Metanor Increases Its Production Guidance and Reports Its Operational Results for the Quarter Ended December 31st 2016
VAL-D'OR, QUEBEC--(Marketwired - Jan 5, 2017) - Metanor Resources Inc. ("Metanor") (TSX VENTURE:MTO) is pleased to report on its operational results for the quarter ended December 31st 2016 (Q2 2017).
Q2 2017 Highlights
- Gold production of 9,763 ounces during the quarter;
- Gold sales of 10,431 ounces during the quarter;
- Gold production of 18,163 ounces year to date;
- Gold sales of 18,323 ounces year to date.
Q2 2017 Operating results
| Operating results | Quarter ended December 31st 2016 | Quarter ended September 30th 2016 | Quarter ended June 30th 2016 | Quarter ended March 31st 2016 | Quarter ended December 31st 2015 | |||||
| Tonnes milled | 61,790 | 62,974 | 61,002 | 60,727 | 54,426 | |||||
| Feed grade (g/t) | 5.1 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 4.6 | |||||
| Mill recovery rate | 96.5 | % | 96.0 | % | 96.1 | % | 96.3 | % | 96.7 | % |
| Ounces produced | 9,764 | 8,399 | 8,502 | 9,114 | 7,774 | |||||
| Ounces sold | 10,431 | 7,893 | 9,887 | 8,730 | 7,476 |
For this Q2, a higher feed grade coming from Bachelor mine allowed a higher gold production for the quarter. This grade increase is mainly caused by the beginning of the extraction of ore below level 14 in the main vein.
Outlook for the coming quarters
Metanor revised its objective to produce between 30,000 and 36,000 ounces of gold during this current year. The ore extraction below level 14 in the main vein will continue in the upcoming quarters. Also, the main vein below level 14 is open at depth. The resource and reserve update of the Bachelor mine continues, and it is planned to be published early this quarter. The underground drilling program will continue during the coming months to discover additional ounces of gold.
For the Barry property, Metanor will continue the drilling within the area of the Barry open pit to increase its mineral resources, to convert inferred resources into the indicated category, and proceed with the prefeasibility study after.
Qualified Persons
Pascal Hamelin, P. Eng., Vice-president of Operations, is the Qualified Person under NI 43-101, responsible for reviewing and approving the technical information contained in this news release.
Cautionary and Forward-Looking Statements
This press release includes certain statements that may be deemed "forward-looking statements".
The potential quantity and grade is conceptual in nature as there has been insufficient exploration to define a mineral resource and it is uncertain if further exploration will result in the target being delineated as a mineral resource. All statements in this discussion, other than those of historical fact, that address future exploration drilling, exploration activities and projected exploration, including costs and other estimates upon which such projections are based, and events or developments that the company expects, are considered forward-looking statements. Although the Company believes the expectations expressed in these forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, such statements are not guarantees of future performance and actual results or developments may differ materially from those forward-looking statements.
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