Terminology |
Description |
2018 Code |
the 2018 UK Corporate Governance Code published by the FRC |
AISC |
all-in sustaining costs |
Board |
the Board of Directors of the Group |
cash & liquid assets |
cash, bullion on hand, gold and silver sales debtor, financial assets at fair value |
The Company |
Centamin plc |
COVID-19 |
Coronavirus pandemic |
CO2 e- |
Carbon dioxide equivalent is a standardised unit for different greenhouse gases as a way to measure carbon footprint. |
Directors |
the Directors of the Board of Centamin plc |
dump leach |
a process used for the recovery of metal ore from typically weathered low-grade ore. Blasted material is laid on a slightly sloping, impervious pad and uniformly leached. The metals are recovered by conventional methods from the solution |
EBITDA margin |
Measure of earnings before interest, tax, depreciation, and amortisation as a percentage of the Company’s total revenue |
EMRA |
Egyptian Mineral Resource Authority |
EMP |
Environmental Management Plan |
ESG |
Environmental, Social and Governance |
ESIA |
Environmental and Social Impact Assessment |
FRC |
Financial Reporting Council |
free cash flow |
is a non-GAAP measure, measuring the available cash after profit share distribution, capital expenditure and investing activities |
GHG |
Greenhouse Gas |
GRI |
Global Reporting Initiative |
ICMM |
International Council on Mining and Metals |
LTI |
Lost Time Injury |
LTIFR |
Lost Time Injury Frequency Rate |
M&I |
measured and indicated mineral resource estimates |
Moz |
million ounces |
Mt |
million tonnes |
Mtpa |
million tonnes per annum |
open pit |
large scale hard rock surface mine |
ore |
mineral deposit that can be extracted and marketed profitably |
ounce or Oz |
troy ounce (= 31.1035 grams) |
SDGs |
Sustainable Development Goals. Launched by the UN in 2015 as a universal call to action to address some of the world’s most pressing sustainability issues |
Sukari |
Sukari Gold Mine - Centamin’s flagship and world class asset, located some 700km southeast of Cairo |
TCFD |
Task Forces on Climate-related Financial Disclosures |