April 15 (Reuters) - Atico Mining Corp ATY.V :
* ATICO REPORTS FIRST QUARTER 2018 PRODUCTION RESULTS AND PROVIDES UPDATE ON UNION NEGOTIATIONS
* QTRLY PRODUCTION OF 1,552 OUNCES OF GOLD IN CONCENTRATES, DOWN 45% AT EL ROBLE MINE
* PRODUCTION FOR QUARTER TOTALED 2.36 MILLION POUNDS OF COPPER AT EL ROBLE MINE
* APRIL 12 MARKED SIXTIETH DAY OF THE EL ROBLE MINE STRIKE AFTER WHICH A LEGAL MECHANISM TO END STRIKE WITH AN ARBITRAGE PROCESS BEGAN
* EXPECTS TO PROCESS BETWEEN 280,000 AND 290,000 TONNES FOR 2019 AT EL ROBLE MINE
* EXPECTS TO MAINTAIN COPPER RECOVERY ABOVE 93% AND 62% FOR GOLD FOR 2019 AT EL ROBLE MINE
* EXPECTS TO INCREASE PRODUCTION BETWEEN 43,000 AND 45,000 DRY TONNES OF CONCENTRATE FOR 2019 AT EL ROBLE MINE
* EXPECTS TO MAINTAIN PRODUCTION BETWEEN 9,000 AND 9,500 TONNES OF COPPER FOR 2019 AT EL ROBLE MINE
* EXPECTS TO MAINTAIN PRODUCTION BETWEEN 10,200 AND 10,700 OUNCES OF GOLD FOR 2019 AT EL ROBLE MINE