Robust production continues at Blanket Mine
ST HELIER, Jersey, July 10, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Caledonia Mining Corporation Plc ("Caledonia" or "the Company") (NYSE AMERICAN, AIM and VFEX: CMCL) announces gold production from the Blanket Mine ("Blanket") in Zimbabwe for the quarter ended June 30, 2024 ("Q2 2024") and the half year ended June 30, 2024 ("H1 2024"). All production numbers are expressed on a 100 per cent basis and are based on final assays from the refiner.
Production Summary
- Q2 2024 gold production at Blanket was 20,773 ounces, a 19% increase on the 17,436 ounces produced in the second quarter of 2023.
- H1 2024 gold production at Blanket was 37,823 ounces, a 13% increase on the 33,472 ounces produced in the first half of 2023.
- Caledonia reiterates 2024 gold production guidance at Blanket of 74,000 to 78,000 ounces.1
Mark Learmonth, Chief Executive Officer, said:
"Blanket Mine continues to provide a solid foundation for growth as we prepare to become a multi-asset gold producer. Production in the first half of 2024 was excellent and has exceeded our expectations. We remain on track to hit our annual production target of 74,000 to 78,000 ounces of gold."
Craig James Harvey, MGSSA, MAIG, Caledonia Vice President, Technical Services, has reviewed and approved the scientific and technical information contained in this news release. Craig James Harvey is a "Qualified Person" as defined by each of (i) the Canadian Securities Administrators' National Instrument 43-101 - Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects and (ii) sub-part 1300 of Regulation S-K of the U.S. Securities Act.
Enquiries:
Caledonia Mining Corporation Plc Mark Learmonth Camilla Horsfall | Tel: +44 1534 679 800 Tel: +44 7817 841 793 |
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Cavendish Capital Markets Limited (Nomad and Joint Broker) Adrian Hadden Pearl Kellie | Tel: +44 207 397 1965 Tel: +44 131 220 9775 |
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Panmure Liberum Limited (Joint Broker) Scott Mathieson/Matt Hogg | Tel: +44 20 3100 2000 |
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Camarco, Financial PR (UK) Gordon Poole Julia Tilley Elfie Kent | Tel: +44 20 3757 4980 |
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3PPB (Financial PR, North America) Patrick Chidley Paul Durham | Tel: +1 917 991 7701 Tel: +1 203 940 2538 |
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Curate Public Relations (Zimbabwe) Debra Tatenda | Tel: +263 77802131 |
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IH Securities (Private) Limited (VFEX Sponsor - Zimbabwe) Lloyd Mlotshwa
| Tel: +263 (242) 745 119/33/39 |
Note: The information contained within this announcement is deemed by the Company to constitute inside information under the Market Abuse Regulation (EU) No. 596/2014 ("MAR") as it forms part of UK domestic law by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 and is disclosed in accordance with the Company's obligations under Article 17 of MAR.
Cautionary Note Concerning Forward-Looking Information
Information and statements contained in this news release that are not historical facts are "forward-looking information" within the meaning of applicable securities legislation that involve risks and uncertainties relating, but not limited, to Caledonia's current expectations, intentions, plans, and beliefs. Forward-looking information can often be identified by forward-looking words such as "anticipate", "believe", "expect", "goal", "plan", "target", "intend", "estimate", "could", "should", "may" and "will" or the negative of these terms or similar words suggesting future outcomes, or other expectations, beliefs, plans, objectives, assumptions, intentions or statements about future events or performance. The forward-looking information contained in this news release is based, in part, on assumptions and factors that may change or prove to be incorrect, thus causing actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from those expressed or implied by forward-looking information. Such factors and assumptions include, but are not limited to achieving Blanket Mine's annual production forecast.
