McEwen Mining Inc. (NYSE: MUX) (TSX: MUX) today
released its financial and operational results for the third
quarter ended September 30, 2024 (“Q3”). The Company achieved
significant improvements in revenue and operating profitability,
driven by higher gold prices and strong production. The results
reflect McEwen Mining’s ongoing commitment to expanding gold and
silver production, advancing its large copper project and robust
investment in exploration programs.
Financial Highlights (Q3 2024 vs Q3
2023)
- Revenue increased 36%
to $52.3 million due to higher realized
gold prices and an increase in gold equivalent ounces (GEOs)
produced for our 100%-owned mines. Average gold price sold was
$2,499 per ounce in Q3 vs $1,920 in Q3 2023.
- Gross profit increased 268%
to $13.8 million due to higher gold prices, improved
operational efficiencies and higher production.
- Net loss
significantly decreased to $2.1
million or $0.04 per share, compared to a
net loss of $18.5 million or $(0.39) per share in Q3 2023,
reflecting the Company’s focused efforts on cost controls and lower
expenditures at the Los Azules copper project.
- Operating cash flow
increased to $23.2 million or $0.45 per share, compared to
negative operating cash flow of $2.3 million or $(0.04) per share
in Q3 2023, primarily reflecting the improvement in gross profit
above.
- Adjusted
EBITDA(1) increased 586%
to $10.5 million or $0.20 per share,
compared to $1.5 million or $0.03 per share in Q3 2023. Adjusted
EBITDA excludes the impact of McEwen Copper’s results and reflects
the operating earnings of our mining assets, including the San José
mine. This measure underscores McEwen Mining’s success in improving
cash flow and operating performance across its production
portfolio.
Operational Highlights
- Gold Bar Mine,
Nevada: Production reached 13,640 oz
Au(1)
in Q3, a 43% increase compared to the same period in 2023, driven
by higher gold grades and improved recovery rates. The site is on
track to meet its annual production guidance of 40,000 to 43,000 oz
Au.
- Fox Complex,
Canada: Production totaled 7,855 oz
Au(1)
down 30% year-over-year, impacted by a temporary shortfall in
development due to a stope failure in Q2 2024 that limited stope
availability. However, the Company anticipates enhanced stope
availability in Q4 2024, which will support increased production.
The Fox Complex is expected to produce approximately 15-20% fewer
ounces compared to its annual guidance of 40,000 to 42,000 oz
Au.
- San José Mine,
Argentina: The 49% share of production from the San José
Mine in Argentina was 13,684
GEOs(1)(3). Lower than
anticipated grades contributed to a 23% decrease from Q3 2023.
Nevertheless, Hochschild plc, as operator of the San José mine,
expects to achieve its annual guidance for San José, which stands
at 50,000 to 60,000 GEOs for McEwen Mining’s attributable share.
The improved metal price environment has allowed the San José mine
to build a strong liquidity position, with an increase of $40.4
million in working capital from $34.1 million at September 30, 2023
to $75.5 million at September 30, 2024, while also investing $8.5
million in exploration and $3.5 million in expanding the mill
during 2024.
|
Time Since Last Lost Time Injury (LTI) |
Gold Bar mine |
54 months no LTI |
Fox Complex |
33 months no LTI |
Los Azules project |
1.3 million manhours no LTI |
Corporate DevelopmentsMcEwen
Copper recently raised $56 million at $30 per share to fund the
ongoing development of its Los Azules copper project in Argentina.
Of the total raised, $14 million was contributed by McEwen Mining,
$5 million by Rob McEwen, $35 million by Nuton LLC, a Rio Tinto
venture, and $2 million by two individual investors. Following
these investments, McEwen Mining’s ownership in McEwen Copper now
stands at 46.4% and the post-money market value of McEwen Copper is
now $984 million. Over $350 million have been invested in
exploration to develop Los Azules as a world-class copper deposit,
including amounts spent by Minera Andes Inc. until 2012 and McEwen
Mining until 2021.
