Majestic Gold Corp. Reports 2017 Q3 Results
Vancouver, British Columbia (FSCwire) - Majestic Gold Corp. (“Majestic” or the “Company”) (TSX.V: MJS, FSE: A0BK1D) reports its financial and operational results for the third quarter ended June 30, 2017. This release should be read in conjunction with the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements and associated management discussion and analysis (“MD&A”) for the same period that are available on SEDAR (www.sedar.com) and www.majesticgold.com. The following financial results are expressed in US dollars unless otherwise stated.
OVERVIEW
- Gold production for the third quarter of 2017 was 6,977 ounces, a 39% increase over the third quarter of 2016, bringing total gold production for the nine month period ended June 30, 2017, to 18,630 ounces, a 5% increase over the 17,717 ounces produced in the 2016 comparative nine month period. Increased gold production can be attributed to the continued optimization of mining operations at the Songjiagou Gold Mine. The 2016 nine month comparative period had a one-time processing of approximately 30,000 tonnes of higher grade fine fraction material during the first quarter;
- Tonnes milled for the third quarter of 2017 were 366,240 tonnes with an average head grade of 0.58 g/t compared to 340,225 tonnes milled with an average head grade of 0.50 g/t for the 2016 comparative quarter. Tonnes milled for the nine months ended June 30, 2017, was 1,192,764 tonnes with an average head grade of 0.54 g/t compared to 1,201,106 tonnes milled with an average head grade of 0.51 g/t for the 2016 nine month comparative period;
- Gold sales revenue for third quarter of 2017 was $8.1 million from the sale of 6,430 ounces at an average realized gold price of $1,261 per ounce compared to gold sales revenue for the third quarter of 2016 of $6.7 million from the sale of 5,305 ounces at an average realized gold price of $1,260 per ounce. The 21% increase in gold sales revenue is due to the increase in the ounces sold. Total gold sales revenue for the first nine months of 2017 is $21.6 million compared to the $21.4 million for the 2016 comparative period;
- Total cash costs decreased by 29% to $690 per ounce for the third quarter of 2017 compared to cash costs of $976 per ounce for the third quarter of 2016. Total cash costs for the nine months ended June 30, 2017, were $751, a 25% decrease compared to $1,002 for the 2016 comparative nine month period. The decrease in cash costs also contributed to a 37% decrease of all-in sustaining costs (“AISC”) to $789 per ounce for the third quarter of 2017 and a 22% decrease in AISC to $863 for the nine month period ended June 30, 2017. The Company has been able to achieve lower total cash costs and AISC in fiscal 2017 through a combination of improved mining operations and renegotiation of its mining and milling agreement thereby lowering its overall mining and processing fees. See pages 14-15 of the Company’s MD&A for calculation of these “Additional Non-IFRS Financial Measures”;
- General and administrative (“G&A”) expenses were $629,091 for third quarter of 2017 compared to $716,261 for the 2016 comparative quarter; and
- The Company continues its underground development on the Songjiagou North property and has progressed in developing 1,000 meters of the 2,075 meter ramp. The Company anticipates the development to be completed at Songjiagou North in late fiscal 2018 or early fiscal 2019.
FINANCIAL INFORMATION
| Three months ended June 30, | Nine months ended June 30, | |||||||
| 2017 | 2016 | 2017 | 2016 | |||||
| Operating data | ||||||||
| Gold produced (ozs) | 6,977 | 5,007 | 18,630 | 17,717 | ||||
| Gold realized net of smelting fees (ozs) | 6,531 | 4,661 | 17,302 | 16,844 | ||||
| Gold sold (ozs) | 6,430 | 5,305 | 17,265 | 18,101 | ||||
| Average realized gold price ($/oz sold) | $ | 1,261 | $ | 1,260 | $ | 1,252 | $ | 1,181 |
| Total cash costs ($/oz sold) (1) | 690 | 976 | 751 | 1,002 | ||||
| All-in sustaining costs ($/oz sold) (1) | 789 | 1,245 | 863 | 1,104 | ||||
| Financial data | ||||||||
| Total revenues | $ | 8,193,464 | $ | 6,744,418 | $ | 21,874,961 | $ | 21,623,821 |
| Gross profit (2) | 2,944,197 | 914,095 | 6,583,370 | 1,293,586 | ||||
| Adjusted EBITDA (1) | 3,135,886 | 954,996 | 7,019,384 | 1,636,257 | ||||
| Net profit (loss) | 1,477,267 | (330,993) | 3,182,823 | (2,475,919) | ||||
| Net profit (loss) attributable to shareholders | 955,067 | (310,520) | 1,988,793 | (2,313,552) | ||||
| Basic and diluted gain (loss) per share | 0.00 | (0.00) | 0.00 | (0.00) | ||||
| June 30, | September 30, | |||||||
| 2017 | 2016 | |||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $8,928,130 | $9,037,258 | ||||||
| Total assets | 100,221,243 | 93,305,139 | ||||||
| Total debt | 28,003,833 | 33,038,286 | ||||||
- See “Additional Non-IFRS Financial Measures” on pages 14-15 of the Company’s MD&A.
- “Gross profit” represents total revenues, net of cost of goods sold.
About Majestic Gold
Currently focused solely in China, Majestic Gold Corp. is a British Columbia based company engaged in commercial gold production at the Songjiagou Gold Mine in eastern Shandong Province, China. Additional information on the Company and its projects is available at www.sedar.com and on the Company’s website at www.majesticgold.com.
For further information, please contact:
Stephen Kenwood, P.Geo., President and CEO
Telephone: (604) 560-9060
Email: info@majesticgold.com
Website: www.majesticgold.com
Cautionary Notes
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