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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001477932-12-000771
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	6-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20120320
FILED AS OF DATE:		20120321
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20120321

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	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			AVINO SILVER & GOLD MINES LTD
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000316888
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	METAL MINING [1000]
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

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		FORM TYPE:		6-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-35254
		FILM NUMBER:		12705447

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		570 GRANVILLE STREET
		STREET 2:		SUITE 900
		CITY:			VANCOUVER BC CANADA
		STATE:			A1
		ZIP:			V6C 3P1
		BUSINESS PHONE:		6046823701

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		570 GRANVILLE STREET
		STREET 2:		SUITE 900
		CITY:			VANCOUVER
		STATE:			A1
		ZIP:			V6C 3P1

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	INTERNATIONAL AVINO MINES LTD
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19950607

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	AVINO MINES & RESOURCES LTD
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19950607
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<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Gold (oz)</font></div>
</td>
<td valign="middle" width="20%" style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">27,000</font></div>
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<td align="left" valign="middle" width="80%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; BORDER-LEFT: black 2px solid; BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Silver (oz)</font></div>
</td>
<td valign="middle" width="20%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">4,499,000</font></div>
</td>
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<td align="left" valign="middle" width="50%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; BORDER-LEFT: black 2px solid; BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Average Annual Production</font></font></td>
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<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">&#160;</font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr>
<td align="left" valign="middle" width="80%" style="BORDER-LEFT: black 2px solid; BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Gold ( oz)</font></div>
</td>
<td valign="middle" width="20%" style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">6,750</font></div>
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<td align="left" valign="middle" width="80%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; BORDER-LEFT: black 2px solid; BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Silver ( oz)</font></div>
</td>
<td valign="middle" width="20%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">1,124,860</font></div>
</td>
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<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">&#160;</font></div>

<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 8pt"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; TEXT-DECORATION: underline">Operating Cost Summary</font></font></font></font></div>

<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 8pt"><br>
</font></font></div>

<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 8pt"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Table 2 gives the overall estimated cost summary for the processing facility and the G&amp;A costs, and is based on 1,370 tons per day (&#8220;tpd&#8221;) with an availability of 92% and 365 operating days per year.&#160;&#160;The annual operating cost for the process facilities is estimated to be US$6.3&#160;million or US$12.74/t of tailings treated at the processing rate of 1,370&#160;tpd.&#160;&#160;An incremental increase in G&amp;A operating cost is estimated to be US$750,000, or US$1.5/t of tailings treated.</font></font></font></div>

<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">&#160;</font></div>

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<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="hangingindent" width="100%" style="FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">
</table>
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<div>
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 8pt"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Table 2</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Operating Cost Summary</font></font></font></div>
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<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">&#160;</font></div>

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<table cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" width="60%" style="FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">
<tr>
<td align="left" valign="bottom" width="55%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; BORDER-LEFT: black 2px double; BORDER-TOP: black 2px double">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Description</font></div>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="15%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: center; BORDER-LEFT: black 2px solid; BORDER-TOP: black 2px double; BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Personnel</font></div>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="15%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: center; BORDER-TOP: black 2px double; BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Annual Cost</font></div>

<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">(US$)</font></div>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="15%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: center; BORDER-TOP: black 2px double; BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px double">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Unit&#160;Cost</font></div>

