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NS, Aug. 9, 2023 /PRNewswire/ - GoGold
Resources Inc. (TSX: GGD) (OTCQX: GLGDF) ("GoGold",
"the Company") announces the financial results for the quarter
ending June 30, 2023, including net
income of $2.6 million (all amounts
are in U.S. dollars) and Parral generating $8.6 million from the sale of 360,011 silver
equivalent ounces.
"GoGold maintains a strong balance sheet with $98.7 million USD in cash which continues to
allow us to advance our Los Ricos projects in an expeditious
manner. Our main focus at GoGold is our flagship assets at Los
Ricos. With the upcoming addition of our zinc circuit
at Parral, which is in its tenth year of production, Parral is
expected to remain a meaningful contributor of cash flow over the
next seven years of mine life. The savings and additional revenue
which the zinc circuit will provide should significantly reduce our
all in sustaining cost at Parral," said Brad Langille, President and CEO. "We continue
to focus on completing the studies required for the upcoming
updated mineral resource estimate and preliminary economic
assessment at Los Ricos South to be completed by end of
summer."
Financial Highlights for the quarter ending June 30, 2023:
- Cash of $98.7 million USD
- Net income of $2.6 million,
including interest income of $1.5
million
- Revenue of $8.5 million on the
sale of 360,011 silver equivalent ounces at a realized price per
ounce of $21.39 per oz
- Production of 375,112 silver equivalent ounces, consisting of
203,894 silver ounces, 1,512 gold ounces, and 135 copper
tonnes
- Adjusted cash cost per silver equivalent ounce of $15.24
- Adjusted all in sustaining cost per silver equivalent ounce of
$20.85
Proposed SART Zinc Circuit
As originally reported on July 12,
2023, the Company has begun the process of adding a zinc
circuit to the existing SART plant at Parral. Bench scale and
in-field heap leach testing has demonstrated that an addition of a
zinc circuit to the SART plant should produce a saleable zinc
product and more importantly regenerate cyanide that is expected to
increase cash flow at Parral over the next seven years of mine
life.
Summary of Zinc circuit effects:
- Saleable zinc precipitate to be added to the revenue
stream
- Regeneration of approximately 750 tons of cyanide per
quarter
- Anticipated to generate net increased cash flows of
$1.5 million per quarter
- Zinc circuit capital expenditure estimated at $2 million over 6 month construction period
- Project payback expected within 6 months after
construction
- Construction of zinc circuit is independent of current SART
operations, therefore no interruption to current operations is
expected
- Parral up to end of its mine life will be a producer of silver,
gold, copper and zinc
Following are tables showing summarized financial information
and key performance indicators:
Summarized
Consolidated Financial Information
|
Three months ended
Jun 30
|
Nine months ended
Jun 30
|
(in thousands USD,
except per share amounts)
|
2023
|
2022
|
2023
|
2022
|
Revenue
|
$ 8,485
|
$ 10,389
|
$
24,570
|
$ 29,578
|
Cost of sales,
including depreciation1
|
6,272
|
7,962
|
28,796
|
21,402
|
Operating income
(loss)1
|
245
|
221
|
(10,149)
|
2,101
|
Net income
(loss)1
|
2,604
|
1,110
|
(3,593)
|
(382)
|
Basic net income (loss)
per share
|
0.008
|
0.004
|
(0.012)
|
(0.001)
|
Cash flow used in
operations
|
(299)
|
(1,190)
|
(7,210)
|
(7,467)
|
1Includes a
pre-tax non-cash negative inventory adjustment of $10,500 in the
nine months ended June 30, 2023
|
Key Performance
Indicators1
|
Three months ended
Jun 30
|
Nine months ended
Jun 30
|
(in thousands USD,
except per ounce amounts)
|
2023
|
2022
|
2023
|
2022
|
Total tonnes stacked,
fresh tailings
|
-
|
360,460
|
433,043
|
1,311,691
|
Total tonnes stacked,
rehandled tailings
|
407,738
|
-
|
644,262
|
-
|
Silver equivalent
ounces sold
|
360,011
|
512,670
|
1,127,508
|
1,357,826
|
Adjusted AISC per
silver equivalent ounce2
|
$ 20.85
|
$
17.73
|
$
13.99
|
$ 18.11
|
Adjusted Cash cost per
silver equivalent ounce2
|
$ 15.24
|
$
13.17
|
$
19.38
|
$ 13.29
|
Realized silver
price
|
$ 23.57
|
$
20.26
|
$
21.79
|
$ 21.78
|
1Key
performance indicators are unaudited non-GAAP measures, see
reconciliation in MD&A.
