Avocet Mining plc announced production results for the first quarter of 2016. The company's total gold production at Inata for the quarter was 20,528 ounces at a cash cost of USD 925 per ounce, compared with 17,379 ounces produced in the fourth quarter of 2015 at a cash cost of USD 1,094 per ounce. Ore mined was 310,000 tonnes.

Full year gold production guidance for 2016 is between 75,000 and 85,000 ounces.