Mr. Robert Baldock reports
MONUMENT'S 2012 FIRST QUARTER PRODUCTION
Monument Mining Ltd. has released its first-quarter
production results for the three months ended Sept. 30, 2011. Full
financial and operating results for the quarter will be released by the
end of November, 2011. All amounts are in United States dollars unless
otherwise indicated.
The first quarter production results from the company's Selinsing gold mine
maintain the consistent plant operations since it was put into
commercial production in September, 2010. Total gold produced this
quarter was 11,846 ounces compared with the previous year's quarterly
average of 11,109, for an increase of 7 per cent. The average realized price per
ounce of gold sold was $1,724 this quarter compared with $1,400 in the
previous fiscal year for an increase of 23 per cent. The average processing
recovery rate was 95.1 per cent for the three-month period. Cathy Zhai, chief financial officer of
Monument Mining, said, "With this year's upward-trending gold prices,
we are able to capitalize on higher gold prices compared with last year
with resultant increased cash flow."
Year ended Year ended Quarter ended
June 30, 2010 June 30, 2011 Sept. 30, 2011
Mining
Ore mined (tonnes) 662,330 740,909 124,736
Waste moved (tonnes) 2,326,502 2,707,598 719,080
Ore stockpiled (tonnes) 387,545 773,432 813,175
Process
Crushed ore (tonnes) 274,786 355,021 84,993
Ore processed (tonnes) 272,120 351,999 86,343
Average mill feed grade (g/t) 3.08 4.31 4.53
Processing recovery rate 58.7% 92.9% 95.1%
Ball mill availability (%) 89.2% 96.1% 97.4%
Sales
Gold produced (ounces) 13,793 44,438 11,846
Gold sold (ounces) 13,793 40,438 8,372
Revenue (in 000s) (1) $16,316 $56,627 $14,430
Average realized gold price per ounce $1,183 $1,400 $1,724
(1)Prior to achieving commercial production in September, 2010, gold sales and related production
costs were capitalized against the Selinsing gold property and construction of the gold treatment
plant.
We seek Safe Harbor.
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