Alamos Gold Inc. (TSX:AGI; NYSE:AGI) (“Alamos” or
the “Company”) today reported its financial results for the quarter
and year ended December 31, 2023.
“With the strong finish to the year, we
delivered a record operational and financial performance in 2023.
Production increased 15% to a record 529,300 ounces, achieving the
top end of our increased full year guidance. Costs were also in
line with annual guidance and decreased 4% from 2022 reflecting
strong performances across our operations. With the record
production, lower costs, and higher gold price we set a number of
financial records in 2023. Revenue increased 25% to a record $1
billion, and cash flow from operations increased 44% to a record
$519 million. We also generated $124 million of free cash flow
while reinvesting in growth that will support higher levels of free
cash flow in the years ahead,” said John A. McCluskey, President
and Chief Executive Officer.
“This reinvestment in high-return growth
continues to create long-term value. Global Mineral Reserves
increased for the fifth consecutive year with grades also
increasing driven by another year of exploration success. This
included higher-grade additions at Island Gold and PDA, supporting
longer-life, and more valuable assets. The growth at PDA will be
incorporated into a development plan to be completed later this
quarter that we expect will outline a significant mine life
extension at Mulatos. The Phase 3+ Expansion at Island Gold
continues to advance having achieved a significant milestone with
the start of shaft sinking in December. The expansion remains on
track to deliver significant production growth at substantially
lower costs in 2026 and beyond.”
Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2023
Highlights
Operational and Financial
Highlights
- Produced a record 529,300 ounces of
gold in 2023, achieving the top end of increased production
guidance and representing a 15% increase from 2022. This included a
strong finish to the year from all three operations with fourth
quarter production of 129,500 ounces
- The Mulatos District exceeded
guidance, producing 212,800 ounces in 2023, a 58% increase from the
prior year, reflecting a strong performance from La Yaqui Grande in
its first full year of production. The higher margin ounces from La
Yaqui Grande drove a significant increase in mine-site free cash
flow1 to $142.1 million, including $27.4 million in the fourth
quarter
- Young-Davidson produced 185,100
ounces in 2023, meeting guidance and generating record mine-site
free cash flow1 of $117.6 million. This marked the third
consecutive year mine-site free cash flow has exceeded $100
million, demonstrating the strong ongoing performance and
consistency of the operation, including $35.0 million in the fourth
quarter
- Island Gold produced 131,400 ounces
in 2023, meeting guidance and continuing to self fund the majority
of $178.1 million of growth capital invested in the Phase 3+
Expansion during the year
- Total cash costs1 of $850 per
ounce, all-in sustaining costs ("AISC"1) of $1,160 per ounce, and
cost of sales of $1,212 per ounce for the full year were in line
with guidance. Fourth quarter total cash costs of $900 per ounce,
and AISC of $1,233 per ounce were consistent with quarterly
guidance
- Record financial performance with
full year gold sales totaling 526,258 ounces at an average realized
price of $1,944 per ounce for record revenue of $1.0 billion, a 25%
increase from 2022. This included fourth quarter sales of 129,005
ounces at an average realized price of $1,974 per ounce, generating
$254.6 million in revenue. The average realized gold price was $3
per ounce above the London PM fix for both the quarter and the
year
- Record annual cash flow from
operating activities of $472.7 million (including $518.9 million,
or $1.31 per share before changes in working capital1), a 58%
increase from 2022. Fourth quarter cash flow from operating
activities was $124.1 million ($120.2 million, or $0.30 per share,
before changes in working capital1)
- Strong free cash flow1 of $123.8
million in 2023 while funding the Phase 3+ Expansion at Island
Gold
- Realized adjusted net earnings1 of
$208.4 million, or $0.53 per share1 in 2023. Reported net earnings
were $210.0 million, or $0.53 per share
- Realized adjusted net earnings1 for
the fourth quarter of $49.2 million, or $0.12 per share1. Adjusted
net earnings includes adjustments for net unrealized foreign
exchange gains recorded within deferred taxes and foreign exchange
of $12.6 million, offset by other adjustments, net of taxes
totaling $14.7 million. Reported net earnings were $47.1
million, or $0.12 per share
- Cash and cash equivalents increased
$95.0 million, or 73%, to $224.8 million at year end, with no debt
and $13.0 million in equity securities
- Paid dividends of $39.4 million, or
$0.10 per share for the full year
Growth Projects, Mineral Reserves and
Resources and Other Highlights
- Issued three-year guidance on
January 10, 2024, which included increased production guidance for
2024 of between 485,000 and 525,000 ounces. Production is expected
to increase 7% by 2026, with AISC decreasing 11% reflecting low
cost production growth from Island Gold with the completion of the
Phase 3+ Expansion
- Reported year-end 2023 Mineral
Reserves of 10.7 million ounces of gold, a 2% increase from 2022,
with grades also increasing 1%. This marked the fifth consecutive
year Mineral Reserves have grown for a combined increase of 10%
with grades also increasing 9% over that time frame. Additionally,
Measured and Indicated Mineral Resources increased 12% to 4.4
million ounces, with grades increasing 9%, and Inferred Mineral
Resources increased 3% to 7.3 million ounces, at 1% higher
grades
- Advanced construction of the Phase
3+ Expansion with completion of key shaft site infrastructure in
2023 including the headframe and hoist house. Construction remains
on schedule with shaft sinking commencing in December and
engineering on the mill and paste plant well underway
- Received approval of the updated
Closure Plan Amendment from the Ontario Government in December
allowing for the start of construction on the larger mill expansion
and paste plant as outlined in the Phase 3+ Expansion study
- Achieved a significant permitting
milestone for the Lynn Lake project in March with a positive
Decision Statement issued by the Department of Environment and
Climate Change Canada based on the completed Federal Environmental
Impact Statement, and Environment Act Licenses issued by the
Province of Manitoba
- Completed an updated Feasibility
Study on the Lynn Lake project in August outlining a larger,
longer-life, low-cost operation with attractive economics and
significant exploration upside. Lynn Lake is expected to produce an
average of 176,000 ounces of gold per year at mine-site AISC of
$699 per ounce over its initial 10 years
- Completed the acquisition of
Manitou Gold in May, adding significant exploration potential
across the Michipicoten Greenstone Belt by more than tripling the
regional land package adjacent to and along strike from Island
Gold
- Publication of Alamos’ inaugural
Climate Change Report, outlining corporate governance around
climate-related risks and opportunities, and issued the 2022
Environmental, Social and Governance ("ESG") Report, outlining the
Company’s progress on its ESG performance
- Announced the acquisition of Orford
Mining in January 2024, through which the Company will consolidate
its existing ownership of Orford shares and add the highly
prospective Qiqavik Gold Project, located in Quebec, Canada. The
Company expects to issue approximately 0.9 million shares for total
consideration of approximately $12 million with the transaction
expected to close in April 2024
(1) Refer to the “Non-GAAP Measures and
Additional GAAP Measures” disclosure at the end of this press
release and associated MD&A for a description and calculation
of these measures.
Highlight Summary
|
Three Months Ended December 31, |
Years Ended December 31, |
|
|
|
2023 |
|
2022 |
|
2023 |
|
2022 |
|
Financial Results (in millions) |
|
|
|
|
Operating revenues |
$ |
254.6 |
$ |
231.9 |
$ |
1,023.3 |
$ |
821.2 |
|
Cost of sales (1) |
$ |
166.7 |
$ |
153.4 |
$ |
637.7 |
$ |
608.9 |
|
Earnings from operations |
$ |
71.9 |
$ |
61.6 |
$ |
318.1 |
$ |
111.5 |
|
Earnings before income taxes |
$ |
51.2 |
$ |
52.6 |
$ |
293.7 |
$ |
102.4 |
|
Net earnings |
$ |
47.1 |
$ |
40.6 |
$ |
210.0 |
$ |
37.1 |
|
Adjusted net earnings (2) |
$ |
49.2 |
$ |
33.7 |
$ |
208.4 |
$ |
107.9 |
|
Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization
(2) |
$ |
101.6 |
$ |
100.4 |
$ |
486.4 |
$ |
351.7 |
|
Cash provided by operations before working capital and taxes paid
(2) |
$ |
120.2 |
$ |
109.3 |
$ |
518.9 |
$ |
361.6 |
|
Cash provided by operating activities |
$ |
124.1 |
$ |
102.3 |
$ |
472.7 |
$ |
298.5 |
|
Capital expenditures (sustaining) (2) |
$ |
26.6 |
$ |
26.5 |
$ |
104.2 |
$ |
95.2 |
|
Capital expenditures (growth) (2) (3) |
$ |
73.0 |
$ |
50.2 |
$ |
216.7 |
$ |
191.9 |
|
Capital expenditures (capitalized exploration) |
$ |
10.1 |
$ |
8.1 |
$ |
28.0 |
$ |
26.6 |
|
Free cash flow (2) |
$ |
14.4 |
$ |
17.5 |
$ |
123.8 |
$ |
(15.2 |
) |
Operating Results |
|
|
|
|
Gold production (ounces) |
|
129,500 |
|
134,200 |
|
529,300 |
|
460,400 |
|
Gold sales (ounces) |
|
129,005 |
|
133,164 |
|
526,258 |
|
456,574 |
|
Per Ounce Data |
|
|
|
|
Average realized gold price |
$ |
1,974 |
$ |
1,741 |
$ |
1,944 |
$ |
1,799 |
|
Average spot gold price (London PM Fix) |
$ |
1,971 |
$ |
1,726 |
$ |
1,941 |
$ |
1,800 |
|
Cost of sales per ounce of gold sold (includes amortization)
(1) |
$ |
1,292 |
$ |
1,152 |
$ |
1,212 |
$ |
1,334 |
|
Total cash costs per ounce of gold sold (2) |
$ |
900 |
$ |
810 |
$ |
850 |
$ |
884 |
|
All-in sustaining costs per ounce of gold sold (2) |
$ |
1,233 |
$ |
1,138 |
$ |
1,160 |
$ |
1,204 |
|
Share Data |
|
|
|
|
Earnings per share, basic and diluted |
$ |
0.12 |
$ |
0.10 |
$ |
0.53 |
$ |
0.09 |
|
Adjusted earnings per share, basic (2) |
$ |
0.12 |
$ |
0.09 |
$ |
0.53 |
$ |
0.28 |
|
Weighted average common shares outstanding (basic) (000’s) |
|
396,577 |
|
393,034 |
|
395,509 |
|
392,172 |
|
Financial Position (in millions) |
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents |
|
|
$ |
224.8 |
$ |
129.8 |
|
(1) Cost of sales includes mining and
processing costs, royalties, and amortization expense.
(2) Refer to the “Non-GAAP Measures and Additional GAAP
Measures” disclosure at the end of this press release and
associated MD&A for a description and calculation of these
measures.(3) Includes growth capital from operating
sites.
|
Three Months Ended December 31, |
Years Ended December 31, |
|
|
2023 |
|
2022 |
|
2023 |
|
2022 |
Gold production (ounces) |
|
|
|
|
Young-Davidson |
|
49,800 |
|
44,600 |
|
185,100 |
|
192,200 |
Island Gold |
|
31,600 |
|
40,500 |
|
131,400 |
|
133,700 |
Mulatos District (7) |
|
48,100 |
|
49,100 |
|
212,800 |
|
134,500 |
Gold sales (ounces) |
|
|
|
|
Young-Davidson |
|
48,052 |
|
44,781 |
|
182,796 |
|
192,186 |
Island Gold |
|
30,464 |
|
39,145 |
|
127,629 |
|
130,652 |
Mulatos District |
|
50,489 |
|
49,238 |
|
215,833 |
|
133,736 |
Cost of sales (in millions) (1) |
|
|
|
|
Young-Davidson |
$ |
64.6 |
$ |
62.2 |
$ |
248.2 |
$ |
250.5 |
Island Gold |
$ |
33.8 |
$ |
35.2 |
$ |
123.6 |
$ |
120.4 |
Mulatos District |
$ |
68.3 |
$ |
56.0 |
$ |
265.9 |
$ |
238.0 |
Cost of sales per ounce of gold sold (includes
amortization) (1) |
|
|
|
Young-Davidson |
$ |
1,344 |
$ |
1,389 |
$ |
1,358 |
$ |
1,303 |
Island Gold |
$ |
1,110 |
$ |
899 |
$ |
968 |
$ |
922 |
Mulatos District |
$ |
1,353 |
$ |
1,137 |
$ |
1,232 |
$ |
1,780 |
Total cash costs per ounce of gold sold (2) |
|
|
|
Young-Davidson |
$ |
920 |
$ |
942 |
$ |
938 |
$ |
878 |
Island Gold |
$ |
775 |
$ |
605 |
$ |
669 |
$ |
637 |
Mulatos District |
$ |
957 |
$ |
851 |
$ |
883 |
$ |
1,134 |
Mine-site all-in sustaining costs per ounce of gold
sold (2),(3) |
|
|
|
Young-Davidson |
$ |
1,211 |
$ |
1,284 |
$ |
1,208 |
$ |
1,133 |
Island Gold |
$ |
1,136 |
$ |
863 |
$ |
1,017 |
$ |
918 |
Mulatos District |
$ |
1,030 |
$ |
922 |
$ |
967 |
$ |
1,241 |
Capital expenditures (sustaining, growth, and capitalized
exploration) (in millions) (2) |
|
Young-Davidson (4) |
$ |
24.0 |
$ |
20.6 |
$ |
67.2 |
$ |
71.5 |
Island Gold (5) |
$ |
73.9 |
$ |
53.9 |
$ |
233.1 |
$ |
157.3 |
Mulatos District (6) |
$ |
8.4 |
$ |
5.5 |
$ |
30.4 |
$ |
62.7 |
Other |
$ |
3.4 |
$ |
4.8 |
$ |
18.2 |
$ |
22.2 |
(1) Cost of sales includes mining and
processing costs, royalties, and amortization
expense.(2) Refer to the “Non-GAAP Measures and
Additional GAAP Measures” disclosure at the end of this press
release and associated MD&A for a description and calculation
of these measures.(3) For the purposes of calculating
mine-site all-in sustaining costs, the Company does not include an
allocation of corporate and administrative and share based
compensation expenses.(4) Includes capitalized
exploration at Young-Davidson of $1.3 million and $5.1 million for
the three months and year ended December 31, 2023, respectively
($1.5 million and $5.0 million for the three months and year ended
December 31, 2022, respectively).(5) Includes
capitalized exploration at Island Gold of $3.3 million and $11.1
million for the three months and year ended December 31, 2023,
respectively ($4.9 million and $18.8 million for the three months
and year ended December 31, 2022, respectively).
(6) Includes capitalized exploration at Mulatos District
of $5.5 million and $11.8 million for the three months and year
ended December 31, 2023, respectively ($1.7 million and $2.8
million for the three months and year ended December 31, 2022,
respectively).(7) The Mulatos District includes both the
Mulatos pit, as well as La Yaqui Grande.
Environment, Social and Governance
Summary Performance
Health and Safety
- Total recordable
injury frequency rate1 ("TRIFR") of 1.45 in the fourth quarter, a
decrease from 1.84 in the third quarter of 2023
- Lost time injury
frequency rate1 ("LTIFR") of 0.10, an increase from 0.09 in the
third quarter of 2023
- Full year TRIFR
of 1.50 and LTIFR of 0.07, a reduction of 6% and an increase of 7%,
respectively, from 2022
- Mulatos
received the Silver Helmet Award from CAMIMEX for the second
consecutive year. The Silver Helmet Award recognizes high safety
standards & processes in the mining sector in Mexico
During the fourth quarter of 2023, TRIFR decreased with 15
recordable injuries, as compared to 21 in the prior quarter, and
one lost time injury, contributing to a significant improvement in
annual safety performance.
