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Gatos Silver Q1 production results: mill throughput record 3,210 tpd, silver equivalent at top end of guidance
Gatos Silver, Inc.
- Mill throughput averaged 3,210 tpd (11% YoY increase) and set fifth consecutive quarterly record; March reached 3,360 tpd.
- Silver equivalent production of 3.70M oz for Q1 2024, tracking to top end of full-year guidance of 13.5-15.0M oz.
- Silver production was 2.37M oz (2% lower YoY); zinc, lead and gold production increased 13%, 7% and 1% respectively.
- Feed grades: silver 284 g/t, zinc 3.99%, lead 1.77%, gold 0.28 g/t; recoveries ranged from 52% to 89%.
- Updated life-of-mine plan expected in Q3 2024; medium-term target to sustain 3,500 tpd throughput.