Trigon Metals says the Kombat mine produced an average of 12.1 tonnes of copper daily in May 2024.
The Canadian company also said the underground mine has continued to perform and exceed the production targets defined in its feasibility study.
In May, the underground ore mined was 19,664 tonnes at an average grade of 2.16%, producing 386 tonnes of copper.
The company’s focus for 2025 remains on underground production from the Asis West underground complex.
Trigon also expects underground production to amount to between 250,000 and 280,000 ore tonnes mined for the year, at an average grade between 1.95% and 2.3% copper.
From the ore mined, Trigon projects its copper metal production to range between 5,500 tonnes (12.1 M lbs) and 6,100 tonnes (13.4 M lbs) for the year.
Cash costs are expected to be an average of US$2.80/lb to US$3.15/lb for the full year, reducing on a quarter-by-quarter basis as production is ramped up to steady state.
Trigon president and chief operating officer Rennie Morkel said they are exceptionally pleased with the accelerated ramp-up
of the underground mine, and thank the Namibian team for the hard work and ongoing efforts at Kombat.
“Our strategy for the upcoming financial year is focused on maximising underground production from the current mining areas as well as to ensure that we are establishing ourselves for the next phases of our growth trajectory, both at Asis West and in terms of the planned restart of Asis Far West,” Morkel said.
