Austral Gold Provides Operational Update
Austral Gold (ASX: AGD, TSXV: AGLD, OTCQB: AGLDF) has announced a delay in the operational start of its HRC 800 equipment at the Heap Reprocessing Project. Originally expected to be operational by May 2024, the installation is now projected for late June 2024. This delay has resulted in lower-than-expected Q2 2024 production, prompting a revision in the 2024 production guidance from 24,000-28,000 gold equivalent ounces (GEOs) to 18,000-20,000 GEOs.
To address the resulting cash shortfall, Austral sold a portion of its minority equity investments in public mining companies, generating US$2.27M. The company is also exploring additional options to source further cash, including selling non-core assets.
- Generated US$2.27M by selling a portion of minority equity investments.
- Exploring alternative sources of cash, including the sale of non-core assets, to mitigate impact of production delay.
- Delay in operational start of HRC 800 equipment to late June 2024.
- Lower-than-expected Q2 2024 production.
- Revised 2024 production guidance downwards to 18,000-20,000 GEOs from 24,000-28,000 GEOs.
Sydney, Australia--(Newsfile Corp. - June 18, 2024) - Established gold producer Austral Gold Limited (ASX: AGD) (TSXV: AGLD) (OTCQB: AGLDF) (Austral or the Company) advises that although the high-pressure grinding roll equipment (HRC 800) was initially expected to be operational at the Company's Heap Reprocessing Project in May 2024, as reported in Q1 2024, repairs have taken longer than anticipated. Consequently, the installation of the equipment is now projected to occur near the end of June 2024.
Due to this delay, production for Q2 2024 has been lower than expected, leading to a revision of production guidance for 2024 from 24,000-28,000 gold equivalent ounces (GEOs) to 18,000-20,000 GEOs.
To address the cash shortfall resulting from reduced production, during Q2 2024 the Company sold a portion of its minority equity investments in public mining companies, generating proceeds of US
About Austral Gold
Austral Gold is a growing gold and silver mining producer building a portfolio of quality assets in the Americas based on three strategic pillars: production, exploration and equity investments. Austral continues to lay the foundation for its growth strategy by advancing its attractive portfolio of producing and exploration assets.
For more information, please visit the Company's website at www.australgold.com.
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Release approved by the Company's Chief Executive Officer of Austral Gold, Stabro Kasaneva.
For additional information please contact:
Stabro Kasaneva
Chief Executive Officer
Austral Gold Limited
stabro.kasaneva@australgold.com
+56 9 9822 3563
Jose Bordogna
Chief Financial Officer
Austral Gold Limited
jose.bordogna@australgold.com
+61 466 892 307
Forward-Looking Statements
Statements in this news release that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements. Forward-Looking statements are statements that are not historical, and consist primarily of projections - statements regarding future plans, expectations and developments. Words such as "expects", "intends", "plans", "may", "could", "potential", "should", "anticipates", "likely", "believes" and words of similar import tend to identify forward-looking statements. Forward-Looking statements in this news release include installation of the equipment is now projected to occur near the end of June 2024, revision of production guidance for 2024 from 24,000- 28,000 gold equivalent ounces (GEOs) to 18,000-20,000 GEOs, the Company is exploring various alternatives to source further cash, including the sale of non-core assets and Austral continues to lay the foundation for its growth strategy by advancing its attractive portfolio of producing and exploration assets.
All of these forward-looking statements are subject to a variety of known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual events or results to differ from those expressed or implied, including, without limitation, uncertainty of exploration programs, development plans and cost estimates, commodity price fluctuations; political or economic instability and regulatory changes; currency fluctuations, the state of the capital markets especially in light of the effects of the novel coronavirus, uncertainty in the measurement of mineral resources and reserves and other risks and hazards related to the exploration of a mineral property, and the availability of capital. You are cautioned that the foregoing list is not exhaustive of all factors and assumptions which may have been used. Austral cannot assure you that actual events, performance or results will be consistent with these forward-looking statements, and management's assumptions may prove to be incorrect. Austral's forward-looking statements reflect current expectations regarding future events and operating performance and speak only as of the date hereof and Austral does not assume any obligation to update forward-looking statements if circumstances or management's beliefs, expectations or opinions should change other than as required by applicable law. For the reasons set forth above, you should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statement
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