Victoria Gold: Eagle Gold Mine Annual and Fourth Quarter 2023 Production Results

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Victoria Gold Corp
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WHITEHORSE, Yukon, Jan. 15, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Victoria Gold Corp. (TSX-VGCX) (“Victoria” or the “Company”) produced 41,982 ounces gold during the period October 1 to December 31, 2023, the fourth quarter (“Q4”) of 2023. Full year 2023 Eagle Gold Mine production was 166,730 ounces of gold.

“The Eagle Gold Mine achieved our 2023 production guidance of 160,000-180,000 ounces of gold,” commented Mr. John McConnell, President and CEO. “This is a record level of production for Eagle and an 11% increase year-over-year. In 2023, we successfully demonstrated the feasibility of year-round stacking on the heap leach facility, resulting in more consistent quarterly gold production and a mitigation of the impacts of seasonality. We intend to continue year-round stacking in 2024 and look forward to increased year-over-year production levels again this year.” Mr. McConnell also noted, “We generated positive free cash flow during the fourth quarter and continued to reduce our net debt position, including a Cdn$11 million payment against our Term Loan Facility, which we expect to fully repay during the 3rd quarter of 2024.”

Eagle Gold Mine Production – 2023 Production Results by Quarter

 

 

Q1

Q2

Q3

Q4

2023

Ore mined

millions of tonnes

2.1

2.4

2.0

2.0

8.5

Waste mined

millions of tonnes

3.1

2.1

3.1

3.4

11.7

Total mined

millions of tonnes

5.2

4.5

5.1

5.4

20.2

Strip Ratio

waste to ore

1.4

0.9

1.6

1.7

1.4

Mining rate

000’s of tonnes/day

58

49

55

58

55

Ore stacked on pad

millions of tonnes

2.1

2.5

2.3

2.1

9.0

Ore stacked grade

grams/tonne Au

0.86

0.74

0.65

0.65

0.72

Gold produced

ounces

37,619

45,568

41,561

41,982

166,730


Eagle Gold Mine Production – 2023 versus 2022

 

 

Year
2023

Year
2022

Variance
units

Variance
%

Ore mined

millions of tonnes

8.5

7.2

1.3

18

Waste mined

millions of tonnes

11.7

10.4

1.3

13

Total mined

millions of tonnes

20.2

17.6

2.6

15

Strip Ratio

waste to ore

1.4

1.6

(0.2)

(13)

Mining rate

000’s of tonnes/day

55

48

7

15

Ore stacked on pad

millions of tonnes

9.0

6.7

2.3

34

Ore stacked grade

grams/tonne Au

0.72

0.85

(0.13)

(15)

Gold produced

ounces

166,730

150,182

16,548

11


Further commentary regarding quarterly and annual production, as well as commentary regarding financial results, will be included in the Company’s Management Discussion and Analysis (“MD&A”), accompanying press release, and management conference call which will be held later this quarter following the release of the Company’s Annual Financial Statements.

Qualified Person
The technical content of this news release has been reviewed and approved by Paul D. Gray, P.Geo., as the “Qualified Person” as defined in National Instrument 43-101 - Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects.