Dual-listed West African gold producer Avesoro Resources completed the operational aspects of the transition to contractor openpit mining at both the Youga and New Liberty mines, in Burkina Faso, during the second quarter, positioning it to achieve its revised production guidance of 180 000 oz to 200 000 oz of gold for the full-year. “With the operational aspects of the transition to contractor mining at both Youga and New Liberty now in place, I am confident that the challenges experienced during the second quarter have been overcome and that total material movement and gold production will increase in the second half of the year,” Avesoro CEO Serhan Umurhan said in a preliminary production results announcement on Wednesday.