Trading Symbol: TSX: SVM NYSE AMERCIAN: SVM

VANCOUVER, Aug. 3, 2017 /CNW/ - Silvercorp Metals Inc. ("Silvercorp" or the "Company") (TSX: SVM) (NYSE American: SVM) reported its financial and operating results for the first quarter ended June 30, 2017.  All amounts are expressed in US Dollars.

FIRST QUARTER HIGHLIGHTS

  • Net income attributable to equity shareholders of $10.9 million, or $0.07 per share1, up 134% compared to net income attributable to equity shareholders of $4.7 million, or $0.03 per share in the prior year quarter;
  • Sales of $39.7 million, up 13% compared to $35.3 million in the prior year quarter;
  • Gross margin of 50% compared with 45% in the prior year quarter;
  • Cash flow from operations of $16.9 million, compared to $20.2 million in the prior year quarter;
  • Dividend of $1.7 million, or $0.01 per share, paid to the equity shareholders;
  • Ended the quarter with $102.1 million in cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments, an increase of $5.6 million or 6% compared to $96.5 million as at March 31, 2017;
  • Silver, lead, and zinc metals sold amounted to approximately 1.5 million ounces silver, 15.9 million pounds lead, and 5.0 million pounds zinc, down 8%, 5%, and 4%, respectively from the prior year quarter;
  • Head grades were 304 grams per ton ("g/t") for silver, 4.6% for lead, and 0.8% for zinc at the Ying Mining District, compared to 308 g/t for silver, 4.4% for lead and 1.1% for zinc in the prior year quarter;
  • Total and cash mining costs per tonne ore2 of $68.12 and $50.29, respectively, compared to $68.70 and $47.24 in the prior year quarter;
  • Cash cost per ounce of silver2, net of by-product credits, of negative $3.57, compared to positive $0.08 in the prior year quarter;
  • All-in sustaining cost per ounce of silver2, net of by-product credits, of $4.70, compared to $7.06 in the prior year quarter; and,
  • Realized a gain of $4.3 million on the disposal of the Company's 2.5% net smelter return ("NSR") in the Silvertip mine.

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1

Earnings per share refers to basic earnings per share

2

Non IFRS measure, please refer to section 10 of the corresponding MD&A for reconciliation

 

FINANCIALS

Net income attributable to equity shareholders of the Company in Q1 Fiscal 2018 was $10.9 million, or $0.07 per share, compared to $4.7 million, or $0.03 per share in Q1 Fiscal 2017. 

The Company's financial results in Q1 Fiscal 2018 were mainly impacted by the following: i) the increase of metal prices, as the realized selling price for silver, lead, and zinc increased by 5%, 35%, and 65%, compared to the prior year quarter; ii) a $4.3 million gain on disposal of Silvertip Mine's NSR; offset by i) a $1.6 million foreign exchange loss, ii) less metals sold, and iii) a 3% increase in per tonne cash production costs.    

Sales in Q1 Fiscal 2018 were $39.7 million, up 13% compared to $35.3 million in the same quarter last year. Silver and gold sales represented $20.2 million and $1.0 million, respectively, while base metals represented $18.5 million of total sales compared to silver, gold and base metals sales of $20.8 million, $0.9 million, and $13.6 million, respectively, in the prior year quarter.

Cost of sales in Q1 Fiscal 2018 was $19.7 million compared to $19.5 million in Q1 Fiscal 2017.  The cost of sales included $14.1 million (Q1 Fiscal 2017 - $14.2 million) production costs, $1.1 million mineral resources tax (Q1 Fiscal 2017 - $0.4 million), and $4.5 million (Q1 Fiscal 2017 - $5.0 million) depreciation and amortization charges. The increase of mineral resources tax was mainly because the mineral resources tax was levied based on a certain percentage of sales in the current quarter while it was levied based on the tonnage of ore milled in the prior year quarter. The decrease of depreciation and amortization charges was mainly due to higher mineral reserves at the Ying Mining District as defined in the NI43-101 technical report released in February 2017, resulting in lower depreciation and amortization charges per unit of metal production.    