To the extent any forward-looking information herein constitutes a financial outlook or future oriented financial information, any such statement is made as of the date hereof and included herein to provide prospective investors with an understanding of the Company's plans and assumptions. Security holders, potential security holders and other prospective investors should be aware that these statements are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those suggested by the forward-looking statements. Such factors include, but are not limited to: risks relating to estimates of mineral reserves and mineral resources proving to be inaccurate, fluctuations in gold price, risks and hazards associated with the business of mineral exploration, development and mining, risks relating to the credit worthiness or financial condition of suppliers, refiners and other parties with whom the Company does business; inadequate insurance, or inability to obtain insurance, to cover these risks and hazards, employee relations; relationships with and claims by local communities and indigenous populations; political risk; risks related to natural disasters, terrorism, civil unrest, public health concerns (including health epidemics or outbreaks of communicable diseases such as the coronavirus (COVID-19)); availability and increasing costs associated with mining inputs and labour; the speculative nature of mineral exploration and development, including the risks of obtaining or maintaining necessary licenses and permits, diminishing quantities or grades of mineral reserves as mining occurs; global financial condition, the actual results of current exploration activities, changes to conclusions of economic evaluations, and changes in project parameters to deal with unanticipated economic or other factors, risks of increased capital and operating costs, environmental, safety or regulatory risks, expropriation, the Company's title to properties including ownership thereof, increased competition in the mining industry for properties, equipment, qualified personnel and their costs, risks relating to the uncertainty of timing of events including targeted production rate increase and currency fluctuations. Security holders, potential security holders and other prospective investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking information. By its nature, forward-looking information involves numerous assumptions, inherent risks and uncertainties, both general and specific, that contribute to the possibility that the predictions, forecasts, projections and various future events will not occur. Caledonia undertakes no obligation to update publicly or otherwise revise any forward-looking information whether as a result of new information, future events or other such factors which affect this information, except as required by law.
This news release is not an offer of the shares of Caledonia for sale in the United States or elsewhere. This news release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of the shares of Caledonia, in any province, state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of such province, state or jurisdiction.