McEwen Mining completed the acquisition of
Timberline Resources in August, thereby expanding our exploration
and potential production footprint in Nevada. This acquisition
includes three properties in Nevada: Eureka, which is close to our
Gold Bar Mine, and contains an oxide gold resource of 423,000 oz
(Measured and Indicated) and 84,000 oz (Inferred) plus attractive
exploration targets; Paiute, which is adjacent to McEwen Copper’s
Elder Creek project; and Seven Troughs, which is purported to host
the highest grade historical gold mine in the State of Nevada(4),
with production starting from 1907. All represent opportunities for
long-term growth.
Exploration and Development Investments
Driving Future Growth
The investment in exploration and development
continued in the quarter with $6.1 million on the Los Azules copper
project and $5.3 million across Gold Bar and Fox Complex.
Activities during the quarter were:
- Los Azules Copper Project,
Argentina: Our flagship copper development project is
moving steadily towards completion of the feasibility study
scheduled for publication in the first half of 2025. The latest
private placement funding of $56 million will allow McEwen Copper
to complete this study. Additional funding will support other
initiatives, including discovery-oriented exploration
programs.
- Gold Bar Mine,
Nevada: Exploration activities are focused on near-mine
drilling, aimed at extending the mine life and identifying new
resource areas. A mine plan is in place to extend production
from Gold Bar into 2029, and additional opportunities at the Eureka
property, obtained through the Timberline
acquisition, could potentially contribute to production
beginning in 2027, depending on permitting and exploration
outcomes.
- Fox Complex,
Canada: During the first nine months (9M) of 2024, $5.5
million was invested developing our Stock project at the Fox
Complex. Earthworks have been completed in preparation for our mine
portal construction later in 2024, with the intent of driving a
ramp connecting the Stock East, Stock Main and Stock West zones.
Rehabilitation of the historic Stock shaft is being considered to
provide alternative means of accessing these zones to facilitate
increased production.
Individual Mine Performance
(See Table 1):
Gold Bar production
increased 43% to 13,640 oz
Au(1)
in Q3, compared to 9,507 oz Au in Q3 2023 due to higher mined
grades and recovery rates. During 9M 2024, gold production was
37,654 oz Au and the mine remains on track to meet annual costs per
ounce guidance and production of 40,000 to 43,000 oz Au.
Cash costs and AISC per GEO sold(2) in Q3 were
$1,281 and $1,822, respectively, due to higher planned stripping
costs in the quarter. Operations are expected to deliver on
full-year cost guidance.
Gold Bar Mine($ millions) |
Q3 2024 |
Q3 2023 |
9M 2024 |
9M 2023 |
Revenue from gold sales |
33.3 |
|
18.0 |
|
88.2 |
|
45.5 |
|
Cash costs |
17.1 |
|
14.4 |
|
49.5 |
|
41.5 |
|
Gross margin |
16.2 |
|
3.6 |
|
38.7 |
|
4.0 |
|
Gross margin % |
48.6 |
% |
20.0 |
% |
43.9 |
% |
8.8 |
% |
Fox gold production was 7,855 oz
Au(1),
a 30% decrease compared to 11,174 oz Au in Q3 2023 due to
a stope failure in Q2 2024, which led to a shortfall in development
and limited stope availability during the quarter. During 9M 2024,
gold production was 23,600 oz Au vs 34,200 oz Au in 9M 2023. While
stope availability is expected to improve during Q4 2024, resulting
in higher gold production compared to prior quarters in 2024,
annual production is projected to be 15-20% below our guidance of
40,000 to 42,000 oz Au.
Cash costs and AISC per GEO sold(2) in Q3 were
$1,572 and $1,953, respectively. Accelerated development costs to
improve stope availability for Q4 2024 increased unit costs during
the third quarter. While we expect production to improve in the
fourth quarter, including by adding new production from our Black
Fox mine, we expect unit costs to be 15 to 20% higher than
guidance.
