Hecla Reports Third Quarter 2024 Results
Hecla Mining reported Q3 2024 results with revenues of $245.1 million, the second highest in company history. The company produced 3.6 million silver ounces and 32,280 gold ounces. Net income was $1.6 million or $0.00 per share, with adjusted net income of $19.7 million. The company reduced total debt by $50.6 million and achieved a net leverage ratio of 1.8. Cash flow from operations was $55.0 million, with strong free cash flow generation at Greens Creek ($46.9 million) and Lucky Friday ($23.2 million). The company declared a silver-linked quarterly dividend of $0.01 per share.
Hecla Mining ha riportato i risultati del terzo trimestre del 2024 con ricavi di 245,1 milioni di dollari, il secondo più alto nella storia dell'azienda. L'azienda ha prodotto 3,6 milioni di once d'argento e 32.280 once d'oro. L'utile netto è stato di 1,6 milioni di dollari, ovvero 0,00 dollari per azione, con un utile netto rettificato di 19,7 milioni di dollari. L'azienda ha ridotto il debito totale di 50,6 milioni di dollari e ha raggiunto un rapporto di leva netta di 1,8. Il flusso di cassa dalle operazioni è stato di 55,0 milioni di dollari, con una forte generazione di flusso di cassa libero a Greens Creek (46,9 milioni di dollari) e Lucky Friday (23,2 milioni di dollari). L'azienda ha dichiarato un dividendo trimestrale legato all'argento di 0,01 dollari per azione.
Hecla Mining reportó resultados del tercer trimestre de 2024 con ingresos de 245,1 millones de dólares, el segundo más alto en la historia de la empresa. La compañía produjo 3.6 millones de onzas de plata y 32,280 onzas de oro. La renta neta fue de 1,6 millones de dólares o 0,00 dólares por acción, con una renta neta ajustada de 19,7 millones de dólares. La empresa redujo la deuda total en 50,6 millones de dólares y alcanzó una relación de apalancamiento neto de 1,8. El flujo de caja de las operaciones fue de 55,0 millones de dólares, con una fuerte generación de flujo de caja libre en Greens Creek (46,9 millones de dólares) y Lucky Friday (23,2 millones de dólares). La compañía declaró un dividendo trimestral vinculado a la plata de 0,01 dólares por acción.
헥클라 마이닝은 2024년 3분기 결과를 보고하며 수익이 2억 4,510만 달러에 달하였으며, 이는 회사 역사상 두 번째로 높은 수치입니다. 회사는 360만 온스의 은과 32,280 온스의 금을 생산했습니다. 순이익은 160만 달러 또는 주당 0.00 달러였으며, 조정된 순이익은 1,970만 달러였습니다. 회사는 총 부채를 5,060만 달러 줄였으며, 순레버리지 비율이 1.8에 도달했습니다. 운영에서 발생한 현금 흐름은 5,500만 달러였으며, 그린스 크릭(4,690만 달러)과 럭키 프라이데이(2,320만 달러)에서 강력한 자유 현금 흐름을 생성했습니다. 회사는 주당 0.01 달러의 은 연계 분기 배당금을 선언했습니다.
Hecla Mining a annoncé ses résultats du troisième trimestre 2024 avec des revenus de 245,1 millions de dollars, le deuxième plus élevé de l'histoire de l'entreprise. La société a produit 3,6 millions d'onces d'argent et 32 280 onces d'or. Le résultat net était de 1,6 million de dollars, soit 0,00 dollar par action, avec un résultat net ajusté de 19,7 millions de dollars. L'entreprise a réduit sa dette totale de 50,6 millions de dollars et a atteint un ratio d'endettement net de 1,8. Le flux de trésorerie provenant des opérations était de 55,0 millions de dollars, avec une forte génération de flux de trésorerie libre à Greens Creek (46,9 millions de dollars) et Lucky Friday (23,2 millions de dollars). La société a déclaré un dividende trimestriel lié à l'argent de 0,01 dollar par action.
Hecla Mining berichtete über die Ergebnisse des 3. Quartals 2024 mit einem Umsatz von 245,1 Millionen Dollar, dem zweithöchsten in der Unternehmensgeschichte. Das Unternehmen produzierte 3,6 Millionen Unzen Silber und 32.280 Unzen Gold. Der Nettogewinn betrug 1,6 Millionen Dollar oder 0,00 Dollar pro Aktie, mit einem bereinigten Nettogewinn von 19,7 Millionen Dollar. Das Unternehmen reduzierte die Gesamtschulden um 50,6 Millionen Dollar und erreichte ein Netto-Leverage-Verhältnis von 1,8. Der Cashflow aus dem operativen Geschäft betrug 55,0 Millionen Dollar, mit einer starken Generierung von freiem Cashflow bei Greens Creek (46,9 Millionen Dollar) und Lucky Friday (23,2 Millionen Dollar). Das Unternehmen erklärte eine vierteljährliche Dividende von 0,01 Dollar pro Aktie, die an Silber gekoppelt ist.
- Second highest quarterly revenue in company history at $245.1 million
- Debt reduction of $50.6 million
- Strong free cash flow generation at key mines
- Collection of $14.8 million insurance claim at Lucky Friday
- Second highest Adjusted EBITDA achieved
- Decreased 2024 guidance for silver production
- Increased cost guidance for silver operations
- Lower silver production compared to previous quarter (3.6M oz vs 4.5M oz)
- $14.5 million non-cash write down related to remote vein miner
- Higher cash costs and AISC per silver ounce
Insights
Hecla's Q3 2024 results show mixed performance with some concerning trends. Revenue of
Key concerns include increased costs, with silver AISC rising to
However, strong free cash flow generation at core assets (Greens Creek:
The operational metrics reveal significant challenges. Silver production declined to 3.6 million ounces from 4.4 million in Q2, with Greens Creek facing unplanned maintenance and Keno Hill struggling with throughput issues. The reduction in 2024 silver production guidance coupled with increased cost guidance is concerning.
However, Lucky Friday's achievement of second-highest mill throughput in 80 years demonstrates operational capabilities. The exploration results, particularly at Keno Hill (63.8 oz/ton silver over 10.2 feet) and Greens Creek (74.0 oz/ton silver over 33.8 feet), indicate strong resource potential.
The transition to a new CEO and operational strategy adjustments, including abandoning the remote vein miner technology, suggest a period of strategic realignment ahead.
New CEO takes reins, record silver segment revenues, deleveraging continues
THIRD QUARTER HIGHLIGHTS
Operational
- Produced 3.6 million silver ounces and 32,280 ounces of gold.
- Keno Hill produced 0.6 million ounces of silver, with 2.1 million ounces produced in the first nine months of the year, at an average mill throughput of 314 tons per day (”tpd”).
- Sold 98,792 pounds of payable copper at Greens Creek.
- 2024 guidance for silver production decreased and cost guidance increased, gold production and cost guidance affirmed.
Financial
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Revenues of
, second highest in Company history,$245.1 million 45% from silver and32% from gold. -
Net income applicable to common stockholders of
or$1.6 million per share; adjusted net income applicable to common stockholders of$0.00 or$19.7 million per share.1$0.03 -
Reduced total debt by
; achieved the second highest quarterly Adjusted EBITDA, improving the net leverage ratio* to 1.8.5$50.6 million -
Cash provided by operating activities of
; strong free cash flow generation at Greens Creek and Lucky Friday.2$55.0 million -
Greens Creek generated
in cash flow from operations and$54.1 million in free cash flow.2$46.9 million -
Lucky Friday generated
in cash flow from operations and$34.4 million in free cash flow (including$23.2 million in insurance receipts).2$14.8 million
-
Greens Creek generated
-
Collected the remaining
of Lucky Friday's underground insurance claim of$14.8 million .$50 million -
Consolidated silver total cost of sales of
; cash cost and all-in sustaining cost ("AISC") per silver ounce (each after by-product credits) of$132.7 million and$4.46 , respectively.3,4$15.29 -
Declared silver-linked quarterly dividend of
per share, reflecting a quarterly realized silver price between$0.01 and$25 per ounce, for a total cash dividend of$30 per common share.$0.01 375
* Net Leverage ratio is calculated as current debt, long-term debt and finance leases less cash to 12 month trailing adjusted EBITDA.
Exploration
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At Keno Hill, over 9,800 feet of definition drilling was completed. Drilling continues to intersect high-grade silver mineralization over significant widths and highlights the potential for high-grade silver mineralization in the district. Highlights include:
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Bermingham Footwall Vein: 63.8 oz/ton silver,
6.7% lead, and6.4% zinc over 10.2 feet-
Includes: 99.6 oz/ton silver,
10.7% lead, and9.8% zinc over 6.4 feet
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Includes: 99.6 oz/ton silver,
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Bermingham Footwall Vein: 63.8 oz/ton silver,
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Flame & Moth Vein 1: 71.6 oz/ton silver,
11.6% lead, and11.2% zinc over 14.8 feet -
At Greens Creek, over 27,000 feet of drilling was completed, focused on resource conversion and extension of mineralization. Highlights include:
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200 South Zone: 74.0 oz/ton silver, 0.03 oz/ton gold,
4.7% zinc, and2.2% lead over 33.8 feet -
Southwest Bench: 51.4 oz/ton silver, 0.52 oz/ton gold,
9.3% zinc, and4.9% lead over 19.0 feet
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200 South Zone: 74.0 oz/ton silver, 0.03 oz/ton gold,
"Hecla produced 3.6 million ounces of silver in the third quarter, bringing year-to-date production to 12.3 million ounces. Lucky Friday had a strong quarter as the mill achieved the second-highest throughput in its 80-year history after a record last quarter," said Cassie Boggs, Interim President and CEO. "While Greens Creek’s silver production was lower than anticipated due to five days of unplanned mill maintenance in the third quarter, our team was able to complete the maintenance quickly and complete a portion of our fourth quarter scheduled maintenance simultaneously. Strong performance from our silver operations has generated free cash flow of
Boggs continued, “At Keno Hill, we have already mined more than 2.5 million ounces and produced 2.1 million ounces of silver this year, putting us on track to meet our production guidance for this year. We are prioritizing building the foundation for this operation's future to operate in
New President and CEO
Ms. Boggs continued, “What we are most excited about is welcoming our new President and CEO, Rob Krcmarov, a proven leader in the mining industry. His vision and expertise will be invaluable as we continue our journey toward growth, innovation and continuous improvement."
Mr. Krcmarov added, "Hecla has a remarkable legacy of operational excellence, innovation, and a strong commitment to responsible mining and sustainable practices. I am thrilled to be a part of this team and I look forward to contributing to the Company's continued growth and success."
FINANCIAL OVERVIEW
In the following table and throughout this release, "total cost of sales" is comprised of cost of sales and other direct production costs and depreciation, depletion and amortization, and comparisons are made to the "prior quarter" which refers to the second quarter of 2024.
