Gold producer Nordgold’s production for the first quarter ended March 31 increased by 4% year-on-year to 225 900 oz, mainly driven by higher volumes of ore processed at Taborny and Gross mines, in Russia, and the Suzdal mine in Kazakhstan, as well as higher recovery rates at Gross, Suzdal and the Taparko mine, in Burkina Faso. Production, however, decreased quarter-on-quarter, mainly as a result of the normal impact of the winter season on heap leach operations in Russia, lower processed volumes and grades at the Bissa-Bouly mine, in Burkina Faso, and at the Lefa mine, in Guinea, as well as lower recovery at Suzdal.
