News) - Gran Colombia Gold Corp. (TSX: GCM) is reporting a nearly 17% drop in production in the second quarter compared to 2019 as the global COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact mining operations around the world.
In a press release Friday, the Colombian gold miner said that for the second quarter of 2020 it produced a total of 48,228 ounces of gold compared with 57,882 ounces in the second quarter of 2019.
For the first half of 2020, it produced a total of 104,475 ounces of gold compared with 118,483 ounces in the first half of last year, the company added.