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1 Geotechnical
Additional pit geotechnical data collection and analysis has been completed by Piteau
Engineering Latin America SAC (Piteau), for both the gold oxide pit walls and as part of the
drilling program for the sulphide project and associated pre-feasibility study. Preliminary
designs were submitted based on the work by Piteau to La Arena in August 2012 and these
were used for all pit optimisation and design work. Further analysis and geotechnical design
will be performed during 2013 to develop final feasibility level slope designs.
At the Effective Date the Stage 1 Calaorco pit base was at the 3436 mRL and the southwest
wall was approximately 156 m in maximum vertical height. The Calaorco Stage 2 pit had
recently commenced a cut back at the highest point on the SW wall.
The much smaller Ethel pit was at 3292 mRL and was being cut back to the south.
The overall pit slope angles recommended by Piteau in August 2012 were based on rock types
as follows:
For the pit optimisations completed in February 2013 for the Ore Reserves included in this
report this was simplified to the western walls having an overall slope of 39o and the eastern
walls 34°, taking into account the contact between the intrusive and sedimentary rocks.
For detailed pit design the Piteau draft recommended Oxide pit slope parameters were:
12 m benches
Design bench angle 70° in sediments, 60° in intrusives
Design berm width 9.2 m in sediments, 8.5 m in intrusives
Design inter-ramp angle 44° in sediments, 38 m in intrusives
Maximum inter-ramp slope height 96 m in sediments, 72 m in intrusives
Ramp/geotechnical step-out 30 m width