Tahoe Resources Reports Record Production And Cash Flow

Commissioning of the Shahuindo mine began in the fourth quarter of 2015. All principle components of the plant were completed for the 10,000 tonnes per day (tpd) capacity plant. The phase one leach pad is complete. Construction work continues on the leach pad for the 36,000 tpd expansion, and preparation for the larger absorption circuits and carbon regeneration plant is underway.

In January the Company issued a National Instrument 43-101 pre-feasibility study increasing the Shahuindo reserve from one million to 1.9 million ounces of gold and improved the economics of the project relative to the previous technical report. (The report is available at www.tahoeresources.com or www.sedar.com.)

Field scale leach tests are underway to define the optimum blend for determining how much future material will be crushed and agglomerated versus dump leached and to determine the corresponding reduction in operating costs reflected in the pre-feasibility study.

Commissioning and optimization of the mine and plant continues, with commercial production expected in the second quarter of 2016.

Escobal Results

Average mill throughput at the Escobal mine was 4,065 tpd, with an average silver head grade of 522 grams per tonne (g/t) for the fourth quarter 2015 compared to average mill throughput of 3,474 tpd with an average silver head grade of 585 g/t for the fourth quarter of 2014. Average mill throughput was 4,133 tpd, with an average silver head grade of 487 g/t for 2015 compared to average mill throughput of 3,413 tpd with an average silver head grade of 585 g/t for 2014.

The mine produced metal concentrates containing 5.5 million ounces of silver, 3,387 ounces of gold, 3,075 tonnes of lead and 4,412 tonnes of zinc for the fourth quarter of 2015. For the full year 2015, the mine produced metal concentrates which contained 20.4 million ounces of silver, 11,742 ounces of gold, 10,153 tonnes of lead and 14,810 tonnes of zinc. Average silver recovery to concentrates was 87.9 percent and 86.3 percent for the fourth quarter 2015 and the year ended December 31, 2015.

The expansion from 3500 tpd to 4500 tpd throughput capacity was completed during 2015 within the budgeted amount. The fourth tailings filter and the new paste plant have been commissioned and are currently operating as designed. Mine development of the second mining front in the Central Zone and development to the East Zone was completed as scheduled and budgeted during the year.

La Arena Results

Production and sales numbers stated are for the period of April 1 through December 31, 2015.

There were 2.97 million tonnes of ore with an average gold grade of 0.58 g/t and 9.68 million tonnes of ore with an average gold grade of 0.61 g/t placed on the pad during the fourth quarter 2015 and year ended December 31, 2015, respectively. The strip ratio was 2.00 tonnes of waste rock per tonne of ore mined in the fourth quarter and 1.85 for the year.

There were 56,375 gold ounces produced in dore and 56,419 gold ounces sold during the fourth quarter 2015. There were 174,073 gold ounces produced in dore and 173,868 gold ounces sold.

Gold sales generated $61.4 million in revenues at mine operating costs of $44.0 million, resulting in mine operating earnings of $17.4 million during the fourth quarter 2015. 2015 gold sales generated $195.8 million in revenues at mine operating costs of $142.6 million, resulting in mine operating earnings of $53.2 million for the three quarters that La Arena was owned by Tahoe.

Impairment

The Company has conducted annual impairment testing on mineral asset interests and other assets.  Using this and other quantitative and qualitative considerations, the Company determined that the two Peruvian assets, La Arena and Shahuindo, were impaired by a pre-tax total of $220 million ($153.4 million after-tax.) This non-cash impairment under IFRS is largely a result of gold prices being approximately $100 less at year-end than the gold price used to "fair value" the assets on the day of the acquisition.

Tahoe Resources and Lake Shore Gold to Combine

On February 8, 2016, Tahoe and Lake Shore Gold announced that they have entered into an arrangement to combine their respective businesses to create a leading intermediate precious metals producer. Both companies' Boards of Directors approved the merger. Pending approval by shareholders, the merger is expected to be completed in early April 2016.

