Golconda Gold Ltd. Releases Financial and Operating Results for Q3 2023
Golconda Gold Ltd. Releases Financial and Operating Results for Q3 2023
TORONTO, Nov. 28, 2023 -- Golconda Gold Ltd. (“ Golconda Gold” or the “Company”) (TSX-V: GG; OTCQB: GGGOF) is
pleased to announce the release of its financial results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023.
A copy of the unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements for the three and nine months ended September
30, 2023, prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards, and the corresponding management’s
discussion and analysis (the “MD&A”), are available under the Company’s profile on www.sedarplus.ca. All references to “$” in
this press release refer to United States dollars.
Third Quarter 2023 (“Q3 2023”) Highlights:
• mined 15,817 tonnes of ore from its Galaxy and Princeton ore bodies, with an average grade of 3.82 grammes per tonne
(g/t) a decrease of 17% compared to 19,171 tonnes at 3.11 g/t in the three months ended June, 2023 (“ Q2 2023”), but
at a 23% higher grade;
• produced 1,343 tonnes of concentrate at an average grade of 40.6 g/t containing 1,752 ounces of gold compared to
1,422 tonnes at 37.0 g/t containing 1,689 ounces of gold in Q2 2023, an increase of 4% in gold production quarter on
quarter;
• generated revenue of $3.0 million from the sale of 1,814 contained ounces (1,461 payable ounces) of gold at an
operating cash cost of $1,385 per payable ounce compared to $2.5 million revenue in Q2 2023 from the sale of 1,639
contained ounces (1,308 payable ounces) of gold at an operating cash cost of $1,571 per payable ounce, representing
a 19% increase in revenue and 12% reduction in operating cash cost quarter on quarter;(1) and
• following the quarter end, as announced on November 23, 2023, the Company entered a metal purchase and sale
agreement with Empress Royalty Holdings Corp. (“ Empress”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Empress Royalty Corp.
under which the Company will receive an up-front cash payment of $5 million (the “ Investment”) for payable gold
produced from the Galaxy mine which will be invested to facilitate the increase in mining volumes required for the new
and larger milling circuit. (2) The closing of the transaction and the funding of the Investment is subject to typical
conditions precedent.
Golconda Gold CEO, Nick Brodie commented: “The third quarter of 2023 saw production increase over the second quarter and
cash costs further reduce as we implement cost saving initiatives. We are looking forward to closing the recently announced
Investment with Empress and the financial capacity this is expected to bring to improve equipment availabilities and to further
develop the Galaxy and Princeton ore bodies to increase production. (2)
With agreed financing signed up for Galaxy, we now turn our focus to Summit where we continue to work with financing
providers and off-take partners to put in place a non-dilutive financing package to facilitate the re-start of operations at the
Summit Property as soon as possible.”(2)
About Golconda Gold
Golconda Gold is an un-hedged gold producer and explorer with mining operations and exploration tenements in South Africa
and New Mexico. Golconda Gold is a public company and its shares are quoted on the TSX Venture Exchange under the
symbol “GG” and the OTCQB under the symbol “GGGOF”. Golconda Gold’s management team is comprised of senior mining
professionals with extensive experience in managing mining and processing operations and large-scale exploration
programmes. Golconda Gold is committed to operating at world-class standards and is focused on the safety of its
employees, respecting the environment, and contributing to the communities in which it operates.
Notes:
(1) Cash cost is a non-GAAP measure. Refer to below and to “Supplemental Information to Management’s Discussion
and Analysis” in the MD&A, for reconciliation to measures reported in the Company’s financial statements.
