Yanacocha Gold Mill Study 2005

Carbon Treatment Rates & Estimates of Spare Capacity in Existing Circuits

Year 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Total
Tons Milled 5,000,000 5,000,000 5,000,000 5,000,000 5,000,000 5,000,000 5,000,000 5,000,000 1,423,800 - 41,423,800
CuCN g/t 222.5 679.4 80.5 1,270.2 53.8 79.0 118.5 2,739.3 2,919.9 0 733.2
Au g/t 3.00 4.02 4.06 3.79 5.84 4.21 4.74 2.30 1.77 0 3.92
Ag g/t 62.84 35.37 3.33 31.94 2.40 2.16 7.23 48.76 42.94 0 24.90
Au Recovery % 80.6% 74.8% 81.6% 75.0% 86.9% 84.1% 85.0% 54.6% 53.6% 0% 79.3%
Au Recovery kg/annum 12,090 15,035 16,565 14,213 25,375 17,703 20,145 6,279 1,351 0 4,139,558 oz
Ag Recovery % 59.4% 48.4% 60.0% 27.7% 60.0% 60.0% 54.1% 26.8% 26.0% 0 42.8%
Ag Recovery kg/annum 186,635 85,595 9,990 44,237 7,200 6,480 19,557 65,338 15,896 0 14,176,171 oz
625 tph solids, 1400 tph solution

Carbon Loadings
1500 x Solution grade for Au ppm Au 1,619 2,014 2,219 1,903 3,398 2,371 2,698 841 635 0
oz/t Au 52 65 71 61 109 76 87 27 20 0
Carbon Movement tpd 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 6 0
Silver Loading oz/t Ag 804 369 43 190 31 28 84 281 240 0

120oz/t Au Loading
Carbon Movement tpd 8.9 11.0 12.2 10.4 18.6 13.0 14.8 4.6 1.0 0
Silver Loading oz/t Ag 1,852 683 72 374 34 44 116 1,249 1,412 0

300oz/t Au+Ag Loading

Carbon Movement tpd 58.3 29.5 7.8 17.2 9.6 7.1 11.7 21.0 5.1 0 20.3

500oz/t Au+Ag Loading

Carbon Movement tpd 35.0 17.7 4.7 10.3 5.7 4.3 7.0 12.6 3.0 0

p04h Ore SG 1.75

La Quinua
stack height, m 16 LQ kt 30,530 16,592 24,527 21,709 15 15,047 9,908 13,195 0 0 0
Leach cycle, days 70 koz Au Produced 959 516 483 465 171 240 264 238 87 7 5
koz Ag Produced 197 144 167 177 95 77 84 90 53 72 48
Carbon Column Capacity 4,900 irrig rate m3/h 2,290 1,244 1,840 1,628 1 1,129 743 990 0 0 0
Carbon treat Capacity tpd 40
"Spare" Carbon Treatment Capacity tpd 21 30 25 27 40 31 34 32 40 40 40

Yanacocha
stack height, m 12 YA kt 27,804 20,444 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Leach cycle, days 60 koz Au Produced 428 359 100 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0
koz Ag Produced 934 687 459 447 295 152 0 0 0 0 0
Carbon Column Capacity 1,900 irrig rate m3/h 2,383 1,752 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Merrill-Crowe Capacity 2,500
Carbon treat Capacity tpd 30
"Spare" Carbon Treatment Capacity tpd 14 18 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30

Carachugo
stack height, m 12 CA kt 5,457 38,906 12,414 13,323 22,058 19,301 3,157 0 0 0 0
Leach cycle, days (YA ore) 60 koz Au Produced 126 406 324 219 337 473 221 41 19 12 6
koz Ag Produced 12 916 930 208 268 177 91 0 0 0 0
Carbon Column Capacity See Trans Ore irrig rate m3/h 468 3,335 1,064 1,142 1,891 1,654 271 0 0 0 0
Merrill-Crowe Capacity 1,600

stack height, m 10 Trans kt 4,255 8,835 18,215 2,276 115 2,001 2,605 348 0 0 0
Leach cycle, days 75 koz Au Produced 130 98 316 137 66 44 65 51 36 34 22
koz Ag Produced 1,076 1,116 2,372 1,635 271 171 113 74 48 44 29
Carbon Column Capacity 2,800 irrig rate m3/h 547 1,136 2,342 293 15 257 335 45 0 0 0
(with CA)
Carbon treat Capacity tpd 20 tpd 15 0 5 13 11 11 17 20 20 20 20

Total "Spare" Capacity tpd 50 48 60 70 81 72 81 82 90 90 90

Maximum Requirements tpd 0 58 30 20 20 20 20 20 21 6 0
Additional Capacity Required tpd 0 10.8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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