Mineral Reserve & Resource1 Table
(as of December 31, 2009)
| Tonnes (metric) |
Grade (g/t Au) |
Ounces Contained |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Island Gold Mine | |||||
| Proven reserves2 | 387,182 |
8.46 |
105,333 |
||
| Probable reserves2 | 539,961 |
9.14 |
158,752 |
||
| Measured resources | - |
- |
- |
||
| Indicated resources | 456,353 |
10.55 |
154,813 |
||
| Inferred resources | 640,614 |
9.69 |
199,569 |
||
| Beaufor Mine | |||||
| Proven reserves2 | 47,033 |
6.63 |
10,021 |
||
| Probable reserves2 | 118,728 |
9.07 |
34,616 |
||
| Measured resources | 96,396 |
5.78 |
17,903 |
||
| Indicated resources | 725,732 |
6.58 |
153,469 |
||
| Inferred resources | 919,214 |
6.74 |
199,256 |
||
| GOLD PROJECTS | |||||
| Francoeur Mine | |||||
| Probable reserves2 | 615,664 |
6.91 |
136,749 |
||
| Indicated resources | 76,449 |
7.54 |
18,541 |
||
| Inferred resources | 202,250 |
5.95 |
38,706 |
||
| Valentine Lake3 | |||||
| Inferred resources | 920,000 |
8.50 |
251,600 |
||
| Wasamac | |||||
| Inferred resources | 1,282,000 |
6.92 |
285,200 |
||
| TOTAL GOLD | |||||
| Proven and probable reserves | 1,708,568 |
8.11 |
445,471 |
||
| Measured and indicated resources | 1,354,930 |
7.91 |
344,726 |
||
| Inferred resources | 3,964,078 |
7.64 |
974,331 |
| 1 | Resources presented in the table above are exclusive of reserves, and do not have demonstrated economic viability at this time. |
| 2 | In 2009, based on a price of US$850/oz and an exchange rate of 1.00. For the Francoeur Mine, a price of US$800/oz and an exchange rate of 1.00 was used for 2009. |
| 3 | Richmont Mines’ share – 70%. In February 2009 Richmont entered into an agreement granting Mountain Lake Resources an option to purchase its 70% interest over a five year period. |
Regulation 43-101
The reserve and resource calculations as of December 31, 2009 were performed by qualified persons as defined by Regulation 43-101. Please refer to the SEDAR website (www.sedar.co) for full reports and additional corporate documentation.
Cautionary note to US investors concerning resource estimates
Information in this website is intended to comply with the requirements of the Toronto Stock Exchange and applicable Canadian securities legislation, which differ in certain respects with the rules and regulations promulgated under the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (“Exchange Act”), as promulgated by the SEC. The resource estimate in this website is prepared in accordance with Regulation 43-101 adopted by the Canadian Securities Administrators. The requirements of Regulation 43-101 differ significantly from the requirements of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”).
U.S. Investors are urged to consider the disclosure in our annual report on Form 20-F, File No. 001-14598, as filed with the SEC under the Exchange Act, which may be obtained from us (without cost) or from the SEC’s web site: http://sec.gov/edgar.shtml.''