Fox Complex($ millions) |
Q3 2024 |
Q3 2023 |
9M 2024 |
9M 2023 |
Revenue from gold sales |
19.0 |
|
20.3 |
|
51.5 |
|
61.9 |
|
Cash costs |
12.6 |
|
12.1 |
|
37.3 |
|
38.6 |
|
Gross margin |
5.9 |
|
8.2 |
|
14.2 |
|
23.2 |
|
Gross margin % |
33.7 |
% |
40.4 |
% |
27.5 |
% |
37.5 |
% |
San José’s attributable production was
13,684 GEOs, a 23% decrease from 17,798 GEOs in Q3 2023.
Production was impacted by lower gold and silver grades mined.
Production is expected to increase during Q4 2024. During 9M 2024,
41,290 attributable GEOs were produced. Hochschild Mining, our
joint venture partner and mine operator, asserts that the mine
remains on track to meet annual production guidance, with our
attributable portion at 50,000 to 60,000 GEOs.
Cash costs per GEO sold(2) in Q3 was $2,173 and
AISC per GEO sold was $2,675. While cost inflation remained high
from an Argentine perspective, the relative strength of the Peso
against the US Dollar continued to increase costs in US Dollar
terms. Combined with temporary lower than expected mined grades,
unit costs were higher than planned. While production is expected
to recover in Q4 2024 through mining from new areas, unit costs are
expected to remain above guidance due to macroeconomic factors.
San José Mine—100% basis($ millions) |
Q3 2024 |
Q3 2023 |
9M 2024 |
9M 2023 |
Revenue from gold and silver sales |
70.4 |
|
64.5 |
|
210.6 |
|
179.4 |
|
Cash costs |
58.0 |
|
43.4 |
|
154.1 |
|
131.4 |
|
Gross margin |
12.4 |
|
20.8 |
|
44.2 |
|
25.4 |
|
Gross margin % |
35.1 |
% |
32.2 |
% |
21.0 |
% |
14.2 |
% |
Management Conference Call
Management will discuss our Q3 financial results
and project developments and follow with a question-and-answer
session. Questions can be asked directly by participants over the
phone during the webcast.
WednesdayNovember
6th 2024 at
11:00 AM EST |
Toll-Free Dial-In North America: |
(888) 210-3454 |
Toll-Free Dial-In Other Countries: |
https://events.q4irportal.com/custom/access/2324/ |
Toll Dial-In: |
(646)
960-0130 |
Conference ID Number: |
3232920 |
Webcast Link: |
https://events.q4inc.com/attendee/716235143/guest |
An archived replay of the webcast will be
available approximately 2 hours following the conclusion of the
live event. Access the replay on the Company’s media page at
https://www.mcewenmining.com/media.
Table 1 below provides
production and cost results for Q3 & 9M 2024 with comparative
results for Q3 & 9M 2023 and our Guidance for 2024.
|
Q3 |
9M |
2024Guidance |
2023 |
2024 |
2023 |
2024 |
Consolidated Production |
|
|
|
|
|
GEOs(1) |
38,500 |
35,200 |
104,400 |
103,500 |
130,000-145,000 |
Gold Bar Mine, Nevada |
|
|
|
|
|
GEOs(1) |
9,500 |
13,600 |
23,800 |
37,700 |
40,000-43,000 |
Cash Costs per GEO Sold(2) |
1,529 |
1,281 |
1,743 |
1,302 |
$1,450-1,550 |
AISC per GEO Sold(2) |
2,160 |
1,822 |
2,203 |
1,548 |
$1,650-1,750 |
Fox Complex, Canada |
|
|
|
|
|
GEOs(1) |
11,200 |
7,900 |
34,200 |
23,600 |
40,000-42,000 |
Cash Costs per GEO Sold(2) |
1,078 |
1,572 |
1,129 |
1,572 |
$1,225-1,325 |
AISC per GEO Sold(2) |
1,288 |
1,953 |
1,321 |
1,909 |
$1,450-1,550 |
San José Mine, Argentina (49%)(3) |
|
|
|
|
|
GEOs(1) |
17,800 |
13,700 |
46,400 |
41,300 |
50,000-60,000 |
Cash Costs per GEO Sold(2) |
1,445 |
2,173 |
1,505 |
1,788 |
$1,300-1,500 |
AISC per GEO Sold(2) |
1,953 |
2,675 |
1,971 |
2,194 |
$1,500-1,700 |
Notes:
- 'Gold Equivalent Ounces' are
calculated based on a gold to silver price ratio of 85:1 for Q3
2024 and 82:1 for Q3 2023. 2024 production guidance is calculated
based on an 85:1 gold to silver price ratio. Gold Bar and Fox mines
produce insignificant (silver) co-products with gold, therefore
GEOs and ‘Oz Au’ are equivalent measures.
