Newcrest Mining Limited
(ASX:NCM) announced gold production in excess of 620,000 ounces in the December 2015 quarter, a 6 percent increase over the September period.
Newcrest noted increased output at Lihir and Telfer, but said that output was partially offset by lower production from Cadia following a five week outage.
The company reported a 17 percent slide in copper output from the previous period to 17,600 tonnes.
Newcrest Mining Chief Executive Sandeep Biswas said the company’s FY16 full year production guidance remains unchanged.
Newcrest Mining recorded a net profit of $560 million at 30 June 2015.
