Century has record quarter as production ramps up

Base metals miner New Century Resources has reported record quarterly zinc production in the three months to June, as production at its namesake project in Queensland, continued to ramp-up.

Overall zinc metal output during the three months to June increased by 12%, to 20 450 t of zinc metal produced, in 42 500 t of concentrate. This was compared with the 37 500 to f concentrate produced in the March quarter.