Unless otherwise stated, all amounts referred to herein are in
2022 Third Quarter Highlights:
- Record quarterly gold sales of 9,332 ounces; all-in sustaining cost of
$1,138 per ounce sold1 September 30 cash balance of$76 million and$33 million in restricted cash- Drilling at
Granite Creek continued with multiple high-grade intercepts in the Ogee andSouth Pacific zones (10,526 core feet and 5,460 reverse circulation (RC) feet drilled) - First shipment of sulfide mineralized material from
Granite Creek was made to NGM's Twin Creeks processing facility - Continued step-out and infill drilling at Ruby Hill with multiple high-grade intercepts and new discoveries made (17,025 core feet and 34,865 RC feet drilled)
- Engineering study of
Lone Tree autoclave refurbishment continued on plan
2022 Year to date Highlights:
- Gold sales of 14,328 ounces; all-in sustaining cost of
$1,204 per ounce sold1 - Commenced trading on the
New York Stock Exchange onMay 19, 2022 under the symbol IAUX - Funds received for the previously announced gold prepay and silver purchase and sale agreements totaling
$75 million - Increased the size of the
Granite Creek property package by approximately 1,280 acres (518 hectares), extending exposure along the primary fault structure by approximately 1.6 km north towards theTurquoise Ridge Mine , and 1.6 km south ofGranite Creek - Commenced development of exploration ramp at McCoy-Cove (approximately 1,900 feet of advance now completed); drilling expected to commence in Q4
- Entered into agreement to acquire key water rights for the development of the
Cove Project - Completed first gold sale in Company history
- A total of 208,329 feet (core and RC) drilled by the end of the third quarter
"In the third Quarter the Company achieved record gold sales, more than doubling previous quarter sales .", stated
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(in thousands of | 2022 | 2022 | |||||||
Revenue | 16,065 | 25,311 | |||||||
Cost of sales | (9,834) | (15,331) | |||||||
Depletion, depreciation, and amortization | (2,126) | (2,949) | |||||||
Mine operating income | 4,105 | 7,031 | |||||||
Expenses | |||||||||
Exploration, evaluation, and pre-development | 10,798 | 32,184 | |||||||
General and administrative | 4,743 | 12,581 | |||||||
Property maintenance | 350 | 1,139 | |||||||
Share-based payments | 471 | 2,460 | |||||||
Operating (loss) | (12,257) | (41,333) |
Production and sales from residual leaching at Ruby Hill and
Exploration, evaluation, and pre-development costs were
Lone Tree Processing Facilities
During the quarter, the Company continued to advance the detailed engineering study for the restart of the autoclave. The study is progressing on plan and is expected to be completed in the fourth quarter of 2022. Permitting work on
Residual leaching activities at Lone Tree produced 3,513 ounces gold during Q3 and 5,298 YTD at a cash cost per ounce sold of
In the third quarter, 2022, drilling continued for resource expansion on the Ogee and South Pacific Zones with multiple high-grade intercepts. Completed 10,526 feet of core drilling and 5,460 feet of RC drilling during the quarter. The amount of drilling completed as of
McCoy-Cove
Total development through the end of the third quarter was 1,938 feet including 1,735 feet for construction of the exploration ramp which continued on plan. Additional work on metallurgical and hydrology studies, engineering of de-watering and mining options, and reclamation activities associated with the inactive tailings storage facility is also being advanced. It is expected that the underground drill campaign will commence in Q4 2022.
In the third quarter, infill and step-out drilling of the Ruby Deeps, 426 and Hilltop zones continued with multiple high-grade intercepts and multiple brownfield exploration targets tested.17,025 feet of core drilling and 34,865 feet of RC drilling was completed during the quarter, with a combined total of 120,692 feet completed in the first nine months, in line with the Company's drilling plan. Owing to the substantial success of the 2022 exploration campaign at Ruby Hill, the program has been expanded.
