Higher Dec qtr (Q2 FY17) production of 80,090oz gold at its Duketon operations, up from 74,612oz in Q1, keeps West Australian miner Regis in line with full year guidance of 300,000-330,000oz. AISC was $A946/oz ($946/oz).
Regis credits improved grades at Garden Well and Rosemont plus first ore from Gloster for the 7% q-on-q production increase. Cash flow improved to $64.5M ($59.6M), lifting cash and bullion at qtr end to $129.7M ($103.1M) after spending nearly $20M on development and exploration.