Endeavour reports record Q2-2021 results
Endeavour reported record Q2-2021 results, with production increasing by 18% to 409koz and AISC decreasing to $853/oz. H1-2021 performance reached 756koz at $860/oz, positioning the Group to meet FY-2021 guidance of 1,365-1,495koz. Adjusted net earnings hit $183m ($0.73/share) in Q2-2021. The company's balance sheet is robust, with net debt at $77m and a net debt to EBITDA ratio of 0.07x. A $70m interim dividend is declared, alongside a buyback program totaling $70m. Key growth initiatives include the Sabodala-Massawa expansion, with expected discoveries over 2.5Moz in 2021.
- Q2-2021 production increased 18% to 409koz.
- AISC reduced by $15/oz to $853/oz.
- Adjusted net earnings of $183m ($0.73/share) in Q2-2021.
- Strong balance sheet with net debt down $85m to $77m.
- Net debt to adjusted EBITDA ratio of 0.07x.
- Interim dividend of $70m declared for H1-2021.
- Ongoing share buybacks totaling $70m since April 2021.
- On track to discover over 2.5Moz of indicated resources in 2021.
- Increased corporate costs to $16m in Q2-2021 due to integration and listing expenses.
- Acquisition and restructuring costs of $14.5m in Q2-2021.
ENDEAVOUR REPORTS RECORD Q2-2021 RESULTS;
WELL POSITIONED TO ACHIEVE TOP-HALF OF FULL YEAR PRODUCTION GUIDANCE
OPERATIONAL AND FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
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London, 4 August, 2021 – Endeavour Mining plc (LSE:EDV, TSX:EDV, OTCQX:EDVMF) ('Endeavour' or the 'Group' or the 'Company') is pleased to announce its financial and operating results for Q2-2021 and H1-2021, with highlights provided in Table 1 below. Management will host a conference call and webcast on Wednesday 4 August, at 8:30 am ET / 1:30 pm BST. For instructions on how to participate, please refer to the conference call and webcast section at the end of the news release.
Table 1: Consolidated Highlights1
All amounts in US$ million, unless otherwise stated | THREE MONTHS ENDED | SIX MONTHS ENDED | |||||
30 June 2021 | 31 March 2021 | 30 June 2020 | 30 June 2021 | 30 June 2020 | Δ H1-2021 vs. H1-2020 | ||
OPERATING DATA | |||||||
Gold Production, koz | 409 | 347 | 149 | 756 | 321 | + | |
All-in Sustaining Cost2, $/oz | 853 | 868 | 941 | 860 | 916 | (6)% | |
Realised Gold Price, $/oz | 1,791 | 1,749 | 1,680 | 1,771 | 1,603 | + | |
CASH FLOW FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS3 | |||||||
Operating Cash Flow Before Changes in Working Capital | 286 | 263 | 75 | 549 | 170 | + | |
Operating Cash Flow Before Changes in Working Capital2, $/share | 1.13 | 1.27 | 0.67 | 2.39 | 1.54 | + | |
Operating Cash Flow | 300 | 207 | 53 | 507 | 153 | + | |
Operating Cash Flow2, $/share | 1.19 | 0.99 | 0.48 | 2.21 | 1.38 | + | |
PROFITABILITY FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS3 | |||||||
EBITDA2 | 363 | 333 | 23 | 696 | 124 | + | |
Adjusted EBITDA2 | 400 | 306 | 99 | 706 | 206 | + | |
Net Earnings/(loss) Attributable to Shareholders2 | 127 | 87 | (38) | 213 | (22) | (1068)% | |
Net Earnings per Share, $/share | 0.50 | 0.42 | (0.35) | 0.93 | (0.20) | (565)% | |
Adjusted Net Earnings Attributable to Shareholders2 | 183 | 93 | 49 | 276 | 74 | + | |
Adjusted Net Earnings per Share2, $/share | 0.73 | 0.45 | 0.44 | 1.20 | 0.66 | + | |
SHAREHOLDER RETURNS | |||||||
Dividends paid | — | 60 | — | 60 | — | n.a. | |
Share buyback (commenced in Q2-2021) | 59 | — | — | 59 | — | n.a. | |
FINANCIAL POSITION HIGHLIGHTS | |||||||
Net Debt/(Net Cash)2 | 77 | 162 | 473 | 77 | 473 | (84)% | |
Net (Cash)/Debt / Adjusted EBITDA (LTM) ratio2,4 | 0.07 | 0.16 | 1.00 | 0.07 | 1.00 | (93)% |
1All amounts include Teranga assets from 10 February, 2021 2This is a non-GAAP measure. Refer to the non-GAAP measure section of the Management Report. 3From Continuing Operations excludes the Agbaou mine which was divested on 1 March, 2021. 4LTM means last twelve months.
Sebastien de Montessus, President and CEO, commented: “Our strong Q2 performance positions us well to achieve the top half of our production guidance for the full year, as all our mines are continuing to perform well and we have quickly integrated the Teranga assets within our business.
