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Côte d'Ivoire: Fortuna confirms $109 million Séguéla expansion after a disrupted quarter

LE BRIEF • 2026-11-06

The mine produced 33,744 ounces of gold in the third quarter. The previously announced expansion targets 2.3 million tonnes processed annually and an annualised rate above 200,000 ounces from the second half of 2028.

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LE BRIEF — Friday, 6 November 2026, consolidated edition By the LE BRIEF newsroom Country : Côte d'Ivoire Source publication : 4 November 2026, Pacific time; expansion first announced on 29 July Event : July–September results and programme update; operations resumed after disruptions Supplied image: processing facilities presented for Séguéla. Asset illustration; the date is uncertified and it does not establish completion of the announced expansion. Reproduction rights are not documented in the dossier. Côte d'Ivoire's Séguéla mine produced 33,744 ounces of gold in the third quarter of 2026, according to results released by Fortuna Mining on 4 November. This is the mine's output, not the group's total production. Fortuna attributes disruption to reduced equipment availability at a mining contractor and a temporary July stoppage associated with a blockade by artisanal miners. It says operations resumed. This account is attributed to the operator and does not describe a blockade still continuing today. A confirmed expansion, not an entirely new announcement The company confirms a $109 million budget for a 30% plant-capacity expansion. The programme had already been announced on 29 July. November's update concerns quarterly results and progress rather than an entirely new investment decision. The target is annual throughput of 2.3 million tonnes of ore. The company aims for an...