The quarterly consolidated cash flow provided by operating activities from the company's three operating mines was $216 million, also a record. Cash-flow was up $130 million or 151% over the first quarter of 2019.
The jump in gold production over the first quarter of 2019 was driven by the Fekola Mine in Mali, which had a strong start to the year with record quarterly gold production of 164,011 ounces, well-above budget by 9% (14,011 ounces) and 49% (53,662 ounces) higher compared to the first quarter of 2019. Fekola's significant increase in gold production over the first quarter of 2019 was mainly due to expansion of the Fekola mining fleet and optimization of the pit designs and mine plan for 2020, which have provided access to higher grade portions of the Fekola deposit earlier than anticipated in previous mine plans.