Oceanagold Reports Third Quarter 2019 Results
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MEDIA RELEASE
31 October 2019
OCEANAGOLD REPORTS THIRD QUARTER 2019 RESULTS
(All financial figures in US Dollars unless otherwise stated)
(MELBOURNE) OceanaGold Corporation (TSX: OGC) (ASX: OGC) (the “Company”) reported its third quarter
2019 financial and operational results for the quarter ended September 30, 2019. Details of the consolidated
financial statements and the Management Discussion and Analysis (“MD&A”) are available on the Company’s
website at www.oceanagold.com
Key Highlights
• Consolidated production of 362,450 ounces of gold and 10,187 tonnes of copper in the nine months
ended September 30, 2019, including third quarter production of 107,478 ounces of gold and 2,316
tonnes of copper.
• Year-to-date (“YTD”) operating cash flow of $157.6 million, including $32.4 million in the third quarter.
• Immediately available liquidity at $105.6 million, including $55.6 million of cash on hand.
• Revenue of $499.1 million with Earnings before Interest, Depreciation and Amortisation (“EBITDA”) of
$169.0 million and a net profit of $5.8 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2019.
• Third quarter revenue of $ 133.6 million, EBITDA of $ 33.9 million and a net loss of $ 21.9 million
(including $16.6 million of unrealised losses on undesignated hedges after tax).
• All-In Sustaining Costs (“AISC”) of $ 1,087 per ounce on sales of 341,100 ounces of gold and 6,901
tonnes of copper in the nine months ended September 30, 2019.
• Third quarter consolidated AISC of $1,122 per ounce on sales of 94,347 ounces of gold and no copper
sales.
• The Company continues to work constructively with the Philippine national government on a Financial
or Technical Assistance Agreement renewal. While this matter progresses, operations at Didipio
remain temporarily suspended.
• Strong exploration results at H aile, Waihi’s Martha Underground and Macraes Golden Point
underpinning significant organic growth pipeline.
• Subsequent to quarter end, secured New Zealand Overseas Investment Office approval to acquire
rural land as part of the expansion plans at Waihi.
Mick Wilkes, President and CEO of OceanaGold said, “We’ve had a challenging time at Didipio this quarter
where actions from the provincial and local governments forced us to temporarily suspend underground mining
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while ceasing all trucking of supplies and concentrate. As a result, we did not record any gold or copper sales
from Didipio during the quarter and that adversely impacted our financial results. Despite this impact, and with
multiple mines in our portfolio, we ended the third quarter with approximately $56 million in cash, available
liquidity of $106 million and a modest level of debt.”
“Elsewhere our New Zealand oper ations continued to deliver to plan while Haile demonstrated another
successive quarter of productivity improvements on nearly all operating measures. Some production from Haile
has been deferred to the fourth quarter as we were delayed in accessing some h igh-grade ore at the bottom
of the Snake pit. We expect continued operational improvement from Haile, and we are confident that we have
the right team in place to deliver positive results over the long-term.”
“Looking ahead, we expect production at Waihi i n the fourth quarter to be similar to the third quarter, and
production from Haile and Macraes to increase as we access and process higher grade ore. The timing of a
resumption of normal operations at Didipio remains uncertain . However, we continue to work in partnership
with the Philippine National Government on a renewal of the FTAA.”
“The Didipio Mine is a template for responsible mining in the Philippines, and our workforce comprising 97%
Philippine nationals are some of the best miners globally. This w orkforce remains in a state of operational
readiness in anticipation of either an FTAA renewal or a successful legal challenge through the Philippine Court
of Appeals against the Governor of Nueva Vizcaya’s and local government unit’s actions.”
