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For Immediate Release TSX:ORV
Date: Aug 12, 2024 #10-2024
NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION IN THE UNITED STATES
This news release does not constitute an offer of securities for sale in the United States. Securities may
not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration with the United States Securities and
Exchange Commission or an exemption from registration. There will be no public offering of any of the
securities mentioned in this news release in the United States.
ORVANA REPORTS CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL RESULTS FOR THE THIRD
QUARTER OF FISCAL 2024
TORONTO, ONTARIO, Aug 12 , 2024 - Orvana Minerals Corp. (TSX:ORV) (the “Company” or
“Orvana”) reports consolidated financial and operational results for the quarter ended June 30, 2024 (“Q3
FY2024”).
This news release contains only a summary of the Company’s financial and operations results for the third
quarter of fiscal 2024, and readers should refer to the full set of unaudited consolidated financial statements
for the nine months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, and accompanying management's discussion and
analysis (MD&A), available on www.sedarplus.ca and on the Company’s website at www.orvana.com. All
financial figures contained herein are expressed in U.S. dollars unless otherwise noted.
Juan Gavidia, CEO of Orvana Minerals Corp. stated: “ Our financial performance improved significantly in
the third quarter generating $7.5 million cash provided by operating activities as a result of the increased
metal production coupled by the positive metal prices, at the same time that we continue optimizing our
mining costs”.
“At Bolivia, now that we have reached the critical milestone of placing 80% of the bonds program, we
expect to announce the start date of the construction in the coming weeks”, he added.
Highlights
Orovalle - Spain
Production of 13,078 gold equivalent ounces (1) (10,832 gold ounces, 1.0 million copper pounds and
30,872 silver ounces) was 29% higher when compared to 10,101 gold equivalent ounces 1 (“GEO”) in
the previous quarter, as a result of:
Throughput of 150,843 tonnes, 11% above the previous quarter.
Gold grade of 2.37 g/t, 20% above the previous quarter.
94.1% gold recovery, 5% above the previous quarter.
Copper production 10% lower than the prior quarter due to lower grade and recovery, partially
offset by higher tonnage milled.
Guidance for FY2024 is updated from that disclosed in the Company’s Management’s Discussion and
Analysis for the three and six months ended March 31, 2024:
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Revised Guidance Previous Guidance
Metal Production
Gold (oz) 37,000 – 39,000 41,000 – 45,000
Copper (million lbs) 3.7 – 3.9 3.3 – 3.7
Capital Expenditures (USD thousands) $8,000 -$9,500 $16,000 -$18,000
Cash operating costs (by-product) ($/oz) gold (1) (2) $1,450 - $1,550 $1,300 - $1,400
All-in sustaining costs (by-product) ($/oz) gold (1) (2) $1,700 - $1,800 $1,700 - $1,850
(1) Gold Equivalent Ounces (GEO), cash costs per ounce (COC) and all- in sustaining costs (AISC) per ounce are
Non-GAAP Financial Performance Measures. For further information and detailed reconciliations, please see the
“Non-GAAP Financial Performance Measures” section of the Company’s Q3 FY2024 MD&A.
(2) Fiscal 2024 previous guidance assumptions for COC and AISC included by-product commodity prices of $3.75 per
pound of copper and an average Euro to US Dollar exchange of 1.12. Fiscal 2024 revised guidance assumptions
for COC and AISC include by-product commodity prices of $4.02 per pound of copper and an average Euro to US
Dollar exchange of 1.08.
Don Mario - Bolivia
The Company, focused on restarting production at Don Mario, has been seeking financing for its Oxides
Stockpile Project (the “OSP”), consisting of a plant expansion to treat ore stockpiled in the Don Mario
Operation from previous years of mining activity.
Between July 1, 2024 and August 12, 2024 EMIPA completed the following:
80% placement of the Bond Program units, for a total nominal amount of US $37.7 million.
Issuance of 56,414 non- voting preferred shares, for a total amount of approximately US $ 0.81
million. Preferred shares were issued by EMIPA as a private placement in Bolivia, Orvana has not
offered any securities.
Four promissory notes have been contracted, for a total amount of approximately US $1.4 million,
with due date September 2024.
Invested in several local short term financial instruments, all of them sold as of July 30, incurring
in a net cost of US $2M.
EMIPA intends to use the net proceeds of the Bond Program, issuance of non-voting preferred shares
and promissory notes to partially finance its proposed Oxides Stockpile Project and for general
corporate purposes. As of the date hereof, EMIPA continues to work on closing the remaining Bond
Program in Bolivia and working on additional financing to secure the funds required for the OSP
construction and ramp-up phases.
The Company is updating the OSP financial model, including costs estimates updates and required
financing structure, and will provide updates when further material information becomes available.
