Mr. George Ogilvie reports
RAMBLER METALS AND MINING PLC: FINANCIAL RESULTS YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2011
Rambler Metals and Mining PLC is providing its financial results and operational highlights for the year ended July 31, 2011. The company is focused on bringing the Ming copper-gold mine located in Newfoundland and Labrador's Baie Verte peninsula, Canada, into full production.
Operational highlights:
- The company produced 1,399 ounces of gold from the mining of its satellite deposits
at the Nugget Pond Crown pillar and the Tilt Cove East mine dump.
- The company released a final feasibility study moving the Ming mine from pure
exploration and evaluation into the mine development stage. Following
the receipt of construction and final permits from the government of
Newfoundland and Labrador during the year, the group drew down the
remaining $15-million (U.S.) available under the gold loan.
- Significant progress was made on all construction works throughout the
year including the group's floatation circuit addition at the Nugget
Pond mill and the site works at the Ming mine, enabling first
commissioning plans for calendar fourth-quarter 2011.
Financial highlights:
- The group generated its first revenue of $2.1-million in gold sales from
its satellite deposits and additional revenue of $1.4-million from
various toll processing agreements.
- The consolidated loss after taxation of the group in respect of the year
ended July 31, 2011, amounted to $53,000 (a loss per share of 0.1 cent)
against a loss of $2,426,000 for the year ended July 31, 2010 (a loss per
share of 2.9 cents).
- The net assets of the group amounted to $96.5-million as at the end of
the year. This included mineral properties of $38.5-million and
intangible assets of $16.6-million, which consisted of accumulated
deferred exploration and evaluation expenditures on the Lower Footwall zone at the Ming mine in Newfoundland and Labrador.
- The company raised $14.8-million after expenses through the placement of 27,777,778
ordinary shares, providing additional working capital as the group
continued with the construction phase required to bring the mine into
production.
- At Oct. 14, 2011, the company had $4.0-million in cash and cash
equivalents.
George Ogilvie, president and chief executive officer, Rambler Metals and Mining, commented:
"Strengthened by the operation of the Nugget Pond mill and the near-term production at the Ming copper-gold mine, the company is well positioned operationally and financially to be the leading copper and gold producer in Baie Verte. As more upside is realized by the much anticipated opening of the Ming mine, the company will look to grow the company organically from within as well as exploring external business opportunities to become the leading mine operator and resource developer in Atlantic Canada.
"With the strong balance sheet, the company is able to fund future developments, establish additional regional relationships and accelerate the production ramp-up at the Ming mine."
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
(in thousands of dollars except shares and per-share figures)
Year ended July 31,
2011 2010 2009
Gold sales (ounces) 1,399 - -
Average price (per ounce) 1,492 - -
Revenue 3,523 - -
Operating (expenses) (1,754) - -
Exploration (expenditure) (79) (91) -
Administrative (expenses) (2,750) (2,172) (2,076)
Net income (loss) (53) (2,426) (2,048)
Cash flow (used in) operating activities (1,352) (2,107) (1,670)
Cash flow (used in) investing activities (25,092) (9,705) (6,419)
Cash flow from (used in) financing
activities 28,623 17,725 (124)
Net increase (decrease) in cash 2,179 5,913 (8,213)
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period 10,170 8,000 2,089
Total assets 96,473 54,162 37,731
Total (liabilities) (34,495) (7,338) (1,554)
Working capital 7,804 8,462 1,494
(Loss) per share (0.001) (0.029) (0.034)
We seek Safe Harbor.
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