** Shares of Calidus Resources CAI.AX rise as much as 2.2%
to A$0.235
** Says quarterly gold sales from its Warrawoona gold
project rose 35% q-o-q to 15,982 ounces (oz), beating Canaccord
Genuity's estimates of 14,800 oz
** AISC, a measure of unit cost, was A$2,093/oz, beating
Canaccord's expectation of A$2,384/oz
** CAI maintains H2 production guidance of 31,000 oz to
36,000 oz from the project
** "We expect increased gold production in the June Quarter
as final de-bottlenecking works are completed on the processing
plant" - CAI Managing Director Dave Reeves
** Canaccord analysts say CAI has been "heavily oversold and
is poised for a rebound aided by rising positive gold
sentiment", their price target on the stock is A$0.80
** YTD, CAI down 14.8% as of last close
(Reporting by Harshita Swaminathan)
((Harshita.Swaminathan@thomsonreuters.com))