Golconda Gold Ltd. Releases Financial and Operating Results for Q3 2024
November 13 2024 - 7:30AM
Golconda Gold Ltd. (“
Golconda
Gold” or the “
Company”) (TSX-V:
GG; OTCQB: GGGOF) is pleased to announce the release of its
financial results for the three and nine months ended September 30,
2024.
A copy of the unaudited condensed consolidated
interim financial statements for the three and nine months ended
September 30, 2024, prepared in accordance with International
Financial Reporting Standards, and the corresponding management’s
discussion and analysis (the “MD&A”), are
available under the Company’s profile on www.sedarplus.ca. All
references to “$” in this press release refer to United States
dollars.
Third Quarter 2024 (“Q3 2024”)
Highlights:
- mined 28,101
tonnes of ore from its Galaxy and Princeton ore bodies, with an
average grade of 3.18 grammes per tonne (g/t) compared to 16,623
tonnes at 3.03g/t in the three months ended June 30, 2024
(“Q2 2024”), an increase of 69% in ore tonnes
mined quarter on quarter;
- produced 2,129
tonnes of concentrate at an average grade of 34.8 g/t containing
2,384 ounces of gold compared to 1,514 tonnes at 32.7 g/t
containing 1,591 ounces of gold in Q2 2024, an increase of 50% in
gold production quarter on quarter; and
- generated
revenue of $4.4 million from the sale of 1,892 payable ounces of
gold at a at a price of $2,476 per ounce and an operating cash cost
of $1,553(1) per payable ounce, compared to $3.0 million revenue in
Q2 2024 at an operating cash cost of $1,812 per payable ounce,
representing a 48% increase in revenue and a 14% reduction in
operating cash cost.
Golconda Gold CEO, Nick Brodie commented: “Q3
2024 marks the third consecutive quarter in which we have seen
increased gold production. Q3 2024 also saw a significant increase
in mine development, with 103% more metres developed than in Q2
2024, an important step in further increasing gold production going
forward.” (2)
About Golconda Gold
Golconda Gold is an un-hedged gold producer and
explorer with mining operations and exploration tenements in South
Africa and New Mexico. Golconda Gold is a public company and its
shares are quoted on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol “GG”
and the OTCQB under the symbol “GGGOF”. Golconda Gold’s management
team is comprised of senior mining professionals with extensive
experience in managing mining and processing operations and
large-scale exploration programmes. Golconda Gold is committed to
operating at world-class standards and is focused on the safety of
its employees, respecting the environment, and contributing to the
communities in which it operates.
Notes:
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(1) |
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Cash cost is a non-GAAP measure. Refer to the table below and to
“Supplemental Information to Management’s Discussion and Analysis”
in the MD&A for reconciliation to measures reported in the
Company’s interim financial statements. |
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Q1 2024 |
Q2 2024 |
Q3 2024 |
Operating costs |
$2,013,426 |
|
$2,719,760 |
|
$3,406,715 |
|
Adjust for: |
|
|
|
Impairment, depreciation and depletion |
$(169,622) |
|
$(205,865) |
|
$(293,510) |
|
Inventory movement |
$178,590 |
|
$(215,526) |
|
$(57,713) |
|
Total operating cash cost |
$2,022,394 |
|
$2,298,369 |
|
$3,055,492 |
|
Royalties |
$(9,848) |
|
$(23,782) |
|
$(140,449) |
|
Total operating cash cost excluding royalties |
$2,012,546 |
|
$2,274.587 |
|
$2,915,043 |
|
Gold production (ounces) |
|
1,507 |
|
|
1,591 |
|
|
2,384 |
|
Gold production (ounces payable) |
|
1,207 |
|
|
1,255 |
|
|
1,877 |
|
Total operating cash cost excluding royalties per payable
ounce |
$1,667 |
|
$1,812 |
|
$1,553 |
|
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(2) |
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This is forward-looking information and is based on a number of
assumptions. See “Cautionary Notes”. |
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Cautionary Notes
Certain statements contained in this press
release constitute “forward-looking statements”. All statements
other than statements of historical fact contained in this press
release, including, without limitation, statements regarding the
Company’s expectation that it will increase gold production in
future, and the Company’s future financial position and results of
operations, strategy, proposed acquisitions, plans, objectives,
goals and targets, and any statements preceded by, followed by or
that include the words “believe”, “expect”, “aim”, “intend”,
“plan”, “continue”, “will”, “may”, “would”, “anticipate”,
“estimate”, “forecast”, “predict”, “project”, “seek”, “should” or
similar expressions or the negative thereof, are forward-looking
statements. These statements are not historical facts but instead
represent only the Company’s expectations, estimates and
projections regarding future events. These statements are not
guarantees of future performance and involve assumptions, risks and
uncertainties that are difficult to predict. Therefore, actual
results may differ materially from what is expressed, implied or
forecasted in such forward-looking statements.
Additional factors that could cause actual
results, performance or achievements to differ materially include,
but are not limited to the risk factors discussed in the Company’s
management’s discussion and analysis for the year ended December
31, 2023. Management provides forward-looking statements because it
believes they provide useful information to investors when
considering their investment objectives and cautions investors not
to place undue reliance on forward-looking information.
Consequently, all of the forward-looking statements made in this
press release are qualified by these cautionary statements and
other cautionary statements or factors contained herein, and there
can be no assurance that the actual results or developments will be
realized or, even if substantially realized, that they will have
the expected consequences to, or effects on, the Company. These
forward-looking statements are made as of the date of this press
release and the Company assumes no obligation to update or revise
them to reflect subsequent information, events or circumstances or
otherwise, except as required by law.
Information of a technical and scientific nature
that forms the basis of the disclosure in the press release has
been approved by Kevin Crossling Pr. Sci. Nat., MAusIMM. Geological
Consultant for Golconda Gold, and a “qualified person” as defined
by National Instrument 43-101. Mr. Crossling has verified the
technical and scientific data disclosed herein and has conducted
appropriate verification on the underlying data.
Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its
regulation services provider (as that term is defined in the
policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for
the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
For further information please
contact:Nick BrodieCEO, Golconda Gold Ltd.+ 44 7905
089878Nick.Brodie@golcondagold.comwww.golcondagold.com
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