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1 Refer to the technical report entitled "NI 43-101 Technical Report on the Blanket Gold Mine, Zimbabwe" with effective date December 31, 2023 prepared by Caledonia Mining Corporation Plc and filed by the Company on SEDAR+ ( on May 15, 2024.
布蘭克特礦繼續保持強勁的生產
澤西島聖赫利爾,2024年7月10日(環球新聞專線)——喀裏多尼亞礦業有限公司(“喀裏多尼亞” 或 “公司”)(紐約證券交易所美國證券交易所,AiM和VFEX:CMCL)宣佈津巴布韋布蘭克礦(“Blanket”)截至2024年6月30日的季度(“2024年第二季度”)和截至2024年6月30日的半年(“2024年上半年”)的黃金產量。所有產量均以 100% 表示,並以煉油廠的最終化驗爲基礎。
製作摘要
- Blanket 2024年第二季度的黃金產量爲20,773盎司,比2023年第二季度的17,436盎司增長了19%。
- Blanket 2024年上半年的黃金產量爲37,823盎司,比2023年上半年的33,472盎司增長了13%。
- 喀裏多尼亞重申2024年黃金產量預期爲74,000至7.8萬盎司。1
首席執行官馬克·里爾蒙斯表示:
“在我們準備成爲多資產黃金生產商的過程中,Blanket Mine繼續爲增長提供堅實的基礎。2024年上半年的產量非常好,超出了我們的預期。我們仍有望實現74,000至78,000盎司黃金的年度產量目標。”
喀裏多尼亞技術服務副總裁MGSSA、MAIG的克雷格·詹姆斯·哈維已經審查並批准了本新聞稿中包含的科學和技術信息。克雷格·詹姆斯·哈維是 “合格人士”,其定義依據(i)加拿大證券管理局國家文書43-101——礦業項目披露標準和(ii)《美國證券法》第S-k條例第1300小節。
查詢:
喀裏多尼亞礦業有限公司 馬克·里爾蒙斯 卡米拉·霍斯法爾 | 電話:+44 1534 679 800 電話:+44 7817 841 793 |
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卡文迪什資本市場有限公司(Nomad和聯合經紀商) 阿德里安·哈登 珍珠凱莉 | 電話:+44 207 397 1965 電話:+44 131 220 9775 |
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Panmure Liberum Limited(聯合經紀商) 斯科特·馬蒂森/馬特·霍格 | 電話:+44 20 3100 2000 |
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Camarco,金融公關(英國) 戈登普爾 朱莉婭·蒂利 艾爾菲·肯特 | 電話:+44 20 3757 4980 |
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3ppB(金融公關,北美) 帕特里克·奇德利 保羅·達勒姆 | 電話:+1 917 991 7701 電話:+1 203 940 2538 |
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Curate 公共關係(津巴布韋) 黛布拉·塔滕達 | 電話:+263 77802131 |
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IH 證券(私人)有限公司(VFEX 贊助商-津巴布韋) 勞埃德·姆洛茨瓦
| 電話:+263 (242) 745 119/33/39 |
注意:本公告中包含的信息被公司視爲市場濫用條例(歐盟)第596/2014號(“MAR”)下的內幕消息,因爲根據2018年《歐盟(撤回)法》,該信息構成英國國內法的一部分,並根據MAR第17條規定的公司義務進行披露。
關於前瞻性信息的警示說明
本新聞稿中包含的非歷史事實的信息和陳述是適用證券立法所指的 “前瞻性信息”,涉及但不限於喀裏多尼亞當前的預期、意圖、計劃和信念的風險和不確定性。前瞻性信息通常可以通過諸如 “預測”、“相信”、“期望”、“目標”、“計劃”、“目標”、“打算”、“估計”、“可能”、“應該”、“可能”、“可能” 和 “將” 等前瞻性詞語或暗示未來結果的相似詞語來識別,或其他預期、信念、計劃、目標、假設、意圖或有關未來事件或業績的陳述。本新聞稿中包含的前瞻性信息部分基於假設和因素,這些假設和因素可能會改變或被證明不正確,因此導致實際業績、業績或成就與前瞻性信息所表達或暗示的業績、業績或成就存在重大差異。這些因素和假設包括但不限於實現Blanket Mine的年度產量預測。
如果此處的任何前瞻性信息構成財務前景或面向未來的財務信息,則任何此類陳述均自本文發佈之日起作出,幷包含在此處,以使潛在投資者了解公司的計劃和假設。證券持有人、潛在證券持有人和其他潛在投資者應意識到,這些陳述受已知和未知的風險、不確定性和其他因素的影響,這些因素可能導致實際業績與前瞻性陳述所暗示的結果存在重大差異。這些因素包括但不限於:與礦產儲量和礦產資源估算被證明不準確相關的風險、黃金價格的波動、與礦產勘探、開發和採礦業務相關的風險和危害、與供應商、煉油商和與公司有業務往來的其他各方的信譽或財務狀況相關的風險;承保這些風險和危害的保險不足或無法獲得保險、員工關係;與公司的關係和索賠當地社區和土著居民;政治風險;與自然災害、恐怖主義、內亂、公共衛生問題(包括健康流行病或冠狀病毒(COVID-19)等傳染病的爆發)相關的風險;與採礦投入和勞動力相關的可用性和不斷增加的成本;礦產勘探和開發的投機性質,包括在採礦發生時獲得或維持必要執照和許可證的風險、礦產儲量或等級下降的風險;全球金融狀況,礦產的實際結果當前的勘探活動、經濟評估結論的變化、爲應對意外經濟或其他因素而改變的項目參數、資本和運營成本增加的風險、環境、安全或監管風險、徵用、公司對財產的所有權,包括其所有權,採礦業對財產、設備、合格人員及其成本的競爭加劇,與事件發生時間的不確定性相關的風險,包括目標產量提高和貨幣波動。提醒證券持有人、潛在證券持有人和其他潛在投資者不要過分依賴前瞻性信息。就其本質而言,前瞻性信息涉及許多假設、固有的風險和不確定性,包括一般和具體的,這些假設增加了預測、預測、預測和各種未來事件不發生的可能性。除非法律要求,否則喀裏多尼亞沒有義務公開更新或以其他方式修改任何前瞻性信息,無論這些信息是由於新信息、未來事件還是其他影響這些信息的因素造成的。
本新聞稿不是在美國或其他地方出售的喀裏多尼亞股票的要約。根據該省、州或司法管轄區的證券法,在任何省、州或司法管轄區的證券法規定此類要約、招標或出售爲非法的省、州或司法管轄區,本新聞稿不構成出售要約或收購要約的邀請,也不應出售喀裏多尼亞的股票。
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1 請參閱喀裏多尼亞礦業公司編寫並由該公司在SEDAR+(2024年5月15日)提交的題爲 “津巴布韋布蘭克金礦NI 43-101技術報告” 的技術報告,該報告生效日期爲2023年12月31日。