Millennium Minerals Limited announced that its 100%-owned Nullagine Gold Project in WA has achieved the upper end of guidance for the September quarter with gold production of 22,414 ounces. The strong result, which represents a 77% increase in ounces produced compared with the June quarter (12,639 ounces), puts the company on track to hit the upper end of its guidance of 75,000 oz to 80,000 oz for calendar year 2018. As foreshadowed in recent announcements, the increase in gold production is being driven mainly be a higher average head grade as the new Bartons underground mine and higher-grade open pit ore sources come on stream, supported by an increased mining rate and materially improved mill throughput. This enabled the company to achieve its long-held target of an annualized production rate of 100,000 ounces per annum during September, well ahead of its original target of the December quarter. Production guidance of 25,000oz is maintained for the December quarter.