<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">(US$/t Treated)</font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr>
<td valign="top" width="55%" style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; BORDER-LEFT: black 2px double; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Maintenance Labour</font></div>
</td>
<td valign="top" width="15%" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; BORDER-LEFT: black 2px solid; BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">7</font></div>
</td>
<td valign="top" width="15%" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">175,104</font></div>
</td>
<td valign="top" width="15%" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px double">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">0.35</font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr>
<td valign="top" width="55%" style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; BORDER-LEFT: black 2px double; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Operations Labour</font></div>
</td>
<td valign="top" width="15%" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; BORDER-LEFT: black 2px solid; BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">35</font></div>
</td>
<td valign="top" width="15%" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">545,832</font></div>
</td>
<td valign="top" width="15%" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px double">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">1.09</font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr>
<td valign="top" width="55%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left; BORDER-LEFT: black 2px double; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Laboratory</font></div>
</td>
<td valign="top" width="15%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: center; BORDER-LEFT: black 2px solid; BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">7</font></div>
</td>
<td valign="top" width="15%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: center; BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">139,536</font></div>
</td>
<td valign="top" width="15%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: center; BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px double">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">0.279</font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr>
<td valign="top" width="55%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left; BORDER-LEFT: black 2px double; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sub-total</font></div>
</td>
<td valign="top" width="15%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: center; BORDER-LEFT: black 2px solid; BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">49</font></div>
</td>
<td valign="top" width="15%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: center; BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">860,472</font></div>
</td>
<td valign="top" width="15%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: center; BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px double">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">1.72</font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr>
<td valign="top" width="55%" style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; BORDER-LEFT: black 2px double; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Operating Supplies</font></div>
</td>
<td valign="top" width="15%" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; BORDER-LEFT: black 2px solid; BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">-</font></div>
</td>
<td valign="top" width="15%" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">4,582,421</font></div>
</td>
<td valign="top" width="15%" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px double">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">9.16</font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr>
<td valign="top" width="55%" style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; BORDER-LEFT: black 2px double; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Maintenance Supplies</font></div>
</td>
<td valign="top" width="15%" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; BORDER-LEFT: black 2px solid; BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">-</font></div>
</td>
<td valign="top" width="15%" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">450,000</font></div>
</td>
<td valign="top" width="15%" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px double">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">0.9</font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr>
<td valign="top" width="55%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left; BORDER-LEFT: black 2px double; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Power Supply</font></div>
</td>
<td valign="top" width="15%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: center; BORDER-LEFT: black 2px solid; BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">-</font></div>
</td>
<td valign="top" width="15%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: center; BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">479,947</font></div>
</td>
<td valign="top" width="15%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: center; BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px double">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">0.96</font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr>
<td valign="top" width="55%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left; BORDER-LEFT: black 2px double; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sub-total</font></div>
</td>
<td valign="top" width="15%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: center; BORDER-LEFT: black 2px solid; BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">-</font></div>
</td>
<td valign="top" width="15%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: center; BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">5,512,368</font></div>
</td>
<td valign="top" width="15%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: center; BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px double">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">11.02</font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr>
<td valign="top" width="55%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left; BORDER-LEFT: black 2px double; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Total Process Operating Costs</font></div>
</td>
<td valign="top" width="15%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: center; BORDER-LEFT: black 2px solid; BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">49</font></div>
</td>
<td valign="top" width="15%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: center; BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">6,372,840</font></div>
</td>
<td valign="top" width="15%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: center; BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px double">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">12.74</font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr>
<td valign="top" width="55%" style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; BORDER-LEFT: black 2px double; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">G&amp;A Staff</font></div>
</td>
<td valign="top" width="15%" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; BORDER-LEFT: black 2px solid; BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">11</font></div>
</td>
<td valign="top" width="15%" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid">
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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">11</font></div>
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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Total Cost</font></div>