Our strong free cash flow generation has significantly improved our balance sheet strength and bolstered our ability to reward shareholders. We paid our first dividend of
Our growth pipeline continues to develop with the Sabodala-Massawa phase 1 expansion on track to be completed in Q4-2021 while Definitive Feasibility Studies are progressing well for the Sabodala-Massawa Phase 2 expansion, Fetekro, and Kalana projects.
We have enjoyed further exploration success, with significant discoveries made at Ity, Houndé, Sabodala-Massawa and Fetekro, where updated resources are expected to be published later this year. Overall, the group is on track to delineate over 2.5 million ounces of Indicated resources in 2021, which represents significantly more than the expected annual depletion and contributes to our portfolio’s longevity.
We are also very pleased to have successfully completed our listing on the premium-segment of the London Stock Exchange in June and remain on track to be included into the UK and European indexes.
These achievements leave Endeavour well positioned for the remainder of the year and beyond.”
UPCOMING CATALYSTS
The key upcoming expected catalysts are summarized in the table below.
Table 2: Key Upcoming Catalysts
TIMING | CATALYST | |
Q3-2021 | Exploration | 5-year exploration strategy |
Q4-2021 | Sabodala-Massawa | Completion of Phase 1 plant upgrades |
Q4-2021 | Sabodala-Massawa | Completion of Definitive Feasibility Study for Phase 2 |
Q4-2021 | Fetekro | Completion of Definitive Feasibility Study |
Q1-2022 | Kalana | Completion of Definitive Feasibility Study |
LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE LISTING
- Endeavour’s premium listing on the London Stock Exchange (“LSE”) was successfully completed on 14 June 2021, positioning Endeavour as the largest pure-play gold producer listed on the premium segment of the LSE.
- Endeavour is well positioned to be included in the upcoming FTSE Russell index quarterly review based on its recent re-domicile to the UK and subject to its trading liquidity being above the required threshold. Membership changes to the indices are expected to be communicated by FTSE Russell on 1 September 2021 with potential inclusion becoming effective on the 20 September 2021.
- In addition, Endeavour expects to be eligible for inclusion in the MSCI Europe index, with index rebalancing occurring on 30 November 2021 following the semi-annual review which is expected to be completed by mid-November.
SHAREHOLDER RETURNS PROGRAM
- As disclosed on 7 June 2021, Endeavour has implemented a shareholder returns programme that is composed of a minimum progressive dividend that may be supplemented with additional dividends and buybacks, providing the prevailing gold price remains above
$1,500 /oz and that Endeavour’s leverage remains below 0.5x Net Debt / adjusted EBITDA. - The minimum progressive dividend policy has a target of distributing at least
$500 million to shareholders over the next three years. Minimum dividends are set at$125 million ,$150 million and$175 million for FY-2021, FY-2022, and FY-2023 respectively, payable semi-annually, significantly higher than our inaugural FY-2020 dividend of$60 million . - Endeavour is pleased to declare its H1-2021 interim dividend of
$70 million or$0.28 per share based on its current issued share capital, which represents56% of the minimum dividend for FY-2021, highlighting its strong commitment to paying supplemental shareholder returns. The ex-dividend date for the interim dividend will be 9 September 2021 and the record date will be 10 September 2021. The dividend will be paid on or about 28 September 2021 (the “Payment Date”). - Shareholders of shares traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange will receive dividends in Canadian Dollars (“CAD”), but can elect to receive United States Dollars (“USD”). Shareholders of shares traded on the London Stock Exchange will receive dividends in USD, but can elect to receive Pounds Sterling (“GBP”). Certificated shareholders will receive dividends in USD but can elect to receive dividends in GBP or CAD. Currency elections must be made by shareholders prior to 17:00 GMT on 13 September 2021. Dividends will be paid in the default or elected currency on the Payment Date, at the prevailing USD:CAD and USD:GBP exchange rates on 15 September 2021. This dividend does not qualify as an “eligible dividend” for Canadian income tax purposes. The tax consequences of the dividend will be dependent on the particular circumstances of a shareholder.
- Shareholder returns are being supplemented through the Company’s share buyback programme. A total of
$70 million of shares have been repurchased since the start of the buyback programme on 9 April 2021 until end of July 2021, of which$59 million or 2.7 million shares were repurchased in Q2-2021.
ON TRACK TO ACHIEVE FY-2021 GUIDANCE
- Strong H1-2021 performance of 756koz at an AISC of
$860 /oz positions the Group well to meet the top-half of its FY-2021 production guidance of 1,365-1,495koz at an AISC of$850 -900/oz. - H2-2021 will benefit from the full consolidation of the Sabodala-Massawa and Wahgnion mines, which have been consolidated starting from the closing date of the Teranga Gold acquisition of 10 February 2021.
- Group sustaining and non-sustaining capital expenditure outlook for FY-2021 remains in line with initial guidance of
$173 million and$201 million , respectively.
Table 3: H1-2021 Performance vs. FY-2021 Guidance
H1-2021 | 2021 FULL YEAR GUIDANCE | |||
Production, koz | 756 | 1,365 | — | 1,495 |
AISC, $/oz | 860 | 850 | — | 900 |
CASH FLOW AND LIQUIDITY SUMMARY
The table below presents the cash flow and Net Debt position for Endeavour for the three and six month period ending 30 June, 2021, with accompanying notes below.