Alamos strives to maintain a safe, healthy working environment
for all, with a strong safety culture where everyone is continually
reminded of the importance of keeping themselves and their
colleagues healthy and injury-free. The Company’s overarching
commitment is to have all employees and contractors return Home
Safe Every Day.
Environment
- Zero significant
environmental incidents and zero reportable spills in the fourth
quarter and full year
- Updated Closure
Plan Amendment received for Island Gold, allowing for construction
of the larger mill expansion and paste plant, as outlined in the
Phase 3+ Expansion study
- Completed year
one of Alamos’ Independent Tailings Review Board work
- Alamos’ climate
change risk assessment was updated to evaluate the effects of
material risks and opportunities on the Company’s strategy and
financial position, using updated climate scenarios and industry
practices. This exercise is expected to be completed in the first
quarter of 2024 and will incorporate climate risk into Alamos’
financial performance, corporate strategy and mitigation plans in
line with IFRS S2 and recommendations of the Taskforce on
Climate-Related Financial Disclosure ("TCFD")
The Company is committed to preserving the
long-term health and viability of the natural environment that
surrounds its operations and projects. This includes investing in
new initiatives to reduce our environmental footprint with the goal
of minimizing the environmental impacts of our activities and
offsetting any impacts that cannot be fully mitigated or
rehabilitated.
Community
Ongoing donations, medical support and
infrastructure investments were provided to local communities,
including:
-
Various sponsorships to support local youth sports teams and
community events, and donations to local charities and
organizations around the Company's mines
- Scholarships
awarded to local students in Matarachi, and students in Canada as
part of the Young Mining Professionals Scholarship Program
- Health campaigns
in Matarachi including full body health assessments for several
hundred residents, and vaccination campaigns for influenza and
COVID
- Ongoing support
to our community beekeeping project involving both the Mulatos Mine
and participants from Matarachi
- Community
clean-up in Mulatos and Matarachi in preparation for the Day of the
Dead and Mexican Revolution holidays
The Company believes that excellence in
sustainability provides a net benefit to all stakeholders. The
Company continues to engage with local communities to understand
local challenges and priorities. Ongoing investments in local
infrastructure, health care, education, cultural and community
programs remain a focus of the Company.
Governance and Disclosure
- Published
Alamos’ 2022 ESG Report, outlining the Company’s progress on its
ESG performance in accordance with the Sustainability Accounting
Standards Board Metals & Mining Industry Standard, the
recommendations of the TCFD, and the Global Reporting Initiative
Standards for sustainability reporting “Core” requirements. It
focuses on economic, environmental, social and governance topics
and indicators that are of the greatest interest to Alamos’
stakeholders
- The Mulatos mine
was awarded the Empresa Socialmente Responsible award by the
Mexican Center for Philanthropy for the 15th consecutive year, and
the Ethics and Values in Industry award from CONCAMIN for the
fourth consecutive year
The Company maintains the highest standards of
corporate governance to ensure that corporate decision-making
reflects its values, including the Company’s commitment to
sustainable development. During the quarter, the Company continued
to advance its implementation of the Responsible Gold Mining
Principles, developed by the World Gold Council as a framework that
sets clear expectations as to what constitutes responsible gold
mining.
(1) Frequency rate is calculated as incidents
per 200,000 hours worked.
Outlook and Strategy
2024 Guidance |
|
Young-Davidson |
Island Gold |
Mulatos |
Lynn Lake |
Total |
Gold production (000's ounces) |
180 - 195 |
145 - 160 |
160 - 170 |
|
485 - 525 |
Cost of sales, including amortization (in
millions)(3) |
|
|
|
|
$620 |
Cost of sales, including amortization ($ per
ounce)(3) |
|
|
|
|
$1,225 |
Total cash costs ($ per ounce)(1) |
$950 - $1,000 |
$550 - $600 |
$925 - $975 |
— |
$825 - $875 |
All-in sustaining costs ($ per ounce)(1) |
|
|
|
|
$1,125 - $1,175 |
Mine-site all-in sustaining costs ($ per
ounce)(1)(2) |
$1,175 - $1,225 |
$875 - $925 |
$1,000 - $1,050 |
— |
|
Capital expenditures (in millions) |
|
|
|
|
|
Sustaining capital(1) |
$40 - $45 |
$50 - $55 |
$3 - $5 |
— |
$93 - $105 |
Growth capital(1) |
$20 - $25 |
$210 - $230 |
$2 - $5 |
— |
$232 - $260 |
Total Sustaining and Growth Capital
(1) - producing mines |
$60 - $70 |
$260 - $285 |
$5 - $10 |
— |
$325 - $365 |
Growth capital - development projects |
|
|
|
$25 |
$25 |
Capitalized exploration(1) |
$10 |
$13 |
$9 |
$9 |
$41 |
Total capital expenditures and capitalized
exploration(1) |
$70 - $80 |
$273 - $298 |
$14 - $19 |
$34 |
$391 - $431 |
(1) Refer to the "Non-GAAP Measures
and Additional GAAP" disclosure at the end of this press release
and associated MD&A for a description of these
measures.(2) For the purposes of calculating mine-site
all-in sustaining costs at individual mine sites, the Company does
not include an allocation of corporate and administrative and share
based compensation expenses to the mine sites. (3) Cost
of sales includes mining and processing costs, royalties, and
amortization expense, and is calculated based on the mid-point of
total cash cost guidance.
The Company’s objective is to operate a
sustainable business model that supports growing returns to all
stakeholders over the long-term, through growing production,
expanding margins, and increasing profitability. This includes a
balanced approach to capital allocation focused on generating
strong ongoing free cash flow while re-investing in high-return
internal growth opportunities, and supporting higher returns to
shareholders.
2023 Year in Review
With the strong finish to the year, the Company
delivered record operational and financial performance in 2023.
This included record annual production of 529,300 ounces which
drove record revenues of $1.0 billion and record operating cash
flows of $472.7 million. Full year production was 15% higher than
2022 and achieved the high end of increased guidance. Costs were
also in line with annual guidance. Reflecting the strong
operational and financial performance, and balanced approach to
growth, the Company generated consolidated free cash flow of $123.8
million in 2023 while investing in the Phase 3+ Expansion.
La Yaqui Grande continued to outperform,
contributing to a 58% increase in production from the Mulatos
District, at 22% lower costs. This exceeded annual production
guidance, driving a substantial increase in mine-site free cash
flow from Mulatos to $142.1 million. Young-Davidson delivered its
third consecutive year of mine-site free cash flow in excess of
$100 million and is well positioned to deliver similar levels of
free cash flow over the long-term. Island Gold continued to perform
well while self-funding the majority of the Phase 3+ Expansion
capital. The expansion remains on track for completion in 2026 with
significant progress made through 2023. All the major components of
the shaft site infrastructure have now been completed, including
the headframe and hoist house, which enabled the start of shaft
sinking in December 2023.
Additionally, the Company delivered on a number
of key catalysts, supporting ongoing value creation within its
pipeline of growth projects. This included achieving a significant
permitting milestone and completing an updated Feasibility Study on
the Lynn Lake project, which outlined a larger, longer-life,
low-cost operation with attractive economics and significant
exploration upside. The Company also demonstrated another year of
exploration success, most notably at Island Gold and Puerto Del
Aire ("PDA") driving a further increase in high-grade Mineral
Reserves and Resources. The increase in high-grade Mineral Reserves
at PDA is being incorporated into a development plan to be
completed during the first quarter of 2024 which is expected to
outline a significant mine life extension at Mulatos.
As announced earlier this week, Global Mineral
Reserves increased to 10.7 million ounces of gold (202 mt grading
1.65 g/t Au), a 2% increase from 2022, with a further 1% increase
in grades. This marks the fifth consecutive year of growth in
Mineral Reserves for a combined increase of 10% over that time
frame. Grades have also increased 9% over that period as Mineral
Reserves continue to grow both in size and quality. The increase in
2023 driven by higher-grade additions at Island Gold and PDA, as
well as growth at Lynn Lake.
Island Gold's tremendous pace of growth
continued in 2023 with an 18% increase in Mineral Reserves to 1.7
million ounces, and 16% increase in combined Mineral Reserves and
Resources to 6.1 million ounces. PDA's Mineral Reserves increased
33% to 1.0 million ounces with grades increasing a further 16%.
Both deposits remain open in multiple directions, highlighting the
significant potential for this growth to continue. Reflecting the
continued exploration success and growth potential, the Company has
increased its 2024 exploration budget to the largest in its
history.
2024 Outlook
The Company provided three-year production and
operating guidance in January 2024, which outlined growing
production at declining costs over the next three years. Refer to
the Company’s January 10, 2024 guidance press release for a summary
of the key assumptions and related risks associated with the
comprehensive 2024 guidance and three-year production, cost and
capital outlook. Gold production in 2024 is expected to range
between 485,000 and 525,000 ounces, a 3% increase from the previous
three-year guidance provided in January 2023 (based on the
mid-point). Total cash costs and AISC are expected to be consistent
with 2023.
The increased production guidance was driven by
higher expected production from the Mulatos District through
residual leaching of the Mulatos leach pad. La Yaqui Grande is
expected to supply approximately 75% of Mulatos District production
at a similar low-cost structure as 2023. The remaining production
is expected to come from residual leaching of the main Mulatos
leach pad which carries higher reported AISC, though with the
majority of these costs previously incurred, the recovery of these
ounces is expected to be very profitable from a cash flow
perspective.
Production is expected to be slightly higher
during the first half of 2024, with the recovery of ounces through
residual leaching at Mulatos expected to decline through the year.
First quarter production is expected to be between 123,000 and
133,000 ounces with total cash costs and AISC above the top end of
annual guidance reflecting a larger proportion of production coming
through residual leaching at Mulatos and slightly lower planned
grades at Young-Davidson. Consistent with annual guidance, costs
are expected to trend lower through the year reflecting declining
rates of production from residual leaching at Mulatos.
Production is expected to increase 7% by 2026 to
between 520,000 and 560,000 ounces, with AISC decreasing 11% to
between $975 and $1,075 per ounce reflecting low-cost production
growth from Island Gold with the completion of the Phase 3+
Expansion. The three year guidance excludes the higher grade PDA
project which represents potential production upside at Mulatos as
early as 2026. This upside is expected to be outlined in a
development plan for PDA to be released during the first quarter of
2024. Looking beyond 2026, the Lynn Lake project is expected to
support further potential growth as early as the second half of
2027.
Capital spending is expected to increase from
2023 reflecting inflation, higher capital at Island Gold and Lynn
Lake, and an increased capitalized exploration budget. Capital
spending on the Lynn Lake project is expected to more than double
the amount spent in 2023. Spending at Lynn Lake will be focused on
upgrades to site access and infrastructure, including early work on
the power line upgrade, in advance of a construction decision
anticipated in 2025. Additionally, a portion of the 2024
exploration program will be focused on converting Mineral Resources
at the Burnt Timber and Linkwood satellite deposits into a smaller,
higher quality Mineral Reserve. A study incorporating these
deposits into the Lynn Lake project is expected to be completed in
the fourth quarter of 2024, and represents potential production and
economic upside to the 2023 Feasibility Study.
Given the strong profitability of the Mulatos
operation in 2023, the Company expects to pay significantly higher
cash tax payments in Mexico in 2024, which includes the 2023
year-end tax payment due in the first quarter of approximately $40
million. Combined with an expected decrease in costs through the
year, the Company expects stronger free cash flow starting in the
second quarter of 2024.
The global exploration budget for 2024 is $62
million, a 19% increase from $52 million spent in 2023. The
increase reflects expanded budgets across all key assets following
up on broad-based exploration success in 2023. Island Gold and the
Mulatos District account for approximately 60% of the total budget
with $19 million planned for each asset. This is followed by $12
million at Young-Davidson, $9 million at Lynn Lake and $2 million
at Golden Arrow.
The Company's liquidity position remains strong,
ending the year with $224.8 million of cash and cash equivalents,
$13.0 million in investments in equity securities, and no debt, an
increase from $129.8 million at the end of 2022 reflecting strong
free cash flow generation throughout the year. Additionally, the
Company has a $500 million undrawn credit facility, providing total
liquidity of $737.8 million.
Fourth Quarter and Year-End 2023
results
Young-Davidson Financial and Operational
Review
|
Three Months Ended December 31, |
|
Years Ended December 31, |
|
|
|
2023 |
|
|
2022 |
|
|
2023 |
|
|
2022 |
|
Gold production (ounces) |
|
49,800 |
|
|
44,600 |
|
|
185,100 |
|
|
192,200 |
|
Gold sales (ounces) |
|
48,052 |
|
|
44,781 |
|
|
182,796 |
|
|
192,186 |
|
Financial Review (in millions) |
|
|
|
|
Operating Revenues |
$ |
94.8 |
|
$ |
78.1 |
|
$ |
355.3 |
|
$ |
347.8 |
|
Cost
of sales (1) |
$ |
64.6 |
|
$ |
62.2 |
|
$ |
248.2 |
|
$ |
250.5 |
|
Earnings from operations |
$ |
29.8 |
|
$ |
15.6 |
|
$ |
104.2 |
|
$ |
93.0 |
|
Cash
provided by operating activities |
$ |
59.0 |
|
$ |
44.6 |
|
$ |
184.8 |
|
$ |
172.8 |
|
Capital expenditures (sustaining) (2) |
$ |
13.9 |
|
$ |
15.2 |
|
$ |
49.0 |
|
$ |
48.8 |
|
Capital expenditures (growth) (2) |
$ |
8.8 |
|
$ |
3.9 |
|
$ |
13.1 |
|
$ |
17.7 |
|
Capital expenditures (capitalized exploration) (2) |
$ |
1.3 |
|
$ |
1.5 |
|
$ |
5.1 |
|
$ |
5.0 |
|
Mine-site free cash flow (2) |
$ |
35.0 |
|
$ |
24.0 |
|
$ |
117.6 |
|
$ |
101.3 |
|
Cost of sales, including amortization per ounce of gold sold
(1) |
$ |
1,344 |
|
$ |
1,389 |
|
$ |
1,358 |
|
$ |
1,303 |
|
Total cash costs per ounce of gold sold (2) |
$ |
920 |
|
$ |
942 |
|
$ |
938 |
|
$ |
878 |
|
Mine-site all-in sustaining costs per ounce of gold sold
(2),(3) |
$ |
1,211 |
|
$ |
1,284 |
|
$ |
1,208 |
|
$ |
1,133 |
|
Underground Operations |
|
|
|
|
Tonnes of ore mined |
|
687,738 |
|
|
661,012 |
|
|
2,878,155 |
|
|
2,783,831 |
|
Tonnes of ore mined per day |
|
7,475 |
|
|
7,185 |
|
|
7,885 |
|
|
7,627 |
|
Average grade of gold (4) |
|
2.39 |
|
|
2.32 |
|
|
2.20 |
|
|
2.30 |
|
Metres developed |
|
2,045 |
|
|
2,731 |
|
|
9,085 |
|
|
11,664 |
|
Mill Operations |
|
|
|
|
Tonnes of ore processed |
|
724,670 |
|
|
697,816 |
|
|
2,878,047 |
|
|
2,859,608 |
|
Tonnes of ore processed per day |
|
7,877 |
|
|
7,585 |
|
|
7,885 |
|
|
7,835 |
|
Average grade of gold (4) |
|
2.38 |
|
|
2.31 |
|
|
2.20 |
|
|
2.31 |
|
Contained ounces milled |
|
55,412 |
|
|
51,814 |
|
|
203,791 |
|
|
212,548 |
|
Average recovery rate |
|
91 |
% |
|
91 |
% |
|
90 |
% |
|
91 |
% |
(1) Cost of sales includes mining and
processing costs, royalties and amortization.(2) Refer
to the “Non-GAAP Measures and Additional GAAP Measures” disclosure
at the end of this press release and associated MD&A for a
description and calculation of these measures. (3) For
the purposes of calculating mine-site all-in sustaining costs, the
Company does not include an allocation of corporate and
administrative and share based compensation expenses.