In Thousands unless stated otherwise |
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3Q-2024 |
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2Q-2024 |
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1Q-2024 |
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4Q-2023 |
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3Q-2023 |
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2Q-2023 |
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YTD-2024 |
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YTD-2023 |
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FINANCIAL AND PRODUCTION SUMMARY |
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Sales |
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$ |
245,085 |
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$ |
245,657 |
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$ |
189,528 |
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$ |
160,690 |
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$ |
181,906 |
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$ |
178,131 |
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$ |
680,270 |
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$ |
559,537 |
|
Total cost of sales |
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$ |
185,799 |
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$ |
194,227 |
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$ |
170,368 |
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$ |
153,825 |
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$ |
148,429 |
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$ |
140,472 |
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$ |
550,394 |
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$ |
453,453 |
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Gross profit |
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$ |
59,286 |
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$ |
51,430 |
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$ |
19,160 |
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$ |
6,865 |
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$ |
33,477 |
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$ |
37,659 |
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$ |
129,876 |
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$ |
106,084 |
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Net income (loss) applicable to common stockholders |
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$ |
1,623 |
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$ |
27,732 |
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$ |
(5,891 |
) |
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$ |
(43,073 |
) |
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$ |
(22,553 |
) |
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$ |
(15,832 |
) |
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$ |
23,464 |
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$ |
(41,696 |
) |
Basic income (loss) per common share (in dollars) |
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$ |
0.00 |
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$ |
0.04 |
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$ |
(0.01 |
) |
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$ |
(0.07 |
) |
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$ |
(0.04 |
) |
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$ |
(0.03 |
) |
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$ |
0.04 |
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$ |
(0.07 |
) |
Adjusted EBITDA1 |
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$ |
88,859 |
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$ |
90,895 |
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$ |
71,597 |
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$ |
32,907 |
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$ |
46,251 |
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$ |
67,740 |
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$ |
251,351 |
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$ |
175,894 |
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Total Debt |
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$ |
539,804 |
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$ |
616,246 |
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Net Debt to Adjusted EBITDA1 |
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1.8 |
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1.8 |
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2.2 |
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Cash provided by operating activities |
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$ |
55,009 |
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$ |
78,718 |
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$ |
17,080 |
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$ |
884 |
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$ |
10,235 |
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$ |
23,777 |
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$ |
150,807 |
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$ |
74,615 |
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Capital Expenditures |
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$ |
(55,699 |
) |
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$ |
(50,420 |
) |
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$ |
(47,589 |
) |
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$ |
(62,622 |
) |
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$ |
(55,354 |
) |
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$ |
(51,468 |
) |
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$ |
(153,708 |
) |
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$ |
(161,265 |
) |
Free Cash Flow2 |
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$ |
(690 |
) |
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$ |
28,298 |
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$ |
(30,509 |
) |
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$ |
(61,738 |
) |
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$ |
(45,119 |
) |
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$ |
(27,691 |
) |
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$ |
(2,901 |
) |
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$ |
(86,650 |
) |
Silver ounces produced |
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3,645,004 |
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4,458,484 |
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4,192,098 |
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2,935,631 |
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3,533,704 |
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3,832,559 |
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12,295,586 |
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11,407,232 |
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Silver payable ounces sold |
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3,729,782 |
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3,785,285 |
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3,481,884 |
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2,847,591 |
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3,142,227 |
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3,360,694 |
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10,996,951 |
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10,107,415 |
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Gold ounces produced |
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32,280 |
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37,324 |
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36,592 |
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37,168 |
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39,269 |
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35,251 |
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106,196 |
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114,091 |
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Gold payable ounces sold |
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31,414 |
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35,276 |
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32,189 |
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33,230 |
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36,792 |
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31,961 |
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98,879 |
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108,372 |
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Cash Costs and AISC, each after by-product credits |
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Silver cash costs per ounce 3 |
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$ |
4.46 |
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$ |
2.08 |
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$ |
4.78 |
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$ |
4.94 |
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$ |
3.31 |
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$ |
3.32 |
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$ |
3.71 |
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$ |
2.86 |
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Silver AISC per ounce 4 |
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$ |
15.29 |
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$ |
12.54 |
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$ |
13.10 |
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$ |
17.48 |
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$ |
11.39 |
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$ |
11.63 |
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$ |
13.57 |
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$ |
10.52 |
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Gold cash costs per ounce 3 |
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$ |
1,754 |
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$ |
1,701 |
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$ |
1,669 |
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$ |
1,702 |
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$ |
1,475 |
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$ |
1,658 |
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$ |
1,707 |
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$ |
1,635 |
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Gold AISC per ounce 4 |
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$ |
2,059 |
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$ |
1,825 |
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$ |
1,899 |
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$ |
1,969 |
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$ |
1,695 |
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$ |
2,147 |
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$ |
1,923 |
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$ |
2,075 |
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Realized Prices |
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Silver, $/ounce |
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$ |
29.43 |
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$ |
29.77 |
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$ |
24.77 |
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$ |
23.47 |
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$ |
23.71 |
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$ |
23.67 |
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$ |
28.07 |
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$ |
23.28 |
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Gold, $/ounce |
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$ |
2,522 |
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$ |
2,338 |
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$ |
2,094 |
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$ |
1,998 |
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$ |
1,908 |
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$ |
1,969 |
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$ |
2,317 |
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$ |
1,921 |
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Lead, $/pound |
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$ |
0.93 |
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$ |
1.06 |
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$ |
0.97 |
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$ |
1.09 |
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$ |
1.07 |
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$ |
0.99 |
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$ |
0.99 |
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$ |
1.02 |
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Zinc, $/pound |
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$ |
1.36 |
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$ |
1.51 |
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$ |
1.10 |
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$ |
1.39 |
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$ |
1.52 |
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$ |
1.13 |
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$ |
1.32 |
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$ |
1.34 |
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Sales in the third quarter of
Gross profit increased by
Net income applicable to common stockholders for the quarter was
-
A non-cash write down of
,$14.5 million related to the remote vein miner. The machine was determined to be obsolete due to the success of the Underhand Closed Bench mining method at Lucky Friday and the decision by the vendor to terminate the program and exit that line of business.$13.9 million -
Ramp-up and suspension costs increased by
to$8.1 million , reflecting the lower mill throughput at Keno Hill due to delays of the DSTF described above.$13.7 million -
Foreign exchange loss of
, compared to a gain of$3.2 million in the prior quarter, due to the appreciation of the Canadian dollar against the$2.7 million U.S. dollar. -
Exploration and pre-development increased by
, due to increased activity over the summer months.$3.9 million -
Income and mining tax provision increased by
to$2.4 million reflecting higher taxable income of our US operations compared to consolidated book income.$11.5 million
The above items were partly offset by:
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General and administrative costs decreased by
primarily due to costs related to the departure of the former CEO in the prior quarter.$4.3 million -
Interest expense decreased by
reflecting a decrease in the Company's borrowing on its revolving credit facility.$1.6 million
Consolidated silver total cost of sales in the third quarter increased by
Consolidated gold total cost of sales were
Adjusted EBITDA for the quarter was
Cash provided by operating activities was
Capital investment of
Free cash flow for the quarter was negative
Forward Sales Contracts for Base Metals and Foreign Currency
The Company uses financially settled forward sales contracts to manage exposure to zinc and lead price changes in forecasted concentrate shipments. On September 30, 2024, the Company had contracts covering approximately
The Company also manages Canadian dollar ("CAD") exposure through forward contracts. On September 30, 2024, the Company had hedged approximately
OPERATIONS OVERVIEW
Greens Creek Mine -
Dollars are in thousands except cost per ton |
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3Q-2024 |
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2Q-2024 |
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1Q-2024 |
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4Q-2023 |
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3Q-2023 |
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YTD-2024 |
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YTD-2023 |
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GREENS CREEK |
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Tons of ore processed |
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212,863 |
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225,746 |
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232,188 |
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220,186 |
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228,978 |
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670,797 |
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694,610 |
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Total production cost per ton |
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$ |
222.39 |
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$ |
218.09 |
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$ |
212.92 |
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$ |
223.98 |
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$ |
200.30 |
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$ |
217.66 |
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$ |
197.94 |
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Ore grade milled - Silver (oz./ton) |
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11.2 |
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12.6 |
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13.3 |
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12.9 |
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13.1 |
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12.4 |
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13.4 |
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Ore grade milled - Gold (oz./ton) |
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0.08 |
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0.09 |
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0.09 |
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0.09 |
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0.09 |
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0.09 |
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0.09 |
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Ore grade milled - Lead (%) |
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2.4 |
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2.5 |
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2.6 |
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2.8 |
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2.5 |
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2.5 |
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2.6 |
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Ore grade milled - Zinc (%) |
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6.6 |
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6.2 |
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6.3 |
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6.5 |
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6.5 |
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6.4 |
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6.3 |
|
Silver produced (oz.) |
|
|
1,857,314 |
|
|
|
2,243,551 |
|
|
|
2,478,594 |
|
|
|
2,260,027 |
|
|
|
2,343,192 |
|
|
|
6,579,459 |
|
|
|
7,471,725 |
|
Gold produced (oz.) |
|
|
11,746 |
|
|
|
14,137 |
|
|
|
14,588 |
|
|
|
14,651 |
|
|
|
15,010 |
|
|
|
40,471 |
|
|
|
46,245 |
|
Lead produced (tons) |
|
|
4,165 |
|
|
|
4,513 |
|
|
|
4,834 |
|
|
|
4,910 |
|
|
|
4,740 |
|
|
|
13,512 |
|
|
|
14,668 |
|
Zinc produced (tons) |
|
|
12,585 |
|
|
|
12,400 |
|
|
|
13,062 |
|
|
|
12,535 |
|
|
|
13,224 |
|
|
|
38,047 |
|
|
|
38,961 |
|
Copper produced (tons) |
|
|
490 |
|
|
|
462 |
|
|
|
495 |
|
|
|
449 |
|
|
|
457 |
|
|
|
1,447 |
|
|
|
1,374 |
|
Sales |
|
|
116,568 |
|
|
|
95,659 |
|
|
$ |
97,310 |
|
|
$ |
93,543 |
|
|
$ |
96,459 |
|
|
$ |
309,537 |
|
|
$ |
290,961 |
|
Total cost of sales |
|
$ |
(73,597 |
) |
|
$ |
(56,786 |
) |
|
$ |
(69,857 |
) |
|
$ |
(70,231 |
) |
|
$ |
(60,322 |
) |
|
$ |
(200,240 |
) |
|
$ |
(189,664 |
) |
Gross profit |
|
$ |
42,971 |
|
|
$ |
38,873 |
|
|
$ |
27,453 |
|
|
$ |
23,312 |
|
|
$ |
36,137 |
|
|
$ |
109,297 |
|
|
$ |
101,297 |
|
Cash flow from operations |
|
$ |
54,076 |
|
|
$ |
43,276 |
|
|
$ |
28,706 |
|
|
$ |
34,576 |
|
|
$ |
36,101 |
|
|
$ |
126,058 |
|
|
$ |
122,749 |
|
Exploration |
|
$ |
4,325 |
|
|
$ |
2,011 |
|
|
$ |
551 |
|
|
$ |
1,324 |
|
|
$ |
4,283 |
|
|
$ |
6,887 |
|
|
$ |
6,491 |
|
Capital additions |
|
$ |
(11,466 |
) |
|
$ |
(11,704 |
) |
|
$ |
(8,827 |
) |
|
$ |
(15,996 |
) |
|
$ |
(12,060 |
) |
|
$ |
(31,997 |
) |
|
$ |
(27,546 |
) |
Free cash flow 2 |
|
$ |
46,935 |
|
|
$ |
33,583 |
|
|
$ |
20,430 |
|
|
$ |
19,904 |
|
|
$ |
28,324 |
|
|
$ |
100,948 |
|
|
$ |
101,694 |
|
Cash cost per ounce, after by-product credits 3 |
|
$ |
0.93 |
|
|
$ |
0.19 |
|
|
$ |
3.45 |
|
|
$ |
4.94 |
|
|
$ |
3.04 |
|
|
$ |
1.62 |
|
|
$ |
1.81 |
|
AISC per ounce, after by-product credits 4 |
|
$ |
7.04 |
|
|
$ |
5.40 |
|
|
$ |
7.16 |
|
|
$ |
12.00 |
|
|
$ |
8.18 |
|
|
$ |
6.53 |
|
|
$ |
5.67 |
|
Greens Creek produced 1.9 million ounces of silver, a decrease over the prior quarter, primarily due to lower grades and reduced mill throughput attributable to five days of unplanned maintenance on the Semi-Autogenous Grinding ("SAG") mill variable frequency drive (unplanned maintenance extended to two days in October). By-product metal production was lower for gold and lead due to lower mill throughput and lower grades, while zinc production was flat as higher grades offset the lower milled throughput. The mine added copper to its by-product metals as the silver concentrate now includes copper as a payable metal (copper has been produced at the mine for multiple years but previously was not a payable metal in concentrates).