Table 4: Cash Flow and Net Debt Position
THREE MONTHS ENDED | SIX MONTHS ENDED | ||||||||||
In US$ million unless otherwise specified | 30 June 2021 | 31 March 2021 | 30 June 2020 | 30 June 2021 | 30 June 2020 | ||||||
Net cash from (used in), as per cash flow statement: | |||||||||||
Operating cash flows before changes in working capital from cont. operations | 286 | 263 | 75 | 549 | 170 | ||||||
Changes in working capital | 15 | (57) | (21) | (42) | (17) | ||||||
Cash generated from/(used by) discontinued operations | 0 | (9) | 4 | (9) | 30 | ||||||
Cash generated from operating activities | (Note 1) | 300 | 198 | 57 | 498 | 183 | |||||
Cash used by investing activities | (Note 2) | (137) | (105) | (48) | (243) | (105) | |||||
Cash (used in)/generated from financing activities | (Note 3) | (192) | 65 | (16) | (127) | 84 | |||||
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash | (7) | (4) | 1 | (10) | 0 | ||||||
INCREASE/(DECREASE) IN CASH | (35) | 154 | (6) | 118 | 162 | ||||||
Cash position at beginning of period | 868 | 715 | 357 | 715 | 190 | ||||||
CASH POSITION AT END OF PERIOD | (Note 4) | 833 | 868 | 352 | 833 | 352 | |||||
Equipment financing | 0 | 0 | (64) | 0 | (64) | ||||||
Convertible senior bond | (330) | (330) | (330) | (330) | (330) | ||||||
Drawn portion of corporate loan facility | (Note 5) | (580) | (700) | (430) | (580) | (430) | |||||
NET DEBT/ (CASH) POSITION | (Note 6) | 77 | 162 | 473 | 77 | 473 | |||||
Net Debt / Adjusted EBITDA (LTM) ratio1 | (Note 7) | 0.07 | x | 0.16 | x | 1.00 | x | 0.07 | x | 1.00 | x |
1Net Debt and Adjusted EBITDA are Non-GAAP measures. Refer to the non-GAAP measure section of the Management Report.
NOTES:
1) Operating cash flows increased by
- Gold sales increased by 57koz over Q1-2021 to 421koz in Q2-2021 due to the benefit of a full quarter of production from the newly acquired Sabodala-Massawa and Wahgnion mines, together with strong performances at Houndé and Ity. The realised gold price for Q2-2021 was
$1,791 /oz compared to$1,749 /oz for Q1-2021. Total cash cost per ounce decreased from$751 /oz in Q1-2021 to$729 /oz in Q2-2021 due to the inclusion of the lower cost Wahgnion and Sabodala-Massawa mines for the full quarter - Income taxes paid increased by
$82.9 million to$106.5 million in Q2-2021 reflective of the timing of provisional payments based on full year 2020 earnings - Working capital was an inflow of
$14.8 million in Q2-2021 due to the reduction in receivable balances and inventories. Specifically, VAT receivables at Houndé decreased and certain corporate receivables were received in Q2-2021. There was also a reduction in inventory stockpiles and finished gold inventories at Ity, Sabodala-Massawa and Wahgnion - Acquisition and restructuring costs of
$14.5 million in Q2-2021 related to the Teranga acquisition and integration as well as restructuring costs
2) Cash flows used by investing activities increased from Q1-2021 to
- Sustaining capital from continuing operations increased by
$13.9 million from Q1-2021 to$41.5 million in Q2-2021 due to higher sustaining capital at Boungou, Houndé and Ity primarily due to planned waste capitalisation - Non-sustaining capital from continuing operations increased slightly in Q2-2021 to
$58.3 million , due to increases at Wahgnion and increases in non-mining capital expenditure which were mostly offset by decreases at Ity, Mana and Houndé - Growth capital spend decreased by
$15.4 million from Q1-2021 to$12.6 million in Q2-2021 and primarily relates to the Massawa expansion with the remainder for ongoing Definitive Feasibility Studies (“DFS”) studies
3) Cash flows used by financing activities increased by
4) At quarter-end, Endeavour’s liquidity remained strong with
5) Endeavour's corporate loan facility was increased from
6) Net Debt amounted to
7) The Net Debt / Adjusted EBITDA (LTM) leverage ratio ended the quarter at a healthy 0.07x, down from 0.16x in Q1-2021, and well below the Company’s long-term target of less than 0.50x, which provides flexibility to continue to supplement its shareholder return programme while maintaining headroom to fund its organic growth. The ratio has improved by
EARNINGS FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS
The table below presents the earnings and adjusted earnings for Endeavour for the three and six month period ending 30 June, 2021, with accompanying notes below.
