The miner said attributable gold production for the first quarter fell to 1.27 million ounces from 1.34 million ounces a year earlier.

The miner produced 509,637 oz of the precious metal in the three months ended March 31.

The company sold 363,000 ounces of gold in the quarter ended March 31.

This infographic uses data from Our World in Data to visualize global gold production by country from 1820 to 2022.

The open-pit project 200 km north of Yellowknife estimates annual production of 290,000 oz. of gold.

The miner currently has a country-wide alliance with Barrick Gold to jointly explore, develop and mine certain properties.

Miners grappled with extreme weather lower grade sequencing, labor shortages and supply chain constraints.

The deal is part of a transaction last year to buy the assets of Iamgold.