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Annual Report 2015 11
Long Operation (IGO 100%):
Annual production was 10,198t of contained nickel metal in FY2015 (FY2014: 10,909t), 2% above the
upper range of guidance payable cash costs including royalties and by-product credits of $4.01 /Ib Ni. The following table outlines
the key operational statistics for FY2015.
Long Operation
2015
2014
Ore mined
t
258,634
268,162
Nickel grade
%
3.94
4.07
Copper grade
%
0.28
0.29
Tonnes milled
t
258,634
268,162
Nickel delivered
t
10,198
10,909
Copper delivered
t
723
769
Metal payable
•
Nickel
t
6,151
6,589
•
Copper
t
293
312
Ni cash costs and royalties
$ payable metal/lb
4.01
3.78
Jaguar Operation (IGO 100%):
Production for FY2015 was 45,000t of contained zinc metal, 7,380t of contained copper metal and
1,876,384oz of contained silver metal at payable cash costs, including royalties and by-product credits, of $0.43/Ib Zn.
The following table outlines the key operational statistics for FY2015.
Jaguar Operation
2015
2014
Ore mined
t
485,302
431,362
Copper grade
%
1.8
2.0
Zinc grade
%
10.6
10.6
Silver grade
g/t
156
145
Gold grade
g/t
0.7
0.7
Ore milled
t
488,466
441,867
Metal in concentrate
•
Copper
t
7,380
7,692
•
Zinc
t
44,999
41,162
•
Silver
oz
1,876,384
1,657,461
•
Gold
oz
4,439
4,834
Metal payable
•
Copper
t
7,090
7,396
•
Zinc
t
37,551
34,258
•
Silver
oz
1,293,858
1,233,972
•
Gold
oz
4,110
4,467
Zinc cash costs and royalties
$/lb total Zn
metal produced
0.43
0.31