Shanta Gold reports steady gold output and exploration success in third quarter
“Our outlook remains positive as we work towards our five-year plan and ambition to become a 100,000+ oz gold producer by 2023," said chief executive Eric Zurrin
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Shanta Gold Ltd is an East Africa-focused gold producer, developer, and explorer. The company has an established operational track record, with defined ore resources on the New Luika and Singida projects in Tanzania, with reserves of 625 koz grading 2.91 g/t, and exploration licences covering ~800 km 2 in the country. Alongside New Luika and Singida, Shanta also owns the high-grade West Kenya Project in Kenya and licences with resources of 1.7 million ounces.
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“Our outlook remains positive as we work towards our five-year plan and ambition to become a 100,000+ oz gold producer by 2023," said chief executive Eric Zurrin
A total of 117,600 ounces, grading 7.04 grammes a tonne, were converted to the indicated category at a conversion rate of over 100%
Shanta Gold has successfully been producing gold in Tanzania for some years now
Shanta already has a strong track record of gold production across the border in Tanzania
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"West Kenya meanwhile continues to shoot the lights out on exploration"
The gold producer is paying an interim dividend of 0.10p
“In the West Kenya drill results update yesterday was a truly remarkable hit of 4 metres at 706 g/t [grammes a tonne], including 0.5m at 5,643g/t,” Liberum said
"We believe this asset has the potential to be a high-quality gold development project that could be transformational for Shanta," said chief executive Eric Zurrin
It expects average annual gold production from its Tanzanian assets to increase to about 116,000 ounces from 2023-2025
116,247 ounces grading 6.47 g/t have been added to indicated resources at the mine in the first half
"We have delivered some of the best drilling results we've ever seen at Shanta," said CEO Eric Zurrin
New intercepts indicate that exceptional high-grades should be present not only below the 400 metre depth, as previously thought, but also at higher levels of the deposit
"The early repayment of the Exim loan facility and the repurchasing of all outstanding convertible loan notes demonstrates our financial discipline," said chief executive Eric Zurrin
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Shanta has already built up a successful track record of gold production in Tanzania
Early drilling results positive across all three assets including one of the best holes drilled at the Luika deposit
Shanta has a strong track record of gold production in Tanzania
Shanta Gold has built up a strong track record of production in Tanzania
“Drilling is currently ongoing at all three of Shanta's assets, including at our West Kenya Project where a second rig is now operational," said chief executive Eric Zurrin