Table 5: Earnings from Continuing Operations
THREE MONTHS ENDED | SIX MONTHS ENDED | ||||||||||
30 June 2021 | 31 March 2021 | 30 June 2020 | 30 June 2021 | 30 June 2020 | |||||||
Revenue | (Note 8) | 753 | 636 | 210 | 1,389 | 436 | |||||
Operating expenses | (Note 9) | (278) | (253) | (83) | (531) | (179) | |||||
Depreciation and depletion | (Note 9) | (158) | (132) | (35) | (290) | (78) | |||||
Royalties | (Note 10) | (44) | (44) | (15) | (88) | (30) | |||||
Earnings from mine operations | 273 | 207 | 76 | 480 | 148 | ||||||
Corporate costs | (Note 11) | (16) | (11) | (5) | (30) | (10) | |||||
Acquisition and restructuring costs | (Note 12) | (15) | (12) | (3) | (27) | (7) | |||||
Share-based compensation | (10) | (8) | (5) | (18) | (7) | ||||||
Exploration costs | (6) | (10) | (2) | (16) | (3) | ||||||
Earnings from operations | 227 | 165 | 61 | 389 | 121 | ||||||
(Loss)/gain on financial instruments | (Note 13) | (15) | 42 | (72) | 27 | (75) | |||||
Finance costs | (14) | (12) | (12) | (26) | (23) | ||||||
Other (expense)/income | (7) | (6) | (2) | (11) | — | ||||||
Earnings before taxes | 191 | 189 | (25) | 380 | 23 | ||||||
Current income tax expense | (Note 14) | (44) | (72) | — | (117) | (19) | |||||
Deferred income tax recovery/(expense) | 2 | (6) | (6) | (4) | (7) | ||||||
Net comprehensive earnings/(loss) from continuing operations | (Note 15) | 149 | 111 | (31) | 260 | (3) | |||||
Add-back adjustments | (Note 16) | 59 | 14 | 89 | 71 | 97 | |||||
Adjusted net earnings from continuing operations | (Note 17) | 208 | 125 | 59 | 331 | 94 | |||||
Portion attributable to non-controlling interests | 25 | 32 | 9 | 54 | 20 | ||||||
Adjusted net earnings from continuing operations attributable to shareholders of the Company | (Note 17) | 183 | 93 | 49 | 276 | 74 | |||||
Earnings/(loss) per share from continuing operations | 0.50 | 0.40 | (0.35) | 0.93 | (0.20) | ||||||
Adjusted net earnings per share from continuing operations | 0.73 | 0.45 | 0.44 | 1.20 | 0.66 |
NOTES:
8) Revenue for Q2-2021 was
9) Operating expenses and depreciation and depletion increased for Q2-2021 compared to Q1-2021 due to the addition of the Wahgnion and Sabodala-Massawa mines, which were acquired on 10 February, 2021, for the full quarter.
10) Royalties were
11) Corporate costs were
12) Acquisition and restructuring costs were
13) The loss on financial instruments was
14) Current income tax expense was
15) Net comprehensive earnings were
16) Adjustments relate mainly to loss/(gain) on financial instruments, loss on discontinued operations, deferred income tax, share based compensation, non-recurring items and acquisition and restructuring costs.
17) Adjusted Net Earnings attributable to shareholders for continuing operations were
OPERATIONS REVIEW SUMMARY
- Continued strong safety record for the Group, with a Lost Time Injury Frequency Rate (“LTIFR”) of 0.16 for the trailing twelve months ending 30 June, 2021.
- The acquisition of Teranga Gold was completed on 10 February, 2021 and the Sabodala-Massawa and Wahgnion assets have been consolidated into the financial statements from this date. The sale of Endeavour's non-core Agbaou mine closed on 1 March, 2021, and has been classified as a discontinued operation.
- A stronger than guided performance was achieved in Q2-2021 due to outperformance at Houndé and Ity which benefited from less rainfall than usual.
- Production increased
18% in Q2-2021 over Q1-2021 to 409koz, while AISC decreased by$15 /oz to$853 /oz, due to the full benefit of consolidated production from Sabodala-Massawa and Wahgnion, and the strong operational performance as noted above.
Table 6: Consolidated Group Production
THREE MONTHS ENDED | SIX MONTHS ENDED | |||||||||
30 June 2021 | 31 March 2021 | 30 June 2020 | 30 June 2021 | 30 June 2020 | ||||||
(All amounts in koz, on a | ||||||||||
Boungou | 39 | 60 | — | 99 | — | |||||
Houndé | 80 | 66 | 57 | 146 | 113 | |||||
Ity | 79 | 71 | 47 | 150 | 108 | |||||
Karma | 25 | 22 | 20 | 47 | 48 | |||||
Mana | 49 | 52 | — | 102 | — | |||||
Sabodala-Massawa1 | 96 | 39 | — | 135 | — | |||||
Wahgnion1 | 41 | 25 | — | 66 | — | |||||
PRODUCTION FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS | 409 | 334 | 125 | 743 | 269 | |||||
Agbaou2 | — | 13 | 24 | 13 | 52 | |||||
GROUP PRODUCTION | 409 | 347 | 149 | 756 | 321 |
1Included for the post acquisition period commencing 10 February, 2021. 2Divested on 1 March, 2021.
