GOLDEN, Colo.,
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Financial Results
For the second quarter 2013,
The Company’s cash and short-term investments balance on
Velardena Operating Results
Payable production during the second quarter 2013 totaled approximately 166,400 silver equivalent ounces (calculated at 60:1 gold to silver), comprised of 100,400 payable ounces of silver and 1,100 payable ounces of gold. This compares to payable production in the second quarter 2012 of approximately 184,400 silver equivalent ounces (calculated at 60:1 gold to silver), comprised of 94,400 payable ounces of silver and 1,500 payable ounces of gold. 2013 production was negatively affected by approximately 32 fewer mill production days during the quarter due to the previously-announced suspension of an explosives permit and the suspension of operations on
The table below sets forth the operating statistics of the Velardena Operations for the first six months of 2013 and 2012:
Year to Date Ended June 30, | |||||
2013 | 2012 | ||||
Tonnes of ore milled | |||||
Oxide plant | 41,383 | 51,314 | |||
Sulfide plant | 30,679 | 35,472 | |||
72,062 | 86,786 | ||||
Combined grade | |||||
(Grams per tonne) | |||||
Gold | 2.56 | 1.98 | |||
Silver | 163 | 106 | |||
Combined recovery (1) | |||||
Gold | 50.6% | 68.7% | |||
Silver | 75.5% | 77.6% | |||
Produced metals (1) | |||||
Gold ounces | 2,997 | 3,792 | |||
Silver ounces | 285,282 | 228,730 | |||
Silver ounce equivalent (60:1) | 465,102 | 456,250 | |||
Lead pounds | 593 | 447 | |||
Zinc pounds | 841 | 745 | |||
Payable metals production (1) | |||||
Gold ounces | 2,400 | 3,227 | |||
Silver ounces | 251,306 | 204,627 | |||
Silver ounce equivalent (60:1) | 395,306 | 398,247 | |||
Lead pounds | 530 | 404 | |||
Zinc pounds | 710 | 618 | |||
Payable metals sold | |||||
Gold ounces | 2,501 | 3,415 | |||
Silver ounces | 261,907 | 207,579 | |||
Silver ounce equivalent (60:1) | 411,967 | 412,479 | |||
Lead pounds | 665 | 610 | |||
Zinc pounds | 855 | 487 | |||
(1) | Current production and recoveries include final metal settlement of previously reported production. | ||||
Combined grades feeding both plants increased year over year by 29% for gold and 53% for silver. Silver and gold production for the six months ended
Velardena Update
The Company completed construction of the
On
The Company has identified multiple shoots with grades higher than the overall resource grade at
The decision to resume production is not tied solely to specific metals prices, but instead to a combination of factors including silver and gold prices, mining method utilized, mine plans, technologies related to ore processing and gold recovery, plant utilization decisions and workforce decisions.
Financial Outlook
The Company plans to incur costs of approximately
Additional information regarding second quarter financial results may be found in the Company’s 10-Q Quarterly Report which is available on the
About
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Exchange Act, and applicable Canadian securities laws, including statements regarding anticipated costs for activities related to the suspension of production at the Velardena Operations and continued care and maintenance of the assets; anticipated expenditures on exploration, El Quevar and general and administrative costs in the last half of 2013; planned activities during the production suspension period including activities related to validation of mine planning data, development and evaluation of potential new operating strategies; testing technologies to improve gold recoveries and training supervisors; anticipated year-end 2014 cash and cash equivalents. These statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, including unexpected events at the Velardena Operations, including higher than anticipated suspension or care and maintenance costs, accidents or damage to equipment or environmental or permitting problems; difficulties in or inability to develop a new operating plan for production at a sustainable cash positive margin, which could be caused by, among other things, inability to confirm the new mine model, variations in ore grade and relative amounts, grades and metallurgical characteristics of oxide and sulfide ores; labor or union problems; delays or failure in receiving or maintaining required government approvals or permits; technical, permitting, mining, metallurgical or processing issues; inability to identify a treatment option to improve gold recoveries; further decreases in silver and gold prices; loss of and inability to adequately replace skilled mining and management personnel; interpretations and changes in interpretations of geologic information; volatility or other changes in the U.S. and Canadian securities markets; availability and cost of materials, supplies and electrical power required for mining operations and exploration; fluctuations in costs and general economic conditions; changes in political conditions, tax, environmental and other laws; and diminution of physical safety of employees in
