KUMTOR GOLD COMPANY SEES GOLD PRODUCTION PLUMMET 37 PERCENT IN Q1

摘要

The Kyrgyz-Canadian joint venture Kumtor Gold Company reduced gold production at the Kumtor field 37 percent year-on-year in the first quarter of 2006 to 88,848 ounces or 2.7635 tonnes, Kumtor Gold co-owner Centerra Gold Inc. and Kumtor Operating Company said in a joint press release. The release said gold production fell due to the low gold content in ore, which was graded at an average 2.36 g/t for Au compared with 3.68 g/t in the first quarter of 2004. The average sale price of gold was 548 dollars/oz in the first quarter of 2006, up from 425 dollars/oz in the same period in 2005.