The company said the improvements were the result of the completion of capital investment programs at the El Mochito mine which had constrained output during the first three months of its fiscal year.
In the second quarter, production increased to 131,140 tonnes with an average grade of 9.33% zinc, 1.58% lead and 84.9 g silver from 113,140 tonnes processed in the first quarter with an average grade of 5.88% zinc, 1.65% lead and 90 g silver per tonne.
In the first six months of its fiscal year American Pacific Mining reported after tax net income of $8.85 million or 87 cents per share, compared with earnings of $4.1 million or 43 cents per share for the same period in 1988.
The company purchased the El Mochito mine from a subsidiary of Amax Inc. for $12 million(US) in July, 1987, several months after its closure. In October of the same year American Pacific re-opened the underground mine.
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