Conference Call

Tahoe's senior management will host a conference call to discuss the 2015 results on Thursday, March 10, 2016, at 7:00 a.m. PST. To join the call, please dial 1-800-319-4610 (toll free from Canada and the U.S.) or 604-638-5340 (from outside Canada and the U.S.). A recording of the call will be available later that day at www.tahoeresources.com/investors. Complete financial results, the Company's management discussion and analysis, and other filings will be filed on SEDAR (www.sedar.com) and the Company's website (www.tahoeresources.com).  

2016 Guidance

The Company provided forward production and cost guidance through a news release dated January 14, 2016. The following table summarizes 2016 guidance (not including Lake Shore production):

Gold production at La Arena is expected to be between 170,000 and 190,000 gold ounces and full-year production at Shahuindo is expected to be between 60,000 and 75,000 gold ounces.

About Tahoe Resources Inc.

Tahoe's strategy is to responsibly operate mines to world standards, to pay significant shareholder dividends and to develop high quality precious metals assets in the Americas. Tahoe is a member of the S&P/TSX Composite and TSX Global Mining indices and the Russell 3000 on the NYSE. The Company is listed on the TSX as THO and on the NYSE as TAHO.

Qualified Person Statement
Scientific and technical information contained in this news release has been approved by Charles Muerhoff, Tahoe's Vice President Technical Services and Qualified Person as defined by National Instrument 43-101.

Cautionary Note on Non-GAAP Financial Measures

The Company has included certain non-GAAP financial measures throughout this document which include total cash costs, total production costs, all-in sustaining costs per silver and per gold ounce ("all-in sustaining costs"), adjusted earnings and adjusted earnings per share. These measures are not defined under IFRS and should not be considered in isolation. The Company's Escobal mine produces primarily silver in concentrates with other metals (gold, lead and zinc), produced simultaneously in the mining process, the value of which represents a small percentage of the Company's revenue and is therefore considered "byproduct". The Company's La Arena mine produces primarily gold with other metals (primarily silver), produced simultaneously in the mining process, the value of which represents a small percentage of the Company's revenue and is therefore considered byproduct. The Company believes these measures will provide investors and analysts with useful information about the Company's underlying earnings, cash costs of operations, the impact of byproduct credits on the Company's cost structure and its ability to generate cash flow, as well as providing a meaningful comparison to other mining companies. Accordingly, these measures are intended to provide additional information and should not be substituted for GAAP measures.

Consolidated adjusted earnings (loss) and consolidated adjusted earnings (loss) per share

The Company has adopted the reporting of consolidated adjusted earnings (loss) ("adjusted earnings (loss)") and consolidated adjusted earnings (loss) per share ("adjusted earnings (loss) per share") as a non-GAAP measure of a precious metals mining company's operating performance and the ability to generate cash flow from operations. This measure has no standardized meaning and the Company's presentation of adjusted measures are not meant to be substituted for GAAP measures of consolidated net earnings (loss) or consolidated net earnings (loss) per share and should be read in conjunction with such GAAP measures. Adjusted earnings (loss) and adjusted earnings (loss) per share are calculated as net earnings (loss) excluding i) non-cash impairment losses and reversals on mineral interest and other assets tax, ii) unrealized foreign exchange gains or losses related to the revaluation of deferred income tax assets and liabilities on non-monetary items, iii) unrealized foreign exchange gains or losses related to other items, iv) unrealized gains or losses on derivatives, v) non-recurring provisions, vi) gains or losses on sale of assets and viii) any other non-recurring adjustments and the related tax impact of these adjustments calculated at the statutory effective rate for the same jurisdiction as the adjustment. Non-recurring adjustments from unusual events or circumstances are reviewed periodically based on materiality and the nature of the event or circumstance. The Company calculates adjusted earnings (loss) and adjusted earnings (loss) per share on a consolidated basis.

