Newcrest Mining Ltd's gold production rose five per cent in the first quarter compared with a year ago, helped by higher output at its flagship Cadia mine.
The country's largest independent gold miner said gold production for the quarter ended September 30 rose to 548,351 ounces from 522,917 ounces a year ago.
Gains at Cadia, in New South Wales, partly offset declines at Newcrest's Lihir, Telfer and Gosowong mines, the company said in a statement.
The Cadia mine near Orange, which was hit by an earthquake last year, produced 213,514 ounces in the first quarter, up about 77 per cent over the year-ago quarter and 37 per cent over the previous quarter.
Damage to a tailings dam wall in March at Cadia temporarily halted production.
The all-in sustaining cost for the company fell to $778 per ounce from $898 a year ago as production ramped up.
Newcrest affirmed its gold production estimate of 2.35 million ounces to 2.60 million ounces for 2018/19.
Total copper production during the quarter was 25 kilo tonne, up 49 per cent from a year ago.
Newcrest's stock has fallen more than nine per cent this year, compared with a roughly six per cent drop in spot gold prices.
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