The Öksüt mine, in Turkey, has achieved its first gold pour – on schedule and ahead of budget, Canadian miner Centerra Gold announced on Friday.
The gold pour was achieved in the same week that Öksüt celebrated a safety milestone of two-million work hours lost time injury free.
“This is an important milestone for the project and for the growth of the company as Öksüt is now our third operating mine and our third source of gold production going forward,” said Centerra CEO Scott Perry.