9% drop in Q1 2024 Australian gold production due to heavy rain and cyclones affecting 23 mines.

Heavy rain and cyclones have impacted Australia's gold mining sector, causing a 9% drop in production to 70 tonnes in Q1 2024, compared to 77 tonnes in Q4 2023. The wet weather led to production issues at 23 mines across Western Australia, Queensland, and the Northern Territory. Rain and flooding made haul roads dangerous, wet ore difficult to process, and halted mining at some open pits.

June 02, 2024
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