Atalaya Mining plc achieved nameplate capacity of 9.5Mtpa, with copper production, recoveries and ore processed increasing on a quarter-on-quarter basis throughout the period. Copper production during 2016 amounted to 26,179 tonnes, in line with the high end of 2016 production guidance. Average copper recoveries during 2016 were 83.29%. Overall, the Company achieved an annual processing rate of 6.5Mt of ore for 2016. Contained copper production during fourth quarter of 2016 was 8,938 tonnes against 8,752 tonnes in third quarter of 2016. Recoveries increased to 84.47% during fourth quarter of 2016, compared with 83.60% during third quarter of 2016. Processing rates during fourth quarter of 2016 were similar to third quarter of 2016 reporting 2.0 million tonnes of ore.