Gross profit margin in Q1 Fiscal 2018 improved to 50%, compared to 45% in Q1 Fiscal 2017. The improvement of gross profit margin was mainly due to the increase of metal prices. Ying Mining District's gross margin was 56% compared to a 49% gross profit margin in the prior year quarter, while GC Mine's profit margin was 30% compared to a 17% gross profit margin in the prior year.

General and administrative expenses in Q1 Fiscal 2018 were $4.6 million, an increase of 4% or $0.2 million, compared to $4.4 million in Q1 Fiscal 2017.

Gain on disposal of mineral rights and properties in Q1 Fiscal 2018 was $4.3 million compared to $nil in the prior year quarter, as the Company's 2.5% NSR in the Silvertip mine was disposed in the current quarter.

Income tax expenses in Q1 Fiscal 2018 were $4.0 million compared to $2.8 million in Q1 Fiscal 2017. The income tax expenses recorded in Q1 Fiscal 2018 included current income tax expenses of $3.2 million (Q1 Fiscal 2017 – $0.7 million) and deferred income taxes expenses of $0.8 million (Q1 Fiscal 2017 – $2.1 million).

Cash flows provided by operating activities in Q1 Fiscal 2018 were $16.9 million, a decrease of $3.2 million or 16%, compared to $20.2 million in the prior year quarter.  Before changes in non-cash operating working capital, cash flows provided by operating activities in Q1 Fiscal 2018 were $14.8 million, a decrease of $0.7 million or 5%, compared to $15.5 million in the prior year quarter. The decrease in cash flow provided by operating activities is mainly due to $4.1 million income tax paid in the current quarter while net tax refunds of $0.1 million were received in the prior year quarter.

The Company also paid dividend of $1.7 million, or $0.01 per share to the equity shareholders, and ended the quarter with $102.1 million in cash and short-term investments, an increase of $5.6 million or 6%, compared to $96.5 million as at March 31, 2017.

Working capital as at June 30, 2017 was $80.7 million, an increase of $10.0 million or 14%, compared to $70.7 million working capital as at March 31, 2017.

OPERATIONS AND DEVELOPMENT

In Q1 Fiscal 2018, the Company sold 1.5 million ounces of silver, 900 ounces of gold, 15.9 million pounds of lead, and 5.0 million pounds of zinc, compared to 1.6 million ounces of silver, 900 ounces of gold, 16.7 million pounds of lead, and 5.2 million pounds of zinc, respectively, in Q1 Fiscal 2017.  The decrease of metals sold was mainly due to not all metals produced in the quarter being sold in the same quarter as the Company intentionally increased its concentrate inventory at the Ying Mining District. As at June 30, 2017, lead concentrate inventory at the Ying Mining District was 4,050 tonnes, an increase of 1,757 tonnes, compared to 2,293 tonnes of lead concentrate inventory as at March 31, 2017.  

In Q1 Fiscal 2018, the consolidated total mining costs and cash mining costs were $68.12 and $50.29 per tonne, compared to $68.70 and $47.24 per tonne, respectively, in Q1 Fiscal 2017.  The increase in cash mining costs were mainly due to a $0.7 million increase in mining preparation costs resulting from more underground drilling and tunnelling expensed in the current quarter.

The consolidated total production costs and cash costs per ounce of silver, net of by-product credits, were negative $0.62 and negative $3.57 in Q1 Fiscal 2018 compared to $3.11 and $0.08 respectively, in the prior year quarter.  The overall decrease in cash cost per ounce of silver, net of by-product credits, is mainly due to a 35% increase in by-product credits, mainly arising from 35% and 65% increase in lead and zinc net realized selling prices. Sales from lead and zinc accounted for 46% of the total sales and amounted to $18.1 million, an increase of $4.7 million, compared to $13.5 million in the prior year quarter.   

In Q1 Fiscal 2018, the consolidated all-in sustaining cost per ounce of silver, net of by-product credits, is $4.70 compared to $7.06 in Q1 Fiscal 2017, and the decrease is mainly due to the 35% increase in by-product credits. 

