At the Kumtor mine, gold production was 66,000 ounces in the first quarter of 2007 25% less than the same quarter in 2006, due to lower ore grades, an average of 2.18 g/t in the first quarter of 2007 compared to 2.36 g/t in the first quarter of 2006, as a result of the pit wall movement in July 2006.
