Corporation

IAMGOLD CORPORATION

TECHNICAL REPORT ON THE

ESSAKANE GOLD MINE HEAP
LEACH PRE-FEASIBILITY STUDY,
SAHEL REGION, BURKINA FASO
NI 43-101 Report

Qualified Persons:
Vincent Blanchet, ing.
Philippe Chabot, ing
Stéphane Rivard, ing.
Denis Isabel, ing.
Luc-Bernard Denoncourt, ing.
Travis J. Manning, P.E.
Edward Saunders, P.Eng.
Cam Scott, P.Eng.
Edith Bouchard-Marchand, ing.
Réjean Sirois, ing.
July 19, 2018
Effective Date: June 5, 2018
IAMGOLD Corporation 401 Bay Street, Suite 3200, Toronto, ON M5H 2Y4 I T +1 416-360-4710 I www.iamgold.com
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PAGE

1 SUMMARY ............................................................................................................. 1-1

1.1 Executive Summary .......................................................................................... 1-1
1.2 Economic Analysis ............................................................................................ 1-6
1.3 Technical Summary........................................................................................... 1-7
2 INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................... 2-1
3 RELIANCE ON OTHER EXPERTS ......................................................................... 3-1
4 PROPERTY DESCRIPTION AND LOCATION........................................................ 4-1
4.1 Mining Permit .................................................................................................... 4-1
4.2 Exploration Permits ........................................................................................... 4-5
4.3 Surface Rights................................................................................................... 4-8
4.4 Permitting Requirements and Status of Permits ................................................ 4-8
5 ACCESSIBILITY, CLIMATE, LOCAL RESOURCES, INFRASTRUCTURE AND
PHYSIOGRAPHY ............................................................................................................... 5-1
5.1 Topography, Elevation and Vegetation .............................................................. 5-1
5.2 Access and Proximity to Population Centres ..................................................... 5-1
5.3 Climate and Length of Operating Season .......................................................... 5-1
5.4 Surface Area and Physical Resources .............................................................. 5-2
6 HISTORY ................................................................................................................ 6-1
6.1 Ownership, Exploration and Development History ............................................. 6-1
6.2 Historical Mineral Resource Estimates .............................................................. 6-5
6.3 Past Production ................................................................................................. 6-5
7 GEOLOGICAL SETTING AND MINERALIZATION ................................................. 7-1
7.1 Regional Geology .............................................................................................. 7-1
7.2 Local Geology ................................................................................................... 7-5
7.3 Property Geology .............................................................................................. 7-8
7.4 Mineralization .................................................................................................. 7-10
7.5 Weathering ...................................................................................................... 7-18
7.6 Gold Mineralogy .............................................................................................. 7-20
7.7 Structural Controls on Mineralization ............................................................... 7-21
8 DEPOSIT TYPES.................................................................................................... 8-1
9 EXPLORATION ...................................................................................................... 9-1
9.1 Trenching .......................................................................................................... 9-1
9.2 Geophysics ....................................................................................................... 9-1
9.3 Geochemical Sampling and Regolith Mapping .................................................. 9-3
9.4 Satellite Imagery Interpretation .......................................................................... 9-3
10 DRILLING ............................................................................................................. 10-1
10.1 Diamond Drilling .............................................................................................. 10-3

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 10.2 Reverse Circulation Drilling ............................................................................. 10-5
10.3 Logging ......................................................................................................... 10-10
11 SAMPLE PREPARATION, ANALYSES AND SECURITY ..................................... 11-1
11.1 Sample Preparation and Analysis .................................................................... 11-1
11.2 Sample Security .............................................................................................. 11-4
11.3 Quality Assurance and Quality Control ............................................................ 11-5
12 DATA VERIFICATION .......................................................................................... 12-1
13 MINERAL PROCESSING AND METALLURGICAL TESTING .............................. 13-1
13.1 Metallurgical Testwork From 1990 TO 2007 .................................................... 13-1
13.2 Recent Metallurgical Testwork......................................................................... 13-3
13.3 Geometallurgy Program .................................................................................. 13-5
13.4 CIL Gold Recoveries ....................................................................................... 13-6
13.5 Heap Leach Metallurgical Testing ................................................................... 13-6
13.6 Heap Leach Gold Recovery .......................................................................... 13-60
14 MINERAL RESOURCE ESTIMATE ...................................................................... 14-1
14.1 Summary ......................................................................................................... 14-1
14.2 EMZ Deposit ................................................................................................... 14-2
14.3 Falagountou Deposits ................................................................................... 14-40
14.4 Constrained Mineral Resources .................................................................... 14-69
14.5 Sensitivity to Gold Price................................................................................. 14-78
14.6 Comparison to Previous Models .................................................................... 14-82
15 MINERAL RESERVE ESTIMATE ......................................................................... 15-1
15.1 Summary ......................................................................................................... 15-1
15.2 Resource Models ............................................................................................ 15-2
15.3 Dilution and Mining Losses.............................................................................. 15-4
15.4 Extraction ........................................................................................................ 15-5
15.5 Cut-off Grade .................................................................................................. 15-5
15.6 Mineral Reserve Estimates.............................................................................. 15-8
16 MINING METHODS .............................................................................................. 16-1
16.1 General ........................................................................................................... 16-1
16.2 Geotechnical Domains .................................................................................... 16-7
16.3 Mine Design .................................................................................................. 16-14
16.4 Life of Mine Plan ........................................................................................... 16-16
17 RECOVERY METHODS ....................................................................................... 17-1
17.1 CIL Recovery Methods .................................................................................... 17-1
17.2 Concentrator Modifications for the Treatment of Gold Loaded Heap Leach Carbon
........................................................................................................................ 17-5
17.3 Heap Leach Recovery Methods .................................................................... 17-10
18 PROJECT INFRASTRUCTURE ............................................................................ 18-1
18.1 General ........................................................................................................... 18-1
18.2 Mine Truck Shop and Warehouse ................................................................... 18-2
18.3 Site and Mine Roads ....................................................................................... 18-2

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 18.4 Communication System and IT........................................................................ 18-2
18.5 Fuel Oil Storage .............................................................................................. 18-2
18.6 Exploration Building ......................................................................................... 18-3
18.7 Mine Camp ...................................................................................................... 18-3
18.8 River Deviation ................................................................................................ 18-3
18.9 Power Generation and Distribution .................................................................. 18-4
18.10 Assay and Metallurgical Laboratories and Mill Office....................................... 18-5
18.11 Administration Building .................................................................................... 18-5
18.12 Potable Water and Treatment Facilities ........................................................... 18-6
18.13 Bulk Water Storage and Pumping ................................................................... 18-6
18.14 Heap Leach Construction Infrastructure .......................................................... 18-7
19 MARKET STUDIES AND CONTRACTS ............................................................... 19-1
20 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES, PERMITTING, AND SOCIAL OR COMMUNITY
IMPACT ............................................................................................................................ 20-1
20.1 Environmental and Social Studies ................................................................... 20-1
20.2 Essakane Gold Mine Initial Permitting ............................................................. 20-1
20.3 Heap Leach Project Permitting ........................................................................ 20-1
20.4 Essakane Gold Mine Expansion Permitting ..................................................... 20-2
20.5 Community Resettlement Plans ...................................................................... 20-3
20.6 Social and Community Assessment ................................................................ 20-4
20.7 Waste Rock and Tailings Disposal .................................................................. 20-5
20.8 Essakane Pit Waste Rock Stability Assessment .............................................. 20-6
20.9 Site Monitoring .............................................................................................. 20-11
20.10 Water Management ....................................................................................... 20-12
20.11 Mine Closure Requirements and Costs ......................................................... 20-15
20.12 Heap Leach Facility ....................................................................................... 20-16
21 CAPITAL AND OPERATING COSTS.................................................................... 21-1
21.1 Capital Costs ................................................................................................... 21-1
21.2 Operating Costs .............................................................................................. 21-8
22 ECONOMIC ANALYSIS ........................................................................................ 22-1
23 ADJACENT PROPERTIES ................................................................................... 23-1
24 OTHER RELEVANT DATA AND INFORMATION ................................................. 24-1
24.1 Project Execution Plan .................................................................................... 24-1
24.2 Risk Management ........................................................................................... 24-2
25 INTERPRETATION AND CONCLUSIONS ........................................................... 25-1
25.1 Geology and Mineral Resources ..................................................................... 25-1
25.2 Mining and Mineral Reserves .......................................................................... 25-2
25.3 Metallurgical Testing and Mineral Processing.................................................. 25-2
25.4 Environment .................................................................................................... 25-3
26 RECOMMENDATIONS ......................................................................................... 26-1
26.1 Geology and Mineral Resources ..................................................................... 26-1
26.2 Metallurgical Testing and Mineral Processing.................................................. 26-1

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27 REFERENCES ..................................................................................................... 27-1
28 DATE AND SIGNATURE PAGE ........................................................................... 28-1
29 CERTIFICATE OF QUALIFIED PERSON ............................................................. 29-1

LIST OF TABLES
PAGE
Table 1-1 Mineral Resource Summary – June 5, 2018 ..................................................... 1-2
Table 1-2 Mineral Reserve Summary - June 5, 2018 ........................................................ 1-2
Table 1-3 LOM and Five Year Plan Operating Costs ...................................................... 1-19
Table 1-4 Major Project Milestones................................................................................. 1-19
Table 4-1 Essakane Mining Permit Boundary Coordinates ............................................... 4-2
Table 4-2 Exploration Permit Details ................................................................................. 4-6
Table 4-3 Exploration Permit Coordinates ........................................................................ 4-7
Table 4-4 Environmental and Mining Permit Requirements and Status............................. 4-9
Table 6-1 Historical Mineral Resource Estimates.............................................................. 6-5
Table 6-2 CEMOB Heap Leach Plant Production 1992-1999............................................ 6-6
Table 6-3 Essakane Mine and Mill Production 2010 to June 5, 2017 ................................ 6-6
Table 7-1 Gold Grade Distribution According to Vein Sets .............................................. 7-17
Table 10-1 Essakane Drilling Programs 1995 to February 2018 ..................................... 10-2
Table 11-1 DD Sample Preparation and Assaying Protocol ............................................ 11-2
Table 11-2 RC Preparation and Assaying Protocol ......................................................... 11-3
Table 11-3 List of Certified Reference Materials ............................................................. 11-5
Table 11-4 List of Local Blanks ....................................................................................... 11-6
Table 13-1 Comminution Parameter Summary ............................................................... 13-2
Table 13-2 CIL Gold Recoveries per Rock Type ............................................................. 13-6
Table 13-3 Gold Head Analysis ...................................................................................... 13-7
Table 13-4 Silver Head Analysis ..................................................................................... 13-7
Table 13-5 Sulphur and Carbon Head Analysis .............................................................. 13-7
Table 13-6 Coarse Bottle Roll Test Results – Gold ......................................................... 13-9
Table 13-7 Coarse Bottle Roll Test Results – Silver...................................................... 13-10
Table 13-8 Compacted Permeability Test Results ........................................................ 13-13
Table 13-9 Column Leach Test Results ........................................................................ 13-15
Table 13-10 Composite Samples .................................................................................. 13-17
Table 13-11 Variability Samples ................................................................................... 13-19
Table 13-12 Composite Sample Gold Head Analysis.................................................... 13-20
Table 13-13 Composite Sample Silver Head Analysis .................................................. 13-21
Table 13-14 Composite Sample Carbon and Sulphur Analysis ..................................... 13-22
Table 13-15 ATWAL, Abrasion Test Results ................................................................. 13-23
Table 13-16 Summary of HPGR Throughput Data ........................................................ 13-24
Table 13-17 Summary of HPGR Feed and Discharge Data .......................................... 13-24
Table 13-18 Summary of Comminution Testing ............................................................ 13-26
Table 13-19 Composite Preg Robbing Test Results ..................................................... 13-27
Table 13-20 Summary of Composite Standard Bottle Roll Leach Tests ........................ 13-30
Table 13-21 Summary of Composite Leachwell Bottle Roll Leach Tests....................... 13-31
Table 13-22 Summary of Variability Bottle Roll Leach Tests ......................................... 13-33

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Table 13-23 Variability and Composite Bottle Roll Comparison .................................... 13-42
Table 13-24 Summary of Compacted Permeability Tests ............................................. 13-43
Table 13-25 Summary of Column Leach Test Results – Gold ....................................... 13-46
Table 13-26 Summary of Column Leach Test Results – Silver ..................................... 13-48
Table 13-27 Summary of Drain Down Test Results ...................................................... 13-52
Table 13-28 Summary of Retained Moisture ................................................................. 13-53
Table 13-29 Percent Slump and Final Apparent Bulk Density ....................................... 13-54
Table 13-30 Head vs. Tails Recovery by Size Fraction ................................................. 13-56
Table 13-31 MWMT Profile I Analysis – WETLABs ....................................................... 13-57
Table 13-32 Leach Time Calculations ........................................................................... 13-58
Table 13-33 Column Test Field Recovery Discounts .................................................... 13-60
Table 13-34 Gold Recovery Calculation........................................................................ 13-62
Table 14-1 Mineral Resource Summary – June 5, 2018 ................................................. 14-2
Table 14-2 Resource Database Summary ...................................................................... 14-3
Table 14-3 Surfaces and Solids Used for the Mineral Resource Estimate ...................... 14-8
Table 14-4 Brown Index of Soil and Rock Strength ....................................................... 14-10
Table 14-5 Statistics of the Assays Grouped by Domain .............................................. 14-15
Table 14-6 Statistics of the 5 m Composites by Domain ............................................... 14-17
Table 14-7 Excluded Density Measurements ................................................................ 14-19
Table 14-8 Statistics of the Density Measurements by Domain .................................... 14-20
Table 14-9 Semi-Variogram Profiles Used for Essakane’s Domains ............................. 14-23
Table 14-10 EMZ Block Model Parameters .................................................................. 14-24
Table 14-11 Final Block Model Attributes...................................................................... 14-24
Table 14-12 Rock Codes Found in the Rock Type Attribute.......................................... 14-25
Table 14-13 Default Density Values Used in the Block Model....................................... 14-27
Table 14-14 Interpolation Details for the Density Estimation ......................................... 14-28
Table 14-15 Soft and Hard Boundaries Used for the Density Interpolation ................... 14-28
Table 14-16 List of Rock Codes Treated by the Interpolation Profiles and Associated
Variography Profiles Essakane ....................................................................................... 14-30
Table 14-17 Comparison of Kriged Blocks and Mean Composite Grades ..................... 14-36
Table 14-18 Types of Holes Used for the Resource Estimate (as of March 2017) ........ 14-42
Table 14-19 Rock Code Description ............................................................................. 14-45
Table 14-20 Summary of Weathering Solid Construction Procedure ............................ 14-46
Table 14-21 Rock Codes and Average Thickness - Falagountou West Deposit............ 14-48
Table 14-22 Rock Codes - Falagountou East Deposit .................................................. 14-49
Table 14-23 Statistics of Au Assays by Mineralized Zone - Falagountou West and East
Deposits ......................................................................................................................... 14-51
Table 14-24 Gold Capping Values ................................................................................ 14-53
Table 14-25 Statistics of Composites by Mineralized Zone - Falagountou West and East
Deposits ......................................................................................................................... 14-54
Table 14-26 Density Data Statistics .............................................................................. 14-54
Table 14-27 Variogram Models for Gold Capped Composites - Falagountou West....... 14-55
Table 14-28 Block Models Settings – Falagountou West .............................................. 14-56
Table 14-29 List of Attributes - Falagountou West ........................................................ 14-56
Table 14-30 Block Models Settings – Falagountou East ............................................... 14-57
Table 14-31 List of Attributes - Falagountou East ......................................................... 14-57
Table 14-32 Background Density Values Used in the Model – Falagountou West ........ 14-58
Table 14-33 Density Interpolation Parameters – Falagountou West ............................. 14-58
Table 14-34 Basic Statistics of Block Model Density by Weathering Profile – Falagountou
West ............................................................................................................................... 14-59
Table 14-35 Interpolation Profile Settings ..................................................................... 14-61

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Table 14-36 Search Ellipse Names - Falagountou West Deposit .................................. 14-61
Table 14-37 Search Ellipsoid Settings - Falagountou West Deposit.............................. 14-61
Table 14-38 Search Ellipsoid Settings - Falagountou East Deposit............................... 14-62
Table 14-39 High Grade Transition Values Used in the Search Ellipse Profiles -
Falagountou West Deposit ............................................................................................. 14-62
Table 14-40 Average Composite versus Block Grades - Falagountou West Deposit .... 14-66
Table 14-41 Average Composite versus Block Grades Per estimation domain - Falagountou
East Deposit ................................................................................................................... 14-66
Table 14-42 Comparison of ID3 versus OK Interpolations - Falagountou West Deposit 14-67
Table 14-43 Stockpile Status as of June 5, 2018 .......................................................... 14-71
Table 14-44 Essakane Gold Mine June 5, 2018 Consolidated Mineral Resources ....... 14-74
Table 14-45 Constrained Mineral Resource(1) Sensitivity to Selected Cut-off Grades - EMZ
....................................................................................................................................... 14-75
Table 14-46 Indicated Mineral Resource Sensitivity - Falagountou West and East Deposits
Combined ....................................................................................................................... 14-77
Table 14-47 EMZ and Falagountou Deposits Cut-off Grades for Varying Gold Prices .. 14-79
Table 14-48 Comparison of Mineral Resources as of June 5, 2018 to Mineral Resources as
of December 31, 2017 EMZ Deposits ............................................................................. 14-84
Table 14-49 Comparison of Mineral Resources as of June 5, 2018 to Mineral Resources as
of December 31, 2015 - Falagountou Deposits (West and East Combined) ................... 14-86
Table 15-1 Mineral Reserve Summary – June 5, 2018 ................................................... 15-1
Table 15-2 Pit Optimization Economic Assumptions ....................................................... 15-5
Table 15-3 Summary of 2018 COGs at US$1,200/oz Au ................................................ 15-7
Table 15-4 Summary of EMZ Pit Optimization Parameters and COG ............................. 15-7
Table 15-5 Summary of Falagountou Pit Optimization Parameters and COG ................. 15-8
Table 15-6 Essakane Gold Mine June 5, 2018 Consolidated Mineral Reserves ............. 15-9
Table 15-7 Mineral Reserve Evolution .......................................................................... 15-12
Table 15-8 Stockpile Inventory ..................................................................................... 15-13
Table 16-1 Essakane Gold Mine Historical Production ................................................... 16-1
Table 16-2 Essakane Phases ......................................................................................... 16-2
Table 16-3 Falagountou Phases ..................................................................................... 16-2
Table 16-4 Current Primary Mine Equipment Fleet ......................................................... 16-4
Table 16-5 Waste dump Capacity ................................................................................... 16-6
Table 16-6 Summary of Existing Pit Slope Design Criteria............................................ 16-11
Table 16-7 Summary of Overall Essakane Pit Stability Analyses .................................. 16-13
Table 16-8 Falagountou Pit Design Parameters ........................................................... 16-14
Table 16-9 EMZ Pit Design Parameters........................................................................ 16-15
Table 16-10 Falagountou East Pit Design Parameters ................................................. 16-15
Table 16-11 Falagountou West Pit Design Parameters ................................................ 16-16
Table 16-12 Essakane Gold Mine LOM Plan ................................................................ 16-17
Table 17-1 Mill Production Since Commissioning in July 2010 ....................................... 17-3
Table 17-2 2017 Actual Mill Production........................................................................... 17-4
Table 17-3 2016 and 2017 Actual Milling Summary Compared to Mine Plan .................. 17-5
Table 17-4 Design Criteria for the Desorption of HL Carbon ........................................... 17-6
Table 17-5 Processing Design Criteria Summary ......................................................... 17-11
Table 17-6 Heap Leach Reagent Consumption ............................................................ 17-23
Table 17-7 Rainfall Data Summary in mm .................................................................... 17-24
Table 20-1 Summary of Preliminary Final Waste Rock Dump Design ............................. 20-7
Table 20-2 Summary of WRD Stability Analyses Results ............................................. 20-11
Table 20-3 Summary of Surface Water Management Facilities .................................... 20-14
Table 20-4 Potential Heap Leach Site Evaluation ......................................................... 20-18

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Table 20-5 Static Analysis Stability Results .................................................................. 20-22
Table 21-1 Currency Exchange Rate .............................................................................. 21-4
Table 21-2 Capital Cost by Major Area ........................................................................... 21-5
Table 21-3 Capital Costs by WBS................................................................................... 21-6
Table 21-4 Initial Capital for Mining and Service Equipment ........................................... 21-7
Table 21-5 LOM and Five Year Plan Operating Costs .................................................... 21-8
Table 21-6 Heap Leach Average Annual Operating Costs ............................................ 21-12
Table 21-7 Heap Leach Reagent Consumption ............................................................ 21-13
Table 24-1 Major Project Milestones ............................................................................... 24-1
Table 24-2 Main Project Risks ........................................................................................ 24-2
Table 24-3 Main Project Opportunities ............................................................................ 24-2

LIST OF FIGURES
PAGE
Figure 4-1 Location Map ................................................................................................... 4-3
Figure 4-2 Essakane Mining and Exploration Permits ....................................................... 4-4
Figure 5-1 Mine Infrastructure........................................................................................... 5-3
Figure 6-1 Ownership History ........................................................................................... 6-4
Figure 7-1 Location of Oudalan-Gorouol Greenstone Belt within West African Craton ...... 7-3
Figure 7-2 Regional Geological Setting............................................................................. 7-4
Figure 7-3 Property Geological Setting ............................................................................. 7-6
Figure 7-4 Local Geological Map of the Oudalan-Gorouol Greenstone Belt ...................... 7-7
Figure 7-5 Property Geology............................................................................................. 7-9
Figure 7-6 Geological Map of the EMZ Deposit Level 240 .............................................. 7-11
Figure 7-7 EMZ Deposit Cross-Section (51750N) ........................................................... 7-12
Figure 7-8 Quartz Vein Orientations (from Pit Mapping) ................................................. 7-13
Figure 7-9 Vein Displacements Along Minor Thrusts (West Wall EMZ Deposit) .............. 7-15
Figure 7-10 CDF of Vein Sets Au Grade ......................................................................... 7-17
Figure 7-11 Total Magnetic Map of Falagountou Area .................................................... 7-19
Figure 9-1 VTEM Survey Area Location on Google Earth ................................................. 9-2
Figure 9-2 Essakane Structural Interpretation Map ........................................................... 9-4
Figure 10-1 EMZ Deposit Drill Plan ................................................................................. 10-6
Figure 10-2 EMZ Deposit - Typical Cross Section (51600N) ........................................... 10-7
Figure 10-3 Falagountou Deposit Drill Plan .................................................................... 10-8
Figure 10-4 Falagountou West Deposit - Typical Cross Section ..................................... 10-9
Figure 11-1 Standard OXK119 Plot ................................................................................ 11-7
Figure 11-2 Blank GRT01 Plot ........................................................................................ 11-8
Figure 11-3 Field Duplicate Vs. Original Scatterplot ........................................................ 11-9
Figure 11-4 Log-Log Duplicate Plot ................................................................................ 11-9
Figure 11-5 Hard Plot vs. Rank Percentile .................................................................... 11-10
Figure 13-1 Bottle Roll Recovery by Crush Size ........................................................... 13-11
Figure 13-2 Metallurgical Drill Holes in Essakane Main Zone Pit .................................. 13-18
Figure 13-3 Tail Screen Analysis .................................................................................. 13-55
Figure 14-1 Plan Views Showing the Location of All Drill Hole Collars (Left) and the New
Drill Holes (Right) ............................................................................................................. 14-5
Figure 14-2 Plan View Showing Three Resource Area at EMZ ....................................... 14-6

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Figure 14-3 Section 52275N – EMZ Weathering Surfaces ............................................ 14-11
Figure 14-4 Isometric View – EMZ Lithological Model................................................... 14-12
Figure 14-5 Section 51825N – EMZ Lithological Model ................................................ 14-12
Figure 14-6 EMZ Section 51550N – Example of Domain Coding .................................. 14-14
Figure 14-7 Swath Plot for Easting ............................................................................... 14-39
Figure 14-8 Swath Plot ElEvation ................................................................................. 14-39
Figure 14-9 Falagountou Deposit Drill Plan .................................................................. 14-41
Figure 14-10 Intrusive Solid - Falagountou West Deposit ............................................. 14-44
Figure 14-11 Illustration of Weathering Solid Creation Techniques ............................... 14-47
Figure 14-12 Mineralization Zones - Falagountou West Deposit ................................... 14-49
Figure 14-13 Mineralization Zones - Falagountou East Deposit .................................... 14-50
Figure 14-14 Histograms and Cumulative Probability Plots for Zones 250 and 255 ...... 14-52
Figure 14-15 Resource Categories - Falagountou West Deposit .................................. 14-63
Figure 14-16 Resource Categories - Falagountou East Deposit – Level 245 ................ 14-64
Figure 14-17 Swath Plot of Indicated Resources - Falagountou West .......................... 14-68
Figure 14-18 Swath Plot of Indicated Resources - Falagountou East ........................... 14-68
Figure 14-19 Isometric View of EMZ Deposit Gold Grade Distribution Inside US$1,500/oz
Au Whittle Pit Shell ......................................................................................................... 14-70
Figure 14-20 Isometric View of EMZ Deposit Resource Classification inside US$1,500/oz
Au Whittle Pit Shell ......................................................................................................... 14-70
Figure 14-21 Constrained Mineral Resources: (A) Gold Grades and (B) Resource
Categories - Falagountou West Deposit ......................................................................... 14-72
Figure 14-22 Constrained Mineral Resources: (A) Gold Grades and (B) Resource
Categories - Falagountou East Deposit .......................................................................... 14-73
Figure 14-23 Indicated and Inferred Mineral Resource Grade-Tonnage Curves ........... 14-76
Figure 14-24 Grade - Tonnage Curves of Constrained Indicated Mineral Resource –
Falagountou West and East Combined .......................................................................... 14-78
Figure 14-25 EMZ and Falagountou Deposits Indicated and Inferred Mineral Resource
Sensitivity to Gold Prices (Sap+Trans+Rock) ................................................................. 14-79
Figure 14-26 EMZ Deposit Indicated and Inferred Mineral Resources Sensitivity to Gold
Price ............................................................................................................................... 14-80
Figure 14-27 Mineral Resource Sensitivity to Gold Price - Falagountou Deposits ......... 14-81
Figure 15-1 Essakane Main Zone and EMZ North .......................................................... 15-3
Figure 15-2 Falagountou West and East Pits .................................................................. 15-4
Figure 15-3 Essakane Gold Mine Mineral Reserves Waterfall Graph – December 31, 2016
to June 5, 2018 ............................................................................................................... 15-11
Figure 15-4 Stockpile Inventory .................................................................................... 15-13
Figure 16-1 Essakane 51850N Section........................................................................... 16-3
Figure 16-2 EMZ Waste Stockpile Capacity .................................................................... 16-5
Figure 16-3 Falagountou Waste Stockpile Capacity........................................................ 16-6
Figure 16-4 Reconciliation Process ................................................................................ 16-7
Figure 16-5 Geotechnical Drill Holes Shown on the Proposed Ultimate Essakane Pit .... 16-9
Figure 16-6 Location of the Essakane Pit VWP ............................................................ 16-10
Figure 16-7 Location of the Design Sections................................................................. 16-12
Figure 16-8 Mining Production Mill................................................................................ 16-18
Figure 17-1 Mineral Processing Flow Sheet for CIL Plant ............................................... 17-2
Figure 17-2 Historical Recoveries and Head Grades ...................................................... 17-4
Figure 17-3 HL Treatment Circuit Modifications Simplified Flowsheet ............................. 17-7
Figure 17-4 Simplified Heap Leach Process Flowsheet ................................................ 17-12
Figure 17-5 Heap Leach Facility General Layout .......................................................... 17-13
Figure 17-6 Heap Leach Crushing Plant Layout ........................................................... 17-14

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Figure 17-7 Heap Leach Adsorption Plant Layout ......................................................... 17-15
Figure 20-1 Proposed Ultimate Dump Designs ............................................................... 20-8
Figure 20-2 2018 WRD Drill Hole Investigations ............................................................. 20-9
Figure 20-3 Essakane Water Management Plan........................................................... 20-13
Figure 20-4 Potential Heap Leach Sites........................................................................ 20-17
Figure 20-5 Heap Leach Facility 2018 Site Investigation Depth to Bedrock Results (mbgs)
....................................................................................................................................... 20-20
Figure 21-1 LOM Capital Expenditures ........................................................................... 21-2
Figure 21-2 LOM Sustaining Capital Expenditures ......................................................... 21-3
Figure 21-3 Mining Cost Categories ............................................................................... 21-9
Figure 21-4 Milling Cost Categories .............................................................................. 21-10
Figure 21-5 G&A Cost Categories ................................................................................ 21-11

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1 SUMMARY
1.1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
IAMGOLD Corporation (IAMGOLD) has prepared a Pre-feasibility Study (PFS) for its
Essakane heap leach project (the Project) located in the Sahel region of Burkina Faso, West
Africa. The results, which outline an economically viable project, justify the commencement of
a Feasibility Study (FS) to further optimize the project development design, secure long lead
equipment, and improve project economics. The purpose of this Technical Report is to
disclose the results of the PFS and to support the disclosure of the June 5, 2018 Essakane
Gold Mine Mineral Resource and Mineral Reserve estimate. All currency in this report is US
dollars (US$) unless otherwise noted.

The Essakane Gold Mine consists of one mining permit (the Essakane Mining Permit), which
contains the Essakane main zone deposit (EMZ deposit) and the Falagountou deposit, and
seven exploration permits (the Essakane Exploration Permits), all located on contiguous
ground. In April 2008, the Essakane Mining Permit was granted to Essakane S.A., a Burkinabé
company created for the purpose of developing and operating the Essakane Gold Mine.
IAMGOLD, through its wholly-owned subsidiary Essakane S.A., owns 90% of the Essakane
Gold Mine in West Africa, with the Government of Burkina Faso holding the remaining 10%.

The Essakane Gold Mine has been in operation since July 2010. Mining is carried out using
a conventional drill, blast, load, and haul surface mining method with an owner fleet. The
annual mining rate was 48.0 million tonnes (Mt) in 2017 with a stripping ratio of 3.10 including
11.8 Mt of ore at an average grade of 1.17 g/t Au, for a total of 432,000 oz of gold.

Essakane ore is processed using two stages of crushing, semi-autogenous grinding (SAG),
ball mill grinding, pebble crusher grinding (SABC), gravity concentration, and a carbon-in-leach
(CIL) gold plant.

The Mineral Resource estimate at June 5, 2018 for the Essakane Gold Mine is summarized in
Table 1-1 and is reported on a 100% basis. The Mineral Resource estimates for EMZ and

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Falagountou were prepared by Essakane S.A. and G Mining Services Inc. (GMSI),
respectively, and are inclusive of Mineral Reserves.

Mineral Resources and Mineral Reserves have been prepared in accordance with Canadian
Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum (CIM) Definition Standards for Mineral Resources
and Mineral Reserves dated May 10, 2014 (CIM (2014) definitions).

TABLE 1-1 MINERAL RESOURCE SUMMARY – JUNE 5, 2018

Tonnage Grade Contained Metal

Category
(000 t) (g/t Au) (000 oz Au)
Measured - - -
Indicated 159,810 0.95 4,878
Total Measured + Indicated 159,810 0.95 4,878

Inferred 20,744 0.88 589

Notes:
1. CIM (2014) definitions were followed for Mineral Resources.
2. Mineral Resources for the EMZ are reported at a cut-off grade of 0.33 g/t Au for saprolite, 0.43 g/t Au for
transition material, and 0.30 g/t Au for fresh rock material. Cut-off grades for Falagountou are 0.36 g/t
Au for saprolite, 0.46 g/t Au for transition material, and 0.52 g/t Au for fresh rock material.
3. Mineral Resources are constrained within a pit shell estimated using a long-term gold price of $1,500/oz
and a US$/€ exchange rate of: 1:0.77 and a US$/CFA exchange rate of 1:0.00198.
4. Mineral Resources are inclusive of Mineral Reserves.
5. Mineral Resources that are not Mineral Reserves do not have demonstrated economic viability.
6. Mineral Resources are reported on a 100% basis.
7. Numbers may not add due to rounding.

The Mineral Reserve estimate at June 5, 2018 for the Essakane Gold Mine is summarized in
Table 1-2 and is reported on a 100% basis. The Mineral Reserve estimates for EMZ and
Falagountou were prepared by Essakane S.A.

TABLE 1-2 MINERAL RESERVE SUMMARY - JUNE 5, 2018

Tonnage Grade Contained Metal

Category
(000 t) (g/t Au) (000 oz Au)
Proven - - -
Probable 158,197 0.89 4,510
Total 158,197 0.89 4,510

Notes:
1. CIM (2014) definitions were followed for Mineral Reserves.
2. Mineral Reserves estimated assuming open pit mining methods.
3. Mineral Reserves are based on a gold price of $1,200/oz.

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 4. Mining costs ($/t mined): $2.55/t. Processing costs: $12.36/t (CIL). Processing costs $3.13/t (HL).
General and Administrative costs (includes refining cost) of $3.99/t for CIL only. Heap Leach bears no
G&A costs.
5. Mineral Reserves are reported on a 100% basis.
6. Mineral Reserves include material from the EMZ and Falagountou pits.
7. Numbers may not add due to rounding.

1.1.1 CONCLUSIONS
IAMGOLD has the following conclusions and observations:

1.1.1.1 GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES

• Mineral Resources and Mineral Reserves have been prepared in accordance with the
CIM (2014) definitions.

• Work completed to date by the geological staff is appropriate.

• The geological model employed by Essakane S.A. geologists is reasonably well

understood and is well supported by field observations in both outcrop and drill
intersections.

• The resource model has been prepared using appropriate methodology and
assumptions. These parameters include:
o Treatment of high assays
o Compositing length
o Search parameters
o Bulk density
o Cut-off grade
o Classification

• The block model has been validated using a reasonable level of rigor consistent with
common industry practice.

• The current drill spacing in the EMZ deposit is judged adequate to develop a
reasonable model of the mineralization distribution and to quantify its volume and
quality with a good level of confidence in all three areas of the Project.

• Based on visual verification, the models (Rock Type, Density, and Au Grade) were
found to be globally representative of the known geological and structural controls of
mineralization at the EMZ deposit.

• Statistical analysis demonstrates that the block model provides a reasonable estimate
of the Mineral Resources for the EMZ deposit.

• Validation of the block model using different interpolation methods indicated that
tonnages, grades, and gold contents are similar.

• Swath plots for Indicated and Inferred Mineral Resources by vertical sections for the
EMZ and North Satellite areas indicate that peaks and lows in gold content generally

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 match peaks and lows in composite grades; no bias was found in the resource estimate
in this regard.

• GMSI reviewed the information stored in the Falagountou database and found it to be
in good standing.

• Drill hole spacing on the Falagountou East and West deposits is judged adequate to
develop a reasonable model of the mineralization distribution and to quantify its volume
and quality with an acceptable level of confidence.

• The Inverse Distance Cubed (ID3) based Mineral Resource estimate for the
Falagountou East and West deposits was found to be a good representation of the drill
hole composites.

• Swath plots for Indicated and Inferred Mineral Resources by vertical sections for the
Falagountou East and West deposits indicate that peaks and lows in gold content
generally match peaks and lows in composite grades; no bias was found in the
resource estimate in this regard.

• Sampling and assaying have been carried out following standard industry quality
assurance and quality control (QA/QC) practices. These practices include, but are not
limited to, sampling, assaying, chain of custody of the samples, sample storage, use of
third-party laboratories, standards, blanks, and duplicates.

• The results of the metallurgical test programs indicate that the ore types tested are
amenable to standard heap leaching methods.

• The available test results are more than sufficient to support a PFS.

1.1.1.2 MINING AND MINERAL RESERVES

• The mine design and Mineral Reserve estimate have been completed to a level
appropriate for a PFS.

• The economic assumptions and methodology used for estimation of the Mineral
Reserves are appropriate.

• The Mineral Reserve estimate is consistent with the CIM (2014) definitions and is
suitable for public reporting. As such, the Mineral Reserves are based on Measured
and Indicated Mineral Resources, and do not include any Inferred Mineral Resources.

1.1.1.3 METALLURGICAL TESTING AND MINERAL PROCESSING

• The metallurgical testing results indicate that the Essakane low grade material is
amenable to processing by conventional heap leaching methods. Gold recovery is
estimated to be 55% and reagent requirements are low.

• Detailed operating costs have been estimated based on experience and actual costs
at site and are appropriate for a PFS.

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 • Heap leach metallurgical testing has been carried out by Kappes, Cassiday &
Associates (KCA). KCA has identified the following risks that may affect the economics
of the heap leach project:
o No metallurgical test work has been completed on the turbidite material.
o No metallurgical test work has been completed on the material in the stockpiles
and the effects of weathering is unknown.
o Due to the low grade of the heap leach ore and the presence of coarse gold,
individual tests give ranges of assays and there could be some error in recovery
estimates.
o Some of the ore at Essakane is preg robbing which can have long term effects
if placed in the lower lifts of the heap.

• KCA has identified the following opportunities that may affect the economics of the
heap leach project:
o Most of the column leach tests were still leaching when the tests were finished
and additional recovery is likely as ore is secondarily leached through upper
lifts.
o The high pressure grinding roll (HPGR) model selected for this study was single
pass. A larger machine would allow an amount of recirculation which would
result in a finer product size and potentially higher gold recovery. Test work is
underway at the time of this report.
o The design for this study does not include cement agglomeration of the ore.
Utilization of cement may increase maximum heap height or permeability
requiring less liner for lower capital costs and possibly increasing gold recovery.
Due to the high cost of lime, cement would only be a low added operating cost
over lime. Test work is underway at the time of this report.
o The overall design of the crushing and stacking systems for the heap leach
presented in this study is a first-pass design. The opportunity exists to optimize
the general layout and individual components.

1.1.1.4 ENVIRONMENT
• No outstanding technical issues were identified for environment and permitting.

1.1.2 RECOMMENDATIONS
IAMGOLD has the following recommendations:

1.1.2.1 GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES

• The West flank of the lithological model of the EMZ deposits should be updated for the
next resource estimate in order to reflect new geological observations.

• A more complex structural model should be integrated in the next update in order to
have a better understanding of mineralization features at a smaller scale.

• Estimation strategy used for EMZ could result in too much smoothing, however,
reconciliation did not indicate too much smoothing in the last year. Considering a lower
cut-off grade for the heap leach project, it is in the opinion of the Qualified Person (QP)

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 that a different strategy should be investigated using the grade control results in the
upcoming year. In addition to a calibration with the production, the QP suggests having
an external audit to assist parameter selection.

• The area covered by the pit shell in this study reached areas with lower confidence in
the geological model (west flank and lower layer). Diamond drilling should be carried
out in the upcoming year in order to improve the geological model.

• GMSI suggests waiting for robust reconciliation data before making any important
modifications to the Falagountou deposit block model.

• GMSI is of the opinion that the ID3 interpolation method for the Falagountou deposit is
a better global estimator compared to the Ordinary Kriging (OK) technique.

1.1.2.2 METALLURGICAL TESTING AND MINERAL PROCESSING

• A recent metallurgical study indicated a risk of lower gold recovery related to the
amount of graphitic ore present in future mining zones, according to the life of mine
(LOM). Essakane S.A. has undertaken a mitigation plan that needs to be completed.
Additionally, a geometallurgy survey, which is currently ongoing, will help determine
where the graphitic ore originates and serves as a basis for better mill feed sequencing
in order to optimize mill operating parameters as a function of graphitic carbon
concentration in the feed.

• KCA has the following recommendations:

o Column leach tests should be conducted on the Turbidite rock type to confirm
recovery.

o Metallurgical testing should be conducted on stockpile material to check if

weathering has any effect on recoveries.

o A feasibility study is recommended to improve the reliability and accuracy of the

cost estimate and form the basis for a construction decision.

1.2 ECONOMIC ANALYSIS

This section is not required as the Essakane Gold Mine is currently in production and there is
no material expansion of current production.

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1.3 TECHNICAL SUMMARY
1.3.1 PROPERTY DESCRIPTION AND LOCATION
The Essakane Gold Mine straddles the boundary of the Oudalan and Seno provinces in the
Sahel region of Burkina Faso and is approximately 330 km northeast of the capital,
Ouagadougou. The property’s latitude and longitude are 14o 23’ N and 0o 04’ E.

The mining and exploration permits comprising the Essakane Gold Mine are subject to Burkina
Faso’s 2015 Mining Code No.3 036-2015/CNT, dated June 26, 2015 (the Burkina Faso Mining
Law). The Essakane Gold Mine consists of one mining permit (the Essakane Mining Permit),
which contains the EMZ deposit and the Falagountou deposit. The mining permit is
surrounded by seven exploration permits (the Essakane Exploration Permits) belonging to
Essakane Exploration SARL, the exploration subsidiary of IAMGOLD working in the region of
the Essakane Gold Mine.

1.3.2 LAND TENURE

In April 2008, the Essakane Mining Permit was granted to Essakane S.A., a Burkinabé
company created for the purpose of developing and operating the Essakane Gold Mine. The
mining permit is valid for a period of 20 years and is renewable every five years until Mineral
Reserves have been depleted.

According to the Mining Law of Burkina Faso, a mining convention must be negotiated between
the mining permit owner and the Government before operations can start. The mining
convention describes the Governmental commitments, operational tax regime, and obligations
of the company to Burkina Faso. The mining convention between Essakane S.A. and the
Government of Burkina Faso was signed on July 14, 2008.

IAMGOLD owns a 90% interest in Essakane S.A., while the Government of Burkina Faso has
a 10% free-carried interest. In addition, the Government of Burkina Faso receives a 3% royalty
on the revenues from mineral production if the gold price is below US$1,000/oz, 4% if the gold
price is between US$1,000/oz and US$1,300/oz, and 5% if the gold price is greater than or
equal to US$1,300/oz. The Government also collects various taxes and duties on the imports
of fuels, supplies, equipment, and outside services, as specified by the Burkina Faso Mining
Law.

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The Essakane Mining Permit is surrounded by the Essakane Exploration Permits, which
currently cover a total area of 1,093.19 km2 after their second renewal. The Essakane
Exploration Permits are presently in good standing and Essakane S.A. has been issued with
Certificate #1587/2007 (Issue date 04/10/2007) by Mr. Seydou Balama at the Office Notarial
in Ouagadougou.

Surface rights in the area of the Essakane Mining Permit belong to the State of Burkina Faso.
Utilization of the surface rights is granted by the Essakane Mining Permit under the condition
that the current users are properly compensated. All the taxes relating to Essakane S.A.’s
Mining Rights have been paid to date and the concession is in good standing. IAMGOLD has
all required permits to conduct the proposed work on the property.

1.3.3 HISTORY
The Essakane Gold Mine, especially the EMZ deposit, has been an active artisanal mining site
since 1985. At its peak, up to 15,000 artisanal miners worked at the EMZ deposit.

In 1991, the Essakane Mining Exploration Permit was granted to Compagnie d’Exploitation
des Mines d’Or du Burkina (CEMOB). In 1992, CEMOB constructed a heap leach facility which
produced 18,000 oz of gold in 1993 but averaged between 3,000 oz and 5,000 oz of gold per
year thereafter. Due to low gold prices and operational problems, CEMOB went into liquidation
at the end of 1996 and Coronation International Mining Corporation (CIMC) secured title. In
July 2000, six new Essakane licences were granted to CIMC. CIMC carried out an exploration
program and drilling of oxide resources. In 2002, CIMC merged with Orezone Resources Inc.
(Orezone Resources) and Orezone Resources became 90% owner of Essakane S.A.
Orezone Resources was the operator of the mine until Gold Fields Essakane (BVI) Limited
(GF BVI) assumed management responsibilities in January 2006.

In April 2007, Orezone Resources, Orezone Inc., Orezone Essakane Limited, GF BVI, Gold
Fields Orogen Holding (BVI) Limited, and Essakane (BVI) Limited (Essakane BVI) entered into
a member’s agreement and eventually formed a joint venture. GF BVI earned a 60% interest
in Essakane (BVI) after the Essakane Definitive Feasibility Study (DFS) was completed in
September 2007.

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In October 2007, Orezone Resources entered into an agreement with GF BVI to acquire its
60% interest in the Essakane Gold Mine. On November 26, 2007, Orezone Resources
became the operator and owner of a 100% interest in the Essakane Gold Mine, subject to the
interest of the Government of Burkina Faso.

In April 2008, the Essakane Mining Permit was granted over an area of 100.2 km2 containing
the EMZ deposit and the Falagountou deposit. An updated FS (the UFS) was completed on
June 3, 2008 and readdressed to IAMGOLD in 2009 after IAMGOLD acquired Orezone
Resources and the Essakane Gold Mine was transferred to IAMGOLD Essakane S.A.
Commercial production started on July 16, 2010.

1.3.4 GEOLOGY AND MINERALIZATION

Burkina Faso is extended over two geological terrains: the Paleoproterozoic Baoulé-Mossi
Domain, which corresponds to the eastern portion of the West African craton, and the
sedimentary cover of lower Precambrian to recent age.

The Essakane Gold Mine lies in the Oudalan-Gorouol greenstone belt. The area is underlain
by the Birimian sedimentary and volcano-sedimentary sequences. The western part is made
of granitic and gneissic rocks. The Markoye Shear zone separates Paleoproterozoic rocks to
the east from older granite-gneiss terranes to the west.

The Oudalan-Gorouol greenstone belt is bounded and/or crosscut by several north-northeast

to northeast trending shear zone. These shear zones are related to the crustal-scale steeply
east-dipping Markoye Shear Zone.

The gold mineralization is generally hosted in the hanging wall of northeast trending faults
and/or northwest trending folds in meta-siltstone, sandstone, and shale sequences and can
be classified as orogenic gold deposits under the sub-class of “intrusion-related” due to their
proximity to plutonic masses. Gold is either disseminated or concentrated in quartz veins.

1.3.5 EXPLORATION STATUS

The Essakane Gold Mine has been explored since the 1990s by geochemical sampling,
mapping, trenching, Aster/Landsat image analysis and interpretation, geophysical surveys,

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and drilling. Exploration efforts at the Essakane Gold Mine were initially focused on identifying
the potential of the entire area of the mine. In the mid-1990s, a widely spaced drilling program
was carried out on the EMZ deposit followed by infill drilling.

Orezone Resources started resource definition drilling at the EMZ deposit in February 2003.
Orezone Resources and GF BVI drilled 20,364 m of oriented HQ (63.5 mm) diameter core
between September 2005 and June 2006 for the project development and the 2007 FS
program.

Reverse circulation (RC) and diamond drilling (DD) drilling has been conducted by Essakane
S.A.’s Resource Development Group since January 2010. As of February 2018, a total of
2,279 RC holes 270,208 m) and 968 DD holes (267,913 m) had been drilled within the EMZ
and Falagountou pits.

Essakane S.A.’s drilling objectives include infill drilling to upgrade Inferred Mineral Resources,
expand the resource inventory, gain a better understanding of the geology and controls of
mineralization to advance geological modelling, and improve the quality of assay samples.

At the EMZ deposit, most DD holes targeted Inferred Mineral Resources below the EMZ pit
and along the deposit’s northern, southern, and down-dip extensions.

DD results were positive on the EMZ deposit with continuity of mineralization demonstrated at
depth along the east limb of the deposit in the northern sector of the pit, as well as in the
southeast end of the pit. EMZ deposit mineralization is oriented north-northwest. The DD
results were incorporated into the updated resource model as reported at June 5, 2018.

An infill RC and DD program conducted at the Falagountou deposit, since the previous
Falagountou Mineral Resource estimate in 2016, confirmed lateral continuity of mineralization
oriented mostly north-south as well as an extension down-dip, which remained open. Drilling
also identified a second mineralized structure, located 250 m west of the main zone. A total
of 342 RC and DD holes, for a total of approximately 51,498 m, have been drilled and results
incorporated into the current Mineral Resource estimate for the Essakane Gold Mine.

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1.3.6 MINERAL RESOURCES
The Mineral Resource estimate was prepared in accordance with CIM (2014) definitions and
is reported in accordance with the NI 43-101 guidelines. Classification, or assigning a level of
confidence to Mineral Resources, has been undertaken with strict adherence to CIM (2014)
definitions. In the opinion of the QP, the resource estimation reported herein is a reasonable
representation of the Mineral Resources delineated at the Essakane Gold Mine as of June 5,
2018.

The Mineral Resource estimate at June 5, 2018 for the Essakane Gold Mine is summarized in
Table 1-1 and is reported on a 100% basis. The Mineral Resource estimate is inclusive of
Mineral Reserves.

Since the previous Mineral Resource estimate as of December 31, 2017, the EMZ resource
model has been updated with new drilling information. The modelling work was completed by
Essakane S.A. personnel. As of June 5, 2018, total EMZ Measured and Indicated Mineral
Resources are estimated at approximately 150 Mt grading 0.91 g/t Au containing 4,340 koz of
gold. In addition, Inferred Mineral Resources are estimated to be approximately 18.9 Mt at
0.78 g/t Au containing 474 koz.

The Falagountou West Mineral Resource model remains unchanged since the previous
estimate prepared by GMSI in October 2015. The Falagountou East Mineral Resources were
estimated by GMSI in August 2016, and subsequently updated in March 2017 to include infill
and extensional drilling. As of June 5, 2018, total Falagountou West and East Measured and
Indicated Mineral Resources are estimated at approximately 10.7 Mt grading 1.56 g/t Au
containing 539 koz of gold. In addition, Inferred Mineral Resources are estimated to be
approximately 1.8 Mt at 2.00 g/t Au containing 115 koz.

The QP is not aware of any environmental, permitting, legal, title, taxation, socio-economic,
marketing, political, or other relevant factors that could materially affect the Mineral Resource
estimate.

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1.3.7 MINERAL RESERVES
The Mineral Reserve estimate at June 5, 2018 for the Essakane Gold Mine is summarized in
Table 1-2 and is reported on a 100% basis. The Mineral Reserve estimates for EMZ and
Falagountou were prepared by Essakane S.A.

The addition of the heap leach process in 2018 has increased the EMZ Mineral Reserve
inventory. As of June 5, 2018, the EMZ Mineral Reserves are estimated to total 87.9 Mt at
1.14 g/t Au of CIL Mineral Reserves and 60.5 Mt at 0.43 g/t Au of heap leach Mineral Reserves.

As of June 5, 2018, the Falagountou Mineral Reserves are estimated to be 5.1 Mt at 1.61 g/t
Au in the West pit and 4.2 Mt at 1.32 g/t Au in the East pit. The Falagountou deposits have no
Mineral Reserves attributed to the heap leach process due to the distance they are located
from the EMZ pit and the short mine life, which ends in 2020 for the West pit and 2021 for the
East pit.

In addition to the above tonnage, the Falagountou stockpile totals 0.6 Mt grading 0.81 g/t Au.

The mine design and Mineral Reserve estimate have been completed to a level appropriate
for pre-feasibility studies. The Mineral Reserve estimate stated herein is consistent with CIM
(2014) definitions and is suitable for public reporting. As such, the Mineral Reserves are based
on Measured and Indicated Mineral Resources, and do not include any Inferred Mineral
Resources.

The QP is not aware of any mining, metallurgical, infrastructure, permitting, or other relevant
factors that could materially affect the Mineral Reserve estimate.

1.3.8 MINING METHOD

Mining is carried out using a conventional drill, blast, load, and haul surface mining method
with an owner fleet. The annual mining rate was 48.0 Mt in 2017 with a stripping ratio of 3.10
including 11.7 Mt of ore at an average grade of 1.16 g/t Au for a total of 432,000 oz of gold.

The Essakane Gold Mine consists of several operating sites. The Essakane main pit is mined
in several mining phases and accounts for over 80% of the production. The Falagountou and
Essakane North satellite pits provide additional ore and operational flexibility.

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Current mining production is approximately 50 Mtpa, however, a mine expansion to 70 Mtpa
is planned. In 2018, SRK Consulting (Canada) Inc. (SRK) carried out a geotechnical stability
assessment of the proposed Essakane main pit expansion, which indicated that the rock
masses are of sufficient strength to support the proposed overall stability, and the major
structures are not expected to adversely impact overall stability.

Grade control is accomplished by RC drilling and sampling of the mineralized zone on a 10 m

x 10 m pattern, or tighter as required. For sterile sections of the pit, the grid may be widened
out based on the nature of the contacts and/or other geological occurrences.

All blasting activities on site are executed by an explosives supplier. Holes are loaded with
bulk explosive matrix and initiated electronic detonators.

Grade movement during blasting is a critical issue at Essakane. For this reason, blast
movement monitors (BMMs) are systematically used when blasting mineralized areas in order
to measure vertical and horizontal displacement which allows for the adjustment of the post
blast ore packets.

The mine loading fleet currently consists of four RH-120 shovels, four CAT 993K wheel
loaders, two CAT 390 and six CAT 345/349 excavators. The mine’s hauling fleet currently
consists of 26 CAT 785C and five CAT 777F mining trucks. In view of the mine expansion,
additional mining and auxiliary equipment will be required.

Mine haul roads are 20 m to 30 m wide and are constructed by the mining department to
support the mine haul trucks.

Waste material is being stored in the waste dumps located east of the Essakane main pit.

Other mining infrastructure includes a mine office complex (mine offices, change houses, and
canteens), equipment workshop, with overhead cranes integrated with the main warehouse,
and external wash bays, blasting and explosives compound including magazines, diesel
storage and dispensing facility, and a drill core storage facility.

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1.3.9 MINERAL PROCESSING
Essakane ore is processed using two stages of crushing, SAG, ball mill grinding, SABC, gravity
concentration, and a CIL gold plant. The UFS proposed a process plant throughput rate of 7.5
Mtpa. During construction, some debottlenecking improvements were made to the design,
resulting in a revised nameplate capacity of 9.0 Mtpa based on processing 100% saprolite ore.
Due to further operational improvements, plant throughput has increased beyond the
constructed design capacity.

Fresh rock mill feed has gradually increased from 2012 onwards. To maintain gold production
levels, with increasing proportions of hard rock in the mill feed, an expansion was completed
in 2014. The objective was to double the hard rock processing capacity from 5.4 Mtpa on a
100% hard rock basis to 10.8 Mtpa. The expansion consisted of the addition of a secondary
crushing circuit and a second process line (grinding, gravity concentration, and leach) in the
mill.

The process plant expansion was commissioned in February 2014, and effectively doubled
the hard rock processing capacity.

1.3.10 CONCENTRATOR MODIFICATIONS FOR THE TREATMENT OF GOLD

LOADED HEAP LEACH CARBON
The gold loaded carbon from the heap leach process (4.5 tonnes per day, or tpd) will be
transported to the Essakane concentrator to be stripped in the existing elution circuit. New
unloading equipment will be added as well as a tank to store the carbon.

The elution process is designed to process 17 tonnes of carbon per batch. Once 17 tonnes of
carbon from the heap leach circuit has been obtained, the carbon will be processed in the
elution circuit, separately from the CIL carbon. Due to the additional carbon from the heap
leach, the treatment frequency will increase from one batch per day to 1.3 batches per day.
The time that the equipment is idle will be minimized and the carbon transfer time from the CIL
circuit will be reduced. The acid wash and elution cycle takes up to 20 hours to complete and
at the present time, a new batch is started after 24 hours. In order to reach the required
treatment rate, a new cycle will be started in the acid wash column before the end of the elution
cycle. Since the existing loaded carbon screen limits the transfer time of carbon from the CIL
circuit, the loaded carbon screen will be replaced to increase its capacity.

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In addition, two new electrowinning cells will be added. This will ensure that the cathodes are
washed before and after processing the carbon from the heap leach and that the elution cycles
frequency is not limited by the cathode washing stage. Using the existing carbon regeneration
kiln, approximately 73% of the carbon processed will be regenerated. The target proportion of
carbon regenerated will be revisited in the FS to aim at 100% regeneration. After regeneration,
regenerated and fresh carbon dedicated to the heap leach will be directed to a storage tank
prior to loading the carbon transport truck. One truck per day will be returned to the heap leach
circuit.

1.3.11 HEAP LEACH FACILITY

The preliminary Heap Leach Facility (HLF) is designed for low environmental risk to soils,
surface water, and groundwater in and around the site. The HLF will be constructed in three
phases. The first phase is designed for two years of operation, the second phase is intended
to come on line in Year 3 and the third phase is intended to come on line in Year 5. The staged
construction of the heap is intended to minimize the up-front capital costs and help with the
water balance. Phase 2 will expand the heap leach pad and the excess solution pond. The
Phase 3 expansion will only increase the size of the heap leach pad.

1.3.12 PROJECT INFRASTRUCTURE

General services are an essential component to the success of the mine operation. Due to
the remoteness and complex logistics of the mine coupled with the limited services available
in Burkina Faso, the personnel of the general services department required to support
production is extensive. As of May 31, 2018, the manpower status is 2,236 national workers
and 95 expatriates, excluding contractors.

The initial mine infrastructure and support facilities constructed between 2009 and July 2010
have been modified and/or adapted for the expansion phase which was carried out from 2012
to 2014. Modifications have been made to the mine truck shop and warehouse, site and mine
roads, communication system and IT, fuel oil storage, exploration building, mine camp, assay
and metallurgical laboratories and mill office, river deviation, power generation and distribution,
administration buildings, and potable water and treatment facilities.

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Some dedicated infrastructure is required to support the heap leach operations. Heap leach
project construction will be carried out by contractors under the supervision of the Project team.
An area will be designated for the main contractor use which will be fenced and a working pad
will be built so the contractor can install its base camp, warehoused offices, and workshop.
Potable water and power will be provided by the Owner.

Existing workshops and a construction warehouse will be reused for the Project. A
construction laydown will be installed at close proximity to the warehouse. The work area will
also be fenced. The construction project will benefit from the existing supply chain and logistics
system already in place at Essakane.

1.3.13 MARKET STUDIES AND CONTRACTS

Gold is the principal commodity at the Essakane Gold Mine and is freely traded at prices that
are widely known, so that prospects for sale of any production are virtually assured. All gold
produced by IAMGOLD is in the form of doré bars, which is then shipped to a refiner who
refined the doré into bullion. The bullion is then sold directly on the open market to gold trading
institutions at prevailing market prices.

1.3.14 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES, PERMITTING, AND SOCIAL OR

COMMUNITY IMPACT
In 2007, prior to the beginning of construction work, an Environmental and Social Impact
Assessment (ESIA) was conducted by Knight Piesold Consulting and submitted to the
Government of Burkina Faso. The ESIA included an Environmental and Social Management
Plan (ESMP) for the Project. The ESIA was completed following a public consultation with key
stakeholders, as prescribed under Burkinabé law. In 2008, and following the changes made
during construction, an addendum to the ESIA (2008 addendum) was submitted to the
authorities of Burkina Faso. A mining permit over an area of 100.2 km² was approved by
Burkinabé authorities in late 2007.

In order to increase the annual gold production, IAMGOLD initiated a mine expansion FS in
2011. As part of the mine expansion work in 2012 and 2013, a new addendum to the ESIA
and the 2008 addendum was prepared in February 2012 (the February 2012 addendum). The
February 2012 addendum covers the expansion phase of the main pit and mill infrastructures,

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a new satellite pit east of the mine, and the Gorouol River diversion. It includes an updated
ESMP incorporating the necessary adjustments to the initial ESMP to include the expansion
changes and to consolidate, in one document, all social and environmental commitments of
IAMGOLD. An Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) was conducted for the river diversion.
The February 2012 addendum was approved in 2013.

IAMGOLD Essakane S.A. implemented two resettlement plans consistent with Burkinabé laws
and best practices recommended by international organizations (World Bank). The first plan
started in 2008 (13,000 individuals and 2,981 households affected) and the second plan
started in 2012 (3,208 individuals and 555 households affected).

As part of the community investment plan, socio-educational infrastructures are being built
(wells, medical centres, schools, etc.). Programs to fight malaria and HIV/AIDS, and increase
road safety awareness, were developed for the benefit of neighbouring populations. Rural
development activities (agriculture, animal husbandry, etc.) are primarily undertaken as part of
the livelihood restoration program and through the community investment program. Since
2014, a community investment program has been financing community projects through
communal development plans.

A program for environmental monitoring (groundwater quality, fauna, and dam stability
inspection) and progressive rehabilitation of the tailings site is in place, at and around, the
tailings site. This program encompasses water quality monitoring, air quality, soil, biodiversity
(fauna and flora), noise, vibration, weather, and follow-up and assessment of the community
investment program (health, education, potable water access, agriculture, animal husbandry,
etc.).

The heap leach project will be another expansion of the mine. The ESIA and the RAP report
will be tabled at the end of 2018. This will be the first step towards obtaining the environmental
and social feasibility notice.

The heap leach project triggers an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) in accordance with
Article 4 of Decree No. 2015-1187/PRES-TRANS/PM/MERH/MATD/MME/MS/MARHASA/
MRA/MICA/MHU/MIDT/MCT of October 22, 2015 laying down conditions and procedures for
carrying out and validating the strategic environmental assessment, the study, and the

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environmental and social impact notice. Field works to collect baseline data were performed
during January and February 2018. Consultations on targeted groups (such as women, elders,
youths, gold digger, farmer, etc.) were performed during the field work. However, an ongoing
consultation process was put in place as part of the ESIA.

The ESMP resulting from this study will have to be integrated into the general ESMP of the
mine in order to obtain an aggregated ESMP, which will include all the environmental studies
carried out within the framework of the exploitation of the mine.

A conceptual rehabilitation and closure plan (PRF) was developed in 2009 and last updated in
2013. An updated version of the closure plan will be available in December 2018. Closure
costs are updated annually or whenever the mining development plan is amended. A
progressive mining rehabilitation process commenced in 2011, shortly after the start of
production.

A closure plan PFS will be conducted three years prior to mine closure. A closure plan FS
must be conducted two years prior to the closure of the mine and must be approved by the
relevant authorities.

1.3.15 CAPITAL AND OPERATING COST ESTIMATES

The capital cost requirement over the LOM includes heap leach project capital expenditures;
resource development costs; capitalized waste stripping; sustaining capital; mine equipment
additions and replacements; equipment overhaul costs; equipment capital spares; and closure
and remediation costs.

A total of $894.3M of capital is planned to be spent over the remaining LOM, which equates to
$5.46/t milled (CIL + HL) or $221/oz of Au sold. The heap leach project initial capital cost is
estimated at $152.7M.

The mine operating costs are estimated on the basis of the physical quantities of the mine
plan, realistic equipment productivity assumptions, overall equipment efficiencies, and updated
consumable prices. Average operating costs over the LOM and over the Five Year Plan (2018
to 2022) are shown in Table 1-3.

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 TABLE 1-3 LOM AND FIVE YEAR PLAN OPERATING COSTS
Area LOM Average Five Year Plan (2018-2022)
Mining (US$/t mined) 2.76 2.64
CIL Processing (US$/t milled) 12.00 11.86
Heap Leach Processing (US$/t milled) 3.13 3.13
G&A (US$/t milled) 3.73 3.85

The average total cash cost per ounce is US$707/oz Au while the all-in sustaining cost (AISC)
averages US$946/oz Au over the LOM.

1.3.16 PROJECT EXECUTION PLAN

The Essakane heap leach project execution will be directly managed by the IAMGOLD project
management team. The engineering will be contracted out to qualified firms. The construction
work will be mainly contracted out to local and regional contractors under the supervision of
the Project team. Project control functions such as scheduling, cost control, procurement,
project logistics, and site supervision will be executed directly by the IAMGOLD project
management team.

An Owners’ Steering Committee will be formed to oversee the Project. The major Project
milestones from the PFS are presented in Table 1-4.

TABLE 1-4 MAJOR PROJECT MILESTONES

Description Start Date Completion Date
Feasibility study engineering - earthworks Q3 - 2018 Q1 - 2019
Feasibility study engineering - power Q3 - 2018 Q1 - 2019
Feasibility study engineering - heap leach Q3 - 2018 Q1 - 2019
Feasibility study completed Q1 - 2019
Detailed engineering Q1 - 2019 Q3 - 2019
Permitting expected date Q1- 2019
Long lead item procurement Q1 - 2019 Q4 - 2019
Early works Q1- 2019 Q2-2019
Project full approval Q2 - 2019
Construction Q2 - 2019 Q2 - 2020
Heap leach production Q2 - 2020

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2 INTRODUCTION
IAMGOLD Corporation (IAMGOLD) has prepared a Pre-feasibility Study (PFS) for its
Essakane heap leach project (the Project) located in the Sahel region of Burkina Faso, West
Africa. The results, which outline an economically viable project, justify the commencement of
a Feasibility Study (FS) to further optimize the project development design, secure long lead
equipment and improve project economics. The purpose of this Technical Report is to disclose
the results of the PFS and to support the disclosure of the June 5, 2018 Essakane Gold Mine
Mineral Resource and Mineral Reserve estimate. All currency in this report is US dollars (US$)
unless otherwise noted.

IAMGOLD is a mid-tier mining company with four operating gold mines and several exploration
properties on three continents. IAMGOLD, through its wholly-owned subsidiary Essakane
S.A., owns 90% of the Essakane Gold Mine in West Africa, with the Government of Burkina
Faso holding the remaining 10%. The mine has been in operation since July 2010.

2.1.1 SOURCES OF INFORMATION

This Technical Report was prepared by IAMGOLD and Kappes, Cassiday & Associates (KCA),
and incorporates the work of IAMGOLD, KCA, SRK Consulting (Canada) Inc. (SRK), Soutex,
and G Mining Services Inc. (GMSI) Qualified Persons (QPs). The dates of personal
inspections of the Essakane Gold Mine by the QPs are provided in Section 29 of this Technical
Report.

The QPs and their responsibilities for this Technical Report are listed in Section 29 Certificate
of Qualified Person.

The documentation reviewed, and other sources of information, are listed at the end of this
report in Section 27 References.

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2.1.1.1 LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS
Units of measurement used in this report conform to the metric system. All currency in this
report is US dollars (US$) unless otherwise noted.

A annum kWh kilowatt-hour

A ampere L litre
bbl barrels lb pound
btu British thermal units L/s litres per second
°C degree Celsius m metre
C$ Canadian dollars M mega (million); molar
cal calorie m2 square metre
cfm cubic feet per minute m3 cubic metre
cm centimetre µ micron
cm2 square centimetre MASL metres above sea level
d day mbgs metres below ground surface
dia diameter µg microgram
dmt dry metric tonne m3/h cubic metres per hour
dwt dead-weight ton mi mile
°F degree Fahrenheit min minute
ft foot µm micrometre
ft2 square foot mm millimetre
ft3 cubic foot mph miles per hour
ft/s foot per second MVA megavolt-amperes
g gram MW megawatt
G giga (billion) MWh megawatt-hour
Gal Imperial gallon oz Troy ounce (31.1035g)
g/L gram per litre oz/st, opt ounce per short ton
Gpm Imperial gallons per minute ppb part per billion
g/t gram per tonne ppm part per million
gr/ft3 grain per cubic foot psia pound per square inch absolute
gr/m3 grain per cubic metre psig pound per square inch gauge
ha hectare RL relative elevation
hp horsepower s second
hr hour st short ton
Hz hertz stpa short ton per year
in. inch stpd short ton per day
in2 square inch t metric tonne
J joule tpa metric tonne per year
k kilo (thousand) tpd metric tonne per day
kcal kilocalorie US$ United States dollar
kg kilogram USg United States gallon
km kilometre USgpm US gallon per minute
km2 square kilometre V volt
km/h kilometre per hour W watt
kPa kilopascal wmt wet metric tonne
kVA kilovolt-amperes wt% weight percent
kW kilowatt yd3 cubic yard
yr year

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3 RELIANCE ON OTHER EXPERTS
This report has been prepared by IAMGOLD. For the purpose of this report, IAMGOLD QPs
have relied on in-house non-QP personnel for property ownership information which has been
disclosed in Section 4 and the Summary of this Report.

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4 PROPERTY DESCRIPTION AND LOCATION
The Essakane Gold Mine straddles the boundary of the Oudalan and Seno provinces in the
Sahel region of Burkina Faso and is approximately 330 km northeast of the capital,
Ouagadougou. It is situated approximately 42 km east of the nearest large town and the
provincial capital of Oudalan, Gorom-Gorom, and near the village of Falagountou to the east
(Figure 4-1). The property’s latitude and longitude are 14o 23’ N and 0o 04’ E.

The Essakane Gold Mine consists of one mining permit (the Essakane Mining Permit), which
contains the Essakane main zone deposit (EMZ deposit) and the Falagountou deposit. The
mining permit is surrounded by seven exploration permits (the Essakane Exploration Permits)
belonging to Essakane Exploration SARL, the exploration subsidiary of IAMGOLD working in
the region of the Essakane Gold Mine.

4.1 MINING PERMIT

The mining and exploration permits comprising the Essakane Gold Mine are subject to Burkina
Faso’s 2015 Mining Code No.3 036-2015/CNT, dated June 26, 2015 (the Burkina Faso Mining
Law).

In April 2008, following the filing by Orezone Resources Inc. (Orezone Resources) of the 2007
Essakane Definitive Feasibility Study (DFS), the completion of an Environmental and Socio-
economic Impact Assessment (ESIA), and the obtaining of the Essakane Environmental
Permit, the Government of Burkina Faso granted to Essakane S.A. the Essakane Mining
Permit over an area of 100.2 km2 containing the EMZ deposit and the Falagountou deposit.
The Essakane Mining Permit is valid for a period of 20 years and is renewable every five years
until mining reserves have been depleted.

The Essakane Mining Permit’s perimeter is defined by UTM coordinates of the corner posts
as listed in Table 4-1 and the permit’s limits are shown in Figure 4-2.

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 TABLE 4-1 ESSAKANE MINING PERMIT BOUNDARY COORDINATES

Points Datum X Y
A Adindan BF 177,115 1,592,488
B Adindan BF 180,607 1,592,488
C Adindan BF 180,607 1,594,564
D Adindan BF 188,770 1,594,564
E Adindan BF 188,770 1,592,379
F Adindan BF 194,430 1,592,379
G Adindan BF 194,367 1,587,187
H Adindan BF 181,104 1,587,187
I Adindan BF 181,104 1,589,186
J Adindan BF 177,115 1,589,186

According to the Mining Law of Burkina Faso, a mining convention must be negotiated between
the mining permit owner and the Government before operations can start. The mining
convention describes the Governmental commitments, operational tax regime, and obligations
of the company to Burkina Faso. Once executed, the mining convention cannot be changed
without the mutual agreement of both parties. If tax law changes are promulgated, the mining
company can choose to adopt them (if deemed more advantageous) or stay with the current
terms of the mining convention. The mining convention between Essakane S.A. and the
Government of Burkina Faso was signed on July 14, 2008.

The new Burkina Faso Mining Code was approved by the transitional government and came
into effect on June 16, 2015, however, an application decree is required for the Mining Code
to be operational.

Essakane S.A is a Burkinabé company created for the purpose of developing and operating
the Essakane Gold Mine. IAMGOLD owns a 90% interest in Essakane S.A., while the
Government of Burkina Faso has a 10% free-carried interest. In addition, the Government of
Burkina Faso receives a 3% royalty on the revenues from mineral production if the gold price
is below US$1,000/oz, 4% if the gold price is between US$1,000/oz and US$1,300/oz, and
5% if the gold price is greater than or equal to US$1,300/oz. The Government also collects
various taxes and duties on the imports of fuels, supplies, equipment, and outside services, as
specified by the Burkina Faso Mining Law.

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4.2 EXPLORATION PERMITS
The Essakane Mining Permit is surrounded by the Essakane Exploration Permits, which
currently cover a total area of 1,093.19 km2.

The Burkina Faso Mining Law gives the exploration permit holder the exclusive right to explore
for the minerals requested on the surface and subsurface within the boundaries of the
exploration permit. Exploration permits are guaranteed by the Law and its associated arrêtés
(decrees) provided that the permit holder complies with reporting requirements and annual
exploration expenditures totalling 270,000 francs CFA per km2, or approximately $650/km2.