1. Ying Mining District, Henan Province, China







Operational results - Ying Mining District







Q1 2018

Q4 2017

Q3 2017

Q2 2017

Q1 2017


June 30, 2017

March 31, 2017

 December 31, 2016 

 September 30, 2016 

 June 30, 2016 

Ore Mined (tonne)  

160,408

112,755

171,303

179,194

173,508

Ore Milled (tonne)  

164,959

108,051

182,259

180,154

167,747

Head Grades  







Silver (gram/tonne)                         

304

298

303

302

308


Lead (%)

4.6

4.8

4.8

4.9

4.4


Zinc (%)

0.8

0.8

0.8

1.1

1.1

Recoveries 







Silver (%)

95.8

96.6

95.1

95.5

95.7


Lead (%)

96.3

95.6

96.7

96.3

96.4


Zinc (%)

45.8

46.2

47.5

42.9

48.4

Metal Sales  







Silver (in thousands of ounce)

1,324

1,255

1,555

1,630

1,490


Gold (in thousands of ounce)

0.9

0.7

0.7

1.0

0.9


Lead (in thousands of pound)

13,765

13,520

17,269

17,768

14,861


Zinc (in thousands of pound)

755

1,033

1,210

1,785

1,820

Cash mining costs ($ per tonne)  

54.78

49.99

55.21

49.13

52.33

Total mining costs ($ per tonne)  

76.67

53.50

80.53

76.30

78.64

Cash milling costs ($ per tonne)  

8.07

10.43

9.09

8.85

10.07

Total milling costs ($ per tonne)  

10.10

13.60

11.03

10.86

12.25

Cash production costs ($ per tonne) 

66.93

64.34

68.22

61.79

66.27







Cash costs per ounce of silver ($) 

(2.97)

(3.73)

(4.60)

(2.68)

0.12

All-in sustaining costs per ounce of silver ($) 

3.66

0.74

1.34

2.33

5.80

* Figures may not add due to rounding






 

In Q1 Fiscal 2018, the total ore mined at the Ying Mining District was 160,408 tonnes, a decrease of 8%, compared to 173,508 tonnes mined in the prior year quarter.  The decrease was mainly due to additional downtime arising from several power down days due to power grid upgrade by State Grid Corporation of China impacting the TLP, LMW and LME mines and hoist maintenance and cable steel replacement at the SGX and HZG mines. Correspondingly, ore milled decreased by 2% to 164,959 tonnes from 167,747 tonnes in the prior year quarter. Head grades were 304 grams per ton ("g/t") for silver, 4.6% for lead, and 0.8% for zinc, compared to 308 g/t for silver, 4.4% for lead and 1.1% for zinc in the prior year quarter.    

In Q1 Fiscal 2018, the Ying Mining District sold approximately 1.3 million ounces silver, 13.8 million pounds lead, and 0.7 million pounds zinc, compared to 1.5 million ounces silver, 14.9 million pounds lead, and 1.8 million pounds of zinc in the prior year quarter. The decrease of metals sold at the Ying Mining District was mainly due to: i) a 2% decrease of ore milled; and ii) not all metals produced were sold in the same quarter as the Company intentionally increased its concentrate inventory at the Ying Mining District. As at June 30, 2017, Ying Mining District had 4,050 tonnes of lead concentrate inventory and 980 tonnes of zinc concentrate inventory, an increase of 1,759 and 500 tonnes, respectively, compared to 2,293 tonnes of lead concentrate and 480 tonnes of zinc concentrate held as at March 31, 2017.

Total and cash mining costs per tonne at the Ying Mining District in Q1 Fiscal 2018 were $76.67 and $54.78 per tonne, respectively, compared to $78.64 and $52.33 per tonne in the prior year. The increase in cash mining costs was mainly due to a $0.3 million increase in mining preparation costs resulting from more underground drilling and tunnelling expensed in the current quarter. Total and cash milling costs per tonne at the Ying Mining District in Q1 Fiscal 2018 were $10.10 and $8.07, a decrease of 18% and 20%, respectively, compared to $12.25 and $10.07 in Q1 Fiscal 2017. The decrease in cash milling costs was mainly due to the exclusion of mineral resources tax from milling costs.

Correspondingly, cash production cost per tonne of ore processed in Q1 Fiscal 2018 at the Ying Mining District was $66.93, an 1% increase compared to $66.27 in the prior year due to the increase in per tonne cash mining offset by the decrease in per tonne milling costs as discussed above.

