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Trans-Siberian Gold PLC
28 January 2020
28 January 2020
Trans-Siberian Gold plc
("TSG" or the "Company")
Q4 and FY19 Production Update
Trans-Siberian Gold plc (TSG.LN), a low cost, high grade gold
producer in Russia, announces its production update at the Asacha
Gold Mine for the three months ended 31 December 2019 ("Q4" or the
"Period") and for the 12 months ended 31 December 2019
("FY19").
Q4 Highlights
-- Gold revenues of $18.3 million* (Q4 2018: $20.1million)
-- Average realised gold price of $1,489/oz (Q4 2018: $1,228/oz)
-- Gold production of 8,970 oz (Q4 2018: 13,069 oz)
-- Average gold grade of 6.0 g/t (Q4 2018: 9.1 g/t)
-- Gold sales of 12,302 oz (Q4 2018: 16,399 oz)
-- 1 lost-time injury during Q4 2019
FY19 Highlights
-- All-time record annual gold production of 43,479 oz,
representing a 3.2% YoY increase (FY 2018: 42,128 oz)
-- Record annual revenue at $63.1 million*, up by 5.5% YoY (FY 2018: $59.8 million)
-- Significant increase in estimated average gold price of 10.6%
YoY at $1,399/ oz (FY 2018: $1,265/ oz)
-- Average gold grades 6.2% higher YoY at 7.8 g/t (FY 2018: 7.4 g/t)
-- 7 lost-time injuries, zero fatalities during FY 2019
Alexander Dorogov, Chief Executive Officer of TSG,
commented:
"We are extremely pleased with Trans-Siberian Gold's performance
in 2019. I am delighted to report that we have comfortably hit the
upper end of our annual production guidance with a total gold
output of 43,479oz for 2019. Corresponding with record production
and favourable gold prices, we are pleased to report all-time
record revenue of approximately $63 million for the year. We have
worked hard to improve the efficiency of our operations and our
understanding of the orebody at the Asacha Gold Mine, which is
reflected in these results. We have an aggressive exploration and
development plan for Asacha which is well underway. We look forward
to providing formal guidance for 2020 shortly."
Production Summary
Mining and production data for Q4 and FY 2019 at the Asacha Gold
Mine is shown in the following tables:
Q4 2019
Metric Q4 Q4 Y-on-Y Q3 Q-on-Q
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2018 2019 % Change 2019 % Change
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Mine development (m) 1,769 1,452 -17.9% 1,903 -23.7%
Ore extracted (tonnes) 41,006 34,050 -17.0% 34,245 -0.6%
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Ore processed (tonnes) 47,530 48,573 2.2% 48,996 -0.9%
Grade, gold (g/t) 9.1 6.0 -34.7% 8.3 -28.3%
Grade, silver (g/t) 28.6 22.4 -21.8% 18.4 21.6%
Recovery, gold (%) 95.2 95.0 -0.2% 95.2 -0.3%
Recovery, silver (%) 76.1 76.0 0.0% 80.7 -5.7%
Gold in dore (oz) 13,069 8,970 -31.4% 12,620 -28.9%
Silver in dore (oz) 32,748 27,084 -17.3% 24,686 9.7%
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Gold refined (oz) 14,541 9,287 -36.1% 11,291 -17.7%
Silver refined (oz) 35,186 24,429 -30.6% 21,866 11.7%
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Gold sold (oz) 16,399 12,302 -25.0% 9,417 30.6%
Silver sold (oz) 29,333 24,577 -16.2% 21,959 11.9%
Gold price ($/oz) 1,228 1,489 21.3% 1,485 0.3%
Silver price ($/oz) 14.5 17.5 20.3% 17.0 2.4%
Gold Revenue* ($,000) 20,135 18,324 -9.0% 13,984 31.0%
Silver Revenue* ($,000) 426 429 0.8% 374 14.6%
Total Revenue* ($,000) 20,560 18,753 -8.8% 14,359 30.6%
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FY 2019
Metric Actual Actual Actual Y-on-Y
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2017 2018 2019 % Change
------------------ --------- -------- -------- ---------
Mine development (m) 5,780 6,415 7,239 12.9%
Ore extracted (tonnes) 198,349 173,597 142,151 -18.1%
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Ore processed (tonnes) 184,433 189,695 179,373 -5.4%
Grade, gold (g/t) 6.6 7.4 7.8 6.2%
Grade, silver (g/t) 12.3 22.8 23.4 2.8%
Recovery, gold (%) 94.4 94.9 95.3 0.4%
Recovery, silver (%) 78.7 76.7 81.5 6.2%
Gold in dore (oz) 36,714 42,128 43,479 3.2%