- Cash costs per ounce and all-in
sustaining costs (AISC) per ounce are non-GAAP financial
performance measures with no standardized definition under U.S.
GAAP. For a definition of the non-GAAP measures see
"Non-GAAP- Financial Measures" section in this press release;
for the reconciliation of the non-GAAP measures to the closest U.S.
GAAP measures, see the Management Discussion and Analysis for the
quarter ended September 30, 2024, filed on EDGAR and SEDAR
Plus.
- Represents the portion attributable
to us from our 49% interest in the San José Mine.
- Records indicate historic
production from 1907-1955 was 158,468 oz. gold grading 35.6 g/t and
995,876 oz. of silver grading 223.9 g/t.
Technical Information
The technical content of this news release
related to financial results, mining and development projects has
been reviewed and approved by William (Bill) Shaver, P.Eng., COO of
McEwen Mining and a Qualified Person as defined by SEC S-K 1300 and
the Canadian Securities Administrators National Instrument 43-101
"Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects."
Reliability of Information Regarding San
José
Minera Santa Cruz S.A (MSC)., the owner of the
San José Mine, is responsible for and has supplied the Company with
all reported results from the San José Mine. McEwen Mining’s joint
venture partner, a subsidiary of Hochschild Mining plc, and its
affiliates other than MSC do not accept responsibility for the use
of project data or the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
NON-GAAP FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE MEASURES
We have included in this report certain non-GAAP
performance measures as detailed below. In the gold mining
industry, these are common performance measures but do not have any
standardized meaning and are considered non-GAAP measures. We use
these measures to evaluate our business on an ongoing basis and
believe that, in addition to conventional measures prepared in
accordance with GAAP, certain investors use such non-GAAP measures
to evaluate our performance and ability to generate cash flow. We
also report these measures to provide investors and analysts with
useful information about our underlying costs of operations and
clarity over our ability to finance operations. Accordingly, they
are intended to provide additional information and should not be
considered in isolation or as a substitute for measures of
performance prepared in accordance with GAAP. There are limitations
associated with the use of such non-GAAP measures. We compensate
for these limitations by relying primarily on our US GAAP results
and using the non-GAAP measures supplementally.
The non-GAAP measures are presented for our
wholly owned mines and our interest in the San José mine. The
amounts in the reconciliation tables labeled “49% basis” were
derived by applying to each financial statement line item the
ownership percentage interest used to arrive at our share of net
income or loss during the period when applying the equity method of
accounting. We do not control the interest in or operations of MSC
and the presentations of assets and liabilities and revenues and
expenses of MSC do not represent our legal claim to such items. The
amount of cash we receive is based upon specific provisions of the
Option and Joint Venture Agreement (“OJVA”) and varies depending on
factors including the profitability of the operations.
The presentation of these measures, including
the minority interest in the San José mine, has limitations as an
analytical tool. Some of these limitations include:
- The amounts shown on the individual
line items were derived by applying our overall economic ownership
interest percentage determined when applying the equity method of
accounting and do not represent our legal claim to the assets and
liabilities, or the revenues and expenses; and
- Other companies in our industry may
calculate their cash costs, cash cost per ounce, all-in sustaining
costs, all-in sustaining cost per ounce, adjusted EBITDA and
average realized price per ounce differently than we do, limiting
the usefulness as a comparative measure.
Cash Costs and All-In Sustaining Costs
The terms cash costs, cash cost per ounce,
all-in sustaining costs (“AISC”), and all-in sustaining cost per
ounce used in this report are non-GAAP financial measures. We
report these measures to provide additional information regarding
operational efficiencies on an individual mine basis, and believe
these measures used by the mining industry provide investors and
analysts with useful information about our underlying costs of
operations.
