Centamin Plc reported preliminary production results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2017. For the quarter, the company reported total gold production of 154,298 ounces compared to 136,787 ounces a year ago.

For the full year production was 544,658 ounces.

For the full year 2018, the company expects Gold production guidance from Sukari is 580,000 ounces, a 6% increase from 2017 with the mine plan forecasting a relatively balanced quarterly production profile over the year.