The Company continued to advance permitting for the construction of a decline to access the high-grade Ruby Deeps deposit and the
Residual leaching activities at Ruby Hill produced 5,819 ounces gold during Q3 and 9,030 YTD at a cash cost per ounce sold of
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Certain statements in this release constitute "forward-looking statements" or "forward-looking information" within the meaning of applicable securities laws, including but not limited to, actual production results and costs, results of operation outcomes and timing of updated technical studies at the Company's mineral projects, timing to advance mineral projects to production and advance permitting and feasibility work on the on its mineral projects and future production, development and exploration results. Such statements and information involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of the company, its projects, or industry results, to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements or information. Such statements can be identified by the use of words such as "may", "would", "could", "will", "intend", "expect", "believe", "plan", "anticipate", "estimate", "scheduled", "forecast", "predict" and other similar terminology, or state that certain actions, events or results "may", "could", "would", "might" or "will" be taken, occur or be achieved. These statements reflect the Company's current expectations regarding future events, performance and results and speak only as of the date of this release.
Forward-looking statements and information involve significant risks and uncertainties, should not be read as guarantees of future performance or results and will not necessarily be accurate indicators of whether or not such results will be achieved. A number of factors could cause actual results to differ materially from the results discussed in the forward-looking statements or information, including, but not limited to: material adverse changes, unexpected changes in laws, rules or regulations, or their enforcement by applicable authorities; the failure of parties to contracts with the company to perform as agreed; social or labor unrest; changes in commodity prices; and the failure of exploration programs or studies to deliver anticipated results or results that would justify and support continued exploration, studies, development or operations. For a more detailed discussion of such risks and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements, refer to i-80's filings with Canadian securities regulators, including the most recent Annual Information Form, available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.
NON-IFRS FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE MEASURES
The Company has included certain terms or performance measures commonly used in the mining industry that are not defined under IFRS in this document. These include: by-product cash cost per ounce sold, by-product all-in sustaining cost ("AISC") per ounce sold, earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization, capital expenditures (expansionary), capital expenditures (sustaining), adjusted net earnings and average realized price per ounce. Non-IFRS financial performance measures do not have any standardized meaning prescribed under IFRS, and therefore, they may not be comparable to similar measures employed by other companies. The data presented is intended to provide additional information and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for measures prepared in accordance with IFRS and should be read in conjunction with the Company's Financial Statements.
Adjusted earnings / (loss) and adjusted earnings / (loss) per share excludes significant write-down adjustments and the gain / (loss) from financing instruments.
All-in sustaining costs on a by-product basis per ounce include total production cash costs on a by-product basis and costs related to sustaining production.
Average realized gold price represents the sales price of gold per ounce before deducting mining royalties, treatment and refining charges and gains or losses derived from the offtake agreement with Orion.
By-product credits include revenues from the sale of by-products from operating mines.
Capital expenditure (expansionary) is a capital expenditure intended to expand the business or operations by increasing production capacity beyond current levels of performance and includes capitalized exploration.
Capital expenditure (sustaining) is a capital expenditure necessary to maintain existing levels of production. The sustaining capital expenditures maintain the existing mine fleet, mill and other facilities so that they function at levels consistent from year to year.
Cost of sales per ounce sold is calculated by dividing the attributable cost of sales by the attributable ounces sold.
Exploration and evaluation (sustaining) expense is presented as mine site sustaining if it supports current mine operations.
Rehabilitation – accretion and amortization include depreciation on the assets related to the rehabilitation provision of gold operations and accretion on the rehabilitation provision of gold operations.
Average realized gold price per ounce of gold sold
Average realized gold price per ounce of gold sold is a non-IFRS measure and does not constitute a measure recognized by IFRS and does not have a standardized meaning defined by IFRS. It may not be comparable to information in other gold producers' reports and filings.
