Torex Gold Provides 2026 Operational Guidance and Updated Five-year Production Outlook
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Torex Gold (OTCQX:TORXF) provided 2026 operational guidance and a five-year outlook for the Morelos Complex, guiding 420,000–470,000 oz AuEq production and 410,000–460,000 oz AuEq sales for 2026. Individual metal guidance: 320,000–365,000 oz Au, 2,200–2,500 koz Ag, and 60–65 mln lb Cu. 2026 AISC is guided at $1,750–$1,850/oz AuEq. Total 2026 capex is $285–$305M (sustaining $120–$130M, non-sustaining $165–$175M). Exploration budget is $77M with 148,500 m drilling planned. Media Luna North capex to production targeted by year-end 2026 at $100–$105M (project now $108–$113M).
Positive
- Production guidance +12% to +25% vs 2025 (420k–470k oz AuEq)
- Exploration spend record of $77 million in 2026
- Planned 148,500 m of drilling in 2026 to extend resources
- Media Luna North funded for production with $100–$105M in 2026
Negative
- AISC guided higher at $1,750–$1,850/oz AuEq (vs $1,732 through Q3 2025)
- 2026 guidance predicated on elevated metal prices (Au $4,000, Ag $45, Cu $4.90)
- Media Luna North total project cost increased to $108–$113M (vs $82M PFS)
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Toronto, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - January 14, 2026) - Torex Gold Resources Inc. (the "Company" or "Torex") (TSX: TXG) (OTCQX: TORXF) provides 2026 operational guidance as well as an updated five-year production outlook for the Morelos Complex. The Morelos Complex is a significant producer of gold, silver, and copper via a centralized processing facility with ore currently sourced from the ELG and Media Luna underground mines.
For this release, all references to production are prior to payable deductions (unless otherwise stated), while references to sales are after payable deductions.
TABLE 1: 2026 OPERATIONAL GUIDANCE
| 2026 Guidance | Metal Prices | ||
| Production (prior to payable deductions) | |||
| Gold ("Au") | oz | 320,000 to 365,000 | |
| Silver ("Ag") | koz | 2,200 to 2,500 | |
| Copper ("Cu") | mlb | 60 to 65 | |
| Gold equivalent ("AuEq")1 | oz | 420,000 to 470,000 | |
| Sales (after payable deductions) | |||
| Gold equivalent ("AuEq")1 | oz | 410,000 to 460,000 | |
| Costs | |||
| All-in sustaining costs ("AISC")2,3 | $/oz AuEq | ||
| Capital expenditures2,4 | |||
| Sustaining | m$ | ||
| Non-sustaining | m$ | ||
| Total capital expenditures | m$ |
| 1) | AuEq includes Au and gold equivalent values for Ag and Cu produced and sold calculated using the assumed production and metal prices referenced in the table. AuEq (oz) = Au (oz) + 1,000 * (45 / 4,000) x Ag (koz) + 1,000,000 x (4.90 / 4,000) x Cu (mlb). |
| 2) | These measures are non-GAAP financial measures. Refer to "Non-GAAP Financial Performance Measures" in the Company's September 30, 2025 MD&A for further information and a detailed reconciliation. See also the Cautionary Notes to this press release. a) AISC in 2025 averaged b) Sustaining capital expenditures in 2025 totaled c) Non-sustaining capital expenditures in 2025 totaled |
| 3) | Guidance assumes a Mexican peso to U.S. dollar ("USD/MXN") of 19:1. |
| 4) | Sustaining and non-sustaining capital expenditures include drilling and exploration related expenditures (see Table 3). |
Jody Kuzenko, President and CEO of Torex, stated:
"Following a strong close to 2025, we are carrying the momentum achieved over the last six months into 2026. We expect annual production to pick up significantly in 2026 with 420,000 to 470,000 gold equivalent ounces ("oz AuEq") guided for the year.1 After payable deductions, sales are guided at 410,000 to 460,000 oz AuEq1, a marked step-up over payable production of the 376,586 oz AuEq delivered in 2025.2 The increase in production and sales relative to last year reflects a full year of production from the processing plant, achievement of steady-state mining rates at Media Luna by mid-year, and relatively consistent mining rates from ELG Underground. Production and sales are expected to remain largely consistent through at least 2030, with ongoing drilling success expected to continue to enhance and extend the production profile of Morelos beyond this time.
