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Cerrado Gold Announces Q4 and Year-End 2025 Production Results at Its Minera Don Nicolas Mine in Argentina
Gold Equivalent Ounce ("GEO") Production of 13,806 GEO for the 4 th Quarter 2025 Full yea...
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[{"type":"text","content":"Cerrado Gold Announces Q4 and Year-End 2025 Production Results at Its Minera Don Nicolas Mine in Argentina\nGold Equivalent Ounce (\"GEO\") Production of 13,806 GEO for the 4th Quarter 2025Full year production of 50,238 GEO; in line with guidance Underground Operations now delivering ore to the plant, supporting higher grade throughput and growing production 2026 Production Guidance of 50,000 to 60,000 GEO weighted to H2/26Exploration Program positioned to support resource growth at MDN with four new drill rigs now on siteDevelopment activities continue to progress at both the Lagoa Salgada and Mont Sorcier projects TORONTO, Jan. 21, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cerrado Gold Inc. [TSX.V: CERT] [OTCQX: CRDOF] (\"Cerrado\" or the \"Company\") announces production results for the fourth quarter ended December 2025 (\"Q3 2025\") and the full year from the Minera Don Nicolas Mine in Santa Cruz Province, Argentina (\"MDN\"). Full quarterly and year end financial results are expected to be released prior to April 30, 2026. Q4 Operating Highlights Q4 Production of 13,806 GEO vs 13,832 GEO in Q3 2025 Heap leach production of 7,838 GEO impacted by low water availability, reducing irrigation capacityInitial Underground production at Paloma achieved, underground development work continues to increase access to new ore zones CIL plant received additional ore from underground development, mainly in December, resulting in total production of 5,968 GEO in Q4 through CIL plant Operational results for Q4 2025 showed stable production relative to the previous quarter. Production rates would have been higher, however, the irrigation of the heap leach pad was limited due to water availability. This is being addressed by purchasing water delivered by trucks and by drilling additional bore holes for new water sources. Average recovery rates were also down due to increased amounts of primary ore placed on the leach pads as per the mine sequence. This was offset by higher volumes and higher-grade ores from underground mining being processed via the CIL plant, sustaining overall production rates. Ore crushed and placed on the leach pad continued to benefit from the recent expansion of crushing capacity, both tonnage and recoveries (due to more consistent particle sizing) improved over the quarter. As more water for irrigation becomes available, the gold inve...