YAMANA GOLD INC. (TSX:YRI; NYSE:AUY; LSE:AUY) (“Yamana” or the
"Company”) is herein reporting its financial and operational
results for the third quarter of 2022. Production totalled 241,302
gold equivalent ounces ("GEO")(2) at total cost of sales, cash
costs(1) and all-in sustaining costs ("AISC")(1) of $1,299, $794
and $1,148 per GEO(2) respectively. The standout production
results, which were realized despite the gold-to-silver ratio being
near an all-time high and significantly above that anticipated in
guidance, delivered strong cash flow generation including $164.7
million in cash flows from operating activities and $157.1 million
in cash flows from operating activities before net change in
working capital. With solid results across its operations, the
Company is well positioned to achieve its annual production
guidance of 1,000,000 GEO(2) with AISC(1) expected to be within the
upper end of guidance when adjusted for the impact of the higher
gold-to-silver ratio.
THIRD QUARTER HIGHLIGHTS
Financial Results - Strong Earnings and Cash Flow
Generation Highlight Resiliency of Operations
- Third quarter net earnings(3) of
$19.8 million or $0.02 per share basic and diluted. Adjusted net
earnings(1)(3) of $44.5 million or $0.05 per share basic and
diluted.
- Cash flows from operating
activities of $164.7 million for the three months ended September
30, 2022.
- Net free cash flows(1) and free
cash flows before dividends and debt repayments(1) of $108.4
million and $24.4 million, respectively.
- Cash flows from operating
activities are expected to increase in the fourth quarter, with
increased production contributions driving sequential
improvement.
- Cash and cash equivalents totalled
$539.2 million(6). The Company's revolving credit facility remains
undrawn.
Production Results - Continuing to Execute as
Planned
- Strong GEO(2) production of 241,302
GEO(2). The Company remains on track to meet its guidance for gold,
silver and GEO(2) production, despite the gold-to-silver ratio
remaining elevated as compared to the ratio assumed in guidance due
to lower silver prices. Moreover, the Company is on track with its
guidance for production in the second half of the year to be
comparable with that in the first half, with a sequential increase
in the fourth quarter over the third quarter expected to mirror
that realized in the second quarter over the first quarter. While
gold and silver production were in line during the third quarter,
GEO(2) ounces were impacted by the aforementioned realized GEO(2)
ratio being significantly higher than that assumed in guidance,
despite higher than planned gold production. The effect of a higher
gold-to-silver ratio based on comparatively lower silver-to-gold
prices is to reduce GEO(2) produced, although the production of
underlying metals remain the same.
- Gold production of 216,673 ounces
exceeded plan, following standout performances from Canadian
Malartic with 75,262 ounces and Jacobina with 50,113 ounces.
Jacobina in particular had an exceptional third quarter and
delivered record quarterly gold production, exceeding the 50,000
ounce threshold for the first time. El Peñón and Cerro Moro, which
produced 43,912 ounces and 24,888 ounces respectively, also had
strong quarters.
- Silver production of 2,212,765
ounces was in line with plan. With El Peñón entering higher-grade
silver zones in the fourth quarter, the Company is well positioned
to achieve its annual silver production guidance.
Cost Results - Maintaining Solid Margins Against
Inflationary Backdrop
- Quarterly total cost of sales, cash
costs(1) and AISC(1) on a per GEO(2) basis of $1,299, $794, and
$1,148 respectively.
- While underlying costs for metals
sold in the third quarter were within plan, the higher
gold-to-silver ratio, as compared to metals prices assumed in
guidance, increased unitary costs per GEO(2) sold by over $27 per
ounce as compared to plan.
- The inflationary impact on costs in
the third quarter was mostly offset by productivity gains.
Moreover, commodity input inflation on consumables that impact
costs appears to have peaked in the second and third quarters, with
many inputs off their recent highs. Despite realized inflation
being above what was assumed in the Company's guidance for the
year, AISC(1) is expected to be within the upper end of guidance
when adjusted for the impact of the gold-to-silver ratio as noted
above.
Capital Allocation and Free Cash
Flows
- The Company employs a balanced
approach to capital allocation, which is expected to generate
significant and growing cash balances during the guidance period.
The cash balances are expected to be more than sufficient to
finance and support the Company's planned growth campaign, while
maintaining financial strength, and strengthening and increasing
returns of capital to shareholders. To achieve this, the Company
employs a disciplined capital spend framework during the guidance
period with a target of $150 per GEO(2) of sustaining capital and
net expansionary capital to not exceed $175.0 million per year on
average.
Health, Safety and Sustainable
Development
- The Company's Total Recordable
Injury Rate ("TRIR") for the first nine months of 2022 was 0.85(4).
We have modified our TRIR reporting to align with our financial
reporting standards which include our wholly-owned operations,
exploration projects, development projects (Wasamac and MARA),
proportional consolidation of Canadian Malartic (50%), and closed
projects. For comparison, the corresponding full-year 2021 result
was 1.11(4).
- As of early October more than
98%(5) of the Company's employees and contractors at its
wholly-owned operations and exploration projects have received at
least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, more than 97%(5) have
received two doses and more than 82%(5) have received a third dose
booster shot. Approximately 43%(5) of workers have received a
fourth dose booster shot.
- Yamana received updated performance
ratings from two major ESG research and ratings organizations in
the third quarter of 2022. The Company’s 2022 S&P Corporate
Sustainability Assessment score increased from 48 to 50, and its
MSCI rating improved from ‘BBB’ to ‘A’, reflecting continued
progress in the Company’s deep commitment to ESG excellence.
OPERATING RESULTS SUMMARY
|
For the three months ended September 30, 2022 |
GoldProduction |
SilverProduction |
GEO(2)
Production |
Total cost of sales per GEO(2)
Sold |
Cash Costs(1)per
GEO(2) Sold |
AISC(1)per
GEO(2) Sold |
Canadian Malartic (50%) |
75,262 |
— |
75,262 |
$ |
1,366 |
$ |
803 |
$ |
1,098 |
Jacobina |
50,113 |
— |
50,113 |
$ |
907 |
$ |
586 |
$ |
801 |
Cerro Moro |
24,888 |
1,375,661 |
40,201 |
$ |
1,481 |
$ |
926 |
$ |
1,263 |
El Peñón |
43,912 |
837,104 |
53,228 |
$ |
1,211 |
$ |
775 |
$ |
1,034 |
Minera Florida |
22,497 |
— |
22,497 |
$ |
1,721 |
$ |
1,041 |
$ |
1,382 |
Total |
216,673 |
2,212,765 |
241,302 |
$ |
1,299 |
$ |
794 |
$ |
1,148 |
|
For the three months ended September 30, 2021 |
GoldProduction |
SilverProduction |
GEO(2)Production |
Total cost of sales per GEO(2) Sold(7) |
Cash Costs(1)per GEO(2) Sold |
AISC(1)per GEO(2)Sold |
Canadian Malartic (50%) |
86,803 |
— |
86,803 |
$ |
1,168 |
$ |
687 |
$ |
887 |
Jacobina |
47,373 |
— |
47,373 |
$ |
858 |
$ |
518 |
$ |
722 |
Cerro Moro |
19,261 |
1,370,486 |
37,853 |
$ |
1,664 |
$ |
966 |
$ |
1,422 |
El Peñón |
50,229 |
902,698 |
62,545 |
$ |
996 |
$ |
631 |
$ |
885 |
Minera Florida |
21,890 |
— |
21,890 |
$ |
1,539 |
$ |
917 |
$ |
1,239 |
Total |
225,556 |
2,273,183 |
256,464 |
$ |
1,181 |
$ |
702 |
$ |
1,041 |
OPERATIONS UPDATE
Canadian Malartic
Canadian Malartic had a strong third quarter,
producing 75,262 ounces, in line with plan. With the processing of
softer Barnat ore, Canadian Malartic recovery rates have continued
to trend higher than comparative periods. The Barnat pit, which has
a higher strip ratio in the upper benches, contributed
approximately half of the ore processed during the third quarter.
The Canadian Malartic pit provided approximately a quarter of the
mill feed, while the remaining ore came from the surface stockpile.
As planned, Canadian Malartic is on track to achieve its guidance
with the mining sequence and transition from the Canadian Malartic
pit optimizing cash flows.
