i-80 Gold Reports Q3 2022 Operating Results
i-80 Gold Reports Q3 2022 Operating Results
Reno, Nevada, November 8, 2022 – i-80 GOLD CORP. (TSX:IAU) (NYSE:IAUX) (“i-80”, or the “Company”) is pleased to report
its operating and financial results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 . i-80’s Consolidated Financial
Statements (“financial statements”), as well as i-80’s Management's Discussion and Analysis of Operations and Financial Condition
(“MD&A”) for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 , are available on the Company’s website at www.i80gold.com,
on SEDAR at www.sedar.com, and on EDGAR at www.sec.gov.
Unless otherwise stated, all amounts referred to herein are in U.S. dollars.
2022 Third Quarter Highlights:
• Record quarterly gold sales of 9,332 ounces; all-in sustaining cost of $1,138 per ounce sold1
• September 30 cash balance of $76 million and $33 million in restricted cash
• Drilling at Granite Creek continued with multiple high-grade intercepts in the Ogee and South Pacific zones (10,526 core
feet and 5,460 reverse circulation (RC) feet drilled)
• First shipment of sulfide mineralized material from Granite Creek was made to NGM’s Twin Creeks processing facility
• Continued step-out and infill drilling at Ruby Hill with multiple high-grade intercepts and new discoveries made (17,025
core feet and 34,865 RC feet drilled)
• Engineering study of Lone Tree autoclave refurbishment continued on plan
2022 Year to date Highlights:
• Gold sales of 14,328 ounces; all-in sustaining cost of $1,204 per ounce sold1
• Commenced trading on the New York Stock Exchange on May 19, 2022 under the symbol IAUX
• Funds received for the previously announced gold prepay and silver purchase and sale agreements totaling $75 million
• Increased the size of the Granite Creek property package by approximately 1,280 acres (518 hectares), extending
exposure along the primary fault structure by approximately 1.6 km north towards the Turquoise Ridge Mine, and 1.6 km
south of Granite Creek
• Commenced development of exploration ramp at McCoy-Cove (approximately 1,900 feet of advance now completed);
drilling expected to commence in Q4
• Entered into agreement to acquire key water rights for the development of the Cove Project
• Completed first gold sale in Company history
• A total of 208,329 feet (core and RC) drilled by the end of the third quarter
“In the third Quarter the Company achieved record gold sales, more than doubling previous quarter sales .”, stated Ryan Snow,
Chief Financial Officer of i-80. “The Residual leaching at both Lone Tree and Ruby Hill has gone well and increases in production
and sales were recorded during the quarter. We continued to invest in exploration generating tremendous results and new
discoveries at both Granite Creek and Ruby Hill. In addition, we continue to advance the engineering study at Lone Tree on plan
and we completed a scoping study on restarting the oxide mill at Ruby Hill. ”
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entities. Please see "Non-IFRS Financial Performance Measures" for the composition of such specified financial measure, an explanation of how such specified
financial measure provides useful information to a reader and the purposes for which management of i-80 uses the specified financial measure, and where
required, a reconciliation of the specified financial measure to the most directly comparable IFRS measure.
Three months
ended
September 30,
Nine months
ended
September 30,
(in thousands of U.S. dollars, unless otherwise noted) 2022 2022
Revenue 16,065 25,311
Cost of sales (9,834) (15,331)
Depletion, depreciation, and amortization (2,126) (2,949)
Mine operating income 4,105 7,031
Expenses
Exploration, evaluation, and pre-development 10,798 32,184
General and administrative 4,743 12,581
Property maintenance 350 1,139
Share-based payments 471 2,460
Operating (loss) (12,257) (41,333)
Production and sales from residual leaching at Ruby Hill and Lone Tree totaled 9,332 ounces for the quarter and 14,328 ounces
year to date at cash costs per ounce sold of $1,045 and $1,061, respectively, and all-in sustaining cost per ounce sold of $1,138 and
$1,204, respectively.
Exploration, evaluation, and pre-development costs were $ 10.8 million in Q3 and $ 32.2 million year to date (YTD). This spend
reflects mainly the exploration and pre-development work at Granite Creek and Ruby Hill.
