The commencement of mining six weeks ahead of schedule from the N’Tiola satellite deposit at its 80%-owned Morila gold project in Mali has enabled Firefinch to meet production guidance with 10,874oz gold in the March qtr (Q1FY22).
While down from the previous period’s 11,115oz, Firefinch predicts production will grow to 17,000-20,000oz in Q2 and increase more in H2 once ore mining resumes at the Morila Super Pit. Mining of the Beledjo satellite pit is also scheduled to begin in Dec 2022.
Firefinch maintains its FY2022 guidance at 100,000oz, with production rates exceeding 140,000ozpa in H2.