The company is maintaining its full-year production, capital and operating cost guidance for 2020.

Company has unveiled a maiden resource at its Condor project in southeast Ecuador, of 11.9 million inferred tonnes grading 2.95 g/t gold equivalent for 1.1 million gold-equivalent oz.

Production reached 451,580 tonnes before the impact of the new coronavirus.

Lead, trading in London at $1,725 per tonne, is down by just 10.1% so far this year.

The test kits - produced by Chinese company Wondfo - were donated by Vale.

The combined company is expected to have a market capitalization of approximately C$250 million.