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St Barbara Limited - Q4 FY26 Preliminary Update, Gold Production up 8% on Q3 FY26
St Barbara Limited - Q4 FY26 Preliminary Update, Gold Production up 8% on Q3
About this update from St. Barbara Ltd.
St Barbara Limited ('St Barbara' or the 'Company') (ASX: SBM) provides the following preliminary update on gold production, sales, bullion on hand, cash and listed investments for the June 2026 quarter ('Q4 Jun FY26'). St Barbara attributable gold production from New Simberi Gold for Q4 Jun FY26 was 7,329 ounces (i.e. 50% of 14,658 total ounces) coming in ahead of previous guidance of 5,600 to 6,800 ounces (i.e. 40% of 14,000 to 17,000 ounces). Attributable gold sales for Q4 Jun FY26 were 6,700 ounces sold at an average gold price of A$6,314 per ounce. Total attributable cash, bullion and listed investments at 30 June 2026 was A$509 million . St Barbara will be reporting 50% attributable production and sales for Q4 Jun FY26 as the transaction with Kumul Mineral Holdings Limited ('Kumul') was not complete at 30 June 2026 . Q4 Jun FY26 New Simberi Gold Preliminary Results (100% basis) Gold production totalled 14,658 ounces. Gold sales totalled 13,399 ounces at a realised gold price of A$6,314 per ounce. FY26 gold production totalled 48,395 ounces. FY26 gold sales totalled 47,280 ounces at a realised gold price of A$6,232 per ounce. New Simberi Gold production for Q4 Jun FY26 improved by 8% compared to Q3 Mar FY26, with processed tonnes improving to 589kt (up 19% on Q3 Mar FY26) with average processing feed grade of 1.00 g/t gold, reflecting the expected achieved improvements from the Q3 Mar FY26 performance. Total mining volumes improved to 2,467kt (up 10% on Q3 Mar FY26), with the operation focused on removing the backfill waste material in the Pigibo open pit. As a result, ore mined decreased to 563kt (down 17% on Q3 Mar FY26) but offset by higher mined grade of 1.11g/t gold (up 12% on Q3 Mar FY26). Contact: David Cotterell Email: [email protected] Tel: +61 3 8660 1959 Paul Ryan Tel: +61 409 296 511 (C) 2026 Electronic News Publishing, source ENP Newswire