2023-01-25 11:00:00
SUPERIOR GOLD REPORTS FOURTH QUARTER AND FULL-YEAR 2022 PRODUCTION AND PROVIDES 2023 GUIDANCE
ACHIEVES 2022 REVISED GUIDANCE
(In US Dollars unless otherwise stated)
TORONTO, Jan. 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ - Superior Gold Inc. ("Superior Gold" or the "Company") SGI SUPGF announces detailed production results for the fourth quarter and full year 2022 and provides 2023 guidance for the Company's 100%-owned Plutonic Gold operations, located in Western Australia.
Fourth Quarter Highlights:
- Production of 14,448 ounces of gold, with sales of 14,794 ounces of gold
- Open-pit mining was suspended in October 2022 due to operational underperformance, with the Company's focus reverting to the higher-grade underground mine
- Batch milling program commenced in November 2022 to reduce processing costs going forward
- Leading underground key performance indicators improving throughout the quarter:
- Development rates increased 33% and 22% over Q2 and Q3 respectively, with December being the strongest month of the year at 714 metres advanced
- Production drilling rates increased by 15% and 30% increases over Q2 and Q3 respectively, with December being the strongest month of the year with 20,000 metres
- Stock inventories improved with developed stocks increasing 120% to 225 kt, drilled stocks increasing 150% to 20 kt and blasted stocks increasing 125% to 18.5 kt subsequent to the end of Q3
- Stope grade of 2.4 g/t gold, 8% below the prior quarter as the Company rebuilt development, with the target of achieving 3.0 g/t in H2 2023
- Completed a A$10 million gold loan financing with Auramet International
Full Year Highlights:
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