Commercial Production At The Isabella Pearl Gold Mine

COLORADO SPRINGS, CO - Gold Resource Corporation reported that the Isabella Pearl gold mine, located in Mineral County, Nevada, has reached commercial production levels.  This commercial production announcement is based on mining rates, ore placement on the heap leach pad, mining and process costs, production ramp-up, and reaching positive operational cash flow during the month of September. The Company produced first gold dore from the project in late April 2019 and expects additional improvements as the project continues through the ramp up phase. 

Gold production levels at the Isabella Pearl mine have been ramping up since the first dore bar was produced in late April 2019.  Preliminary September production of gold loaded to carbon and dore produced totaled in excess of 2,000 ounces. The Company plans to update its 2019 global gold production outlook in the upcoming third quarter preliminary production announcement to include estimated gold ounces targeted from its Isabella Pearl project for the fourth quarter. While it is still early in the project ramp up phase, 2,000 ounces of monthly gold production at Isabella Pearl is expected to continue generating positive cash flow by covering operational costs at the project. 

Construction of the Isabella Pearl project’s ADR process facility is complete with final commissioning occurring over the next several weeks to enable on-site dore production.  Off-site processing of the gold infused carbon into dore will continue until the on-site dore facility is fully optimized.   

Jason Reid, CEO and President, said, “I am very pleased to report the Isabella Pearl mine, which broke ground and produced first dore in just ten months, has reached commercial production levels just sixteen months after breaking ground on the project in June 2018. Our team has worked extremely hard these past few months navigating the challenges of mine commissioning, managing construction contractor difficulties and the typical production ramp up of a new mine. I am very excited that during the month of September the Isabella Pearl mine moved into a phase where mining and processing rates and ore placement are now expected to generate positive cash flow on a consistent basis. This is a milestone for any mining project and should have a significant impact on the Company’s overall revenues and net income moving forward.”

The Isabella Pearl ramp up phase will continue over the next year as the deposit is made up of two primary ore bearing areas, the Isabella and the Pearl with the former mineralization outcropping at the surface and the latter higher-grade mineralization located deeper within the deposit. Approximately eighty percent of the ore in this deposit is in the Pearl structure, and the Company continues removing overburden to reach this high-grade area targeted in 2020. 

The company’s contact information is (303) 320-7708, www.goldresourcecorp.com.