Lone Tree Processing Facilities
Lone Tree is expected to become the hub of i-80’s Nevada operations and the central processing facility for mineralization from the
first four planned mining projects. Importantly, Lone Tree is host to infrastructure that, following successful refurbishment efforts, will
position i-80 as one of only three companies in the United States capable of processing both oxide and refractory mineralization.
During the quarter, the Company continued to advance the detailed engineering study for the restart of the autoclave. The study is
progressing on plan and is expected to be completed in the fourth quarter of 2022. Permitting work on Buffalo Mountain continued
during the quarter and a drill program was started.
Residual leaching activities at Lone Tree produced 3,513 ounces gold during Q3 and 5,298 YTD at a cash cost per ounce sold of
$9981 and $9581, respectively, and all-in sustaining cost per ounce sold of $1,1711 and $1,2291, respectively.
Granite Creek
In the third quarter, 2022, drilling continued for resource expansion on the Ogee and South Pacific Zones with multiple high-grade
intercepts. Completed 10,526 feet of core drilling and 5,460 feet of RC drilling during the quarter. The amount of drilling completed
as of September 30, 2022 totaling 83,887 feet was in line with the Company’s drilling plan. Drilling targets were expansion and
delineation of the newly discovered South Pacific Zone as well as delineation drilling that targeted the Otto, Adam Peak, Range
Front and Ogee fault zones with underground drilling.
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required, a reconciliation of the specified financial measure to the most directly comparable IFRS measure.
McCoy-Cove
Total development through the end of the third quarter was 1,938 feet including 1,735 feet for construction of the exploration ramp
which continued on plan. Additional work on metallurgical and hydrology studies, engineering of de-watering and mining options, and
reclamation activities associated with the inactive tailings storage facility is also being advanced. It is expected that the underground
drill campaign will commence in Q4 2022.
Ruby Hill
In the third quarter, infill and step-out drilling of the Ruby Deeps, 426 and Hilltop zones continued with multiple high-grade intercepts
and multiple brownfield exploration targets tested. 17,025 feet of core drilling and 34,865 feet of RC drilling was completed during
the quarter, with a combined total of 120,692 feet completed in the first nine months, in line with the Company’s drilling plan. Owing
to the substantial success of the 2022 exploration campaign at Ruby Hill, the program has been expanded.
The Company continued to advance permitting for the construction of a decline to access the high-grade Ruby Deeps deposit and
the Blackjack Zone with the intent of trucking refractory mineralization for processing at Lone Tree. The Company also completed a
scoping study during the quarter for the restart of the existing oxide mill
Residual leaching activities at Ruby Hill produced 5,819 ounces gold during Q3 and 9,030 YTD at a cash cost per ounce sold of
$1,0731 and $1,1221, respectively, and all-in sustaining cost per ounce sold of $1,1181 and $1,1891, respectively.
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About i-80 Gold Corp.
i-80 Gold Corp. is a well-financed, Nevada-focused, mining company with a goal of achieving mid-tier gold producer status through
the development of multiple deposits within the Company’s advanced-stage property portfolio anticipated to be processed at the
centrally located Lone Tree processing facility and autoclave.
For further information, please contact:
Ewan Downie – CEO
Ryan Snow - CFO
Matthew Gollat – EVP Business & Corporate Development
1.866.525.6450
www.i80gold.com
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financial measure provides useful information to a reader and the purposes for which management of i-80 uses the specified financial measure, and where
required, a reconciliation of the specified financial measure to the most directly comparable IFRS measure.
Forward-looking information
Certain statements in this release constitute “forward-looking statements” or “forward-looking information” within the meaning of
applicable securities laws, including but not limited to, actual production results and costs, results of operation outcomes and timing
of updated technical studies at the Company's mineral projects, timing to advance mineral projects to production and advance
permitting and feasibility work on the on its mineral projects and future production, development and exploration results. Such
statements and information involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results,
performance or achievements of the company, its projects, or industry results, to be materially different from any future results,
performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements or information. Such statements can be
identified by the use of words such as “may”, “would”, “could”, “will”, “intend”, “expect”, “believe”, “plan”, “anticipate”, “estimate”,
“scheduled”, “forecast”, “predict” and other similar terminology, or state that certain actions, events or results “may”, “could”, “would”,
“might” or “will” be taken, occur or be achieved. These statements reflect the Company’s current expectations regarding future
events, performance and results and speak only as of the date of this release.
