Fortuna(US:FSM) Globenewswire·2025-10-08 09:00Core Viewpoint - Fortuna Mining Corp. reported its production results for Q3 2025, maintaining its annual production guidance of 309,000 to 339,000 gold equivalent ounces (GEO) for the year [2][3]. Q3 2025 Highlights - Total GEO production from ongoing operations was 72,462 ounces, slightly down from 75,950 ounces in Q2 2025 [3]. - The company produced 251,871 ounces of GEO in the first nine months of 2025 [3]. Production by Mine Séguéla Mine, Côte d'Ivoire - Q3 2025 production was 38,799 ounces, up from 38,186 ounces in Q2 2025, with a gold grade of 3.01 g/t [4][9]. - The mine is on track to exceed the upper end of its guidance of 134,000 to 147,000 ounces for 2025, having produced 115,484 ounces year-to-date [4][11]. Lindero Mine, Argentina - Lindero achieved its highest quarterly production of the year with 24,417 ounces in Q3 2025, a 4% increase from Q2 2025 [12][15]. - The average gold grade increased to 0.60 g/t, and a total of 1.70 million tonnes of ore were placed on the leach pad [12][15]. Caylloma Mine, Peru - Caylloma produced 9,246 ounces of GEO in Q3 2025, with silver production at 233,612 ounces and lead and zinc production at 8.5 million and 12.0 million pounds, respectively [18][21][25]. - The mine's performance was consistent with the previous quarter, although base metal production saw a decline [21]. Operational Updates - The company successfully obtained permit approvals for several satellite open pits, with mining preparation for the Sunbird open pit set to begin in Q4 2025 [7]. - Exploration activities at the Sunbird underground project and Kingfisher Deposit are ongoing, with drilling expected to continue in Q4 2025 [8]. Year-to-Date Production - Total production for the first nine months of 2025 includes 115,484 ounces from Séguéla, 68,288 ounces from Lindero, and 30,305 ounces from Caylloma [11][17][25].