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Table 1 – Production and Cost Results Summary
Quarter ended 30 Sept 2019 Haile Didipio Waihi Macraes
Consolidated
Q3 2019 Q2 2019
Gold Produced koz 36.8 16.7 16.0 37.9 107.5 129.3
Gold Sales koz 42.1 (0.6) 15.3 37.6 94.3 125.6
Average Gold Price US$/oz 1,477 - 1,481 1,482 1,414(1) 1,331
Copper Produced kt - 2.3 - - 2.3 4.0
Copper Sales kt - - - - - 3.6
Average Copper Price US$/lb - - - - - 2.60
Total Ore Mined kt 669 92 115 1,181 2,057 2,836
Tonnes Processed kt 834 604 117 1,471 3,026 3,431
Gold Grade Processed g/t 1.75 0.97 4.93 0.98 1.34 1.40
Gold Recovery % 78.1 89.4 86.3 81.9 82.4 83.8
Cash Costs US$/oz 888 0 (2) 686 805 828 684
All-In Sustaining Costs US$/oz 1,106 0 (2) 778 1,262 1,122 1,118
Year to date 30 Sept 2019 Haile Didipio Waihi Macraes
Consolidated
YTD 2019 YTD 2018
Gold Produced koz 99.7 83.5 52.3 127.0 362.4 406.6
Gold Sales koz 100.9 60.2 50.5 129.5 341.1 400.6
Average Gold Price US$/oz 1,380 1,385 1,361 1,358 1,346 1,315
Copper Produced kt - 10.2 - - 10.2 12.1
Copper Sales kt - 6.9 - - 6.9 11.4
Average Copper Price US$/lb - 2.84 - - 2.84 3.05
Total Ore Mined Kt 1,852 1,173 333 4,616 7,974 7,839
Tonnes processed Kt 2,341 2,633 338 4,452 9,763 9,241
Gold grade processed g/t 1.69 1.11 5.55 1.07 1.39 1.58
Recovery % 77.9 88.5 86.5 82.8 83.3 86.4
Cash Costs US$/oz 896 481 695 718 725 465
All-In Sustaining Costs US$/oz 1,366 694 855 1,142 1,087 751
(1) Realised gains and losses on gold hedging are included in the consolidated average gold price.
(2) Didipio recorded nil gold sales in the quarter ended 30 September 2019 and therefore did not record an AISC on an ounce sold basis.
An AISC on gold produced during Q3 will be recog nised on sale.
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Table 2 – Financial Summary
Quarter ended 30 Sept 2019
(US$m)
Q3 (5)
30 Sept 2019
Q2
30 June 2019
Q3
30 Sept 2018
YTD (4)
Sept 30 2019
YTD (1)
Sept 30 2018
Revenue 133.6 186.0 186.8 499.1 589.2
Cost of sales, excluding depreciation and amortization (78.4) (99.7) (92.3) (279.1) (260.3)
General and administration – other(5) (19.2) (11.9) (12.3) (42.7) (35.2)
General and administration – indirect taxes (2) (1.2) (4.5) (4.0) (8.5) (8.9)
Foreign currency exchange gain/(loss) 0.3 0.2 0.7 0.3 2.6
Other income/(expense) (1.2) 0.6 0.5 (0.1) 2.6
EBITDA (excluding gain/(loss) on undesignated hedges
and impairment charge) 33.9 70.7 79.4 169.0 290.0
Depreciation and amortization (36.4) (41.7) (46.6) (118.5) (145.7)
Net interest expense and finance costs (3.1) (3.5) (4.0) (10.2) (11.5)
Earnings / (loss) before income tax (excluding gain/(loss)
on undesignated hedges and impairment charge) (5.6) 25.5 28.8 40.3 133.0
Income tax (expense) / benefit on earnings 0.3 (3.4) (8.4) (7.7) (26.2)
Earnings / (loss) after income tax and before gain/(loss) on
undesignated hedges and impairment charge (5.3) 22.1 20.4 32.8 106.8
Write off deferred exploration expenditure / investment (3) - - - (4.6) (2.9)
Gain/(loss) on fair value of undesignated hedges (23.0) (9.5) 1.4 (31.1) 7.4
Tax (expense) / benefit on gain/loss on undesignated hedges 6.4 2.7 (0.1) 8.7 (0.3)
Share of loss from equity accounted associates - - - - (0.2)
Net Profit / (loss) (21.9) 15.3 21.7 5.8 110.8
Basic earnings / (loss) per share $(0.04) $0.02 $0.04 $0.01 $0.18
Diluted earnings / (loss) per share $(0.04) $0.02 $0.03 $0.01 $0.18
(1) The Company’s consolidated financial results for YTD September 30, 2018 reflected adjustments on IFRS 15 adoption from January 1, 2018.
