Polymetal’s new mine slightly ahead of schedule, Q1 output up

Construction activities at the new Kyzyl mine, which LSE-listed Polymetal is building in Kazakhstan, are slightly ahead of schedule, with commissioning brought forward by a couple of weeks. Dry commissioning of the processing plant would start on June 1, followed by first concentrate production on August 1, the gold miner said on Wednesday in its first-quarter production results announcement.