July 13 (Reuters) - Imperial Metals Corp III.TO :
* IMPERIAL REPORTS SECOND QUARTER PRODUCTION RESULTS
* METAL PRODUCTION FROM ITS RED CHRIS AND MOUNT POLLEY MINES FOR 2018 Q2 WAS 15.33 MILLION POUNDS COPPER AND 17,724 OUNCES GOLD
* IN JULY, MILL THROUGHPUT HAS AVERAGED 32,995 TONNES PER DAY THROUGH TO JULY 10
* METAL PRODUCTION AT MOUNT POLLEY WAS IMPACTED BY ONGOING EMPLOYEE UNION STRIKE INITIATED MAY 23
* DISCUSSIONS WITH REPRESENTATIVES OF MOUNT POLLEY UNIONIZED EMPLOYEES ARE SCHEDULED TO RESUME WEEK OF JULY 16
* METAL RECOVERIES IN 2018 Q2 WERE 72.96% COPPER AND 43.94% GOLD, A DECREASE OF ABOUT 4% AND INCREASE OF ABOUT 16% RESPECTIVELY