Mandalay Resources Corporation ("Mandalay" or the "Company") (TSX:
MND, OTCQB: MNDJF) today announced its audited financial results
for the year ended December 31, 2019.
The Company’s consolidated financial results for
the year ended December 31, 2019, together with its Management’s
Discussion and Analysis (“MD&A”) for the corresponding period,
can be accessed under the Company’s profile on www.sedar.com and on
the Company’s website at www.mandalayresources.com. All currency
references in this press release are in U.S. dollars except as
otherwise indicated.
For the fourth quarter of 2019, the Company
generated revenue of $22.7 million, adjusted EBITDA of $4.7 million
and an adjusted net loss before special items of $4.2 million, or
$0.05 loss per share.
For the full-year 2019, Mandalay generated
revenue of $107.8 million and adjusted EBITDA of $18.8 million. The
Company reported a consolidated net loss for the year of $18.6
million, or $0.23 loss per share. Of this consolidated net loss,
$5.0 million was related to the non-cash write down of several of
the Company’s non-core assets.
Commenting on the results, Dominic Duffy,
President and CEO of Mandalay, noted, “As previously reported, 2019
was a challenging year for the Company and a year of transition. We
have been building the future of the Company and creating the
foundation for upcoming periods of sustainable growth and
profitability as we enter high-grades areas of each mine.”
Mr. Duffy added, “The Company’s 2019 financial
performance was adversely impacted by operational challenges from
the Brunswick vein at Costerfield. Despite this, the fourth quarter
of 2019 saw significant improvements in processed grades as
production from the Youle vein increased, averaging 6.9 g/t gold
and 3.6% antimony over the quarter and 8.5 g/t gold and 3.9%
antimony over December. As a result, the fourth quarter of 2019
generated $10.4 million in revenue, a 46% improvement relative to
the previous quarter. The Company is encouraged with the grades
encountered at Youle to date, confirming the vein to be extremely
high-grade, and able to be the catalyst for substantial improvement
at Costerfield.”
Mr. Duffy added, “At Björkdal, the site
maintained its stable production and sales, generating $23.0
million in adjusted EBITDA for 2019. The increase in revenue
year-over-year was aided by the higher levels of ounces sold and
stronger realized gold prices. Considerable strides were made at
site in reducing overall costs. Full year 2019 cash and all-in
costs were $945 and $1,205 per ounce of gold produced, a reduction
of around 18% for both, as compared to 2018. This was accomplished
mainly through increased production and realized cost savings.”
Mr. Duffy added, “In addition, the Company
successfully completed transactions on its non-core assets in 2019
with the aim to add value and minimize or eliminate care and
maintenance costs, including option agreements for Cerro Bayo and
Challacollo, the sale of Challacollo concessions to third parties,
and the sale of the Ulu project in Nunavut. Lupin remains on a path
to full closure, funded by the existing reclamation security.”
Mr. Duffy concluded, “Mandalay ended the year
with a cash balance of $24.5 million. The Company continues to be
committed and actively working towards long-term debt restructuring
options in order to alleviate the short-term repayment obligations
on its current facilities. The Company has advanced discussions
with lenders in respect of a potential new senior credit facility.
We are expecting to have an announcement to the market on this in
due course.”
Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2019 Financial
Summary
The following table summarizes the Company’s
financial results for the three months and year ended December 31,
2019 and 2018:
|
Three monthsended
December 31,2019 |
Three monthsended
December 31,2018 |
Yearended December
31,2019 |
Yearended December
31,2018 |
|
$’000 |
$’000 |
$’000 |
$’000 |
Revenue |
22,737 |
|
22,711 |
|
107,795 |
|
112,168 |
|
Cost of sales |
17,034 |
|
23,799 |
|
83,623 |
|
92,990 |
|
Adjusted EBITDA* |
4,732 |
|
(1,893 |
) |
18,804 |
|
13,311 |
|
Income from mine ops before depreciation, depletion |
5,703 |
|
(1,088 |
) |
24,172 |
|
19,178 |
|
Adjusted net loss before special items* |
(4,224 |
) |
(11,475 |
) |
(10,403 |
) |
(20,523 |
) |
Consolidated net loss |
(5,328 |
) |
(31,299 |
) |
(18,649 |
) |
(63,718 |
) |
Capital expenditure |
(10,225 |
) |
(15,997 |
) |
(37,969 |
) |
(51,284 |
) |
Total assets |
258,592 |
|
237,703 |
|
258,592 |
|
237,703 |
|
Total liabilities |
146,840 |
|
141,567 |
|
146,840 |
|
141,567 |
|
Adjusted net loss per share* |
(0.05 |
) |
(0.25 |
) |
(0.13 |
) |
(0.45 |
) |
Consolidated net loss per share** |
(0.07 |
) |
(0.69 |
) |
(0.23 |
) |
(1.41 |
) |
*Adjusted EBITDA, adjusted net loss before
special items and adjusted net loss per share are non-IFRS
measures, defined at the end of this press release “Non-IFRS
Measures”.**As a result of share consolidation on July 2, 2019, the
Company has restated its number of common shares and the income
(loss) per share for all periods presented.
