PDI: September 2026 Quarter Production Update
Original announcement by asx on
- Company
- PDI Gold Limited
- Ticker
- PDI
- Exchange
- ASX
- Region
- West Africa
- Primary commodity
- Gold
- Secondary commodities
- None reported
- Document categories
- Production, Metallurgy
- Extracted
- 2026-10-04 22:17:07 UTC
Analysis by Minestarters Atlas
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Summary
PDI Gold reported strong September 2026 quarter production, led by Kiniero which maintained throughput above nameplate capacity with 88.3% gold recoveries. Nampala production was impacted by pit cutback activities, but the company ended the quarter with a strong cash and bullion position of US$405 million.
Reasoning: Strong production performance at Kiniero and a robust cash position, partially offset by operational constraints at Nampala due to pit cutbacks.
Positive factors
- Kiniero throughput maintained above nameplate capacity
- Strong cash and bullion position of US$405M
- Consistent gold recoveries at Kiniero
Negative factors
- Nampala production impacted by pit cutback activities
Facts used in scoring: 2
Classification and evidence
Strong Productionpositive · Story-specific tag
No canonical definition is currently available.
Why it applies: Kiniero maintained throughput above nameplate capacity and delivered strong quarterly production.
Evidence · text
“Kiniero continued to deliver strong operational performance, with plant throughput maintained above nameplate capacity”
Operational Constraintnegative · Story-specific tag
No canonical definition is currently available.
Why it applies: Nampala production was impacted by pit cutback activities affecting ore access.
Evidence · text
“Nampala’s production was impacted by access to additional ore as pit cutback activities progressed.”
Multi-Domain Testedpositive
Variability across ore domains (oxide, transition, fresh) has been addressed.
Why it applies: 2 distinct composites were tested
Extracted facts
Stored fact records: 2. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.
Metallurgical Results (2)
Fact 1Kiniero · goldRecovery: 88.3 %Head Grade: 0.69Head Grade Unit: g/tView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- Kiniero
- Commodity
- gold
- Region
- guinea
- Reported Region
- Guinea
- Ticker
- PDI
Test Work
- Sample
- Kiniero milled ore
Recovery
- Recovery
- 88.3 %
- Head Grade
- 0.69
- Head Grade Unit
- g/t
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-10-04T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Strong operational performance with high throughput and solid recoveries.
Positive factors
- Throughput above nameplate capacity
- Solid gold recoveries
Evidence · text
“Kiniero milled 2.3 Mt of ore at an average head grade of 0.69g/t Au, pouring 45,599oz Au”
Fact 2Nampala · goldHead Grade: 0.63Head Grade Unit: g/tView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- Nampala
- Commodity
- gold
- Region
- mali
- Reported Region
- Mali
- Ticker
- PDI
Test Work
- Sample
- Nampala milled ore
Recovery
- Head Grade
- 0.63
- Head Grade Unit
- g/t
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-10-04T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Production was constrained by access to additional ore during pit cutback activities.
Negative factors
- Production impacted by pit cutback activities
Evidence · text
“Nampala milled 0.42 Mt of ore at an average head grade of 0.63g/t Au, pouring 7,267oz Au, with production impacted by access to additional ore as pit cutback activities progressed.”
How Atlas produces this analysis
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