3 December

Hummingbird Resources expects the production from its Yanfolila gold mine in Mali this year to be lower than the guidance estimates. The mine poured around 93,000oz of gold in the January-November period as it withstood extreme weather conditions in a particularly difficult rainy season. Hummingbird is expected to fall short of its 2020 guidance of 110,000oz to 125000oz owing to various factors including a military coup in the country and logistical issues induced by the Covid-19 pandemic.

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