61599 Oz gold production at Asanko Q3


Full year gold production
to remain 200-220K Oz

Asanko Gold announces record for Q3 says, gold production of 61,599 ounces, tracking higher end of H2 2018 guidance of 110K to 120K ounces. Quarterly gold sales of 65,267 ounces, generating US$78.2 million in gold revenue at an average realized price of US$1,198 per ounce! 

Commenting on the quarter’s performance Peter Breese, President and CEO, said “The Asanko Gold Mine delivered a third consecutive quarter of solid production results for the year, tracking the top end of 2018 guidance with production of 61,599 ounces for the quarter and 163,329 ounces year to date.

The mine is well positioned to meet full year gold production guidance of 200-220K ounces. The Esaase pre-production program is advancing according to plan, with site establishment well underway and preparations for the bulk sample exercise on schedule for Q4 2018, in anticipation of approval from the JV partners to commence mining in Q1 2019.”

The processing plant delivered another strong result for the quarter, milling 1.3Mt and maintaining its performance well above the recently upgraded process design of 5 million tonnes per annum. Metallurgical recovery at 94% continues to attain a level higher than originally planned despite significant volume throughput improvements.


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