Developer Tietto Minerals is preparing to materially increase its forecast production in an updated life of mine plan for its 90%-owned Abujar gold project in Cote d’Ivoire after posting a maiden measured resource of 350,000oz (7.7Mt @ 1.4g/t).
Tietto says the shallow measured resource, based on infill drilling to an average 110m vertical depth at the AG Core pit, significantly de-risks the first two years of gold production.
With the Abujar gold plant construction on target for first gold in the Dec 2022 qtr, the updated production plan will incorporate the new resource estimate, increased mill throughput of 4.5Mtpa and higher gold prices.