The exploration permit also gives the holder the exclusive right, at any time, to convert the
exploration permit into a mining permit, in accordance with the law. Each mining permit
application requires a separate FS, however, there are precedents in Burkina Faso for
variations to this rule (e.g., Etruscan’s Youga project).

Exploration permits are valid for a period of three years from date of issue and may be renewed
for two more consecutive terms of three years each for a total of nine years; however, on the
second renewal, at least 25% of the original area must be relinquished.

The Essakane Exploration Permits have been granted by the Minister of Mines, Quarries, and
Energy (MMCE) as an arrêté under Burkina Faso’s 2003 Mining Code (Code Minier, No. 31–
2003/AN dated May 8, 2003). Five of the seven Essakane Exploration Permits were granted
by the Minister in November 2009 for an initial three-year term ending in November 2012, and
were approved for renewal by the Minister for the first three-year term on December 18, 2012.
The request for a second renewal was submitted to the Minister on August 18, 2015. For three
exploration permits (Dembam 2, Gomo 2, and Alkoma 2), 25% of the initial surface area was
relinquished, whereas for two (Gossey 2 and Lao Gountouré 2), a special request was
submitted to the Minister to keep the original surface area.

The sixth Essakane Exploration Permit (Korizena permit) was approved for renewal for a
second three-year term on December 18, 2012, and 25% of the original surface area covered
by that permit was relinquished. An application for a new permit on the relinquished area was
subsequently filed and approved by the Minister on May 6, 2013. On August 18, 2015, a

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 request for extending the actual surface area of the Korizena permit for another three year
period was submitted to the Minister.

The seventh permit (Gaigou permit) was granted on May 6, 2013 by Ministerial Decree
2013/000076/MME/SG/DGMGC, and subsequently renewed in late 2016.

At the completion of the renewal process, the total surface area of the Essakane Exploration
Permits is 1,093.19 km2.

The exploration permits are presently in good standing and Essakane S.A. has been issued
with Certificate #1587/2007 (Issue date 04/10/2007) by Mr. Seydou BALAMA at the Office
Notarial in Ouagadougou.

The arrêté numbers and expiry dates are listed in Table 4-2, and the exploration permit
coordinates (projection Clark 1880; Adindan BF) are listed in Table 4-3.

TABLE 4-2 EXPLORATION PERMIT DETAILS

Permit Name Arrêté Granted Date Status Surface area Arrêté Renewed Renewal Date Expiry
Granted (km²) Date
ALKOMA 2 09/262/MCE/SG/ 24/11/2009 Second renewal 186.60 16/020/MEMC/SG/ 24/02/2016 24/11/2018
DGMGC DGCM
DEMBAM 2 09/263/MCE/SG/ 24/11/2009 Second renewal 177.70 16/019/MEMC/SG/ 18/12/2012 24/11/2018
DGMGC DGCM
GAIGOU 2013/000076/MME 06/05/2013 First renewal 48.05 16/158/MEMC/SG/ 01/09/2016 06/05/2019
/SG/DGMGC DGCMIM
GOMO 2 09/261/MCE/SG/ 24/11/2009 Second renewal 149.50 16/027/MEMC/SG/ 25/02/2016 24/11/2018
DGMGC DGCM
GOSSEY 2 09/260/MCE/SG/ 24/11/2009 Second renewal 215.00 16/037/MEMC/SG/ 11/03/2016 24/11/2018
DGMGC DGCM
KORIZENA 06/135/MCE/SG/ 21/11/2006 Second renewal 144.18 16/059/MEMC/SG/ 01/04/2016 24/11/2018
DGMGC (exceptional) DGCM
LAO 09/264/MCE/SG/ 24/11/2009 Second renewal 172.16 16/036/MEMC/SG/ 11/03/2016 24/11/2018
GOUNTOURÉ 2 DGMGC DGCM
7 PERMITS 1,093.19

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 TABLE 4-3 EXPLORATION PERMIT COORDINATES
Surface area
Permit Name Points Datum Zone X Y
(km²)
A Adindan BF 31 N 177115 1589186
B Adindan BF 31 N 181104 1589186
C Adindan BF 31 N 181104 1587187
D Adindan BF 31 N 191703 1587187
186.60
E Adindan BF 31 N 191703 1582874
F Adindan BF 31 N 194297 1582874
ALKOMA 2
G Adindan BF 31 N 194297 1573467
H Adindan BF 31 N 185681 1573467
I Adindan BF 31 N 185681 1574843
J Adindan BF 31 N 183017 1574843
K Adindan BF 31 N 183017 1580620
L Adindan BF 31 N 177115 1580620
A Adindan BF 31 N 177117 1625786
B Adindan BF 31 N 196480 1625786
177.70
C Adindan BF 31 N 196480 1621932
DEMBAM 2
D Adindan BF 31 N 194829 1621932
E Adindan BF 31 N 194829 1616114
F Adindan BF 31 N 177117 1616114
A Adindan BF 30 N 818309 1579870
B Adindan BF 31 N 177115 1579870
GAIGOU 48.05
C Adindan BF 31 N 177115 1572302
D Adindan BF 30 N 818309 1572302
A Adindan BF 31 N 194407 1603335
B Adindan BF 31 N 196002 1603335
C Adindan BF 31 N 203498 1577707
D Adindan BF 31 N 194297 1577707
GOMO2 149.50
E Adindan BF 31 N 194297 1582874
F Adindan BF 31 N 191703 1582874
G Adindan BF 31 N 191703 1587187
H Adindan BF 31 N 194407 1587187
A Adindan BF 31 N 177117 1616115
B Adindan BF 31 N 194829 1616114
215
GOSSEY 2 C Adindan BF 31 N 194708 1607752
D Adindan BF 31 N 196002 1603335
E Adindan BF 31 N 177117 1603335
A Adindan BF 30 N 817953 1603335
B Adindan BF 30 N 822693 1603335
C Adindan BF 30 N 822693 1599074
D Adindan BF 31 N 178010 1599074
KORIZENA 144.18
E Adindan BF 31 N 178010 1593002
F Adindan BF 31 N 177113 1593002
G Adindan BF 31 N 177119 1579656
H Adindan BF 30 N 817953 1580010

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 Surface area
Permit Name Points Datum Zone X Y
(km²)
A Adindan BF 30 N 822693 1603335
B Adindan BF 31 N 194407 1603335
C Adindan BF 31 N 194388 1592380
D Adindan BF 31 N 188769 1592379
E Adindan BF 31 N 188769 1594565
LAO GOUNTOURÉ F Adindan BF 31 N 180605 1594565
172.16
2 G Adindan BF 31 N 180605 1592489
H Adindan BF 31 N 177113 1592489
I Adindan BF 31 N 177113 1593002
J Adindan BF 31 N 178010 1593002
K Adindan BF 31 N 178010 1599074
L Adindan BF 30 N 822693 1599074
7 PERMITS 1,093.19

4.3 SURFACE RIGHTS

Surface rights in the area of the Essakane Mining Permit belong to the State of Burkina Faso.
Utilization of the surface rights is granted by the Essakane Mining Permit under condition that
the current users are properly compensated. All the taxes relating to Essakane S.A.’s Mining
Rights have been paid to date and the concession is in good standing.

4.4 PERMITTING REQUIREMENTS AND STATUS OF PERMITS

Table 4-4 provides a description of the environmental and mining permits required at the
Essakane Gold Mine and their respective status.

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 TABLE 4-4 ENVIRONMENTAL AND MINING PERMIT REQUIREMENTS AND
STATUS

Legal references Requirements Status

ESIA (2007) Completed
Resettlement Plan 2007 Completed
Public consultation (2007) Completed
Environmental feasibility Ministerial order (2007) Completed
Order No. 2001-342 on the
scope, content and procedure Addendum (2008) Completed
of the Environmental Impact Addendum 2012 Completed
Study Statement Resettlement Plan 2012 Completed
Public consultation (2013) Completed
COTEVE meeting Completed
Environmental feasibility Ministerial order (2014) Completed
Order No. 2007-
845/PRES/PM/MCE/MEF of
December 26, 2007
Mining Environment Preservation and
implementing the management Completed
Rehabilitation Fund
of a Mining Environment
Preservation and Rehabilitation
Fund.
Law No. 31/-2003/AN Mining permit (2008) Completed
implementing the Mining Code Rehabilitation and closing Ongoing
in Burkina Faso Environmental discharge Ongoing

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5 ACCESSIBILITY, CLIMATE, LOCAL
RESOURCES, INFRASTRUCTURE AND
PHYSIOGRAPHY
5.1 TOPOGRAPHY, ELEVATION AND VEGETATION
The Essakane Gold Mine area, specifically the area surrounding the EMZ deposit, is
characterized by relatively flat terrain sloping gently towards the Gorouol River to the north of
the EMZ deposit. The average elevation over the mine site is 250 MASL. Vegetation consists
mostly of light scrub and seasonal grasses. Deforestation has been significant, particularly in
the area surrounding the original village of Essakane.

5.2 ACCESS AND PROXIMITY TO POPULATION CENTRES

Access from the capital city of Ouagadougou is by a 263 km paved road to the town of Dori,
and then approximately 63 km by a laterite road to Essakane. Access via the town of Gorom-
Gorom, located 42 km to the west, is also possible. Within the Essakane Exploration Permits,
access is via local tracks and paths, which are suitable for two-wheel drive vehicles in the dry
season, however four-wheel drive vehicles and trucks are required in the wet season. There
is no operating railroad. An airstrip has been built on packed laterite within the fenced
perimeter of the mine and daily flights are made between the mine and Ouagadougou using
an aircraft owned and operated by Essakane S.A.

There are no major commercial activities in the Essakane Gold Mine area and economic
activity is confined to subsistence farming and artisanal mining.

5.3 CLIMATE AND LENGTH OF OPERATING SEASON

The Essakane property is located in the northeast of Burkina Faso and the climate is typically
Sahelian. Temperature ranges from 10°C to 50°C with annual pan evaporation rates of 3,000
mm/year. The mean annual rainfall is 397.5 mm with an estimated 100 year maximum of 171
mm in a 24 hour period.

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A wet season occurs between late May and September, and the mean annual runoff in the
Gorouol River is conservatively estimated to be 91 M m3/year. Rainfall is sporadic or absent
during the rest of the year. Weather conditions have so far had minimal impact on mining
operations, however, proper planning is required to ensure an adequate water supply during
the dry season.

5.4 SURFACE AREA AND PHYSICAL RESOURCES

The Essakane Mining Permit covers an area of 100.2 km2 and has ample surface area for
mining operations. Figure 5-1 shows the location of the EMZ and the Falagountou deposits,
process plant, the tailings storage facility, and the waste dumps.

Electricity to the EMZ deposit is provided by on-site diesel generators. A 26 MW power plant,
fueled with heavy fuel oil, was built for the production phase. An additional 31 MW of capacity
was added in 2013 to power the expanded milling circuit.

In 2018, a new photovoltaic solar farm was commissioned. This power plant will provide 15
MW to the Essakane Gold Mine without any carbon-emission and will help to reduce the
reliance on fossil fuels. In addition, this initiative will protect the environment.

Satellite communication is available at the mine. The main sources of water are the Gorouol
River during the rainy season and well fields around the Essakane pit and near the Gorouol
River. Water is pumped from wells (boreholes) in sufficient quantities for exploration drilling
and the mining camp.

Essakane S.A. initiated local training programs for artisans. Unskilled labour was sourced
locally with skilled labour drawn from Burkina Faso at large. From 90 to 150 expatriates from
North America and Europe were required in the initial years of production, however, that
number decreased as local Burkinabé workers acquired the expertise and experience to
replace the expatriate employees.

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 178,000 181,000 184,000 187,000 190,000 193,000 196,000

N
1,596,000

1,596,000

Corporation
1,594,000

1,594,000
1,592,000

1,592,000
1,590,000

1,590,000
5-3

1,588,000

1,588,000
1,586,000

1,586,000
Figure 5-1
178,000 181,000 184,000 187,000 190,000 193,000 196,000

Legend: IAMGOLD Corporation

Mining Lease Village
Pit Protection Dike 0 1 2 3 4
Mining Road Essakane Gold Mine
Waste Dump Kilometres
Road Sahel
193,000 Region, Burkina Faso
Resettlement Site Departmental Road Diversion Projection: UTM Zone 31
Dam Mining Fence Datum: WGS 84 Mine Infrastructure
River
July 2018 Source: Essakane S.A., 2018.
6 HISTORY
6.1 OWNERSHIP, EXPLORATION AND DEVELOPMENT
HISTORY
The EMZ deposit has been an active artisanal mining site since 1985. At its peak, up to 15,000
artisanal miners worked at the EMZ deposit.

The Bureau des Mines et de la Géologie du Burkina (BUMIGEB) undertook regional mapping
and geochemical programs and arranged and financed a program of heap leach testwork
between 1989 and 1991. Compagnie d’Exploitation des Mines d’Or du Burkina (CEMOB) was
granted the Essakane Mining Exploration Permit in 1991. The permit covered most of the area
which is now included within the Essakane Mining Permit (excluding the Gomo permit).

CEMOB constructed a heap leach facility in 1992 and produced 18,000 ounces of gold in 1993,
however, production averaged between 3,000 and 5,000 ounces of gold per year thereafter.
Serious efforts were also made to leach saprolite from the EMZ deposit, however, based on
verbal accounts, leaching failed due to high cement consumption and solution blinding in the
heaps.

BHP Minerals International Exploration Inc. (BHP) assisted CEMOB and explored the area
from 1993 to 1996 under a proposed joint venture earn-in agreement. BHP excavated and
sampled 26 trenches (4,903 m) along the EMZ deposit. Scout reverse circulation (RC) drilling
was completed (including on the Falagountou and Gossey prospects), followed by RC drilling
(7,404 m of vertical holes on a 100 m by 50 m grid) and a few diamond drill (DD) holes (1,462
m) in the main area of artisanal mining on the EMZ deposit.

Low gold prices and operational problems caused CEMOB to go into liquidation at the end of
1996 and BHP decided to withdraw from the project.

Upon CEMOB going into liquidation in 1996, Coronation International Mining Corporation
(CIMC) secured title and in July 2000, six new Essakane licences were granted to CIMC.

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In September 2000, CIMC entered into an option agreement with Ranger Minerals (Ranger)
pursuant to which Ranger undertook an exploration program, focusing on intensive rotary air
blast (RAB) and RC drilling of an oxide resource between October 2000 and June 2001. RAB
drilling (12,867 m) was used to locate drill targets at Essakane North, Essakane South,
Falagountou, and Gossey. Follow-up RC drilling at the EMZ deposit, amounting to 22,393 m,
was completed along with 1,070 m of diamond drilling on twins and extensions. Ranger
mapped and sampled veins in the BHP trenches. In 2001, Ranger withdrew from the joint
venture.

In 2002, CIMC merged with Orezone Resources Inc. (Orezone Resources). Orezone
Resources became 90% owner of Essakane S.A.

Gold Fields Orogen Holding (BVI) Ltd (Orogen), formerly known as Orogen Holdings (BVI)
Limited, a subsidiary of GFL Mining Services Limited, entered into an Option Agreement with
Orezone Resources in July 2002. Orezone Resources was the operator of the mine until Gold
Fields Essakane (BVI) Limited (GF BVI) assumed management responsibilities in January
2006.

In 2006, GF BVI carried out an exploration program on the deposit which focused on the quality
of gold assays, geological modelling, and mineral resource estimation.

In April 2007, Orezone Resources, Orezone Inc., Orezone Essakane Limited, GF BVI, Orogen,
and Essakane (BVI) Limited (Essakane BVI) entered into a members agreement and
eventually formed a joint venture.

GF BVI earned a 50% interest in Essakane BVI by spending the requisite $8M on exploration.
GF BVI increased its ownership to 60% in the Essakane Gold Mine by gaining a further 10%
interest in Essakane BVI after Essakane BVI completed the Essakane DFS on September 11,
2007.

In October 2007, Orezone Resources entered into an agreement with GF BVI to acquire its
60% interest in the Essakane Gold Mine. On November 26, 2007, Orezone Resources
became the operator and owner of a 100% interest in the Essakane Gold Mine, subject to the
interest of the Burkina Faso government.

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In April 2008, after obtaining the Environmental Permit, and concluding a Memorandum of
Understanding (MOA) with the local population, the Essakane Mining Permit was granted,
which resulted in the transfer of the mine to Essakane S.A., a Burkinabé anonymous company,
created for the purpose of owning and operating the Essakane Gold Mine. An updated FS
(the UFS) was completed on June 3, 2008.

In 2009, IAMGOLD acquired Orezone Resources and the Essakane Gold Mine was
transferred to IAMGOLD Essakane S.A. The June 3, 2008 UFS was readdressed to
IAMGOLD. Commercial production started on July 16, 2010.

The ownership history is summarized in Figure 6-1.

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 Corporation

1985 Artisanal Works

1995
Mining Community (Société Filière Or)

CEMOB / BHP

1998 - 2000

CIMC - Ranger
Coronation International Mining Corporation

2001
2002 CIMC - Orezone Merger

Orezone
2005
Orezone - Gold Fields JV

2007

Orezone

2009

2010
IAMGOLD

Figure 6-1

IAMGOLD Corporation

Essakane Gold Mine

Sahel Region, Burkina Faso
Ownership History

July 2018 Source: IAMGOLD, 2015.

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6.2 HISTORICAL MINERAL RESOURCE ESTIMATES
Orezone Resources completed two JORC Mineral Resource estimates; the first was prepared
by SRK (Cardiff) in 2004 and the second, by RSG Global (Perth) in 2006. Table 6-1 shows
the historical Mineral Resources estimates. SRK recognized that these tonnages were
overstated by 15% due to incorrect allocation of densities to the weathering domains. In
addition, some uncertainties were noticed about the quality of the historical assay data and
poor quality assurance/quality control (QA/QC).

TABLE 6-1 HISTORICAL MINERAL RESOURCE ESTIMATES

Cut-Off Grade Tonnes Grade Gold
Company
(1 g/t Au) (000) (g/t Au) (000 oz)
SRK (Cardiff) Indicated 30.5 2.0 1,910
2004 Inferred 4.4 2.0 290

RSG Global Indicated 19.6 2.3 1,470

(Perth) 2006 Inferred 15.3 2.3 1,190

IAMGOLD is not treating these historical Mineral Resource estimates as current and they were
superseded by the previous Mineral Resource estimate prepared for the UFS filed by
IAMGOLD in March 2009, upon acquisition of the mine.

6.3 PAST PRODUCTION

From 1992 to 1999, heap leach processing of gravity rejects from the artisanal winnowing and
washings was carried out by CEMOB. CEMOB placed a total of 1.01 Mt of material on the
heap leach pad at an average grade of 1.9 g/t Au and achieved 73% recovery during its
ownership.

Table 6-2 shows CEMOB’s heap leach plant production from 1992 to 1999 and Table 6-3
shows Essakane S.A.’s mill production from 2010 to 2015. It is estimated that a total of 2.5
million ounces of gold has been produced since 1992.

Artisanal gold production continues until the present, however, no reliable gold production
statistics are available on the artisanal workings.

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 TABLE 6-2 CEMOB HEAP LEACH PLANT PRODUCTION 1992-1999
Tonnes Grade Gold
Year
(000) (g/t Au) Ounces
1992 42 4.5 5,915
1993 116 5.1 18,388
1994 157 1.7 8,304
1995 148 1.5 6,923
1996 257 1.0 7,918
1997 165 0.8 4,321
1998 72 1.4 3,145
1999 50 2.0 3,151
Total 1,007 1.9 58,065

TABLE 6-3 ESSAKANE MINE AND MILL PRODUCTION 2010 TO JUNE 5, 2017
Tonnes Grade Grade
Tonnes Milled Ounces
Year Mined Mined Milled
(000 t) Produced (000)
(000 t) (g/t Au) (g/t Au)
2010 10,097 1.05 2,973 1.49 136
2011 10,110 1.08 7,977 1.53 375
2012 9,562 1.04 10,762 1.10 350
2013 11,869 0.84 10,613 0.89 277
2014 12,580 0.98 11,897 1.06 369
2015 11,518 1.14 11,716 1.23 426
2016 10,921 1.21 12,005 1.22 419
2017 11,811 1.17 13,891 1.07 432
June 5, 2018 4,742 1.18 5,516 1.21 197
Total 93,210 1.07 87,350 1.16 2,981

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7 GEOLOGICAL SETTING AND
MINERALIZATION
7.1 REGIONAL GEOLOGY
The geological setting of northeast Burkina Faso consists predominantly of Precambrian rocks
of the Oudalan-Gorouol greenstone belt (Figure 7-1) which forms part of the Paleoproterozoic
Baoulé-Mossi domain of the West African Craton and hosts numerous gold deposits including
Essakane, Gossey, Korizena, and Falagountou (Nkuna, 2009).

The Oudalan-Gorouol greenstone belt is bounded by intrusive granitic rocks belonging to the
plutonic belt (Tshibubudze et al., 2010). Along its western edge, granitic–gneissic rocks are
exposed in local tectonic thrust slices. The Birimian sedimentary and volcano-sedimentary
sequences in the belt are dominated by meta-volcanoclastic, greywacke, meta-conglomerate,
siltstone and shale, carbonate (dolomite), and volcanic unit pillowed basalts (Tshibubudze et
al., 2009) (Figure 7-2).

The Oudalan-Gorouol greenstone belt is bounded and/or crosscut by several major north-
northeast to northeast trending shear zones including the crustal-scale steeply east dipping
Markoye Shear Zone, the Tin Takanet-Bellekcire Shear Zone, the Dori Shear Zone, and the
Kargouna Shear Zone, etc. The Markoye Shear Zone located through the western portion of
the belt trends north-northeast and separates Paleoproterozoic rocks on the east from older
granite-gneiss terranes to the west (Tshibubudze et al., 2009).

Recent structural investigations in the northern part of the belt suggested that the Markoye
Shear Zone has been affected by at least two phases of tectonic reactivation associated with
two phases of regional deformation (Tshibubudze et al., 2009). The first deformation (D1)
involved a northeast-southwest directed compression and resulted in the formation of north-
northwest to northwest trending folds and thrusts during dextral-reverse displacement on the
Markoye Shear Zone. This deformation predates the Eburnean Orogeny and is termed the
Tangean Event dated at ca. 2170 Ma to 2130 Ma (Hein, 2009). The second deformation (D2)
involved a period of northwest-southeast crustal shortening and sinistral-reverse displacement
on the Markoye Shear Zone and is correlated to the ca. 2.0 Ga Eburnean Orogeny (Feybesse

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et al., 2006). D2 is characterized by northeast trending regional folds and a pervasive
northeast trending foliation. D1 structures are compatible with pure-shear dominated
transpression, while the D2 deformation is characterized by a switch to the strike-slip
dominated east-west to west-northwest oriented transpressional regime (Tshibubudze et al.,
2009; 2010) (Figure 7-4).

Gold mineralization is generally hosted in the hanging wall of northeast trending faults and/or
northwest trending folds in meta-siltstone, sandstone, and shale sequences and can be
classified as orogenic gold deposits under the sub-class of “intrusion-related” due to their
proximity to plutonic masses (Nkuna, 2009). Gold deposits are most often related to
transcurrent D2 shear zones and faults as these discontinuities have served as the main
conduct of mineralized fluids. Gold is either disseminated or concentrated in quartz veins
(Beziat et al., 2008). As with other Precambrian orogeny, the early fabrics were modified by
the regional-scale transcurrent shear zones D2, which acted as pathways during the gold
mineralization events (Nkuna, 2009).

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 N ESSAKANE

KEDOUGOU- Niamey

Corporation
SENEGAL MALI
KENIEBA
Bamako
GUINEE Ouagadougou
BISSAU
BURKINA FASO
GUINEA POURA
BENIN

Conakry L E O R I S E
BAOULE
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SIERRA MAN
Freetown TOGO
LEONE M OS S I

IVORY COAST GHANA

LIBERIA

Monrovia

Accra
Abidjan
Figure 7-1
Legend: ATLANTIC OCEAN IAMGOLD Corporation
Phanerozoic Cover
Essakane Gold Mine
Granites Sahel Region, Burkina Faso
0 100 200 300 400
Bimimian Volcanic and Sedimentary Formations Kilometres Location of Oudalan-Gorouol
Archean
Greenstone Belt within
West African Craton
July 2018 Source: Modified after Abouchami et al., 1990.
 Figure 7-2
N
IAMGOLD Corporation
Essakane Gold Mine ESSAKANE

Corporation
Sahel Region, Burkina Faso
Regional Geological Setting
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Legend:
Andesite Granite Micashist Syenite
Basalt Alkaline Granite Orthogneiss Tonalite
Cenozoic Sediments Porphyroïd Granite Quartzite
Ultrabasic
Dolerite Sandstone Rhyolite
Gabbro Leptynite Schist
Gabbro-diorite Leucogranite Sediment

0 50 100 150 200

Kilometres

July 2018 Source: Modified after “carte géologique et minière du Burkina Faso à 1/1 000 000" BUMIGEB-BRGM, 2003).
7.2 LOCAL GEOLOGY
The Essakane Gold Mine lies in an outlier of folded sedimentary Birimian rocks, which are
intruded in places by intermediate and mafic sills. The sediments in the district have been
subdivided on the basis of lithology into deep-water turbidites (the Birimian) and coarse clastic
basin margin sequences (the Tarkwaian). The Birimian rocks consist of wackes, arenites and
mudrocks (argillites), pebbly arenites, and minor tuffs, which have been metamorphosed to
lower greenschist facies. Arenite is the dominant lithology. Intermediate intrusives occurring
as sills are common and appear to predate all gold mineralization in the district. The Tarkwaian
rocks are typically sandstones with thin intercalated bands of matrix-supported, polymictic
conglomerates, however, they differ from the type of lithologies found in Ghana. In particular,
the conglomerate matrices are not enriched in heavy minerals nor do they show the alteration
mineral assemblages of Tarkwa and Iduapriem mines. Figure 7-3 shows the boundaries of
the updated exploration permits comprising the property and the EMZ deposit current study
area (highlighted in red) in context of the local geology. The bold red shape outline is the crest
line of the surface mine shell on the EMZ deposit.

The Birimian and Tarkwaian rocks are bounded to the west by the major north-northeast
trending Markoye Fault and to the south by the Dori batholith. The Markoye Fault is thought
to be a left-lateral wrench fault that was an active basin margin fault at the time of deposition
of the sediments. Other regional faults in the district appear to trend northeast and west-
northwest. Mesozoic age dolerite dykes are generally found in the latter. Fold axes within the
Birimian rocks trend northwest and north except in the south where units are re-folded adjacent
to the batholith (Figure 7-4).

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 Corporation
Legend:
Recent Deposit
Late Precambrian
Y’Douban Gp meta-
sedimentary Schists

Mid Precambrian
Dykes and Quartz veins
Post tectonic mafic-
intermediate intrusives

Late Tectonic
Granitic intrusives
Tin Taroubam Gp U Birimian
- Tarkwaian molasse rocks

Oudalan Gp Lower Birimian

turbiditic meta-sediments

Lower Precambrian
Goube Fm quartzite, schist
and skarn

Sikaday FM meta-basics
Ortho-gneiss and migmatite
Calc Alkaline Granites
biotite, granite

Gold Prospect

Figure 7-3

IAMGOLD Corporation

Essakane Gold Mine

0 2 4 6 8 10 Sahel Region, Burkina Faso
Kilometres Property Geological Setting
Source: Modified after “carte géologique de
July 2018 l’Oudalan au 1/2 000 000" BRGM, 1970.

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170,000 mE 190,000 mE 210,000 mE
0 5 10 Km
Tambao
Mn deposit
Tshibubudze et al., 2009.

1,630,000 mN
1,630,000 mN

SO
N

BURKINA FA
NIGER
KOSSA
Takabangou ORPAILLAGE

KO
SS
Mukosi Markoye

AT
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Mylonite

S
Zone Kossa

RE
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ND
NB
Dolbel

BA

1,610,000 mN
1,610,000 mN

KA
TA
SZ
Salmossi

OYE
Tin Taradat
K
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BOM KODJELE
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B. LS
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Dolbel Batholith Migmatite Orpaillage sites

Granodiorite-Tonalite Gneiss Villages
Tin Taradat D1 Shear
granodiorite-tonalite Subdomains
D2 Shear or Fault
Granite Ademellite Road D1 Thrust
Pyroxenite-Gabbro (YMC) Anticline D2 Thrust
Volcanoclastic and Syncline Geophysical lineament
sedimentary rocks
Trace of cleavage
Basalt (hyalocastite)

Figure 7-4

IAMGOLD Corporation
Essakane Gold Mine
Sahel Region, Burkina Faso
Local Geological Map of the
Oudalan-Gorouol Greenstone Belt
July 2018 Source: Tshibubudze et al., 2009.

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7.3 PROPERTY GEOLOGY
The Essakane Gold Mine occurs in the Paleoproterozoic Oudalan-Gorouol greenstone belt in
northeast Burkina Faso. The stratigraphy can be subdivided into a succession of lower-
greenschist facies meta-sediments (argillites, arenites, and volcaniclastics), conglomerate,
and subordinate felsic volcanics, and an overlying Tarkwaian-like succession comprising
siliciclastic meta-sediments and conglomerate. Each succession contains intercalated mafic
intrusive units that collectively comprise up to 40% of the total stratigraphic section.

Gold prospects on the permits (shown as yellow stars in Figures 7-3 and 7-5) occur exclusively
in Birimian rocks and are generally associated with quartz veining on the margins of mafic and
intermediate sills. Exceptions are the EMZ deposit and the Sokadie prospects (the latter on
the Alkoma 2 permit). The EMZ deposit is characterized by quartz veining in a folded turbidite
succession of arenite and argillite. At the Sokadie prospect, the veins occur in a sheared
volcaniclastic unit between un-deformed andesite and metasediments. As a general rule, gold
occurs with quartz veining on the contacts of rock units with contrasted competency and as
filling of brittle fractures in folded sediments.

The region preserves evidence for at least two regional deformational events. D1 structural
elements such as the Essakane host anticline are refolded by a series of north-northeast
trending F2 folds. Later localized deformation occurs near the margin of a calc-alkaline
batholith in the south of the mine area. The Markoye Fault trends north-northeast through the
western portion of the mine area and separates the Paleoproterozoic rocks from an older
granite-gneiss terrane to the west.

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176,000 184,000 192,000
Legende:
Lithologie Granite Structure
Amphibolite Granodiorite Chevauchement
Andesite Grès Arkosique Cisaillement

E
Andesite porphyrique Grès lithique Faille

N
Arenite Intrusif mafique

ZO
Arenite lithique Metagabbro
Brèche de coulée Metasediment
Brèche sedimentaire Microconglomerat polygenique

R
Chert Orthoamphibolite

B Conglomerat Matrix Pyroxenite

EA
supportée
Conglomerat polygenique Quartzite
Diorite Sericitoschiste

SH
Diorite porphyrique Schiste conglomeratique
Dolerite Siltstone
Gabbro Tourmalinite
Gabbro porphyrique Volcanoclastite

YE

1,600,000
1,600,000

Tin Zoubaratan
KO
R Gossey
MA
N

A
NE
AR ZO

Essakane Mine

1,590,000
1,590,000

Y SHE

Falagountou
GOSSE

Tassiri

1,580,000
1,580,000

Sokadie

B 192,000
A

Figure 7-5
176,000 184,000

IAMGOLD Corporation
0 2 4 6 8
Essakane Gold Mine
Kilometres Sahel Region, Burkina Faso
Property Geology
July 2018 Source: Modified after G. Iiboudo & J. Roger, 2012.

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7.4 MINERALIZATION
7.4.1 EMZ DEPOSIT MINERALIZATION
The EMZ deposit is a greenstone hosted orogenic gold deposit. Specifically, it is a quartz-
carbonate stockwork vein deposit hosted by a folded turbidite succession of arenite and
argillite (Figure 7-6).

The laminated sedimentary units are part of turbidite sequences. The regular laminated unit
is composed of very regular alternating sandstone, siltstone, and grey-black argillite. The
lateral extension of this unit is limited. The irregular laminated unit is thicker than the regular
bed and is mainly composed of an argillite unit (more than 65% of the whole rock). This
irregular laminated unit is also made of an alternating sequence of sandstone, siltstone, and
poorly sorted argillite.

Gold occurs as free particles within the veins and is also intergrown with arsenopyrite +/-
tourmaline on vein margins or in the host rocks. Disseminated arsenopyrite in the host rock
rapidly decreases away from the veins and is strongly associated with the gold mineralization.
The same relationship is seen away from lithological contacts, which generally show higher
densities of bedding-parallel veining. Oriented diamond core drilling shows that significant
concentrations of gold with arsenopyrite can be found in the arenite-argillite lithological
contacts in association with quartz veining or in veinlets of massive arsenopyrite. Deeper
below the main arenite unit, significant concentrations of gold are found in association with
coarse arsenopyrite in the argillitic unit. The gold particles occur without sulphides in the
weathered saprolite. The gold is free-milling in all associations.

A cross-section through the EMZ deposit model is shown in Figure 7-7. The model is based
on the latest mine geology mapping and interpretation from extensive oriented diamond core
drilling. It has been confirmed that the EMZ deposit is an anticlinal fold with flexural slips
between layers and is westward thrusting along weakness planes parallel to bedding, with
minor displacement.

The quartz veins fill brittle extension and shear deformation structures caused by the folding
with at least three distinct sets of veins (Figure 7-8) and two phases of quartz veining and gold
mineralization.

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Legend:
Faults
Anticline

Thrust

Irregular lamination

Regular lamination

Turbidite

Arenite

Dolerite

Quartz diorite

EMZ Bench MAP 240 RL

Figure 7-6

IAMGOLD Corporation
Essakane Gold Mine
0 250 500 750 1000
Sahel Region, Burkina Faso
Metres
Geological Map of the
EMZ Deposit Level 240
July 2018 Source: IAMGOLD, 2015.

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Figure 7-7

IAMGOLD Corporation
Legend: Au ppm
0.30 - 0.42 Marginal Essakane Gold Mine
0 50 100 150 200 Sahel Region, Burkina Faso
0.42 - 1.50 Low Grade
Metres
1.50 - 3.00 High Grade EMZ Deposit
3.00 - 9.99 Super High Grade Cross Section 51750N
July 2018 Source: IAMGOLD, 2015.
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Fisher
Concentrations
% of total per 1.0 % area

0.00 ~ 1.00%
1.00 ~ 2.00%
2.00 ~ 3.00%
3.00 ~ 4.00%
4.00 ~ 5.00%
5.00 ~ 6.00%
6.00 ~ 7.00%
W E 7.00 ~ 8.00%
8.00 ~ 9.00%
9.00 ~ 10.00%

No Bias Correction
Max. Conc. = 9.3834%

Equal Area
Lower Hemisphere
1117 Poles
1117 Entries

Figure 7-8

IAMGOLD Corporation
Essakane Gold Mine
Sahel Region, Burkina Faso
Quartz Vein Orientations
(from pit mapping)
July 2018 Source: IAMGOLD, 2015.

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The vein arrays in the EMZ deposit are complex and consist of the following:
• Early bedding parallel laminated quartz veins caused by flexural slip and showing
ptygmatic folding;

• Late, steep extensional quartz veins as vein filling in extension and shear joints formed
by the folding;

• Axial-planar pressure solution cleavage (with pressure solution seams normal and
parallel to bedding). All veins may be displaced by two sets of late opposing thrusts as
shown in Figure 7-9.

The vein arrays occur in the east limb, fold hinge (or fold axis), and west limb litho-structural
domains. The geology and economic potential of the EMZ deposit is dominated by the
persistent east limb main arenite. The top contact of the east limb domain is a sharp, sheared
contact with no significant gold mineralization above it. The shearing appears to be parallel to
bedding, however, some loss of vertical succession has occurred. The main arenite below
this contact is the lower coarse grained part of a Bouma cycle. The locus of bedding parallel
deformation and alteration is within the east limb main arenite. Graphitic argillite occurs
immediately above the contact. The deformation shifts into the hanging wall argillite unit to the
north of the EMZ deposit.

Mineralization has been confirmed to over 550 m vertically below surface, however, the full
depth extent in the fold hinge and east limb is still unknown. The geometry of the fold hinge
zone is an anticlinal flexure that is easily recognized in the pit and oriented drill cores. The
fold closure is sharp and sometimes truncated by thrusts and the transition from east limb to
west limb takes place over a few metres. The position of the fold axis is often marked by a
breccia in the arenite unit. The fold hinge zone in the argillite unit is marked by tight kink
structures and sheath folds with rapid transitions from east dipping footwall rocks to near-
vertical west limb beds below the fold axial plane.

Hydrothermal alteration and meteoric weathering are pervasive through the east limb main
arenite. It is generally associated with quartz veining and gold mineralization in deformed main
arenite. The alteration assemblage is sericite > carbonate > silica ± albite ± arsenopyrite ±
pyrite. Disseminated tourmaline and rutile are found in accessory amounts. The main
alteration minerals tend to occur in clearly defined veins and stringers.

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0 .5 1.0 1.5 2.0

Metres

Figure 7-9

IAMGOLD Corporation
Essakane Gold Mine
Sahel Region, Burkina Faso
Vein Displacements Along
Minor Thrusts
(West Wall EMZ Deposit)
July 2018 Source: IAMGOLD, 2015.

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Arsenopyrite and pyrite occur within and adjacent to quartz veins as well as disseminated
throughout areas of wallrock alteration. Traces of chalcopyrite, pyrrhotite, galena, and
hematite occur with arsenopyrite. Minor amounts of tourmaline with rutile are found in the
main arenite and in interbedded arenite stringers in the footwall argillite. Remobilized graphite
can be found associated with tourmaline.

The fine-grained argillites can be strongly enriched in tourmaline and have also been subjected
to quartz, carbonate, sericite, and quartz alteration. Fine needles of rutile are generally
associated with the tourmaline. Sulphide mineralization preferentially occurs in the coarser
arenaceous layers.

The EMZ deposit is characterized by multiple quartz and quartz-carbonate vein sets and
stringers. Arsenopyrite and pyrite tend to be late and concentrated near the margins of the
veins or in late cross-cutting stringers. The paragenetic sequence of veining is thought to be
as follows:
• Early quartz-carbonate-albite-(sericite) veins.
• Quartz veins with tourmaline and pyrite containing gold.
• Diffuse quartz-albite-carbonate veins with arsenopyrite.
• Later tourmaline-rutile-arsenopyrite stringers with gold.
• Late skeletal pyrite and carbonate-quartz-pyrite stringers.

Except for vein sets located in the turbidite-hosted Birimian sills, all recorded vein sets are
mineralized. The east-west and north-south vein sets both appear to show higher average
gold grades than the other vein sets (Table 7-1), however, they are also more variable, with a
higher proportion of the lower values also appearing in the same vein sets. Tests done in
December 2010, over three areas inside the pit with oriented grade control drilling, have
demonstrated that the grade difference between holes oriented 242° (old pattern) and 120°
(new pattern that should intersect more of both sets) can be as high as 9%.

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 TABLE 7-1 GOLD GRADE DISTRIBUTION ACCORDING TO VEIN SETS
No. of No. of Avg Grade 1 g/t <x ≤5 5 g/t <x
Vein Set Veins % samples % (g/t Au) ≤ 1 g/t ≤ 5 g/t g/t ≤ 10 g/t > 10 g/t >20 g/t
70°-90° 225 25% 106 25% 6.43 30% 17% 26% 17% 29% 35%
250°-270° 126 14% 67 16% 5.75 20% 12% 17% 14% 13% 14%
120°-160° 209 24% 91 22% 5.34 19% 24% 21% 40% 17% 14%
180°-210° 326 37% 152 37% 7.23 31% 46% 36% 29% 42% 38%
Total 886 100% 416 100% 6.38 198 99 297 42 77 37

Figure 7-10 shows, as cumulative distribution functions (CDF), the proportion of samples that
have returned values below a series of cut-offs for each family of veins, which shows how the
vein sets compare with each other. The four sets can be split in two groups based on the CDF
in the lower grade cut-offs: a higher proportion of low grade and lower variability in the 70° to
90° and 250° to 270° sets as opposed to the other two sets. The higher variability and
proportion of high grade lies within the 120° to 160° and 180° to 210° sets as demonstrated by
the steeper CDF slopes overall, particularly above the 10 g/t Au cut-off. Updated compilations
of vein sets in 2013 have confirmed the conclusions of the 2010 study.

FIGURE 7-10 CDF OF VEIN SETS AU GRADE

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7.4.2 FALAGOUNTOU DEPOSIT MINERALIZATION
Due to the intense artisanal mining (“orpaillage”) activity, no detailed geological mapping has
been carried out over the Falagountou deposit. Observations, from visits within orpailleur
workings, indicate that gold is located in smoky quartz veins injected in a sequence of fine to
medium detrital sediments, similar to those found at the EMZ deposit that have been intruded
and metamorphosed by shallow dioritic dykes.

Drill cutting and core observations have confirmed that the gold mineralization is structurally
controlled, hosted in sheared and brecciated zones in the hanging wall contacts between
sedimentary and intrusive rocks along a north-northwest to north trend. Gold is associated
with quartz veins and is found disseminated into the wallrock, as well. There is a strong spatial
relationship between the gold mineralization structures and the swarm of intrusive dykes that
intrude the sedimentary sequence, suggesting that part of the fluid responsible for the gold
deposition may have been exsolved from the dioritic magma during its emplacement. The
alteration assemblage encountered is silica-calcite-chlorite. Pyrite and arsenopyrite are the
main sulphide minerals observed to date, both in sedimentary rocks and the dioritic dykes.

Most of the artisanal mining activity is located at the contacts between sedimentary and
intrusive rocks. Airborne magnetic surveys suggest that other intrusive rocks are located to
the southwest of the small scale artisanal miner pits and recent drilling results indicate that the
western edge hosts gold mineralization (red dashed line shown in Figure 7-11).

7.5 WEATHERING
Weathering of arenite and argillite by meteoric processes has produced a consistent, although
very uneven weathering profile. The ability of drill core to absorb water and the rate of
absorption was used from January 2006 to define the base of upper and lower saprolite
(transition zone). This method was replaced by the use of Brown’s hardness scale in early
2010 to better define the three main weathering profiles (saprolite, transition, and fresh rock)
at the Essakane Gold Mine.

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Falagountou Orpaillage Pit

(Guessakado)

0 50 100 150 200

Metres

Figure 7-11

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Essakane Gold Mine
Sahel Region, Burkina Faso
Total Magnetic Map of
Falagountou Area
July 2018 Source: IAMGOLD, 2015.

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Very little of the primary lithology can be recognized in the clay-rich saprolite near surface.
The base of upper saprolite is easily recognized in drill core, particularly after the core is
allowed to dry in the sun and the clay fraction disaggregates. In general, this is a fairly sharp
contact and mining equipment is able to dig this material without difficulty. Compared to the
EMZ deposit, the saprolitic layer at the Falagountou deposit is much thinner, sometimes less
than a few metres. The base of transition (or top of fresh) is gradational and the contact is
placed at the Brown’s value of R3 (that is, the rock can be peeled by a pocket knife with
difficulty; shallow indentations made by firm blow with point of geological hammer). Oxidation
of sulphides on vein margins and joints can extend into fresh rocks for some distance below
this position.

7.6 GOLD MINERALOGY

The EMZ deposit is a coarse gold deposit. The rule-of-thumb definition for coarse gold is when
particles are larger than 100 microns in diameter. Significant amounts of gold report to the
+106 microns oversize despite the fine grind. Fifty per cent of the gold fraction is coarser than
106 microns in samples assaying greater than 5 g/t Au with a strong maximum between 60%
and 80% in high grade samples. In lower grade samples, the proportion of gold coarser than
100 microns can vary from 5% to 80%. Strong heterogeneity would account for the sampling
problems and imprecision in assaying the EMZ deposit samples. These observations have
been mitigated by using a large sample (7 kg) for preparation and the use of the LeachWELL
analysis method.

Visible gold particles have been recorded during core logging within and on the margins of
quartz veins, intergrown with coarse arsenopyrite, and as isolated grains in the host rock. The
usual associations are:
• gold particles in white, extensional, quartz-carbonate veins;

• on fractures or peripheral to late carbonate which has developed along quartz grain
boundaries;

• associated with clusters of arsenopyrite grains. Mineralogical testwork shows that the
gold occurs:
o on sulphide grain boundaries,
o as small filamental grains concentrated along fractures within the sulphide, or
as coarse flakes >100 microns in size and wholly occluded by the sulphide, and
o interstitial to concentrations of tourmaline and arsenopyrite in the host rocks.

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7.7 STRUCTURAL CONTROLS ON MINERALIZATION
The main structural features of the EMZ deposit are:
• The lithologies are folded into a west-verging anticline.

• There are competency contrasts between arenite and argillite, and flexural slip along
bedding planes in a pervasive deformation style throughout the deposit.

• Early bedding-parallel, grey laminated quartz veins are related to flexural slip.

• Syn-deformational, steep extensional quartz veins with visible gold occur in the fold
hinge and east limb domains.

• Axial-planar pressure solution seams are developed in the fold hinge.

Mine mapping and oriented core drilling have demonstrated that continuity of mineralization
within the fold hinge domain is caused by conjugate vein sets. These vein sets have been
repeatedly sealed and reactivated during a deformation history that saw a 40° clockwise
rotation of the stress fields. Away from the hinge, dissemination of mineralization along flexural
slips and lithological contacts is the more prevalent mechanism of emplacement.

Pressure solution veining appears to be more common in the footwall argillite and provides
grade continuity down the fold axis. The lengths of individual veins are usually short and only
a few veins longer than 10 m are exposed in the pit. The vein density (number of veins in a
given volume) is the most important factor to delineate favourable gold concentration. This
pattern of mineralization extends into the east limb main arenite, with steep north-south veins
supplemented by a lower frequency of east-west and 140° veins.

Grade continuity is best developed along the following lithological contacts:

• Upper part of the east limb main arenite;
• The arenite-argillite contact at the base of the main arenite;
• The gradational contacts between the footwall argillite and footwall arenite units;
• The arsenopyrite-rich layers in the deep argillite.

Continuity of mineralization in the steep west limb is poor. The mineralization is usually low
grade due to the frequency of white, late-stage extensional quartz veins with visible gold,
however, there are a few east-west extensional veins crosscutting the west limb which have

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been worked by the artisanal miners. Gold dissemination into the wallrock is rare and gold is
largely confined to the early stage, bedding parallel and conjugate veins sets.

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8 DEPOSIT TYPES
The EMZ deposit is a greenstone hosted orogenic gold deposit. Specifically, it is a quartz-
carbonate stockwork vein deposit hosted by a folded turbidite succession of arenite and
argillite. The original structural interpretation and gold settings have been confirmed by mining.

The Falagountou deposit is a porphyry intrusive-hosted, orogenic style, gold deposit. Gold is
commonly located within smoky quartz veins injected along the contact of the dioritic dyke and
a sequence of fine-to-medium-grained detrital sediments. Gold is also disseminated into the
rock. At both Guessakado (Falagountou’s orpailleur pit area) and the Falagountou Southeast
Zone, vein occurrence is prevalent at the contact of the intrusion and sedimentary rocks.

Falagountou East also appears to be related to the intrusive rocks. Gold is associated with a
northwest striking and northeast dipping structure affecting the sedimentary sequence that is
injected locally by dioritic intrusive rocks.

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9 EXPLORATION
The Essakane Gold Mine has been explored since the 1990s by geochemistry sampling,
mapping, trenching, Aster/Landsat image analysis and interpretation, geophysical surveys,
and drilling. Exploration prior to IAMGOLD’s ownership is described in Section 6 of this
Technical Report.

9.1 TRENCHING
In the early 1990s, CEMOB excavated five trenches for a total of 705 m. An additional 4,903
m of trenching was completed by BHP in 1993 to 1996.

9.2 GEOPHYSICS
The first airborne geophysical survey reported in the area was an aeromagnetic/radiometric
survey commentated by BHP over the both Exploration and Mining permit areas in 1995.

Between November 26, 2009 and February 10, 2010, a total of 30,407 line-km was flown over
the Essakane Exploration Permits and the Essakane Mining Permit by South African contractor
Xcalibur Airborne Geophysics for a high resolution magnetic/radiometric survey. Total and
vertical gradient magnetics along with U/K/Th radiometrics were recorded. Two induced
polarization (IP) areas were surveyed by Sagax Geophysics in 2010: one immediately north of
the EMZ deposit and the other immediately south.

During April 2017, two areas were covered by a helicopter-borne geophysical survey of VTEM
Plus (Versatile Full Waveform Time-Domain Electromagnetic) done by GEOTECH Airborne
Geophysical surveys.

The two survey areas (Tin-Taradat-Gossey-Korizena block and Gourara block) are located
approximately 4 km south and 7 km west of Essakane Mine (Figure 9-1). The survey areas
were flown in an East-West (N100°E azimuth) direction for the Tin-Taradat-Gossey–Korizena
block and East-West (N90°E azimuth) direction for the Gourara block with traverse line spacing
of 100 m. Tie lines were flown perpendicular to the traverse lines at a spacing of 1,000 m.

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Tin-Taradat-Gossey-

Corporation
Korizena Block
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Gourara Block

Figure 9-1

IAMGOLD Corporation
Essakane Gold Mine
0 4 8 12 16 Sahel Region, Burkina Faso
193,000
Kilometres VTEM Survey Area
Location on Google Earth
July 2018 Source: Essakane S.A., 2018.
A total of 2,674 line-km covering 238 km2 and 341 line-km covering 30 km2 was surveyed over
the Tin-Taradat-Gossey-Korizena block and the Gourara block, respectively.

9.3 GEOCHEMICAL SAMPLING AND REGOLITH MAPPING

Geochemical sampling, which involved assaying for gold and arsenic, conducted in the area
successfully located potential targets for follow-up pitting and drilling.

A regolith map was completed during the soil sampling process. Outcrop is limited and there
is an extensive cover sequence of residual soils and transported material. The southern
permits are characterized by a higher proportion of outcrop.

From 2001 to 2004, Orezone Resources collected pisolith samples over the major prospects
of the Essakane Area. A follow-up of the anomalies by Aircore drilling was executed in 2007,
after Goldfields joined Orezone Resources.

Since 2010, Essakane Exploration SARL conducts several campaigns of regional shallow and
deep follow-up Air Core (AC) drilling over a large portion of the exploration permits with the
aim of finding gold mineralization masked by transported material and were therefore not able
to be located by conventional geochemical sampling.

9.4 SATELLITE IMAGERY INTERPRETATION

An interpretation of structural geology derived from Aster image and Airmag data has been
carried out by the Orezone Resources exploration team. A number of fold axial traces
observed have a spatial relationship with the main gold mineralization. These observations
suggest that a significant proportion of the gold occurrences on the permits are associated with
this folding event (Figure 9-2).

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170,000 180,000 190,000 200,000

1,620,000
1,620,000

1,610,000
1,610,000

1,600,000
1,600,000

1,590,000
1,590,000

1,580,000
1,580,000

170,000 180,000 190,000 200,000

Figure 9-2
0 2 4 6 8 10
Kilometres IAMGOLD Corporation
Legend: Essakane Gold Mine
Permits Intrusion
Sahel Region, Burkina Faso
Inferred Fold Axis Stratigraphic Units Essakane Structural
Interpretation Map
July 2018 Source: Essakane S.A., 2015.

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10 DRILLING
Exploration efforts on the Essakane Gold Mine property were initially focused on identifying
the potential of the entire area of the mine. In the mid-1990s, BHP undertook a widely spaced
drilling program on the EMZ deposit that has been narrowed subsequently by Ranger.

Orezone Resources started resource definition drilling at the EMZ deposit in February 2003.
At the end of 2004, vertical RC drilling was performed on a nominal grid of 50 m x 25 m. The
RC holes were drilled to the water table and sampled at one metre intervals. RC drilling was
preferred over DD as it allowed increasing the sample size and thus offset the coarse gold
sampling issue.

In its early programs, Orezone Resources drilled a few HQ (63.5 mm) diameter DD tails of RC
holes which had been stopped in the main arenite or in gold mineralization, in order to test for
grade continuity at depth. Some of these tails returned significant gold assays in the footwall
argillite. Systematic drilling of DD tails was started in May 2005 to evaluate the footwall units.
IAMGOLD has continued to use this drilling method over most of the EMZ deposit area to a
vertical depth of 400 m.

Orezone Resources and GF BVI drilled 20,364 m of oriented HQ diameter core between
September 2005 and June 2006 for the project development and FS program.

RC and DD drilling has been conducted by Essakane S.A.’s Resource Development Group
since January 2010. As of February 2018, a total of 2,279 RC holes 270,208 m) and 968 DD
holes (267,913 m) had been drilled within the EMZ and Falagountou pits.

Essakane S.A.’s drilling objectives include infill drilling to upgrade Inferred Mineral Resources,
expand the resource inventory, gain a better understanding of the geology and controls of
mineralization to advance geological modelling, and improve the quality of assay samples.

At the EMZ deposit, most DD holes targeted Inferred Mineral Resources below the EMZ pit
and along the deposit’s northern, southern, and down-dip extensions.

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DD results on the EMZ deposit were positive, with continuity of mineralization demonstrated
at depth along the east limb of the deposit in the northern sector and in the southeast end of
the pit. EMZ deposit mineralization is oriented north-northwest. The DD results were
incorporated into the updated resource model as reported at February 28, 2018.

An infill RC and DD program conducted at the Falagountou deposit, since the previous
Falagountou Mineral Resource estimate in 2016, confirmed lateral continuity of mineralization
oriented mostly north-south as well as an extension down-dip, which remained open. Drilling
also identified a second mineralized structure, located 250 m west of the main zone.

The drilling programs are based on the targets and metreage proposed by the geology
department during budget preparation. The drill programs are generally derived from the
corporate objectives set earlier in terms of resource/reserve renewal and types of ore feed to
mill. These translate into yearly drilling plans made up of individual hole information that are
created and saved in GEOVIA GEMS mine modelling software (temporary hole-id, collar
location, length, azimuth, and plunge).

Collar locations are then checked in the field by the senior technician to ensure that there is
sufficient space for the drilling pad and a nearby water decant basin for DD holes that will
collect the run-off water and drill cuttings.

The DD and RC drill holes as of February 28, 2018 are summarized in Table 10-1.

TABLE 10-1 ESSAKANE DRILLING PROGRAMS 1995 TO FEBRUARY 2018

DD RC RCD Total
No. of No. of No. of No. of
Year Company Metres Holes Metres Holes Metres Holes Metres Holes
1995 BHP 1,511 9 7,404 120 8,914 129
2000 Ranger 69 1 3,952 52 222 2 4,242 55
2001 Ranger 113 1 17,380 179 1,728 11 19,221 191
2002 Orezone - - - - - - - -
2003 Orezone 288 2 12,126 176 724 6 13,138 184
2004 Orezone 819 4 20,310 227 8,818 48 29,947 279
2005 Orezone 13,200 84 46,030 459 29,980 184 89,210 727
2006 GF/Orezone 13,105 75 14,411 176 16,675 73 44,191 324
2007 Orezone 3,264 30 1,043 17 - - 4,307 47

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 DD RC RCD Total
No. of No. of No. of No. of
Year Company Metres Holes Metres Holes Metres Holes Metres Holes
2008 IAMGOLD 10,992 70 2,822 38 - - 13,814 108
2009 IAMGOLD 2,209 10 4,481 39 - - 6,690 49
2010 IAMGOLD 38,849 150 32,220 230 1,032 3 72,101 383
2011 IAMGOLD 63,760 188 23,053 180 - - 86,813 368
2012 IAMGOLD 50,008 119 40,040 307 - - 90,048 426
2013 IAMGOLD 34,931 139 37,828 275 - - 72,759 414
2014 IAMGOLD 33,296 153 14,280 148 - - 47,576 301
2015 IAMGOLD 7,236 29 22,476 191 5,843 25 35,555 245
2016 IAMGOLD 861 6 30,286 274 - - 31,147 280
2017 IAMGOLD 27,693 133 4,910 68 128 1 18,185 130
2018 IAMGOLD 2,890 15 2,362 18 800 2 6,052 35
Total 305,092 1,218 337,413 3,174 65,950 355 693,910 4,675

Note:
1. Hole type RCD means the holes were pre-collared with RC then completed by DD.

10.1 DIAMOND DRILLING

Since 2007, Essakane S.A. has contracted Boart Longyear Drilling Services for all of its
resource development DD. Starting in 2014, contract drilling was carried out by Major Drilling
International.

HQ-size core (63.5 mm) is drilled ten metres past the saprolite horizon and then reduced to
NQ core (diameter 47.6 mm). The geologist may request that the hole be drilled HQ over a
longer distance if hole deviation is an issue. Hexagonal core barrels and extended shells are
often used to further reduce deviation. Core orientation is carried out using a downhole spear
with wireline attachment. Drill core is placed in angle iron racks at the drill site and oriented
by an Essakane S.A. technician. A continuous top node line is drawn along the length of the
core in black indelible ink. The start and end depths of the drilled interval are written on the
core along with the metre marks. Geotechnical information such as rock quality designation
(RQD) is also recorded. The core is then packed into metal core trays at the drill site and
transported to a dedicated logging facility within the secure mine perimeter. Wooden blocks
are used to mark the start and end of drill runs. The borehole number, tray number, and from-
to depths of the drilled interval are written on the core tray.

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Efforts to properly core drill from surface through the upper saprolite often failed over the EMZ
deposit due to loss of drilling fluid, caving of holes, or the washout of saprolite by entrained
quartz fragments plugging the bit. All holes on the EMZ deposit are cased with either hard
PVC plastic or steel tubing which have to be pulled after downhole tests have been taken.

Due to the high ground and air temperature (> 35°C), the core is always dry when it is brought
to the core shack. The core is logged by Essakane S.A. geologists with information recorded
onto standard log sheets. After logging, each core tray is photographed on a jig that ensures
the same picture quality. Previously, if the hole was located inside the Measured, Indicated,
and Inferred (MII) Whittle shell, the entire core was bagged and sampled. Elsewhere, the core
was cut in half by diamond saw and the one metre sample was placed in a plastic sample bag
and brought to the mine-site laboratory managed by Essakane S.A. In 2013, the selection
procedure was changed and one hole in five was split for archiving purposes. Exceptionally
well mineralized holes were also kept. In 2014, the core was cut in half by diamond saw and
a 1.0 m sample in HQ-size core and a 1.5 m sample in NQ-size core was placed in a plastic
sample bag and submitted to the mine-site laboratory managed by Essakane S.A.

A shipping form listing all the samples that are ready to be analyzed is filled out and sent to
the laboratory with a copy kept at the Resource Development office.

Downhole surveying is carried out by one of Essakane S.A.’s two VisionR instruments or by
the drilling contractor’s Reflex EZ-Shot. Survey results are checked by Essakane S.A.
technicians. Survey readings are taken at downhole depths of three metres below the casing
or at 12 m (whichever is the shallowest), and every 25 m thereafter. Since 2013, downhole
surveys have been carried out using the drilling contractor’s GYRO downhole survey tool that
performs readings every five metres.

Drill hole collar positions are initially determined by a handheld global positioning system
(GPS) on local grid lines by the Essakane S.A. geotechnicians. After drilling, the collar position
is picked up by the surveying department using a differential global positioning system (DGPS).
Away from mine workings, the collar positions are preserved by plastic pipe with written hole
identifiers.

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10.2 REVERSE CIRCULATION DRILLING
For RC drilling, a track-mounted Cat-Max rig is used with an attached cyclone unit that collects
all the coarse (>50 microns) material over five metre runs starting at the collar. A 7 kg sample
split is collected at the cyclone’s underflow using 50/50 single-stage riffle dividers. A 100 g
sub-sample is taken from the split by the geologist for logging purposes and the rest of the
sample is tagged and bagged before being sent to a secure sorting area near the core shack
facility.

A shipping form listing all the samples that are ready to be analyzed is filled out and sent to
the laboratory with a copy kept at the Resource Development office.

Downhole surveying is carried out in a similar manner to the DD holes, except that it uses a
portable winch installed on the drill. Downhole survey readings are taken at a downhole depth
of three metres below the casing or at 12 m (whichever is the shallower) and every 50 m
thereafter. Collar locations are picked up by the surveying department using a differential
GPS.

Figure 10-1 shows the drill hole plan as of February 28, 2018 for the EMZ deposit. Figure 10-
2 shows a typical cross section of the drilling on the EMZ deposit. Figure 10-3 shows the drill
hole plan as of February 28, 2017 for the Falagountou deposit. Figure 10-4 shows a typical
cross section of the drilling on the Falagountou West deposit.

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 Corporation
Figure 10-1
N
IAMGOLD Corporation
1594000.0Y
Essakane Gold Mine
Sahel Region, Burkina Faso
EMZ Deposit Drill Plan

1593500.0Y

1593000.0Y

EMZ Pit
1592500.0Y

Drill Hole Trace

1592000.0Y

1591500.0Y
183500.0X

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184500.0X

185000.0X

185500.0X

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0 250 500 750 1000

July 2018 Metres Source: IAMGOLD, 2018.

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Trans

Corporation
Fresh Rock

Pit Design

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Au ppm Section 51600N Looking Northwest
< 0.29 IAMGOLD Corporation
0.29 - 0.35
Essakane Gold Mine
0.35 - 0.75
0.75 - 1.00
Sahel Region, Burkina Faso
0 20 40 60 80 100
1.00 - 1.50
Metres
EMZ Deposit
> 1.50 Typical Cross Section 51600N
July 2018 Source: Essakane S.A., 2015.
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Falagountou West

Falagountou East
10-8

Figure 10-3

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Essakane Gold Mine

0 100 200 300 400 500
Legend: Sahel Region, Burkina Faso
Metres
Drill Hole Collars Falagountou Deposit Drill Plan

July 2018 Source: Essakane S.A., 2018.

 Section Looking North

Corporation
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Figure 10-4

IAMGOLD Corporation
0 25 50 75 100 Essakane Gold Mine
Metres Sahel Region, Burkina Faso
Falagountou West Deposit
Typical Cross Section
July 2018 Source: Essakane S.A., 2015.
10.3 LOGGING
Data capture for both DD and RC hole information has been formalized by procedures that
detail the steps that must be taken to create consistent logs. The name and purpose of each
description field along with their allowable codes and abbreviations are listed in each
procedure. Data is entered directly into a laptop utilizing Maxwell GeoServices Pty Ltd’s
(Maxwell GeoServices) LogChief software and then transferred into the Central Database.

Data validation is completed by the geologist after the data entry stage and by the database
geologist after the data has been transferred into Maxwell GeoServices’ DataShed (DataShed)
SQL database which constitutes Essakane S.A.’s central data repository for all grade control
and resource development drilling information.

The log is transferred into the GEMS modelling database only after it has been duly validated
in DataShed and all the assays have been received and checked. Recorded recovery
averages 95%.

IAMGOLD is not aware of any drilling, sampling, or recovery factors that could materially
impact the accuracy and reliability of the results.

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11 SAMPLE PREPARATION, ANALYSES AND
SECURITY
11.1 SAMPLE PREPARATION AND ANALYSIS
The sample preparation protocol currently used by Essakane S.A. was developed by GF BVI
in conjunction with Snowden Engineering Inc. (Snowden) in 2006 (Gignac, 2008). The aim of
the protocol is to reduce the Grouping and Segregation Error (GSE) and Fundamental
Sampling Error (FSE) in a coarse gold environment.

Orezone Resources used cyanide-saturated two kilogram bulk leach extractable gold (BLEG)
analysis to improve assay reproducibility. A poor reproducibility was demonstrated with the
fire assay method. In addition, fire assay of the BLEG residues showed an average leach of
97%. It was subsequently determined that rolling for an additional 24 hours with fresh cyanide
resulted in higher BLEG solution grades. BLEG analyses were conducted by the following
independent laboratories: SGS Tarkwa Ghana, SGS Essakane, and TransWorld Ghana (now
Intertek Minerals Limited, Tarkwa Minerals Laboratory Branch). SGS’ laboratories are
accredited, however, IAMGOLD does not have any information regarding the accreditation
status of TransWorld Ghana laboratory.

In January 2006, GF BV replaced Orezone Resources’ two kilogram BLEG bottle roll process
with LeachWELL rapid cyanide leach on one kilogram sub-samples (the LWL69M method).

Since the acquisition of Essakane S.A. by IAMGOLD in 2009, all assays have been carried
out at the mine site laboratory using the LeachWELL method on one kilogram samples
followed with fire assay of the tails when the grade is higher than 5 g/t Au.

Most of the drill holes are sampled at one metre intervals. Core is sawed in two, and one half
is sent for assaying when the hole is either outside the MII pit shell or selected by the geologist.
Otherwise the entire length is crushed and pulverized. The entire sample is crushed to 95%
passing 2 mm in a Terminator or Boyd crusher. It is then split in 12 parts in a rotary splitter
and a 1.2 kg sub-sample is pulverized to 95% passing 105 microns with LM-5 or with LM-2
mills. A 1,000 g sub-sample is assayed by LeachWELL rapid cyanide leach over 12 hours

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with an atomic absorption spectroscopy (AAS) finish. Initially, 10% of assays that returned
over 0.3 ppm had their solid residues re-assayed using fire assay. This percentage has been
raised to 20% in 2014. It is noted that all Keegor mills have been replaced with LM-5 mills,
however, they are still available during rush periods.

All crushing and pulverizing rejects are returned to and stored at the Resource Development
facility where 20% are later selected for check assaying at a commercial laboratory in
Ouagadougou using the same protocol. Check samples are selected based on the presence
of arsenopyrite mineralization regardless of the original grade. It was found that choosing the
check samples based on the mine laboratory assay results alone resulted in a selection bias
(i.e., over a long term, check samples, on average, returned lower values than the mine
laboratory’s results). The sampling protocols for DD samples are shown in Table 11-1.

TABLE 11-1 DD SAMPLE PREPARATION AND ASSAYING PROTOCOL

Step Description
1. Reception • Dry (6h @ 105⁰C).
• Weigh and note.
2. Crushing and pulverization • Crush entire sample in jaw crusher down to 95% -2 mm.
3. Sieving • Test particle size at a frequency of 5% when prompted
by the Laboratory Information Management System
(LIMS).
4. Division • Divide by RSD and combine enough pots for a 1 kg
sub-sample. Pots must be opposite as much as
possible.
• Use the second set of alternating pots when a duplicate
has been requested by the LIMS.
• Time required to obtain final splits must not be less than
two minutes.
• Return rejects to the Resource Development storage
facility.
5. Mill washing with quartz • The LM2 and LM5 must be cleaned with blank quartz
(or construction aggregate used by Camp Maintenance)
after each pulverization.
6. LeachWELL 1,000g Assay 1,000 g sample (note exact weight):
• Leaching period NaCN: 12 hours
AAS finish
• Report weight of sample in grams and results in ppm
7. Fire Assay • Fire assay all solid residues that returned > 0.3 ppm in
original assay.

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Since 2010, RC drilling has been carried out using 140 mm (5.5 in.) diameter holes with 5 m
sample intervals down to a depth of 150 m or until the water table is intersected. The 7 kg field
split is dried and pulverized to 95% passing 500 microns in Keegor mills. Occasionally, when
the sample is comprised of coarse particles, crushing is performed through a Terminator or
Boyd Crusher prior to the pulverization stage. The sample is split in a rotary divider until two
sub-samples weighing one kilogram each are obtained. One sub-sample is pulverized to 95%
passing 500 microns and 1,000 g sample is assayed by LeachWELL rapid cyanide leach.
Similar to the DD samples, 10% solid residues are re-assayed using fire assay whenever the
LeachWELL result exceeds 0.3 ppm Au.

Approximately 20% of the crushed RC pulps are sent to ALS CHEMEX and SGS in
Ouagadougou, for check assaying.

In 2014, revisions were made to the preparation protocols in order to address concerns raised
by the Agoratek sampling consultant. The main concerns addressed were the mass of RC
samples and the pulverization size. On the initial protocol the RC sample mass submitted to
pulverization was 1.2 kg. Also pulp duplicate are send to the external laboratory instead of
coarse duplicate. The quantity of water and the rolling time have been revised as well.

The revisions included changing the pulverization size from P90 of 75 microns to P95 of 500
microns for RC samples (to avoid flattening of coarse gold) and matching preparation and
assaying protocols of the primary (mine) laboratory and the check laboratory, particularly
concerning the amount of water used in the LeachWELL leaching stage and the time the
bottles were rolled.

Sampling protocols for RC samples are shown in Table 11-2.

TABLE 11-2 RC PREPARATION AND ASSAYING PROTOCOL

Step Description
1. Reception • Dry (6h @ 105⁰C).
• Weight and note.
2. Crushing (occasionally) • Pulverize entire 7 kg sample in Keegor mills to 95%
and Pulverization passing 500 microns.
3. Sieve analysis • Test particle size at a frequency of 5% when prompted
by the LIMS.

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 Step Description
4. Division • Divide by RSD and combine enough pots for a 1 kg
sub-sample. Pots must be opposite as much as
possible.
• Use the second set of alternating pots when a duplicate
has been requested by the LIMS.
• Time required to obtain final splits must not be less
than two minutes.
• Return rejects to the Resource Development storage
facility.
5. Mill washing with quartz • The LM2 and LM5 must be cleaned with blank quartz
(or construction aggregate used by Camp
Maintenance) after each pulverization.
6. LeachWELL 1,000g Assay 1,000 g sample (note exact weight):
• Leaching period NaCN: 12 hours
AAS finish
• Report weight of sample in grams and results in ppm
7. Fire Assay • Fire assay all solid residues that returned > 0.3 ppm in
original assay.

11.2 SAMPLE SECURITY

Following IAMGOLD acquisition of Orezone Resources and Essakane Gold Mine in 2009, all
drill samples were collected under direct supervision of the Project staff from the drill rig and
remained within the custody of the staff up to the moment the samples were delivered to the
mine site laboratory.

Samples, including duplicates, were delivered from the drill rig to a secure storage area within
the fenced Essakane core facility. Then blanks and certified reference materials were inserted.
Chain of custody procedures consisted of filling out sample submittal forms that are sent to the
laboratory with sample shipments to make certain that all samples were received by the
laboratory. Sample security has relied upon the fact that the samples are always attended or
locked in appropriate sample storage areas prior to dispatch to the sample preparation facility.

In the QP’s opinion, the sample preparation, analysis, and security procedures at the Essakane
Gold Mine are adequate for use in the estimation of Mineral Resources.

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11.3 QUALITY ASSURANCE AND QUALITY CONTROL
Essakane S.A. is using a QA/QC system which involves insertion of Certified Reference
Materials (CRMs) supplied by Rocklabs Limited and locally sourced blanks.

The CRMs were selected based on the range of gold grades and type of material to be
submitted to the laboratory (oxide or sulphide sample). A list of CRMs used in the assay
program since 2010 is provided in Table 11-3. The underlined standards are those currently
in use.

TABLE 11-3 LIST OF CERTIFIED REFERENCE MATERIALS

OXIDE MATERIAL TYPE SULPHIDE MATERIAL TYPE

Estimated
Estimated Value
CRM Value CRM
(Au g/t) (Au g/t)
OXA71 0.084 SE44 0.606
OXC109 0.201 SE58 0.608
OXC72 0.205 SG56 1.027
OXC129 0.205 SH82 1.333
OXD108 0.414 SH41 1.344
OXD73 0.416 SH69 1.346
OXD87 0.417 SH65 1.348
OXD144 0.417 SH55 1.375
OXD107 0.452 SI54 1.78
OXE106 0.606 SI64 1.78
OXF105 0.8 SJ63 2.632
OXF85 0.805 SJ53 2.637
OXF65 0.805 SJ80 2.656
OXF125 0.806 HISILK2 3.474
OXH97 1.278 SK62 4.075
OXi96 1.802 SK78 4.134
OXi67 1.817 SL77 5.181
OXJ95 2.337 SL51 5.909
OXJ68 2.342 SL61 5.931
OXK79 3.532 SN60 8.595
OXK119 3.604 SN50 8.685
SN74 8.891
HISILP1 12.05
SP59 18.12

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Standards (100 g weight) are inserted at a rate of one standard per 20 samples. Results for
every batch of CRMs, reported by the assay laboratory, are assessed by IAMGOLD’s database
manager prior to upload of any assay data into the SQL database. The average of the CRM
results for each batch is reported to the laboratory manager in a qualitative way by e-mail
(trends showing over or underestimation; evidence for poor instrumental drift corrections;
differences occurring at operator shift changes, etc.). Records of these assessments are
stored in the Essakane S.A. database.

