Yamana Gold Inc | Company Profil

About the Company

Yamana is a leading Canadian-based gold producer with significant gold production, including other precious metals and copper, gold development stage properties, exploration properties and land positions in Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Mexico and Central America. The company has seven producing mines, five development stage properties and significant world class exploration concessions.

Yamana’s annual production is estimated to increase from approximately 1.05 million GEO in 2008 to approximately 1.4 million gold equivalent ounces in 2009, and targeting 2.0 million GEO in 2012.

On this map you can see where the projects of Yamana are located:

Yamana continues to deliver

• Compelling growth profile
• Gold reserves total 17.9 million ounces
• Cash costs amongst lowest in industry
• Strong cash flow and earnings growth
• Proven ability to add value by building, and exploring
• Demonstrated ability to deliver on projects
• Superior exploration and development prospects
• Competent exploration team exploring world class gold belts

Principal Properties

Chapada
• Open pit gold/copper mine in Brazil
• Expected 19 year mine life, commercial production began in February 2007
•Proven and probable gold reserves 2.4M ounces, M&I 504,000 ounces
•Production expected to be approximately 150,000 ounces of gold per year in 2012
• Potential to double throughput over the long term with 3 phased expansion

El Peñón
• Located in Chile, ore mined by bench and fill mining method
•Expansion plan to increase tonnage from mine and plant to 3,500 tonnes per day
•Production expected to be at an annual run rate of 500,000 GEO by end of 2008 with conceptual plan to increase to 600,000 GEO in 2012

Jacobina
• Underground gold mine & mill complex in Brazil. Estimated 12+ year mine life
•Proven and probable reserves 1.2M ounces
• Increase production to approximately 150,000 ounces of gold per year in 2012

Gualcamayo
• Construction stage project in San Juan Province, Argentina
• Delivered positive feasibility study, received environmental approval in Aug 2007
•Expect to commence production by end of 2008
•Planned production of over 200,000 gold ounces per year in 2009
•Potential to increase to 250,000 gold ounces per year with QDD Lower West and Amelia Ines and Magdalena

Minera Florida
•Located in Chile, historically mined as a vein district
•Increase production to + 120,000 GEO per year with planned expansion, with conceptual plan to potentially further increase to 150,000 gold equivalent ounces
•Excellent exploration potential for further discoveries

Other Mines

Fazenda Brasileiro
• Underground gold mine in Brazil
• 4-6 year mine life expected
• ~ 75,000 oz annual production for 2012
• Optimization plan in place

São Francisco
• Open pit gold mine in Brazil
• 10+ year mine life expected
•Proven and probable gold reserves
• Planned production approximately 120,000 ounces of gold in 2012

San Andrés
• Open pit gold mine in Honduras
• Significant reserve upside
• Planned production expected to increase to 70,000 ounces of gold in 2009

Development

São Vicente
• In construction with targeted production by end of 2008
• 55,000 ounces per year estimated

C1-Santa Luz
• Feasibility study completed
•Targeted production in 2011
• Estimated 100,000 oz annual gold production

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