[4] The company dates back to 2003 when it took an interest in the original owner of the gold mining project on Simberi Island.

[5] Allied Gold operates an open pit gold (and silver) mine on Simberi Island, the northernmost island of the Tabar Group, in the New Ireland Province of eastern Papua New Guinea.

[6] Seven gold deposits have been defined in mining lease 136 (ML 136), which covers the central and eastern portion of Simberi Island, and other prospects have been identified.

[3] Ore is delivered to the processing facilities on the eastern coast near Pigiput Bay by aerial conveyor.

[7] Allied is carrying out exploration programmes on Tabar Island and Tatau Island south of Simberi in exploration license 609 (EL 609), which covers all of the Tabar Group outside of licence ML 136.