April 30 (Reuters) - Guyana Goldfields Inc GUY.TO :
* REPORTS FIRST QUARTER 2018 RESULTS; SOLD 38,000 OZ AU GENERATING US$18.9M IN OPERATING CASH FLOW AND NET EARNINGS OF US$0.05 PER SHARE
* GOLD PRODUCTION FOR QUARTER OF 38,500 OUNCES WITH CASH FLOW GENERATION FROM OPERATIONS OF $18.9 MILLION
* MAINTAINING ITS ORIGINAL GUIDANCE WITH 2018 TOTAL PRODUCTION STILL EXPECTED TO BE BETWEEN 190,000-210,000 OUNCES
* MILL THROUGHPUT ACHIEVED AVERAGING 6,720 TONNES PER DAY ("TPD") FOR QUARTER, OF WHICH 100% WAS HARD ROCK
* PRODUCTION IS EXPECTED TO BE WEIGHTED TOWARDS SECOND HALF OF YEAR DUE TO MINE SEQUENCING AND INCREASED MILL THROUGHPUT