Rusoro Reports Q2 2011 Financial Results
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA -- (Marketwire) -- 08/30/11 -- Rusoro Mining Ltd. (TSX VENTURE: RML) ('Rusoro' or 'the Company') reports its financial results for the three months ended June 30, 2011 ('Q2 2011'). The Company's consolidated financial statements and management's discussion and analysis ('MD&A') for Q2 2011 have been filed on SEDAR (www.sedar.com).
All amounts set out in this news release and the Company's unaudited consolidated financial statements and MD&A are expressed in United States dollars, unless otherwise stated.
The following is a synopsis of the Q2 2011 financial results. For detailed information regarding Rusoro's Q2 2011 results, and results for the six months ended June 30, 2011, please refer to the unaudited consolidated financial statements and related MD&A for Q2 2011, which can also be found on the Company's website at www.rusoro.com.
The Company's highlights for Q2 2011 were:
-- Average realized gold price per ounce sold of $1,483 (three months
ended June 30, 2010 ('Q2 2010'): $768) and cash cost per ounce sold of
$1,535 (Q2 2010: $649). The higher average realized gold price is a
result of a higher international spot price per ounce of gold in Q2
2011 and due to the change in Venezuelan laws during May, 2010, which
effectively changed, going forward, the rate at which the translations
of transactions and balances from Venezuelan Bolivars Fuertes ('BsF')
to US dollars were performed ('the Change in Translation Rate') (see
'Consolidated Results of Operations' section of the MD&A). The higher
cash cost per ounce sold is mainly due to the lower production and
lower ore-grade, the Change in Translation Rate and increase in costs
resulting from the Venezuelan inflation rate.
-- Gold production of 15,975 ounces of finished gold (dore form) for the
Q2 2011 (Q2 2010: 25,579 ounces) (2011 revised guidance: 85,000 ounces)
and gold sold of 17,912 ounces (Q2 2010: 66,551 ounces).
-- During Q2 2011, the Company exported 8,201 ounces of finished gold at
the international spot price per ounce, less associated costs and
commissions.
-- On June 10, 2011, the Company did not perform the repayment of the
convertible loan for $30 million (see 'Financial Position' section of
the MD&A) which remains outstanding as of the date of this news
release.
-- As at June 30, 2011, the Company was due on delivery of 5,800 ounces of
finished gold to a third party as per a 6,600-ounces gold delivery
contract.
The Company's highlights subsequent to Q1 2011 were:
-- During the period subsequent to Q2 2011 and up to the date of this news
release, the Company exported 5,472 ounces of finished gold at the
international spot price per ounce, less associated costs and
commissions.
-- As of the date of this news release the 5,800 ounces of finished gold
as per the gold delivery contract mentioned above remain outstanding,
together with the additional 800 ounces of finished gold to complete
the 6,600-ounces gold delivery contract.
-- On August 23, 2011, President of Venezuela, Hugo Chavez, approved a
decree with force of law ('the Decree') which reserves to the
government of Venezuela exclusive rights for the exploration and
extraction of gold in Venezuela and is pending publication in the
Official Gazette of Venezuela to become legally enforceable. As of the
date of this news release management cannot conclude on the impacts of
the Decree on the Company.
Results for Q2 2011
-- Revenue decreased to $26.6 million (17,912 ounces sold) in Q2 2011 from
$51.1 million (66,551 ounces sold) in Q2 2010 due to a lower amount of
ounces of gold sold which more than offset the increase in the realized
price of gold to $1,483 in Q2 2011 from $768 in Q2 2010 and the effect
of the change in Translation Rate.
-- Mining operating expenses and depreciation and depletion decreased to
$32.1 million and $3.4 million, respectively, in Q2 2011 from $43.3
million and $8.6 million in Q2 2010. This cost decrease is primarily
due to lower ounces of gold produced and sold which more than offset
the increase in these expenses due to the change in Translation Rate,
Venezuelan inflation rate impacting the Company's expenses and the
increase in cash cost per ounce sold in Q2 2011 compared to Q2 2010 due
to lower tonnes mined and milled and lower average ore grade at the
Choco Mine and Isidora Mine. The decrease in tones mined and milled is
also the result of cash flow constraints which have hindered payments
to vendors and in turn resulted in withholding of products and
services.
-- General and administrative expenses decreased to $1.8 million in Q2
2011 from $2.5 million in Q2 2010 significantly due cost reductions
driven by cash constraints.
-- Interest on the Company's convertible loan decreased to $1.4 million in
Q2 2011 from $2.4 million in Q2 2010 due to the partial retirement of
the convertible loan during 2010.
