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Gas Pipeline Project
In July 2014, AngloGold Ashanti, on behalf of the joint venture partners, entered into agreements with APA Group (APA) for the
transportation of natural gas to the TGM. Under the agreements APA will construct a new 292km gas pipeline which will connect
TGM to APA’s Goldfields Gas Pipeline and Murrin Murrin lateral. Construction of the 292km long gas pipeline remains on target to
be completed by the end of 2015 with first delivery of gas to Tropicana scheduled for early 2016.
June 2014 A$1,249/oz Au
Open Cut Reserve Pit Design
June 2014 A$1,500/oz Au
Mineral Resource Pit Shell
HAVANA OPEN PIT
TROPICANA OPEN PIT
BOSTON SHAKER
OPEN PIT
Havana Deeps
Underground
Target
Open
Open
Open
Open
HAVANA SOUTH
OPEN PIT
Open
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Figure 7: Tropicana Gold Mine – Boston Shaker, Tropicana, Havana and Havana South open pit outlines
AS PART OF A CONCEPTUAL MINING STUDY, THE JOINT
VENTURE PARTNERS ARE EVALUATING THE DEPTH AND STRIKE
EXTENSIONS OF
THE TROPICANA MINERALISED SYSTEM
.