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ASX ANNOUNCEMENT / MEDIA RELEASE ASX:ABU
18 January 2016
Old Pirate Gold Mine - December Production Update
ABM Resources NL is pleased to provide an update on operations at the Old Pirate Gold Mine during December 2015.
Highlights
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Record tonnage of ore mined
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Record tonnage of ore processed
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Record ounces of gold recovered and poured
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Continuous processing introduced from mid-January
Production during December exceeded the level forecast in the revised mine plan for the operation (ASX release of 24 December 2015). The tonnage of ore mined and processed and the ounces of gold recovered to circuit and poured were all higher than any preceding month, as shown in the graph below.
22,500
20,000
Tonnes Mined/Milled
17,500
15,000
12,500
10,000
7,500
5,000
2,500
0
Old Pirate Production to 31 December 2015
Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
4,000
Ounces of Gold Recovered
3,500
3,000
2,500
2,000
1,500
1,000
500
0
Tonnes Mined Tonnes Milled Gold Recovered
Operations remain on track to achieve the targets set in the revised mine plan. Additional processing plant operators and maintenance staff have been engaged to enable processing to be carried out on a continuous basis, in place of the previous roster of two weeks on / one week off, from now until mining ceases in April 2016.
Production details for December and the project to date are presented in the table below.
Signed
Brett Lambert - Chief Executive Officer
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