Total cost of sales, cash costs(1) and AISC(1)
on a per GEO(2) basis for the quarter were $1,366, $803, and $1,098
respectively, with cash costs(1) and AISC(1) better than plan.
Jacobina
Jacobina had an exceptional third quarter and
delivered record quarterly gold production of 50,113 ounces. The
production results were in line with plan and exceeded the
comparative quarter, driven by higher ore tonnes processed.
Underground mine development work is in line with the mine plan at
1,500 metres per month to gain access to new mining panels, and
together with the higher ore tonnes mined, provides additional
flexibility through the development of stockpiles supporting the
higher throughput expected from the ongoing phased expansion. As
previously guided, production for 2022 is expected to increase for
the ninth consecutive year, a trend that is expected to continue in
the coming years, as a result of the phased expansion strategy and
the exploration programs aimed at generating significant value from
the remarkable geological upside of the property.
Total cost of sales, cash costs(1) and AISC(1)
on a per GEO(2) basis for the third quarter of $907, $586, and
$801, respectively.
Cerro Moro
Cerro Moro produced 40,201 GEO(2) comprising
24,888 ounces of gold, and 1,375,661 ounces of silver, consistent
with or exceeding production guidance and production from the
comparative period. Production continued to benefit from access to
additional mining faces, which supported the increase in mill feed
coming from higher-grade underground ore, which accounts for nearly
80% of the now stabilized throughput.
The opening of more mining faces and resultant
increase in mill feed coming from higher-grade underground ore
continued in the third quarter with Zoe contributions becoming more
prevalent. During the third quarter, most of the ore delivered to
the plant came from Escondida Far West, Zoe, Escondida Central and
Escondida West. Over the past year, Cerro Moro has optimized the
operation of the processing plant to increase daily throughput to
approximately 1,100 tonnes per day (tpd). With improvements to mine
development and flexibility, and modifications to the mining
sequence for the year, the Company anticipates more balanced
quarterly production profile over the second half of year, with
production reflecting reserve grades. This positions Cerro Moro
well to meet or exceed gold and silver guidance for the year.
Total cost of sales, cash costs(1) and AISC(1)
on a per GEO(2) basis during the third quarter were $1,481, $926,
and $1,263, respectively, better than plan and all well below the
comparative quarter, as a result of the exceptional production in
the quarter. There was a brief illegal labour action at the Cerro
Moro mine in the latter part of July 2022, which was resolved.
El Peñón
El Peñón produced 53,228 GEO(2), comprising gold
production of 43,912 ounces, which exceeded plan, and 837,104
ounces of silver. Optimized mining sequencing, bringing forward
zones with a higher gold-to-silver ratio in the first three
quarters of the year, has put El Peñón in an excellent position to
achieve full year GEO(2) production guidance. The Company expects
higher silver production in the fourth quarter, due to the mining
of higher-grade silver zones such as Fortuna, Providencia, Pampa
Campamento and Martillo Flats.
Quarterly total cost of sales, cash costs(1) and
AISC(1) on a per GEO(2) basis of $1,211, $775, and $1,034,
respectively.
Minera Florida
Minera Florida reported gold production of
22,497 ounces during the quarter, increasing production for the
third consecutive quarter, and remains on target to achieve its
annual production guidance range. During the past year, Minera
Florida has seen improved operational efficiency and reduced
haulage distances as a result of re-establishing ore passes.
Internalization of mining activities, ongoing optimization of the
haulage infrastructure, and increasing disposal storage of
development waste into underground voids will further improve mine
productivity going forward. A review of the processing plant in the
first quarter identified several opportunities to increase
recovery. Management is prioritizing these opportunities, focusing
on the initiatives that can be implemented quickly with minimal
investment.
Total cost of sales, cash costs(1) and AISC(1)
on a per GEO(2) basis during the quarter were $1,721, $1,041, and
$1,382 respectively. AISC(1) was impacted by several factors during
the quarter, including mining sequence which saw extraction from a
higher number of mining zones in preparation for the fourth
quarter, with both linear development and exploration expenses
being in line with plan, despite the lower production profile.
Costs per GEO(2) are expected to improve in the fourth quarter due
to higher grades, and higher silver and zinc by-product
credits.
VALUE CREATION AND UPSIDE OPTIONALITY
UNDERPINNING CORE PORTFOLIO OF GENERATIONAL ASSETS
The Company’s exploration success and track
record of mineral reserve replacement and mineral resource growth
supports a clear pathway toward realizing significant and
progressive production increases and increased cash flows
generation. The board-approved YAMANA 1.5 Plan supports the
measured and prudent production growth of approximately 50% to 1.5
million GEO(2) within the ten-year outlook horizon, with upside
optionality from longer-term development projects which potentially
extend the production platform beyond that timeframe and above that
production level.
The YAMANA 1.5 Plan is underpinned by multiple
low-risk, low-capital projects which are modular, meaning that the
sequencing can be modified to accommodate changes in assumptions on
capital allocation, permitting, etc., and adhere to the Company's
balanced approach to capital allocation, which is expected to
generate significant and growing cash balances during the guidance
period, positioning projects to be funded from those free cash
flows generation. The multiple projects further benefit from being
largely brownfield in nature, allowing for added flexibility with
regards to sequencing and timing of such projects in response to
prevailing market conditions, enabling each component to provide
incremental growth and free cash flows generation on the path to
achieving the growth plan. Such flexibility allows the Company to
re-arrange, adjust or defer the projects at its discretion while
still having the confidence in achieving the overall plan.
The Company's near-term guided growth to 1.06
million GEO(2) is supported by the recently completed Phase 2
expansion at Jacobina and first production from the Odyssey Project
in early 2023. Thereafter, to achieve the YAMANA 1.5 Plan, the
Company's advanced, low-capital projects, which can be pursued and
re-sequenced to add GEO(2) in a responsible and self-funded manner,
include:
- The construction of Wasamac, for
which the recently completed strategic life-of-mine plan shows a
faster production ramp-up to 200,000 ounces in 2027 and up to
250,000 ounces in 2028;
- The Phase 3 Plant expansion at
Jacobina with expected incremental production of 40,000 ounces of
gold;
- The Cerro Moro plant expansion with
expected incremental production of 50,000 to 60,000 ounces of
GEO(2) ;
- The Minera Florida expansion with
expected incremental production of 35,000 ounces of gold;
- The Phase 4 Plant expansion at
Jacobina with expected incremental production of 75,000 to 125,000
ounces of gold; and
- The Lavra Velha heap leach project
with expected incremental production of 60,000 to 70,000 ounces of
gold.
For further details on the above projects,
please refer to the MD&A for the three- and nine-month periods
ended September 30, 2022, specifically the Strategic Developments,
Construction Developments and Advanced Stage Projects section,
Section 5: Construction, Development and Other Initiatives and
Section 6: Exploration.
The Odyssey Project at Canadian Malartic
represents one important step towards realizing the YAMANA 1.5 Plan
as it will establish a large sustainable gold production platform
of 500,000 - 600,000 ounces (100% basis) with a strategic mine life
into the 2040's. As of December 31, 2021, the Odyssey mineral
resource holds 2.35 million ounces of gold in 25.2 million tonnes
of ore at a grade of 2.9 grams per tonne of indicated mineral
resources and 13.15 million ounces of gold in 173.7 million tonnes
of ore at a grade of 2.4 grams per tonne of inferred mineral
resources of which 7.3 million ounces, approximately 47% of the
total mineral resource, is included in the technical study mine
plan.
- The construction decision made by
the Canadian Malartic Partnership ("the Partnership") in the first
quarter of 2021, prior to the declaration of mineral reserves, was
made on the basis of 0.8 million ounces of Indicated Mineral
Resources (100% basis), 13.5 million ounces of Inferred Mineral
Resources (100% basis), an aggressive infill program to convert a
significant component of inferred mineral resources to indicated
mineral resources and to establish mineral reserves by the end of
2022, and the very strong continuity and homogeneous nature of the
East Gouldie deposit with favourable geometry and good rock quality
similar to the open pit operation. Further, the proposed operations
at the Odyssey Project were based on the results of an internal
technical study conducted by the Partnership. The study presented a
brownfield project with the utilization of the existing processing
plant and infrastructure, as well as a clear path towards receiving
a Certificate of Authorization for the underground project. Based
on these strong attributes of the project, the Partnership
determined that there was an opportunity to create significant
value and extend the mine life of the asset making the decision to
advance the project starting the underground development including
the construction of the shaft, with limited to no risk in making
such decision.