Sales in the quarter were
Cash flow from operations was
Lucky Friday Mine -
Dollars are in thousands except cost per ton |
|
3Q-2024 |
|
|
2Q-2024 |
|
|
1Q-2024 |
|
|
4Q-2023 |
|
|
3Q-2023 |
|
|
YTD-2024 |
|
|
YTD-2023 |
|
|||||||
LUCKY FRIDAY |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
Tons of ore processed |
|
|
104,281 |
|
|
|
107,441 |
|
|
|
86,234 |
|
|
|
5,164 |
|
|
|
36,619 |
|
|
|
297,956 |
|
|
|
225,965 |
|
Total production cost per ton |
|
$ |
260.99 |
|
|
$ |
233.99 |
|
|
$ |
233.10 |
|
|
$ |
201.42 |
|
|
$ |
191.81 |
|
|
$ |
243.18 |
|
|
$ |
223.44 |
|
Ore grade milled - Silver (oz./ton) |
|
|
12.1 |
|
|
|
12.9 |
|
|
|
12.9 |
|
|
|
12.7 |
|
|
|
13.6 |
|
|
|
12.6 |
|
|
|
14.0 |
|
Ore grade milled - Lead (%) |
|
|
7.9 |
|
|
|
8.1 |
|
|
|
8.2 |
|
|
|
8.0 |
|
|
|
8.6 |
|
|
|
8.1 |
|
|
|
8.9 |
|
Ore grade milled - Zinc (%) |
|
|
3.9 |
|
|
|
3.6 |
|
|
|
3.9 |
|
|
|
3.5 |
|
|
|
3.5 |
|
|
|
3.8 |
|
|
|
4.1 |
|
Silver produced (oz.) |
|
|
1,184,819 |
|
|
|
1,308,155 |
|
|
|
1,061,065 |
|
|
|
61,575 |
|
|
|
475,414 |
|
|
|
3,554,039 |
|
|
|
3,024,544 |
|
Lead produced (tons) |
|
|
7,662 |
|
|
|
8,229 |
|
|
|
6,689 |
|
|
|
372 |
|
|
|
2,957 |
|
|
|
22,580 |
|
|
|
19,171 |
|
Zinc produced (tons) |
|
|
3,528 |
|
|
|
3,320 |
|
|
|
2,851 |
|
|
|
134 |
|
|
|
1,159 |
|
|
|
9,699 |
|
|
|
7,810 |
|
Sales |
|
$ |
51,072 |
|
|
$ |
59,071 |
|
|
$ |
35,340 |
|
|
$ |
3,117 |
|
|
$ |
21,409 |
|
|
$ |
145,483 |
|
|
$ |
113,167 |
|
Total cost of sales |
|
$ |
(39,286 |
) |
|
$ |
(37,523 |
) |
|
$ |
(27,519 |
) |
|
$ |
(3,117 |
) |
|
$ |
(14,344 |
) |
|
$ |
(104,328 |
) |
|
$ |
(81,068 |
) |
Gross profit |
|
$ |
11,786 |
|
|
$ |
21,548 |
|
|
$ |
7,821 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
7,065 |
|
|
$ |
41,155 |
|
|
$ |
32,099 |
|
Cash flow from operations |
|
$ |
34,374 |
|
|
$ |
44,546 |
|
|
$ |
27,112 |
|
|
$ |
(7,982 |
) |
|
$ |
515 |
|
|
$ |
106,032 |
|
|
$ |
65,540 |
|
Capital additions |
|
$ |
(11,178 |
) |
|
$ |
(10,818 |
) |
|
$ |
(14,988 |
) |
|
$ |
(18,819 |
) |
|
$ |
(15,494 |
) |
|
$ |
(36,984 |
) |
|
$ |
(46,518 |
) |
Free cash flow 2 |
|
$ |
23,196 |
|
|
$ |
33,728 |
|
|
$ |
12,124 |
|
|
$ |
(26,801 |
) |
|
$ |
(14,979 |
) |
|
$ |
69,048 |
|
|
$ |
19,022 |
|
Cash cost per ounce, after by-product credits 3 |
|
$ |
9.98 |
|
|
$ |
5.32 |
|
|
$ |
8.85 |
|
|
N/A |
|
|
$ |
4.74 |
|
|
$ |
7.86 |
|
|
$ |
5.51 |
|
|
AISC per ounce, after by-product credits 4 |
|
$ |
19.40 |
|
|
$ |
12.74 |
|
|
$ |
17.36 |
|
|
N/A |
|
|
$ |
10.63 |
|
|
$ |
16.26 |
|
|
$ |
12.21 |
|
Lucky Friday produced 1.2 million ounces of silver,
Sales in the third quarter were
Cash flow from operations was
Capital investment for the quarter was
Keno Hill -
Dollars are in thousands except cost per ton |
|
3Q-2024 |
|
|
2Q-2024 |
|
|
1Q-2024 |
|
|
4Q-2023 |
|
|
3Q-2023 |
|
|
YTD-2024 |
|
|
YTD-2023 |
|
|||||||
KENO HILL |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
Tons of ore processed |
|
|
24,027 |
|
|
|
36,977 |
|
|
|
25,165 |
|
|
|
19,651 |
|
|
|
24,616 |
|
|
|
86,169 |
|
|
|
36,680 |
|
Ore grade milled - Silver (oz./ton) |
|
|
25.7 |
|
|
|
25.1 |
|
|
|
26.3 |
|
|
|
31.7 |
|
|
|
33.0 |
|
|
|
25.6 |
|
|
|
28.2 |
|
Ore grade milled - Lead (%) |
|
|
3.0 |
|
|
|
2.4 |
|
|
|
2.4 |
|
|
|
2.6 |
|
|
|
2.4 |
|
|
|
2.6 |
|
|
|
2.1 |
|
Ore grade milled - Zinc (%) |
|
|
2.4 |
|
|
|
1.4 |
|
|
|
1.3 |
|
|
|
1.6 |
|
|
|
2.5 |
|
|
|
1.7 |
|
|
|
3.1 |
|
Silver produced (oz.) |
|
|
597,293 |
|
|
|
900,440 |
|
|
|
646,312 |
|
|
|
608,301 |
|
|
|
710,012 |
|
|
|
2,144,045 |
|
|
|
894,276 |
|
Lead produced (tons) |
|
|
670 |
|
|
|
845 |
|
|
|
576 |
|
|
|
481 |
|
|
|
327 |
|
|
|
2,091 |
|
|
|
744 |
|
Zinc produced (tons) |
|
|
492 |
|
|
|
471 |
|
|
|
298 |
|
|
|
396 |
|
|
|
252 |
|
|
|
1,261 |
|
|
|
943 |
|
Sales |
|
$ |
19,809 |
|
|
$ |
28,950 |
|
|
$ |
10,847 |
|
|
$ |
17,936 |
|
|
$ |
16,001 |
|
|
$ |
59,606 |
|
|
$ |
17,582 |
|
Total cost of sales |
|
$ |
(19,809 |
) |
|
$ |
(28,950 |
) |
|
$ |
(10,847 |
) |
|
$ |
(17,936 |
) |
|
$ |
(16,001 |
) |
|
$ |
(59,606 |
) |
|
$ |
(17,582 |
) |
Gross profit |
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
Cash flow from operations* |
|
$ |
(6,811 |
) |
|
$ |
(465 |
) |
|
$ |
(8,720 |
) |
|
$ |
(1,188 |
) |
|
$ |
(6,200 |
) |
|
$ |
(15,996 |
) |
|
$ |
(25,424 |
) |
Exploration |
|
$ |
2,664 |
|
|
$ |
2,019 |
|
|
$ |
498 |
|
|
$ |
1,548 |
|
|
$ |
1,653 |
|
|
$ |
5,181 |
|
|
$ |
3,129 |
|
Capital additions |
|
$ |
(14,406 |
) |
|
$ |
(14,533 |
) |
|
$ |
(10,346 |
) |
|
$ |
(12,549 |
) |
|
$ |
(11,498 |
) |
|
$ |
(39,285 |
) |
|
$ |
(32,123 |
) |
Free cash flow 2* |
|
$ |
(18,553 |
) |
|
$ |
(12,979 |
) |
|
$ |
(18,568 |
) |
|
$ |
(12,189 |
) |
|
$ |
(16,045 |
) |
|
$ |
(50,100 |
) |
|
$ |
(54,418 |
) |
*Revised for 2Q-2024, 1Q-2024 and 4Q-2023'
Keno Hill produced 597,293 ounces of silver at an average grade of 25.7 ounces per ton. Mined throughput averaged 343 tpd, milled tonnage averaged 261 tpd during the quarter, and 314 tpd during the nine months ended September 30, 2024. Lower mill throughput during the quarter was attributable to the delays in receiving an authorization for construction and a permit modification for the DSTF as the Yukon Government ("YG") and the First Nation of Na-Cho Nyäk Dun ("FNNND") initially focused on the Victoria Gold's Eagle Mine heap leach pad failure that occurred in June and not on permitting matters (Keno Hill does not utilize heap leach processing). Mill operations resumed on October 26, after receiving the authorization and modification and completing related design and construction work on the DSTF. The mine has produced 2.1 million ounces of silver for the nine months ended September 2024 and had an ore stockpile inventory of approximately 0.46 million silver ounces as of October 26, when the mill resumed processing.
