Orezone Gold Reports Second Quarter 2025 Results
OREZONE GOLD CORPORATION
450-505 Burrard Street
Vancouver, BC, V7X 1M3
T: 778-945-8977
Orezone Gold Reports Second Quarter 2025 Results
All dollar amounts are in USD unless otherwise indicated and abbreviation “M” means million.
August 13, 2025 – Vancouver, BC - Orezone Gold Corporation (TSX /ASX: ORE, OTCQX: ORZCF) (“Orezone” or “C ompany”) is
pleased to report its operational and financial results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025 . The Company will host
a conference call and webcast today at 2:00pm PT / 5:00pm ET (August 14 , 7:00am AEST) to discuss the results. Details to join
the conference call and webcast are provided at the end of this release.
Second Quarter 2025 Highlights
• Gold production of 27,548 ounces at an AISC of $1,830 per ounce sold
• Revenue of $94.5M from the sale of 28,265 ounces at an average realized price of $3,338 per ounce
• Adjusted EBITDA of $45.5M, Adjusted Earnings attributable to Orezone shareholders of $20.6M, and Adjusted
Earnings per Share attributable to Orezone shareholders of $0.04
• Liquidity of $103.9M at June 30, 2025 with cash of $72.6M and undrawn senior debt of $31.3M
• Stage 1 hard rock expansion reached 63% completion and remains on schedule for first gold in Q4 -2025. Stage 1 is
forecasted to increase overall gold production to 170,000 -185,000 ounces in 20261. Click link here for August
construction video
• Subsequent to quarter end:
o Completed A$75.0M initial public offering on the Australian Securities Exchange (“ASX”) and commenced
trading under the symbol “ORE”. Proceeds will accelerate the stage 2 hard rock expansion
o Board approved construction decision for the stage 2 hard rock expansion. Stage 2 commissioning
scheduled for Q4-2026, with overall gold production forecasted to increase to 220,000-250,000 ounces per
annum2
Patrick Downey, President and CEO, commented “ Q2 marked another solid operating quarter at Bomboré, with all production
metrics, including grade, recovery , and tonnes processed, inline with plan. This is a testament to the site operating team, who
remain focused on operational excellence . During Q2, this included several stage 1 hard rock operational readiness initiatives,
including 1) maintaining an elevated mining rate through the onset of the rainy season to advance a number of pits to the hard
rock interface, and 2) processing a greater percentage of corresponding transitional material while achieving a mill throughput
rate at 20% above nameplate.
The higher realized AISC in Q2 was mainly attributable to external factors including higher royalties, lower grid power availability
and unfavourable foreign exchange movements. The higher royalty costs were th e result of a record realized gold price of
$3,338/oz versus the budgeted $2,600/oz, along with a newly enacted royalty structure that added 1% to the royalty rates. The
lower than expected grid power availability that led to more power generation onsite using higher cost diesel, was the result of a
fire at a supply line substation, and higher than forecasted seasonal variability, which year over year has materially improved. A
steady improvement in grid power has been seen in the past two months with utilization increasing from 50% in Q2, to 76% in
July, and a return to >90% in August. The XOF strengthened against the USD by over 7% from Q1 to Q2 which negatively impacted
1 Refer to the Company’s Prospectus dated July 11, 2025, a copy of which is available on the Company’s website. The Company confirms it is not
aware of any new information or data that materially affects the information included in the Prospectus and that all material assumptions and
technical parameters underpinning the forecast gold production targets in the Prospectus continue to apply and have not materially changed.
2 Refer to footnote 1.
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reported costs as the majority of operating expenditures are in the local currency. These three external factors combined are
estimated to have added $236 per ounce to the guided AISC per ounce sold in Q2.
Through Q2, the Company made steady progress on its multiple growth initiatives. The construction of the stage 1 hard rock plant
remains on schedule and on budget, with first gold on track for Q4-2025. This will mark an important milestone for the Company
with overall gold production at Bomboré forecasted to increase to 170,000 -185,000 ounces in 20263. On the stage 2 hard rock
expansion, early progress was made advancing engineering, scheduling and initial procurement , with a Board approved
construction decision made subsequent to quarter end. Executing on these growth initiatives over the next 16 months will
significantly transform the Company by increasing overall production at Bomboré to 220,000 -250,000 ounces per annum 4. This
production growth will be complemented by an ongoing focus on exploration, with the goal of increasing the current resource
base to a targeted 7 to 10 million ounces longer term5.
