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Hochschild shares plunge 20% after Brazil gold mine shutdown

The Mara Rosa mine

The Mara Rosa mine

10th June 2025

By: Reuters

  

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Hochschild Mining issued a six-week shutdown at its Mara Rosa mine, following lower-than-expected gold output by the end of May, the British precious metals company said on Tuesday, sending shares tumbling down over 20%.

The Brazilian gold mine, which began commercial production in early 2024, has produced just over 25 000 oz of gold for the January to May period due to heavier-than-expected rainfall and contractor issues.

The company had expected 94 000 oz to 104 000 oz of gold production in 2025.

Shares of the company saw their steepest one-day decline since November 2021, dropping 19.7% to 242p by 07:47 GMT.

The company will conduct a comprehensive review of all mining, processing, and disposal activities at Mara Rosa to identify bottlenecks and improve output.

"We hope that the end result (after shutdown) is a more flexible pit, aligned to a debottlenecked plant, allowing more stable throughput and more reliable output," Peel Hunt analysts said in a note, and cut their production estimates of the mine to 60 000 oz of gold from 84 000 oz in 2025.

Edited by Reuters

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