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Caledonia Mining Corporation
About Us
Caledonia is an exploration, development and mining company focused on Southern Africa. Caledonia’s primary assets are a 49% interest in the Blanket Mine in Zimbabwe which produced over 45,000 ounces of gold in 2012 at a cash cost of US$771/oz and a 100% interest in the Nama base metals exploration project in Zambia.
The Blanket gold mine re-started production in April 2009 after a temporary shut-down due to the economic difficulties in Zimbabwe. In late 2010, Blanket successfully completed an expansion project which increased production capacity from 24,000 ounces of gold per annum to 40,000 ounces of gold per annum.
As an indigenised entity, Blanket can implement its long term growth strategy. The recently re-constituted Blanket board, which includes representatives of the Indigenous Zimbabwean shareholders, approved a capital investment programme for 2013 and a 4 year growth strategy for 2014 to 2017. This investment programme, which was endorsed by the Caledonia Board, is estimated at US$37 million, will be funded from Blanket’s internally generated cash, and is expected to result in progressive increases in gold production to approximately 76,000 ounces in 2016.
Blanket is engaged in the exploration of the down-dip extensions of the known ore bodies and the first five out of a total of 18 satellite exploration projects which are within trucking distance of the Blanket metallurgical recovery plant. Depending on the outcome of exploration and feasibility studies, Blanket may increase production above the targeted production for 2016 of 76,000 ounces.
Blanket’s metallurgical plant has substantial surplus capacity. Increased production arising from increased mining throughput could therefore be processed with moderate capital investment and incurring only consumable costs to treat any increased throughput.
The 2012 drilling programme at the 100% owned Nama Base Metals Projects in Zambia, comprised 10,903m over 20 holes and confirmed the existence of the copper-bearing mineralised zone identified in 2011. The 2013 drilling programme will include shallow drilling on the identified zone to improve resource definition. Initial exploration work will also be carried out on additional zones of mineralisation that have been identified to the west and south of the mineralised zone. Caledonia expects to issue a NI 43-101 compliant copper resource statement and a preliminary feasibility study on the possible mining of near-surface copper oxide material in mid-2013.
Caledonia has a strong, experienced management team and Board of Directors with diverse expertise in gold production, exploration, mine development, finance and marketing. Caledonia’s management team is based in Johannesburg, South Africa.
Caledonia paid its initial dividend in February 2012. On April 4, 2013 Caledonia announced an annual dividend in respect of the year to December 31, 2012. The Caledonia board will assess further dividend payments at least annually in light of Caledonia's financial performance and financial resources at that time.
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Share Price
TSX: 1.08 (CAD$)
AIM: 69.13 (Pence)
NASDAQ OTCBB: 0.00 (US$)
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Caledonia Mining Corporation trades on: the TSX (Symbol : CAL), and on the AIM Market of the LSE (Symbol : CMCL), and on the NASDAQ-OTCBB (Symbol: CALVD)
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05-24-2013
May 2013 Presentation
05-14-2013
BRR Media interview with Mark Learmonth
05-13-2013
Results Presentation for the First Quarter 2013
05-13-2013
Q1 2013 Results and Confirmation of Annual General Meeting Date
04-18-2013
Change of Adviser
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