Upon closing of 80% of the bonds offering in Bolivia, EMIPA is making plans to prepare for the Don
Mario Plant expansion, expecting to start construction before the end of 2024.
Taguas - Argentina
Orvana is analyzing a strategic option to combine oxides and sulphides in a larger undertaking strategy
at Taguas. During Q3 FY2024 the Company continued working on enhancing the analytics of the
sulphides zone of the deposit, and a new geological modeling is in progress. Next steps would include
spectral analysis campaign to improve alteration types definition, and geo-metallurgical tests with oxide
and sulphide ores. Once the oxides – sulphides combined opportunity is understood, next steps for the
project will be determined.
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Selected Financial Information
(3) Gold Equivalent Ounces (GEO), EBITDA, cash costs per ounce (COC) and all-in sustaining costs (AISC) per ounce
are Non-GAAP Financial Performance Measures. For further information and detailed reconciliations, please see
the “Non-GAAP Financial Performance Measures” section of the Company’s Q3 FY2024 MD&A.
ABOUT ORVANA – Orvana is a multi -mine gold-copper-silver company. Orvana’s assets consist of the
producing El Valle and Carlés gold- copper-silver mines in northern Spain, the Don Mario gold- silver
property in Bolivia, currently in care and maintenance, and the Taguas property located in Argentina.
Additional information is available at Orvana’s website (www.orvana.com).
For further information please contact:
Nuria Menéndez
Chief Financial Officer
Cautionary Statements – Forward-Looking Information
Certain statements in this presentation constitute forward- looking statements or forward-looking information within the meaning of
applicable securities laws (“forward- looking statements”). Any statements that express or involve discussions with respect to
predictions, expectations, beliefs, plans, projections, objectives, assumptions, potentials, future events or performance (often, but
not always, using words or phrases such as “believes”, “expects”, “plans”, “estimates” or “intends” or stating that certa in actions,
events or results “may”, “could”, “would”, “might”, “will”, “are projected to” or “confident of” be taken or achieved) are not statements
of historical fact, but are forward-looking statements.
The forward-looking statements herein relate to, among other things, Orvana’s ability to achieve improvement in free cash flow; the
ability to maintain expected mining rates and expected throughput rates at El Valle Plant; the potential to extend the mine life of El
Valle and Don Mario beyond their current life-of-mine estimates including specifically, but not limited to, Orvana’s ability to optimize
its assets to deliver shareholder value; estimates of future production (including without limitation, production guidance), operating
Quarters ended Variance
%
Nine Months ended Variance
%
June 30,
2024
June 30,
2023
June 30,
2024
June 30,
2023
GEO(3) 13,078 13,398 (2%) 32,729 41,683 (21%)
Consolidated Financial Performance (in 000’s)
Revenue 25,425 23,998 6% 61,476 69,280 (11%)
Mining costs 16,749 18,280 (8%) 48,339 55,325 (13%)
Comprehensive (loss) income 2,935 (155) (1,994)% (2,124) (29) 7,224%
EBITDA(3) 8,910 5,164 73% 10,846 11,650 (7%)
Cash provided by operating activities 7,484 8,676 (14%) 8,556 13,625 (37%)
Capital expenditures (cash basis) 2,193 4,971 (56%) 6,728 9,560 (30%)
Cash (used in) provided by financing
activities (3,123) (1,516) 106% (4,459) (5,314) (16%)
Total assets 115,696 130,208 (11%) 115,696 130,208 (11%)
Current liabilities 36,797 44,611 (18%) 36,797 44,611 (18%)
Non-current liabilities 24,464 31,444 (22%) 24,464 31,444 (22%)
Orovalle
COC(3) ($/oz) 1,352 1,392 (3%) 1,576 1,378 14%
AISC (3) ($/oz) 1,625 1,712 (5%) 1,843 1,667 11%
Consolidated
COC (3) ($/oz) 1,411 1,469 (4%) 1,651 1,458 13%
AISC(3) ($/oz) 1,688 1,802 (6%) 1,979 1,825 8%
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costs and capital expenditures; mineral resource and reserve estimates; statements and information regarding future feasibili ty
studies and their results; future transactions; future metal prices; the ability to achieve additional growth and geographic
diversification; and future financial performance, including the ability to increase cash flow and profits; future financing requirements;
mine development plans; the possibility of the conversion of inferred mineral resources to mineral reserves; and Orovalle’s ability to
finalize the definitive Collective Bargain Agreement.
