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| Our Q1 assets are performing well with improvements in the pipeline |
| As we continue to progress with our drilling and metallurgical programs, we are finding strong indications of visible gold in multiple areas of the project |
| A strong set of results we are all very proud of |
| It's going very well |
| And at this stage we see a $50 per ounce improvement at steady state from Underhand versus Sub-Level open-stope with higher mining costs more than offset by significantly better extraction efficiency |
| Geita had a strong finish coming back strongly from the Q1 shutdown |
| And if you look at the numbers of Brazil and this difference between all-in-sustaining costs and cash costs, it's the highest in the group |
| We've improved predictability, again achieving guidance on production and cash costs |
| So that's what is quite exciting that this now, this number of $50 an ounce, lower cost per ounce is now a proven one in this trial that we have been doing for the past weeks |
| I was saying that the guidance, all-in sustaining cost guidance for 2025, the fact that it's declining is quite impressive |
| There's a good pathway for Obuasi’s ramp up with clear milestones against which we can judge our success |
| The cumulative benefit of these initiatives have greatly stemmed the cash lead and were looking to a significantly better performance this year |
| Gold production was up to 15% with a standard performance from Iduapriem, Tropicana, Geita and Kibali |
| So we're very excited |
| Even after losing much of Q1 in the pivot to concentrate production, it delivered ahead of budget which in turn drove our 9% improvement in cash costs |
| Perhaps more importantly, the better production results have tried $314 million in free cash flow in H2, showing the much improved health of the underlying business |
| The much stronger H2 ensured we ended the year on a solid footing |
| In terms of cost, as we said, we met the guidance in cash cost and we're quite happy about that, $1,108 |
| We've made a major discovery at Merlin, which translates into a five-fold increase in our Nevada Mineral Resource in three years and we've maintained a robust balance sheet |
| We are proud of our people |
| We are proud of our team |
| We're stronger, more competitive and better placed than we were this time last year |
| Our balance sheet is robust with capacity to fund our capital needs, share all the returns and growth |
| We took the decision to pay a dividend of one more payer policy, declaring a dividend of $0.19 per share, following the strong H performance, the strong balance sheet and our confidence in the future |
| The payer demonstrates confidence in the robustness of the business and our commitment to return to shareholders |
| Our track record on competitive and replenishing our mineral inventory is among the best in the industry |
| We have two partnerships in our host communities where we deliver tangible benefits |
| In short, the continued exploration success we're enjoying suggests the potential at this stage for this research to support peak production of around 500,000 ounces over a multi-year period and this is a multi-decade gold district |
| Our safety performance is among the best in the industry, in the mining industry, and we have a strong climate record |
| This project has a very attractive return profile |
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| Our Brazil operations have been a drag to earnings and cash flow |
| We see continued weakness in the Aussie dollar, the Argentinean peso and the Ghana CD |
| And so if we hadn't had full-asset potential, we would have been in real trouble |
| Replenishment is a concern |
| CFSA production was lower year-on-year in line with its mine time |
| We had a glitch on our side that was a little tricky to overcome |
| Oil continued to drift lower and our year-end position on the hedge was a realized loss of $7 million |
| You were down 0.7 million ounces year-on-year |
| So we expect that that number should start coming down, and so that's part of the reason |
| I wonder if that worries you |
| Currency weakness will not help inflation going forward and this is something we'll continue to watch |
| Our industry frequency rates remain well below industry peers |
| We've seen commodities go down slightly, oil goes down |
| South ex-Nevada, in terms of reserve replenishment, you decline 0.7 million ounces year-on-year |
| We face challenges and overcome many of them |
| The Underhand Drift and Fill trial will show how to safely mine the high grade areas with poor ground conditions that we saw towards the end of last year |
| And we are trying to do everything to renegotiate with our procurement people and the other ones when we age and send in ammonia, ammonia nitric explosive, that should come down |
| I've been around for long enough to know that we can never afford to be complacent and that we're only ever as good as our last injury free shift |
| I'd also just like to apologize for the delay in releasing the report today |
| But I believe that with a little bit of not bad luck |
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