Table 7: Consolidated All-In Sustaining Costs1
(All amounts in US$/oz) | THREE MONTHS ENDED | SIX MONTHS ENDED | |||||||||
30 June 2021 | 31 March 2021 | 30 June 2020 | 30 June 2021 | 30 June 2020 | |||||||
Boungou | 950 | 690 | — | 793 | — | ||||||
Houndé | 741 | 839 | 965 | 787 | 1,020 | ||||||
Ity | 806 | 786 | 789 | 796 | 707 | ||||||
Karma | 1,070 | 1,179 | 951 | 1,120 | 889 | ||||||
Mana | 1,016 | 954 | — | 982 | — | ||||||
Sabodala-Massawa1 | 637 | 749 | — | 675 | — | ||||||
Wahgnion1 | 980 | 780 | — | 903 | — | ||||||
Corporate G&A | 25 | 31 | 34 | 28 | 32 | ||||||
Sustaining exploration | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
AISC FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS | 853 | 858 | 938 | 855 | 909 | ||||||
Agbaou2 | — | 1,131 | 955 | 1,131 | 953 | ||||||
GROUP AISC | 853 | 868 | 941 | 860 | 916 |
1Included for the post acquisition period commencing 10 February, 2021. 2Divested on 1 March 2021.
OPERATING ACTIVITIES BY MINE
Boungou Gold Mine, Burkina Faso
Table 8: Boungou Performance Indicators
For The Period Ended | Q2-2021 | Q1-2021 | Q2-2020 | H1-2021 | H1-2020 | ||||||
Tonnes ore mined, kt | 350 | 246 | — | 596 | — | ||||||
Total tonnes mined, kt | 8,347 | 6,672 | — | 15,018 | — | ||||||
Strip ratio (incl. waste cap) | 22.82 | 26.11 | — | 24.18 | — | ||||||
Tonnes milled, kt | 336 | 315 | — | 651 | — | ||||||
Grade, g/t | 3.84 | 5.52 | — | 4.65 | — | ||||||
Recovery rate, % | 95 | 96 | — | 95 | — | ||||||
PRODUCTION, KOZ | 39 | 60 | — | 99 | — | ||||||
Total cash cost/oz | 714 | 619 | — | 657 | — | ||||||
AISC/OZ | 950 | 690 | — | 793 | — |
Q2-2021 vs Q1-2021 Insights
- Gold production significantly decreased relative to Q1-2021, as greater throughput was offset by lower grades. Mining and mill feed was constrained to lower grade areas as the larger mining fleet was focused on waste extraction at the East pit.
- Total tonnes mined was higher following the commissioning of additional mining equipment during Q1-2021. Mining activities continued to focus on the West pit with total tonnes of ore mined increasing as a result of the lower strip ratio and the benefit of mining on the top benches. Pre-stripping activities at the East pit continued during Q2-2021.
- Tonnes milled increased in Q2-2021 relative to Q1-2021 as higher mill utilisation resulted from improved mining fragmentation of the ore, as well as the benefit of improvements made to the SAG mill, pebble crusher and vertical tower mill which started in Q4-2020 following the restart of mining.
- Average processed grade decreased during Q2-2021 as the mill feed was mainly sourced from the lower grade areas of the West Pit, as the higher grade areas were targeted during the restart of mining activities in Q4-2020 and Q1-2021.
- AISC per ounce increased during Q2-2021 compared to Q1-2021 due to the decrease in head grade and higher sustaining capital (an increase of
$165 per ounce) due to waste stripping. Unit mining and unit processing costs decreased due to increased efficiencies as a result of additional mining equipment commissioned in Q1-2021 and improved mining fragmentation. - Sustaining capital expenditures of
$9.0 million during Q2-2021 mainly related to waste capitalisation at the West pit and the TSF lift. - Non-sustaining capital expenditure of
$3.9 million during Q2-2021 mainly related to pre-stripping at the East pit.
2021 Outlook
- Boungou is well positioned to meet its FY-2021 production guidance of 180 - 200koz, while AISC are expected to continue to trend above the guided
$690 - 740 per ounce range as a result of higher fuel prices and increased security costs. - Plant feed is expected to continue to be sourced from the West Pit with waste stripping activities continuing at the East Pit throughout the year. Mill throughput is expected to remain broadly consistent with H1-2021 performance, along with average processed grades, while recovery rates are expected to slightly decline due to the ore characteristics.
- The sustaining capital spend outlook for FY-2021 remains unchanged compared to the initial guidance of
$19.0 million , of which$13.1 million has been incurred in H1-2021. The non-sustaining capital spend outlook for FY-2021 also remains unchanged compared to the initial guidance of$22.0 million , of which$8.4 million has been incurred in H1-2021.
