Minera Alamos 2024 Outlook and 2023 Year End Financials
Minera Alamos 2024 Outlook and 2023 Year End Financials
Toronto, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - April 30, 2024) - Minera Alamos Inc. (TSXV: MAI) (the "Company" or "Minera Alamos") is pleased to provide selected financial and operational highlights from its 2023 Annual Financial Statements and MD&A filed on Sedarplus on April 29th, 2024.
安大略省多倫多--(Newsfile Corp.-2024 年 4 月 30 日)- Minera Alamos Inc.(多倫多證券交易所股票代碼:MAI)(“公司” 或 “Minera Alamos”) 很高興提供其於4月29日向Sedarplus提交的2023年年度財務報表和MD&A中的精選財務和運營摘要第四,2024。
"As was outlined early in 2023, production at Santana was slowed temporarily while the Company awaited some permit modifications to expand operations in an efficient manner. While production was reduced, site preparation work including the conclusion of pre-stripping activities in advance of a transition to the Nicho Main deposit. An updated development plan for the project which was completed late in 2023 has now been initiated and includes increased mining and stacking activities in 2024/25 as was outlined in February this year. Decisions made through the temporary reduction in operations allowed the Company to maintain a strong overall financial position that can support activities planned for this year," stated Darren Koningen, CEO of Minera Alamos. "Going forward the operations team aims to return the site to a more normal operations plan and continue site evaluations aimed at future growth and development for the project. Notwithstanding the primary focus of Minera on its core gold production and development assets, we are also very excited at the prospect of establishing a new copper focused corporate entity now that we have concluded the recent acquisition of the Suaqui Verde copper project. We see Suaqui Verde as having the potential for a low Capex development profile which complements our existing Los Verdes copper-molybdenum deposit and provides sufficient scope for us to consider the development of an independent copper development company. Such a structure provides our existing shareholders with equity exposure in a new copper focused company at a time when such advanced copper assets are increasingly difficult to find."
“正如2023年初概述的那樣,桑塔納的生產暫時放緩,而該公司正在等待一些許可證的修改,以有效地擴大業務。在產量減少的同時,場地準備工作包括在過渡到Nicho Main礦牀之前完成預剝離活動。該項目於2023年底完成的最新開發計劃現已啓動,其中包括按照今年2月的概述在2024/25年增加採礦和堆疊活動。通過暫時減少運營做出的決定使公司得以保持強勁的整體財務狀況,從而爲今年計劃的活動提供支持。” Minera Alamos首席執行官達倫·科寧根表示。“展望未來,運營團隊的目標是使場地恢復到更正常的運營計劃,並繼續進行鍼對項目未來增長和發展的場地評估。儘管Minera主要關注其核心黃金生產和開發資產,但既然我們已經完成了最近對Suaqui Verde銅項目的收購,我們也對建立新的銅業公司實體的前景感到非常興奮。我們認爲Suaqui Verde有可能實現低資本支出開發,這補充了我們現有的洛斯維德斯銅鉬礦牀,爲我們考慮發展獨立銅開發公司提供了足夠的空間。在越來越難以找到如此先進的銅資產之際,這種結構爲我們的現有股東提供了一家以銅爲重點的新公司的股權敞口。”
2024 Operational Outlook
2024 年運營展望
- At Santana, the Company has completed plans to optimize the use of existing installed leach pad capacity to boost production on a go forward basis. As outlined in a February 22nd release, these plans involve mining and stacking of approximately 25,000 oz of gold over a 12-month period that will commence in May 2024 and should see a significant improvement in gold production relative to 2023 levels beginning in Q3 and extending through to into 2025 before an expected normalizing of operations at Santana thereafter.
- 在桑塔納,該公司已完成計劃,以優化現有已安裝的浸出墊產能的使用,以期在未來提高產量。正如2月22日的一份報告所概述的那樣和 發佈後,這些計劃涉及在2024年5月開始的12個月內開採和堆放約25,000盎司黃金,從第三季度開始,黃金產量將與2023年的水平相比有顯著改善,一直持續到2025年,之後桑塔納的業務預計將恢復正常。
- Following the conclusion of planning with the Company's existing mine contractor, their operating fleet and infrastructure has been updated (mining and crushing) to suit the current mine plans for the Nicho Main pit. Blasthole drilling is underway with mining operations to follow.
- 在與公司現有礦山承包商完成規劃後,他們的運營車隊和基礎設施已更新(採礦和破碎),以適應Nicho Main礦坑當前的採礦計劃。爆破孔鑽探正在進行中,隨後將進行採礦作業。
- The Cerro de Oro project permitting process continues with the Company supporting its permit consultants with any follow-up requests from the permit authorities.
