Lundin Gold’s 1st full year of operations at its Fruta del Norte gold mine in SE Ecuador has lifted Dec 2021 year (FY/CY 21) total gold production to 428,514oz from the previous year’s 242,400oz, exceeding guidance of 380,000oz-420,000 oz.
Ore processed jumped to 1.41Mt from 905,780t and the average head grade rose to 10.6g/t from 9.5g/t. Full year 2021 results will be published Feb 23, 2022.