Newcrest September Quarterly Report Page 9 "The search for high...

Newcrest September Quarterly Report

Page 9

"The search for high grade epithermal gold deposits continued within New Zealand (Rahu Project & LNJV), and Nicaragua (Topacio Joint Venture):
 Within the LNJV (which was previously called Southern Coromandel Exploration Project) the first phase of exploration (soil sampling, IP surveys and drilling) has been completed, with follow up drilling planned for the area surrounding Scotia Deeps. An IP survey is also planned to delineate targets below cover areas located within the northeast portion of the project.
 At Rahu, low level target generation exploration has commenced."