Canada's Yukon-Nevada Gold Corp said it restarted gold production at its Jerritt Canyon mill in Nevada, United States.

Yukon-Nevada, which also owns gold, silver, zinc and copper assets in Canada's Yukon territory and British Columbia, said it expects the plant to produce 9 000 oz of gold in February and 12 500 oz in March.

Production at the mine was halted a month ago for a plant refurbishment.

Shares of the company had closed at 30.5 Canadian cents on Friday on the Toronto Stock Exchange.

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