McEwen Mining Inc
For the period ended Mar 31, 2024. Filed May 8, 2024.
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Mar 31, 2024 · Filed May 8, 2024
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Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
In the following discussion, “McEwen Mining,” the “Company,” “we,” “our,” and “us” refers to McEwen Mining Inc. and as the context requires, its consolidated subsidiaries.
The following discussion analyzes our financial condition at March 31, 2024 and compares it to our financial condition at December 31, 2023. The discussion also analyzes our results of operations for the three ended March 31, 2024, and compares those to the results for the three months ended March 31, 2023. Regarding properties or projects that are not in production, we provide some details of our plan of operation. We suggest that you read this discussion in conjunction with MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS and our audited consolidated financial statements contained in our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023.
The discussion contains financial performance measures that are not prepared in accordance with United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“US GAAP” or “GAAP”). Each of the following is a non-GAAP measure: cash costs, cash cost per ounce, all-in sustaining costs (“AISC”), all-in sustaining cost per ounce, adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (“Adjusted EBITDA”), and average realized price per ounce. These non-GAAP measures are used by management in running the business and we believe they provide useful information that can be used by investors to evaluate our performance and our ability to generate cash flows. These measures do not have standardized definitions and should not be relied upon in isolation or as a substitute for measures prepared in accordance with GAAP. Cash Costs equals Production Costs Applicable to Sales and is used interchangeably throughout the document.
For a reconciliation of these non-GAAP measures to the amounts included in ourConsolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss for the three months ended March 31, 2024, and 2023 and to ourConsolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2024, and December 31, 2023, and certain limitations inherent in such measures, please see the discussion under “Non-GAAP Financial Performance Measures,” beginning on page 30.
This discussion also includes references to “advanced-stage properties,” which are defined as properties for which advanced studies and reports have been completed indicating the presence of measured, indicated, and inferred resources or proven and probable reserves, or that have obtained or are in the process of obtaining the required permitting. Our designation of certain properties as “advanced-stage properties” should not suggest that we have or ever will have proven or probable reserves at those properties as defined by S-K 1300.
Throughout this Management’s Discussion and Analysis (“MDA”), the reporting periods for the three months ended March 31, 2024, and 2023 are abbreviated as Q1/24 and Q1/23, respectively, and the reporting periods for the three months ended March 31, 2024, and 2023 are abbreviated as 3M/24 and 3M/23, respectively.** **
In addition, in this report, gold equivalent ounces (“GEO”) includes gold and silver ounces calculated based on a gold to silver ratio of 89:1 for Q1/24 and 84:1 for Q1/23. Beginning with Q2/19, we adopted a variable gold to silver ratio for reporting that approximates the average price during each fiscal quarter.
OVERVIEW
The Company was organized under the laws of the State of Colorado on July 24, 1979. We produce and sell gold and silver from our operations in Canada, the United States and Argentina, and have a number of exploration assets in Canada, the United States, Mexico and Argentina.
The Company owns a 100% interest in the Gold Bar mine in Nevada, United States, the Fox Complex in Ontario, Canada, the Fenix Project in Sinaloa, Mexico and a portfolio of exploration properties in Nevada, Canada, Mexico and Argentina. The Company also holds a 47.7% interest in McEwen Copper Inc. (“McEwen Copper”), which owns the Los Azules copper project in San Juan, Argentina and the Elder Creek exploration project in Nevada, United States, and a 49% interest in Minera Santa Cruz S.A. (“MSC”), which owns the producing San José silver-gold mine in Santa Cruz, Argentina and is operated by MSC’s majority owner, Hochschild Mining plc. The Company reports its investments in McEwen Copper and MSC as equity investments.
In this report, “Au” represents gold; “Ag” represents silver; “oz” represents troy ounce; “t” represents metric tonne; “g/t” represents grams per metric tonne; “ft” represents feet; “m” represents meter; “sq” represents square; C$ refers to Canadian dollars; and ARS refers to Argentine pesos. All of our financial information is reported in United States (U.S.) dollars unless otherwise noted.
Index to Management’s Discussion and Analysis:
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| Operating and Financial Highlights | 19 |
| Selected Consolidated Financial and Operating Results | 21 |
| Consolidated Performance | 22 |
| Consolidated Operations Review | 22 |
| Liquidity and Capital Resources | 24 |
| Operations Review | 25 |
| United States Segment | 25 |
| Gold Bar mine operating results | 25 |
| Exploration Activities – Nevada | 26 |
| Canada Segment | 26 |
| Fox Complex operating results | 26 |
| Exploration Activities – Fox Complex | 27 |
| Mexico Segment | 27 |
| Advanced-Stage Properties – Fenix Project | 27 |
| MSC Segment, Argentina | 28 |
| MSC operating results | 28 |
| McEwen Copper Inc | 29 |
| Los Azules Project | 29 |
| Non-GAAP Financial Performance Measures | 30 |
| Critical Accounting Policies | 34 |
| Forward-looking Statements | 34 |
| Risk Factors Impacting Forward-looking Statements | 35 |
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