DRD: DRDGOLD LIMITED - Operating update for the year ended 30 June 2020
August 05, 2020 at 02:12 am EDT
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5 August 2020
DRD: DRDGOLD LIMITED - Operating update for the year ended 30 June 2020
DRD: DRDGOLD LIMITED - Operating update for the year ended 30 June 2020
Operating update for the year ended 30 June 2020
DRDGOLD LIMITED
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)
(Registration number 1895/000926/06)
ISIN: ZAE000058723
JSE share code: DRD
NYSE trading symbol: DRD
('DRDGOLD' or the 'Company')
OPERATING UPDATE FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2020
Shareholders are advised that DRDGOLD produced 5,424 kilograms (174,385 ounces) of gold from its two
operations for the year ended 30 June 2020, representing a year on year increase of 9% compared to the gold
production of 4,977 kilograms for the year ended 30 June 2019. The increase is mainly attributable to a larger
contribution from Far West Gold Recoveries. DRDGOLD had earlier provided guidance of expected production
of between of 175,000 and 190,000 ounces, however, interruptions to its operations as a result of the national
lockdown declared by the South African government in response to the COVID-19 pandemic caused production
to come in marginally below the estimated range.
The Company also expects cash operating costs per kilogram to be in line with its guidance of R490,000/kg.
DRDGOLD´s cash and cash equivalents as at 30 June 2020 was R1,715.1 million, after paying a cash dividend
of R213.8 million in June 2020, and it remains free of bank debt as at 30 June 2020.
The information contained in this announcement does not constitute an earnings forecast. The financial
information provided is the responsibility of the directors of DRDGOLD, and such information has not been
reviewed or reported on by the Company´s auditors.
Johannesburg
5 August 2020
Sponsor
One Capital
Date: 05-08-2020 08:00:00
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DRDGOLD Limited is a South Africa-based holding company. The Company is primarily involved in the retreatment of surface gold tailings. The Companyâs business includes Ergo, Far West Gold Recoveries (FWGR), Hot Button Features and Resources and Reserves. Ergo business is a surface gold retreatment operation, which treats old slime dams and sand dumps to the south of Johannesburgâs central business district, as well as the East and Central Rand goldfields. The operation comprises three plants. The Ergo and Knights plants operate as metallurgical plants. The Ergo plant treats around 1.7 Mtpm of material. The City Deep plant operates as a pump/milling station feeding the metallurgical plants. The Companyâs FWGR is a surface gold retreatment operation that treats old slime dams in the West Rand goldfields and is located near Carletonville in South Africaâs Gauteng province. Mineral Resources consist of sand dumps, slimes dams and silted areas and dams.