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NEWS RELEASE
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ALPHAMIN EXCEEDS SECOND QUARTER GUIDANCE AND ACHIEVES RECORD
PRODUCTION AND EBITDA
MAURITIUS – July 8, 2020 – Alphamin Resources Corp. ( AFM:TSXV, APH:JSE AltX,
“Alphamin” or the “Company”) is pleased to provide the following production and EBITDA
update for the quarter ended June 2020 :
Tin production up 29% to 2,739 tons versus previous quarter
AISC per ton of tin sold down 13% to US$10,849 versus previous quarter
EBITDA of US$12,9 million
Q3 2020 production guidance of 2,600 - 2,800 tons contained tin
Production and Financial Summary for the Quarter ended June 2020 1
Tin production increased 29% to a quarterly record 2,739 tons and was higher than our
previous market guidance due to better than expecte d tin feed grades. Plant throughput
increased 8% to 91,928 tons from higher underground volumes derived from the new mining
method. During the quarter, mined volumes exceeded plant throughput by some 4,000 tons
increasing the run-of-mine stockpiles. The processi ng plant is performing well and various
initiatives aimed at achieving consistently higher throughput are underway.
The all-in sustaining cost per ton of payable tin s old reduced by 13% to US$10,849 mainly
attributable to increased tin production. Additiona lly, the previous quarter’s costs were
negatively affected by high arsenic penalties and exceptional logistical costs incurred while the
national road bridge was under repair.
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1 Production and financial information are disclosed on a 100% basis. Alphamin indirectly owns 80,75% of its operating
subsidiary to which the information relates.
Description Units
Quarter
ended June
2020
Quarter
ended
March 2020
Variance
Tons processed Tons 91 928 85 060 8%
Tin grade % Sn 4,3 3,5 23%
Overall Plant recovery % 69 71 -3%
Payable Tin produced Tons 2 739 2 119 29%
Payable Tin sold Tons 2 613 3 860 -32%
EBITDA US$'000 12 900 12 602 2%
AISC per ton sold US$/t 10 849 12 425 -13%
Tin Price achieved US$/t 15 359 15 553 -1%
Actual
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EBITDA of US$12,9 million was recorded at an averag e tin price of US$15,359/t. This
represents an EBITDA margin of 32% in a relatively low tin price environment.
The Bisie tin mine recorded two lost-time injuries during the past quarter. An employee and a
contractor sustained minor injuries during two separate accidents - both will return to work on
10 July 2020.
Production Guidance for the next Quarter:
We expect contained tin production of between 2,600 and 2,800 2 tons for the quarter ending
September 2020. The tin price has recently increased to around US$17,000/t compared to a
price achieved of US$15,359/t during this past quarter, which if maintained bodes well for the
next quarter’s EBITDA and cash flow generation.
Covid-19 Pandemic and Impact on Operations:
The health of our employees is of paramount importance and in this regard the Company has
a range of Covid-19 awareness, prevention and other risk mitigation controls in place.
To date, the Company has been able to continue with normal production and concentrate sales
activities.
Alphamin’s unaudited consolidated financial stateme nts and accompanying Management’s
Discussion and Analysis for the quarter ended 30 June 2020 are expected to be released on
or about 7 August 2020.
Qualified Person
Mr Vaughn Duke Pr.Eng. PMP, MBA, B.Sc. Mining Engineering (Hons.), is a qualified person
(QP) as defined in National Instrument 43-101 and has reviewed and approved the scientific
and technical information contained in this news release. He is a Principal Consultant, Partner
and Director of Sound Mining Solutions, an independent technical consultant to the Company.
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FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT:
Maritz Smith
CEO
Alphamin Resources Corp.
Tel: +230 269 4166
E-mail: [email protected]
2 Production guidance is based on certain estimates a nd assumptions, including but not limited to: quant ity of material
processed, tin grades of processed material and pro cessing recoverie s and assumes mining operations will continue to be
conducted in the same manner as the previous quarter and will not be further impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic.
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USE OF NON-IFRS FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE MEASURES
This Quarterly Update refers to the following non-I FRS financial performance measures:
Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and a mortization (“EBITDA”) and All-In
Sustaining Cost (“AISC”).
These measures are not recognized under IFRS as the y do not have any standardized
meaning prescribed by IFRS and are therefore unlikely to be comparable to similar measures
presented by other issuers. We use these measures i nternally to evaluate the underlying
operating performance of the Company for the reporting periods presented. The use of these
measures enables us to assess performance trends an d to evaluate the results of the
underlying business of the Company. We understand t hat certain investors, and others who
follow the Company’s performance, also assess performance in this way.
We believe that these measures reflect our performa nce and are useful indicators of our
expected performance in future periods. This data is intended to provide additional information
and should not be considered in isolation or as a su bstitute for measures of performance
prepared in accordance with IFRS.
EBITDA
EBITDA provides insight into our overall business pe rformance (a combination of cost
management and growth) and is the corresponding flo w drivers towards the objective of
achieving industry-leading returns. This measure assists readers in understanding the ongoing
cash generating potential of the business including liquidity to fund working capital, servicing
debt, and funding capital expenditures and investme nt opportunities. EBITDA is profit before
net finance expense, income taxes and depreciation, depletion, and amortization.
AISC
This measures the cash costs to produce and sell a ton of payable tin plus the capital
sustaining costs to maintain the mine, processing p lant and infrastructure. This measure
includes mine operating production expenses such as mining, processing, administration,
indirect charges (including surface maintenance and camp), and smelting, refining and freight,
distribution, royalties and capital sustaining cost s divided by tons of payable tin sold. All-In
sustaining cost per ton sold does not include depre ciation, depletion, and amortization,
reclamation, borrowing costs and exploration expenses.
Sustaining capital expenditures are defined as thos e expenditures which do not increase
payable mineral production at a mine site and exclud es all expenditures at the Company’s
projects and certain expenditures at the Company’s operating sites which are deemed
expansionary in nature.
CAUTION REGARDING FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS
Information in this news release that is not a state ment of historical fact constitutes forward-
looking information. Forward-looking statements con tained herein include, without limitation,
statements relating to anticipated production volum es and anticipated tin grades and
processing recoveries. Forward-looking statements a re based on assumptions management
believes to be reasonable at the time such statements are made. There can be no assurance
that such statements will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ
materially from those anticipated in such statement s. Accordingly, readers should not place
undue reliance on forward-looking statements. Altho ugh Alphamin has attempted to identify
important factors that could cause actual results t o differ materially from those contained in
forward-looking statements, there may be other fact ors that cause results not to be as
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anticipated, estimated or intended. Factors that ma y cause actual results to differ materially
from expected results described in forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to:
uncertainties associated with Alphamin’s resource an d reserve estimates, uncertainties
regarding estimates of the expected mined tin grade s, processing plant performance and
recoveries, uncertainties regarding global supply a nd demand for tin and market and sales
prices, uncertainties with respect to social, comm unity and environmental impacts, adverse
political events, impacts of the global Covid-19 pandemic on mining operations and commodity
prices as well as those risk factors set out in the Company’s Management Discussion and
Analysis and other disclosure documents available u nder the Company’s profile at
www.sedar.com. Forward-looking statements contained herein are made as of the date of this
news release and Alphamin disclaims any obligation to update any forward-looking
statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or results or otherwise,
except as required by applicable securities laws.
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