Steppe Gold Announces Third Quarter 2023 Financial Results
Steppe Gold Announces Third Quarter 2023
Financial Results
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia--(Newsfile Corp. - November 14, 2023) -
Steppe Gold Ltd. (TSX: STGO)
(OTCQX: STPGF) (FSE: 2J9)
("
Steppe Gold
" or the "
Company
") is pleased to announce its financial
results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2023.
HIGHLIGHTS
Third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2023 Highlights
(all figures in US$000's unless stated otherwise, except per unit figures which are in US$)
Revenue for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, amounted to $15,765 and
$39,562 on sales of 7,920 and 19,809 gold ounces, and 23,845 and 53,694 silver ounces,
respectively.
Average realized prices for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 were $1,933
and $1,922 per gold ounce and $22 and $22 per silver ounce, respectively.
Operating income from mine operations, before depreciation and depletion for the three and nine
months ended September 30, 2023 was $8,906 and $23,700 respectively.
Adjusted EBITDA after stream payments for the three and nine months ended September 30,
2023, was $3,550 and $8,466, respectively.
Site All in Sustaining Costs were $856 and $786 per ounce sold respectively for the three and nine
months ended September 30, 2023. All in Sustaining Cost was $1,078 and $1,085 per ounce sold
for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, respectively.
During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, 261,696 and 481,559 tonnes of ore
were mined and 247,046 and 705,400 tonnes of ore were stacked on the leach pad, respectively
with an average gold grade of 0.72 g/t and 0.86 g/t, respectively, and an average silver grade of
6.03 g/t and 5.17 g/t, respectively.
As at September 30, 2023, cash amounted to $2,814; total bank debt and other debts (excluding
convertible debentures and stream arrangements) was $15,921 with net debt of $13,107.
The Private Placement of 11,000,000 common shares resulted in $9,020 cash being raised.
The acquisition of Anacortes Mining Corp. ("
Anacortes
") was completed on June 28, 2023. As a
result, a further 19,437,948 common shares were issued to Anacortes shareholders and a further
924,654 common shares were issued to the advisors to the transaction.
On July 11, 2023, the Company announced it had signed a binding term sheet with Trade and
Development Bank of Mongolia, and affiliated entities, for $150,000 in financing to fully fund the
construction and completion of the Phase 2 Expansion at the ATO Gold Mine (the "
Phase 2
Expansion
"). The terms of the financing comprise three tranches of $50,000 each for a total of
$150,000, expected to be funded in line with the planned construction phase of the Phase 2
Expansion. On August 30, 2023 the Company signed a loan agreement for the first tranche of
$50,000 and, on October 9, 2023, made its first draw down of $9,600.
On August 22, 2023 the Company announced the filing of an updated preliminary economic
assessment regarding its 100% owned Tres Cruces Project.
The Company is actively working on the engineering, procurement and construction ("
EPC
")
arrangements for the Phase 2 Expansion. Construction and installation of the new fixed crushing
unit is expected to be completed by fourth quarter 2023. Camp design is complete and design
phase for the major capex work is underway.
Outlook
With the landmark financing package secured and drawdowns now commenced, the Company's main
focus is to accelerate development of Phase 2 Expansion and soon order the long lead items.
EPC arrangements are in the final stages, partnering with leading international engineering firms and
construction teams in Mongolia. The Company is exploring the option of 100% renewable energy in the
camp, with expansion already underway.
The Company continues to look at ways of developing its two earlier stage projects and is actively
exploring partnership opportunities to progress these assets while assessing exploration efforts.
The Company's consolidated financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2023 have been filed
on SEDAR+. The full version of the condensed interim consolidated financial statements and associated
management's discussion & analysis can be viewed on the Company's website at
www.steppegold.com
or under the Company's profile on SEDAR+ at
www.sedarplus.ca
.
Steppe Gold Ltd.
Steppe Gold is Mongolia's premier precious metals company.
For Further information, please contact:
Bataa Tumur-Ochir, Chairman and CEO
Jeremy South, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Shangri-La office, Suite 1201, Olympic Street
19A, Sukhbaatar District 1,
Ulaanbaatar 14241, Mongolia
Tel: +976 7732 1914
Non-IFRS Performance Measures
EBITDA is defined as earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization. Adjusted EBITDA
is defined as adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization. Further details of
Non-IFRS Performance Measures noted above can be found in the Company's management's
discussion & analysis.
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This news release contains certain statements or disclosures relating to the Company that are based on
the expectations of its management as well as assumptions made by and information currently available
to the Company which may constitute forward-looking statements or information ("forward-looking
statements") under applicable securities laws. All such statements and disclosures, other than those of
historical fact, which address activities, events, outcomes, results, or developments that the Company
anticipates or expects may, or will occur in the future (in whole or in part) should be considered forward-
looking statements. In some cases, forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of the words
"continues", "progress", "expected", "focus", "opportunities", "planned", "will" and similar expressions. In
particular, but without limiting the foregoing, this news release contains forward-looking statements
pertaining to the following: plans and development for the Phase 2 Expansion; partnership opportunities;
and the Company's operational position, potential, growth, success, commitments and strategy.
The forward-looking statements contained in this news release reflect several material factors and
expectations and assumptions of the Company including, without limitation: material adverse effects on
the business, properties and assets of the Company, changes in business plans and strategies, market
and capital finance conditions, risks inherent to any capital financing transactions, risks inherent to a
possible Steppe Gold dual primary listing, changes in world commodity markets, currency fluctuations,
costs and supply of materials relevant to the mining industry, change in government and changes to
regulations affecting the mining industry.
The Company believes the material factors, expectations, and assumptions reflected in the forward-
looking statements are reasonable at this time, but no assurance can be given that these factors,
expectations, and assumptions will prove to be correct. The forward-looking statements included in this
news release are not guarantees of future performance and should not be unduly relied upon. Such
forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors that may
cause actual results or events to differ materially from those anticipated in such forward-looking
statements including, without limitation: changes in world commodity markets, equity markets, costs and
supply of materials relevant to the mining industry, change in government and changes to regulations
affecting the mining industry, and certain other risks detailed from time to time in the Company's public
disclosure documents including, without limitation, those risks identified in this news release and in the
Company's annual information form dated March 31, 2023, copies of which are available on the
Company's SEDAR+ profile at
www.sedarplus.ca
. Readers are cautioned that the foregoing list of
factors is not exhaustive and are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking
statements.
The forward-looking statements contained in this news release are made as of the date hereof and the
Company undertakes no obligations to update publicly or revise any forward-looking statements,
whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise, unless so required by applicable
securities laws.
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