(2) Represents indirect taxes in the Philippines specifically excise tax (expensed as from April 1, 2018), local business and property taxes. This value is
included in the Company’s AISC calculation as from January 1, 2019 in accordance with the World Gold Council’s updated methodology.
(3) Deferred exploration related costs for the La Curva and Claudia projects were written off due to termination of agreement with Mirasol Resources Ltd
(4) The Company’s consolidated financial results for YTD September 30, 2019 reflected adjustments on IFRS 16 adoption from January 1, 2019.
(5) The Company did not record any revenue or cost of sales from the Didipio mine during the third quarter of 2019. In addition third quarter 2019
General and Administration - other, includes $7.6 million non-production costs related to maintaining Didipio operational readiness.
Table 3 – Cash Flow Summary
Quarter ended 30 Sept 2019
(US$m)
Q3
30 Sept 2019
Q2
30 June 2019
Q3
30 Sept 2018
YTD
Sept 30 2019
YTD
Sept 30 2018
Cash flows from Operating Activities 32.4 86.2 64.3 157.6 250.4
Cash flows used in Investing Activities (54.3) (76.1) (58.7) (188.3) (177.8)
Cash flows used in Financing Activities (4.0) (10.1) (63.3) (16.7) (76.0)
Operations
For the nine months ended September 30, 2019 , the Company produced 362,450 ounces of gold and 10,187
tonnes of copper including 107,748 ounces of gold and 2,316 tonnes of copper in the third quarter. Quarter-
on-quarter gold production decreased 17% due to the processing of mostly low-grade stockpiles at Didipio.
Consolidated cash costs YTD were $725 per ounce on sales of 341,100 ounces of gold, including third quarter
cash costs of $828 per ounce on sales of 94,347 ounces of gold. Quarter-on-quarter cash costs increased due
to a higher weighted average cost largely related to the lack of sales from Didipio . Didipio’s third quarter
production remains in inventory and available for sale once normal operations resume. All-In Sustaining Costs
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(“AISC”) in the nine months ended September 30, 2019, was $1,087 per ounce sold while third quarter AISC
was $1,122 per ounce sold, which was similar to the previous quarter.
As previously announced, underground mining activities at Didipio were temporarily suspended in mid-July
due to the depletion of consumable mining supplies as a result of restrictions on material movements imposed
by the provincial and local government uni ts. Processing of ore stockpiles continued during the third quarter
which included a 24 -day mill shutdown in September to complete maintenance activities . The Company did
not transact any gold or copper sales from Didipio in the third quarter. As announced, subsequent to quarter
end the Company temporarily suspended ore processing at Didipio due to depletion of consumables required
for sustained operations.
At Haile, the operation delivered its third consecutive quarter of operational improvements. For the nine months
ended September 30, 2019, the Haile operation produced 99,711 ounces of gold including 36,812 ounces in
the third quarter. Quarter-on-quarter production was similar, but the current quarter was impacted by delayed
access to higher grade ore from Snake Phase 1 due to the confined nature of the mining area at the bottom of
the pit . Third quarter AISC decreased significantly to $1,106 per ounce, or 20% quarter -on-quarter due
improved mining and milling efficiencies and higher gold sales.
Production at Macraes was similar to the previous quarter as expected with higher head grade partially offset
by a decrease in mill feed and slightly lower recoveries. Production at Waihi decreased as expected consistent
with the mine plan.
Financial
In the nine months ended September 30, 2019, the Company generated $ 499.1 million in revenue including
$133.6 million in the third quarter. YTD revenue decreased over the same period in 2018 due mainly to lower
sales volumes from Didipio in the third quarter and to a lesser extent, the expected reduction in gold sales from
New Zealand. This was offset by a n 18% increase in the third quarter average gold price received to $1,414
per ounce.
Quarter-on-quarter revenue decreased on lower gold and copper sales with no sales from Didipio . YTD
EBITDA was $169.0 million while third quarter EBITDA was $33.9 million, both of which were also negatively
impacted by the absence of sales from Didipio.
Net loss before unrealised losses on undesignated hedges was $ 5.3 million or $ (0.01) per share on a fully
diluted basis. This result was impacted by the lower EBITDA , partially offset by lower depreciation and
amortisation charges.