- The size and continuity of the East
Gouldie mineralized zone is highlighted by the rapid resource
growth. The new zone was discovered in the fourth quarter of 2018
and the decision to start the shaft development was made in the
first quarter of 2021. By the end of 2021 that decision was
validated by further infill drilling, when 1.5 million ounces (11.9
million tonnes grading 3.88 g/t gold) had been converted to
indicated mineral resources and an additional 1.2 million ounces
(10.7 million tonnes at 3.4 g/t gold) had been added to new
inferred mineral resources, largely within the 2020 East Gouldie
resource envelope. The predictive exploration model consistently
shows mineralization where the model expects it, and the Company
has tested the reliability of that predictability. The successful
infill drilling, discussed more fully in the section above,
continues to confirm the remarkable continuity of grade and width
in the East Gouldie mineralized zone, and continues to improve the
ore body, with indicated resource drilling meeting or exceeding the
grade and width of the reported inferred resource.
- Drilling results already in hand to
support the conversion of a significant portion of inferred mineral
resources declared in 2021 to indicated mineral resources by the
end of 2022. These new indicated resources will provide the basis
for a full preliminary feasibility study in early 2023 that will
allow definition of mineral reserves for the Odyssey underground
project over the next few years, starting at the end of 2022.
- Initial expansionary capital spend
through to the end of 2022 is expected at less than $150 million
(50% basis), with over half of that spend supporting ramp access
and development of the Odyssey ore body. As underground development
has now entered areas with established ore, once the plant feed
commences in the first quarter of 2023, immediate return on capital
spend is achieved and, as previously disclosed and discussed below,
gold ounces produced will subsidize the further and more
significant initial expansionary capital spend.
- The initial expansionary capital of
approximately $572 million (50% basis) to be spent from 2021 to
2028, with an average of approximately $70 million per year in that
period, does not include any offsetting gross margin from this
pre-commercial production due to amendments to the relevant
accounting standard, which represents a practical consequence of
IFRS application, however cash outlays are expected to be mostly
offset by 466,000 ounces (50% basis) of production during the
construction period. Assuming a gold price of $1,550 per ounce,
more than half of this initial expansionary capital spend would be
effectively offset and subsidized from this gross margin, such that
the remaining net initial expansionary capital requirements from
September 30, 2022 to 2028 would be approximately $120 million,
representing a very modest per year spend. Production and cash
flows from the underground are expected to begin in the first
quarter of 2023. For further details on the Odyssey project, please
refer to the MD&A for the three- and nine-month periods ended
September 30, 2022, specifically the Strategic Developments,
Construction Developments and Advanced Stage Projects section, and
Section 5: Construction, Development and Other Initiatives.
- The overall project continues to be
on schedule, with the first key milestone of gold production from
Odyssey South in the first quarter of 2023 remaining on target.
Underground development costs have been tracking below budget since
the initiation of the project, and together with further
productivity improvement opportunities, such as the internalization
of development in the second and third quarters, have been able to
mitigate any inflationary pressures on surface infrastructure
costs. Further, a weaker Canadian Dollar versus the US Dollar, in
relation to the PEA assumptions, continues to be beneficial to
costs.
- Canadian Malartic also benefits
from strategic optionality and production-level upside from future
available mill capacity as mining transitions underground. While
the Odyssey mine is expected to initially process up to 19,000
tonnes per day, ore will be processed through a plant with a
current design capacity of up to 61,000 tonnes per day. The Company
believes that continuing exploration efforts at East Gouldie,
Titan, East Amphi, Camflo and Rand represent exceptional geological
upside and offer strategic optionality and production-level upside.
The Company believes that the underground development will support
a significantly higher level of production than assumed in the
current mine plan with more production from the upper zones where a
ramp will be utilized and can support a higher extraction rate, and
a possible second shaft in the lower zones, where mineralization is
now seen to significantly extend up-dip to the east of the inferred
mineral resource.
Further supporting the YAMANA 1.5 Plan is the
district potential at Jacobina. The track record of growth in
mineral reserves and mineral resources at Jacobina underpins its
significant prospectivity and geological upside, which supports the
planned low risk, brownfield phased expansion strategy that is
expected to materially increase production and cash flows,
generating strong returns on investment.
- Gold mineral reserves have grown by
55% or more than 1 million ounces net of depletion over the past
four years to 2.94 million ounces contained in 42 million tonnes at
a grade of 2.18 grams per tonne as of December 31, 2021. Mineral
resources have increased by 69% over the same period. With the
Phase 2 expansion throughput objective achieved, Jacobina's
sustainable production platform is now approximately 230,000 ounces
per year, more than triple the 75,000 ounces produced in 2014 when
the company launched a major initiative to unlock the asset's full
potential. With throughput now established at 8,500 tpd and the
focus now on the Phase 3 expansion to 10,000 tpd through continued
incremental debottlenecking, Jacobina is well positioned to
increase production to approximately 270,000 ounces per year by
2025 with modest capital and to maintain that production profile
for the foreseeable future. A Phase 4 expansion, of up to 15,000
tpd, which is part of the Company's strategic life of mine planning
would increase production to in excess of 350,000 ounces per year.
For further details on the Jacobina phased plant expansion, please
refer to the MD&A for the three- and nine-month periods ended
September 30, 2022, specifically the Strategic Developments,
Construction Developments and Advanced Stage Projects section and
Section 5: Construction, Development and Other Initiatives.
- Jacobina's recent success in
growing both mineral reserves and mineral resources supports a
strategic mine life of at least 20 years at these higher production
rates at some of the lowest underground operating costs in the
Americas. Further, the mine currently has a pipeline of resources
and exploration targets that the Company believes will further
extend the mine life as it continues to systematically explore the
large land package in the Jacobina district, which covers
approximately 150 kilometres of exploration potential.
El Peñón, which achieved a fourth consecutive
year of adding mineral reserves in excess of depletion with mineral
reserves increasing 23% to 1.3 million GEO(2) over that period,
represents another source of value creation for the Company as it
continues to extend the mine life at a production rate of 220,000
to 230,000 GEO(2) per year. Daily throughput is now approximately
3,300 tpd versus the currently available plant capacity of up to
4,200 tpd, representing an opportunity to increase production as
the operation endeavours to build its mineral inventory in wake of
consistent exploration results.
- Positive initial drill results have
been received from the early-stage, developing South Deeps target
located under cover and to the south of the El Peñón deposit. The
Company believes these results have opened up a significant new
near-mine area for exploration with the potential for adding
primary and secondary veins which could ultimately result in the
Company leveraging the higher processing capacity of the
plant.
Yamana continues to balance cash flow generation
and exploration expenditures to maximize the value of its asset
portfolio, and is confident the low-capex nature of its growth
plans, largely centered on mine life extensions that are near the
existing infrastructure, will demonstrate a focus on measured,
responsible growth and the sustainability of cash flows.
Further growth beyond this level, for a
production platform of 2.75 million to 3.1 million GEO(2) would
come from the MARA and Suyai projects, and opportunities currently
within the generative exploration portfolio such as Jacobina Norte,
Las Fechas, Falcon, and Borborema, among others; these
opportunities provide additional upside potential to the ten-year
outlook. The MARA Project is one of the largest copper-gold
projects in the world, of which Yamana owns 56.25%, and which has
an average annual production of 556 million pounds of copper
equivalent(8) (100% basis) during its first ten years. In addition,
the Suyai Project is a large gold project in Chubut Province,
Argentina, that is projected to reach production of up to 250,000
ounces annually in its first eight years. Further, Jacobina Norte
is a highly-prospective property that lies contiguous to and north
of the Company’s prolific Jacobina mine, with preliminary results
showing excellent potential for the discovery of standalone
Jacobina-type mineralization and the addition of a new mine along
the greenstone basin.
BUSINESS COMBINATION WITH GOLD FIELDS –
INFORMATION CIRCULAR PUBLICLY FILED WITH UNANIMOUS BOARD
RECOMMENDATION TO VOTE IN FAVOUR OF THE DEAL
Shareholders and other interested parties should
be aware that the management information circular (the “Information
Circular”) and related meeting and proxy materials in connection
with the special meeting of shareholders (the “Yamana Meeting”),
scheduled to be held on November 21, 2022, have been filed and made
publicly available. The purpose of the Yamana Meeting is to seek
approval for the previously-announced proposed business combination
whereby all of the issued and outstanding common shares of Yamana
will be acquired by a wholly-owned subsidiary of Gold Fields
Limited (JSE, NYSE: GFI) (“Gold Fields”) by way of a plan of
arrangement under the Canada Business Corporations Act.
