text: Operational Performance 
  
  During the year 7.1 million tonnes of ore was 
  mined, with a waste-to-ore strip ratio of 2.09:1. 
  The average grade of mined ore was 0.72 g/t 
  gold and 8.56 g/t silver. 
  
  Additional ore was generated by revising the 
  mining sequence in A Pit Stage 2 and accessing 
  near surface high grade oxide ore tonnes from 
  Q Prospect. 
  
  Total volume of material mined at Chatree for 
  the year was 8.4 million Bank Cubic Metres 
  ("BCM") including 2.7 million BCM of ore. 
  
  An additional 566,000 BCM of laterite and 
  clay material was excavated and used for the 
  construction of the second lift of second tailings 
  storage facility (TSF#2). 
  
  Some 1.3 million loose cubic metres (LCM) of 
  ore was relocated from the Marginal Grade 
  Stockpiles to the primary crusher to supplement 
  ore from the mining pits. 
  
  Two areas were mined during the year: 
  〉〉 A Pit, where 8.3 million BCM of material was 
  mined (2.7 million BCM of ore) at a stripping 
  ratio of 2.09:1 waste to ore; and 