Perseus Mining December Quarter Report

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Perth, Jan. 29, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- DECEMBER 2024 QUARTER REPORT

Perseus Mining delivers strong production, cashflow & growth in

Q2 FY25, resulting in a cash & bullion balance of US$704 million

PERTH, Western Australia/January 29, 2025/Perseus Mining Limited (“Perseus” or the “Company”) (TSX & ASX: PRU) reports on its activities for the three months’ period ended December 31, 2024 (the “Quarter”). A summary is included below with the full release available from www.perseusmining.com, www.asx.com.au and www.sedarplus.ca.

  • Key operating indicators and highlights for the December 2024 quarter (Q2 FY25), December 2024 Half Year (H1 FY25) and Calendar Year 2024 (CY24) include:

PERFORMANCE INDICATOR

UNIT

JUNE 2024
HALF YEAR

SEPTEMBER 2024
QUARTER

DECEMBER 2024
QUARTER

DECEMBER 2024
HALF YEAR

2024 CALENDAR
YEAR

Gold recovered

Ounces

248,400

121,290

132,419

253,709

502,109

Gold poured

Ounces

250,084

121,370

131,832

253,202

503,286

Production Cost

US$/ounce

934

991

919

953

944

All-In Site Cost (AISC)

US$/ounce

1,130

1,201

1,127

1,162

1,147

Gold sales

Ounces

257,578

108,895

136,623

245,518

503,096

Average sales price

US$/ounce

2,076

2,249

2,430

2,350

2,209

Notional Cashflow

US$ million

236

127

173

300

536

  • Perseus’s 12-month rolling average TRIFR is 0.66, lower than 0.97 at the end of the September 2024 quarter (Q1 FY25) and well below industry average.

  • In Q2 FY25, gold production increased by 9% to 132,419 ounces and the weighted average All-in-Site Cost (AISC) of US$1,127 per ounce, was 6% less than the prior quarter.

  • Gold production for H1 FY25 and CY24 was towards the upper end of production guidance ranges in each case, while AISCs for the same periods were below the bottom end of the cost guidance ranges.

  • Average gold sales increased by 20% to 136,623oz due to sale of gold whose shipment was delayed in the prior quarter. The average gold sales prices increased 7% quarter on quarter to US$2,430 per ounce.

  • An average cash margin of US$1,303 for each ounce of gold produced in the quarter resulted in notional operating cashflow of US$173 million in Q2 FY25 and US$536 million in CY24.

  • Balance sheet at quarter-end included available cash and bullion of US$704 million, plus liquid, listed securities of US$67 million and zero debt, with US$300 million of undrawn debt capacity available at the end of Q2 FY25.

  • Market guidance for June 2025 Half Year (2H FY25) and 2025 Financial Year (FY25) respectively are 215,000 to 220,000 ounces at US$1,360 to US$1,435 per ounce and 469,709 to 504,709 ounces at US$1,250 to US$1,280 per ounce.

  • A Final Investment Decision (FID) was taken to develop the CMA underground project at the Yaouré Gold Mine in Côte d’Ivoire during the quarter.

  • The FID for the development of the Nyanzaga Gold Mine in Tanzania is pending finalisation of negotiation of several amendments to the Framework Agreement with the Government of Tanzania that comprehensively describes the terms on which the mine will be developed and operated.