In the fourth quarter of 2019, Mandalay sold
2,171 fewer gold equivalent ounces than in the fourth quarter of
2018. The Company’s realized gold price increased by 12% as
compared to fourth quarter of 2018, while the realized price of
antimony declined by 26%. The net effect is that Mandalay’s revenue
of $22.7 million in the fourth quarter of 2019 was in line with the
fourth quarter of 2018.
Cash cost per ounce of $1,128 decreased by 14%
in the fourth quarter of 2019 compared to the prior year quarter,
mainly due to the cost of sales. Cost of sales during the fourth
quarter of 2019 versus the fourth quarter of 2018 were $2.6 million
lower at Costerfield and $4.3 million lower at Björkdal.
Consolidated general and administrative costs were broadly in line
between the quarters.
Mandalay generated adjusted EBITDA of $4.7
million in the fourth quarter of 2019, versus negative adjusted
EBITDA of $1.9 million in the fourth quarter of 2018. This led to a
consolidated net loss of $5.3 million for the fourth quarter of
2019, versus a loss of $31.3 million in the fourth quarter of
2018.
Mandalay ended 2019 with $24.5 million in cash
and cash equivalents (including $15.0 million of restricted
cash).
Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2019 Operational
Summary
The table below summarizes the Company’s capital
expenditures and operational unit costs for the three months and
year ended December 31, 2019 and 2018:
|
|
Three monthsended December 31,
2019 |
Three monthsended December 31,
2018 |
Yearended December 31, 2019 |
Yearended December 31, 2018 |
$’000 |
$’000 |
$’000 |
$’000 |
Björkdal |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gold produced (oz) |
10,990 |
10,482 |
51,498 |
45,721 |
|
Cash cost* per oz gold produced |
1,071 |
1,497 |
945 |
1,159 |
|
All-in cost* per oz gold produced |
1,314 |
1,794 |
1,205 |
1,452 |
|
Capital development |
1,441 |
2,229 |
6,939 |
10,199 |
|
Property, plant and equipment purchases |
3,408 |
7,906 |
10,162 |
15,844 |
|
Capitalized exploration |
768 |
266 |
1,472 |
1,823 |
Costerfield |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gold produced (oz) |
4,749 |
4,948 |
15,258 |
21,610 |
|
Antimony produced (t) |
684 |
561 |
2,032 |
2,173 |
|
Gold equivalent produced (oz) |
7,604 |
8,691 |
25,161 |
35,849 |
|
Cash cost* per oz gold eq. produced |
1,083 |
962 |
1,313 |
961 |
|
All-in cost* per oz gold eq. produced |
1,453 |
1,391 |
1,742 |
1,407 |
|
Capital development |
3,776 |
2,478 |
13,967 |
10,243 |
|
Property, plant and equipment purchases |
349 |
1,498 |
3,422 |
6,959 |
|
Capitalized exploration |
461 |
1,141 |
1,776 |
5,243 |
Consolidated |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gold equivalent produced (oz) |
18,594 |
19,173 |
76,659 |
81,568 |
|
Cash cost* per oz gold eq. produced |
1,128 |
1,311 |
1,133 |
1,148 |
|
All-in cost* per oz gold eq. produced |
1,449 |
1,709 |
1,467 |
1,537 |
|
Capital development |
5,217 |
4,707 |
20,906 |
20,442 |
|
Property, plant and equipment purchases |
3,757 |
9,404 |
13,584 |
22,803 |
|
Capitalized exploration** |
1,251 |
1,886 |
3,479 |
8,039 |
*Cash cost and all-in cost are non-IFRS
measures. See “Non-IFRS Measures” at the end of this press
release.**Includes capitalized exploration relating to other
non-core assets.
