Auriant Mining AB (publ) provided operational results for the nine months of 2022. In nine months of 2022, hard rock gold production amounted to 604.2 kg (19,427 oz), compared to 680.0 kg (21,862 oz) in 9m 2021, a decrease of 11%, or 75.7 kg (2,435 oz); Alluvial gold production amounted to 6.3 kg (203 oz) compared to 15.4 kg (494 oz) a decrease of 59%, or 9.1 kg (291 oz). The mining contractor was not able to get its equipment in time as breaking logistic caused by the current situation.

This together with delayed start of the gold sands mining because of the late ground defrosting caused the decrease in production. 297,911 tonnes of ore with average grade of 2.17 g/t were processed through the CIL plant; 298,660 tonnes of ore were mined in 9m 2022, compared to 316,340 tonnes in 9m 2021, a decrease of 17,680 tonnes or 6%. Stripping volume amounted to 1,654,700 m3 (+355,400 m3, or 27% more than in 9m 2021); The average grade in 9m 2022 was 2.02 g/t, compared to 2.16 g/t in 9m 2021, a decrease of 6%.