Cash cost per ounce of silver, net of by-product credits, in Q1 Fiscal 2018 at the Ying Mining District, was negative $2.97 compared to $0.12 in the prior year quarter. The improvement was mainly due to a $2.2 million or 20% increase in by-product credits offset by the 1% increase in the per tonne cash production costs as discussed above.

All in sustaining costs per ounce of silver, net of by-product credits, in Q1 Fiscal 2018 at the Ying Mining District was $3.66 compared to $5.80 in the prior year quarter. The improvement was mainly due to lower cash cost per ounce of silver as discussed above.

In Q1 Fiscal 2018, approximately 31,064 m or $0.7 million of underground diamond drilling (Fiscal Q1 2017 – 16,498 m or $0.4 million) and 5,337 m or $1.4 million of preparation tunnelling (Fiscal Q1 2017 – 4,836 m or $1.4 million) were completed and expensed as mining preparation costs at the Ying Mining District. In addition, approximately 18,890 m or $5.2 million of horizontal tunnel, raises and declines (Q1 Fiscal 2017 – 16,685 m or $4.9 million) were completed and capitalized.


2.  GC Mine, Guangdong Province, China







Operational results - GC Mine

Q1 2018

Q4 2017

Q3 2017

Q2 2017

Q1 2017


June 30, 2017

March 31, 2017

December 31, 2016

September 30, 2016

June 30, 2016

Ore Mined (tonne)  

64,865

40,224

81,481

74,692

64,349

Ore Milled (tonne)  

65,944

39,929

81,080

76,100

63,587

Head Grades  







Silver (gram/tonne)                   

98

91

89

96

99


Lead (%)

1.6

1.3

1.4

1.6

1.5


Zinc (%)

2.7

2.6

2.8

2.8

2.9

Recovery Rates 







Silver (%)

81.2

72.8

75.4

76.2

76.8


Lead (%)

88.8

82.4

85.5

86.6

86.9


Zinc (%)                                      

80.9

74.8

86.5

86.4

85.8

 Metal Sales  







Silver (in thousands of ounce)

189

53

179

183

149


Lead (in thousands of pound)

2,147

818

2,214

2,163

1,860


Zinc (in thousands of pound)

4,244

455

4,478

4,106

3,407

Cash mining costs ($ per tonne)  

39.20

37.91

31.34

28.61

33.50

Total mining costs ($ per tonne)  

46.99

45.37

38.90

36.78

41.91

Cash milling costs ($ per tonne)  

16.73

20.06

13.09

12.94

15.60

Total milling costs ($ per tonne)  

19.85

24.99

15.50

15.57

18.81

Cash production costs ($ per tonne) 

55.93

57.97

44.43

41.55

49.10







Cash costs per ounce of silver ($) 

(7.80)

(1.72)

(13.11)

(6.39)

(0.28)

All-in sustaining costs per ounce of silver ($) 

(2.48)

14.55

(6.12)

(1.49)

4.76

* Figures may not add due to rounding





 

In Q1 Fiscal 2018, the total ore mined at the GC Mine was 64,865 tonnes, comparable to 64,349 tonnes of mined in Q1 Fiscal 2017.  Ore milled increased by 4% to 65,944 tonnes from 63,587 tonnes in the prior year quarter. Head grades were 98 g/t for silver, 1.6% for lead, and 2.7% for zinc compared to 99 g/t for silver, 1.5% for lead, and 2.9% for zinc in the prior year quarter. 

In Q1 Fiscal 2018, GC Mine sold 189 thousand ounces of silver, 2.1 million pounds of lead, 4.2 million pounds of zinc compared to 149 thousand ounces of silver, 1.9 million pounds of lead, and 3.4 million pounds of zinc sold in the prior year.  

Total and cash mining costs per tonne at the GC Mine in Q1 Fiscal 2018 were $46.99 and $39.20 per tonne, compared to $41.91 and $33.50 per tonne in Q1 Fiscal 2017. The increase in cash mining costs was mainly due to a 31% or $0.4 million increase in mining preparation costs resulting from more underground drilling and tunnelling expensed in the current quarter.

