Fresnillo cuts full-year gold production guidance
Silver production guidance was maintained at 51-56mln ounces
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The Fresnillo Group is a leading precious metals company, and is the world's largest primary silver producer and Mexico's second largest gold producer. Fresnillo's mining assets are comprised of three operating mines (Fresnillo, Ciénega and Herradura), two development projects (Fresnillo II and Soledad and Dipolos at Herradura), three advanced exploration prospects (San Juan, San Julian and Orysivo) and multiple exploration projects.
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Silver production guidance was maintained at 51-56mln ounces
“The combination of higher commodity prices and lower costs has resulted in a significant rise in profitability during the first half,” said Octavio Alvídrez.
Quarterly silver production was up 2.8% on the first quarter, while gold production fell 6.4%
Silver is set to outperform gold in relative terms, according to analysis from Citi
Fresnillo is London's go-to silver company, but its shares have halved in value over the past three years
Fresnillo expects production of 11.7mln ounces of silver per year from Juanicipio
The Mexican group expects to produce 51mln-56mln ounces of silver and 815,000-900,000 ounces of gold in 2020
Previously downgraded gold production guidance remains intact, but the company now reckons it will arrive at the lower end of the range.
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