Lower grades impact Panoramic production

Nickel miner Panoramic Resources has reported a 22% decline in nickel production and a 19% decline in copper production for the December quarter, compared with the previous three months.

Nickel in concentrate production at the Savannah operation, in Western Australia, declined from 1 342 t to 1 042 t during the December quarter, while contained copper declined from 855 t to 695 t.