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First exports from Fruta del Norte

Lundin Gold has reported the first export of gold concentrate and doré bars from Fruta del Norte

Staff reporter
The Fruta del Norte gold project in Ecuador

The Fruta del Norte gold project in Ecuador

The first shipment of concentrate, totalling eight containers containing approximately 180t of concentrate, left the Port of Guayaquil on December 8. Production began at Fruta del Norte in November.

Ron Hochstein, president and CEO of Lundin Gold, stated: "Our first shipment to Boliden's smelting facility in Harjavalta, Finland marks another milestone for Fruta del Norte and Ecuador, as this shipment represents the first export from a large-scale mining operation in Ecuador."

Shortly afterwards, on December 12, the company also shipped its first doré bars to a refinery in Switzerland.

The commissioning of the process plant is entering its final stages as the carbon-in-leach (CIL) circuit is now in operation. The company's focus is now on the ramp up of the process plant to full production and target recoveries, forecast to be reached in the second half of 2020.

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