Total and cash milling costs per tonne at the GC Mine in Q1 Fiscal 2018 were $19.85 and $16.73, compared to $18.81 and $15.60, respectively, in Q1 Fiscal 2017. The slight increase in milling costs was mainly due to additional efforts in improving the milling recovery rates resulting in additional labor costs and material consumption.

The cash production costs per tonne of ore processed in Q1 Fiscal 2018 at the GC Mine increased to $55.93 from $49.10 in the prior year quarter.  

Cash costs per ounce of silver, net of by-product credits, at the GC Mine, was negative $7.80 compared to negative $0.28 in the prior year quarter. The decrease was mainly due to $2.8 million or 91% increase in by-product credits as a 40% and 66% increase in net realized lead and zinc selling prices and more lead and zinc metals sold at the GC Mine.

All in sustaining costs per ounce of silver, net of by-product credits, in Q1 Fiscal 2018 at the GC Mine was negative $2.48 compared to $4.76 in the prior year quarter as a 40% and 66% increase in net realized lead and zinc selling prices and more lead and zinc metals sold.  

In Q1 Fiscal 2018, approximately 4,972 m or $0.3 million of underground diamond drilling (Q1 Fiscal 2017 – 3,309 m or $0.2 million) and 5,292 m or $1.3 million of tunnelling (Q1 Fiscal 2017 – 3,486 m or $1.0 million) were completed and expensed as mining preparation costs at the GC Mine. In addition, approximately 158 m or $0.1 million of horizontal tunnel, raises and declines (Q1 Fiscal 2017 – 582 m or $0.2 million) were completed and capitalized. 

Alex Zhang, P.Geo., Vice President, Exploration, is the Qualified Person for Silvercorp under NI 43-101 and has reviewed and given consent to the technical information contained in this news release.

This earnings release should be read in conjunction with the Company's Management Discussion & Analysis, Financial Statements and Notes to Financial Statements for the corresponding period, which have been posted on SEDAR at www.sedar.com and are also available on the Company's website at www.silvercorp.ca.  All figures are in United States dollars unless otherwise stated.

About Silvercorp

Silvercorp is a low-cost silver-producing Canadian mining company with multiple mines in China. The Company's vision is to deliver shareholder value by focusing on the acquisition of under developed projects with resource potential and the ability to grow organically. For more information, please visit our website at www.silvercorp.ca.

CAUTIONARY DISCLAIMER - FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS

Certain of the statements and information in this press release constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and "forward-looking information" within the meaning of applicable Canadian provincial securities laws. Any statements or information that express or involve discussions with respect to predictions, expectations, beliefs, plans, projections, objectives, assumptions or future events or performance (often, but not always, using words or phrases such as "expects", "is expected", "anticipates", "believes", "plans", "projects", "estimates", "assumes", "intends", "strategies", "targets", "goals", "forecasts", "objectives", "budgets", "schedules", "potential" or variations thereof or stating that certain actions, events or results "may", "could", "would", "might" or "will" be taken, occur or be achieved, or the negative of any of these terms and similar expressions) are not statements of historical fact and may be forward-looking statements or information.  Forward-looking statements or information relate to, among other things: the price of silver and other metals; the accuracy of mineral resource and mineral reserve estimates at the Company's material properties; the sufficiency of the Company's capital to finance the Company's operations; estimates of the Company's revenues and capital expenditures; estimated production from the Company's mines in the Ying Mining District; timing of receipt of permits and regulatory approvals; availability of funds from production to finance the Company's operations; and access to and availability of funding for future construction, use of proceeds from any financing and development of the Company's properties.

Forward-looking statements or information are subject to a variety of known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual events or results to differ from those reflected in the forward-looking statements or information, including, without limitation, risks relating to: fluctuating commodity prices; calculation of resources, reserves and mineralization and precious and base metal recovery; interpretations and assumptions of mineral resource and mineral reserve estimates; exploration and development programs; feasibility and engineering reports; permits and licences; title to properties; property interests;  joint venture partners; acquisition of commercially mineable mineral rights; financing; recent market events and conditions; economic factors affecting the Company; timing, estimated amount, capital and operating expenditures and economic returns of future production; integration of future acquisitions into the Company's existing operations;  competition;  operations and political conditions; regulatory environment in China and Canada;  environmental risks; foreign exchange rate fluctuations; insurance; risks and hazards of mining operations; key personnel; conflicts of interest; dependence on management; internal control over financial reporting as per the requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act; and bringing actions and enforcing judgments under U.S. securities laws.

