Company Announcements

Recommencement of Caijiaying Mine Operations

Source: RNS
RNS Number : 7753D
Griffin Mining Ld
24 October 2022
 

 

8th Floor, Royal Trust House, 54-56 Jermyn Street, London. SW1Y 6LX, United Kingdom

Telephone: + 44 (0)20 7629 7772  Facsimile:  + 44 (0)20 7629 7773

E mail: griffin@griffinmining.com

 

Third Quarter Production

 

Recommencement of Operations at the Caijiaying Mine

 

24th October 2022

 

Griffin Mining Limited ("Griffin" or the "Company") is pleased to announce its production results for the three months to the 30th September 2022. These results were achieved despite the enforced suspension in operations at the Caijiaying Mine from 23rd September 2022, as announced on 20th September 2022, due to the Plenary Session of the Communist Party Central Committee and the Chinese Communist Party's 20th Party Congress.

 



3 months to 30th  September 2022

3 months to 30th June 2022

3 months to 30th  September 2021

Ore mined

Tonnes

267,304

338,790

306,966

Ore processed

Tonnes

309,465

329,390

291,737

Zinc in concentrate Produced

Tonnes

11,591

13,189

11,607

Gold in concentrate produced

Ozs

3,080

3,504

3,848

Silver in concentrate produced

Ozs

85,612

79,246

68,549

Lead in concentrate produced

Tonnes

373

345

304

Average zinc price received per tonne

US$

2,292

2,886

2,258

Average gold price received per oz

US$

1,661

1,788

1,693

Average silver price received per oz

US$

15.7

18.1

19.6

Average lead price received per tonne

US$

2,097

2,323

2,304

 

Overview

Mining and processing were maintained at the equivalent annualised rate of over 1.3 million tonnes of ore per annum, all extracted from Zone III, up until the suspension in operations from 23rd September 2022

Recommencement of Operations at the Caijiaying Mine.

The relevant Chinese authorities have advised the Company that operations at the Caijiaying Mine may resume on the 26th October 2022. It is anticipated that operations will commence, as previously announced, on the 1st November 2022 once government restrictions have been fully eased and explosives received.

Chairman Mladen Ninkov commented, "Despite being suspended for a quarter of the month of September, the Caijiaying Mine continues to show its resilience and produce excellent results when extrapolated on an annualised basis. We all look forward to the re-start of operations and a clear run of production through the remainder of 2022 and 2023.  Congratulations to all involved in achieving these results and the care and maintenance of the Caijiaying Mine during the closed period."

 

About Griffin Mining Limited 

 

Griffin Mining Limited's shares are quoted on the Alternative Investment Market (AIM) of the London Stock Exchange (symbol GFM). Griffin Mining Limited owns and operates through its 88.8% owned Joint Venture in China  the Caijiaying Zinc Gold Mine, a profitable mine producing zinc, gold, silver, and lead metals in concentrates. For more information, please visit the Company's website griffinmining.com.



Further information

 

Griffin Mining Limited

Mladen Ninkov - Chairman                            Telephone: +44(0)20 7629 7772

Roger Goodwin - Finance Director

 

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