Shareholders of record on October 18, 2022 will
be eligible to vote at the Yamana Meeting. In addition to the
public filing of the Information Circular, the materials are
currently being mailed to Yamana shareholders of record on the
above-mentioned record date. The Information Circular provides
detailed information regarding the proposed business combination,
which underpins the Yamana board of directors' conclusions and
recommendation.
The Yamana board of directors has unanimously
recommended voting in favour of the business combination.
Shareholders and other interested parties are strongly advised to
read the Information Circular for a detailed description of the
transaction and the reasons for the board's recommendation. The
Information Circular is available under Yamana’s profile on
www.sedar.com and is also available on the Company’s website at
www.yamana.com.
FINANCIAL SUMMARY AND KEY
STATISTICS
Key financial and operating statistics for the
third quarter 2022 are outlined in the following tables.
(In millions of United States Dollars, except for per share and per
unit amounts) |
Three months ended September 30 |
|
2022 |
|
|
2021 |
|
Revenue |
$ |
422.4 |
|
$ |
452.2 |
|
Cost of sales excluding
depletion, depreciation and amortization(7) |
|
(196.4 |
) |
|
(185.1 |
) |
Depletion, depreciation and
amortization |
|
(120.9 |
) |
|
(113.1 |
) |
Total cost of sales(7) |
|
(317.3 |
) |
|
(298.2 |
) |
Temporary suspension
costs(7) |
|
(1.7 |
) |
|
— |
|
Mine operating earnings |
|
103.4 |
|
|
154.0 |
|
General and administrative
expenses |
|
(22.4 |
) |
|
(19.5 |
) |
Exploration and evaluation
expenses |
|
(13.2 |
) |
|
(10.9 |
) |
Net earnings attributable to
Yamana equity holders |
|
19.8 |
|
|
27.0 |
|
Net earnings(3) per share -
basic and diluted(i) |
|
0.02 |
|
|
0.03 |
|
Cash flows from operating
activities |
|
164.7 |
|
|
190.6 |
|
Cash flows from operating
activities before changes in non-cash working capital(ii) |
|
157.1 |
|
|
202.9 |
|
Revenue per ounce of gold |
$ |
1,728 |
|
$ |
1,789 |
|
Revenue per ounce of
silver |
$ |
19.31 |
|
$ |
24.23 |
|
Average realized gold price
per ounce(1) |
$ |
1,728 |
|
$ |
1,789 |
|
Average
realized silver price per ounce(1) |
$ |
19.31 |
|
$ |
24.23 |
|
(i) For the three
months ended September 30, 2022, the weighted average number of
shares outstanding was 961,057 thousand (basic) and 962,513
thousand (diluted).(ii) Net change in
working capital movement was a cash inflow of $7.6 million for the
three months ended September 30, 2022.
Reconciliation of Net
Earnings(3) to Adjusted Net
Earnings(1)(3)
(In millions of United States Dollars, except per share amounts,
totals may not add due to rounding) |
Three months ended September 30 |
|
2022 |
|
|
2021 |
|
Net earnings(3) |
$ |
19.8 |
|
$ |
27.0 |
|
|
|
|
Adjustments(3) |
|
|
Non-cash net foreign exchange gains |
$ |
(5.3 |
) |
$ |
(12.1 |
) |
Share-based payments/mark-to-market of deferred share units |
|
5.1 |
|
|
3.1 |
|
Mark-to-market losses on derivative contracts, investments and
other assets and liabilities |
|
0.4 |
|
|
1.0 |
|
Temporary suspension costs(7) |
|
1.7 |
|
|
— |
|
Standby and other incremental COVID-19 costs(7) |
|
0.2 |
|
|
7.9 |
|
Early note redemption premium |
|
— |
|
|
53.3 |
|
Other provisions, write-downs and adjustments(i) |
|
12.8 |
|
|
4.0 |
|
Non-cash tax on unrealized foreign exchange losses |
|
10.5 |
|
|
7.2 |
|
Income tax effect of adjustments |
|
(2.1 |
) |
|
(16.0 |
) |
One-time tax adjustments |
|
1.4 |
|
|
(1.6 |
) |
Total
adjustments(3) |
$ |
24.7 |
|
$ |
46.8 |
|
|
|
|
Adjusted net
earnings(1)(3) |
$ |
44.5 |
|
$ |
73.7 |
|
|
|
|
Net earnings
(3) per share |
$ |
0.02 |
|
$ |
0.03 |
|
Total
adjustments(3) per
share |
$ |
0.03 |
|
$ |
0.05 |
|
Adjusted net earnings(3)
per share(1) |
$ |
0.05 |
|
$ |
0.08 |
|
(i) This balance
includes, among other things, transaction costs related to the Gold
Fields transaction, in addition to revisions in estimates and
write-downs & provisions, or reversals of provisions, for items
such as tax credits and legal contingencies.
For a full discussion of Yamana’s operational
and financial results and mineral reserve and mineral resource
estimates, please refer to the Company’s Management’s Discussion
& Analysis and Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial
Statements for the three- and nine-month periods ended September
30, 2022, and the Company's Management's Discussion & Analysis
for the year ended December 31, 2021, which are available on the
Company's website at www.yamana.com, on SEDAR at www.sedar.com and
on EDGAR at www.sec.gov.
Third Quarter 2022 Conference
Call
The Company will host a conference call and
webcast on Friday, October 28, 2022, at 9:00 a.m. EDT.
Toll Free (North
America): Toronto Local
and International: Toll Free
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Passcode:
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Call ReplayToll Free (North
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The conference call replay will be available
from 12:00 p.m. EDT on October 28, 2022, until 11:59 p.m. EST on
November 30, 2022.
Qualified Persons
Scientific and technical information contained
in this news release has been reviewed and approved by Sébastien
Bernier (P. Geo and Senior Director, Reserves and Resources).
Sébastien Bernier is an employee of Yamana Gold Inc. and a
"Qualified Person" as defined by Canadian Securities
Administrators' National Instrument 43-101 - Standards of
Disclosure for Mineral Projects.
About Yamana
Yamana is a Canadian-based precious metals
producer with significant gold and silver production, development
stage properties, exploration properties, and land positions
throughout the Americas, including Canada, Brazil, Chile and
Argentina. Yamana plans to continue to build on this base through
expansion and optimization initiatives at existing operating mines,
development of new mines, the advancement of its exploration
properties and, at times, by targeting other consolidation
opportunities with a primary focus in the Americas.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE
CONTACT:Investor Relations
416-815-02201-888-809-0925Email: investor@yamana.com
FTI Consulting (UK Public Relations)Sara Powell
/ Ben Brewerton +44 7931 765 223 / +44 203 727 1000Email:
Yamana.gold@fticonsulting.com
END NOTES
(1 |
) |
This is a non-GAAP financial performance measure. Refer to the
Non-GAAP Financial Performance Measures section at the end of this
news release. |
|
|
(2 |
) |
GEO is calculated as the sum of gold ounces and the gold equivalent
of silver ounces using a ratio of 89.84 for the three months ended
September 30, 2022, and 73.55 for the three months ended September
30, 2021. GEO calculations for actuals are based on an average
market gold-to-silver price ratio for the relevant period. Guidance
and forward-looking GEO assumes gold ounces plus the equivalent of
silver ounces using a ratio of 72.00. |
|
|
(3 |
) |
Net earnings and adjustments to net earnings represent amounts
attributable to Yamana Gold Inc. equity holders. |
|
|
(4 |
) |
Calculated on a 200,000 exposure hour basis, including employees
and contractors. |
|
|
(5 |
) |
Vaccination rates are exclusive of Canadian Malartic, in which we
hold a 50% interest. Vaccination rates at Canadian Malartic are in
line with the high Abitibi-Témiscamingue regional rates. |
|
|
(6 |
) |
Cash balances include $211.3 million available for utilization by
the MARA Project. |
|
|
(7 |
) |
In the prior year, standby and other incremental costs associated
with the COVID-19 pandemic were presented in the financial
statement line item "Temporary suspension, standby and other
incremental COVID-19 costs" on the Statement of Operations in the
Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements. During the first
quarter of 2022, the Company considered that such costs would be
presented in the financial statement line item "Cost of sales
excluding depletion, depreciation and amortization" going forward,
and included in the calculation of "Gross Margin excluding
depletion, depreciation and amortization". Comparatives have been
reclassified to conform to the change of presentation adopted in
the current period, with the $7.9 million and $28.8 million of
COVID-19 related costs incurred in the three and nine months ended
September 30, 2021, respectively, reclassified from "Temporary
suspension, standby and other incremental COVID-19 costs" to "Cost
of sales excluding depletion, depreciation and amortization". This
change also affected the prior year calculation of the GAAP metrics
“Total Cost of Sales per GEO Sold” and “Cost of Sales excluding DDA
per GEO sold”, both of which have been recalculated based on
standby and other incremental COVID-19 costs being included in the
numerator. This change did not affect the calculation of prior year
non-GAAP metrics “Cash costs per GEO sold” and “AISC per GEO sold”,
as the Company’s policy is for standby and other incremental
COVID-19 costs to be excluded from the calculation of such metrics.
