TRITTON COPPER OPERATIONS:
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New
freshwater pipeline commissioned late January and delivering water to
Tritton
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December
quarter copper production of 5,451 tonnes @ C1 cash cost of A$3.61/lb
Ø
copper
production impacted by lower ore grades and lower processing rates in
December due to water quality
Ø
C1
cash costs impacted by lower production
Ø
~40kt
ore stockpile provides capacity to catch-up some of the lost production
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Copper
production guidance updated to between 23,500 tonnes and 24,500 tonnes
(previously 24,500 tonnes) at a C1 cash cost of between A$2.80/lb and
A$2.95/lb
Tritton
Copper Operations (NSW):
Table 1: Production
Summary
|
|
unit
|
Mar 2019 QTR
|
Jun 2019 QTR
|
Sep 2019 QTR
|
Dec 2019 QTR
|
|
production
|
|
ore mined
|
tonnes
|
429,502
|
421,104
|
427,313
|
427,875
|
|
grade
|
cu (%)
|
1.57%
|
1.80%
|
1.67%
|
1.47%
|
|
ore milled
|
tonnes
|
409,543
|
430,935
|
438,483
|
393,265
|
|
grade milled
|
cu (%)
|
1.61%
|
1.80%
|
1.66%
|
1.47%
|
|
recovery
|
cu (%)
|
94.47%
|
94.83%
|
93.96%
|
93.76%
|
|
copper concentrate produced
|
tonnes
|
28,259
|
32,002
|
32,398
|
24,322
|
|
copper concentrate grade
|
tonnes
|
21.98%
|
22.97%
|
21.05%
|
22.36%
|
|
contained copper in concentrate
|
tonnes
|
6,212
|
7,352
|
6,821
|
5,438
|
|
copper cement produced
|
tonnes
|
11
|
9
|
14
|
13
|
|
total copper produced
|
tonnes
|
6,223
|
7,362
|
6,835
|
5,451
|
Production:
Copper
production of
5,451 tonnes
for the
December quarter
was lower compared to
the previous quarter (6,835 tonnes) due to lower copper ore grades and
reduced processing rates in December due to water quality issues. Ore
mined, at 427,875 tonnes, was in-line with the previous quarter (427,313
tonnes).
Source:
Aeris
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