Quarter-to-date, the company said, head grades have significantly increased compared to the first quarter and continue to trend positively, achieving an average of 6.3 g/t Au over the last three weeks.
The company added that the ramp-up of the PureGold mine has gone exceptionally well during the second quarter, and the most recently mined stope yielded an average head grade of 10.0 g/t Au including a peak daily head grade of 13.1 g/t Au.
The company currently anticipates declaring commercial production at or near the end of the second quarter, based on its ongoing assessment of both ore throughput and gold production.