Kirkland Lake, a gold miner with operations in Canada and Australia, has reported a “very strong” performance in the first quarter, bolstering production by 43% year-on-year to 330 864 oz.
Production growth, once again, was driven by the Fosterville mine, in Victoria, Australia, which at 159 864 oz lifted production by nearly one quarter when compared with the same period a year earlier. The mine operated at an average grade to 42.4 g/t. In the fourth quarter of 209, its average grade was a record 49.3 g/t.
“Faced with the unprecedented challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic, our operations still turned in a very strong first quarter. We increased production year-over-year, even before adding in the contribution from Detour Lake mine since January 31,” said president and CEO Tony Makuch.