Exploration drilling through H1-2025 was successful on multiple fronts, further underscoring the significant exploration upside to
the current stated 5.0 million ounce global resource base at Bomboré . Results included 1) extending the North Zone footwall
mineralization up to 200m below the current reserve pits along 800m strike length, 2) extending mineralization of the P17S high-
grade sub-zone a further 300m down plunge, and 3) identifying multiple broad near-surface strike extensions.
Following several months of hard work, Orezone has commenced trading on the ASX under the ticker “ORE”. The secondary listing
on the ASX has broadened our investor base into the very active Australian mining market, enhancing the Company’s capital
markets profile and trading liquidity.”
Highlights for the Second Quarter and Significant Subsequent Events
(All mine site figures on a 100% basis) Q2-2025 Q2-2024 H1-2025 H1-2024
Operating Performance
Gold production oz 27,548 25,524 56,236 55,663
Gold sales oz 28,265 24,937 57,208 56,166
Average realized gold price $/oz 3,338 2,334 3,092 2,185
Cash costs per gold ounce sold1 $/oz 1,609 1,386 1,415 1,242
All-in sustaining costs1 (“AISC”) per gold ounce sold $/oz 1,830 1,613 1,620 1,452
Financial Performance
Revenue $000’s 94,512 58,343 177,227 123,028
Earnings from mine operations $000’s 39,951 23,167 78,514 50,049
Net earnings attributable to shareholders of Orezone $000’s 15,906 8,939 31,885 20,636
Net earnings per common share attributable to
shareholders of Orezone
Basic
Diluted
$
$
0.03
0.03
0.02
0.02
0.06
0.06
0.06
0.05
EBITDA1 $000’s 40,270 26,728 81,452 57,057
Adjusted EBITDA1 $000’s 45,493 20,491 89,687 46,419
Adjusted earnings attributable to shareholders of
Orezone1 $000’s 20,607 3,326 39,297 11,062
Adjusted earnings per share attributable to
shareholders of Orezone1 $ 0.04 0.01 0.08 0.03
Cash and Cash Flow Data
Operating cash flow before changes in working capital $000’s 27,023 15,331 67,009 36,671
Operating cash flow $000’s 16,357 (51) 44,061 13,586
Free cash flow1 $000’s (27,154) (16,951) (23,472) (14,938)
Cash, end of period $000’s 72,592 11,446 72,592 11,446
3 Refer to footnote 1.
4 Refer to footnote 1.
5 This statement of the Company’s goal of increasing the current stated 5 million ounce global resource base to a targeted 7 to 10 million ounces
longer term is an aspirational statement, and the Company does not yet have reasonable grounds to believe the statement can be achieved.
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1 Cash costs, AISC, EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted earnings, Adjusted earnings per share, and Free cash flow are non-IFRS measures. See
“Non-IFRS Measures” section below for additional information.
SECOND QUARTER HIGHLIGHTS
• Strong Liquidity Maintained: Available liquidity stood at $103.9M at June 30, 2025 with $72.6M in cash and XOF 17.5
billion ($31.3M) undrawn on the Phase II term loan with Coris Bank International. The Company remains well-funded
to execute on its 2025 and future growth plans.
• Robust EBITDA, Net Earnings, and Earnings Per Share: Reported Q2-2025 EBITDA of $40.3M, net earnings attributable
to Orezone shareholders of $15.9M, and net earnings per share attributable to Orezone shareholders of $0.03 per share
on a basic and diluted basis as earnings benefitted from the record rise in gold prices and unhedged gold sales in the
current quarter. These earnings figures were 51%, 79%, and 50% higher, respectively, when compared against Q2-2024.
• Positive Operating Cash Flow Supporting Capital Investment: Reported Q2-2025 cash flow from operating activities of
$27.0M after income tax payments of $14.9M but before changes in non -cash working capital. Non -cash working
capital increased by $10.7M mainly from the build-up of VAT receivables and long-term ore stockpiles. Cash flow used
in investing activities totalled $43.5M as progress and spending on the hard rock expansion and other growth projects
accelerated.
• AISC Impacted by External Factors: AISC was elevated in Q2-2025 mainly due to higher royalties from a better realized
gold price and new higher royalty rates (+$92/oz), low grid power availability due to a fire at a supply line substation
and higher seasonal variability than forecasted (+$99/oz), and a stronger XOF currency impacting local costs (+$45/oz).
• Debt Reduction: Principal repayments totalling another XOF 3.0 billion ($5.2M) were made on the Company’s senior
debt in Q2-2025, bringing scheduled debt repayments to XOF 6.0 billion ($10.0M) in H1-2025. As of June 30, 2025, the
principal on senior debt stood at XOF 36.5 billion ($65.3M).
