Growing Gold, Growing Value

Catalpa Resources Limited (ASX: CAH) has two exciting gold assets; a 100% interest in the 100, 000 ounces per annum Edna May Gold Project in Western Australia and a 30% interest in the 100, 000 ounces per annum Cracow Gold Project in Queensland (70% Newcrest Mining Limited).

Catalpa’s flagship Edna May Operations boasts an impressive forward sold position of 352,316 ounces of gold at A$1,557.50 per ounce. At a hedge book/spot weighted average gold price of A$1,460 per ounce Catalpa expects to realise an average cash operating margin of A$72 million per annum from the Edna May Gold Project alone.

With a combined Mineral Resource of more than 1.9 million ounces and a combined Ore Reserve of more than one million ounces of gold, the Cracow and Edna May Operations will provide a sustainable long life cash flow to fund Catalpa’s growth strategy.

Catalpa is confident that both Cracow and Edna May offer further Reserve and Resource growth potential, with ongoing exploration programmes at both operations. In parallel, the Company continues to proactively identify and assess other production growth opportunities.

The Company has a motivated and technically accomplished management team and a highly-experienced and supportive Board, committed to realising shareholder value from the Company’s growing asset portfolio.
Catalpa has adopted best practice standards across all its activities, including health and safety, environmental management, corporate governance and social responsibility.


EDNA MAY OPERATIONS (100%)
 
Catalpa’s wholly-owned Edna May Gold Project is conveniently positioned just two kilometers from the infrastructure of Westonia, on the eastern edge of WA’s Wheatbelt region. The mine is half way between Perth and Kalgoorlie and ideally situated to be serviced by either of these major mining centres.

With its robust economics, geologically and metallurgically well defined ore-body, high Ore Reserve confidence and excellent recovery rate of more than 92%, Catalpa’s Edna May Gold Project offers an attractive, long-term platform to grow a mid tier gold producer.

Catalpa’s mine and processing schedule demonstrate average gold production at Edna May in excess of 100,000 ounces per annum for a life of mine of more than nine years, with the first gold poured in April 2010.

 
CRACOW GOLD OPERATIONS (30%)
 
Catalpa owns 30% of the Cracow Gold project in Queensland with a pre-emptive right over Newcrest’s 70% stake in the asset. The Cracow Gold Project is well managed and operated by Newcrest, allowing Catalpa to remain focused on the ramp up to full production of Edna May Gold project on time and within budget.
 
The Cracow Gold Project has a history of steady gold production of over 100,000 ounces per annum for the past four years and it is considered to have considerable exploration upside.
 

 

Safe and Successful

'Catalpa will be a safe, significant and successful gold company focusing on delivering rational growth, cash generation and stakeholder rewards'

 

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