Three months ended | Nine months ended | ||
(in thousands of | 2022 | 2022 | |
Revenue per financial statements | $ | 16,065 | 25,311 |
Silver revenue from mining operations | $ | (83) | (123) |
Gold revenue from mining operations | $ | 15,982 | 25,188 |
Ounces of gold sold | ounce | 9,332 | 14,328 |
Average realized gold price | $/ounce | 1,712 | 1,758 |
Revenue per financial statements | $ | 6,189 | 9,647 |
Silver revenue from mining operations | $ | (10) | (27) |
Gold revenue from mining operations | $ | 6,179 | 9,620 |
Ounces of gold sold | ounce | 3,513 | 5,298 |
Average realized gold price | $/ounce | 1,759 | 1,816 |
Revenue per financial statements | $ | 9,876 | 15,664 |
Silver revenue from mining operations | $ | (74) | (96) |
Gold revenue from mining operations | $ | 9,802 | 15,568 |
Ounces of gold sold | ounce | 5,819 | 9,030 |
Average realized gold price | $/ounce | 1,685 | 1,724 |
(i) | May not add due to rounding. |
(ii) | Revenue from 2021 was related to the Company's 40% interest in the South Arturo mine. On |
Cash Costs
Cash costs per ounce sold represents all direct and indirect operating costs related to the physical activities of producing gold, including on-site mining costs, processing, third-party smelting, refining and transportation costs, on-site general and administrative costs, community site relations, royalties and royalty taxes.
Cash cost: by-product - When deriving the cash costs associated with an ounce of gold, the Company includes by-product credits, as the Company considers that the cost to produce the gold is reduced as a result of the by-product sales incidental to the gold production process. Accordingly, total production costs are reduced for revenues earned from silver sales.
Cash costs per ounce is a common financial performance measure in the mining industry, but the term does not have any standardized meaning. In determining its cash cost and cash cost per ounce, the Company has considered the guidelines provided by the
All-in Sustaining Costs ("AISC")
AISC include total production cash costs incurred at the Company's mining operations, which forms the basis of the Company's by-product cash costs. Additionally, the Company includes sustaining capital expenditures which are expended to maintain existing levels of production (to which costs do not contribute to a material increase in annual gold ounce production over the next 12 months), rehabilitation accretion and amortization, and exploration and evaluation expenses. The Company does not allocate corporate general and administrative expenses. The measure seeks to reflect the full cost of production from current operations, therefore expansionary capital is excluded. Certain other cash expenditures, including tax payments (including the
This financial performance measure was adopted as a result of an initiative undertaken within the gold mining industry; however, this performance measure has no standardized meaning and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for measures of performance prepared in accordance with IFRS. In determining AISC, the Company has considered the guidelines provided by the
The following table provides a reconciliation on a by-product basis for gold cash cost and AISC for the three and nine months ended
For the three and nine months ended | ||||
(in thousands of | Nevada Production | |||
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By-Product | 000$ | Per gold ounce | 000$ | Per gold ounce |
Cost of sales excluding depletion, depreciation and amortization | 9,544 | 1,023 | 14,826 | 1,035 |
Depletion, depreciation and amortization | 2,126 | 228 | 2,949 | 206 |
Total cost of sales | 11,670 | 1,251 | 17,775 | 1,241 |
Depletion, depreciation and amortization | (2,126) | (228) | (2,949) | (206) |
By-product credits | (83) | (9) | (123) | (9) |
Cash cost : by-product | 9,749 | 1,045 | 15,208 | 1,061 |
Rehabilitation - accretion and amortization | 873 | 93 | 2,036 | 143 |
All-in sustaining cost : by-product | 10,622 | 1,138 | 17,244 | 1,204 |
Total gold ounces produced | 9,332 | 14,328 | ||
Total ounces sold | 9,332 | 14,328 |
(1) | May not add due to rounding. |
