Mr. Robert Eadie reports
STARCORE REPORTS FIRST QUARTER 2015 RESULTS
Starcore International Mines Ltd. has filed the results for the three months ended Oct. 31, 2014, for the company and its mining operations. The full version of the company's financial statements, and management's discussion and analysis can be viewed on the company's website or SEDAR. All financial information is prepared in accordance with IFRS (international financial reporting standards), and all dollar amounts are expressed in Canadian dollars unless otherwise indicated.
First quarter ended Oct. 31, 2014, highlights:
- Earnings from mining operations were $500,000, or 6 per cent of gross
revenue, compared with $3.1-million, or 36 per cent of gross revenue, in the
comparative quarter.
- Net earnings after taxes for the quarter were $900,000, or one cent per
share, compared with $2.3-million, or two cents per share, for the prior
comparative quarter. Current-quarter net earnings were largely due to
current and deferred tax recoveries of $900,000.
- An attached table contains selected highlights from the company's
unaudited consolidated statement of operations for the three months
ended Oct. 31, 2014, and 2013.
SELECTED HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE COMPANY'S CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
(in thousands of Canadian dollars)
Three months ended
Oct. 31, Oct. 31,
2014 2013
Revenues $ 7,669 $ 8,749
(Cost) of sales (7,218) (5,632)
Earnings from mining operations 451 3,117
Net income
(i) Net income $ 870 $ 2,296
(ii) Income per share -- basic $ 0.01 $ 0.02
(iii) Income per share -- diluted $ 0.01 $ 0.02
-- The lower earnings were largely due to lower metal production coupled
with lower metal prices in the quarter. Overall metal production was
lower for the quarter at 5,382 equivalent ounces, compared with 6,920
equivalent ounces in the previous year. Mine ore grade for the quarter
decreased to 2.36 grams per tonne and 18.2 g/t for gold and silver,
respectively, compared with an average of 2.55 g/t and 24.2 g/t for the
prior year, respectively.
-- Mine operating cash costs increased over all to $916 (U.S.) per equivalent
ounce compared with an average of $750 (U.S.)/equivalent ounce in the
previous year, due mainly to lower metal production coupled with higher
input costs in the current period compared with the prior-year average.
All-in sustaining costs, which include sustaining capital expenditures,
exploration, reclamation, corporate and administrative, and share-based
compensation cost, were $1,094 (U.S.)/equivalent ounce, compared with
$989 (U.S.) in the comparative quarter.
An attached table shows a summary of mine production statistics for the San Martin mine for the three months ended Oct. 31, 2014, and for the year ended July, 2014.
SUMMARY OF MINE PRODUCTION STATISTICS FOR THE SAN MARTIN MINE
Actual results Actual
for three results for
months ended 12 months
Oct. 31, ended July
Unit of measure 2014 31, 2014
Production of gold in dore thousand ounces 5.0 22.0
Production of silver in
dore thousand ounces 25.9 126.5
Equivalent ounces of gold thousand ounces 5.38 24.0
Silver-to-gold equivalency
ratio 67.6:1 62.7:1
Gold grade grams per tonne 2.36 2.55
Silver grade grams/tonne 18.24 24.2
Gold recovery per cent 83.9% 87.1%
Silver recovery per cent 56.2% 52.7%
Milled thousands of tonnes 78.6 308.6
Operating cost per tonne
milled U.S. dollars/tonne $63 $58
Operating cost per
equivalent ounce U.S. dollars/ounce $916 $750
"As stated in our previous production news release, while we experienced lower-than-expected ore grade and recoveries in this last quarter, we fully expect to meet our annual projections for 2014," said Robert Eadie, president of the company. "Starcore maintains its strong cash position and will continue to build on that cash position by undergoing a cost-reduction plan in the coming year."
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