Cash costs consist of mining, processing,
on-site general and administrative expenses, community and
permitting costs related to current operations, royalty costs,
refining and treatment charges (for both doré and concentrate
products), sales costs, export taxes and operational stripping
costs, but exclude depreciation and amortization (non-cash items).
The sum of these costs is divided by the corresponding gold
equivalent ounces sold to determine a per ounce amount.
All-in sustaining costs consist of cash costs
(as described above), plus accretion of retirement obligations and
amortization of the asset retirement costs related to operating
sites, environmental rehabilitation costs for mines with no
reserves, sustaining exploration and development costs, sustaining
capital expenditures and sustaining lease payments. Our all-in
sustaining costs exclude the allocation of corporate general and
administrative costs. The following is additional information
regarding our all-in sustaining costs:
- Sustaining operating costs
represent expenditures incurred at current operations that are
considered necessary to maintain current annual production at the
mine site and include mine development costs and ongoing
replacement of mine equipment and other capital facilities.
Sustaining capital costs do not include the costs of expanding the
project that would result in improved productivity of the existing
asset, increased existing capacity or extended useful life.
- Sustaining exploration and
development costs include expenditures incurred to sustain current
operations and to replace reserves and/or resources extracted as
part of the ongoing production. Exploration activity performed
near-mine (brownfield) or new exploration projects (greenfield) are
classified as non-sustaining.
The sum of all-in sustaining costs is divided by
the corresponding gold equivalent ounces sold to determine a per
ounce amount.
Costs excluded from cash costs and all-in
sustaining costs, in addition to depreciation and depletion, are
income and mining tax expense, all corporate financing charges,
costs related to business combinations, asset acquisitions and
asset disposals, impairment charges and any items that are deducted
for the purpose of normalizing items.
The following tables reconcile these non-GAAP
measures to the most directly comparable GAAP measure, production
costs applicable to sales:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three months ended September 30, 2024 |
|
Nine months ended September 30, 2024 |
|
|
Gold Bar |
|
Fox Complex |
|
Total |
|
Gold Bar |
|
Fox Complex |
|
Total |
|
|
(in thousands, except
per ounce) |
|
(in thousands, except
per ounce) |
Production costs
applicable to sales (100% owned) |
|
$ |
17,078 |
|
$ |
12,604 |
|
$ |
29,682 |
|
$ |
49,515 |
|
$ |
37,343 |
|
$ |
86,858 |
Mine site reclamation, accretion and amortization |
|
|
328 |
|
|
162 |
|
|
490 |
|
|
943 |
|
|
433 |
|
|
1,376 |
In‑mine exploration |
|
|
165 |
|
|
— |
|
|
165 |
|
|
647 |
|
|
— |
|
|
647 |
Capitalized mine development (sustaining) |
|
|
5,246 |
|
|
2,870 |
|
|
8,116 |
|
|
5,246 |
|
|
7,275 |
|
|
12,521 |
Capital expenditures on plant and equipment (sustaining) |
|
|
1,459 |
|
|
— |
|
|
1,459 |
|
|
2,438 |
|
|
— |
|
|
2,438 |
Sustaining leases |
|
|
17 |
|
|
24 |
|
|
41 |
|
|
70 |
|
|
290 |
|
|
360 |
All‑in sustaining
costs |
|
$ |
24,293 |
|
$ |
15,660 |
|
$ |
39,953 |
|
$ |
58,860 |
|
$ |
45,341 |
|
$ |
104,200 |
Ounces sold, including stream
(GEO) |
|
|
13.3 |
|
|
8.0 |
|
|
21.3 |
|
|
38.0 |
|
|
23.8 |
|
|
61.8 |
Cash cost per ounce
sold ($/GEO) |
