Trigon Metals Inc. announced the production of its first copper concentrate. On August 18, 2023, the Company produced its first sale-ready dried copper concentrate for sale at the mill which has a capacity of 1,000 tonnes per day on August 21, 2023, the first full day of concentrate production, 436 tonnes of ore were processed through the mill (n nearly 44% of capacity) and the Company is targeting 70% production by the end of September. In the commissioning stage, the mill was purposely fed lower-grade material (average feed grade of 0.73% copper)ued from waste as identified by ore spotters.

The utilization of low-grade feed makes the result stand out as more impressive, having produced a concentrate grade of 33.5% copper at recoveries of 79.5%. The resulting concentrate has exceeded the expected grade of 20%, and recoveries have the potential to improve with higher-grade feed. Higher-grade concentrate translates directly to higher profitability due to lower shipment and treatment charges per pound of copper produced.

Stockpiles on the run-of-mine pad now total 27,000 tonnes of ore averaging close to 1.2% Cu, representing one month's supply of ore feed.