Wesdome Announces 2019 Third Quarter Production of 28,910 Ounces of Gold Produced and Raises Production Guidance
Wesdome Announces 2019 Third Quarter Production of 28,910 Ounces of Gold
Produced and Raises Production Guidance
TORONTO, Oct. 15, 2019 -- Wesdome Gold Mines Ltd. (TSX:WDO) (“Wesdome” or the “Company”) today announces its gold
production results for the third quarter of 2019 (“Q3”).
Mr. Duncan Middlemiss, President and CEO commented, “Gold production in Q3 increased 29% over Q2 due largely to the
continued stellar performance from our 303 area. With year to date production of 70,356 ounces, nearly the low end of our full
year guidance range of 72,000 – 80,000 ounces, we are raising 2019 full year production guidance to a range of 88,000 –
93,000 ounces. Costs are expected to come in on the low end of our guidance of C$830 (US$640) on cash costs per ounce
and C$1,280 (US$985) on all in sustaining cost per ounce. We have taken this opportunity of high production and favourable
gold prices to accelerate our work within the Eagle River tailings area to increase capacity, install and commission a new
Falcon Gravity Concentrator in our Eagle River mill, and enhance exploration platforms within the Eagle River Mine, in order to
position the company for future performance improvements. The investment in our exploration program continues with five
underground drills and one surface rig at Eagle River; and five underground drills at the Kiena Mine. The company is
conducting the exploration program and infrastructure improvements all through cash generated from the Eagle River
Complex.”
Third Quarter Year-to-Date
2019 2018 Variance % +/(-) 2019 2018 Variance % +/(-)
Ore milled (tonnes)
Eagle River 39,453 46,777 (7,324) (16%) 99,148 134,635 (35,487) (26%)
Mishi 204 4,076 (3,872) (95%) 37,297 62,155 (24,858) (40%)
39,657 50,854 (11,197) (22%) 136,445 196,790 (60,345) (31%)
Head grade (grams per tonne, “g/t”)
Eagle River 23.4 13.3 10.1 76% 21.9 12.2 9.7 79%
Mishi 2.8 3.4 (0.7) (19%) 2.6 2.3 0.3 15%
Gold production (ounces)
Eagle River 28,894 19,437 9,457 49% 67,723 50,602 17,121 34%
Mishi 15 358 (343) (96%) 2,633 3,769 (1,136) (30%)
Total Gold Production 28,910 19,795 9,115 46% 70,356 54,371 15,985 29%
Production sold (ounces) 23,450 18,401 5,049 27% 66,323 52,404 13,919 27%
Revenue from gold sales ($ millions) $45.9 $28.9 $17.0 59% $120.6 $86.5 $34.1 39%
Average realized price per ounce 2 $1,957 $1,571 386 25% $1,819 $1,651 168 10%
Notes:
1. Operating numbers may not add due to rounding.
2. Average realized price per ounce is a non-IFRS performance measure and is calculated by dividing the revenue from gold
sales by the number of ounces sold for a given period.
Technical Disclosure
The technical content of this release has been compiled, reviewed and approved by Marc-Andre Pelletier, P. Eng, Chief
Operating Officer, a "Qualified Person" as defined in National Instrument 43-101 -Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects.
ABOUT WESDOME
Wesdome Gold Mines has had over 30 years of continuous gold mining operations in Canada. The Company is 100%
Canadian focused with a pipeline of projects in various stages of development. The Eagle River Complex in Wawa, Ontario is
currently producing gold from two mines, the Eagle River Underground Mine and the Mishi Open pit, from a central mill.
Wesdome is actively exploring its brownfields asset, the Kiena Complex in Val d’Or, Quebec. The Kiena Complex is a fully
permitted former mine with a 930-metre shaft and 2,000 tonne-per-day mill. The Company has further upside at its Moss Lake
gold deposit, located 100 kilometres west of Thunder Bay, Ontario. The Company has approximately 137.2 million shares
issued and outstanding and trades on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol “WDO”.
For further information, please contact:
Duncan Middlemiss or Lindsay Carpenter Dunlop
President and CEO VP Investor Relations
416-360-3743 ext. 2029 416-360-3743 ext. 2025
[email protected] [email protected]
220 Bay St. East, Suite 1200
Toronto, ON, M5J 2W4
Toll Free: 1-866-4-WDO-TSX
Phone: 416-360-3743, Fax: 416-360-
7620
Website: www.wesdome.com
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of new information, future events or results or otherwise. There can be no assurance that forward-looking statements will prove
to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. The
Company undertakes no obligation to update forward-looking statements if circumstances, management’s estimates or
opinions should change, except as required by securities legislation. Accordingly, the reader is cautioned not to place undue
reliance on forward-looking statements. The Company has included in this news release certain non-IFRS performance
measures, including, but not limited to, mine operating profit, mining and processing costs and cash costs. Cash costs per
ounce reflect actual mine operating costs incurred during the fiscal period divided by the number of ounces produced. These
measures are not defined under IFRS and therefore should not be considered in isolation or as an alternative to or more
meaningful than, net income (loss) or cash flow from operating activities as determined in accordance with IFRS as an
indicator of our financial performance or liquidity. The Company believes that, in addition to conventional measures prepared in
accordance with IFRS, certain investors use this information to evaluate the Company's performance and ability to generate
cash flow
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