Ann: Operations Update and FY19 Guidance, page-43

Results were actually quite positive imo.

1500 sounds bad but without the sustaining capital for the dam lift they would of been at ~1300 with a strip ratio of 8.8. That's below past performance levels and includes lower recoveries than the plant has achieved consistently so there is room to improve even on this ore type.

The overall gold sentiment is pretty poor so this is more of an excuse to get out than anything else, gold fell below a key support over night ($1240usd)