Sales during the quarter were
Following the Eagle Mine heap leach pad incident, the FNNND expressed strong positions on mining activities within their Traditional Territory, where Keno Hill is located, including a call to halt mining production. The Company values the perspectives of the YG and FNNND and is committed to sustainable and responsible mining that governments and local communities support. Further, in 2025, the Company's environmental remediation services group (which performs environmental remediation work in
Casa Berardi -
Dollars are in thousands except cost per ton |
|
3Q-2024 |
|
|
2Q-2024 |
|
|
1Q-2024 |
|
|
4Q-2023 |
|
|
3Q-2023 |
|
|
YTD-2024 |
|
|
YTD-2023 |
|
|||||||
CASA BERARDI |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
Tons of ore processed - underground |
|
|
101,308 |
|
|
|
118,485 |
|
|
|
123,123 |
|
|
|
104,002 |
|
|
|
112,544 |
|
|
|
342,916 |
|
|
|
316,913 |
|
Tons of ore processed - surface pit |
|
|
268,291 |
|
|
|
248,494 |
|
|
|
258,503 |
|
|
|
251,009 |
|
|
|
231,075 |
|
|
|
775,288 |
|
|
|
774,564 |
|
Tons of ore processed - total |
|
|
369,599 |
|
|
|
366,979 |
|
|
|
381,626 |
|
|
|
355,011 |
|
|
|
343,619 |
|
|
|
1,118,204 |
|
|
|
1,091,477 |
|
Surface tons mined - ore and waste |
|
|
5,603,101 |
|
|
|
4,064,091 |
|
|
|
3,639,297 |
|
|
|
4,639,770 |
|
|
|
3,574,391 |
|
|
|
13,306,489 |
|
|
|
8,172,580 |
|
Total production cost per ton |
|
$ |
97.82 |
|
|
$ |
107.84 |
|
|
$ |
96.53 |
|
|
$ |
108.20 |
|
|
$ |
103.75 |
|
|
$ |
100.67 |
|
|
$ |
103.63 |
|
Ore grade milled - Gold (oz./ton) - underground |
|
|
0.11 |
|
|
|
0.14 |
|
|
|
0.14 |
|
|
|
0.12 |
|
|
|
0.13 |
|
|
|
0.13 |
|
|
|
0.13 |
|
Ore grade milled - Gold (oz./ton) - surface pit |
|
|
0.05 |
|
|
|
0.04 |
|
|
|
0.04 |
|
|
|
0.06 |
|
|
|
0.06 |
|
|
|
0.04 |
|
|
|
0.05 |
|
Ore grade milled - Gold (oz./ton) - combined |
|
|
0.06 |
|
|
|
0.07 |
|
|
|
0.07 |
|
|
|
0.07 |
|
|
|
0.07 |
|
|
|
0.07 |
|
|
|
0.07 |
|
Gold produced (oz.) - underground |
|
|
9,913 |
|
|
|
13,719 |
|
|
|
13,707 |
|
|
|
11,206 |
|
|
|
12,416 |
|
|
|
37,339 |
|
|
|
34,430 |
|
Gold produced (oz.) - surface pit |
|
|
10,621 |
|
|
|
9,468 |
|
|
|
8,297 |
|
|
|
11,311 |
|
|
|
11,843 |
|
|
|
28,386 |
|
|
|
33,416 |
|
Gold produced (oz.) - total |
|
|
20,534 |
|
|
|
23,187 |
|
|
|
22,004 |
|
|
|
22,517 |
|
|
|
24,259 |
|
|
|
65,725 |
|
|
|
67,846 |
|
Silver produced (oz.) - total |
|
|
5,578 |
|
|
|
6,338 |
|
|
|
6,127 |
|
|
|
5,730 |
|
|
|
5,084 |
|
|
|
18,043 |
|
|
|
16,685 |
|
Sales |
|
$ |
50,308 |
|
|
$ |
58,623 |
|
|
$ |
41,584 |
|
|
$ |
42,822 |
|
|
$ |
46,912 |
|
|
$ |
150,515 |
|
|
$ |
134,856 |
|
Total cost of sales |
|
$ |
(46,280 |
) |
|
$ |
(67,340 |
) |
|
$ |
(58,260 |
) |
|
$ |
(58,945 |
) |
|
$ |
(56,822 |
) |
|
$ |
(171,880 |
) |
|
$ |
(162,396 |
) |
Gross profit (loss) |
|
$ |
4,028 |
|
|
$ |
(8,717 |
) |
|
$ |
(16,676 |
) |
|
$ |
(16,123 |
) |
|
$ |
(9,910 |
) |
|
$ |
(21,365 |
) |
|
$ |
(27,540 |
) |
Cash flow from operations |
|
$ |
15,305 |
|
|
$ |
17,816 |
|
|
$ |
3,186 |
|
|
$ |
3,136 |
|
|
$ |
7,877 |
|
|
$ |
36,307 |
|
|
$ |
(955 |
) |
Exploration |
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
315 |
|
|
$ |
685 |
|
|
$ |
635 |
|
|
$ |
1,482 |
|
|
$ |
1,000 |
|
|
$ |
3,643 |
|
Capital additions |
|
$ |
(18,606 |
) |
|
$ |
(12,376 |
) |
|
$ |
(13,316 |
) |
|
$ |
(15,929 |
) |
|
$ |
(16,225 |
) |
|
$ |
(44,298 |
) |
|
$ |
(54,127 |
) |
Free cash flow 2 |
|
$ |
(3,301 |
) |
|
$ |
5,755 |
|
|
$ |
(9,445 |
) |
|
$ |
(12,158 |
) |
|
$ |
(6,866 |
) |
|
$ |
(6,991 |
) |
|
$ |
(51,439 |
) |
Cash cost per ounce, after by-product credits 3 |
|
$ |
1,754 |
|
|
$ |
1,701 |
|
|
$ |
1,669 |
|
|
$ |
1,702 |
|
|
$ |
1,475 |
|
|
$ |
1,707 |
|
|
$ |
1,635 |
|
AISC per ounce, after by-product credits 4 |
|
$ |
2,059 |
|
|
$ |
1,825 |
|
|
$ |
1,899 |
|
|
$ |
1,969 |
|
|
$ |
1,695 |
|
|
$ |
1,923 |
|
|
$ |
2,075 |
|
Casa Berardi produced 20,534 ounces of gold in the quarter,
Sales were
Cash flow from operations was
Casa Berardi is transitioning from a combined underground and surface operation to a surface only operation, which will require significant permitting and development activities. As a part of this transition, along with mining the 160 open pit, only the higher margin stopes of the west underground mine will be mined until they are exhausted, which is expected to occur in mid-2025. Casa Berardi is expected to produce gold from the 160 pit until 2027, and is expected to have a production gap commencing in 2027 and continuing until 2032 or later. During this time, the focus is expected to be on investing in infrastructure and equipment, permitting and de-watering and stripping two expected new open pits, Principal and West Mine Crown Pillar. Upon conclusion of the hiatus and related permitting and construction, the Company expects the mine to generate significant free cash flow at current gold prices. Given the expected hiatus in future production, the uncertainty surrounding permitting and timing of construction of the new open pits, and the Company’s newly hired President and CEO, the Company is evaluating the mine's fit into its overall strategy and is evaluating other potential strategic alternatives.
EXPLORATION AND PRE-DEVELOPMENT
Exploration and pre-development expenses totaled
Keno Hill
Underground drilling during the third quarter continued to intersect high-grade silver mineralization over significant widths and highlights the potential for high-grade silver mineralization in the district. Underground definition drilling continued to be focused on extending mineralization and resource conversion in the high-grade Bermingham Bear Zone veins (Bear, Footwall, and Main Vein zones) and in the Flame & Moth veins. During the quarter, two underground drills completed over 9,800 feet of definition drilling.
Drilling in the Bermingham Mine Footwall vein has intersected significant silver mineralization over significant width in a portion of the Footwall vein where mineralization was modeled to be low-grade. Results from this drilling will increase the modeled grade in the western portion of the vein over 200 feet of strike length and 100 feet of dip length, and mineralization is open down dip for expansion. Drilling in the Flame and Moth Mine Vein 1 has also intersected significant silver mineralization over significant widths in a portion of Vein 1 where mineralization had previously not been modeled. These results will increase the modeled grade in the central portion of the vein over 230 feet of strike length and 100 feet of dip length. This mineralization remains open to the west for expansion.
Three surface drills were also active on the property testing multiple targets including the Bermingham Deep, Bermingham Townsite, Elsa17-Dixie, Silver Spoon, and Inca target areas that have potential for additional large high-grade silver deposits. Over 23,700 feet of surface exploration drilling in 10 drillholes were completed during the quarter. Wide spaced surface drilling in the Bermingham Deep target has demonstrated the presence of high-grade mineralization in the vicinity of an emergent highly prospective vein intersection target with additional drilling planned to confirm this vein intersection is controlling metal distribution and to expand drilling along plunge. In the Bermingham Townsite target, surface drilling has defined a zone of narrow high-grade mineralization located within 100 meters of the currently planned development and is open at depth along plunge for expansion.
Assay highlights include (reported widths are estimates of true width):
-
Footwall Vein: 63.8 oz/ton silver,
6.7% lead, and6.4% zinc over 10.2 feet-
Includes: 99.6 oz/ton silver,
10.7% lead, and9.8% zinc over 6.4 feet
-
Includes: 99.6 oz/ton silver,
-
Footwall Vein: 15.6 oz/ton silver,
3.0% lead, and0.3% zinc over 27.7 feet-
Includes: 52.1 oz/ton silver,
11.1% lead, and0.4% zinc over 5.5 feet
-
Includes: 52.1 oz/ton silver,
-
Flame & Moth Vein 1: 71.6 oz/ton silver,
11.6% lead, and11.2% zinc over 14.8 feet -
Flame & Moth Vein 1: 50.3 oz/ton silver,
2.1% lead, and10.7% zinc over 16.1 feet-
Includes: 55.4 oz/ton silver,
2.1% lead, and11.3% zinc over 13.9 feet
-
Includes: 55.4 oz/ton silver,
Greens Creek
At Greens Creek, three underground drills completed over 27,000 feet of drilling focused on resource conversion and exploration to extend mineralization of known resources. Drilling was focused in the 9a, 200 South, 5250, West, Gallagher, and Upper Plate areas. In addition, two helicopter supported surface exploration drills completed over 8,000 feet of drilling expanding Upper Plate Zone mineralization 250 feet to the west of current resources and drill testing the Mammoth, Gallagher West, East Ore Offset, and Lower Zinc Creek targets.
Assay highlights include (reported widths are estimates of true width):
-
Upper Plate: 22.2 oz/ton silver, 0.02 oz/ton gold,
1.4% zinc, and0.7% lead over 11.6 feet -
200 South Zone: 74.0 oz/ton silver, 0.03 oz/ton gold,
4.7% zinc, and2.2% lead over 33.8 feet -
Southwest Bench: 51.4 oz/ton silver, 0.52 oz/ton gold,
9.3% zinc, and4.9% lead over 19.0 feet -
West Zone: 30.0 oz/ton silver, 0.45 oz/ton gold,
20.0% zinc, and7.5% lead over 11.3 feet
Detailed complete drill assay highlights can be found in Table A at the end of the release.
DIVIDENDS
Common Stock
The Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of
Preferred Stock
The Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of
2024 GUIDANCE 6
The Company is revising it's 2024 silver production and cost guidance and affirming its capital guidance. As the Company's new CEO, Mr. Rob Krcmarov, begins his role, and in light of the Company's ongoing review of operations at Keno Hill and Casa Berardi, the Company is not providing any guidance beyond 2024, and expects to provide 2025 guidance along with its 2024 year-end release in February 2025.
2024 Production Outlook
The Company is lowering silver production guidance for Lucky Friday and Greens Creek (attributable to the unplanned mill maintenance). Production guidance for Casa Berardi and Keno Hill is affirmed.
|
|
Silver Production (Moz) |
Gold Production (Koz) |
Silver Equivalent (Moz) |
Gold Equivalent (Koz) |
||||
|
|
Previous |
Current |
Previous |
Current |
Previous |
Current |
Previous |
Current |
2024 Greens Creek * |
|
8.8 - 9.2 |
8.6 - 9.0 |
46 - 51 |
46 - 51 |
21.0 - 21.5 |
19.5 - 20.5 |
235 - 245 |
226 - 236 |
2024 Lucky Friday * |
|
5.0 - 5.3 |
4.7 - 5.0 |
N/A |
N/A |
9.5 - 10.0 |
8.8 - 9.1 |
110 - 115 |
100 - 105 |
2024 Casa Berardi |
|
N/A |
N/A |
80 - 87 |
80 - 87 |
6.9 - 7.5 |
6.9 - 7.5 |
80 - 87 |
80 - 87 |
2024 Keno Hill* |
|
2.7 - 3.0 |
2.7 - 3.0 |
N/A |
N/A |
3.0 - 3.5 |
3.0 - 3.5 |
36 - 40 |
36 - 40 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2024 Total |
|
16.5 - 17.5 |
16.0 - 17.0 |
126 - 138 |
126 - 138 |
40.4 - 42.5 |
38.2 - 40.6 |
461 - 487 |
442 - 468 |
*Equivalent ounces include lead and zinc production
2024 Cost Outlook
At Greens Creek, guidance for cash costs and AISC per silver ounce, each after by-product credits, has decreased to reflect higher by-product credits due to strong realized prices. At Lucky Friday, guidance for cash costs and AISC per silver ounce, each after by-product credits, has increased to reflect higher production costs and lower expected silver production.