(4) Grams per tonne of gold ("g/t Au").
Operational review
Young-Davidson produced 49,800 ounces of gold in
the fourth quarter, a 12% increase compared to the prior year
period, reflecting higher grades mined. With the strong finish to
the year, Young-Davidson produced 185,100 ounces in 2023, achieving
the low end of annual guidance.
Underground mining rates averaged 7,475 tpd in
the fourth quarter, higher than the prior year period but below
annual guidance due to maintenance on the headframe ore bin apron
feeder. For the full year, mining rates averaged 7,885 tpd,
consistent with guidance. Grades mined averaged 2.39 g/t Au in the
fourth quarter, a 16% increase from the third quarter and a 3%
increase compared to the prior year period. Grades increased as
planned, reflecting the mining of higher grade stopes that had been
deferred from the third quarter. Grades averaged 2.20 g/t Au for
the year, in line with guidance.
Milling rates averaged 7,877 tpd in the fourth
quarter, exceeding the prior year period as well as mining rates,
with surface stockpiles supplementing mill feed. Milling rates
averaged 7,885 tpd for the full year, consistent with the prior
year and annual guidance. Mill recoveries averaged 91% in the
quarter and 90% for the full year, both in line with guidance.
Financial Review
Fourth quarter revenues of $94.8 million were
21% higher than the prior year period, resulting from a higher
realized gold price and a 7% increase in ounces sold. Full year
revenues of $355.3 million were 2% higher than the prior year, due
to the higher realized gold price, offset by less ounces sold.
Cost of sales of $64.6 million in the fourth
quarter were 4% higher than the prior year period, resulting from
higher unit costs and higher tonnage processed. Underground mining
costs were CAD $55 per tonne in the quarter, an increase from
earlier in the year reflecting fewer tonnes mined, as well as
inflationary pressures, primarily labour. Cost of sales of $248.2
million for the full year were in line with the comparable
period.
Total cash costs were $920 per ounce in the
fourth quarter and $938 per ounce for the full year. Mine-site AISC
were $1,211 per ounce in the quarter and $1,208 per ounce for the
full year. Both metrics were consistent with annual guidance in the
fourth quarter and full year. Full year costs were higher than the
comparative periods due to inflationary pressures and slightly
lower grades processed.
Capital expenditures in the fourth quarter
included $13.9 million of sustaining capital and $8.8 million of
growth capital. Additionally, $1.3 million was invested in
capitalized exploration in the quarter. Capital expenditures,
inclusive of capitalized exploration, totaled $67.2 million for the
full year, a 6% decrease from the prior year and in line with
annual guidance.
Young-Davidson continues to demonstrate strong
operational and financial consistency with mine-site free cash flow
of $35.0 million in the fourth quarter, and a record $117.6 million
for 2023. This marked the third consecutive year the operation has
generated more than $100 million of mine-site free cash flow. With
a 15-year Mineral Reserve life, Young-Davidson is well positioned
to generate similar levels of free cash flow over the
long-term.
Island Gold Financial and Operational
Review
|
Three Months Ended December 31, |
|
Years Ended December 31, |
|
|
|
2023 |
|
|
2022 |
|
|
2023 |
|
|
2022 |
|
Gold production (ounces) |
|
31,600 |
|
|
40,500 |
|
|
131,400 |
|
|
133,700 |
|
Gold sales (ounces) |
|
30,464 |
|
|
39,145 |
|
|
127,629 |
|
|
130,652 |
|
Financial Review (in millions) |
|
|
|
|
Operating Revenues |
$ |
60.0 |
|
$ |
68.0 |
|
$ |
247.8 |
|
$ |
235.3 |
|
Cost
of sales (1) |
$ |
33.8 |
|
$ |
35.2 |
|
$ |
123.6 |
|
$ |
120.4 |
|
Earnings from operations |
$ |
25.3 |
|
$ |
32.1 |
|
$ |
120.5 |
|
$ |
110.2 |
|
Cash
provided by operating activities |
$ |
39.9 |
|
$ |
39.1 |
|
$ |
164.9 |
|
$ |
148.1 |
|
Capital expenditures (sustaining) (2) |
$ |
10.9 |
|
$ |
10.1 |
|
$ |
43.9 |
|
$ |
36.5 |
|
Capital expenditures (growth) (2) |
$ |
59.7 |
|
$ |
38.9 |
|
$ |
178.1 |
|
$ |
102.0 |
|
Capital expenditures (capitalized exploration) (2) |
$ |
3.3 |
|
$ |
4.9 |
|
$ |
11.1 |
|
$ |
18.8 |
|
Mine-site free cash flow (2) |
$ |
(34.0 |
) |
$ |
(14.8 |
) |
$ |
(68.2 |
) |
$ |
(9.2 |
) |
Cost of sales, including amortization per ounce of gold sold
(1) |
$ |
1,110 |
|
$ |
899 |
|
$ |
968 |
|
$ |
922 |
|
Total cash costs per ounce of gold sold (2) |
$ |
775 |
|
$ |
605 |
|
$ |
669 |
|
$ |
637 |
|
Mine-site all-in sustaining costs per ounce of gold sold
(2),(3) |
$ |
1,136 |
|
$ |
863 |
|
$ |
1,017 |
|
$ |
918 |
|
Underground Operations |
|
|
|
|
Tonnes of ore mined |
|
114,895 |
|
|
101,045 |
|
|
437,541 |
|
|
420,801 |
|
Tonnes of ore mined per day ("tpd") |
|
1,249 |
|
|
1,098 |
|
|
1,199 |
|
|
1,153 |
|
Average grade of gold (4) |
|
8.96 |
|
|
12.13 |
|
|
9.43 |
|
|
10.03 |
|
Metres developed |
|
1,730 |
|
|
2,109 |
|
|
8,031 |
|
|
7,114 |
|
Mill Operations |
|
|
|
|
Tonnes of ore processed |
|
116,440 |
|
|
119,924 |
|
|
439,008 |
|
|
456,592 |
|
Tonnes of ore processed per day |
|
1,266 |
|
|
1,304 |
|
|
1,203 |
|
|
1,251 |
|
Average grade of gold (4) |
|
8.76 |
|
|
10.70 |
|
|
9.48 |
|
|
9.64 |
|
Contained ounces milled |
|
32,797 |
|
|
41,274 |
|
|
133,826 |
|
|
141,530 |
|
Average recovery rate |
|
98 |
% |
|
97 |
% |
|
97 |
% |
|
96 |
% |
(1) Cost of sales includes mining and
processing costs, royalties, and amortization.(2) Refer
to the “Non-GAAP Measures and Additional GAAP Measures” disclosure
at the end of this press release and associated MD&A for a
description and calculation of these measures. (3) For
the purposes of calculating mine-site all-in sustaining costs, the
Company does not include an allocation of corporate and
administrative and share based compensation expenses.
(4) Grams per tonne of gold ("g/t Au").
Operational review
Island Gold produced 31,600 ounces in the fourth
quarter of 2023, a 22% decrease from the prior year period,
resulting from lower grades mined and processed, as planned. For
the full year, Island Gold produced 131,400 ounces, achieving the
mid-point of full year production guidance.
Underground mining rates averaged 1,249 tpd in
the fourth quarter, exceeding annual guidance, and a 14% increase
from the prior year period. Mining rates for the full year were in
line with guidance. Grades mined averaged 8.96 g/t Au in the
quarter, and 9.43 g/t Au for the full year, both consistent with
annual guidance.
Mill throughput also exceeded guidance,
averaging 1,266 tpd for the quarter. Mill throughput was lower than
the prior year period, as the fourth quarter of 2022 included
processing of approximately 5,800 tonnes of Island Gold stockpiled
ore at the Young-Davidson mill. Mill recoveries averaged 98% in the
fourth quarter and 97% for the full year, consistent with
guidance.
Financial Review
Revenues of $60.0 million in the fourth quarter
were 12% lower than the prior year period reflecting lower ounces
sold, partly offset by higher realized gold prices. Revenues of
$247.8 million for the full year were 5% higher than the prior year
period primarily due to the higher realized gold prices.
Cost of sales of $33.8 million in the fourth
quarter was 4% lower than the prior year period, resulting from the
lower production in the quarter. For the full year, cost of sales
were $123.6 million, 3% higher than the prior year period, driven
by inflationary pressures on mining and processing costs.
Total cash costs of $775 per ounce and mine-site
AISC of $1,136 per ounce in the fourth quarter were both higher
than the prior year period reflecting lower production with the
lower grades mined, ongoing inflationary pressures, primarily
labour, as well as non-recurring costs associated with the
transition from contractor to owner development and production
drilling, which was completed in the quarter. Total cash costs of
$669 per ounce and mine-site AISC of $1,017 per ounce for the full
year were higher than the comparable period, and slightly above
annual guidance.
Total capital expenditures were $73.9 million in
the fourth quarter, including $59.7 million of growth capital and
$3.3 million of capitalized exploration. Growth capital spending
remained focused on the Phase 3+ Expansion shaft site
infrastructure. This included the commissioning of the shaft
sinking plant, completion of buried services and grid power tie-in
for the shaft site and upgraded voltage regulation facility. The
Phase 3+ Expansion achieved a significant milestone during the
quarter with the start of shaft sinking in December. Additionally,
capital spending was focused on lateral development and other
surface infrastructure. For the full year, capital spending totaled
$233.1 million, inclusive of capitalized exploration of $11.1
million, with the majority related to construction activities on
the Phase 3+ Expansion. Capital spending for the year was in line
with annual guidance.
Mine-site free cash flow was negative $34.0
million in the fourth quarter and negative $68.2 million for the
full year given the significant capital investment related to the
Phase 3+ Expansion. At current gold prices, Island Gold is expected
to continue funding the majority of the Phase 3+ Expansion capital.
The operation is expected to generate significant free cash flow
from 2026 onward with the completion of the expansion.
Mulatos District Financial and Operational
Review
|
Three Months Ended December 31, |
|
Years Ended December 31, |
|
|
|
2023 |
|
|
2022 |
|
|
2023 |
|
|
2022 |
|
Gold production (ounces) |
|
48,100 |
|
|
49,100 |
|
|
212,800 |
|
|
134,500 |
|
Gold sales (ounces) |
|
50,489 |
|
|
49,238 |
|
|
215,833 |
|
|
133,736 |
|
Financial Review (in millions) |
|
|
|
|
Operating Revenues |
$ |
99.8 |
|
$ |
85.8 |
|
$ |
420.2 |
|
$ |
238.1 |
|
Cost
of sales (1) |
$ |
68.3 |
|
$ |
56.0 |
|
$ |
265.9 |
|
$ |
238.0 |
|
Earnings (loss) from operations |
$ |
31.0 |
|
$ |
28.8 |
|
$ |
144.4 |
|
$ |
(7.4 |
) |
Cash
provided by operating activities |
$ |
35.8 |
|
$ |
34.3 |
|
$ |
172.5 |
|
$ |
25.9 |
|
Capital expenditures (sustaining) (2) |
$ |
1.8 |
|
$ |
1.2 |
|
$ |
11.3 |
|
$ |
9.9 |
|
Capital expenditures (growth) (2) |
$ |
1.1 |
|
$ |
2.6 |
|
$ |
7.3 |
|
$ |
50.0 |
|
Capital expenditures
(capitalized exploration) (2) |
$ |
5.5 |
|
$ |
1.7 |
|
$ |
11.8 |
|
$ |
2.8 |
|
Mine-site free cash flow
(2) |
$ |
27.4 |
|
$ |
28.8 |
|
$ |
142.1 |
|
$ |
(36.8 |
) |
Cost of sales, including amortization per ounce of gold sold
(1) |
$ |
1,353 |
|
$ |
1,137 |
|
$ |
1,232 |
|
$ |
1,780 |
|
Total cash costs per ounce of gold sold (2) |
$ |
957 |
|
$ |
851 |
|
$ |
883 |
|
$ |
1,134 |
|
Mine site all-in sustaining costs per ounce of gold sold
(2),(3) |
$ |
1,030 |
|
$ |
922 |
|
$ |
967 |
|
$ |
1,241 |
|
La Yaqui Grande Mine |
|
|
|
|
Open Pit
Operations |
|
|
|
|
Tonnes of ore mined - open pit (4) |
|
920,058 |
|
|
1,034,974 |
|
|
3,867,172 |
|
|
2,271,387 |
|
Total waste mined - open pit (6) |
|
4,918,849 |
|
|
6,133,308 |
|
|
22,069,019 |
|
|
23,602,762 |
|
Total tonnes mined - open pit |
|
5,838,907 |
|
|
7,168,282 |
|
|
25,936,191 |
|
|
25,874,149 |
|
Waste-to-ore ratio (operating) |
|
4.97 |
|
|
5.00 |
|
|
4.99 |
|
|
5.00 |
|
Crushing and Heap Leach Operations |
|
|
|
|
Tonnes of ore stacked |
|
954,127 |
|
|
1,020,449 |
|
|
3,936,145 |
|
|
2,147,558 |
|
Average grade of gold processed (5) |
|
1.64 |
|
|
1.43 |
|
|
1.55 |
|
|
1.38 |
|
Contained ounces stacked |
|
50,422 |
|
|
46,931 |
|
|
196,619 |
|
|
95,064 |
|
Average recovery rate |
|
67 |
% |
|
79 |
% |
|
78 |
% |
|
71 |
% |
Ore crushed per day (tonnes) |
|
10,400 |
|
|
11,100 |
|
|
10,800 |
|
|
7,809 |
|
Mulatos Mine |
|
|
|
|
Open Pit
Operations |
|
|
|
|
Tonnes of ore mined - open pit (4) |
|
— |
|
|
1,065,739 |
|
|
2,250,380 |
|
|
3,666,515 |
|
Total waste mined - open pit (6) |
|
— |
|
|
756,749 |
|
|
1,309,034 |
|
|
5,994,109 |
|
Total tonnes mined - open pit |
|
— |
|
|
1,822,487 |
|
|
3,559,415 |
|
|
9,660,624 |
|
Waste-to-ore ratio (operating) |
|
— |
|
|
0.71 |
|
|
0.58 |
|
|
1.36 |
|
Crushing and Heap Leach Operations |
|
|
|
|
Tonnes of ore stacked |
|
758,627 |
|
|
1,477,642 |
|
|
4,488,365 |
|
|
6,020,558 |
|
Average grade of gold processed (5) |
|
2.17 |
|
|
0.78 |
|
|
1.34 |
|
|
0.73 |
|
Contained ounces stacked |
|
52,924 |
|
|
37,262 |
|
|
193,299 |
|
|
142,227 |
|
Average recovery rate |
|
27 |
% |
|
32 |
% |
|
31 |
% |
|
47 |
% |
Ore crushed per day (tonnes) |
|
8,200 |
|
|
16,100 |
|
|
12,300 |
|
|
16,500 |
|
(1) Cost of sales includes mining and
processing costs, royalties, and amortization expense.
(2) Refer to the “Non-GAAP Measures and Additional GAAP
Measures” disclosure at the end of this press release and
associated MD&A for a description and calculation of these
measures. (3) For the purposes of calculating mine-site
all-in sustaining costs, the Company does not include an allocation
of corporate and administrative and share based compensation
expenses. (4) Includes ore stockpiled during the
quarter. (5) Grams per tonne of gold ("g/t
Au").(6) Total waste mined includes operating waste and
capitalized stripping.
