{"id":1178673,"date":"2020-04-16T15:26:13","date_gmt":"2020-04-16T20:26:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mining.com\/?p=1020717"},"modified":"2020-04-16T15:26:13","modified_gmt":"2020-04-16T20:26:13","slug":"wesdome-1q-gold-output-up-maintains-2020-guidance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/juniorminingnews.com\/?p=1178673","title":{"rendered":"Wesdome 1Q gold output up, maintains 2020 guidance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Wesdome Gold Mines (TSX:WDO) <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"announced (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/ml.globenewswire.com\/Resource\/Download\/5aed9648-bd21-43eb-abb0-3cb566bfa6b4\" >announced<\/a> on Thursday its gold production results for the first quarter of 2020, with consolidated output of 25,122 ounces, a 32% increase from 19,010 in the same period in 2019. <\/p>\n<div class='d-flex justify-content-center d-xs-block d-sm-block d-md-none'>\n<div id='div-gpt-ad-1561499308230-0'><script>googletag.cmd.push(function() {googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1561499308230-0');});<\/script><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Sales rose 41% year-on-year to 26,500 ounces from 18,760.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote alignright\">\n<blockquote>\n<p> Sales rose 41% year-on-year to 26,500 ounces from 18,760 <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/figure>\n<p>&#8220;First quarter production was within budget, however grade was slightly lower due to stope sequencing. Mill feed increased by 34% to 735 tonnes per day compared to Q1 2019,&#8221; said Duncan Middlemiss, president and chief executive officer.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;With the covid-19 pandemic occurring at the end of Q1 and subsequent health and safety actions taken, we expect slightly lower production in Q2 compared to Q1,&#8221; Middlemiss said.<\/p>\n<p>As part of health and safety protocols, the company shut down the Mishi open pit and has moved to a reduced workforce in other areas at the Eagle River Complex 50 km west of Wawa in northern Ontario.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Despite these reductions in activities, we are maintaining our full-year production guidance of 90,000 \u2013 100,000 ounces due to flexibility in stope sequencing,&#8221; the executive said. <\/p>\n<p>The company expects to resume drilling and development work at Kiena mine, in Val-d\u2019Or, during the week of May 4.<\/p>\n<p>On care and maintenance since 2013, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mining.com\/wesdome-grows-production-at-eagle-river-advances-kiena\/\"  rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Kiena complex (opens in a new tab)\">Kiena complex<\/a> contains a permitted, 2,000 t\/d mill, a 930-metre shaft, and a ramp system that extends to 1,050 metres depth. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The company reported consolidated output of 25,122 ounces, a 32% increase from 19,010 in the same period in 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