[ferro-alloys.com]The Moa JV produced 3,969 tonnes of finished nickel in Q2 2019, up 6% from 3,749 tonnes produced in Q2 2018. Increased production was driven by a number of operational excellence initiatives implemented over the past 18 months, including the deployment of new mining equipment acquired throughout 2018 and Q1 2019 that resulted in improved ore access and reduced equipment downtime compared to the same period of last year. Other operational excellence initiatives that contributed to higher production included the commissioning of a new slurry preparation plant dump pocket in Q1 2019 at the Moa JV, which improved ore screening and processing, and efforts to increase ore stockpiles to mitigate the impact of the rainy season.

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