The "Temporary suspension, standby and other incremental COVID-19
costs" financial statement line item has been renamed "Temporary
suspension costs" to reflect the fact that COVID-19 related costs
are no longer included in this cost account. |
|
|
(8 |
) |
Copper equivalent metal includes copper with gold, molybdenum, and
silver converted to copper-equivalent metal based on the following
metal price assumptions: $6,614 per tonne of copper, $1,250 per
ounce for gold, $24,250 per tonne for molybdenum, and $18.00 per
ounce for silver. |
|
|
(9 |
) |
Included in General & Administrative expenses for the three and
nine months ended September 30, 2022 are $5.7 million of expenses
associated with the pending transaction with Gold Fields. These
costs are not indicative of the Company's normal course expenses
and have been excluded from the calculation of AISC. |
CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING
STATEMENTS: This Management’s Discussion and Analysis contains or
incorporates by reference “forward-looking statements” and
“forward-looking information” under applicable Canadian securities
legislation and within the meaning of the United States Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking
information includes, but is not limited to, information with
respect to the Company’s strategy, plans or future financial or
operating performance, results of feasibility studies, repayment of
debt, updates regarding mineral reserves and mineral resources and
information with respect to the Transaction with Gold Fields.
Forward-looking statements are characterized by words such as
“plan", “expect”, “budget”, “target”, “project”, “intend”,
“believe”, “anticipate”, “estimate” and other similar words, or
statements that certain events or conditions “may” or “will” occur.
Forward-looking statements are based on the opinions, assumptions
and estimates of management considered reasonable at the date the
statements are made, and are inherently subject to a variety of
risks and uncertainties and other known and unknown factors that
could cause actual events or results to differ materially from
those projected in the forward-looking statements. These factors
include the Company’s expectations in connection with the
production and exploration, development and expansion plans at the
Company's projects discussed herein being met, the impact of
proposed optimizations at the Company's projects, changes in
national and local government legislation, taxation, controls or
regulations and/or change in the administration of laws, policies
and practices, and the impact of general business and economic
conditions, global liquidity and credit availability on the timing
of cash flows and the values of assets and liabilities based on
projected future conditions, fluctuating metal prices (such as
gold, silver, copper and zinc), currency exchange rates (such as
the Canadian Dollar, the Brazilian Real, the Chilean Peso and the
Argentine Peso versus the United States Dollar), the impact of
inflation, possible variations in ore grade or recovery rates,
changes in the Company’s hedging program, changes in accounting
policies, changes in mineral resources and mineral reserves, risks
related to asset dispositions, risks related to metal purchase
agreements, risks related to acquisitions, changes in project
parameters as plans continue to be refined, changes in project
development, construction, production and commissioning time
frames, risks associated with infectious diseases, including
COVID-19, unanticipated costs and expenses, higher prices for fuel,
steel, power, labour and other consumables contributing to higher
costs and general risks of the mining industry, failure of plant,
equipment or processes to operate as anticipated, unexpected
changes in mine life, final pricing for concentrate sales,
unanticipated results of future studies, seasonality and
unanticipated weather changes, costs and timing of the development
of new deposits, , permitting timelines, government regulation and
the risk of government expropriation or nationalization of mining
operations, risks related to relying on local advisors and
consultants in foreign jurisdictions, environmental risks,
unanticipated reclamation expenses, risks relating to joint venture
operations, title disputes or claims, limitations on insurance
coverage, timing and possible outcome of pending and outstanding
litigation and labour disputes, risks related to enforcing legal
rights in foreign jurisdictions, risks associated with Gold Fields’
and Yamana’s ability to obtain the requisite shareholder approval
of the Transaction; risks associated with not the timing for
completion of the Transaction, including the risk that the
conditions to the Transaction are not satisfied on a timely basis
or at all and the failure of the Transaction to close for any other
reason; the risk that a consent or authorization that may be
required for the Transaction is not obtained or is obtained subject
to conditions that are not anticipated; risks relating to to Gold
Fields’ and Yamana’s business and future performance including,
without limitation, volatility in the price of gold and other
metals, currency fluctuations, operational risks, supply chain
shortages, rising inflation, increased production costs and
variances in ore grade or recovery rates from those assumed in
mining plans, political and country risk, community relations,
increased regulation of environmental and sustainability matters,
the impact of climate change on Gold Fields’ and Yamana’s
operations, conflict resolution governmental regulation and
judicial outcomes, the inherent risks and uncertainty associated
with financial or other projections; the risk that the Combined
Group is unsuccessful in promptly and effectively integrating the
business of Gold Fields and Yamana, the risk of ; unanticipated
difficulties or expenditures relating to the Transaction, the risk
of unexpected responses of business partners and retention as a
result of the announcement and pendency of the Transaction;
potential volatility in the price of the Gold Fields Shares or Gold
Fields ADSs due to the Transaction; the anticipated size of the
markets and continued demand for Gold Fields’ and Yamana’s
resources and the impact of competitive responses to the
announcement of the Transaction, and the diversion of management
time on Transaction-and related issues, as well as those risk
factors discussed or referred to herein and in the Company's Annual
Information Form filed with the securities regulatory authorities
in all provinces of Canada and available at www.sedar.com, and the
Company’s Annual Report on Form 40-F filed with the United States
Securities and Exchange Commission. Although the Company has
attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual
actions, events or results to differ materially from those
described in forward-looking statements, there may be other factors
that cause actions, events or results not to be anticipated,
estimated or intended. There can be no assurance that
forward-looking statements will prove to be accurate, as actual
results and future events could differ materially from those
anticipated in such statements. The Company undertakes no
obligation to update forward-looking statements if circumstances or
management’s estimates, assumptions or opinions should change,
except as required by applicable law. The reader is cautioned not
to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. The
forward-looking information contained herein is presented for the
purpose of assisting investors in understanding the Company’s
expected financial and operational performance and results as at
and for the periods ended on the dates presented in the Company’s
plans and objectives and may not be appropriate for other
purposes.
CAUTIONARY NOTE TO UNITED STATES INVESTORS
CONCERNING ESTIMATES OF MEASURED, INDICATED AND INFERRED MINERAL
RESOURCESThis news release has been prepared in accordance with the
requirements of the securities laws in effect in Canada, which
differ in certain material respects from the disclosure
requirements promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission
(the “SEC”). For example, the terms “mineral reserve”, “proven
mineral reserve”, “probable mineral reserve”, “mineral resource”,
“measured mineral resource”, “indicated mineral resource” and
“inferred mineral resource” are Canadian mining terms as defined in
accordance with Canadian National Instrument 43-101 Standards of
Disclosure for Mineral Projects 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. These definitions differ from the
definitions in the disclosure requirements promulgated by the SEC.
Accordingly, information contained in this news release may not be
comparable to similar information made public by U.S. companies
reporting pursuant to SEC disclosure requirements.
NON-GAAP FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE MEASURES
The Company has included certain non-GAAP
financial performance measures to supplement its Consolidated
Financial Statements, which are presented in accordance with IFRS,
including the following:
- Cash Costs per GEO sold;
- All-in Sustaining Costs per GEO
sold;
- Net Free Cash Flow and Free Cash
Flow Before Dividends and Debt Repayment
- Average Realized Price per ounce of
gold/silver sold; and
- Adjusted Net Earnings and Adjusted
Net Earnings per Share
The Company believes that these financial
performance 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 performance 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 duly noted and retrospectively applied as
applicable.
