PR Newswire
TORONTO, May 15, 2020
TORONTO, May 15, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Americas Gold and Silver Corporation ("Americas" or the "Company") (TSX: USA; NYSE American: USAS), a growing North American precious metals producer, today reported consolidated financial and operational results for the first quarter of 2020.
This earnings release should be read in conjunction with the Company's Management's Discussion and Analysis, Financial Statements and Notes to Financial Statements for the corresponding period, which have been posted on the Americas Gold and Silver Corporation SEDAR profile at www.sedar.com, on its EDGAR profile at www.sec.gov, and are also available on the Company's website at www.americas-gold.com. All figures are in U.S. dollars unless otherwise noted.
Operational and First Quarter Financial Highlights
"The Company is in a great position to benefit from the strong gold price environment moving forward as we addressed common start-up challenges at Relief Canyon and it continues to ramp-up," said Americas President & CEO Darren Blasutti. "All operating aspects at Relief Canyon are trending positively, the Cosalá Operations should be able to resume production early in the second half of 2020 as we have had several encouraging developments in Mexico and the Galena Recapitalization Plan is proceeding better than expected. The recently completed financing provides the Company with sufficient working capital to bring Relief Canyon to commercial production."
Relief Canyon
The Company issued a press release on May 4, 2020 providing details of the Relief Canyon ramp-up. The Company continues to target commercial production by late Q2-2020 or early Q3-2020 and will be providing more regular updates regarding the operation between now and then.
Since the start of pre-production, approximately 5.2 million tonnes of material have been mined, including 4.2 million tonnes of waste and 1.0 million tonnes of ore. Waste movement is ahead of budget and the operation currently has an ore stockpile of approximately 0.2 million tonnes ahead of the crusher waiting to be placed on the leach pad.
Approximately 0.8 million tonnes of ore have been stacked on the leach pad. Solution flow rates from the pad have continued to increase since the update on May 4, 2020 as the surface area available for leach irrigation has increased.
Cosalá Operations
The Cosalá Operations operated for the first 26 days of the quarter as the operation was negatively impacted by the previously announced illegal blockade since the end of January 2020. As a result, operating results year-over-year were negatively impacted and not generally comparable.
Cosalá Operations Production and Cost Detail | ||
| Q1 2020 | Q1 2019 |
Total ore processed (tonnes milled) | 43,253 | 152,605 |
Silver grade (grams per tonne) | 48 | 57 |
Zinc grade (percent) | 4.26 | 4.16 |
Lead grade (percent) | 1.70 | 1.82 |
Silver Recovery (%) | 58.7 | 61.7 |
Zinc Recovery (%) | 79.3 | 80.5 |
Lead Recovery (%) | 74.3 | 75.6 |
Silver produced (ounces) | 39,117 | 173,169 |
Zinc produced (pounds) | 3,221,744 | 11,263,623 |
Lead produced (pounds) | 1,203,720 | 4,626,233 |
Gold equivalent produced (ounces) | 420 | 2,085 |
Silver sold (ounces) | 34,693 | 172,995 |
Zinc sold (pounds) | 3,083,663 | 10,864,404 |
Lead sold (pounds) | 988,828 | 4,682,695 |
Cost of sales ($ per equivalent silver ounce) | $7.19 | $4.34 |
Silver cash cost ($ per silver ounce) | $(11.32) | $(30.48) |
All-in sustaining cost ($ per silver ounce) | $(0.83) | $(25.85) |
On March 31, 2020, the Government of Mexico issued a national COVID-19 related decree for the temporary suspension of all non-essential businesses in the country, including all mining operations. This week the Government of Mexico issued a number of statements that are expected to allow for the re-opening of mining operations starting in June 2020. The Company believes this will provide a pathway for the Cosalá Operations to resume production early in the second half of 2020, including a legal and legitimate labour representative for its workers, allowing for a resolution to the current illegal blockade. The Company's priority continues to be the safety of its workers and the community of Cosalá that have been negatively impacted – first by the illegal blockade and now by COVID-19.
Galena Complex
In addition to providing an update regarding the ramp-up of Relief Canyon, the Company also provided an extensive update regarding the Galena Recapitalization Plan in the May 4, 2020 update, including information regarding the rehabilitation development , equipment purchases, and early drill results from the 39,000-meter drill program.
The Company has suspended disclosure of certain operating metrics such as cash costs, and all-in sustaining costs for the Galena Complex until the Recapitalization Plan is substantially completed; the Galena Complex results are not included in the Consolidated Results.
Galena Production | ||
| Q1 2020 | Q1 2019 |
Total ore processed (tonnes milled) | 31,910 | 29,424 |
Silver grade (grams per tonne) | 235 | 242 |
Lead grade (percent) | 6.60 | 5.98 |
Silver Recovery (%) | 95.6 | 96.2 |
Lead Recovery (%) | 92.1 | 92.5 |
Silver produced (ounces) | 230,275 | 220,655 |
Lead produced (pounds) | 4,280,527 | 3,585,196 |
Gold equivalent produced (ounces) | 2,409 | 2,663 |
Silver sold (ounces) | 237,159 | 207,168 Werbung Mehr Nachrichten zur Americas Gold and Silver Corp. Aktie kostenlos abonnieren
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