Toronto, Ontario, November 26, 2014; Red Tiger Mining Inc., (TSXV:RMN), (the "Company" or "Red Tiger") today reported its financial and operating results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014. This press release should be read in conjunction with the Company's unaudited Financial Statements for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 and Management's Discussion and Analysis ("MD&A") for the corresponding period, available on the Company's website at www.redtigermining.com and on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.
Temporary Suspension of Mining
Copper recovery from the leaching operations began to decline in September and October. Investigation of the cause has revealed that a sudden and unprecedented occurrence of clay materials has appeared in the ore in the South area of the mine where the last few benches of the slip fault area were being mined. This clay material was mixed with the ore sent to the crusher and onto the leach pad. The mixing of this clay material in the ore, coupled with the dozer spreading this ore on the pads, has resulted in a top layer of low permeability of the heaps built in the past two months.
Mining operations have been suspended temporarily to allow time to improve the permeability of the top ore pads by deep ripping, and changing the leaching solution irrigation from drip to "wobbler" sprinklers. Heap irrigation is continuing which is maintaining the current lower level of copper production while implementing these improvements.
This provides the opportunity to conduct a short drilling program in the North and South pit areas of the mine to provide more information to improve the accuracy of mine production scheduling when mining is recommenced.
Third Quarter Highlights
- Comex Grade 1 Copper cathodes production of 1,274 tonnes for the three months ended September 30, 2014
- Copper sales of $8,671,348 for the three months ended September 30, 2014 at an average realized price(1) of $3.09 per pound
- Total cash costs per copper pound(1) of $1.73 and average realized margin(1) of $1.36 per pound for the three months ended September 30, 2014
- Net loss of $1,264,647 or $0.01 per share for the three months ended September 30, 2014
- Adjusted EBITDA(1) of $2,880,330 or adjusted EBITDA per share(1) of $0.03 for the three months ended September 30, 2014
- Cash of $1,341,801 as at September 30, 2014
(1) "Total cash costs per pound", "Average realized price", "Average realized margin", "Adjusted EBITDA" and "Adjusted EBITDA per share" are non-IFRS financial performance measures with no standard meaning under IFRS. Refer to the "Non-IFRS Financial Performance Measures" section of this MD&A for reconciliations of these non-IFRS measures.
Nine Month Highlights
- Comex Grade 1 Copper cathodes production of 4,705 tonnes for the nine months ended September 30, 2014
- Copper sales of $32,093,753 for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 at an average realized price(1) of $3.09 per pound
- Total cash costs per copper pound(1) of $1.56 and average realized margin(1) of $1.53 per pound for the nine months ended September 30, 2014
- Net loss of $1,179,236 or $0.01 per share for the nine months ended September 30, 2014
- Adjusted EBITDA(1) of $12,715,814 or adjusted EBITDA per share(1) of $0.13 for the nine months ended September 30, 2014
- Cash of $1,341,801 as at September 30, 2014
(1) "Total cash costs per pound", "Average realized price", "Average realized margin", "Adjusted EBITDA" and "Adjusted EBITDA per share" are non-IFRS financial performance measures with no standard meaning under IFRS. Refer to the "Non-IFRS Financial Performance Measures" section of this MD&A for reconciliations of these non-IFRS measures.
Subsequent to September 30, 2014 Events
On November 4, 2014, the Company announced that Mr. Robert Wunder resigned from his position as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company. Mr. Wunder stepped down for personal reasons, and will also no longer serve as a director of the Company.
On November 4, 2014, the Board of Directors unanimously approved the appointment of Mr. David Lurie, the Company's Chief Financial Officer, to serve as Interim President and Chief Executive Officer. A search is underway for a new President and Chief Executive Officer. During the interim period, the day-to-day operations of the Company will be supervised by Mr. Lurie.
As previously discussed, mining operation have temporarily been suspended in order to improve permeability of the stacked ore on the leach pad, as well as to conduct a small drill program in the mine.