Operating cash flows YTD were $157.6 million while third quarter operating cash flows were $32.4 million, a
37% decrease from the prior YTD and 62% from the previous quarter. The quarter -on-quarter decrease is a
result of no sales coming from Didipio during the quarter. Cash flows used in investing activities decreased on
the previous quarter due to lower capitalised pre -stripping at Haile and the temporary suspension of
underground mine development at Didipio.
Fully diluted cash flow per share before working capital was $ 0.05, reflecting the quarter-on-quarter decrease
in EBITDA.
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As at the end of September 2019, the Company’s cash balance stood at $55.6 million, excluding approximately
$34.1 million held in strategic equity investments. Total liquidity was $105.6 million while net debt was $140.3
million.
Growth
At Waihi, the Company progressed development of the Martha Underground with completion of 871 metres of
mine development in the third quarter. The pilot hole was drilled for a raise bore ventilation connection between
the 800m and 920m levels. The Company expects to complete a Waihi district study in the first half of 2020
incorporating development of the Martha and WKP deposits over the longer-term highlighting production rates,
high-level costs and production schedules.
At Haile, the Company continued to optimise the new regrinding circuit and in the fourth quarter expects to
complete construction of the pre-aeration thickener to support grind size optimisation through the new circuit.
Post completion of the thickener installation and further optimisation of the regrinding circuit the Company is
targeting steady-state recoveries in the mid-80% range at higher throughput rates Engineering and other pre-
construction planning activities for the Horseshoe Underground Mine continued during the quart er in
anticipation of receiving the permit early in 2020.
At Macraes, the Company is currently investigating opportunities to increase mine life. To this end, the
investment in exploration with drilling activities across multiple targets within the Macraes Goldfield and further
mine planning is underway.
Work progressed on the scoping study for the Golden Point geological resource, with an updated geological
model being const ructed following the latest round of infill drilling. Other work undertaken included a
geotechnical assessment and options for mining methods, including the potential for the use of backfill to
maximise overall resource recovery.
Conference Call
The Company will host a conference call / webcast to discuss the results at 8:00 am on Friday November 1,
2019 (Melbourne, Australian Eastern Daylight Time) / 5:00 pm on Thursday October 31, 2019 (Toronto, Eastern
Daylight Time).
Webcast Participants
To register, please copy and paste the link below into your browser:
https://event.on24.com/wcc/r/2098641/891E38C74A61C2343A9CC5E3A0B4EECE
Teleconference Participants (required for those who wish to ask questions)
Local (toll free) dial in numbers are:
North America: 1 888 390 0546
Australia: 1 800 076 068
United Kingdom: 0 800 652 2435
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Switzerland: 0 800 312 635
All other countries (toll): + 1 416 764 8688
Playback of Webcast
A recording will be available for viewing on the Company’s website following the webcast.
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For further information please contact:
Investor Relations Media Relations
Sam Pazuki
Tel: +1 720 602 4880
Melissa Bowerman
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About OceanaGold
OceanaGold Corporation is a mid -tier, high -margin, multinational gold producer with assets located in the
Philippines, New Zealand and the United States. The Company’s assets encompass the Didipio Gold-Copper
Mine located on the island of Luzon in the Philippines. On the North Island of New Zealand, the Company
operates the high-grade Waihi Gold Mine while on the South Island of New Zealand, the Company operates
the largest gold mine in the country at the Macraes Goldfield which is made up of a series of open pit mines
and the Frasers underground mine. In the United States, the Company operates the Haile Gold Mine, a top -
tier, long -life, high -margin asset located in South Caroli na. OceanaGold also has a significant pipeline of
organic growth and exploration opportunities in the Americas and Asia-Pacific regions.
OceanaGold has operated sustainably since 1990 with a proven track -record for environmental management
and community a nd social engagement. The Company has a strong social license to operate and works
collaboratively with its valued stakeholders to identify and invest in social programs that are designed to build
capacity and not dependency.
In 2019, the Company expects t o produce between 460,000 to 480,000 ounces of gold and 1 0,000 to 11,000
tonnes of copper at All-In Sustaining Costs ranging between $1,040 and $1,090 per ounce sold.
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