This list is not exhaustive of the factors that may affect any of the Company's forward-looking statements or information. Forward-looking statements or information are statements about the future and are inherently uncertain, and actual achievements of the Company or other future events or conditions may differ materially from those reflected in the forward-looking statements or information due to a variety of risks, uncertainties and other factors, including, without limitation, those referred to in the Company's Annual Information Form for the year ended March 31, 2017 under the heading "Risk Factors".  Although the Company has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially, there may be other factors that cause results not to be as anticipated, estimated, described or intended.  Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements or information.  

The Company's forward-looking statements and information are based on the assumptions, beliefs, expectations and opinions of management as of the date of this press release, and other than as required by applicable securities laws, the Company does not assume any obligation to update forward-looking statements and information if circumstances or management's assumptions, beliefs, expectations or opinions should change, or changes in any other events affecting such statements or information. For the reasons set forth above, investors should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements and information.

SILVERCORP METALS INC.

Consolidated Statements of Financial Position

(Unaudited - Expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars)



As at June 30,


As at March 31,



2017


2017

ASSETS





Current Assets






Cash and cash equivalents                  


$

74,300


$

73,003


Short-term investments


27,751


23,466


Trade and other receivables


1,270


1,311


Inventories


9,344


8,710


Due from related parties


37


92


Prepaids and deposits


4,226


4,250



116,928


110,832

Non-current Assets






Long-term prepaids and deposits


868


959


Reclamation deposits


5,139


5,054


Investment in an associate


8,486


8,517


Other investments


5,520


1,207


Plant and equipment                               


65,536


65,201


Mineral rights and properties


211,418


206,200

TOTAL ASSETS


$

413,895


$

397,970






LIABILITIES AND EQUITY





Current Liabilities






Accounts payable and accrued liabilities


$

26,383


$

30,374


Deposits received


7,754


6,798


Income tax payable                                               


2,138


2,985



36,275


40,157

Non-current Liabilities






Deferred income tax liabilities


28,938


27,692


Environmental rehabilitation


12,486


12,186

Total Liabilities


77,699


80,035






Equity






Share capital


232,159


232,155


Share option reserve


13,727


13,325


Reserves


25,409


25,409


Accumulated other comprehensive loss


(45,222)


(50,419)


Retained earnings                                                


51,909


42,651

Total equity attributable to the equity holders of the Company

277,982


263,121






Non-controlling interests


58,214


54,814

Total Equity


336,196


317,935






TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY


$

413,895


$

397,970

 

SILVERCORP METALS INC.

Consolidated Statements of Income

(Unaudited - Expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except for per share figures)






Three Months Ended June 30,



2017

2016





Sales


$

39,697

$

35,271

Cost of sales





Production costs           


14,109

14,153


Mineral resource taxes


1,111

411


Depreciation and amortization


4,472

4,963



19,692

19,527

Gross profit


20,005

15,744





General and administrative


4,570

4,385

Government fees and other taxes


841

1,695

Foreign exchange loss


1,615

123

Loss on disposal of plant and equipment


170

264

Gain on disposal of NSR


(4,320)

-

Share of loss (income) in associate


244

(17)

Impairment of plant and equipment and mineral rights and properties

-

181

Other income


(181)

(40)

Income from operations


17,066

9,153





Finance income


574

431

Finance costs


(105)

(264)

Income before income taxes


17,535

9,320





Income tax expense


4,021

2,800

Net income


$

13,514

$

6,520





Attributable to:





Equity holders of the Company


$

10,937

$

4,674


Non-controlling interests


2,577

1,846



$

13,514

$

6,520





Earnings per share attributable to the equity holders of the Company


Basic earnings per share


$

0.07

$

0.03

Diluted earnings per share


$

0.06

$

0.03

Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding - Basic


167,890,187

166,939,465

Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding - Diluted


169,784,602

169,819,527

 



SILVERCORP METALS INC.

