Gran Colombia Gold (TSX: GCM) produced a total of 20,644 ounces of gold in August, up 14% over the previous month, the company reported on Monday. This brings total production for the first two months of the third quarter to 38,755 ounces, up 5% over the same two-month period last year.

Gran Colombia’s total production of 143,230 ounces for the first eight months of 2020 — compared with 155,359 ounces in the first eight months of the previous year — reflects the impact of covid-19 on its mining operations, predominantly in the second quarter of this year.