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Nevsun Q1 2011 Operating Highlights
08:44 EDT Wednesday, April 06, 2011
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - April 6, 2011) - Nevsun Resources Ltd. (TSX:NSU)(NYSE Amex:NSU) is pleased to announce the Bisha mine in Eritrea processed 461,000 tonnes of ore yielding 75,000 ounces of gold in doré in Q1 2011, during the same period it was ramping up to commercial production. Nevsun has accumulated significant cash during Q1, with a cash balance of $100 million as of March 31, 2011.
The Bisha mine continues to perform very well and is now producing over 1,000 oz gold per day. The table below demonstrates the successful ramp up to commercial production in January and February and the first month of full operations in March.
| Jan 2011 | Feb 2011 | Mar 2011 | Total Q1 2011 | |
| Pre-Production(1) | Production | |||
| Tonnes milled | 126,000 | 160,000 | 175,000 | 461,000 |
| Recovery, % of gold | 86% | 88% | 89% | 88% |
| Gold in doré, ounces | 16,000 | 25,000 | 34,000 | 75,000 |
| Gold price realized, per oz | n/a(2) | $1,390 | $1,430 | $1,405 |
| (1) for accounting purposes, sales from ounces produced prior to March 1, 2011 are considered pre-production and capitalized | ||||
| (2) no gold sales in January |
Nevsun's cash accumulation since December 31, 2010 reflects ounces shipped and paid by the refiner to March 31, 2011. The last shipment in the quarter was March 28, 2011.
Full Q1 results including costs and profitability are expected on or before May 11, 2011.
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