Allied starts first stage of Sadiola output lift

Allied Gold (TSX: AAUC) has begun processing ore through a new fresh-ore comminution circuit at its Sadiola mine in Mali, the first step in a two-stage expansion the company says will raise production and cut costs.

The first stage is designed to lift annual gold output to 200,000–230,000 oz., a 17% to nearly 30% increase from last year, by boosting the share of higher-grade fresh ore in mill feed to as much as 60% from about 20% at a planned throughput of 5.7 million tonnes a year.

Allied expects the first full quarter next year to reflect higher fresh-ore volumes. Engineering and design are advancing on a pre-leach thickener targeted for installation in 2026 to add fresh and transitional ore capacity, alongside a plant-wide control-system upgrade to improve efficiency and reduce operating costs.

Stage 2 in sight

Those projects underpin a planned second-stage expansion scheduled to begin late next year and run through 2029.

In the near term, Sadiola is forecast to produce about 60,000 oz. in the current quarter, roughly 40% above the average of earlier quarters this year. Including strong contributions from Allied’s operations in Côte d’Ivoire, particularly the Bonikro mine, company-wide production for the quarter is expected to exceed 113,000 oz., up 13% from a year earlier.

Allied maintained its full-year 2025 guidance at more than 375,000 ounces.