Q3 Preliminary Production Results
Centamin is pleased to announce preliminary production results from its Sukari Gold Mine ("Sukari") in Egypt for the quarter ended 30 September 2013.
Total gold production for the quarter was 84,757 ounces, a 39% increase on the corresponding quarter in 2012 and 9% lower than Q2 2013. This brings year to date production to 265,397 ounces.
Open pit total material movement decreased 5% from Q2 2013 to 10,506kt and open pit ore production increased 15% on Q2 2013 to 3,409kt which led to an increase in the run of mine ore stockpile balance of 346kt to 1,537kt at the end of the period. The underground mine delivered 152kt of ore, up 7% on Q2 2013.
Quarterly throughput at the Sukari process plant was a record 1,463kt, a 46% increase on the prior year period and a 3% increase on Q2 2013; exceeding the nameplate annualised rate of 5 million tonnes for the third successive quarter with continued high levels of productivity and availability.