GUYANA GOLDFIELDS INC. RELEASES THIRD QUARTER 2018 PRODUCTION RESULTS; FULL THIRD QUARTER RESULTS RELEASED OCTOBER 29, 2018
TORONTO, Oct. 9, 2018 /CNW/ - Guyana Goldfields Inc. (TSX: GUY) ("GGI" or "The Company") announces that gold production from mining operations at its Aurora Gold Mine totalled approximately 40,980 ounces poured (41,247 ounces recovered) for the third quarter ended September 30, 2018. The Company sold 41,200 ounces of gold at an average realized gold price of US$1,200 per ounce, generating gross third quarter revenues of US$49.4 million.
Full third quarter 2018 operational and financial results will be released after-market on Monday, October 29, 2018. A conference call will be held the following morning on Tuesday, October 30, 2018 at 10:00 am ET to discuss the results and details of the call can be found at the end of this release. All amounts are expressed in U.S. dollars unless otherwise stated.
In the third quarter ended September 30, 2018, the mill processed an average of 7,031 tonnes per day ("tpd") of ore at an average head grade of approximately 2.12 grams per tonne gold (g/t Au) with record gold recoveries averaging 93.4% for the quarter. The mill continues to perform exceedingly well following the completion of the first phase of the mill expansion earlier this year achieving record throughput and recovery rates above designed capacity. The fourth quarter is expected to yield the highest production of the year, which is dictated by mine sequencing as gold grades are expected to be strongest as mining refocuses on hard rock diorite ore within the Rory's Knoll pit where grade reconciliation has historically performed very favourably.
The Company's strongest quarterly production to date occurred in the fourth quarter of 2017 producing a total of 48,900 ounces of gold through processing an average of 6,000 tpd of ore at an average head grade of 2.9 g/t Au with gold recoveries of 91.7%. Currently, the mill is operating above designed throughput and recovery rates at +7,000 tpd and +93% respectively, and feed grades are forecasted to be significantly higher at + 3g/t Au in the fourth quarter of 2018.
Underground Mining Development
The Company has awarded the early works contract for underground development to JDS Energy & Mining Inc. and mobilization of personnel and materials began in late September. The early works contract consists of 200 meters of initial decline after portal collaring. GGI's initial underground equipment has already been mobilized to Guyana and is at site. The initial phase of the decline will be completed in 2019 providing access for development drilling and initial production development. The decline is designed to access all principal underground mining areas, including some higher-grade areas that may provide supplemental mill feed during the development period.
The Company's balance sheet remains very strong with a cash balance of $93 million versus a debt position of $45 million as at September 30, 2018.
Scott A. Caldwell, President & CEO, states, "We are on track to deliver a strong fourth quarter achieving the low end of our revised 2018 annual production guidance of 175,000-185,000 ounces of gold. We are confident we will end the year with our strongest quarter to date. Additionally, the Company is excited to begin underground development work which will provide an ideal platform to potentially upgrade and expand the underground resource, especially at East Walcott where limited historical drilling has produced exceptional results."
Third Quarter 2018 Earnings Conference Call
A conference call will be held on Tuesday, October 30, 2018 at 10:00 am ET to discuss third quarter 2018 operational and financial results.
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