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Norseman Gold plc is an AIM and ASX listed gold production and exploration company. Its key asset is the Norseman Project, which lies at the southern extent of the Norseman-Wiluna Greenstone Belt in the Eastern Gold fi elds Province of the Yilgarn Block, Western Australia. The Norseman Project is operated and managed by resource specialist, Tulla Resources Group Pty Ltd, which is focussed on producing 100,000 ounces of gold per annum by 2014 and increasing the resource base, currently standing at 3.4 million ounces of gold at an average grade of 4.7g/t.  A review of operations is currently underway aimed at maximising future production and reducing costs.

Website:
http://www.norsemangoldplc.com/
Phone:
+ 61 9473 2200
Address:
Level 2, 75 Canning Highway, Victoria Park WA 6979.
Super Sector:
General Mining - Gold
Sector:
Mining
Industry:
Gold Mining
EPIC / Symbols:
LON:NGL, ASX:NGX

Sector: Mining

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Current Statement

 

Norseman Gold plc owns Australia ’s longest continuously running gold mining operation, which has produced over 5.5 million ounces of gold over a period of more than 70 years, and oversees manager performance.  The 2,360 sq km project, located in the highly prospective Norseman-Wiluna greenstone belt in Eastern Gold fi elds, Western Australia , is managed and operated by resource specialist Tulla Resources Group Pty Ltd.  Tulla is currently undertaking a review of operations, with a view to increasing future production and reducing costs. 

 

There are currently two operating mines: the Harlequin high-grade underground gold mine; and the North Royal Open Pit mine.  Both mines feed the Phoenix gold processing plant, which utilises conventional milling and carbon-in-leach technology for the recovery of gold and has a total processing capacity of approximately 720,000 tonnes per annum. Other mines include OK, Bullen and Crown, which may be brought back into production in the future. 

 

The Norseman Gold Project’s potential has been demonstrated by its previous performance, when in 2009, at a time when only two of the mines were operational, a total of c. 80,000 ounces of gold was produced. 

 

Exploration aimed at increasing the lives of the mines is ongoing as does exploration across the wider project area aimed at increasing resources and identifying other mines to support future production.  Extensive data has already been amassed across all the tenements, demonstrating the huge potential of the entire project. 

 

Current Operations

 

HARLEQUIN DECLINE

Mining at the Harlequin mine, located 9 km north of Norseman and 11 km from the Phoenix Mill under Lake Cowan , a large salt lake, commenced in 1995.  Access to the mine is via twin 5.5 x 5.3 metre declines, located on the main landmass due to the dif fi culties developing through the lake mud sediment.  One decline serves for access and the other as an escape way / primary return airway.  Mining takes place at a depth of 200-700 metres below surface, focussed on the Red fi n, HV1, HV5, HV6, Marlin and Perch reefs. 

 

 

 

 

NORTH ROYAL OPEN PIT

The North Royal Open Pit mine lies 10 km from the Phoenix Mill and has historically produced 3.5 million tonnes of ore at a grade of 16 g/t for 1.8 million ounces of gold from both open pit and underground mining.  Current resources total 1.6 million tonnes at 11.6 g/t gold for 600,000 ounces.  Production recommenced in 2011, with hard rock being reached in early 2012. 

 

Drill programmes on extensional reef targets adjacent to the open pit support a significant extension to the mine life. 

 

 

 

EXPLORATION & DEVELOPMENT

The Norseman Project offers a plethora of project opportunities at all stages of development including three previously operating underground mines, Bullen, OK and Crown, which may be brought back into production in the future.  The wider project area provides signi fi cant potential for other high-grade gold mines to be developed.  Considerable data has already been amassed and a number of new targets generated.  Exploration programmes are ongoing.

 

 

The potential for magnetite iron ore also exists within sediment hosted iron formations of the Noganyer Formation.  Very little iron ore exploration has occurred at Norseman and the little that has taken place was invariably in conjunction with gold exploration.  The fact that there are thousands of metres of geological logging records and drill core available ready for assessment together with stored historic pulp drill samples means that the time to development would be considerably shorter than for a conventional iron ore project.

 

 

 

Managment

David Steinepreis (54) - Chairman 

David Christian Steinepreis (aged 54) is a Chartered Accountant and a former partner of International accounting firm, KPMG, where he specialised in strategic corporate advice and taxation for listed companies. In 1987, Mr Steinepreis entered commerce as a director, adviser and shareholder of a number of ASX listed companies in the gold, diamonds, oil and new mining technology sectors and since that time he has gained a reputation in the junior mining sector for building a series of successful enterprises in Australia and the UK.