Total cash costs and total production costs

The Company reports total cash costs and total production costs on a silver ounce and a gold ounce produced basis for the Escobal mine and the La Arena mine, respectively. The Company follows the recommendation of the cost standard as endorsed by the Silver Institute ("the Institute") for the reporting of cash costs (silver) and the generally accepted standard of reporting cash costs (gold) by precious metal mining companies. The Institute is a nonprofit international association with membership from across the silver industry. The Institute serves as the industry's voice in increasing public understanding of the many uses and values of silver. This remains the generally accepted standard for reporting cash costs of production by precious metal mining companies. Total cash costs and total production costs are divided by the number of silver ounces contained in concentrate or gold ounces recovered from the leach pads to calculate per ounce figures. When deriving the production costs associated with an ounce of silver or gold, the Company deducts byproduct credits from sales which are incidental to producing silver and gold.

All-in sustaining costs

The Company has also adopted the reporting of all-in sustaining costs as a non-GAAP measure of a precious metals mining company's operating performance and the ability to generate cash flow from operations. This measure has no standardized meaning and the Company has utilized an adapted version of the guidance released by the World Gold Council, the market development organization for the gold industry. The World Gold Council is not a regulatory industry organization and does not have the authority to develop accounting standards or disclosure requirements.

All-in sustaining costs include total cash costs incurred at the Company's mining operation, sustaining capital expenditures, corporate administrative expense, exploration and evaluations costs, and reclamation and closure accretion. The Company believes that this non-GAAP measure represents the total costs of producing silver and gold from its operation, and provides additional information of the Company's operational performance and ability to generate cash flows to support future capital investments and to sustain future production.

These non-GAAP financial measures may be calculated differently by other companies depending on the underlying accounting principles and policies applied.

The following tables provide reconciliations of consolidated net earnings (loss) to consolidated adjusted earnings (loss) and reconciliations of total production costs, total cash costs and all-in sustaining costs to the interim financial statements for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2015 and 2014 for each operating segment of the Company.

Consolidated adjusted earnings and adjusted earnings per share
	Q4 2015		Q4 2014		2015		2014
Net earnings	$	(107,717)	$	9,836	$	(71,911)	$	90,790
Impairment, net of tax		153,362		-		153,362		-
Foreign exchange loss		4,150		256		4,530		906
Non-recurring acquisition and other costs		871		-		11,719		- Werbung Mehr Nachrichten zur Tahoe Resources Aktie kostenlos abonnieren E-Mail-Adresse Bitte überprüfe deine die E-Mail-Adresse. Benachrichtigungen von ARIVA.DE (Mit der Bestellung akzeptierst du die Datenschutzhinweise) -1 Vielen Dank, dass du dich für unseren Newsletter angemeldet hast. Du erhältst in Kürze eine E-Mail mit einem Aktivierungslink. Hinweis: ARIVA.DE veröffentlicht in dieser Rubrik Analysen, Kolumnen und Nachrichten aus verschiedenen Quellen. Die ARIVA.DE AG ist nicht verantwortlich für Inhalte, die erkennbar von Dritten in den „News“-Bereich dieser Webseite eingestellt worden sind, und macht sich diese nicht zu Eigen. Diese Inhalte sind insbesondere durch eine entsprechende „von“-Kennzeichnung unterhalb der Artikelüberschrift und/oder durch den Link „Um den vollständigen Artikel zu lesen, klicken Sie bitte hier.“ erkennbar; verantwortlich für diese Inhalte ist allein der genannte Dritte. Andere Nutzer interessierten sich auch für folgende News 02:00 - PR Newswire Vesuvius Plc - Transaction in Own Shares 23.04.24 - PR Newswire BlackRock Throgmorton Trust Plc - Transaction in Own Shares Solarboom 2024:    5 Gründe die für diese Aktie sprechen… weiterlesen» Anzeige wo-site-teaser-box-16746_site-teaser-box_2024-04-24_08%253A00%253A00_2024-04-25_09%253A00%253A59