Santacruz Silver Reports First Quarter Financial Results
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News Release
June 8, 2023
Santacruz Silver Reports First Quarter Financial Results
Vancouver, B.C. – Santacruz Silver Mining Ltd. (TSX.V:SCZ) ("Santacruz" or "the Company”) reports its financial and
operating results for the first quarter (“Q1”) of 2023. The full version of the financial statements and accompanying
Management’s Discussion and Analysis ( the “MD&A”) can be viewed on the Company’s website at
www.santacruzsilver.com or on SEDAR at www.sedar.com. All financial information is prepared in accordance w ith
International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”) and all dollar amounts are expressed in thousands of US dollars,
except per unit amounts, unless otherwise indicated.
Q1 2023 Highlights
• Processed 482,497 tonnes of material, in line with the previous quarter;
• Silver equivalent ounces produced of 5,644,383, a 2% decrease from the previous quarter;
• Cash cost per silver ounce sold of $17.30, a 9% decrease from the previous quarter;
• AISC per silver ounce sold of $20.76, a 4% decrease from the previous quarter;
• Revenue of $65,378,000, a 2% increase from the previous quarter; and
• Adjusted EBITDA of $12,602,000 a 335% increase from the previous quarter.
Arturo Préstamo, Executive Chairman of Santacruz, commented, “The first quarter has provided us with a strong start
to the year. We maintained production levels while considerably improving our cash position, which provides us with a
solid base from which we will keep moving forward.”
Mr. Préstamo continued, “We also have several projects we are advancing this year, all of which are expected to provide
significant value to the Company. The team is preparing updated NI 43-101 technical reports for all the operating mines,
and this is anticipated to be completed in Q3 2023. In addition, we are working towards completing the ‘integration
drift’ to connect the Colquechaquita and Tres Amigos mines at Caballo Blanco, which is expected to be completed in
Q1 2024, and increasing the dewatering capacity at Bolivar. Both these initiatives are expected to significantly improve
operations at each mine.”
Selected consolidated financial and operating information for the quarter ended March 31, 2023 are presented
below. The Bolivian Assets have been consolidated from March 18, 2022.
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2023 First Quarter Highlights
First Quarter 2023 Production Summary – By Mine
Bolivar (5) Porco (5)
Caballo
Blanco
Group San Lucas Zimapan Consolidated
Material Processed (tonnes milled) 74,353 49,909 85,817 71,448 200,970 482,497
Silver Equivalent Produced (ounces) (1) 1,249,153 679,144 1,436,322 1,195,164 1,084,600 5,644,383
Silver Ounces Produced 555,914 162,015 475,026 255,623 320,942 1,769,520
Lead Tonnes Produced 353 217 1,043 473 957 3,043
Zinc Tonnes Produced 4,313 3,245 5,650 5,848 3,407 22,463
Copper Tonnes Produced N/A N/A N/A N/A 415 415
Average head grades per mine:
Silver (g/t) 250 122 187 125 70 132
Zinc (%) 6.40 6.89 7.01 8.90 2.20 5.23
Lead (%) 0.65 0.58 1.50 0.94 0.63 0.72
Copper (%) N/A N/A N/A N/A 0.38 0.38
Silver Equivalent Sold (payable ounces) (2) 771,783 407,875 702,667 1,557,683 940,887 4,380,895
Notes for both tables above:
(1) Silver Equivalent Produced (ounces) have been calculated using prices of $21.86/oz, $0.91/lb, $1.52/lb and $3.67/lb for silver, lead, zinc and copper respectively applied to the
metal production divided by the silver price.
(2) Silver Equivalent Sold (payable ounces) have been calculated using the Average Realized Price per Ounce of Silver Equivalent Sold stated in the table above, applied to the
payable metal content of the concentrates sold from Zimapan, Bolivar, Porco, the Cab allo Blanco Group, and San Lucas.
(3) The Company reports non-GAAP measures, which include Cash Cost of Production per Tonne, Cash Cost per Silver Equivalent Ounce Sold, All -in Sustaining Cash Cost per Silver
Equivalent Ounce Sold, Average Realized Price p er Ounce of Silver Equivalent Sold, Adjusted EBITDA. These measures are widely used in the mining industry as a benchmark
for performance, but do not have a standardized meaning and may differ from methods used by other companies with similar desc riptions. See the ''Non-GAAP Measures''
section in the MD&A for definitions.
(4) Average Realized Price per Ounce of Silver Equivalent Sold is prior to all treatment, smelting and refining charges.
(5) Bolivar and Porco are presented at 100% whereas the Company records 45% of revenues and expenses in its consolidated financial statements .
