Brief: Imperial Reports Second Quarter Production Results

Imperial Metals

14/07/2018 01:17

July 13 (Reuters) - Imperial Metals Corp  III.TO :
    * IMPERIAL REPORTS SECOND QUARTER PRODUCTION RESULTS
    * METAL PRODUCTION FROM ITS RED CHRIS AND MOUNT POLLEY MINES
FOR
2018 Q2 WAS 15.33 MILLION POUNDS COPPER AND 17,724 OUNCES GOLD
    * IN JULY, MILL THROUGHPUT HAS AVERAGED 32,995 TONNES PER
DAY
THROUGH TO JULY 10
    * METAL PRODUCTION AT MOUNT POLLEY WAS IMPACTED BY ONGOING
EMPLOYEE UNION STRIKE INITIATED MAY 23
    * DISCUSSIONS WITH REPRESENTATIVES OF MOUNT POLLEY UNIONIZED
EMPLOYEES ARE SCHEDULED TO RESUME WEEK OF JULY 16
    * METAL RECOVERIES IN 2018 Q2 WERE 72.96% COPPER AND 43.94%
GOLD,
A DECREASE OF ABOUT 4% AND INCREASE OF ABOUT 16% RESPECTIVELY

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