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Teranga Gold Corporation: ASX Fourth Quarter Report

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CORPORATE

Teranga Gold Corporation ("Teranga or the Company") is a Canadian-based gold company listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX: TGZ) and Australian Securities Exchange (ASX: TGZ). Teranga is principally engaged in the production and sale of gold, as well as related activities such as exploration and mine development.

Finance

At December 31, 2012:

--  Cash and cash equivalents - $39.7 million--  Trade Receivables (bullion) - $5.3 million--  Project Finance Facility (balance outstanding) - $60.0 million--  Mining Fleet Lease Facility (balance outstanding) - $10.5 million--  Hedge Facility = as of January 29, 2013 - 38,105 oz remain to be    delivered at an average price of $791/oz (59,789 oz at December 31,    2012)


Production Statistics

----------------------------------------------------------------------------                                      Dec-12  Sep-12  Jun-12  Mar-12  Dec-11                                     Quarter Quarter Quarter Quarter Quarter----------------------------------------------------------------------------Ore mined                    ('000t)   2,038     655   2,105   1,117   1,715----------------------------------------------------------------------------Waste mined                  ('000t)   5,274   6,242   5,130   6,316   4,736----------------------------------------------------------------------------Total mined                  ('000t)   7,312   6,897   7,235   7,433   6,451----------------------------------------------------------------------------Grade mined                    (g/t)    2.04    1.92    2.25    1.38    1.50----------------------------------------------------------------------------Ounces mined                    (oz) 133,549  40,516 152,603  49,517  82,710----------------------------------------------------------------------------Strip ratio                waste/ore     2.6     9.5     2.4     5.7     2.8----------------------------------------------------------------------------Ore processed                ('000t)     725     650     491     573     604----------------------------------------------------------------------------Head grade                     (g/t)    3.40    3.11    3.22    2.52    2.10----------------------------------------------------------------------------Gold recovery                    (%)    90.7    84.6    89.6    90.0    89.8----------------------------------------------------------------------------Gold produced(1)                (oz)  71,804  55,107  45,495  41,904  36,695----------------------------------------------------------------------------Gold sold                       (oz)  71,604  62,439  38,503  35,268  34,665----------------------------------------------------------------------------Average price received          $/oz   1,296   1,290   1,608   1,712   1,482----------------------------------------------------------------------------Total cash costs per ounce sold (including royalties)(2)                  $/oz     623     594     645     673     809----------------------------------------------------------------------------


Notes:

(1)  Gold produced includes change in gold in circuit inventory plus gold     recovered during the period.(2)  Total cash costs per ounce sold for 2011 were restated to comply with     the Company's new accounting policy for measuring and recording ore     stockpile costs, as well as reporting total cash costs after inventory     movement, in line with the Company's accounting policies and industry     standards.

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