DRDGOLD Limited (NYSE:DRD) (JSE:DRD) CEO Niel Pretorius tells Proactive full-year 2021 earnings more than double those reported in 2020 and declared a higher final dividend of 40 rand cents per share as it benefitted from a higher rand gold price and managed increases in working costs.
Pretorius says the South Africa-focused mine tailings retreatment specialist increased total gold production by 6% to 5,723 kilograms (kg), reflecting an 11% improvement in throughput. Pretorius also discussed the group's increasing focus on battery metals.