Silver in dore (oz) 57,072 105,069 111,557 6.2%
------------------ --------- -------- -------- -------- ---------
Gold refined (oz) 33,872 46,053 43,733 -5.0%
Silver refined (oz) 52,746 108,191 109,851 1.5%
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Gold sold (oz) 33,870 45,956 43,782 -4.7%
Silver sold (oz) 46,125 108,749 115,801 6.5%
Gold price ($/oz) 1,261 1,265 1,399 10.6%
Silver price ($/oz) 16.3 15.2 16.0 5.4%
Gold Revenue* ($,000) 42,708 58,143 61,259 5.4%
Silver Revenue* ($,000) 754 1,649 1,851 12.2%
Total Revenue* ($,000) 43,462 59,792 63,110 5.5%
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*Note: Unaudited figure for 2019
Totals may not add up due to rounding
Commentary
2019 has been an excellent year of mining performance at the
Asacha Gold Mine.
In 2019, the gold price enjoyed its strongest performance since
2010. This, together with record gold production in 2019,
contributed to the achievement of record revenues for
Trans-Siberian Gold of approximately $63.1 million. In particular,
the grade of gold produced has shown continued year on year
improvement as well as sustained high recoveries year on year.
On a comparative basis the performance in Q4 2019 fell short of
the record performance in Q4 2018. During the Period, mining was
mostly conducted in the south and north extreme flanks of RL100 and
below. As previously announced, in the Main Zone, gold
mineralisation becomes weaker and more erratic at depth. This
vertical zonation is typical of epithermal systems. Lower grade
stoping ore was required to be blended with existing stockpiled
ore, which resulted in a lower average mill feed grade.
Outlook
As previously announced, Trans-Siberian Gold has identified
clear priorities for 2020, including underground and surface
drilling campaigns at the Main and East zones of the Asacha Gold
Mine, with a total of 25,000 m planned for the 2019-2020 drill
campaign over the Asacha licence area.
The first drilling results from that campaign have been very
positive (as previously announced) and we look forward to providing
updates on the Group's progress in due course.
Additionally, the Group expects to publish a JORC-compliant
Mineral Resource Estimate for the Rodnikova deposit in the first
quarter of 2020 and thereafter expects to prepare an internal
scoping study to assess the development options for the
deposit.
Trans-Siberian Gold continues to identify and evaluate selected
strategic M&A opportunities and will consider potential
judicious investments or Joint Ventures, in line with our strategy
to grow and sustainably return capital to investors.
Production guidance for 2020 will be published shortly.
TSG expects to report first quarter 2020 gold production from
the Asacha Gold Mine in April 2020.
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Contacts:
TSG
Stewart Dickson +44 (0) 7799 694195
Arden Partners plc
Paul Shackleton (Corporate Finance)
Tim Dainton / Fraser Marshall (Equity Sales) +44 (0) 207 614 5900
Hudson Sandler (Financial PR)
Charlie Jack / Katerina Parker / Elfreda
Kent +44 (0) 207 796 4133
About TSG
TSG is focused on low cost, high grade mining operations and
stable gold production from its 100% owned Asacha Gold Mine in Far
East Russia. The Company also holds the licence for the development
and exploration of the Rodnikova deposit, one of the largest gold
fields in South Kamchatka.
Additional information is available from the Company's website:
www.trans-siberiangold.com
Market Abuse Regulations
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the Company to constitute inside information as stipulated under
the Market Abuse Regulations (EU) No. 596/2014 ('MAR'). Upon the
publication of this announcement via Regulatory Information Service
('RIS'), this inside information is now considered to be in the
public domain.
Abbreviations
g/t grammes per tonne
oz ounce
m metre
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