Copper equivalent pounds for Q2 2024 were calculated using the following average realized prices:
Bolivar processed 373,867 tonnes of ore during Q2 2024, which was a 6% and 8% decline from Q1 2024 and Q2 2023, respectively. Lower throughput during Q2 2024 was mainly attributable to the four days of the scheduled plant maintenance combined with lower availability of water for the processing facilities. The issue of water availability has been resolved, and the Company anticipates recovering production levels in the second half of the year supported by the new plant equipment.
Lower grades during Q2 2024 as compared to Q1 2024 and Q2 2023 were anticipated as a result of the mining program sequence. There was a lower contribution from the high-grade Dulce zone during the quarter as compared to Q1 2024. However, the Company continues to better understand this new zone, and expects to continue mining from Dulce throughout the year.
Metal production for Q2 2024 declined because of lower throughput and lower grades compared to Q1 2024 and Q2 2023, resulting in 21% and 18% less copper equivalent production from the respective quarters.
Bolivar recorded an 8% increase in the copper equivalent production pounds for the six months ended
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