TSX-listed midtier gold miner Asanko Gold’s eponymous mine, in Ghana, West Africa, delivered a strong second quarter in the three months to June 30, achieving commercial production a quarter ahead of schedule and gold production of 36 337 oz, in line with the company’s guidance of between 35 000 oz and 40 000 oz for the quarter. “[This] was in line with our guidance, and ramp up to steady-state production levels was reached within six months of starting the new production plant,” said Asanko CEO and president Peter Breese in a note to shareholders on Thursday.