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flow

(Unaudited - Expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars)




Three Months Ended June 30,


2017

2016

Cash provided by



Operating activities




Net income

$

13,514

$

6,520


Add (deduct) items not affecting cash:





Finance costs

105

105



Depreciation, amortization and depletion

4,752

5,320



Share of loss (income) in associate

244

(17)



Gain on disposal of NSR

(4,320)

-



Impairment of plant and equipment and mineral rights and properties

-

181



Income tax expense

4,021

2,800



Finance income

(574)

(431)



Loss on disposal of plant and equipment

170

264



Share-based compensation

403

243


Income taxes (paid) recovered

(4,137)

91


Interest received

574

431


Interest paid

-

(51)


Changes in non-cash operating working capital

2,144

4,726

Net cash provided by operating activities

16,896

20,182




Investing activities




Mineral rights and properties





Capital expenditures

(5,911)

(5,020)


Plant and equipment





Additions

(1,211)

(2,384)



Proceeds on disposals

-

17


Reclamation deposit paid

(4)

(385)


Net purchases of short-term investments

(3,704)

(3,981)

Net cash used in investing activities

(10,830)

(11,753)




Financing activities




Non-controlling interests





Distribution

(4,891)

-


Cash dividends distributed

(1,679)

-


Proceeds from issuance of common shares

3

215

Net cash used in financing activities

(6,567)

215




Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

1,798

(1,005)




Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

1,297

7,639

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of the year

73,003

41,963

Cash and cash equivalents, end of the year

$

74,300

$

49,602

 

 

 

SILVERCORP METALS INC.

Mining Data

(Unaudited - Expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars)




 Three months ended June 30, 2017 




Ying Mining
District
1

GC2

 Consolidated 







 Production Data 





 Mine Data 






 Ore Mined (tonne)  

160,408

64,865

225,273



 Ore Milled (tonne) 

164,959

65,944

230,903








 + 

 Mining costs per tonne of ore mined ($) 

76.67

46.99

68.12




Cash mining costs per tonne of ore mined ($)

54.78

39.20

50.29




Non cash mining costs per tonne of ore mined ($)

21.89

7.79

17.83








 + 

 Unit shipping costs ($) 

4.08

-

2.87








 + 

 Milling costs per tonne of ore milled ($)  

10.10

19.85

12.88




Cash milling costs per tonne of ore milled ($)

8.07

16.73

10.54




Non cash milling costs per tonne of ore milled ($)

2.03

3.12

2.34








 + 

 Average Production Costs 







Silver ($ per ounce)

5.74

7.03

6.24




Gold ($ per ounce)

445

-

499




Lead ($ per pound)

0.35

0.56

0.40




Zinc ($ per pound)

0.41

0.62

0.44




Other ($ per pound)                                                                     

0.34

0.02

0.02








 + 

 Total production costs per ounce of Silver, net of by-product credits ($) 

(0.23)

(3.33)

(0.62)


 + 

 Total cash costs per ounce of Silver, net of by-product credits ($) 

(2.97)

(7.80)

(3.57)








 + 

 All-in sustaining costs per ounce of Silver, net of by-product credits ($) 

3.66

(2.48)

4.70


 + 

 All-in costs per ounce of Silver, net of by-product credits ($) 

3.96

0.51

5.33









Recovery Rates 







Silver (%)

95.8

81.2

94.1




Lead (%)

96.3

88.8

95.4




Zinc (%)

45.8

80.9

66.2









Head Grades 







Silver (gram/tonne)

304

98

245




Lead (%)

4.6

1.6

3.7




Zinc (%)                                                              

0.8

2.7

1.3








 Concentrate in stock  






Lead concentrate (tonne)  

4,050

61

4,111



Zinc concentate (tonne) 

980

237

1,217







 Sales Data  





 Metal Sales  






Silver (in thousands of ounces) 

1,324

189

1,513



Gold (in thousands of ounces) 

0.9

-

0.9



Lead (in thousands of pounds) 

13,765

2,147

15,912



Zinc (in thousands of pounds) 

755

4,244

4,999



Other (in thousands of pounds) 

254

7,902

8,156








 Metal Sales  






Silver (in thousands of $)  

18,204

1,979

20,183



Gold (in thousands of $)   

959

-

959



Lead (in thousands of $)  

11,647

1,801

13,448



Zinc (in thousands of $)  

739

3,942

4,681



Other (in thousands of $)  

208

218

426




31,757

7,940

39,697


 Average Selling Price, Net of Value Added Tax and Smelter Charges 






Silver ($ per ounce)   

13.75

10.47

13.34



Gold ($ per ounce)  

1,066

-

1,066



Lead ($ per pound)  

0.85

0.84

0.85



Zinc ($ per pound)  

0.98

0.93

0.94








1

Ying Mining District includes mines: SGX, TLP, HPG,LM, BCG and HZG.