Selected Operational and Financial Information
| Q3 2014 | Q2 2014 | Q1 2014 | Q4 2013 | Q3 2013 | Q2 2013 | ||
| OPERATING RESULTS | |||||||
| Mining | |||||||
| Ore mined | tonnes | 248,408 | 283,480 | 331,465 | 293,355 | 248,342 | 230,432 |
| Waste rock mined and removed | tonnes | 1,273,452 | 1,343,687 | 1,297,719 | 997,378 | 1,333,793 | 1,047,433 |
| Total mined | tonnes | 1,521,860 | 1,627,167 | 1,629,184 | 1,290,733 | 1,582,135 | 1,277,865 |
| Waste-to-ore ratio | 5.1 | 4.7 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 5.4 | 4.5 | |
| Average grade of mined ore | total copper | 1.15% | 1.16% | 0.91% | 0.84% | 0.96% | 1.25% |
| Crushing and Stacking | |||||||
| Ore crushed and stacked | tonnes | 250,133 | 279,970 | 319,457 | 292,329 | 241,599 | 230,326 |
| Average grade of stacked ore | total copper | 1.15% | 1.29% | 1.03% | 0.97% | 0.96% | 1.50% |
| Copper cathodes produced | tonnes | 1,274 | 1,812 | 1,619 | 1,784 | 1,536 | 1,108 |
| FINANCIAL RESULTS | |||||||
| Copper sales(1) | $ | 8,671,348 | 12,466,706 | 10,955,699 | 12,884,804 | 10,990,682 | – |
| Production costs | $ | 4,556,892 | 6,155,323 | 4,058,486 | 6,861,256 | 2,329,048 | – |
| Net (loss) earnings | $ | (1,264,647) | 144,871 | (59,460) | (5,121,019) | 3,014,042 | (350,792) |
| Total cash costs per copper pound(2) | $/pound | 1.73 | 1.65 | 1.33 | 1.78 | 1.12 | – |
| Average realized price(2) | $/pound | 3.09 | 3.12 | 3.07 | 3.28 | 3.24 | – |
| Average realized margin(2) | $/pound | 1.36 | 1.47 | 1.74 | 1.50 | 2.12 | – |
(1) Prior to the Company declaring commercial production on July 1, 2013, all previous revenues were credited against capitalized project costs.
(2) Total cash costs, average realized price and average realized margin are calculated on post-commercial pounds sold only.
(3) Refer to the section on Non-IFRS Financial Performance Measures at end of the press release. Reconciliation of these measures is described in the MD&A.
Non-IFRS Financial Performance Measures
The Company has included certain non-IFRS measures in this press release, including "total cash cost per copper pound", "average realized price", "average realized margin", "adjusted EBITDA" and "adjusted EBITDA per share". The Company believes these measures, in addition to conventional measures prepared in accordance with IFRS, provide investors an improved ability to evaluate the underlying performance of the Company. The non-IFRS measures are intended to provide additional information and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for measures of performance prepared in accordance with IFRS. These measures do not have any standardized meaning prescribed under IFRS, and therefore may not be comparable to other issuers.
Refer to pages 11 and 12 of the Company's MD&A for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 for a reconciliation of these measures.
Contact Information
320 Bay Street, Suite 1520, Toronto, ON, M5H 4A6
Fax: 416-637-2305
[email protected]
www.redtigermining.com
David Lurie
Interim CEO, CFO and Secretary
Tel.: 416-637-1517 x 107
[email protected]
Forward-Looking Information
Certain statements contained in this news release constitute "forward-looking information" as such term is used in applicable Canadian securities laws. Forward-looking information is based on plans, expectations and estimates of management at the date the information is provided and is subject to certain factors and assumptions, including, that the Company's financial condition and development plans do not change as a result of unforeseen events, that the Company obtains regulatory approval, future metal prices and the demand and market outlook for metals. Forward-looking information is subject to a variety of risks and uncertainties and other factors that could cause plans, estimates and actual results to vary materially from those projected in such forward-looking information. Factors that could cause the forward-looking information in this news release to change or to be inaccurate include, but are not limited to, the risk that any of the assumptions referred to prove not to be valid or reliable, that occurrences such as those referred to above are realized and result in delays, or cessation in planned work, that the Company's financial condition and development plans change, delays in regulatory approval, risks associated with the interpretation of data, the geology, grade and continuity of mineral deposits, the possibility that results will not be consistent with the Company's expectations, as well as the other risks and uncertainties applicable to mineral exploration and development activities and to the Company as set forth in the Company's latest management discussion and analysis filed under the Company's profile atwww.sedar.com. The Company undertakes no obligation to update these forward-looking statements, other than as required by applicable law.
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