Blanks consist of coarse granite sourced from the west of Burkina Faso (Table 11-4). They
are inserted at a rate of one blank per 20 samples, mostly within the expected mineralized
interval. Formerly, barren quartz was used as blank material. One kilogram bags of granite
blank material are inserted into the sample stream and prepared in the same way as any other
RC or DD sample.

TABLE 11-4 LIST OF LOCAL BLANKS

Estimated Value
Material Type Blank (Au g/t) Origin
GRANITE GRT01 0.0005 WEST/BURKINA

The field duplicates insertion rate is one per 20 samples and 20% of pulps are selected for
external laboratory checking.

The failure criteria are as follows:

• The standard is considered to have failed when it is outside ±3 standard deviations.

• Blanks are considered to have failed when the assay grade is greater than ten times
the detection limit (D.L =0.001 g/t Au).

• Duplicate precision has been recommended after the construction of a ranked Half
Absolute Relative (HARD) graph.

From the deviation (HARD) plot, it has been determined that a precision interval between
± 20% to ± 40% for 90% of the material varying from pulp to coarse reject (Long,1998) be
targeted.

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In the QP’s opinion, the QA/QC program as designed and implemented by Essakane S.A. is
adequate and the assay results within the database are suitable for use in a Mineral Resource
estimate.

Figures 11-1 through 11-5 illustrate the QA/QC graphs used by IAMGOLD team and the
previous company.

FIGURE 11-1 STANDARD OXK119 PLOT

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 FIGURE 11-2 BLANK GRT01 PLOT

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 FIGURE 11-3 FIELD DUPLICATE VS. ORIGINAL SCATTERPLOT

FIGURE 11-4 LOG-LOG DUPLICATE PLOT

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 FIGURE 11-5 HARD PLOT VS. RANK PERCENTILE

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12 DATA VERIFICATION
Different procedures have been put in place to collect information depending on the exploration
method used. In general, field collection of data is entered on paper forms at the drill site and
is then transcribed into Excel worksheets at the exploration office (one worksheet per hole).

Since 2013, field data has been entered directly into a laptop using Maxwell GeoServices’
LogChief geological database software and thereafter synchronized and transferred into the
Central Database. This procedure is also followed for logging core and RC chips at the
exploration office.

Data validation is carried out by the project or database geologist only after all data entry for
the hole has been completed. Another set of data validation (such as invalid from and to, out
of range, or invalid type values) is run on the data once it has been imported into DataShed.
A separate set of validation steps is followed for the assay data after it is imported into
DataShed. All paper copies of logs and assay certificates in PDF and Excel format are
archived for future reference.

Prior to any resource estimation work, 20% of the content of the database is validated. Holes
are randomly selected and the following fields are inspected for possible discrepancies:
survey, assays, and lithology. Azimuth and dips are investigated for possible errors. The
length fields of drill holes in the “Header” tab versus the final survey measurements are verified.
A crosscheck of all samples of the selected drill holes is carried out between laboratory
certificates and assay values in the GEOVIA GEMS database to make sure that all gold assay
intervals match the laboratory certificates. Investigations are carried out on the lithological
information as well.

The QP is of the opinion that the database verification procedures for Essakane S.A. comply
with industry standards and are adequate for the purposes of Mineral Resource estimation.

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13 MINERAL PROCESSING AND
METALLURGICAL TESTING
Testwork programs have been carried out on Essakane’s major ore types by numerous
international metallurgical laboratories since 1990. Testwork undertaken between 1990 and
2007 was reported in a DFS document by GRD Minproc (Pty) Ltd (2007). This was reviewed,
summarized, and reported in the UFS document by GMSI (2009). Since then, testwork has
been performed to refine the process design parameters for the 2014 plant expansion and
to assess the amenability of Falagountou ore to the Essakane extraction method.

13.1 METALLURGICAL TESTWORK FROM 1990 TO 2007

It was determined, in the early stages of development of Essakane, that heap leaching would
not be economically viable mainly due to quantities of cement required for agglomeration of
the clay-rich saprolite. Therefore, it was decided that a conventional crushing, milling, gravity
concentration, and carbon-in-leach (CIL) gold plant was the optimal choice for Essakane.

Comminution test results on fresh ore dictated the design of the grinding circuit.
Comminution parameters determined from the testwork and used for design purposes are
summarized in Table 13-1.

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 TABLE 13-1 COMMINUTION PARAMETER SUMMARY

Extensive leaching tests were conducted on the various ore types. A common characteristic
of Essakane ore is slow leaching kinetics if whole ore is subjected to cyanidation without
removing the coarse gold particles in a gravity concentrate. While leaching is still on-going,
leach extraction reaches a plateau after 50 hours if coarse gold is present in the ore feed,
however, this is reduced to less than 20 hours if gravity gold is removed prior to the leaching
stage.

Gravity concentration testwork was included in the programs by SGS Johannesburg 2004
and 2005, KCA 2005 and 2006, and McClelland Laboratories 2006 and 2007. Gold
recovered in the rougher concentrate varied from 40% to 90%, which is relatively high for
gold deposits.

Gravity concentration was considered necessary for the Essakane plant, even though this
would place an additional burden on security. This rationale was based on the following
factors:
• Due to the high nugget nature of coarse gold, gravity concentration would assist in
reducing gold lock-up in the mills.

• Early removal of free gold particles would reduce the tendency for the particles to be
flattened in the mill and to have impurities hammered into the gold surface with
continued circulation via cyclone underflow.

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 • Coatings, which might inhibit cyanidation, can develop on gold particles undergoing
prolonged recirculation in milling circuits.

• Larger gold particles, if not removed before entering the CIL circuit, may not have
sufficient residence time to dissolve completely, thereby reducing overall recovery.

• The lower head grade in the CIL feed would reduce final solution losses.

• The ability to intensively cyanide leach certain gold-bearing heavier minerals such
as pyrite or arsenopyrite can potentially increase overall gold recovery.

Optimization studies focusing on grind size and recovery versus operating costs concluded
that the economical optimum grind size for hard rock was P80 (80% passing) minus 125
microns. The presence of activated carbon during leaching showed improved leaching
kinetics and ultimately recoveries. This observation led to the use of a CIL circuit as opposed
to a Leach-CIP circuit.

13.2 RECENT METALLURGICAL TESTWORK

As part of the plant expansion, additional metallurgical testwork and ore characterization
was carried out at SGS Lakefield Research Ltd (SGS) during 2011. Comminution testwork
was done on fresh PQ drill core samples. The samples were found to be harder than those
used for the initial plant design. Several gravity tests were conducted on the ore and
confirmed a predicted gravity gold recovery of 45%. Leach tests were completed on the
gravity tails and the run of mine ore. The results showed that a combined (gravity and leach)
recovery of 92% should be expected with a 36 hour leach time. The estimated reagent
consumptions are 0.4 kg/t for cyanide and 0.6 kg/t for lime after a planned leach time of 36
hours. Static settling tests included flocculant screening, feed percent solids optimization,
and flocculant dosage optimization. A non-ionic flocculant was determined to be best suited
for this operation with a feed dilution between 10% to 15% and a dosage rate of 40 g/t.
Rheology testwork was done on simulated underflow samples. All of the samples
demonstrated Bingham plastic rheology behaviors. The samples at a higher pH gave similar
or slightly higher shear stress values.

Metallurgical testing on drill core and samples from the Essakane CIL circuit was carried out
by SGS in June 2015 to further characterize the Essakane deposit, with an emphasis on
hard rock behavior. The metallurgical tests included gravity separation, CIL tests, preg-

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robbing validation tests, whole ore leach tests, intensive leach tests, and diagnostic leach
tests, as well as investigations into the effects of grind size and the effects of surfactants on
preg-robbing. The test program concluded that:
• The gravity component of the mill is essential to maximize gold recovery and optimize
the operation of the downstream CIL circuit. An average gravity recovery of 60%
was achieved at laboratory level. This is similar to the average value of 59% obtained
in previous studies performed by SGS.

• The addition of carbon to the CIL circuit is needed to minimize the effects of preg-
robbing carbonaceous material.

• Gold extraction increases with grind fineness, however, with the increased grind
fineness, more carbonaceous preg robbing material is liberated and can prevent any
observable increase in recovery.

• The use of surfactants or blinding agents at the supplier’s recommended dosage did
not improve gold recovery.

• Diagnostic leaching of CIL tails showed that only 10% of gold in the tailings is free
milling, with the remainder being locked up in dolomite and labile sulphides or
associated with sulphides, graphite, and silicates.

The June 2015 SGS study indicated a risk for a lower recovery related to the amount of
graphitic ore present in future mining zones, according to the life of mine (LOM). Essakane
S.A. has initiated studies on the following initiatives to mitigate this issue:
• Oxygen addition to CIL: will reduce the preg-robbing effects of the ore, with a
potential to decrease cyanide consumption, increase recovery, and increase
leaching kinetic.

• Intensive Leach Process to treat gravity concentrate: will increase gold recovery from
current shaking table.

• Optimization of the carbon profile in the CIL: will lead to better management of the
gold inventory in the CIL and prevent preg-robbing.

Metallurgical testing on representative samples from the Falagountou deposit was

completed in May 2014 by SGS. The metallurgical tests included assaying, mineralogy,
gravity separation, and CIL testwork. The test program concluded that:
• Graphite content was low in all samples, as most carbon was associated with
carbonate material.

• Sulphur grade was low in the saprolite and transition samples, and slightly higher in
the hard rock samples.

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 • The hard rock samples were categorized as soft based on the Bond ball mill work
index (BWI), and had excellent recoveries when treated in a gravity separation CIL
circuit.

13.3 GEOMETALLURGY PROGRAM

The presence of sulphides (pyrite, arsenopyrite, and pyrrhotite) and graphite at a moderate
to high intensity, combined with variable hardness of the rock as the pit exploitation evolves,
impacts the plant performance and makes planning forecasts challenging in terms of metal
recovery and cost.

To reduce the impacts associated with the ore variability, a geometallurgical project was
launched in 2016 to enhance ore management through a better understanding of the
geology. All of the information will be incorporated in a geometallurgical block model by
interpolation of different parameters in relation to the gold recovery in the Mill.

A new carbon and sulphur analyzer was installed in the assay laboratory and is used to
analyze mill tails samples. Onsite testing of mill samples for graphitic carbon (Cg) is regularly
completed in the assay laboratory. Good correlations are observed between graphitic
content and plant residues.

13.3.1 FUTURE WORK

The geometallurgy future program work includes:

• Improving the block model with available information and correlations based on the
previous work;

• Integrating new parameters in mine planning. Monthly reconciliation will be used to

improve the model;

• Further development work is being planned for 2018. This includes additional drilling
and laboratory testing.

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13.4 CIL GOLD RECOVERIES
The average CIL gold recoveries used per rock type from the Falagountou and Essakane
pits are summarized in Table 13-2, and are based on SGS testwork, as described previously.

TABLE 13-2 CIL GOLD RECOVERIES PER ROCK TYPE

Essakane Pit Falagountou Pit

Rock Type Recovery (%) Recovery (%)
Saprolite 95.0 95.5
Transition 92.8 93.5
Hard Rock 91.9 92.0

13.5 HEAP LEACH METALLURGICAL TESTING

13.5.1 HEAP LEACH METALLURGICAL SUMMARY
In order to assess heap leach again but this time for low and marginal grade ore, laboratory
testing was conducted in two separate phases by KCA in 2016 and 2017, respectively. The
first phase included head analysis, coarse bottle roll leach tests, percolation test work,
compacted permeability tests, and column leach tests on two bulk grab samples from the
EMZ.

Based on the results from the first round of metallurgical testing at KCA, a second program
was developed to provide sufficient testing that would be representative of the argillite and
arenite rock types expected to be sent to the heap from the EMZ. The second phase
included head analysis, bottle roll leach tests, comminution testing, high pressure grinding
roll (HPGR) testing, meteoric water motility testing, percolation test work, compacted
permeability test work, and column leach tests on composites from core samples taken from
27 metallurgical drill holes.

13.5.2 KCA NOVEMBER 2017

This work was done on two bulk grab samples collected from the bottom of the pit, which
should be representative of the orebody.

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 On November 30, 2016, the KCA laboratory facility received six 55 gallon drums of bulk
material from the Project. The received material comprised two individual samples identified
as PT6: Arenite and PT16: Argilite Rock/Graphite Faible.

Sample preparation was conducted to provide material for head analyses, head screen
analyses, column leach test work, preliminary agglomeration test work, and compacted
permeability test work.

13.5.2.1 HEAD ANALYSIS

The samples tested at KCA were assayed for gold and silver content. The results of this
analysis are presented in Tables 13-3 and 13-4.

TABLE 13-3 GOLD HEAD ANALYSIS

KCA Sample Assay 1 Assay 2 Average Assay

Description
No. g/t Au g/t Au g/t Au
77401 G PT6: Arenite 0.499 0.521 0.510
77402 G PT16: Argilite Rock/Graphite Faible 0.514 0.525 0.519

TABLE 13-4 SILVER HEAD ANALYSIS

KCA Sample Assay 1 Assay 2 Average Assay

Description
No. g/t Ag g/t Ag g/t Ag
77401 G PT6: Arenite 0.62 0.62 0.62
77402 G PT16: Argilite Rock/Graphite Faible 0.62 0.62 0.62

The head analysis of the samples tested also included carbon and sulphur content. The
sulphur and carbon assays are presented in Table 13-5.

TABLE 13-5 SULPHUR AND CARBON HEAD ANALYSIS

KCA Total Sulphide Sulphate

Sample Total Organic Inorganic Sulphur, Sulphur, Sulphur,
No. Description Carbon, % Carbon, % Carbon, % % % %
77401 G PT6: Arenite 1.01 0.05 0.96 0.41 0.33 0.08
PT16: Argilite Rock/Graphite
77402 G Faible 1.10 0.04 1.06 0.21 0.14 0.07

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13.5.2.2 COARSE BOTTLE ROLL TESTS
Bottle roll tests were conducted by KCA on the material from Essakane at a variety of crush
sizes. The results indicate that the ore is amenable to cyanide leaching and that recovery
is dependent on crush size. Tables 13-6 and 13-7 show the bottle roll test results and Figure
13-1 shows recovery versus crush size for the Essakane samples.

Based on the coarse bottle roll test results, it was decided that the column leach tests should
be run at two different crush sizes to confirm the effects on recovery.

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TABLE 13-6 COARSE BOTTLE ROLL TEST RESULTS – GOLD

Target Calc. p80 Head Calculated Avg. Au Leach Consumption Addition
KCA KCA p100 Size, Size, Average, Head, Extracted, Tails, Extracted, Time, NaCN, Ca(OH)2,
Sample No. Test No. Description mm mm g/t Au g/t Au g/t Au g/t Au % hours kg/t kg/t
77401 C 77405 A PT6: Arenite 16.0 12.63 0.510 0.511 0.337 0.174 66% 240 0.10 0.50
77401 D 77406 A PT6: Arenite 8.0 6.49 0.510 0.571 0.392 0.179 69% 240 0.10 0.50
77401 E 77406 B PT6: Arenite 6.3 4.85 0.510 0.501 0.367 0.133 73% 240 0.12 0.50
77401 F 77407 A PT6: Arenite 4.0 3.04 0.510 0.786 0.670 0.116 85% 240 0.15 0.50
77401 F 77413 A PT6: Arenite 4.0 3.02 0.510 0.642 0.368 0.274 57% 240 0.12 0.65
77401 G 77407 B PT6: Arenite 1.7 -- 0.510 0.453 0.372 0.081 82% 240 0.27 0.50
77401 G 77411 A PT6: Arenite 0.125 -- 0.510 0.455 0.427 0.027 94% 96 0.23 0.75
0.522

77402 C 77405 B PT16: Argilite Rock/Graphite Faible 16.0 12.43 0.519 0.457 0.206 0.250 45% 240 0.07 0.50
77402 D 77408 A PT16: Argilite Rock/Graphite Faible 8.0 6.03 0.519 0.659 0.444 0.214 67% 240 0.10 0.50
77402 D 77413 B PT16: Argilite Rock/Graphite Faible 8.0 6.22 0.519 0.348 0.207 0.141 60% 240 0.13 0.40
77402 E 77408 B PT16: Argilite Rock/Graphite Faible 6.3 4.84 0.519 0.508 0.266 0.243 52% 240 0.10 0.50
77402 F 77409 A PT16: Argilite Rock/Graphite Faible 4.0 3.06 0.519 0.635 0.244 0.391 38% 240 0.15 0.50
77402 G 77409 B PT16: Argilite Rock/Graphite Faible 1.7 -- 0.519 0.383 0.287 0.096 75% 240 0.21 0.50
77402 G 77411 B PT16: Argilite Rock/Graphite Faible 0.125 -- 0.519 0.625 0.561 0.063 90% 96 0.35 0.50
0.379

Average 16.0 12.53 0.515 0.484 0.272 0.212 56% 240 0.09 0.50
Average 8.0 6.26 0.516 0.526 0.348 0.178 65% 240 0.11 0.47
Average 6.3 4.85 0.515 0.505 0.316 0.188 63% 240 0.11 0.50
Average 4.0 3.05 0.513 0.688 0.427 0.260 60% 240 0.14 0.55
Average 1.7 -- 0.515 0.418 0.330 0.089 79% 240 0.24 0.50
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TABLE 13-7 COARSE BOTTLE ROLL TEST RESULTS – SILVER

KCA Target Calc. p80 Head Calculated Avg. Leach Consumption Addition
Sample KCA p100 Size, Size, Average, Head, Extracted, Tails, Ag Extracted, Time, NaCN, Ca(OH)2,
No. Test No. Description mm mm g/t Ag g/t Ag g/t Ag g/t Ag % hours kg/t kg/t
77401 C 77405 A PT6: Arenite 16.0 12.63 0.62 0.50 0.05 0.45 9% 240 0.10 0.50
77401 D 77406 A PT6: Arenite 8.0 6.49 0.62 0.57 0.05 0.52 9% 240 0.10 0.50
77401 E 77406 B PT6: Arenite 6.3 4.85 0.62 0.62 0.05 0.57 8% 240 0.12 0.50
77401 F 77407 A PT6: Arenite 4.0 3.04 0.62 0.65 0.10 0.56 15% 240 0.15 0.50
77401 F 77413 A PT6: Arenite 4.0 3.02 0.62 0.60 0.07 0.53 12% 240 0.12 0.65
77401 G 77407 B PT6: Arenite 1.7 -- 0.62 0.50 0.09 0.41 18% 240 0.27 0.50
77401 G 77411 A PT6: Arenite 0.125 -- 0.62 0.51 0.10 0.41 20% 96 0.23 0.75
0.55

77402 C 77405 B PT16: Argilite Rock/Graphite Faible 16.0 12.43 0.62 0.50 0.02 0.47 5% 240 0.07 0.50
77402 D 77408 A PT16: Argilite Rock/Graphite Faible 8.0 6.03 0.62 0.58 0.05 0.53 9% 240 0.10 0.50
77402 D 77413 B PT16: Argilite Rock/Graphite Faible 8.0 6.22 0.62 0.67 0.05 0.62 7% 240 0.13 0.40
77402 E 77408 B PT16: Argilite Rock/Graphite Faible 6.3 4.84 0.62 0.63 0.05 0.58 8% 240 0.10 0.50
77402 F 77409 A PT16: Argilite Rock/Graphite Faible 4.0 3.06 0.62 0.62 0.05 0.57 8% 240 0.15 0.50
77402 G 77409 B PT16: Argilite Rock/Graphite Faible 1.7 -- 0.62 0.56 0.05 0.51 9% 240 0.21 0.50
77402 G 77411 B PT16: Argilite Rock/Graphite Faible 0.125 -- 0.62 0.51 0.10 0.41 20% 96 0.35 0.50
0.57

Average 16.0 12.53 0.62 0.50 0.03 0.46 7% 240 0.09 0.50
Average 8.0 6.25 0.62 0.61 0.05 0.56 8% 240 0.11 0.47
Average 6.3 4.85 0.62 0.63 0.05 0.58 8% 240 0.11 0.50
Average 4.0 3.04 0.62 0.62 0.07 0.55 12% 240 0.14 0.55
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Average 1.7 -- 0.62 0.53 0.07 0.46 14% 240 0.24 0.50
Average 0.1 -- 0.62 0.51 0.10 0.41 20% 96 0.29 0.63
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FIGURE 13-1 BOTTLE ROLL RECOVERY BY CRUSH SIZE

Coarse Bottle Roll Tests
100%

90%

80%

70%

60%
Recovery, %

50%

40%

30%

20%

10%

0%
0.0 2.0 4.0 6.0 8.0 10.0 12.0 14.0 16.0 18.0
P100 Crush Size, mm

PT6: Arenite Gold
PT14: Argilite Rock/Graphite Faible Gold
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PT6: Arenite Silver
13.5.2.3 PERMEABILITY TESTING
Preliminary percolation tests were conducted on the two samples by KCA. The samples
were tested at two different crush sizes (P100 (100% passing) of 19 mm and P100 of 8 mm)
and four different cement addition rates.

For the percolation tests to pass, the flow out should be 100 times the leach solution
application rate of 12 L/h/m2. Both samples failed the solution clarity portion of the tests at
both crush sizes when no cement was added, indicating there is some migration of fines.
Taking into account the flow, slump and solution clarity, all of the tests gave acceptable
percolation results.

The preliminary percolation tests were followed up by compacted permeability tests. Based
on the percolation test results, both samples were tested under a load equivalent to 50 m of
heap height without any cement addition at both crush sizes. The 50 m height was selected
as the test limit based on KCA’s experience with finely crushed material. The compacted
permeability test results are presented in Table 13-8.

All four tests gave acceptable results of less than 10% slump and a flow greater than 10
times the leach solution application rate of 12 L/h/m2. These results indicate that the ore
types tested do not require any agglomeration to stack the heap to 50 m.

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TABLE 13-8 COMPACTED PERMEABILITY TEST RESULTS

KCA KCA Test Crush Size Cement Calc. p80, Effective Flow Rate, Flow Rate Incremental Cumulative Flow
2
Sample No. No. Description Test Phase p100, mm Added, kg/t mm Height, m L/h/m cm/sec Slump, % Slump, % Pass/Fail
Primary 19 10 1,567 0.044 2% 2% Pass
77401 H 77417 A PT6: Arenite Staged Load 19 0 16 30 2,550 0.071 2% 4% Pass
Staged Load 19 50 2,107 0.059 2% 6% Pass

Primary 8 10 2,946 0.082 1% 1% Pass

77401 I 77417 B PT6: Arenite Staged Load 8 0 6.3 30 2,587 0.072 3% 4% Pass
Staged Load 8 50 2,772 0.077 2% 6% Pass

Primary 19 10 3,523 0.098 1% 1% Pass

PT16: Argilite
77402 H 77418 A Staged Load 19 0 16 30 3,544 0.098 2% 3% Pass
Rock/Graphite Faible
Staged Load 19 50 3,428 0.095 3% 6% Pass

Primary 8 10 2,827 0.079 2% 2% Pass

PT16: Argilite
77402 I 77418 B Staged Load 8 0 6.3 30 2,603 0.072 2% 4% Pass
Rock/Graphite Faible
Staged Load 8 50 2,315 0.064 3% 7% Pass
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13.5.2.4 COLUMN LEACH TESTS
Column leach tests were also conducted by KCA on the two samples from Essakane. The
column leach tests were conducted at two different crush sizes to confirm the effects of crush
size on recovery that were observed in the coarse bottle roll leach tests. The column tests
confirmed the trend of higher recovery with finer crush size.

The column leach tests data are presented in Table 13-9.

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TABLE 13-9 COLUMN LEACH TEST RESULTS

Weighted
KCA Crush Calculated Avg. Tail Calculated Addition
Sample KCA Size, Head, g/t Extracted, Screen, Extracted, Tail p80 Days of Consumption Hydrated
No. Test No. Description mm Au g/t Au g/t Au % Au Size, mm Leach NaCN, kg/t Lime, kg/t
77401 H 77419 PT6: Arenite 19 0.678 0.399 0.279 60% 15.8 69 1.00 0.76
77401 I 77422 PT6: Arenite 8.0 0.620 0.429 0.191 71% 6.3 69 1.18 0.76

77402 H 77425 PT16: Argilite Rock/Graphite Faible 19 0.822 0.493 0.329 62% 15.8 69 0.82 0.50
77402 I 77428 PT16: Argilite Rock/Graphite Faible 8.0 0.648 0.436 0.212 67% 6.3 69 0.86 0.50

Average 19 0.750 0.446 0.304 61% 15.8 69 0.91 0.63

Average 8.0 0.634 0.433 0.202 69% 6.3 69 1.02 0.63

Weighted
KCA Crush Calculated Avg. Tail Calculated Addition
Sample KCA Size, Head, g/t Extracted, Screen, Extracted, Tail p80 Days of Consumption Hydrated
No. Test No. Description mm Ag g/t Ag g/t Ag % Ag Size, mm Leach NaCN, kg/t Lime, kg/t
77401 H 77419 PT6: Arenite 19 0.52 0.12 0.40 23% 15.8 69 1.00 0.76
77401 I 77422 PT6: Arenite 8.0 0.54 0.14 0.40 26% 6.3 69 1.18 0.76

77402 H 77425 PT16: Argilite Rock/Graphite Faible 19 0.52 0.09 0.43 18% 15.8 69 0.82 0.50
77402 I 77428 PT16: Argilite Rock/Graphite Faible 8.0 0.54 0.15 0.39 28% 6.3 69 0.86 0.50

Average 19 0.52 0.11 0.42 21% 15.8 69 0.91 0.63

Average 8.0 0.54 0.15 0.40 27% 6.3 69 1.02 0.63
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13.5.3 KCA MAY 2018
Based on the results of the first round of test work, a decision was made to complete a
metallurgical testing program that would be representative of the resource to be mined for the
heap leach. The trend of higher recovery with finer crush led to the decision to run column tests
to compare fine conventional crushing with HPGR crushing.

The remaining material from the two samples utilized in the KCA testing program from November
2017 was also utilized for the next phase with HPGR test work.

On March 24, 2017, the KCA laboratory facility received two additional 55 gallon drums of bulk
material from the Essakane Project. The received material comprised additional material
identified as PT6: Arenite and PT16: Argilite Rock/Graphite Faible.

Sample preparation was conducted to provide material for ATWAL abrasion testing.

Twenty-eight 55 gallon drums of ½ and ¼ split HQ core material from 27 drill holes representative
of the main zone pit mineralization from the Project were utilized for the test program. Portions
of the received core material were selected and combined into 11 composite samples.

The composite samples are summarized in Table 13-10.

A diagram showing the special orientation of the metallurgical holes in the EMZ pit and composite
selection is presented in Figure 13-2.

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 TABLE 13-10 COMPOSITE SAMPLES

KCA Composite
Sample Composite Sample Sample Composite
No. Name Short Name Weight, kg
79136 A Arenite West 223 AREW223 362.09
79137 A Upper Arenite East 243 UARE243 541.05
79138 A Middle Arenite East 243 MARE243 822.93
79139 A Lower Arenite East 243 LARE243 541.77
79140 A Argilite West 313 ARGW313 492.3
79141 A Argilite East 343 ARGE343 597.58
79142 A Argilite East 343 Refractory ARGE343REF 88.47
79143 A Arenite West 413 AREW413 342.08
79144 A Arenite East 443 AREE443 564.35
79145 A Arenite 443 & 413 Refractory ARE400REF 459.37
79146 A Argilite 513, 543, 623, 643 ARG550 443.19

Sample preparation was conducted to provide material for head analyses, head screen analyses
with assays by size fraction, bottle roll leach test work, column leach test work, preliminary
agglomeration test work, and compacted permeability test work.

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 View Looking North-East

Corporation
13-18

Figure 13-2

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0 100 200 300 400 500 Essakane Gold Mine
Metres Sahel Region, Burkina Faso
Metallurgical Drill Holes
in Essakane Main Zone Pit
July 2018 Essakane S.A., 2018.
In addition to the above-mentioned test work, 54 samples were selected from these domains,
prepared, and utilized for variability bottle roll leach test work.

The variability samples are summarized in Table 13-11.

Additionally, material was prepared and submitted to the University of British Columbia (UBC) for
quantitative x-ray diffraction analyses (QXRD), Hazen Research, Inc. in Golden, Colorado for a
Bond Crusher Impact (CWi) and Bond Abrasion Work Index (Ai), SGS Canada for graphitic
carbon, WETLABS for acid base accounting, and ThyssenKrupp Industrial Solutions in Germany
for abrasion (ATWAL) testing.

TABLE 13-11 VARIABILITY SAMPLES

KCA KCA
Sample Weight Sample Weight
No. kg Rock Type No. kg Rock Type
79148 A 7.16 Arenite West 223 79153 A 6.86 Argilite East 343
79148 B 7.57 Arenite West 223 79153 B 7.18 Argilite East 343
79148 C 7.45 Arenite West 223 79153 C 8.5 Argilite East 343
79148 D 7.44 Arenite West 223 79153 D 6.68 Argilite East 343
79149 A 6.75 Upper Arenite East 243 79153 E 6.47 Argilite East 343
79149 B 7.3 Upper Arenite East 243 79153 F 6.71 Argilite East 343
79149 C 7.64 Upper Arenite East 243 79153 G 7.54 Argilite East 343
79149 D 8.1 Upper Arenite East 243 79154 A 7.8 Arenite West 413
79149 E 5.51 Upper Arenite East 243 79154 B 6.98 Arenite West 413
79150 A 6.4 Middle Arenite East 243 79154 C 6.79 Arenite West 413
79150 B 6.77 Middle Arenite East 243 79155 A 7.9 Arenite East 443
79150 C 6.45 Middle Arenite East 243 79155 B 7.68 Arenite East 443
79150 D 6.73 Middle Arenite East 243 79155 C 8.41 Arenite East 443
79150 E 6.68 Middle Arenite East 243 79155 D 7.53 Arenite East 443
79150 F 7.62 Middle Arenite East 243 79155 E 6.48 Arenite East 443
79150 G 7.07 Middle Arenite East 243 79156 A 8.71 Arenite 443 & 413 Refractory
79150 H 8.21 Middle Arenite East 243 79156 B 7.23 Arenite 443 & 413 Refractory
79150 I 6.3 Middle Arenite East 243 79156 C 8.54 Arenite 443 & 413 Refractory
79151 A 6.86 Lower Arenite East 243 79156 D 7.78 Arenite 443 & 413 Refractory
79151 B 8.13 Lower Arenite East 243 79157 A 6.22 Argilite 513, 543, 623, 643
79151 C 8.25 Lower Arenite East 243 79157 B 7.62 Argilite 513, 543, 623, 643
79151 D 8.01 Lower Arenite East 243 79157 C 9.08 Argilite 513, 543, 623, 643
79151 E 7.48 Lower Arenite East 243 79157 D 6.68 Argilite 513, 543, 623, 643
79152 A 6.28 Argilite West 313 79158 A 7.39 Middle Arenite East 243
79152 B 7.11 Argilite West 313 79158 B 9.59 Argilite West 313
79152 C 6.4 Argilite West 313 79158 C 8.01 Arenite West 413
79152 D 7.23 Argilite West 313 79158 D 7.22 Argilite East 343

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 13.5.3.1 HEAD ANALYSIS
Head analyses for PT6: Arenite and PT16: Argilite Rock/Graphite Faible were previously
presented in this report. A portion of the head material for the core composite material was
crushed to 100% passing 1.70 mm. From the blended minus 1.70 mm material, duplicate portions
were split out and individually ring and puck pulverized to a target grind size of 80% passing 0.075
mm.

A portion of this pulverized head material from each composite was analyzed for gold and silver
by standard fire assay and wet chemistry methods. Head material was also assayed semi-
quantitatively for an additional series of elements and for whole rock constituents. In addition to
these semi-quantitative analyses, the head material was assayed by quantitative methods for
carbon, sulphur, and mercury. A cyanide shake test was also conducted on a portion of the
pulverized head material.

The gold and silver assay results for the composite samples are presented in Tables 13-12 and
13-13.

TABLE 13-12 COMPOSITE SAMPLE GOLD HEAD ANALYSIS

KCA Average
KCA ALS Assay KCA Assay 1 KCA Assay 2 Assay
Sample No. Description g/t Au g/t Au g/t Au g/t Au
79136 B Arenite West 223 0.048 0.089 0.087 0.088
79137 C Upper Arenite East 243 0.228 0.195 0.199 0.197
79138 C Middle Arenite East 243 0.119 0.178 0.171 0.175
79139 C Lower Arenite East 243 0.383 0.449 0.429 0.439
79140 C Argilite West 313 0.630 0.309 0.298 0.303
79141 C Argilite East 343 0.376 0.552 0.573 0.562
79142 A Argilite East 343 Refractory 0.011 0.034 0.034 0.034
79143 B Arenite West 413 0.220 0.552 0.538 0.545
79144 C Arenite East 443 0.647 0.456 0.480 0.468
79145 B Arenite 443 & 413 Refractory 0.367 0.346 0.333 0.339
79146 B Argilite 513, 543, 623, 643 0.385 0.312 0.302 0.307

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 TABLE 13-13 COMPOSITE SAMPLE SILVER HEAD ANALYSIS
KCA KCA Average
Sample ALS Assay ALS Assay KCA Assay 1 KCA Assay 2 Assay
No. Description g/t Ag g/t Ag g/t Ag g/t Ag g/t Ag
79136 B Arenite West 223 <0.5 0.8 0.41 0.41 0.41
79137 C Upper Arenite East 243 <0.5 0.2 0.41 0.41 0.41
79138 C Middle Arenite East 243 <0.5 <0.2 0.21 0.41 0.31
79139 C Lower Arenite East 243 <0.5 0.2 0.41 0.41 0.41
79140 C Argilite West 313 <0.5 <0.2 0.41 0.41 0.41
79141 C Argilite East 343 <0.5 <0.2 0.21 0.41 0.31
79142 A Argilite East 343 Refractory <0.5 <0.2 0.21 0.21 0.21
79143 B Arenite West 413 <0.5 <0.2 0.41 0.41 0.41
79144 C Arenite East 443 <0.5 <0.2 0.41 0.41 0.41
79145 B Arenite 443 & 413 Refractory <0.5 0.2 0.41 0.41 0.41
79146 B Argilite 513, 543, 623, 643 <0.5 0.2 0.41 0.41 0.41

The composite samples are generally in the correct range for the expected grades for the heap
leach, although a few composites (Arenite West 223, Upper Arenite East 243, Middle Arenite East
243 and Argilite East 343 Refractory) are below the cutoff grade for the heap. The silver assays
are all near the detection limit for silver.

The head material was assayed by quantitative methods for carbon, sulphur, and mercury. The
mercury content ranged from 0.01 mg/kg to 0.40 mg/kg with an average of 0.10 mg/kg. The
mercury content of the heap leach ore should be similar to what has been treated in the mill and
the requirement for environmental controls should be the same as the existing plant. The graphitic
carbon assays range from below detection limit to 0.26%. The graphitic carbon is a known
indicator for preg robbing at the existing CIL plant. The carbon and sulphur analyses for the
composite samples are presented in Table 13-14.

In addition to the analyses on pulverized head material, single pass and locked cycle HPGR
crushed samples were utilized for head screen analyses. Portions of conventionally crushed and
HPGR crushed material were utilized for head screen analyses with assays by size fraction.

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TABLE 13-14 COMPOSITE SAMPLE CARBON AND SULPHUR ANALYSIS

SGS Assay, Total Sulphide Sulphate
KCA Total Graphitic Sulphur, Sulphur, Sulphur,
Sample No. Description Carbon, % Carbon, % % % %
79136 B Arenite West 223 1.15 <0.05 0.19 0.10 0.09
79137 C Upper Arenite East 243 1.19 <0.05 0.30 0.17 0.13
79138 C Middle Arenite East 243 1.20 <0.05 0.26 0.16 0.10
79139 C Lower Arenite East 243 1.19 0.07 0.46 0.38 0.08
79140 C Argilite West 313 1.14 0.26 0.18 0.11 0.08
79141 C Argilite East 343 1.36 0.18 0.26 0.18 0.08
79142 A Argilite East 343 Refractory 1.11 0.13 0.28 0.19 0.09
79143 B Arenite West 413 1.29 0.19 0.36 0.26 0.10
79144 C Arenite East 443 1.35 0.16 0.43 0.35 0.08
79145 B Arenite 443 & 413 Refractory 1.13 0.14 0.39 0.30 0.09
79146 B Argilite 513, 543, 623, 643 1.86 0.12 0.38 0.26 0.12
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 13.5.3.2 HPGR CRUSHER TEST WORK
Material was crushed by KCA through a PILOTWAL High Pressure Grinding Roll (HPGR) to
determine the parameters required for the sizing of an industrial HPGR and to produce HPGR
product for laboratory test work. A portion of the material was sent to ThyssenKrupp Industrial
Solutions for abrasion (ATWAL) testing.

The laboratory HPGR test work conducted on each sample included a single pass tests on a
PILOTWAL unit at constant pressure setting and ore moisture content.

The results of the abrasion testing are presented in Table 13-15.

TABLE 13-15 ATWAL, ABRASION TEST RESULTS

Moisture Feed Size Specific Force Wear Rate
Sample No. Description % mm N/mm2 g/t
77433 A PT6: Arenite 1 < 3.15 4.0 22.31
77433 A PT6: Arenite 3 < 3.15 4.0 27.06
77435 A PT16: Argilite Rock/Graphite Faible 1 < 3.15 4.0 14.87
77435 A PT16: Argilite Rock/Graphite Faible 3 < 3.15 4.0 16.19

Typical ranges of wear rates on the ATWAL for other tested ores are given below:

Specific wear rates Abrasiveness

> 40 g/t high
30 to 40 g/t moderate/high
20 to 30 g/t moderate
10 to 20 g/t low/moderate
< 10 g/t low

The tested ore abrasiveness was classified as “moderate” for PT6: Arenite and “low/moderate”
for PT16: Argilite Rock/Graphite Faible.

The HPGR crushing parameters were tested with the PILOTWAL unit at KCA. Dry screening
tests were conducted to get an indication of the screen performance achievable with the partly
compacted discharge of a HPGR. The PILOTWAL test results are presented in Tables 13-16 and
13-17.

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 TABLE 13-16 SUMMARY OF HPGR THROUGHPUT DATA
Specific Net Specific
Moisture, Specific Energy, Throughput Power Force
Added Net (dry feed) (dry feed) at Shaft
Test No. Description % kWh/t t*s/(m³*h) kW N/mm²
79107 PT6: Arenite 3.0 1.5 304.6 13.4 3.6
79108 PT16: Argilite Rock/Graphite Faible 3.0 1.7 305.8 14.8 3.6
79160 Arenite West 223 3.0 1.8 272.8 14.6 3.5
79161 Upper Arenite East 243 3.0 1.8 269.0 14.4 3.4
79162 Middle Arenite East 243 3.0 1.8 279.3 14.5 3.5
79163 Lower Arenite East 243 3.0 1.7 281.6 13.7 3.4
79164 Argilite West 313 3.0 1.8 300.3 15.9 3.5
79165 Argilite East 343 3.0 1.6 304.1 14.5 3.4
79166 Arenite West 413 3.0 1.7 283.0 14.3 3.4
79167 Arenite East 443 3.0 1.7 279.7 14.2 3.4
79168 Arenite 443 & 413 Refractory 3.0 1.8 272.7 14.0 3.4
79169 Argilite 513, 543, 623, 643 3.0 1.7 274.7 13.4 3.4

TABLE 13-17 SUMMARY OF HPGR FEED AND DISCHARGE DATA

Specific Total Discharge Center

Test Force % < 6.3 mm % < 1 mm % < 212 µm % < 6.3 mm % < 1 mm % < 212 µm
No. Description N/mm² % % % % % %
79107 Fresh Feed 0 38.6 15.4 10.8 38.6 15.4 10.8
79107 PT6: Arenite 3.6 71.8 32.7 21.9 77.1 35.8 24.2

79108 Fresh Feed 0 31.8 11.8 7.5 31.8 11.8 7.5

PT16: Argilite
79108 Rock/Graphite Faible 3.6 72.3 33.6 20.6 78.8 37.6 23.2

79160 Fresh Feed 0 30.2 7.5 2.5 30.2 7.5 2.5

79160 Arenite West 223 3.5 82.2 38.0 13.5 82.7 37.6 12.6

79161 Fresh Feed 0 5.2 0.5 0.3 5.2 0.5 0.3

79161 Upper Arenite East 243 3.4 68.9 29 9.0 76.5 33.2 9.0

79162 Fresh Feed 0 21.8 4.4 1.3 21.8 4.4 1.3

79162 Middle Arenite East 243 3.5 67.7 29.1 11.8 73.4 31.9 12.9

79163 Fresh Feed 0 32.9 9.7 3.1 32.9 9.7 3.1

79163 Lower Arenite East 243 3.4 74.8 33.5 13.8 84.1 38.9 16.3

79164 Fresh Feed 0 8.5 0.9 0.5 8.5 0.9 0.5

79164 Argilite West 313 3.5 72.7 31.3 12.1 77.5 34.5 13.4

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 Specific Total Discharge Center

Test Force % < 6.3 mm % < 1 mm % < 212 µm % < 6.3 mm % < 1 mm % < 212 µm
No. Description N/mm² % % % % % %

79165 Fresh Feed 0 26.6 7.2 2.6 26.6 7.2 2.6

79165 Argilite East 343 3.4 71.1 32.1 12.4 81.2 37.6 14.0

79166 Fresh Feed 0 15.8 3.4 1.0 15.8 3.4 1.0

79166 Arenite West 413 3.4 63.7 24.3 10.9 72.2 28.5 12.7

79167 Fresh Feed 0 15.3 2.6 0.7 15.3 2.6 0.7

79167 Arenite East 443 3.4 62.0 24.4 11.2 68.5 28.2 13.0

79168 Fresh Feed 0 22.5 4.4 1.9 22.5 4.4 1.9

Arenite 443 & 413
79168 Refractory 3.4 62 24.6 12.2 70.6 28.3 13.6

79169 Fresh Feed 0 22.7 3.2 1.2 22.7 3.2 1.2

Argilite 513, 543, 623,
79169 643 3.4 75.1 32.7 15.7 81.2 36.5 17.3

Based on preliminary data, a specific throughput of 290 (t*s)/(m3*h) and a specific energy of 1.7
kWh/t were selected for this study. The final data presented here shows an average specific
throughput of 286 (t*s)/(m3*h) and average specific energy of 1.7 kWh/t.

13.5.3.3 COMMINUTION TEST WORK

A portion of the head material from samples Arenite West 223 Core Material, Upper Arenite East
243, Middle Arenite East 243, Lower Arenite East 243, Argilite West 313, Argilite East 343, Argilite
East 343 Refractory, Arenite West 413, Arenite East 443, Arenite 443 & 413 Refractory and
Argilite 513, 543, 623, 643 were submitted to Hazen Research, Inc in Golden, Colorado for
comminution testing. Test work was completed to provide Bond Crusher Impact (CWi) and a
Bond Abrasion Work Index (Ai) for the composite samples.

The results are summarized in Table 13-18.

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 TABLE 13-18 SUMMARY OF COMMINUTION TESTING
KCA
Sample Ai CWi
No. Description g kWh/t
79136 A Arenite West 223 0.5974 13.9
79137 A Upper Arenite East 243 0.4801 15.1
79138 A Middle Arenite East 243 0.5209 16.9
79139 A Lower Arenite East 243 0.3888 19.5
79140 A Argilite West 313 0.0786 20.1
79141 A Argilite East 343 0.2103 18.3
79143 A Arenite West 413 0.5315 19.3
79144 A Arenite East 443 0.5236 18.0
79145 A Arenite 443 & 413 Refractory 0.4139 18.4
79146 A Argilite 513, 543, 623, 643 0.4414 13.6

The average Bond Abrasion index is 0.4187 and the material would be considered abrasive.

The average Bond Crusher Impact index is 17.31 for the material tested, which would be classified
as hard to very hard.

13.5.3.4 PREG-ROBBING CYANIDE SHAKE TESTS

Preg-robbing cyanide shake tests were conducted utilizing portions of the pulverized head
material from each composite. These tests provided preliminary indications of cyanide soluble
gold loss from pregnant solutions.

The preg-robbing value can be positive or negative. A positive value indicates a level of preg-
robbing, while a negative number indicates that more gold is extracted from the sample with the
addition of the spike than without addition of the spike.

As a guide, a preg-robbing value of less than 10% would be generally considered as non-preg-
robbing and a value of greater than 10% would be considered preg-robbing. Values between
10% and 20% would indicate moderate preg-robbing, while values greater than 20% would
indicate highly preg-robbing. Graphitic carbon assays results for each sample are presented for
comparison purposes.

The results of individual preg-robbing tests are presented in Table 13-19.

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TABLE 13-19 COMPOSITE PREG ROBBING TEST RESULTS

SGS Leach Results Preg Robbing Results

Assay, Est. Spiked
KCA Graphitic Head Ext., Spike Direct Leach Preg-
Sample Carbon, Assay, Final Au, Extraction, Au, Au, Au, Au, robbing,
No. Description Split % g/t Au pH mg/L g/t Au % mg/L mg/L mg/L %
79136 B Arenite West 223 A <0.05 0.089 10.5 0.03 0.060 67% 1.00 0.03 1.01 2%
79136 B Arenite West 223 B <0.05 0.087 10.5 0.03 0.060 69% 1.00 0.03 1.01 2%
79137 C Upper Arenite East 243 A <0.05 0.195 10.5 0.05 0.100 51% 1.00 0.05 1.00 5%
79137 C Upper Arenite East 243 B <0.05 0.199 10.5 0.06 0.120 60% 1.00 0.06 1.01 5%
79138 C Middle Arenite East 243 A <0.05 0.178 10.4 0.04 0.080 45% 1.00 0.04 0.98 6%
79138 C Middle Arenite East 243 B <0.05 0.171 10.4 0.03 0.060 35% 1.00 0.03 0.98 5%
79139 C Lower Arenite East 243 A 0.07 0.449 10.5 0.09 0.180 40% 1.00 0.09 1.01 8%
79139 C Lower Arenite East 243 B 0.07 0.429 10.4 0.08 0.160 37% 1.00 0.08 1.00 8%
79140 C Argilite West 313 A 0.26 0.309 10.4 0.06 0.120 39% 1.00 0.06 0.89 17%
79140 C Argilite West 313 B 0.26 0.298 10.4 0.05 0.100 34% 1.00 0.05 0.88 17%
79141 C Argilite East 343 A 0.18 0.552 10.4 0.06 0.120 22% 1.00 0.06 1.00 6%
79141 C Argilite East 343 B 0.18 0.573 10.4 0.07 0.140 24% 1.00 0.07 1.00 7%
79142 A Argilite East 343 Refractory A 0.13 0.034 10.5 0.01 0.020 58% 1.00 0.01 0.87 14%
79142 A Argilite East 343 Refractory B 0.13 0.034 10.3 0.01 0.020 58% 1.00 0.01 0.85 16%
79143 B Arenite West 413 A 0.19 0.552 10.5 0.09 0.180 33% 1.00 0.09 0.98 11%
79143 B Arenite West 413 B 0.19 0.538 10.5 0.08 0.160 30% 1.00 0.08 0.97 11%
79144 C Arenite East 443 A 0.16 0.456 10.3 0.22 0.440 96% 1.00 0.22 1.15 7%
79144 C Arenite East 443 B 0.16 0.480 10.5 0.23 0.460 96% 1.00 0.23 1.15 8%
79145 B Arenite 443 & 413 Refractory A 0.14 0.346 10.4 0.06 0.120 35% 1.00 0.06 0.97 9%
79145 B Arenite 443 & 413 Refractory B 0.14 0.333 10.4 0.05 0.100 30% 1.00 0.05 0.96 9%
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79146 B Argilite 513, 543, 623, 643 A 0.12 0.312 10.3 0.08 0.160 51% 1.00 0.08 1.01 7%
79146 B Argilite 513, 543, 623, 643 B 0.12 0.302 10.5 0.07 0.140 46% 1.00 0.07 1.01 6%
Three of the samples would be considered moderately preg robbing while the rest would be
considered not preg robbing. The highest preg robbing occurred with the highest graphitic carbon
assay, but there is not a direct correlation. Caution will need to be taken to minimize the amount
of preg robbing material stacked on the heap.

13.5.3.5 ACID BASE ACCOUNTING

Acid-base accounting is a static test to determine the acid producing or acid neutralizing potential
of a material. It is a general analysis for the elements of acid generation and does not indicate
the potential rate at which generation or neutralization may occur.

It is generally accepted that a net neutralization potential (NNP) value greater than 20 is indicative
of a non-acid producing material (acid neutralizing material) and a NNP value less than -20 is
indicative of an acid generating material.

KCA sent head composite material from Arenite West 223 Core Material, Upper Arenite East 243,
Middle Arenite East 243, Lower Arenite East 243, Argilite West 313, Argilite East 343, Argilite
East 343 Refractory, Arenite West 413, Arenite East 443, Arenite 443 & 413 Refractory and
Argilite 513, 543, 623, 643 (KCA Test Nos. 79136 B, 79137 C, 79138 C, 79139 C, 79140 C, 79141
C, 79142 A, 79143 C, 79144 C, 79145 B and 79146 B) to WETLABS for testing. The test work
showed a NNP value greater than 20 for all samples, therefore, the material has low acid
producing potential.

13.5.3.6 BOTTLE ROLL TEST WORK

Standard bottle roll leach testing was conducted on a portion of the material. A 1,000 g portion
of head material was pulverized to a target size of 100% passing 0.150 mm. The pulverized slurry
was then utilized for leach testing.

LeachWELL bottle roll leach testing was conducted on a portion of the material. A 1,000 g portion
of head material was pulverized in a laboratory rod mill to a target size of 100% passing 0.150
mm. The pulverized slurry was then utilized for leach testing.

Variability bottle roll leach testing was conducted on selected composites. A 500 g portion of the
composite material was pulverized to a target size of 100% passing 0.150 mm. The pulverized
slurry was then utilized for leach testing.

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For the standard bottle roll tests, gold extractions ranged from 15% to 93% (average of 78%)
based on calculated heads which ranged from 0.107 g/t to 1.188 g/t. The sodium cyanide
consumptions ranged from 0.79 kg/t to 1.10 kg/t. The material utilized in leaching was blended
with 1.25 kg/t to 1.75 kg/t hydrated lime.

The results of standard composite bottle roll leach test work are summarized in Table 13-20.

The results of the LeachWELL composite bottle roll tests are summarized in Table 13-21.

The results of the variability bottle roll tests are summarized in Table 13-22.

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TABLE 13-20 SUMMARY OF COMPOSITE STANDARD BOTTLE ROLL LEACH TESTS

Target Avg.
KCA KCA p80 Head Calculated Tails, Au Leach Consumption Addition
Sample Test Size, Average, Head, Extracted, g/t Extracted, Time, NaCN, Ca(OH)2,
No. No. Description mm g/t Au g/t Au g/t Au Au % hours kg/t kg/t
79136 B 79171 A Arenite West 223 0.150 0.088 0.107 0.097 0.010 90% 96 0.79 1.25
79137 C 79171 B Upper Arenite East 243 0.150 0.197 0.185 0.172 0.014 93% 96 0.91 1.25
79138 C 79171 C Middle Arenite East 243 0.150 0.175 0.307 0.268 0.039 87% 96 0.97 1.25
79139 C 79171 D Lower Arenite East 243 0.150 0.439 0.577 0.519 0.058 90% 96 0.88 1.50
79140 C 79172 A Argilite West 313 0.150 0.303 0.208 0.094 0.115 45% 96 0.91 1.25
79141 C 79172 B Argilite East 343 0.150 0.562 1.188 1.054 0.134 89% 96 0.94 1.75
79142 A 79172 C Argilite East 343 Refractory 0.150 0.034 0.079 0.012 0.067 15% 96 0.94 1.50
79143 B 79172 D Arenite West 413 0.150 0.545 0.305 0.243 0.062 80% 96 1.02 1.25
79144 C 79173 A Arenite East 443 0.150 0.468 0.409 0.381 0.027 93% 96 0.97 1.25
79145 B 79173 B Arenite 443 & 413 Refractory 0.150 0.339 0.897 0.810 0.087 90% 96 0.99 1.50
79146 B 79173 C Argilite 513, 543, 623, 643 0.150 0.307 0.376 0.335 0.041 89% 96 1.10 1.50

Target Avg.
KCA KCA p80 Head Calculated Tails, Ag Leach Consumption Addition
Sample Test Size, Average, Head, Extracted, g/t Extracted, Time, NaCN, Ca(OH)2,
No. No. Description mm g/t Ag g/t Ag g/t Ag Ag % hours kg/t kg/t
79136 B 79171 A Arenite West 223 0.150 0.41 0.38 0.07 0.31 19% 96 0.79 1.25
79137 C 79171 B Upper Arenite East 243 0.150 0.40 0.38 0.07 0.31 19% 96 0.91 1.25
79138 C 79171 C Middle Arenite East 243 0.150 0.30 0.28 0.07 0.21 26% 96 0.97 1.25
79139 C 79171 D Lower Arenite East 243 0.150 0.40 0.38 0.07 0.21 19% 96 0.88 1.50
79140 C 79172 A Argilite West 313 0.150 0.40 0.38 0.07 0.31 18% 96 0.91 1.25
79141 C 79172 B Argilite East 343 0.150 0.30 0.32 0.12 0.21 36% 96 0.94 1.75
79142 A 79172 C Argilite East 343 Refractory 0.150 0.20 0.23 0.02 0.31 11% 96 0.94 1.50
79143 B 79172 D Arenite West 413 0.150 0.40 0.38 0.07 0.31 19% 96 1.02 1.25
79144 C 79173 A Arenite East 443 0.150 0.40 0.40 0.09 0.31 23% 96 0.97 1.25
79145 B 79173 B Arenite 443 & 413 Refractory 0.150 0.40 0.41 0.10 0.31 24% 96 0.99 1.50
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TABLE 13-21 SUMMARY OF COMPOSITE LEACHWELL BOTTLE ROLL LEACH TESTS

Target
KCA KCA p100 Head Calculated Avg. Au Leach Consumption Addition Soln,
Sample Test Size, Average, Head, Extracted, Tails, Extracted, Time, NaCN, Ca(OH)2, mg
No. No. Description Finish mm g/t Au g/t Au g/t Au g/t Au % hours kg/t kg/t Au/L
AAS 0.087 0.080 0.007 92% 0.04
Arenite
79136 B 80260 A ICP 0.15 0.088 0.098 0.091 0.007 93% 12 0.12 5.00 0.046
West 223
DIBK-AAS 0.109 0.102 0.007 94% 0.051

Upper AAS 0.234 0.160 0.074 68% 0.08

79137 C 80260 B Arenite East ICP 0.15 0.197 0.223 0.149 0.074 67% 12 <0.10 5.00 0.075
243 DIBK-AAS 0.268 0.194 0.074 72% 0.097

Middle AAS 0.258 0.220 0.038 85% 0.11

79138 C 80260 C Arenite East ICP 0.15 0.175 0.248 0.210 0.038 85% 12 0.14 5.00 0.105
243 DIBK-AAS 0.316 0.278 0.038 88% 0.139

Lower AAS 0.643 0.580 0.063 90% 0.29

79139 C 80260 D Arenite East ICP 0.15 0.439 0.610 0.547 0.063 90% 12 <0.10 5.00 0.274
243 DIBK-AAS 0.767 0.704 0.063 92% 0.352

AAS 0.645 0.580 0.065 90% 0.29

Argilite
79140 C 80260 E ICP 0.15 0.303 0.580 0.515 0.065 89% 12 0.14 5.00 0.258
West 313
DIBK-AAS 0.737 0.672 0.065 91% 0.336

AAS 0.505 0.440 0.065 87% 0.22

Argilite East
79141 C 80260 F ICP 0.15 0.562 0.477 0.412 0.065 86% 12 0.14 5.00 0.206
343
DIBK-AAS 0.585 0.520 0.065 89% 0.260
Argilite East AAS 0.034 0.020 0.014 59% 0.01
80260
79142 A 343 ICP 0.15 0.034 0.030 0.016 0.014 54% 12 <0.10 5.00 0.008
G
Refractory DIBK-AAS 0.032 0.018 0.014 57% 0.009
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AAS 0.299 0.260 0.039 87% 0.13

Arenite
79143 B 80260 H ICP 0.15 0.545 0.260 0.221 0.039 85% 12 0.12 5.00 0.111
West 413
DIBK-AAS 0.349 0.310 0.039 89% 0.155
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Target
KCA KCA p100 Head Calculated Avg. Au Leach Consumption Addition Soln,
Sample Test Size, Average, Head, Extracted, Tails, Extracted, Time, NaCN, Ca(OH)2, mg
No. No. Description Finish mm g/t Au g/t Au g/t Au g/t Au % hours kg/t kg/t Au/L

AAS 1.822 1.760 0.062 97% 0.88

Arenite East
79144 C 80260 I ICP 0.15 0.468 1.590 1.528 0.062 96% 12 <0.10 5.00 0.764
443
DIBK-AAS 1.836 1.774 0.062 97% 0.887

Arenite 443 AAS 5.717 5.180 0.537 91% 2.59

79145 B 80261 A & 413 ICP 0.15 0.339 5.364 4.827 0.537 90% 12 <0.10 5.00 2.414
Refractory DIBK-AAS 6.017 5.480 0.537 91% 2.740

Argilite 513, AAS 0.573 0.520 0.053 91% 0.26

79146 B 80261 B 543, 623, ICP 0.15 0.307 0.518 0.465 0.053 90% 12 <0.10 5.00 0.233
643 DIBK-AAS 0.661 0.608 0.053 92% 0.304
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TABLE 13-22 SUMMARY OF VARIABILITY BOTTLE ROLL LEACH TESTS

KCA Target Head Calculated Avg. Au Leach Consumption Addition

Sample KCA Composite p100 Size, Average, Head, Extracted, Tails, Extracted, Time, NaCN, Ca(OH)2,
No. Test No. Domain Test Type Finish mm g/t Au g/t Au g/t Au g/t Au % hours kg/t kg/t
80263 A Standard AAS 0.436 0.440 0.427 0.014 97% 96 0.39 1.50
81010 A Au Spike AAS 0.436 0.459 0.420 0.039 91% 24 0.09 1.50
Arenite
79148 A AAS 0.15 0.436 0.426 0.405 0.021 95%
West 223
81001 A LeachWELL ICP 0.436 0.443 0.422 0.021 95% 12 0.38 5.00
DIBK-AAS 0.436 0.461 0.440 0.021 95%
80263 B Standard AAS 0.021 0.026 0.016 0.010 61% 96 0.10 1.00
81010 B Au Spike AAS 0.021 0.067 0.060 0.007 90% 24 0.18 1.00
Arenite
79148 B AAS 0.15 0.021 0.052 0.030 0.022 57%
West 223
81001 B LeachWELL ICP 0.021 0.039 0.017 0.022 43% 12 0.30 5.00
DIBK-AAS 0.021 0.042 0.020 0.022 47%
80263 C Standard AAS 0.122 0.059 0.051 0.009 86% 96 0.34 1.00
81010 C Au Spike AAS 0.122 0.097 0.090 0.007 93% 24 0.20 1.00
Arenite
79148 C AAS 0.15 0.122 0.124 0.105 0.019 85%
West 223
81001 C LeachWELL ICP 0.122 0.113 0.095 0.019 83% 12 0.39 5.00
DIBK-AAS 0.122 0.130 0.111 0.019 85%
80263 D Standard AAS 0.087 0.523 0.265 0.257 51% 96 0.49 1.00
81010 D Au Spike AAS 0.087 0.319 0.300 0.019 94% 24 0.27 1.00
Arenite
79148 D AAS 0.15 0.087 0.105 0.090 0.015 85%
West 223
81001 D LeachWELL ICP 0.087 0.128 0.113 0.015 88% 12 0.45 5.00
DIBK-AAS 0.087 0.128 0.113 0.015 88%
80264 A Standard AAS 0.043 0.103 0.050 0.053 48% 96 0.08 1.00
81010 E Upper Au Spike AAS 0.043 0.105 0.090 0.015 86% 24 0.17 1.00
79149 A Arenite AAS 0.15 0.043 0.089 0.075 0.014 85%
81001 E East 243 LeachWELL ICP 0.043 0.084 0.071 0.014 84% 12 0.36 5.00
DIBK-AAS 0.043 0.090 0.077 0.014 85%
80264 B Standard AAS 0.213 0.163 0.119 0.045 73% 96 0.16 1.00
81010 F Upper Au Spike AAS 0.213 0.212 0.195 0.017 92% 24 0.20 1.00
79149 B Arenite AAS 0.15 0.213 0.433 0.420 0.013 97%
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81001 F East 243 LeachWELL ICP 0.213 0.461 0.449 0.013 97% 12 0.42 5.00
DIBK-AAS 0.213 0.469 0.456 0.013 97%
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KCA Target Head Calculated Avg. Au Leach Consumption Addition

Sample KCA Composite p100 Size, Average, Head, Extracted, Tails, Extracted, Time, NaCN, Ca(OH)2,
No. Test No. Domain Test Type Finish mm g/t Au g/t Au g/t Au g/t Au % hours kg/t kg/t
80264 C Standard AAS 0.051 0.062 0.050 0.012 81% 96 0.49 1.00
81010 G Upper Au Spike AAS 0.051 0.120 0.105 0.015 87% 24 0.11 1.00
79149 C Arenite AAS 0.15 0.051 0.066 0.045 0.021 69%
81001 G East 243 LeachWELL ICP 0.051 0.087 0.066 0.021 76% 12 0.42 5.00
DIBK-AAS 0.051 0.079 0.059 0.021 74%
80264 D Standard AAS 0.151 0.294 0.121 0.173 41% 96 0.56 1.50
81010 H Upper Au Spike AAS 0.151 0.233 0.180 0.053 77% 24 0.24 1.50
79149 D Arenite AAS 0.15 0.151 0.132 0.105 0.027 79%
81001 H East 243 LeachWELL ICP 0.151 0.158 0.131 0.027 83% 12 0.32 5.00
DIBK-AAS 0.151 0.164 0.137 0.027 83%
80265 A Standard AAS 0.158 0.137 0.118 0.019 86% 96 0.19 1.00
81010 I Upper Au Spike AAS 0.158 2.844 1.215 1.629 43% 24 0.24 1.50
79149 E Arenite AAS 0.15 0.158 0.134 0.120 0.014 90%
81001 I East 243 LeachWELL ICP 0.158 0.135 0.122 0.014 90% 12 0.54 5.00
DIBK-AAS 0.158 0.143 0.129 0.014 90%
80265 B Standard AAS 0.441 0.432 0.340 0.093 79% 96 0.39 1.00
81010 J Middle Au Spike AAS 0.441 0.363 0.330 0.033 91% 24 0.15 1.00
79150 A Arenite AAS 0.15 0.441 0.341 0.315 0.026 92%
81001 J East 243 LeachWELL ICP 0.441 0.363 0.338 0.026 93% 12 0.42 5.00
DIBK-AAS 0.441 0.380 0.354 0.026 93%
80265 C Standard AAS 0.283 0.217 0.189 0.027 87% 96 0.40 1.00
81011 A Middle Au Spike AAS 0.283 0.234 0.210 0.024 90% 24 0.23 1.00
79150 B Arenite AAS 0.15 0.283 0.244 0.225 0.019 92%
81002 A East 243 LeachWELL ICP 0.283 0.260 0.242 0.019 93% 12 0.30 5.00
DIBK-AAS 0.283 0.278 0.260 0.019 93%
80265 D Standard AAS 0.264 0.222 0.189 0.033 85% 96 0.50 1.50
81011 B Middle Au Spike AAS 0.264 0.224 0.195 0.029 87% 24 0.26 1.50
79150 C Arenite AAS 0.15 0.264 0.183 0.165 0.018 90%
81002 B East 243 LeachWELL ICP 0.264 0.193 0.176 0.018 91% 12 0.09 5.00
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KCA Target Head Calculated Avg. Au Leach Consumption Addition

Sample KCA Composite p100 Size, Average, Head, Extracted, Tails, Extracted, Time, NaCN, Ca(OH)2,
No. Test No. Domain Test Type Finish mm g/t Au g/t Au g/t Au g/t Au % hours kg/t kg/t
80266 A Standard AAS 0.117 0.089 0.069 0.021 77% 96 0.55 1.50
81011 C Middle Au Spike AAS 0.117 0.139 0.120 0.019 86% 24 0.17 1.50
79150 D Arenite AAS 0.15 0.117 0.089 0.075 0.014 85%
81002 C East 243 LeachWELL ICP 0.117 0.099 0.086 0.014 86% 12 0.51 5.00
DIBK-AAS 0.117 0.101 0.087 0.014 86%
80266 B Standard AAS 0.266 0.206 0.166 0.039 81% 96 0.33 1.00
81011 D Middle Au Spike AAS 0.266 0.165 0.150 0.015 91% 24 0.42 1.00
79150 E Arenite AAS 0.15 0.266 0.179 0.165 0.014 92%
81002 D East 243 LeachWELL ICP 0.266 0.201 0.188 0.014 93% 12 0.58 5.00
DIBK-AAS 0.266 0.215 0.201 0.014 94%
80266 C Standard AAS 0.160 0.166 0.135 0.031 81% 96 0.65 1.50
81011 E Middle Au Spike AAS 0.160 0.107 0.090 0.017 84% 24 0.18 1.50
79150 F Arenite AAS 0.15 0.160 0.089 0.075 0.014 85%
81002 E East 243 LeachWELL ICP 0.160 0.097 0.083 0.014 86% 12 0.15 5.00
DIBK-AAS 0.160 0.092 0.078 0.014 85%
80266 D Standard AAS 0.287 0.177 0.138 0.039 78% 96 0.43 1.00
81011 F Middle Au Spike AAS 0.287 0.227 0.210 0.017 92% 24 0.11 1.00
79150 G Arenite AAS 0.15 0.287 0.179 0.165 0.014 92%
81002 F East 243 LeachWELL ICP 0.287 0.177 0.164 0.014 92% 12 0.14 5.00
DIBK-AAS 0.287 0.194 0.180 0.014 93%
80267 A Standard AAS 0.145 0.143 0.119 0.024 83% 96 0.56 1.50
81011 G Middle Au Spike AAS 0.145 0.159 0.135 0.024 85% 24 0.17 0.50
79150 H Arenite AAS 0.15 0.145 0.137 0.120 0.017 88%
81002 G East 243 LeachWELL ICP 0.145 0.137 0.120 0.017 88% 12 0.12 5.00
DIBK-AAS 0.145 0.149 0.132 0.017 89%
80267 B Standard AAS 0.511 0.463 0.436 0.027 94% 96 0.43 1.00
81011 H Middle Au Spike AAS 0.511 1.074 1.035 0.039 96% 24 0.23 1.00
79150 I Arenite AAS 0.15 0.511 1.083 1.065 0.018 98%
81002 H East 243 LeachWELL ICP 0.511 1.164 1.146 0.018 98% 12 0.11 5.00
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KCA Target Head Calculated Avg. Au Leach Consumption Addition

Sample KCA Composite p100 Size, Average, Head, Extracted, Tails, Extracted, Time, NaCN, Ca(OH)2,
No. Test No. Domain Test Type Finish mm g/t Au g/t Au g/t Au g/t Au % hours kg/t kg/t
80275 C Standard AAS 0.682 0.633 0.607 0.026 96% 96 0.73 1.00
81014 H Middle Au Spike AAS 0.682 0.540 0.525 0.015 97% 24 0.32 1.00
79158 A Arenite AAS 0.15 0.682 0.884 0.860 0.024 97%
81005 H East 243 LeachWELL ICP 0.682 0.914 0.890 0.024 97% 12 0.62 5.00
DIBK-AAS 0.682 1.066 1.042 0.024 98%
80267 C Standard AAS 0.387 0.263 0.235 0.027 90% 96 0.39 1.00
81011 I Lower Au Spike AAS 0.387 0.248 0.195 0.053 79% 24 0.24 1.00
79151 A Arenite AAS 0.15 0.387 0.311 0.285 0.026 92%
81002 I East 243 LeachWELL ICP 0.387 0.321 0.296 0.026 92% 12 0.11 5.00
DIBK-AAS 0.387 0.329 0.303 0.026 92%
80267 D Standard AAS 0.251 0.296 0.170 0.127 57% 96 0.52 1.00
81011 J Lower Au Spike AAS 0.251 0.180 0.165 0.015 91% 24 0.36 1.00
79151 B Arenite AAS 0.15 0.251 0.169 0.150 0.019 89%
81002 J East 243 LeachWELL ICP 0.251 0.196 0.177 0.019 90% 12 0.12 5.00
DIBK-AAS 0.251 0.172 0.153 0.019 89%
80268 A Standard AAS 0.528 0.393 0.338 0.056 86% 96 0.29 1.00
81011 K Lower Au Spike AAS 0.528 0.422 0.345 0.077 82% 24 0.14 1.00
79151 C Arenite AAS 0.15 0.528 0.447 0.420 0.027 94%
81002 K East 243 LeachWELL ICP 0.528 0.503 0.476 0.027 95% 12 0.15 5.00
DIBK-AAS 0.528 0.471 0.444 0.027 94%
80268 B Standard AAS 0.228 0.278 0.235 0.043 85% 96 0.13 1.00
81012 A Lower Au Spike AAS 0.228 0.241 0.195 0.046 81% 24 0.17 1.00
79151 D Arenite AAS 0.15 0.228 0.227 0.210 0.017 92%
81003 A East 243 LeachWELL ICP 0.228 0.233 0.216 0.017 93% 12 0.09 5.00
DIBK-AAS 0.228 0.203 0.186 0.017 92%
80268 C Standard AAS 0.144 0.341 0.300 0.041 88% 96 0.64 1.26
81012 B Lower Au Spike AAS 0.144 0.267 0.255 0.012 96% 24 0.26 1.26
79151 E Arenite AAS 0.15 0.144 0.239 0.225 0.014 94%
81003 B East 243 LeachWELL ICP 0.144 0.242 0.228 0.014 94% 12 0.24 5.00
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KCA Target Head Calculated Avg. Au Leach Consumption Addition

