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April 1, 2016

The Metals Production Plans in the 1st Half of the fiscal year ending March 31, 2017

The planned production in the 1st half of the fiscal year ending March 31, 2017 are as follows:

Period April 2016 to September 2016
Refined Copper 28,275 metric ton per month
Refined Lead 2,347 metric ton per month
Refined Gold 3,492 kg per month
Refined Silver 31,917 kg per month

(Reference)

October 2015 to March 2016
(previous 6 months plans)
April 2015 to September 2015
(year-on-year)
Refined Copper 27,753 metric ton per month 27,182 metric ton per month
Refined Lead 2,273 metric ton per month 2,132 metric ton per month
Refined Gold 3,742 kg per month 3,391 kg per month
Refined Silver 34,750 kg per month 31,271 kg per month

Notes on year-on-year comparison

Copper
  • Total refined copper production will increase approximately 4% year on year. Production will increase approximately 4% at Naoshima Smelter and Refinery, where production was down last April due to a periodic maintenance shutdown. Production will increase approximately 5% at Onahama Smelter and Refinery.
Gold/Silver
  • Refined gold production will increase due to the higher volume of Onahama slime and other raw materials.
  • Refined silver production will increase due to the higher volume of Naoshima slime, Onahama slime and other raw materials.

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