OPERATING HIGHLIGHTS
Bomboré Mine, Burkina Faso (100% basis) Q2-2025 Q2-2024 H1-2025 H1-2024
Safety
Lost-time injuries frequency rate Per 1M hours 0.55 0.00 0.31 0.00
Personnel-hours worked 000’s hours 1,823 1,322 3,181 2,372
Mining Physicals
Ore tonnes mined tonnes 2,059,136 1,966,547 4,173,679 4,369,080
Waste tonnes mined tonnes 3,948,902 3,451,757 7,967,084 6,574,856
Total tonnes mined tonnes 6,008,038 5,418,305 12,140,763 10,943,936
Strip ratio waste:ore 1.92 1.76 1.91 1.50
Processing Physicals
Ore tonnes milled tonnes 1,565,022 1,428,396 3,076,325 2,784,015
Head grade milled Au g/t 0.62 0.64 0.65 0.71
Recovery rate % 87.8 86.8 87.8 88.0
Gold produced Au oz 27,548 25,524 56,236 55,663
Unit Cash Cost
Mining cost per tonne $/tonne 3.27 3.29 3.04 3.38
Mining cost per ore tonne processed $/tonne 9.50 8.87 8.79 8.46
Processing cost $/tonne 9.65 9.19 8.74 9.21
Site general and admin (“G&A”) cost $/tonne 4.36 3.96 4.08 3.87
Cash cost per ore tonne processed $/tonne 23.51 22.02 21.61 21.54
Cash Costs and AISC Details
Mining cost (net of stockpile movements) $000’s 14,869 12,672 27,045 23,539
Processing cost $000’s 15,106 13,120 26,888 25,640
Site G&A cost $000’s 6,824 5,654 12,542 10,788
Refining and transport cost $000’s 113 136 279 253
Government royalty cost $000’s 8,366 4,595 14,968 9,727
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Bomboré Mine, Burkina Faso (100% basis) Q2-2025 Q2-2024 H1-2025 H1-2024
Gold inventory movements $000’s 206 (1,625) (745) (209)
Cash costs1 on a sales basis $000’s 45,484 34,552 80,977 69,738
Sustaining capital $000’s 4,284 3,281 7,483 7,299
Sustaining leases $000’s 74 73 147 146
Corporate G&A $000’s 1,880 2,319 4,062 4,388
All-In Sustaining Costs1 on a sales basis $000’s 51,722 40,225 92,669 81,571
Gold sold Au oz 28,265 24,937 57,208 56,166
Cash costs per gold ounce sold1 $/oz 1,609 1,386 1,415 1,242
All-In Sustaining Costs per gold ounce sold1 $/oz 1,830 1,613 1,620 1,452
1 Non-IFRS measure. See “Non-IFRS Measures” section below for additional details.
BOMBORÉ PRODUCTION RESULTS
Q2-2025 vs Q2-2024
Gold production in Q2 -2025 was 27,548 oz, an increase of 8% from the 25,524 oz produced in Q2 -2024. The higher gold
production is attributable to a 10% increase in plant throughput and a 1% increase in recovery rates partially offset by a 3 %
decline in head grades.
Plant throughput of 1.57M tonnes in Q2-2025 continues to operate ahead of nameplate by 20% and was 10% higher than Q2-
2024 as plant operating hours in Q2-2024 were reduced by more frequent grid power interruptions and the longer length of time
needed to transition power on and off of back-up diesel gensets during grid blackouts and restorations.
Hourly plant throughput was successfully improved starting in July 2024 and maintained into 2025 by increasing the mill power
draw and reducing residence time in the CIL circuit with only a minor loss in recovery. Transition time to switch between the grid
and back-up gensets have also been lowered from improvements made to the site power infrastructure in Q1-2025.
The better head grades in Q2 -2024 were from the sequencing of higher -grade pits in earlier periods of the mine plan and the
preferential stockpiling of lower-grade ore mined.
BOMBORÉ OPERATING COSTS
Q2-2025 vs Q2-2024
AISC per gold oz sold in Q2-2025 was $1,830, a 13% increase from $1,613 per oz sold in Q2 -2024. The higher AISC is primarily
attributable to: (a) greater per oz royalty costs ($296/oz vs $184/oz) from a 43% increase in the realized gold price and new higher
royalty rates enacted into law in April 2025; (b) lower head grades; (c) a higher strip ratio; and (d) XOF currency appreciat ion
against the USD (~5% higher) on costs set in the local currency.
