Copper Mountain Mining on Wednesday announced that its eponymous flagship operation in southern British Columbia was on track to meet full-year production expectations after producing 19-million pounds of copper, 7 100 oz of gold, and 65 700 oz of silver during the first quarter ended March 31. The Vancouver-based miner said its mill throughput increased, as the company processed 3.4-million tonnes of ore at an average rate of 37 100 t/d, with 91% operating time. Mill tonnage averaged a record 39 980 t/d in February. Copper recovery for the period was 82% treating at an average grade of 0.312% copper.