Sample KCA Composite p100 Size, Average, Head, Extracted, Tails, Extracted, Time, NaCN, Ca(OH)2,
No. Test No. Domain Test Type Finish mm g/t Au g/t Au g/t Au g/t Au % hours kg/t kg/t
80268 D Standard AAS 0.145 0.162 0.121 0.041 75% 96 0.81 1.26
81012 C Au Spike AAS 0.145 0.202 0.150 0.052 74% 24 0.21 1.26
Argilite
79152 A AAS 0.15 0.145 0.139 0.120 0.019 86%
West 313
81003 C LeachWELL ICP 0.145 0.142 0.123 0.019 87% 12 0.12 5.00
DIBK-AAS 0.145 0.122 0.104 0.019 85%
80269 A Standard AAS 0.015 0.043 0.009 0.034 20% 96 0.39 1.00
81012 D Au Spike AAS 0.015 0.098 0.000 0.098 0% 24 0.23 1.00
Argilite
79152 B AAS 0.15 0.015 0.016 0.008 0.009 47%
West 313
81003 D LeachWELL ICP 0.015 0.009 0.001 0.009 8% 12 0.24 5.00
DIBK-AAS 0.015 0.018 0.009 0.009 51%
80269 B Standard AAS 3.154 4.580 4.427 0.153 97% 96 0.28 1.00
81012 E Au Spike AAS 3.154 5.709 5.580 0.129 98% 24 0.26 1.00
Argilite
79152 C AAS 0.15 3.154 5.925 5.850 0.075 99%
West 313
81003 E LeachWELL ICP 3.154 6.091 6.016 0.075 99% 12 0.18 5.00
DIBK-AAS 3.154 5.631 5.556 0.075 99%
80269 C Standard AAS 0.683 0.576 0.305 0.271 53% 96 0.47 1.00
81012 F Au Spike AAS 0.683 0.397 0.195 0.202 49% 24 0.38 1.00
Argilite
79152 D AAS 0.15 0.683 0.563 0.525 0.038 93%
West 313
81003 F LeachWELL ICP 0.683 0.489 0.452 0.038 92% 12 0.26 5.00
DIBK-AAS 0.683 0.560 0.522 0.038 93%
80275 D Standard AAS 0.783 1.097 0.807 0.290 74% 96 0.90 1.00
81014 I Au Spike AAS 0.783 0.598 0.375 0.223 63% 24 0.54 1.00
Argilite
79158 B AAS 0.15 0.783 0.643 0.600 0.043 93%
West 313
81005 I LeachWELL ICP 0.783 0.631 0.588 0.043 93% 12 0.56 5.00
DIBK-AAS 0.783 0.619 0.576 0.043 93%
80269 D Standard AAS 0.126 0.098 0.066 0.033 67% 96 0.60 1.00
81012 F Au Spike AAS 0.126 0.086 0.060 0.026 70% 24 0.38 1.00
Argilite
79153 A AAS 0.15 0.126 0.070 0.060 0.010 85%
East 343
81003 G LeachWELL ICP 0.126 0.082 0.072 0.010 88% 12 0.53 5.00
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KCA Target Head Calculated Avg. Au Leach Consumption Addition

Sample KCA Composite p100 Size, Average, Head, Extracted, Tails, Extracted, Time, NaCN, Ca(OH)2,
No. Test No. Domain Test Type Finish mm g/t Au g/t Au g/t Au g/t Au % hours kg/t kg/t
80270 A Standard AAS 0.041 0.024 0.009 0.015 36% 96 0.68 1.26
81012 H Au Spike AAS 0.041 0.088 0.060 0.028 68% 24 0.26 1.26
Argilite
79153 B AAS 0.15 0.041 0.035 0.008 0.026 23%
East 343
81003 H LeachWELL ICP 0.041 0.035 0.009 0.026 26% 12 0.18 5.00
DIBK-AAS 0.041 0.032 0.006 0.026 19%
80270 B Standard AAS 0.431 0.203 0.176 0.027 87% 96 0.59 1.00
81012 I Au Spike AAS 0.431 0.368 0.315 0.053 86% 24 0.20 1.00
Argilite
79153 C AAS 0.15 0.431 0.257 0.240 0.017 93%
East 343
81003 I LeachWELL ICP 0.431 0.265 0.248 0.017 94% 12 0.16 5.00
DIBK-AAS 0.431 0.237 0.220 0.017 93%
80270 C Standard AAS 0.300 0.310 0.127 0.183 41% 96 0.60 1.00
81012 J Au Spike AAS 0.300 0.246 0.075 0.171 30% 24 0.35 1.00
Argilite
79153 D AAS 0.15 0.300 0.253 0.220 0.033 87%
East 343
81003 J LeachWELL ICP 0.300 0.295 0.262 0.033 89% 12 0.12 5.00
DIBK-AAS 0.300 0.275 0.242 0.033 88%
80270 D Standard AAS 0.797 0.658 0.508 0.150 77% 96 0.82 1.00
81012 K Au Spike AAS 0.797 0.830 0.645 0.185 78% 24 0.44 1.00
Argilite
79153 E AAS 0.15 0.797 1.148 1.100 0.048 96%
East 343
81003 K LeachWELL ICP 0.797 1.152 1.104 0.048 96% 12 0.08 5.00
DIBK-AAS 0.797 1.192 1.144 0.048 96%
80271 A Standard AAS 0.144 0.163 0.035 0.129 21% 96 0.40 1.00
81013 A Au Spike AAS 0.144 0.218 0.000 0.218 0% 24 0.17 1.00
Argilite
79153 F AAS 0.15 0.144 0.102 0.080 0.022 78%
East 343
81004 A LeachWELL ICP 0.144 0.090 0.068 0.022 75% 12 0.08 5.00
DIBK-AAS 0.144 0.094 0.072 0.022 76%
80271 B Standard AAS 0.233 0.304 0.256 0.048 84% 96 0.85 1.26
81013 B Au Spike AAS 0.233 0.246 0.195 0.051 79% 24 0.44 1.26
Argilite
79153 G AAS 0.15 0.233 0.275 0.260 0.015 94%
East 343
81004 B LeachWELL ICP 0.233 0.241 0.226 0.015 94% 12 0.12 5.00
DIBK-AAS 0.233 0.263 0.248 0.015 94%
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KCA Target Head Calculated Avg. Au Leach Consumption Addition

Sample KCA Composite p100 Size, Average, Head, Extracted, Tails, Extracted, Time, NaCN, Ca(OH)2,
No. Test No. Domain Test Type Finish mm g/t Au g/t Au g/t Au g/t Au % hours kg/t kg/t
80276 B Standard AAS 0.290 0.225 0.013 0.213 6% 96 0.83 1.00
81014 K Au Spike AAS 0.290 0.405 0.000 0.405 0% 24 0.48 1.00
Argilite
79158 D AAS 0.15 0.290 0.321 0.240 0.081 75%
East 343
81005 K LeachWELL ICP 0.290 0.301 0.220 0.081 73% 12 0.52 5.00
DIBK-AAS 0.290 0.297 0.216 0.081 73%
80271 C Standard AAS 0.986 2.387 2.260 0.127 95% 96 0.59 1.00
81013 C Au Spike AAS 0.986 1.188 1.080 0.108 91% 24 0.29 1.00
Arenite
79154 A AAS 0.15 0.986 1.186 1.140 0.046 96%
West 413
81004 C LeachWELL ICP 0.986 1.201 1.155 0.046 96% 12 0.00 5.00
DIBK-AAS 0.986 1.250 1.204 0.046 96%
80271 D Standard AAS 0.333 0.285 0.017 0.267 6% 96 0.26 1.00
81013 D Au Spike AAS 0.333 0.456 0.000 0.456 0% 24 0.18 1.00
Arenite
79154 B AAS 0.15 0.333 0.300 0.240 0.060 80%
West 413
81004 D LeachWELL ICP 0.333 0.262 0.202 0.060 77% 12 0.14 5.00
DIBK-AAS 0.333 0.278 0.218 0.060 78%
80272 A Standard AAS 0.070 0.027 0.010 0.017 36% 96 0.16 1.00
81013 E Au Spike AAS 0.070 0.135 0.120 0.015 89% 24 0.14 1.00
Arenite
79154 C AAS 0.15 0.070 0.049 0.040 0.009 82%
West 413
81004 E LeachWELL ICP 0.070 0.077 0.068 0.009 89% 12 0.04 5.00
DIBK-AAS 0.070 0.047 0.038 0.009 82%
80276 A Standard AAS 1.768 1.967 1.498 0.470 76% 96 0.88 1.00
81014 J Au Spike AAS 1.768 1.668 1.200 0.468 72% 24 0.32 1.00
Arenite
79158 C AAS 0.15 1.768 1.512 1.380 0.132 91%
West 413
81005 J LeachWELL ICP 1.768 1.498 1.366 0.132 91% 12 0.58 5.00
DIBK-AAS 1.768 1.550 1.418 0.132 91%
80272 B Standard AAS 0.315 0.255 0.228 0.027 89% 96 0.23 1.00
81013 F Au Spike AAS 0.315 0.302 0.285 0.017 94% 24 0.27 1.00
Arenite
79155 A AAS 0.15 0.315 0.195 0.180 0.015 92%
East 443
81004 F LeachWELL ICP 0.315 0.255 0.240 0.015 94% 12 0.18 5.00
DIBK-AAS 0.315 0.231 0.216 0.015 93%
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KCA Target Head Calculated Avg. Au Leach Consumption Addition

Sample KCA Composite p100 Size, Average, Head, Extracted, Tails, Extracted, Time, NaCN, Ca(OH)2,
No. Test No. Domain Test Type Finish mm g/t Au g/t Au g/t Au g/t Au % hours kg/t kg/t
80272 C Standard AAS 0.091 0.086 0.069 0.017 80% 96 0.15 1.00
81013 F Au Spike AAS 0.091 0.114 0.105 0.009 92% 24 0.30 1.00
Arenite
79155 B AAS 0.15 0.091 0.052 0.040 0.012 77%
East 443
81004 G LeachWELL ICP 0.091 0.100 0.088 0.012 88% 12 0.10 5.00
DIBK-AAS 0.091 0.056 0.044 0.012 79%
80272 D Standard AAS 0.188 0.156 0.138 0.019 88% 96 0.43 1.00
81013 H Au Spike AAS 0.188 0.279 0.270 0.009 97% 24 0.51 1.00
Arenite
79155 C AAS 0.15 0.188 0.130 0.120 0.010 92%
East 443
81004 H LeachWELL ICP 0.188 0.172 0.162 0.010 94% 12 0.22 5.00
DIBK-AAS 0.188 0.136 0.126 0.010 92%
80273 A Standard AAS 0.354 0.172 0.138 0.034 80% 96 0.58 1.00
81013 I Au Spike AAS 0.354 0.265 0.225 0.040 85% 24 0.50 1.00
Arenite
79155 D AAS 0.15 0.354 0.302 0.280 0.022 93%
East 443
81004 I LeachWELL ICP 0.354 0.340 0.318 0.022 93% 12 0.10 5.00
DIBK-AAS 0.354 0.308 0.286 0.022 93%
80273 B Standard AAS 0.243 0.215 0.172 0.043 80% 96 0.59 1.00
81013 J Au Spike AAS 0.243 0.290 0.225 0.065 78% 24 0.51 1.00
Arenite
79155 E AAS 0.15 0.243 1.191 1.080 0.111 91%
East 443
81004 J LeachWELL ICP 0.243 1.287 1.176 0.111 91% 12 0.14 5.00
DIBK-AAS 0.243 1.213 1.102 0.111 91%
80273 C Standard AAS 0.628 2.687 2.486 0.201 93% 96 0.48 1.00
81013 K Arenite 443 Au Spike AAS 0.628 0.485 0.300 0.185 62% 24 0.41 1.00
79156 A & 413 AAS 0.15 0.628 0.606 0.440 0.166 73%
81004 K Refractory LeachWELL ICP 0.628 0.618 0.452 0.166 73% 12 0.12 5.00
DIBK-AAS 0.628 0.594 0.428 0.166 72%
80273 D Standard AAS 0.936 1.734 1.626 0.108 94% 96 0.98 1.00
81014 A Arenite 443 Au Spike AAS 0.936 1.072 0.990 0.082 92% 24 0.68 1.00
79156 B & 413 AAS 0.15 0.936 1.225 1.160 0.065 95%
81005 A Refractory LeachWELL ICP 0.936 1.309 1.244 0.065 95% 12 0.14 5.00
DIBK-AAS 0.936 1.275 1.210 0.065 95%
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KCA Target Head Calculated Avg. Au Leach Consumption Addition

Sample KCA Composite p100 Size, Average, Head, Extracted, Tails, Extracted, Time, NaCN, Ca(OH)2,
No. Test No. Domain Test Type Finish mm g/t Au g/t Au g/t Au g/t Au % hours kg/t kg/t
80274 A Standard AAS 0.219 0.211 0.070 0.141 33% 96 0.68 1.00
81014 B Arenite 443 Au Spike AAS 0.219 0.218 0.060 0.158 28% 24 0.32 1.26
79156 C & 413 AAS 0.15 0.219 0.221 0.180 0.041 81%
81005 B Refractory LeachWELL ICP 0.219 0.227 0.186 0.041 82% 12 0.52 5.00
DIBK-AAS 0.219 0.207 0.166 0.041 80%
80274 B Standard AAS 0.144 0.102 0.053 0.049 52% 96 0.97 1.26
81014 C Arenite 443 Au Spike AAS 0.144 0.131 0.045 0.086 34% 24 0.41 1.26
79156 D & 413 AAS 0.15 0.144 0.159 0.120 0.039 75%
81005 C Refractory LeachWELL ICP 0.144 0.166 0.127 0.039 76% 12 0.38 5.00
DIBK-AAS 0.144 0.157 0.118 0.039 75%
80274 C Standard AAS 0.523 0.500 0.464 0.036 93% 96 0.75 1.00
81014 D Argilite Au Spike AAS 0.523 0.596 0.525 0.071 88% 24 0.48 1.00
79157 A 513, 543, AAS 0.15 0.523 0.771 0.740 0.031 96%
81005 D 623, 643 LeachWELL ICP 0.523 0.759 0.728 0.031 96% 12 0.56 5.00
DIBK-AAS 0.523 0.791 0.760 0.031 96%
80274 D Standard AAS 0.648 0.827 0.762 0.065 92% 96 0.73 1.00
81014 E Argilite Au Spike AAS 0.648 1.053 0.990 0.063 94% 24 0.53 1.00
79157 B 513, 543, AAS 0.15 0.648 0.872 0.840 0.032 96%
81005 E 623, 643 LeachWELL ICP 0.648 0.854 0.822 0.032 96% 12 0.56 5.00
DIBK-AAS 0.648 0.892 0.860 0.032 96%
80275 A Standard AAS 0.068 0.022 0.009 0.014 39% 96 0.48 1.50
81014 F Argilite Au Spike AAS 0.068 0.060 0.045 0.015 74% 24 0.57 1.50
79157 C 513, 543, AAS 0.15 0.068 0.019 0.010 0.009 54%
81005 F 623, 643 LeachWELL ICP 0.068 0.043 0.034 0.009 80% 12 0.54 5.00
DIBK-AAS 0.068 0.021 0.012 0.009 58%
80275 B Standard AAS 0.034 0.084 0.067 0.017 80% 96 0.53 1.00
81014 G Argilite Au Spike AAS 0.034 0.074 0.060 0.014 81% 24 0.08 1.00
79157 D 513, 543, AAS 0.15 0.034 0.037 0.020 0.017 54%
81005 G 623, 643 LeachWELL ICP 0.034 0.057 0.040 0.017 70% 12 0.48 5.00
DIBK-AAS 0.034 0.075 0.058 0.017 77%
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 The standard variability bottle roll tests were compared to the standard composite tests in Table
13-23. The variability test had generally lower recoveries than the composite samples. The
variability in the results may be due to the low grade and presence of coarse gold.

TABLE 13-23 VARIABILITY AND COMPOSITE BOTTLE ROLL COMPARISON

Variability BRT Composite BRT

Avg. Avg. Calc. Avg. Au Avg. Calc. Avg. Au
Graphitic Avg Preg Head, Extraction, Head, Extraction,
Composite Domain Carbon, % Robbing, % g/t Au % g/t Au %
Arenite West 223 <0.05 4.250 0.262 74% 0.107 90%
Upper Arenite East 243 <0.05 3.600 0.152 66% 0.185 93%
Middle Arenite East 243 0.051 7.400 0.275 84% 0.307 87%
Lower Arenite East 243 <0.05 4.600 0.314 81% 0.577 90%
Argilite West 313 0.252 17.800 1.291 64% 0.208 45%
Argilite East 343 0.249 17.875 0.248 52% 1.188 89%
Arenite West 413 0.425 26.500 1.166 53% 0.305 80%
Arenite East 443 0.090 10.000 0.177 83% 0.409 93%
Arenite 443 & 413 Refractory 0.170 11.250 1.183 68% 0.810 90%
Argilite 513, 543, 623, 643 <0.05 6.250 0.358 76% 0.376 89%

BRT – bottle roll leach test

13.5.3.7 AGGLOMERATION AND COMPACTED PERMEABILITY TEST WORK

Preliminary agglomeration test work as well as compacted permeability test work was conducted
on portions of the conventional and HPGR crushed material.

For the test work, the material was agglomerated with various additions of cement. In the
preliminary agglomeration testing, the agglomerated material was placed in a column with no
compressive load and then tested for permeability. In the compaction testing, the agglomerated
material was compacted in a column with a predetermined static load and then tested for
permeability.

Compacted permeability test work was conducted on conventionally crushed (100% passing 8
millimeters) and HPGR crushed material. Separate test samples were loaded into a column and
subjected to loads equivalent to 20 m, 40 m, and 60 m of overall heap height (assuming a heap
density equivalent to 1.8 t/m3).

The compacted permeability tests are summarized in Table 13-24.

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 TABLE 13-24 SUMMARY OF COMPACTED PERMEABILITY TESTS

Slump
KCA Calc. p80 Cement Effective Flow Cum. Result Overall
Sample Sample Crush Size, Test Added, Height, Flow Rate, Result Slump, Pass/ Pass/
No. Description Type mm Phase kg/t m L/h/m2 Pass/Fail % Slump Fail Fail
Primary 20 3,579 Pass 3% Pass Pass
79107 C PT6: Arenite HPGR 9.27 Stage Load 4 40 1,833 Pass 9% Pass Pass
Stage Load 60 840 Pass 12% Fail Fail
Primary 20 3,870 Pass 1% Pass Pass
79118 A PT6: Arenite Conv. 3.39 Stage Load 4 40 2,887 Pass 6% Pass Pass
Stage Load 60 1,546 Pass 9% Pass Pass
Primary 20 3,533 Pass 4% Pass Pass
PT16: Argilite
79108 C HPGR 9.23 Stage Load 4 40 1,335 Pass 10% Pass Pass
Rock
Stage Load 60 478 Pass 12% Fail Fail
Primary 20 3,898 Pass 1% Pass Pass
PT16: Argilite
79119 A Conv. 3.47 Stage Load 4 40 2,826 Pass 5% Pass Pass
Rock
Stage Load 60 1,604 Pass 8% Pass Pass
Primary 20 3,779 Pass 0% Pass Pass
Arenite West
79136 B Conv. 6.45 Stage Load 0 40 3,454 Pass 2% Pass Pass
223
Stage Load 60 3,128 Pass 4% Pass Pass
Primary 20 2,004 Pass 4% Pass Pass
Arenite West
79160 C HPGR 9.08 Stage Load 0 40 1,650 Pass 6% Pass Pass
223
Stage Load 60 1,418 Pass 7% Pass Pass
Primary 20 3,970 Pass 1% Pass Pass
Upper Arenite
79137 C Conv. 6.87 Stage Load 0 40 3,885 Pass 3% Pass Pass
East 243
Stage Load 60 3,768 Pass 4% Pass Pass
Primary 20 2,306 Pass 4% Pass Pass
Upper Arenite
79161 C HPGR 9.87 Stage Load 0 40 1,892 Pass 7% Pass Pass
East 243
Stage Load 60 1,525 Pass 9% Pass Pass
Middle Primary 20 3,862 Pass 0% Pass Pass
79138 C Arenite East Conv. 6.12 Stage Load 0 40 3,724 Pass 2% Pass Pass
243
Stage Load 60 3,592 Pass 3% Pass Pass
Middle Primary 20 2,566 Pass 5% Pass Pass
79162 C Arenite East HPGR 9.58 Stage Load 0 40 2,000 Pass 6% Pass Pass
243
Stage Load 60 1,621 Pass 7% Pass Pass
Primary 20 3,928 Pass 0% Pass Pass
Lower Arenite
79139 C Conv. 6.21 Stage Load 0 40 3,807 Pass 2% Pass Pass
East 243
Stage Load 60 3,706 Pass 4% Pass Pass
Primary 20 982 Pass 4% Pass Pass
Lower Arenite
79163 C HPGR 8.79 Stage Load 0 40 905 Pass 6% Pass Pass
East 243
Stage Load 60 741 Pass 8% Pass Pass

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 Slump
KCA Calc. p80 Cement Effective Flow Cum. Result Overall
Sample Sample Crush Size, Test Added, Height, Flow Rate, Result Slump, Pass/ Pass/
No. Description Type mm Phase kg/t m L/h/m2 Pass/Fail % Slump Fail Fail
Primary 20 3,750 Pass 1% Pass Pass
Argilite West
79140 C Conv. 6.22 Stage Load 0 40 3,500 Pass 3% Pass Pass
313
Stage Load 60 3,192 Pass 5% Pass Pass
Primary 20 2,117 Pass 5% Pass Pass
Argilite West
79164 C HPGR 8.93 Stage Load 0 40 1,461 Pass 7% Pass Pass
313
Stage Load 60 989 Pass 10% Pass Pass
Primary 20 2,344 Pass 0% Pass Pass
Argilite East
79141 C Conv. 5.73 Stage Load 0 40 1,792 Pass 2% Pass Pass
343
Stage Load 60 1,562 Pass 4% Pass Pass
Primary 20 3,583 Pass 3% Pass Pass
Argilite East
79165 C HPGR 9.31 Stage Load 4 40 1,501 Pass 9% Pass Pass
343
Stage Load 60 735 Pass 11% Fail Fail
Primary 20 3,566 Pass 0% Pass Pass
Arenite West
79143 B Conv. 6.26 Stage Load 0 40 3,332 Pass 3% Pass Pass
413
Stage Load 60 3,119 Pass 4% Pass Pass
Primary 20 2,423 Pass 4% Pass Pass
Arenite West
79166 C HPGR 9.58 Stage Load 0 40 1,923 Pass 6% Pass Pass
413
Stage Load 60 1,574 Pass 8% Pass Pass
Primary 20 3,268 Pass 1% Pass Pass
Arenite East
79144 C Conv. 6.05 Stage Load 0 40 2,954 Pass 2% Pass Pass
443
Stage Load 60 2,606 Pass 4% Pass Pass
Primary 20 1,303 Pass 4% Pass Pass
Arenite East
79167 C HPGR 10.05 Stage Load 0 40 1,065 Pass 7% Pass Pass
443
Stage Load 60 889 Pass 9% Pass Pass

Arenite 443 & Primary 20 2,923 Pass 1% Pass Pass

79145 B 413 Conv. 6.24 Stage Load 0 40 2,395 Pass 3% Pass Pass
Refractory Stage Load 60 2,122 Pass 4% Pass Pass

Arenite 443 & Primary 20 1,339 Pass 4% Pass Pass

79168 C 413 HPGR 9.47 Stage Load 0 40 1,244 Pass 5% Pass Pass
Refractory Stage Load 60 993 Pass 7% Pass Pass
Primary 20 3,363 Pass 0% Pass Pass
Argilite 513,
79146 B Conv. 6.14 Stage Load 0 40 3,122 Pass 2% Pass Pass
543, 623, 643
Stage Load 60 2,859 Pass 4% Pass Pass
Primary 20 1,439 Pass 2% Pass Pass
Argilite 513,
79169 C HPGR 8.48 Stage Load 0 40 1,064 Pass 6% Pass Pass
543, 623, 643
Stage Load 60 906 Pass 7% Pass Pass

All of the samples passed at 20 m and 40 m but three failed at 60 m (PT6: Arenite, PT16: Argilite
Rock, and Argilite East 343). The PT6 and PT16 material passed compacted permeability tests

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equivalent to 50 m when conventionally crushed to 100% passing 8 mm without cement. A heap
height of 50 m with no cement was selected for this study.

13.5.3.8 COLUMN LEACH TEST WORK

The PT6: Arenite and PT16: Argilite Rock/Graphite Faible samples were at KCA from the first
round of column testing and new column leach tests were conducted to check the effects of
crushing finer and crushing with an HPGR.

Each sample had a column with the following parameters:

• Conventionally crushed to 100% passing 4.75 mm and agglomerated with cement; and
• HPGR crushed to 100% passing 22.4 mm and agglomerated with cement.

The rest of the composite samples were received at a later date and a series of column leach
tests were conducted to obtain a large data set to compare conventional crushing to HPGR
crushing.

Each sample had a column with the following parameters:

• Conventionally crushed to 100% passing 8 mm and blended with hydrated lime,
• HPGR crushed to 100% passing 19 mm and blended with hydrated lime.

The column leach test results are presented in Tables 13-25 and 13-26.

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TABLE 13-25 SUMMARY OF COLUMN LEACH TEST RESULTS – GOLD

Addition
KCA Calculated Calculated Days Consumption Hydrated Addition
Sample KCA Head, Extracted, Tail p80 of NaCN, Lime, Cement,
No. Test No. Description Crush Type g/t Au % Au Size, mm Leach kg/t kg/t kg/t
79118 A 79129 PT6: Arenite Conventional 0.811 86% -- 86 0.82 -- 4.02
79107 C 79123 PT6: Arenite HPGR 0.871 83% -- 86 0.94 -- 4.05

PT16: Argilite
79119 A 79132 Rock/Graphite Faible Conventional 0.731 78% -- 86 0.89 -- 4.02
PT16: Argilite
79108 C 79126 Rock/Graphite Faible HPGR 0.688 76% -- 86 0.89 -- 4.07

-- Average Essakane Conventional 0.771 82% -- 86 0.86 -- 4.02

-- Average Essakane HPGR 0.780 80% -- 86 0.92 -- 4.06

79136 B 79187 Arenite West 223 Conventional 0.204 80% 6.35 61 0.37 1.19 0.00
79160 C 80230 Arenite West 223 HPGR 0.147 56% 9.41 61 0.36 1.26 0.00

79137 B 79190 Upper Arenite East 243 Conventional 0.292 61% 6.73 61 0.30 1.26 0.00
79161 C 80233 Upper Arenite East 243 HPGR 0.263 56% 9.52 61 0.37 1.25 0.00

79138 C 80201 Middle Arenite East 243 Conventional 0.275 66% 5.70 61 0.39 1.22 0.00
79162 C 80236 Middle Arenite East 243 HPGR 0.307 72% 9.00 61 0.37 1.25 0.00

79139 C 80204 Lower Arenite East 243 Conventional 0.524 65% 6.25 61 0.28 1.26 0.00
79163 C 80239 Lower Arenite East 243 HPGR 0.761 62% 8.59 61 0.41 1.26 0.00

79140 C 80207 Argilite West 313 Conventional 0.649 50% 6.39 61 0.42 1.25 0.00
79164 C 80242 Argilite West 313 HPGR 0.465 51% 9.59 61 0.41 1.23 0.00
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79141 C 80210 Argilite East 343 Conventional 0.687 61% 5.99 61 0.32 1.77 0.00
79165 C 80245 Argilite East 343 HPGR 1.156 47% 8.46 85 0.33 0.00 4.00
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Addition
KCA Calculated Calculated Days Consumption Hydrated Addition
Sample KCA Head, Extracted, Tail p80 of NaCN, Lime, Cement,
No. Test No. Description Crush Type g/t Au % Au Size, mm Leach kg/t kg/t kg/t
Argilite East 343
79142 A 80213 Refractory Conventional 0.038 37% 5.79 61 0.34 1.51 0.00

79143 B 80216 Arenite West 413 Conventional 0.541 41% 5.92 61 0.35 1.25 0.00
79166 C 80248 Arenite West 413 HPGR 0.343 54% 9.71 61 0.38 1.25 0.00

79144 C 80219 Arenite East 443 Conventional 0.756 68% 5.96 61 0.32 1.25 0.00
79167 C 80251 Arenite East 443 HPGR 0.752 61% 9.97 85 0.64 1.26 0.00

Arenite 443 & 413

79145 B 80222 Refractory Conventional 1.002 73% 6.27 61 0.36 1.50 0.00
Arenite 443 & 413
79168 C 80254 Refractory HPGR 1.258 60% 8.19 85 0.66 1.51 0.00

Argilite 513, 543, 623,

79146 B 80225 643 Conventional 0.495 62% 6.08 61 0.26 1.50 0.00
Argilite 513, 543, 623,
79169 C 80257 643 HPGR 0.646 83% 8.29 62 0.26 1.50 0.00

-- Average Overall - Composite Conventional 0.497 60% 6.13 61 0.34 1.36 0.00
-- Average Overall - Composite HPGR 0.610 60% 9.07 68 0.42 1.18 0.40

-- Average Overall - Arenite Conventional 0.513 65% 6.17 61 0.34 1.28 0.00
-- Average Overall - Arenite HPGR 0.547 60% 9.20 68 0.46 1.29 0.00

-- Average Overall - Argilite Conventional 0.467 53% 6.06 61 0.34 1.51 0.00
-- Average Overall - Argilite HPGR 0.756 60% 8.78 69 0.33 0.91 1.33
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TABLE 13-26 SUMMARY OF COLUMN LEACH TEST RESULTS – SILVER

Addition
KCA Calculated Calculated Days Consumption Hydrated Addition
Sample KCA Head, Extracted, Tail p80 of NaCN, Lime, Cement,
No. Test No. Description Crushing Type g/t Ag % Ag Size, mm Leach kg/t kg/t kg/t
79118 A 79129 PT6: Arenite Conventional 0.46 14% -- 86 0.82 -- 4.02
79107 C 79123 PT6: Arenite HPGR 0.47 24% -- 86 0.94 -- 4.05

PT16: Argilite Rock/Graphite

79119 A 79132 Faible Conventional 0.47 23% -- 86 0.89 -- 4.02
PT16: Argilite Rock/Graphite
79108 C 79126 Faible HPGR 0.53 22% -- 86 0.89 -- 4.07

-- Average Essakane Conventional 0.47 19% -- 86 0.855 -- 4.02

-- Average Essakane HPGR 0.50 23% -- 86 0.915 -- 4.06

79136 B 79187 Arenite West 223 Conventional 0.34 14% 6.30 61 0.37 1.19 0.00
79160 C 80230 Arenite West 223 HPGR 0.40 15% 10.30 61 0.36 1.26 0.00

79137 B 79190 Upper Arenite East 243 Conventional 0.35 23% 6.46 61 0.30 1.26 0.00
79161 C 80233 Upper Arenite East 243 HPGR 0.41 16% 10.38 61 0.37 1.25 0.00

79138 C 80201 Middle Arenite East 243 Conventional 0.37 26% 5.96 61 0.39 1.22 0.00
79162 C 80236 Middle Arenite East 243 HPGR 0.48 23% 9.92 61 0.37 1.25 0.00

79139 C 80204 Lower Arenite East 243 Conventional 0.31 21% 6.22 61 0.28 1.26 0.00
79163 C 80239 Lower Arenite East 243 HPGR 0.42 27% 9.63 61 0.41 1.26 0.00

79140 C 80207 Argilite West 313 Conventional 0.36 21% 6.36 61 0.42 1.25 0.00
79164 C 80242 Argilite West 313 HPGR 0.41 19% 10.49 61 0.41 1.23 0.00

79141 C 80210 Argilite East 343 Conventional 0.31 20% 5.97 61 0.32 1.77 0.00
79165 C 80245 Argilite East 343 HPGR 0.50 33% 9.54 85 0.33 0.00 4.00
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79142 A 80213 Argilite East 343 Refractory Conventional 0.24 22% 6.02 61 0.34 1.51 0.00

79143 B 80216 Arenite West 413 Conventional 0.38 17% 6.08 61 0.35 1.25 0.00
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Addition
KCA Calculated Calculated Days Consumption Hydrated Addition
Sample KCA Head, Extracted, Tail p80 of NaCN, Lime, Cement,
No. Test No. Description Crushing Type g/t Ag % Ag Size, mm Leach kg/t kg/t kg/t
79166 C 80248 Arenite West 413 HPGR 0.39 20% 10.63 61 0.38 1.25 0.00

79144 C 80219 Arenite East 443 Conventional 0.39 18% 6.10 61 0.32 1.25 0.00
79167 C 80251 Arenite East 443 HPGR 0.45 31% 10.89 85 0.64 1.26 0.00

79145 B 80222 Arenite 443 & 413 Refractory Conventional 0.44 29% 6.08 61 0.36 1.50 0.00
79168 C 80254 Arenite 443 & 413 Refractory HPGR 0.51 34% 9.29 85 0.66 1.51 0.00

79146 B 80225 Argilite 513, 543, 623, 643 Conventional 0.44 25% 6.17 61 0.26 1.50 0.00
79169 C 80257 Argilite 513, 543, 623, 643 HPGR 0.51 34% 9.22 62 0.26 1.50 0.00

-- -- Overall - Composite Conventional 0.36 21% 6.16 61 0.34 1.36 0.00

-- -- Overall - Composite HPGR 0.45 25% 10.03 68 0.42 1.18 0.40
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At the conclusion of leaching, drain down tests were conducted on each column. The 24 h drain
down results for the conventional columns varied from 28.3 L/t to 51.0 L/t with an average of 39.1
L/t. The 24 h drain down results for the HPGR columns varied from 15.4 L/t to 33.6 L/t with an
average of 30.7 L/t. The drain down results are presented in Table 13-27.

The retained moisture for the conventional columns ranged from 45.9 L/t to 328.0 L/t with an
average of 90.1 L/t. The retained moisture for the HPGR columns ranged from 67.5 L/t to 149.2
L/t with an average of 82.3 L/t. Cement addition had no noticeable effect on retained moisture.
The retained moisture is presented in Table 13-28.

The height of material in each column was measured before and after leaching. This height was
utilized to calculate the “slump” during leaching as well as to calculate the final apparent bulk
density for the material in the column. The slump averaged 0.7% and 3.7% for the conventional
and HPGR columns, respectively. The apparent bulk density averaged 1.55 t/m3 and 1.64 t/m3
for the conventional and HPGR columns, respectively. A bulk density for stacked ore of 1.60 t/m3
was used for this study. The slump results are presented in Table 13-29.

Tailings screen analyses were completed on all of the columns. The results of screen analyses
are shown in Figure 13-3.

Recovery by size fraction was reviewed by comparing the head screen analyses with the tails
screen analyses. The finer crush sizes have better recoveries on average, but each size fraction
has high variability. These results are summarized in Table 13-30.

A detoxification test was conducted on one of the HPGR column leach tests. The final two litres
of barren solution were collected and submitted for Profile I analysis. The column was rinsed with
Reno tap water until the weak acid dissociable (WAD) cyanide level in solution leaving the heap
was less than 5.0 mg/L (20 days). The final wash solution was also submitted for a Profile I
analysis. A portion of the leached material was submitted for Meteoric Water Mobility Testing
(MWMT). The final wash solution from the columns exceeded drinking water standards for
aluminum, antimony, and arsenic for all columns tested. The results of the detoxification testing
are presented in Table 13-31.

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To determine the required leach time, KCA breaks leaching into solution limited and time limited
portions. The beginning of the leach, where recovery is rapid, the solution application is limiting
the rate of leaching. When the leach slows to a steady rate, time for capillary action and gold
dissolution is the limiting factor for leach rate. The recovery curve is plotted against the tonnes of
solution applied per tonne of ore in the laboratory to determine where the curve transitions from
a steep (rapid solution controlled leaching) curve to a flatter (slower time controlled leaching)
curve. A heap has more tonnes per square metre of solution application than a column test and
requires more time to reach the same tonnes of solution per tonne of ore for the solution controlled
leaching. One laboratory day will equal one operational day for the remaining leach time. Based
on the calculations described, the HPGR crushed material was assumed to have a 90 day leach
time for this study. These calculations are presented in Table 13-32.

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 TABLE 13-27 SUMMARY OF DRAIN DOWN TEST RESULTS

KCA KCA Sample L water/tdry ore

Sample Test Weight, 24 48 72 96
No. No. Description Type kg hour hour hour hour
79118 A 79129 PT6: Arenite Conventional 24.90 30.5 31.3 36.5 38.2
79107 C 79123 PT6: Arenite HPGR 24.68 29.2 31.2 33.2 34.4

79119 A 79132 PT16: Argilite Rock/Graphite Faible Conventional 24.90 33.3 36.1 38.2 40.2
79108 C 79126 PT16: Argilite Rock/Graphite Faible HPGR 24.58 27.7 30.9 33.0 34.2

79136 B 79187 Arenite West 223 Conventional 55.76 28.3 34.1 37.1
79160 C 80230 Arenite West 223 HPGR 48.56 31.9 37.3 41.4 44.3

79137 B 79190 Upper Arenite East 243 Conventional 59.39 38.9 43.9 46.3 48.2
79161 C 80233 Upper Arenite East 243 HPGR 48.45 32.6 37.8 41.9 43.3

79138 C 80201 Middle Arenite East 243 Conventional 51.70 37.9 43.5 46.4 48.5
79162 C 80236 Middle Arenite East 243 HPGR 48.84 31.5 37.1 40.7 42.2

79139 C 80204 Lower Arenite East 243 Conventional 57.70 40.2 45.6 48.9
79163 C 80239 Lower Arenite East 243 HPGR 48.62 25.7 32.5 36.6 38.7

79140 C 80207 Argilite West 313 Conventional 49.88 40.3 45.5 47.9 49.7
79164 C 80242 Argilite West 313 HPGR 48.74 33.6 37.1 39.8 41.2

79141 C 80210 Argilite East 343 Conventional 50.48 50.7 57.1 60.0
79165 C 80245 Argilite East 343 HPGR 48.80 15.4 17.6 19.3 20.9

79142 A 80213 Argilite East 343 Refractory Conventional 54.60 35.9 41.4 43.8 46.7

79143 B 80216 Arenite West 413 Conventional 52.87 40.1 45.4 47.5 49.2
79166 C 80248 Arenite West 413 HPGR 48.62 30.6 37.6 41.1 43.0

79144 C 80219 Arenite East 443 Conventional 60.00 37.5 43.3 47.7 50.0
79167 C 80251 Arenite East 443 HPGR 48.16 21.4 27.0 29.5

79145 B 80222 Arenite 443 & 413 Refractory Conventional 44.69 51.0 58.4 61.8
79168 C 80254 Arenite 443 & 413 Refractory HPGR 48.32 38.9 45.1 48.0 51.9

79146 B 80225 Argilite 513, 543, 623, 643 Conventional 53.98 44.1 50.0 52.6 55.0
79169 C 80257 Argilite 513, 543, 623, 643 HPGR 48.62 32.9 40.5 44.4 47.9

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 TABLE 13-28 SUMMARY OF RETAINED MOISTURE

KCA KCA Calculated Retained

Sample Test Days Head p80 Solution,
No. No. Description Type Leached Size, mm L/tdry ore
79118 A 79129 PT6: Arenite Conventional 86 3.39 103.6
79107 C 79123 PT6: Arenite HPGR 86 9.27 101.3

79119 A 79132 PT16: Argilite Rock/Graphite Faible Conventional 86 3.47 105.2

79108 C 79126 PT16: Argilite Rock/Graphite Faible HPGR 86 9.23 71.6

79136 B 79187 Arenite West 223 Conventional 61 6.45 59.0

79160 C 80230 Arenite West 223 HPGR 61 9.08 81.1

79137 B 79190 Upper Arenite East 243 Conventional 61 6.87 58.4

79161 C 80233 Upper Arenite East 243 HPGR 61 9.87 71.2

79138 C 80201 Middle Arenite East 243 Conventional 61 6.12 85.5

79162 C 80236 Middle Arenite East 243 HPGR 61 9.58 72.9

79139 C 80204 Lower Arenite East 243 Conventional 61 6.21 45.9

79163 C 80239 Lower Arenite East 243 HPGR 61 8.79 67.5

79140 C 80207 Argilite West 313 Conventional 61 6.22 57.3

79164 C 80242 Argilite West 313 HPGR 61 8.93 75.1

79141 C 80210 Argilite East 343 Conventional 61 5.73 67.8

79165 C 80245 Argilite East 343 HPGR 85 9.31 76.2

79142 A 80213 Argilite East 343 Refractory Conventional 61 5.94 64.8

79143 B 80216 Arenite West 413 Conventional 61 6.26 67.1

79166 C 80248 Arenite West 413 HPGR 61 10.51 67.5

79144 C 80219 Arenite East 443 Conventional 61 6.05 63.7

79167 C 80251 Arenite East 443 HPGR 85 10.05 72.1

79145 B 80222 Arenite 443 & 413 Refractory Conventional 61 6.24 328.0
79168 C 80254 Arenite 443 & 413 Refractory HPGR 85 9.47 149.2

79146 B 80225 Argilite 513, 543, 623, 643 Conventional 61 6.14 64.8
79169 C 80257 Argilite 513, 543, 623, 643 HPGR 62 8.48 81.9

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TABLE 13-29 PERCENT SLUMP AND FINAL APPARENT BULK DENSITY

KCA KCA Initial Final Final Apparent
Calculated Head p80 Size, Slump,
Sample Test Description Crush Type Ht., Ht., Bulk Density,
mm %
No. No. m m tdry/m3
79118 A 79129 PT6: Arenite Conventional 3.39 2.467 2.394 3.0% 1.283
79107 C 79123 PT6: Arenite HPGR 9.27 2.219 2.159 2.7% 1.410
79119 A 79132 PT16: Argilite Rock/Graphite Faible Conventional 3.47 2.540 2.489 2.0% 1.234
79108 C 79126 PT16: Argilite Rock/Graphite Faible HPGR 9.23 2.315 2.273 1.8% 1.334
79136 B 79187 Arenite West 223 Conventional 6.45 4.147 4.147 0.0% 1.659
79160 C 80230 Arenite West 223 HPGR 9.08 3.699 3.537 4.4% 1.693
79137 B 79190 Upper Arenite East 243 Conventional 6.87 4.661 4.661 0.0% 1.572
79161 C 80233 Upper Arenite East 243 HPGR 9.87 3.616 3.493 3.4% 1.711
79138 C 80201 Middle Arenite East 243 Conventional 6.12 3.762 3.762 0.0% 1.695
79162 C 80236 Middle Arenite East 243 HPGR 9.58 3.699 3.670 0.8% 1.641
79139 C 80204 Lower Arenite East 243 Conventional 6.21 4.455 4.455 0.0% 1.598
79163 C 80239 Lower Arenite East 243 HPGR 8.79 3.747 3.458 7.7% 1.734
79140 C 80207 Argilite West 313 Conventional 6.22 3.886 3.864 0.6% 1.592
79164 C 80242 Argilite West 313 HPGR 8.93 3.677 3.502 4.7% 1.717
79141 C 80210 Argilite East 343 Conventional 5.73 3.693 3.673 0.5% 1.695
79165 C 80245 Argilite East 343 HPGR 9.31 3.731 3.718 0.3% 1.619
79142 A 80213 Argilite East 343 Refractory Conventional 5.94 4.134 4.102 0.8% 1.642
79143 B 80216 Arenite West 413 Conventional 6.26 4.121 4.099 0.5% 1.591
79166 C 80248 Arenite West 413 HPGR 10.51 3.642 3.508 3.7% 1.709
79144 C 80219 Arenite East 443 Conventional 6.05 4.512 4.499 0.3% 1.645
79167 C 80251 Arenite East 443 HPGR 10.05 3.727 3.543 4.9% 1.676
79145 B 80222 Arenite 443 & 413 Refractory Conventional 6.24 4.251 4.201 1.2% 1.312
79168 C 80254 Arenite 443 & 413 Refractory HPGR 9.47 3.693 3.489 5.5% 1.708
79146 B 80225 Argilite 513, 543, 623, 643 Conventional 6.14 4.112 4.112 0.0% 1.619
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79169 C 80257 Argilite 513, 543, 623, 643 HPGR 8.48 3.616 3.454 4.5% 1.736
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FIGURE 13-3 TAIL SCREEN ANALYSIS

100%

90%

80%

70%
Cumulative Weight Percent Passing

60%

50%

40%

30%

20%

10%

0%
100 10 1 0.1
Size, mm
Arenite West 223, Conventional (79187) Arenite West 223, HPGR (80230) Upper Arenite East 243, Conventional (79190)
Upper Arenite East 243, HPGR (80233) Middle Arenite East 243, Conventional (80201) Middle Arenite East 243, HPGR (80236)
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Lower Arenite East 243, Conventional (80204) Lower Arenite East 243, HPGR (80239) Argilite West 313, Conventional (80207)
Argilite West 313, HPGR (80242) Argilite East 343, Conventional (80210) Arenite West 413, Conventional (80216)
Arenite West 413, HPGR (80248) Arenite East 443, Conventional (80219) Arenite 443 & 413 Refractory, Conventional (80222)
Argilite 513, 543, 623, 643, Conventional (80225) Argilite 513, 543, 623, 643, HPGR (80257) Argilite East 343 Refractory, Conventional (80213)
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TABLE 13-30 HEAD VS. TAILS RECOVERY BY SIZE FRACTION

Gold Recovery by Size Fraction, %1

KCA Test No Description\Passing, mm 8.0 6.3 4.00 1.70 0.600 0.212
79187 Arenite West 223 - Conv 39% 25% 63% 60% 89% 92%
80230 Arenite West 223 - HPGR 0% 0% 24% 0% 52% 83%
79190 Upper Arenite East 243 - Conv 0% 0% 19% 29% 51% 81%
80233 Upper Arenite East 243 - HPGR 0% 0% 58% 28% 60% 89%
80201 Middle Arenite East 243 - Conv 0% 0% 13% 55% 70% 88%
80236 Middle Arenite East 243 - HPGR 37% 34% 41% 0% 73% 83%
80204 Lower Arenite East 243 - Conv 45% 78% 59% 51% 82% 94%
80239 Lower Arenite East 243 - HPGR 21% 0% 75% 30% 69% 92%
80207 Argilite West 313 - Conv 0% 0% 0% 14% 50% 75%
80242 Argilite West 313 - HPGR 0% 0% 81% 35% 33% 81%
80210 Argilite East 343 - Conv 54% 15% 80% 18% 66% 92%
80245 Argilite East 343 - HPGR 0% 0% 0% 0% 20% 0%
80213 Argilite East 343 Refractory - Conv 0% 0% 0% 53% 67% 40%
80216 Arenite West 413 - Conv 25% 0% 75% 0% 65% 86%
80248 Arenite West 413 - HPGR 22% 42% 7% 28% 78% 83%
80219 Arenite East 443 - Conv 0% 0% 0% 53% 65% 88%
80251 Arenite East 443 - HPGR 0% 0% 0% 0% 54% 59%
80222 Arenite 443 & 413 Refractory - Conv 0% 89% 0% 67% 61% 84%
80254 Arenite 443 & 413 Refractory - HPGR 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 35%
80225 Argilite 513, 543, 623, 643 - Conv 10% 44% 0% 62% 70% 79%
80257 Argilite 513, 543, 623, 643 - HPGR 0% 24% 38% 31% 55% 90%
Arenite Conv. Avg. 16% 27% 33% 45% 69% 87%
Argilite Conv. Avg. 16% 15% 20% 37% 63% 71%
Conv. Avg. 16% 23% 28% 42% 67% 82%
Arenite HPGR Avg. 11% 11% 29% 12% 55% 75%
Argilite HPGR Avg. 0% 8% 40% 22% 36% 57%
HPGR Avg. 8% 10% 32% 15% 49% 70%
Arenite Avg. 13% 19% 31% 29% 62% 81%
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Argilite Avg. 9% 12% 28% 30% 52% 65%

Overall Avg. 12% 17% 30% 29% 59% 76%
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TABLE 13-31 MWMT PROFILE I ANALYSIS – WETLABS

Arenite West 223 Lower Arenite East 243 Argilite East 343 Argilite 513, 543, 623, 643
KCA Sample No. 79136 B KCA Sample No. 79139 C KCA Sample No. 79141 C KCA Sample No. 79145 B Drinking
KCA Test No. 79187 KCA Test No. 80204 KCA Sample No. 80210 KCA Test No. 80222 Water
Profile I Reporting Final Final Final Final Final Final Final Final Regulations
Wet Chemistry Units Limit Barren Wash MWMT Barren Wash MWMT Barren Wash MWMT Barren Wash MWMT US EPA
Alkalinity, Total mg/L as CaCO3 1.0 1600 120 42 1600 100 42 1200 160 45 1400 100 42 --
Bicarbonate (HCO3) mg/L as CaCO3 1.0 110 110 42 44 96 42 ND 120 45 ND 92 42 --
Carbonate (CO3) mg/L as CaCO3 1.0 1500 13 ND 1500 5 ND 920 40 ND 1300 12 ND --
Hydroxide (OH) mg/L as CaCO3 1.0 ND ND ND ND ND ND 240 ND ND 120 ND ND --
Cyanide (Total) mg/L 0.010 130 0.3 -- 180 0.14 -- 250 0.34 -- 280 0.17 -- --
Cyanide (WAD) mg/L 0.010 77 0.27 ND 130 0.03 ND 190 0.016 ND 190 0.018 ND --
Total Nitrogen Calc. -- 150 1.4 ND 220 1.7 ND 210 1.5 ND 220 1.3 ND 10
Nitrate + Nitrite Nitrogen mg/L 0.10 1.40 ND ND 1.60 ND ND 1.4 ND ND 1.1 ND ND --
Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen mg/L -- 150 1.4 ND 210 1.6 ND 210 1.5 ND 220 1.3 ND --
Extraction Fluid (Feed) pH pH Units -- -- -- 6.32 -- -- 6.32 -- -- 6.32 -- -- 6.32 --
MWMT Effluent pH pH Units -- -- -- 8.59 -- -- 8.61 -- -- 8.75 -- -- 8.67 6.5-8.5
pH pH Units -- 10.22 8.83 8.28 10.46 8.46 8.18 10.66 9.35 8.14 10.60 8.87 8.12 --
pH - Temperature ºC -- 22 24 21 22 24 21 23 24 22 23 24 22 --
Total Dissolved Solids mg/L 10 2400 180 36 2600 200 38 2100 310 33 2300 190 33 500
Aluminum mg/L 0.045 1.0 1.1 0.29 4.2 0.71 0.3 40.0 1.4 0.2 21.0 0.94 0.3 0.2 - 0.05
Antimony mg/L 0.0040 0.33 0.026 ND 0.30 0.024 ND 0.13 0.074 0.0027 0.22 0.042 ND 0.006
Arsenic mg/L 0.0050 12 1.0 0.15 140 5.6 0.53 31 4.7 0.39 51 5.0 0.43 0.010
Barium mg/L 0.010 0.011 0.022 ND ND 0.023 0.021 ND 0.032 ND ND 0.020 ND 2
Beryllium mg/L 0.0010 ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND 0.004
Cadmium mg/L 0.0010 0.0027 ND ND 0.0018 ND ND ND ND ND 0.0022 ND ND 0.005
Calcium mg/L 0.50 1.30 2.70 9.8 1.10 9.9 13.0 1.2 3.2 8.9 1.0 2.8 11.0 --
Chloride mg/L 1.0 42 16 1.1 38 10 1.8 37 11 1.1 35.0 10.0 1.5 250
Chromium mg/L 0.0050 0.016 ND ND 0.031 ND ND 0.030 ND ND 0.028 ND ND 0.1
Copper mg/L 0.040 6.4 ND ND 17 ND ND 22 ND ND 18 ND ND 1.3
Fluoride mg/L 0.10 1.3 ND ND 1.1 ND ND 1.3 ND ND ND ND ND 4.0
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Iron mg/L 0.20 19 0.20 ND 24.00 0.073 ND 13 0.95 ND 24 0.21 ND 0.3

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Arenite West 223 Lower Arenite East 243 Argilite East 343 Argilite 513, 543, 623, 643
KCA Sample No. 79136 B KCA Sample No. 79139 C KCA Sample No. 79141 C KCA Sample No. 79145 B Drinking
KCA Test No. 79187 KCA Test No. 80204 KCA Sample No. 80210 KCA Test No. 80222 Water
Profile I Reporting Final Final Final Final Final Final Final Final Regulations
Wet Chemistry Units Limit Barren Wash MWMT Barren Wash MWMT Barren Wash MWMT Barren Wash MWMT US EPA
0.007
Lead mg/L 0.0025 0.0058 3 ND ND 0.021 ND ND 0.011 ND ND 0.0063 ND --
Magnesium mg/L 0.50 ND ND 2.2 ND ND 2.7 ND ND 2.4 ND ND 2.8 --
Manganese mg/L 0.0050 0.018 ND 0.026 ND ND 0.018 ND 0.014 0.0074 ND ND 0.018 --
Mercury mg/L 0.0001 0.00014 ND ND 0.00013 ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND 0.05
Nickel mg/L 0.030 0.095 ND ND 0.13 ND ND 0.22 ND ND 0.21 ND ND --
Potassium mg/L 1.0 98.0 18 5.3 130.0 28.0 4.3 69 19 11 110 25 6.9 --
Selenium mg/L 0.0050 ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND 0.05
Silver mg/L 0.0050 ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND 0.10
Sodium mg/L 0.50 920 53 4.1 1000 35 3.9 750 82 5.4 910 53 3.8 --
Sulphate Sulphur mg/L 0.010 120 17 7 300.000 19 12 210 11 10 210 8.3 11 --
Thallium mg/L 0.0010 ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND 0.002
Zinc mg/L 0.020 1.0 ND ND 1.5 ND ND 0.94 ND ND 0.94 ND ND 5

Note. US EPA – United States Environmental Protection Agency

TABLE 13-32 LEACH TIME CALCULATIONS

Total Total Ultimate Estd.
Crush Transition Lab Field Lab Au Field Field Au
KCA Sample KCA Test Crush Size, Transition, Recovery Transition Transition Leach Leach Recovery, Deduction, Recovery,
No. No. Description Type mm ts/to Au, % Lab Days Field Days Days Days % % %
79136 B 79187 Arenite West 223 Conv. 8 0.52 69% 20 35 61 76 79% 2% 77%
79160 C 80230 Arenite West 223 HPGR 19 0.32 48% 11 21 61 71 54% 2% 52%

79137 C 79190 Upper Arenite East 243 Conv 8 0.31 45% 12 21 61 70 59% 2% 57%
79161 C 80233 Upper Arenite East 243 HPGR 19 0.32 45% 8 21 61 74 56% 2% 54%

79138 C 80201 Middle Arenite East 243 Conv 8 0.52 51% 19 35 61 77 64% 2% 62%
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79162 C 80236 Middle Arenite East 243 HPGR 19 0.53 62% 15 35 61 81 71% 2% 69%
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Total Total Ultimate Estd.

Crush Transition Lab Field Lab Au Field Field Au
KCA Sample KCA Test Crush Size, Transition, Recovery Transition Transition Leach Leach Recovery, Deduction, Recovery,
No. No. Description Type mm ts/to Au, % Lab Days Field Days Days Days % % %
79139 C 80204 Lower Arenite East 243 Conv 8 0.56 52% 12 37 61 86 65% 2% 63%
79163 C 80239 Lower Arenite East 243 HPGR 19 0.48 48% 14 32 61 79 60% 2% 58%

79140 C 80207 Argilite West 313 Conv 8 0.65 35% 20 43 61 84 49% 2% 47%
79164 C 80242 Argilite West 313 HPGR 19 0.59 39% 19 39 61 81 50% 2% 48%

79141 C 80210 Argilite East 343 Conv 8 0.56 46% 19 37 61 79 59% 2% 57%
79165 C 80245 Argilite East 343 HPGR 19 0.8 27% 25 53 85 113 46% 2% 44%

79142 A 80213 Argilite East 343 Refractory Conv 8 0.46 29% 18 31 61 74 32% 2% 30%

79143 B 80216 Arenite West 413 Conv 8 0.39 29% 13 26 61 74 39% 2% 37%
79166 C 80248 Arenite West 413 HPGR 19 0.47 47% 13 31 61 79 54% 2% 52%

79144 C 80219 Arenite East 443 Conv 8 0.62 51% 25 41 61 77 66% 2% 64%
79167 C 80251 Arenite East 443 HPGR 19 0.45 40% 13 30 85 102 59% 2% 57%

79145 B 80222 Arenite 443 & 413 Refractory Conv 8 0.9 57% 33 60 61 88 71% 2% 69%
79168 C 80254 Arenite 443 & 413 Refractory HPGR 19 0.88 44% 27 59 85 117 59% 2% 57%

79146 B 80225 Argilite 513, 543, 623, 643 Conv 8 0.57 46% 20 38 61 79 60% 2% 58%
79169 C 80257 Argilite 513, 543, 623, 643 HPGR 19 0.76 72% 25 51 62 88 83% 2% 81%

Conv Arenite Avg. 0.55 51% 19 36 61 78 63% 2% 61%

Conv Argilite Avg. 0.56 39% 19 37 61 79 50% 2% 48%
Conv Avg. 0.55 46% 19 37 61 79 58% 2% 56%
HPGR Arenite Avg. 0.49 48% 14 33 68 86 59% 2% 57%
HPGR Argilite Avg. 0.72 46% 23 48 69 94 60% 2% 58%
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HPGR Avg. 0.56 47% 17 37 68 89 59% 2% 57%

 13.6 HEAP LEACH GOLD RECOVERY
The comparison between conventional crushing and HPGR crushing of Essakane ore does not
show a clear benefit of one processing method over the other. The HPGR tertiary crusher has
operational advantages over cone crushers.

The leach cycle, heap recovery, and reagent consumptions used in this study are based on the
HPGR column leach tests completed in the May 2018 KCA program. The PT6 and PT16 samples
were not included in these calculations because they are bulk samples from the pit and the core
samples should be more representative. The HPGR column leach tests for the PT6 and PT16
samples were also conducted at different crush sizes. KCA typically discounts the gold recovery
in column tests by 2% to 3% when estimating field recoveries and a discount of 2% for gold was
used for Essakane due to the high number of column tests completed. The silver was discounted
by 3% to estimate field recoveries. A summary of the column tests utilized for recovery
calculations and the adjusted field recoveries are presented in Table 13-33.

TABLE 13-33 COLUMN TEST FIELD RECOVERY DISCOUNTS

KCA Column Field Au Column Field Ag

Test No Rock Type Lithology Au Rec. Rec. Ag Rec. Rec.
80230 Arenite West 223 56% 54% 15% 12%
80233 Upper Arenite East 243 56% 54% 16% 13%
80236 Middle Arenite East 243 72% 70% 23% 20%
80239 Lower Arenite East 243 62% 60% 27% 24%
80242 Argilite West 313 51% 49% 19% 16%
80245 Argilite East 343 47% 45% 33% 30%
80248 Arenite West 413 54% 52% 20% 17%
80251 Arenite East 443 61% 59% 31% 28%
80254 Arenite Refractory 443 and 413 60% 58% 34% 31%
80257 Argilite 513, 543, 623, 643 83% 81% 21% 18%
Arenite Average 60% 58% 24% 21%
Argilite Average 60% 58% 24% 21%
Arenite 443 and 413 Avg. 58% 56% 28% 25%
Arenite 243 Average 63% 61% 22% 19%
Overall Average 60% 58% 24% 21%

The mine plan was separated into the different rock and lithologies tested. Not all rock types and
lithologies were represented directly by column tests and average recoveries of rock types were
applied to these, specifically Argilite 123 and Turbidite. All of the column leach tests were

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completed on material from the EMZ pit, so the stockpiles are not represented and the effects of
stockpiling are unknown. There are 7.45 Mt of stockpile material and 3.54 Mt of Turbidite from
the pit, which comprises approximately 18% of the Mineral Reserve, that are not directly
represented in the test work.

The estimated field recovery for gold is 55% and for silver it is 22%. The gold recovery
calculations are presented in Table 13-34.

With mostly clean non-reactive ores, cyanide consumption in production heaps is typically 25%
to 33% of the consumption from two metre tall laboratory column tests. The majority of the column
tests on Essakane ore were conducted in four metre tall columns and a cyanide consumption
factor of 80% was used. The HPGR column tests on the samples representing the orebody had
a low cyanide consumption at 0.33 kg/t.

Lime requirements are the same in the field as in column tests and the average lime addition rate
was 1.30 kg/t.

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TABLE 13-34 GOLD RECOVERY CALCULATION

Estimated Estimated Pit Stockpile Total

Stockpile Estimated Au Grade, Au Au
Rock Type Lithology Pit Tonnes Tonnes Total Tonnes g/t Lithology Au, kg Rec. Lithology Au, kg Au Rec. Lithology Au, kg Rec.
Argilite 10203 43,098 0 43,098 0.33
Argilite Argilite Argilite
Argilite 1023 11,909 41,477 53,386 0.32 18 58% 14 58% 32 58%
Avg. Avg. Avg.
Argilite 1003 0 629 629 0.43
Argilite 3103 5,995,585 146,990 6,142,575 0.43
313 2,622 49% 313 63 49% 313 2,685 49%
Argilite 313 111,837 0 111,837 0.41
Argilite 3403 6,094,407 3,011,353 9,105,760 0.43
343 4,011 45% 343 1,435 45% 343 5,446 45%
Argilite 343 3,231,765 306,399 3,538,165 0.42
Argilite 5103 626,352 0 626,352 0.46
Argilite 5403 1,095,191 0 1,095,191 0.45
513, 543, 513, 543, 513, 543,
Argilite 543 38,448 0 38,448 0.46 829 81% 0 81% 829 81%
623, 643 623, 643 623, 643
Argilite 6203 55,338 0 55,338 0.41
Argilite 6403 42,466 0 42,466 0.35
Arenite Arenite Arenite
Arenite 2202 0 655 655 0.43 0 58% 0.3 58% 0.3 58%
Avg. Avg. Avg.
Arenite 4103 3,395,885 576 3,396,461 0.43
413 and 413 and 413 and
Arenite 4403 7,666,842 182,376 7,849,217 0.43 4,900 56% 80 56% 4,980 56%
443 Avg. 443 Avg. 443 Avg.
Arenite 443 347,659 2,834 350,493 0.45
Arenite 2203 6,343,656 893,789 7,237,445 0.42
223 2,766 54% 223 372 54% 223 3,138 54%
Arenite 223 303,904 1,208 305,112 0.43
Arenite 2403 4,816,342 1,347,141 6,163,483 0.44
243 Avg. 6,542 61% 243 Avg. 930 61% 243 Avg. 7,472 61%
Arenite 243 10,278,793 790,990 11,069,783 0.43
Turbidite 10303 794,912 264,301 1,059,213 0.40
Turbidite 1033 272,256 8,031 280,287 0.39 Argilite Argilite Argilite
Weighted 1,506 49% Weighted 301 49% Weighted 1,807 49%
Turbidite 10403 1,686,628 101,343 1,787,971 0.44 Avg. Avg. Avg.
Turbidite 1043 785,612 348,603 1,134,215 0.42
Argilite Total 17,346,395 3,506,848 20,853,243 0.431 7,480 50% 1,512 45% 8,992 49%
Arenite Total 33,153,081 3,219,569 36,372,649 0.429 14,208 58% 1,382 59% 15,590 58%
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Turbidite Total 3,539,407 722,279 4,261,686 0.417 1,506 49% 301 49% 1,807 49%
Total 54,038,883 7,448,696 61,487,579 0.429 23,194 55% 3,195 52% 26,389 55%
13.6.1 CONCLUSION FOR OVERALL ORES
The results of the metallurgical test programs indicate that the ore types tested are amenable
to standard heap leaching methods. There is variability in the results and not all rock types
have been tested, therefore additional test work is planned. However, the available test results
are more than sufficient to support a pre-feasibility study.

A summary of the design parameters based on these test programs is as follows:

• HPGR product size: P100 of 19 mm (P80 of 8 mm);
• No agglomeration required for stacking up to 50 m;
• Leach Time: 90 days;
• Gold Recovery: 55%;
• Silver Recovery: 22%;
• Sodium Cyanide Consumption: 0.33 kg/tonne; and
• Lime Consumption: 1.30 kg/tonne.

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14 MINERAL RESOURCE ESTIMATE
14.1 SUMMARY
The resource estimation methodologies, results, and validations are presented in this section.

The Mineral Resource estimate was prepared in accordance with CIM (2014) definitions and
is reported in accordance with the NI 43-101 guidelines. Classification, or assigning a level of
confidence to Mineral Resources, has been undertaken with strict adherence to CIM (2014)
definitions. In the opinion of the QP, the resource evaluation reported herein is a reasonable
representation of the Mineral Resources delineated at the Essakane Gold Mine as of June 5,
2018.

The Mineral Resource estimate at June 5, 2018 for the Essakane Gold Mine is summarized in
Table 14-1 and is reported on a 100% basis. The Mineral Resource estimate is inclusive of
Mineral Reserves.

The 0.30 g/t Au heap leach cut-off grade for fresh rock at EMZ is lower than the fresh rock cut-
off grade at Falagountou because the Falagountou material is not considered for treatment at
the heap leach facility.

Total Indicated Mineral Resources at the Essakane Gold Mine are currently estimated to be
160 Mt grading 0.95 g/t Au, totalling 4,878 koz of gold, while Inferred Mineral Resources are
estimated to be 21.0 Mt grading 0.88 g/t Au, totalling 589 koz of gold. IAMGOLD’s attributable
Mineral Resources are 144 Mt totalling 4,390 koz of gold in Indicated Mineral Resources and
18.7 Mt totalling 530 koz of gold in Inferred Mineral Resources.

The QP is not aware of any environmental, permitting, legal, title, taxation, socio-economic,
marketing, political, or other relevant factors that could materially affect the Mineral Resource
estimate.

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 TABLE 14-1 MINERAL RESOURCE SUMMARY – JUNE 5, 2018

Tonnage Grade Contained Metal

Category
(000 t) (g/t Au) (000 oz Au)
Measured - - -
Indicated 159,810 0.95 4,878
Total Measured + Indicated 159,810 0.95 4,878

Inferred 20,744 0.88 589

Notes:
1. CIM (2014) definitions were followed for Mineral Resources.
2. Mineral Resources for the EMZ reported at a cut-off grade of 0.33 g/t Au for saprolite, 0.43 g/t Au for
transition material, and 0.30 g/t Au for fresh rock material. Cut-off grades for Falagountou are 0.36 g/t
Au for saprolite, 0.46 g/t Au for transition material, and 0.52 g/t Au for fresh rock material.
3. Mineral Resources are constrained within a pit shell estimated using a long-term gold price of $1,500/oz
and a US$/€ exchange rate of: 1:0.77 and a US$/CFA exchange rate of 1:0.00198.
4. Mineral Resources are inclusive of Mineral Reserves.
5. Mineral Resources that are not Mineral Reserves do not have demonstrated economic viability.
6. Mineral Resources are reported on a 100% basis.
7. Numbers may not add due to rounding.

14.2 EMZ DEPOSIT

14.2.1 DATA
The resource estimation used the results of three types of holes: 1) DD, 2) RC, and 3) holes
starting in RC and ending in DD (RCD), for a total of 3,224 holes and 538,121 m drilled.
Because AC and RAB sampling is more subject to segregation bias, their assay results have
not been used in the estimate.

Table 14-2 details the holes included in the resource database by type, year of drilling, and
series.

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 TABLE 14-2 RESOURCE DATABASE SUMMARY
Hole Type
Year Series No. of Holes Metres Drilled
2018 MEDD0610-MEDD0627 17 3,254
MEDD0483-MEDD0609 127 26,308
2017 MGMT0006 - MGMT0007 2 300
2016 MGMT001-MGMT006 5 710
2015 MEDD0464-MEDD0482 19 5,508.5
2014 MEDD0403-MEDD0463 60 19,084
MEDD0327-MEDD0402 75 22,958.85
2013 EDD0248-EDD0292 43 7,939
DDH EDD0376-EDD0379 4 900
HSDD0001-HSDD0010 10 1,547
2012 MEDD0235-MEDD0326 92 44,054.95
2011 EDD0345-EDD0375 31 5,521.23
MEDD0105-MEDD0234 129 52,323.65
EDD0305-EDD0344 40 11,819.37
2010 MEDD0001-MEDD0104 100 26,159.75
2009 EDD0295-EDD0304 10 2,208.5
Before 2009 EDD0001-EDD0247 204 37,315.88
2018 MERC0558-MERC0577 18 2,362
2017 MERC0489-MERC0557 68 4,910
2016 MERC0384-MERC0488 105 13,654.00
2015 MERC0307-MERC0383 52 8,109
2014 MERC0274-MERC0306 31 4.123
2013 MERC0146-MERC0273 128 18,199
RC MERC0101-MERC0145 35 4,492
2012 ERC2003-ERC2078 75 10,006
ERC1904-ERC2002 89 10,536
2011 ERC1824-ERC1918 89 13,041
2010 MERC0001-MERC00099 96 12,437
2009 ERC1786-ERC1823 38 4,388
Before 2009 ERC0001-ERC2005 1,100 101,944
2017 MERC0567D & MERC0569D 2 800
2017 MERC0535D 1 128
2015 MERC0324D-MERC0377D 25 5,843
RCD
2014 MERC0297D 1 401
2010 MERC0048D-MERC0050D 3 1,032
Before 2009 ERC0120D-ERC1692D 323 57,922
Total 3,247 538,121

The current resource estimate includes a series of new holes. A total of 233 holes (DD, RC
and RCD) for 37,762 m drilled since the last Mineral Resource estimate were added to the

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EMZ resource database. Figure 14-1 shows the location of all of the drill holes available in the
database as of the effective date of the Mineral Resource estimate (on the left side), as well
as the location of the new drilling (right).

14.2.2 ASSAYS
The February 2018 assay database, used in the current resource update, consists of 379,326
records including 332,602 assay results above gold limit detection with an average sample
length of 1.16 m, representing 430,103 assayed metres. Approximately 70% of the sampled
intervals are one metre long, while 28%, are 1.5 m in length. The remaining 2% of the sampled
intervals range from 0.2 m to 7.5 m.

Gold grades vary from 0.0005 g/t Au to 430.0 g/t Au with an average of 0.45 g/t Au.

Note that in the EMZ deposit, a total of 187 holes have not been assayed, including abandoned
holes, holes invalidated by the qualified person due to failed QA/QC protocols, unsampled
holes when the property changed hands, and holes excluded for other reasons. Even though
the assay results from these holes have not been retained for estimation purposes, some
valuable information such as lithological, structural, or density data was used for modelling.

14.2.3 DRILL HOLE SPACING

The drill hole spacing is variable depending on the area of the project in which drilling is carried
out. Three areas of resource development were defined within the EMZ deposit (Figure 14-
2):
1. North Satellite
2. EMZ
3. EMZ South

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 ALL DRILL HOLE COLLARS NEW DRILL HOLES
N N

Corporation
14-5

Figure 14-1

IAMGOLD Corporation
0 500 1000 1500 2000
Essakane Gold Mine
Sahel Region, Burkina Faso
Metres
Plan Views Showing
Drill Hole Collars
and New Drill Holes
July 2018 Essakane S.A., 2018.
 Corporation

590000.0Y

0 250 500 750 1000

Figure 14-2
Metres

IAMGOLD Corporation
Legend:
Essakane Gold Mine
Mesozoic Metavolcanic Rocks
Drill Hole Collar Sahel Region, Burkina Faso
Area Contour Plan View Showing
US$ 1,500/oz Whittle Pit Shell Three Resource Areas at EMZ
July 2018 Essakane S.A., 2018.

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In the North Satellite area, the drill spacing is generally 50 m by 50 m and locally 25 m. The
EMZ area is more densely drilled with a 25 m by 25 m spacing on the eastern limb of the fold
and a wider spacing of 50 m by 50 m on the western limb. The EMZ South area is currently
drilled on a 50 m by 50 m grid and locally 25 m spacing.

The current drill spacing in the EMZ deposit is judged adequate to develop a reasonable model
of the mineralization distribution and to quantify its volume and quality with a good level of
confidence in all three areas of the Project.

14.2.4 MODELLING
The modelling work was performed by Essakane S.A. personnel. The last update on
wireframes was performed at the end of January 2018. New drilling information showed a
good correspondence with the actual model. The modelling was carried out using GEOVIA
GEMS 6.8.

Table 14-3 lists the surfaces and solids that were available or created for the use of the current
resource estimate. The source and/or procedure of creation of the Weathering, Litho-
Structural, and Topography elements are discussed in detail in the following sub-sections.