GEO PRODUCTION AND SALES
Production and sales of silver are treated as a
gold equivalent in determining a combined precious metal production
or sales unit, commonly referred to as gold equivalent ounces
("GEO"). Specifically, guidance GEO produced are calculated by
converting silver production to its gold equivalent using relative
gold/silver metal prices at an assumed ratio and adding the
converted silver production expressed in gold ounces to the ounces
of gold production. Actual GEO production and sales calculations
are based on an average realized gold-to-silver price ratio for the
relevant period.
CASH COSTS AND ALL-IN SUSTAINING
COSTS
The Company discloses “cash costs” because it
understands that certain investors use this information to
determine the Company’s ability to generate earnings and cash flows
for use in investing and other activities. The Company believes
that conventional measures of performance prepared in accordance
with IFRS do not fully illustrate the ability of its operating
mines to generate cash flows. The measures, as determined under
IFRS, are not necessarily indicative of operating profit or cash
flows from operating activities.
The measure of cash costs and all-in sustaining
costs ("AISC"), along with revenue from sales, is considered to be
a key indicator of a company’s ability to generate operating
earnings and cash flows from its mining operations. This data is
furnished to provide additional information and is a non-GAAP
financial performance measure. The terms "cash costs per GEO sold"
and "AISC per GEO sold" do not have any standardized meaning
prescribed under IFRS, and therefore they may not be comparable to
similar non-GAAP financial performance measures employed by other
companies. Non-GAAP financial performance measures should not be
considered in isolation as a substitute for measures of performance
prepared in accordance with IFRS and are not necessarily indicative
of operating costs, operating profit or cash flows presented under
IFRS.
Cash costs include mine site operating costs
such as mining, processing, administration, production taxes and
royalties which are not based on sales or taxable income
calculations, but are exclusive of amortization, reclamation,
capital, development and exploration costs. The Company believes
that such measure provides useful information about its underlying
Cash costs of operations. Cash costs are computed on a weighted
average basis as follows:
- Cash costs per GEO
sold - The total costs used as the numerator of the
unitary calculation represent cost of sales excluding DDA and
standby and other incremental COVID-19 costs, realized gains from
foreign exchange mechanisms utilized to benefit local currency
production costs, net of treatment and refining charges. The
attributable cost is calculated net of by-products by applying zinc
net revenues, which are incidental to the production of precious
metals, as a credit to GEO sold, thereby allowing the Company’s
management and stakeholders to assess net costs of precious metal
sales. These costs are then divided by GEO sold.
AISC figures are calculated in accordance with a
standard developed by the World Gold Council (“WGC”, a
non-regulatory, market development organization for the gold
industry). Adoption of the standard is voluntary, and the standard
is an attempt to create uniformity and a standard amongst the
industry and those that adopt it. Nonetheless, the cost measures
presented herein may not be comparable to other similarly titled
measures of other companies.
AISC seeks to represent total sustaining
expenditures of producing and selling GEO from current operations.
The total costs used as the numerator of the unitary calculation
represent cash costs (as defined above), and includes cost
components of mine sustaining capital expenditures including
stripping and underground mine development, corporate and mine-site
general and administrative expense, sustaining mine-site
exploration and evaluation expensed and capitalized and accretion
and amortization of reclamation and remediation, and excludes
non-recurring items.. AISC does not include capital expenditures
attributable to projects or mine expansions, exploration and
evaluation costs attributable to growth projects, income tax
payments, borrowing costs and dividend payments. Consequently, this
measure is not representative of all of the Company's cash
expenditures. In addition, the calculation of AISC does not include
depletion, depreciation and amortization expense as it does not
reflect the impact of expenditures incurred in prior periods. AISC
are computed on a weighted average basis as follows:
- AISC per GEO sold
- reflect allocations of the aforementioned cost components on the
basis that is consistent with the nature of each of the cost
components to the GEO production and sales activities but net of
by-product revenue credits from sales of zinc.
Reconciliation of Total Cost of Sales to Cash Costs and
AISC
Cash Cost & AISC Reconciliation - Total |
For the three months ended September 30,
2022 |
For the three months ended September 30, 2021 |
(In millions of US Dollars except GEO sold and per GEO sold
amounts) |
Total |
TotalGEO |
Non-Sustaining |
Total |
Total GEO |
Non-Sustaining |
Cost of sales excluding
DDA(7) |
$ |
196.4 |
|
$ |
196.4 |
|
$ |
— |
$ |
185.1 |
|
$ |
185.1 |
|
$ |
— |
DDA |
|
120.9 |
|
|
120.9 |
|
|
— |
|
113.1 |
|
|
113.1 |
|
|
— |
Total cost of sales(7) |
$ |
317.3 |
|
$ |
317.3 |
|
$ |
— |
$ |
298.2 |
|
$ |
298.2 |
|
$ |
— |
Cash cost adjustments: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
DDA |
|
(120.9 |
) |
|
(120.9 |
) |
|
— |
|
(113.1 |
) |
|
(113.1 |
) |
|
— |
Standby and other incremental COVID-19 costs(7) |
|
(0.2 |
) |
|
(0.2 |
) |
|
— |
|
(7.9 |
) |
|
(7.9 |
) |
|
— |
Impact of realized foreign exchange gains |
|
(2.2 |
) |
|
(2.2 |
) |
|
— |
|
|
|
Total cash costs |
$ |
194.0 |
|
$ |
194.0 |
|
$ |
— |
$ |
177.2 |
|
$ |
177.2 |
|
$ |
— |
AISC adjustments: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
General and administrative expenses(9) |
|
22.4 |
|
|
16.7 |
|
|
5.7 |
|
19.5 |
|
|
19.5 |
|
|
— |
Community costs in other operating expenses |
|
1.1 |
|
|
1.1 |
|
|
— |
|
1.5 |
|
|
1.5 |
|
|
— |
Reclamation & remediation - accretion & amortization |
|
8.5 |
|
|
6.0 |
|
|
2.5 |
|
8.8 |
|
|
6.9 |
|
|
1.8 |
Exploration capital expenditures |
|
14.9 |
|
|
8.8 |
|
