Cast metal aluminum production at the Company’s smelter was reported at 596kt, up 3% year-over-year on improved operational performance. Metal production was flat compared to the previous quarter.
Mined metals production in the first quarter was 263 kilotonnes, up 2% from the same period last year due to improved mined metal grades. The company’s filing said the first quarter saw annual mine preparation activities, down 12% from the previous quarter.
Refined metal production was 262 kt, up 1% year-over-year and down 4% quarter-over-quarter due to plant activity and pyrotechnic operations in lead mode in the second half of the first quarter of fiscal 2025. Refined zinc production was 211 kt, up 1% year-over-year and down 4% quarter-over-quarter.
Refined lead production in the first quarter was 51kt, up 2% y/y and down 3% q/q, while saleable silver production was 167t, down 7% y/y and down 12% q/q. In the international zinc business, mined metal production decreased 45% to 38kt in Q1FY25 from 68kt in Q1FY24.