Houndé Gold Mine, Burkina Faso
Table 9: Houndé Performance Indicators
For The Period Ended | Q2-2021 | Q1-2021 | Q2-2020 | H1-2021 | H1-2020 | ||||||
Tonnes ore mined, kt | 1,399 | 1,625 | 1,072 | 3,024 | 1,972 | ||||||
Total tonnes mined, kt | 11,717 | 13,937 | 11,509 | 25,654 | 22,820 | ||||||
Strip ratio (incl. waste cap) | 7.38 | 7.58 | 9.73 | 7.48 | 10.57 | ||||||
Tonnes milled, kt | 1,108 | 1,147 | 1,035 | 2,254 | 2,101 | ||||||
Grade, g/t | 2.47 | 1.89 | 1.91 | 2.17 | 1.83 | ||||||
Recovery rate, % | 92 | 91 | 92 | 92 | 91 | ||||||
PRODUCTION, KOZ | 80 | 66 | 57 | 146 | 113 | ||||||
Total cash cost/oz | 629 | 768 | 772 | 694 | 820 | ||||||
AISC/OZ | 741 | 839 | 965 | 787 | 1,020 |
Q2-2021 vs Q1-2021 Insights
- Production significantly increased due to higher average processed grades, as the high grade Kari Pump ore contributed a higher proportion of the mill feed during the quarter
- Total tonnes mined decreased as a result of decreased availability of mining equipment, as scheduled maintenance and repairs were carried out, as well as mining progressing to deeper elevations. This contributed to the decrease in tonnes of ore mined as the strip ratio remained fairly constant over the previous quarter. Ore tonnes mined were primarily sourced from the Kari Pump and Vindaloo Centre deposits with mining at Vindaloo Main focusing on waste stripping.
- Tonnes milled slightly decreased despite the higher proportion of oxide ore from the Kari Pump pit, as a result of an increase in interruptions to the grid power supply and the increased reliance on generators.
- Average gold grade milled increased along with recoveries due to the increase in the proportion of high grade oxide ore sourced from Kari Pump and a localised nugget effect in the higher grade zones of Kari Pump.
- AISC decreased, despite higher unit costs and sustaining capital spend, due to the increase in production from the higher grade oxide ore sourced from Kari Pump which resulted in increased gold sales. Mining unit costs increased due to scheduled maintenance, higher haulage costs associated with Kari Pump, and increased blasting and grade control drilling carried out during the quarter. Unit processing costs increased, despite an increase in oxide ore processed, due to higher power costs, as generator utilisation increased due to interruptions to the grid power supply.
- Sustaining capital expenditure of
$8.6 million during Q2-2021 mainly related to the waste capitalisation at Vindaloo Main. - Non-sustaining capital expenditure of
$3.0 million during Q2-2021 mainly related to costs associated with the development of the Kari West mining area.
2021 Outlook
- H1-2021 performance was stronger than scheduled due to good mining productivities achieved during the Kari Pump pre-stripping enabling, increased access to high grade oxide ore. As such, Houndé is on track to meet the top half of its FY-2021 production guidance of 240—260koz, with AISC expected to achieve the guided
$855 —905 per ounce range. - Mining activities in H2-2021 will continue to focus on Kari Pump, supplemented by contributions from Bouéré and Vindaloo Centre pits. Mining is expected to focus on lower grade areas during the wet season and as a greater focus is placed on waste stripping activities, primarily related to Vindaloo Main pit and Kari West where the pre-strip is expected to be completed in late 2021. Throughput is expected to slightly decline in H2-2021, while recovery rates are expected to remain similar to H1-2021 and processed grade is expected to be lower following the higher grades brought forward in Q2-2021.
- The sustaining capital spend outlook for FY-2021 remains unchanged compared to the initial guidance of
$39.0 million , of which$13.3 million has been incurred in H1-2021. The non-sustaining capital spend outlook for FY-2021 also remains unchanged compared to the initial guidance of$13.0 million , of which$9.7 million has been incurred in H1-2021.
Ity Gold Mine, Côte D’Ivoire
Table 10: Ity Performance Indicators
For The Period Ended | Q2-2021 | Q1-2021 | Q2-2020 | H1-2021 | H1-2020 | ||||||
Tonnes ore mined, kt | 1,877 | 2,105 | 1,650 | 3,982 | 3,559 | ||||||
Total tonnes mined, kt | 5,934 | 6,816 | 5,374 | 12,750 | 10,600 | ||||||
Strip ratio (incl. waste cap) | 2.16 | 2.24 | 2.26 | 2.20 | 1.98 | ||||||
Tonnes milled, kt | 1,544 | 1,550 | 1,180 | 3,094 | 2,590 | ||||||
Grade, g/t | 1.96 | 1.76 | 1.59 | 1.86 | 1.61 | ||||||
Recovery rate, % | 81 | 79 | 77 | 80 | 81 | ||||||
PRODUCTION, KOZ | 79 | 71 | 47 | 150 | 108 | ||||||
Total cash cost/oz | 720 | 715 | 740 | 718 | 676 | ||||||
AISC/OZ | 806 | 786 | 789 | 796 | 707 |
Q2-2021 vs Q1-2021 Insights
- Production was ahead of expectation due to the increased average processed grade and gold recovery rate as higher grade ore was brought forward in the mine plan
- Total tonnes mined, together with total ore mined, decreased in Q2-2021, due to a decrease in mining equipment availability, as scheduled maintenance was carried out on the excavators. The strip ratio also remained relatively stable. Mining activity continued at the Ity, Bakatouo, Daapleu, Walter, Colline Sud and Flotouo pits with an increase in ore being sourced from the heap dumps.