- Cerro de Oro項目的許可程序仍在繼續,公司將支持其許可證顧問處理許可機構提出的任何後續請求。
- Engineering work continues to progress for Cerro de Oro in order to advance pre-development activities to coincide with the ultimate receipt of permits and a construction decision for the project. Included in 2024 will be further metallurgical optimization studies, detailed engineering design and additional exploration drilling aimed at filling in and potentially expanding the areas of know mineralization (as outlined in Cerro de Oro PEA report dated October 3rd, 2022)
- Cerro de Oro的工程工作繼續取得進展,以推進前期開發活動,以配合該項目最終獲得許可證和做出施工決定。2024年將包括進一步的冶金優化研究、詳細的工程設計和額外的勘探鑽探,旨在填補並可能擴大已知礦化區域(如10月3日的Cerro de Oro PEA報告所述)第三方,2022年)
- The recent acquisition of the Suaqui Verde copper project will allow the Company to start a series of internal engineering studies aimed at the best path(s) for the development of a regional copper developer/producer focused on low capital intensity copper projects. The combination of Los Verdes, Poteritos and Suaqui Verde allows for further consolidation of similar type assets that could form a regional copper production "hub" in the area where the Company already maintains a significant presence.
- 最近對Suaqui Verde銅項目的收購將使該公司能夠開始一系列內部工程研究,旨在爲開發專注於低資本密集度銅項目的區域銅開發商/生產商找到最佳途徑。Los Verdes、Poteritos和Suaqui Verde的合併允許進一步整合類似類型的資產,從而在公司已經擁有大量業務的地區形成區域銅生產 “中心”。
- The Company continues to advance discussions regarding additional project opportunities that would complement its existing gold production portfolio. Particular emphasis remains on late-stage development projects where the Company's experienced technical team can find creative opportunities to fast-track a path to production and reduce overall CAPEX requirements.
- 該公司繼續推進有關補充其現有黃金生產組合的其他項目機會的討論。重點仍然放在後期開發項目上,在這些項目上,公司經驗豐富的技術團隊可以找到創造性的機會,以加快生產之路並降低總體資本支出要求。
Operational Highlights (2023)
運營亮點 (2023)
- At Santana, as the year commenced, priority was given to waste removal ahead of a transition to mining activities at the Nicho Main zone. Mining was limited to the completion of the Nicho Norte starter pit in anticipation of the opening up of the Nicho Main pit (see news releases dated Feb 22nd, 2024 and April 16th, 2024)
- Total gold sold in 2023 was 5,041 ounces from the Santana Project with inventory on the leach pad of an additional 5,944 ounces as at December 31st, 2023.
- In Q1-2023, the Company announced a program aimed to extract value from its existing copper assets, Los Verdes/Potreritos which had been the subject of significant activity prior to the acquisition of La Fortuna and the construction of the Santana gold project. As part of these efforts, the Company embarked on a number of project reviews of assets which could be complementary to the development of the Los Verdes/Potreritos deposits. This concluded with the acquisition of the Suaqui Verde copper project (see notes in section above)
- Final documentation was submitted to the relevant government agencies to formally proceed with the Cerro de Oro permitting process.
- In August, an additional US$800,000 property option payment was made toward full ownership of the Cerro de Oro gold project. The final remaining payment of US$1,000,000 is due in August 2024 and the Cerro de Oro project earn-in will have been completed.
- The Company released its Maiden Resource Estimate for the Santana project, a first iteration of the project's ultimate gold potential and an important step in highlighting the main Nicho zone resources that are scheduled to be developed in 2024. Total Measured and Indicated resources were 9,610,000 t grading 0.65 g/t gold for a contained 198,000 oz. In addition, Inferred resources were 5,510,000 t grading 0.58 g/t gold for an additional contained 103,000 oz. This initial resource is sufficient to support the coming years of mine operations at Santana.
- In October, a US$25 million funding package was completed with Auramet International Inc. and Auramet Capital Partners LP, for the construction of the planned Cerro de Oro gold mine, comprising a US$15M loan and a US$10M royalty (2.75% with the ability to buy back 2%). The Company completed an initial draw-down of USD$5M under the loan facility to be used for detailed engineering, exploration purposes, property holding costs and deposits on long lead time items for the Cerro de Oro project.
- In December, operational planning was updated to reconfigure the existing pad capacity at the Santana mine to allow for an improvement in operational performance in 2024/2025 while final project permit amendments were concluded.
