Perseus Mining September Quarter Report

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Perseus Mining Limited
Perseus Mining Limited

Perth, Oct. 23, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --

Perseus Mining consistently delivers strong production, cashflow and growth, resulting in a cash & bullion balance of US$643 million

Perseus Mining Limited (“Perseus” or the “Company”) (TSX & ASX: PRU) reports on its activities for the three months’ period ended September 30, 2024 (the “Quarter”).

  • Key operating indicators and highlights for the September 2024 quarter (Q1 FY25) include:

PERFORMANCE INDICATOR

UNIT

MARCH 2024
QUARTER

JUNE 2024
QUARTER

JUNE 2024
HALF YEAR

SEPTEMBER 2024
QUARTER

CALENDAR 2024
YEAR TO DATE

Gold recovered

Ounces

127,471

120,929

248,400

121,290

369,690 

Gold poured

Ounces

128,356

121,726

250,084

121,370

371,453

Production Cost

US$/ounce

923

947

934

991

953

All-In Site Cost (AISC)

US$/ounce

1,091

1,173

1,130

1,201

1,153 

Gold sales

Ounces

115,648

141,930

257,578

108,894

366,472

Average sales price

US$/ounce

2,025

2,117

2,076

2,249

2,127

Notional Cashflow

US$ million

119

117

236

127

363 

  • Group 12-month rolling average TRIFR at 0.97, a reduction compared to the June 2024 quarter (Q4 FY24) of 1.06 and well below industry average.

  • 121,290 ounces of gold produced at a weighted average All-in-Site Cost (AISC) of US$1,201 per ounce.

  • Average gold sales decreased 23% to 108,894oz due to the timing of gold shipments. The average gold sales prices increased 6% quarter-on-quarter to US$2,249 per ounce.

  • Gold production and AISC remains on track to achieve market guidance for the December 2024 Half Year (1H FY25) and Calendar Year 2024 (CY24).

  • Market guidance remains unchanged at 220,000 to 260,000 ounces at US$1,230 to US$1,330 per ounce for H1 FY25 and 468,400 ounces to 508,400 ounces at US$1,182 to US$1,223 per ounce for CY24.

  • An average cash margin of US$1,048 per ounce of gold produced resulted in notional operating cashflow of US$127 million for the quarter and US$363 million for CY24 to date.

  • Available cash and bullion of US$643 million, plus liquid, listed securities of US$84 million and zero debt, with US$300 million of undrawn debt capacity available at the end of Q1 FY25.

  • Work on Perseus’s two development projects, the CMA Underground project at Yaouré and the recently acquired Nyanzaga Gold Project in Tanzania, progressed towards a Final Investment Decisions (FID) around year end.

  • Acquired a 19.9% stake in ASX-listed Predictive Discovery Limited with the cash outlay largely offset by the proceeds received from the sale of Perseus’s 9.6% interest in TSX-V listed Montage Gold Corp. 

Group Gold Production and Cost Market Guidance

Forecast group gold production and AISC for the December 2024 half year (1H FY25) and full 2024 calendar year remains unchanged and is shown in the Table below.