Mulatos District Operational Review
The Mulatos District produced 48,100 ounces in
the fourth quarter, 2% lower than the prior year period, reflecting
lower stacking rates with the end of mining in the main Mulatos
open pit during the third quarter of 2023. Production for the full
year totaled 212,800 ounces, exceeding the top end of annual
guidance by 15%, driven by the strong performance from La Yaqui
Grande.
La Yaqui Grande Operational Review
La Yaqui Grande produced 33,700 ounces in the
fourth quarter, and 153,400 ounces for the full year, exceeding
expectations, reflecting higher than planned mining rates and
grades mined. Grades stacked averaged 1.64 g/t Au in the fourth
quarter, and 1.55 g/t Au for the full year, both above annual
guidance of 1.15 to 1.45 g/t Au, reflecting positive grade
reconciliation. Stacking rates of 10,400 tpd in the fourth quarter
were consistent with the third quarter and slightly above annual
guidance. The recovery rate was 67% in the fourth quarter, lower
than annual guidance, reflecting the timing of recoveries, with the
highest grade ore stacked in December, which will be recovered in
2024. The full year recovery rate of 78% was slightly below
guidance reflecting the above noted timing of higher grades stacked
late in the year.
Mulatos Operational Review
Mulatos produced 14,400 ounces in the fourth
quarter and 59,400 ounces for the full year. Production was lower
than the prior year periods reflecting completion of mining from
the El Salto portion of the pit in July. Stacking of remaining
stockpiles was completed in the fourth quarter and residual
leaching commenced in December 2023. The operation is expected to
benefit from ongoing gold production at decreasing rates in 2024
through residual leaching of the leach pad.
Financial Review (Mulatos District)
Revenues of $99.8 million in the fourth quarter
were 16% higher than the prior year period, reflecting higher
realized gold prices. Revenues of $420.2 million for the full year,
were 76% higher than the prior year, driven by significantly higher
gold production and sales and the higher realized gold price.
Cost of sales of $68.3 million in the fourth
quarter were 22% higher than in the prior year period due to a
higher proportion of production from the main Mulatos operation,
the stronger Mexican Peso, and ongoing inflationary pressures. For
the full year, cost of sales of $265.9 million were 12% higher than
the comparable period, due to the significant increase in
production. On a per ounce basis, cost of sales were 31% lower than
the prior year reflecting the greater contribution of low-cost
ounces at La Yaqui Grande.
Total cash costs of $957 per ounce and mine-site
AISC of $1,030 per ounce in the fourth quarter were higher than the
prior year period due to a higher proportion of production from the
main Mulatos operation, the stronger Mexican Peso, and ongoing
inflationary pressures. Total cash costs for the full year were
$883 per ounce, below annual guidance, driven by the outperformance
of La Yaqui Grande with higher grades and stacking rates. Mine-site
AISC of $967 per ounce for the full year were in line with annual
guidance.
Total cash costs and mine-site AISC for the
Mulatos District are expected to increase slightly in 2024
reflecting additional production from residual leaching of the main
Mulatos leach pad, which also drove the increase in production
guidance from a year ago. The ounces recovered through residual
leaching carry higher reported mine-site AISC of approximately
$1,850 per ounce. The majority of these costs were previously
incurred and recorded in inventory. The cash component to recover
these ounces in 2024 is expected to be approximately $800 per ounce
providing stronger free cash flow than implied by the higher
reportable costs.
Capital expenditures totaled $8.4 million in the
fourth quarter, including sustaining capital of $1.8 million, and
$5.5 million of capitalized exploration focused on drilling at PDA.
For the full year, capital spending totaled $30.4 million,
including $11.8 million of capitalized exploration. Total
sustaining and growth capital spending was in line with guidance
for the full year. Capitalized exploration was higher than
initially budgeted, reflecting increased spending following up on
continued exploration success at PDA.
The Mulatos District generated mine-site free
cash flow of $27.4 million in the fourth quarter, and $142.1
million for the full year, driven by the high-margin production
growth from La Yaqui Grande. Mulatos paid cash taxes of $8.4
million during 2023. Given the increased profitability of the
operation, the Company expects to make significantly higher cash
tax payments in Mexico in 2024. This includes the 2023 year end tax
payment due in the first quarter, which is expected to be
approximately $40 million.
Fourth Quarter 2023 Development
Activities
Island Gold (Ontario,
Canada)
Phase 3+ Expansion
On June 28, 2022, the Company reported results
of the Phase 3+ Expansion Study (“P3+ Expansion Study”) conducted
on its Island Gold mine, located in Ontario, Canada.
The Phase 3+ Expansion to 2,400 tpd from the
current rate of 1,200 tpd will involve various infrastructure
investments. These include the installation of a shaft, paste
plant, expansion of the mill as well as accelerated development to
support the higher mining rates. Following the completion of the
expansion in 2026, the operation will transition from trucking ore
and waste up the ramp to skipping ore and waste to surface through
the new shaft infrastructure, driving production higher and costs
significantly lower.
Construction continued through the fourth
quarter of 2023, including the start of shaft sinking in December,
which was a significant milestone for the project. Further details
on progress to the end of the year are summarized below:
- Completed the
grid power tie-in for the shaft site and upgraded voltage
regulation facility
- Commissioned the shaft sinking
plant
- Mechanical and
electrical outfitting for hoist house and headframe substantially
complete
- Completed
structural steel, roofing, interior and exterior cladding for the
warehouse
- Completed buried
services required for shaft sink, with first blast occurring in
December
- Paste plant
detailed engineering 75% complete; issuance of long lead time
equipment procurement packages is ongoing with construction
activities expected to begin in the second half of 2024
- Mill expansion
basic engineering completed, and detailed engineering commenced in
December with overall engineering being 40% complete. Issuance of
long lead time equipment procurement packages is ongoing with
construction activities on the mill expansion expected to commence
in the second quarter of 2024
- Advanced lateral
development to support higher mining rates with the Phase 3+
Expansion
The Phase 3+ Expansion remains on schedule to be
completed during the first half of 2026. During the fourth quarter
of 2023, the Company spent $59.7 million on the Phase 3+ Expansion
and capital development. As of December 31, 2023, 51% of the total
initial growth capital of $756 million has been spent and committed
on the project. Capital spending is tracking well for work
completed to date; however, continuing labour cost pressures may
impact future project costs. Progress on the Expansion is detailed
as follows:
(in US$M)Growth capital
(including indirects and contingency) |
P3+ 2400
Study1 |
Spent to date2 |
Committed to date |
% of Spent & Committed |
Shaft & Shaft Surface Complex |
|
229 |
|
143 |
|
63 |
90 |
% |
Mill
Expansion |
|
76 |
|
5 |
|
15 |
26 |
% |
Paste
Plant |
|
52 |
|
1 |
|
2 |
6 |
% |
Power
Upgrade |
|
24 |
|
8 |
|
6 |
58 |
% |
Effluent Treatment Plant |
|
16 |
|
— |
|
— |
— |
|
General Indirect Costs |
|
64 |
|
33 |
|
5 |
59 |
% |
Contingency3 |
|
55 |
|
— |
|
|
Total Growth Capital |
$ |
516 |
$ |
190 |
$ |
91 |
54 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
Underground Equipment & Infrastructure |
|
79 |
|
32 |
|
— |
41 |
% |
Accelerated Capital Development |
|
162 |
|
71 |
|
— |
44 |
% |
Total Growth Capital (including Accelerated Spend) |
$ |
756 |
$ |
293 |
$ |
91 |
51 |
% |
- Phase 3+ 2400 Study
is as of January 2022. Phase 3+ capital estimate based on USD/CAD
exchange $0.78:1. Spent to date based on average USD/CAD of $0.76:1
since the start of 2022. Committed to date based on the spot
USD/CAD rate as at December 31, 2023 of $0.76:1.
- Amount spent to date accounted for
on an accrual basis, including working capital movements.
- Contingency has been allocated to
the various areas.
Growth capital spending at Island Gold on the
Phase 3+ Expansion is expected to be between $210 million and $230
million in 2024. Capital spending is expected to remain at similar
levels in 2025 and then drop considerably in 2026 once the
expansion is completed during the first half of 2026.
Shaft site area - February
2024
Lynn Lake (Manitoba,
Canada)
In March 2023, the Company achieved a
significant permitting milestone for the Lynn Lake project with a
positive Decision Statement issued by the Department of Environment
and Climate Change Canada based on the completed Federal
Environmental Impact Statement ("EIS"), and Environment Act
Licenses issued by the Province of Manitoba. Additionally, during
the second quarter, the Company finalized an Impact Benefit
Agreement and participated in a signing ceremony with Marcel Colomb
First Nation, the most proximate First Nation to the project. As
previously disclosed, the Mathias Colomb Cree Nation has brought an
application for judicial review of the Decision Statement issued by
the Department of Environment and Climate Change and an internal
appeal of the Environment Act Licenses issued by the Province of
Manitoba. At this time, the application and appeal are not expected
to impact Lynn Lake project timelines. The Company continues to
actively engage with the Mathias Colomb Cree Nation during this
period.
On August 2, 2023, the Company reported the
results of an updated Feasibility Study ("2023 Study") conducted on
the project which replaces the previous Feasibility Study completed
in 2017 ("2017 Study"). The 2023 Study incorporates a 44% larger
Mineral Reserve and 14% increase in milling rates to 8,000 tpd
supporting a larger, longer-life, low-cost operation. The 2023
Study has been updated to reflect the current costing environment,
as well as a significant amount of additional engineering, on-site
geotechnical investigation work, and requirements outlined during
the permitting process with the EIS granted in March.
2023 Study Highlights:
Higher production: average annual gold
production of 207,000 ounces over the first five years and 176,000
ounces over the initial 10 years
- The 10-year
average represents a 23% increase over the annual average of
143,000 ounces in the 2017 Study
Low-cost profile: average mine-site all-in
sustaining costs of $699 per ounce over the first 10-years and $814
per ounce over the life of mine
- Average
mine-site all-in sustaining costs decreased 6% from the 2017 Study
over the initial 10-years with economies of scale provided by the
larger operation, and higher average grades, more than offsetting
cost inflation
Larger, longer-life operation supported by 44%
larger Mineral Reserve with further upside potential
- 44% larger
Mineral Reserve totaling 2.3 million ounces grading 1.52 g/t Au
(47.6 million tonnes ("mt"))
- 17-year mine
life, up from 10 years in the 2017 Study
- Life of mine
production of 2.2 million ounces, a 46% increase from 1.5 million
ounces reported in 2017
Modest increase in capital intensity with larger
operation and 46% increase in life of mine production partly
offsetting inflation
- Initial capital
of $632 million, and life of mine capital including sustaining
capital and reclamation of $832 million, increased from the 2017
Study reflecting inflation and scope changes with the larger
operation and Mineral Reserve
- Total life of
mine capital of $381 per ounce increased 17% from $325 per ounce in
the 2017 Study with the larger Mineral Reserve and economies of
scale partly offsetting the significant industry-wide capital
inflation experienced since 2017
Project de-risked given advanced level of
engineering, additional geotechnical work, and EIS approval
- Detailed
engineering 75% complete; basic engineering 100% complete as of
December 2023
- EIS approval and
Provincial licenses received in March 2023 with requirements
outlined through the permitting process incorporated into the 2023
Study
Attractive economics with significant long-term
exploration upside potential
- After-tax net
present value (“NPV”) (5%) of $428 million (base case gold price
assumption of $1,675 per ounce and USD/CAD foreign exchange rate of
$0.75:1); after-tax internal rate of return (“IRR”) of 17%
- After-tax NPV
(5%) of $670 million, and an after-tax IRR of 22%, at current gold
prices of approximately $1,950 per ounce
- Payback of less
than four years at the base case gold price of $1,675 per ounce and
less than three years at a $1,950 per ounce gold prices
Significant near-mine and regional exploration
upside potential
- The Lynn Lake
project encompasses most of the east-trending, 125 km long, Lynn
Lake Greenstone Belt in northwestern Manitoba, with a total of
58,000 hectares of mineral tenure, representing significant
exploration potential, including:
- Gordon deposit:
higher-grade gold mineralization extended outside of Mineral
Reserves and Resources in the northeastern extent of the planned
Gordon pit, in an area modeled as waste in the 2023 Study
- Burnt Timber and
Linkwood: potential for smaller, higher-grade Mineral Resource that
could be trucked and processed at the planned MacLellan mill later
in the mine life
- Regional
targets: extensive pipeline of highly prospective exploration
targets at various stages of exploration across the Lynn Lake
greenstone belt. This includes the Maynard and Tulune targets where
ongoing drilling continues to intersect gold mineralization. Both
targets are within trucking distance of the MacLellan mill
Low Greenhouse Gas (“GHG”) emission
intensity
- 18% decrease in
GHG emissions per ounce from the 2017 Study reflecting the
incorporation of electric shovels and drills at MacLellan, and
productivity improvements with the larger operation
- 58% lower
emissions per ounce produced than the industry average. The project
will be connected to Manitoba’s electric grid, of which nearly all
electricity is produced from clean, renewable power, supporting the
company-wide target of a 30% reduction in absolute GHG emissions by
2030
Development spending (excluding exploration) was
$3.0 million in the fourth quarter of 2023 on engineering to
support the updated Feasibility Study. For the full year,
development spending (excluding exploration) was $11.6 million.
Capital spending on the Lynn Lake project,
excluding exploration, is expected to total $25 million in 2024.
This is up from 2023 reflecting planned upgrades to the site access
and infrastructure. With approval of the EIS received in March
2023, and the positive Feasibility Study completed in August 2023,
the focus in 2024 will be on further de-risking and advancing the
project ahead of an anticipated construction decision in 2025. This
includes finishing detailed engineering, which is 75% complete,
upgrading road access, and early work on the power line upgrade.
The majority of the $25 million capital budget in 2024 is spending
included as initial capital in the 2023 Feasibility Study.
With $224.8 million of cash as of December 31,
2023, no debt, strong ongoing free cash flow generation, and
significant free cash flow growth expected from Island Gold in 2026
and beyond, the Company is well positioned to fund development of
Lynn Lake internally.
Kirazlı (Çanakkale,
Türkiye)
On October 14, 2019, the Company suspended all
construction activities on its Kirazlı project following the
Turkish government's failure to grant a routine renewal of the
Company’s mining licenses, despite the Company having met all legal
and regulatory requirements for their renewal. In October 2020, the
Turkish government refused the renewal of the Company’s Forestry
Permit. The Company had been granted approval of all permits
required to construct Kirazlı including the Environmental Impact
Assessment approval, Forestry Permit, and GSM (Business Opening and
Operation) permit, and certain key permits for the nearby Ağı Dağı
and Çamyurt Gold Mines. These permits were granted by the Turkish
government after the project earned the support of the local
communities and passed an extensive multi-year environmental review
and community consultation process.
On April 20, 2021, the Company announced that
its Netherlands wholly-owned subsidiaries Alamos Gold Holdings
Coöperatief U.A, and Alamos Gold Holdings B.V. (the “Subsidiaries”)
would be filing an investment treaty claim against the Republic of
Türkiye for expropriation and unfair and inequitable treatment. The
claim was filed under the Netherlands-Türkiye Bilateral Investment
Treaty (the “Treaty”). Alamos Gold Holdings Coöperatief U.A. and
Alamos Gold Holdings B.V. had their claim against the Republic of
Türkiye registered on June 7, 2021 with the International Centre
for Settlement of Investment Disputes (World Bank Group).
Bilateral investment treaties are agreements
between countries to assist with the protection of investments. The
Treaty establishes legal protections for investment between Türkiye
and the Netherlands. The Subsidiaries directly own and control the
Company’s Turkish assets. The Subsidiaries invoking their rights
pursuant to the Treaty does not mean that they relinquish their
rights to the Turkish project, or otherwise cease the Turkish
operations. The Company will continue to work towards a
constructive resolution with the Republic of Türkiye.
