Gran Colombia Reports August 2020 Gold Production of 20,644 Ounces, Up 14% Over Last Month
14 September 2020 - 1:00PM
Gran Colombia Gold Corp. (TSX: GCM; OTCQX: TPRFF) announced today
that it produced a total of 20,644 ounces of gold in August 2020,
up 14% over last month’s production. This brings the total for the
first two months of the third quarter of 2020 to 38,755 ounces, up
5% over the same two-month period last year. Gran Colombia’s total
gold production for the first eight months of 2020 of 143,230
ounces, compared with a total of 155,359 ounces in the first eight
months of 2019, reflects the impact of COVID-19 on its mining
operations predominantly in the second quarter of this year. The
Company continues to expect its 2020 annual production will range
between 218,000 and 226,000 ounces of gold.
Lombardo Paredes, Chief Executive Officer of
Gran Colombia, commenting on the Company’s latest production
results, said, “We are pleased with the improvement in our
operating results in August. Segovia continues to run steadily and
at Marmato, we are beginning to see the benefit of our mine
optimization work in the Upper Zone mine on our production results
in August now that we have a full complement of workers available
to us. We remain vigilant in our COVID-19 protocols to protect the
safety of our workers and we are confident that we will meet our
production guidance for the year.”
Gran Colombia processed an average of 1,293
tonnes per day (“tpd”) in August 2020 at its Segovia Operations, up
from 1,155 tpd last month, with an average head grade of 15.4 g/t.
This resulted in 17,901 ounces of gold production in August
bringing the total for the first two months of the third quarter of
2020 to 34,359 ounces, up 5% over the same two-month period last
year primarily attributable to 7% higher head grades. For the first
eight months of 2020, the Segovia Operations have processed an
average of 1,242 tpd at an average head grade of 14.7 g/t compared
with an average of 1,173 tpd processed during the first eight
months last year at an average head grade of 16.9 g/t. Segovia’s
total gold production for the first eight months of 2020 amounted
to 129,082 ounces compared with 138,850 ounces in the first eight
months last year and reflects the impact of COVID-19 on its
operations from late March through mid-April.
At Caldas Gold Corp.’s Marmato mine, operations
benefitted in August 2020 from an increased availability of workers
and the implementation of action plans to begin to improve mining
practices to reduce dilution as outlined in Caldas Gold’s recent
pre-feasibility technical report for the mine expansion at its
Marmato Project. As such, Caldas Gold saw an increase in its daily
processing rate to an average of 1,034 tpd in August, up about 23%
from last month, with an average head grade of 3.0 g/t, up from 2.2
g/t last month. For the first two months of the third quarter of
2020, Caldas Gold has processed an average of 939 tpd with an
average head grade of 2.6 g/t compared with an average of 1,024 tpd
processed with an average head grade of 2.3 g/t in the same
two-month period last year. This brings total gold production for
the first two months of the third quarter of 2020 to 4,396 ounces,
up 9% over the same two-month period last year. For the first eight
months of 2020, Caldas Gold has processed an average of 805 tpd
with an average head grade of 2.5 g/t compared with an average of
1,009 tpd processed in the first eight months of 2019 with an
average head grade of 2.4 g/t. Caldas Gold’s mill recovery rate has
also improved to an average of 89% in the first eight months of
2020 compared with 87% in the same period last year. Caldas Gold’s
total gold production for the first eight months of 2020 of 14,148
ounces, compared with a total of 16,509 ounces in the first eight
months of 2019, reflects the impact of COVID-19 on its mining
operations from late March through July of this year.
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 57.5% of Caldas Gold Corp. (TSX-V: CGC; OTCQX:
ALLXF), a Canadian mining company currently advancing 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 20% equity interest in Gold X Mining Corp. (TSXV:
GLDX) (Guyana – Toroparu) and an approximately 26% 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
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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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