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TABLE 14-3 SURFACES AND SOLIDS USED FOR THE MINERAL RESOURCE ESTIMATE

Count Domain Description Order of precedence Triangulation name

1 Topography Topobaseclip/Mai2017/DVR_2017
2 1 Saprolite DVR_Solide/Sap/Sept2017/DVR_2017
3 2 Transition 1 DVR_Solide/Trans/Sept2017/DVR_2017
4 3 Fresh Rock 2 DVR_Solide/RoC/Sept2017/DVR_2017
5 220 Main Arenite W Flank, middle thrust 8 DVR_Solide/223/Fev18/DVR_18
6 240 Main Arenite, E Flank 3 DVR_Solide/243/Fev18/DVR_18
7 310 Footwall Argillite W Flank, lower thrust 9 DVR_Solide/313/Fev18/DVR_18
8 340 Footwall Argillite E Flank, upper thrust (N) 4 DVR_Solide/342/Fev18/DVR_18
9 410 Lower Arenite 10 DVR_Solide/413/Fev18/DVR_18
10 440 Lower Arenite 5 DVR_Solide/443/Fev18/DVR_18
11 510 Deep Argillite 11 DVR_Solide/513/Fev18/DVR_18
12 540 Deep Argillite 6 DVR_Solide/543/Fev18/DVR_18
13 620 Upper Argillite W Flank 12 DVR_Solide/620/Fev18/DVR_18
14 640 Upper Argillite E Flank 7 DVR_Solide/643/Fev18/DVR_18
15 1010 Arg Sup - W Flank 13 DVR_Solide/1013/Fev18/DVR_18
16 1020 Argil- Flanc E Flank 14 DVR_Solide/1023/Fev18/DVR_18
17 1030 Intrusif Upper- W Flank 15 DVR_Solide/1033/Fev18/DVR_18
18 1040 Intrusif Upper -E Flank 16 DVR_Solide/1043/Fev18/DVR_18
19 10 Nose DVR_Solide/Nose/Sept2017/DVR_2017
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14.2.4.1 WEATHERING PROFILE MODELLING
Two surfaces of weathering were used in this resource estimate, the saprolite and the
transition surfaces. They represent the bottom limit of the corresponding weathering zone.

The surfaces previously used for the December 31, 2017 resource estimate have been
updated with new hole information based firstly on the density measurements, where available,
and by placing the limits midway between density values showing a change in the weathering
zone. Where no density measurements were available or where interpretations were
conflicting, the hardness information from the drill log, defined by the Brown Index, was used
for weathering modelling. The hardness codes are categorized into Saprolite (S1, S2, S3, and
S4), Transition (S5, S6, R0 and R1), and Fresh Rock (R2, R3, R4, R5 and R6) as presented
in Table 14-4. An example of the modelled surfaces is shown in Figure 14-3.

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 TABLE 14-4 BROWN INDEX OF SOIL AND ROCK STRENGTH

Approximate Range
Essakane S.A. Grade Description Identification of UCS (MPa)
Saprolite S1 Very Soft Easily penetrated several inches by < 0.025
Upper Saprolite fist.
(WSU) S2 Soft Easily penetrated several inches by 0.025 – 0.05
thumb.
S3 Firm Can be penetrated several inches by 0.05 – 0.10
thumb with moderate effort.
S4 Stiff Readily indented by thumb but 0.10 – 0.25
penetrated only with great effort.
Transition S5 Very Stiff Readily indented by thumb nail. 0.25 – 0.50
Lower Saprolite S6 Hard Indented with difficulty by thumb nail. > 0.50
(WSL) Saprock
(WSR1), R0 Extremely weak rock Indented by thumb nail. 0.50 – 1.0
(WSR2) R1 Very weak rock Crumbles under firm blow with point 1.0 – 5.0
of geological hammer.
Rock R2 Weak rock Can be peeled by a pocket knife. 5.0 – 25
Saprock R3 Medium strong rock Can be peeled by a pocket knife with 25 – 50
(WSR2) difficulty; shallow indentations made
Fresh Rock by firm blow with point of geological
hammer.
R4 Strong rock Cannot be scraped or peeled with a 50 – 100
pocket knife, specimen can be
fractured with a single firm blow of
geological hammer.
R5 Very strong rock Specimen requires more than one 100 – 250
blow of geological hammer to fracture
it.
R6 Extremely strong rock Specimen requires many blows of > 250
geological hammer to fracture it.
Specimen can only be chipped with
geological hammer.

Note:
1. UCS: Uniaxial Compressive Strength

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 FIGURE 14-3 SECTION 52275N – EMZ WEATHERING SURFACES

14.2.4.2 LITHO-STRUCTURAL MODELLING

The geological wireframes modelled for the EMZ deposit included the structural and lithological
elements available in the database.

The lithological model comprised units of arenite and argillite. Each unit was digitized as an
individual layer juxtaposed one above the other. The units were further divided into parts
relating to the anticlinal fold axis, West or East flank units, and according to their positions in
the folds, i.e., the nose or the limb (geometric association). These units, as illustrated on
Figures 14-4 and 14-5, determined the main litho-structural domains.

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 FIGURE 14-4 ISOMETRIC VIEW – EMZ LITHOLOGICAL MODEL

FIGURE 14-5 SECTION 51825N – EMZ LITHOLOGICAL MODEL

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Following the EMZ deposit litho-structural model, the North Satellite area was modelled as the
continuation of the northern extension of the EMZ deposit, an anticlinal folded sedimentary
sequence gently plunging to the north. The upper unit contains the mineralization in the north.
For the June 5, 2018 Mineral Resource, all of Essakane was modelled using the same
sequence of domains.

14.2.4.3 SURFACE TOPOGRAPHY

The surface (pre-mining) named “Topo_2009” was used to code all blocks above it as “Air” in
the block model.

14.2.5 STATISTICAL ANALYSIS

14.2.5.1 STATISTICS OF THE UNCAPPED ASSAYS
The analysis was done by domain.

The lithological and weathering codes were extracted from drill hole and solid intersections
and later combined in the assay database to build the domain codes as illustrated in Figure
14-6.

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 Corporation
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Legend:

Section Looking North-West Figure 14-6

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0 100 200 300 400
Sahel Region, Burkina Faso
Metres
EMZ Section 51550N – Example
of Domain Coding
July 2018 Source: Essakane S.A., 2018.
Table 14-5 presents the statistics of the uncapped gold assays of each individual domain and
the chosen capping value.

TABLE 14-5 STATISTICS OF THE ASSAYS GROUPED BY DOMAIN

Statistics of Uncapped Assays

Domain Mean Max STD(1) Capping Number
Code Number (g/t Au) (g/t Au) (g/t Au) COV(2) Level (g/t Au) Capped
221 107 0.29 6.22 0.87 3.01 - -
222 140 0.10 2.73 0.25 2.63 - -
223 8409 0.07 14.04 0.41 5.58 6 8
241 5585 1.15 341.27 6.12 5.34 30 23
242 5310 1.19 336.16 6.92 5.82 30 19
243 27891 1.07 430.00 6.73 6.29 45 82
311 0 - - - - - -
312 0 - - - - - -
313 4113 0.14 44.21 1.41 9.81 13 6
341 15 0.08 0.34 0.12 1.47 - -
342 185 0.11 2.23 0.30 2.66 - -
343 9218 0.45 233.60 3.62 7.98 40 6
413 1291 0.18 66.68 2.22 12.26 5 3
443 1029 0.54 100.00 3.71 6.87 25 2
513 308 0.06 2.11 0.22 3.59 - -
543 479 0.25 23.14 1.25 5.06 10 1
623 378 0.07 2.77 0.28 3.72 1 0
643 151 0.15 3.84 0.46 3.03 - -
1011 281 0.03 0.48 0.06 2.12 - -
1012 337 0.02 1.19 0.07 3.57 - -
1013 1543 0.06 36.00 0.95 15.70 6 1
1021 4527 0.07 25.51 0.48 6.93 3 7
1022 3675 0.06 48.26 0.98 15.66 3 3
1023 14157 0.03 19.28 0.25 7.57 6 3
1031 1194 0.11 8.01 0.43 3.93 - -
1032 1441 0.08 4.98 0.29 3.67 - -
1033 7084 0.11 45.61 0.98 8.68 10 9
1041 7882 0.22 107.00 1.54 7.10 15 5
1042 3872 0.19 28.60 1.00 5.24 11 4
1043 15895 0.13 99.17 1.51 12.03 25 10
2201 3706 0.40 42.30 1.51 3.73 12 9
2202 4039 0.35 47.33 1.44 4.09 15 6
2203 22458 0.32 119.80 2.30 7.15 25 24
2401 19479 0.92 333.00 4.69 5.09 30 45

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 Statistics of Uncapped Assays
Domain Mean Max STD(1) Capping Number
Code Number (g/t Au) (g/t Au) (g/t Au) COV(2) Level (g/t Au) Capped
2402 10201 0.98 160.00 4.33 4.43 30 28
2403 16307 0.88 387.00 5.16 5.85 45 25
3101 592 0.09 4.50 0.27 3.19 0.6 8
3102 942 0.13 9.74 0.51 4.03 4 3
3103 18100 0.46 109.00 3.11 6.72 30 41
3401 4872 0.25 51.90 1.52 6.12 3 55
3402 6011 0.28 120.10 2.14 7.51 3 81
3403 34377 0.57 191.00 3.36 5.95 45 42
4103 6970 0.44 73.42 2.35 5.39 30 8
4403 8907 0.65 169.92 4.25 6.53 30 24
5103 3300 0.79 100.00 4.61 5.85 20 30
5403 2544 0.95 100.00 5.81 6.14 30 14
6203 1945 0.39 100.00 3.18 8.21 30 3
6403 1189 0.35 40.71 1.64 4.64 10 3
10101 127 0.02 0.24 0.04 1.95 - -
10102 440 0.09 3.54 0.31 3.45 - -
10103 2572 0.07 6.02 0.31 4.16 1.5 2
10201 833 0.33 145.70 5.13 15.44 3 6
10202 2309 0.27 47.40 1.65 6.24 7 16
10203 4259 0.16 85.38 1.56 9.52 5 13
10301 2558 0.30 25.33 1.12 3.74 10 9
10302 2586 0.29 46.43 1.82 6.31 15 7
10303 10134 0.31 96.98 2.27 7.25 10 49
10401 4099 0.44 51.51 2.22 5.11 15 17
10402 4226 0.25 50.33 1.35 5.43 7 16
10403 13690 0.25 125.00 1.65 6.71 25 8

Notes:
1. STD - Standard Deviation
2. CoV - Coefficient of Variation

Essakane S.A.’s statistical analysis showed that, typically, the data displayed extreme
skewness and high coefficients of variation separated by uninformed grade ranges. The assay
outliers were examined on both log-probability plots and histograms. Grade capping was
applied to the high grade assays prior to compositing to restrict the influence of outliers in the
composites used for grade interpolation. Capping levels for each domain were initially selected
to separate outliers and were later adjusted to better match the production results.

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14.2.5.2 COMPOSITING
The drill hole database coded within each interpreted domain was composited to achieve a
uniform sample support. Taking into account the current bench heights of the mining operation
(5 m to 10 m), the variance of the assay population, and the drill hole spacing, it was decided
to composite the data with a regular 5 m run length (down hole) within the limits of each
interpreted domain using the capped value of the assay samples. Composites of less than
one metre were excluded from the composite database.

14.2.5.3 STATISTICS OF THE 5 M COMPOSITES

Descriptive statistics of the 5 m composites were generated and grouped by domain. The gold
grade statistics for the various estimation domains are characterized by a generally high
coefficient of variation (mostly between 1.5 and 2.5), which is common for this type of gold
deposit. Table 14-6 shows the 5 m composite statistics by individual domains.

TABLE 14-6 STATISTICS OF THE 5 M COMPOSITES BY DOMAIN

Domain Min Max Mean STD(1)
Code Number (g/t Au) (g/t Au) (g/t Au) (g/t Au) COV(2)
221 23 0.01 2.46 0.27 0.54 1.98
222 32 0.00 0.61 0.09 0.11 1.31
223 2,372 0.00 3.57 0.06 0.22 3.45
241 1,159 0.00 85.50 1.10 3.23 2.93
242 1,090 0.00 70.57 1.17 3.25 2.78
243 7,028 0.00 117.08 1.04 3.74 3.58
313 1,307 0.00 16.65 0.15 0.92 6.01
341 3 0.00 0.24 0.08 0.14 1.63
342 37 0.00 0.65 0.11 0.15 1.36
343 2,508 0.00 63.98 0.40 1.85 4.68
413 407 0.00 30.43 0.20 1.69 8.37
443 321 0.00 30.13 0.52 2.20 4.22
513 98 0.00 1.18 0.07 0.16 2.37
543 152 0.00 4.80 0.22 0.54 2.49
623 115 0.00 0.99 0.08 0.18 2.33
643 49 0.00 1.87 0.15 0.33 2.13
1011 58 0.00 0.21 0.03 0.04 1.50
1012 69 0.00 0.26 0.02 0.04 1.88
1013 406 0.00 10.71 0.06 0.55 8.72
1021 1,032 0.00 5.16 0.07 0.23 3.32
1022 846 0.00 9.67 0.06 0.42 6.79
1023 3,783 0.00 4.02 0.03 0.14 4.43

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 Domain Min Max Mean STD(1)
Code Number (g/t Au) (g/t Au) (g/t Au) (g/t Au) COV(2)
1031 251 0.00 3.27 0.11 0.30 2.79
1032 299 0.00 1.27 0.08 0.17 2.19
1033 1,829 0.00 9.68 0.11 0.53 4.58
1041 1,663 0.00 13.19 0.21 0.56 2.66
1042 819 0.00 11.85 0.20 0.60 3.08
1043 4,130 0.00 24.39 0.12 0.75 6.39
2201 779 0.00 17.00 0.40 0.97 2.43
2202 846 0.00 10.54 0.35 0.80 2.27
2203 5,571 0.00 28.07 0.33 1.24 3.80
2401 4,175 0.00 68.83 0.90 2.35 2.62
2402 2,156 0.00 50.24 0.96 2.21 2.30
2403 3,958 0.00 79.63 0.85 2.57 3.02
3101 147 0.00 9.62 0.15 0.80 5.34
3102 215 0.00 3.53 0.12 0.31 2.56
3103 5,050 0.00 43.13 0.46 1.87 4.03
3401 1,010 0.00 11.43 0.24 0.69 2.90
3402 1,263 0.00 33.04 0.27 1.12 4.11
3403 8,003 0.00 48.51 0.57 1.89 3.29
4103 2,282 0.00 32.18 0.41 1.43 3.49
4403 2,647 0.00 51.57 0.64 2.39 3.71
5103 967 0.00 50.08 0.74 3.02 4.08
5403 784 0.00 32.59 0.82 2.80 3.43
6203 597 0.00 30.11 0.36 1.55 4.30
6403 378 0.00 35.17 0.44 2.00 4.56
10101 28 0.00 0.10 0.02 0.02 1.25
10102 94 0.00 0.82 0.08 0.18 2.21
10103 577 0.00 1.61 0.07 0.19 2.55
10201 181 0.00 33.96 0.31 2.53 8.17
10202 494 0.00 14.53 0.26 0.91 3.56
10203 960 0.00 17.19 0.16 0.69 4.44
10301 558 0.00 9.55 0.28 0.64 2.25
10302 542 0.00 11.40 0.30 0.97 3.19
10303 2,390 0.00 44.70 0.29 1.41 4.81
10401 893 0.00 19.21 0.45 1.26 2.84
10402 881 0.00 11.01 0.27 0.82 3.06
10403 3,207 0.00 34.02 0.23 0.90 3.85

Notes:
1. STD - Standard Deviation
2. CoV - Coefficient of Variation

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14.2.5.4 DENSITY DATA
The density database contained 27,686 measurements taken from DD and RCD holes. A
small number of outliers were removed from the GEMS density database. The excluded
values, listed in Table 14-7, were generally too low or too high compared to neighbouring
values or the weathering profile.

TABLE 14-7 EXCLUDED DENSITY MEASUREMENTS

Depth Density
HOLE-ID
(m) (g/cm3)
EDD0206 246.55 3.53
EDD0203 282.55 3.75
EDD0191 97.30 3.50
EDD0193 61.00 1.60
EDD0186 139.40 3.68
EDD0113 12.50 1.69
EDD0113 29.00 1.69
EDD0129 207.50 3.39
ERC1686D 77.25 2.89
EDD0067 39.30 2.82
ERC1635D 59.20 1.25
EDD0104 249.10 3.63
EDD0046 55.35 1.41
EDD0043 66.80 1.83
ERC0867D 87.00 3.36
EDD0050 61.10 3.24
EDD0051 26.10 1.59
EDD0065 151.50 2.88
EDD0069 0.00 1.78
EDD0069 21.45 2.51
EDD0151 0.00 1.07
EDD0070 42.05 2.77
EDD0070 45.60 2.76
EDD0070 141.90 2.89
ERC1201D 226.90 1.96
EDD0219 161.70 3.70
EDD0214 232.30 2.15
MEDD0014 5.55 1.60
MEDD0065 29.70 1.78
MEDD0087 14.02 2.79
MEDD0095 42.80 3.85
MEDD0143 40.30 2.81

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 Depth Density
HOLE-ID
(m) (g/cm3)
ERC2070 18.00 2.95
MEDD0450 28.85 1.21
MEDD0463 16.00 1.20
MERC0327D 112.00 1.00
MERC0327D 124.00 1.00
MERC0327D 146.00 1.00
MERC0327D 175.00 1.00
MERC0327D 202.00 1.00
MERC0327D 229.00 1.00
MERC0327D 244.00 1.00

From the density database, a total of 18,513 measurements, including values ranging from 1.0
g/cm3 to 3.58 g/cm3 within the resource domains, were extracted for statistical studies. The
statistics of the density measurements are presented in Table 14-8. The median value of each
domain was used as the default value in the block model, except for the domains that had less
than 30 density measurements. These domains were attributed a density corresponding to
the median of their weathering group. For example, domain 242, which contained four density
measurements, was assigned a bulk density corresponding to the median of the saprolite
group at 2.32 g/cm3.

TABLE 14-8 STATISTICS OF THE DENSITY MEASUREMENTS BY DOMAIN

Density Used in
Domain Min Max Mean Median Block Model
Weathering Code Number (g/cm3) (g/cm3) (g/cm3) (g/cm3) (g/cm3)
241 113 1.12 2.89 1.86 1.85 1.9
1011 31 1.42 2.64 2.11 2.04 2.0
1021 75 1.07 2.34 1.83 1.86 1.9
1031 15 1.00 2.26 1.91 1.99 2.0
1041 71 1.43 2.28 1.90 1.87 1.9
2201 46 1.66 2.59 2.12 2.12 2.1
2401 583 1.20 2.81 1.88 1.82 1.8
Saprolite
3101 1 2.12 2.12 2.12 2.12 2.0
3401 47 1.62 2.55 1.92 1.86 1.9
10101 2 1.81 2.00 1.91 1.91 1.9
10201 12 1.25 2.11 1.85 1.96 1.9
10301 57 1.65 2.36 2.02 2.03 2.0
10401 68 1.02 2.26 1.82 1.88 1.9
All 1,121 1.41 2.89 1.94 1.95 1.9

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 Density Used in
Domain Min Max Mean Median Block Model
Weathering Code Number (g/cm3) (g/cm3) (g/cm3) (g/cm3) (g/cm3)
222 2 2.57 2.64 2.61 2.61 2.3
242 262 1.45 2.96 2.29 2.32 2.3
342 4 2.41 2.50 2.46 2.47 2.3
1012 34 2.11 2.72 2.49 2.53 2.5
1022 178 1.48 2.67 2.14 2.12 2.1
1032 11 1.90 2.77 2.34 2.27 2.3
1042 74 1.68 2.77 2.17 2.16 2.2
2202 65 1.77 2.77 2.44 2.49 2.5
Transition
2402 463 1.37 3.07 2.31 2.37 2.4
3102 16 2.04 2.68 2.37 2.31 2.3
3402 143 1.66 2.80 2.32 2.35 2.4
10102 18 1.76 2.53 2.03 1.89 2.3
10202 40 1.63 2.40 1.91 1.91 1.9
10302 81 1.80 2.62 2.17 2.11 2.1
10402 212 1.39 2.63 2.08 2.06 2.1
All 1,603 1.80 3.07 2.27 2.26 2.3
223 248 2.29 2.88 2.74 2.74 2.7
243 3,025 1.76 3.48 2.73 2.74 2.7
313 168 2.72 2.92 2.80 2.81 2.8
343 897 2.33 3.28 2.79 2.80 2.8
413 48 2.71 2.89 2.77 2.78 2.8
443 50 2.57 2.93 2.76 2.77 2.8
513 2 2.78 2.83 2.81 2.81 2.8
543 17 2.68 2.89 2.83 2.85 2.8
623 4 2.74 2.81 2.77 2.77 2.8
643 1 2.83 2.83 2.83 2.83 2.8
1013 89 2.27 2.90 2.73 2.75 2.8
1023 965 1.73 3.00 2.62 2.73 2.7
Fresh Rock
1033 176 2.24 2.97 2.77 2.79 2.8
1043 928 1.57 3.41 2.70 2.76 2.8
2203 1,135 2.02 3.33 2.73 2.74 2.7
2403 1,736 1.62 3.16 2.71 2.73 2.7
3103 1,036 2.04 3.36 2.79 2.80 2.8
3403 2,647 1.75 3.47 2.76 2.79 2.8
4103 398 2.56 3.29 2.78 2.77 2.8
4403 731 2.12 3.20 2.78 2.77 2.8
5103 143 2.56 3.07 2.81 2.82 2.8
5403 150 2.48 2.94 2.79 2.80 2.8
6203 99 2.51 2.96 2.79 2.79 2.8
6403 81 2.61 2.90 2.76 2.75 2.8

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 Density Used in
Domain Min Max Mean Median Block Model
Weathering Code Number (g/cm3) (g/cm3) (g/cm3) (g/cm3) (g/cm3)
10103 1 2.84 2.84 2.84 2.84 2.8
10203 70 1.90 2.99 2.59 2.69 2.7
10303 232 1.74 3.00 2.63 2.77 2.8
10403 712 1.77 3.58 2.54 2.60 2.6
All 15,789 2.28 3.58 2.75 2.77 2.8

14.2.6 VARIOGRAPHY
Mapping has highlighted at least three vein sets at the EMZ deposit. All vein orientations are
mineralized and carry gold. Gold occurs as free particles within the veins and it is also inter-
grown with arsenopyrite, either on vein margins, or in the host rocks. Disseminated
arsenopyrite and gold mineralization rapidly decrease away from the veins.

An isotropic search was used for grade interpolation since the EMZ deposit holds three main
sets of veins within its litho-structural domains. Relative pairwise variograms were computed
in GEMS and completed on the five metre composites. Downhole variograms were used to
confirm the nugget effect values. Variogram maps were produced to establish the main
continuity direction. Models were fit in GEMS mostly with two spherical structures.

The components of the modelled variograms are summarized in Table 14-9. Generally, the
nugget effect is between 50% and 65% of the total variance. The high nugget effect implies
large variability within short distances.

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TABLE 14-9 SEMI-VARIOGRAM PROFILES USED FOR ESSAKANE’S DOMAINS

1st Structure 2nd Structure Anisotropy Rotation

Profile Model
Domain Code Nugget Angle Angle Angle
Name Type Sill Range 1 /2 /3 (m) Sill Range 1 / 2 /3 (m) Rotation
1 2 3
D221-223 221, 222, 223 0.017 0.011 23 23/ 23 0.009 23 / 23/ 23 145 0 235
D2201-03 2201, 2202, 2203 0.210 0.070 30 / 30 / 30 0.060 100 / 100 / 100 330 6 58
D241-2 241, 242 1.770 0.280 39 / 39 / 20 0.170 211 / 211 / 110 148 -7 44
D243 243 3.100 1.210 20 / 16 / 10 1.250 67 / 59 / 36 65 -45 155
D2401-03 2401, 2402, 2403 1.240 0.340 31 / 31 / 21 0.300 202 / 202 / 133 145 -3 234
D311-313 311, 312, 313 0.124 0.110 33 / 33 / 33 0.040 141 / 141 / 141 155 0 245
Spherical
D3101-02 3101, 3102 0.016 0.009 23 / 23 / 23 - - 0 0 0
D3103 3103 1.395 0.963 22 / 22 / 21 0.574 168 / 168 / 159 333 6 50
D341-343 341, 342, 343 0.603 0.429 37 / 27 / 22 0.316 166 / 122 / 101 151 -3 238
D3401-02 3401, 3402 0.156 0.064 23 / 23 / 23 0.030 163 / 163 / 163 155 0 245
D3403 3403 1.097 0.733 28 / 17 / 15 0.400 179 / 106 / 98 155 0 65
D413 413 0.038 0.023 24 / 24 / 24 0.026 103 / 103 / 103 65 -75 310
D4103 4103 Exponential 0.612 0.397 75 / 49 / 47 Azimuth Dip 260 80 290
D443 443 0.910 0.606 21 / 19 / 19 0.425 162 / 149 / 146 Azimuth 150 0 240
D4403 4403 1.763 0.838 23 / 16 / 23 0.427 140 / 94 / 140 60 -30 150
D1011-13 1011, 1012, 1013 0.007 0.003 15 / 15 / 15 0.007 85 / 85 / 85 110 0 200
D10101-3 10101, 10102, 10103 0.006 0.006 50 / 50 / 50 0 0 90
D1021-3 1021, 1022, 1023 0.006 0.004 24 / 24 / 24 0.002 136 / 136 / 136 155 0 65
D10201-3 10201, 10202, 10203 0.770 0.580 30 / 25 / 23 0.210 172 / 144 / 134 160 25 260
D1031-3 1031, 1032, 1033 Spherical 0.087 0.051 41106 0.072 70 / 33 / 52 198 62 148
D10301-3 10301, 10302, 10303 0.270 0.280 67/ 44 / 43 345 15 85
D1041-3 1041, 1042, 1043 0.150 0.160 21 / 21 / 21 0.050 215 / 215 / 215 145 0 235
D10401-3 10401, 10402, 10403 0.290 0.170 34 / 26 / 29 0.170 218 / 165 / 184 145 0 235
DeepL 513, 543, 623, 643 0.075 0.043 34 / 34 / 34 160 25 230
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5103, 5403, 6203,

DeepN 1.921 1.283 25 / 25 / 25 0.422 180 / 180/ 180 145 0 235
6403
 14.2.7 BLOCK MODELLING
14.2.7.1 BLOCK MODEL PARAMETERS
A single block model was constructed for the EMZ deposit, including South EMZ, EMZ, and
North Satellite areas. The block model covers an area large enough to manage the open pit
developments and waste dumps. The block model was developed using GEOVIA GEMS
version 6.8.

The choice of block dimensions (10 m x 10 m x 10 m) is based on the existing drilling pattern
(25 m x 25 m or 25 m x 50 m in some areas), mine planning considerations (5 m to 10 m
benches), current material selectivity, and the characteristics of the assay population. Table
14-10 presents the location and dimension settings of the block model.

TABLE 14-10 EMZ BLOCK MODEL PARAMETERS

Number of
Block Model Origin(1) Columns, Rows, Block Size
Name Orientation (m) Levels (m) Rotation(2)
East 185,400 150 10
RES18Offic North 1,589,400 600 10 30
Elevation 270 48 10

Notes:
1. In GEMS, the origin point is at the southwest corner at highest level of the block model
2. For a positive value, the direction of rotation is counter clockwise around the elevation axis (Z)

A series of block model attributes were created during the block modelling estimation and
incorporated into the block model project. The attributes containing the final results are
presented in Table 14-11.

TABLE 14-11 FINAL BLOCK MODEL ATTRIBUTES

Attribute Name Description

Rock Type Rock codes of combined lithology and weathering (Refer to Table 14-12)
Weathering Weathering rock codes: (1) Saprolite, (2) Transition, (3) Fresh Rock
Density Density assigned to the block
Au_LIX Interpolated gold grades
Categ Resource Category: (1) Measured, (2) Indicated, (3) Inferred
Elevation Surface Elevation Grids

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14.2.7.2 ROCK TYPE MODELS
The Weathering attribute was coded from the Saprolite, Transition, and Fresh Rock
wireframes, and constituted a simple rock type attribute to be used in cases where a more
detailed rock description is not required. A block was coded with a weathering rock code if at
least 50% of its volume was located inside the weathering wireframe.

The Weathering attribute was used as a background code for the Rock Type attribute. Then
the wireframe constraints (weathering and litho-structural domains), presented previously,
were used to codify the Rock Type attribute. A block was assigned a domain rock code if its
volume was a least 33.3% inside this domain. In the situation where a block is located in
multiple domains, in the fold hinge for example where many domains meet, the highest
percentage of volume (above the limit) prevails, unless precedence applies.

An order of priority, defined as precedence in GEMS, was set to all domains. Domains were
modelled as juxtaposed (no overlaps) wireframes. The rock codes attributed from the litho-
structural domains were adjusted with the corresponding weathering code afterwards. The
adjustments were made on the last digit of the code as follows: 1 for Saprolite, 2 for Transition,
and 3 for Fresh Rock. The domain 220, for example, yielded rock codes 221 for Saprolite, 222
for Transition, and 223 for Fresh Rock. Details of the rock codes present in the Rock Type
attribute are listed in Table 14-12.

In both attributes, Weathering and Rock Type, the blocks located 99.9% above the pre-mining
topography surface were defined as “Air” and coded 0.

TABLE 14-12 ROCK CODES FOUND IN THE ROCK TYPE ATTRIBUTE

Rock codes used in model

Domain
Code Description Precedence (1) Saprolite Transition Fresh Rock
100 Host Background 101 102 103
220 Arenite 8 221 222 223
240 Arenite 3 241 242 243
310 Argillite 9 - - 313
340 Argillite 4 - - 343
410 Arenite 10 - 412 413
440 Arenite 5 - 442 443
510 Argillite 11 - - 513
540 Argillite 6 - - 543

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 Rock codes used in model
Domain
Code Description Precedence (1) Saprolite Transition Fresh Rock
620 Argillite 12 621 622 623
640 Argillite 7 - 642 643
1010 Argillite 13 1011 1012 1013
1020 Argillite 14 1021 1022 1023
1030 Turbidite 15 1031 1032 1033
1040 Turbidite 16 1041 1042 1043
1000 Nose Intersection with Host 1001 1002 1003
2200 Nose Intersection with Arenite 2201 2202 2203
2400 Nose Intersection with Arenite 2401 2402 2403
3100 Nose Intersection with Argillite 3101 3102 3103
3400 Nose Intersection with Argillite 3401 3402 3403
4100 Nose Intersection with Arenite - - 4103
4400 Nose Intersection with Arenite - - 4403
5100 Nose Intersection with Argillite - - 5103
5400 Nose Intersection with Argillite - - 5403
6200 Nose Intersection with Argillite - - 6203
6400 Nose Intersection with Argillite - - 6403
10100 Nose Intersection with Argillite 10101 10102 10103
10200 Nose Intersection with Argillite 10201 10202 10203
10300 Nose Intersection with Turbidite 10301 10302 10303
10400 Nose Intersection with Turbidite 10401 10402 10403

Notes :
(1) Precedence are priority levels attributed to domain such that the smallest precedence often
corresponds to the youngest lithology/domain

14.2.7.3 DENSITY MODEL

Default values determined from the median values, as presented previously, were first set into
each domain. Table 14-13 lists the background densities used in the block model.

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 TABLE 14-13 DEFAULT DENSITY VALUES USED IN THE BLOCK MODEL

Saprolite Transition Fresh Rock

Density Density Density
Rock Code Rock Code Rock Code
(g/cm³) (g/cm³) (g/cm³)
101 1.9 102 2.3 103 2.8
221 2.1 222 2.3 223 2.7
241 1.9 242 2.3 243 2.7
311 1.9 312 2.3 313 2.8
341 1.8 342 2.3 343 2.8
411 NE 412 NE 413 2.8
441 NE 442 NE 443 2.8
511 NE 512 NE 513 2.8
541 NE 542 NE 543 2.8
621 NE 622 NE 623 2.8
641 NE 642 NE 643 2.8
1011 2.0 1012 2.5 1013 2.8
1021 1.9 1022 2.1 1023 2.7
1031 2.0 1032 2.3 1033 2.8
1041 1.9 1042 2.2 1043 2.8
2201 2.1 2202 2.5 2203 2.7
2401 1.8 2402 2.4 2403 2.7
3101 2.0 3102 2.3 3103 2.8
3401 1.9 3402 2.4 3403 2.8
4101 NE 4102 NE 4103 2.8
4401 NE 4402 NE 4403 2.8
5101 NE 5102 NE 5103 2.8
5401 NE 5402 NE 5403 2.8
6201 NE 6202 NE 6203 2.8
6401 NE 6402 NE 6403 2.8
10101 2.0 10102 2.3 10103 2.8
10201 2.0 10202 1.9 10203 2.7
10301 2.0 10302 2.1 10303 2.8
10401 1.9 10402 2.1 10403 2.6

A density interpolation was carried out using an Ordinary Kriging (OK) interpolator in
combination with flat search ellipses with dimensions of 100 m x100 m x 50 m (X, Y, Z). The
details of the density interpolation are listed in Tables 14-14 and 14-15. The results, where
estimated, overwrote the background density values previously entered.

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 TABLE 14-14 INTERPOLATION DETAILS FOR THE DENSITY ESTIMATION

Block Model Parameters Description

Density Measurements > 1 g/cm³ and < 3.6
Data Source
g/cm3 from DD & RCD Hole Types
Interpolation Method Ordinary Kriging
Minimum/Maximum Sample 4/30
Maximum Sample per Hole No maximum defined
Boundary Type Soft & Hard Boundaries
Number of Iterations 1
Search Ellipses (X, Y, Z) 100 m x 100 m x 50 m
High Grade Transition Limit Not used

TABLE 14-15 SOFT AND HARD BOUNDARIES USED FOR THE DENSITY
INTERPOLATION

Target Rock Code Limit Target Rock Codes

221 221 241 2201 2401

222 222 242 2202 2402
223 223 243 2203 2403
241 241 221 2201 2401
242 242 222 2202 2402
243 243 223 2203 2403
311 311 341 3101 3401
312 312 342 3102 3402
313 313 343 3103 3403
341 341 311 3101 3401
342 342 312 3102 3402
343 343 313 3103 3403
413 413 443 4103 4403
443 443 413 4103 4403
513 513 543 5103 5403
543 543 513 5103 5403
623 623 643 6203 6403
643 643 623 6203 6403
1011 1011 1021 10101 10201
1012 1012 1022 10102 10202
1013 1013 1023 10103 10203
1021 1021 1011 10101 10201
1022 1022 1012 10102 10202
1023 1023 1013 10103 10203
1031 1031 1041 10301 10401
1032 1032 1042 10302 10402

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 Target Rock Code Limit Target Rock Codes

1033 1033 1043 10303 10403

1041 1041 1031 10301 10401
1042 1042 1032 10302 10402
1043 1043 1033 10303 10403
2201 221 241 2201 2401
2202 222 242 2202 2402
2203 223 243 2203 2403
2401 241 221 2201 2401
2402 242 222 2202 2402
2403 243 223 2203 2403
3101 311 341 3101 3401
3102 312 342 3102 3402
3103 313 343 3103 3403
3401 341 311 3101 3401
3402 342 312 3102 3402
3403 343 313 3103 3403
4103 413 443 4103 4403
4403 443 413 4103 4403
5103 513 543 5103 5403
5403 543 513 5103 5403
6203 623 643 6203 6403
6403 643 623 6203 6403
10101 1011 1021 10101 10201
10102 1012 1022 10102 10202
10103 1013 1023 10103 10203
10201 1021 1011 10101 10201
10202 1022 1012 10102 10202
10203 1023 1013 10103 10203
10301 1031 1041 10301 10401
10302 1032 1042 10302 10402
10303 1033 1043 10303 10403
10401 1041 1031 10301 10401
10402 1042 1032 10302 10402
10403 1043 1033 10303 10403

14.2.7.4 GRADE ESTIMATION METHODOLOGY

Grade estimation for Essakane was done using OK and 5 m composites tagged by domain
codes. The blocks are interpolated by domains (Target Rock Code) from composites coded
within this domain only (hard boundary) or with other specified domains (soft boundary). The
nature of the boundaries (soft or hard) between domains is detailed by restrictive rock codes

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presented in Table 14-16 and is largely derived from the statistical relation between
composites’ domain populations.

TABLE 14-16 LIST OF ROCK CODES TREATED BY THE INTERPOLATION

PROFILES AND ASSOCIATED VARIOGRAPHY PROFILES ESSAKANE
Target Variography
Interpolation Rock Profile
Profile Name Code Name Limit Target Rock Codes
623 623 6203 6403
543 543 5403 5103
D_DEEPL
513 513 5103 5403
643 643 6403 6203
413 D413 413 4103 4403
443 D443 443 4403 4103
17DUARG
6203 6203 6403 623 643
5403 D_DEEPN 5403 5103 513 543
5103 5103 5403 513 543
4103 D4103 4103 4403 413 443
4403 D4403 4403 4103 443 413
6403 D_DEEPN 6403 6203 643 623
311 311 3101 312 3102
D_313
312 312 311 3101 3102 313 3103
313 D_314 313 3103 312 3102
341 341 342 3401 3402
342 D341-343 342 343 341 3401 3402
343 343 342 3402 3403
17LARG
3101 3101 3401 311 3102 312 3402
D3101-02
3102 3102 311 312 313 3101 3103 3401
3103 D3103 3103 312 313 3102 3402 3403
3401 3401 341 342 3402 3101 3102
D3401-02
3402 3402 341 342 343 3101 3102 3103
3403 D3403 3403 342 343 3102 3103 3402
221 221 222 2201 2203
222 D221-223 222 221 223 2201 2202 2203
223 223 222 2202 2203
241 241 242 2401 2402
D241-2
242 242 241 243 2401 2402 2403
17MAREN
243 D243 243 242 2402 2403
2201 2201 221 222 2202 2401 2402
2202 D2201-03 2202 221 222 223 2201 2203 2401
2203 2203 222 223 2202 2402 2403
2401 D2401-03 2401 241 242 2201 2202 2402

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 Target Variography
Interpolation Rock Profile
Profile Name Code Name Limit Target Rock Codes
2402 2402 241 242 243 2201 2202 2203
2403 2403 242 243 2202 2203 2402
1011 1011 10101 1012 10102
1012 D1011-13 1012 1011 1013 10101 10102 10103
1013 1013 1012 10103 10102
1021 1021 1022 10201 10202
1022 D1021-3 1022 1021 1023 10201 10202 10203
1023 1023 1022 10202 10203
10101 10101 1011 1012 10102 10201 10202
10102 D10101-3 10102 1011 1012 1013 10101 10103
10103 10103 1012 1013 10102 10202 10203
10201 10201 1021 1022 10101 10102 10202
10202 D10201-3 10202 1021 1022 1023 10101 10102
10203 10203 1022 1023 10102 10103 10202
17NORD
1031 1031 1032 10301 10302
1032 D1031-3 1032 1031 1033 10301 10302 10303
1033 1033 1032 10302 10303
1041 1041 1042 10401 10402
1042 D1041-3 1042 1041 1043 10401 10402 10403
1043 1043 1042 10402 10403
10301 10301 1031 1032 10302 10401 10402
10302 D10301-3 10302 1031 1032 1033 10301 10303
10303 10303 1033 1032 10302 10402 10403
10401 10401 1041 1042 10301 10302 10402
10402 D10401-3 10402 1041 1042 1043 10301 10302
10403 10403 1042 1043 10302 10303 10402

14.2.8 CLASSIFICATION AND RESOURCE REPORTING

The CIM (2014) definitions provide standards for the classification of Mineral Resource and
Mineral Reserve estimates into various categories. The category to which a resource or
reserve estimate is assigned depends on the level of confidence in the geological information
available on the mineral deposit, the quality and quantity of data available, the level of detail
of the technical and economic information which has been generated about the deposit, and
the interpretation of that information. Under CIM (2014) definitions:

An “Inferred Mineral Resource” is that part of a Mineral Resource for which quantity and grade
or quality can be estimated on the basis of limited geological evidence and sampling.

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Geological evidence is sufficient to imply but not verify geological and grade or quality
continuity. The estimate is based on limited information and sampling gathered through
appropriate sampling techniques from locations such as outcrops, trenches, pits, workings and
drill holes.

An “Indicated Mineral Resource” is that part of a Mineral Resource for which quantity, grade
or quality, densities, shape, and physical characteristics are estimated with sufficient
confidence to allow appropriate the application of Modifying Factors in sufficient detail to
support mine planning and evaluation of the economic viability of the deposit. Geological
evidence is derived from adequately detailed and reliable exploration, sampling and testing
and is sufficient to assume geological and grade or quality continuity between points of
observation.

A “Measured Mineral Resource” is that part of a Mineral Resource for which quantity, grade or
quality, densities, shape, and physical characteristics are estimated with confidence sufficient
to allow the application of Modifying Factors to support detailed mine planning and final
evaluation of the economic viability of the deposit. Geological evidence is derived from
detailed and reliable exploration, sampling and testing and is sufficient to confirm geological
and grade or quality continuity between points of observation.

In addition, the resource classification is based on the robustness of the various data sources
available, including:
• Quality and reliability of drilling and sampling data

• Distance between sample points (drilling density)

• Confidence in the geological interpretation

• Continuity of the geological structures and the continuity of the grade within these
structures

• Variogram models and their related ranges (first and second structures)

• Statistics of the data population

• Quality of assay data

• Tonnage factor

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Based on these criteria, the resources have been classified according to a data search used
to estimate each block. Additionally, all resource blocks must show reasonable prospects for
eventual economic extraction. In the case of the EMZ deposit, the resource blocks were
contained within a pit shell based on the mining costs, the metallurgical parameters, and the
financial parameters used for the latest LOM plan.

Measured Mineral Resources were previously defined by blocks located within 10 m of at

least three holes, including grade control RC (GC) holes. However, the volume defined is so
close to current work faces that they are fully depleted by the effective date of this report.
Consequently, no Measured Mineral Resources were defined.

Indicated Mineral Resources encompassed all blocks in the EMZ and North Satellite areas
estimated in the first estimation pass using composites from a minimum of three different drill
holes within domains of soft and hard boundaries inside a search sphere of 40 m of radius.

Inferred Mineral Resources corresponded to 1) the blocks of the EMZ and North Satellite
areas estimated in the second pass for which composites from a minimum of one drill hole
were interpolated within a search sphere of 100 m radius inside domains of soft and hard
boundaries, and to 2) the blocks of the EMZ South area estimated in a single pass using
composites from at least two drill holes and within an anisotropic search ellipse of ranges 75
m x 50 m x 10 m (X, Y, Z).

14.2.9 BLOCK MODEL VALIDATION

Multiple validations were completed on the EMZ deposit block model. The process included
visual checks, statistical validation, comparison of estimations issued from different
interpolation methods, swath plots, and comparisons with previously validated models. An
external audit was also carried by the Amec Foster Wheeler Vancouver office for last year’s
update.

14.2.9.1 VISUAL VALIDATION

The visual checks consisted of visualizing slices of the block model (section and plan views)
with domain wireframes, composites, and drill hole information. The data source was visually
compared with the different model attributes (rock type, density, and gold grades) throughout
the deposit.

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It was found that due to the juxtaposed wireframes modelling and the choice of updating rock
type blocks using a minimum percentage of 33.3% inside wireframes, some blocks inside the
fold structure were left blank. The unfilled blocks that were expected to receive a rock code
were corrected by removing, for these blocks only, the minimum re-assign percentage limit.
This way, the blank blocks were coded with the highest proportion of the wireframe in which
they were located.

Also, it was observed that the method used to assign rock codes to blocks favoured the outer
bed of the fold structure. More blocks are being coded on the exterior shell of the fold. The
minimum percent of 33.3% cannot truly apply to the blocks within the interior beds of the folded
structure as they will all generally be coded during the process.

The visual verification of the grade attribute outlined that the wireframes occasionally obstruct
the distribution of the grade. The litho-structural wireframes are representative of the
geological model but might not be the most accurate mineralization model system locally. The
actual folded shell structure appeared to adequately constrain the mineralization. However,
within the shell, the modelled bedding sometimes divides what seems to be a continuous
mineralized interval in a way that is not necessarily concordant with the boundaries restrictions.
The grade distribution was locally influenced by this aspect of the modelling. More specifically,
the mineralization between the West and East flanks is strongly influenced by the position of
the split which is well defined in the log. The geometric definition of the nose is also
interpretative; the exact location of this geological feature is well represented for the scale of
the pit but not locally. Grade distribution is highly affected by the hard boundaries in the nose
between the layers and may vary as the mining advances.

Visually, the models (Rock Type, Density, and Au Grade) were found to be globally
representative of the known geological and structural controls of mineralization at the EMZ
deposit.

14.2.9.2 STATISTICAL VALIDATION

A statistical comparison between composites used in the interpolation and interpolated block
grades was performed to evaluate if samples used in the estimation are well represented in
the block model. Table 14-17 summarizes the comparison of statistics between the mean
grade of composites that fall within a block and the interpolated grade of that block. A

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successful grade interpolation protocol results in block grade estimates that demonstrate a
minimum amount of bias. A comparison was carried out using the weighted average of the
nose and the limb of the same unit.

Overall, there is no significant bias between the grade of the composites and the estimated
grade. This statistical analysis demonstrates that the block model provides a reasonable
estimate of the Mineral Resources of the EMZ deposit. The zone which showed the largest
difference has a very low impact on the resource.

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TABLE 14-17 COMPARISON OF KRIGED BLOCKS AND MEAN COMPOSITE GRADES

RES OFF (OK) Nearest Neighbour Percent Changes

Flank Nose Flank & Nose Flank Nose Flank & Nose Flank & Nose
Domain No Mean Domain No Mean Mean Pond Mean Mean Mean Pond
221 48 0.395 2201 3074 0.341 0.342 0.52 0.339 0.342 0.01%
222 128 0.202 2202 2827 0.297 0.293 0.179 0.33 0.323 -9.45%
223 7131 0.107 2203 26939 0.283 0.246 0.096 0.271 0.234 5.03%
241 3434 0.679 2401 11743 0.689 0.687 0.684 0.689 0.688 -0.16%
242 2873 0.74 2402 5372 0.796 0.776 0.727 0.779 0.761 2.05%
243 22442 0.887 2403 12782 0.785 0.850 0.864 0.783 0.835 1.84%
311 3101 516 0.091 0.091 0.145 0.07 0.137 -33.38%
312 3102 766 0.115 0.115 0.102 0.102 12.75%
313 4085 0.191 3103 25779 0.415 0.384 0.415 0.415 -7.38%
341 14 0.13 3401 3257 0.179 0.179 0.122 0.19 0.190 -5.76%
342 105 0.094 3402 3830 0.182 0.180 0.077 0.169 0.167 7.87%
343 10253 0.408 3403 31674 0.517 0.490 0.396 0.524 0.493 -0.48%
413 1127 0.098 4103 10196 0.392 0.363 0.058 0.373 0.342 6.17%
443 935 0.427 4403 12323 0.561 0.552 0.499 0.55 0.546 0.94%
513 19 0.167 5103 3081 0.795 0.791 0.118 0.824 0.820 -3.48%
543 135 0.344 5403 3177 0.678 0.664 0.286 0.625 0.611 8.71%
623 4 0.169 6203 1297 0.474 0.473 0.011 0.463 0.462 2.48%
643 6403 775 0.396 0.396 0.338 0.338 17.16%
1001 223 0.3 0.300 0.362 0.362 -17.13%
1002 163 0.297 0.297 0.325 0.325 -8.62%
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1003 70 0.057 0.057 0.057 0.057 0.00%

1011 6 0.054 10101 157 0.066 0.066 0.107 0.052 0.054 21.35%
1012 41 0.048 10102 244 0.115 0.105 0.079 0.112 0.107 -1.76%
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RES OFF (OK) Nearest Neighbour Percent Changes

Flank Nose Flank & Nose Flank Nose Flank & Nose Flank & Nose
Domain No Mean Domain No Mean Mean Pond Mean Mean Mean Pond
1013 402 0.072 10103 1460 0.07 0.070 0.079 0.076 0.077 -8.11%
1021 5366 0.059 10201 1405 0.103 0.068 0.06 0.1 0.068 -0.25%
1022 3888 0.047 10202 2157 0.192 0.099 0.041 0.196 0.096 2.52%
1023 16451 0.032 10203 3880 0.159 0.056 0.03 0.143 0.052 9.06%
1031 642 0.17 10301 2420 0.236 0.222 0.151 0.239 0.221 0.73%
1032 871 0.107 10302 2212 0.229 0.195 0.113 0.24 0.204 -4.70%
1033 6069 0.134 10303 11691 0.228 0.196 0.126 0.231 0.195 0.39%
1041 5428 0.192 10401 3552 0.263 0.220 0.188 0.259 0.216 1.85%
1042 2949 0.18 10402 2976 0.19 0.185 0.185 0.17 0.177 4.26%
1043 17273 0.095 10403 12507 0.203 0.140 0.095 0.206 0.142 -0.89%
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14.2.9.3 VALIDATION USING DIFFERENT INTERPOLATION METHODS
The validation of the block model was also done using Inverse Distance Squared and Cubed
(ID2 and ID3) interpolation to compare with the OK estimate. The same set of composites,
search ellipses, and settings were used and only the interpolation technique differed. The
results were compared visually. Tonnages, grades, and gold contents are similar.

14.2.9.4 SWATH PLOTS

Swath plots were generated to assess the correlation between composites used in the
interpolation and the total gold content estimated in the blocks. Swath plots were produced in
northing, easting vertical sections, and elevation. This validation method works as a visual
means to identify possible bias in the interpolation. Swath plots were produced for all of the
interpolated blocks, by classification and by rock type. This was done to check the consistency
of the interpolation by rock type. Swath plots were constructed using the ‘official’ block model
compared to declustered five metre composites (using Nearest Neighbour interpolation). In
order to facilitate the comparison, only blocks above 0.01 g/t Au were reported on the graphs.

Figures 14-7 and 14-8 illustrate swath plots for interpolated blocks by easting and elevation.
The figures show a reasonable to a good correlation between blocks and composite.

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 FIGURE 14-7 SWATH PLOT FOR EASTING

_
1.2

AU_OK
AU_NN 14000
1.0 Bloc Count

12000

Count (of 316644) AU_OK

0.8
10000
Mean AU

0.6 8000

6000
0.4
4000
0.2
2000

0.0 0
-200 -150 -100 -50 0 50 100 150 200 250
Z

FIGURE 14-8 SWATH PLOT ELEVATION

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14.3 FALAGOUNTOU DEPOSITS
The Falagountou West Mineral Resource estimate remains unchanged since the previous
Technical Report (Chénard et al., 2016) as no more recent drilling has been carried out at this
deposit. A Mineral Resource update of Falagountou East was undertaken by GMSI in August
2016 and subsequently updated in March 2017 to include infill and extensional drilling which
is described in the following sections.

14.3.1 DATA
The GEMS database for Falagountou West was acquired by GMSI while at the Essakane Gold
Mine site in February 2015 and an update to this database was received by GMSI via secured
file transfer on September 26, 2015. The current resource estimates on the Falagountou West
is based on the GMSI April 2015 models updated with drilling on the Falagountou West deposit
completed subsequently in late 2015. For Falagountou East, GMSI received a drill hole
database update via FTP transfer on February 6, 2017. The database included geotechnical
and lithology logging information as well as gold assay and density sample results of the holes
drilled on the Falagountou project, which includes the West and East areas. GMSI reviewed
the information stored in the database and found it to be in good standing.

The GEMS project consists of 1,682 holes of different types covering both Falagountou
deposits and exploration areas around these deposits (Figure 14-9). The mineralized zone
modelling and resource estimation used three types of drill holes (DD, RC, and RCD). Table
14-18 lists holes used in the resource database by type, year of drilling, and series. Because
AC sampling and RAB sampling are more subject to segregation bias, their results are not
used in the estimate process.

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 Legend:
Block Model
Falagountou West Drill Holes
Falagountou West

Corporation
Falagountou East

Falagountou East
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Figure 14-9

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0 100 200 300 400
Essakane Gold Mine
Metres
Sahel Region, Burkina Faso
Falagountou Deposit Drill Plan

July 2018 Source: Essakane S.A., 2018.

 TABLE 14-18 TYPES OF HOLES USED FOR THE RESOURCE ESTIMATE (AS
OF MARCH 2017)

Hole Number Metres

Type Year Series of Holes Drilled
2017 MFDD0114 - MFDD0115 2 364
2016 MFDD0113 1 151
2015 MFDD0103 - MFDD0112 10 1,727
2014 MFDD0013 - MFDD0102 90 13,652
DDH 2012 MFDD0001 - MFDD0012 12 3,440
2011 FDD0043 - FDD0068 26 5,780
2008 FDD0025 - FDD0042 18 2,368
2006 FDD0016 - FDD0024 9 1,384
2004 FDD0012 - FDD0015 4 819
2016 MFRC0383 - MFRC0551 169 16,632
2015 MFRC0245 - MFRC0382 139 14,457
2014 MFRC0131 - MFRC0244 116 10,135
2013 MFRC0042 - MFRC0130 89 11,239
MFRC0001 - MFRC0041
2012 185 24,165
FRC1908 - FRC2051
2011 FRC1817 - FRC1907 91 12,497
2010 FRC1772 - FRC1816 45 6,742
2008 FRC1734 - FRC1771 38 2,822
RC FRC1704 - FRC1730
2006 29 3,730
FRC1732 - FRC1733
FRC0568 - FRC0571
FRC0635 - FRC0670
2004 107 8,882
FRC0780 - FRC0800
FRC0901 - FRC0946
FRC0428 - FRC0429
2003 FRC0467 - FRC0469 18 1,248
FRC0478 - FRC0490
1995 FRC0001 - FRC0003 3 139
RCD 2006 FRC1731D 1 225
Total 1,202 142,597

14.3.2 DRILL HOLE SPACING

Drilling at the Falagountou West deposit was carried out at a drill spacing of 15 m to 50 m.
Drilling is mostly located along east-west sections with 25 m spacings in the centre of the
deposit, and up to 50 m spacings on the northern and southern fringes where the 2015 drilling
update took place. The vertical sections are perpendicular to mineralized horizons with a strike
oriented along an approximate north-south axis.

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Drilling on the Falagountou East deposit was carried out at a similar grid spacing of
approximately 25 m (between sections) by 25 m (on-section). The southern extremity of
Falagountou East is drilled at 25 m (between sections) by 50 m (on-section). The drill sections
are oriented at 060° and are perpendicular to mineralization, which extends along a 150° to
330° strike axis.

Drill hole spacings on the Falagountou East and West deposits are judged adequate to develop
a reasonable model of the mineralization distribution and to quantify its volume and quality with
an acceptable level of confidence.

14.3.3 MODELLING
Numerous 2D and 3D modelling elements such as lithology, weathering, and mineralization
solids were generated for the purpose of the current resource estimate using GEOVIA GEMS
version 6.7.2.

14.3.3.1 LITHOLOGY SOLIDS

For the Falagountou West deposit, two intrusive solids were designed from the lithological
information found in the database. On each section, the intrusive rock contour was drawn and
from this series of contour lines, the Main intrusive and Satellite intrusive solids were generated
(Figure 14-10). The folded contact between intrusive and sedimentary rocks guided the shape
of the mineralization zones. The 2015 drilling update allowed the rock model to be refined, as
well as to extend the solid modelling. Rock codes utilized in the geological model are
presented in Table 14-19.

For the Falagountou East deposit, no lithology solids were used during the estimation.

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 Corporation

Looking North-West

0 100 200 300 400 500

Metres

Satellite
Intrusive

Main Intrusive

0 40 80 120 160 200

Metres

Section F0450N - Looking North Figure 14-10

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Intrusive Solid -
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July 2018 Source: G Mining Services Inc., 2015.

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 TABLE 14-19 ROCK CODE DESCRIPTION

Rock Code Description

5 Air
9 Overburden
1000 Sediments
2000 Main Intrusive
2100 Satellite Intrusive

14.3.3.2 WEATHERING WIREFRAMES

For each DD, RC, and RCD hole in the database encompassed inside the Falagountou West
and East deposits, points were created to mark the beginning and the end of the following
weathering layers: regolith, saprolite, transition, and fresh rock. The weathering intervals were
defined using the following information, in order of priority: density measurements, then
hardness observations. The saprolite layer was limited to density measurements below 2.00
t/m3, while the transition layers were limited to density values between 2.00 t/m3 and 2.55 t/m3.
Where no density measurements were available, as with RC holes, the weathering contacts
were determined from the hardness information. Brown’s rock strength classification, used to
categorize the association between hardness and weathering, was presented earlier in this
section in Table 14-4. Based on the relationships between density measurements and
hardness information, GMSI has reclassified the S5-hardness from transition to saprolite.

The points defining the regolith bottom limit were created from the lithology information. A
point was placed at the collar of the hole if the regolith interval was lacking. Regolith intervals
were later merged with the saprolite layer.

For Falagountou West, the intervals of weathering were divided into sublayers to
accommodate the density variation through the weathering type. The saprolite was kept as
one single bed (Saprolite 1) as the layer is relatively thin and density values have little variation.
The transition intervals were divided into three equal length sublayers: Transition 1, Transition
2, and Transition 3. The rock was separated into two beds: Rock 1 and Rock 2. The limit
between Rock 1 and Rock 2 was established at 20 m below the bottom limit of the Transition
3 (or contact between transition and fresh rock) sublayer.

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 The weathering surfaces were created from their specific set of points except for the Rock 1
surface, which was generated by copying the Transition 3 surface down 20 m, and the Rock 2
bottom surface which is a flat surface located below the deepest hole.

As a last step, solids were constructed from the surfaces. The procedure of the construction
of the weathering solids is summarized in Table 14-20 and illustrated in Figure 14-11.

TABLE 14-20 SUMMARY OF WEATHERING SOLID CONSTRUCTION

PROCEDURE
Density
Weathering Measurements Hardness
Layer Limits (t/m3) Code Category Creation Method
Regolith - 6000 - Points from Lithology → Surface → Solid
S1, S2,
Points from Density and/or Hardness →
Saprolite 1 0 to 2.00 6000 S3, S4,
Surface → Solid
S5
Points resulting from Transition interval division
Transition 1 6100
→ Surface → Solid
S6, R0, Points resulting from Transition interval division
Transition 2 2.00 to 2.55 6200
R1 → Surface → Solid
Points from Density and/or Hardness →
Transition 3 6300
Surface → Solid
R2, R3, Transition 3 Surface copied down 20 m →
Rock 1 6400
> 2.55 R4, R5, Solid
Rock 2 6500 R6 Flat Surface at Elevation -700 m → Solid

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 FIGURE 14-11 ILLUSTRATION OF WEATHERING SOLID CREATION
TECHNIQUES

For Falagountou East, a simplified weathering model was built using logging codes for
Regolith, Saprolite, Transition, and Fresh Rock (derived from the Brown’s Index), from which
solids were constructed in Leapfrog Geo. No subdivisions within weathering domains were
modelled.

14.3.3.3 MINERALIZATION ZONES

The mineralization zones were designed based on the geological structure and gold assay
results. Gold assay grades above 0.5 g/t Au were included in the zones and gold grades below
0.5 g/t Au were preferably left outside of the zones. The minimum thickness of the zones was
modelled at approximately three metres. Only the DD holes and the RC holes were used for
the modelling of the zones. The zones were drawn on each section, smoothed, revised for
consistency through sections, and linked together by tie lines to create solids. All previous
mineralization zones have been revised and updated in order to be used in the current
resource estimate.

More specifically, in the Falagountou West deposit, the folded contact between the
sedimentary and intrusive rocks served as a guideline for drawing the mineralization units. A

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total of eleven mineralized envelopes were modelled. On average, the zones are 3 m to 9 m
thick (Table 14-21). Figure 14-12 illustrates all zones in the Falagountou West deposit.

In the Falagountou East deposit, mineralization solids were designed to delineate areas of
mineralization within specific grade ranges due to a lack of grade continuity. To achieve this,
all drill hole grade intervals were imported in Leapfrog Geo to generate solids with the “grade
interpolant” function. In general, the trend applied during the solid creation process followed
the apparent continuity of gold grades and the structure of the sedimentary beds. The following
gold grade intervals were selected: (1) lower than 0.40 g/t Au; (2) 0.40 g/t Au to 0.80 g/t Au;
(3) 0.80 g/t Au to 1.20 g/t Au; and (4) greater than 1.20 g/t Au (Table 14-22 and Figure 14-13).

In both Falagountou deposits, the mineralization 3D envelopes were used as hard boundaries
to constrain the interpolation of the gold grades.

TABLE 14-21 ROCK CODES AND AVERAGE THICKNESS - FALAGOUNTOU

WEST DEPOSIT

Average
Zone Thickness (m)
220 3.64
230 3.87
240 4.55
245 5.79
250 5.95
255 8.56
260 5.14
270 6.20
275 3.37
280 3.39
290 3.63

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FIGURE 14-12 MINERALIZATION ZONES - FALAGOUNTOU WEST DEPOSIT

TABLE 14-22 ROCK CODES - FALAGOUNTOU EAST DEPOSIT

Zone Description

10 < 0.4 g/t

20 0.4 g/t – 0.8 g/t
30 0.8 g/t – 1.2 g/t
40 < 1.2 g/t

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 FIGURE 14-13 MINERALIZATION ZONES - FALAGOUNTOU EAST DEPOSIT

14.3.3.4 TOPOGRAPHY SURFACE

A topographic surface was provided to GMSI for the resource estimation of the Falagountou
West deposit. The surface named Topo Clip 27Aout12 covers most of the block model area
apart for a small portion in the northeast, where no drilling is present. Blocks from the model
were updated using this surface. For Falagountou East, a topography was created using the
drill hole collars. The Status Mined Surface as of June 5, 2018 for the Falagountou West and
East deposits was used to evaluate the resource remaining as at June 5, 2018.

14.3.4 STATISTICAL ANALYSIS

14.3.4.1 STATISTICS OF THE RAW-ASSAYS
Statistics of the raw gold assays were computed using GSLIB, a geostatistical program.
Statistics were studied for assays grouped by mineralization domains for the Falagountou
West deposit (Table 14-23) and as a single collection of zones for the Falagountou East
deposit (at the bottom of Table 14-23).

Based on raw assays, three of the eleven Falagountou West zones can be labelled as “high-
grade”, with mean gold grades ranging from 1.20 g/t Au to 1.77 g/t Au (Zones 250, 255 and
270). Only two zones, 230 and 260, have mean gold grades close to the modelling cut-off
grade of 0.50 g/t Au. The frequency histograms and the cumulative probability plot curves
(see Figure 14-14 for graphs of zones 250 and 255) show that most of the zones display a
near log-normal distribution. Upon further examination of statistical populations, two
populations can be interpreted with a break around 0.50 g/t Au for most of the zones. The

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 Falagountou East deposit is modelled using various grade-shells, with an average gold grade
of 1.34 g/t Au inside grade shells modelled at > 0.4 g/t Au.

TABLE 14-23 STATISTICS OF AU ASSAYS BY MINERALIZED ZONE -

FALAGOUNTOU WEST AND EAST DEPOSITS

Gold Raw Assays (g/t Au) Average

# of Standard Thickness
Zone Assays Min Max Average Median Deviation CoV (m)
220 272 0.01 21.4 0.61 0.05 1.79 2.94 3.64
230 596 0.01 21.9 0.47 0.06 1.46 3.08 3.87
240 1,053 0.01 28.8 0.76 0.17 2.06 2.71 4.55
245 160 0.01 21.0 0.84 0.18 2.14 2.55 5.79
250 1,765 0.01 94.8 1.20 0.39 3.80 3.17 5.95
255 3,377 0.01 97.2 1.77 0.65 4.26 2.40 8.56
260 1,076 0.01 27.7 0.57 0.08 1.49 2.61 5.14
270 607 0.01 37.2 1.76 0.63 3.59 2.04 6.20
275 150 0.01 27.2 0.95 0.24 2.68 2.82 3.37
280 244 0.01 25.1 0.78 0.11 2.42 3.08 3.39
290 201 0.01 16.9 1.00 0.44 1.86 1.86 3.63
Falagountou East
3,804 0.01 100.0 1.34 0.17 4.83 3.59 N/A
20,30,40

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 FIGURE 14-14 HISTOGRAMS AND CUMULATIVE PROBABILITY PLOTS FOR
ZONES 250 AND 255

Based on the study of the effect of high grade values on the mean and standard deviation, and
from probability and histogram plots, GMSI applied various capping limits depending on the
mineralized zone for the Falagountou West deposit and as a single population for the
Falagountou East deposit. Table 14-24 lists the capping levels used on the raw assays.
Capping values for the Falagountou West deposit range from 6.0 g/t Au to 40.0 g/t Au and all
domains at the Falagountou East deposit were capped at 30.0 g/t Au.

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 TABLE 14-24 GOLD CAPPING VALUES

Capping No. of Assays

Zone (g/t Au) Capped Metal Capped
220 6.0 3 16%
230 6.0 8 11%
240 10.0 9 9%
245 10.0 2 9%
250 20.0 8 9%
255 40.0 5 3%
260 10.0 4 5%
270 15.0 10 7%
275 10.0 2 14%
280 10.0 3 16%
290 10.0 2 3%
Falagountou East
30.0 15 8%
All Zones

14.3.4.2 COMPOSITING
The capped raw assays were composited into 2.5 m run lengths (down hole) within each
domain coded in the drill hole database. Each composite was coded using the domain’s code
from the corresponding domain, as well as the appropriate weathering profile code.
Composites measuring less than 0.5 m in length were removed from the database (e.g.,
composites created at the end of a domain).

14.3.4.3 STATISTICS OF THE COMPOSITES

A statistical analysis was undertaken to describe the characteristics of the gold grades within
each of the mineralized zones, and to assess the need for limiting the influence of very high
grade assays during interpolation. The statistics of the 2.5 m composites, within the
mineralized domains of the Falagountou West deposit, are summarized in Table 14-25.
Statistics of composites for the Falagountou East deposit were grouped in a single population,
comprising domains 20, 30, and 40, as summarized at the bottom of Table 14-25.

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 TABLE 14-25 STATISTICS OF COMPOSITES BY MINERALIZED ZONE -
FALAGOUNTOU WEST AND EAST DEPOSITS

Gold Composites (g/t Au)

# of Standard
Zone Composites Min Max Average Median Deviation CoV
220 159 0.01 6.00 0.45 0.14 0.79 1.77
230 360 0.01 5.00 0.38 0.09 0.74 1.95
240 606 0.01 10.0 0.63 0.28 1.07 1.68
245 87 0.01 4.66 0.63 0.29 0.93 1.48
250 923 0.01 20.0 1.06 0.50 1.83 1.73
255 1,653 0.01 24.7 1.63 0.83 2.48 1.52
260 555 0.01 6.24 0.51 0.16 0.86 1.67
270 247 0.05 12.1 1.79 0.99 2.12 1.18
275 61 0.05 6.33 1.05 0.58 1.38 1.31
280 128 0.01 5.05 0.62 0.19 1.02 1.66
290 81 0.06 9.30 1.20 0.75 1.45 1.21
Falagountou East
1,616 0.01 19.94 1.16 0.30 2.25 1.94
20,30,40

14.3.4.4 DENSITY DATA

The density database for the 2015 Falagountou West includes density measurements for
5,210 samples. For the 2017 Falagountou East Mineral Resource update, density
measurements for 5,213 samples are available within the extents of the block model. Table
14-26 summarizes the basic statistics used to establish the density model. To avoid the
influence of outliers, the median value was judged as a good representation of background
values for these weathering horizons.

TABLE 14-26 DENSITY DATA STATISTICS

Deposit Weathering Number of Median Average
Code
Profile Measurements (t/m3) (t/m3)
Saprolite 6000 115 1.87 1.87
Trans-1 6100 109 2.08 2.12
Falagountou
Trans-2 6200 112 2.29 2.27
West 2015
Data Trans-3 6300 144 2.38 2.35
Rock-1 6400 638 2.69 2.67
Rock-2 6500 4,092 2.74 2.74

Deposit Weathering Number of Median Average

Code
Profile Measurements (t/m3) (t/m3)
Overburden 9 19 1.94 1.97
Falagountou
Saprolite 1 159 1.97 2.00
East Only
Transition 2 478 2.43 2.41
2017 Update
Rock 3 4,557 2.74 2.73

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 14.3.5 VARIOGRAPHY
Grade variography was generated in preparation for the estimation of gold grades with OK and
to assess the spatial dependence of samples. The variography was based on the 2.5 m
downhole composite for all data and for all mineralization zones in the Falagountou West
deposit. Sage 2001 geostatistical software was used to perform the analysis.

For the Falagountou West deposit, considering the geometry of the mineralized zones, a series
of correlograms were generated from the capped gold grades every 30° azimuth and at a
single flat dip and for each of the zones. The optimal anisotropy directions were determined
through regression by Sage 2001. The minimum number of composite pairs required for
variography was 10. The variography model included a nugget effect and two spherical
structures. All zones were grouped together to generate a global model. The global variogram
model results are summarized in Table 14-27.

No variography was generated for Falagountou East.

TABLE 14-27 VARIOGRAM MODELS FOR GOLD CAPPED COMPOSITES -

FALAGOUNTOU WEST
Semi- Ranges of Influence (m)
Variogram
Profile 1st Structure 2nd Structure Rotation
Deposit Name Nugget X Y Z Sill X Y Z Sill Z Y Z
Falagountou West OK2015 0.65 20 20 10 0.25 125 125 25 0.10 0 0 0

14.3.6 BLOCK MODELLING

A block model was constructed for each of the Falagountou deposits. The block models cover
a sufficient area to manage pit optimizations and associated pit slopes. The block models
were built using GEOVIA GEMS version 6.7.2.

14.3.6.1 BLOCK MODEL PARAMETERS – FALAGOUNTOU WEST

The drilling pattern, the thickness of the zones, and the open pit mine planning consideration
guided the choice of block dimensions. The block model parameters are summarized in Table
14-28.

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 TABLE 14-28 BLOCK MODELS SETTINGS – FALAGOUNTOU WEST

Origin and Rotation Block Size

Axis (m) (m) Number of Blocks
X 192,200 10 270 Columns
Y 1,589,500 15 135 Rows
Z 350 5 70 Level
Rotation 0

Additionally, a series of attributes, required during the block model development, were
incorporated into the block model project. Table 14-29 presents the list of attributes found in
the block model projects FALA_Dec2015 and EAST_Dec2015 in the standard folder.

TABLE 14-29 LIST OF ATTRIBUTES - FALAGOUNTOU WEST

Folder
Name Model Name Description
Standard Alt Type Weathering profile coding (saprolite, transition, rock)
Min Type Domain coding (mineralized zones)
Rock Type Geological coding (intrusive, sedimentary, overburden)
Density Specific gravity
AuCapFINAL Inverse Distance Cubed gold grades (g/t)
AuCap ID2 Inverse Distance Squared gold grades (g/t)
AuCap OK Ordinary Kriging gold grades (g/t)
AuCap NN Inverse Distance power 20 gold grades (g/t)
Pass Interpolation pass (AuCapFINAL)
CATEG Resource categorization
KRIGVAR Ordinary Kriging variance (AuCap OK)

14.3.6.2 BLOCK MODEL PARAMETERS – FALAGOUNTOU EAST

Due to the 60° azimuth orientation of drill lines at Falagountou East, the block model was
rotated to be parallel with the drill sections. The block model parameters are summarized in
Table 14-30.

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 TABLE 14-30 BLOCK MODELS SETTINGS – FALAGOUNTOU EAST

Origin and Rotation Block Size

Axis (m) (m) Number of Blocks
X 194,000 10 125 Columns
Y 1,589,000 10 200 Rows
Z 350 5 70 Level
Rotation 28

Additionally, a series of attributes, required during the block model development, were
incorporated into the block model project. Table 14-31 presents the list of attributes found in
the block model projects EAST_MAR17_2. A percent-style block model was adopted due to
the narrow nature of the grade shells. A weighted-average value for Au was produced using
the percentages and grades from the four estimation domains (10, 20, 30, and 40) for
reporting.