The Company incurred $1.3 million in the fourth
quarter related to ongoing care and maintenance and arbitration
costs to progress the Treaty claim, which was expensed. For the
full year, the Company incurred $2.9 million.
Fourth Quarter 2023 Exploration
Activities
Island Gold (Ontario,
Canada)
Total exploration expenditures during the fourth
quarter were $4.2 million, of which $3.3 million was
capitalized. For 2023, exploration expenditures totaled
$14.8 million, of which $11.1 million was capitalized,
consistent with the annual budget. The focus of the 2023
exploration program was on defining new Mineral Reserves and
Resources in proximity to existing production horizons and
infrastructure through a more cost-effective expanded underground
drilling program that will leverage existing underground
infrastructure.
As announced earlier this week, the program was
successful with high-grade Mineral Reserves and Resources added
across all categories to now total 6.1 million ounces, a 16%
increase from the end of 2022. This included an 18% increase in
Mineral Reserves to 1.7 million ounces (5.2 mt grading 10.30 g/t
Au), a 146% increase in Measured and Indicated Mineral Resources to
0.7 million ounces (2.6 mt grading 8.73 g/t Au) and a 4% increase
in Inferred Mineral Resources to 3.7 million ounces (7.9 mt grading
14.58 g/t Au).
The majority of these high-grade Mineral Reserve
and Resource additions were in proximity to existing production
horizons and infrastructure. This included additions within the
main Island Gold structure as well as within the hanging wall and
footwall. Given their proximity to existing infrastructure, these
ounces are expected to be low cost to develop and could be
incorporated into the mine plan and mined within the next several
years, further increasing the value of the operation.
A regional exploration program was also
completed in 2023 with the focus on evaluating and advancing
exploration targets outside the Island Gold Deposit on the 55,300
ha Island Gold property. The program was successful in defining
high-grade mineralization at two targets near the Island Gold mine.
This included the Pine Zone, located 4 km northeast of Island Gold,
and the 88-60 Zone, located 7 km from Island Gold, in proximity to
the historic Cline and Edwards mines (see press release dated
November 9, 2023).
A total of 9,378 m of underground exploration
drilling in 30 holes was completed in the fourth quarter.
Additionally, a total of 9,481 m of underground delineation
drilling was completed in 34 holes, focused on in-fill drilling to
convert Mineral Resources to Mineral Reserves. For the full year,
157 holes totaling 39,110m were completed as part of the
underground exploration program, and 155 holes totaling 31,636 m as
part of the underground delineation drilling program. A total of
139 m of underground exploration drift development was also
completed during the fourth quarter, totaling 404 m as of year
end.
As announced in the February 13, 2024 press
release, underground exploration drilling continues to extend
high-grade gold mineralization across the Island Gold Deposit
within the main E1E and C-Zones, as well as several hanging wall
and footwall structures in proximity to existing underground
infrastructure.
Island Gold Main zone exploration highlights:
high-grade mineralization extended outside of Mineral Reserves and
Resources in the E1E and C-Zones. These zones are the main
structures which host the majority of currently defined Mineral
Reserves and Resources at Island Gold. Previously reported
highlights include1:
- Island East
(E1E-Zone)
- 34.48 g/t Au (34.48 g/t cut) over
2.82 m (840-632-49);
- 20.85 g/t Au (20.85 g/t cut) over
2.41 m (1040-619-20);
- 19.22 g/t Au (19.22 g/t cut) over
2.05 m (945-624-34); and
- 16.13 g/t Au (16.13 g/t cut) over
2.45 m (840-530-09).
- Island West
(C-Zone)
- 106.04 g/t Au (48.86 g/t cut) over
2.38 m (490-456-13); and
- 19.56 g/t Au (19.56 g/t cut) over
3.81 m (790-479-40).
Island Gold Hanging wall and Footwall
exploration highlights: high-grade gold mineralization intersected
within several recently defined hanging wall and footwall zones
across the main Island Gold Deposit. These zones represent a
significant opportunity to add near mine Mineral Reserves and
Resources which would be low-cost to develop and produce given
their proximity to existing infrastructure. This includes the NS1
Zone which was discovered early in 2023 and was being developed and
mined by the end of the year. Previously reported highlights
include1:
• Island West Hanging Wall ZonesB Zone
- 29.33 g/t Au (23.89 g/t cut) over
6.93 m (790-479-34);
- 40.36 g/t Au (40.36 g/t cut) over
3.91 m (790-479-40);
- 65.23 g/t Au (24.36 g/t cut) over
2.28 m (900-506-09);
NS1 Zone: currently defined over a North-South
strike of approximately 70 m and vertical continuity of over 450 m,
and remains open up and down dip
- 23.34 g/t Au
(12.56 g/t cut) over 4.03 m (900-506-10);
- 17.30 g/t Au
(8.61 g/t cut) over 3.41 m (900-506-11A);
- 12.33 g/t Au
(12.33 g/t cut) over 3.96 m (900-506-07); and
- 10.46 g/t Au
(10.46 g/t cut) over 4.17 m (900-506-08).
- Island East
Footwall Zones
E1D1 Zone
- 67.08 g/t Au
(13.21 g/t cut) over 2.56 m (1040-619-22);
- 50.10 g/t Au
(12.67 g/t cut) over 2.35 m (1040-619-31); and
- 14.78 g/t Au
(14.39 g/t cut) over 2.17 m (1040-619-20).
E1D Zone
- 228.50 g/t Au
(70.63 g/t cut) over 2.79 m (945-624-31A); and
- 52.31 g/t Au
(15.13 g/t cut) over 2.06 m (945-624-32).
Other Hanging Wall and Footwall intersections:
drilling continues to intersect high-grade mineralization in
proximity to existing underground infrastructure in yet to be
defined zones. These are part of more than 2,000 intersections
above 3 g/t Au outside of existing Mineral Reserves and Resources
in the hanging wall and footwall, highlighting the opportunity for
significant near-mine additions as ongoing drilling further defines
these areas. Previously reported highlights include2:
Footwall
- 1389.65 g/t Au
over 2.90 m (620-595-02);
- 39.42 g/t Au
over 2.45 m (840-632-49);
- 25.85 g/t Au
over 3.65 m (840-632-41);
- 18.71 g/t Au
over 3.45 m (1015-640-06); and
- 16.05 g/t Au
over 2.75 m (840-632-41).
Hanging Wall
- 103.37 g/t Au
over 2.90 m (900-506-13);
- 52.65 g/t Au
over 2.15 m (900-506-06); and
- 17.33 g/t Au
over 2.70 m (900-506-13).
1 All reported composite intervals are calculated true width of
the mineralized zones, unless otherwise stated. Drillhole composite
intervals reported as “cut” may include higher grade samples which
have been cut to: Island West (C-zone) and Island Main @ 225 g/t
Au; Island Main and East (E1E Zone) @ 185 g/t Au; E1D Zone @ 100
g/t Au; B Zone, E1D1 zone and NS1 @ 90 g/t Au.2 All reported
composite intervals are core length, true width is unknown at this
time, and gold grades are reported as uncut).
Young-Davidson (Ontario,
Canada)
Total exploration expenditures during the fourth
quarter were $1.7 million of which $1.3 million was
capitalized. For 2023, exploration spending totaled
$8.0 million of which $5.1 million was capitalized,
consistent with budget.
During the fourth quarter of 2023, two
underground exploration drills completed 5,325 m in 12 holes from
the 9220 West exploration drift and the 9025 East Footwall.
Drilling is targeting syenite-hosted mineralization as well as
continuing to test mineralization in the footwall sediments and in
the hanging wall mafic-ultramafic stratigraphy. For the full year,
a total of 23,205 m of mine exploration drilling was completed in
56 holes.
In addition, 7,052 m of surface drilling was
completed in 21 holes in 2023, primarily focused on the MCM-target
area, immediately east and adjacent to the Young-Davidson
deposit.
Mulatos District (Sonora,
Mexico)
During the fourth quarter, exploration spending
at Mulatos totaled $6.0 million of which $5.5 million was
capitalized. For 2023, exploration spending totaled
$21.7 million of which $11.8 million was capitalized.
During the fourth quarter of 2023, exploration
activities continued at PDA and the near-mine area with 15,937 m of
drilling completed in 62 holes. Drilling in the fourth quarter
focused on in-fill drilling the GAP-Victor portion of the Mineral
Resource. The 2023 exploration program was successful in driving a
33% increase in Mineral Reserves at PDA to 1.0 million ounces (5.4
mt grading 5.61 g/t Au) with grades also increasing 16%. This
growth in higher-grade Mineral Reserves will be incorporated into
an updated development plan which is expected to be completed in
the first quarter of 2024.
The regional drilling program was paused during
the fourth quarter to complete ground geophysical surveys in the
Capulin and Cerro Pelon areas. Drilling at regional targets will
resume in the first quarter of 2024.
For the full year, a total of 56,712 m of
drilling was completed in 196 holes at PDA including 10
geotechnical holes totaling 2,221 m. A total of 25,459 m of
drilling in 79 holes was also completed at several targets across
the Mulatos District.
Lynn Lake (Manitoba,
Canada)
Exploration spending totaled $0.7 million
in the fourth quarter and $6.6 million for the full year, all
of which was capitalized. The 2023 drilling campaign was completed
by the end of the second quarter comprising 7,979 m of drilling in
29 holes. In the fourth quarter, exploration activities focused on
interpretation of results from the 2023 drilling programs, and from
the geological mapping, sampling and hand trenching programs
completed in the second and third quarters of 2023. Targeting and
planning was also completed in the fourth quarter, ahead of the
planned 2024 infill drilling program at the Burnt Timber and
Linkwood deposits.
Review of Fourth Quarter Financial Results
During the fourth quarter of 2023, the Company
sold 129,005 ounces of gold for operating revenues of $254.6
million. This represented a 10% increase from the prior year period
due to a higher realized gold price, offset by a 3% decrease in
ounces sold.
Cost of sales (which includes mining and
processing costs, royalties, and amortization expense) were $166.7
million in the fourth quarter, 9% higher than the prior year
period. Key drivers of changes to cost of sales as compared to the
prior year period were as follows:
Mining and processing costs were $113.4 million,
7% higher than the prior year period. The increase primarily
reflects the impact of continuing labour and other inflationary
pressures on mining and processing costs across the operations.
Inflationary pressures and operating costs remained in line with
expectations in 2023. The impact of the stronger Mexican peso
relative to the annual cost guidance was partly mitigated by the
Company's hedge position.
Total cash costs of $900 per ounce and AISC of
$1,233 per ounce were higher than the prior year period due to the
continuing inflationary pressures on operating costs, and lower
grades mined at Island Gold.
Royalty expense was $2.7 million in the quarter,
slightly higher than the prior year period of $2.2 million due to
the higher average realized gold price.
Amortization of $50.6 million, or $392 per ounce
in the quarter was higher than the prior year period due to the
larger production contribution from Young-Davidson which has a
higher depletable cost base.
The Company recognized earnings from operations
of $71.9 million in the fourth quarter, 17% higher than the prior
year period, as a result of the higher realized gold price, and
margin expansion, driven by low-cost production growth from La
Yaqui Grande.
The Company reported net earnings of $47.1
million in the fourth quarter, compared to $40.6 million in the
prior year period. Adjusted earnings1 in the fourth quarter were
$49.2 million, or $0.12 per share, which included adjustments for
unrealized net foreign exchange gains recorded within deferred
taxes, and on net monetary assets and liabilities, resulting
primarily from the strengthening of both the Canadian dollar and
the Mexican peso, and a reduction in the non-cash fair value
adjustments on the milestone payments related to the sale of the
Esperanza project.
Review of 2023 Financial Results
During the year ended December 31, 2023, the
Company sold 526,258 ounces for record operating revenues of $1.0
billion, 25% higher than the prior year period, driven by increased
production from La Yaqui Grande, and a higher average realized gold
price.
Cost of sales (which includes mining and
processing costs, royalties, and amortization expense) for the full
year were $637.7 million, a 5% increase compared to the prior year.
Cost of sales in the prior year were impacted by a net realizable
value adjustment on the Mulatos heap leach inventory of $33.9
million. In addition to the prior year inventory adjustment, key
drivers of cost of sales changes as compared to the prior year were
as follows:
Mining and processing costs increased to $437.3
million from $394.4 million in the prior year. The increase
primarily reflects a full year of operations at La Yaqui Grande in
2023, as well as the impact of labour and other inflation effects
on mining and processing costs across the Company's operations. The
impact of the stronger Mexican peso relative to the annual cost
guidance was partly mitigated by the Company's hedge position on
the Mexican peso.
Total cash costs of $850 per ounce and AISC of
$1,160 per ounce for 2023 were both lower than the prior year,
primarily reflecting the increased contribution of low cost
production from La Yaqui Grande.
Royalty expense was $10.2 million, a 12%
increase compared to $9.1 million in the prior year, due to the
higher average realized gold price.
Amortization of $190.2 million was higher than
the prior year of $171.5 million, driven by a 15% increase in
ounces sold. Amortization of $361 per ounce was lower than the
prior year amortization of $376 per ounce due to the increased
contribution from La Yaqui Grande which has a lower depletable cost
base.
The Company recognized earnings from operations
of $318.1 million, a significant increase from $111.5 million in
the prior year, driven by the Company's record production, and
expanded margins. The prior year was also impacted by the net
realizable value adjustments on the Mulatos heap leach inventory,
as well as an impairment expense related to the sale of the
Esperanza project of $38.2 million.
The Company reported net earnings of $210.0
million compared to $37.1 million in the prior year. The stronger
net earnings in 2023 reflect the Company's record operating
performance and margin expansion. The prior year was also impacted
by the net realizable value adjustment on the Mulatos heap leach
inventory, and the impairment expense on the sale of the Esperanza
project. On an adjusted basis1, earnings for 2023 were $208.4
million, or $0.53 per share, which included adjustments for
unrealized foreign exchange gains recorded in deferred taxes of
$16.3 million and other losses, net of tax, of $16.6 million.
(1) Refer to the “Non-GAAP Measures and
Additional GAAP Measures” disclosure at the end of this press
release and associated MD&A for a description and calculation
of these measures.
Associated Documents
This press release should be read in conjunction
with the Company’s consolidated financial statements for the year
ended December 31, 2023 and associated Management’s Discussion and
Analysis (“MD&A”), which are available from the Company's
website, www.alamosgold.com, in the "Investors" section under
"Reports and Financials", and on SEDAR+ (www.sedarplus.com) and
EDGAR (www.sec.gov).
Reminder of Fourth Quarter and Year-End
2023 Results Conference Call
The Company's senior management will host a
conference call on Thursday, February 22, 2024 at 10:00 am ET to
discuss the fourth quarter and year-end 2023 results. Participants
may join the conference call via webcast or through the following
dial-in numbers:
Toronto and International: |
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(416) 340-2217 |
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Toll free (Canada and the United States): |
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(800) 806-5484 |
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Participant passcode: |
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7181034# |
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Webcast: |
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www.alamosgold.com |
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A playback will be available until March 24,
2024 by dialling (905) 694-9451 or (800) 408-3053 within Canada and
the United States. The pass code is 7488420#. The webcast will be
archived at www.alamosgold.com.
Qualified Persons
Chris Bostwick, FAusIMM, Alamos’ Senior Vice
President, Technical Services, who is a qualified person within the
meaning of National Instrument 43-101 ("Qualified Person"), has
reviewed and approved the scientific and technical information
contained in this press release.
About Alamos
Alamos is a Canadian-based intermediate gold producer with
diversified production from three operating mines in North America.
This includes the Young-Davidson and Island Gold mines in northern
Ontario, Canada and the Mulatos mine in Sonora State, Mexico.
