Luna Gold Corp aims to maximize shareholder return while ensuring safe, healthy, and secure workplaces, minimizing environmental impact, and both engaging and assisting in community development.
Luna Gold is in the business of exploring, operating, and developing gold resource properties in Brazil. Luna Gold's proven management team has extensive experience in all facets of the mining industry. Luna's Aurizona Gold Mine produced over 74,000 ounces of gold during 2012. Following Aurizona's Phase I Expansion, annual production is targeted to increase to a life of mine average of 135,000 ounce per year. Additionally, the Company is actively exploring for new gold resources at its wholly owned Luna Greenfields area.
During the first half 2013, Luna Gold announced Aurizona's updated NI 43-101 compliant Resource and Reserve statements. Aurizona hosts 4,667,000 ounces of Measured, Indicated and Inferred Resources with 3,631,000 ounces including under the Measured and Indicated category with an average grade of 1.38 grams per tonne. Proven and Probable Reserves at Aurizona are 2,355,276 ounces which results in an open pit 15-year life of mine with an average grade of 1.32 grams per tonne.
