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Q3 2021 Operations Update
Q3 2021 Operations Update.
About this update from Central Asia Metals Plc
[{"type":"text","content":"\n \n \n \n RNS Number : 2672O\n Central Asia Metals PLC\n 07 October 2021\n \n \n \n \n 7 October 2021\n \n \n \n \n \n CENTRAL ASIA METALS PLC\n \n \n ('CAML' or the 'Company')\n \n \n Q3 2021 Operations Update\n \n Central Asia Metals plc (AIM: CAML) today provides a Q3 2021 operations update for the Kounrad dump leach, solvent extraction and electro-winning ('SX-EW') copper recovery plant in Kazakhstan ('Kounrad') and the Sasa zinc-lead mine in North Macedonia ('Sasa').\n \n Summary\n \n \n · No lost time injuries ('LTIs') at either Kounrad or Sasa during Q3 2021\n \n · Kounrad\n \n o Q3 2021, 4,146 tonnes of copper produced\n \n o First nine months of 2021, 10,360 tonnes of copper produced\n \n · Sasa\n \n o Q3 2021 zinc in concentrate, 5,742 tonnes produced\n \n o Q3 2021 lead in concentrate, 6,927 tonnes produced\n \n o First nine months of 2021 zinc in concentrate, 17,033 tonnes produced\n \n o First nine months of 2021 lead in concentrate, 20,734 tonnes produced\n \n Outlook\n \n · On course to achieve top end of 2021 guidance range for Kounrad's copper production (12,500 to 13,500 tonnes)\n \n ·On course to achieve lower end of 2021 guidance range for Sasa's zinc production (23,000 to 25,000 tonnes) and expect lead production in the order of 5% below guidance (30,000 to 32,000 tonnes)\n \n \n CAML production summary\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Metal production (tonnes)\n \n \n \n \n Q3 2021\n \n \n \n \n Q2 2021\n \n \n \n \n Q1 2021\n \n \n \n \n 9m 2021\n \n \n \n \n 9m 2020\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Copper\n \n \n \n \n 4,146\n \n \n \n \n 3,334\n \n \n \n \n 2,880\n \n \n \n \n 10,360\n \n \n \n \n 10,490\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Zinc\n \n \n \n \n 5,742\n \n \n \n \n 5,549\n \n \n \n \n 5,742\n \n \n \n \n 17,033\n \n \n \n \n 17,966\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Lead\n \n \n \n \n 6,927\n \n \n \n \n 6,791\n \n \n \n \n 7,016\n \n \n \n \n 20,734\n \n \n \n \n 22,300\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Nigel Robinson, Chief Executive Officer, commented:\n \n \n \"I am pleased to report strong production from both of our operations during Q3 2021. At Kounrad, we remain on track to meet the top end of our production guidance, and at Sasa, we have reported improved zinc and lead grades for the period, which have resulted in higher metal production than the previous quarter. We expect th...