Additionally, the Company has a strong portfolio of growth
projects, including the Phase 3+ Expansion at Island Gold, and the
Lynn Lake project in Manitoba, Canada. Alamos employs more than
1,900 people and is committed to the highest standards of
sustainable development. The Company’s shares are traded on the TSX
and NYSE under the symbol “AGI”.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT:
Scott K. ParsonsSenior Vice President, Investor
Relations(416) 368-9932 x 5439
The TSX and NYSE have not reviewed and do not accept
responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking
Statements
This press release contains or incorporates by
reference “forward-looking statements” and “forward-looking
information” as defined under applicable Canadian and U.S.
securities legislation. All statements, other than statements of
historical fact, which address events, results, outcomes or
developments that the Company expects to occur are, or may be
deemed, to be, forward-looking statements and are based on
expectations, estimates and projects as at the date of this press
release. Forward-looking statements are generally, but not always,
identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as
"expect", “assume”, "believe", "anticipate", "intend", "objective",
"estimate", “potential”, "forecast", "budget", “target”, "goal",
“on track”, “on pace”, “outlook”, “continue”, “ongoing”, “plan” or
variations of such words and phrases and similar expressions or
statements that certain actions, events or results “may”, “could”,
“would”, “might” or “will” be taken, occur or be achieved or the
negative connotation of such terms.
Such statements include, but may not be limited
to, guidance and expectations pertaining to: free cash flow,
mine-site free cash flow, gold production, total cash costs, all-in
sustaining costs, mine-site all-in sustaining costs, capital
expenditures, total sustaining and growth capital, capitalized
exploration; achieving annual guidance; expected completion of the
acquisition of Orford Mining Corporation by Alamos; increases to
production, value of operation and decreases to costs resulting
from intended completion of the Phase 3+ Expansion at Island Gold;
intended infrastructure investments in, method of funding for, and
timing of the completion of, the Phase 3+ Expansion; timing of
construction decision for the Lynn Lake project; the expectation
that the Lynn Lake project will be an attractive, low-cost
long-life growth project in Canada with significant exploration
upside; expenditures on the development of the Lynn Lake project;
the effect of court and administrative proceedings in Manitoba on
project timelines for the Lynn Lake project; exploration potential,
budgets, focuses, programs, targets and projected exploration
results; returns to stakeholders; gold prices; potential for
further growth from PDA, a new development plan for PDA and the
expected timing of its completion; mine life, including an
anticipated mine life extension at Mulatos; Mineral Reserve life;
Mineral Reserve and Resource grades; reserve and resource
estimates; mining and milling rates; the Company’s approach to
reduction of its environmental footprint (including new initiatives
and target reduction in greenhouse gas emissions), community
relations and governance as well as other general information as to
strategy, plans or future financial or operating performance, such
as the Company’s expansion plans, project timelines, production
plans and expected sustainable productivity increases, expected
increases in mining activities and corresponding cost efficiencies,
forecasted cash shortfalls and the Company’s ability to fund them,
cost estimates, sufficiency of working capital for future
commitments and other statements that express management’s
expectations or estimates of future plans and performance.
Alamos cautions that forward-looking statements
are necessarily based upon a number of factors and assumptions
that, while considered reasonable by the Company at the time of
making such statements, are inherently subject to significant
business, economic, technical, legal, political and competitive
uncertainties and contingencies. Known and unknown factors could
cause actual results to differ materially from those projected in
the forward-looking statements and undue reliance should not be
placed on such statements and information.
Risk factors that may affect Alamos’ ability to
achieve the expectations set forth in the forward-looking
statements in this press release include, but are not limited to:
changes to current estimates of mineral reserves and resources;
changes to production estimates (which assume accuracy of projected
ore grade, mining rates, recovery timing and recovery rate
estimates which may be impacted by unscheduled maintenance, weather
issues, labour and contractor availability and other operating or
technical difficulties); operations may be exposed to new diseases,
epidemics and pandemics, including any ongoing effects and
potential further effects of COVID-19; the impact of COVID-19 or
any other new illness, epidemic or pandemic on the broader market
and the trading price of the Company's shares; provincial and
federal orders or mandates (including with respect to mining
operations generally or auxiliary businesses or services required
for the Company’s operations) in Canada, Mexico, the United States
and Türkiye; the duration of any ongoing or new regulatory
responses to COVID-19 or any other new illness, epidemic or
pandemic; government and the Company’s attempts to reduce the
spread of any illness, epidemic or pandemic which may affect many
aspects of the Company's operations including the ability to
transport personnel to and from site, contractor and supply
availability and the ability to sell or deliver gold doré bars;
fluctuations in the price of gold or certain other commodities such
as, diesel fuel, natural gas, and electricity; changes in foreign
exchange rates (particularly the Canadian Dollar, Mexican peso,
U.S. dollar and Turkish lira); the impact of inflation; changes in
the Company's credit rating; any decision to declare a quarterly
dividend; employee and community relations; not receiving the
requisite approvals for completion of the transaction pursuant to
which Alamos would acquire Orford Mining Corporation; litigation
and administrative proceedings (including but not limited to the
investment treaty claim announced on April 20, 2021 against the
Republic of Türkiye by the Company’s wholly-owned Netherlands
subsidiaries, Alamos Gold Holdings Coöperatief U.A, and Alamos Gold
Holdings B.V., the application for judicial review of the positive
Decision Statement issued by the Department of Environment and
Climate Change Canada commenced by the Mathias Colomb Cree Nation
(MCCN) in respect of the Lynn Lake project and the MCCN’s
corresponding internal appeal of the Environment Act Licenses
issued by the Province of Manitoba for the project); disruptions
affecting operations; availability of and increased costs
associated with mining inputs and labour; delays with the Phase 3+
expansion project at the Island Gold mine; court or other
administrative decisions impacting the Company’s approved
Environmental Impact Study and/or issued project permits,
construction decisions and any development of the Lynn Lake
project; delays in the development or updating of mine plans;
changes with respect to the intended method of accessing and mining
the deposit at PDA and changes related to the intended method of
processing any ore from the deposit of PDA; the risk that the
Company’s mines may not perform as planned; uncertainty with the
Company’s ability to secure additional capital to execute its
business plans; the speculative nature of mineral exploration and
development, including the risks of obtaining and maintaining
necessary licenses and permits, including the necessary licenses,
permits, authorizations and/or approvals from the appropriate
regulatory authorities for the Company’s development stage and
operating assets; labour and contractor availability (and being
able to secure the same on favourable terms); contests over title
to properties; expropriation or nationalization of property;
inherent risks and hazards associated with mining and mineral
processing including environmental hazards, industrial hazards,
industrial accidents, unusual or unexpected formations, pressures
and cave-ins; changes in national and local government legislation,
controls or regulations in Canada, Mexico, Türkiye, the United
States and other jurisdictions in which the Company does or may
carry on business in the future; increased costs and risks related
to the potential impact of climate change; failure to comply with
environmental and health and safety laws and regulations;
disruptions in the maintenance or provision of required
infrastructure and information technology systems; risk of loss due
to sabotage, protests and other civil disturbances; the impact of
global liquidity and credit availability and the values of assets
and liabilities based on projected future cash flows; risks arising
from holding derivative instruments; and business opportunities
that may be pursued by the Company. The litigation against the
Republic of Türkiye, described above, results from the actions of
the Turkish government in respect of the Company’s projects in the
Republic of Türkiye. Such litigation is a mitigation effort and may
not be effective or successful. If unsuccessful, the Company’s
projects in Türkiye may be subject to resource nationalism and
further expropriation; the Company may lose any remaining value of
its assets and gold mining projects in Türkiye and its ability to
operate in Türkiye. Even if the litigation is successful, there is
no certainty as to the quantum of any damages award or recovery of
all, or any, legal costs. Any resumption of activities in Türkiye,
or even retaining control of its assets and gold mining projects in
Türkiye can only result from agreement with the Turkish government.
The investment treaty claim described in this press release may
have an impact on foreign direct investment in the Republic of
Türkiye which may result in changes to the Turkish economy,
including but not limited to high rates of inflation and
fluctuation of the Turkish Lira which may also affect the Company’s
relationship with the Turkish government, the Company’s ability to
effectively operate in Türkiye, and which may have a negative
effect on overall anticipated project values.
Additional risk factors and details with respect
to risk factors that may affect the Company’s ability to achieve
the expectations set forth in the forward-looking statements
contained in this press release are set out in the Company's latest
40-F/Annual Information Form and Management’s Discussion and
Analysis, each under the heading “Risk Factors”, which are
available on the SEDAR+ website at www.sedarplus.ca or on EDGAR at
www.sec.gov. The foregoing should be reviewed in conjunction with
the information, risk factors and assumptions found in this press
release.
The Company disclaims any intention or
obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements
whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise,
except as required by applicable law.
Cautionary Note to U.S. Investors
Concerning Measured, Indicated and Inferred Resources
Measured, Indicated and Inferred
Resources: All resource and reserve estimates included in
this press release and documents referenced in this press release
have been prepared in accordance with Canadian National Instrument
43-101 - Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects ("NI 43-101")
and the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum (the
"CIM") - CIM Definition Standards on Mineral Resources and Mineral
Reserves, adopted by the CIM Council, as amended (the "CIM
Standards"). NI 43-101 is a rule developed by the Canadian
Securities Administrators, which established standards for all
public disclosure an issuer makes of scientific and technical
information concerning mineral projects. Mining disclosure in the
United States was previously required to comply with SEC Industry
Guide 7 (“SEC Industry Guide 7”) under the United States Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission (the “SEC”) has adopted final rules, to replace SEC
Industry Guide 7 with new mining disclosure rules under sub-part
1300 of Regulation S-K of the U.S. Securities Act (“Regulation S-K
1300”) which became mandatory for U.S. reporting companies
beginning with the first fiscal year commencing on or after January
1, 2021. Under Regulation S-K 1300, the SEC now recognizes
estimates of “Measured Mineral Resources”, “Indicated Mineral
Resources” and “Inferred Mineral Resources”. In addition, the SEC
has amended its definitions of “Proven Mineral Reserves” and
“Probable Mineral Reserves” to be substantially similar to
international standards.
Investors are cautioned that while the above
terms are “substantially similar” to CIM Definitions, there are
differences in the definitions under Regulation S-K 1300 and the
CIM Standards. Accordingly, there is no assurance any mineral
reserves or mineral resources that the Company may report as
“proven mineral reserves”, “probable mineral reserves”, “measured
mineral resources”, “indicated mineral resources” and “inferred
mineral resources” under NI 43-101 would be the same had the
Company prepared the mineral reserve or mineral resource estimates
under the standards adopted under Regulation S-K 1300. U.S.
investors are also cautioned that while the SEC recognizes
“measured mineral resources”, “indicated mineral resources” and
“inferred mineral resources” under Regulation S-K 1300, investors
should not assume that any part or all of the mineralization in
these categories will ever be converted into a higher category of
mineral resources or into mineral reserves. Mineralization
described using these terms has a greater degree of uncertainty as
to its existence and feasibility than mineralization that has been
characterized as reserves. Accordingly, investors are cautioned not
to assume that any measured mineral resources, indicated mineral
resources, or inferred mineral resources that the Company reports
are or will be economically or legally mineable.
International Financial Reporting
Standards: The consolidated financial statements of the
Company have been prepared by management in accordance with
International Financial Reporting Standards, as issued by the
International Accounting Standards Board (note 2 and 3 to the
consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31,
2023). These accounting principles differ in certain material
respects from accounting principles generally accepted in the
United States of America. The Company’s reporting currency is the
United States dollar unless otherwise noted.
Non-GAAP Measures and Additional GAAP
Measures
The Company has included certain non-GAAP
financial measures to supplement its Consolidated Financial
Statements, which are presented in accordance with IFRS, including
the following:
- adjusted net
earnings and adjusted earnings per share;
- cash flow from
operating activities before changes in working capital and taxes
received;
- company-wide
free cash flow;
- total mine-site
free cash flow;
- mine-site free
cash flow;
- total cash cost
per ounce of gold sold;
- AISC per ounce
of gold sold;
- Mine-site AISC
per ounce of gold sold;
- sustaining and
non-sustaining capital expenditures; and
- earnings before
interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization ("EBITDA")
The Company believes that these measures,
together with measures determined in accordance with IFRS, provide
investors with an improved ability to evaluate the underlying
performance of the Company. Non-GAAP financial measures do not have
any standardized meaning prescribed under IFRS, and therefore they
may not be comparable to similar measures employed by other
companies. The data is intended to provide additional information
and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for
measures of performance prepared in accordance with IFRS.
Management's determination of the components of non-GAAP and
additional measures are evaluated on a periodic basis influenced by
new items and transactions, a review of investor uses and new
regulations as applicable. Any changes to the measures are dully
noted and retrospectively applied as applicable.
Adjusted Net Earnings and Adjusted
Earnings per Share
“Adjusted net earnings” and “adjusted earnings
per share” are non-GAAP financial measures with no standard meaning
under IFRS which exclude the following from net earnings
(loss):
- Foreign exchange
(gain) loss
- Items included
in other loss
- Certain
non-recurring items
- Foreign exchange
(gain) loss recorded in deferred tax expense
- The income and
mining tax impact of items included in other loss
Net earnings (loss) have been adjusted,
including the associated tax impact, for the group of costs in
“other loss” on the consolidated statement of comprehensive income.
Transactions within this grouping are: the fair value changes on
non-hedged derivatives; the renunciation of flow-through
exploration expenditures; loss on disposal of assets; and Turkish
Projects holding costs and arbitration costs. The adjusted entries
are also impacted for tax to the extent that the underlying entries
are impacted for tax in the unadjusted net earnings.
The Company uses adjusted net earnings for its
own internal purposes. Management’s internal budgets and forecasts
and public guidance do not reflect the items which have been
excluded from the determination of adjusted net earnings.
Consequently, the presentation of adjusted net earnings enables
shareholders to better understand the underlying operating
performance of the core mining business through the eyes of
management. Management periodically evaluates the components of
adjusted net earnings based on an internal assessment of
performance measures that are useful for evaluating the operating
performance of our business and a review of the non-GAAP measures
used by mining industry analysts and other mining companies.
Adjusted net earnings is intended to provide
additional information only and does not have any standardized
meaning under IFRS and may not be comparable to similar measures
presented by other companies. It should not be considered in
isolation or as a substitute for measures of performance prepared
in accordance with IFRS. The measure is not necessarily indicative
of operating profit or cash flows from operations as determined
under IFRS. The following table reconciles this non-GAAP measure to
the most directly comparable IFRS measure.
(in millions) |
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|
|
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Three Months Ended December 31, |
Years Ended December 31, |
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2023 |
|
|
2022 |
|
|
2023 |
|
|
2022 |
|
|
2021 |
|
Net earnings (loss) |
$ |
47.1 |
|
$ |
40.6 |
|
$ |
210.0 |
|
$ |
37.1 |
|
$ |
(66.7 |
) |
Adjustments: |
|
|
|
|
|
Inventory net realizable value adjustment, net of taxes |
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
22.4 |
|
|
— |
|
Impairment charge, net of taxes |
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
26.7 |
|
|
213.8 |
|
Foreign exchange (gain) loss |
|
(0.3 |
) |
|
0.2 |
|
|
(1.9 |
) |
|
(1.7 |
) |
|
0.9 |
|
Other loss |
|
21.2 |
|
|
6.6 |
|
|
23.8 |
|
|
5.1 |
|
|
7.2 |
|
Unrealized foreign exchange (gain) loss recorded in deferred tax
expense |
|
(12.3 |
) |
|
(12.2 |
) |
|
(16.3 |
) |
|
19.4 |
|
|
6.9 |
|
Other income and mining tax adjustments |
|
(6.5 |
) |
|
(1.5 |
) |
|
(7.2 |
) |
|
(1.1 |
) |
|
— |
|
Adjusted net earnings |
$ |
49.2 |
|
$ |
33.7 |
|
$ |
208.4 |
|
$ |
107.9 |
|
$ |
162.1 |
|
Adjusted earnings per share - basic |
$ |
0.12 |
|
$ |
0.09 |
|
$ |
0.53 |
|
$ |
0.28 |
|
$ |
0.41 |
|
Cash Flow from Operating Activities
before Changes in Working Capital and Cash Taxes
“Cash flow from operating activities before
changes in working capital and cash taxes” is a non-GAAP
performance measure that could provide an indication of the
Company’s ability to generate cash flows from operations, and is
calculated by adding back the change in working capital and taxes
received to “Cash provided by (used in) operating activities” as
presented on the Company’s consolidated statements of cash flows.
