Griffin Mining Ltd - China-based mining company which owns the Caijaying Zinc Gold mine - Reports production figures for 2023. Ore mined up 77% to 1.5 million tonnes from 852,579 tonnes the year before, while ore processed jumps 82% to 1.5 million tonnes in 2023 from 831,549 in 2022. Zinc production rises 79% to 56,933 tonnes from 31,787, gold production jumps 68% to 17,052 ounces from 10,137 ounces, silver production climbs 40% to 314,667 ounces from 224,587 ounces and lead production advances 65% to 1,546 tonnes from 940 tonnes. Chair Mladen Ninkov describes figures as "spectacular". "From a company that has only ever raised net capital of under USD30 million and no debt in its 26-year history to now have a world class, modern, underground mine, producing over 1.5 million tonnes of ore per year is an extraordinary."

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By Jeremy Cutler, Alliance News reporter

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