Forward-looking statements are necessarily based upon a number of estimates and assumptions that, while considered reasonable
by the Company as of the date of such statements, are inherently subject to significant business, economic and competitive
uncertainties and contingencies, which includes, without limitation, as particularly set out in the notes accompanying the Company’s
most recently filed financial statements. The estimates and assumptions of the Company contained or incorporated by reference in
this news release, which may prove to be incorrect, include, but are not limited to the various assumptions set forth herein and in
Orvana’s most recently filed Management’s Discussion & Analysis and Annual Information Form in respect of the Company’s most
recently completed fiscal year (the “Company Disclosures”) or as otherwise expressly incorporated herein by reference as well as:
there being no significant disruptions affecting operations, whether due to labour disruptions, supply disruptions, power disruptions,
damage to equipment or otherwise; permitting, development, operations, expansion and acquisitions at El Valle, Don Mario and
Taguas being consistent with the Company’s current expectations; political developments in any jurisdiction in which the C ompany
operates being consistent with its current expectations; certain price assumptions for gold, copper and silver; prices for key supplies
being approximately consistent with current levels; production and cost of sales forecasts meeting expectations; the accuracy of the
Company’s current mineral reserve and mineral resource estimates; labour and materials costs increasing on a basis consistent with
Orvana’s current expectations; and the availability of necessary funds to execute the Company’s plan. Without limiting the generality
of the foregoing, this news release also contains certain "forward- looking statements" within the meaning of applicable securities
legislation, including, without limitation, references to the results of the Company’s exploration activities, including but not limited to,
drilling results and analyses, mineral resource estimation, conceptual mine plan and operations, internal rate of return, sensitivities,
taxes, net present value, potential recoveries, design parameters, operati ng costs, capital costs, production data and economic
potential; the timing and costs for production decisions; permitting timelines and requirements; exploration and planned exploration
programs; and the Company's general objectives and strategies.
A variety of inherent risks, uncertainties and factors, many of which are beyond the Company’s control, affect the operations ,
performance and results of the Company and its business, and could cause actual events or results to differ materially from estimated
or anticipated events or results expressed or implied by forward looking statements. Some of these risks, uncertainties and f actors
include: the potential impact of global health and global economic conditions on the Company’s business and operations, including:
our ability to continue operations; and our ability to manage challenges presented by such conditions; the general economic, political
and social impacts of the continuing conflict between Russia and Ukraine, our ability to support the sustainability of our business
including through the development of crisis management plans, increasing stock levels for key supplies, monitoring of guidance from
the medical community, and engagement with local communities and authorities; fluctuations in the price of gold, silver and copper;
the need to recalculate estimates of resources based on actual production experience; the failure to achieve production estim ates;
variations in the grade of ore mined; variations in the cost of operations; the availability of qualified personnel; the Company’s ability
to obtain and maintain all necessary regulatory approvals and licenses; Orovalle’s ability to complete the permitting process of the
El Valle Tailings Storage Facility increasing the storage capacity; Orovalle’s ability to complete the stabilization project of the legacy
open pit wall; the Company’s ability to use cyanide in its mining operations; risks generally associated with mineral exploration and
development, including the Company’s ability to continue to operate the El Valle and/or ability to resume long-term operations at the
Carlés Mine; the Company’s ability to successfully implement an acid leaching circuit and ancillary facilities to process the current
oxides stockpiles at Don Mario; the Company’s ability to successfully carry out development plans at Taguas; sufficient funding to
carry out development plans at Taguas and to process the oxides stockpiles at Don Mario; EMIPA’s ability to complete the placement
of the Bonds Program at Bolivia and any additional required financing to commence the OSP; the Company’s ability to acquire and
develop mineral properties and to successfully integrate such acquisitions; the Company’s ability to execute on its strategy; the
Company’s ability to obtain financing when required on terms that are acceptable to the Company; challenges to the Company’s
interests in its property and mineral rights; current, pending and proposed legislative or regulatory developments or changes in
political, social or economic conditions in the countries in which the Company operates; general economic conditions worldwide; the
challenges presented by global health conditions; fluctuating operational costs such as, but not limited to, power supply costs; current
and future environmental matters; and the risks identified in the Company’s disclosures. This list is not exhaustive of the factors that
may affect any of the Company’s forward-looking statements and reference should also be made to the Company’s Disclosures for
a description of additional risk factors.
Any forward-looking statements made herein with respect to the anticipated development and exploration of the Company’s mineral
projects are intended to provide an overview of management’s expectations with respect to certain future activities of the Company
and may not be appropriate for other purposes. Forward-looking statements are based on management’s current plans, estimates,
projections, beliefs and opinions and, except as required by law, the Company does not undertake any obligation to update forward-
looking statements should assumptions related to these plans, estimates, projections, beliefs and opinions change. Readers ar e
cautioned not to put undue reliance on forward- looking statements. The forward- looking statements made in this information are
intended to provide an overview of management’s expectations with respect to certain future operating activities of the Company and
may not be appropriate for other purposes.