“Cash flow from operating activities before changes in working
capital” is a non-GAAP financial measure with no standard meaning
under IFRS.
The following table reconciles the non-GAAP
measure to the consolidated statements of cash flows.
(in millions) |
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Three Months Ended December 31, |
Years Ended December 31, |
|
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2023 |
|
|
2022 |
|
2023 |
|
2022 |
Cash flow from operating activities |
$ |
124.1 |
|
$ |
102.3 |
$ |
472.7 |
$ |
298.5 |
Add: Changes in working
capital and taxes paid |
|
(3.9 |
) |
|
7.0 |
|
46.2 |
|
63.1 |
Cash flow from operating activities before changes in
working capital and taxes paid |
$ |
120.2 |
|
$ |
109.3 |
$ |
518.9 |
$ |
361.6 |
Company-wide Free Cash Flow
“Company-wide free cash flow" is a non-GAAP
performance measure calculated from the consolidated operating cash
flow, less consolidated mineral property, plant and equipment
expenditures. The Company believes this to be a useful indicator of
our ability to operate without reliance on additional borrowing or
usage of existing cash company-wide. Company-wide free cash flow is
intended to provide additional information only and does not have
any standardized meaning under IFRS and may not be comparable to
similar measures of performance presented by other mining
companies. Company-wide free cash flow should not be considered in
isolation or as a substitute for measures of performance prepared
in accordance with IFRS.
(in millions) |
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended December 31, |
|
Years Ended December 31, |
|
|
|
2023 |
|
|
2022 |
|
|
2023 |
|
|
2022 |
|
Cash flow from operating activities |
$ |
124.1 |
|
$ |
102.3 |
|
$ |
472.7 |
|
$ |
298.5 |
|
Less:
mineral property, plant and equipment expenditures |
|
(109.7 |
) |
|
(84.8 |
) |
|
(348.9 |
) |
|
(313.7 |
) |
Company-wide free cash flow |
$ |
14.4 |
|
$ |
17.5 |
|
$ |
123.8 |
|
$ |
(15.2 |
) |
Mine-site Free Cash Flow
"Mine-site free cash flow" is a non-GAAP
financial performance measure calculated as cash flow from
mine-site operating activities, less mineral property, plant and
equipment expenditures. The Company believes this to be a useful
indicator of our ability to operate without reliance on additional
borrowing or usage of existing cash. Mine-site free cash flow is
intended to provide additional information only and does not have
any standardized meaning under IFRS and may not be comparable to
similar measures of performance presented by other mining
companies. Mine-site free cash flow should not be considered in
isolation or as a substitute for measures of performance prepared
in accordance with IFRS.
Consolidated Mine-Side Free Cash Flow |
Three Months Ended December 31, |
|
Years Ended December 31, |
|
|
|
2023 |
|
|
2022 |
|
|
2023 |
|
|
2022 |
|
(in millions) |
|
|
|
|
Cash
flow from operating activities |
$ |
124.1 |
|
$ |
102.3 |
|
$ |
472.7 |
|
$ |
298.5 |
|
Add: operating cash flow used by non-mine site activity |
|
10.6 |
|
|
15.7 |
|
|
49.5 |
|
|
48.3 |
|
Cash flow from operating mine-sites |
$ |
134.7 |
|
$ |
118.0 |
|
$ |
522.2 |
|
$ |
346.8 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mineral property, plant and equipment expenditure |
$ |
109.7 |
|
$ |
84.8 |
|
$ |
348.9 |
|
$ |
313.7 |
|
Less: capital expenditures from development projects, and
corporate |
|
(3.4 |
) |
$ |
(4.8 |
) |
|
(18.2 |
) |
|
(22.2 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
Capital expenditure and capital advances from
mine-sites |
$ |
106.3 |
|
$ |
80.0 |
|
$ |
330.7 |
|
$ |
291.5 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total mine-site free cash flow |
$ |
28.4 |
|
$ |
38.0 |
|
$ |
191.5 |
|
$ |
55.3 |
|
Young-Davidson Mine-Site Free Cash Flow |
Three Months Ended December 31, |
|
Years Ended December 31, |
|
|
|
2023 |
|
|
2022 |
|
|
2023 |
|
|
2022 |
|
(in millions) |
|
|
|
|
Cash
flow from operating activities |
$ |
59.0 |
|
$ |
44.6 |
|
$ |
184.8 |
|
$ |
172.8 |
|
Mineral property, plant and equipment expenditure |
|
(24.0 |
) |
|
(20.6 |
) |
|
(67.2 |
) |
|
(71.5 |
) |
Mine-site free cash flow |
$ |
35.0 |
|
$ |
24.0 |
|
$ |
117.6 |
|
$ |
101.3 |
|
Island Gold Mine-Site Free Cash Flow |
Three Months Ended December 31, |
|
Years Ended December 31, |
|
|
|
2023 |
|
|
2022 |
|
|
2023 |
|
|
2022 |
|
(in millions) |
|
|
|
|
Cash flow from operating
activities |
$ |
39.9 |
|
$ |
39.1 |
|
$ |
164.9 |
|
$ |
148.1 |
|
Mineral
property, plant and equipment expenditure |
|
(73.9 |
) |
|
(53.9 |
) |
|
(233.1 |
) |
|
(157.3 |
) |
Mine-site free cash flow |
$ |
(34.0 |
) |
$ |
(14.8 |
) |
$ |
(68.2 |
) |
$ |
(9.2 |
) |
Mulatos District Free Cash Flow |
Three Months Ended December 31, |
|
Years Ended December 31, |
|
|
|
2023 |
|
|
2022 |
|
|
2023 |
|
|
2022 |
|
(in millions) |
|
|
|
|
Cash flow from operating
activities |
$ |
35.8 |
|
$ |
34.3 |
|
$ |
172.5 |
|
$ |
25.9 |
|
Mineral property, plant and
equipment expenditure |
|
(8.4 |
) |
|
(5.5 |
) |
|
(30.4 |
) |
|
(62.7 |
) |
Mine-site free cash flow |
$ |
27.4 |
|
$ |
28.8 |
|
$ |
142.1 |
|
$ |
(36.8 |
) |
Total Cash Costs per ounce
Total cash costs per ounce is a non-GAAP term
typically used by gold 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. This non-GAAP term
is also used to assess the ability of a mining company to generate
cash flow from operations. Total cash costs per ounce includes
mining and processing costs plus applicable royalties, and net of
by-product revenue and net realizable value adjustments. Total cash
costs per ounce is exclusive of exploration costs.
Total cash costs per ounce is intended to
provide additional information only and does not have any
standardized meaning under IFRS and may not be comparable to
similar measures presented by other mining companies. It should not
be considered in isolation or as a substitute for measures of
performance prepared in accordance with IFRS. The measure is not
necessarily indicative of cash flow from operations under IFRS or
operating costs presented under IFRS.
All-in Sustaining Costs per ounce and
Mine-site All-in Sustaining Costs
The Company adopted an “all-in sustaining costs
per ounce” non-GAAP performance measure in accordance with the
World Gold Council published in June 2013. The Company believes the
measure more fully defines the total costs associated with
producing gold; however, this performance measure has no
standardized meaning. Accordingly, there may be some variation in
the method of computation of “all-in sustaining costs per ounce” as
determined by the Company compared with other mining companies. In
this context, “all-in sustaining costs per ounce” for the
consolidated Company reflects total mining and processing costs,
corporate and administrative costs, share-based compensation,
exploration costs, sustaining capital, and other operating
costs.
For the purposes of calculating "mine-site
all-in sustaining costs" at the individual mine-sites, the Company
does not include an allocation of corporate and administrative
costs and share-based compensation, as detailed in the
reconciliations below.
Sustaining capital expenditures are expenditures
that do not increase annual gold ounce production at a mine site
and excludes all expenditures at the Company’s development projects
as well as certain expenditures at the Company’s operating sites
that are deemed expansionary in nature. Non-sustaining capital
expenditures are expenditures primarily incurred at development
projects and costs related to major projects at existing
operations, where the these projects will materially benefit the
mine site. Capitalized exploration expenditures are expenditures
that meet the IFRS definition for capitalization, and are incurred
to further expand the known Mineral Reserve and Resource at
existing operations or development projects. For each mine-site
reconciliation, corporate and administrative costs, and non-site
specific costs are not included in the all-in sustaining cost per
ounce calculation.
All-in sustaining costs per gold ounce is
intended to provide additional information only and does not have
any standardized meaning under IFRS and may not be comparable to
similar measures presented by other mining companies. It should not
be considered in isolation or as a substitute for measures of
performance prepared in accordance with IFRS.
The measure is not necessarily indicative of cash flow from operations under IFRS or operating costs presented under IFRS.
Total Cash Costs and All-in Sustaining
Costs per Ounce Reconciliation Tables
The following tables reconciles these non-GAAP
measures to the most directly comparable IFRS measures on a
Company-wide and individual mine-site basis.
Total Cash
Costs and AISC Reconciliation - Company-wide |
|
|
Three Months Ended December 31, |
Years Ended December 31, |
|
|
2023 |
|
2022 |
|
2023 |
|
2022 |
|
2021 |
(in millions, except ounces and per ounce figures) |
|
|
|
|
|
Mining and processing |
$ |
113.4 |
$ |
105.6 |
$ |
437.3 |
$ |
394.4 |
$ |
351.5 |
Royalties |
|
2.7 |
|
2.2 |
|
10.2 |
|
9.1 |
|
11.7 |
Total cash costs |
|
116.1 |
|
107.8 |
|
447.5 |
|
403.5 |
|
363.2 |
Gold ounces sold |
|
129,005 |
|
133,164 |
|
526,258 |
|
456,574 |
|
457,517 |
Total cash costs per ounce |
$ |
900 |
$ |
810 |
$ |
850 |
$ |
884 |
$ |
794 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
cash costs |
$ |
116.1 |
$ |
107.8 |
$ |
447.5 |
$ |
403.5 |
$ |
363.2 |
Corporate and administrative (1) |
|
7.6 |
|
7.2 |
|
27.6 |
|
25.9 |
|
24.5 |
Sustaining capital expenditures (2) |
|
26.6 |
|
26.5 |
|
104.2 |
|
95.2 |
|
113.4 |
Share-based compensation |
|
6.3 |
|
7.1 |
|
21.7 |
|
18.3 |
|
11.1 |
Sustaining exploration |
|
0.8 |
|
0.7 |
|
2.7 |
|
2.5 |
|
4.9 |
Accretion of decommissioning liabilities |
|
1.7 |
|
2.2 |
|
6.8 |
|
4.2 |
|
2.4 |
Total all-in sustaining costs |
$ |
159.1 |
$ |
151.5 |
$ |
610.5 |
$ |
549.6 |
$ |
519.5 |
Gold ounces sold |
|
129,005 |
|
133,164 |
|
526,258 |
|
456,574 |
|
457,517 |
All-in sustaining costs per ounce |
$ |
1,233 |
$ |
1,138 |
$ |
1,160 |
$ |
1,204 |
$ |
1,135 |
(1) Corporate and administrative expenses
exclude expenses incurred at development
properties.(2) Sustaining capital expenditures are defined as
those expenditures which do not increase annual gold ounce
production at a mine site and exclude all expenditures at growth
projects and certain expenditures at operating sites which are
deemed expansionary in nature. Total sustaining capital
expenditures for the period are as follows:
|
Three Months Ended December 31, |
|
Years Ended December 31, |
|
|
|
2023 |
|
|
2022 |
|
|
2023 |
|
|
2022 |
|
|
2021 |
|
(in millions) |
|
|
|
|
|
Capital expenditures per cash
flow statement |
$ |
109.7 |
|
$ |
84.8 |
|
$ |
348.9 |
|
$ |
313.7 |
|
$ |
348.6 |
|
Less: non-sustaining capital
expenditures at: |
|
|
|
|
|
Young-Davidson |
|
(10.1 |
) |
|
(5.4 |
) |
|
(18.2 |
) |
|
(22.7 |
) |
|
(44.8 |
) |
Island Gold |
|
(63.0 |
) |
|
(43.8 |
) |
|
(189.2 |
) |
|
(120.8 |
) |
|
(71.9 |
) |
Mulatos District |
|
(6.6 |
) |
|
(4.3 |
) |
|
(19.1 |
) |
|
(52.8 |
) |
|
(97.0 |
) |
Corporate and other |
|
(3.4 |
) |
|
(4.8 |
) |
|
(18.2 |
) |
|
(22.2 |
) |
|
(21.5 |
) |
Sustaining capital expenditures |
$ |
26.6 |
|
$ |
26.5 |
|
$ |
104.2 |
|
$ |
95.2 |
|
$ |
113.4 |
|
Young-Davidson Total Cash Costs and Mine-site AISC
Reconciliation
|
Three Months Ended December 31, |
Years Ended December 31, |
|
|
2023 |
|
2022 |
|
2023 |
|
2022 |
(in millions, except ounces and per ounce figures) |
|
|
|
|
Mining and processing |
$ |
42.8 |
$ |
41.1 |
$ |
166.2 |
$ |
163.4 |
Royalties |
|
1.4 |
|
1.1 |
|
5.3 |
|
5.3 |
Total cash costs |
$ |
44.2 |
$ |
42.2 |
$ |
171.5 |
$ |
168.7 |
Gold ounces sold |
|
48,052 |
|
44,781 |
|
182,796 |
|
192,186 |
Total cash costs per ounce |
$ |
920 |
$ |
942 |
$ |
938 |
$ |
878 |
|
|
|
|
|
Total
cash costs |
$ |
44.2 |
$ |
42.2 |
$ |
171.5 |
$ |
168.7 |
Sustaining capital expenditures |
|
13.9 |
|
15.2 |
|
49.0 |
|
48.8 |
Accretion of decommissioning liabilities |
|
0.1 |
|
0.1 |
|
0.4 |
|
0.3 |
Total all-in sustaining costs |
$ |
58.2 |
$ |
57.5 |
$ |
220.9 |
$ |
217.8 |
Gold ounces sold |
|
48,052 |
|
44,781 |
|
182,796 |
|
192,186 |
Mine-site all-in sustaining costs per ounce |
$ |
1,211 |
$ |
1,284 |
$ |
1,208 |
$ |
1,133 |
Island Gold Total Cash Costs and Mine-site AISC
Reconciliation
|
Three Months Ended December 31, |
Years Ended December 31, |
|
|
2023 |
|
2022 |
|
2023 |
|
2022 |
(in millions, except ounces and per ounce figures) |
|
|
|
|
Mining and processing |
$ |
22.8 |
$ |
23.0 |
$ |
82.7 |
$ |
80.6 |
Royalties |
|
0.8 |
|
0.7 |
|
2.7 |
|
2.6 |
Total cash costs |
$ |
23.6 |
$ |
23.7 |
$ |
85.4 |
$ |
83.2 |
Gold ounces sold |
|
30,464 |
|
39,145 |
|
127,629 |
|
130,652 |
Total cash costs per ounce |
$ |
775 |
$ |
605 |
$ |
669 |
$ |
637 |
|
|
|
|
|
Total
cash costs |
$ |
23.6 |
$ |
23.7 |
$ |
85.4 |
$ |
83.2 |
Sustaining capital expenditures |
|
10.9 |
|
10.1 |
|
43.9 |
|
36.5 |
Accretion of decommissioning liabilities |
|
0.1 |
|
— |
|
0.5 |
|
0.2 |
Total all-in sustaining costs |
$ |
34.6 |
$ |
33.8 |
$ |
129.8 |
$ |
119.9 |
Gold ounces sold |
|
30,464 |
|
39,145 |
|
127,629 |
|
130,652 |
Mine-site all-in sustaining costs per ounce |
$ |
1,136 |
$ |
863 |
$ |
1,017 |
$ |
918 |
Mulatos District Total Cash Costs and Mine-site AISC
Reconciliation
|
Three Months Ended December 31, |
Years Ended December 31, |
|
|
2023 |
|
2022 |
|
2023 |
|
2022 |
(in millions, except ounces and per ounce figures) |
|
|
|
|
Mining and processing |
$ |
47.8 |
$ |
41.5 |
$ |
188.4 |
$ |
150.4 |
Royalties |
|
0.5 |
|
0.4 |
|
2.2 |
|
1.2 |
Total cash costs |
$ |
48.3 |
$ |
41.9 |
$ |
190.6 |
$ |
151.6 |
Gold ounces sold |
|
50,489 |
|
49,238 |
|
215,833 |
|
133,736 |
Total cash costs per ounce |
$ |
957 |
$ |
851 |
$ |
883 |
$ |
1,134 |
|
|
|
|
|
Total
cash costs |
$ |
48.3 |
$ |
41.9 |
$ |
190.6 |
$ |
151.6 |
Sustaining capital expenditures |
|
1.8 |
|
1.2 |
|
11.3 |
|
9.9 |
Sustaining exploration |
|
0.4 |
|
0.2 |
|
0.9 |
|
0.7 |
Accretion of decommissioning liabilities |
|
1.5 |
|
2.1 |
|
5.9 |
|
3.7 |
Total all-in sustaining costs |
$ |
52.0 |
$ |
45.4 |
$ |
208.7 |
$ |
165.9 |
Gold ounces sold |
|
50,489 |
|
49,238 |
|
215,833 |
|
133,736 |
Mine-site all-in sustaining costs per ounce |
$ |
1,030 |
$ |
922 |
$ |
967 |
$ |
1,241 |
EBITDA
EBITDA represents net earnings before impairment
charges, interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization. EBITDA is
an indicator of the Company’s ability to generate liquidity by
producing operating cash flow to fund working capital needs,
service debt obligations, and fund capital expenditures.