Forward-looking statements and information involve significant risks and uncertainties, should not be read as guarantees of future
performance or results and will not necessarily be accurate indicators of whether or not such results will be achieved. A number of
factors could cause actual results to differ materially from the results discussed in the forward-looking statements or information,
including, but not limited to: material adverse changes, unexpected changes in laws, rules or regulations, or their enforcement by
applicable authorities; the failure of parties to contracts with the company to perform as agreed; social or labor unrest; changes in
commodity prices; and the failure of exploration programs or studies to deliver anticipated results or results that would justify and
support continued exploration, studies, development or operations. For a more detailed discussion of such risks and other factors
that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements, refer to i-80's
filings with Canadian securities regulators, including the most recent Annual Information Form, available on SEDAR at
www.sedar.com.
NON-IFRS FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE MEASURES
The Company has included certain terms or performance measures commonly used in the mining industry that are not defined
under IFRS in this document. These include: by-product cash cost per ounce sold, by-product all-in sustaining cost (“AISC”) per
ounce sold, earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization, capital expenditures (expansionary), capital expenditures
(sustaining), adjusted net earnings and average realized price per ounce. Non-IFRS financial performance measures do not have
any standardized meaning prescribed under IFRS, and therefore, they may not be comparable to similar measures employed by
other companies. The data presented is intended to provide additional information and should not be considered in isolation or as a
substitute for measures prepared in accordance with IFRS and should be read in conjunction with the Company's Financial
Statements.
Definitions
Adjusted earnings / (loss) and adjusted earnings / (loss) per share excludes significant write-down adjustments and the gain / (loss)
from financing instruments.
All-in sustaining costs on a by-product basis per ounce include total production cash costs on a by-product basis and costs related to
sustaining production.
Average realized gold price represents the sales price of gold per ounce before deducting mining royalties, treatment and refining
charges and gains or losses derived from the offtake agreement with Orion.
By-product credits include revenues from the sale of by-products from operating mines.
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entities. Please see "Non-IFRS Financial Performance Measures" for the composition of such specified financial measure, an explanation of how such specified
financial measure provides useful information to a reader and the purposes for which management of i-80 uses the specified financial measure, and where
required, a reconciliation of the specified financial measure to the most directly comparable IFRS measure.
Capital expenditure (expansionary) is a capital expenditure intended to expand the business or operations by increasing production
capacity beyond current levels of performance and includes capitalized exploration.
Capital expenditure (sustaining) is a capital expenditure necessary to maintain existing levels of production. The sustaining capital
expenditures maintain the existing mine fleet, mill and other facilities so that they function at levels consistent from year to year.
Cost of sales per ounce sold is calculated by dividing the attributable cost of sales by the attributable ounces sold.
Exploration and evaluation (sustaining) expense is presented as mine site sustaining if it supports current mine operations.
Rehabilitation – accretion and amortization include depreciation on the assets related to the rehabilitation provision of gold
operations and accretion on the rehabilitation provision of gold operations.
Average realized gold price per ounce of gold sold
Average realized gold price per ounce of gold sold is a non-IFRS measure and does not constitute a measure recognized by IFRS
and does not have a standardized meaning defined by IFRS. It may not be comparable to information in other gold producers’
reports and filings.
Three months ended
September 30,
Nine months ended
September 30,
(in thousands of U.S. dollars, unless otherwise noted)(i,ii) 2022 2022
Nevada production
Revenue per financial statements $ 16,065 25,311
Silver revenue from mining operations $ (83) (123)
Gold revenue from mining operations $ 15,982 25,188
Ounces of gold sold ounce 9,332 14,328
Average realized gold price $/ounce 1,712 1,758
Lone Tree
Revenue per financial statements $ 6,189 9,647
Silver revenue from mining operations $ (10) (27)
Gold revenue from mining operations $ 6,179 9,620
Ounces of gold sold ounce 3,513 5,298
Average realized gold price $/ounce 1,759 1,816
Ruby Hill
Revenue per financial statements $ 9,876 15,664
Silver revenue from mining operations $ (74) (96)
Gold revenue from mining operations $ 9,802 15,568
Ounces of gold sold ounce 5,819 9,030
Average realized gold price $/ounce 1,685 1,724
(i) May not add due to rounding.
