The first gold pour has been achieved from previously stacked ore and consisted of 286 ounces of gold (Au) and 1,260 ounces of silver (Ag).

According to the company, the Koskuduk mining operations close down at the end of November for the winter period and restart in early May each year.

Frontier Mining chief operating officer Adil Tastanov said that the target for this year is 6,000 ounces of gold with silver equivalents and the company is on track to achieve this.