Australia-based miner St Barbara (ASX: SBM) has released financial results for its half-year ended Dec. 31 that represent “an encouraging recovery from the operational disappointments of the first quarter,” according to the company’s managing director and CEO, Craig Jetson. In a release, the company noted that performance had improved at all three of its operations – including its Atlantic Gold operations 60 km northeast of Halifax, N.S., which it acquired in mid-2019. “Over consecutive halves, Atlantic Gold has delivered record production as continuous improvements in mill throughout generated early returns,” Jetson said. For the six months ended Dec. 31, St Barbara produced a total of 162,600 oz. of gold across its operations at all-in sustaining costs of A$1,605 per oz. (US$1,240). In addition to the Touquoy open pit at its Atlantic Gold operations in Canada, the company has the Leonora operation in Western Australia, and its Simberi mine in Papua New Guinea.