Ariana Resources has just announced pouring of its very first 13.4 kg gold-silver doré bar at the Tavşan Mine in western Türkiye.
Highlights include:
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First doré pour of 13.4kg of gold-silver has been completed at the Tavşan Mine.
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Heap-leach pad currently loaded with c.30,000 tonnes of ore, with c.800,000 tonnes of already mined and stockpiled ore being prepared for loading over the next year.
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1.3Mt of ore at an average grade of 1.38 g/t Au and 5.77 g/t Ag has been mined to date from Tavşan, with high-grade continuing to be processed via the Kiziltepe CIL plant.
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Up until Q4 2025, 24,400 oz of gold and 83,770 oz of silver had been produced from Tavşan processed via the Kiziltepe plant.
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Production is expected to ramp up over the coming months and reach steady-state production by Q2 2026.
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Tavşan forms part of the Zenit Mining Operations, which has been in production since 2017, averaging 22,000 oz per annum.
Dr. Kerim Sener, Managing Director, commented:
"We are delighted that Zenit has achieved its first doré pour at Tavşan, with gold and silver production commencing from the new heap-leach operation. Whilst our main focus is to develop the Dokwe Gold Project in Zimbabwe into a million-ounce-plus gold mine, we remain excited by Zenit's gold and silver mining operations in Türkiye, as Zenit pivots its gold production focus from Kiziltepe to Tavşan in the coming year.
"By continuing to utilise the Kiziltepe CIL plant for the processing of higher-grade ore from Tavşan, Zenit will be able to benefit from higher gold and silver recoveries while heap-leaching operates at Tavşan. As Zenit has already spent two years mining and stockpiling over 800,000 tonnes of run-of-mine ore at Tavşan, the operation is in excellent shape to ramp up to full-scale operations in the coming months.
"Looking ahead, we expect a steady-state production by Q2 2026, as Tavşan becomes the primary gold-producing interest in Türkiye and an important source of cash generation for Ariana."
