Wawa gold mine production jumps

Strong production at Wesdome’s Wawa-area mine helped drive a first strong quarter for the Toronto-based company.Eagle River and Mishi sites produced 19,010 ounces of gold in the first three months of 2019. That’s up from 17,948 ounces produced in January to March 2018.Grams per tonne jumped by a third from 12 to 18.5 at Eagle River and 1.8 to 2.2 at Mishi, a release says.Revenue from gold sales climbed from $26.2 million to $32.5 million.Average price per ounce increased from $1,698