At Keno Hill, guidance for expenditures on production costs, excluding depreciation, are unchanged and are expected to be
|
|
Costs of Sales (million) |
|
Cash cost, after by-product credits, per silver/gold ounce3 |
|
AISC, after by-product credits, per produced silver/gold ounce4 |
|||
|
|
Previous |
Current |
|
Previous |
Current |
|
Previous |
Current |
Greens Creek |
|
252 |
265 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Lucky Friday |
|
135 |
140 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Silver |
|
387 |
405 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Casa Berardi |
|
215 |
215 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
2024 Capital and Exploration Guidance
The Company is affirming capital and exploration expense guidance.
(millions) |
|
Total |
Sustaining |
Growth |
2024 Total Capital expenditures |
|
|
|
|
Greens Creek |
|
|
|
|
Lucky Friday |
|
|
|
|
Keno Hill |
|
|
|
|
Casa Berardi |
|
|
|
|
2024 Exploration |
|
|
|
|
2024 Pre-Development |
|
|
|
|
CONFERENCE CALL AND WEBCAST
A conference call and webcast will be held on Thursday, November 7, 2024, at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time to discuss these results. The Company recommends that the participants dial in at least 10 minutes before the call commencement. You may join the conference call by dialing toll-free 1-800-715-9871 or for international callers dial 1-646-307-1963. The Conference ID is 4812168 and must be provided when dialing in. Hecla's live and archived webcast can be accessed at https://events.q4inc.com/attendee/838635175 or www.hecla.com under Investors.
VIRTUAL INVESTOR EVENT
Hecla will be holding a Virtual Investor Event on Thursday, November 7, from 12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. Eastern Time.
Hecla invites shareholders, investors, and other interested parties to schedule a personal, 30-minute virtual meeting (video or telephone) with a member of senior management to discuss Financial, Exploration, Operations, ESG or general matters. Click on the link below to schedule a call (or copy and paste the link into your web browser). You can select a topic once you have entered the meeting calendar. If you are unable to book a time, either due to high demand or for other reasons, please reach out to Anvita M. Patil, Vice President, Investor Relations and Treasurer at hmc-info@hecla.com or 208-769-4100.
One-on-One meeting URL: https://calendly.com/2024-nov-vie
ABOUT HECLA
Founded in 1891, Hecla Mining Company (NYSE: HL) is the largest silver producer in
NOTES
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
Non-GAAP financial measures are intended to provide additional information only and do not have any standard meaning prescribed by
(1) Adjusted net income (loss) applicable to common stockholders is a non-GAAP measurement, a reconciliation of which to net income (loss) applicable to common stockholders, the most comparable GAAP measure, can be found at the end of the release. Adjusted net income (loss) applicable to common stockholders is a measure used by management to evaluate the Company's operating performance but should not be considered an alternative to net income (loss) applicable to common stockholders as defined by GAAP. They exclude certain impacts which are of a nature which we believe are not reflective of our underlying performance. Management believes that adjusted net income (loss) applicable to common stockholders per common share provides investors with the ability to better evaluate our underlying operating performance.
(2) Free cash flow is a non-GAAP measure calculated as cash provided by operating activities less capital expenditures. Cash provided by operating activities for the Greens Creek, Lucky Friday, Keno Hill, and Casa Berardi operating segments excludes exploration and pre-development expense, as it is a discretionary expenditure and not a component of the mines’ operating performance. Capital expenditures refers to Additions to properties, plants and equipment from the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, net of finance leases.
(3) Cash cost, after by-product credits, per silver and gold ounce is a non-GAAP measurement, a reconciliation of total cost of sales, can be found at the end of the release. It is an important operating statistic that management utilizes to measure each mine's operating performance. It also allows the benchmarking of performance of each mine versus those of our competitors. As a primary silver mining company, management also uses the statistic on an aggregate basis - aggregating the Greens Creek and Lucky Friday mines to compare performance with that of other silver mining companies. Similarly, the statistic is useful in identifying acquisition and investment opportunities as it provides a common tool for measuring the financial performance of other mines with varying geologic, metallurgical and operating characteristics. In addition, the Company may use it when formulating performance goals and targets under its incentive program.
(4) All-in sustaining cost (AISC), after by-product credits, is a non-GAAP measurement, a reconciliation of which to total cost of sales, the closest GAAP measurement, can be found in the end of the release. AISC, after by-product credits, includes total cost of sales and other direct production costs, expenses for reclamation at the mine sites and all site sustaining capital costs. AISC, after by-product credits, is calculated net of depreciation, depletion, and amortization and by-product credits. Prior year presentation has been adjusted to conform with current year presentation.
(5) Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP measurement, a reconciliation of which to net loss, the most comparable GAAP measure, can be found at the end of the release. Adjusted EBITDA is a measure used by management to evaluate the Company's operating performance but should not be considered an alternative to net loss, or cash provided by operating activities as those terms are defined by GAAP, and does not necessarily indicate whether cash flows will be sufficient to fund cash needs. In addition, the Company may use it when formulating performance goals and targets under its incentive program. Net debt to adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP measurement, a reconciliation of which to debt and net income (loss), the most comparable GAAP measurements, can be found at the end of the release. It is an important measure for management to measure relative indebtedness and the ability to service the debt relative to its peers. It is calculated as total debt outstanding less total cash on hand divided by adjusted EBITDA.
(6) Expectations for 2024 include silver, gold, lead, and zinc production from Greens Creek, Lucky Friday, Keno Hill, and Casa Berardi converted using gold
Current GAAP measures used in the mining industry, such as total cost of goods sold, do not capture all the expenditures incurred to discover, develop and sustain silver and gold production. Management believes that AISC is a non-GAAP measure that provides additional information to management, investors and analysts to help (i) in the understanding of the economics of our operations and performance compared to other producers and (ii) in the transparency by better defining the total costs associated with production. Similarly, the statistic is useful in identifying acquisition and investment opportunities as it provides a common tool for measuring the financial performance of other mines with varying geologic, metallurgical and operating characteristics. In addition, the Company may use it when formulating performance goals and targets under its incentive program.
Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward Looking Statements, Including 2024 Outlook
This news release contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, which are intended to be covered by the safe harbor created by such sections and other applicable laws, including Canadian securities laws. Words such as “may”, “will”, “should”, “expects”, “intends”, “projects”, “believes”, “estimates”, “targets”, “anticipates” and similar expressions are used to identify these forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements may include, without limitation: (i) at current price levels and expected production, the Company anticipates continuing to reduce borrowings on its credit facility; (ii) At Keno Hill, construction of cemented tails batch plant project is expected to 1) be completed in the second quarter of 2025, 2) improve safety and productivity at the Bermingham deposit, and 3) facilitate the change of mining method to underhand mining by the first half of 2026; (iii) also at Keno Hill, the Company expects 2025 production to remain similar to 2024 and to advance permitting and invest in improving safety, environmental practices, and infrastructure, and prioritizing stakeholder engagement in 2025, and that production is expected to increase beyond 2024 levels in 2026; (iv) Casa Berardi is expected to 1) continue underground production through mid-2025, 2) produce gold from the 160 pit until 2027, and 3) have a production gap commencing in 2027 to 2032 or later. During this time, the focus is expected to be on investing in infrastructure and equipment, permitting and de-watering and stripping two expected new open pits, Principal and West Mine Crown Pillar. Upon conclusion of the hiatus and related permitting and construction, the Company expects the mine to generate significant free cash flow, particularly at current gold prices; (v) projected total cost of sales, as well as cash cost and AISC per ounce (in each case after by-product credits) for Greens Creek, Lucky Friday, and Casa Berardi individually and for silver overall for 2024; (vi) Company-wide and mine-specific estimated spending on capital, exploration and predevelopment for 2024; and (vii) Company-wide and mine-specific estimated silver, gold, silver-equivalent and gold-equivalent ounces of production for 2024. The material factors or assumptions used to develop such forward-looking statements or forward-looking information include that the Company’s plans for development and production will proceed as expected and will not require revision as a result of risks or uncertainties, whether known, unknown or unanticipated, to which the Company’s operations are subject.
Estimates or expectations of future events or results are based upon certain assumptions, which may prove to be incorrect, which could cause actual results to differ from forward-looking statements. Such assumptions, include, but are not limited to: (i) there being no significant change to current geotechnical, metallurgical, hydrological and other physical conditions; (ii) permitting, development, operations and expansion of the Company’s projects being consistent with current expectations and mine plans; (iii) political/regulatory developments in any jurisdiction in which the Company operates being consistent with its current expectations; (iv) the exchange rate for the USD/CAD being approximately consistent with current levels; (v) certain price assumptions for gold, silver, lead and zinc; (vi) prices for key supplies being approximately consistent with current levels; (vii) the accuracy of our current mineral reserve and mineral resource estimates; (viii) there being no significant changes to the availability of employees, vendors and equipment; (ix) the Company’s plans for development and production will proceed as expected and will not require revision as a result of risks or uncertainties, whether known, unknown or unanticipated; (x) counterparties performing their obligations under hedging instruments and put option contracts; (xi) sufficient workforce is available and trained to perform assigned tasks; (xii) weather patterns and rain/snowfall within normal seasonal ranges so as not to impact operations; (xiii) relations with interested parties, including First Nations and Native Americans, remain productive; (xiv) maintaining availability of water rights; (xv) factors do not arise that reduce available cash balances; and (xvi) there being no material increases in our current requirements to post or maintain reclamation and performance bonds or collateral related thereto.
In addition, material risks that could cause actual results to differ from forward-looking statements include but are not limited to: (i) gold, silver and other metals price volatility; (ii) operating risks; (iii) currency fluctuations; (iv) increased production costs and variances in ore grade or recovery rates from those assumed in mining plans; (v) community relations; and (vi) litigation, political, regulatory, labor and environmental risks. For a more detailed discussion of such risks and other factors, see the Company's 2023 Form 10-K filed on February 15, 2024, Form 10-Q filed on August 7, 2024 and Form 10-Q expected to be filed on November 7, 2024, for a more detailed discussion of factors that may impact expected future results. The Company undertakes no obligation and has no intention of updating forward-looking statements other than as may be required by law.