"All-in sustaining costs of
"Another year of record investment in exploration and resource drilling is planned in 2026, with
"Capital expenditures are guided at
"With the Morelos Complex firing on all cylinders and a robust metal price environment for Au, Ag, and Cu, Torex is well-positioned to deliver significant cash flow to deploy towards exploration and drilling, advancing organic growth opportunities at Los Reyes and Morelos, and returning capital to shareholders through a combination of dividends and buybacks, all while maintaining a very robust balance sheet. The clarity of our strategy coupled with our demonstrated execution capability will continue to maximize shareholder value in 2026 and for many more years to come."
2026 PRODUCTION AND SALES GUIDANCE
Full-year production in 2026 is guided at 420,000 to 470,000 oz AuEq with sales guided at 410,000 to 460,000 oz AuEq.1 Guidance compares favourably to payable production of 376,586 oz AuEq achieved in 2025.2
Production on an individual metal basis in 2026 is guided at 320,000 to 365,000 oz Au (319,372 oz in 2025), 2,200 to 2,500 koz Ag (1,409 koz in 2025), and 60 to 65 million pounds ("mlb") Cu (36.2 mlb in 2025).
The increase in AuEq production and sales volumes relative to 2025 reflects several factors including a full year of production from the processing plant compared to the one month shutdown required in 2025 to complete upgrades and tie-ins related to Media Luna, ramp-up of Media Luna to steady-state levels of 7,500 tpd by mid-year, and similar output from ELG Underground as delivered in 2025.
Quarterly production and sales are expected to be more balanced in 2026 than 2025 given a full year of production from the processing plant. As a result of the continued ramp-up of Media Luna through mid-year, production is expected to be slightly higher during the second half of the year than the first half. Approximately
2026 ALL-IN SUSTAINING COSTS GUIDANCE
All-in sustaining costs are guided at
During the first nine months of 2025, market prices averaged
Efficiencies will continue to be achieved as Media Luna transitions from the ramp-up phase to the optimization phase. One such optimization planned in 2026 is the construction of an overland conveyor connecting the primary Guajes Tunnel conveyor to the Guajes crusher. The new conveyor is expected to reduce rehandling costs by over
For comparison to other producers that report gold production and costs net of by-product credits, Torex estimates AISC on a by-product basis will be in the range of
2026 CAPITAL EXPENDITURE GUIDANCE
Total capital expenditures in 2026 are guided at
TABLE 2: 2026 CAPITAL EXPENDITURES FORECAST
| 2026 Guidance | ||
| Sustaining capital expenditures | ||
| Sustaining | m$ | |
| Leases | m$ | |
| Drilling | m$ | |
| Total sustaining | m$ | |
| Non-sustaining capital expenditures | ||
| Media Luna North (formerly EPO) | m$ | |
| Other | m$ | |
| Total non-sustaining | m$ | |
Sustaining capital expenditures are guided at
Total non-sustaining capital expenditures are guided at
At Media Luna North, the total project capital is now estimated at
2026 DRILLING & EXPLORATION PLANS
Torex plans to invest
TABLE 3: 2026 DRILLING AND EXPLORATION FORECAST
| 2026 Budget (m$) | 2026 Drilling (m) | |
| By Asset | ||
| Morelos | 113,500 | |
| Los Reyes (including study costs) | 20,000 | |
| Gryphon and Medicine Springs | 10,000 | |
| Batopilas and Guigui | 5,000 | |
| Total | 148,500 | |
| By Expenditure1 | ||
| Non-sustaining | 11,500 | |
| Sustaining | 58,000 | |
| Expensed | 79,000 | |
| Total | 148,500 |
| 1) | Sustaining and non-sustaining portions of drilling and exploration forecast included in full-year guidance for sustaining capital expenditures ( |
MORELOS PROPERTY
At the Morelos Property,
- ELG Underground: Targeting to replace and grow mineral reserves as well as expand mineral resources within the main mineralized trends. Approximately 36,000 m of drilling is planned for ELG Underground in 2026.
- Media Luna Cluster: The primary focus of the program is on adding mineral reserves while expanding mineral resources at Media Luna and Media Luna North. Follow-up drilling is also planned at Media Luna East and Media Luna West as the Company seeks to identify potential new sources of feed for the processing plant. Approximately 62,500 m of drilling is planned for the Media Luna Cluster in 2026.
- Morelos District: Exploration and drilling work will be conducted at Atzcala and El Naranjo, which are high priority regional targets, with the objective for both areas to define a mineralized footprint. Approximately 15,000 m of regional drilling is planned in 2026.