2023-Q1
2022-Q4
Change
Q1 vs Q4 (%) 2022-Q1
Change
Q1 vs Q1 (%)
Operational
Material Processed (tonnes milled) 482,497 482,626 0% 227,571 112%
Silver Equivalent Produced (ounces) (1) 5,644,383 5,744,128 (2%) 1,613,720 250%
Silver Ounces Produced 1,769,520 1,793,936 (1%) 469,829 277%
Lead Tonnes Produced 3,043 2,900 5% 1,343 127%
Zinc Tonnes Produced 22,463 23,111 (3%) 6,158 265%
Copper Tonnes Produced 415 386 7% 208 99%
Silver Equivalent Sold (payable ounces) (2) 4,380,895 4,758,173 (8%) 1,864,738 135%
Cash Cost of Production per Tonne (3) 85.84 120.57 (29%) 74.74 15%
Cash Cost per Silver Equivalent Ounce Sold ($/oz) (3) 17.30 19.10 (9%) 17.53 (1%)
All-in Sustaining Cash Cost per Silver Equivalent Ounce Sold ($/oz) (3) 20.76 21.64 (4%) 20.07 3%
Average Realized Price per Ounce of Silver Equivalent Sold ($/oz) (3) (4) 21.04 20.77 1% 23.65 (11%)
Financial
Revenues 65,378 64,309 2% 32,381 102%
Gross Profit 14,680 6,239 135% 8,016 83%
Net (loss) Income (949) (8,069) (88%) 762 (225%)
Net Earnings (Loss) Per Share – Basic ($/share) (0.00) (0.02) (88%) 0.00 (219%)
Adjusted EBITDA (3) 12,602 (5,373) 335% 6,103 106%
Cash and Cash Equivalent 11,988 4,609 160% 8,723 48%
Working Capital (Deficiency) (14,319) 5,362 (367%) 8,851 (261%)
Shareholder
Loss per share - Basic and diluted (0.00) (0.02) (86%) 0.00 (219%)
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Cease Trade Order Update
Further to the Company’s news release dated May 8, 2023, t he Company has notified the British Columbia Securities
Commission that it has filed its audited annual financial statements and corresponding management’s discussion and
analysis for the year ended December 31, 2022, and its unaudited fin ancial statements and corresponding
management’s discussion and analysis for the three months ended March 31, 2023, including the respective CEO and
CFO certificates. The Company expects the cease trade order (“CTO”) to be lifted after market close on Friday, June 9,
2023, followed shortly by the resumption of trading of the Company’s shares on the TSX Venture Exchange (the “TSXV”)
early next week.
About Santacruz Silver Mining Ltd.
Santacruz Silver is engaged in the operation, acquisition, exploration, and development of mineral properties in Latin
America. The Bolivian operations are comprised of the Bolivar, Porco and the Caballo Blanco Group, which consists of
the Tres Amigos, Reserva and Colquechaquita mines. The Soracaya exploration project and San Lucas ore sourcing and
trading business are also in Bolivia. The Zimapan mine is in Mexico.
‘signed’
Arturo Préstamo Elizondo,
Executive Chairman
For further information please contact:
Arturo Préstamo
Santacruz Silver Mining Ltd.
Email: [email protected]
Telephone: +1 (528) 183 785707
Sabina Srubiski
Manager, Investor Relations
Santacruz Silver Mining Ltd.
Email: [email protected]
Telephone: +1 (604) 351 7909
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.
Forward looking information
This news release includes certain statements and information that may constitute forward-looking information within
the meaning of applicable Canadian securities laws. Forward -looking statements relate to future events or future
performance and reflect the expectations or beliefs of management of the Company regarding future events. Generally,
forward-looking statements and information can be identified by the use of forward -looking terminology such as
“intends”, “expects” or “anticipates”, or variations of such words and phrases or statements that certain actions, events
or results “may”, “could”, “should”, “would” or will “potentially” or “likely” occur. This information and these
statements, referred to herein as "forward‐looking statements", are not historical facts, are made as of the date of this
news release and include without limitation, statements regarding : the impact of the Company’s initiatives in Caballo
Blanco and Bolivar, the lifting of the CTO and the timing of Santacruz’s shares resuming trading on the TSXV.
These forward‐looking statements involve numerous risks and uncertainties and actual results might differ materially
from results suggested in any forward -looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, among other things,
risks that: the Company’s initiatives in Caballo Blanco and Bolivar will not have the anticipated results, the Company will
not obtain regulatory approval in order to lift the CTO or that Santacruz’s shares will not resume trading on the TSXV
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soon, if at all, risks related to changes in general economic, business and political conditions, including changes in the
financial markets, changes in applicable laws, and compliance with extensive government regulation , as well as those
risk factors discussed or referred to in the Company’s disclosure documents filed wi th the securities regulatory
authorities in certain provinces of Canada and available at www.sedar.com.
In making the forward-looking statements in this news release, the Company has applied several material assumptions,
including without limitation, the assumption that : the Company’s initiatives in Caballo Blanco and Bolivar will have a
positive impact on the Company’s operations, the Company will obtain regulatory approval in order to lift the CTO and
that Santacruz’s shares will resume trading on the TSXV soon.
There can be no assurance that any forward-looking information will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future
events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Accordingly, the reader should not place any
undue reliance on forward -looking information or statements. The Com pany undertakes no obligation to update
forward-looking information or statements, other than as required by applicable law.