Power costs in both quarters suffered from high occurrences of power dips and blackouts to the national grid, resulting in mo re
use of the back-up diesel gensets for power generation at the Bomboré mine. Grid supply is seasonally low in Q2, and similar to
2024, has significantly improved starting in Q3 with weekly grid utilization regularly exceeding 90%. For power consumed at the
mine, the national grid supplied 50% in Q2 -2025 and 34% in Q2 -2024, leading to increased processing costs in these quarters
from the use of higher-cost diesel for power generation.
Cash cost per ore tonne processed in Q2-2025 was $23.51/tonne, an increase of 7% from $22.02 /tonne in Q2-2024, driven by a
stronger XOF currency impacting costs in all departments, a 9% increase in the strip ratio in mining, and higher unit consumption
rates for power and lime in processing due to the changing composition of ore fed into the mill.
BOMBORÉ HARD ROCK EXPANSION
Hard Rock Expansion – Stage 1
Construction of the 2.5Mtpa stage 1 hard rock expansion remains on schedule and on budget, with first gold expected in Q4 -
2025.
Progress and milestones achieved to the end of Q2-2025 include:
• Project completion reached 63%
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• Engineering and drafting are complete
• Procurement is completed with all equipment and materials ordered. Focus is now on expediting critical path deliveries
of electrical equipment and bulks to site. Final shipments of structural steel and tank platework, and other major
mechanical equipment are either at site or in transit to site
• Concrete volume poured of 4,114 m 3 (78% of estimated total) with foundations for SAG mill, water tanks, and pipe
racks completed, and jaw crusher wing walls, conveyor footings, and other equipment foundations advancing
• All five CIL tanks are now erected to full height with hydrostatic testing underway
• Steel erection is progressing well
• Mill installation works commenced
• Operational readiness activities continue to progress with safety and training plans under preparation, and recruitment
activities launched. Development of plant specific operating and maintenance procedures are underway
All major site installation contracts (concrete, structural/mechanical/piping, electrical /instrumentation, and mill installation)
were awarded to the same contractors that successfully delivered on the oxide construction . These contractors have now
mobilized to site except for the electrical and instrumentation contractor whose team is scheduled to arrive in Q3-2025.
As of June 30, 2025, the Company has incurred $57.0M in costs to-date against the project budget, of which $22.7M and $41.7M
were incurred in Q2-2025 and H1-2025, respectively.
Figure 1: Bomboré Processing Complex – Hard Rock Plant Layout (blue labels) Relative to Oxide Plant and Other Established
Infrastructure (white labels)
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Figure 2: Stage 1 Hard Rock Expansion – Major Plant Component Construction
Hard Rock Expansion – Stage 2
On August 13, 2025, the Company’s Board of Directors approved a final investment decision to proceed with stage 2 construction
of the hard rock expansion. To the 2.5Mtpa stage 1 hard rock circuit, the stage 2 expansion to 5.5Mtpa comprises the addition of
a ball mill, pebble crusher, thickener, oxygen plant, four additional CIL tanks, and a gold room upgrade.
The latest capital cost estimate for the stage 2 hard rock expansion is $90M to $95M, with a construction timeline to first gold in
Q4-2026 of 16 months. Once in commercial production, stage 2 is projected to increase overall gold production at Bomboré to
220,000-250,000 ounces per annum6.
The Company intends to award engineering and procurement for the stage 2 expansion to Lycopodium. During Q2-2025, the
Company contracted Lycopodium to perform front-end engineering and design, along with advancing procurement on long-lead
equipment as part of stage 2 early works ahead of the approved final investment decision.
As of June 30, 2025, the Company has incurred $0.4M in costs in Q2-2025 and for the project to-date.
6 Refer to footnote 1.
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Figure 3: Schematic highlighting mill component additions for stage 2 hard rock expansion. Oxide plant and stage 1 hard rock
circuit in grey.
CORPORATE AND SIGNIFICANT SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
Corporate
• Bought Deal Equity Offering: In March 2025, the Company closed a bought deal offering including the over-allotment
exercise by issuing 49,085,450 common shares at a price of C$0.82 per share for gross proceeds of C$40.3M ($28.0M)
with net proceeds at C$37.6M ($26.1M) after commission and other transaction costs. Net proceeds from the offering
will be used to fund construction costs for stage 2 of the hard rock expansion, exploration, working capital, and general
corporate purposes.
• Private placement with Nioko Resources Corporation (“Nioko”): On April 2, 2025, the Company closed a non-brokered
private placement with Nioko by issuing 10,719,659 common shares at a price of C$0.82 per share for gross proceeds
of C$8.8M ($6.1M) in order to maintain its pro-rata share ownership in the Company. The net proceeds received from
the share issuance was C$8.8M ($6.1M) after listing fees.
