Avion Resources
Avion Resources is a Canadian-based exploration and development company focused on strategic acquisitions in Africa. Avion has built a team of highly qualified geologists and engineers, as well as a strong operational team, with the goal of becoming a gold producing company in 2009. Avion recently purchased a 100 square kilometre land and mine package in Mali, which contains the Tabokoto mine and the Segala project.
Avion Gold fourth quarter production hits 21,300 ounces, cash costs come in at $495/ounce
Junior gold producer, Avion Gold (TSX-V: AVR) reported record monthly production for the month of December of 8,100 ounces of gold (67,500 tonnes at an average grade of 3.87 g/t with 96.6% recovery) from its Tabakoto/S’gala operations in Mali, West Africa. The record monthly production helped bump the company’s quarterly production to a record level as well, with 21,300 ounces of gold produced in the fourth quarter. Total production for 2009 was 51,300 ounces and is forecast to reach 100,000 ounces in 2010.
Cash costs in the fourth quarter were a very healthy US$495/ounce while full year cash costs are expected to be around $530/ounce.
Avion Gold officially became a commercial producer on May 1, 2009.
"Avion's focus on this mine has resulted in a highly successful new start up, and has set the stage for Avion's continued growth in 2010 and beyond,” Avion's President and CEO, John Begeman, stated.
Other Avion Resources articles
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31/08/10 West African gold producer Avion Gold fast tracks major stakes in two gold camps
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11/08/10 Avion brings in engineering outfit Genivar to oversee doubling in mine throughput in Mali
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19/05/09 Avion Resources ups Tabakoto and Segala Gold Resource to 2.6 million ounces
Other Avion Resources news
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04/02/10 Avion Gold adds OTCQX listing to TSX-Venture presence
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09/07/09 Avion intersects promising gold grades at Segala mine in Mali
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11/12/08 Avion Resources says drilling at Mali gold projects keeps meeting expectations
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