Bellevue told the ASX on Monday this was better than the 37,338oz churned out during the March quarter.

The company said production for the half-year to June 30 was 80,043oz, just above the midpoint of its guidance of 75,000oz-85,000oz.

Bellevue produced first gold from its $252 million processing plant last October, and achieved commercial production on May 7.

The company said $41m of free cash was produced during the quarter, with total liquidity standing at $76m, up from $40m during the March quarter.

The average price achieved for gold sold was $3393/oz.

Bellevue said the processing plant had milled 241,000 tonnes at a head grade of 6.1g per tonne during the quarter.

It said underground mining continued to deliver increasing stope tonnages, with total underground movement of 200,000t during the quarter, including 167,000t of stope material.

It said its study to expand the capacity of the processing plant to 1.5 million tonnes per annum from 1Mpta had begun.

The company said it was also on track to achieve its goal of net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2026.

Bellevue said thermal power station construction had been completed, with the mine running at up to 55 per cent solar energy for instantaneous periods after commissioning of the first 20MW of installed solar.

It said a further 7MW of solar capacity is forecast to be completed this quarter.

The company said the 15MW/33MWh battery energy storage solution had been installed and would be operational this quarter, allowing for increased renewable energy penetration rates.

Construction of four 6MW wind turbines had started, with earthworks under way to deliver 24MW of wind energy.

Bellevue managing director Darren Stralow said the company had successfully ramped up production, met guidance and generated strong free cash flow.

“Underground tonnes increased in line with the plan and the processing plant is performing strongly,” he said.

“We are now well into the expansion study, which is aimed at leveraging the infrastructure we now have in place and enabling us to unlock the full value of the Bellevue asset.

“We look forward to providing multi-year guidance later this month.”