Highlights:
- Gold bar weighing 2.64 kilograms (85 oz) poured in the first smelt on site at the Kiniéro Gold Project, Guinea.
- First gold delivered on schedule and within budget.
- Nearly 5 million hours worked without a Lost Time Injury (LTI).
- Ramp-up progressing smoothly; plant achieving recoveries in line with expectations.
- Kiniéro plant expected to reach nameplate capacity in early Q1 CY2026.
- Open-pit mining ramping up from South Sabali starter pit, with ore stockpiles continuing to build on the ROM pad.
- Matthew Wilcox appointed Managing Director & CEO in May 2024; construction team mobilised July 2024.
- Construction completed in 17 months—the team’s sixth successful build in 15 years, all delivered on time and on budget.
- Robex secures exclusive option to buy back and fully extinguish the Mansounia royalties.
- Kiniéro becomes Robex’s second producing asset, alongside Nampala in Mali (guidance of 46,000 to 48,000 oz/year).
- Successful delivery of Kiniéro by the Robex team underscores the compelling rationale for the proposed merger with Predictive Discovery ahead of construction of its Bankan Gold Project, Guinea, located within 25km of Kiniéro.
- The proposed merger will create West Africa’s next tier-1 gold mining hub, combining Kiniéro and Bankan with projected 400koz+ annual production by 2029 and combined resources of ~9.5Moz Au.
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