• Shares of Calibre Mining rise ~1% to $3.19

• Company produced 71,539 ounces of gold in Q1 compared with 61,767 ounces a year ago

• CXB in Q1 produced 64,469 ounces of gold in Nicaragua compared to 55,007 ounces a year earlier

• Calibre Mining had agreed to be acquired by Equinox Gold

in February

• Calibre CEO Darren Hall says with the merger co expects to produce about 590,000 gold ounces annually

• Including session's moves, shares up 49.53%

(Reporting by Katha Kalia in Bengaluru)