(ii) Revenue from 2021 was related to the Company’s 40% interest in the South Arturo mine. On October 14, 2021, the Company completed the asset exchange with NGM and
South Arturo was classified as a discontinued operation. Revenue from 2022 relates to the residual heap leaching operations continuing at Lone Tree and Ruby Hill.
Cash Costs
Cash costs per ounce sold represents all direct and indirect operating costs related to the physical activities of producing gold,
including on-site mining costs, processing, third-party smelting, refining and transportation costs, on-site general and administrative
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entities. Please see "Non-IFRS Financial Performance Measures" for the composition of such specified financial measure, an explanation of how such specified
financial measure provides useful information to a reader and the purposes for which management of i-80 uses the specified financial measure, and where
required, a reconciliation of the specified financial measure to the most directly comparable IFRS measure.
costs, community site relations, royalties and royalty taxes. State of Nevada net proceeds taxes are excluded. Cash costs
incorporate the Company’s share of production costs but exclude, among other items, the impact of depletion, depreciation and
amortization (“DD&A”), reclamation costs, financing costs, capital development and exploration and income taxes. In order to arrive
at consolidated cash costs, the Company includes its attributable share of total cash costs from operations where less than 100%
interest in the economic share of production is held.
Cash cost: by-product - When deriving the cash costs associated with an ounce of gold, the Company includes by-product credits,
as the Company considers that the cost to produce the gold is reduced as a result of the by-product sales incidental to the gold
production process. Accordingly, total production costs are reduced for revenues earned from silver sales.
Cash costs per ounce is a common financial performance measure in the mining industry, but the term does not have any
standardized meaning. In determining its cash cost and cash cost per ounce, the Company has considered the guidelines provided
by the World Gold Council, a non-regulatory, non-profit market development organization for the gold industry. A Company’s
adoption of the standard is voluntary and other companies may quantify these measures differently as a result of different underlying
principles and policies applied.
All-in Sustaining Costs (“AISC”)
AISC include total production cash costs incurred at the Company’s mining operations, which forms the basis of the Company’s by-
product cash costs. Additionally, the Company includes sustaining capital expenditures which are expended to maintain existing
levels of production (to which costs do not contribute to a material increase in annual gold ounce production over the next 12
months), rehabilitation accretion and amortization, and exploration and evaluation expenses. The Company does not allocate
corporate general and administrative expenses. The measure seeks to reflect the full cost of production from current operations,
therefore expansionary capital is excluded. Certain other cash expenditures, including tax payments (including the State of Nevada
net proceeds tax), dividends and financing costs are also excluded. The Company reports AISC on a per ounce sold basis.
This financial performance measure was adopted as a result of an initiative undertaken within the gold mining industry; however, this
performance measure has no standardized meaning and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for measures of
performance prepared in accordance with IFRS. In determining AISC, the Company has considered the guidelines provided by the
World Gold Council, a non-regulatory, non-profit market development organization for the gold industry. A Company's adoption of the
standard is voluntary and other companies may quantify these measures differently as a result of different underlying principles and
policies applied.
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entities. Please see "Non-IFRS Financial Performance Measures" for the composition of such specified financial measure, an explanation of how such specified
financial measure provides useful information to a reader and the purposes for which management of i-80 uses the specified financial measure, and where
required, a reconciliation of the specified financial measure to the most directly comparable IFRS measure.
The following table provides a reconciliation on a by-product basis for gold cash cost and AISC for the three and nine months ended
September 30, 2022:
For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022
(in thousands of U.S. dollars, except per ounce information in dollars) (i) Nevada Production
Three months ended
September 30, 2022
Nine months ended
September 30, 2022
By-Product 000$
Per gold ounce
sold 000$
Per gold ounce
sold
Cost of sales excluding depletion, depreciation and amortization 9,544 1,023 14,826 1,035
Depletion, depreciation and amortization 2,126 228 2,949 206
Total cost of sales 11,670 1,251 17,775 1,241
Depletion, depreciation and amortization (2,126) (228) (2,949) (206)
By-product credits (83) (9) (123) (9)
Cash cost : by-product 9,749 1,045 15,208 1,061
Rehabilitation - accretion and amortization 873 93 2,036 143
All-in sustaining cost : by-product 10,622 1,138 17,244 1,204
Total gold ounces produced 9,332 14,328
Total ounces sold 9,332 14,328
(1) May not add due to rounding.
