Centamin gold output falls in first quarter as planned, keeps full-year target
The company has said it expects production in the first half of this year to account for just 45% of the annual target
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Centamin PLC's flagship asset is the Sukari Gold Mine, Egypt's largest and first modern gold mine, as well as one of the world's largest producing mines. Since production began in 2009, Sukari has produced over 5 million ounces of gold, and today has a projected mine life of 14 years. Through its large portfolio of exploration assets in Egypt and West Africa, Centamin is advancing an active pipeline of future growth prospects, including the Doropo project in Côte d'Ivoire, and over 3,000km 2 of highly prospective exploration ground in Egypt's Arabian Nubian Shield.
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The company has said it expects production in the first half of this year to account for just 45% of the annual target
The mining company produced 415,370 ounces of gold, down 8% from 2020, and reiterated its 2022 output target of 430,000 to 460,000 ounces
The transition to owner-operator mining is expected to generate long-term annual cost savings of US$19mln (£14mln) on average from 2023 onwards
City broker Liberum repeated its sell advice on the Egypt-focused gold digger
An updated life-of-mine plan for the Sukari gold mine will be given at today's virtual investor presentation
It plans to pay an interim dividend of 4.0 US cents per share
Centamin will review the third-party development options at Batie West after the project fell short of the gold miner’s investment criteria
The average price received for its gold during the year rose 26% to US$1,766 an ounce
The gold miner had already warned production would be below previous estimates
The bank also said the firm's flagship Sukari gold mine in Egypt was now set to “deliver significantly better financial results in the future” following proposed operation changes and a life of mine review
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