April 30 (Reuters) - Argonaut Gold Inc AR.TO :
* ARGONAUT GOLD ANNOUNCES FIRST QUARTER 2018 OPERATING AND
FINANCIAL RESULTS
* Q1 ADJUSTED EARNINGS PER SHARE $0.04
* Q1 EARNINGS PER SHARE $0.07
* Q1 REVENUE $52.9 MILLION
* Q1 EARNINGS PER SHARE VIEW $0.03 -- THOMSON REUTERS
I/B/E/S
* QTRLY GOLD OUNCES SOLD TOTALED 38,072 COMPARED TO 34,962
GOLD
OUNCES SOLD
* ARGONAUT GOLD QTRLY PRODUCTION OF 40,853 GEOS AT A CASH
COST OF
$650 PER GOLD OUNCE SOLD VERSUS 37,707 GEOS AT A CASH COST OF
$751 PER GOLD OUNCE SOLD
* ANTICIPATES ORE GRADE TO IMPROVE QUARTER OVER QUARTER
THROUGHOUT
2018
* ESTIMATES IT HAS SUFFICIENT ORE TO CONTINUE OPERATIONS
UNTIL END
OF JULY AT BUDGETED CRUSHING THROUGHPUT LEVEL OF 12,000
TONNES/DAY
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