- 在桑塔納,隨着年初,在Nicho Main區域過渡到採礦活動之前,優先清除廢物。由於預計 Nicho 主礦即將開放,採礦僅限於 Nicho Norte 起始礦坑的完工(查看2月22日的新聞稿和,2024 年和 4 月 16 日第四,2024)
- 2023 年桑塔納項目的黃金總銷量爲 5,041 盎司,截至12月31日,滲濾池中的庫存量又增加了 5,944 盎司st,2023。
- 在 Q1-2023 中,該公司宣佈了一項旨在從其現有銅資產洛斯維德斯/波特雷裏託斯中提取價值的計劃,在收購拉福爾圖納和建設桑塔納黃金項目之前,該資產一直是重大活動的對象。作爲這些工作的一部分,公司開始對資產進行多項項目審查,這些資產可能對洛斯維德斯/波特雷裏託斯礦牀的開發起到補充作用。最後收購了Suaqui Verde銅礦項目(見上文部分的註釋)
- 最終文件已提交給相關政府機構,以正式開始Cerro de Oro的許可程序。
- 8月,又支付了80萬美元的房地產期權付款,用於支付Cerro de Oro黃金項目的全部所有權。最後一筆剩餘的100萬美元將於2024年8月到期,Cerro de Oro項目的收益將已經完成。
- 該公司發佈了桑塔納項目的首次資源估算,這是該項目終極黃金潛力的首次迭代,也是重點介紹計劃於2024年開發的主要Nicho區域資源的重要一步。測得和指示的資源總量爲9,610,000噸,黃金品位爲0.65克/噸,含金量爲198,000盎司。此外,推斷資源爲551萬噸,黃金品位爲0.58克/噸,另有10.3萬盎司。該初始資源足以支持桑塔納未來幾年的礦山運營。
- 10月,與Auramet International Inc.和Auramet Capital Partners LP完成了2500萬美元的一攬子融資,用於建設計劃中的塞羅德奧羅金礦,包括1500萬美元的貸款和1,000萬美元的特許權使用費(2.75%,回購能力爲2%)。該公司在貸款額度下完成了500萬美元的初始提款,用於Cerro de Oro項目的詳細工程、勘探目的、物業持有成本和長期交貨期存款。
- 12月,更新了運營計劃,重新配置了桑塔納礦的現有停機坪容量,以改善2024/2025年的運營業績,同時最終的項目許可證修正案已經完成。
Selected Financial Data:
精選財務數據:
The following selected financial data is summarized from the Company's audited Financial Statements and related notes thereto (the "Annual Financial Statements') for the year ended December 31st, 2023, and the Management's Discussion and Analysis ("MD&A") for the year ended December 31st, 2023 (all numbers in Canadian dollars unless otherwise stated). A copy of the Financial Statements and MD&A is available on Sedarplus at .
以下選定財務數據摘自公司截至2023年12月31日止年度的經審計的財務報表及其相關附註(“年度財務報表”)以及截至2023年12月31日止年度的管理層討論與分析(“MD&A”)(除非另有說明,否則所有數字均以加元計算)。財務報表和管理與分析的副本可在Sedarplus上查閱,網址爲。
- Operationally, revenues (not factoring deferred revenue) totalled $13,419,899 with cost of goods sold and depletion amounting to $12,930,025 for gross mine profit of $489,874. Unit costs for the year ended significantly higher than previous periods due to the fixed costs of operations being spread over fewer ounces but remained modestly positive.
- Net loss of $2,855,552 for the year of $0.006/share compared to a net profit of $5,609,393 in 2022. The net loss was largely attributed to the temporary reduction in gold production in 2023 as well as the option payment for Cerro de Oro and an increase in professional fees which were higher due to the engagement of permitting consultants. In addition, the Company incurred more evaluation expense in 2023 reviewing potential opportunities.
- Cash and Cash Equivalents of $13,754,272 compared to $13,153,828 as at December 31st, 2022. Subsequent to December 31st, 2023 year-end, the Company received an additional 28,138,000 Mexican pesos ($2,239,000) of sales tax (IVA) from the Government of Mexico.