Mr Steinepreis, a UK resident since 2006, is Managing Director of AIM listed North River Resources Plc and was formerly a director of Norseman Gold Plc, having resigned on 30 July 2010 to pursue other interests.

 

 

Gary Steinepreis (45) - Non Executive Director

Chairman of the Audit committee

Gary Steinepreis holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Western Australia and is a chartered accountant.  He provides corporate, management and accounting advice to a number of companies involved in the resource, technology and leisure industries. 

He is also currently  a director of  Minerals Corporation Ltd, New Horizon Minerals Ltd, WAG Limited, Monto Minerals NL and Agri Energy Limited companies listed on ASX.  Mr Steinepreis is also Managing Director of Ascent Capital and a 50% beneficial shareholder.

 

 

 

Kelvin May (51) - Director And Company Secretary

Kelvin May is a CPA, with a Bachelor of Business degree from Curtin University, and a Masters of Business Administration (MBA) from the Curtin Graduate School of Business. He has nearly 20 years post graduate experience, and has held senior finance and commercial management positions in several major Australian companies in the mining and industrial services sectors.  He has worked extensively with major resource construction projects, mineral processing equipment suppliers, logistics and transport operations, and a major equipment hire company.

 


 

Russell McBeath - Principal Mining Engineer

Russell McBeath is a mining engineer with over 20 years experience in the Australian mining industry. His experience covers all aspects of underground mining and was gained primarily in narrow vein gold mines whilst also having significant experience with underground nickel and other base metals, ranging from small tonnage operations up to the establishment of block caving systems. Russell has significant time as underground manager of several operations including the Golden Pig, Mariners and Argyle mines. Russell also has experience with a number of small open pit operations.

 

 

 

David Thomas - Exploration Manager

David Thomas is an exploration professional of 20 years experience in all facets of mineral exploration from grass roots to resource definition.  He has worked throughout Australia and in Africa in the search for gold, base metals and mineral sands.  David is a Chartered Professional (Geology) of the Australian Institute of Mining & Metallurgy and a member of the Australian Institute of Geoscientists.  David has previously held exploration management positions in multinational mining houses.

 

 

Corporate Information

 

Nominated Adviser And Joint Broker

Northland Capital Partners Limited

60 Gresham Street

London   EC2V 7BB

 

Joint Broker

Ocean Equities Ltd 

3 Copthall Avenue 

London EC2R 7BH

 

Solicitors

As to English law 

Watson, Farley & Williams 

15 Appold Street 

London EC2A 2HB

 

As to Australian law 

Fairweather Corporate Lawyers 

595 Stirling Highway

West Perth WA 6005

 

Auditors

UHY Hacker Young LLP 

Quadrant House 

17 Thomas More Street 

Thomas More Square 

London 

E1W 1YW

 

Principal Bankers

Barclays Bank Plc 

50 Pall Mall 

London SW1A 1QF

 

Registrars

Capita Registrars 

Northern House 

Woodsome Park 

Fenay Bridge 

Huddersfield HD8 0LA

 

Computershare Limited

Level 2

45 St Georges Terrace

Perth    WA   6000

 

Financial Public Relations

St Brides Media & Finance Ltd 

38 Bow Lane

London EC4M 9AY

 

Contact Information

 

HEAD OFFICE

Suite 1D  

21 Teddington Road

Burswood WA 6100

Australia

Phone: + 61 8 9473 2222

Fax: + 61 8 9473 2299

 

MINE OFFICE

Phoenix Road

Norseman WA 6443

Australia

Phone: +61 8 9039 9800

Fax: +61 8 9039 9801

 

MINE POSTAL ADDRESS

PO Box 56

Norseman WA 6443

Australia

Phone: +61 8 9039 9800

Fax: +61 8 9039 9801

 

Major Shareholders

 

Directors Shareholdings As At 15 December 2011:

NameNo. of ordinary shares
David Steinepreis 3,500,519
Gary Steinepreis 5,030,000
Barry Cahill 5,876,372
   

Major Shareholdings As Notified To The Company In Accordance With FSA's Disclosure And Transparency Rules As At 28 September 2011:

NameNo. of ordinary sharesPercentage
 JP Morgan Asset Management (UK) Limited  21,299,333  9.7%
Sprott Asset Management LP 21,194,726 9.6%
Majedie Asset Management Limited 9,852,971 4.5%
SVM Asset Management Ltd  7,448,000  3.4%
     

 

Updated from Norseman Gold website 20.03.2012

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