TABLE 14-31 LIST OF ATTRIBUTES - FALAGOUNTOU EAST

Folder
Name Model Name Description
Weat_Type Weathering profile coding (Ovb, Sap, Trans, Fresh Rock)
Density Specific gravity
Standard
AU_LF_WA_New Inverse distance cube gold grades (g/t) - Weighted average
CATEG Resource classification
Au_LF## Inverse distance cube gold grades (g/t) - 10, 20, 30, 40
Pass_## Interpolation pass (AU_LF##) - 10, 20, 30, 40
Dom LF ## CMP# Composites used in the interpolation – 10, 20, 30, 40
LF_## Domain coding (mineralized zones) - 10, 20, 30, 40
Perc_## Percentage of material in each domain (%)

14.3.6.3 ROCK TYPE MODEL

The rock type model, or domain coding, relied on the rock coding associated with the multiple
wireframes for the Falagountou West and East deposits, which were designed based on the
geological structure and gold assay results and used as hard boundaries.

14.3.6.4 DENSITY MODEL

For Falagountou West, in conjunction with the weathering profiles discussed earlier and
density statistics, the density was populated in the block model in a two-step manner.

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First, all specific gravity samples were assigned a weathering code depending on their 3D
location within the weathering solids. Secondly, blocks in the model were assigned a
background value related to their weathering profile and equal to the median density value, as
shown in Table 14-32. Once all blocks in the model were set a background value, an
interpolation profile was set up to estimate the block densities in the vicinity of the density
measurements. The results were stored in a separate attribute. Parameters used in this single
interpolation run are summarized in Table 14-33. The final density value was obtained by the
combination of these two density calculation techniques, with a higher precedence to those
values estimated by interpolation.

TABLE 14-32 BACKGROUND DENSITY VALUES USED IN THE MODEL –

FALAGOUNTOU WEST

Weathering Profile Code Density (t/m3)

Saprolite 6000 1.87

Trans-1 6100 2.08
Trans-2 6200 2.29
Trans-3 6300 2.38
Rock-1 6400 2.69
Rock-2 6500 2.74

TABLE 14-33 DENSITY INTERPOLATION PARAMETERS – FALAGOUNTOU

WEST

Parameter Interpolation Method

Calculation Method Inverse Distance Squared
Point‐Area Workspace Dens/DENS_Oct2015
Search Ellipse 25 m x 25 m x 5 m
Target Rock Codes 6000 to 6500 inclusively
Minimum Number of Samples 1
Maximum Number of Samples 12
Outliers excluded Below 1.0 and above 5.0 t/m3

A summary of basic statistics of block model density values for all weathering profiles for
Falagountou West is displayed in Table 14-34. All Transition-1 material was transferred in the
saprolite weathering profile based on field observations. All blocks with 99% of their volume
above the topography surface were coded as “Air”, with a density of 0.0 t/m3.

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 TABLE 14-34 BASIC STATISTICS OF BLOCK MODEL DENSITY BY
WEATHERING PROFILE – FALAGOUNTOU WEST

Density
Weathering Minimum Maximum Average
Profile Code (t/m3) (t/m3) (t/m3)
Regolith/Saprolite 6000-6100 1.43 2.89 1.96
Transition 6200-6300 1.43 2.89 2.34
Rock 6400-6500 1.73 3.00 2.74

For Falagountou East, density values were assigned by weathering code as described in Table
14-26. No interpolation of density values was undertaken.

14.3.6.5 GRADE ESTIMATION METHODOLOGY

The final interpolation method selected for the Falagountou deposits is ID3. OK, ID2, and
Nearest Neighbour (NN or ID20) methods were also tested to compare with the ID3 method.
The ID3 method was judged to be the most suitable to replicate composite grades throughout
the Falagountou West and Falagountou East deposits.

Grade estimates were generated using the 2.5 m composites. Mineralized domains were
considered as hard boundaries through each interpolation step. A block being interpolated
used only composites from within its corresponding domain. GEOVIA GEMS 6.7.2 software
was used for the estimate.

The sample search approach used to estimate the blocks for the Falagountou West deposit is
summarized below:
• First Pass: A minimum of seven and a maximum of 30 composites within the search
ellipse ranges. A maximum of three composites per hole were used for any block
estimate.

• Second Pass: A minimum of three and a maximum of 30 composites within the search
ellipse ranges. A maximum of two composites per hole were used for any block
estimate. Only blocks which were not estimated during the first pass could be
estimated during the second pass.

• Third Pass: A minimum of one and a maximum of 30 composites within the search
ellipse ranges. A maximum of two composites per hole were used for any block
estimate. Only blocks which were not estimated during the first and second pass could
be estimated during the third pass.

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The sample search approach used to estimate the blocks for the Falagountou East deposit is
summarized below:
• First Pass: A minimum of seven and a maximum of 20 composites within the search
ellipse ranges. A maximum of three composites per hole were used for any block
estimate.

• Second Pass: A minimum of four and a maximum of 20 composites within the search
ellipse ranges. A maximum of three composites per hole were used for any block
estimate. Only blocks which were not estimated during the first pass could be
estimated during the second pass.

• Third Pass: A minimum of one and a maximum of 20 composites within the search
ellipse ranges. A maximum of three composites per hole were used for any block
estimate. Only blocks which were not estimated during the first and second pass could
be estimated during the third pass.

For the first, second, and third passes, restrictions on the search ellipse ranges were applied
on very high grade composites to limit their influence. This measure is judged to be prudent
since the continuity of the higher grade values, within the domains, is still to be confirmed. This
limit, or high grade threshold, ensures that the higher grade composites are only selected
within the ranges of the half search ellipse before being used for the interpolation estimation.
The high grade thresholds were chosen based on the statistical analysis of the 2.5 m
composites presented earlier.

The various profiles of interpolation and search ellipses for gold composites utilized in the
estimation of the resources are tabulated in Tables 14-35 to 14-38 for the Falagountou West
and East deposits. The high-grade thresholds affecting the ranges of the search ellipsoid are
presented by domain in Table 14-39 (Falagountou West deposit only). A single high-grade
threshold value of 20 g/t Au was used for all domains of the Falagountou East deposit.

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 TABLE 14-35 INTERPOLATION PROFILE SETTINGS

Target
Profile Sample Rock
Deposit Name Pass Min Max Max per Hole Code Ellipses Name
AUCAP_P1 1 7 30 3
See List See Table Naming of
WEST AUCAP_P2 2 3 30 2 of Rock Search Ellipse
Codes Profiles (Table 14-36)
AUCAP_P2 3 1 30 2
LF#_1 1 7 20 3 EAST_1
LF#_2 2 4 20 3 10, 20, EAST_2
EAST
30, 40
LF#_3 3 1 20 3 EAST_3

TABLE 14-36 SEARCH ELLIPSE NAMES - FALAGOUNTOU WEST DEPOSIT

Rock Ellipse Profile

Codes Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 3
220 220_1 220_2 220_3
230 230_1 230_2 230_3
240 240_1 240_2 240_3
245 245_1 245_2 245_3
250 250_1 250_2 240_3
255 255_1 255_2 255_3
260 260_1 260_2 260_3
270 270_1 270_2 270_3
275 275_1 275_2 275_3
280 280_1 280_2 280_3
290 OMNI_1 OMNI_2 OMNI_3

TABLE 14-37 SEARCH ELLIPSOID SETTINGS - FALAGOUNTOU WEST

DEPOSIT
Ellipse Rotation Anisotropy Range (m) High Grade Range (m)(1)
Profile Pass
Name(2) Z X Z X Y Z X Y Z
###_1 1 25 25 25 12.5 12.5 12.5
###_2 2 0 0 0 50 50 50 25 25 25
###_3 3 100 100 100 50 50 50

Notes:
1. Refer to Table 14-39 for High Grade Transition Limit
2. Refer to Table 14-36 for Search Ellipse Profile Names

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 TABLE 14-38 SEARCH ELLIPSOID SETTINGS - FALAGOUNTOU EAST
DEPOSIT
Anisotropy Range High High Grade Range
Ellipse Rotation (m) Grade (m)
Profile Transition
Z X Z X Y Z X Y Z
Name Pass (g/t Au)
EAST_1 1 25 25 10 12.5 12.5 5
EAST_2 2 0 40 0 50 50 15 20.0 25 25 15
EAST_3 3 100 100 15 25 25 15

TABLE 14-39 HIGH GRADE TRANSITION VALUES USED IN THE SEARCH

ELLIPSE PROFILES - FALAGOUNTOU WEST DEPOSIT

Rock High Grade

Codes Transition (g/t Au)

220 2.00
230 4.00
240 5.50
245 4.00
250 8.00
255 15.00
260 6.00
270 7.50
275 6.00
280 4.50
OMNI -

14.3.7 CLASSIFICATION AND RESOURCE REPORTING

The Mineral Resource estimate was classified in accordance with the CIM (2014) definitions
(see “Classification and Resource Reporting” under “EMZ Deposit”).

In addition, the classification of interpolated blocks was undertaken by considering the

following criteria:
• Quality and reliability of drilling and sampling data.
• Distance between sample points (drilling density).
• Confidence in the geological interpretation.
• Continuity of the geologic structures and the continuity of the grade within these
structures.
• Variogram models and their related ranges (first and second structures).

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 • Statistics of the data population.
• Quality of assay data.
• Tonnage factor.

The resources were classified according to the above mentioned criteria which also directed
the choice of the search parameters for each interpolation pass during the block estimation.
No Measured Mineral Resources are estimated in the Falagountou West and Falagountou
East deposits. Indicated Mineral Resources are the blocks estimated from the first and second
passes. Inferred Mineral Resources are the blocks estimated from the third pass. In addition,
for Falagountou East, blocks that were estimated with more than eight composites within the
third pass were included in the Indicated category.

Figure 14-15 shows how the Mineral Resource categories are distributed in the Falagountou
West deposit. Indicated Mineral Resources are essentially concentrated in the centre of the
mineralization domains and form the bulk of the unconfined mineralization, where the drill hole
density is the highest. Inferred Mineral Resources are peripheral to Indicated Mineral
Resources and are mainly limited to the eastern extremity of the mineralization domains at
depth, where drilling density is the lowest.

FIGURE 14-15 RESOURCE CATEGORIES - FALAGOUNTOU WEST DEPOSIT

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Figure 14-16 shows how the Mineral Resource categories are distributed in the Falagountou
East deposit (plan view). Indicated Mineral Resources are essentially concentrated in the
centre of the deposit and form half of the unconfined mineralization above 0.2 g/t Au, where
the drill hole density is the highest. Inferred Mineral Resources are peripheral to Indicated, but
mainly located on the northern and southern edges of the deposit where drill spacing is wider.

FIGURE 14-16 RESOURCE CATEGORIES - FALAGOUNTOU EAST DEPOSIT –

LEVEL 245

14.3.8 BLOCK MODEL VALIDATION

Validation was completed on both the Falagountou West and Falagountou East deposit block
models. The validation process included visual checks, statistical validation of the model,
comparison with models built from other interpolation methods, and swath plots.

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14.3.8.1 VISUAL VALIDATION
The visual checks consisted of visualizing slices of the block model, mineralized zones, and
drill hole database. The slicing was performed vertically on 25 m intervals and horizontally on
5 m intervals. The data source was visually compared with the different model attributes (rock
type, weathering type, mineralization zone, density, and gold grades) throughout the strike
length of the deposit. The mineralized domains, the weathering profile layers, and the rock
types are well represented in their proper attribute model. The ID3 based Mineral Resource
estimate was found to be a good representation of the drill hole composites.

14.3.8.2 STATISTICAL VALIDATION

A statistical analysis between composites used in the interpolation and interpolated block
grades was performed to evaluate if samples used in the estimation were well represented in
the block model. Statistics were compiled for both the Falagountou West and Falagountou
East deposits. Tables 14-40 and 14-41 summarize statistics between composite grades used
in the interpolation process and grades of blocks interpolated for Falagountou West and
Falagountou East deposits, in that order. Lower grades in the blocks of the models, compared
to composites, are probably caused, in part, by the high grade transition applied to very high
grade composites. Also, composites of lower grade in the periphery of mineralized zones may
also influence a proportionally higher number of blocks, resulting in a lower global mean grade.
This is partially demonstrated by a lower grade difference when comparing composite grades
with grades from passes 1 and 2 only. Attempts were made to correct this potential bias.
GMSI suggests waiting for robust reconciliation data before making any important
modifications to the block model.

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 TABLE 14-40 AVERAGE COMPOSITE VERSUS BLOCK GRADES -
FALAGOUNTOU WEST DEPOSIT

Number of Mean Composite Grade Mean Block Grade

Zone Blocks (g/t Au) (g/t Au)
220 1,117 0.28 0.24
230 1,485 0.27 0.20
240 2,527 0.50 0.42
245 640 0.48 0.39
250 3,172 0.96 0.89
255 5,618 1.55 1.14
260 2,724 0.45 0.39
270 715 1.48 1.28
275 196 0.78 0.70
280 393 0.55 0.49
290 348 0.89 0.81
Total 18,935 0.93 0.72

TABLE 14-41 AVERAGE COMPOSITE VERSUS BLOCK GRADES PER

ESTIMATION DOMAIN - FALAGOUNTOU EAST DEPOSIT
Number Mean Mean Block
of Composite Grade
Zone Blocks (g/t Au) (g/t Au)
20 28859 0.506 0.484
30 11441 1.019 0.992
40 8282 2.916 2.808

14.3.8.3 VALIDATION USING DIFFERENT INTERPOLATION METHODS

For Falagountou West, the validation of the block model was also carried out using different
interpolation methods: OK, ID2, and NN (or ID20). The same set of composites, search ellipses,
and settings were used for the different interpolations and only the estimation method differed.
Tables 14-42 presents the results of confined resources with the OK interpolator as a
comparison for the Falagountou West deposit. While the ID3 method interpolates higher
grades, the OK method yields more tonnage for a combined Measured, Indicated, and Inferred
Mineral Resource difference of 6% of gold ounces in favour of the inverse distance technique.
GMSI is of the opinion that the ID3 interpolation method is a better global estimator compared
to the OK technique, given the globally higher grades.

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 TABLE 14-42 COMPARISON OF ID3 VERSUS OK INTERPOLATIONS -
FALAGOUNTOU WEST DEPOSIT

Inverse Distance Cubed Ordinary Kriging

Au Cut-
off Au Au
Tonnage Gold Tonnage Gold
Weathering Resource Grade Grade Grade
(kt) (koz) (kt) (koz)
Zone Category (g/t) (g/t) (g/t)
Indicated 107 1.46 5 111 1.29 5
Saprolite 0.39
Inferred 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 0
Indicated 885 1.24 35 969 1.11 34
Transition 0.43
Inferred 14 0.64 0 14 0.82 0
Indicated 9,995 1.61 517 10,505 1.44 485
Rock 0.48
Inferred 100 1.06 3 74 0.82 2

No other interpolation techniques were considered for Falagountou East.

14.3.8.4 SWATH PLOTS

For Falagountou West, swath plots were generated to assess the correlation between
composites used in the interpolation of each block versus the total gold content estimated in
the blocks. Swath plots were produced in vertical sections. This validation method works as
a visual means to identify possible bias in the interpolation (e.g., a section with a significantly
high gold content based on a low population of composites). In general, gold contained in
each vertical section should correlate well with the amount of composite used in the
interpolation.

For Falagountou East, swath plots were produced which directly compare gold grades (Au g/t)
between the composites and the blocks within Indicated category blocks. This provides an
indication of local grade reproducibility.

Figures 14-17 and 14-18 illustrate swath plots for Indicated Mineral Resources by vertical
sections for the Falagountou West and Falagountou East deposits, respectively (Inferred
Mineral Resources being marginal). Swath plots were created by grouping saprolite, transition,
and rock weathering profiles. Peaks and lows in gold content generally match peaks and lows
in composite frequency; no bias was found in the resource estimate in this regard.

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FIGURE 14-17 SWATH PLOT OF INDICATED RESOURCES - FALAGOUNTOU
WEST

FIGURE 14-18 SWATH PLOT OF INDICATED RESOURCES - FALAGOUNTOU

EAST

Mineralised Domains, Indicated Blocks only

1.2 700

1 600
NUMBER OF COMPOSITES

500
0.8
400
AU (G/T)

0.6
300
0.4
200
0.2 100

0 0
1589500
1589550
1589600
1589650
1589700
1589750
1589800
1589850
1589900
1589950
1590000
1590050
1590100
1590150
1590200
1590250
1590300
1590350
1590400
1590450
1590500
1590550
1590600
1590650
1590700
1590750
1590800
1590850
1590900
1590950
1591000

NORTHING

Number of Composites Composite Au (g/t) average Block Au (g/t) average

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14.4 CONSTRAINED MINERAL RESOURCES
To establish a Mineral Resource estimate, an open pit development scenario is the most
suitable due to the geology/geometry, tonnage, and grade of both the EMZ and Falagountou
deposits. The deposit models were imported into Whittle to determine optimal pit shells based
on the Lerchs-Grossmann algorithm. The method works on a block model of the orebody, and
progressively constructs lists of related blocks that should, or should not, be mined. The
method uses the values of the blocks to define a pit outline that has the highest possible
economic value, subject to the required pit slopes defined as structure arcs in the software.

For resource reporting, all blocks classified as Indicated and Inferred were utilized in the pit
optimization process.

This analysis requires several input parameters such as slope constraints, gold prices, process
recoveries, and operating costs. A cut-off grade for each weathering type of mineralized rocks
(saprolite, transition, and rock) was determined in this process.

14.4.1 OPTIMIZATION PARAMETERS

Conceptual mining parameters used to calculate block values in Whittle for the EMZ and
Falagountou deposits are presented in Section 15.

14.4.2 OPEN PIT CONSTRAINED MINERAL RESOURCES

The compilation of the Mineral Resource was carried out with the projected Mined Surfaces
for June 5, 2018 for the EMZ and Falagountou West deposits.

The EMZ deposit open pit Indicated Mineral Resources are estimated to be approximately 150
Mt grading 0.91 g/t Au containing 4,340 koz of gold, including 320 koz of gold stored in
stockpiles. The EMZ deposit open pit Inferred Mineral Resources are estimated to be
approximately 18.9 Mt at 0.78 g/t Au containing 474 koz.

Gold grade distribution and resource categorization for the EMZ deposit are illustrated
respectively in Figures 14-19 and 14-20.

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 FIGURE 14-19 ISOMETRIC VIEW OF EMZ DEPOSIT GOLD GRADE
DISTRIBUTION INSIDE US$1,500/OZ AU WHITTLE PIT SHELL

FIGURE 14-20 ISOMETRIC VIEW OF EMZ DEPOSIT RESOURCE

CLASSIFICATION INSIDE US$1,500/OZ AU WHITTLE PIT SHELL

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The Falagountou deposit (East and West combined) open pit Indicated Mineral Resource is
estimated to be 10.7 Mt at an average grade of 1.56 g/t Au, totalling 539 koz of gold. The
Falagountou deposit (East and West combined) open pit Inferred Mineral Resource is
estimated to be 1.8 Mt at an average grade of 2.00 g/t Au, totalling 115 koz of gold. Saprolite,
transition, and fresh rock weathering profiles are combined in this resource estimate statement.
Gold grade distribution and resource categorization are illustrated in Figures 14-21 and 14-22
for the Falagountou West and East deposits, respectively.

Total Indicated Mineral Resources at the Essakane Gold Mine are currently estimated to be
159 Mt grading 0.95 g/t Au, totalling 4,878 koz of gold, while Inferred Mineral Resources are
estimated to be 21.0 Mt grading 0.88 g/t Au, totalling 589 koz of gold. IAMGOLD’s attributable
Mineral Resources are 144 Mt totalling 4,390 koz of gold in Indicated Mineral Resources and
18.7 Mt totalling 530 koz of gold in Inferred Mineral Resources.

Table 14-43 shows the projected stockpile status for June 5, 2018.

TABLE 14-43 STOCKPILE STATUS AS OF JUNE 5, 2018

Tonnage Grade Ounces

Material Type Stockpiles (kt) (g/t Au) (koz)
Saprolite - 94 0.24 0.73
Transition Stock LG 8,792 0.54 152
Stock LG 4,297 0.67 92
Stock Marginal 3,902 0.24 59
Stock Heap Leach 137 0.34 1.49
Stock HG (Falagountou) 33 1.22 1.30
Fresh Rock
Stock LG (Falagountou) 528 0.78 13.30
ROM Pad 10 1.61 0.54
Primary Crusher 260 1.08 9.02
Total (Fresh Rock) 9,168 0.71 177
Total Stockpiles 18,054 0.61 330

Note. LG – low grade; HG – high grade

Details of the resource estimate are given in Table 14-44. Resources are tabulated by deposit
(EMZ and Falagountou), resource category (Indicated and Inferred), and weathering material
type (saprolite, transition, and fresh rock).

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FIGURE 14-21 CONSTRAINED MINERAL RESOURCES: (A) GOLD GRADES
AND (B) RESOURCE CATEGORIES - FALAGOUNTOU WEST DEPOSIT

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FIGURE 14-22 CONSTRAINED MINERAL RESOURCES: (A) GOLD GRADES
AND (B) RESOURCE CATEGORIES - FALAGOUNTOU EAST DEPOSIT

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TABLE 14-44 ESSAKANE GOLD MINE JUNE 5, 2018 CONSOLIDATED MINERAL RESOURCES
Material Type Saprolite Transition Fresh Rock All Material
Tonnes Grade Ounces Tonnes Grade Ounces Tonnes Grade Ounces Tonnes Grade Ounces
Resource Category
(000 t) (g/t Au) (000 oz) (000 t) (g/t Au) (000 oz) (000 t) (g/t Au) (000 oz) (000 t) (g/t Au) (000 oz)
Essakane Main Zone (EMZ)
Cut-off Grade 0.33 g/t Au 0.43 g/t Au 0.30 g/t Au
Measured - - - - - - - - - - - -
Indicated 1,345 0.46 20 917 0.62 18 128,770 0.96 3,970 131,031 0.95 4,009
Total Measured & Indicated 1,345 0.46 20 917 0.62 18 128,770 0.96 3,970 131,031 0.95 4,009
Stockpiles 94 0 1 8,792 0.54 152 9,168 0.60 177 18,054 0.57 330

Total EMZ M&I Resources 1,439 0.4 21 9,708 0.55 171 137,938 1 4,147 149,085 1 4,339

EMZ Inferred 460 0.54 8 195.26 1 3.97 18,296 1 462 18,952 1 474

Falagountou
Cut-off Grade 0.36 g/t Au 0.46 g/t Au 0.52 g/t Au
Measured - - - - - - - - - - - -
Indicated 1,209 1.05 41 665 1.18 25 8,851 1.66 473 10,725 1.56 539
Total Measured & Indicated 1,209 1.05 41 665 1.18 25 8,851 1.66 473 10,725 1.56 539

Total Falagountou M&I Resources 1,209 1.05 41 665 1.18 25 8,851 1.66 473 10,725 1.56 539

Falagountou Inferred 308 1.08 11 83 1.51 4 1,401 2.23 100 1,792 2.00 115

Consolidated Essakane Resources (EMZ & Falagountou)

M&I Resources 2,648 0.72 61 10,373 0.59 196 146,789 0.98 4,621 159,810 0.95 4,878
Inferred Resources 769 0.76 19 279 0.90 8 19,697 0.89 562 20,744 0.88 589
Attributable M&I Resources (90%) 2,383 0.72 55 9,335 0.59 176 132,110 0.98 4159 143,829 0.95 4,390
Attributable Inferred Resources (90%) 692 0.76 17 251 0.90 7 17,727 0.89 506 18,670 0.88 530

Notes:
1. EMZ and Falagountou: Inside US$1,500/oz Au Whittle pit shells optimized on Measured, Indicated, and Inferred Mineral Resources.
2. Includes Proven and Probable Mineral Reserves.
3. M&I: Measured & Indicated.
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14.4.3 CONSTRAINED MINERAL RESOURCE SENSITIVITY TO CUT-OFF GRADE
14.4.3.1 EMZ DEPOSIT
The sensitivity analysis presents the constrained Mineral Resources combining saprolite,
transition, and fresh rock material estimated in the EMZ deposit block model at a series of cut-
off grades, varying between 0.20 g/t Au and 2.00 g/t Au. The cut-off grade of 0.40 g/t Au was
replaced by the material cut-offs used to estimate the Official Mineral Resource as follows:
0.33 g/t Au for saprolite, 0.43 g/t Au for transition, and 0.3 g/t Au for fresh rock. The Mineral
Resources, as detailed in Table 14-45, are constrained below the mining surface as of
December 31, 2017 and inside the US$1,500/oz Au Whittle pit shell optimized on Indicated
and Inferred Mineral Resources.

TABLE 14-45 CONSTRAINED MINERAL RESOURCE(1) SENSITIVITY TO

SELECTED CUT-OFF GRADES - EMZ

Cut-Off Indicated Inferred

Grades Tonnage Grade Ounces Tonnage Grade Ounces
(g/t Au) (kt) (g/t Au) (koz) (kt) (g/t Au) (koz)
>2.00 29,165 1.45 1,355 708 2.71 62
>1.50 39,180 1.52 1,909 1,738 2.12 118
>1.25 47,068 1.49 2,256 2,755 1.84 163
>1.00 59,111 1.41 2,689 4,141 1.60 212
>0.80 73,510 1.31 3,102 6,005 1.38 266
>0.60 94,612 1.17 3,573 9,323 1.13 339
Variable(2) 149,085 0.91 4,339 18,952 0.78 474
>0.20 175,906 0.81 4,558 24,483 0.66 520

Notes:
1. Mineral Resources are constrained below the mining surface as of June 5, 2018 and inside the
US$1,500/oz Au Whittle pit shell optimized on Indicated and Inferred Mineral Resources.
2. June 5, 2018 Mineral Resource Cut-off Grades : Saprolite 0.33 g/t Au; Transition 0.43 g/t Au; and Rock
0.30 g/t Au.

Figure 14-23 shows grade-tonnage curves for Indicated and Inferred Mineral Resources
versus cut-off grade. A decrease of the cut-off grade from 0.5 g/t Au to 0.3 g/t Au results in an
increase of 15% of the Indicated ounces; the impact is more significant on the Inferred Mineral
Resource, which increases by 25%. An increase of the cut-off grade from 0.5 g/t Au to 0.8 g/t
Au will result in a decrease of 22% in Indicated ounces. The EMZ grade curve does not show
a significant degree of sensitivity to cut-off grades below 1.50 g/t Au in terms of gold grades,
as the curves have a linear progression. The tonnage curves of the Indicated and Inferred
Mineral Resources are not sensitive to cut-off grades. The Inferred Mineral Resources,
contained within the US$1,500/oz Au Whittle pit shell optimized for Indicated and Inferred

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Mineral Resources, are present in lesser tonnage amounts than the Indicated Mineral
Resources, as represented by the corresponding tonnage curve.

FIGURE 14-23 INDICATED AND INFERRED MINERAL RESOURCE GRADE-

TONNAGE CURVES

3.0

200,000,000
2.5

2.0
150,000,000

Grade (g/t Au)

Tonnes

1.5

100,000,000

1.0

50,000,000
0.5

- 0.0
0.05 0.25 0.45 0.65 0.85 1.05 1.25 1.45 1.65 1.85
Cut-Off (g/t Au)
Indicated Tonnes Inferred Tonnes Indicated Grade Inferred Grade

14.4.3.2 FALAGOUNTOU DEPOSITS

Table 14-46 summarizes the sensitivity of the constrained open pit Mineral Resources of the
Falagountou deposits (West and East combined) for a series of selected gold cut-off grades.
The sensitivity analysis uses gold cut-off grades between 0.20 g/t Au and 2.0 g/t Au. Figure
14-24 illustrates the grade-tonnage curves for the Indicated and Inferred Mineral Resources
for the Falagountou deposits (West and East combined). The sensitivity table and graph are
both a compilation of the saprolite, transition, and fresh rock weathering profiles. The
Falagountou deposits do not show significant sensitivity to gold cut-off grades, expressed by
relatively linear curves. The apparent kink in the Indicated tonnage curve between 0.20 g/t Au
and 0.60 g/t Au is caused by the different cut-off grades used for this interval; most of the

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tonnage in this case comes from the “fresh rock” profile with a gold cut-off grade of 0.48 g/t
Au. Gold grade sensitivity is rather linear from 0.20 g/t Au to 1.5 g/t Au.

TABLE 14-46 INDICATED MINERAL RESOURCE SENSITIVITY -

FALAGOUNTOU WEST AND EAST DEPOSITS COMBINED

Cut-off Grade Indicated Inferred

(g/t Au) Tonnage Grade Gold Tonnage Grade Gold
(kt) (g/t Au) (koz) (kt) (g/t Au) (koz)
>2.0 g/t 2,492 3.35 268 743 3.24 78
>1.5 g/t 3,785 2.79 340 992 2.87 91
>1.25 g/t 4,796 2.49 385 1,156 2.65 99
>1.00 g/t 6,184 2.19 434 1,324 2.46 105
>0.80 g/t 7,741 1.93 479 1,462 2.31 109
>0.60 g/t 9,525 1.70 519 1,638 2.18 115
Varying 10,725 1.56 539 1,792 1.86 107
>0.2 g/t 15,604 1.18 590 2,630 1.46 123

Notes:
1. Mineral Resources are constrained below the mining surface as of June 5, 2018 and inside the
US$1,500/oz Au Whittle pit shell optimized on Indicated and Inferred Mineral Resources (Falagountou
West and East deposits combined).
2. December 31, 2015 Mineral Resource Cut-off Grades: Saprolite: 0.36 g/t Au, Transition: 0.46 g/t Au, and
Fresh Rock: 0.52 g/t Au.

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 FIGURE 14-24 GRADE - TONNAGE CURVES OF CONSTRAINED INDICATED
MINERAL RESOURCE – FALAGOUNTOU WEST AND EAST COMBINED

14.5 SENSITIVITY TO GOLD PRICE

14.5.1 ESSAKANE GOLD MINE (EMZ AND FALAGOUNTOU DEPOSITS)
Sensitivity to gold price for the EMZ and Falagountou deposits, combined, is illustrated in
Figure 14-25 for gold prices varying between US$1,000/oz and US$1,700/oz. Cut-off grades
were adjusted accordingly as tabulated in Table 14-47, per deposit.

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 FIGURE 14-25 EMZ AND FALAGOUNTOU DEPOSITS INDICATED AND
INFERRED MINERAL RESOURCE SENSITIVITY TO GOLD PRICES
(SAP+TRANS+ROCK)

TABLE 14-47 EMZ AND FALAGOUNTOU DEPOSITS CUT-OFF GRADES FOR

VARYING GOLD PRICES

EMZ Deposit Falagountou Deposit

Gold
Price Cut-off Grades (g/t Au) Cut-off Grades (g/t Au)
(US$/oz) Sap Trans F. Rock Sap Trans F. Rock
1,000 0.49 0.64 0.30 0.53 0.68 0.77
1,100 0.45 0.58 0.30 0.48 0.62 0.70
1,200 0.41 0.53 0.30 0.44 0.56 0.64
1,300 0.38 0.49 0.30 0.41 0.53 0.60
1,400 0.35 0.46 0.30 0.38 0.49 0.55
1,500 0.33 0.43 0.30 0.36 0.46 0.52
1,600 0.31 0.40 0.30 0.34 0.43 0.48
1,700 0.29 0.38 0.30 0.32 0.40 0.46

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14.5.2 EMZ DEPOSIT
The sensitivity of the constrained Mineral Resources combining saprolite, transition, and fresh
rock materials, estimated in the EMZ deposit block model at varying gold prices, is illustrated
in Figure 14-26. All of the Mineral Resources are constrained below the mining surface as of
December 31, 2017 and within the corresponding gold price Whittle pit shell and cut-off grades.
The stockpiles are also included in the sensitivity analysis.

A rapid increase in tonnage and gold content at lower gold prices is followed by a steady
increase of resources between gold prices of US$1,100/oz and US$1,600/oz. A 25% increase
in gold price going from US$1,200/oz to US$1,500/oz would result in an ore tonnage increase
of +33% and a lower increase of +27% in ounces of gold. The higher sensitivity of tonnage
compared to ounces, in a changing gold price environment, reflects the low grade nature of
the deposit.

FIGURE 14-26 EMZ DEPOSIT INDICATED AND INFERRED MINERAL

RESOURCES SENSITIVITY TO GOLD PRICE

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14.5.3 FALAGOUNTOU DEPOSITS
Sensitivity to gold price for the Falagountou deposits is illustrated in Figure 14-27 for gold
prices varying between US$1,000/oz to US$1,700/oz. Mineral Resources were estimated
inside Whittle pit shells drawn from fixed optimization parameters as described in Section 15,
however, with varying gold prices. Cut-off grades were adjusted accordingly, as tabulated in
Table 14-47. The Falagountou West and East deposits tonnage augmentation progressively
decreases, except when passing from a US$1,300/oz to US$1,400/oz gold price assumption.
When comparing US$1,200/oz Au and US$1,500/oz Au Whittle pit shells, increases of 32% in
tonnage and 17% in gold content and a decrease of 11% in grade are anticipated.

FIGURE 14-27 MINERAL RESOURCE SENSITIVITY TO GOLD PRICE -

FALAGOUNTOU DEPOSITS

20,000 900
Tonnage (kt) Gold (koz)
18,000 800

16,000
700
14,000
600
12,000
Tonnage (kt)

Gold (koz)
500
10,000
400
8,000
300
6,000
200
4,000

2,000 100

0 0

Gold Price (US$/oz)

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14.6 COMPARISON TO PREVIOUS MODELS
14.6.1 EMZ DEPOSIT
Table 14-48 compares the Indicated and Inferred Mineral Resource estimates as of June 5,
2018 to those of December 31, 2017. As of December 31, 2017, the EMZ deposit Indicated
Mineral Resources were estimated to total 3,681 koz of gold and increased by 657 koz of gold
to a total estimate of 4,339 koz of gold as of June 5, 2018. Inferred Mineral Resources gained
a total of 203 koz of gold from 271 koz of gold in 2017 to 474 koz of gold in 2018.

The variations expressed as differences in tonnage, grade, and ounces in Table 14-48 are
influenced by multiple factors, such as various changes in the block model, update of
optimization parameters and costs, mining depletion, and stockpiles variations.

The block model modifications resulted from the addition of new drill hole results. The current
model links together the north, the main, and the south of Essakane by using the same litho-
structural domains as the previous model. The previous model consisted of three unlinked
models, and to modify it, an addition of the upper turbidites was necessary. In addition to the
update of the geological model, a new wireframe has been used to separate data inside of the
nose and in the limbs of the fold in order to complete variography in accordance with the
location of the data within the fold.

Overall, the estimation strategy did not change from the previous model but variography was
redone within the updated wireframe. The boundaries strategies between layers has been
adjusted with the new layers. In order to reduce smoothing of the estimation, the maximum
number of composites used for the estimation was reduced from 30 to 22. Other block
modelling elements remained unchanged from the previous model, including capping limits on
assays, compositing style, and search ellipse ranges. The density model was updated,
however, the adjustments did not significantly affect the tonnages.

Also, when comparing to the December 31, 2017 block model, some changes in the resource
classification were applied. Considering the unified model created in the last year,
classification strategy from the EMZ was applied to Essakane South and North as well.

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The differences in the EMZ deposit Mineral Resources also account for losses due to the 2018
mining depletion, gains coming from the revision of the costs and optimization parameters,
and a positive stockpile variation. The main difference is due to the change of cut-off grade
used for the heap leach project.

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TABLE 14-48 COMPARISON OF MINERAL RESOURCES AS OF JUNE 5, 2018 TO MINERAL RESOURCES AS OF DECEMBER
31, 2017 EMZ DEPOSITS

Saprolite Transition Fresh Rock All Material

Tonnes Grade Ounces Tonnes Grade Ounces Tonnes Grade Ounces Tonnes Grade Ounces
Material Type (000 t) (g/t Au) (000 oz) (000 t) (g/t Au) (000 oz) (000 t) (g/t Au) (000 oz) (000 t) (g/t Au) (000 oz)
Cut-off grade(3) 0.33 g/t Au 0.43 g/t Au 0.49 g/t Au
M&I 1,189 0.47 18 699 0.65 15 86,248 1.22 3,378 88,136 1.20 3,410
Resources(1) Stockpiles - - - 8,792 0.54 152 5,192 0.71 119 13,984 0.60 271
December 31,
2017 Total 1,189 0.47 18 9,491 0.55 167 91,440 1.19 3.496 102,120 1.12 3,681

EMZ Inferred 240 0.51 4 6 0.47 0 7,671 1.08 267 7,917 1.06 271
(3)
Cut-off grade 0.33 g/t Au 0.43 g/t Au 0.30 g/t Au
M&I 1,345 0.46 20 917 0.62 18 128,770 0.96 3970 131,031 1 4,009
Resources(1) Stockpiles 94 0.24 1 8,792 0.54 152 9,168 0.60 177 18,054 0.57 330
June 5, 2018 Total 1,439 0.4 21 9,708 0.5 171 137,938 0.9 4147 149,085 0.9 4,339

EMZ Inferred 460 0.54 8 195 0.63 4 18,296 0.78 462 18,952 1 474
M&I 156 0.31 2 217 0.55 4 42,522 0.43 593 42,895 0.43 598
Stockpiles 94 0.24 1 0 0 0 3,977 0.46 58 4,070 0.45 59
Difference Total 250 0.29 2 217 0.55 4 46,498 0.44 651 46,965 0.44 657

EMZ Inferred 220 0.58 4 189 0.64 4 10,625 0.57 195 11,035 0.57 203
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14.6.2 FALAGOUNTOU
The Falagountou West deposit was completely remodelled by GMSI in March 2015. A second
update was completed by GMSI in October 2015 and mainly focussed on the Falagountou
West deposit extensions and weathering profile. The updated Mineral Resource estimate was
disclosed in IAMGOLD’s Technical Report in 2016 (Chénard et al., 2016). This Mineral
Resource estimate remains unchanged as of the effective date of June 5, 2018. The
Falagountou East Mineral Resources were estimated by GMSI in August 2016, and
subsequently updated in March 2017 to include infill and extensional drilling.

The current June 5, 2018 Mineral Resource estimates for the Falagountou deposits are
compared with the previous 2015 Mineral Resource estimate in Table 14-49. The most
significant differences between the 2015 end of year resource statement and the June 5, 2018
resource statement are a reduction of 3.8 Mt of Indicated Mineral Resource, and a 0.9 Mt gain
of Inferred Mineral Resource in the fresh rock material. In addition, there has been a 1.0 Mt
tonnage gain in the saprolite with a drop in grade from 1.86 g/t Au to 1.07 g/t Au, mainly
attributable to the inclusion of the Falagountou East resource upgrade. A series of parameters
affected the Mineral Resource estimate, including:
• Additional drilling:
o Completely remodelled mineralization zones at Falagountou East,
o Infill drilling refined the mineralization interpretation resulting in a reduction in
volume for Indicated Mineral Resources, mainly due to a lack of grade continuity.
New data included in the March 2017 resource upgrade for Falagountou East were
globally 0.2 g/t Au lower than for the previous estimate (August 2016)

Modest increases in Inferred Mineral Resources were due to extensional drilling and a change
in interpolation strategy:
• Weathering profile adjustments (gains and/or losses),

• Density adjustments, with new measurements and new weathering profiles

Losses in the transition material category are largely caused by the transfer of the topmost
transition interval to the saprolite material class, and the simplification of the weathering model
for Falagountou East.

Grades are also globally lower in the Indicated category, largely caused by the changes in the
interpolation methods and the inclusion of the Falagountou East resource upgrade.

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TABLE 14-49 COMPARISON OF MINERAL RESOURCES AS OF JUNE 5, 2018 TO MINERAL RESOURCES AS OF DECEMBER
31, 2015 - FALAGOUNTOU DEPOSITS (WEST AND EAST COMBINED)

Laterite & Saprolite Transition Fresh Rock Total (All Material)

Tonnage Grade Gold Tonnage Grade Gold Tonnage Grade Gold Tonnage Grade Gold
(kt) (g/t Au) (koz) (kt) (g/t Au) (koz) (kt) (g/t Au) (koz) (kt) (g/t Au) (koz)
Cut-off grade 0.39 g/t Au 0.43 g/t Au 0.48 g/t Au
December 31, 2015
M&I 392 1.86 23 1,484 1.44 69 13,415 1.63 702 15,290 1.61 794
(West+East)
Inferred 63 2.51 5 121 3.15 12 473 2.46 38 657 2.6 55
Cut-Off grade 0.36 g/t Au 0.46 g/t Au 0.52 g/t Au
June 5, 2018
M&I 1,209 1.05 41 665 1.18 25 8,851 1.66 473 10,725 1.56 539
(West+East)
Inferred 308 1.08 11 83 1.51 4 1,401 2.23 100 1,792 2.00 115

M&I 817 0.68 18 -819 1.66 -44 -4,564 1.56 -229 -4,565 1.74 -255
Difference
Inferred 245 0.73 6 -38 6.56 -8 928 2.09 62 1,135 1.65 60

Notes:
1. Mineral Resources as disclosed in official December 31, 2015 year-end Mineral Resource statement.
2. Mineral Resources below mining surface as of December 31, 2015 and inside US$1,500/oz Au Whittle pit shell optimized on Measured, Indicated, and Inferred block
models Fala_Dec15 and East_Dec15.
3. Cut-offs for December 31, 2015 Mineral Resources.
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14.6.3 ESSAKANE GOLD MINE RESOURCE VARIATION THROUGH JUNE 2018
Factors leading to yearly changes of the Mineral Resources are summarized as follows:
• Changes to costs, and consequently to optimization parameters, cut-off grades, and
Whittle pit shells. New parameters can be viewed in Section 15. Major changes from
the December 31, 2017 estimate include:
o More than 20% decrease in diesel and heavy fuel oil (HFO) prices,
o 25% decrease in power costs,
o Processing costs decrease: 15% in fresh rock and 10% in saprolite,
o More than 50% decrease in sustaining capital costs,
o Note that gold price assumptions for Mineral Resources remained the same at
US$1,500/oz,

• Changes to model: while the modelling update at the EMZ deposit yielded a minor
gain of resources, the remodelling and new drilling at the Essakane deposit are
responsible for the addition of 81k ounces

• Depletion: Depletion is estimated from surveyed surface from June 5, 2018.

• Stockpiles variation: The stockpiles estimated for June 5, 2018 include the following
piles: low grade stockpiles of transition and rock material, ROM pads (East, West and
pad 2), and Primary Crushers A and B.

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15 MINERAL RESERVE ESTIMATE
15.1 SUMMARY
The Mineral Reserve estimate at June 5, 2018 for the Essakane Gold Mine is summarized in
Table 15-1 and is reported on a 100% basis. The Mineral Reserve was estimated using a
multiple-stage process. Economic shells were designed using the Lerchs-Grossmann
algorithm. Subsequently, the NPV optimization software COMET was used to accurately
target the optimal shell based on several mining and economic parameters. The selected pit
shell design meets the geotechnical criteria established by SRK. Finally, the validation of the
Project in a financial model ensures that the Mineral Reserves in Table 15-1 are economically
viable.

TABLE 15-1 MINERAL RESERVE SUMMARY – JUNE 5, 2018

Tonnage Grade Contained Metal

Process Category (000 t) (g/t Au) (000 oz Au)
CIL Proven - - -
Probable 83,716 1.27 3,415
Stockpile 14,014 0.60 269
Total CIL 97,730 1.17 3,684

Heap Leach Proven - - -

Probable 56,427 0.42 766
Stockpile 4,040 0.47 61
Total Heap Leach 60,466 0.43 827

Total 158,197 0.89 4,510

Waste within Designed Pit 327,518

Ore within Designed Pit 140,143
Total Tonnage within Designed Pit 467,661

Notes:
1. CIM (2014) definitions were followed for Mineral Reserves.
2. Mineral Reserves estimated assuming open pit mining methods.
3. Mineral Reserves are based on a gold price of $1,200/oz.
4. Average weighted CIL process recovery of 92.1% and Heap Leach process recovery of 55.0%.
5. Mining costs ($/t mined): $2.55/t. Processing costs: $12.36/t (CIL). Processing costs $3.13/t (HL).
General and Administrative costs (includes refining cost) of $3.99/t for CIL only. Heap Leach bears no
G&A costs.

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 6. Mineral Reserves are reported on a 100% basis.
7. Mineral Reserves include material from EMZ and Falagountou pits.
8. Numbers may not add due to rounding.

The mine design and Mineral Reserve estimate have been completed to a level appropriate
for pre-feasibility studies. The Mineral Reserve estimate stated herein is consistent with the
CIM (2014) definitions and is suitable for public reporting. As such, the Mineral Reserves are
based on Measured and Indicated Mineral Resources, and do not include any Inferred Mineral
Resources.

The QP is not aware of any mining, metallurgical, infrastructure, permitting, or other relevant
factors that could materially affect the Mineral Reserve estimate.

15.2 RESOURCE MODELS

The June 5, 2018 Mineral Reserve estimate is based on separate updated resource models
at year-end 2017 for the EMZ, Falagountou East, and Falagountou West deposits. The
resource models were updated by Essakane S.A.’s Resource Development group. In 2017, a
16,000 m drilling campaign was performed in the EMZ deposit to increase the knowledge of
the mineralization and to target low grade areas to feed a future heap leach project. Another
13,000 m campaign, carried out in early Q1 2018, increased the confidence level.

The Mineral Reserve estimate is based on a resource model published on February 28, 2018.
The starting surface used for the reserve estimation was as of June 5, 2018. The surface was
provided by the Surveying team from Essakane S.A.’s Technical Services and supported by
an airborne LiDAR survey carried out at the end of 2017.

The EMZ pit is one of the largest in West Africa. Its final design has a length of 3,000 m and
a width of 900 m, with a final depth located on level -120. Considering the regional
topographical level at 260 m, the pit walls will be 380 m in certain areas.

As of June 5, 2018, the EMZ Mineral Reserves are estimated to total 87.9 Mt at 1.14 g/t Au of
CIL Mineral Reserves and 60.5 Mt at 0.43 g/t Au of heap leach Mineral Reserves. These
estimates include in-pit and stockpile material.

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 FIGURE 15-1 ESSAKANE MAIN ZONE AND EMZ NORTH

The Falagountou zone is located approximately 11,000 m east of the Essakane pit. This sector
has been part of the Mineral Reserves since the start of operations. Subsequent drilling
campaigns have increased the Mineral Reserves.

The Falagountou West pit began operations in 2015 and as of June 5, 2018, contains 5.1 Mt
of ore at 1.61 g/t Au. Based on the current combined inventory (waste and ore) of 26.5 Mt,
operations in the sector are projected to end in 2020.

The Falagountou East pit commenced production in Q1 2018. As of June 5, 2018, the pit
contains Mineral Reserves of 4.2 Mt at 1.32 g/t Au. Based on the current combined inventory
(waste and ore) of 29.8 Mt, operations in the sector are scheduled to end in 2021.

In addition to the above tonnage, the Falagountou stockpile totals 0.6 Mt grading 0.81 g/t Au.

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 FIGURE 15-2 FALAGOUNTOU WEST AND EAST PITS

15.3 DILUTION AND MINING LOSSES

The EMZ Mineral Reserve estimate and cut-off grades include a mining dilution provision of
8% for saprolite, transition, and fresh rock material. As a result of mineralization distribution
and reconciliation studies, the Falagountou Mineral Reserve estimate and cut-off grades
include a mining dilution provision of 8% for saprolite and 10% for transition and fresh rock
material. The dilution tonnage is set at zero grade.

The use of previous reconciliation data, definition geological models (ore control), and data
from the current mill has allowed control of dilution and mining recovery.

In 2018, the operational geology department, in collaboration with the mining engineering
department, will continue studies on refining the parameters for mining recovery and external
dilution, as well as interactions between these processes.

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15.4 EXTRACTION
The ore extraction rate, or mining recovery, is assumed to be 100%. This assumption is based
on several years of operations experience and is supported by reconciliation studies,
geological modelling, and external audits.

15.5 CUT-OFF GRADE

Metal prices used for Mineral Reserves are based on consensus, long-term forecasts from the
IAMGOLD corporate team, Essakane Technical Services, and Essakane financial groups. For
resources, metal prices used are slightly higher than those for reserves.

IAMGOLD uses a consistent reserve and resource gold price assumption for all of its
operations. The reserve gold price assumption for estimating Mineral Reserves at June 5,
2018 is US$1,200/oz. Other economic assumptions utilized to estimate costs and revenues
such as fuel price, exchange rates, and royalty rates are summarized in Table 15-2.

TABLE 15-2 PIT OPTIMIZATION ECONOMIC ASSUMPTIONS

Economic Parameters Unit Value

Gold price US$/oz 1,200
Long term oil price US$/bbl 60
CFA exchange rate CFA/USD 570
Transport & refining cost US$/oz 3.04
Site diesel price US$/l 1.10
Site HFO price US$/l 0.68
Power cost US$/kWh 0.15
Royalty (3-5%) US$/oz 48.00
Cost of selling US$/oz 63.04
Discount rate % 6.00

The cut-off grade for heap leach milling was established at 0.30 g/t Au using the software
COMET. Several variables and assumptions impacted this grade:
• NPV optimization,
• Using the CIL plant as a priority,
• Quantity of low-grade ore available,
• Closure of Essakane at the end of its LOM,

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 • Heap leach recovery grade.

Distribution of G&A costs between CIL and heap leach processes also impacts cut-off grades.
If these costs are assumed to be entirely related to CIL, the cut-off grade for the heap leach
process would be 0.21 g/t Au.

The next studies on the Project’s economics will be focused on the optimal cut-off grade for
the heap leach process and on improvements that could be made regarding the quantity of
reserve in the Essakane pit.

The pit optimization parameters were consolidated by the mine engineering department with
inputs provided by other departments to calculate the marginal cut-off grades (COG). The
COG calculations are estimated on the basis of a long-term sustainable mill throughput of 12.1
Mtpa of fresh rock.

The metallurgical recovery assumptions for the EMZ deposit are 95.0% for saprolite, 93.0%
for transition, and 92.0% for fresh rock. The metallurgical recovery assumptions for
Falagountou are 0.5% higher for fresh rock at 92.5%.

The mine operating cost inputs used for pit optimization are derived from current mining costs
and productivities. The costs were estimated on the basis of a diesel fuel price of $1.10/L.
The reference mining costs, at surface (200 m elevation), are estimated at $2.03/t for saprolite
waste, $2.46/t for transition waste, and $2.55/t for fresh rock waste. These costs are
approximately $0.01/t to $0.20/t higher for mineralized material due to the added RC drilling
cost. The mine operating cost includes mine sustaining capital and capital maintenance items,
which total $0.50/t for the fresh rock material.

The Falagountou pit optimization parameters are the same as those for the EMZ pit, with the
exception of additional ore haulage costs as the process plant is located a distance of 11 km
from the pit. For fresh rock, this represents an additional cost of $0.96/t and is slightly higher
for transition and saprolite due to lower densities.

The 2018 COGs, by pit, are summarized in Table 15-3 with the details for EMZ and
Falagountou presented in Tables 15-4 and 15-5, respectively.

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 TABLE 15-3 SUMMARY OF 2018 COGS AT US$1,200/OZ AU

COG by Pit Saprolite Transition Fresh Rock

EMZ CIL (g/t Au) 0.38 0.48 0.55
EMZ Heap Leach (g/t Au) - - 0.30
Falagountou (g/t Au) 0.41 0.52 0.58

TABLE 15-4 SUMMARY OF EMZ PIT OPTIMIZATION PARAMETERS AND COG

Ore Based Cost and COG by Deposit EMZ Pit

Rock type Saprolite Transition Fresh Rock
Metallurgical recovery % 95.0% 93.0% 92.0%
Processing rate Mtpa 14.98 12.48 12.07
Avg. power consumption (grinding) kWh/t 5.0 9.0 17.0
Avg. power consumption (fixed) kWh/t 9.1 10.9 11.3
Total fixed processing costs MUS$/yr 55.59 58.50 58.50
Processing fixed cost US$/t treated 3.71 4.69 4.85
Liners and grinding media US$/t treated 0.62 1.05 1.24
Reagents US$/t treated 1.76 1.95 2.01
Power US$/t treated 2.09 2.95 4.20
Other variable cost US$/t treated 0.07 0.07 0.07
Total processing cost US$/t treated 8.25 10.70 12.36

Mining dilution % 8.0% 8.0% 8.0%

Ore premium mining cost US$/t treated 0.00 0.00 0.00
Ore Feed US$/t treated 0.04 0.04 0.04
Total fixed G&A costs MUS$/yr 48.10 48.10 48.10
G&A cost US$/t treated 3.21 3.85 3.99
Rehabilitation US$/t treated 0.18 0.18 0.18
Stay-in-business capital US$/t treated 0.40 0.48 0.50
Total Ore Based Cost US$/t treated 12.07 15.25 17.06

Full Grade Ore in-situ COG g/t Au

Reference Mining Cost by Deposit EMZ Pit

Rock type Saprolite Transition Fresh Rock
Material Ore Waste Ore Waste Ore Waste
Total Reference Mining Cost US$/t mined 1.99 2.03 2.45 2.46 2.75 2.55
Reference elevation RL 200 RL
Incremental bench cost US$/t per vert. m 0.0031

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 TABLE 15-5 SUMMARY OF FALAGOUNTOU PIT OPTIMIZATION
PARAMETERS AND COG

Ore Based Cost and COG by Deposit Falagountou Pit

Rock type Saprolite Transition Fresh Rock
Metallurgical recovery % 95.0% 93.0% 92.5%
Processing rate Mtpa 14.98 12.48 12.07
Avg. power consumption (grinding) kWh/t 5.0 9.0 17.0
Avg. power consumption (fixed) kWh/t 9.1 10.9 11.3
Total fixed processing costs MUS$/yr 55.59 58.50 58.50
Processing fixed cost US$/t treated 3.71 4.69 4.85
Liners and grinding media US$/t treated 0.62 1.05 1.24
Reagents US$/t treated 1.76 1.95 2.01
Power US$/t treated 2.09 2.95 4.20
Other variable cost US$/t treated 0.07 0.07 0.07
Total processing cost US$/t treated 8.25 10.70 12.36

Mining dilution % 8.0% 10.0% 10.0%

Ore premium mining cost US$/t treated 0.98 0.97 0.96
Ore Feed US$/t treated 0.04 0.04 0.04
Total fixed G&A costs MUS$/yr 48.10 48.10 48.10
G&A cost US$/t treated 3.21 3.85 3.99
Rehabilitation US$/t treated 0.18 0.18 0.18
Stay-in-business capital US$/t treated 0.40 0.48 0.50
Total Ore Based Cost US$/t treated 13.06 16.23 18.02

Full Grade Ore in-situ COG g/t Au 0.41 0.52 0.58

Reference Mining Cost by Deposit Falagountou Pits

Rock type Saprolite Transition Fresh Rock
Material Ore Waste Ore Waste Ore Waste
Total Reference Mining Cost US$/t mined 2.03 1.83 2.47 2.24 2.74 2.32
Reference elevation RL 260 RL
Incremental bench cost US$/t per vert. m 0.0031

15.6 MINERAL RESERVE ESTIMATES

The June 5, 2018 consolidated EMZ and Falagountou Mineral Reserves are presented in
Table 15-6. No Proven Mineral Reserves have been estimated.

The addition of the heap leach process has increased Essakane’s Mineral Reserve estimate.

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TABLE 15-6 ESSAKANE GOLD MINE JUNE 5, 2018 CONSOLIDATED MINERAL RESERVES

Laterite & Saprolite Transition Fresh Rock All Material

000 t g/t Au 000 oz Au 000 t g/t Au 000 oz Au 000 t g/t Au 000 oz Au 000 t g/t Au 000 oz Au
Essakane Main Zone (EMZ)
Cut-off Grade CIL(1) 0.38 g/t Au 0.48 g/t Au 0.55 g/t Au
Cut-off Grade Heap Leach(1) - - 0.30 g/t Au
Proven(2) - - - - - - - - - - - -
Probable CIL(2) 34 0.47 1 510 0.66 11 73,907 1.25 2,962 74,452 1.24 2,973
Probable Heap Leach(2) 56,427 0.42 766 56,427 0.42 766
EMZ Proven & Probable 34 0.47 1 510 0.66 11 130,334 0.89 3,728 130,878 0.89 3,739
Stockpiles CIL 94 0.24 1 8,792 0.54 152 4,568 0.69 102 13,453 0.59 255
Stockpiles Heap Leach 4,040 0.47 61 4,040 0.47 61
Total EMZ Reserves 128 0.30 1 9,302 0.55 163 138,941 0.86 3,890 148,371 0.84 4,054
Falagountou (FAL)
Cut-off Grade(1) 0.41 g/t Au 0.52 g/t Au 0.58 g/t Au
Proven(2) - - - - - - - - - - - -
Probable(2) 1,106 1.07 38 663 1.14 24 7,496 1.57 379 9,264 1.48 442
Stockpiles CIL - - - - - - 561 0.81 15 561 0.81 15
Total FAL Reserves 1,106 1.07 38 663 1.14 24 8,057 1.52 394 9,826 1.44 456
Consolidated Essakane Reserves (EMZ & FAL)
Total Reserves (100% Basis) 1,234 0.99 39 9,965 0.58 187 146,998 0.91 4,284 158,197 0.89 4,510
Attributable Reserves (90% Basis) 1,111 0.99 35 8,968 0.58 169 132,298 0.91 3,856 142,377 0.89 4,059
% of Total Reserves 0.8% 6.3% 92.9% 100%
Waste (incl. non-reserve material) 327,518
Strip Ratio 2.34

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1. Cut-off grade based on Leached Au.

2. EMZ & FAL: US$1,200/oz Au cut-offs inside US$1,200/oz Au Pit Design.
Mineral Reserves were separated based on processing types, to account for the distinct
processing mill recoveries. The Falagountou deposits have no Mineral Reserves attributed to
the heap leach process due to the distance and short mine life, which ends in 2020 for the
West pit and 2021 for the East pit.

As of June 5, 2018, there were 87.9 Mt of CIL Probable Mineral Reserve defined in the EMZ
pit design and within stockpiles, at an average grade of 1.14 g/t Au totalling 3,228 koz of gold.
The heap leach Probable Mineral Reserves are estimated to be 60.5 Mt in the EMZ pit design
and within stockpiles, at an average grade of 0.43 g/t Au totalling 827 koz of gold.

Additionally, the Falagountou pit CIL Probable Mineral Reserves total 9.8 Mt at an average
grade of 1.44 g/t Au for 456 koz of gold.

The EMZ pit contains 282.4 Mt of waste and the Falagountou pit contains 45.2 Mt of waste
resulting in a total project stripping ratio of 2.34:1.0. As of June 5, 2018, the consolidated
Probable Mineral Reserves are estimated to be 158.2 Mt at a grade of 0.89 g/t Au for a total
of 4,510 koz of gold (in-situ).

IAMGOLD’s 90% attributable Probable Mineral Reserves total 142.4 Mt of ore and 4,059 koz
of gold. Approximately 7% of the Mineral Reserve consists of transition and saprolite ore and
the remainder (93%) is fresh rock.

The waterfall graph in Figure 15-3 shows the change in the total ounces of gold contained
within the Mineral Reserves from December 31, 2016 through to June 5, 2018.

The graph shows two phases. The first phase shows December 31, 2017 Mineral Reserves
at the site without the heap leach process. An increase of 78 koz gold, resulting from a 2017
drilling campaign, was made during this period, despite a depletion of 456 koz of gold, which
was mainly due to a significant decrease in milling costs and update of the geological model.

The second part shows Essakane’s optimization by the addition of the heap leach process. It
is important to mention that the economic basis is the same for both parts. Figure 15-3 shows
an increase of 1,120 koz of gold from the December 31, 2017 estimate for this second part,
despite a depletion of 198 koz of gold.

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FIGURE 15-3 ESSAKANE GOLD MINE MINERAL RESERVES WATERFALL GRAPH – DECEMBER 31, 2016
TO JUNE 5, 2018

5,000

59
198
4,500
790

4,000 58
103 9
78

456 562
3,500 343

151
3,000

2,500

4,510

2,000

3,311 3,390
1,500

1,000
Gold (K oz)
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500

0
A total of 562 koz of gold for the CIL process and 639 koz of gold for the heap leach process
are attributable to the expansion of the Essakane main pit. An increase of 59 koz of gold from
ore stockpiles is the result of a transfer of the material from the marginal non-reserve stockpile
to reserves to be treated by heap leaching.

Table 15-7 shows Mineral Reserve evolution since May 2007.

TABLE 15-7 MINERAL RESERVE EVOLUTION

Gold Price Tonnes Grade Ounces Au
Year
(US$/oz) (000) (g/t Au) (000)
June 5/18 Heap Leach 1,200 158,197 0.89 4,510
Dec. 31/17 1,200 93,126 1.13 3,390
Dec. 31/16 1,200 89,676 1.15 3,311
Dec. 31/15 1,200 96,463 1.10 3,414
Dec. 31/14 1,300 108,821 1.11 3,886
Dec. 31/13 1,400 126,806 1.12 4,573
Dec. 31/12 1,500 114,377 1.00 3,659
Dec. 31/11 1,200 109,245 1.10 3,858
Dec. 31/10 1,000 & 850* 107,465 1.29 4,461
Dec. 31/09 850 92,911 1.44 4,301
Mar/09 600 58,122 1.67 3,121
May/07 650 46,413 1.78 2,649

Note:* Falagountou at $850/oz Au (Jan 2008 pit design)

15.6.1 STOCKPILES
The Essakane site has several stockpiles, which are separated by rock type and economic
category. The arithmetic mean is applied for the assigned average gold grade. Table 15-8
lists the stockpiles and Figure 15-4 is an aerial view of the stockpiles.

The addition of the heap leach process enabled the conversion of marginal rock into Mineral
Reserves, however, the marginal transition stockpile remains non-economic.

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 TABLE 15-8 STOCKPILE INVENTORY

Stockpile Rock Type Tonnage Grade Destination

(kt) (g/t)
LG Rock Fresh Rock 4.3 0.67 CIL & Heap Leach
LG Transition Transition 8.8 0.54 CIL
Marginal Rock Fresh Rock 4.0 0.47 Heap Leach
Marginal Saprolite Saprolite 0.1 0.24 CIL
Marginal Transition Transition 5.6 0.33 Non-Economic

FIGURE 15-4 STOCKPILE INVENTORY

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 16 MINING METHODS
16.1 GENERAL
Mining is carried out using a conventional drill, blast, load, and haul surface mining method
with an owner fleet. The annual mining rate was 48.0 Mt in 2017 with a stripping ratio of 3.10.
Approximately 11.8 Mt of ore at an average grade of 1.17 g/t Au containing a total of 432 koz
of gold were produced in 2017.

Table 16-1 details past production, through May 2018, at the Essakane Gold Mine.

TABLE 16-1 ESSAKANE GOLD MINE HISTORICAL PRODUCTION

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018*

Ore Mined (000 t) 10,097 10,110 9,562 11,869 12,580 11,518 10,921 11,811 4,742
Waste Mined (000 t) 11,876 15,268 1,689 30,006 32,677 35,690 36,939 36,296 16,099
Marginal Mined (000 t) 957 1,788 25,103 3,257 1,440 1,679 855 926
Total Mined (000 t) 22,930 27,166 36,353 45,133 46,698 48,887 48,314 47,993 20,842
Strip Ratio 1.27 1.69 2.80 2.80 2.71 3.24 3.25 3.10 3.39
Mined Ore Grade (g/t Au) 1.05 1.08 1.04 0.84 0.98 1.14 1.21 1.17 1.18

Ore Milled (000 t) 2,973 7,977 10,762 10,613 11,897 11,716 12,005 13,891 5,516
Mill Grade (g/t Au) 1.49 1.53 1.10 0.89 1.06 1.23 1.22 1.07 1.21
Recovery (%) 95.7% 95.4% 91.9% 91.7% 90.7% 91.7% 89.0% 90.3% 91.5%
Gold Produced (000 oz) 136 375 350 277 369 426 419 432 197

RC Drilling (000 m) 100 209 167 227 195 148 104 78 72

Production Drilling (000 m) 12 257 541 806 724 944 869 886 338
Pre‐split Drilling (000 m) - - 4 32 21 41 61 124 53
Tonnes Blasted (000 t) 690 12,937 24,818 43,989 37,292 42,218 43,082 49,316 19,662
Explosives (000 kg) 53 2,405 5,813 12,606 11,958 13,740 14,565 16,799 7,054
Powder Factor (kg/t) 0.12 0.19 0.23 0.29 0.32 0.33 0.34 0.34 0.36

Note *. Through May 2018

The Essakane Gold Mine consists of several operating sites. The Essakane main pit is mined
in several mining phases and accounts for over 80% of the production. The Falagountou and
Essakane North satellite pits provide additional ore and operational flexibility.

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The Essakane main pit comprises a total of seven mining phases. Mining by phases provides
a sufficient quantity of ore by postponing and scheduling the mining of waste evenly over time.
The average width of push-backs is 120 m and is limited to 30 m in certain areas. Mining by
phases also provides effective operational flexibility through the simultaneous opening of
several fronts, and the optimization of truck cycle times through good ramp system
management. Tables 16-2 and 16-3 show the mining phases for the Essakane and
Falagountou pits, respectively. Figure 16-1 shows a cross section of the mining phases in the
Essakane pit.

TABLE 16-2 ESSAKANE PHASES

Ore Waste Total

Tonnage Grade Tonnage Tonnage Strip
Zone (Mt) (Au g/t) (Mt) (Mt) Ratio
EMZ PH02 2.9 1.18 1.3 4.1 0.45
EMZ PH03 27.0 0.92 29.8 56.9 1.10
EMZ PH04 31.8 0.89 58.1 89.9 1.83
EMZ PH05 15.3 0.97 43.9 59.2 2.87
EMZ PH06 20.8 0.70 48.5 69.4 2.33
EMZ PH07 26.8 1.00 95.4 122.2 3.55
EMZ Total 124.7 0.90 277.0 401.7 2.22
SAT North PH01 3.3 0.63 5.4 8.6 1.63
Total EMZ 128.0 0.90 282.4 410.3 2.21

TABLE 16-3 FALAGOUNTOU PHASES

Ore Waste Total

Tonnage Grade Tonnage Tonnage Strip
Zone (Mt) (Au g/t) (Mt) (Mt) Ratio
Falagountou West PH02 0.9 1.77 1.7 2.6 2.05
Falagountou West PH03 3.9 1.57 18.4 22.4 4.68
Falagountou West Total 4.8 1.61 20.2 25.0 4.22
Falagountou East Total 4.3 1.30 25.0 29.3 5.75
Total Falagountou 9.1 1.46 45.2 54.3 4.95

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 FIGURE 16-1 ESSAKANE 51850N SECTION

16.1.1 MINING EQUIPMENT

Current mining production is approximately 50 Mtpa, however, the mine expansion will result
in an increase to 70 Mtpa, which will require additional mining and auxiliary equipment.

The main loading equipment includes RH120 trucks and CAT-993 wheel loaders. RH120
trucks are generally utilized in the main development sectors, while front loaders are generally
used to feed the primary crusher and operate in the Falagountou satellite pits.

The production truck fleet is primarily composed of CAT-785 trucks with a 135 t payload. The
fleet also includes five CAT-777 trucks, which are mainly used to clear walls and maintain haul
roads.

In 2016, Atlas Copco PV-235 production drill rigs were added to the fleet. These drill rigs are
capable of drilling 229 mm (9-inch) holes using GPS and Wi-Fi technology. Presplitting and
secondary drilling is carried out using the Atlas Copco ROC-L8 drill.

All blasting activities on site are executed by an explosives supplier. Holes are loaded with
bulk explosive matrix and initiated with electric detonators.

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A list of Essakane S.A.’s primary mine production equipment fleet is shown in Table 16-4.

TABLE 16-4 CURRENT PRIMARY MINE EQUIPMENT FLEET

Actual Planned
Type Model Difference
Number Number
Shovel RH120 & Caterpillar 6060 4 5 +1
Excavator Caterpillar 390 2 6 +4
Caterpillar 345/349 6 4 -2
Loader Caterpillar 993K 4 7 +3
Truck Caterpillar 785C 26 41 +15
Caterpillar 777F 5 5 -
Drilling Atlas Copco ROCL8 2 2 -
Atlas Copco PV‐235 4 6 +2
Sandvik DK45 5 5 -
Dozer Bulldozer D9R 7 7 -1
Bulldozer D10R - 4 +4
Wheeldozer 824 2 4 +2
Grader Grader Cat 16M 5 5 -
Auxiliary Caterpillar 966H 1 1 -
Tow Haul Caterpillar 777F 1 1 -

Hauling truck calculations are completed using the mining software MineSight. The
MSHaulage module optimized truck cycle time, which has improved mine waste disposal
planning over time.

16.1.2 WASTE DEPOSITS

Mineral Reserves have a 2.34 stripping ratio. This tonnage represents 327 Mt of waste to be
disposed of around the pits. Disposal areas must be managed in compliance with resource
protection, surface water management, and the permits granted.

Disposal on dumps is carried out in 7 m layers. This technique optimizes dump density and
reduces time spent using bulldozers.

Ramp systems are planned at a 6% grade and have a width of 35 m. This configuration
increases the speed of waste cycles.

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Figures 16-2 and 16-3 show the waste stockpile capacity for the EMZ and Falagountou pits,
respectively. Table 16-5 summarizes the waste dump capacity for the EMZ and Falagountou
pits.

FIGURE 16-2 EMZ WASTE STOCKPILE CAPACITY

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 FIGURE 16-3 FALAGOUNTOU WASTE STOCKPILE CAPACITY

TABLE 16-5 WASTE DUMP CAPACITY

Tonnage
Volume in situ
Waste Dump (Mm3) (Mt)
Boussim 17.4 36.1
Nadon East 14.3 29.8
Super Nadon 132.3 274.9
Total EMZ 164.1 340.8

Halde Nord 28.2 58.6

In-Pit Falagountou 3.8 7.9
Total Falagountou 32 66.5

16.1.3 GRADE CONTROL

Essakane’s Technical Services have a production geology team assigned to grade control and
to mining reconciliation. Grade control is accomplished by RC drilling and sampling of the
mineralized zone on a 10 m x 10 m pattern, or tighter as required. For sterile sections of the

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pit, the grid may be widened out based on the nature of the contacts and/or other geological
occurrences.

Grade movement during blasting is a critical issue at the mine. For this reason, blast
movement monitors (BMMs) are systematically used when blasting mineralized areas to
measure vertical and horizontal displacement which allows for the adjustment of the post blast
ore packets.

The process of reconciliation is overseen by a co-corporative guidance, intended to

standardize and strengthen the process. A monthly report makes it possible to measure
deviations, take action in the field, and increase the accuracy of the official resource model.
Figure 16-4 shows the reconciliation process.

FIGURE 16-4 RECONCILIATION PROCESS

Reconciliation results show deviations below 10% on a monthly basis, and below 5% on an
annual basis.

16.2 GEOTECHNICAL DOMAINS

16.2.1 ESSAKANE PIT SLOPE DESIGN
SRK conducted a geotechnical stability assessment of the proposed ultimate open pit
expansion (SRK, 2018). SRK had previously carried out a geotechnical stability assessment
and developed slope design recommendation for the fresh rock units within the pit.

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16.2.1.1 GEOTECHNICAL INVESTIGATION AND HYDROGEOLOGY MONITORING
Field investigations have been carried out to assess the open pit geotechnical and
hydrogeological conditions. The information from the following investigations has been utilized
for this current study:

• 2013 Geotechnical Drilling and Data Collection Program (Piteau, 2013a).

