712 | 6598484 | -112 | 6 | 302 | 600.37 | 174.50 | 175.90 | 1.4 | 23.6 | 0.7 | |||||
600.37 | 291.26 | 291.56 | 0.3 | 6.3 | 0.3 | |||||||||||
PODRT21006 | 332627 | 6598094 | -201 | -33 | 173 | 444.04 | Assays | Pending | ||||||||
PODRT21007 | 332627 | 6598095 | -201 | -40 | 131 | 348.07 | 168.49 | 169.95 | 1.5 | 39.7 | 0.6 |
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