Hillgrove Resources (ASX:HGO) has produced 1,105 tonnes of copper at the Kanmantoo Copper Mine in South Australia, in February 2025.
During February, 116,000 tonnes of ore was processed at a grade of 1.01% copper and a 94.2% recovery.
The company says this is the highest monthly production since processing from underground material began in February 2024, despite February being a 28-day month.
In January 2025, Kanmantoo produced 1,074 tonnes of copper, while the December 2024 quarterly average totalled 884 tonnes of copper.
CEO Bob Fulker says in addition, there were record daily averages for both development and ore mining.
“The excellent operational delivery in these key metrics shows our continual improvement and debottlenecking of the mine that is delivering tangible results,” Fulker says.
“We are confident mine performance will continue to strengthen, as we accelerate the development of Nugent.”
Further, the outlook remains on track for achieving 12,000 to 14,000 tonnes of copper produced in 2025, which is anticipated to grow further into 2026 with the accelerated development of Nugent.
The Kanmantoo Mine has a mineral resource of 19.3 million tonnes @ 0.77% copper and an ore reserve of 2.8 million tonnes @ 0.91% copper.
Write to Aaliyah Rogan at Mining.com.au
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