Ariana Resources PLC (LON:AAU) has received maiden dividends from its wholly-owned Turkish operation subsidiary Galata Madencilik, after the company’s Kiziltepe gold mine began generating cash and profits.
A total of £1.6mln has been transferred to Ariana.
"The maiden dividends from Galata represent the culmination of many years of effort by the company and mark the moment that its subsidiary became the cash-generative engine of growth for the group,” Ariana managing director Kerim Sener said in a statement.
The Kiziltepe operation is currently expected to deliver an average of 20,000 ounces of gold equivalent per annum over eight years of initial mine life, for a total of up to 160,000 ounces.