Qualified Person (QP)
Kurt D. Allen, MSc., CPG, VP - Exploration of Hecla Mining Company and Keith Blair, MSc., CPG, Chief Geologist of Hecla Limited, who serve as a Qualified Person under S-K 1300 and NI 43-101, supervised the preparation of the scientific and technical information concerning Hecla’s mineral projects in this news release. Technical Report Summaries for each of the Company’s Greens Creek, Lucky Friday, Casa Berardi and Keno Hill properties are filed as exhibits 96.1 - 96.4 respectively, to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023 and are available at www.sec.gov. Information regarding data verification, surveys and investigations, quality assurance program and quality control measures and a summary of analytical or testing procedures for (i) the Greens Creek Mine are contained in its Technical Report Summary and in a NI 43-101 technical report titled “Technical Report for the Greens Creek Mine” effective date December 31, 2018, (ii) the Lucky Friday Mine are contained in its Technical Report Summary and in its technical report titled “Technical Report for the Lucky Friday Mine
HECLA MINING COMPANY
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (Loss) (dollars and shares in thousands, except per share amounts - unaudited) |
||||||||||||||||
|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
|
Nine Months Ended |
|
||||||||||
|
|
September 30,
|
|
|
June 30,
|
|
|
September 30,
|
|
|
September 30,
|
|
||||
Sales |
|
$ |
245,085 |
|
|
$ |
245,657 |
|
|
$ |
680,270 |
|
|
$ |
559,537 |
|
Cost of sales and other direct production costs |
|
|
144,855 |
|
|
|
140,464 |
|
|
|
406,780 |
|
|
|
345,516 |
|
Depreciation, depletion and amortization |
|
|
40,944 |
|
|
|
53,763 |
|
|
|
143,614 |
|
|
|
107,937 |
|
Total cost of sales |
|
|
185,799 |
|
|
|
194,227 |
|
|
|
550,394 |
|
|
|
453,453 |
|
Gross profit |
|
|
59,286 |
|
|
|
51,430 |
|
|
|
129,876 |
|
|
|
106,084 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Other operating expenses: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
General and administrative |
|
|
10,401 |
|
|
|
14,740 |
|
|
|
36,357 |
|
|
|
30,449 |
|
Exploration and pre-development |
|
|
10,553 |
|
|
|
6,682 |
|
|
|
21,577 |
|
|
|
25,546 |
|
Ramp-up and suspension costs |
|
|
13,679 |
|
|
|
5,538 |
|
|
|
33,740 |
|
|
|
48,684 |
|
Write down of property, plant and equipment |
|
|
14,464 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
14,464 |
|
|
|
— |
|
Provision for closed operations and environmental matters |
|
|
1,542 |
|
|
|
1,153 |
|
|
|
3,681 |
|
|
|
6,411 |
|
Other operating income |
|
|
(13,828 |
) |
|
|
(17,283 |
) |
|
|
(48,082 |
) |
|
|
(2,729 |
) |
|
|
|
36,811 |
|
|
|
10,830 |
|
|
|
61,737 |
|
|
|
108,361 |
|
Income (loss) from operations |
|
|
22,475 |
|
|
|
40,600 |
|
|
|
68,139 |
|
|
|
(2,277 |
) |
Other expense: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Interest expense |
|
|
(10,901 |
) |
|
|
(12,505 |
) |
|
|
(36,050 |
) |
|
|
(31,186 |
) |
Fair value adjustments, net |
|
|
3,654 |
|
|
|
5,002 |
|
|
|
6,804 |
|
|
|
(5,774 |
) |
Foreign exchange (loss) gain |
|
|
(3,246 |
) |
|
|
2,673 |
|
|
|
3,409 |
|
|
|
434 |
|
Other income |
|
|
1,229 |
|
|
|
1,180 |
|
|
|
3,921 |
|
|
|
4,425 |
|
|
|
|
(9,264 |
) |
|
|
(3,650 |
) |
|
|
(21,916 |
) |
|
|
(32,101 |
) |
Income (loss) before income and mining taxes |
|
|
13,211 |
|
|
|
36,950 |
|
|
|
46,223 |
|
|
|
(34,378 |
) |
Income and mining tax provision |
|
|
(11,450 |
) |
|
|
(9,080 |
) |
|
|
(22,345 |
) |
|
|
(6,904 |
) |
Net income (loss) |
|
|
1,761 |
|
|
|
27,870 |
|
|
|
23,878 |
|
|
|
(41,282 |
) |
Preferred stock dividends |
|
|
(138 |
) |
|
|
(138 |
) |
|
|
(414 |
) |
|
|
(414 |
) |
Net income (loss) applicable to common stockholders |
|
$ |
1,623 |
|
|
$ |
27,732 |
|
|
$ |
23,464 |
|
|
$ |
(41,696 |
) |
Basic income (loss) per common share after preferred dividends (in cents) |
|
$ |
0.00 |
|
|
$ |
0.04 |
|
|
$ |
0.04 |
|
|
$ |
(0.07 |
) |
Diluted income (loss) per common share after preferred dividends (in cents) |
|
$ |
0.00 |
|
|
$ |
0.04 |
|
|
$ |
0.04 |
|
|
$ |
(0.07 |
) |
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding basic |
|
|
621,921 |
|
|
|
617,106 |
|
|
|
618,419 |
|
|
|
604,028 |
|
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding diluted |
|
|
625,739 |
|
|
|
622,206 |
|
|
|
621,792 |
|
|
|
604,028 |
|
HECLA MINING COMPANY Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (dollars in thousands - unaudited) |
||||||||||||||||
|
|
Quarter Ended |
|
|
Nine Months Ended |
|
||||||||||
|
|
September 30,
|
|
|
June 30,
|
|
|
September 30,
|
|
|
September 30,
|
|
||||
OPERATING ACTIVITIES |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Net income (loss) |
|
$ |
1,761 |
|
|
$ |
27,870 |
|
|
$ |
23,878 |
|
|
$ |
(41,282 |
) |
Non-cash elements included in net income (loss): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Depreciation, depletion and amortization |
|
|
44,118 |
|
|
|
53,921 |
|
|
|
149,265 |
|
|
|
111,705 |
|
Inventory adjustments |
|
|
178 |
|
|
|
2,225 |
|
|
|
10,074 |
|
|
|
16,332 |
|
Fair value adjustments, net |
|
|
(3,654 |
) |
|
|
(5,002 |
) |
|
|
(6,804 |
) |
|
|
5,774 |
|
Provision for reclamation and closure costs |
|
|
1,822 |
|
|
|
1,760 |
|
|
|
5,428 |
|
|
|
7,805 |
|
Stock-based compensation |
|
|
2,255 |
|
|
|
2,982 |
|
|
|
6,401 |
|
|
|
5,122 |
|
Deferred income taxes |
|
|
8,573 |
|
|
|
6,104 |
|
|
|
14,261 |
|
|
|
795 |
|
Net foreign exchange (gain) loss |
|
|
3,246 |
|
|
|
(2,673 |
) |
|
|
(3,409 |
) |
|
|
(434 |
) |
Write down of property, plant and equipment |
|
|
14,464 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
14,464 |
|
|
|
— |
|
Other non-cash items, net |
|
|
341 |
|
|
|
(715 |
) |
|
|
145 |
|
|
|
1,624 |
|
Change in assets and liabilities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Accounts receivable |
|
|
(7,085 |
) |
|
|
750 |
|
|
|
(24,199 |
) |
|
|
25,020 |
|
Inventories |
|
|
3,498 |
|
|
|
(12,127 |
) |
|
|
(27,375 |
) |
|
|
(24,339 |
) |
Other current and non-current assets |
|
|
(7,989 |
) |
|
|
3,104 |
|
|
|
353 |
|
|
|
(15,045 |
) |
Accounts payable, accrued and other current liabilities |
|
|
(4,690 |
) |
|
|
6,518 |
|
|
|
(6,991 |
) |
|
|
(2,389 |
) |
Accrued payroll and related benefits |
|
|
2,772 |
|
|
|
(1,678 |
) |
|
|
6,592 |
|
|
|
(11,244 |
) |
Accrued taxes |
|
|
2,085 |
|
|
|
(3,101 |
) |
|
|
1,069 |
|
|
|
(1,008 |
) |
Accrued reclamation and closure costs and other non-current liabilities |
|
|
(6,686 |
) |
|
|
(1,220 |
) |
|
|
(12,345 |
) |
|
|
(3,821 |
) |
Net cash provided by operating activities |
|
|
55,009 |
|
|
|
78,718 |
|
|
|
150,807 |
|
|
|
74,615 |
|
INVESTING ACTIVITIES |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Additions to property, plant and mine development |
|
|
(55,699 |
) |
|
|
(50,420 |
) |
|
|
(153,708 |
) |
|
|
(161,265 |
) |
Proceeds from disposition of assets |
|
|
199 |
|
|
|
1,227 |
|
|
|
1,473 |
|
|
|
160 |
|
Purchases of investments |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(73 |
) |
|
|
(73 |
) |
|
|
(1,753 |
) |
Net cash used in investing activities |
|
|
(55,500 |
) |
|
|
(49,266 |
) |
|
|
(152,308 |
) |
|
|
(162,858 |
) |
FINANCING ACTIVITIES |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Proceeds from sale of common stock, net |
|
|
57,265 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
58,368 |
|
|
|
25,888 |
|
Acquisition of treasury shares |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(1,197 |
) |
|
|
(2,036 |
) |
Borrowing of debt |
|
|
83,000 |
|
|
|
40,000 |
|
|
|
150,000 |
|
|
|
119,000 |
|
Repayment of debt |
|
|
(132,000 |
) |
|
|
(118,000 |
) |
|
|
(265,000 |
) |
|
|
(39,000 |
) |
Dividends paid to common and preferred stockholders |
|
|
(8,697 |
) |
|
|
(4,000 |
) |
|
|
(16,691 |
) |
|
|
(11,755 |
) |
Repayments of finance leases |
|
|
(2,336 |
) |
|
|
(2,472 |
) |
|
|
(7,841 |
) |
|
|
(7,990 |
) |
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities |
|
|
(2,768 |
) |
|
|
(84,472 |
) |
|
|
(82,361 |
) |
|
|
84,107 |
|
Effect of exchange rates on cash |
|
|
960 |
|
|
|
(556 |
) |
|
|
(220 |
) |
|
|
77 |
|
Net (decrease) increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents |
|
|
(2,299 |
) |
|
|
(55,576 |
) |
|
|
(84,082 |
) |
|
|
(4,059 |
) |
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period |
|
|
25,756 |
|
|
|
81,332 |
|
|
|
107,539 |
|
|
|
105,907 |
|
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents at end of period |
|
$ |
23,457 |
|
|
$ |
25,756 |
|
|
$ |
23,457 |
|
|
$ |
101,848 |
|
HECLA MINING COMPANY Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (dollars and shares in thousands - unaudited) |
||||||||
|
|
September 30, 2024 |
|
|
December 31, 2023 |
|
||
ASSETS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Current assets: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Cash and cash equivalents |
|
$ |
22,273 |
|
|
$ |
106,374 |
|
Accounts receivable |
|
|
56,936 |
|
|
|
33,116 |
|
Inventories |
|
|
104,528 |
|
|
|
93,647 |
|
Other current assets |
|
|
22,230 |
|
|
|
27,125 |
|
Total current assets |
|
|
205,967 |
|
|
|
260,262 |
|
Investments |
|
|
42,019 |
|
|
|
33,724 |
|
Restricted cash and cash equivalents |
|
|
1,184 |
|
|
|
1,165 |
|
Property, plant and mine development, net |
|
|
2,665,342 |
|
|
|
2,666,250 |
|
Operating lease right-of-use assets |
|
|
5,173 |
|
|
|
8,349 |
|
Other non-current assets |
|
|
36,026 |
|
|
|
41,354 |
|
Total assets |
|
$ |
2,955,711 |
|
|
$ |
3,011,104 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
LIABILITIES |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Current liabilities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Accounts payable and other current accrued liabilities |
|
$ |
129,946 |
|
|
$ |
123,643 |
|
Finance leases |
|
|
7,299 |
|
|
|
9,752 |
|
Accrued reclamation and closure costs |
|
|
10,261 |
|
|
|
9,660 |
|
Accrued interest |
|
|
5,192 |
|
|
|
14,405 |
|
Current debt |
|
|
35,874 |
|
|
|
— |
|
Total current liabilities |
|
|
188,572 |
|
|
|
157,460 |
|
Accrued reclamation and closure costs |
|
|
108,329 |
|
|
|
110,797 |
|
Long-term debt including finance leases |
|
|
496,631 |
|
|
|
653,063 |
|
Deferred tax liabilities |
|
|
111,331 |
|
|
|
104,835 |
|
Other non-current liabilities |
|
|
12,566 |
|
|
|
16,845 |
|
Total liabilities |
|
|
917,429 |
|
|
|
1,043,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Preferred stock |
|
|
39 |
|
|
|
39 |
|
Common stock |
|
|
159,185 |
|
|
|
156,076 |
|
Capital surplus |
|
|
2,413,546 |
|
|
|
2,343,747 |
|
Accumulated deficit |
|
|
(496,674 |
) |
|
|
(503,861 |
) |
Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income, net |
|
|
(2,883 |
) |
|
|
5,837 |
|
Treasury stock |
|
|
(34,931 |
) |
|
|
(33,734 |
) |
Total stockholders’ equity |
|
|
2,038,282 |
|
|
|
1,968,104 |
|
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity |
|
$ |
2,955,711 |
|
|
$ |
3,011,104 |
|
Non-GAAP Measures |
(Unaudited) |
Reconciliation of Total Cost of Sales to Cash Cost, Before By-product Credits and Cash Cost, After By-product Credits (non-GAAP) and All-In Sustaining Cost, Before By-product Credits and All-In Sustaining Cost, After By-product Credits (non-GAAP)
The tables below present reconciliations between the most comparable GAAP measure of total cost of sales to the non-GAAP measures of (i) Cash Cost, Before By-product Credits, (ii) Cash Cost, After By-product Credits, (iii) AISC, Before By-product Credits and (iv) AISC, After By-product Credits for our operations and for the Company for the three months ended September 30, 2024, June 30, 2024, March 31, 2024, December 31, 2023 and September 30, 2023 and the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023.
