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Anglo Asian forecasts lower 2021 gold output

The Gedabek operation in Azerbaijan

The Gedabek operation in Azerbaijan

15th April 2021

By: Creamer Media Reporter

     

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London-listed Anglo Asian expects this year’s gold production to fall below that of last year, as the Ugur mine in the Gedabek licence area, in Azerbaijan, has been depleted, but copper production will increase year-on-year.

This year, mining will only take place in the existing Gedabek openpit and Gedabek and Gadir underground mines.

The 2021 guidance assumes no production from the newly restored contract areas. CEO Reza Vaziri says that the miner is looking into transporting high-grade stockpiled ore from the Vejnaly contract area in Zangilan to Gedabek for processing.

The Zangilan district formed part of the territory of Azerbaijan that has been occupied by Armenia since 1994. Last year, the mineral-rich district returned to the control of Azerbaijan and the company was granted the right to exploit Vejnaly.

“We are only just starting to understand the potential of the newly-restored contract areas,” Vaziri says, noting that shareholders will be updated later in the year.

Anglo Asian’s guidance for 2021 is gold production of 48 000 oz to 54 000 oz, compared with 2020’s output of 56 846 oz, and its copper guidance is 2 500 t to 2 800 t, compared with 2 591 t in 2020.

Total metal production for 2021 is forecast at 64 000 to 72 000 gold-equivalent ounces (GEOs), compared with output of 67 249 GEOs last year.

In the first quarter, gold production amounted to 11 907 oz, down from 15 867 oz a year earlier and copper production increased to 638 t, from 559 t in the corresponding period.

Edited by Mariaan Webb
Creamer Media Senior Deputy Editor Online

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