Pure Gold Mining Inc. (TSX-V:PGM, LSE:PUR) (“PureGold” or the
“Company”), reports its third quarter 2021 summary financial and
operating results. The Company’s unaudited condensed interim
financial statements and related management’s discussion and
analysis for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021,
will be available for download on SEDAR and on the Company’s
website. All amounts are expressed in Canadian dollars
(“
$”), unless otherwise noted).
A summary of the highlights for the three months
ended September 30, 2021, and subsequent period to date for the
Company and its 100% owned PureGold Mine Project (“PureGold
Mine” or the “Project”) are as
follows:
- Declared commercial production on
August 1, 2021;
- Announced on October 27, 2021, that
Maryse Bélanger, director, and experienced mine operator and
builder, has agreed to step into the role of Mine General Manager
at the PureGold Mine, following retirement by the incumbent. In
this role, Ms. Bélanger will oversee all aspects of the day-to-day
operations of the PureGold Mine;1
- Average daily throughput of 685
tonnes per day (“tpd”) at the PureGold Mine for the quarter, a 35%
increase compared to the second quarter driven by increased stope
access and mill upgrades;
- Gold production of 9,260 ounces, a
54% increase compared to the second quarter driven by higher grades
and increased tonnage;
- Average mill head grade of 4.8 g/t
Au, a 15% increase on the second quarter;
- Completion of mill upgrades to
increase processing capacity, 1,000 tpd achieved for a number of
days;
- Continued progress on permit
amendments to increase annual ore production limits from 292,000
tonnes (800 tpd) to 360,000 tonnes (1,000 tpd);
- Announced
quarterly results from drilling used to support near-term mine
production from both the Main and East Ramp areas, with highlights
as follows:2
- 55.4 g/t gold over 5.0
metres from drill hole PGP-00072;
including83.2 g/t gold over 2.0 metres; and
including50.3 g/t gold over 2.0 metres;
- 14.5 g/t gold over 13.2 metres from drill
hole PGP-00086; including116.7 g/t gold over 1.0
metre;
- 10.1 g/t gold over 7.8 metres from drill
hole PGP-00091; including44.2 g/t gold over 1.0
metre;
- 18.2 g/t gold over 3.9 metres from drill
hole PGP-00070; including30.1 g/t gold over 1.9
metres.
- On September 28, 2021, the Company
closed a bought deal offering of 21,905,200 units of the Company
(“Units”) at a price of C$1.05 per Unit for gross
proceeds to the Company of C$23.0 million (the
“Offering”). Each Unit is comprised of one common
share (each a “Common Share”) and one-half Common
Share purchase warrant (each such full warrant, a
“Warrant”). Each Warrant will entitle the holder
thereof to purchase one Common Share at a price of C$1.36 until
March 28, 2023. 3
- On October 15, 2021, the Company
closed a further financing on similar terms to the September 28,
2021 financing, when it issued a total of 3,307,619 Units of the
Company to a subsidiary of AngloGold Ashanti International
Exploration Limited (“AngloGold”) at a price of
C$1.05 per Unit, for aggregate gross proceeds of approximately
C$3.5 million. This private placement financing brought
AngloGold’s then ownership percentage in the Company to 14.96% of
the issued and then outstanding common shares on a non-diluted
basis. Each Unit consists of one Common Share of the Company and
one-half of one common share purchase warrant (each whole common
share purchase warrant, an “AngloGold
Warrant”). Each AngloGold Warrant is transferrable
and entitles the holder to acquire one Common Share of the Company
until April 15, 2023, at a price of C$1.36.4
In the third quarter, the Company approved an
increase from two to four rigs for its ongoing underground and
surface drill program with the goal of further delineation and
growth of our near-term mine plan. Looking ahead, the Company is
targeting a production rate of approximately 600-700 tpd at an
average head grade of 5.5-6.5 g/t Au for the fourth quarter of 2021
and expects to continue ramping up both throughput and mill head
grade toward the mine’s full capacity by the end of Q1 2022. The
Company expects to sustain 1,000 tpd by mid-2022.
Financial Results
- Mine operating loss of $5.9 million
for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021;5;
- Revenues, net of refining costs of
$15.9 million for the three and nine months ended September 30,
20215;
- Net loss and comprehensive loss for
the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 totaled $13.2
million and $17.1 million respectively;
- Basic and diluted loss per share
for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 of $0.03 and
$0.04, respectively
- Cash balance as of September 30,
2021, of $24.3 million;
- Total loans and borrowings as of
September 30, 2021, of $122.7 million; and
- Gold Stream derivative liability as
of September 30, 2021 of $44.1 million.
