CuDeco Limited announced that since the end of the last quarter, production has been affected by the processing of gravity (supergene) ore types from the current phase of the mining schedule which comprised high levels of chlorite, resulting in lower plant throughput and lower copper recovery levels associated with difficulties in the flotation of this ore. In summary, during the last three months the Company has produced 13,852 dry metric tonnes (DMT) of copper concentrate at an average grade of 25.24%. Over this period, the Company has processed 454,713 DMT of ore with an average head grade of 1.22%, achieving an overall recovery of 63%. Production for the next six-month period will be predominantly utilising primary sulphide ore types which have historically achieved recovery rates exceeding 90%. The completion of the native copper circuit bypass in early April 2018 will assist greatly in achieving higher levels of throughput during this period, at lower cost than previously achievable.