|
$ |
1,281 |
|
$ |
1,572 |
|
$ |
1,390 |
|
$ |
1,302 |
|
$ |
1,572 |
|
$ |
1,406 |
AISC per ounce sold
($/GEO) |
|
$ |
1,822 |
|
$ |
1,953 |
|
$ |
1,871 |
|
$ |
1,548 |
|
$ |
1,909 |
|
$ |
1,687 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three months ended September 30, 2023 |
|
Nine months ended September 30, 2023 |
|
|
Gold Bar |
|
Fox Complex |
|
Total |
|
Gold Bar |
|
Fox Complex |
|
Total |
|
|
(in thousands, except per ounce) |
|
(in thousands, except per ounce) |
Production costs applicable to
sales - Cash costs (100% owned) |
|
$ |
14,399 |
|
$ |
12,069 |
|
$ |
26,468 |
|
$ |
41,446 |
|
$ |
38,597 |
|
$ |
80,043 |
Mine site reclamation, accretion and amortization |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
In‑mine exploration |
|
|
1,457 |
|
|
— |
|
|
1,457 |
|
|
3,054 |
|
|
— |
|
|
3,054 |
Capitalized underground mine development (sustaining) |
|
|
— |
|
|
2,227 |
|
|
2,227 |
|
|
— |
|
|
6,058 |
|
|
6,058 |
Capital expenditures on plant and equipment (sustaining) |
|
|
4,478 |
|
|
— |
|
|
4,478 |
|
|
7,655 |
|
|
— |
|
|
7,655 |
Sustaining leases |
|
|
8 |
|
|
124 |
|
|
132 |
|
|
237 |
|
|
523 |
|
|
760 |
All‑in sustaining costs |
|
$ |
20,342 |
|
$ |
14,420 |
|
$ |
34,762 |
|
$ |
52,392 |
|
$ |
45,178 |
|
$ |
97,570 |
Ounces sold, including stream
(GEO) |
|
|
9.4 |
|
|
11.2 |
|
|
20.6 |
|
|
23.8 |
|
|
34.2 |
|
|
58.0 |
Cash cost per ounce sold
($/GEO) |
|
$ |
1,529 |
|
$ |
1,078 |
|
$ |
1,284 |
|
$ |
1,743 |
|
$ |
1,129 |
|
$ |
1,381 |
AISC per ounce sold
($/GEO) |
|
$ |
2,160 |
|
$ |
1,288 |
|
$ |
1,686 |
|
$ |
2,203 |
|
$ |
1,321 |
|
$ |
1,683 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three months ended September 30, |
|
Nine months ended September 30, |
|
|
2024 |
|
|
2023 |
|
|
2024 |
|
|
2023 |
|
San José mine cash
costs (100% basis) |
|
(in thousands, except
per ounce) |
Production costs applicable to sales - Cash
costs |
|
$ |
58,031 |
|
|
$ |
43,380 |
|
|
$ |
154,136 |
|
|
$ |
131,434 |
|
Mine site reclamation, accretion and amortization |
|
|
338 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
1,003 |
|
|
|
386 |
|
Site exploration expenses |
|
|
1,605 |
|
|
|
2,538 |
|
|
|
4,926 |
|
|
|
7,336 |
|
Capitalized underground mine development (sustaining) |
|
|
7,045 |
|
|
|
11,890 |
|
|
|
21,425 |
|
|
|
27,939 |
|
Less: Depreciation |
|
|
(616 |
) |
|
|
(909 |
) |
|
|
(2,036 |
) |
|
|
(2,162 |
) |
Capital expenditures (sustaining) |
|
|
5,031 |
|
|
|
1,718 |
|
|
|
9,674 |
|
|
|
7,119 |
|
All‑in sustaining
costs |
|
$ |
71,434 |
|
|
$ |
58,617 |
|
|
$ |
189,128 |
|
|
$ |
172,052 |
|
Ounces sold (GEO) |
|
|
26.7 |
|
|
|
29.8 |
|
|
|
86.2 |
|
|
|
87.5 |
|
Cash cost per ounce
sold ($/GEO) |
|
$ |
2,173 |
|
|
$ |
1,445 |
|
|
$ |
1,788 |
|
|
$ |
1,505 |
|
AISC per ounce sold
($/GEO) |
|
$ |
2,675 |
|
|
$ |
1,953 |
|
|
$ |
2,194 |
|
|
$ |
1,971 |
|
Adjusted EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA per
share
Adjusted earnings before interest, taxes,
depreciation, and amortization (“Adjusted EBITDA”) is a non-GAAP
financial measure and does not have any standardized meaning. We
use adjusted EBITDA to evaluate our operating performance and
ability to generate cash flow from our wholly owned operations in
production; we disclose this metric as we believe this measure
provides valuable assistance to investors and analysts in
evaluating our ability to finance our precious metal operations and
capital activities separately from our copper exploration
operations. The most directly comparable measure prepared in
accordance with GAAP is net loss before income and mining taxes.
