Title: CORPORATE UPDATE - MILESTONES
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2CORPORATE UPDATE - MILESTONES
- Prefeasibility Study completed 7 May 2006
- Independent Experts report completed 26 May 2006
- Audit completed and signed on 7 June 2006
- Form 10 filed with SEC on 25 July 2006
- Operational performance better than forecast
- Phase 1 Exploration Programme completed
3RESULTS OF INDEPENDENT EXPERTS REPORT
- Confirm commencement of underground production in
mid 2007 using existing infrastructure - Carry out additional diamond drilling to enhance
Mineral Reserve estimate and improve mining plan - Construction of new processing plant based on
completed full Feasibility Study
4CURRENT STATUS AUGUST 2006
- Mineral Rights 14,000 ha
- Mineral Resources 1,010,000 oz
- Mineral Reserves 208,000 oz
- Current Production 15,000 oz pa
- Forecast Cash Operating Profit 2.5 M
- Debt free
- New Technical Manager employed
5EXPLORATION PROGRAM
63 YEAR PRODUCTION FORECAST ON EXISTING ASSETS
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7STATUS OF CURRENT OPERATIONS
8LILY GOLD MINE - SCHEMATIC PLAN OF OPERATIONS
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10RESULTS FOR THE YEAR TO DATE (AUGUST 2006)
UNDERGROUND MINING EXTENSION (DIAMOND
DRILLING) Metres Drilled 6 724 Ounces
Discovered 320 000 Total Cost (US) 704
000 Discovery Cost (US/oz) 2.20 OPEN
PIT MINING EXTENSION - LILY EAST (RC
DRILLING) Metres Drilled 1 100 Ounces
Discovered 10 000 Total Cost (US) 65
000 Discovery Cost (US/oz) 6.50
11REGIONAL EXPLORATION STRATEGY
12EASTERN GOLDFIELDS' MINERAL HOLDINGS IN RELATION
TO REGIONAL GEOLOGY
13EASTERN GOLDFIELDS EXPLORATION PROGRAMME - 2006
REGIONAL ANALYSIS AND PROSPECT EVALUATION OF 14
000 ha
- Phase 1 - Desktop Study (Jan - Aug.)
- Analysis of previous prospect work
- Delineation of 18 prospects for detailed
prospects - Historical Cost US 2.2 million (approx.)
- EGI cost to date US 30 000
- Phases 2 and 3 - Prospect Evaluation (Sept. -
Dec.) - Detailed Geochemical soil sampling
- Ground magnetic survey and mapping
- EGI estimated cost US 185 000
14EASTERN GOLDFIELDS' MINERAL HOLDINGS AND
PROSPECTS IN RELATION TO REGIONAL GEOLOGY
15STATUS OF EASTERN GOLDFIELDS EXPLORATION
PROSPECTS
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19 Lily Mine Prospect name 18 Lily East 17 Lily
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Golden Mamba 13 Montys Mine 12 Bonanza 11 Mary
Hope 10 Hercules 9 Swazi Queen 8 Bonnie Dundee 7
Worcester N 6 Worcester Mine 5 Lancaster 4 Great
Britain 3 Madelaine 2 Condor 1 North Sheba
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16EGI EXPLORATION PROGRAMME - 2006
PROPOSED BUDGET TO YEAR END
- Lily Mine
- Phase 3 Diamond Drilling ( 7 500m) US 700 000
- Lily East RC Drilling US 50 000
- Underground Feasibility Study US 185 000
- US 935 000
- Regional Exploration (including Worcester)
- Phase 2 and 3 field work US 735 000
- Corporate Compliance
- Legal, audit, finance fees, etc US 330 000
- US 2 000 000
17STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES 3 YEAR PLAN
- EXPLORATION
- Accelerate exploration programme to find new 1
million ounce deposit - Increase Mineral Resources to 2 million ounces
- PRODUCTION
- Increase production to 100,000 ounces pa
- Maintain operating costs below 350/oz
- Improve profits to 20 M per annum
186 MONTH PLAN
- Complete private placement of 2 M
- Accelerate Exploration Programme
- Extend life of open pit (6 months)
- Complete Lily underground Feasibility Study
- Recruit highly skilled staff to complement
experienced management team - Promotion to NASDAQ Small Cap market
- Seek AIM listing to raise capital for expansion
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