- Tonnes milled continued to perform above nameplate capacity due to high plant uptime as well as a high proportion of oxide materials from the Daapleu, Bakatouo, Colline Sud pits and the heap dumps, with fresh ore sourced from Daapleu, Bakatouo and Ity pits.
- Average gold grade milled increased in Q2-2021 due to an increase in the grade of the ore sourced from the Daapleu and Bakatouo pits.
- Despite the higher proportion of transitional and fresh ore processed in Q2-2021, recovery rates increased, as higher quality material from Flotouo was treated preferentially displacing the more viscous Verse Ouest material.
- AISC per ounce increased due to higher unit mining costs as a result of longer hauling distance for ore mined from the newly commissioned Flotouo and Walter pits as well as the transition to contractor mining. In addition, unit processing costs increased due to the increase in the proportion of transitional and fresh material and the higher reagent consumption due to an increase in the proportion of Daapleu ore processed. Higher power costs impacted AISC by approximately
$20 /oz due to increased utilisation of generators as a result of temporarily reduced grid power availability. The cost increase was also impacted by higher sustaining capital expenditure. - Sustaining capital expenditures of
$7.1 million during Q2-2021 mainly relates to waste capitalisation at the Ity, Bakatouou and Daapleu pits. - Non-sustaining capital expenditures of
$8.4 million during Q2-2021 mainly relates to the TSF stage 3 lift, the Le Plaque haul road construction and river diversions as well as small processing plant upgrades. - During Q2-2021, Ity transitioned from owner mining to contract mining with Societe de Forage et des Travaux Publics (“SFTP”), a local contractor who are already performing contract mining services at Endeavour’s Karma and Boungou mines. As a part of the transition, the mining fleet at Ity was sold to SFTP for approximately
$24.2 million .
2021 Outlook
- H1-2021 performance was stronger than scheduled due to the benefit of a good processing performance with a combination of higher throughput, grade, and recovery. As such, Ity is on track to meet the top half of its FY-2021 production guidance of 230—250koz, with AISC expected to achieve the top-end of the guided
$800 —850 per ounce range - Waste extraction activities are expected to ramp up at the Ity pit in H2-2021 as stripping which was deferred from H1-2021 is carried out. As a result, the proportion of ore mined from Bakatouo, Daapleu and Colline Sud is expected to decrease in H2-2021. Throughput is expected to be slightly lower in H2-2021 compared to H1-2021 due to the onset of the wet season, while the average processed grade is expected to be lower due to a higher proportion of feed from historical lower grade stockpiles.
- The sustaining capital spend outlook for FY-2021 remains unchanged compared to the initial guidance of
$28.0 million , of which$12.3 million has been incurred in H1-2021. Non-sustaining capital spend for FY-2021 is expected to amount to approximately$40.0 million , of which$20.4 million has been incurred in H1-2021. This increase compared to the initial H1-2021 guidance of$27.0 million is due to initiation of new optimization initiatives, primarily associated with reducing reagent consumption and enhancing recoveries.
Karma Gold Mine, Burkina Faso
Table 11: Karma Performance Indicators
For The Period Ended | Q2-2021 | Q1-2021 | Q2-2020 | H1-2021 | H1-2020 | ||||||
Tonnes ore mined, kt | 1,253 | 1,242 | 1,288 | 2,496 | 2,517 | ||||||
Total tonnes mined, kt | 6,212 | 5,146 | 4,802 | 11,358 | 9,755 | ||||||
Strip ratio (incl. waste cap) | 3.96 | 3.14 | 2.73 | 3.55 | 2.87 | ||||||
Tonnes stacked, kt | 1,267 | 1,380 | 1,238 | 2,647 | 2,352 | ||||||
Grade, g/t | 0.91 | 0.71 | 0.81 | 0.81 | 0.91 | ||||||
Recovery rate, % | 68 | 66 | 80 | 67 | 81 | ||||||
PRODUCTION, KOZ | 25 | 22 | 20 | 47 | 48 | ||||||
Total cash cost/oz | 1,059 | 1,169 | 856 | 1,110 | 834 | ||||||
AISC/OZ | 1,070 | 1,179 | 951 | 1,120 | 889 |
Q2-2021 vs Q1-2021 Insights
- Production increased due to the higher average grade stacked and the higher gold recovery rate, which offset a modest decrease in tonnes stacked.
- Total tonnes mined increased slightly due to an additional load and haul unit, with an increase in strip ratio at GG1 as a higher proportion of transitional ore tonnes were mined. Ore continued to be sourced from the GG1 and Kao North pits.
- Ore tonnes stacked decreased due to slightly lower stacking availability and utilisation. Ore tonnes from the GG1 and Kao North pit were mostly oxide material with a blend of transitional materials that were supplemented with stockpiles.
