Gran Colombia Reports May 2020 Gold Production
June 16 2020 - 6:00AM
Gran Colombia Gold Corp. (TSX: GCM; OTCQX: TPRFF) announced today
that it produced a total of 18,129 ounces of gold in May 2020,
about 98% of gold production in May last year. This brings the
total gold production for the first five months of 2020 to 86,978
ounces compared with 99,601 ounces in the first five months of
2019, reflecting the impact of COVID-19 on April 2020’s production.
The Company expects to update its 2020 annual production guidance
when it reports its mid-year financial results in August.
Lombardo Paredes, Chief Executive Officer of
Gran Colombia, commenting on the Company’s latest production
results, said, “We are continuing to operate at both Segovia and
Marmato as the COVID-19 national quarantine in Colombia lingers on.
In May, we benefitted from a full month of near normal operations
at Segovia and expect the same for June. At Marmato, access to
workers remained limited in May and we produced about half of what
we normally would have expected for the month. The outlook appears
to be improving in June as the local municipalities have recently
allowed more workers to return to the mine. As such, we expect
June’s production could reach about 75% of normal.”
The Segovia Operations returned to more normal
levels in May 2020 with gold production of 16,915 ounces compared
with 16,363 ounces in May last year. This brings Segovia’s total
gold production for the first five months of 2020 to 78,661 ounces
compared with 89,120 ounces in the first five months last year.
Gran Colombia processed an average of 1,325 tonnes per day (“tpd”)
in May 2020 at Segovia, up from 1,029 tpd in April 2020 which had
been adversely impacted by the implementation of the national
quarantine in Colombia in response to COVID-19. The primary
challenge during the national quarantine has centered around
restrictions on people logistics at the mine site. Since mid-April,
actions taken by the Company have returned operations to about 95%
of normal. In May 2020, head grades improved to 14.2 g/t compared
with 12.8 g/t in April, bringing the average head grade for the
first five months of 2020 to 14.4 g/t compared with 18.1 g/t in the
first five months last year. The Company expects June’s production
at Segovia will be in the same range as May.
At Caldas Gold Corp.’s Marmato mine, operations
continued to be adversely impacted in May 2020 by restrictions on
the movement of people between communities during the national
quarantine that have limited the availability of workers at the
mine since late March. Similar to last month, the Company processed
an average of 554 tpd in May with an average head grade of 2.5 g/t
resulting in gold production of 1,214 ounces for the month. The
Marmato mine produced 2,165 ounces of gold in May last year. This
brings total gold production for the first five months of 2020 to
8,317 ounces compared with 10,481 ounces in the first five months
of 2019. By the second week of June, actions taken by Caldas Gold
had increased its complement of workers at the mine and it
currently expects that its production for the month of June will
improve to approximately 2,000 ounces of gold.
About Gran Colombia Gold
Corp.
Gran Colombia is a Canadian-based mid-tier gold
producer with its primary focus in Colombia where it is currently
the largest underground gold and silver producer with several mines
in operation at its high-grade Segovia Operations. Gran Colombia
owns approximately 74% of Caldas Gold Corp., a Canadian mining
company currently advancing a prefeasibility study for a major
expansion and modernization of its underground mining operations at
its Marmato Project in Colombia. Gran Colombia’s project pipeline
includes its Zancudo Project in Colombia together with an
approximately 21% equity interest in Gold X Mining Corp. (TSXV:
GLDX) (Guyana – Toroparu) and an approximately 20% equity interest
in Western Atlas Resources Inc. (“Western Atlas”) (TSX-V: WA)
(Nunavut – Meadowbank).
Additional information on Gran Colombia can be
found on its website at www.grancolombiagold.com and by reviewing
its profile on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.
Cautionary Statement on Forward-Looking
Information:
This news release contains "forward-looking
information", which may include, but is not limited to, statements
with respect to production guidance and anticipated business plans
or strategies. Often, but not always, forward-looking statements
can be identified by the use of words such as "plans", "expects",
"is expected", "budget", "scheduled", "estimates", "forecasts",
"intends", "anticipates", or "believes" or variations (including
negative variations) of such words and phrases, or state that
certain actions, events or results "may", "could", "would", "might"
or "will" be taken, occur or be achieved. Forward-looking
statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other
factors which may cause the actual results, performance or
achievements of Gran Colombia to be materially different from any
future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by
the forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual
results to differ materially from those anticipated in these
forward-looking statements are described under the caption "Risk
Factors" in the Company's Annual Information Form dated as of March
30, 2020 which is available for view on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.
Forward-looking statements contained herein are made as of the date
of this press release and Gran Colombia disclaims, other than as
required by law, any obligation to update any forward-looking
statements whether as a result of new information, results, future
events, circumstances, or if management's estimates or opinions
should change, or otherwise. There can be no assurance that
forward-looking statements will prove to be accurate, as actual
results and future events could differ materially from those
anticipated in such statements. Accordingly, the reader is
cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking
statements.
For Further Information,
Contact:Mike DaviesChief Financial Officer(416)
360-4653investorrelations@grancolombiagold.com
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