- Working capital as of December 31st, 2023 stood at $19,968,100 compared to $18,284,236 as at December 31st, 2022
- 運營方面,收入(不計入遞延收入)總額爲13,419,899美元,銷售成本和損耗爲12,930,025美元,礦山毛利潤爲489,874美元。由於固定運營成本分攤在較少的盎司上,但仍保持適度的正值,截至年底的單位成本明顯高於前幾個時期。
- 該年度的淨虧損爲2855,552美元,爲每股0.006美元,而2022年的淨利潤爲5,609,393美元。淨虧損主要歸因於2023年黃金產量的暫時減少,以及Cerro de Oro的期權付款以及由於聘請許可顧問而增加的專業費用。此外,公司在2023年花費了更多的評估費用,用於審查潛在機會。
- 現金及現金等價物爲13,754,272美元,而截至12月31日爲13,153,828美元st,2022年。12 月 31 日之後st,2023年底,該公司從墨西哥政府額外獲得了28,138,000墨西哥披索(合2,239,000美元)的銷售稅(IVA)。
- 截至12月31日的營運資金st,2023年爲19,968,100美元,而截至12月31日爲18,284,236美元st,2022
Cautionary Statement
警示聲明
The Company made its production decision at the Santana gold mine without having completed a feasibility study demonstrating economic and technical viability. As such, there may be increased uncertainty of achieving planned production levels, estimated recovery of gold, the costs associated with such recovery, including increased risks associated with developing a commercially mineable deposit. Historically, such projects have a much higher risk of economic and technical failure.
該公司在桑塔納金礦做出了生產決定,但沒有完成證明經濟和技術可行性的可行性研究。因此,實現計劃產量水平、預計的黃金回收率、與回收相關的成本,包括與開發商業上可開採的礦牀相關的風險增加,都可能增加不確定性。從歷史上看,此類項目發生經濟和技術失敗的風險要高得多。
Mr. Darren Koningen, P. Eng., Minera Alamos' CEO, is the Qualified Person responsible for the technical content of this press release under National Instrument 43-101.
Minera Alamos首席執行官工程師達倫·科寧根先生是負責根據國家儀器43-101發佈的本新聞稿技術內容的合格人士。
For Further Information Please Contact:
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Minera Alamos Inc.
Minera Alamos Inc.
Doug Ramshaw, President
Tel: 604-600-4423
Email: dramshaw@mineraalamos.com
道格·拉姆肖,總統
電話:604-600-4423
電子郵件:dramshaw@mineraalamos.com
Victoria Vargas de Szarzynski, VP Investor Relations
Tel: 289-242-3599
Email: vvargas@mineraalamos.com
Victoria Vargas de Sarzynski,投資者關係副總裁
電話:289-242-3599
電子郵件:vvargas@mineraalamos.com
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About Minera Alamos Inc.
關於 Minera Alamos Inc.
Minera Alamos is a gold production and development Company undergoing the operational startup of its first gold mine that produced its first gold in October 2021. The Company has a portfolio of high-quality Mexican assets, including the 100%-owned Santana open-pit, heap-leach mine in Sonora that is currently going through its operational ramp up. The 100%-owned Cerro de Oro oxide gold project in northern Zacatecas has considerable past drilling and metallurgical work completed and has entered the permitting process. The La Fortuna open pit gold project in Durango (100%-owned) has a robust and positive preliminary economic assessment (PEA) completed and the main Federal permits in place. Minera Alamos is built around its successful operating team that together brought three mines into production in Mexico over the last 13 years.
Minera Alamos是一家黃金生產和開發公司,其第一座金礦正在投入運營,該金礦於2021年10月生產了第一批黃金。該公司擁有大量高質量的墨西哥資產,包括位於索諾拉的桑塔納露天堆浸礦,該礦目前正在逐步擴大運營。位於薩卡特卡斯州北部的Cerro de Oro氧化金項目擁有100%股權,過去已經完成了大量的鑽探和冶金工作,並已進入許可程序。杜蘭戈的La Fortuna露天金礦項目(100% 持股)已經完成了強勁而積極的初步經濟評估(PEA),並獲得了主要的聯邦許可。Minera Alamos是圍繞其成功的運營團隊建立的,在過去的13年中,該團隊共同使墨西哥的三個礦山投入生產。
The Company's strategy is to develop very low CAPEX assets while expanding the projects' resources and continuing to pursue complementary strategic acquisitions.
