May be worth having another look at Pretium at this time.
Pretium Resources Inc.: Brucejack Mine Q1 2018 Production Update
04/11/2018
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, April 11, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) –First Quarter 2018 Production Summary
75,689 ounces of gold produced
96.8% gold recovery rate
261,443 tonnes of ore milled
2,905 tonnes per day ore milled
10.9 grams per tonne gold mill feed grade for March; average 9.1 grams per tonne gold mill feed grade for the quarter“Gold production improved steadily through the first quarter, with 32,910 ounces produced in March. This result is attributed to the successful implementation of a number of operational improvement initiatives,” said Pretivm President & CEO Joseph Ovsenek. “Our grade control program has now been fully integrated into our mining process and the rate of underground development has increased to provide for additional stopes in our inventory. We are focused on continuing to increase grade to the mill in Q2, and we remain on track to deliver on our H1 2018 production guidance of 150,000 to 200,000 ounces of gold at AISC of $900-$700 per ounce of gold sold. We are building on our healthy cash position, and expect to achieve steady-state production by mid-to-late 2018.”
… 2018 Guidance and Mineral Resource estimate UpdateBrucejack Mine is on track to achieve H1 2018 production guidance of 150,000 to 200,000 ounces of gold at an all-in sustaining cash cost of $900-$700 per ounce of gold sold. Guidance for H2 2018 is expected to be given at mid-year with the full integration of local grade control in the short-term mining cycle and optimal stope availability for production as the mine approaches steady state.
Annual updating of the Mineral Resource and Mineral Reserve for the Brucejack Mine will be initiated in the fall.