Lapa           > Probable gold reserves of 1.1 million ounces > Estimated gold production averaging 125,000 ounces per year over a seven-year mine life > Expected total cash costs averaging $300 per ounce > $45 million invested to year-end 2007, estimated $120 million more to completion in 2009   The Lapa project is located just 11 kilometres from LaRonde. With an anticipated start-up in mid-2009, shaft sinking has been completed to a final depth of 1,370 metres and lateral mine development work is underway. Ore from Lapa will be trucked to the LaRonde processing facility, which is being modified to treat the ore, recover the gold and store the tailings.   Ongoing exploration in the deeper regions of the orebody