EBITDA does not have any standardized meaning
under IFRS and may not be comparable to similar measures presented
by other mining companies. It should not be considered in isolation
or as a substitute for measures of performance prepared in
accordance with IFRS.
The following is a reconciliation of EBITDA to
the consolidated financial
statements:
(in millions) |
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended December 31, |
Years Ended December 31, |
|
|
2023 |
|
|
2022 |
|
2023 |
|
2022 |
Net earnings |
$ |
47.1 |
|
$ |
40.6 |
$ |
210.0 |
$ |
37.1 |
Add back: |
|
|
|
|
Inventory net realizable value adjustment |
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
— |
|
33.9 |
Impairment expense |
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
— |
|
38.2 |
Finance (income) expense |
|
(0.2 |
) |
|
2.2 |
|
2.5 |
|
5.7 |
Amortization |
|
50.6 |
|
|
45.6 |
|
190.2 |
|
171.5 |
Deferred income tax expense |
|
4.6 |
|
|
2.7 |
|
31.0 |
|
54.6 |
Current income tax (recovery) expense |
|
(0.5 |
) |
|
9.3 |
|
52.7 |
|
10.7 |
EBITDA |
$ |
101.6 |
|
$ |
100.4 |
$ |
486.4 |
$ |
351.7 |
Additional GAAP Measures
Additional GAAP measures are presented on the
face of the Company’s consolidated statements of comprehensive
income (loss) and are not meant to be a substitute for other
subtotals or totals presented in accordance with IFRS, but rather
should be evaluated in conjunction with such IFRS measures. The
following additional GAAP measures are used and are intended to
provide an indication of the Company’s mine and operating
performance:
- Earnings from
operations - represents the amount of earnings before net finance
income/expense, foreign exchange gain/loss, other income/loss, loss
on redemption of senior secured notes and income tax expense
Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Financial Position,
ComprehensiveIncome, and Cash Flow |
ALAMOS GOLD
INC.Consolidated Statements of Financial
Position(Unaudited - stated in millions of United States
dollars)
|
December 31, 2023 |
|
December 31, 2022 |
A S S E T
S |
|
|
|
Current
Assets |
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents |
$ |
224.8 |
|
|
$ |
129.8 |
|
Equity securities |
|
13.0 |
|
|
|
18.6 |
|
Amounts receivable |
|
53.4 |
|
|
|
37.2 |
|
Inventory |
|
271.2 |
|
|
|
234.2 |
|
Other current assets |
|
23.6 |
|
|
|
16.2 |
|
Assets held for sale |
|
— |
|
|
|
5.0 |
|
Total Current
Assets |
|
586.0 |
|
|
|
441.0 |
|
|
|
|
|
Non-Current
Assets |
|
|
|
Mineral property, plant and
equipment |
|
3,360.1 |
|
|
|
3,173.8 |
|
Deferred income taxes |
|
9.0 |
|
|
|
— |
|
Other non-current assets |
|
46.1 |
|
|
|
59.4 |
|
Total Assets |
$ |
4,001.2 |
|
|
$ |
3,674.2 |
|
|
|
|
|
L I A B I L I T I E
S |
|
|
|
Current
Liabilities |
|
|
|
Accounts payable and accrued
liabilities |
$ |
195.0 |
|
|
$ |
172.7 |
|
Income taxes payable |
|
40.3 |
|
|
|
0.7 |
|
Current portion of
decommissioning liability |
|
12.6 |
|
|
|
8.5 |
|
Total Current
Liabilities |
|
247.9 |
|
|
|
181.9 |
|
|
|
|
|
Non-Current
Liabilities |
|
|
|
Deferred income taxes |
|
703.6 |
|
|
|
660.9 |
|
Decommissioning
liabilities |
|
124.2 |
|
|
|
108.1 |
|
Other non-current
liabilities |
|
2.0 |
|
|
|
2.2 |
|
Total Liabilities |
|
1,077.7 |
|
|
|
953.1 |
|
|
|
|
|
E Q U I T
Y |
|
|
|
Share capital |
$ |
3,738.6 |
|
|
$ |
3,703.8 |
|
Contributed surplus |
|
88.6 |
|
|
|
90.7 |
|
Accumulated other
comprehensive loss |
|
(26.9 |
) |
|
|
(24.8 |
) |
Deficit |
|
(876.8 |
) |
|
|
(1,048.6 |
) |
Total Equity |
|
2,923.5 |
|
|
|
2,721.1 |
|
Total Liabilities and Equity |
$ |
4,001.2 |
|
|
$ |
3,674.2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ALAMOS GOLD
INC.Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive
Income(Unaudited - stated in millions of United States
dollars, except share and per share amounts)
|
For three months ended |
|
For twelve months ended |
|
December 31, |
|
December 31, |
|
December 31, |
|
December 31, |
|
|
2023 |
|
|
|
2022 |
|
|
|
2023 |
|
|
|
2022 |
|
OPERATING
REVENUES |
$ |
254.6 |
|
|
$ |
231.9 |
|
|
$ |
1,023.3 |
|
|
$ |
821.2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
COST OF
SALES |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mining and processing |
|
113.4 |
|
|
|
105.6 |
|
|
|
437.3 |
|
|
|
394.4 |
|
Inventory net realizable value
adjustment |
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
33.9 |
|
Royalties |
|
2.7 |
|
|
|
2.2 |
|
|
|
10.2 |
|
|
|
9.1 |
|
Amortization |
|
50.6 |
|
|
|
45.6 |
|
|
|
190.2 |
|
|
|
171.5 |
|
|
|
166.7 |
|
|
|
153.4 |
|
|
|
637.7 |
|
|
|
608.9 |
|
EXPENSES |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Exploration |
|
2.1 |
|
|
|
2.6 |
|
|
|
18.2 |
|
|
|
18.4 |
|
Corporate and
administrative |
|
7.6 |
|
|
|
7.2 |
|
|
|
27.6 |
|
|
|
25.9 |
|
Share-based compensation |
|
6.3 |
|
|
|
7.1 |
|
|
|
21.7 |
|
|
|
18.3 |
|
Impairment charge |
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
38.2 |
|
|
|
182.7 |
|
|
|
170.3 |
|
|
|
705.2 |
|
|
|
709.7 |
|
EARNINGS BEFORE INCOME
TAXES |
|
71.9 |
|
|
|
61.6 |
|
|
|
318.1 |
|
|
|
111.5 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
OTHER
EXPENSES |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Finance income (expense) |
|
0.2 |
|
|
|
(2.2 |
) |
|
|
(2.5 |
) |
|
|
(5.7 |
) |
Foreign exchange gain
(loss) |
|
0.3 |
|
|
|
(0.2 |
) |
|
|
1.9 |
|
|
|
1.7 |
|
Other loss |
|
(21.2 |
) |
|
|
(6.6 |
) |
|
|
(23.8 |
) |
|
|
(5.1 |
) |
EARNINGS FROM
OPERATIONS |
$ |
51.2 |
|
|
$ |
52.6 |
|
|
$ |
293.7 |
|
|
$ |
102.4 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
INCOME
TAXES |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current income tax recovery
(expense) |
|
0.5 |
|
|
|
(9.3 |
) |
|
|
(52.7 |
) |
|
|
(10.7 |
) |
Deferred income tax
expense |
|
(4.6 |
) |
|
|
(2.7 |
) |
|
|
(31.0 |
) |
|
|
(54.6 |
) |
NET
EARNINGS |
$ |
47.1 |
|
|
$ |
40.6 |
|
|
$ |
210.0 |
|
|
$ |
37.1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Items that may be subsequently
reclassified to net earnings: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net change in fair value of currency hedging instruments, net of
taxes |
|
4.3 |
|
|
|
10.0 |
|
|
|
8.3 |
|
|
|
(5.9 |
) |
Net change in fair value of fuel hedging instruments, net of
taxes |
|
(0.2 |
) |
|
|
(0.4 |
) |
|
|
(0.2 |
) |
|
|
(0.3 |
) |
Items that will not be
reclassified to net earnings: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Unrealized loss on equity securities, net of taxes |
|
(1.5 |
) |
|
|
(1.4 |
) |
|
|
(10.5 |
) |
|
|
(20.5 |
) |
Total other
comprehensive income (loss) |
$ |
2.6 |
|
|
$ |
8.2 |
|
|
$ |
(2.4 |
) |
|
$ |
(26.7 |
) |
COMPREHENSIVE
INCOME |
$ |
49.7 |
|
|
$ |
48.8 |
|
|
$ |
207.6 |
|
|
$ |
10.4 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
EARNINGS PER
SHARE |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
– basic |
$ |
0.12 |
|
|
$ |
0.10 |
|
|
$ |
0.53 |
|
|
$ |
0.09 |
|
–
diluted |
$ |
0.12 |
|
|
$ |
0.10 |
|
|
$ |
0.53 |
|
|
$ |
0.09 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ALAMOS GOLD
INC.Consolidated Statements of Cash
Flows(Unaudited - stated in millions of United States
dollars)
|
For three months ended |
|
For twelve months ended |
|
December 31, |
|
December 31, |
|
December 31, |
|
December 31, |
|
|
2023 |
|
|
|
2022 |
|
|
|
2023 |
|
|
|
2022 |
|
CASH PROVIDED BY (USED
IN): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
OPERATING
ACTIVITIES |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net earnings for the
period |
$ |
47.1 |
|
|
$ |
40.6 |
|
|
$ |
210.0 |
|
|
$ |
37.1 |
|
Adjustments for items not
involving cash: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Amortization |
|
50.6 |
|
|
|
45.6 |
|
|
|
190.2 |
|
|
|
171.5 |
|
Impairment charge |
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
38.2 |
|
Inventory net realizable value adjustment |
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
33.9 |
|
Foreign exchange (gain) loss |
|
(0.3 |
) |
|
|
0.2 |
|
|
|
(1.9 |
) |
|
|
(1.7 |
) |
Current income tax (recovery) expense |
|
(0.5 |
) |
|
|
9.3 |
|
|
|
52.7 |
|
|
|
10.7 |
|
Deferred income tax expense |
|
4.6 |
|
|
|
2.7 |
|
|
|
31.0 |
|
|
|
54.6 |
|
Share-based compensation |
|
6.3 |
|
|
|
7.1 |
|
|
|
21.7 |
|
|
|
18.3 |
|
Finance (income) expense |
|
(0.2 |
) |
|
|
2.2 |
|
|
|
2.5 |
|
|
|
5.7 |
|
Other items |
|
12.6 |
|
|
|
1.6 |
|
|
|
12.7 |
|
|
|
(6.7 |
) |
Changes in working capital and
taxes paid |
|
3.9 |
|
|
|
(7.0 |
) |
|
|
(46.2 |
) |
|
|
(63.1 |
) |
|
|
124.1 |
|
|
|
102.3 |
|
|
|
472.7 |
|
|
|
298.5 |
|
INVESTING
ACTIVITIES |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mineral property, plant and
equipment |
|
(109.7 |
) |
|
|
(84.8 |
) |
|
|
(348.9 |
) |
|
|
(313.7 |
) |
Proceeds from sale of
Esperanza |
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
5.0 |
|
Proceeds from disposition of
equity securities |
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
0.1 |
|
|
|
— |
|
Investment in equity
securities |
|
(0.1 |
) |
|
|
(0.1 |
) |
|
|
(2.8 |
) |
|
|
(4.0 |
) |
Manitou transaction costs |
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(0.2 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(109.8 |
) |
|
|
(84.9 |
) |
|
|
(351.8 |
) |
|
|
(312.7 |
) |
FINANCING
ACTIVITIES |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dividends paid |
|
(8.6 |
) |
|
|
(8.8 |
) |
|
|
(35.3 |
) |
|
|
(35.1 |
) |
Repurchase and cancellation of
common shares |
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(8.2 |
) |
Proceeds from issuance of
flow-through shares |
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
10.4 |
|
Proceeds from the exercise of
options and warrants |
|
3.0 |
|
|
|
4.6 |
|
|
|
9.3 |
|
|
|
5.3 |
|
Credit facility interest and
transaction fees |
|
— |
|
|
|
(0.8 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(0.8 |
) |
|
|
(5.6 |
) |
|
|
(5.0 |
) |
|
|
(26.0 |
) |
|
|
(28.4 |
) |
Effect of exchange rates on
cash and cash equivalents |
|
0.2 |
|
|
|
0.7 |
|
|
|
0.1 |
|
|
|
(0.1 |
) |
Net increase (decrease) in
cash and cash equivalents |
|
8.9 |
|
|
|
13.1 |
|
|
|
95.0 |
|
|
|
(42.7 |
) |
Cash and cash equivalents -
beginning of period |
|
215.9 |
|
|
|
116.7 |
|
|
|
129.8 |
|
|
|
172.5 |
|
CASH AND CASH
EQUIVALENTS - END OF PERIOD |
$ |
224.8 |
|
|
$ |
129.8 |
|
|
$ |
224.8 |
|
|
$ |
129.8 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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