2

GC Silver recovery rate consists of 60.5% from lead concentrates and 20.8% from zinc concentrates.

2

GC Silver sold in zinc concentrates is subjected to higher smelter and refining charges which lower the net silver selling price.


 

SILVERCORP METALS INC.

Mining Data

(Expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except for mining data figures)








Three months ended June 30, 2016




Ying Mining
District
1

GC2

Consolidated







Production Data





Mine Data






Ore Mined (tonne)

173,508

64,349

237,857



Ore Milled (tonne)

167,747

63,587

231,334








+

Mining costs per tonne of ore mined ($)

78.64

41.91

68.70



Cash mining costs per tonne of ore mined ($) 

52.33

33.50

47.24



Non cash mining costs per tonne of ore mined ($)

26.30

8.41

21.46








+

Unit shipping costs($)

3.87

-

2.82








+

Milling costs per tonne of ore milled ($) 

12.25

18.81

14.05



Cash milling costs per tonne of ore milled ($) 

10.07

15.60

11.59



Non cash milling costs per tonne of ore milled ($)

2.18

3.21

2.46








+

Average Production Costs







Silver ($ per ounce)                  

6.66

8.19

7.04




Gold ($ per ounce)

496

-

536




Lead ($ per pound)

0.32

0.50

0.35




Zinc ($ per pound)

0.30

0.46

0.31




Other ($ per pound)

-

0.01

0.01








+

Total production costs per ounce of Silver, net of by-product credits ($)

2.96

4.60

3.11


+

Total cash costs per ounce of Silver, net of by-product credits ($)

0.12

(0.28)

0.08








+

All-in sustaining costs per ounce of Silver, net of by-product credits ($)

5.80

4.76

7.06


+

All-in costs per ounce of Silver, net of by-product credits ($)

7.34

5.10

8.48









Recovery Rates







Silver (%)                                   

95.7

76.8

93.6




Lead (%)

96.4

86.9

95.3




Zinc (%)

48.4

85.8

67.5









Head Grades







Silver (gram/tonne)

308

99

251




Lead (%)

4.4

1.5

3.6




Zinc (%)                                   

1.1

2.9

1.6








Concentrate in stock 






Lead concentrate (tonne) 

3,669

55

3,724



Zinc concentate (tonne)

280

133

413







Sales Data 





Metal Sales 






Silver (in thousands of ounces)

1,490

149

1,639



Gold (in thousands of ounces)

0.9

-

0.9



Lead (in thousands of pounds)

14,861

1,860

16,721



Zinc (in thousands of pounds)

1,820

3,407

5,227



Other (in thousands of pounds)

-

8,186

8,186








Metal Sales 






Silver (in thousands of $)

19,366

1,471

20,837



Gold (in thousands of $)  

872

-

872



Lead (in thousands of $) 

9,381

1,112

10,493



Zinc (in thousands of $) 

1,053

1,906

2,959



Other (in thousands of $) 

-

110

110




30,672

4,599

35,271


Average Selling Price, Net of Value Added Tax and Smelter Charges






Silver ($ per ounce) 

13.00

9.87

12.71



Gold ($ per ounce)

969

-

969



Lead ($ per pound)

0.63

0.60

0.63



Zinc ($ per pound)

0.58

0.56

0.57


1

Ying Mining District includes mines: SGX, TLP, HPG,LM, BCG and HZG.

2

GC Silver recovery rate consists of 55.7% from lead concentrates and 21.1% from zinc concentrates.

2

GC Silver sold in zinc concentrates is subjected to higher smelter and refining charges which lower the net silver selling price.


 

SOURCE Silvercorp Metals Inc

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