For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022
(in thousands of U.S. dollars, except per ounce information in dollars) (i) Lone Tree
Three months ended
September 30, 2022
Nine months ended
September 30, 2022
By-Product 000$
Per gold ounce
sold 000$
Per gold ounce
sold
Cost of sales excluding depletion, depreciation and amortization 3,516 1,001 5,102 963
Depletion, depreciation and amortization 338 96 460 87
Total cost of sales 3,854 1,097 5,562 1,050
Depletion, depreciation and amortization (338) (96) (460) (87)
By-product credits (11) (3) (27) (5)
Cash cost : by-product 3,505 998 5,075 958
Rehabilitation - accretion and amortization 611 173 1,437 271
All-in sustaining cost : by-product 4,116 1,171 6,512 1,229
Total gold ounces produced 3,513 5,298
Total ounces sold 3,513 5,298
(1) May not add due to rounding.
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entities. Please see "Non-IFRS Financial Performance Measures" for the composition of such specified financial measure, an explanation of how such specified
financial measure provides useful information to a reader and the purposes for which management of i-80 uses the specified financial measure, and where
required, a reconciliation of the specified financial measure to the most directly comparable IFRS measure.
For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022
(in thousands of U.S. dollars, except per ounce information in dollars) (i) Ruby Hill
Three months ended
September 30, 2022
Nine months ended
September 30, 2022
By-Product 000$
Per gold ounce
sold 000$
Per gold ounce
sold
Cost of sales excluding depletion, depreciation and amortization 6,029 1,036 9,724 1,077
Depletion, depreciation and amortization 1,788 307 2,489 276
Total cost of sales 7,817 1,343 12,213 1,353
Depletion, depreciation and amortization (1,788) (307) (2,489) (276)
Royalty tax 289 50 505 56
By-product credits (74) (13) (96) (11)
Cash cost : by-product 6,244 1,073 10,133 1,122
Rehabilitation - accretion and amortization 262 45 599 67
All-in sustaining cost : by-product 6,506 1,118 10,732 1,189
Total gold ounces produced 5,819 9,030
Total ounces sold 5,819 9,030
(1) May not add due to rounding.
Adjusted Earnings / (Loss)
Adjusted earnings / (loss) and adjusted earnings / (loss) per share are non-IFRS measures that the Company considers to better
reflect normalized earnings because it eliminates non-recurring items. Certain items that become applicable in a period may be
adjusted for, with the Company retroactively presenting comparable periods with an adjustment for such items and conversely, items
no longer applicable may be removed from the calculation. Neither adjusted earnings / (loss) nor adjusted earnings / (loss) per share
have any standardized meaning prescribed by IFRS and are therefore unlikely to be comparable to similar measures presented by
other companies.
The following table shows a reconciliation of adjusted earnings / (loss) for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022
and 2021, to the net earnings / (loss) for each period.
Three months ended
September 30,
Nine months ended
September 30,
(in thousands of U.S. dollars, unless otherwise noted) 2022 2021 2022 2021
Net income / (loss) for the period - Continuing operations $ (11,272) $ (11,938) $ (15,260) $ (25,106)
Adjust for:
Restructuring costs — — — (4,444)
Gain / (loss) on warrants 849 (3,633) 9,749 (3,098)
Gain / (loss) on convertible loans (1,112) — 9,101 —
Loss on deferred consideration (806) — (2,441) —
Gain on fair value measurement of Gold Prepayment Agreement 3,036 — 7,120 —
Gain on fair value measurement of Silver Purchase Agreement 2,297 — 11,421 —
Total Adjustments $ 4,264 $ (3,633) $ 34,950 $ (7,542)
Adjusted loss for the period $ (15,536) $ (8,305) $ (50,210) $ (17,564)
Weighted average shares for the period 240,368,617 190,764,885 239,992,077 121,292,230
Adjusted loss per share for the period $ (0.06) $ (0.04) $ (0.21) $ (0.14)