Oct 29 (Reuters) - Independence Group NL IGO.AX :
* Construction at the Nova project is progressing well and is currently 44% complete
* Project remains on schedule and on budget
* Nova project expected to commence commissioning in late 2016 and to produce first concentrates in December 2016.
* Says an optimisation study for the Nova project is underway and expected to be completed and released to the market in December 2015
* Qtrly tropicana jv production 118,204oz au (IGO's 30% share: 35,461oz au) produced at a cash cost of $624/oz au and aisc of $798/oz au sold
* Construction activities remain on track for commissioning in late 2016 "
* Says unaudited loss after tax for the September 2015 quarter of $49.9 million
* Says "production of first concentrates in December 2016"
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