Mining, Processing and Metal Production Metrics
Production at the Asacha Gold Mine commenced in September 2011.
2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | |
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Mine development (metres) | 3,481 | 4,124 | 2,672 | 3,576 | 3,937 | 4,926 | 5,780 |
Ore extracted (tonnes) | 34,537 | 127,646 | 185,573 | 198,387 | 177,555 | 179,258 | 198,349 |
Ore processed (tonnes) | 30,308 | 136,154 | 155,215 | 156,561 | 161,242 | 162,892 | 184,433 |
Average gold grade (g/t) | 9.35 | 6.54 | 6.29 | 7.68 | 7.65 | 7.23 | 6.6 |
Average silver grade (g/t) | 15.66 | 11.79 | 10.45 | 13.46 | 12.28 | 12.71 | 12.3 |
Gold recovery rate (%) | 94.2 | 95.41 | 94.43 | 95.06 | 95.40 | 95.18 | 94.4 |
Silver recovery rate (%) | 61.8 | 68.49 | 75.44 | 67.17 | 76.94 | 81.69 | 78.7 |
Gold in dore (oz.) | 7,833 | 27,920 | 29,666 | 36,513 | 37,798 | 36,225 | 36,714 |
Silver in dore (oz.) | 8,596 | 35,924 | 39,136 | 45,086 | 49,232 | 54,595 | 57,072 |
Gold refined (oz.) | 6,539 | 27,588 | 29,670 | 36,089 | 37,984 | 35,366 | 33,872 |
Silver refined (oz.) | 7,189 | 35,110 | 39,026 | 44,610 | 49,398 | 51,428 | 52,745.72 |