Operational and Financial
Details
|
|
For the two months since start of commercial
production |
For the three months ended September 30,
20216 |
Operating data |
|
|
|
Ore mined |
Tonnes |
39,460 |
61,534 |
|
Waste mined |
Tonnes |
101,825 |
143,225 |
|
Total mined |
Tonnes |
141,285 |
204,759 |
|
|
|
|
|
Ore milled |
Tonnes |
41,242 |
63,028 |
|
Average head grade |
Grams per tonne gold |
4.6 |
4.8 |
|
Recovery |
% |
93.8 |
94.5 |
|
|
|
|
|
Gold produced |
Ounces |
5,700 |
9,260 |
|
Gold sold |
Ounces |
7,042 |
8,382 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Financial data (millions) |
|
|
|
Revenue |
|
|
$15.9 |
|
Mine operating loss |
|
|
$(5.9 |
) |
Net loss |
|
|
$(13.2 |
) |
EBITDA |
|
|
$(4.7 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
$ amounts in millions, except per share
amounts |
|
For the three months ended September 30, 2021 |
|
For the three months ended September 30,
20207 |
|
For the nine months ended September 30, 2021 |
|
For the nine months ended September 30, 2020 |
Mine operating loss |
$ |
5.9 |
$ |
-- |
$ |
5.9 |
$ |
-- |
Corporate administrative
costs |
|
1.4 |
|
2.0 |
|
5.0 |
|
5.0 |
Interest and financing costs |
|
2.4 |
|
0.1 |
|
2.5 |
|
0.2 |
Foreign exchange loss (gain) |
|
4.9 |
|
(1.5) |
|
2.1 |
|
(2.9) |
Loss (gain) on fair value of derivative liabilities |
|
(1.6) |
|
6.4 |
|
0.0 |
|
6.8 |
Net
loss before income taxes |
|
13.2 |
|
9.7 |
|
19.1 |
|
11.6 |
Deferred income tax recovery |
|
-- |
|
-- |
|
(2.1) |
|
0.9 |
Net loss and comprehensive loss for the period |
$ |
13.2 |
$ |
9.7 |
$ |
17.1 |
$ |
10.8 |
Basic and diluted loss per common share |
$ |
0.03 |
$ |
0.02 |
$ |
0.04 |
$ |
0.03 |
Additional information regarding the Company’s
financial results and activities underway at the Company’s PureGold
Mine is available in the Company’s Q3 2021 Financial Statements and
accompanying management’s discussion and analysis for the three and
nine months ended September 30, 2021.
Management ChangeThe Company
wishes to announce that Mr. Ken Donner, VP Operations has indicated
he will retire from the Company effective as of the date of this
release. Maryse Bélanger, in her role as Mine General Manager, will
be responsible for operational leadership at the PureGold Mine.
Management and the Board of directors wish to
thank Ken for his many years of service and want to acknowledge his
key role in the successful build of the PureGold Mine in 2020, on
time and on budget. We wish Ken a happy retirement and all the best
in his future endeavours.
Qualified Persons and 43-101
DisclosureDarin Labrenz, P.Geo, PureGold’s President &
CEO, is the Company’s QP for the purposes of NI 43-101 and has
reviewed and validated that the scientific or technical information
contained in this press release related to the PureGold Mine
Technical Report, is consistent with that provided by the
independent QPs responsible for preparing the PureGold Mine
Technical Report and has verified the technical data disclosed in
this document relating to those projects in which the Company holds
an interest. Mr. Labrenz has consented to the inclusion of the
Technical Information in the form and context in which it appears
in this press release.
About Pure Gold Mining
Inc.PureGold is a growth company, located in the very
heart of Red Lake, Canada. Our objective is pure and simple. To
develop a highly-profitable long life gold mining company, becoming
Canada’s next iconic gold producer. Our plan is very disciplined,
very methodical and financially sound. To expand organically, and
develop PureGold’s multi-million ounce high-grade gold asset
incrementally, step-by-step, using a phased mining development plan
to deliver maximum return.
