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(Kitco News) - Australian gold producer Evolution Mining (ASX: EVN) today announced that the Ernest Henry operation has safely resumed mining activities and will continue to safely ramp up activities to reach normal production levels by the end of the June quarter 2023.
As noted in the company's ASX release dated 11 April 2023, the weather impact at Ernest Henry will result in lower gold and copper production of approximately 17,000 ounces and 10,000 tonnes respectively in FY2023 whilst gold and copper production in the March quarter was reduced by ~6,400 ounces and ~4,100 tonnes respectively.
Previously, Evolution Mining reported that the Ernest Henry operation was impacted by a regional weather event in early March.
"On the evening of 8 March 2023 all personnel were safely removed from the mine due to water entering mine workings and the operations have suspended production activities,” the company said.
The Ernest Henry copper-gold operation is a large-scale, long-life mining operation. The operation employs sub-level caving method. It is located 38km north-east of Cloncurry, Queensland on the traditional lands of the Mitakoodi people. A material increase to ore reserves is anticipated with the potential for mine life extension to 2031+.
Evolution Mining operates five wholly-owned mines – Cowal in New South Wales, Ernest Henry and Mt Rawdon in Queensland, Mungari in Western Australia, and Red Lake in Ontario, Canada. Financial year 2023 gold production guidance is approximately 660,000 ounces.
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