• 2015 Vibrating Wire Piezometer Installations (SRK, 2015); and
• 2017 Geotechnical Drilling Investigations (SRK, 2018).

In addition, the geotechnical data collected by SRK during the periodic site inspections, and
by the Essakane Mine geotechnical and geological teams has been utilized. The locations of
the geotechnical drill holes in comparison to the proposed ultimate pit shell are shown in Figure
16-5.

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 Corporation

View Looking North-West

0 100 200 300 400 500

Metres

Figure 16-5

IAMGOLD Corporation
Legend:
Field Program Essakane Gold Mine
Piteau 2013
Sahel Region, Burkina Faso
SRK HL 2017 Geotechnical Drill Holes
SRK VWP 2016 Shown on the Proposed
Ultimate Essakane Pit
July 2018 SRK Consulting (Canada) Inc., 2018.

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A total of eight VWPs have been installed behind the pit walls to date, as shown in Figure 16-
6. During 2017, VWP07 and VWP08 were mined out as the upper bench slopes of the North
wall were excavated. A replacement hole is planned near VWP07 and VWP08 as part of the
2018 VWP installation program. A new VWP hole is also proposed behind the Northeast Wall.
The purpose of the installation is to improve the monitoring coverage and validate the design
groundwater conditions in the SRK 2018 assessment.

FIGURE 16-6 LOCATION OF THE ESSAKANE PIT VWP

Note. . VWP07 and VWP08 Mined Out

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 16.2.2 SLOPE DESIGN RECOMMENDATIONS
Essakane S.A. has adopted a pit design based on slope design recommendations outlined by
Piteau Associates (Piteau, 2013b) and SRK (SRK, 2015), as summarized in Table 16-6.
Piteau developed design recommendations for the saprolite and transition units, and SRK for
the underlying fresh rock units. SRK subsequently revised the transition and fresh rock –
argillite unit within the W2 Design Sector in December 2016 (SRK, 2016b) due to significant
toppling instabilities within the exposed bench slopes. The design sectors are shown in Figure
16-7.

TABLE 16-6 SUMMARY OF EXISTING PIT SLOPE DESIGN CRITERIA

Bench Bench Bench Inter- Maximum Geotechnical
Design
Geotechnical Unit Face Height Width Ramp Stack Berm Width
Sector
Angle (°) (m) (m) Angle (°) Height (m) (m)
Saprolite 50 10 7.5 32 40
W1 Transition 70 10 9.6 35 40 20
Fresh Rock 80 20 11.5 53 120
Saprolite 50 10 7.5 32 40
Transition 70 10 9.6 35 40
W2 20
Fresh Rock 80 20 11.5 53 120
Fresh Rock – Argillite* 80 20 14.5 48 120
Saprolite 50 10 7.5 32 40
E1 Transition 70 10 9.2 38 40 20
Fresh Rock 80 20 12.7 51 120
Saprolite 50 10 7.5 32 40
E2 Transition 70 10 9.2 38 40 20
Fresh Rock 80 20 12.7 51 120

Note: * - New geological model indicates that the “Fresh Rock – Argillite” along the West Wall is the
Turbidite unit.

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SECTION A

Design Sector W2
1593000
Design Sector E1

SECTION D

SECTION B

1592000
SECTION C

Design Sector E2
Design Sector W1
184000

185000

Figure 16-7

0 200 400 600 800 1000 IAMGOLD Corporation

Metres
Essakane Gold Mine
Sahel Region, Burkina Faso
Location of the
Design Sections
July 2018 SRK Consulting (Canada) Inc., 2018.

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16.2.2.1 GEOTECHNICAL AND STABILITY ASSESSMENT
SRK carried out an evaluation of the geotechnical model for the Essakane Pit (SRK, 2018),
including the geology, structural geology, rock mass and hydrogeology components that
control the overall stability of Essakane Pit slopes. The geotechnical model is used as input
in the major fault and overall stability analyses.

Two-dimensional limit equilibrium and finite element slope stability analyses were carried out
using the Rocscience software to assess the expected stability conditions for each design
section in Figure 16-7. The stability analyses considered the potential for overall non-circular
failure through the anisotropic rock mass.

Rock mass strength parameters were assigned to each geotechnical unit. The parameters
are based on geotechnical logging data, bench face mapping, and the previous laboratory
testing. Rock mass anisotropy has been incorporated into the stability modelling using the
orientation of bedding and the most adverse joint set with respect to the analyzed pit wall. Two
groundwater scenarios were modelled, which included a phreatic surface and pore pressure
grid (PPM) approach. The PPM approach is calibrated using current VWP monitoring data at
the time of the study.

The results of the slope stability analyses are summarized in Table 16-7. The results indicate
that the proposed ultimate pit slopes are expected to exhibit acceptable design Factor of Safety
(FOS)/SRF for the PPM and phreatic surface scenarios.

TABLE 16-7 SUMMARY OF OVERALL ESSAKANE PIT STABILITY ANALYSES

Critical Factor of Safety Critical Probability of Failure
Stability Design [Slide] [RS2]
Section Sector Phreatic Phreatic
PPM PPM
Surface Surface
Section A E1 2.7 2.8 1.7 1.8
Section B E2 2.5 2.6 1.6 1.6
Section C W1 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.9
Section D W2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.7

The results of the stability assessment indicate that the rock masses are of sufficient strength
to support the proposed overall stability, and the major structures are not expected to adversely
impact overall stability. The established slope design criteria are considered suitable for use

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in this current ultimate pit design. There are no current recommendations to modify the current
design to improve the stability of the proposed ultimate Essakane Pit. There could be future
opportunities to re-evaluate the design recommendations should there be a sufficiently long
prism slope monitoring record that can be supplemented with a slope radar.

There is potential for multiple-bench instabilities due to the intersection of faults within the
interim and final pit walls, and the orientation of the faults should be mapped on a continuous
basis to validate the 3D structure model and evaluate the slope risks on an ongoing basis.
Slope monitoring using prisms in a well-established network are essential to help manage the
potential risk related to these structures. It is critical that the pit slopes are monitored to
understand the overall behaviour of the walls with excavation and provide a mechanism to
predict a larger scale instability.

16.2.3 FALAGOUNTOU PIT SLOPE DESIGN

SRK conducted a geotechnical stability and design study for the Falagountou Pit in 2015 (SRK,
2015). The slope design recommendations from this study are presented in Table 16-8.

TABLE 16-8 FALAGOUNTOU PIT DESIGN PARAMETERS

Parameter Unit Sap Trans Rock Sector

West Northeast South
Bench height m 10 10 10 10 10
Berm width m 11.5 7.5-11.5 12 7.5 8.5
Bench face angle ° 65 65 90 90 90
Geotech berm width m 15 15 15 15 15
Inter ramp angle ° 32 32-39 40 53 50
Ramp width m 30 30 30 30 30
Ramp gradient ° 8 10 10 10 10

16.3 MINE DESIGN

SRK was initially responsible for Essakane S.A.’s geotechnical design studies and wall stability
analyses. Since June 2015, SRK was mandated to complete a third party review of the pit
slope design, and has since provided overall pit slope design and recommendations for the
EMZ and Falagountou pits.

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 SRK carries out annual site visits and remains in constant contact with the mine site’s
geotechnical engineers.

A Leica Geomos deformation monitoring instrument is available to Essakane for wall stability
monitoring. The EMZ and Falagountou east and west pit design parameters, to ensure slope
stability, are detailed in Tables 16-9, 16-10, and 16-11, respectively.

TABLE 16-9 EMZ PIT DESIGN PARAMETERS

Parameter Unit Sap Trans Fresh Rock

Sector (rock only) East 1 East 2 West1 West2
Turbidite* other
Bench height m 10 10 20 20 20 20 20
Berm width m 7.5 9.6 12.7 12.7 11.5 14.5 11.5
Bench face angle ° 50 65 80 80 80 80 80
Geotech berm width m 20 20 20 20 20 20 20
Maximum stack height m 40 40 120 120 120 120 120
Inter ramp angle (IRA) ° 32 35 51 51 53 48 53

Stack heights in East Sectors 1 and 2 differ based on the location of the Argillic Zone in East
wall.

TABLE 16-10 FALAGOUNTOU EAST PIT DESIGN PARAMETERS

Parameter Unit Sap Trans Fresh Rock

Sector (rock only) North & East South West North South East West
Bench height m 10 10 10 10 10 20 10 10
Berm width m 11.5 7.5 7.5 9 7.5 7.0 7.5 8.5
Bench face angle ° 65 65 50 65 90 90 90 90
Geotech berm width m 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20
Maximum stack height m 40 40 40 40 80 80 80 80
Inter ramp angle (IRA) ° 32 39 32 36 53 40 53 50

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 TABLE 16-11 FALAGOUNTOU WEST PIT DESIGN PARAMETERS

Parameter Unit Sap Trans Fresh Rock

North South- South- North-
Sector (rock only) West South West
& East West East East
Bench height m 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
Berm width m 11.5 7.5 7.5 10 11.5 7.5 7.5 8.5
Bench face angle ° 65 65 65 65 65 90 90 90
Geotech berm width m 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15
Maximum stack height m 40 40 40 40 40 100 100 80
Inter ramp angle (IRA) ° 32 39 39 34 32 50 53 40

It should be noted that for pits, pit slope parameters are continuously being optimized as mining
progresses and new geotechnical information becomes available. This will include the
Falagountou east pit which will be optimized following the recent commencement of slope
excavation.

16.4 LIFE OF MINE PLAN

Although the Life of Mine (LOM) extends until 2026 in terms of mining, during which 142.0 Mt
of ore grading 0.94 g/t Au will be extracted, the LOM plan provides a stable annual gold
production above 480 koz during the operation of the two processes. The annual average
production of 17.5 Mt of ore mined from pits is insufficient to feed the two 21.2 Mt processes,
and as a result it is critical that the remaining ore be fed from the stockpiles.

The key constraints that guided the mining plan include:

• Maximum of 70 Mt per year
• Maximum of 22 Mt per mining phase
• Limit of 7,000 tonnes of ore per day from the Falagountou sectors
• Maximum vertical advancement of 60 m to 70 m per year
• Maintaining a minimum of 400,000 oz per year at CIL plant

Table 16-12 and Figure 16-8 show the mining production over the LOM.

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 TABLE 16-12 ESSAKANE GOLD MINE LOM PLAN

Unit 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Total
Ore Mined Mt 12.3 17.4 18.3 15.1 19.4 18.3 18.4 14.5 8.3 142.0
Waste Mined Mt 40.2 45.4 51.6 54.9 50.5 51.7 31.8 14.9 3.4 344.5
Total Mined Mt 52.5 62.7 69.9 70.0 69.9 70.0 50.2 29.4 11.7 486.5
Strip Ratio 32.7 2.6 2.8 3.6 2.6 2.8 1.7 1.0 0.4 2.4
Mined Ore Grade g/t Au 1.13 0.85 0.95 0.96 0.86 0.85 0.86 1.08 1.15 0.94

Ore Milled CIL Mt 13.1 13.9 12.2 12.2 12.3 11.7 10.6 10.5 5.4 101.9
Mill Grade CIL g/t Au 1.11 1.02 1.12 1.09 1.10 1.16 1.27 1.41 1.53 1.17
Recovery CIL % 92.1 92.5 92.2 92.2 92.1 92.1 92.0 92.0 92.0 92.2
Gold Produced CIL koz Au 429.3 419.2 405.3 395.1 400.4 404.3 400.0 437.8 244.3 3,535.7

Ore Mill HL Mt - - 7.5 9.9 10.0 10.0 10.0 10.0 4.4 61.8
Mill Grade HL g/t Au - - 0.50 0.41 0.46 0.47 0.40 0.36 0.38 0.43
Recovery HL % - - 55.0 55.0 55.0 55.0 55.0 55.0 55.0 55.0
Gold Produced HL koz Au - - 66.1 72.6 80.5 84.0 71.5 63.5 29.7 467.9

Total Ore Milled Mt 13.1 13.9 19.7 22.2 22.3 21.7 20.6 20.5 9.8 163.8
Mill Grade g/t Au 1.11 1.02 0.88 0.79 0.81 0.85 0.85 0.90 1.01 0.89
Recovery % 92.1 92.5 84.2 83.4 82.7 82.5 83.5 84.8 85.7 85.1
Gold Produced koz Au 429.3 419.2 471.4 467.8 480.9 488.3 471.5 501.3 274.0 4,003.7

RC Drilling Km 145.8 154.5 154.1 116.0 117.3 114.6 97.5 68.7 35.1 1,003.6
Production Drilling Km 781.4 935.4 1,011.9 1,029.5 1,056.5 1,047.2 710.0 407.7 153.4 7,133.0
Pre-Split Drilling Km 120.7 162.8 178.3 211.9 202.1 141.9 211.6 156.7 37.6 1,423.6
Tonnes Blasted Mt 50.7 60.7 68.4 68.7 69.9 69.7 50.2 29.4 11.7 479.4

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 FIGURE 16-8 MINING PRODUCTION MILL

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17 RECOVERY METHODS
17.1 CIL RECOVERY METHODS
Ore is processed using two stages of crushing, semi-autogenous grinding, ball mill grinding,
pebble crusher grinding (SABC), gravity concentration, and a CIL gold plant. The UFS
proposed a process plant throughput rate of 7.5 Mtpa. During construction, some
debottlenecking improvements were made to the design, resulting in a revised nameplate
capacity of 9.0 Mtpa based on processing 100% saprolite ore. Due to further operational
improvements, plant throughput has increased beyond the constructed design capacity.

Fresh rock mill feed has gradually increased from 2012 onwards. To maintain gold production
levels, with increasing proportions of hard rock in the mill feed, an expansion was completed
in 2014. The objective was to double the hard rock processing capacity from 5.4 Mtpa on a
100% hard rock basis to 10.8 Mtpa.

The expansion consisted of the addition of a secondary crushing circuit and a second process
line (grinding, gravity concentration, and leach) in the mill.
• Secondary crusher of 1 MW;
• SAG mill of 7 MW;
• Ball mill of 7 MW;
• A pebble crusher on line A and line B;
• Two gravity concentrators; and
• Eight CIL tanks.

The process plant expansion was commissioned in February 2014, and effectively doubled
the hard rock processing capacity.

The expanded mineral processing flow sheet is shown in Figure 17-1.

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 Ore
From Cyclones (2x)
Pit Gyratory Secondary SAG Mill (2x)
Crusher Crusher
Trash Screens (3x)
Stacker (2x)
Ball Mill (2x) Tailings
Crushed Ore (2x)

Corporation
Gravity Separators (4x)
Carbon Pebble
Drain Crusher
Screen Feeders (2x)
Fresh Carbon
SAG Mill Gravity
Horizontal Carbon Discharge Screens
Kiln Sizing Screen (2x) Screens Shaking Table
(2x)

Carbon Fines Gravity

Thickener Tailings
Carbon Pump Box
Recovery Filter Press Fine
Screens Carbon
Bag

Loaded
Carbon
Screen
17-2

Kason Pre-Leach
Screen Thickener
2 Lines of Leach + CIL
Tailings

Tailings Pond
Mill Reclaim Water
Acid
Wash Process
Vessel Water
Fresh Water
Pond Tank
High Density
Thickener (2x) Cyanide Destruction (2x)

Carbon
Strip Pregnant Solution Tank
Vessel InductionFurnace

Barren Solution Tank

Electrowinning (5x) Gold Bar
Drying Oven

Figure 17-1

IAMGOLD Corporation
Essakane Gold Mine
Sahel Region, Burkina Faso
Mineral Processing
Flow Sheet for the CIL Plant
July 2018 Source: Essakane S.A., 2018.
 The ore coming from the mine is crushed in a gyratory crusher and in a cone crusher. The
crushed ore is stockpiled either in a pile for Line A or Line B. The ore is reclaimed with apron
feeders and feeds SAG mills on each line. The pebbles from the SAG mills are diverted to
their respective pebble crusher in closed circuit. The ore passing through the SAG mill
discharge screen feeds a pack of cyclones. Cyclone underflow returns to the ball mill. Cyclone
overflow is sent to the pre-leach thickener. A portion of cyclone underflow goes to the gravity
concentrators (two on each line).

The thickened ore feeds two parallel lines consisting of one leach tank followed by CIL tanks.
Once loaded with gold, the carbon is screened, acid washed, and eluted. The pregnant
solution is sent to the gold room for electrowinning, drying, and finally, smelting into doré bars.

Eluted carbon is regenerated in a kiln and reused in the CIL circuit. Carbon fines generated
from the circuit are recovered in bags for further gold recovery.

The gravity concentrate feeds an intensive leach reactor. The cathode obtained from the
intensive leach reactor is then dried and smelted together with the cathodes from the elution
circuit.

Plant tails are thickened and tails are stored in a tailings pond and water is recovered to the
plant.

Table 17-1 summarizes mill throughput, head grade, recovery, and gold production since
commissioning in July 2010. Figure 17-2 summarizes the yearly average recovery by gravity,
recovery for the mill, and the head grade since 2010.

TABLE 17-1 MILL PRODUCTION SINCE COMMISSIONING IN JULY 2010

2018
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Jan-May
Throughput 000 t 2,973 7,977 10,762 10,613 11,897 11,716 12,006 13,891 5.516
Head grade g/t Au 1.49 1.53 1.10 0.89 1.06 1.23 1.22 1.07 1.21
Recovery % 95.7% 95.4% 91.9% 91.7% 90.7% 91.7% 89.0% 90.3% 91.5%
Gold Production 000 oz 136 375 350 277 369 426 422 432 197

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 FIGURE 17-2 HISTORICAL RECOVERIES AND HEAD GRADES

100% 1.8
90% 1.6
80% 1.4
70%
1.2
60%
1
50%
0.8
40%
0.6
30%
20% 0.4

10% 0.2
0% 0
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

Mill Recovery % Gravity recovery % Head grade

Table 17-2 summarizes the 2017 mill production.

TABLE 17-2 2017 ACTUAL MILL PRODUCTION

Gold
Tonnes Head Grade Recovery
Production
Month (000 t) (g/t Au) (%) (000 oz)
Jan Actual 1,188 1.05 87.4% 35
Feb Actual 1,066 1.08 84.8% 31
Mar Actual 1,227 1.07 87.8% 37
Apr Actual 1,156 1.15 90.4% 39
May Actual 1,194 1.05 91.3% 37
Jun Actual 1,121 1.13 89.9% 37
Jul Actual 1,126 1.08 92.8% 36
Aug Actual 1,129 1.02 90.0% 33
Sep Actual 1,112 1.03 92.8% 34
Oct Actual 1,179 0.98 92.1% 34
Nov Actual 1,241 1.02 90.0% 37
Dec Actual 1,152 1.20 94.3% 42
Total Actual 13,891 1.07 90.3% 432

Table 17-3 summarizes the actual ore tonnes milled and recovery achieved for 2016 and 2017
compared with the mine plan tonnage and recovery. In 2016, the total ore tonnes milled was
slightly higher compared to the mine plan; the actual grade was higher than the mine plan as

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well. The actual ratio of saprolite, transition, and hard rock ore differed in 2016 from the mine
plan and consequently, the recovery was lower than planned. In 2017, total tonnage treated
was higher than the mine plan due to the higher than target percentage of saprolite in the mill
feed and optimized SAG mill liners which permitted an increase in mill throughput. The
recovery and head grade for 2017 were in line with the mine plan.

TABLE 17-3 2016 AND 2017 ACTUAL MILLING SUMMARY COMPARED TO

MINE PLAN

2016 2017
Mine Plan Actual Mine Plan Actual
Ore Milled (000 t) 12,000 12,006 12,953 13,891
Saprolite (%) 0 8.5 14 11.6
Transition (%) 13 18,6 1 2.7
Hard Rock (%) 87 72.9 85 85.7
Mill Grade (g/t) 1.16 1.22 1.10 1.07
Recovery (%) 92.0 89.0 90.8 90.3

17.2 CONCENTRATOR MODIFICATIONS FOR THE

TREATMENT OF GOLD LOADED HEAP LEACH CARBON
With the start of the heap leach (HL) operation, it is planned that a daily batch of 4.5 tonnes of
gold loaded carbon will be transported by truck from the HL facilities to the existing Essakane
concentrator.

Modifications to the concentrator will be required in the gold desorption and recovery circuits
in order to process the additional carbon from the HL carbon-in-column (CIC) circuit. New
carbon handling equipment, for both the loaded and the fresh/regenerated carbon, will also be
required at the concentrator.

The general design criteria for the treatment of HL carbon are presented in Table 17-4.

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 TABLE 17-4 DESIGN CRITERIA FOR THE DESORPTION OF HL CARBON

Description Unit Value

Mass of CIL carbon treated tpd 17
Gold grade on the CIL carbon g Au/t C 1,300
Mass of HL carbon treated tpd 4.5
Gold grade on the HL carbon g Au/t C 2,500
Total carbon to be treated tpd 21.5
Number of batches per day batch/d 1.3
Quantity of carbon treated per batch t 17
Eluted CIL carbon gold grade g/t 100
Eluted HL carbon gold grade g/t 100
Fraction of carbon acid washed % 100
Fraction of carbon eluted % 100
Fraction of carbon regenerated % 73

A simplified flowsheet showing the HL carbon treatment is presented in Figure 17-3.

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 CIL Loaded Carbon
Legend
HL Carbon
Dewatering Existing Equipment
Screen
New Equipment

Corporation
HL Loaded
Carbon HL Loaded Replaced Equipment
Carbon
Storage
Tank
HL Return
Carbon
Tank Loaded Carbon
Screen

CIL
Electrowinning
Cells (5)

Gold Room
17-7

Electrowinning
Elution Cells (2)
Acid Wash
Column
Column

Gold Room

Eluted
Carbon Regeneration
Dewatering Kiln
Screen

Regen
Fresh Carbon
Carbon Transfer
Hopper
CIL
Carbon
Attrition
Figure 17-3 Tank
CIL

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Essakane Gold Mine
Sahel Region, Burkina Faso
HL T reatment Circuit
Modifications
Simplified Flowsheet
Source: Kappes, Cassiday & Associates, 2018. July 2018
17.2.1 HL LOADED CARBON RECEPTION
A 4.5 tonne batch of gold loaded carbon from the HL facilities will be trucked to the concentrator
every day. At the concentrator, water will be added to the truck bin to transfer the carbon slurry
to the dewatering screen. The dewatered carbon will be stored in a tank until a batch of at
least 17 tonnes is obtained (after approximately four days).

The loaded carbon coming from the HL will be sampled in order to ensure a metallurgical mass
balance can be completed independently for the heap leach carbon.

17.2.2 ACID WASH AND ELUTION

The existing stripping circuit is designed to process 17 tonnes of carbon batches. Striping
frequencies are currently at one per day with an elution time of 11 hours. To accommodate
the additional carbon from the HL, the strips frequency will be increased from one per day to
1.3 per day, thus reducing the available downtime between strips.

To allow the 1.3 elutions per day to be achieved, the existing loaded carbon screen will be
replaced by a larger unit. By increasing its capacity, the transfer time between the CIL head
tanks and the acid wash column will be reduced.

In between regular CIL carbon strips, an HL carbon elution cycle will be performed. The HL
gold loaded carbon will be re-slurried and pumped to the existing acid wash column. It will
undergo the identical acid wash and elution treatment as the CIL carbon and the cycle times
will be the same.

The eluted carbon, the pregnant solution, and the barren solution will be sampled every cycle
in order to account for gold.

17.2.3 ELECTROWINNING
Considering the frequency of the elutions of 1.3 per day, two additional electrowinning cells of
the same model as the existing ones will be added to increase the flexibility of the operation.
This will bring the number of electrowinning cells to seven units in parallel. Five electrowinning
cells will be in operation during an elution cycle. The increased number of cells will allow the
elution cycle to be started while the cleaning of the cathode is finalized.

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The cathodes of all electrowinning cells will be cleaned before and after a cycle with HL carbon.
This will ensure that the gold from each source can be accurately accounted for.

17.2.4 CARBON REGENERATION

No changes will be required to the carbon regeneration circuit. A portion (about one quarter)
of the carbon will by-pass the regeneration kiln and be reused as is in the adsorption circuits.

17.2.5 FRESH AND REGENERATED CARBON LOAD-OUT

Fresh and regenerated carbon from the existing carbon regeneration circuit will be transferred
to a 4.5 tonne capacity load-out tank. Prior to the tank, the carbon slurry will be dewatered
using the same screen as the one used to dewater the HL loaded carbon pumped from the
truck.

The carbon slurry will be pumped from the load-out tank to the truck. The truck will be drained
using a built-in mesh in order to remove water prior to its transport back to the HL facilities.

17.2.6 REAGENTS AND UTILITIES

No changes to the capacity of the reagents, water and air services will be required to process
the additional 4.5 tpd of loaded carbon coming from the HL.

17.2.7 POWER REQUIREMENT

The modifications made to the concentrator to treat the additional carbon from the HL circuit
require a few additional electrical equipment such as pump motors, screen motors, and
rectifiers for the electrowinning cells. Cable trays, grounding, lighting, and services were also
added in the new equipment area. The new components require an additional installed power
of 107 kW. For the electrical connections of the new loads, it was assumed that space is
available in Motor Control Centres (MCC) located in nearby electrical rooms. No site survey
or research in process plant single-line diagrams was done; it shall be executed at the next
engineering stage.

17.2.8 PLANT LAYOUT

The new equipment that includes the HL carbon dewatering screen, the HL return carbon tank
and the HL loaded carbon storage tank will be installed on a structure located in an area close
to the existing elution equipment. The structure will be installed north of Leach Tank No. 2.

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The dewatering screen will be installed on the top level, the HL return carbon tank will be
located below and the HL loaded carbon storage tank will be located on the lower level.

The new loaded carbon screen will be located at the same location as the existing screen. The
footprint of the screen is larger and an extension of the platform will have to be made. The
structure holding the screen will be reinforced.

The two new electrowinning cells will be located in the refinery. One cell will be fitted with the
existing cells and an extension of the building will be made to accommodate for the other cell.
The opportunity of replacing the existing cells with higher capacity cells to increase the overall
capacity will be evaluated in the feasibility study.

17.3 HEAP LEACH RECOVERY METHODS

17.3.1 HEAP LEACH DESIGN BASIS
In an effort to extend the mine life at the Essakane Project, the option of adding an HL circuit
to the existing CIL plant has been reviewed in a scoping study completed by KCA in May 2017.
The HL has the potential to turn material that would have been waste for the CIL plant into ore,
giving the ability to access additional resources and extend the life of the Project.

The scoping study presented potentially economic costs utilizing a conventional crushing
system and a permanent single use HL pad with a processing rate of 10 Mtpa. After the
completion of the 2017 scoping study, a series of trade-off studies reviewing different
processing rates, the possibility of utilizing a HPGR crusher for tertiary crushing and the
possibility of adding a dump leach to supplement the heap were conducted.

Based on the trade-off studies and the first round of column testing, the Essakane HL project
has been designed as an open-pit mine with HL operation utilizing a multiple-lift, single-use
pad. Engineering and design of a 10.0 Mtpa processing plant was undertaken for complete
crushing, leaching, and carbon adsorption systems. Material will be crushed using a three
stage HPGR crushing plant. Crushed material is heap leached conventionally as a multiple lift
heap in 10 m lifts. Gold and silver are leached using a dilute cyanide solution and recovered
from the solution using a carbon adsorption process. The loaded carbon will be transported

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to the existing strip plant for doré production. A summary of the processing design criteria
used for the design of the processing circuit are summarized in Table 17-5.

Testwork developed by KCA has indicated that the low grade Essakane material crushed with
an HPGR is amenable to cyanide heap leaching with an estimated field gold recovery of 55%
and silver recovery of 21% at a crush size of P80 = 8.0 mm. Based on an established
processing rate of 27,397 tpd, the HL project has an estimated 6.2 year mine life.

The simplified HL process flowsheet is presented in Figure 17-4. The site general layout is
presented in Figure 17-5.

Additional layout drawings are presented in Figures 17-6 through 17-7.

TABLE 17-5 PROCESSING DESIGN CRITERIA SUMMARY

Item Design Criteria

Annual Tonnage Processed 10,000,000 tpa
Average Gold Feed Grade 0.43 g/t
Production Rate 27,397 tpd
Recovery of Gold 55%
Recovery of Silver 21%
Crushing Operation 12 hours/shift, 2 shifts/day, 7 days/week, 365 days per year
Crushed Product Size 80% passing 8.0 mm
Primary and Secondary Crusher
70%
Availability
HPGR Crusher Availability 90%
Stacking Availability 70%
Heap Construction 3 Phase
Heap Leaching Cycle 90 days
Heap Pumping Availability 98%
Nominal Solution Application Rate 10 L/h/m2
Nominal Adsorption Treatment Flow 1,541 m3/h
Adsorption Circuit Availability 98%

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 Control Room
Rock Breaker
Secondary
Recirculation
Ore From Pit Conveyor
Primary Crusher (Gryratory)

Secondary

Corporation
Crusher Stockpile Lime Silo
Primary
Discharge Apron
Conveyor Feeders Grasshopper Leach Pad Radial
Conveyors Stacking Conveyor
HPGR
Secondary
Discharge
From River Conveyor Fine Ore
New Ore
Bin Overland
Under Irrigation
Conveyor Grasshopper
Raw Water Lift Leached Ore
NaCN Bags
Pond
Caustic

Pregnant Pond

Cyanide Cyanide
Caustic Mixing
Mixing Storage
Tank Tank Excess Pond
Tank
17-12

Carbon
Transfer Vehicle
Raw
Water Carbon Columns To Carbon
Tank Processing
Dosing Pump

Antiscalant
Storage

Barren
Solution
Pumps
Carbon
Storage Barren Tank
HL Return
Carbon Pump

Figure 17-4

IAMGOLD Corporation
Primary Flowpath
Carbon Flowpath Essakane Gold Mine
Intermittent Flow Sahel Region, Burkina Faso
Simplified Heap Leach Process
Flow Sheet
July 2018 Source: Kappes, Cassiday & Associates, 2018.
 N
Excess
Pond

Corporation
Heap Leach Pad

Pregnant Pond

Overland Conveyor 02 Overland Conveyor 03

17-13

Overland Conveyor 01

Ore Stockpiles

0 100 200 300 400 500

Metres
Primary Crushing
Figure 17-5
Tertiary Crushing
IAMGOLD Corporation
Ore Storage Essakane Gold Mine
Main Pit Sahel Region, Burkina Faso
Heap Leach Facility
General Layout
July 2018 Source: Kappes, Cassiday & Associates, 2018.
 N
Ore Stockpile

Corporation
HPGR BIN Conveyor

Primary Crushing Secondary Recirculation Conveyor

Secondary Tertiary Crushing
Discharge Conveyor (HPGR)
17-14

Primary Crushing Screening &

Fine Ore Bin Conveyor
Discharge Conveyor Secondary Crusher

Belt Feeders

Fine Ore Bin

Overland Conveyor 01

Figure 17-6

IAMGOLD Corporation
0 20 40 60 80 100 Essakane Gold Mine
Sahel Region, Burkina Faso
Metres
Heap Leach Crushing
Plant Layout
July 2018 Source: Kappes, Cassiday & Associates, 2018.
 N Existing Road

Drainage Channel
Warehouse/Workshop

Corporation
Leach Pad Perimeter Road
Reagents Storage

Antiscalant Tote/Caustic Tank

Offices
Carbon Storage Tank

Cyanide Mix & Storage Tank

17-15

Carbon Columns

Heap Leach Capacity

66 Mt

Barren Solution
Tank and Pump

Pregnant Solution Pump Lined Areas

Heap
Leach
Lifts Figure 17-7
@ 10m
Pregnant Pond
500,000m3
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Essakane Gold Mine
Sahel Region, Burkina Faso
0 10 20 30 40
Metres
Heap Leach
Adsorption Plant Layout
July 2018 Source: Kappes, Cassiday & Associates, 2018.
17.3.2 HEAP LEACH CRUSHING
Crushing for the Project is accomplished by a three-stage crushing system with an open
primary crushing circuit, a closed secondary crushing circuit, and an open tertiary crushing
circuit operating seven days/week, 24 hours/day at a rate 27,397 tpd. ROM material will be
delivered and direct dumped, as much as possible, by haul trucks from the mine to gyratory
crusher dump pocket. A front-end loader will also deliver material from a ROM stockpile into
the gyratory crusher dump pocket. A rock breaker will be installed at the dump pocket and
used to break any oversized material. ROM material from the dump pocket will be crushed
using a primary gyratory crusher at an average rate of 1,631 dry tph and the primary gyratory
product will discharge into a crushed ore bin directly below. The crushed ore bin is fed onto a
1,524 mm primary crusher discharge conveyor by an apron feeder. The 50-65 primary
gyratory crusher is designed to crush ROM ore to 100% passing 314 mm.

Primary crushed ore is combined with the secondary cone product and is fed to the secondary
screen feed bin. Material is reclaimed from the secondary feed bin with a 1,829 mm apron
feeder onto the secondary screen. The secondary screen is a 4.2 m by 8.5 m double deck
banana screen. The secondary screen oversize feeds directly to the MP 1250 secondary cone
crusher. The secondary cone crusher discharge recycles back to the secondary screen. The
secondary circuit is designed to crush ore to 80% passing 38 mm (100% passing 50 mm).

Secondary screen undersize material is placed on the secondary stockpile by the 1,219 mm
secondary discharge conveyor, reclaimed using 1,829 mm apron feeders and is transferred to
the tertiary crushing circuit.

The tertiary crushing circuit consists of small bin to choke feed a 170/140 HPGR crusher
operated in open circuit with a final crushed product of 100% passing 19 mm. The product
from the HPGR is conveyed to a fine ore bin.

The crushing system is also set up to provide the drainage gravel for the HL pad over-liner.
The screen middlings can be diverted straight onto a mobile conveyor for stockpiling while the
oversized material is recirculated to the cone crusher and the fines are passed through a
temporary stockpile.

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17.3.3 HEAP LEACH SYSTEMS
17.3.3.1 CONVEYING AND STACKING
Crushed ore from the fine ore bin is reclaimed using belt feeders and is transferred to the 1,219
mm heap feed conveyor by the fine ore discharge conveyor. Quicklime is added to the ore on
the heap feed conveyor at a rate of 1.3 kg/t ore from a 100 t silo equipped with bin activators,
a screw feeder, a variable speed feed conveyor, and a dust collector. The quicklime addition
rate is controlled by the output of a weightometer mounted on the conveyor belts.

The heap feed conveyor discharges onto a 1,219 mm overland conveyor which conveys the
crushed ore to the HL stacking system.

The HL stacking system will be constructed in 80 m wide, 10 m high lifts using a 1,219 mm
mobile conveyor stacking system. The Phase 1 leach pad conveying and stacking system will
consist of an overland conveyor, four mobile ramp conveyors, 22 mobile grasshopper
conveyors, an index feed conveyor, a horizontal index conveyor, and a radial stacker. The
overland conveyor transfers material to the mobile conveyors which feed the conveyor stacking
system. As the radial stacker progresses, the system is periodically stopped to add or remove
grasshopper conveyors, as needed. Phases 2 and 3 will increase the leach area without any
additional equipment required.

Once a lift of cells has finished leaching, and is sufficiently drained and dry, a new lift can be
stacked over the top of the old lift. The old lift will be cross-ripped with a dozer prior to stacking
the new lift to break up any compacted ore sections and to redistribute material that may have
been broken down by the irrigation solution or rainfall. Stacked lifts will progress in a stair-step
manner.

17.3.3.2 SOLUTION APPLICATION AND LEACHING

Following stacking, the material is irrigated with a dilute sodium cyanide barren leach solution
and the resulting gold and silver bearing solutions are collected into the pregnant solution
pond. The Essakane project has been designed as a single pass system with no recycle of
intermediate solutions to the HL. The heap will be irrigated using a drip-tube irrigation system
for solution application. High Density Polyethylene (HDPE) pipes are used to distribute the
solution to the drip-tubes on top of the heap. Antiscalant agent is added at the barren and

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pregnant solution pumps’ suction inlets to reduce the potential for scaling problems within the
system.

The total leach cycle of 90 days has been designed for the HL system, which is based upon
metallurgical test work to date. Leach solutions will be applied to the ore at a nominal
application rate of 10 L/h/m2 with an approximate cyanide concentration of 150 ppm to the
heap.

Three vertical turbine pumps operating in parallel at the barren tank will be used for the barren
solution application to the heap.

The barren pumps will be mounted inside the barren tank along with a process solution pump
along the side of the tank. High-strength sodium cyanide solution and an anti-scalant agent
will be added to the barren tank by metering pumps. The combined nominal flow to the heap
is 1,541 m3/h.

Gold and silver bearing solutions draining from the leach pad are collected by a network of
perforated drainage pipes and are directed to the pregnant solution pond. Pregnant solution
is pumped from the pregnant solution pond by submersible pumps to the head tank of the
carbon adsorption columns. The pregnant solution will flow by gravity through the carbon in
the columns before being returned to the barren solution tank.

17.3.3.3 SOLUTION STORAGE

The solution containment and storage system includes the following facilities:

• Barren Solution Tank

• Pregnant Solution Pond
• Storm Water Excess Solution Pond

The barren solution tank is a 9.9 m diameter by 10.2 m high carbon steel tank and has been
sized to provide 30 minutes of operating storage capacity at the design flow rate of 1,849 m3/h.
The operating range is between the tank overflow and the minimum depth of 4 m to provide
the suction head required by the turbine pumps.

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The pregnant and excess solution ponds have been sized to ensure that all the leach solutions
can be managed in a controlled manner to prevent any discharges of solution to the
environment. The pregnant solution pond has a capacity of 500,000 m3 and is sized to hold a
12 hour working volume, 24 hours of drain-down and a two-year 24 hour storm.

The excess solution pond will be constructed in two phases and will have an initial capacity of
300,000 m3 and is sized to hold the wet season accumulations plus 24 hours of heap drain-
down and the 24 hour/100-year storm event (less the two-year storm event accounted for in
the pregnant solution pond) over the entire lined area. During the Phase 2 heap expansion in
Year 2 of operations, the event pond will be expanded to 750,000 m3 during the dry season.
The 750,000 m3 pond will be sufficient to handle the expanded lined area for Phase 2 and
Phase 3.

The pregnant pond utilizes a double 2 mm HDPE liner system on top of 300 mm of compacted
soil liner. Leak detection is provided by geonet sandwiched between the two HDPE liners on
top of a low permeability soil liner and a collection system to detect any solution between the
liners in the event there is leakage through the primary liner. There is a second similar leak
detection and collection system installed under the bottom HDPE liner and the compacted soil
liner or GCL. This type of double-redundancy liner and leak detection system significantly
reduces the possibility of solution entering the environment below the pond.

The excess solution pond utilizes a single 2 mm HDPE liner system on top of 300mm of
compacted soil liner. There is a leak detection and collection system installed under the HDPE
liner and above the compacted soil liner. The leak detection systems are checked and logged
for solution each shift during operations.

17.3.4 HEAP LEACH FACILITY

The preliminary Heap Leach Facility (HLF) is designed for low environmental risk to soils,
surface water, and groundwater in and around the site. The HLF will be constructed in three
phases. The first phase is designed for two years of operation, the second phase is intended
to come on line in Year 3 and the third phase is intended to come on line in Year 5. The staged
construction of the heap is intended to minimize the up-front capital costs and help with the
water balance. Phase 2 will expand the HL pad and the excess solution pond. The Phase 3
expansion will only increase the size of the HL pad.

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The HLF is intended to operate as a zero discharge system; therefore, the design includes
provisions to accommodate upset conditions such as severe storms and temporary loss of
electric power or pumps.

The HL pad will have the following lining system from top to bottom:

• 700 mm of 30 cm – 50 cm sized drainage gravel pad cover above the lined surface.
• 2 mm Linear Low Density Polyethylene (LLDPE) single side textured geomembrane.
• 300 mm of compacted soil.

The drainage gravel pad cover over-liner is placed on the top of the geomembrane to protect
the liner and act as a basal drainage layer. The HL crushing system is designed to allow for
the production of the gravel pad cover. Perforated collection pipes are embedded in the gravel
layer to enhance solution drainage and provide a rapid return of pregnant solution after it has
passed through the ore. The piping and collection layer also minimizes the depth of solution
(head) over the liner system.

An under-drain system consisting of perforated pipes is installed below the low permeability
soil liner to collect and convey any near surface underground water below the pad. In addition,
the under-drains act as an early leak detection system.

17.3.5 HEAP LEACH SOLUTION HANDLING AND MANAGEMENT

The Essakane HL and processing facilities are designed as zero discharge facilities for both
surface water and groundwater. Pregnant solution from the heap is collected in a pregnant
solution pond. The pregnant solution is pumped from the pregnant solution pond to a carbon
adsorption circuit and the resulting barren solution is transferred to the barren solution tank
where it is pumped back to the heap. An excess solution pond is present to accommodate
seasonal variations from the process as well as storm water surges from the lined area.

Solution management for the Essakane Project is generally simple. Solution in the pregnant
solution pond should be maintained in the mid-to-lower range of its working capacity. The
excess solution pond should normally be maintained at empty or low levels whenever possible.
When solution is diverted to the excess solution pond, it should be pumped back to the leach

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system at the barren tank as make-up solution as soon as practical. Every effort should be
made to avoid storing excess solution over a long period of time.

17.3.6 HEAP LEACH METAL RECOVERY

Precious metals in the HL pregnant solution will be adsorbed on to activated carbon in the
carbon adsorption circuit. Loaded carbon from the carbon adsorption circuit is then transferred
by truck to the existing adsorption-desorption-recovery (ADR) plant at the Essakane CIL facility
to recover the gold and silver.

17.3.6.1 ADSORPTION
The adsorption plant will consist of three carbon column trains each consisting of five cascade
type open-top up-flow carbon adsorption columns. The number of carbon trains is selected
based on the flow through the columns of 60 (m3/h)/m2 and the required minimum settled
carbon depth in each column. Each of the carbon columns will have a capacity of 4.5 tonnes
of activated carbon.

Pregnant solution is pumped to the carbon adsorption columns by submersible pumps in the
pregnant solution pond. Anti-scalant agent is added at the pump suctions to prevent scaling
of the carbon that can affect carbon loading. Barren solution exiting the last carbon columns
flows through a screen to separate and capture any floating carbon from the solution.

Adsorption of gold and silver from the pregnant solution is a continuous process. Periodically
the carbon contained in the lead column(s) in the series becomes loaded with gold and silver
and is transferred to portable tanks on a trailer to be transferred to the existing ADR plant at
the CIL facility for stripping.

Recessed impeller pumps will transfer the carbon to the portable tank, already partially filled
with water to prevent carbon attrition. A screen in the bottom of the tank will allow for solution
removal while keeping the carbon in the tank. After the tank load of carbon is transferred to
the strip plant at the CIL plant, similar recessed impeller pumps, with the aid of flush water, will
be utilized to transfer the carbon for stripping.

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Carbon in the remaining columns is then advanced using recessed impeller pumps, one at a
time, and a batch stripped/regenerated carbon from the CIL strip plant is transferred into the
final empty column from a portable carbon tank.

Generally, the stripping of carbon from the heap will occur one or two times each week.

17.3.6.2 REAGENT MIXING AND HANDLING

The reagent mixing and handling system includes equipment used to mix and store sodium
cyanide batches and to add sodium cyanide to the barren solution tank, and to the barren
leach solution system. Reagent mixing and storing are at ambient temperature and pressure.

Solid, sodium cyanide briquettes are delivered to the site in 1,000 kg bulk bags. Cyanide
mixing will be performed in 4,000 kg batches. During mixing, raw water or barren solution is
used to partially fill the cyanide mix tank and a small amount of sodium hydroxide (pumped
from the caustic storage tank) is added to the tank prior to the addition of sodium cyanide
briquettes. The caustic addition will ensure that proper alkaline pH is maintained, thereby
minimizing waste of cyanide by dissociation and possible generation of toxic HCN gas.

An electric hoist is used to lift the sacks to the top of the cyanide mix tank. A bag breaker
system is mounted above the mix tank to discharge cyanide briquettes into the mix tank. The
tank is designed to contain and dissolve solid sodium cyanide briquettes and yield a solution
containing 20% (by weight) sodium cyanide. After dissolution, the cyanide solution is
transferred to a storage tank from which it is distributed.

All cyanide distribution lines will be double-containment, either by “pipe-within-pipe” or “pipe-

over-liner” containment systems.

17.3.7 HEAP LEACH REAGENTS AND CONSUMABLES

Average estimated annual reagent and consumable consumption quantities for the processing
area are shown in Table 17-6.

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 TABLE 17-6 HEAP LEACH REAGENT CONSUMPTION

Reagent Form Annual Consumption, t

NaCN Briquettes - 1 tonne supersacks 3,300
Quicklime Bulk Delivery Truck 13,000
Anti-scalant Liquid Tote, 1m3 125

17.3.7.1 QUICKLIME (CAO)

Pebble quicklime is received by pneumatic self-offloading trucks and blown into a 100 t silo.
The lime is delivered to the heap feed conveyor via a variable speed screw feeder at a rate
proportional to the ore feed rate for pH control in the heap.

17.3.7.2 CYANIDE
Sodium cyanide is delivered as briquettes in 1,000 kg bulk bags and is stored in a covered
storage area with approximately 30 days of storage. Sodium cyanide is used to leach gold
and silver from ore on the HL and is consumed at 0.33 kg/t ore processed or 9.0 tonnes per
day.

17.3.7.3 SODIUM HYDROXIDE

Sodium hydroxide (caustic) is delivered as a liquid (approximately 47% by weight in water) and
transferred to the caustic storage tank. Caustic is used as a pH buffer for the mixing of sodium
cyanide.

17.3.7.4 ANTI-SCALANT
Anti-scalant will be received in drums or plastic tote containers. Anti-scalant will be added by
metering pumps at the pregnant solution pump suction inlets and the barren tank. Anti-scaling
agents will be used to prevent carbonate scaling in pumps, piping and on the carbon.

17.3.8 HEAP LEACH WATER BALANCE

17.3.8.1 PRECIPITATION AND CLIMATE DATA
Based upon the Environmental Impact Study from May 2007 and the SRK water management
report from November 2017, the solution management system for the Essakane HL was
designed as a zero discharge facility.

Estimates of monthly precipitation at Essakane were developed based on a review of the

Environmental Impact Study. The study reported dry, wet, and average year rainfall to be 87.3

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 mm, 1,127.5 mm, and 397.6 mm, respectively. Monthly precipitation was estimated based on
the monthly rainfall presented for three nearby stations. The pan evaporation data used is the
average data from the Dori station as presented in the Environmental Impact Study. Monthly
rainfall and evaporation data are summarized in Table 17-7.

TABLE 17-7 RAINFALL DATA SUMMARY IN MM

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Total
Dry Year 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.7 3.6 9.8 24.4 31.8 13.9 2.7 0.0 0.0 87.3
Wet Year 0.0 0.0 5.8 8.7 46.3 127.2 315.1 410.5 179.2 34.7 0.0 0.0 1,127.5
Average Year 0.0 0.0 2.0 3.1 16.3 44.9 111.1 144.8 63.2 12.2 0.0 0.0 397.6
Evaporation 227.0 247.9 319.6 328.8 331.4 281.0 228.6 187.4 191.6 239.8 233.7 218.6 3,035.4

Major storm events were also taken into account including a two-year, 24 hour storm from the
Environmental Impact Study of 66 mm and a 100-year, 24 hour storm event from the SRK
Water Management Report of 171 mm.

17.3.8.2 WATER BALANCES

KCA prepared preliminary water balances for the proposed HL facility at Essakane. The water
balance model approximates the circulation of solutions within the HL and process facility, as
well as the introduction of precipitation and evaporation as a function of time. The results of
the water balance model predict make-up water flow rates and minimum storage capacities
necessary in order to achieve a zero-discharge system.

The model uses time steps of months, which provides monthly average flow rates and
volumes, as opposed to peak daily or peak instantaneous rates. This approach may attenuate
the peak rate, as it averages the volumes over a monthly period.

Based on the water balance, for an average precipitation year the Essakane HL is expected
to operate in a water deficit. A nominal 2,300 m3 of make-up solution will be required each
day for the process. Any solution accumulated in the excess pond (primarily during the wet
months) is returned to the plant as soon as possible as make-up solution. Peak water demand
for the HL process during a dry year is 125 m3/h.

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17.3.8.3 HEAP LEACH POWER REQUIREMENT
Power usage for process plant and infrastructure was derived from estimated connected loads
assigned to powered equipment from the mechanical equipment list. Equipment power
demands under normal operation were assigned and coupled with estimated on-stream times
to determine the average energy usage.

The power estimation includes the HL, crushing circuit, conveyors, adsorption plant, and heap
infrastructure.

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18 PROJECT INFRASTRUCTURE
18.1 GENERAL
General services are an essential component to the success of the mine operation. Due to
the remoteness and complex logistics of the mine coupled with the limited services available
in Burkina Faso, the scope and extent of the general services department required to support
production is very substantial. As of May 31, 2018 the manpower status is 2,236 national
workers and 95 expatriates, excluding contractors.

Mine infrastructure consists of a mine office complex (mine and administrative offices, change
houses, and canteens), equipment workshop with overhead cranes integrated to the main
warehouse and external wash down bays, blasting and explosives compound including
magazines, diesel storage and dispensing facility, and a drill core storage facility.

The mine village was built from prefabricated structures and this village was initially used as
the construction camp. The site has a satellite communications system. Two office complexes
are located in the mine plant area, one to service mine operations, maintenance and
administrative services and the other reserved for the capital project department. The Capital
project department offices would be used for the heap leach owner team during construction.
The main warehouse is attached to the mine maintenance shops and includes a sizeable
storage yard.

The initial mine infrastructure and support facilities constructed between 2009 and July 2010
have been modified and/or adapted for the expansion phase which was carried out from 2012
to 2014. These facilities will be upgraded with the heap leach expansion. The following
summarizes the modifications to the main infrastructure built for the mill expansion and the
ones required for the heap leach project.

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18.2 MINE TRUCK SHOP AND WAREHOUSE
The existing mine truck shop and warehouse was extensively expanded to accommodate the
increased maintenance requirements for the additional mobile mining equipment required for
the mill expansion. An extension of the truckshop will be carried out by the end of 2018 to
implement a component renovation center. No additional expansion will be needed for the
heap leach.

18.3 SITE AND MINE ROADS

A fenced haulage road of 8.8 km was built in 2015 between the Falagountou pit and the crusher
ROM pad to accommodate the mine truck traffic. This road crosses the regional road from
Falagountou and then stays north of this road, maintaining a distance of 500 m from any
dwellings located near the regional road and does not impact any arable land. In 2018, a new
3 km fenced road was built around the Falagountou East pit.

The heap leach area will be also surrounded by a 4 km long patrol road and new fence. It is
planned to re-organize the haul road leading to the crushing area in order to accommodate the
new heap leach crushing arrangement. The existing road system will also be upgraded to
allow access to the heap leach pad and CIC plant. Finally, a perimeter road will be established
around the heap pad.

18.4 COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND IT

All the network communication and IT related hardware are linked to the existing systems at
the mine. A VSAT system is installed to allow for the transfer of large files and to provide
Internet connectivity for employees. Network and cable television access are available in the
mine village. The heap leach area will be linked to the existing plant control room for remote
monitoring of the facility.

18.5 FUEL OIL STORAGE

Fuel oil storage capacity was expanded to four 500 m3 light fuel oil (LFO) tanks during the
project expansion. The LFO storage area as well as the existing containment area were

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extended, as well as pumping installations. No further expansion is required for the heap leach
project.

18.6 EXPLORATION BUILDING

An exploration building, including office space, logging, warehouse, and sampling area is part
of the existing infrastructure to accommodate the resource development and exploration
groups. No modifications are planned for the Project.

18.7 MINE CAMP

The mine camp was initially built to support construction and was then used for operations.
Specific upgrades associated with the mine camp and offices were carried out to
accommodate the mine expansion:
• The kitchen was enlarged to better accommodate the mine expansion and food
preparation.
• A recreation building was added, including a full size multifunction gymnasium and
workout rooms.
• Sewage capacities were installed and are sufficient to handle waste from the mine
village and the mill area.
• Two existing potable/fire water tanks are supplying the mining camp with a 220 gpm
pump and five hydrants and fire cabinets.
• The current camp capacity is 711 rooms (1,302 beds).

The addition of lodging capacity is planned for the heap leach project. It is expected that the
heap leach will require approximately 115 new employees and that the majority of the new
employees will be from the area and living in the neighbouring villages. Two additional lodging
unit (64 rooms) will be installed to host the heap leach construction and operation workers from
outside the area.

18.8 RIVER DEVIATION

In order to expand the EMZ pit to the north, a 5 km deviation of the Gorouol River was
undertaken and effectively protected the EMZ pit during seasonal rains. No modifications are
required for the Project.

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18.9 POWER GENERATION AND DISTRIBUTION
The current power plant was developed in two phases between 2010 and 2014. During the
period between 2010 and 2014, temporary six megawatt (MW) LFO generators from SDMO
Industries were installed to supplement power to the original plant. At present, these units are
not utilized on the Essakane distribution network.

The first phase has five generators (Wärtsilä 12V32 units each of 5,256 kW based on 35
degree Celsius) for a total installed power of 26,280 kW. During the second phase, six
additional units were installed in order to supply 25,000 kVA of additional power required under
the expansion scenario, bringing the total units installed to 11, which includes two spares (one
for maintenance, one for emergency spare).

Additional fuel storage capacity and fuel treatment capacity, as well as day storage capacity,
were built accordingly. There is also a spare space in the existing power plant for one more
12V32 generator.

The power distribution has been upgraded based on the existing configuration in order to
supply the mill expansion. Four new electrical rooms were installed to supply energy to the
new grinding circuit, the pebble crusher, the new screening, and crushing circuits.

In 2018, a PV solar plant has been constructed on the mine’s site and connected to the existing
thermal powerhouse grid. The solar plant has an installed power of 14.92 MWp DC and a
delivery capacity of 11.46 MW AC. It consists in nearly 130,000 panels separated in three
different fields, each field being connected to two inverters and injecting power to the grid
through a transformer. The addition of this plant should reduce by an estimated 18,000
tons/year the carbon dioxide emissions caused by the mine’s activities.

In order to meet the new 7 MW average and 8.8 MW peak power demand from the heap leach
operation, a new Wärtsilä HFO generator type 12V32 with a 5.826 MW capacity is required be
installed in the existing Wärtsilä 1 powerhouse, for a total of 12 installed HFO generators on
site. This will allow the continuous use of 10 HFO generators while one can be in maintenance
and one can be kept in spare. To meet the demand during peaks and in high temperature
situations, the contribution of the HFO generators will be increased and the six LFO generators

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SDMO already located on the mine’s site would be required. Minimal investment is required
to bring the SDMO online and connect them on to the Essakane grid. In those situations, in
order to keep at least one LFO generator in spare at all times, not more than five of them will
be running simultaneously, giving a backup capacity of 4.5 MW. This capacity combined with
the 5.526 MW from the HFO unit in spare provides a total power capacity of 10.0 MW.

It has been estimated that these additions will increase the mine’s HFO and LFO global
consumption respectively by 13,450,000 litres and 800 litres annually and that its actual
storage existing installations have the capacity to absorb this increase.

For the distribution of electrical power to the new heap leach equipment, four electrical
substations will be constructed and a new double circuit 6.6 kV overhead line will be installed
between the mine’s HFO powerhouse and the four heap leach substation. The new electrical
substations will be located respectively at around 1.1 km, 1.2 km, 1.9 km and 3.4 km away
from the HFO powerhouse.

18.10 ASSAY AND METALLURGICAL LABORATORIES

AND MILL OFFICE
The metallurgy and mill office buildings were rebuilt per the original design before demolishing
the existing structure. The metallurgy building consists of two main sections: the metallurgical
lab and fire analysis area, and the fire assay furnace area. The heap leach expansion will
require an extension of the existing laboratories mainly to perform column testing.

18.11 ADMINISTRATION BUILDING

All administration offices are modular-type structures placed on concrete floor slabs with
adequate sanitary and air conditioning facilities. The administration building features the
following division: reception, boardroom, kitchen, offices, and map room.

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18.12 POTABLE WATER AND TREATMENT FACILITIES
Water is currently extracted from underground using borehole pumps feeding into a buried
HDPE ring main which, in turn, feeds into a potable water storage tank located within the plant
boundary. The water is filtered and chlorinated prior to entry into the tank which will be
specially lined to ensure that the water is then acceptable for human consumption.

In order to handle waste from the additional construction camps and influx of workers, two new
100 m3/day sewage facilities were installed beside the existing facility, one at the mine village
and the other at the mill area during the expansion. No further expansion is planned for the
heap leach project.

An upgrade of the potable and fire water distribution system was tied-in to the existing
distribution lines to supply water to the extension of the camp. Another upgrade will be
necessary with the addition of the heap leach infrastructures.

18.13 BULK WATER STORAGE AND PUMPING

As there is no continuous access to fresh water for the processing plant, Bulk Water Storage
(BWS) basins were constructed. During the rainy season these BWS structures are recharged
to store water in sufficient quantity to secure supply to the plant and for dust control in the
mining areas. The recharging point, Off Channel Reservoir (OCR), with a surge capacity
installed adjacent to the Gorouol River at 5.4 km from BWS is the source for the water. A dam
installed on the Gorouol River raises the water during the rainy season to overflow into the
OCR. When sufficient volumes are available in the OCR, pumping, using two pipelines permits
the transfer of the water to the BWS basins. There are three BWS basins containing 1.87
Mm3, 1.54 Mm3, and 2.60 Mm3 for a total of 6.01 Mm3 of water. During a dry year, the operation
of the heap leach process will need approximately 1 Mm3 of makeup water. The BWS system
is currently being upgraded as part of the mine operations and will be able to provide the heap
leach makeup water.

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18.14 HEAP LEACH CONSTRUCTION INFRASTRUCTURE
Some dedicated infrastructure will be required to support the heap leach operations. During
construction, an area will be designated for the main contractor use. The area will be fenced
and a working pad will be built so the contractor can install their base camp, warehoused
offices, and workshop. Potable water and power will be provided by the Owner.

Existing workshops and a construction warehouse will be reused for the Project. A
construction laydown will be installed at close proximity to the warehouse. The work area will
also be fenced. However, the construction project will benefit from the existing supply chain
and logistics system already in place at Essakane.

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19 MARKET STUDIES AND CONTRACTS
Gold is the principal commodity at the Essakane Gold Mine and is freely traded at prices that
are widely known, so that prospects for sale of any production are virtually assured. All gold
produced by IAMGOLD is in the form of doré bars, which is then shipped to a refiner who
refined the doré into bullion. The bullion is then sold directly on the open market to gold trading
institutions at prevailing market prices.

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20 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES, PERMITTING,
AND SOCIAL OR COMMUNITY IMPACT
20.1 ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL STUDIES
The Environmental Code (Law No. 006-2013/AN of April 2, 2013) of Burkina Faso stipulates
that an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS), or an Environmental and Social Impact
Assessment (ESIA), including public enquiry and a mitigation and/or an enhancement plan of
negative or positive impacts, be completed prior to the construction of a project that is likely to
impact the environment. This requirement is supported by the associated Environmental
Decree (Decree No. 2001-342/PRES/PM/MEE) which outlines the scope, content, and
administrative procedure of the ESIA.

20.2 ESSAKANE GOLD MINE INITIAL PERMITTING

Prior to the beginning of construction work, an ESIA was conducted by Knight Piesold
Consulting and submitted to the Government of Burkina Faso on August 8, 2007. This study
included an Environmental and Social Management Plan (ESMP) for the Project. The ESIA
was completed following a public consultation, from October 3 to November 2, 2007, with key
stakeholders, as prescribed under Burkinabé law. In 2008, and following the changes made
during construction, an addendum to the ESIA (2008 addendum) was submitted to the Burkina
Faso authorities. There was no change at that time to the ESMP as a result of this addendum.

Following this process, on November 30, 2007, the Essakane Gold Mine was approved by the
Burkina Faso authorities (Order No. 2007-083/MECV/CAB) and the mining permit over a 100.2
km² area (Order No. 2008-203/PRES/PM/MCE/MEF/MECV) was granted to Essakane S.A.

20.3 HEAP LEACH PROJECT PERMITTING

The heap leach project triggers an EIS in accordance with Article 4 of Decree No. 2015-
1187/PRES-TRANS/PM/MERH/MATD/MME/MS/MARHASA/MRA/MICA/MHU/MIDT/MCT of
October 22, 2015 laying down conditions and procedures for carrying out and validating the
strategic environmental assessment, the study and the environmental and social impact

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notice. Field works to collect baseline data were performed during January and February
2018. Consultations on targeted groups (such as women, elders, youths, gold digger, farmer,
etc.) were performed during the field work.

The ESMP resulting from this study will have to be integrated into the general ESMP of the
mine in order to obtain an aggregated ESMP, which will include all the environmental studies
carried out within the framework of the exploitation of the mine.

20.4 ESSAKANE GOLD MINE EXPANSION PERMITTING

In order to increase the annual gold production, a mine expansion FS (the 2011 FS) was
initiated in 2011 by IAMGOLD’s project and construction department in collaboration with the
Essakane Gold Mine personnel and a number of consulting experts.

The expansion project consisted of increasing the total ore and waste mining capacity from 32
Mtpa to 56.5 Mtpa to feed the plant. Additionally, the project focused on increasing the overall
processing capacity from 9.0 Mtpa to 10.8 Mtpa by duplicating the grinding and leaching
circuits, in order to adjust to increasingly harder rock and maintain throughput. The LOM would
also be extended to 2025. Based on conclusive studies, amendments to the mining plan took
place from February 2012 to June 2014.

As part of the mine expansion work (from February 2012 to June 2013), a new addendum to
the ESIA and the 2008 addendum was prepared in February 2012 (the February 2012
addendum). The February 2012 addendum covers the expansion phase of the main pit and
mill infrastructure, a new satellite pit east of the mine, and the Gorouol river diversion. The
ESIA and 2008 addendum already covered an important part of the impacts related to the
expansion, including the river diversion.

The February 2012 addendum, which is an appendix to the ESIA approved in 2007, was
prepared to analyze the environmental and social impacts of the mine expansion project. It
includes, in Chapter 6, an updated ESMP incorporating the necessary adjustments to the initial
ESMP to include the expansion changes and to consolidate, in one document, all of
IAMGOLD’s social and environmental commitments. An environmental impact assessment
was conducted for the river diversion.

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These documents were validated on December 5 and 6, 2013 by the Comité Technique
d’Evaluation Environnementale (COTEVE- Environmental Assessment Technical Committee),
a body created by the Government of Burkina Faso and comprised of experts from various
professional communities (Non-Government Organizations (NGO), general population,
administration, researchers, universities, and institutes). Following the COTEVE meeting, a
second public consultation took place from April 17 to May 5, 2013 in the communes of Gorom-
Gorom (Oudalan Province) and Falagountou (Seno Province). Essakane S.A.’s gold mining
plan amendment was subsequently approved by Order No. 2014-170/MEDD/CAB.

The heap leach project will be another expansion of the mine. The ESIA and the Resettlement
Action Plan (RAP) report will be tabled by the end of 2018. This will be the first step towards
obtaining the environmental and social feasibility notice.

20.5 COMMUNITY RESETTLEMENT PLANS

Essakane S.A. implemented two resettlement plans consistent with Burkinabé laws and best
practices recommended by international organizations (World Bank). The first plan started in
2008 (13,000 individuals and 2,981 households affected) and the second plan started in 2012
(3,208 individuals and 555 households affected). In both instances, a consultation process
was carried out through the implementation of an Advisory Committee that included
representatives from the affected villages and hamlets (High Commissioners, mayors and
prefects, and technical service representatives) and representatives from three NGOs (The
Organization for Community Capacity Building for Development (ORCADE), Burkinabé
Movement on Human and Peoples' Rights (MBDHP), and the League for the Defence of
Justice and Liberty (LIDEJEL)).

In both instances, memorandums of understanding were signed and resettlement follow-up

committees (CSR) comprising key representatives of affected villages and administrative
authorities were created. The CSR committees meet every month to follow up on the progress
of the two RAPs.

For the negotiation of the second resettlement plan, approximately 500 meetings (formal and
informal) took place between June 2012 and December 2013, which led to a consensual
framework (12 agreements) through what was qualified by all as a participatory and

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transparent approach. Additionally, in both instances, public consultations were carried out by
the Ministry of Environment.

For the heap leach project, a third resettlement plan will be necessary. As in the previous
RAP, a consultation process will be carried out through the implementation of an Advisory
Committee that will include representatives from the affected villages and hamlets.

20.6 SOCIAL AND COMMUNITY ASSESSMENT

As part of the two population resettlement plans (2008 and 2012), Essakane Consultation
Committees were implemented to negotiate with the affected populations in order to reach
agreements as part of the memorandums of understanding. Resettlement Monitoring
Committees were introduced to ensure full enforcement of the agreements.

As mentioned earlier, the heap leach project will necessitate a third phase of resettlement plan.
This RAP3 will be the continuation of the first two RAP. As a result, the former processes put
in place for the communities will remain the same or will be improved.

As part of the community engagement plan, a Communication Committee, information centres

and a community visit program were implemented. Accordingly, community information and
consultation programs, community visits from mine representatives and management and
participation in concerted action frameworks at a regional and provincial level were planned
and implemented. Additionally, grievance management mechanisms (grievance reception and
processing) to ensure upward and downward communication were defined and implemented.

A Communication Committee of the Essakane Gold Mine (CCME) made up of representatives

from the population, the administration, and the mine (over a hundred participants), meet each
quarter to review concerns of the communities and the completion status on community
investments and engagement.

As part of the community investment plan, socio-educational infrastructures are being built
(wells, medical centres, schools, etc.). Programs to fight malaria and HIV/AIDS and increase
road safety awareness, were developed for the benefit of neighbouring populations.

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Rural development activities (agriculture, animal husbandry, etc.) are primarily undertaken as
part of the livelihood restoration program. Since 2014, a community investment program has
been financing community projects through communal development plans.

A program of village forests, tree nurseries, and school tree copses has also been developed
to promote environmental protection.

A Community Management Program (PMC) encompasses all engagement actions and

community development projects of the community relation development department. Key
performance indicators of the PMC are reviewed on a quarterly basis.

20.7 WASTE ROCK AND TAILINGS DISPOSAL

20.7.1 WASTE ROCK DISPOSAL
Storage areas for waste rock have been planned and designed to reduce haulage distances
between pit ramp exits and storage areas. These areas were selected following consultation
with neighbouring populations in order to minimize the impact on these populations (proximity
to houses, cemeteries and other archaeological sites, etc.). Finally, the areas were selected
with view of minimizing the impact on water resources.

The 2011 FS included the following storage approach:

• For the EMZ pit: two waste dumps - the main dump is east of the pit (footprint of
approximately 320 ha, height of 104 m, capacity of 380 Mt), the second dump is north
of the main pit (footprint of approximately 24 ha, height of 17 m, capacity of 5.2 Mt).

• For the Falagountou pit: one waste rock dump near (north side) the Falagountou pit
(footprint of approximately 55 ha, height of 37 m, capacity of 29.6 Mt).

The plan originating from the 2011 FS will vary since future storage will differ in terms of
quantity or even potentially in terms of footprint.

Geochemical and acidogenic studies have demonstrated that the waste is non-acid generating
and may leach some arsenic. Based on the precautionary principle, a runoff water quality
monitoring program is in place. Ditches were installed around the main waste dump to collect
runoff water and direct it to the ponds.

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Supplemental geophysical and geochemical studies are being conducted to potentially revise
the final waste deposition and closure plans.

Progressive rehabilitation of the waste dumps commenced in 2011.

20.7.2 TAILINGS DISPOSAL

The mine tailings site was designed by Golder Associates Ltd. (Golder). Tailings are thickened
to recover process water and deposited in lined cells. The site footprint is 442 ha, delimited
by 10 m high and 10 m crest wide perimeter dams, and with internal raise dams and lined cells.
The TSF currently stores approximately 80 Mt of tailings, and is expected to store up to 106.0
Mt across the LOM period. To ensure the infrastructure's stability, daily, monthly, and yearly
inspections are carried out. Geochemical studies have shown that tailings are non-acid
generating but may leach arsenic and contain process water with cyanide. Tailings water
confinement is ensured by deposition in lined cells and by a perimeter hydraulic barrier with
more than 40 pumping wells.

A program for environmental monitoring (ground water quality, fauna, and dam stability
inspection) and progressive rehabilitation of the tailings site is in place, at and around, the
tailings site.

A tailings site steering committee meets on a regular basis to review the operational monitoring
of the tailings site and to provide guidance to improve environmental performance. A
governmental technical committee also review the tailing management facility environmental
performance on a regular basis.

20.8 ESSAKANE PIT WASTE ROCK STABILITY ASSESSMENT

SRK carried out geotechnical and stability assessment for the proposed ultimate waste rock
dump (WRD) designs (SRK, 2018). The proposed WRDs include the Halde Nadon, Halde
Nadon East, and the Halde Boussim. The configurations through Section A to I are
summarized in Table 20-1 and shown in Figure 20-1. The dumps are designed with 30 m high
lifts, separated by berms ranging from 15 m to 20 m. The overall slope angles range from 15°
to 30°.

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 TABLE 20-1 SUMMARY OF PRELIMINARY FINAL WASTE ROCK DUMP
DESIGN
Existing Final
Distance
Maximum Maximum Final Dump
WRD Section from Pit
Dump Height Dump Height OSA (°)
Crest (m)
(m) (m)
A 45 60 100 19
B 40 65 n/a 24
C 40 60 135 18
Halde Nadon
D 40 55 130 19
E 10 85 n/a 29
F 25 85 115 30
G 0 65 85 24
Halde Boussim
H 0 70 N/A 30
Halde Nadon East I 50 50 200 15

In general, the majority of the waste rock excavated from the pit will be placed into the Halde
Nadon WRD that is located east and northeast of the pit. The Halde Nadon WRD will be
constructed to a maximum height of 85 m and is broadly advanced toward the north, northeast,
and east. The existing Halde Nadon East will extend to the south, with a final dump height
less that the current WRD (50 m high). The Halde Boussim WRD is a new dump to the
northwest of the pit and will be constructed to a maximum height of 70 m.

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 FIGURE 20-1 PROPOSED ULTIMATE DUMP DESIGNS

20.8.1 PREVIOUS SITE INVESTIGATION

Previous geotechnical site investigations have been carried out to assess subsurface
conditions at the mine. This information was utilized along with new targeted site investigations
in 2018 (SRK, 2018), as shown in Figure 20-2.

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 FIGURE 20-2 2018 WRD DRILL HOLE INVESTIGATIONS

20.8.2 FOUNDATION CONDITIONS

A summary of the soil classification testing results indicated the following:
• The particle size distribution (PSD) for the saprolite soils indicates a range of 40% to
90% passing the No. 200 sieve (0.075 mm). This indicates that the primary fraction of
the saprolite is a fine-grained soil (i.e., silt and/or clay).

• The PSD testing also indicates that approximately 30% of the sample mass is retained
in the medium grained sand size fraction.

• The soil plasticity testing indicates that the fine-grained portion of the tested samples
is generally classified as a medium plasticity (CI) soil, with the lower bound results in
the low plasticity (CL) range.

• The Pit and Borrow Area Investigation (Golder, 2008) indicates that the saprolite
adjacent to the Halde Boussim is medium plasticity with results in the 40 to 50 liquid
limit range.

Furthermore, the materials along the upper bench slopes along the East and West Walls, and
the North Satellite Pit were inspected during the December 2017 site visit. Along the East
Wall, the saprolite generally becomes thinner toward the north. The saprolite is approximately
40 m in the southern end of the pit, and less than 10 m in the northern end of the pit shows an
interim bench slope within recently exposed saprolite along the Northeast Wall. The saprolite
was thin (less than 10 m), fine grained sand and silty in composition, very stiff to hard

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consistency, and dry. Rock fabric was evident at the base of the bench slope, including the
shallow, east dipping bedding relic structures.

