(Kitco News) – K92 Mining (TSX-V:KNT) said Tuesday Q3 production achieved 21,298 oz of gold, 488,020 lbs copper and 7,127 oz silver for a total of 22,261 gold equivalent oz, a 16% increase from Q3 2019.
The company said it also successfully completed commissioning of Stage 2 process plant, doubling throughput capacity from 200,000 tpa.
“The performance of the expanded plant to date has exceeded expectations on throughput, with the plant achieving 5 consecutive days significantly above design, averaging almost 1,200 tpd. Recoveries have also been solid post-commissioning and have been steadily increasing through late Q3 and into Q4 as our team fine-tunes the circuit,” said CEO John Lewins.