|
6.1 |
|
15.5 |
|
|
8.8 |
|
|
6.7 |
Exploration and evaluation expenses |
|
13.2 |
|
|
0.9 |
|
|
12.3 |
|
10.9 |
|
|
0.7 |
|
|
10.2 |
Sustaining capital expenditures |
|
45.8 |
|
|
45.8 |
|
|
— |
|
41.1 |
|
|
41.1 |
|
|
— |
Leases (IFRS 16 Adjustment) |
|
7.1 |
|
|
7.1 |
|
|
— |
|
7.3 |
|
|
7.3 |
|
|
— |
Total AISC |
|
$ |
280.4 |
|
|
|
$ |
263.0 |
|
|
GEO
sold(2) |
|
|
244,327 |
|
|
|
|
252,637 |
|
|
Cost of sales
excluding DDA per GEO sold(7) |
|
$ |
804 |
|
|
|
$ |
733 |
|
|
DDA per GEO
sold |
|
$ |
495 |
|
|
|
$ |
448 |
|
|
Total cost of sales
per GEO sold(7) |
|
$ |
1,299 |
|
|
|
$ |
1,181 |
|
|
Cash costs per GEO
sold |
|
$ |
794 |
|
|
|
$ |
702 |
|
|
AISC per GEO sold |
|
$ |
1,148 |
|
|
|
$ |
1,041 |
|
|
Cash
Cost & AISC Reconciliation - Operating Segments |
For the three months ended September 30, 2022 |
(In millions of US Dollars except GEO sold and per GEO sold
amounts) |
Total |
Canadian MalarticGEO |
JacobinaGEO |
Cerro MoroGEO |
El PeñónGEO |
Minera FloridaGEO |
Corporate & Non-Sustaining |
Cost of sales excluding DDA |
$ |
196.4 |
|
$ |
61.7 |
|
$ |
29.6 |
|
$ |
40.1 |
|
$ |
41.8 |
|
$ |
23.2 |
|
$ |
— |
|
DDA |
|
120.9 |
|
|
43.0 |
|
|
16.2 |
|
|
20.8 |
|
|
23.4 |
|
|
15.1 |
|
|
2.4 |
|
Total cost of sales |
$ |
317.3 |
|
$ |
104.7 |
|
$ |
45.8 |
|
$ |
60.9 |
|
$ |
65.2 |
|
$ |
38.3 |
|
$ |
2.4 |
|
Cash cost adjustments: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
DDA |
|
(120.9 |
) |
|
(43.0 |
) |
|
(16.2 |
) |
|
(20.8 |
) |
|
(23.4 |
) |
|
(15.1 |
) |
|
(2.4 |
) |
Standby and other incremental COVID-19 costs(7) |
|
(0.2 |
) |
|
(0.2 |
) |
|
— |
|
|
0.1 |
|
|
(0.1 |
) |
|
(0.1 |
) |
|
— |
|
Impact of realized foreign exchange gains |
|
(2.2 |
) |
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
(2.2 |
) |
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
Total cash costs |
$ |
194.0 |
|
$ |
61.5 |
|
$ |
29.6 |
|
$ |
38.0 |
|
$ |
41.7 |
|
$ |
23.1 |
|
$ |
— |
|
AISC adjustments: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
General and administrative expenses(9) |
|
22.4 |
|
|
0.8 |
|
|
0.3 |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
21.3 |
|
Community costs in other operating expenses |
|
1.1 |
|
|
0.1 |
|
|
— |
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
Reclamation & remediation - accretion & amortization |
|
8.5 |
|
|
3.6 |
|
|
0.6 |
|
|
0.4 |
|
|
0.4 |
|
|
0.9 |
|
|
2.6 |
|
Exploration capital expenditures |
|
14.9 |
|
|
— |
|
|
1.5 |
|
|
1.3 |
|
|
4.4 |
|
|
1.6 |
|
|
6.1 |
|
Exploration and evaluation expenses |
|
13.2 |
|
|
0.1 |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
13.1 |
|
Sustaining capital expenditures |
|
45.8 |
|
|
17.9 |
|
|
5.3 |
|
|
9.7 |
|
|
8.2 |
|
|
4.4 |
|
|
0.3 |
|
Leases (IFRS 16 Adjustment) |
|
7.1 |
|
|
0.2 |
|
|
3.2 |
|
|
1.4 |
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
0.7 |
|
|
0.6 |
|
Total AISC |
|
$ |
84.2 |
|
$ |
40.5 |
|
$ |
51.8 |
|
$ |
55.7 |
|
$ |
30.7 |
|
|
GEO sold(2) |
|
|
76,608 |
|
|
50,579 |
|
|
41,102 |
|
|
53,797 |
|
|
22,241 |
|
|
Cost of sales excluding DDA
per GEO sold |
|
$ |
805 |
|
$ |
586 |
|
$ |
976 |
|
$ |
776 |
|
$ |
1,043 |
|
|
DDA per GEO sold |
|
$ |
561 |
|
$ |
321 |
|
$ |
505 |
|
$ |
435 |
|
$ |
678 |
|
|
Total cost of sales per GEO
sold |
|
$ |
1,366 |
|
$ |
907 |
|
$ |
1,481 |
|
$ |
1,211 |
|
$ |
1,721 |
|
|
Cash costs per GEO sold |
|
$ |
803 |
|
$ |
586 |
|
$ |
926 |
|
$ |
775 |
|
$ |
1,041 |
|
|
AISC
per GEO sold |
|
$ |
1,098 |
|
$ |
801 |
|
$ |
1,263 |
|
$ |
1,034 |
|
$ |
1,382 |
|
|
Cash
Cost & AISC Reconciliation - Operating Segments |
For the three months ended September 30, 2021 |
(In millions of US Dollars except GEO sold and per GEO sold
amounts) |
Total |
Canadian MalarticGEO |
JacobinaGEO |
Cerro MoroGEO |
El PeñónGEO |
Minera FloridaGEO |
Corporate & Non-Sustaining |
Cost of sales excluding DDA(7) |
$ |
185.1 |
|
$ |
58.0 |
|
$ |
24.7 |
|
$ |
38.5 |
|
$ |
41.1 |
|
$ |
22.8 |
|
$ |
— |
|
DDA |
|
113.1 |
|
|
39.7 |
|
|
15.7 |
|
|
20.5 |
|
|
21.9 |
|
|
12.8 |
|
|
2.5 |
|
Total cost of sales(7) |
$ |
298.2 |
|
$ |
97.7 |
|
$ |
40.4 |
|
$ |
59.0 |
|
$ |
63.0 |
|
$ |
35.6 |
|
$ |
2.5 |
|
Cash cost adjustments: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
DDA |
|
(113.1 |
) |
|
(39.7 |
) |
|
(15.7 |
) |
|
(20.5 |
) |
|
(21.9 |
) |
|
(12.8 |
) |
|
(2.5 |
) |
Standby and other incremental COVID-19 costs(7) |
|
(7.9 |
) |
|
(0.6 |
) |
|
(0.3 |
) |
|
(4.2 |
) |
|
(1.2 |
) |
|
(1.6 |
) |
|
— |
|
Total cash costs |
$ |
177.2 |
|
$ |
57.4 |
|
$ |
24.4 |
|
$ |
34.3 |
|
$ |
39.9 |
|
$ |
21.2 |
|
$ |
— |
|
AISC adjustments: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
General and administrative expenses |
|
19.5 |
|
|
0.9 |
|
|
0.2 |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
18.4 |
|
Community costs in other operating expenses |
|
1.5 |
|
|
0.1 |
|
|
0.4 |
|
|
0.9 |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
0.1 |
|
Reclamation & remediation - accretion & amortization |
|
8.8 |
|
|
3.9 |
|
|
0.4 |
|
|
0.9 |
|
|
0.5 |
|
|
1.1 |
|
|
2.0 |
|
Exploration capital expenditures |
|
15.5 |
|
|
— |
|
|
2.1 |
|
|
0.7 |
|
|
4.7 |
|
|
1.4 |
|
|
6.6 |
|
Exploration and evaluation expenses |
|
10.9 |
|
|
— |
|
|
0.1 |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
10.9 |
|
Sustaining capital expenditures |
|
41.1 |
|
|
11.6 |
|
|
3.9 |
|
|
12.2 |
|
|
9.3 |
|
|
4.1 |
|
|
— |
|
Leases (IFRS 16 Adjustment) |
|
7.3 |
|
|
0.2 |
|
|
2.6 |
|
|
1.4 |
|
|
1.7 |
|
|
0.8 |
|
|
0.6 |
|
Total AISC |
|
$ |
74.1 |
|
$ |
34.1 |
|
$ |
50.4 |
|
$ |
56.1 |
|
$ |
28.6 |
|
|
GEO sold(2) |
|
|
83,550 |
|
|
47,147 |
|
|
35,475 |
|
|
63,288 |
|
|
23,177 |
|
|
Cost of sales excluding DDA
per GEO sold(7) |
|
$ |
694 |
|
$ |
524 |
|
$ |
1,086 |
|
$ |
649 |
|
$ |
986 |
|
|
DDA per GEO sold |
|
$ |
475 |
|
$ |
334 |
|
$ |
578 |
|
$ |
346 |
|
$ |
554 |
|
|
Total cost of sales per GEO
sold(7) |
|
$ |
1,168 |
|
$ |
858 |
|
$ |
1,664 |
|
$ |
996 |
|
$ |
1,539 |
|
|
Cash costs per GEO sold |
|
$ |
687 |
|
$ |
518 |
|
$ |
966 |
|
$ |
631 |
|
$ |
917 |
|
|
AISC
per GEO sold |
|
$ |
887 |
|
$ |
722 |
|
$ |
1,422 |
|
$ |
885 |
|
$ |
1,239 |
|
|
NET FREE CASH FLOWS AND FREE CASH FLOWS BEFORE
DIVIDENDS AND DEBT REPAYMENTS
The Company uses the financial measures "net
free cash flows" and "free cash flows before dividends and debt
repayments", which are non-GAAP financial performance measures, to
supplement information in its Consolidated Financial Statements.