-- Gain on revaluation of derivative financial liabilities increased to
$1.9 million in Q2 2011 from $1.1 million in Q2 2010 due to the
issuance and subsequent revaluation of Canadian dollar (C$) warrants at
lower current market prices. The warrants were issued in June 2010 as
part of the convertible loan refinancing transaction.
-- Foreign exchange gain was $1.1 million in Q2 2011 compared to a foreign
exchange loss of $11.5 million in Q2 2010, due to elimination of the
implicit exchange rate and the current use of a single official fixed
rate.
-- Deferred tax recovery decreased to $1.0 million in Q2 2011 from $22.2
million in Q2 2010 due to larger losses in Q2 2010 and tax deductions
received with the modification of the Venezuelan currency in January
2010, followed by the forced use of the modified currency through new
foreign exchange controls in Q2 2010.
-- Net loss amounted to $9.8 million during Q2 2011 compared to net profit
of $3.3 million during Q2 2010.
Operating Performance
The following table summarizes key operating statistics for 100% of the
Choco Mine and 50% of the Isidora Mine:
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3 Months Ended 3 Months Ended
June 30, 2011 June 30, 2010
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Choco Isidora Total Choco Isidora Total
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Ore tonnes mined ('000 t) 254 3 257 420 6 426
Ore tonnes milled ('000 t) 276 6 282 492 10 502
Average grade (g/t) 1.31 11.51 1.54 1.61 16.31 1.90
Average recovery rate (%) 95 90 94 93 90 92
Gold produced (ounces) 13,461 2,514 15,975 21,664 3,915 25,579
Gold sold (ounces) 15,656 2,256 17,912 60,162 6,389 66,551
Total mining operating
expenses $(000) 25,728 6,371 32,099 38,483 4,863 43,346
- decommissioning and
restoration provision
accretion $(000) (251) (193) (444) (85) (76) (161)
- impairment of inventories
$(000) (2,038) (2,123) (4,161) - - -
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Total cash costs $(000)(1) 23,439 4,055 27,494 38,398 4,787 43,185
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Total cash costs per ounce
sold $(2) 1,497 1,797 1,535 638 749 649
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Average spot gold price per
ounce $ n/a n/a 1,504 n/a n/a 1,196
Average realized gold price
per ounce sold $ 1,466 1,603 1,483 750 940 768
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The following notes are applicable to the above table:
(1) Total cash costs used in the calculation of cash costs per ounce is
calculated as mining operating expenses from the consolidated
statement of comprehensive income (loss) excluding accretion
expense related to the decommissioning and restoration provision
and expense for impairment of inventories.
(2) Cash costs per ounce sold is a non-IFRS measure. Total cash costs
per ounce sold is calculated by dividing the total cash costs by
the gold ounces sold during the period. Cash costs per ounce sold
includes all expenditures related to the mine such as mining,
processing, administration, royalties and production taxes but
excludes reclamation, capital and exploration expenditures, and
impairments of inventories.
Outlook
During 2011, the Company expects to produce 85,000 ounces of finished gold from the Choco Mine and its 50% interest in the Isidora Mine. Total cash costs per ounce sold for 2011 are expected to be $1,100 per ounce for Choco and $1,400 per ounce for Isidora.
Cautionary non-IFRS measures
Total cash costs per ounce sold is a non-IFRS measure. The Company believes that, in addition to conventional measures, prepared in accordance with IFRS, certain investors use the cash costs per ounce data to evaluate the Company's performance and ability to generate cash flow. Accordingly, it is 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 as it does not have any standardized meaning prescribed by IFRS. Data used in the calculation of total cash costs per ounce may not conform to other similarly titled measures provided by other precious metals companies.
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD
Andre Agapov, President & CEO
Forward-looking statements: This document contains statements about expected or anticipated future events and financial results that are forward-looking in nature and as a result, are subject to certain risks and uncertainties, such as general economic, market and business conditions, the regulatory process and actions, technical issues, new legislation, competitive and general economic factors and conditions, the uncertainties resulting from potential delays or changes in plans, the occurrence of unexpected events, and the Company's capability to execute and implement its future plans. Actual results may differ materially from those projected by management. For such statements, we claim the safe harbour for forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Legislation Reform Act of 1995.
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Contacts:
Rusoro Mining Limited
Andre Agapov
President & CEO
604-632-4044 or Toll Free: 1-800-668-0091
604-632-4045 (FAX)
info@rusoro.com
www.rusoro.com