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<td valign="top" width="80%" style="BORDER-LEFT: black 2px solid; BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Mining, Agglomeration, and Pad Loading</font></div>
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<td valign="top" width="20%" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">3,293,320</font></div>
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<td valign="top" width="80%" style="BORDER-LEFT: black 2px solid; BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Process Facilities</font></div>
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<td valign="top" width="20%" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">3,905,528</font></div>
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<td valign="top" width="80%" style="BORDER-LEFT: black 2px solid; BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Reagents/Auxiliary Services</font></div>
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<td valign="top" width="20%" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">501,750</font></div>
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<td valign="top" width="80%" style="BORDER-LEFT: black 2px solid; BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Buildings</font></div>
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<td valign="top" width="20%" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">932,763</font></div>
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<td valign="top" width="80%" style="BORDER-LEFT: black 2px solid; BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Leach Pad and Infrastructure</font></div>
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<td valign="top" width="20%" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">7,414,974</font></div>
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<td valign="top" width="80%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; BORDER-LEFT: black 2px solid; BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Power Supply and Distribution</font></div>
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<td valign="top" width="20%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: center; BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">1,457,296</font></div>
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<td valign="top" width="80%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; BORDER-LEFT: black 2px solid; BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Total Direct Costs</font></div>
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<td valign="top" width="20%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: center; BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">17,505,632</font></div>
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<td valign="top" width="80%" style="BORDER-LEFT: black 2px solid; BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">EPCM, QA and Vendor Representatives</font></div>
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<td valign="top" width="20%" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">2,658,728</font></div>
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<td valign="top" width="80%" style="BORDER-LEFT: black 2px solid; BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Freight and Construction Indirects</font></div>
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<td valign="top" width="20%" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">3,146,235</font></div>
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<td valign="top" width="80%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; BORDER-LEFT: black 2px solid; BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Contingency</font></div>
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<td valign="top" width="20%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: center; BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">5,828,000</font></div>
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<td valign="top" width="80%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; BORDER-LEFT: black 2px solid; BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Total Indirect Costs</font></div>
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<td valign="top" width="20%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: center; BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">11,632,964</font></div>
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<td valign="top" width="80%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; BORDER-LEFT: black 2px solid; BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Total Project Capital Cost Estimate</font></div>
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<td valign="top" width="20%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: center; BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">29,138,596</font></div>
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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Base case</font></div>
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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">1,271.00</font></div>
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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Silver Price (US$/oz)</font></div>
</td>
<td valign="top" width="20%" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; BORDER-LEFT: black 2px solid; BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">20.59</font></div>
</td>
<td valign="top" width="20%" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">34.00</font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr>
<td valign="middle" width="60%" style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; BORDER-LEFT: black 2px solid; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Total Payable Metal Value (&#8216;000 US$)</font></div>
</td>
<td valign="top" width="20%" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; BORDER-LEFT: black 2px solid; BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">121,971</font></div>
</td>
<td valign="top" width="20%" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">192,624</font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr>
<td valign="middle" width="60%" style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; BORDER-LEFT: black 2px solid; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Refining (&#8216;000 US$)</font></div>
</td>
<td valign="top" width="20%" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; BORDER-LEFT: black 2px solid; BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">4,488</font></div>
</td>
<td valign="top" width="20%" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">4,488</font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr>
<td valign="middle" width="60%" style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; BORDER-LEFT: black 2px solid; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Total NIV (&#8216;000 US$)</font></div>
</td>
<td valign="top" width="20%" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; BORDER-LEFT: black 2px solid; BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">117,483</font></div>
</td>
<td valign="top" width="20%" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">188,136</font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr>
<td valign="middle" width="60%" style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; BORDER-LEFT: black 2px solid; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Transportation, Insurance (&#8216;000 US$)</font></div>
</td>
<td valign="top" width="20%" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; BORDER-LEFT: black 2px solid; BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">176</font></div>
</td>
<td valign="top" width="20%" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">282</font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr>
<td valign="middle" width="60%" style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; BORDER-LEFT: black 2px solid; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">At-mine Revenue (&#8216;000 US$)</font></div>
</td>
<td valign="top" width="20%" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; BORDER-LEFT: black 2px solid; BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">117,306</font></div>
</td>
<td valign="top" width="20%" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">187,854</font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr>
<td valign="middle" width="60%" style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; BORDER-LEFT: black 2px solid; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Royalties (&#8216;000 US$)</font></div>
</td>
<td valign="top" width="20%" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; BORDER-LEFT: black 2px solid; BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">0</font></div>
</td>
<td valign="top" width="20%" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">0</font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr>
<td valign="middle" width="60%" style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; BORDER-LEFT: black 2px solid; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Operating Costs (&#8216;000 US$)</font></div>
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<td valign="top" width="20%" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; BORDER-LEFT: black 2px solid; BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">32,156</font></div>
</td>
<td valign="top" width="20%" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">32,156</font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr>
<td valign="middle" width="60%" style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; BORDER-LEFT: black 2px solid; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Operating Cash Flow (&#8216;000 US$)</font></div>
</td>
<td valign="top" width="20%" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; BORDER-LEFT: black 2px solid; BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">85,150</font></div>
</td>
<td valign="top" width="20%" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">155,698</font></div>
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</tr><tr>
<td valign="middle" width="60%" style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; BORDER-LEFT: black 2px solid; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Capital Expenditure, Including Reclamation and Salvage (&#8216;000 US$)</font></div>
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<td valign="top" width="20%" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; BORDER-LEFT: black 2px solid; BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">28,765</font></div>
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<td valign="top" width="20%" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">28,765</font></div>
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</tr><tr>
<td valign="middle" width="60%" style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; BORDER-LEFT: black 2px solid; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Net Cash Flow (&#8216;000 US$)</font></div>
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<td valign="top" width="20%" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; BORDER-LEFT: black 2px solid; BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">56,386</font></div>
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<td valign="top" width="20%" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">126,933</font></div>
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<td valign="middle" width="60%" style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; BORDER-LEFT: black 2px solid; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">DCF NPV (&#8216;000 US$) at:</font></div>
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<td valign="middle" width="20%" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; BORDER-LEFT: black 2px solid; BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">&#160; </font></td>
<td valign="top" width="20%" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">&#160; </font></td>
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<td valign="middle" width="60%" style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; BORDER-LEFT: black 2px solid; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">0.00%</font></div>
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<td valign="top" width="20%" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; BORDER-LEFT: black 2px solid; BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">56,386</font></div>
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<td valign="top" width="20%" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">126,933</font></div>
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<td valign="middle" width="60%" style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; BORDER-LEFT: black 2px solid; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">5.00%</font></div>
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<td valign="top" width="20%" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; BORDER-LEFT: black 2px solid; BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">44,181</font></div>
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<td valign="top" width="20%" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">103,742</font></div>
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<td valign="middle" width="60%" style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; BORDER-LEFT: black 2px solid; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">8.00%</font></div>
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<td valign="top" width="20%" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; BORDER-LEFT: black 2px solid; BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">38,199</font></div>
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<td valign="top" width="20%" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">92,288</font></div>
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</tr><tr>
<td valign="middle" width="60%" style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; BORDER-LEFT: black 2px solid; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">10.00%</font></div>
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<td valign="top" width="20%" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; BORDER-LEFT: black 2px solid; BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">34,669</font></div>
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<td valign="top" width="20%" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">85,493</font></div>
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<td valign="middle" width="60%" style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; BORDER-LEFT: black 2px solid; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Payback (years)</font></div>
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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">1.5</font></div>
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<td valign="top" width="20%" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">0.8</font></div>
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<td valign="middle" width="60%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left; BORDER-LEFT: black 2px solid; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">IRR</font></div>
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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">60%</font></div>
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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">125%</font></div>
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