• Board of Director Changes: At the Company’s AGM held on June 12, 2025, Mr. Julian Babarczy was elected as a new
board member. Mr. Babarczy is an Australian resident with extensive knowledge of the Australian capital markets and
deep relationships with many Australian institutional investment funds and brokerages. Mr. Babarczy will be an
essential resource for the Company’s local marketing efforts following the Company’s recent listing on the ASX. Mr.
Marco Locascio and Mr. Matthew Quinlan did not stand for re-election at the AGM. The Company is appreciative of
the invaluable contributions and financial insights provided by Mr. Locascio and Mr. Quinlan during their respective
tenures as directors.
Subsequent Events
• Hard Rock Expansion – Stage 2 Construction Approval: The Company’s Board of Directors approved a final investment
decision to proceed with stage 2 construction of the hard rock expansion at its Bomboré mine. See Bomboré Hard Rock
Expansion section for further details pertaining to the stage 2 hard rock expansion.
• ASX Public Offering and Listing: The Company was admitted to the official list of the ASX and commenced trading under
the symbol “ORE”. As part of the ASX listing, the Company completed an initial public offering of 65,789,474 CHESS
Depository Interests (“CDIs”) over fully paid common shares in the capital of the Company at an offer price of A$1.14
per CDI, raising gross proceeds of A$75.0 million.
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NON-IFRS MEASURES
The Company has included certain terms or performance measures commonly used in the mining industry that is not defined
under IFRS, including “cash costs”, “AISC”, “EBITDA”, “adjusted EBITDA”, “adjusted earnings”, “adjusted earnings per share”, and
“free cash flow”. Non-IFRS measures do not have any standardized meaning prescribed under IFRS, and therefore, they may not
be comparable to similar measures presented by other companies. The Company uses such measures to provide additional
information and they should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for measures of performance prepared in accordance
with IFRS. For a complete description of how the Company calculates such measures and reconciliation of certain measures to
IFRS terms, refer to “ Non-IFRS Measures” in the Management’s Discussion and Analysis for the three months ended June 30,
2025 which is incorporated by reference herein.
CONFERENCE CALL AND WEBCAST
The condensed interim consolidated financial statements and Management’s Discussion and Analysis are available at
www.orezone.com and on the Company’s profile on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca. Orezone will host a conference call and audio
webcast to discuss its second quarter 2025 results on August 13, 2025:
Webcast
Timing: August 13, 2025, 2:00pm PT / 5:00pm ET / August 14, 2025, 7:00am AEST
Conference call webcast link: https://edge.media-server.com/mmc/p/8smskvgu/
Conference Call
Toll-free in U.S. and Canada: 1-800-715-9871
International callers: +646-307-1963
Event ID: 9884247
QUALIFIED PERSONS
The scientific and technical information in this news release was reviewed and approved by Mr. Rob Henderson, P. Eng, Vice -
President of Technical Services and Mr. Dale Tweed, P. Eng., Vice -President of Engineering, both of whom are Qualified Persons
as defined under NI 43-101 Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects.
ABOUT OREZONE GOLD CORPORATION
Orezone Gold Corporation (TSX: ORE, ASX: ORE, OTCQX: ORZCF) is a West African gold producer engaged in mining, developing,
and exploring its 90% -owned flagship Bomboré Gold Mine in Burkina Faso. Construction of the stage 1 hard rock expansion is
well underway, with first gold expected in Q4 -2025. Combined production from the oxide and stage 1 hard rock operations is
forecasted to total between 170,000 and 185,000 ounces in 2026. The Company is also advancing the stage 2 hard rock expansion,
which is forecasted to increase annual production to between 220,000 and 250,000 ounces.
The technical report entitled Bomboré Phase II Expansion, Definitive Feasibility Study is available on SEDAR+ and the Company’s
website.
Patrick Downey
President and Chief Executive Officer
Kevin MacKenzie
Vice President, Corporate Development and Investor Relations
Tel: 1 778 945 8977
[email protected] / www.orezone.com
For further information please contact Orezone at +1 (778) 945-8977 or visit the Company’s website at www.orezone.com.
The Toronto Stock Exchange neither approves nor disapproves the information contained in this news release.
This announcement was authorised for release by the Company’s Board of Directors.
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains “forward-looking statements” and “forward-looking information”, including statements and forecasts
which include (without limitation) expectations regarding the financial position of the Company, production targets, the stag e 1