Adjusted EBITDA is calculated by adding back McEwen Copper's income
or loss impacts on our consolidated income or loss before income
and mining taxes.
The following tables present a reconciliation of adjusted
EBITDA:
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|
|
|
|
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|
|
Three months ended September 30, |
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Nine months ended September 30, |
|
|
2024 |
|
|
2023 |
|
|
2024 |
|
|
2023 |
|
Adjusted
EBITDA |
|
(in thousands) |
|
(in thousands) |
Net loss before income and mining taxes |
|
$ |
(1,267 |
) |
|
$ |
(28,617 |
) |
|
$ |
(39,578 |
) |
|
$ |
(110,873 |
) |
Less: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation and
depletion |
|
|
8,921 |
|
|
|
8,506 |
|
|
|
24,009 |
|
|
|
24,286 |
|
Loss from investment in McEwen
Copper Inc. (Note 9) |
|
|
1,852 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
36,680 |
|
|
|
— |
|
Advanced Projects – McEwen
Copper Inc. |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
18,478 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
78,883 |
|
General, interest and other –
McEwen Copper Inc. |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
2,179 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(3,033 |
) |
Interest expense |
|
|
983 |
|
|
|
982 |
|
|
|
2,928 |
|
|
|
4,007 |
|
Adjusted EBITDA |
|
$ |
10,489 |
|
|
$ |
1,528 |
|
|
$ |
24,039 |
|
|
$ |
(6,730 |
) |
Weighted average shares
outstanding (thousands) |
|
|
51,953 |
|
|
|
47,471 |
|
|
|
50,380 |
|
|
|
47,442 |
|
Adjusted EBITDA per share |
|
$ |
0.20 |
|
|
$ |
0.03 |
|
|
$ |
0.48 |
|
|
$ |
(0.14 |
) |
Average realized price
The term average realized price per ounce used
in this report is also a non-GAAP financial measure. We prepare
this measure to evaluate our performance against the market (London
P.M. Fix). The average realized price for our 100% owned properties
is calculated as gross sales of gold and silver, less streaming
revenue, divided by the number of net ounces sold in the period,
less ounces sold under the streaming agreement.
The following table reconciles the average
realized prices to the most directly comparable U.S. GAAP
measure, revenue from gold and silver sales. Ounces of gold and
silver sold for the San José mine are provided to us by MSC.
