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Manica Gold Update

14 Oct 2021 07:00

RNS Number : 0194P
Xtract Resources plc
14 October 2021
 

 

 

 

 

For immediate release

14 October 2021

 

Xtract Resources Plc

("Xtract" or the "Company")

Manica Gold Update

 

The Board of Xtract Resources Plc ("Xtract" or the "Company") announces the preliminary unaudited results for all alluvial and hard rock mining contractors for the Manica Concession for the three-month period ended 30 September 2021 (the "Period").

 

Highlights

· Total mining contractor gold production of 49.34Kg for the quarter, equivalent to approximately 1,586 ounces including initial hard rock production from Guy Fawkes of 170 equivalent ounces of gold

· Total of 13.60Kg (equivalent to approximately 437 ounces) attributable to Explorator

· Value of Explorator share of gold produced US$784,998

· Gold sales in period of 152 ounces

· Combined attributable revenue to Explorator from gold sales and other income for the Period amounted to US$373,781

· Guy Fawkes development continued during the period and Fair bride progressed

 

 

Colin Bird, Executive Chairman said: "The quarter ended 30 September 2021, was the third best period for production since we commenced alluvial mining at Manica and production in September 2021 was 46% higher any other previous month. Our policy is to have a number of sites operated by different contractors and continue on this basis into 2022. The Fair Bride and Guy Fawkes hard rock projects are both advancing satisfactorily, and we look forward to increased production from Guy Fawkes in the final quarter and initial production from Fair Bride towards the end the of 2021."

 

Production summary

Preliminary unaudited results for alluvial and hard rock mining contractors for the Manica Concession for the three-month periods ended September 2021, 30 June 2021, 31 March 2021 and 31 December 2020 and are set out in the table below. In addition to the information included in the table, the table below provides a further breakdown of costs between operational costs, production tax and land resettlement costs. To date, the Company has only reported results from alluvial operations. The quarter ended 30 September 2021 is the first quarter which includes results from hard rock operations. The Company's current focus is to continue to progress the Fair Bride hard rock operation.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3rd Quarter

 ended

30 September

 2021

2nd Quarter

 ended

30 June

 2021

1st Quarter

 ended

31 March

 2021

4th Quarter

 ended

31 December

 2020

Production and Sales:

Total contractor gold production -alluvial (equivalent ounces)

1,416

427

284

400

Total contractor gold production- hard rock (equivalent ounces)

170

-

-

-

Total contractor gold production (equivalent ounces)

1,586

427

284

400

Total Explorator share of gold produced (equivalent ounces)

437

120

79

112

Value of Explorator share of gold produced (value in US$)(Note 3)

US$784,998

US$218,413

US$143,848

US$205,900

Explorator share of gold sold (equivalent ounces)

 

152

139

-

117

Explorator attributable revenue from gold sales

US$220,737

US$213,576

-

US$201,310

Other Income

US$153,044

-

-

-

Direct Operational Production Costs:

Explorator total direct operational production costs (Note 1)

 

US$142,786

US$130,697

US$121,093

US$95,595

Total Costs:

Explorator total direct production costs (Note 2)

 

US$210,344

US$150,681

US$145,367

US$153,549

Cost per ounce of gold produced

US$474

US$1,258

US$1,828

US$1,371

 

Note 1: Direct operational production costs include and not limited to Explorator salaries, rent, vehicles expenses and utilities for both alluvial and hard rock operations

Note 2: Total costs comprises direct operational production costs plus total Production Tax and Land Resettlement Costs as detailed below:

 

 

 

 

 

 

3rd Quarter ended

30 September 2021

2nd Quarter

ended

 30 June

 2021

1st Quarter

ended

 31 March

 2021

4th Quarter ended

31 December 2020

Production Tax

US$33,743

US$19,948

US$7,933

US$20,429

Land resettlement costs

US$33,815

-

US$16,341

US$37,525

 

Note 3: Calculation based on the number of ounces produced during each month of the quarter multiplied by

 the closing month end spot rate.

 

Note 4: Presence of gold in alluvial deposits is unpredictable and therefore operational results will vary month-to-month.

 

Further details are available from the Company's website which details the company's project portfolio as well as a copy of this announcement: www.xtractresources.com 

 

This announcement contains inside information for the purposes of Article 7 of EU Regulation 596/2014 as it forms part of UK domestic law by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018. The person who arranged for the release of this announcement on behalf of the Company was Joel Silberstein, Director.

 

Enquiries:

 

Xtract Resources Plc

Colin Bird,

Executive Chairman

 

+44 (0)20 3416 6471

www.xtractresources.com

Beaumont Cornish Limited

Nominated Adviser and Joint Broker

Roland Cornish

Michael Cornish

Felicity Geidt

+44 (0)207628 3369

www.beaumontcornish.co.uk

 

Novum Securities Limited

Joint Broker

 

Jon Bellis

Colin Rowbury 

 

+44 (0)207 399 9427

www.novumsecurities.com  

 

 

 

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