K92 MINING INC. REPORTS STRONG FOURTH QUARTER AND FULL-YEAR 2019 RESULTS AND RECORD ANNUAL PRODUCTION AND COSTS - Seite 2
John Lewins, K92 Chief Executive Officer and Director, stated, “The Fourth Quarter saw K92 achieve multiple records including production, costs and revenue. This strong performance resulted in exceeding our upgraded annual guidance by 2,256 oz gold equivalent production and significantly beating all-in sustaining costs with costs of US$680 per ounce gold versus the upgraded guidance of US$720-US$760 per ounce gold.
The strong performance through 2019 has also resulted in a significant strengthening of K92’s financial position. As at December 31, 2019, the Company held just under US$22 million in cash, with the only material debt being a US$13.3 million secured facility with Trafigura. Additionally, the vast majority of our US$15 million Stage 2 expansion capital has already been spent.”
MINE OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Three months ended December 31, 2019 |
Twelve months ended December 31, 2019 |
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Operating data | ||
Head grade (Au g/t) | 25.2 | 20.8 |
Gold Recovery (%) | 93.9% | 93.7% |
Gold ounces produced | 23,096 | 79,838 |
Gold ounces equivalent produced (1) | 23,646 | 82,256 |
Tonnes of copper produced | 98 | 432 |
Silver ounces produced | 5,243 | 22,984 |
Financial data (in thousands of dollars) | ||
Gold ounces sold | 22,754 | 75,647 |
Revenues from concentrate sales | US$33,416 | US$101,693 |
Mine operating expenses | US$10,969 | US$39,153 |
Depreciation and depletion | US$2,976 | US$8,862 |
Statistics (in dollars) | ||
Average realized selling price per ounce, net | US$1,469 | US$1,344 |
Cash cost per ounce | US$461 | US$494 |
All-in sustaining cost per ounce | US$658 | US$680 |