該公司的戰略是開發非常低的資本支出資產,同時擴大項目資源並繼續進行補充性戰略收購。
Caution Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
關於前瞻性陳述的注意事項
This news release may contain forward-looking information and Minera Alamos cautions readers that forward-looking information is based on certain assumptions and risk factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the expectations of Minera Alamos included in this news release. This news release includes certain "forward-looking statements", which often, but not always, can be identified by the use of words such as "believes", "anticipates", "expects", "estimates", "may", "could", "would", "will", or "plan". These statements are based on information currently available to Minera Alamos and Minera Alamos provides no assurance that actual results will meet management's expectations. Forward-Looking statements include estimates and statements with respect to Minera Alamos' future plans with respect to the Projects, objectives or goals, to the effect that Minera Alamos or management expects a stated condition or result to occur and the expected timing for release of a resource and reserve estimate on the projects. Since forward-looking statements are based on assumptions and address future events and conditions, by their very nature they involve inherent risks and uncertainties. Actual results relating to, among other things, results of exploration, the economics of processing methods, project development, reclamation and capital costs of Minera Alamos' mineral properties, the ability to complete a preliminary economic assessment which supports the technical and economic viability of mineral production could differ materially from those currently anticipated in such statements for many reasons. Minera Alamos' financial condition and prospects could differ materially from those currently anticipated in such statements for many reasons such as: an inability to finance and/or complete an updated resource and reserve estimate and a preliminary economic assessment which supports the technical and economic viability of mineral production; changes in general economic conditions and conditions in the financial markets; changes in demand and prices for minerals; litigation, legislative, environmental and other judicial, regulatory, political and competitive developments; technological and operational difficulties encountered in connection with Minera Alamos' activities; and other matters discussed in this news release and in filings made with securities regulators. This list is not exhaustive of the factors that may affect any of Minera Alamos' forward-looking statements. These and other factors should be considered carefully and readers should not place undue reliance on Minera Alamos' forward-looking statements. The Company does not undertake to update any forward-looking statement that may be made from time to time by the Company or on its behalf, except in accordance with applicable securities laws.
本新聞稿可能包含前瞻性信息,Minera Alamos提醒讀者,前瞻性信息基於某些假設和風險因素,這些假設和風險因素可能導致實際業績與本新聞稿中對Minera Alamos的預期存在重大差異。本新聞稿包括某些 “前瞻性陳述”,這些陳述通常但並非總是可以通過使用 “相信”、“預期”、“期望”、“估計”、“可能”、“可能”、“將”、“將” 或 “計劃” 等詞語來識別。這些聲明基於Minera Alamos目前獲得的信息,Minera Alamos並不能保證實際業績將符合管理層的預期。前瞻性陳述包括對Minera Alamos未來計劃、目標或目標的估計和陳述,大意是Minera Alamos或管理層預計將出現既定條件或結果,以及發佈項目資源和儲備估算值的預計時間。由於前瞻性陳述基於假設並涉及未來的事件和狀況,因此就其本質而言,它們涉及固有的風險和不確定性。與勘探結果、加工方法的經濟學、阿拉莫斯礦產地產的項目開發、開墾和資本成本以及完成支持礦物生產技術和經濟可行性的初步經濟評估的能力等相關的實際結果可能與此類聲明中目前的預期存在重大差異,原因有很多。Minera Alamos的財務狀況和前景可能與此類報表中目前的預期存在重大差異,原因有很多,例如:無法提供資金和/或完成最新的資源和儲量估算以及支持礦產生產技術和經濟可行性的初步經濟評估;總體經濟狀況和金融市場狀況的變化;礦產需求和價格的變化;訴訟、立法、環境和其他司法、監管、政治和競爭情況事態發展;與Minera Alamos的活動相關的技術和運營困難;以及本新聞稿和向證券監管機構提交的文件中討論的其他事項。該清單並未詳盡列出可能影響Minera Alamos任何前瞻性陳述的因素。應仔細考慮這些因素和其他因素,讀者不應過分依賴Minera Alamos的前瞻性陳述。除非根據適用的證券法,否則公司不承諾更新公司或代表其不時發表的任何前瞻性陳述。
The Company does not have a feasibility study of mineral reserves, demonstrating economic and technical viability for the Santana project, and, as a result, there may be an increased uncertainty of achieving any particular level of recovery of minerals or the cost of such recovery, including increased risks associated with developing a commercially mineable deposit. Historically, such projects have a much higher risk of economic and technical failure. Failure to commence production would have a material adverse impact on the Company's ability to generate revenue and cash flow to fund operations.
該公司沒有礦產儲量可行性研究,這表明桑塔納項目的經濟和技術可行性,因此,實現任何特定礦產回收水平或回收成本的不確定性可能會增加,包括與開發商業可開採礦牀相關的風險增加。從歷史上看,此類項目發生經濟和技術故障的風險要高得多。未能開始生產將對公司創造收入和現金流爲運營提供資金的能力產生重大不利影響。
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