McEwen Mining Inc
For the period ended Sep 30, 2024. Filed Nov 5, 2024.
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Sep 30, 2024 · Filed Nov 5, 2024
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Fox Complex operating results
Fox Complex
The following table summarizes the operating results for the Fox Complex for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, and 2023:
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| · · Three months ended September 30, · · Nine months ended September 30, | ||||||||||||
| · 2024 · 2023 · 2024 · 2023 | ||||||||||||
| Operating Results · · (in thousands, unless otherwise indicated) | ||||||||||||
| Mined mineralized material (t) | | 89 | | 95 | | 241 | | 296 | ||||
| Average grade (g/t Au) | | 2.78 | | 3.41 | | 2.91 | | 3.50 | ||||
| Processed mineralized material (t) | | 105 | | 116 | | 315 | | 337 | ||||
| Average grade (g/t Au) | | 2.52 | | 3.19 | | 2.55 | | 3.48 | ||||
| Gold ounces: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Produced | | 7.8 | | 11.2 | | 23.6 | | 34.2 | ||||
| Sold, excluding stream | | | 7.4 | | | 10.3 | | | 21.8 | | | 31.5 |
| Sold, stream | | 0.6 | | 0.9 | | 1.9 | | 2.7 | ||||
| Sold, including stream | | | 8.0 | | | 11.2 | | | 23.7 | | | 34.2 |
| Silver ounces: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Produced | | 0.9 | | 1.4 | | 3.4 | | 4.2 | ||||
| Sold | | 1.4 | | 1.5 | | 4.3 | | 4.7 | ||||
| GEOs: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Produced | | 7.9 | | 11.2 | | 23.6 | | 34.2 | ||||
| Sold, excluding stream | | | 7.4 | | | 10.3 | | | 21.8 | | | 31.5 |
| Sold | | | 8.0 | | | 11.2 | | | 23.8 | | | 34.2 |
| Revenue from gold and silver sales | | $18,999 | | $20,259 | | $51,539 | | $61,847 | ||||
| Cash costs (1) | | $12,604 | | $12,069 | | $37,343 | | $38,597 | ||||
| Cash costs per ounce ($/GEO sold) (1) | | $1,572 | | $1,078 | | $1,572 | | $1,129 | ||||
| All‑in sustaining costs (1) | | $15,660 | | $14,420 | | $45,341 | | $45,178 | ||||
| AISC per ounce ($/GEO sold) (1) | | $1,953 | | $1,288 | | $1,909 | | $1,321 | ||||
| Gold : Silver ratio | | 85 : 1 | | 82 : 1 | | 85 : 1 | | 83 : 1 | ||||
| (1) | As used here and elsewhere in this report, this is a Non-GAAP financial performance measure. Cash costs for the Company’s 100% owned operations equal Production costs applicable to sales. See “Non-GAAP Financial Performance Measures” beginning on page 33 for additional information. |
Q3/24 compared to Q3/23
The Fox Complex produced 7,855 GEOs from the Froome mine in Q3/24, which represented a 30% decrease from the 11,174 GEOs produced in Q3/23. Mine production was affected by a shortfall in development meters in H1/24 due to a stope failure, limiting stope availability in Q3/24 and negatively impacting planned mined and milled gold grades. Additional development was completed during Q3/24 to accelerate stope availability in Q4/24, including at our historic Black Fox underground mine.
Revenue from gold saleswas $19.0 million in Q3/24, a decrease of $1.3 million compared to $20.3 million in Q3/23, A 28% decrease in GEOs sold was largely offset by an increase in the average realized gold price from $1,920 per GEO in Q3/23 to $2,499 per GEO in Q3/24. Realized gold prices at the Fox Complex are impacted by historic streaming arrangements, which require the sale of a portion of gold produced from the Froome and Black Fox mines at $601 per ounce as of Q3/24.
Production costs applicable to sales were $12.6 million, which increased in Q3/24 by $0.5 million from $12.1 million in Q3/23, driven primarily by higher mining contractor and labor costs required to complete work at Black Fox.
Cash costs andAISC per GEO sold were $1,572 and $1,953 in Q3/24, respectively, compared to $1,572 and $1,909 in Q3/23, respectively. The increase in unit costs was driven primarily by lower GEOs sold as described above, as well as accelerated capital development costs to increase stope availability in respect of AISC.
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