LOS REYES PROPERTY
The Company plans to invest
EARLY-STAGE EXPLORATION PROPERTIES
In Nevada,
In Chihuahua,
FIVE-YEAR PRODUCTION OUTLOOK (2026 THROUGH 2030)
The Company has enhanced its multi-year outlook to include production for Au, Ag, and Cu through 2030 and has revised the metal prices used to estimate AuEq production and sales to be in line with the same metal prices assumed within 2026 operational guidance.
Based on the multi-year outlook, the Company anticipates consistent production and sales through 2030, with drilling at ELG Underground and the Media Luna Cluster focused on enhancing and extending the production profile of the Morelos Complex. The relative increases in Ag and Cu production and corresponding decreases in Au production projected post-2026 reflect the metal mix that will be introduced with first production from Media Luna North planned for late 2026. The five-year production outlook does not include any potential production from Los Reyes.
TABLE 4: FIVE-YEAR GOLD EQUIVALENT PRODUCTION OUTLOOK FOR THE MORELOS COMPLEX
| 2026 | 2027 to 2030 | Metal Prices | |||||
| Production | |||||||
| Gold | oz | 320,000 to 365,000 | 300,000 to 345,000 | ||||
| Silver | koz | 2,200 to 2,500 | 2,500 to 2,800 | ||||
| Copper | mlb | 60 to 65 | 70 to 75 | ||||
| Gold equivalent1 | oz | 420,000 to 470,000 | 420,000 to 470,000 | - | |||
| Sales | |||||||
| Gold equivalent1 | oz | 410,000 to 460,000 | 410,000 to 460,000 | - | |||
| 1) | AuEq production and sales within the Company's five-year outlook (including 2026 guidance) assumes metal prices of |
At the midpoint of the outlook range over the next five years, approximately
For context and comparison to the Company's prior published five-year outlook, applying reserve metal pricing of
The improvement over the previous outlook reflects the impact of ongoing drilling success (specifically ELG Underground) as well as modestly higher throughput rates and recoveries within the processing plant, better reflecting the performance of the new infrastructure achieved through the second half of 2025.
SENSITIVITIES OF KEY PERFORMANCE METRICS TO COMMODITY PRICES AND CURRENCY
Table 5 provides a high-level sensitivity on key metrics (AuEq production, AISC, and cash flow) to changes in metal price assumptions (Au, Ag, and Cu) as well as movements in MXN relative to USD.
TABLE 5: SENSITIVITIES OF KEY METRICS TO MARKET-BASED DRIVERS1
| Payable Production (koz AuEq) | AISC ($/oz AuEq sold) | Net Cash Generated from Operating Activities | |
| Au price (+/- | -/+ 5 koz | +/- | +/- |
| Ag price (+/- | +/- 3 koz | -/+ | +/- |
| Cu price (+/- | +/- 4 koz | -/+ | +/- |
| USD/MXN (+/- 1.00) | n/a | -/+ | +/- |
| 1) | Refer to endnote 1. |
CASH FLOW SEASONALITY
Similar to prior years, cash flow during the first quarter will be impacted by the payment of the
ENDNOTES
| 1) | AuEq production and sales for both 2026 guidance and the Company's five-year outlook assume metal prices of |
| 2) | Full-year 2025 AuEq payable production based on average market prices of |
| 3) | Previous payable AuEq production outlook between 2026 and 2029 assumed metal prices of |
ABOUT TOREX GOLD RESOURCES INC.
Torex Gold Resources Inc. is a Canadian mining company engaged in the exploration, development, and production of gold, copper, and silver from its flagship Morelos Complex in Guerrero, which is currently Mexico's largest single gold producer. The Company also owns the advanced stage Los Reyes gold-silver project in Sinaloa, Mexico and recently acquired a portfolio of early-stage exploration properties, including the Batopilas and Guigui projects in Chihuahua, Mexico, and the Gryphon and Medicine Springs projects in Nevada, USA.
The Company's key strategic objectives are: optimize Morelos production and costs; disciplined growth and capital allocation; grow reserves and resources; project delivery excellence; retain and attract best industry talent; and be an industry leader in responsible mining. In addition to realizing the full potential of the Morelos Property, the Company continues to seek opportunities to acquire assets that enable diversification and deliver value to shareholders.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT:
TOREX GOLD RESOURCES INC.
