Red Lake, Canada. Gold production at Red Lake was 25,000 gold ounces in the third quarter of 2019. Production and cost metrics in the third quarter reflected a temporary pause in mining at the Cochenour complex while buttress work was completed to strengthen controls against potential water ingress. Mining resumed in October of 2019 following the completion of the work.
Musselwhite, Canada. There was no gold production at the Musselwhite mine site in the third quarter of 2019 following a conveyor fire in March 2019. Musselwhite resumed mining activities in the third quarter of 2019 and will continue stockpiling ore mined until processing activities are restarted, which is expected in the first half of 2020.
Porcupine, Canada. Gold production at Porcupine was 77,000 gold ounces in the third quarter of 2019. Production and cost metrics in the third quarter were impacted by lower tons mined at Hoyle Pond, the highest grade contributor to Porcupine, and costs related to early production at Borden, which achieved commercial production on October 1, 2019.
Éléonore, Canada. Gold production at Éléonore was 82,000 gold ounces in the third quarter of 2019.
Peñasquito, Mexico. Gold and gold equivalent ounces – other metals production at Peñasquito were 59,000 gold ounces and 203,000 gold equivalent ounces – other metals, respectively, in the third quarter of 2019. Production and cost metrics were impacted by the operation being placed into care and maintenance in the third quarter of 2019 due to a blockade. The blockade was lifted in early October 2019; a gradual ramp up of operations started in late October while negotiations continue.
Nine months ended September 30, 2019 compared to 2018
CC&V, USA. Gold production increased 11% primarily due to higher leach recoveries from Valley Leach Fill 2 and a lower build up of concentrate inventory. Costs applicable to sales per gold ounce increased 27% primarily due to lower ore grade mined and higher leach pad inventory adjustments, partially offset by higher gold ounces sold. Depreciation and amortization per gold ounce increased 22% primarily due to asset additions and higher leach pad inventory adjustments. All-in sustaining costs per gold ounce increased 25% primarily due to higher costs applicable to sales per gold ounce.
Red Lake, Canada. Gold production at Red Lake was 65,000 gold ounces since the completion of the acquisition of the Red Lake mine site as part of the Newmont Goldcorp transaction. Production and cost metrics this year reflected on-going ramp up of mining at Cochenour, which achieved commercial production on April 1, 2019 and a temporary pause in mining at the Cochenour complex while buttress work was completed to strengthen controls against potential water ingress. Mining resumed in October of 2019 following the completion of the work.
Musselwhite, Canada. Gold production at Musselwhite was 3,000 gold ounces since the completion of the acquisition of the Musselwhite mine site as part of the Newmont Goldcorp transaction. Production and cost metrics this year were significantly impacted by a conveyor fire in March 2019. Musselwhite resumed mining activities in the third quarter of 2019 and will continue stockpiling ore mined until processing activities are restarted, which is expected in the first half of 2020. Since the fire, we collected $45 in insurance proceeds related to the conveyor fire of which $14 was recognized as an offset to the abnormal costs applicable to sales.
Porcupine, Canada. Gold production at Porcupine was 130,000 gold ounces since the completion of the acquisition of the Porcupine mine site as part of the Newmont Goldcorp transaction. Production and cost metrics this year were impacted by lower tons mined at Hoyle Pond, the highest grade contributor to Porcupine, and costs related to early production at Borden, which achieved commercial production on October 1, 2019.
Éléonore, Canada. Gold production at Éléonore was 148,000 gold ounces since the completion of the acquisition of the Éléonore mine site as part of the Newmont Goldcorp transaction.
Peñasquito, Mexico. Gold and gold equivalent ounces – other metals production at Peñasquito were 71,000 gold ounces and 256,000 gold equivalent ounces – other metals, respectively, since the completion of the acquisition of the Peñasquito mine site as part of the Newmont Goldcorp transaction. Production and cost metrics were impacted by the operation being placed into care and maintenance for 49 days in the second quarter and 17 days in the third quarter of 2019 due to blockades.