2Gold and copper are converted using average market
prices.
|
This news release should be read in conjunction with the interim
condensed consolidated financial statements for the three and nine
months ended June 30, 2023, notes to
the financial statements, and management's discussion and analysis
for the quarter ended June 30, 2023,
which have been filed on SEDAR and are available on the Company's
website.
Technical information contained in this news release with
respect to GoGold has been reviewed and approved by Mr.
Bob Harris, P.Eng., who is a
qualified person for the purposes of NI 43-101.
About GoGold Resources
GoGold Resources (TSX: GGD) is a Canadian-based silver and gold
producer focused on operating, developing, exploring and acquiring
high quality projects in Mexico.
The Company operates the Parral Tailings mine in the
state of Chihuahua and has the Los
Ricos South and Los Ricos North exploration projects in the state
of Jalisco. Headquartered in
Halifax, NS, GoGold is building a
portfolio of low cost, high margin projects. For more information
visit gogoldresources.com.
CAUTIONARY STATEMENT:
The securities described herein have not been, and will not be,
registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as
amended (the "U.S. Securities Act"), or any state securities laws,
and may not be offered or sold within the
United States or to, or for the benefit of, U.S. persons (as
defined in Regulation S under the U.S. Securities Act) except in
compliance with the registration requirements of the U.S.
Securities Act and applicable state securities laws or pursuant to
exemptions therefrom. This release does not constitute an offer to
sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy of any of GoGold's
securities in the United
States.
This news release may contain "forward-looking information" as
defined in applicable Canadian securities legislation. All
statements other than statements of historical fact, included in
this release, including, without limitation, statements regarding
the Parral tailings project, the Los Ricos project, future
operating margins, future production and processing, and future
plans and objectives of GoGold, constitute forward looking
information that involve various risks and uncertainties.
Forward-looking information is based on a number of factors and
assumptions which have been used to develop such information but
which may prove to be incorrect, including, but not limited to,
assumptions in connection with the continuance of GoGold and its
subsidiaries as a going concern, general economic and market
conditions, mineral prices, the accuracy of mineral resource
estimates, and the performance of the Parral project There can be
no assurance that such information will prove to be accurate and
actual results and future events could differ materially from those
anticipated in such forward-looking information.
Important factors that could cause actual results to differ
materially from GoGold's expectations include exploration and
development risks associated with the GoGold's projects, the
failure to establish estimated mineral resources or mineral
reserves, volatility of commodity prices, variations of recovery
rates, the effects of the global COVID-19 pandemic, and global
economic conditions. For additional information with respect to
risk factors applicable to GoGold, reference should be made to
GoGold's continuous disclosure materials filed from time to time
with securities regulators, including, but not limited to, GoGold's
Annual Information Form. The forward-looking information contained
in this release is made as of the date of this release.
Cautionary non-GAAP Measures and Additional GAAP
Measures
Note that for purposes of this section, GAAP refers to IFRS. The
Company believes that investors use certain non-GAAP and additional
GAAP measures as indicators to assess mining companies. They are
intended to provide additional information and should not be
considered in isolation or as a substitute for measures of
performance prepared with GAAP. Non-GAAP and additional GAAP
measures do not have a standardized meaning prescribed under IFRS
and therefore may not be comparable to similar measures presented
by other companies.
Additional GAAP measures that are presented on the face of the
Company's consolidated statements of comprehensive income include
"Operating income (loss)". These measures are intended to provide
an indication of the Company's mine and operating performance. Per
ounce measures are calculated by dividing the relevant mining and
processing costs and total costs by the tonnes of ore processed in
the period. "Adjusted cash costs per ounce" and "Adjusted all-in
sustaining costs per ounce" are used in this analysis and are
non-GAAP terms typically used by mining companies to assess the
level of gross margin available to the Company by subtracting these
costs from the unit price realized during the period. These
non-GAAP terms are also used to assess the ability of a mining
company to generate cash flow from operations. There may be some
variation in the method of computation of these metrics as
determined by the Company compared with other mining companies. In
this context, "Adjusted cash costs per ounce" reflects the cash
operating costs allocated from in-process and dore inventory
associated with ounces of silver and gold sold in the period.
"Adjusted cash costs per ounce" may vary from one period to another
due to operating efficiencies, grade of material processed and
silver/gold recovery rates in the period. "Adjusted all-in
sustaining costs per ounce" include total cash costs, exploration,
corporate and administrative, share based compensation and
sustaining capital costs. For a reconciliation of non-GAAP and GAAP
measures, please refer to the Management Discussion and Analysis
dated August 8, 2023 for the three
months ended June 30, 2023, as
presented on SEDAR.
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