DRDGOLD Limited (NYSE:DRD) (JSE:DRD) (FRA:DUBA) CEO Niël Pretorius tells Proactive that the new copper elution circuit at its Far West Gold Recoveries surface retreatment operation southwest of Johannesburg, is expected to deliver an additional 1.2 kg to 1.8kg of gold per month.
Pretorius, who also updated Proactive on how the civil unrest in South Africa has impacted DRD, says the additional gold would otherwise have been lost to refining charges. Pretorius says over the period of 12 months, it could translate to incrementally to the quality and robustness of the businesss.