Cash Cost, After By-product Credits, per Ounce and AISC, After By-product Credits, per Ounce are measures developed by precious metals companies (including the Silver Institute and the World Gold Council) in an effort to provide a uniform standard for comparison purposes. There can be no assurance, however, that these non-GAAP measures as we report them are the same as those reported by other mining companies.
Cash Cost, After By-product Credits, per Ounce is an important operating statistic that we utilize to measure each mine's operating performance. We use AISC, After By-product Credits, per Ounce as a measure of our mines' net cash flow after costs for reclamation and sustaining capital. This is similar to the Cash Cost, After By-product Credits, per Ounce non-GAAP measure we report, but also includes reclamation and sustaining capital costs. Current GAAP measures used in the mining industry, such as cost of goods sold, do not capture all the expenditures incurred to discover, develop and sustain silver and gold production. Cash Cost, After By-product Credits, per Ounce and AISC, After By-product Credits, per Ounce also allow us to benchmark the performance of each of our mines versus those of our competitors. As a silver and gold mining company, we also use these statistics on an aggregate basis - aggregating the Greens Creek and Lucky Friday mines to compare our performance with that of other silver mining companies. Similarly, these statistics are useful in identifying acquisition and investment opportunities as they provide a common tool for measuring the financial performance of other mines with varying geologic, metallurgical and operating characteristics.
Cash Cost, Before By-product Credits and AISC, Before By-product Credits include all direct and indirect operating cash costs related directly to the physical activities of producing metals, including mining, processing and other plant costs, third-party refining expense, on-site general and administrative costs, royalties and mining production taxes. AISC, Before By-product Credits for each mine also includes reclamation and sustaining capital costs. AISC, Before By-product Credits for our consolidated silver properties also includes corporate costs for general and administrative expense and sustaining capital costs. By-product credits include revenues earned from all metals other than the primary metal produced at each unit. As depicted in the tables below, by-product credits comprise an essential element of our silver unit cost structure, distinguishing our silver operations due to the polymetallic nature of their orebodies.
In addition to the uses described above, Cash Cost, After By-product Credits, per Ounce and AISC, After By-product Credits, per Ounce provide management and investors an indication of operating cash flow, after consideration of the average price, received from production. We also use these measurements for the comparative monitoring of performance of our mining operations period-to-period from a cash flow perspective.
The Casa Berardi information below reports Cash Cost, After By-product Credits, per Gold Ounce and AISC, After By-product Credits, per Gold Ounce for the production of gold, their primary product, and by-product revenues earned from silver, which is a by-product at Casa Berardi. Only costs and ounces produced relating to units with the same primary product are combined to represent Cash Cost, After By-product Credits, per Ounce and AISC, After By-product Credits, per Ounce. Thus, the gold produced at our Casa Berardi unit is not included as a by-product credit when calculating Cash Cost, After By-product Credits, per Silver Ounce and AISC, After By-product Credits, per Silver Ounce for the total of Greens Creek and Lucky Friday, our combined silver properties. Similarly, the silver produced at our other two units is not included as a by-product credit when calculating the gold metrics for Casa Berardi. We have not disclosed cost per ounce statistics for the Keno Hill operation as it is in the production ramp-up phase and has not met our definition of commercial production. Determination of when those criteria have been met requires the use of judgment, and our definition of commercial production may differ from that of other mining companies.
In thousands (except per ounce amounts) |
|
Three Months Ended September 30, 2024 |
|
Three Months Ended June 30, 2024 |
|
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2024 |
|
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023 |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
Greens
|
|
Lucky
|
|
Keno
|
|
Corporate
|
|
Total
|
|
Greens
|
|
Lucky
|
|
Keno
|
|
Corporate
|
|
Total
|
|
Greens
|
|
Lucky
|
|
Keno
|
|
Corporate
|
|
Total
|
|
Greens
|
|
Lucky
|
|
Keno
|
|
Corporate
|
|
Total
|
Total cost of sales |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$— |
|
|
Depreciation, depletion and amortization |
|
(13,948) |
|
(10,681) |
|
(4,218) |
|
— |
|
(28,847) |
|
(11,316) |
|
(10,708) |
|
(4,729) |
|
— |
|
(26,753) |
|
(39,707) |
|
(29,300) |
|
(12,549) |
|
— |
|
(81,556) |
|
(38,557) |
|
(23,741) |
|
(2,209) |
|
— |
|
(64,507) |
Treatment costs |
|
5,962 |
|
3,650 |
|
— |
|
— |
|
9,612 |
|
6,069 |
|
2,746 |
|
— |
|
— |
|
8,815 |
|
21,755 |
|
9,619 |
|
- |
|
— |
|
31,374 |
|
31,114 |
|
10,832 |
|
1,146 |
|
— |
|
43,092 |
Change in product inventory |
|
(8,125) |
|
106 |
|
— |
|
— |
|
(8,019) |
|
7,296 |
|
(115) |
|
— |
|
— |
|
7,181 |
|
(3,025) |
|
602 |
|
— |
|
— |
|
(2,423) |
|
(2,479) |
|
(3,313) |
|
— |
|
— |
|
(5,792) |
Reclamation and other costs |
|
(1,825) |
|
(241) |
|
— |
|
— |
|
(2,066) |
|
(882) |
|
(311) |
|
— |
|
— |
|
(1,193) |
|
(3,362) |
|
(654) |
|
— |
|
— |
|
(4,016) |
|
(214) |
|
(826) |
|
— |
|
— |
|
(1,040) |
Exclusion of Lucky Friday cash costs (5) |
|
— |
|
— |
|
— |
|
— |
|
— |
|
— |
|
— |
|
— |
|
— |
|
— |
|
— |
|
(3,634) |
|
— |
|
— |
|
(3,634) |
|
— |
|
(20) |
|
— |
|
— |
|
(20) |
Exclusion of Keno Hill cash costs (4) |
|
— |
|
— |
|
(15,591) |
|
— |
|
(15,591) |
|
— |
|
— |
|
(24,221) |
|
— |
|
(24,221) |
|
— |
|
— |
|
(47,057) |
|
— |
|
(47,057) |
|
— |
|
— |
|
(16,519) |
|
— |
|
(16,519) |
Cash Cost, Before By-product Credits (1) |
|
55,661 |
|
32,120 |
|
— |
|
— |
|
87,781 |
|
57,953 |
|
29,135 |
|
— |
|
— |
|
87,088 |
|
175,901 |
|
80,961 |
|
— |
|
— |
|
256,862 |
|
179,528 |
|
64,000 |
|
— |
|
— |
|
243,528 |
Reclamation and other costs |
|
786 |
|
303 |
|
— |
|
— |
|
1,089 |
|
785 |
|
183 |
|
— |
|
— |
|
968 |
|
2,356 |
|
708 |
|
— |
|
— |
|
3,064 |
|
2,166 |
|
671 |
|
— |
|
— |
|
2,837 |
Sustaining capital |
|
10,558 |
|
10,862 |
|
— |
|
42 |
|
21,462 |
|
10,911 |
|
9,517 |
|
— |
|
1,035 |
|
21,463 |
|
29,885 |
|
32,430 |
|
— |
|
1,143 |
|
63,458 |
|
26,686 |
|
24,251 |
|
— |
|
831 |
|
51,768 |
Exclusion of Lucky Friday sustaining costs (5) |
|
— |
|
— |
|
— |
|
— |
|
— |
|
— |
|
— |
|
— |
|
— |
|
— |
|
— |
|
(5,396) |
|
— |
|
— |
|
(5,396) |
|
— |
|
(4,934) |
|
— |
|
— |
|
(4,934) |
General and administrative |
|
— |
|
— |
|
— |
|
10,401 |
|
10,401 |
|
— |
|
— |
|
— |
|
14,740 |
|
14,740 |
|
— |
|
— |
|
— |
|
36,357 |
|
36,357 |
|
— |
|
— |
|
— |
|
30,449 |
|
30,449 |
AISC, Before By-product Credits (1) |
|
67,005 |
|
43,285 |
|
— |
|
10,443 |
|
120,733 |
|
69,649 |
|
38,835 |
|
— |
|
15,775 |
|
124,259 |
|
208,142 |
|
108,703 |
|
— |
|
37,500 |
|
354,345 |
|
208,380 |
|
83,988 |
|
— |
|
31,280 |
|
323,648 |
By-product credits: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Zinc |
|
(22,126) |
|
(7,046) |
|
— |
|
— |
|
(29,172) |
|
(21,873) |
|
(6,706) |
|
— |
|
— |
|
(28,579) |
|
(64,205) |
|
(18,537) |
|
— |
|
— |
|
(82,742) |
|
(64,955) |
|
(14,284) |
|
— |
|
— |
|
(79,239) |
Gold |
|
(25,430) |
|
— |
|
— |
|
— |
|
(25,430) |
|
(28,844) |
|
— |
|
— |
|
— |
|
(28,844) |
|
(80,826) |
|
— |
|
— |
|
— |
|
(80,826) |
|
(79,089) |
|
— |
|
— |
|
— |
|
(79,089) |
Lead |
|
(5,970) |
|
(13,245) |
|
— |
|
— |
|
(19,215) |
|
(6,818) |
|
(15,466) |
|
— |
|
— |
|
(22,284) |
|
(19,769) |
|
(40,432) |
|
— |
|
— |
|
(60,201) |
|
(22,002) |
|
(33,953) |
|
— |
|
— |
|
(55,955) |
Copper |
|
(409) |
|
— |
|
— |
|
— |
|
(409) |
|
— |
|
— |
|
— |
|
— |
|
— |
|
(409) |
|
— |
|
— |
|
— |
|
(409) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Exclusion of Lucky Friday byproduct credits (5) |
|
— |
|
— |
|
— |
|
— |
|
— |
|
— |
|
— |
|
— |
|
— |
|
— |
|
— |
|
3,943 |
|
— |
|
— |
|
3,943 |
|
— |
|
676 |
|
— |
|
— |
|
676 |
Total By-product credits |
|
(53,935) |
|
(20,291) |
|
— |
|
— |
|
(74,226) |
|
(57,535) |
|
(22,172) |
|
— |
|
— |
|
(79,707) |
|
(165,209) |
|
(55,026) |
|
— |
|
— |
|
(220,235) |
|
(166,046) |
|
(47,561) |
|
— |
|
— |
|
(213,607) |
Cash Cost, After By-product Credits |
|
|
|
|
|
$— |
|
$— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$— |
|
$— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$— |
|
$— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$— |
|
$— |
|
|
AISC, After By-product Credits |
|
|
|
|
|
$— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$— |
|
|
|
|
Ounces produced |
|
1,857 |
|
1,185 |
|
|
|
|
|
3,042 |
|
2,244 |
|
1,308 |
|
|
|
|
|
3,552 |
|
6,579 |
|
3,554 |
|
|
|
|
|
10,133 |
|
7,472 |
|
3,025 |
|
|
|
|
|
10,497 |
Exclusion of Lucky Friday ounces produced (5) |
|
— |
|
— |
|
|
|
|
|
— |
|
— |
|
— |
|
|
|
|
|
— |
|
— |
|
(253) |
|
|
|
|
|
(253) |
|
— |
|
(41) |
|
|
|
|
|
(41) |
Divided by ounces produced |
|
1,857 |
|
1,185 |
|
|
|
|
|
3,042 |
|
2,244 |
|
1,308 |
|
|
|
|
|
3,552 |
|
6,579 |
|
3,301 |
|
|
|
|
|
9,880 |
|
7,472 |
|
2,984 |
|
|
|
|
|
10,456 |
Cash Cost, Before By-product Credits, per Silver Ounce |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