Q3 2023 YTD 2023
Operating costs 2,165,039 6,952,239
Adjust for:
Impairment, depreciation and amortization (173,080) (544,374)
Inventory movement (9,147) (88,000)
Total operating cash cost 1,982,812 6,319,865
Royalties (18,964) (39,525)
Total operating cash cost excluding royalties 1,963,848 6,280,340
Gold production (ounces) 1,752 5,025
Gold production (ounces payable) 1,418 3,993
Total operating cash cost excluding royalties
per payable oz. 1,385 1,573
(2) This is forward-looking information and is based on a number of assumptions. See “Cautionary Notes”.
Cautionary Notes
Certain statements contained in this press release constitute “forward-looking statements”. All statements other than
statements of historical fact contained in this press release, including, without limitation, statements regarding the closing of
the transaction with Empress and the use of the Investment to facilitate an increase in mining volumes, the Company’s ability
to put in place a non-dilutive financing package to facilitate the re-start of operations at the Summit Property, and the
Company’s future financial position and results of operations, strategy, proposed acquisitions, plans, objectives, goals and
targets, and any statements preceded by, followed by or that include the words “believe”, “expect”, “aim”, “intend”, “plan”,
“continue”, “will”, “may”, “would”, “anticipate”, “estimate”, “forecast”, “predict”, “project”, “seek”, “should” or similar expressions
or the negative thereof, are forward-looking statements. These statements are not historical facts but instead represent only
the Company’s expectations, estimates and projections regarding future events. These statements are not guarantees of
future performance and involve assumptions, risks and uncertainties that are difficult to predict. Therefore, actual results may
differ materially from what is expressed, implied or forecasted in such forward-looking statements.
Additional factors that could cause actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially include, but are not limited
to: the Company’s dependence on two mineral projects; gold price volatility; risks associated with the conduct of the
Company’s mining activities in South Africa and New Mexico; regulatory, consent or permitting delays; risks relating to the
Company’s exploration, development and mining activities being situated in South Africa and New Mexico; risks relating to
reliance on the Company’s management team and outside contractors; risks regarding mineral resources and reserves; the
Company’s inability to obtain insurance to cover all risks, on a commercially reasonable basis or at all; currency fluctuations;
risks regarding the failure to generate sufficient cash flow from operations; risks relating to project financing and equity
issuances; risks arising from the Company’s fair value estimates with respect to the carrying amount of mineral interests;
mining tax regimes; risks arising from holding derivative instruments; the Company’s need to replace reserves depleted by
production; risks and unknowns inherent in all mining projects, including the inaccuracy of reserves and resources,
metallurgical recoveries and capital and operating costs of such projects; contests over title to properties, particularly title to
undeveloped properties; laws and regulations governing the environment, health and safety; the ability of the communities in
which the Company operates to manage and cope with the implications of COVID-19; the economic and financial implications
of COVID-19 to the Company; operating or technical difficulties in connection with mining or development activities; lack of
infrastructure; employee relations, labour unrest or unavailability; health risks in Africa; the Company’s interactions with
surrounding communities and artisanal miners; the Company’s ability to successfully integrate acquired assets; risks related
to restarting production; the speculative nature of exploration and development, including the risks of diminishing quantities or
grades of reserves; development of the Company’s exploration properties into commercially viable mines; stock market
volatility; conflicts of interest among certain directors and officers; lack of liquidity for shareholders of the Company; risks
related to the market perception of junior gold companies; and litigation risk. Management provides forward-looking statements
because it believes they provide useful information to investors when considering their investment objectives and cautions
investors not to place undue reliance on forward-looking information. Consequently, all of the forward-looking statements made
in this press release are qualified by these cautionary statements and other cautionary statements or factors contained herein,
and there can be no assurance that the actual results or developments will be realized or, even if substantially realized, that
they will have the expected consequences to, or effects on, the Company. These forward-looking statements are made as of
the date of this press release and the Company assumes no obligation to update or revise them to reflect subsequent
information, events or circumstances or otherwise, except as required by law.
Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its regulation services provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX
Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
For further information please contact:
Nick Brodie
CEO, Golconda Gold Ltd.
+ 44 7905 089878
www.golcondagold.com