Resource statement

as at 31st December 2009

Please note that following the publication of the Resource Statement in the 2009 Annual Report, work on refining the Gope geological model was conducted by three independent experts. This has resulted in an updated resource statement on the Gope diamond deposit resource, which is now reflected in the Resource Statement below.

Group Reserves and Resources

 Ore
(mT)
Grade
(cts/100T)
Carats
(m)
$/ctIn-situ
Revenue
($mm)
Probable Reserves77.01.991.531 338 
Indicated Resources187.09.7518.22262 
Inferred Resources352.93.7913.37479 
Total539.85.8531.5935411 169

Lesotho - Letšeng

 Ore
(mT)
Grade
(cts/100T)
Carats
(m)
$/ctIn-situ
Revenue
($mm)
Probable Reserves68.71.591.091 753 
Indicated Resources68.71.591.091 753 
Inferred Resources153.91.702.621 761 
Total222.61.673.711 7596 520

CAR - Mambere

 Ore
(mT)
Grade
(cts/100T)
Carats
(m)
$/ctIn-situ
Revenue
($mm)
Probable Reserves---- 
Indicated Resources---- 
Inferred Resources3.62.240.08149 
Total3.62.240.0814912

Indonesia - Cempaka

 Ore
(mT)
Grade
(cts/100T)
Carats
(m)
$/ctIn-situ
Revenue
($mm)
Probable Reserves---- 
Indicated Resources17.92.100.38198 
Inferred Resources93.12.061.92177 
Total110.02.072.30180414

Botswana - Gope

 Ore
(mT)
Grade
(cts/100T)
Carats
(m)
$/ctIn-situ
Revenue
($mm)
Probable Reserves---- 
Indicated Resources79.419.5115.49162 
Inferred Resources28.817.525.04162 
Total108.218.9820.531623 329

Australia

 Ore
(mT)
Grade
(cts/100T)
Carats
(m)
$/ctIn-situ
Revenue
($mm)
Ellendale     
Probable Reserves8.35.310.443318 
Indicated Resources20.16.141.24231 
Inferred Resources70.05.163.61165 
Total90.15.384.85177858
      
Blina     
Probable Reserves---- 
Indicated Resources0.83.850.03420 
Inferred Resources3.62.680.10245 
Total4.42.900.1328937

Detailed resource and reserves statements are contained in the 2009 Annual report (PDF - 1.9MB)

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