Additional information about the Company and its
activities may be found on the Company’s website
at www.puregoldmining.ca and under the Company’s profile
at www.sedar.com
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD"Darin
Labrenz" Darin
Labrenz, President & CEO
Investor inquiries: Adrian O’Brien, Director,
Marketing and CommunicationsTel:
604-809-6890aobrien@puregoldmining.ca
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Services Provider (as that term is defined in policies of the TSX
Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or
accuracy of this release.
All statements in this press release, other than
statements of historical fact, are "forward-looking information"
with respect to PureGold within the meaning of applicable
securities laws, including, but not limited to statements with
respect to those that address proposed timing of development plans
for the PureGold Mine complex, timing of expected production
including timing for increased production, timing and size of
exploration activities, potential for advancing the amount and
timing for higher grade ore, potential for additional resources and
expansion of known deposits and potential for making new
discoveries and the focus of the Company in the coming months .
Forward-looking information is often, but not always, identified by
the use of words such as "seek", "anticipate", "plan", ”progress”,
"continue", "planned", "expect", expectations”, “expand”,
“increasing”, "project", "predict", "potential", "targeting",
"intends", "believe", “improved”, "potential", and similar
expressions, or describes a "goal", or variation , of such words
and phrases or state that certain actions, events or results "may",
"should", "could", "would", "might" or "will" be taken, occur or be
achieved. Forward-looking information is not a guarantee of future
performance and is based upon a number of estimates and assumptions
of management at the date the statements are made including, among
others, assumptions about future prices of gold and other metal
prices, currency exchange rates and interest rates, favourable
operating conditions, political stability, obtaining governmental
approvals and financing on time, obtaining renewals for existing
licences and permits and obtaining required licences and permits,
labour stability, stability in market conditions, availability of
equipment, accuracy of any mineral resources, successful resolution
of disputes and anticipated costs and expenditures. Many
assumptions are based on factors and events that are not within the
control of PureGold and there is no assurance they will prove to be
correct.
Such forward-looking information, involves known
and unknown risks, which may cause the actual results to be
materially different from any future results expressed or implied
by such forward-looking information, including, risks related to
the interpretation of results at the PureGold Mine complex; changes
in project parameters as plans continue to be refined; current
economic conditions; future prices of commodities; possible
variations in grade or recovery rates; the costs and timing of the
development of new deposits; failure of equipment or processes to
operate as anticipated; the failure of contracted parties to
perform; the timing and success of exploration and development
activities generally; delays in permitting; possible claims against
the Company; the timing of future economic studies; labour disputes
and other risks of the mining industry; delays in obtaining
governmental approvals, financing or in the completion of
exploration as well as those factors discussed in the Annual
Information Form of the Company dated March 31, 2021 in the section
entitled "Risk Factors", under PureGold’s SEDAR profile at
www.sedar.com.
Although PureGold has attempted to identify
important factors that could cause actual actions, events or
results to differ materially from those described in
forward-looking information, there may be other factors that cause
actions, events or results not to be as anticipated, estimated or
intended. There can be no assurance that such information will
prove to be accurate as actual results and future events could
differ materially from those anticipated in such statements.
PureGold disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise
any forward-looking information, whether as a result of new
information, future events or otherwise unless required by law.
______________1 See press release dated October
27, 2021 available at www.puregoldmining.ca or under the Company’s
Sedar profile at www.sedar.com.2 See press release dated October
28, 2021 available at www.puregoldmining.ca or under the Company’s
Sedar profile at www.sedar.com.3 See press release dated September
28, 2021, available at www.puregoldmining.ca or under the Company’s
Sedar profile at www.sedar.com.4 See press release dated October
15, 2021, available at www.puregoldmining.ca or under the Company’s
Sedar profile at www.sedar.com.5 Commercial production was declared
on August 1, 2021. Mine operating results and revenues therefore
reflect only two months of operations. Gold sales prior to
commercial production are netted against Mineral Property costs on
the balance sheet.6 Until the Company reaches this expected level
of sustained throughput and expected grade, non-IFRS financial
measures such as Cash costs per ounce and All-in sustaining costs
(“AISC”) per ounce, which rely on ounces produced
in their calculation, are not representative of the future mine
plan and are not provided herein. The Company expects to begin to
provide these numbers in Q1 of 2022.7 Prior to commercial
production on August 1, 2021, all operating results were
capitalized to Mineral Property costs.
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