PJSC Polyus ("Polyus" or the "Company") today releases its 1H 2022 operating results for the period ending 30 June 2022.
KEY HIGHLIGHTS
- Total gold output amounted to 1,068 thousand ounces, compared to 1,263 thousand ounces in the first half of 2021. This decline was driven by lower production of refined gold across all deposits due to lower average grades in ore processed. Doré gold volumes totalled 1,186 thousand ounces, down 9% year-on-year. The difference in total gold output and doré gold production reflects the accumulation of unrefined gold to be further processed in 2022.
- Volumes of ore mined decreased 16% year-on-year to 28,149 thousand tonnes, reflecting lower ore volumes mined across all operating assets except Kuranakh.
- Volumes of ore processed amounted to 23,777 thousand tonnes, up 2% on the same period of the previous year driven by higher processing volumes at Olimpiada, Verninskoye and Natalka.
- Recovery rate decreased to 81.8%, compared to 82.1% in the first half of 2021.
Enquiries:
Investor and Media contact
Victor Drozdov, Director Communications & Investor Relations (CIR) Department
drozdovvi@polyus.com
Forward looking statements
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