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(in thousands of | ||||
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By-Product | 000$ | Per gold ounce | 000$ | Per gold ounce |
Cost of sales excluding depletion, depreciation and amortization | 3,516 | 1,001 | 5,102 | 963 |
Depletion, depreciation and amortization | 338 | 96 | 460 | 87 |
Total cost of sales | 3,854 | 1,097 | 5,562 | 1,050 |
Depletion, depreciation and amortization | (338) | (96) | (460) | (87) |
By-product credits | (11) | (3) | (27) | (5) |
Cash cost : by-product | 3,505 | 998 | 5,075 | 958 |
Rehabilitation - accretion and amortization | 611 | 173 | 1,437 | 271 |
All-in sustaining cost : by-product | 4,116 | 1,171 | 6,512 | 1,229 |
Total gold ounces produced | 3,513 | 5,298 | ||
Total ounces sold | 3,513 | 5,298 |
(1) | May not add due to rounding. |
For the three and nine months ended | ||||
(in thousands of | ||||
Three months ended | Nine months ended | |||
By-Product | 000$ | Per gold ounce | 000$ | Per gold ounce |
Cost of sales excluding depletion, depreciation and amortization | 6,029 | 1,036 | 9,724 | 1,077 |
Depletion, depreciation and amortization | 1,788 | 307 | 2,489 | 276 |
Total cost of sales | 7,817 | 1,343 | 12,213 | 1,353 |
Depletion, depreciation and amortization | (1,788) | (307) | (2,489) | (276) |
Royalty tax | 289 | 50 | 505 | 56 |
By-product credits | (74) | (13) | (96) | (11) |
Cash cost : by-product | 6,244 | 1,073 | 10,133 | 1,122 |
Rehabilitation - accretion and amortization | 262 | 45 | 599 | 67 |
All-in sustaining cost : by-product | 6,506 | 1,118 | 10,732 | 1,189 |
Total gold ounces produced | 5,819 | 9,030 | ||
Total ounces sold | 5,819 | 9,030 |
(1) | May not add due to rounding. |
Adjusted Earnings / (Loss)
Adjusted earnings / (loss) and adjusted earnings / (loss) per share are non-IFRS measures that the Company considers to better reflect normalized earnings because it eliminates non-recurring items. Certain items that become applicable in a period may be adjusted for, with the Company retroactively presenting comparable periods with an adjustment for such items and conversely, items no longer applicable may be removed from the calculation. Neither adjusted earnings / (loss) nor adjusted earnings / (loss) per share have any standardized meaning prescribed by IFRS and are therefore unlikely to be comparable to similar measures presented by other companies.
The following table shows a reconciliation of adjusted earnings / (loss) for the three and nine months ended
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(in thousands of | 2022 | 2021 | 2022 | 2021 | ||||
Net income / (loss) for the period - Continuing operations | $ | (11,272) | $ | (11,938) | $ | (15,260) | $ | (25,106) |
Adjust for: | ||||||||
Restructuring costs | — | — | — | (4,444) | ||||
Gain / (loss) on warrants | 849 | (3,633) | 9,749 | (3,098) | ||||
Gain / (loss) on convertible loans | (1,112) | — | 9,101 | — | ||||
Loss on deferred consideration | (806) | — | (2,441) | — | ||||
Gain on fair value measurement of Gold Prepayment Agreement | 3,036 | — | 7,120 | — | ||||
Gain on fair value measurement of Silver Purchase Agreement | 2,297 | — | 11,421 | — | ||||
Total Adjustments | $ | 4,264 | $ | (3,633) | $ | 34,950 | $ | (7,542) |
Adjusted loss for the period | $ | (15,536) | $ | (8,305) | $ | (50,210) | $ | (17,564) |
Weighted average shares for the period | 240,368,617 | 190,764,885 | 239,992,077 | 121,292,230 | ||||
Adjusted loss per share for the period | $ | (0.06) | $ | (0.04) | $ | (0.21) | $ | (0.14) |
1 Specified financial measure which is not a standardized measure under IFRS and may not be comparable to similar specified financial measures used by other entities. Please see "Non-IFRS Financial Performance Measures" for the composition of such specified financial measure, an explanation of how such specified financial measure provides useful information to a reader and the purposes for which management of i-80 uses the specified financial measure, and where required, a reconciliation of the specified financial measure to the most directly comparable IFRS measure. |
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