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Production Update

22 Jun 2022 09:06

RNS Number : 7730P
Xtract Resources plc
22 June 2022

For immediate release

22 June 2022

Xtract Resources Plc

("Xtract" or the "Company")

Production 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 31 March 2022 (the "Period").

Highlights

Total mining contractor gold production of 67.67Kg for the quarter, equivalent to approximately 2,176 ounces

Total of 13.22Kg (equivalent to approximately 425 ounces) attributable to Explorator

Value of Explorator share of gold produced US$794,797

Gold sales in period of 384 ounces

Combined attributable revenue to Explorator from gold sales and other income for the Period amounted to US$614,257

Fair Bride continued to progress satisfactorily

Colin Bird, Executive Chairman said: "The results for Q1 of this year were satisfactory, especially when one considers that the results were achieved during an aggressive rain and cyclone season. As at today's date, Fair Bride production has started with the introduction of low-grade ore to commission all parts of the processing circuit. We expect that by the end of Q3 Fair Bride should be up to full commercial production. The production will build up gradually as some of the gold gets locked up in the circuit and faults are identified and rectified. I look forward to production results from Fair Bride as well as from the alluvial and the small hard rock deposits ".

Production summary

Preliminary unaudited results for both the alluvial and hard rock mining contractors for the Manica Concession for the three-month periods ended 31 March 2022, 31 December 2021, September 2021 and 30 June 2021 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. The table includes results from the alluvial as well as the hard rock operations (other than Fair Bride hard rock operation).

1st Quarter

聽ended

31 March

2022

4th Quarter

聽ended

31 December

聽2021

3rd Quarter

聽ended

30 September

聽2021

2nd Quarter

聽ended

30 June

聽2021

Production and Sales:

Total contractor gold production -alluvial (equivalent ounces)

1,370

2,306

1,416

427

Total contractor gold production- hard rock (equivalent ounces)

805

505

170

-

Total contractor gold production (equivalent ounces)

2,176

2,811

1,586

427

Total Explorator share of gold produced (equivalent ounces)

425

767

437

120

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

US$794,797

US$1,383,125

US$784,998

US$218,413

Explorator share of gold sold (equivalent ounces)

384

360

152

139

Explorator attributable revenue from gold sales

$617,422

US$589,914

US$220,737

US$213,576

Other Income

$37,866

US$24,343

US$153,044

-

Direct Operational Production Costs:

Explorator total direct operational production costs (Note 1)

$172,460

US$180,791

US$142,786

US$130,697

Total Costs:

Explorator total direct production costs (Note 2)

US$251,045

US$258,523

US$210,344

US$150,681

Cost per ounce of gold produced

US$590

US$338

US$474

US$1,258

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:

1st Quarter ended

31 March 2022

4th Quarter ended

31 December 2021

3rd Quarter ended

30 September 2021

2nd Quarter

ended

聽30 June

聽2021

Production Tax

US$74,807

US$77,732

US$33,743

US$19,948

Land resettlement costs

-

-

US$33,815

-

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

聽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'swebsite which details the company's project portfolio as well as a copy of this announcement:聽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

ENDS

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