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Imperial Reports Production for Second Quarter 2024

 

 

 

 

 

Imperial Metals Corporation (TSX:III) reports quarterly copper and gold production from the Mount Polley and Red Chris mines. Imperial’s production for the second quarter was 15.501 million pounds copper and 13,768 ounces gold, of which 9.281 million pounds copper and 10,009 ounces gold were produced at Mount Polley and 6.219 million pounds copper and 3,759 ounces gold from Imperial’s 30% share of Red Chris mine production. Copper production was up 26% from the 12.353 million pounds copper produced in the first quarter 2024 and gold production was up 7% from the 12,861 ounces gold produced in the first quarter 2024.

 

Mount Polley Mine

 

Mount Polley metal production for the second quarter of 2024 was 9.281 million pounds copper and 10,009 ounces gold, compared to 7.355 million pounds copper and 10,009 ounces gold produced during the first quarter of 2024.

 

Mill throughput in the second quarter 2024 was up 3%, with 1.714 million tonnes being treated compared with 1.671 million tonnes treated in the first quarter of 2024. Copper production in the second quarter of 2024 was up by 26% largely on higher grade of 0.294% copper versus 0.251% copper in the first quarter of 2024. Gold production was the same for each of the first and second quarters of 2024.

 

For the first six months of 2024, copper production was up 21% compared to the same period last year with 20% increase in throughput while gold production was down 1%, with lower gold grades and recovery offsetting the higher throughput.

 

 

Mount Polley mine production Three Months Ended June 30   Six Months Ended June 30
  2024 2023   2024 2023
Ore milled – tonnes 1,714,330 1,430,842   3,385,835 2,820,478
Ore milled per calendar day – tonnes 18,839 15,724   18,603 15,583
Grade % – copper 0.294 0.280   0.273 0.275
Grade g/t – gold 0.263 0.324   0.272 0.318
Recovery % – copper 83.4 79.9   81.6 80.5
Recovery % – gold 69.2 68.3   67.6 69.8
Copper – 000’s pounds 9,281 7,063   16,637 13,741
Gold – ounces 10,009 10,185   20,018 20,165

 

Tailings removal from the Springer Pit was completed in May 2024. Stripping for Phase 5 pushback of the Springer Pit continued, with most of the non-acid generating rock from this pushback being delivered to the tailings dam for buttress construction.

 

Red Chris Mine

 

Red Chris production (100%) for the second quarter of 2024 was 20.731 million pounds copper and 12,531 ounces gold compared to 16.660 million pounds copper and 9,507 ounces gold during the first quarter of 2024.

 

In the second quarter of 2024, Red Chris copper production was up 24% compared to the first quarter of 2024. The increase in copper production was a result of an 8% increase in copper grade (0.47% vs 0.43%) and a 19% increase in throughput (27,357 tpd vs. 23,081 tpd). Gold production in the second quarter of 2024 was up 32% (12,531 oz vs 9,507 oz) from the first quarter of 2024 as result of the increased gold grades (0.30 g/t gold vs 0.26 g/t gold) and higher throughput.

 

For the first six months of 2024, copper production was up 48% compared to the same period last year on higher copper grades and gold production was down 9% on lower gold grades.

 

 

100% Red Chris mine production Three Months Ended June 30   Six Months Ended June 30
  2024 2023   2024 2023
Ore milled – tonnes 2,489,532 2,357,656   4,589,886 4,448,428
Ore milled per calendar day – tonnes 27,357 25,908   25,219 24,577
Grade % – copper 0.466 0.348   0.450 0.337
Grade g/t – gold 0.302 0.343   0.284 0.328
Recovery % – copper 81.1 75.9   82.1 76.6
Recovery % – gold 51.8 52.6   52.6 51.5
Copper – 000’s pounds 20,731 13,729   37,392 25,319
Gold – ounces 12,531 13,680   22,038 24,176

 

The technical and scientific information related to the Company’s mineral projects has been reviewed and approved by Brian Kynoch, P.Eng., President of Imperial Metals, the designated Qualified Person as defined by National Instrument 43-101.

 

About Imperial

 

Imperial is a Vancouver based exploration, mine development and operating company with holdings that include the Mount Polley mine (100%), the Huckleberry mine (100%), and the Red Chris mine (30%). Imperial also holds a portfolio of 23 greenfield exploration properties in British Columbia.

 

Posted July 25, 2024

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