Gold recovery specialist Goldplat’s (LON:GDP) Ghana operation has received a payment of US$1.4mln for material sent to German smelter Aurubis.
The cash will be used to pay two of its suppliers of gold material in Ghana and help accelerate its expansion plans there.
GRG, the Ghanaian business, received the money after negotiating a early payment deal in return for an effective cost of approximately 1% of the amount received.
Shares rose by 8% to 3.5p.