Net free cash flows and free cash flows before dividends and debt
repayments do not have any standardized meaning prescribed under
IFRS, and therefore may not be comparable to similar measures
employed by other companies. The Company believes that in addition
to conventional measures prepared in accordance with IFRS, the
Company and certain investors and analysts use this information to
evaluate the Company’s performance with respect to its operating
cash flows capacity to meet non-discretionary outflows of cash or
to meet dividends and debt repayments. The presentation of net free
cash flows and free cash flows before dividends and debt repayments
are not meant to be substitutes for the cash flows information
presented in accordance with IFRS, but rather should be evaluated
in conjunction with such IFRS measures. Net free cash flows is
calculated as cash flows from operating activities adjusted for
advance payments received pursuant to metal purchase agreements,
non-discretionary expenditures from sustaining capital expenditures
and interest paid related to the current period. Free cash flows
before dividends and debt repayments further deducts remaining
capital expenditures and payments for lease obligations.
Reconciliations of net free cash flows and free cash flows before
dividends and debt repayments are provided below.
|
Three months ended September 30 |
(In millions of United States Dollars) |
|
2022 |
|
|
2021 |
|
Cash flows from operating activities |
$ |
164.7 |
|
$ |
190.6 |
|
Adjustments to operating cash
flows: |
|
|
Amortization of deferred revenue |
|
4.3 |
|
|
2.4 |
|
Standby and other incremental COVID-19 costs(7) |
|
0.2 |
|
|
7.9 |
|
Temporary suspension costs |
|
1.7 |
|
|
— |
|
Non-discretionary items
related to the current period |
|
|
Sustaining capital expenditures |
|
(45.8 |
) |
|
(41.1 |
) |
Interest paid |
|
(8.5 |
) |
|
(12.0 |
) |
Payment of lease liabilities |
|
(6.0 |
) |
|
(5.7 |
) |
Cash used in other financing activities |
|
(2.2 |
) |
|
(2.9 |
) |
Net free cash flows |
$ |
108.4 |
|
$ |
139.2 |
|
Discretionary and other items
impacting cash flow available for dividends and debt
repayments |
|
|
Expansionary and exploration capital expenditures |
|
(88.0 |
) |
|
(52.1 |
) |
Cash from (used in) other investing activities |
|
5.9 |
|
|
(4.6 |
) |
Effect of foreign exchange of non-USD denominated cash |
|
(1.9 |
) |
|
(0.9 |
) |
Free cash flows before dividends and debt
repayments |
$ |
24.4 |
|
$ |
81.6 |
|
AVERAGE REALIZED METAL PRICES
The Company uses the financial measures "average
realized gold price" and "average realized silver price", which are
non-GAAP financial performance measures, to supplement in its
Consolidated Financial Statements. Average realized price does not
have any standardized meaning prescribed under IFRS, and therefore
may not be comparable to similar measures employed by other
companies. The Company believes that in addition to conventional
measures prepared in accordance with IFRS, the Company and certain
investors and analysts use this information to evaluate the
Company’s performance vis-à-vis average market prices of metals for
the period. The presentation of average realized metal prices is
not meant to be a substitute for the revenue information presented
in accordance with IFRS, but rather should be evaluated in
conjunction with such IFRS measure.
Average realized metal price represents the sale
price of the underlying metal before deducting treatment and
refining charges, and other quotational and pricing adjustments.
Average realized prices are calculated as the revenue related to
each of the metals sold, i.e. gold and silver, divided by the
quantity of the respective units of metals sold, i.e. gold ounce
and silver ounce. Reconciliations of average realized metal prices
to revenue are provided below.
Reconciliation of average realized metal prices
to revenue
For the
three months ended September 30, |
2022 |
|
2021 |
|
Quantitysold |
|
Revenue per ounce/pound |
Revenue(In millions of US Dollars) |
|
Quantitysold |
|
Revenueper ounce/pound |
Revenue(In millions of US Dollars) |
Gold |
219,465 |
oz |
$ |
1,728 |
$ |
379.3 |
|
223,229 |
oz |
$ |
1,789 |
$ |
399.5 |
Silver |
2,233,177 |
oz |
$ |
19.31 |
|
43.1 |
|
2,176,658 |
oz |
$ |
24.23 |
|
52.7 |
Revenue |
|
|
|
$ |
422.4 |
|
|
|
|
$ |
452.2 |
For the
three months ended September 30, |
2022 |
|
2021 |
|
Quantitysold |
|
Average RealizedPrice |
Revenue(In millions of US Dollars) |
|
Quantitysold |
|
Average RealizedPrice |
Revenue(In millions of US Dollars) |
Gold |
219,465 |
oz |
$ |
1,728 |
$ |
379.3 |
|
223,229 |
oz |
$ |
1,789 |
$ |
399.5 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Silver |
1,933,177 |
oz |
$ |
19.21 |
|
37.1 |
|
2,016,028 |
oz |
$ |
24.33 |
|
49.0 |
Silver subject to metal sales
agreement* |
300,000 |
oz |
$ |
19.98 |
|
6.0 |
|
160,630 |
oz |
$ |
23.01 |
|
3.7 |
|
2,233,177 |
oz |
$ |
19.31 |
|
|
2,176,658 |
oz |
$ |
24.23 |
|
Gross
revenue |
|
|
|
$ |
422.4 |
|
|
|
|
$ |
452.2 |
(Deduct) add: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other adjustments |
|
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
|
|
— |
Revenue |
|
|
|
$ |
422.4 |
|
|
|
|
$ |
452.2 |
*Balance represents metal sold under the metal
sales agreement.
ADJUSTED NET EARNINGS OR LOSS AND ADJUSTED NET
EARNINGS OR LOSS PER SHARE
The Company uses the financial measures
“Adjusted Net Earnings or Loss” and the non-GAAP ratio “Adjusted
Net Earnings or Loss per share” to supplement information in its
Consolidated Annual Financial Statements. The Company believes that
in addition to conventional measures prepared in accordance with
IFRS, the Company and certain investors and analysts use this
information to evaluate the Company’s performance. The presentation
of adjusted measures and ratios are not meant to be a substitute
for Net Earnings or Loss or Net Earnings or Loss per share
presented in accordance with IFRS, but rather should be evaluated
in conjunction with such IFRS measures. Adjusted Net Earnings or
Loss and Adjusted Net Earnings or Loss per share are calculated as
net earnings excluding non-recurring items, items not related to or
having a disproportionate effect on results for a particular
periods and/or not directly related to the core mining business
such as (a) share-based payments and other compensation, (b)
unrealized foreign exchange (gains) losses related to revaluation
of deferred income tax asset and liability on non-monetary items,
(c) unrealized foreign exchange (gains) losses related to other
items, (d) unrealized (gains) losses on derivatives, (e) impairment
losses and reversals on mineral interests and other assets, (f)
deferred income tax expense (recovery) on the translation of
foreign currency inter-corporate debt, (g) mark-to-market (gains)
losses on other assets, (h) one-time tax adjustments to historical
deferred income tax balances relating to changes in enacted tax
rates, (i) reorganization costs, (j) non-recurring provisions, (k)
(gains) losses on sale of assets, (l) any other non-recurring
adjustments and the tax impact of any of these adjustments
calculated at the statutory effective rate for the same
jurisdiction as the adjustment. Non-recurring adjustments from
unusual events or circumstances are reviewed from time to time
based on materiality and the nature of the event or
circumstance.
The terms “Adjusted Net Earnings or Loss” and
“Adjusted Net Earnings or Loss per share” do not have a
standardized meaning prescribed by IFRS, and therefore the
Company’s definitions are unlikely to be comparable to similar
measures presented by other companies. Management uses these
measures for internal valuation of the core mining performance for
the period and to assist with planning and forecasting of future
operations. Management believes that the presentation of Adjusted
Net Earnings or Loss and Adjusted Net Earnings or Loss per share
provide useful information to investors because they exclude
non-recurring items, items not related to or not indicative of
current or future periods' results and/or not directly related to
the core mining business and are a better indication of the
Company’s profitability from operations as evaluated by internal
management and the board of directors. The items excluded from the
computation of Adjusted Net Earnings or Loss and Adjusted Net
Earnings or Loss per share, which are otherwise included in the
determination of Net Earnings or Loss and Net Earnings or Loss per
share prepared in accordance with IFRS, are items that the Company
does not consider to be meaningful in evaluating the Company’s past
financial performance or the future prospects and may hinder a
comparison of its period-to-period profitability. A reconciliation
of Net Earnings to Adjusted Net Earnings is included earlier in
this news release.
(All amounts are expressed in United States
Dollars unless otherwise indicated.)
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