Perth, Oct. 20, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- PERSEUS MINING LIMITED: SEPTEMBER 2022QUARTER REPORT
Perseus delivers record gold production
and reduces AISC by 12% to US$879 per ounce
PERTH, Western Australia/ October 20, 2022/Perseus Mining Limited (“Perseus” or the “Company”) (TSX & ASX: PRU) reports on its activities for the three months’ period ended September 30, 2022 (the “Quarter”).
| PERFORMANCE INDICATOR |
UNIT |
MARCH 2022 QUARTER |
JUNE 2022 QUARTER |
JUNE 2022 HALF YEAR |
SEPTEMBER 2022 QUARTER |
CALENDAR 2022 YEAR TO DATE |
| Gold produced |
Ounces |
130,523 |
122,327 |
252,850 |
137,460 |
390,310 |
| Gold poured |
Ounces |
132,644 |
120,409 |
253,053 |
139,553 |
392,606 |
| Production Cost |
US$/ounce |
789 |
881 |
834 |
762 |
808 |
| All-In Site Cost (AISC) |
US$/ounce |
908 |
1,004 |
955 |
879 |
928 |
| Gold sales |
Ounces |
131,044 |
111,897 |
242,941 |
58,767 |
301,708 |
| Average sales price |
US$/ounce |
1,701 |
1,705 |
1,703 |
1,6451 |
1,691 |
| Notional Cashflow |
US$ million |
104 |
85 |
189 |
1122 |
299 |
Notes:
- With no sales of Sissinguégold during the quarter, the weighted average sales price for the Group equates to the weighted average sale price for Edikan and Yaouré only.
- The Group’snotional cash flow is the sum of the notional cashflow of each mine. With no Sissinguégold sold during the quarter, the calculation of notional cash flow for Sissinguéis based on the average sales price for the group less Sissingué’s AISC, applied to its gold production.
- Operating highlights include:
Record quarterly gold production of 137,460 ounces, 12% more than in the June 2022 quarter. Perseus is on track to achieve its market guidance range of 240,000 to 265,000 ounces for the December 2022 half year.
Material improvement at the Edikan Gold Mine with gold production up 82% from previous quarter to 52,127 ounces at an AISC of US$1,060 per ounce, 43% lower than the June quarter.
The Group’s weighted average AISCreduced 12% to US$879 per ounceduring the quarter, well below market guidance of $1,000 - $1,100 per ounce for the December 2022 half year.
Weighted average quarterly sales price of US$1,645 per ounce, generated an average cash margin of US$766per ounce of gold for the September 2022 quarter.
Notional cashflow from operations of US$112million, a 32% increase from the prior quarter.
The Group’s Total Recordable Injury Frequency Rate (TRIFR) was reduced from 1.29 at the end of the June quarter to 1.19 during the quarter.
- Planning of Front-End Engineering and Design (FEED) and confirmatory and sterilisation drilling at the Block 14 Gold Project in Sudan has advanced with key contracts having been awarded and work due to start in October.
- Organicgrowth activities continued to deliver excellent results, with a preliminary feasibility study (PFS) completed and a maiden Ore Reserve estimated for the first stage of Yaouré’s CMA Underground Project.
- Perseus’s financial position continues to strengthen with available cash and bullion of US$354 million, following debt repayment of US$25 million in the September quarter. Perseus has a net cash position of US$329 million at 30 September 2022, approximately US$51 million more than the previous quarter.