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|
Three months ended September 30, |
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Nine months ended September 30, |
|
|
2024 |
|
2023 |
|
2024 |
|
2023 |
Average realized price
- 100% owned |
|
|
(in thousands, except
per ounce) |
Revenue from gold and silver
sales |
|
$ |
52,250 |
|
$ |
38,404 |
|
$ |
140,954 |
|
$ |
107,551 |
Less: revenue from gold sales, stream |
|
|
349 |
|
|
527 |
|
|
1,283 |
|
|
1,567 |
Revenue from gold and silver
sales, excluding stream |
|
$ |
51,901 |
|
$ |
37,877 |
|
$ |
139,671 |
|
$ |
105,984 |
GEOs sold |
|
|
21.3 |
|
|
20.6 |
|
|
61.8 |
|
|
58.0 |
Less: gold ounces sold, stream |
|
|
0.6 |
|
|
0.9 |
|
|
2.1 |
|
|
2.7 |
GEOs sold, excluding
stream |
|
|
20.8 |
|
|
19.7 |
|
|
59.6 |
|
|
55.3 |
Average realized price per GEO
sold, excluding stream |
|
$ |
2,499 |
|
$ |
1,920 |
|
$ |
2,342 |
|
$ |
1,916 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three months ended September 30, |
|
Nine months ended September 30, |
|
|
2024 |
|
2023 |
|
2024 |
|
2023 |
Average realized price
- San José mine (100% basis) |
|
(in thousands, except
per ounce) |
Gold sales |
|
$ |
41,739 |
|
$ |
38,563 |
|
$ |
125,422 |
|
$ |
105,319 |
Silver sales |
|
|
28,622 |
|
|
25,932 |
|
|
85,214 |
|
|
74,124 |
Gold and silver sales |
|
$ |
70,361 |
|
$ |
64,495 |
|
$ |
210,636 |
|
$ |
179,443 |
Gold ounces sold |
|
|
15.8 |
|
|
18.0 |
|
|
51.3 |
|
|
51.5 |
Silver ounces sold |
|
|
928 |
|
|
994 |
|
|
2,957 |
|
|
2,979 |
GEOs sold |
|
|
26.7 |
|
|
30.0 |
|
|
86.2 |
|
|
87.3 |
Average realized price per
gold ounce sold |
|
$ |
2,639 |
|
$ |
2,138 |
|
$ |
2,445 |
|
$ |
2,044 |
Average realized price per
silver ounce sold |
|
$ |
30.83 |
|
$ |
26.08 |
|
$ |
28.82 |
|
$ |
24.88 |
Average realized price per GEO
sold |
|
$ |
2,635 |
|
$ |
2,149 |
|
$ |
2,443 |
|
$ |
2,055 |
CAUTION CONCERNING FORWARD-LOOKING
STATEMENTS
This news release contains certain
forward-looking statements and information, including
"forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The forward-looking
statements and information expressed, as at the date of this news
release, McEwen Mining Inc.'s (the "Company") estimates, forecasts,
projections, expectations or beliefs as to future events and
results. Forward-looking statements and information are necessarily
based upon a number of estimates and assumptions that, while
considered reasonable by management, are inherently subject to
significant business, economic and competitive uncertainties, risks
and contingencies, and there can be no assurance that such
statements and information will prove to be accurate. Therefore,
actual results and future events could differ materially from those
anticipated in such statements and information. Risks and
uncertainties that could cause results or future events to differ
materially from current expectations expressed or implied by the
forward-looking statements and information include, but are not
limited to, fluctuations in the market price of precious metals,
mining industry risks, political, economic, social and security
risks associated with foreign operations, the ability of the
Company to receive or receive in a timely manner permits or other
approvals required in connection with operations, risks associated
with the construction of mining operations and commencement of
production and the projected costs thereof, risks related to
litigation, the state of the capital markets, environmental risks
and hazards, uncertainty as to calculation of mineral resources and
reserves, foreign exchange volatility, foreign exchange controls,
foreign currency risk, and other risks. Readers should not place
undue reliance on forward-looking statements or information
included herein, which speak only as of the date hereof. The
Company undertakes no obligation to reissue or update
forward-looking statements or information as a result of new
information or events after the date hereof except as may be
required by law. See McEwen Mining's Annual Report on Form 10-K for
the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023, Quarterly Report on Form
10-Q for the three months ended March 31, 2024, June 30, 2024, and
September 30, 2024, and other filings with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, under the caption "Risk Factors", for
additional information on risks, uncertainties and other factors
relating to the forward-looking statements and information
regarding the Company. All forward-looking statements and
information made in this news release are qualified by this
cautionary statement.
The NYSE and TSX have not reviewed and do not
accept responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of the contents
of this news release, which has been prepared by the management of
McEwen Mining Inc.
ABOUT MCEWEN MINING
McEwen Mining is a gold and silver producer with
operations in Nevada, Canada, Mexico and Argentina. In addition, it
owns 46.4% of McEwen Copper which owns the large, advanced-stage
Los Azules copper project in Argentina. The Company’s objective is
to improve the productivity and life of its assets with the goal of
increasing its share price and providing an investor yield. Rob
McEwen, Chairman and Chief Owner, has a personal investment in the
companies of US$225 million. His annual salary is US$1.
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