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Teranga Gold Corporation: December Quarter and 2012 Year End Report

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Review of Operational Results

----------------------------------------------------------------------------                                     Three months ended  Twelve months ended                                        December 31,         December 31,                                   -----------------------------------------                                         2012       2011       2012     2011----------------------------------------------------------------------------                                                restated            restatedOperating results  Ore mined              ('000t)        2,038      1,715      5,915    3,973  Waste mined            ('000t)        5,274      4,736     22,962   21,818  Total mined            ('000t)        7,312      6,451     28,877   25,791  Grade mined             (g/t)          2.04       1.50       1.98     1.39  Ounces mined             (oz)       133,549     82,710    376,185  177,362  Strip ratio           waste/ore         2.6        2.8        3.9      5.5  Ore milled             ('000t)          725        604      2,439    2,444  Head grade              (g/t)          3.40       2.10       3.08     1.87  Recovery rate             %            90.7       89.8       88.7     89.5  Gold produced(1)         (oz)        71,804     36,695    214,310  131,461  Gold sold                (oz)        71,604     34,665    207,814  137,136  Average price   received                $/oz         1,296      1,482      1,422    1,236  Total cash cost   (incl.   royalties)(2)        $/oz sold         623        809        627      782  Mining (cost/t   mined)                                 3.1        2.5        2.7      2.3  Milling (cost/t   milled)                               19.9       17.3       20.4     16.8  G&A (cost/t milled)                     6.4        6.2        6.2      5.8Note (1) Gold produced represents change in gold in circuit inventory plus gold recovered during the periodNote (2) Cash cost per ounce is a non-IFRS financial measure with no standard meaning under IFRS


Cost of Sales

                                             Twelve months   Fifteen months                                            ended December   ended December                                                       31,              31,(US$000s)                                                      2012             2011                                           ---------------------------------                                                   Current     Restated (i)Mine production costs                              145,831          126,125Depreciation and amortization                       52,660           40,077Royalties                                           10,491            7,035Rehabilitation                                          36                9Inventory movements                                (29,695)         (24,434)                                           ---------------------------------Total cost of sales                                179,323          148,812                                           ---------------------------------


2013 Guidance

----------------------------------------------------------------------------                                                Year ending December 31,                                           ---------------------------------                                                 2012          2013                                              Actuals     Guidance RangeOperating results Ore mined                         ('000t)      5,915     4,000  -     4,500 Waste mined                       ('000t)     22,962    31,000  -    32,000                                           --------------------------------- Total mined                       ('000t)     28,877    35,000  -    36,500 Grade mined                        (g/t)        1.98      1.40  -      1.60 Strip ratio                      waste/ore       3.9      7.00  -      7.75 Ore milled                        ('000t)      2,439     3,300  -     3,400 Head grade                         (g/t)        3.08      2.00  -      2.15 Recovery rate                        %          88.7      89.0  -      91.0 Gold produced                      (oz)      214,310   190,000  -   210,000 Gold sold                          (oz)      207,814   190,000  -   210,000  Total cash cost (incl.   royalties)(1,2)                $/oz sold       627       650  -       700  Total production cost(1)        $/oz sold       850       950  -     1,000 Mining (cost/t mined)                           2.71      2.50  -      2.70 Milling (cost/t milled)                        20.39     19.00  -     20.00 G&A (cost/t milled)                             6.16      5.00  -      6.00Mine production costs            $ millions     145.8     170.0  -     180.0Capital Expenditures Mine site                       $ millions      52.9      20.0  -      25.0 Capitalized reserve development $ millions      26.1       5.0  -      10.0 Gora development costs  Mobile equipment               $ millions         -      30.0  -      35.0  Site development               $ millions       4.3      15.0  -      20.0                                           --------------------------------- Total Gora development costs    $ millions       4.3      45.0  -      50.0 Capitalized deferred  stripping(2)                   $ millions       N/A      35.0  -      40.0                                           ---------------------------------Total Capital Expenditures       $ millions      83.3     105.0  -     125.0 Exploration (expensed)          $ millions      16.7      10.0  -      15.0 Administration expense          $ millions      17.9      15.0  -      20.0 Hedge close-outs / deliveries      (oz)      136,395         59,789(1) Total cash cost per ounce and total production cost per ounce are non- IFRS financial measures with no standard meaning under IFRS. For definitions of these metrics, please see page 26 of the Management Discussion and Analysis on www.terangagold.com.(2) For 2013, reflects the impact of adoption of a new IFRS standard for deferred stripping. Please see page 25 of the Management Discussion and Analysis on www.terangagold.com.

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