Atico Reports 2020 Fourth Quarter and Full Year Production Results
January 20 2021 - 4:30PM
Atico Mining Corporation (the “Company” or “Atico”) (TSX.V: ATY |
OTC: ATCMF) is pleased to announce operating results for the three
and twelve month periods ended December 31, 2020 from its El Roble
mine. Production totaled 5.22 million pounds of copper with 2,809
ounces of gold for the fourth quarter (“Q4 2020”) and 20.66 million
pounds of copper with 10,792 ounces of gold in concentrates for the
full year 2020.
“First and foremost, I would like to commend and
extend appreciation to all of our employees for their hard work and
dedication as we continued to operate safely during these extremely
challenging circumstances,” said Fernando E. Ganoza, CEO. “The
Company delivered strong production results for the year, achieving
the set production guidance despite having to navigate stringent
COVID-19 restrictions. We are anticipating that these results along
with selling the majority of the scheduled concentrate inventory
will lead to strong revenues for the fourth quarter and robust
financials for year-end 2020. In the upcoming year, we will
continue aggressive exploration at El Roble and La Plata properties
to unlock value of the respective land packages while working
towards achieving operational guidance for 2021.”
Fourth Quarter and Full Year Operational
Highlights
Fourth Quarter
- Production of 5.22 million pounds
of copper contained in concentrates; a decrease of 7% over Q4
2019.
- Production of 2,809 ounces of gold
contained in concentrates; a decrease of 20% over Q4 2019.
- Average processed tonnes per day of
870; no significant change over Q4 2019.
- Copper and gold head grades of
3.52% and 2.00 grams per tonne; a decrease of 2.5% for copper and a
decrease of 19% for gold over Q4 2019.
- Copper and gold recovery of 91.5%
and 59.5%; no significant change over Q4 2019.
2020 Year-end
- Production of 20.66 million pounds
of copper contained in concentrates; an increase of 23% over
2019.
- Production of 10,792 ounces of gold
contained in concentrates; an increase of 3% over 2019.
- Average processed tonnes per day of
871; an increase of 1.9% over 2019.
- Copper and gold head grades of
3.49% and 2.35 grams per tonne; no significant change for copper
and a decrease of 15% for gold over 2019.
- Copper and gold recovery of 92.0%
and 58.5%; no significant change over Q4 2019.
Fourth Quarter and Full Year Operational
Details
|
Q1 Total |
Q2 Total |
Q3 Total |
Q4 Total |
2020 Total |
Production (Contained in Concentrates) |
|
|
|
|
|
Copper (000s pounds) |
4,947 |
4,956 |
5,540 |
5,216 |
20,662 |
Gold (ounces) |
2,658 |
2,718 |
2,607 |
2,809 |
10,792 |
Mine |
|
|
|
|
|
Tonnes of ore mined |
72,777 |
76,825 |
71,993 |
72,825 |
294,421 |
Mill |
|
|
|
|
|
Tonnes processed |
73,374 |
71,804 |
73,603 |
73,500 |
292,281 |
Tonnes processed per day |
878 |
903 |
860 |
870 |
871 |
Copper grade (%) |
3.32 |
3.37 |
3.74 |
3.52 |
3.49 |
Gold grade (g/t) |
1.94 |
2.02 |
1.93 |
2.00 |
1.97 |
Recoveries |
|
|
|
|
|
Copper (%) |
91.9 |
92.7 |
91.4 |
91.5 |
92.0 |
Gold (%) |
59.0 |
58.6 |
56.3 |
59.5 |
58.5 |
Concentrates |
|
|
|
|
|
Copper and gold concentrates (dmt) |
10,232 |
10,828 |
11,957 |
11,516 |
44,534 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Payable copper produced (000s lbs) |
4,700 |
4,708 |
5,263 |
4,955 |
19,629 |
Note: Metal production figures are subject to
adjustments based on final settlement.
2021 Operating and Capital
Guidance
2021 Production and Cost Guidance |
|
Copper (000s pounds) |
20,500 to 21,500 |
Gold (ounces) |
10,500 to 11,500 |
C1 Cash Cost ($US)(1) |
$1.15 to $1.25 |
Note: Please see “Non-GAAP Financial Measures”
at the end of this release. C1 cash cost per pound of payable
copper produced net of by-product credits and selling costs.
El Roble Mine
The El Roble mine is a high grade, underground
copper and gold mine with nominal processing plant capacity of
1,000 tonnes per day, located in the Department of Choco in
Colombia. Its commercial product is a copper-gold concentrate.
Since obtaining control of the mine on November
22, 2013, Atico has upgraded the operation from a historical
nominal capacity of 400 tonnes per day.
El Roble has Proven and Probable reserves of
1.47 million tonnes grading 3.40% copper and 1.88 g/t gold, at a
cut-off grade of 1.93% copper equivalent as of June 30th, 2018.
Mineralization is open at depth and along strike and the Company
plans to further test the limits of the deposit.
On the larger land package, the Company has
identified a prospective stratigraphic contact between volcanic
rocks and black and grey pelagic sediments and cherts that has been
traced by Atico geologists for ten kilometers. This contact has
been determined to be an important control on VMS mineralization on
which Atico has identified numerous target areas prospective for
VMS type mineralization occurrence, which is the focus of the
current surface drill program at El Roble.
Qualified Person
Mr. Thomas Kelly (SME Registered Member
1696580), advisor to the Company and a qualified person under
National Instrument 43-101 standards, is responsible for ensuring
that the technical information contained in this news release is an
accurate summary of the original reports and data provided to or
developed by Atico.
About Atico Mining Corporation
Atico is a growth-oriented Company, focused on
exploring, developing and mining copper and gold projects in Latin
America. The Company operates the El Roble mine and is pursuing
additional acquisition opportunities. For more information, please
visit www.aticomining.com.
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD
Fernando E. GanozaCEOAtico Mining
Corporation
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“forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Canadian
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historical fact, included herein, without limitation the use of net
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certain factors and assumptions. There can be no assurance that
such statements will prove to be accurate, and actual results and
future events could differ materially from those anticipated in
such statements. Important factors that could cause actual results
to differ materially from the Company’s expectations include
uncertainties relating to interpretation of drill results and the
geology, continuity and grade of mineral deposits; uncertainty of
estimates of capital and operating costs; the need to obtain
additional financing to maintain its interest in and/or explore and
develop the Company’s mineral projects; uncertainty of meeting
anticipated program milestones for the Company’s mineral projects;
the world-wide economic and social impact of COVID-19 is managed
and the duration and extent of the coronavirus pandemic is
minimized or not long-term; disruptions related to the COVID-19
pandemic or other health and safety issues, or the responses of
governments, communities, the Company and others to such pandemic
or other issues; and other risks and uncertainties disclosed under
the heading “Risk Factors” in the prospectus of the Company dated
March 2, 2012 filed with the Canadian securities regulatory
authorities on the SEDAR website at www.sedar.com
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