20.8.3 WASTE ROCK DUMP PERFORMANCE

20.8.3.1 HISTORICAL WRD PERFORMANCE
Aerial photography was reviewed to understand the construction history and materials within
the existing WRDs (SRK, 2018). The following general comments are made with respect to
the review aerial photograph date:
• October 2011: the initial saprolite waste materials are placed to the east of the pit
within the current Halde Nadon WRD. The materials are placed over the in-situ
saprolite soils.

• October 2014: the Halde Nadon WRD has been advanced to the east and northeast.
The previously placed saprolite waste has been covered to fresh rock, including the
inside toe of the Halde Nadon along the west side of the WRD. New saprolite and/or
transition rock from the northeast push-back is inferred to be placed in the northeast
corner of the Halde Nadon WRD (based on the lighter material colouration). The Halde
Nadon East WRD is completed to its current form, and some weaker materials appear
to have been placed on the upper-most platforms.

• December 2016: The Halde Nadon WRD has advanced significantly to the north,
northeast, and east. Newer saprolite and/or transition rock appears to have been
placed toward the centre of the Halde Nadon and within the east margins of the WRD
away from the outer slopes.

20.8.3.2 CURRENT WRD PERFORMANCE

During the December 2017 geotechnical pit slope site visit, the existing waste rock dumps
were inspected. The WRDs were in the 30 m to 50 m height range, exhibited wide dump
headings and majority of the outer slopes were constructed with hard, coarse waste rock. No
significant instability issues were observed other than shallow slope face slumping along the
northeast side of the Nadon Boussim WRD.

20.8.3.3 STABILITY ANALYSES

Two-dimensional limit equilibrium analyses were carried out using the Rocscience program
SLIDE (v7.0) (Rocscience, 2017). Deterministic FOS values were determined for a shallow,
surface and a deep-seated, foundation failure mechanisms through the proposed dumps. The
results are summarized in Table 20-2. The results indicate that the proposed waste rock dump
slopes are expected to exhibit acceptable design FOS with respect to the analyzed shallow
and deep-seated stability, both during construction (i.e., short term) and in the longer term.

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 Shallow-seated instabilities are expected during the construction of the dump, and the
materials along the face may slump to an angle of repose for waste rock materials. These
shallower instabilities can be managed through regular geotechnical inspections and
monitoring.

TABLE 20-2 SUMMARY OF WRD STABILITY ANALYSES RESULTS

Existing Final Distance Final Static Conditions
Stability Maximum Maximum from Pit Dump Minimum
WRD Failure Scenario
Section Height Height Crest OSA Design Critical FOS
(m) (m) (m) (°) FOS
Shallow-seated, short term
1.1 1.5
Section during construction
45 60 100 19
A Deep-seated foundation, long
1.3-1.5 2.1
term stability
Shallow-seated, short term
1.1 1.5
Section during construction
40 65 n/a 24
B Deep-seated foundation, long
1.3-1.5 1.9
term stability
Shallow-seated, short term
1.1 1.9
Section during construction
40 60 135 18
C Deep-seated foundation, long
1.3-1.5 2.4
Halde term stability
Nadon Shallow-seated, short term
1.1 1.5
Section during construction
40 55 130 19
D Deep-seated foundation, long
1.3-1.5 2.1
term stability
Shallow-seated, short term
1.1 1.7
Section during construction
10 85 n/a 26
E Deep-seated foundation, long
1.3-1.5 2.0
term stability
Shallow-seated, short term
1.1 1.5
Section during construction
25 85 115 26
F Deep-seated foundation, long
1.3-1.5 2.3
term stability
Shallow-seated, short term
1.1 1.7
Section New during construction
65 85 24
G WRD Deep-seated foundation, long
1.3-1.5 2.0
Halde term stability
Boussim Shallow-seated, short term
1.1 1.5
Section New during construction
70 n/a 28
H WRD Deep-seated foundation, long
1.3-1.5 1.8
term stability

20.9 SITE MONITORING

A comprehensive monitoring program is in place (at all stages of the LOM) at the site as well
as in the neighbouring villages. This program encompasses water quality monitoring (potable
water, groundwater, domestic waste water, surface water, and community well water), air
quality (dust and greenhouse gas emission), soil, biodiversity (fauna and flora), noise,

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vibration, weather, and follow-up and assessment of the community investment program
(health, education, potable water access, agriculture, animal husbandry, etc.).

20.10 WATER MANAGEMENT

The water management plan includes pit dewatering, waste rock runoff capture, diversion
systems, and storage ponds. Water on site is classified into three categories:
• Non-contact water: runoff from undisturbed areas, including flow in the Gorouol River;

• Contact water: runoff from waste rock dumps and open pits, which may contain high
suspended solids concentrations and arsenic;

• Process water: water mixed in the process plant and recovered from the tailings
storage facility (TSF) thickeners and dewatering pumps.

Key objectives for water management are as follows:

• Provide a reliable water supply to the process plant;

• Facilitate mining of the deposits by limiting inflows to the open pit and by timely removal
of precipitation inflows;

• Reduce slope stability risks by routing and storing water away from sensitive pit walls;
and

• Divert clean water away from the mine site, where possible, and capture contact water.

20.10.1 WATER MANAGEMENT FACILITIES

Figure 20-3 presents proposed final water management facilities for the Essakane Mine,
including the proposed HLF, Essakane Pit, the tailings management area, and the waste rock
dumps. A combination of channels, and berms strategically capture and divert contact water
to control ponds via pumping systems. The pumping strategy was designed based on high
rainfall events recorded on site to effectively manage inflows during the wet season.

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 FIGURE 20-3 ESSAKANE WATER MANAGEMENT PLAN

Table 20-3 presents a summary of water management infrastructure, including the overall
management strategy and structure description. Grey shading is used to indicate
infrastructure that has been proposed as part of the latest site water management review. All
other infrastructure is already in place.

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 TABLE 20-3 SUMMARY OF SURFACE WATER MANAGEMENT FACILITIES

Facility Description Water Management Strategy

Contains pumped flows from pit sumps and runoff
from western waste rock dumps.
An existing, unlined water
Dewatered to BWS Ponds.
Warren Basin storage facility, west of
Overflow into channel currently discharging into
Essakane Pit
North Satellite Pit. Channel to be diverted into
Gorouol Pond once it is constructed.
Previously mined pit, north Existing water storage facility for runoff around
of Essakane Pit. Situated northern Nadon waste rock dump.
North Satellite Pit
adjacent to historic Gorouol Dewatered via direct pipeline to BWS Ponds.
River drainage. To be mined to final footprint in dry season.
Northern extent of Dewatered via transfer stations to the Gorouol
Essakane Pit (North)
Essakane Pit Pond.
Essakane Pit Southern extent of Dewatered via transfer stations to the Warren
(South) Essakane Pit Basin.
Storage pond near historic
Collects waste rock runoff.
Gorouol drainage,
Nadon North Pond Infiltration and evaporation are primary outflows.
northeast of Nadon North
Can be used for dust suppression.
dump
Collects waste rock runoff.
Storage pond east of
Nadon East Pond Infiltration and evaporation are primary outflows.
Nadon North dump
Can be used for dust suppression.
Storage pond south of Collects waste rock runoff.
Nadon South Pond Nadon Dump and east of Infiltration and evaporation are primary outflows.
Nadon East Dump Can be used for dust suppression.
Lined water storage ponds Receive pumped inflows from Warren Basin,
BWS Ponds North Satellite Pit, and freshwater from OCR Pond
(3) north and east of TSF
Water supply source for process plant.
Tailings Reclaim Unlined water storage pond
Retains supernatant water from the TSF pond.
Sump (TRS) Pond north of TSF
Captures and stores water from the Gorouol River
Freshwater storage pond
OCR Pond during the wet season.
adjacent to Gorouol River
Pumped to BWS ponds through dry months.
Storage pond adjacent to Collects runoff from waste rock runoff and
historic Gorouol River freshwater runoff from perimeter of heap leach
Gorouol Pond drainage, south of Boussim area.
Dump and north of heap Contains overflow from Warren Basin.
leach Dewatered to BWS ponds.
Lined storage cells for Thickeners and dewatering pumps reclaim water
TSF
thickened tailings to process plant.

20.10.2 WATER SUPPLY

To supply the mining camp with potable water, three wells were drilled outside the site,
immediately northwest of the proposed HLF. Due to the relatively high hardness of the well
water, a reverse osmosis treatment plant was installed. All other domestic water is only treated
by chlorination. The site is currently studying a new potable water treatment system that will

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enable Gorouol River water to be used for potable water; this will reduce the dependence on
groundwater sources which have shown signs of declining yield.

For industrial water needs, part of the water is recycled from the TSF. Tailings are thickened
to a density of 60% solids before they are discharged into the TSF. Water recovered from
thickeners, and excess water in the tailings cells, is reused in the process plant. Runoff water
from the TSF is also pumped to the process plant during the wet season.

Water from the Gorouol River is used to supplement recycled water. A dike was raised from
the south bank of the Gorouol river bed by 1.5 m creating an off channel reservoir (OCR). The
water flows by gravity from the river into the OCR from which water is pumped to the BWS
ponds (total of 3) adjacent to the TSF.

Additional inflows to the BWS ponds include contact water collected in the Warren Basin, the
North Satellite Pit, and the Gorouol Pond (once it is constructed). Inflows to the Essakane Pit
(north and south mining zones) are pumped via transfer stations to either Warren Basin or the
Gorouol Pond. Pumping systems direct water collected in both facilities to the BWS ponds.
Waste rock runoff from the Nadon Dump facilities is collected in the North Satellite Pit and a
series of small ponds; Nadon North, South, and East ponds. The Nadon Ponds are left to
evaporate or used for dust suppression as needed. The North Satellite Pit is dewatered to the
BWS Ponds as a priority to reduce slope stability concerns along the North Essakane pit wall.

20.10.3 WATER MONITORING

A water quality monitoring program (surface water, groundwater, industrial water, potable
water, and domestic waste water) is in place. Additionally, the quantity of water resources is
monitored (river flow, water table level, and water meters, etc.). The dykes of the dam and the
ponds are inspected regularly (on a daily, monthly, and yearly basis).

20.11 MINE CLOSURE REQUIREMENTS AND COSTS

A conceptual rehabilitation and closure plan (PRF) was developed in 2009 and updated in
2013. Closure costs are updated annually, or whenever the mining development plan is
amended. In addition, Essakane S.A. opened an account with the Bank of Africa (BOA) in

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which funds are put in escrow as part of the Mining Environment Preservation and
Rehabilitation Fund (Order No. 2007-845/PRES/PM/MCE/MEF of December 26, 2007).
Notwithstanding this fund, a progressive mining rehabilitation process commenced in 2011,
shortly after the start of production.

An updated version of the closure plan is under development and will be available in December
2018.

A closure plan PFS (Closure PFS) will be conducted three years prior to mine closure. This
step will involve a complete review of the plan to validate the base information and to verify
the status of progressive rehabilitation. At that time, consultations with stakeholders will be
organized in order to identify their concerns and interests. The Closure PFS will include a risk
analysis as well as a social impact analysis and will define the closure and monitoring activities.
The Closure PFS should take approximately one year to complete.

A closure plan FS (Closure FS) must be conducted two years prior to the closure of the mine
and must be approved by the relevant authorities. Following stakeholder consultation, the
Closure FS will define the terms and conditions of all rehabilitation activities, including
planning, costs, objectives, objective criteria, environmental monitoring, reporting, community
legacy, and land use and site restoration conditions.

20.12 HEAP LEACH FACILITY

20.12.1 SITING STUDY
An HLF siting analysis was performed by SRK using a multiple criteria analysis based on the
Canadian Guidelines for the Assessment of Alternatives for Mine Waste Disposal. Nine
potential sites of 100 m by 800 m heap leach were identified, as shown in Figure 20-4.

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Figure 20-4

Legend: IAMGOLD Corporation

Existing Fence
Pre-screened Area 0 1 2 3 4 Essakane Gold Mine
Potential Heap Leach Sites Sahel Region, Burkina Faso
Kilometres
700m offset from Explosive Magazine 193,000
Fields Projection: UTM Zone 31N Potential Heap Leach
Datum: WGS 84
Note: Field Survey not performed North of river Sites
July 2018 Source: SRK Consulting, 2018.
These sites were identified based on the following criteria:
• Sites must be located within 6 km of the centre of the Essakane pit.
• Sites must not require the diversion of large water courses.
• Sites must not sterilize the potential resource.
• Sites must be located more than 400 m from the explosives magazine.
• Sites must not interfere with existing site infrastructure such as the tailings storage
facility, waste rock storage areas, or the main site access road. Site 9 is an exception
to this criterion, as it was sited on a portion of a waste rock dump to reduce footprint
and earthworks quantities.

The nine potential heap leach sites were evaluated based on three accounts, and multiple sub-
accounts as described in Table 20-4. The sites were evaluated assuming a 1,761 m by 821 m
heap leach pad, sloping towards the process ponds at a slope of 1%. While both the heap
leach liner slope and size of the HLF have changed since the alternatives analysis was
performed, these changes have no material effect on the results of the analysis.

TABLE 20-4 POTENTIAL HEAP LEACH SITE EVALUATION

Account Sub-Account Rationale

Heap leach sites in close proximity to the pit and low grade
Operations
stockpiles require less linear infrastructure (conveyors, pipelines)
Infrastructure
and the linear infrastructure requires less power during operations.
The heap leach pad has a target grade of 1-3% towards the ponds.
Topography:
The local landscape generally has low constant relief. Sites that
Earthworks
utilize the existing topographical slope and minimize earthworks are
Required
preferred.
Foundation Poor foundation conditions present engineering and construction
Technical Conditions challenges.
Expandability Facilities with the ability to be expanded in the future are preferred.
Interference with
Heap leach sites which would have no restrictions due to the
existing
existing airport and explosives magazines are preferred.
infrastructure
Surface Water
Sites with small upstream catchment areas are preferred.
Management
Fencing Sites with shorter lengths of new fence are preferred.
Intercepted Locations that intercept the least amount of agricultural land are
agricultural lands most desirable.
Sites that do not require the relocation of villages are most
Village Relocation
desirable.
Social
Artisanal gold Sites that do not interfere with artisanal gold miners are most
miners desirable.
Impacted regional Sites that do not require relocation of regional roads are most
roads desirable.

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 Account Sub-Account Rationale
Mine Footprint All sites will increase the footprint associated with the mine. Sites
Increase that have the smallest increase in the mine area are most desirable.
Heap leach pads located across the river from mine infrastructure
Environmental River Crossing pose an increased environmental risk as ore and leach solution
transported over the river pose a risk of spills.
Proximity to the Sites in close proximity to the river pose an increased environmental
river risk.

The multiple account analysis determined that Site 1 was the preferred alternative and that
Site 2 is the second highest ranked alternative. Details of this analysis are provided in the
SRK 2018 study. Site 1 was carried forward in the PFS.

20.12.2 HEAP LEACH FOUNDATION

20.12.2.1 PREVIOUS SITE INVESTIGATIONS
Data from geotechnical investigations previously conducted to assess subsurface conditions
at the mine were used in the SRK 2018 study, including
• Geotechnical Investigation of Process Plant Area (Golder, 2008);
• Geotechnical Investigation of the Essakane Pit and Borrow Area (Golder, 2010a);
• Geotechnical Investigation of the Tailings Storage and Water Retention (Golder,
2010b); and
• Geotechnical Testing of Essakane Tailings and Saprolite for TSF Basin Lining (Golder
2012).

Following the review of the previous investigation data, five drill holes and seven test pits were
completed in April 2018 to determine depth to rock and subsurface conditions within the
proposed heap leach pad footprint. The locations of the drill holes, test pits, and depth to
bedrock are shown in Figure 20-5. A geotechnical engineer from the SRK Ghana office
supervised the drilling and geotechnical logging.

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Figure 20-5

IAMGOLD Corporation
Essakane Gold Mine
0 100 200 300 400 500 Sahel Region, Burkina Faso
Metres Heap
193,000 Leach Facility 2018
Site Investigation Depth
to Bedrock Results (mbgs)
July 2018 Source: SRK Consulting, 2018.
Geotechnical investigations within the footprint of the proposed HLF indicate that:

• Depth to bedrock under the proposed heap leach pad is relatively shallow, ranging from
1.2 mbgs in the southern area of the pad to 3 mbgs in the northwestern area of the
pad.

• Bedrock depth under the proposed solution ponds were deeper with a maximum
measured bedrock depth of 7.5 mbgs.

• Foundation soil typically consists of saprolite, which, based on particle size distribution
testing, is predominately sand or silt.

• Thin layers of aeolian sands exist above the saprolite in some areas.

The thin layers of aeolian sand are assumed to be prone to collapse settlement, therefore SRK
recommended that these sands be removed prior to HLF construction.

20.12.2.2 HEAP LEACH STABILITY ASSESSMENT

SRK performed a stability assessment on the preliminary design of the HLF. The natural
topography under the proposed HLF slopes northward with an overall grade of approximately
0.25%. In order to achieve the design base of heap leach slope of 0.5% the stability analysis
assumed that the heap leach pad will be constructed on an above grade compacted saprolite
layer that will vary in thickness from about 3 m along the southern limits to 0.3 m along its
northern limit.

Two-dimensional limit equilibrium analyses were carried out using the Rocscience program
SLIDE (v7.034) (Rocscience, 2017). Deterministic FOS values were determined for deep
seated failure in saprolite, sliding along the geomembrane, and sliding along in-situ saprolite
of the final, resloped heap leach configuration. A FOS of 1.3 was the criterion used for long
term overall stability, of both deep seated circular failure and block failure due to sliding, while
a FOS value of 1.05 was the criterion used for pseudo-static conditions (NDEP-BMRR 1994,
and Hawley and Cunning 2017).

Essakane is located in a seismically inactive region with a low potential for a seismic event.
Grünthal et al. (1999) estimate the horizontal peak ground acceleration with an occurrence
rate of 10% within 50 years is less than 0.2 m/s2 (0.02 g). Pseudo-static stability analyses
using a horizontal seismic loading of 0.025 g exhibit an acceptable FOS.

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The static stability analysis results are summarized in Table 20-5. The results indicate that the
final proposed HLF is expected to exhibit an acceptable design FOS with respect to the
analyzed failure mechanisms in the longer term, using an assumed set of material parameters.
Sensitivity testing indicates that liner interface friction angle is the parameter with the greatest
influence on the calculated FOS. While the stability analysis indicates that a smooth HDPE or
LLDPE liner should meet the acceptable FOS, further analysis using site specific material
parameters and interface shear strengths may indicate that textured liner is required.

Testing of the liner interface friction angle and heap leach construction materials should be
performed in the next stage of design, and the stability analysis should be updated.

TABLE 20-5 STATIC ANALYSIS STABILITY RESULTS

Section Case Failure Mode Factor of Safety(1) (Static)

Circular through Saprolite 1.71
South Sliding along In-Situ Saprolite 1.72
Sliding along Liner 1.54
Base Case
Circular through Saprolite 1.76
North Sliding along In-Situ Saprolite 1.76
Sliding along Liner 1.52
Circular through Saprolite 1.48
South Sliding along In-Situ Saprolite 1.42

Worst Case Material Sliding along Liner 1.27

Properties Circular through Saprolite 1.50
North Sliding along In-Situ Saprolite 1.50
Sliding along Liner 1.25
Interface friction
1.16
angle 9° (2)
Interface friction
South 1.31
angle 12° (2)
Interface friction
1.41
angle 14° (2)
Sliding along Liner
Interface friction
1.08
angle 9° (2)
Interface friction
North 1.30
angle 12° (2)
Interface friction
1.39
angle 14° (2)

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Section Case Failure Mode Factor of Safety(1) (Static)
Circular through Saprolite 1.68
South Sliding along In-Situ Saprolite 1.70

Ore saturated to Sliding along Liner 1.47

12.5 m Circular through Saprolite 1.71
North Sliding along In-Situ Saprolite 1.74
Sliding along Liner 1.40
Notes:
(1) Acceptable minimum FOS = 1.3 for static analyses
(2) All other material properties are from the base case.

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21 CAPITAL AND OPERATING COSTS
21.1 CAPITAL COSTS
The capital cost requirement over the LOM includes the following:
• Heap leach project capital expenditures.
• Resource development costs.
• Capitalized waste stripping.
• Sustaining capital expenditures (for mill and site in general).
• Mine equipment additions and replacements.
• Equipment overhaul costs.
• Equipment capital spares (CSPARES).
• Tailing dam capital expenditures.

21.1.1 GENERAL
A total of $894.3M of capital is planned to be spent over the remaining LOM, which equates to
$5.46/t milled (CIL + HL) or $221/oz of gold sold. Figure 21-1 shows the total LOM capital by
year.

Capitalized waste stripping (cash portion) is the largest capital cost estimated at $368.3M,
representing 41% of the LOM remaining capital expenditures. Figure 21-2 shows the
distribution of the sustaining capital over the LOM.

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 FIGURE 21-1 LOM CAPITAL EXPENDITURES

$300,000
Total Capital Expenditures ($000)

$250,000

$200,000

$150,000

$100,000

$50,000

$0
2018F 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025

Sustaining Capital Non-Sustaining Capital

Capitalized Waste Stripping Resource Development

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 FIGURE 21-2 LOM SUSTAINING CAPITAL EXPENDITURES

140,000
Sustaining Capital Expenditures ($000)

120,000

100,000

80,000

60,000

40,000

20,000

-
2018F 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Mine Sustaining Mill Sustaining G&A Sustaining
Capitalized Waste Stripping Resource Development

21.1.2 HEAP LEACH CAPITAL COST ESTIMATE

21.1.2.1 INTRODUCTION
The Project capital cost estimate includes all direct and indirect costs. The capital cost is
deemed to cover the future FS and the Implementation phase. The implementation phase
includes period starting from the project approval date and finishing at commissioning
activities. Start-up and ramping-up to full production are considered to be part of operating
costs.

This estimate reflects the scope of work for the heap leach expansion project which includes
an additional crushing circuit, material handling equipment, an additional CIC plant, and a heap
leach pad and ponds.

The Essakane heap leach project is developed in one construction major phase for most part
of the scope and two additional sustaining capital expenditure phases:
• Phase I – Capital Cost (Total Project Scope including first phase of the heap leach pad)

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 • Phase II – Sustaining Capital (Heap leach pad extension only)
• Phase III – Sustaining Capital (Heap leach pad extension only)

21.1.2.2 ASSUMPTIONS
The following items present the assumptions that have been taken during the study estimate:
• Estimate is based on 6 days at 10 hours workweek for construction contractor;
• Estimate is based on 6 weeks in/2 weeks out rotation schedule for construction
contractor;
• Estimate assumes that labour skills will range from medium to high, i.e., no unskilled
nor low skill labour;
• It is assumed that origin of skilled workers will be from west African countries;
• Gas and fuel included in construction equipment is priced at US$0.90/L and is
included in direct cost unit rates.
• Basic currency is United States dollar. Table 21-1 shows currency exchange rates
and portion considered in this capital cost estimate are as follow:

TABLE 21-1 CURRENCY EXCHANGE RATE

May 19, 2018
(IAMGOLD April
Currency Code Currency Name Publication)
USD US Dollar 1.00000
EUR Euro 1.20000
XOF (CFA) CFA Franc BCEAO 0.00183
CAD Canadian Dollar 0.80000

21.1.2.3 EXCLUSIONS FROM HEAP LEACH CAPITAL COST

The following is a non-exhaustive list of exclusions:
• Escalation;
• Risk;
• Risk mitigation plan;
• Currency fluctuation;
• Hazardous waste;
• Financing charges;
• Delays caused by community relation, permitting issues, project financing, etc.;
• Carry-over work;
• Working Capital is excluded from the capital cost;
• First Fills;

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 • All costs beyond commissioning and start-up, i.e., ramp up and operations;
• Sunk cost.

21.1.2.4 TYPE OF ESTIMATE

The heap leach project capital cost estimate is considered to meet the requirement of a Class
3 estimate as defined in American Association of Cost Engineers (AACE) International
Recommended Practice No. 47R-11. As such, AACE provides a broad range for accuracy
within each estimate class. Typical accuracy ranges for the AACE Class 3 estimates are -10%
to -20% on the low side and +10% to +30% on the high side.

The heap leach project capital cost estimate reflects a “Self-Perform” execution mode by
IAMGOLD.

Some elements, packages, or areas of the estimate may not achieve the target level of
accuracy individually but the overall accuracy achieved has been evaluated in careful
consideration of the level of definition achieved in major engineering deliverables, execution
strategy and pricing. The sum of all estimate elements falls within the parameters of target
accuracy.

21.1.2.5 SUMMARY OF CAPITAL COST ESTIMATE

Tables 21-2 and 21-3 provide a summary of the project capital costs by major area and by
work breakdown structure (WBS), respectively.

TABLE 21-2 CAPITAL COST BY MAJOR AREA

TOTAL
Major Area Capital Expenditures ($000)
100 Infrastructure 9,357
300 Mill General (Material Processing including Heap Leach) 86,795
400 Plants & Equipment 1,815
700 Mining (Covered under Operating Cost) Operating Cost
900 Project Indirect Costs (Excluding Contingency) 34,824
998 Contingency 19,918
Grand Total 152,708

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 TABLE 21-3 CAPITAL COSTS BY WBS

Capital Cost Sustaining Capital Sustaining Capital

Initial Year Year 3 Year 5
WBS WBS Description ($000) ($000) ($000)
Direct Costs 97,966 5,152 3,070
100 Infrastructure – General 464 - -
103 Mine Village (Camp) 858 - -
104 Site Roads 368 - -
107 Village Relocation Incl. in 919 - -
109 LFO Storage 1,241 - -
110 HFO Storage 4,774 - -
114 Medical & Training Facilities Other - -
116 Site Power Reticulation 1,151 - -
123 Bulk Water Storage Reservoir (BWS) 502 - -
301 Ore Receipt – Crushing / Stockpiling 37,426 - -
305 CIL 347 - -
307 Acid Wash and Elution 927 - -
308 Carbon Regeneration & Recovery 194 - -
310 Electrowinning and Gold Room 576 - -
317 Water Services – Process Water 512 - -
318 Water Services – Potable Water Other - -
360 Heap Leach Process Area – General 2,536 - -
361 Heap Leach – Conveying & Stacking 19,372 - -
362 Heap Leach – Reagents 234 - -
364 Heap Leach – Pad & Ponds 19,749 5,152 3,070
365 Heap Leach – CIC Plant 4,923 - -
406 Support Equipment 1,815 - -
Indirect Costs 54,742 1,288 767
910 Construction Equipment & Tools 1,615 - -
919 Other Construction Costs (Owner’s Costs) 5,810 1,288 767
920 Construction Engineering 5,200 - -
925 Construction Management 6,978 - -
930 Construction Freight and tax 5,000 - -
935 Construction Room & Board 684 - -
940 Construction Room & Board 1,848 - -
945 Construction Transportation 1,674 - -
950 Initial Fills 200 - -
955 Capital Spares 750 - -
956 1 – 2 Years Operational Spares Incl. in operating cost - -
957 Commissioning Spares 195 - -
964 Construction Services 3,027 - -
985 Corporate Administration 1,842 - -
998 CONTINGENCY 19,918
Grand Total 152,708 6,440 3,837

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21.1.2.6 MOBILE EQUIPMENT
Most of the major mining and auxiliary equipment are already in operation and only a minor
amount of additional equipment is required for the heap leach project. Table 21-4 provides a
list of small additions to that equipment fleet required for the heap leach project. The value of
this additional equipment is included in WBS 406.

TABLE 21-4 INITIAL CAPITAL FOR MINING AND SERVICE EQUIPMENT

Total
Equipment Description QTY
($000)
Major Equipment
Loader CAT 950 1 335
Dozer CAT D9 1 1,320
Truck (Tractor) 5T (HL Carbon Transport) 1 60
Farm Tractor (For Drip Line Installation) 1 100
Grand-Total 4 1,815

21.1.2.7 CONTINGENCY
The contingency evaluation was structured by packages, followed by discipline and/or area,
and limited to direct costs and indirect costs excluding contingency, owner’s costs, escalation,
and risk. The contingency was established at 15%, which is in line with IAMGOLD’s guideline
for a PFS study.

21.1.2.8 HEAP LEACH SUSTAINING CAPITAL COSTS

Sustaining capital expenditures are estimated to be $10.27 M. The sustaining costs are
required to enlarge the heap leach pad and ponds. Any additional piping distribution is
considered part of the operating cost. A general allowance of 25% has been used for
sustaining scope indirect costs.

21.1.2.9 HEAP LEACH RECLAMATION AND CLOSURE COSTS

The reclamation and closure costs of the heap leach project has been integrated in the
Essakane closure cost and included in the LOM. A more detailed cost will be provided in the
FS.

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21.1.3 CLOSURE AND RECLAMATION COSTS
A provision of $76.5M is estimated for the closure and reclamation cost of Essakane. This
amount is planned to be re-evaluated in 2018 to reflect the updated projected disturbance until
the end of the mine.

21.2 OPERATING COSTS

The mine operating costs are estimated on the basis of the physical quantities of the mine
plan, realistic equipment productivity assumptions, overall equipment efficiencies, and updated
consumable prices.

Average operating costs over the LOM and over the Five Year Plan (2018 to 2022) are shown
in Table 21-5.

TABLE 21-5 LOM AND FIVE YEAR PLAN OPERATING COSTS

Area LOM Average Five Year Plan (2018-2022)
Mining (US$/t mined) 2.76 2.64
CIL Processing (US$/t milled) 12.00 11.86
Heap Leach Processing (US$/t milled) 3.13 3.13
G&A (US$/t milled) 3.73 3.85

The average total cash cost per ounce is US$707/oz Au while the all-in sustaining cost (AISC)
averages US$946/oz Au over the LOM.

21.2.1 MINE OPERATING COSTS

Average mine operating costs are estimated at $2.76/t mined over the LOM (2018 included),
averaging $2.64/t mined over the next five years. The LOM schedule manages to keep the
mining cost around the average throughout the years by carefully selecting waste storage
locations, thus minimizing haulage distances. An increase in mining cost is observed for the
last three years as all mining activities occur at greater depth. Fuel represents $0.86/t mined
and 0.78 L/t mined over the LOM, which represents 31% of the mine operating cost. The top
four mining cost categories represent 80% of the mine operating costs (Figure 21-3).

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 FIGURE 21-3 MINING COST CATEGORIES

Labour, 15%
Other, 20%

Mine
Maintenance
(excl. labour),
12%
Energy, 31%

Consumables,
22%

21.2.2 CIL OPERATING COSTS

The average LOM milling cost is estimated at $12.00/t milled and an average of $11.86/t milled
over the next five years. Fuel related to power generation is the primary cost and represents
30% of the CIL operating cost. The energy cost (power-HFO and solar) is $4.37/t milled at the
CIL. The total energy cost is 36% of the CIL overall costs. It is followed by cyanide (9.0%,
$1.07/t milled) and grinding media (8.9%, $1.07/t milled). The milling cost categories are
presented in Figure 21-4.

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 FIGURE 21-4 MILLING COST CATEGORIES

Other, 13% Labour, 13%

Mill Maintenance
(excl. labour), 9%

Energy, 36%

Consumables,
28%

21.2.3 G&A COSTS

The average LOM G&A cost is $3.73/t milled and assumes processing at a rate above 12 Mtpa
at the CIL plant until 2022. A high proportion of the G&A costs are fixed costs (i.e.: taxes) and
are difficult to compress should the milling rate decrease. The top four G&A costs over the
LOM represent 63% of our G&A costs (Figure 21-5) and are detailed as following: labour
(44%), insurance (8%), taxes and permits (6%), and local food (6%)

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 FIGURE 21-5 G&A COST CATEGORIES

Others, 37%

Labour, 44%

Local Food, 6%
Taxes &
Insurances - Permits, 6%
Other, 8%

21.2.4 HEAP LEACH OPERATING COST

Operating costs for the heap leach expansion Project have been estimated by KCA with input
from IAMGOLD.

Operating costs presented are based upon ownership of all process production equipment and
site facilities, as well as the Owner employing and directing all operating, maintenance, and
support personnel.

The estimated heap leach annual operating costs are based upon information presented in
earlier sections of this report. LOM operating costs for heap leach processing are estimated
to be US$3.13/t material processed and are presented in the following sections.

Heap leach operating costs by area are summarized in Table 21-6.

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 TABLE 21-6 HEAP LEACH AVERAGE ANNUAL OPERATING COSTS

Area Costs, US$ US$/t

Area 360 - Heap Leach Process Area General 1,195,000 0.120
Area 301 - Primary Crushing 1,861,000 0.186
Area 301 - Secondary Crushing 3,208,000 0.321
Area 301 - Secondary Stockpile and Reclaim 276,000 0.028
Area 301 - Tertiary Crushing 4,321,000 0.432
Area 361 - Conveying and Heap Stacking System 3,221,000 0.322
Area 364 - Heap Leach Pad and Ponds 1,247,000 0.125
Area 365 - Heap Leach CIC Plant 1,352,000 0.135
Area 362 - Heap Leach Reagents 14,067,000 1.407
Area 317 - Water Supply, Storage & Distribution 282,000 0.028
Mobile Equipment 287,000 0.029

TOTAL COST 31,317,000 3.132

Operating costs for the heap leach have been estimated from actual costs at the existing
operation, the Project’s flowsheet, and first principles. Labour costs are estimated using
project specific staffing, salary, wage, and benefit requirements. Unit consumption of
materials, supplies, power, water, and delivered supply costs are also estimated based on
vendor quotes and quoted equipment requirements.

All operating costs are presented in Q2 2018 US Dollars. Where prices were supplied in CFA
Franc, an average conversion of 546.63 CFA Franc per US Dollar was used for all process
operating costs. These costs do not include any Value Added Tax (VAT).

21.2.4.1 PROCESS LABOUR AND WAGES

Staffing requirements for the process and support personnel have been estimated by KCA with
input from IAMGOLD. Wage, salary, and burden information for personnel was provided by
IAMGOLD and has been included in the wage and salary data.

Staffing will be primarily by Burkina Faso nationals, with supply from the local labour force as
a priority. The work force for the process and support will consist of approximately 115 persons
including 103 persons in the plant areas and 12 persons in the laboratory.

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21.2.4.2 CONSUMABLE ITEMS
Process reagent and consumables costs have been estimated based upon unit costs and
consumptions. Reagent consumptions were developed from test work performed on samples
of Essakane ore, as detailed in Section 13, and from process calculations. Reagent unit costs
were based on actual costs at the operation or recent supplier quotes. Freight costs are
included in the unit prices. Table 21-7 shows the consumption of the major consumables.

TABLE 21-7 HEAP LEACH REAGENT CONSUMPTION

Reagent Form Annual Consumption, t

NaCN Briquettes - 1 tonne supersacks 3,300
Quicklime Bulk Delivery Truck 13,000
Anti-scalant Liquid Tote, 1m3 125

Operating costs for these items have been distributed based on tonnage and gold production,
as appropriate.

21.2.4.3 GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE

The G&A cost is not included in the heap leach processing costs.

21.2.5 OVERALL OPERATING COST METRICS

Over the total LOM, 2018 to 2026, the average total cash cost per ounce of gold is $707/oz
while the all-in sustaining cost (AISC) averages $946/oz of gold over the LOM.

Note that AISC measures do not have any standardized meaning prescribed by International
Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and differ from measures determined in accordance with
IFRS. AISC is intended to provide additional information and should not be considered in
isolation or as a substitute for measures of performance prepared in accordance with IFRS.
This measure is not necessarily indicative of net earnings or cash flow from operating activities
as determined under IFRS.

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22 ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
This section is not required as the Essakane Gold Mine is currently in production and there is
no material expansion of current production.

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23 ADJACENT PROPERTIES
Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation PLC (ENRC, formerly Central African Mining and
Exploration Company (CAMEC), Burkina Sarl, and Etablissements Sawadogo Mahamadi et
Freres (ESMAF) own the Yedebere, Yevelde, and Falagountou III exploration licences located
west and east of the Essakane Exploration Permits. There is no relevant information from
these adjacent properties available for disclosure in this report.

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24 OTHER RELEVANT DATA AND
INFORMATION
No additional information or explanation is necessary to make this Technical Report
understandable and not misleading.

24.1 PROJECT EXECUTION PLAN

The Essakane heap leach project execution proposed to be directly managed by the
IAMGOLD project management team. The engineering will be contracted out to qualified firms.
The construction work will be mainly contracted out to local and regional contractors under the
supervision of the Project team. Project control functions such as scheduling, cost control,
procurement, project logistics, and site supervision will be executed directly by the IAMGOLD
project management team.

An Owners’ Steering Committee will be formed to oversee the Project. The major Project
milestones from the PFS are presented in Table 24-1.

TABLE 24-1 MAJOR PROJECT MILESTONES

Description Start Date Completion Date

Feasibility study engineering - earthworks Q3 - 2018 Q1 - 2019
Feasibility study engineering - power Q3 - 2018 Q1 - 2019
Feasibility study engineering - heap leach Q3 - 2018 Q1 - 2019
Feasibility study completed Q1 - 2019
Detailed engineering Q1 - 2019 Q3 - 2019
Permitting expected date Q1- 2019
Long lead item procurement Q1 - 2019 Q4 - 2019
Early works Q1- 2019 Q2-2019
Project full approval Q2 - 2019
Construction Q2 - 2019 Q2 - 2020
Heap leach production Q2 - 2020

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24.2 RISK MANAGEMENT
A risk identification and mitigation session was organized during the PFS. This section
presents the main risks and opportunities.

The main risks associated with the Project are shown in Table 24-2.

TABLE 24-2 MAIN PROJECT RISKS

Risk Risk Response/Mitigation

1) Evaluate mobile equipment fleet considering
Difficulty to deliver CIL and Heap Leach requirements
ore tonnage 2) Initiate heap leach material stockpiling
3) Management focus on CIL and HL targets
1) Create negotiation committee
Delay in permitting due to communities
2) Use recent Essakane and communities negotiations
agreement refusal
successes (win/win recitations)
1) Include agglomeration and edge recirculation
Gold recovery at HL lower than expected 2) Scale up factor applied from the lab to the selected
financial evaluation - conservative approach
1) Follow up
Delay in receiving approval/permitting 2) Design with best practices
from the government 3) Continuous communication with government
throughout the process
1) Follow best practices in design
Environmental impact 2) Site investigation and lab testing during design phase
3) Maintain best operating practices

The opportunities which may improve the Project are shown in Table 24-3.

TABLE 24-3 MAIN PROJECT OPPORTUNITIES

Opportunity Opportunity Response

1) Gravimetric circuit survey
Low capital cost option: maximize the
2) Maximize plant throughput
ounces production while reducing the
3) Detox plant PFS
investment.
4) Study use of surfactants
1) Evaluate agglomeration
Improve HL recovery 2) Use higher Cn concentration at the end of heap life
to defeat preg robbing.
1) Confirm crushing plant location to minimize
conveyor length.
Optimize the heap leach project : Value
2) Optimize basin design
engineering
3) Minimize project footprint
4) Optimize the CIC plant design

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25 INTERPRETATION AND CONCLUSIONS
IAMGOLD has the following conclusions and observations:

25.1 GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES

• Mineral Resources and Mineral Reserves have been prepared in accordance with the
CIM (2014) definitions.

• Work completed to date by the geological staff is appropriate.

• The geological model employed by Essakane S.A. geologists is reasonably well

understood and is well supported by field observations in both outcrop and drill
intersections.

• The resource model has been prepared using appropriate methodology and
assumptions. These parameters include:
o Treatment of high assays
o Compositing length
o Search parameters
o Bulk density
o Cut-off grade
o Classification

• The block model has been validated using a reasonable level of rigor consistent with
common industry practice.

• The current drill spacing in the EMZ deposit is judged adequate to develop a
reasonable model of the mineralization distribution and to quantify its volume and
quality with a good level of confidence in all three areas of the Project.

• Based on visual verification, the models (Rock Type, Density, and Au Grade) were
found to be globally representative of the known geological and structural controls of
mineralization at the EMZ deposit.

• Statistical analysis demonstrates that the block model provides a reasonable estimate
of the Mineral Resources for the EMZ deposit.

• Validation of the block model using different interpolation methods indicated that
tonnages, grades, and gold contents are similar.

• Swath plots for Indicated and Inferred Mineral Resources by vertical sections for the
EMZ and North Satellite areas indicate that peaks and lows in gold content generally
match peaks and lows in composite grades; no bias was found in the resource estimate
in this regard.

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 • GMSI reviewed the information stored in the Falagountou database and found it to be
in good standing.

• Drill hole spacing on the Falagountou East and West deposits is judged adequate to
develop a reasonable model of the mineralization distribution and to quantify its volume
and quality with an acceptable level of confidence.

• The ID3 based Mineral Resource estimate for the Falagountou East and West deposits
was found to be a good representation of the drill hole composites.

• Swath plots for Indicated and Inferred Mineral Resources by vertical sections for the
Falagountou East and West deposits indicate that peaks and lows in gold content
generally match peaks and lows in composite grades; no bias was found in the
resource estimate in this regard.

• Sampling and assaying have been carried out following standard industry QA/QC
practices. These practices include, but are not limited to, sampling, assaying, chain of
custody of the samples, sample storage, use of third-party laboratories, standards,
blanks, and duplicates.

• The results of the metallurgical test programs indicate that the ore types tested are
amenable to standard heap leaching methods.

• The available test results are more than sufficient to support a PFS.

25.2 MINING AND MINERAL RESERVES

• The mine design and Mineral Reserve estimate have been completed to a level
appropriate for a PFS.

• The economic assumptions and methodology used for estimation of the Mineral
Reserves are appropriate.

• The Mineral Reserve estimate is consistent with the CIM (2014) definitions and is
suitable for public reporting. As such, the Mineral Reserves are based on Measured
and Indicated Mineral Resources, and do not include any Inferred Mineral Resources.

25.3 METALLURGICAL TESTING AND MINERAL PROCESSING

KCA has the following conclusions and observations:
• The metallurgical testing results indicate that the Essakane low grade material is
amenable to processing by conventional heap leaching methods. Gold recovery is
estimated to be 55% and reagent requirements are low.

• Detailed operating costs have been estimated based on experience and actual costs
at site and are appropriate for a PFS.

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 • Heap leach metallurgical testing has been carried out by KCA. KCA has identified the
following risks that may affect the economics of the heap leach project:
o No metallurgical test work has been completed on the Turbidite material.
o No metallurgical test work has been completed on the material in the stockpiles
and the effects of weathering is unknown.
o Due to the low grade of the heap leach ore and the presence of coarse gold,
individual tests give ranges of assays and there could be some error in recovery
estimates.
o Some of the ore at Essakane is preg robbing which can have long term effects
if placed in the lower lifts of the heap.

• KCA has identified the following opportunities that may affect the economics of the
heap leach project:
o Most of the column leach tests were still leaching when the tests were finished
and additional recovery is likely as ore is secondarily leached through upper
lifts.
o The HPGR model selected for this study was single pass. A larger machine
would allow an amount of recirculation which would result in a finer product size
and potentially higher gold recovery. Test work is underway at the time of this
report.
o The design for this study does not include cement agglomeration of the ore.
Utilization of cement may increase maximum heap height or permeability
requiring less liner for lower capital costs and possibly increasing gold recovery.
Due to the high cost of lime cement would only be a low added operating cost
over lime. Test work is underway at the time of this report.
o The overall design of the crushing and stacking systems for the heap leach
presented in this study is a first-pass design. The opportunity exists to optimize
the general layout and individual components.

25.4 ENVIRONMENT
• No outstanding technical issues were identified for environment and permitting.

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26 RECOMMENDATIONS
IAMGOLD has the following recommendations:

26.1 GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES

• The West flank of the lithological model of the EMZ deposits should be updated for the
next resource estimate in order to reflect new geological observations.

• A more complex structural model should be integrated in the next update in order to
have a better understanding of mineralization features at a smaller scale.

• Estimation strategy used for EMZ could result in too much smoothing, however
reconciliation did not indicate too much smoothing in the last year. Considering a lower
cut-off grade for the heap leach project, it is in the opinion of the QP that a different
strategy should be investigated using the grade control results in the upcoming year.
In addition to a calibration with the production, the QP suggests having an external
audit to assist parameter selection.

• The area covered by the pit shell in this study reached areas with lower confidence in
the geological model (west flank and lower layer). Diamond drilling should be carried
out in the upcoming year in order to improve the geological model.

• GMSI suggests waiting for robust reconciliation data before making any important
modifications to the Falagountou deposit block model.

• GMSI is of the opinion that the ID3 interpolation method for the Falagountou deposit is
a better global estimator compared to the OK technique.

26.2 METALLURGICAL TESTING AND MINERAL PROCESSING

• A recent metallurgical study indicated a risk for a lower gold recovery related to the
amount of graphitic ore present in future mining zones, according to the LOM.
Essakane S.A. has undertaken a mitigation plan that needs to be completed.
Additionally, a geometallurgy survey, which is currently ongoing, will help determine
where the graphitic ore originates and serves as a basis for better mill feed sequencing
in order to optimize mill operating parameters as a function of graphitic carbon
concentration in the feed.

• KCA has the following recommendations:

o Column leach tests should be conducted on the Turbidite rock type to confirm
recovery.

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 o Metallurgical testing should be conducted on stockpile material to check if
weathering has any effect on recoveries.

o A feasibility study is recommended to improve the reliability and accuracy of the

cost estimate and form the basis for a construction decision.

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28 DATE AND SIGNATURE PAGE
This report titled “Technical Report on the Essakane Gold Mine Heap Leach Pre-Feasibility
Study, Sahel Region, Burkina Faso” effective June 5, 2018 and dated July 19, 2018 was
prepared and signed by the following authors:

(Signed & Sealed) “Vincent Blanchet”

Dated at Longueuil, QC Vincent Blanchet, ing.

July 19, 2018 Geological Engineer
IAMGOLD Corporation

(Signed & Sealed) “Philippe Chabot”

Dated at Longueuil, QC Philippe Chabot, ing.

July 19, 2018 Mine Optimization Expert
IAMGOLD Corporation

(Signed & Sealed) “Stéphane Rivard”

Dated at Longueuil, QC Stéphane Rivard, ing.

July 19, 2018 Director Metallurgy
IAMGOLD Corporation

(Signed & Sealed) “Denis Isabel”

Dated at Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso Denis Isabel, ing.

July 19, 2018 Director Health Safety and Sustainability
IAMGOLD Corporation

(Signed & Sealed) “Luc-Bernard Denoncourt”

Dated at Longueuil, QC Luc-Bernard Denoncourt, ing.

July 19, 2018 Projects Manager
IAMGOLD Corporation

(Signed & Sealed) “Travis J. Manning”

Dated at Reno, NV Travis J. Manning, P.E.

July 19, 2018 Senior Engineer
Kappes, Cassiday & Associates

(Signed & Sealed) “Edward Saunders”

Dated at Vancouver, BC Edward Saunders, P.Eng.

July 19, 2018 Senior Consultant (Rock Mechanics)
SRK Consulting

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 (Signed & Sealed) “Cam Scott”

Dated at Vancouver, BC Cam Scott, P.Eng.

July 19, 2018 Principal Consultant (Geotechnical Engineering)
SRK Consulting

(Signed & Sealed) “Edith Bouchard-Marchand”

Dated at Québec, QC Edith Bouchard-Marchand, ing.

July 19, 2018 Process Engineer
Soutex

(Signed & Sealed) “Réjean Sirois”

Dated at Brossard, Quebec Réjean Sirois, P.Eng.

July 19, 2018 Vice President Geology and Resources
G Mining Services Inc.

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29 CERTIFICATE OF QUALIFIED PERSON
29.1 VINCENT BLANCHET, ING.
I, Vincent Blanchet, ing, as an author of this report entitled “Technical Report on the Essakane
Gold Mine Heap Leach re-feasibility Study, Sahel Region, Burkina Faso”, effective June 5,
2018 and dated July 19, 2018, do hereby certify that:

1. I am a Geological Engineer with IAMGOLD Corporation of 1111, St-Charles Ouest - Tour

Est, Suite750 Longueuil, Québec

2. I am a graduate of Université Laval in 2008 with a Bachelor’s degree in geological

engineering (B.Eng.).

3. I am registered as a Professional Engineer in the Province of Québec (OIQ # 146574). I

have worked as a geological engineer for a total of ten years since my graduation. My
relevant experience for the purpose of the Technical Report is:
 I have practiced my profession continuously since 2008 and have been involved mainly
in gold mine and gold project, in North America and Australia.
 I have been working for IAMGOLD Corporation since 2016 as Geological Engineer.

4. I have read the definition of "qualified person" set out in National Instrument 43-101 (NI 43-
101) and certify that by reason of my education, affiliation with a professional association
(as defined in NI 43-101) and past relevant work experience, I fulfill the requirements to be
a "qualified person" for the purposes of NI 43-101.

5. I have been involved at Essakane Gold Mine as a Geological Engineer since July 2016
and regularly visit the site.

6. I am responsible for sections 1.3.1 to 1.3.6; 4 to 12; 14.1, 14.2, 14.4, 14.5.1, 14.5.2, 14.6.1,
14.6.3; and 23 of the Technical Report. I share responsibility with my co-authors for
sections 3, 25, 26, and 27.

7. I am not independent of the Issuer applying the test set out in Section 1.5 of NI 43-101
since I am a full time employee at IAMGOLD Corporation.

8. I have had prior involvement with the property that is the subject of the Technical Report. I
am full-time employee of IAMGOLD and I have been involved with Essakane since 2016.

9. I have read NI 43-101, and the Technical Report has been prepared in compliance with NI
43-101 and Form 43-101F1.

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10. At the effective date of the Technical Report, to the best of my knowledge, information, and
belief, sections 1.3.1 to 1.3.6; 4 to 12; 14.1, 14.2, 14.4, 14.5.1, 14.5.2, 14.6.1, 14.6.3; and
23; and parts of sections 3, 25, 26, and 27 of Technical Report for which I am responsible
contain all scientific and technical information that is required to be disclosed to make the
Technical Report not misleading.

Dated 19th day of July, 2018

(Signed & Sealed) “Vincent Blanchet”

Vincent Blanchet, ing.

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29.2 PHILIPPE CHABOT, ING.
I, Philippe Chabot, ing., as an author of this report entitled “Technical Report on the Essakane
Gold Mine Heap Leach Pre-feasibility Study, Sahel Region, Burkina Faso”, effective June 5,
2018 and dated July 19, 2018, do hereby certify that: 

1. I am a Mine optimization expert with IAMGOLD Corporation of 1111, rue St-Charles Ouest,
Tour Est, bureau 750, Longueuil (Québec), J4K 5G4.

2. I am a graduate of Université Laval, Québec in 2004 with a Bachelor Degree in Mining

Engineering.

3. I am registered as Order of Engineers of Québec in the Province of Québec (OIQ

#139359). I have worked as a mining engineer/geologist for a total of 14 years since my
graduation. My relevant experience for the purpose of the Technical Report is:
 I have been working for mining companies as an engineer since 2004.

4. I have read the definition of "qualified person" set out in National Instrument 43-101 (NI 43-
101) and certify that by reason of my education, affiliation with a professional association
(as defined in NI 43-101) and past relevant work experience, I fulfill the requirements to be
a "qualified person" for the purposes of NI 43-101.

5. I have visited the Essakane Mine Site on a regular basis since 2015.

6. I am responsible for sections 1.3.7, 1.3.8; 15; 16.1, 16.3, and 16.4 of the Technical Report.
I share responsibility with my co-authors for sections 3, 25, 26, and 27.

7. I am not independent of the Issuer applying the test set out in Section 1.5 of NI 43-101
since I am a full time employee of IAMGOLD Essakane S.A., Burkina Faso and I own
shares of IAMGOLD Corporation.

8. I have had prior involvement with the property that is the subject of the Technical Report.

9. I have read NI 43-101, and the Technical Report has been prepared in compliance with NI
43-101 and Form 43-101F1.

10. At the effective date of the Technical Report, to the best of my knowledge, information, and
belief, sections 1.3.7, 1.3.8; 15; 16.1, 16.3, and 16.4; and parts of sections 3, 25, 26, and
27 of the Technical Report for which I am responsible contain all scientific and technical
information that is required to be disclosed to make the Technical Report not misleading.

Dated 19th day of July, 2018

(Signed & Sealed) “Philippe Chabot”

Philippe Chabot, ing.

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29.3 STÉPHANE RIVARD, ING.
I, Stéphane Rivard, ing., as an author of this report entitled “Technical Report on the Essakane
Gold Mine Heap Leach Pre-feasibility Study, Sahel Region, Burkina Faso”, effective June 5,
2018 and dated July 19, 2018, do hereby certify that:

1. I am Director Metallurgy with IAMGOLD Corporation of 111, rue Saint-Charles Ouest, Tour
Est, bureau 760, Longueuil (Québec), J4K 5G4.

2. I am a graduate of LAVAL University - with a B.Sc.Eng. Degree in Metallurgical and

Material Science Engineering in 1994.

3. I am registered as a Professional Engineer in the Province of Quebec (O.I.Q. licence

number 118538). I have practiced my profession continuously since my graduation. My
relevant experience for the purpose of the Technical Report is:
 IAMGOLD Corporation, as Director Metallurgy overseeing projects such as Côté Gold
project, Boto Gold project, Saramacca Gold project and Essakane Heap Leach project
and providing also site metallurgical governance for Essakane, Rosebel and Westwood
mines
 Cambior Inc. at Bouchard-Hébert mine as metallurgist
 Noranda Inc. at Gallen mine as chief metallurgist
 Ausenco Engineering company Director M&M and Project Managers : Goldcorp
Century Gold project, Lundin Gold Fruta Del Norte project, Algold Resources Tijirit
project, Kinross Tasiast expansion project
 Metchem Canada Inc. as Manager metallurgy: Goldcorp Eleonore Project metallurgist

4. I have read the definition of "qualified person" set out in National Instrument 43-101 (NI 43-
101) and certify that by reason of my education, affiliation with a professional association
(as defined in NI 43-101) and past relevant work experience, I fulfill the requirements to be
a "qualified person" for the purposes of NI 43-101.

5. I visited the Essakane Mine Site multiple times. The last visit being on June 4-11, 2018.

6. I am responsible for sections 1.3.9, 1.3.10, 1.3.11; 13.1 to 13.4; and 17.1 of the Technical
Report. I share responsibility with my co-authors for sections 3, 25, 26, and 27.

7. I am not independent of the Issuer applying the test set out in Section 1.5 of NI 43-101
since I am a full time IAMGOLD employee.

8. I have had prior involvement with the property that is the subject of the Technical Report
since I have been an employee of IAMGOLD Essakane S.A. since August 2014.

9. I have read NI 43-101, and the Technical Report has been prepared in compliance with NI
43-101 and Form 43-101F1.

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10. At the effective date of the Technical Report, to the best of my knowledge, information, and
belief, sections 1.3.9, 1.3.10, 1.3.11; 13.1 to 13.4; and 17.1; and parts of sections 3, 25,
26, and 27 of the Technical Report for which I am responsible contain all scientific and
technical information that is required to be disclosed to make the Technical Report not
misleading.

Dated 19th day of July, 2018

(Signed & Sealed) “Stéphane Rivard”

Stéphane Rivard, ing.

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29.4 DENIS ISABEL, ING.
I, Denis Isabel, ing., as an author of this report entitled “Technical Report on the Essakane
Gold Mine Heap Leach Pre-feasibility Study, Sahel Region, Burkina Faso”, effective June 5,
2018 and dated July 19, 2018, do hereby certify that:

1. I am Director Health Safety and Sustainability with IAMGOLD Essakane SA of 146, rue
13.49, quartier Zogona, 09 BP 11 Ouagadougou 09, Burkina Faso.

2. I am a graduate Student of Université Laval, Québec in 1980 with a B.Sc in Geology and
in 1981 with a B.Cs.A. in Engineering Geology. I am a Graduate Student of Institut National
de la Recherche Scientifique, Québec in 1983 with a M.Sc. in Water Sciences and in 1988
with a Ph.D. in Water Sciences.
 
3. I am registered as a Professional Engineer in the Province of Quebec (Reg.# 36006). I
have worked as an environmental engineer for a total of 33 years since my graduation. My
relevant experience for the purpose of the Technical Report is that, in my successive
positions of Professor at the Engineering Geology department of Université Laval,
President of Enviroconseil, Vice-President Mining Environment at SNC-Lavalin and
Director Environment and Sustainability at Ausenco, I was involved in many relevant
projects:
 Participation in environmental and social impact assessment studies for mining
projects and manager of an environmental and social impact assessment study for an
expansion project at a mine site.
 Participation in Scoping, Prefeasibility and Feasibility studies for mining projects
 Management of environmental studies related to the environmental permitting of
mining infrastructures like tailing management facilities and mine water management
facilities
 Management of mine closure studies.
 Management of mine closure construction projects.

4. I have read the definition of "qualified person" set out in National Instrument 43-101 (NI 43-
101) and certify that by reason of my education, affiliation with a professional association
(as defined in NI 43-101) and past relevant work experience, I fulfill the requirements to be
a "qualified person" for the purposes of NI 43-101.

5. I have been working at the Essakane Mine Site since November 2017.

6. I am responsible for sections 1.3.14; 20.1, 20.2, 20.3, 20.4, 20.5, 20.6, 20.7, 20.9, 20.10,
and 20.11 of the Technical Report. I share responsibility with my co-authors for sections
3, 25, 26, and 27.

7. I am not independent of the Issuer applying the test set out in Section 1.5 of NI 43-101.

8. I have had prior involvement with the property that is the subject of the Technical Report.
I have been involved with this property since 2016.

9. I have read NI 43-101, and the Technical Report has been prepared in compliance with NI
43-101 and Form 43-101F1.

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10. At the effective date of the Technical Report, to the best of my knowledge, information, and
belief, sections 1.3.14; 20.1, 20.2, 20.3, 20.4, 20.5, 20.6, 20.7, 20.9, 20.10, and 20.11; and
parts of sections 1.1, 3, 25, 26, and 27 of the Technical Report for which I am responsible
contain all scientific and technical information that is required to be disclosed to make the
Technical Report not misleading.

Dated 19th day of July, 2018

(Signed & Sealed) “Denis Isabel”

Denis Isabel, ing.

IAMGOLD Corporation – Essakane Gold Mine

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29.5 LUC-BERNARD DENONCOURT, ING.
I, Luc-Bernard Denoncourt, ing., as an author of this report entitled “Technical Report on the
Essakane Gold Mine Heap Leach Pre-feasibility Study, Sahel Region, Burkina Faso”, effective
June 5, 2018 and dated July 19, 2018, do hereby certify that:

1. I am Projects Manager with IAMGOLD Corporation,1111, St. Charles Street West,

Longueuil, QC, Canada, J4K 5G4

2. I am a graduate of Laval University, Quebec City; in 2002 in Mining Engineering.

3. I am registered as a Mining Engineer in the Province of Quebec (OIQ #129874). I have

worked as a mining engineer and project manager for a total of sixteen years since my
graduation

4. I have read the definition of "qualified person" set out in National Instrument 43-101 (NI 43-
101) and certify that by reason of my education, affiliation with a professional association
(as defined in NI 43-101) and past relevant work experience, I fulfill the requirements to be
a "qualified person" for the purposes of NI 43-101.

5. I visited the Essakane Mine Site several times in 2017 and 2018.

6. I am responsible for sections 1.1, 1.2, 1.3.12, 1.3.13, 1.3.15, 1.3.16; 2; 18; 19; 21; 22; and
24 of the Technical Report. I share responsibility with my co-authors for sections 3, 25,
26, and 27.

7. I have been working for IAMGOLD since 2015 as a Project Director. I am a full time
employee of IAMGOLD Corporation, Canada and I own shares of IAMGOLD Corporation.

8. I am not independent of IAMGOLD Corporation as set out in Section 1.5 of National

Instrument 43-101 as per NI 43-101 s.8.1(2)(f) and I did receive from my employer
participation incentive securities (“options”) and company shares in 2016, 2017 and 2018.

9. I have read NI 43-101, and the Technical Report has been prepared in compliance with NI
43-101 and Form 43-101F1.

10. At the effective date of the Technical Report, to the best of my knowledge, information, and
belief, sections 1.1, 1.2, 1.3.12, 1.3.13, 1.3.15, 1.3.16; 2; 18; 19; 21; 22, and 24 and parts
of Sections 3, 25, 26, and 27 of the Technical Report for which I am responsible contain
all scientific and technical information that is required to be disclosed to make the Technical
Report not misleading.

Dated 19th day of July, 2018

(Signed & Sealed) “Luc-Bernard Denoncourt”

Luc-Bernard Denoncourt, ing.

IAMGOLD Corporation – Essakane Gold Mine

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29.6 TRAVIS J. MANNING, P.E.
I, Travis J. Manning, P.E., as an author of this report entitled “Technical Report on the
Essakane Gold Mine Heap Leach Pre-feasibility Study, Sahel Region, Burkina Faso”, effective
June 5, 2018 and dated July 19, 2018, do hereby certify that:

1. I am Senior Engineer for Kappes, Cassiday & Associates located at 7950 Security Circle,
Reno, Nevada 89506.

2. I graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Metallurgical Engineering from the

University of Nevada in 2002.

3. I am a Registered Member of the Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration (4138289
RM). I am a Professional Engineer in the State of Utah (No. 6880159-2202). I have worked
as a Metallurgical Engineer for 15 years.

4. I visited the Essakane Mine Site on 20 June 2017.

5. I am responsible for sections 13.5, 13.6, and 17.3 of the Technical Report. I share
responsibility with my co-authors for sections 3, 25, 26, and 27.

6. I have read the definition of “qualified person” set out in National Instrument 43-101 (“NI
43-101”) and certify that by reason of my education, affiliation with a professional
association (as defined in NI 43-101) and past relevant work experience, I fulfill the
requirements to be a “qualified person” for the purposes of NI 43-101.
 
7. I am independent of IAMGOLD Essakane S.A. and related companies applying all of the
tests in section 1.5 of National Instrument 43-101.
 
8. I have had no prior involvement with the Essakane Project.

9. I have read National Instrument 43-101 and Form 43-101F1, and this Technical Report
has been prepared in compliance with that Instrument and Form.

10. As of the effective date of this report, to the best of my knowledge, information and belief,
sections 13.5, 13.6, and 17.3, and parts of sections 3, 25, 26, and 27 of this Technical
Report for which I am responsible contains all scientific and technical information that is
required to be disclosed to make this Technical Report not misleading;

Dated 19th day of July, 2018

(Signed & Sealed) “Travis J. Manning”

Travis J. Manning, P.E.

IAMGOLD Corporation – Essakane Gold Mine

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29.7 EDWARD SAUNDERS, P.ENG.
I, Edward Saunders, P.Eng., as an author of this report entitled “Technical Report on the
Essakane Gold Mine Heap Leach Pre-feasibility Study, Sahel Region, Burkina Faso”, effective
June 5, 2018 and dated July 19, 2018, do hereby certify that:

1. I am Edward Saunders with SRK Consulting (Canada) Inc. of 22nd Floor, 1066 West
Hastings Street, Vancouver, BC, V6E 3X2, Canada

2. I am a graduate of University of Canterbury, New Zealand in 2008 with a B.Sc. degree in

Geological Sciences, and University of Canterbury, New Zealand in 2009 with a Post-
Graduate diploma in Engineering Geology, and University of New South Wales, Australia
in 2013 with a Masters of Engineering Science degree in Geotechnical Engineering.

3. I am registered as a Professional Engineer in the Province of British Colombia (Reg.#

46438). I have worked as a rock mechanics/geological engineer for a total of eight years
since my graduation. My relevant experience for the purpose of the Technical Report is:
 Geotechnical investigation, data processing and analytical calculations for numerous
greenfield studies and for operational open pit expansion projects.
 Geotechnical pit slope stability assessment for operational mines located in
sedimentary and folded geological formations. Including other Gold mines.
 Inspections and audits for the evaluation of pit and waste rock dump slope stability
performance at existing mine operations, both for regulatory and internal governance.
 Pit slope and waste rock dump design for numerous greenfields studies and/or
operations located in North America, South America, Asia, Australia, Europe and
Africa.

4. I have read the definition of "qualified person" set out in National Instrument 43-101 (NI 43-
101) and certify that by reason of my education, affiliation with a professional association
(as defined in NI 43-101) and past relevant work experience, I fulfill the requirements to be
a "qualified person" for the purposes of NI 43-101.

5. I visited the Essakane Mine Site on December 7 to 15, 2017.

6. I am responsible for sections 16.2 and 20.8 of the Technical Report. I share responsibility
with my co-authors for sections 3, 25, 26, and 27.

7. I am independent of the Issuer applying the test set out in Section 1.5 of NI 43-101.

8. I have completed geotechnical site inspections and conducted stability assessment and pit
slope design work for the open pits on the property that is subject of this Technical Report.

9. I have read NI 43-101, and the Technical Report has been prepared in compliance with NI
43-101 and Form 43-101F1.

IAMGOLD Corporation – Essakane Gold Mine

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10. At the effective date of the Technical Report, to the best of my knowledge, information, and
belief, sections 16.2 and 20.8; and parts of sections 3, 25, 26, and 27 of the Technical
Report for which I am responsible contain all scientific and technical information that is
required to be disclosed to make the Technical Report not misleading.

Dated 19th day of July, 2018

(Signed & Sealed) “Edward Saunders”

Edward Saunders, P. Eng.

IAMGOLD Corporation – Essakane Gold Mine

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29.8 CAM SCOTT, P.ENG.
I, Cam Scott, P. Eng., as an author of this report entitled “Technical Report on the Essakane
Gold Mine Heap Leach Pre-feasibility Study, Sahel Region, Burkina Faso”, effective June 5,
2018 dated July 19, 2018, do hereby certify that:

1. I am a Principal Consultant (Geotechnical Engineering) with the firm of SRK Consulting

(Canada) Inc. (SRK) with an office at Suite 2200, 1066 West Hastings Street, Vancouver,
British Columbia, Canada.

2. In 1974, I obtained a B.A.Sc. degree in Geotechnical Engineering from the University of

British Columbia. In 1984, I obtained an M. Eng. Degree in Civil Engineering from the
University of Alberta.

3. I have been a Professional Engineer registered with the Association of Professional

Engineers and Geoscientists of British Columbia (#11523) since 1978. My relevant
experience for the purpose of the Technical Report is:
 Continuous practice as a Geotechnical Engineer for 44 years; and
 Engagement on the geotechnical and hydrogeological aspects of mining projects,
specifically the site selection, design, permitting, operation, and closure of mine waste
and heap leach facilities, over this period.

4. I have read the definition of "qualified person" set out in National Instrument 43-101 (NI 43-
101) and certify that by reason of my education, affiliation with a professional association
(as defined in NI 43-101) and past relevant work experience, I fulfill the requirements to be
a "qualified person" for the purposes of NI 43-101.

5. I have not visited the Essakane Mine Site.

6. I am responsible for section 20.12 and share responsibility with my co-authors for sections
3, 25, 26, and 27 of the Technical Report.

7. I am independent of the Issuer applying the test set out in Section 1.5 of NI 43-101.

8. I have had no prior involvement with the property that is the subject of the Technical Report.

9. I have read NI 43-101, and the Technical Report has been prepared in compliance with NI
43-101 and Form 43-101F1.

10. At the effective date of the Technical Report, to the best of my knowledge, information, and
belief, section 20.12 and parts of sections 3, 25, 26, and 27 of the Technical Report for
which I am responsible contain all scientific and technical information that is required to be
disclosed to make the Technical Report not misleading.

Dated 19th day of July, 2018

(Signed & Sealed) “Cam Scott”

Cam Scott, P. Eng.

IAMGOLD Corporation – Essakane Gold Mine

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29.9 EDITH BOUCHARD MARCHAND, ING.
I, Edith Bouchard Marchand, ing., as an author of this report entitled “Technical Report on the
Essakane Gold Mine Heap Leach Pre-feasibility Study, Sahel Region, Burkina Faso”, effective
June 5, 2018 and dated July 19, 2018, do hereby certify that:

1. I am process engineer with Soutex of 357, Jackson Street, Québec, QC, Canada.

2. I am a graduate of École Polytechnique de Montréal in 2000 with a Bachelor Degree and

a Master Degree in Chemical Engineering.

3. I am registered as a Professional Engineer in the Province of Quebec (Reg.# 128635). I

have worked as a mining engineer for a total of 10 years since my graduation. My relevant
experience for the purpose of the Technical Report is:
 Metallurgical support for various projects to increase gold recovery;
 Metallurgical engineer for many engineering projects from scoping studies to detailed
phase.

4. I have read the definition of "qualified person" set out in National Instrument 43-101 (NI 43-
101) and certify that by reason of my education, affiliation with a professional association
(as defined in NI 43-101) and past relevant work experience, I fulfill the requirements to be
a "qualified person" for the purposes of NI 43-101.

5. I visited the Essakane Mine Site in November 2017.

6. I am responsible for section 17.2 and share responsibility with my co-authors for sections
3, 25, 26, and 27 of the Technical Report.

7. I am independent of the Issuer applying the test set out in Section 1.5 of NI 43-101.

8. I have had no prior involvement with the property that is the subject of the Technical Report.

9. I have read NI 43-101, and the Technical Report has been prepared in compliance with NI
43-101 and Form 43-101F1.

10. At the effective date of the Technical Report, to the best of my knowledge, information, and
belief, section 17.2 and parts of sections 3, 25, 26, and 27 of the Technical Report or which
I am responsible contain all scientific and technical information that is required to be
disclosed to make the Technical Report not misleading.

Dated 19th day of July, 2018

(Signed & Sealed) “Edith Bouchard-Marchand”

Edith Bouchard Marchand, ing.

IAMGOLD Corporation – Essakane Gold Mine

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29.10 RÉJEAN SIROIS, ING.
I, Réjean Sirois, ing., as an author of this report entitled “Technical Report on the Essakane
Gold Mine Heap Leach Pre-feasibility Study, Sahel Region, Burkina Faso”, effective June 5,
2018 and dated July 19, 2018, do hereby certify that: 

1. I am a Geological Engineer acting as Vice President Geology and Resources for G Mining
Services Inc with an office at 7900 Taschereau Blvd, Building D, Suite 200, Brossard,
Quebec, Canada, J4X 1C2.

2. I am a graduate Student of l’Université du Québec à Chicoutimi with a B.Sc. (Geological

Engineering) in 1983.

3. I am a Professional Engineer registered with the “Ordre des ingénieurs du Québec” (OIQ-
Licence: 38754). I have practiced my profession continuously since 1985 and have
extensive experience in estimating mineral resources in South and North America as well
as in Southern and West Africa.

4. I have read the definition of "qualified person" set out in National Instrument 43-101 (NI 43-
101) and certify that by reason of my education, affiliation with a professional association
(as defined in NI 43-101) and past relevant work experience, I fulfill the requirements to be
a "qualified person" for the purposes of NI 43-101.

5. I visited the Essakane Mine Site on numerous occasions. My latest visit was on March 27-
30, 2018.

6. I am responsible for sections 14.3, 14.5.3, and 14.6.2 of the Technical Report. I share
responsibility with my co-authors for sections 3, 25, 26, and 27.

7. I am independent of the Issuer applying the test set out in Section 1.5 of NI 43-101.

8. I have had no prior involvement with the property that is the subject of the Technical Report.

9. I have read NI 43-101, and the Technical Report has been prepared in compliance with NI
43-101 and Form 43-101F1.

10. At the effective date of the Technical Report, to the best of my knowledge, information, and
belief, sections 14.3, 14.5.3, and 14.6.2, and parts of sections 3, 25, 26, and 27 of the
Technical Report for which I am responsible contain all scientific and technical information
that is required to be disclosed to make the Technical Report not misleading.

Dated 19th day of July, 2018

(Signed & Sealed) “Réjean Sirois”

Réjean Sirois, ing.

IAMGOLD Corporation – Essakane Gold Mine

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