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GOLDEN MINERALS COMPANY CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Expressed in United States dollars) (Unaudited) | ||||||
June 30, | December 31, | |||||
2013 | 2012 | |||||
(in thousands, except share data) | ||||||
Assets | ||||||
Current assets | ||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ 29,991 | $ 44,406 | ||||
Investments | – | 242 | ||||
Trade receivables | 1,312 | 1,291 | ||||
Inventories | 1,249 | 3,388 | ||||
Value added tax receivable | 2,748 | 4,422 | ||||
Prepaid expenses and other assets | 869 | 1,044 | ||||
Total current assets | 36,169 | 54,793 | ||||
Property, plant and equipment, net | 40,143 | 280,905 | ||||
Assets held for sale | – | 575 | ||||
Goodwill | 487 | 11,666 | ||||
Prepaid expenses and other assets | 97 | 163 | ||||
Total assets | $ 76,896 | $ 348,102 | ||||
Liabilities and Equity | ||||||
Current liabilities | ||||||
Accounts payable and other accrued liabilities | $ 5,471 | $ 6,232 | ||||
Other current liabilities | 6,509 | 7,074 | ||||
Total current liabilities | 11,980 | 13,306 | ||||
Asset retirement obligation | 2,535 | 2,259 | ||||
Deferred tax liability | – | 47,072 | ||||
Other long term liabilities | 105 | 193 | ||||
Total liabilities | 14,620 | 62,830 | ||||
Commitments and contingencies | ||||||
Equity | ||||||
Common stock, $.01 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized; 43,268,333 and 43,265,833 shares issued and outstanding, respectively | 433 | 433 | ||||
Additional paid in capital | 494,154 | 493,175 | ||||
Accumulated deficit | (432,311) | (208,246) | ||||
Accumulated other comprehensive loss | – | (90) | ||||
Parent company’s shareholder’s equity | 62,276 | 285,272 | ||||
Total liabilities and equity | $ 76,896 | $ 348,102 | ||||
GOLDEN MINERALS COMPANY CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) (Expressed in United States dollars) (Unaudited) | ||||||||||||
Three Months Ended | Six Months Ended | |||||||||||
June 30, | June 30, | |||||||||||
2013 | 2012 | 2013 | 2012 | |||||||||
(in thousands, except share data) | (in thousands, except share data) | |||||||||||
Revenue: | ||||||||||||
Sale of metals | $ 4,467 | $ 4,938 | $ 10,297 | $ 11,321 | ||||||||
Costs and expenses: | ||||||||||||
Costs applicable to sale of metals (exclusive of depreciation shown below) | (8,145) | (6,603) | (17,017) | (14,530) | ||||||||
Exploration expense | (1,240) | (1,816) | (2,764) | (4,212) | ||||||||
El Quevar project expense | (586) | (1,174) | (1,673) | (2,589) | ||||||||
Velardena project expense | (759) | (2,142) | (2,921) | (5,524) | ||||||||
Velardena shutdown costs | (2,329) | – | (2,329) | – | ||||||||
Administrative expense | (1,633) | (1,829) | (3,530) | (3,853) | ||||||||
Stock based compensation | (558) | (291) | (979) | (523) | ||||||||
Reclamation and accretion expense | (46) | 22 | (88) | (145) | ||||||||
Impairment of long lived assets | (238,020) | – | (238,020) | – | ||||||||
Impairment of goodwill | (11,180) | – | (11,180) | – | ||||||||
Other operating income & (expenses), net | 630 | (122) | 3,828 | 215 | ||||||||
Depreciation, depletion and amortization | (2,529) | (1,997) | (5,097) | (3,843) | ||||||||
Total costs and expenses | (266,395) | (15,952) | (281,770) | (35,004) | ||||||||
Loss from operations | (261,928) | (11,014) | (271,473) | (23,683) | ||||||||
Other income and expenses: | ||||||||||||
Interest and other income, net | 251 | 1,986 | 323 | 2,161 | ||||||||
Royalty income | – | 219 | – | 357 | ||||||||
Gain (loss) on foreign currency | (1,145) | (20) | (410) | 434 | ||||||||
Total other income and expenses | (894) | 2,185 | (87) | 2,952 | ||||||||
Loss from operations before income taxes | (262,822) | (8,829) | (271,560) | (20,731) | ||||||||
Income tax benefit | 45,017 | 1,189 | 47,495 | 2,960 | ||||||||
Net loss | $ (217,805) | $ (7,640) | $ (224,065) | $ (17,771) | ||||||||
Comprehensive loss: | ||||||||||||
Realized gain (loss) on securities | – | (26) | 90 | (59) | ||||||||
Comprehensive loss | $ (217,805) | $ (7,666) | $ (223,975) | $ (17,830) | ||||||||
Net loss per common share – basic and diluted | ||||||||||||
Loss | $ (5.09) | $ (0.22) | $ (5.23) | $ (0.50) | ||||||||
Weighted average common stock outstanding – basic and diluted (1) | 42,821,914 | 35,487,868 | 42,812,918 | 35,480,946 | ||||||||
(1) | Potentially dilutive shares have not been included because to do so would be anti-dilutive. | |||||||||||
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