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Coeur Q1 silver output up 19% but gold down 17%
By Mineweb · May 8, 2012 · 1:34 am · Leave a Comment
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By Dorothy Kosich
As Coeur d’Alene Mines’ Coeur Rochester and Kensington operations ramped up their operations, Coeur reported its silver output increased 19% in the first quarter of this year but gold production dropped 17%.
First quarter silver production totaled 4.9 million ounces, up from 4.1 million ounces from the first quarter of last year, while gold production dropped from 53,130 ounces in first-quarter 2011 to 43,901 ounces in first-quarter 2012.
