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Fruta del Norte still has room to grow

With its Fruta del Norte gold mine in Ecuador firing on all cylinders, Lundin Gold is looking towards a possible additional expansion and buying back half of its precious metals stream agreement, president and CEO Ron Hochstein told Mining Journal.

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Lundin Gold's Fruta del Norte in Ecuador

In 2021, the company increased its throughput from 3,500 tonnes per day to 4,200tpd and it anticipates being able to get to 4,500tpd via debottlenecking this year.