Jody Kuzenko
President and CEO
Direct: (647) 725-9982
jody.kuzenko@torexgold.com
Dan Rollins
Senior Vice President, Corporate Development & Investor Relations
Direct: (647) 260-1503
dan.rollins@torexgold.com
QUALIFIED PERSON
The technical and scientific information in this press release, with respect to the Company's mine production and payable metal production, including without limitation, the 2025 production guidance and the five-year production outlook, has been reviewed and approved by Johannes (Gertjan) Bekkers P.Eng., the Vice-President, Mines Technical Services for Torex Gold, and a qualified person ("QP") under National Instrument ("NI") 43-101. The technical and scientific information in this press release pertaining to historical metal production has been reviewed and approved by Miguel Pimentel Casafranca, P.Eng., Vice President, Metallurgy and Process Engineering of the Company, who is a QP under NI 43-101.
CAUTIONARY NOTES
NON-GAAP FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE MEASURES
All-in sustaining costs per ounce of gold equivalent sold ("AISC"), sustaining capital expenditures, and non-sustaining capital expenditures are financial performance measures with no standard meaning under Generally Accepted Accounting Principles ("GAAP") and might not be comparable to similar financial measures disclosed by other issuers. The most directly comparable financial measure that is disclosed in the primary financial statements of the Company to which AISC relates is production costs and royalties. The most directly comparable financial measure that is disclosed in the primary financial statements of the Company to which sustaining capital expenditures and non-sustaining capital expenditures relates is additions to property, plant, and equipment. Please refer to the "Non-GAAP Financial Performance Measures" section (the "MD&A Information") in the Company's management's discussion and analysis (the "MD&A") for the quarter ended September 30, 2025, dated November 4, 2025, available on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca for further information with respect to AISC, sustaining capital expenditures, and non-sustaining capital expenditures and a detailed reconciliation of these non-GAAP financial performance measures with the most directly comparable measure under IFRS. The MD&A Information is incorporated by reference into this press release.
FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION
This press release contains "forward-looking statements" and "forward-looking information" (collectively, "Forward-Looking Information") within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities legislation. Generally, Forward-Looking Information can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as "expects", "planned", "guided", "strategy", "target", "goal", "objective", "aim" or variations of such words and phrases or statements that certain actions, events or results "will", or "is expected to" occur. Forward-Looking Information also includes, but is not limited to, statements regarding: operational guidance including the expectation that production will pick up significantly in 2026; the expected consistency of production and sales through to 2030; stronger metal prices forecast to lead to significant margin expansion and free cash flow generation; planned investments in exploration and drilling at Morelos, Los Reyes and across early-stage exploration properties in Nevada, USA and Chihuahua, Mexico; plans to bring Media Luna North (formerly EPO) into production by year-end 2026; future dividends and share buybacks; expected output at Media Luna and ELG Underground, including the timeline for achieving steady-state levels of 7,500 tpd at Media Luna; the expectation that quarterly production and sales will be more balanced in 2026 and that production will be higher during the second half of the year; estimated allocations of production and sales by metal and product; planned optimizations at Media Luna including the construction of an overland conveyor; capital expenditure guidance including the expectation that sustaining capital expenditures (excluding lease payments) will remain around similar levels over the next several years; timelines with respect to a preliminary economic assessment and prefeasibility study on Los Reyes; and the five-year production outlook. Forward-Looking Information also includes the Company's key strategic objectives: optimize Morelos production and costs; disciplined growth and capital allocation; grow reserves and resources; project delivery excellence; retain and attract best industry talent; and be an industry leader in responsible mining. Forward-Looking Information is subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results, level of activity, performance or achievements of the Company to be materially different from those expressed or implied by such Forward-Looking Information, including, without limitation, risks and uncertainties identified in the Company's technical report (the "Technical Report") released on March 31, 2022, entitled "NI 43-101 Technical Report ELG Mine Complex Life of Mine Plan and Media Luna Feasibility Study", which has an effective date of March 16, 2022, the Company's annual information form ("AIF") and MD&A or other unknown but potentially significant impacts. Forward-Looking Information is based on the reasonable assumptions, estimates, analyses, and opinions of management made in light of its experience and perception of trends, current conditions and expected developments, and other factors that management believes are relevant and reasonable in the circumstances at the date such statements are made. Although the Company has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in the Forward-Looking Information, there may be other factors that cause results not to be as anticipated. There can be no assurance that such information will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such information. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on Forward-Looking Information. The Company does not undertake to update any Forward-Looking Information, whether as a result of new information or future events or otherwise, except as may be required by applicable securities laws. The Technical Report, AIF, and MD&A are available filed on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca and available on the Company's website at www.sedarplus.ca.

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