Orezone Gold (TSX:ORE) has produced 58,566oz of gold in the June quarter across its Casa Berardi and Bomboré operations in Canada and Burkina Faso, respectively.
The June quarter marks Orezone’s first full quarter as a multi-mine producer, following its acquisition of Casa Berardi, with both operations performing in line with expectations.
At Bomboré in Burkina Faso, total tonnes and ore tonnes mined exceeded the company’s plan during the quarter.
The operation recovered from Q1 explosives supply issues, with additional contractors and drilling rigs mobilised to improve access to ‘higher-grade’ hard rock ore.
Processing performance remained strong, with both oxide and hard rock circuits achieving throughput rates above nameplate design, while maintaining recovery rates in line with expectations.
At Casa Berardi in Québec, the company invested in underground expansion through additional lateral development, expanded definition drilling, and new equipment mobilisation to support higher underground throughput in future quarters.
Open pit mining at F160 continued through the quarter. Orezone says ‘higher-grade’ direct-feed ore is scheduled to increase during Q4, while existing ‘lower-grade’ stockpiles will supplement Q3 mill feed.
Processing performance exceeded expectations, with average throughput of more than 4,000 tonnes per day — above the planned rate of 3,900 tonnes per day.
CEO Patrick Downey says both operations performed ‘in line with expectations’ during the quarter.
“At Casa Berardi, we continued investing in underground development, exploration, and equipment to support higher underground throughput and production over time, leveraging the established resource base and infrastructure already in place,” Downey says.
Orezone voluntarily suspended operations at Casa Berardi on 10 July as a precaution after a wildfire reached about 12km southwest of the mine.
The company says it expects to lift the suspension in the coming days following favourable weather conditions and ongoing suppression efforts. It does not expect the temporary suspension to affect 2026 production guidance for Casa Berardi.
Orezone Gold expects Bomboré to deliver stronger performance in H2 2026 as access to hard rock ore continues to improve.
The company says Casa Berardi’s production profile reflects planned mine sequencing, with a lower expected Q3 before strengthening in Q4.
Write to France Pinzon at Mining.com.au
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