K92 Mining Inc. (TSX-V: KNT) (OTCQX: KNTNF) is pleased to announce results from its interim financial statements for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020.
Third Quarter 2020 Highlights:
Safety
Production
Financials
Growth
For complete details of the interim consolidated financial statements and associated management’s discussion and analysis, please refer to the Company’s website or profile on SEDAR (www.sedar.com). All amounts are in U.S. dollars unless otherwise indicated.
John Lewins, K92 Chief Executive Officer and Director, stated, “The third quarter achieved multiple important milestones in terms of both production and exploration. On production, the completion of the Stage 2 Plant Expansion commissioning represents a major step-change for Kainantu’s production capabilities, doubling mill throughput from 200,000 tpa (~550 tpd) to 400,000 tpa (~1,100 tpd). Since completing commissioning, the operation has performed well, and we expect a strong finish to 2020.
On exploration, the number of drill rigs has increased to nine and our tenth drill rig is expected to arrive by year end. The increase in drill rigs has not only provided a considerable boost to our drilling rates, but more importantly, our capacity to drill multiple targets concurrently. In late October, we announced our maiden drilling results on the Karempe Vein system, intersecting five sub-parallel veins and multiple high grade intersections including KRDD0005 recording 2.45 m at 39.82 g/t Au, 6 g/t Ag and 0.19% Cu (40.18 g/t AuEq, 2.30 m true width) on the KA1 Vein (see October 22, 2020 Press Release). Last week, we announced our first set of drilling results from our Phase 1 drill program at Judd, intersecting three sub-parallel veins systems including JDD0006 recording 7.25 m at 256.09 g/t Au, 113 g/t Ag and 0.42 % Cu (258.01 g/t AuEq, 5.30m true width) on the J1 vein (see November 9, 2020 Press Release). Both Karempe and Judd recorded mineralization similar to Kora. We have also recently commenced porphyry exploration, with the Phase 2 drill program at the Blue Lake porphyry now underway. Plans to add additional drill rigs are in progress for 2021, with an eleventh drill rig already scheduled to arrive in Q1.
Lastly, we would like to thank the extraordinary commitment of our workforce during the COVID-19 pandemic. The amount of progress achieved year to date has been outstanding. The support of all levels of government has also been a major factor.”
Mine Operating Activities | ||
Three months ended | Three months ended | |
September 30, 2020 | September 30, 2019 | |
Operating data | ||
Head grade (Au g/t) | 11.3 | 19.2 |
Gold recovery (%) | 90.7% | 94.1% |
Gold ounces produced | 21,298 | 18,636 |
Gold ounces equivalent produced (1) | 22,261 | 19,170 |
Tonnes of copper produced | 221 | 95 |
Silver ounces produced | 7,127 | 5,284 |
Financial data (in thousands of dollars) | ||
Gold ounces sold | 19,265 | 15,652 |
Revenues from concentrate sales | US$35,605 | US$20,989 |
Mine operating expenses | US$8,068 | US$4,283 |
Other mine expenses | US$5,113 | US$5,387 |
Depreciation and depletion | US$2,702 | US$2,569 |
Statistics (in dollars) | ||
Average realized selling price per ounce, net | US$1,815 | US$1,409 |
Cash cost per ounce | US$695 | US$649 |
All-in sustaining cost per ounce | US$834 | US$800 |
Notes:
(1) Gold equivalent for 2020 based on the following prices: gold $1,500 per ounce; silver $17.75 per ounce; and copper $2.70 per pound. Gold equivalent for 2019 based on the following metal prices: gold $1,300 per ounce; silver $16.50 per ounce; and copper $2.90 per pound.
(2) The Company provides some non-international financial reporting standard measures as supplementary information that management believes may be useful to investors to explain the Company’s financial results. Please refer to non-IFRS financial performance measures in the Company’s management’s discussion and analysis dated November 12, 2020, available on SEDAR or the Company’s website, for reconciliation of these measures.
K92 has not based its production decisions on mineral reserve estimates or feasibility studies, and historically such projects have increased uncertainty and risk of failure. Mineral resources that are not mineral reserves do not have demonstrated economic viability.
Qualified Person
K92 Mine Geology Manager and Mine Exploration Manager, Mr. Andrew Kohler, PGeo, a Qualified Person under the meaning of National Instrument 43-101 – Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects has reviewed and approved the technical content of this news release.
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