Björkdal gold mine, Skellefteå, Sweden
Björkdal produced 10,990 ounces of gold in the
fourth quarter of 2019 with cash and all-in costs of $1,071/oz and
$1,314/oz, respectively, compared to cash and all-in costs of
$1,497/oz and $1,794/oz, respectively, in the fourth quarter of
2018.
Costerfield gold-antimony mine, Victoria, Australia
Costerfield produced 4,749 ounces of gold and
684 tonnes of antimony for 7,604 gold equivalent ounces in the
fourth quarter of 2019. Due to the lower gold equivalent ounces
produced, cash and all-in costs at Costerfield rose to $1,083/oz
and $1,453/oz, respectively, compared to cash and all-in costs of
$962/oz and $1,391/oz, respectively, in the fourth quarter of
2018.
Cerro Bayo silver-gold mine, Patagonia,
Chile
On October 8, 2019, the Company entered into a
binding option agreement with Equus Mining (“Equus”) for the
potential sale of the Cerro Bayo mine in Chile. The signing of this
agreement had no impact on the carrying value of the Cerro Bayo
mine as at December 31, 2019. See announcement press released
October 8, 2019.
No production occurred at Cerro Bayo during 2019
and it remained on care and maintenance through the period. In
fourth quarter of 2019, the Company spent $0.6 million on care and
maintenance expenses at Cerro Bayo compared to $5.7 million (which
includes $5.1 million of consumables inventory write down) in the
fourth quarter of 2018.
Lupin and Ulu, Canada
Care and maintenance spending at Lupin and Ulu
was $0.1 million during the fourth quarter ending December 31,
2019, approximately equivalent to the prior year periods.
Reclamation spending at Lupin and care and maintenance at Ulu was
$0.2 million during the fourth quarter of 2019 compared to $1.5
million in fourth quarter of 2018. For the year ending December 31,
2019, reclamation spending was $1.9 million compared to $4.3
million in the prior year period.
On December 24, 2019, the Company sold its Ulu
mine to Blue Star Gold Corporation and received its final payment
of CAD$450,000 (total sales proceeds of CAD$950,000 before sales of
its share in Blue Star). As part of the sale, the Company
identified an indicator of impairment for Ulu based on the sales
value less costs to dispose. A write down of $1.0 million was
recognized during 2019.
As a result of the exercise of the signing of
the Ulu option agreement, the Company identified an indicator of
impairment for the Lupin mine, which is located near the Ulu
property. The Company has valued the assets at fair value less
costs to dispose of the asset. As a result of this, a write down of
$4.0 million was recognized in 2019.
Challacollo, Chile
On November 12, 2019, The Company announced that
it has entered into a definitive agreement with Aftermath Silver
Ltd. (“Aftermath”) in respect of the previously announced
transaction in which Aftermath will acquire Minera Mandalay
Challacollo Limitada (“MMC”), which currently owns the Challacollo
silver-gold project located in Region I (Tarapaca) of Chile.
Pursuant to the terms of the transaction, Aftermath will purchase
100% of MMC in exchange for total consideration of up to CAD$10.5
million, consisting of CAD$7.5 million in non-contingent
consideration (the “Non-Contingent Consideration”) plus a 3% net
smelter returns royalty on production at Challacollo, capped at
CAD$3.0 million.
The Non-Contingent Consideration is payable as
follows:
- CAD$1.0 million in cash payable on or before December 30,
2019;
- CAD$1.0 million in cash payable on or before December 30, 2020;
and
- CAD$5.5 million in cash/shares payable on or before April 21,
2021.
During the fourth quarter of 2019, the Company
had received the first CAD$1.0 million payment. In addition, the
Company signed on November 28, 2018, a binding agreement with a
third party for the acquisition of certain easement properties
which comprise part of the Challacollo property for consideration
of $2.0 million, which is net of payments due to the holders of
royalties and other encumbrances on these concessions. During the
fourth quarter of 2019, the Company had received $1.0 million of
this total amount.
La Quebrada, Chile
The La Quebrada copper-silver project in central
Chile remained held for sale throughout the period.
Conference Call
Mandalay’s management will be hosting a
conference call for investors and analysts on February 21, 2020 at
8:00 AM (Toronto time).