By-product credits per ounce |
|
(29.04) |
|
(17.13) |
|
|
|
|
|
(24.40) |
|
(25.64) |
|
(16.95) |
|
|
|
|
|
(22.44) |
|
(25.11) |
|
(16.67) |
|
|
|
|
|
(22.29) |
|
(22.22) |
|
(15.94) |
|
|
|
|
|
(20.43) |
Cash Cost, After By-product Credits, per Silver Ounce |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
AISC, Before By-product Credits, per Silver Ounce |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
By-product credits per ounce |
|
(29.04) |
|
(17.13) |
|
|
|
|
|
(24.40) |
|
(25.64) |
|
(16.95) |
|
|
|
|
|
(22.44) |
|
(25.11) |
|
(16.67) |
|
|
|
|
|
(22.29) |
|
(22.22) |
|
(15.94) |
|
|
|
|
|
(20.43) |
AISC, After By-product Credits, per Silver Ounce |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
In thousands (except per ounce amounts) |
|
Three Months Ended September 30, 2024 |
|
|
Three Months Ended June 30, 2024 |
|
|
Nine Months Ended
|
|
|
Nine Months Ended
|
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
Casa
|
|
|
Other (3) |
|
|
Total
|
|
|
Casa
|
|
|
Other (3) |
|
|
Total
|
|
|
Casa
|
|
|
|
Other (3) |
|
|
Total
|
|
|
Casa
|
|
|
Other (3) |
|
|
Total
|
|
|||||||||||||
Total cost of sales |
|
$ |
46,280 |
|
|
$ |
6,827 |
|
|
$ |
53,107 |
|
|
$ |
67,340 |
|
|
$ |
3,628 |
|
|
$ |
70,968 |
|
|
$ |
171,880 |
|
|
|
$ |
14,340 |
|
|
$ |
186,220 |
|
|
$ |
162,396 |
|
|
$ |
2,743 |
|
|
$ |
165,139 |
|
|
Depreciation, depletion and amortization |
|
|
(12,097 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(12,097 |
) |
|
|
(27,010 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(27,010 |
) |
|
|
(62,058 |
) |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(62,058 |
) |
|
|
(43,288 |
) |
|
|
(142 |
) |
|
|
(43,430 |
) |
|
Treatment costs |
|
|
36 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
36 |
|
|
|
52 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
52 |
|
|
|
112 |
|
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
112 |
|
|
|
1,072 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
1,072 |
|
|
Change in product inventory |
|
|
2,176 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
2,176 |
|
|
|
(550 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(550 |
) |
|
|
3,365 |
|
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
3,365 |
|
|
|
(5,345 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(5,345 |
) |
|
Reclamation and other costs |
|
|
(207 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(207 |
) |
|
|
(206 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(206 |
) |
|
|
(622 |
) |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(622 |
) |
|
|
(655 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(655 |
) |
|
Exclusion of Other costs (6) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(6,827 |
) |
|
|
(6,827 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(3,628 |
) |
|
|
(3,628 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
|
(14,340 |
) |
|
|
(14,340 |
) |
|
|
(2,851 |
) |
|
|
(2,601 |
) |
|
|
(5,452 |
) |
|
Cash Cost, Before By-product Credits (1) |
|
|
36,188 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
36,188 |
|
|
|
39,626 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
39,626 |
|
|
|
112,677 |
|
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
112,677 |
|
|
|
111,329 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
111,329 |
|
|
Reclamation and other costs |
|
|
207 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
207 |
|
|
|
206 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
206 |
|
|
|
622 |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
622 |
|
|
|
655 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
655 |
|
|
Sustaining capital |
|
|
6,054 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
6,054 |
|
|
|
2,667 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
2,667 |
|
|
|
13,582 |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
13,582 |
|
|
|
29,175 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
29,175 |
|
AISC, Before By-product Credits (1) |
|
|
42,449 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
42,449 |
|
|
|
42,499 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
42,499 |
|
|
|
126,881 |
|
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
126,881 |
|
|
|
141,159 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
141,159 |
|
|
By-product credits: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||||
Silver |
|
|
(163 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(163 |
) |
|
|
(183 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(183 |
) |
|
|
(489 |
) |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(489 |
) |
|
|
(390 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(390 |
) |
|
Total By-product credits |
|
|
(163 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(163 |
) |
|
|
(183 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(183 |
) |
|
|
(489 |
) |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(489 |
) |
|
|
(390 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(390 |
) |
|
Cash Cost, After By-product Credits |
|
$ |
36,025 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
36,025 |
|
|
$ |
39,443 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
39,443 |
|
|
$ |
112,188 |
|
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
112,188 |
|
|
$ |
110,939 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
110,939 |
|
|
AISC, After By-product Credits |
|
$ |
42,286 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
42,286 |
|
|
$ |
42,316 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
42,316 |
|
|
$ |
126,392 |
|
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
126,392 |
|
|
$ |
140,769 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
140,769 |
|
|
Divided by gold ounces produced |
|
|
21 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
21 |
|
|
|
23 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
23 |
|
|
|
66 |
|
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
66 |
|
|
|
68 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
68 |
|
||
Cash Cost, Before By-product Credits, per Gold Ounce |
|
$ |
1,762 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
1,762 |
|
|
$ |
1,709 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
1,709 |
|
|
$ |
1,714 |
|
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
1,714 |
|
|
$ |
1,641 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
1,641 |
|
|
By-product credits per ounce |
|
|
(8 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(8 |
) |
|
|
(8 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(8 |
) |
|
|
(7 |
) |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(7 |
) |
|
|
(6 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(6 |
) |
|
Cash Cost, After By-product Credits, per Gold Ounce |
|
$ |
1,754 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
1,754 |
|
|
$ |
1,701 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
1,701 |
|
|
$ |
1,707 |
|
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
1,707 |
|
|
$ |
1,635 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
1,635 |
|
|
AISC, Before By-product Credits, per Gold Ounce |
|
$ |
2,067 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
2,067 |
|
|
$ |
1,833 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
1,833 |
|
|
$ |
1,930 |
|
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
1,930 |
|
|
$ |
2,081 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
2,081 |
|
|
By-product credits per ounce |
|
|
(8 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(8 |
) |
|
|
(8 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(8 |
) |
|
|
(7 |
) |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(7 |
) |
|
|
(6 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(6 |
) |
|
AISC, After By-product Credits, per Gold Ounce |
|
$ |
2,059 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
2,059 |
|
|
$ |
1,825 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
1,825 |
|
|
$ |
1,923 |
|
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
1,923 |
|
|
$ |
2,075 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
2,075 |
|
|
In thousands (except per ounce amounts) |
|
Three Months Ended September 30, 2024 |
|
|
Three Months Ended June 30, 2024 |
|
|
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2024 |
|
|
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023 |
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
Total
|
|
|
Total
|
|
|
Total |
|
|
Total
|
|
|
Total
|
|
|
Total |
|
|
Total
|
|
|
Total
|
|
|
Total |
|
|
Total
|
|
|
Total
|
|
|
Total |
|
||||||||||||
Total cost of sales |
|
$ |
132,692 |
|
|
$ |
53,107 |
|
|
$ |
185,799 |
|
|
$ |
123,259 |
|
|
$ |
70,968 |
|
|
$ |
194,227 |
|
|
$ |
364,174 |
|
|
$ |
186,220 |
|
|
$ |
550,394 |
|
|
$ |
288,314 |
|
|
$ |
165,139 |
|
|
$ |
453,453 |
|
Depreciation, depletion and amortization |
|
|
(28,847 |
) |
|
|
(12,097 |
) |
|
|
(40,944 |
) |
|
|
(26,753 |
) |
|
|
(27,010 |
) |
|
|
(53,763 |
) |
|
|
(81,556 |
) |
|
|
(62,058 |
) |
|
|
(143,614 |
) |
|
|
(64,507 |
) |
|
|
(43,430 |
) |
|
|
(107,937 |
) |
Treatment costs |
|
|
9,612 |
|
|
|
36 |
|
|
|
9,648 |
|
|
|
8,815 |
|
|
|
52 |
|
|
|
8,867 |
|
|
|
31,374 |
|
|
|
112 |
|
|
|
31,486 |
|
|
|
43,092 |
|
|
|
1,072 |
|
|
|
44,164 |
|
Change in product inventory |
|
|
(8,019 |
) |
|
|
2,176 |
|
|
|
(5,843 |
) |
|
|
7,181 |
|
|
|
(550 |
) |
|
|
6,631 |
|
|
|
(2,423 |
) |
|
|
3,365 |
|
|
|
942 |
|
|
|
(5,792 |
) |
|
|
(5,345 |
) |
|
|
(11,137 |
) |
Reclamation and other costs |
|
|
(2,066 |
) |
|
|
(207 |
) |
|
|
(2,273 |
) |
|
|
(1,193 |
) |
|
|
(206 |
) |
|
|
(1,399 |