Gold prices keep Sandfire solid

Copper/gold miner Sandfire Resources has reported a solid end to the six months ending December, despite weaker US dollar copper prices.

Sandfire on Thursday reported that sales revenue for the interim period reached A$313.1-million, up from the A$272.3-million, with copper sales up from 32 715 t to 33 616 t, while gold sales volumes declined from 20 721 oz to 18 252 oz.