Analysts and interested investors are invited to
participate using the following dial-in numbers:
Participant Number: |
(201) 689-8341 |
Participant Number (Toll free):
|
(877) 407-8289 |
Conference ID: |
13699142 |
A replay of the conference call will be
available until 11:59 PM (Toronto time), March
06, 2020 and can be accessed using the following dial-in
number:
Encore Toll Free Dial-in Number: |
(877) 660-6853 |
Encore ID: |
13699142 |
For Further Information:
Dominic Duffy President and Chief Executive
Officer Edison NguyenManager, Analytics and Investor Relations
Contact: (647) 260-1566
About Mandalay Resources Corporation:
Mandalay Resources is a Canadian-based natural
resource company with producing assets in Australia and Sweden, and
care and maintenance and development projects in Chile. The Company
is focused on growing production at its gold and antimony operation
in Australia, and gold production from its operation in Sweden to
generate near-term cash flow.
Forward-Looking Statements
This news release contains "forward-looking
statements" within the meaning of applicable securities laws,
including statements regarding guidance as to anticipated gold, and
antimony production and production costs in the future. Readers are
cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking
statements. Actual results and developments may differ materially
from those contemplated by these statements depending on, among
other things, changes in commodity prices and general market and
economic conditions. The factors identified above are not intended
to represent a complete list of the factors that could affect
Mandalay. A description of additional risks that could result in
actual results and developments differing from those contemplated
by forward-looking statements in this news release can be found
under the heading “Risk Factors” in Mandalay’s annual information
form dated March 28, 2019 and Mandalay’s prospectus supplement
dated February 12, 2019, copies of which are available under
Mandalay’s profile at www.sedar.com. In addition, there can be no
assurance that any inferred resources that are discovered as a
result of additional drilling will ever be upgraded to proven or
probable reserves. Although Mandalay has attempted to identify
important factors that could cause actual actions, events or
results to differ materially from those described in
forward-looking statements, there may be other factors that cause
actions, events or results not to be as anticipated, estimated or
intended. There can be no assurance that forward-looking statements
will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events
could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements.
Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on
forward-looking statements.
Non-IFRS Measures
This news release may contain references to
adjusted EBITDA, adjusted net income, cash cost per saleable ounce
of gold equivalent produced, cash cost per saleable ounce of silver
produced net of gold credits, site all-in cost per saleable ounce
of gold equivalent produced, site all-in cost per saleable ounce
gold and, all-in costs, all of which are non-IFRS measures and do
not have standardized meanings under IFRS. Therefore, these
measures may not be comparable to similar measures presented by
other issuers.
Management uses adjusted EBITDA as a measure of
operating performance to assist in assessing the Company’s ability
to generate liquidity through operating cash flow to fund future
working capital needs and to fund future capital expenditures, as
well as to assist in comparing financial performance from period to
period on a consistent basis. Management uses adjusted net income
in order to facilitate an understanding of the Company’s financial
performance prior to the impact of non-recurring or special items.
The Company believes that these measures are used by and are useful
to investors and other users of the Company’s financial statements
in evaluating the Company’s operating and cash performance because
they allow for analysis of its financial results without regard to
special, non-cash and other non-core items, which can vary
substantially from company to company and over different
periods.
The Company defines adjusted EBITDA as income
from mine operations, net of administration costs, and before
interest, taxes, non-cash charges/(income), intercompany charges
and finance costs. A reconciliation between adjusted EBITDA and net
income will be included in the MD&A.
For Costerfield, saleable equivalent gold ounces
produced is calculated by adding to saleable gold ounces produced,
the saleable antimony tonnes produced times the average antimony
price in the period divided by the average gold price in the
period. The total cash operating cost associated with the
production of these saleable equivalent ounces produced in the
period is then divided by the saleable equivalent gold ounces
produced to yield the cash cost per saleable equivalent ounce
produced. The cash cost excludes royalty expenses. Site all-in
costs include total cash operating costs, royalty expense,
accretion, depletion, depreciation and amortization. The site
all-in cost is then divided by the saleable equivalent gold ounces
produced to yield the site all-in cost per saleable equivalent
ounce produced.
For Björkdal, the total cash operating cost
associated with the production of saleable gold ounces produced in
the period is then divided by the saleable gold ounces produced to
yield the cash cost per saleable gold ounce produced. The cash cost
excludes royalty expenses. Site all-in costs include total cash
operating costs, royalty expense, accretion, depletion,
depreciation and amortization. The site all-in cost is then divided
by the saleable gold ounces produced to yield the site all-in cost
per saleable gold ounce produced
For the Company as a whole, cash cost per
saleable gold equivalent ounce is calculated by summing the gold
equivalent ounces produced by each site and dividing the total by
the sum of cash operating costs at the sites plus corporate
overhead spending.
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