Top five gold producer Newcrest said today gold production was 31% higher than the prior quarter due to higher mill throughput and gold head grade at both Lihir and Cadia, as well as a full quarter of production from Brucejack.
The top five gold producer released its fiscal year end today.
Newcrest acquired Pretium Resources' Brucejack late last year.
June quarter gold production of 637 koz and copper production of 39kt, resulting in FY22 gold production of 1,956koz and copper production of 121kt.
June quarter All-In Sustaining Cost (AISC) of $896/oz, delivering an AISC margin of $958/oz3.
Newcrest’s AISC for the June 2022 quarter of $896/oz was 10% lower than the prior period, driven by higher gold and copper sales volumes, and lower site operating costs on a dollar per ounce basis with higher production.
There was also an additional benefit of a weakening Australian dollar against the US dollar on Australian dollar denominated operating costs. These benefits were partly offset by a lower realised copper price compared to the prior period.
Copper production was 3% lower than FY22 guidance, predominantly driven by lower mill throughput at Red Chris and Telfer.