- The stacked ore grade increased mainly due to a higher average grade sourced from the North Kao pit while the average grade from the GG1 pit also increased slightly.
- The recovery rate increased due to the lower proportion of ore from the GG1 pit and the higher proportion of oxide material stacked, which has a higher associated recovery rate.
- AISC per ounce decreased due to the increased production and associated gold sales which offset the higher mining strip ratio and higher unit processing and G&A costs. Processing unit costs were higher as a result of increased cyanide consumption and the lower Q2-2021 stacking capacity, while G&A unit costs increased as operation management patents taxes were incurred during the quarter.
- Sustaining capital expenditure was
$0.3 million during Q2-2021 and related to mining pit dewatering boreholes and other site equipment upgrades. - Non-sustaining capital expenditure was
$2.1 million during Q2-2021, which was related to construction of new cells within the heap leach pad.
2021 Outlook
- Given its strong H1-2021 performance, Karma is well positioned to meet its FY-2021 production guidance of 80—90koz at an AISC of
$1,220 —$1,300 per ounce - Mining activity is expected to focus on the GG1 pit for the remainder of the year. As a result of the increase in transitional material mined from the GG1 pit, processed grades and recoveries are expected to be lower in H2-2021, while ore stacked is expected to decrease in Q3-2021 due to the wet season, before returning to normal levels in Q4-2021
- The sustaining capital outlook at Karma is expected to be significantly lower than the
$11.0 million guided as a result of the waste development being included as an operating cost for 2021. The non-sustaining capital spend outlook for FY-2021 remains unchanged compared to the initial guidance of$5.0 million , of which$2.9 million has been incurred in H1-2021.
Mana Gold Mine, Burkina Faso
Table 12: Mana Performance Indicators
For The Period Ended | Q2-2021 | Q1-2021 | Q2-2020 | H1-2021 | H1-2020 | ||||||
OP tonnes ore mined, kt | 549 | 355 | — | 904 | — | ||||||
OP total tonnes mined, kt | 7,187 | 8,533 | — | 15,720 | — | ||||||
OP strip ratio (incl. waste cap) | 12.09 | 23.01 | — | 16.38 | — | ||||||
UG tonnes ore mined, kt | 214 | 245 | — | 459 | — | ||||||
Tonnes milled, kt | 670 | 604 | — | 1,275 | — | ||||||
Grade, g/t | 2.49 | 2.90 | — | 2.68 | — | ||||||
Recovery rate, % | 92 | 90 | — | 91 | — | ||||||
PRODUCTION, KOZ | 49 | 52 | — | 102 | — | ||||||
Total cash cost/oz | 911 | 907 | — | 909 | — | ||||||
AISC/OZ | 1,016 | 954 | — | 982 | — |
Q2-2021 vs Q1-2021 Insights
- Production slightly decreased due to a reduction in the average processed grade which was partially offset by an increase in plant throughput and recoveries.
- Total open pit tonnes of ore mined was higher as a result of the lower strip ratio, following the planned waste development at the Wona South pit in Q1-2021, which provided access to a wider ore floor to be mined. In Q2-2021 ore was mainly sourced from Wona Main and Wona South Pits while mining at Wona North Stage 3 completed during Q1-2021.
- Total underground ore tonnes mined decreased as underground mining focused on development and backfilling.
- Tonnes milled increased due to an increase in mill availability and better mining fragmentation, which resulted in higher plant throughput. The ore processed in both Q1-2021 and Q2-2021 was mainly fresh material, sourced from both the open pit and underground mines.
- The average processed grade was lower during Q2-2021 due to a decrease in the proportion of ore sourced from the higher grade underground mine and from the open pit Wona Main deposit.
- AISC increased due to higher sustaining capital spend and increased open pit and underground unit mining costs. The open pit unit mining costs increased due to higher production drilling and blasting activities in the fresh ore areas of Wona South pit, as well as higher underground unit mining costs as a result of increased stope activity costs, which was partially offset by lower unit processing costs due to improved fragmentation.
- Sustaining capital expenditure of
$5.2 million during Q2-2021 mainly relates to underground development and waste capitalisation. - Non-sustaining capital of
$21.1 million during Q2-2021 mainly relates to open pit waste development, the TSF raise and other infrastructure projects.
2021 Outlook
- Given its strong H1-2021 performance driven by strong mill throughput and grades, Mana is well positioned to meet its FY-2021 production guidance of 170 - 190koz at an AISC of
$975 - 1,050 per ounce - In H2-2021, ore will continue to be sourced from the Siou underground mine while open pit mining activities at Siou are expected to wind down. Following optimization studies completed in Q2-2021, Wona will be pursued as an underground operation rather than being continued as an open pit operation and eliminate the need for a large pit cut-back. Underground development at Wona will therefore be expedited, with decline development expected to commence in Q3-2021. Mill throughput and grades are expected to be slightly lower in H2-2021, compared to H1-2021, while recovery rates are expected to remain similar.
- The total sustaining and non-sustaining capital spend outlook for FY-2021 remains unchanged. As a result of the reduction in required stripping activities at Wona, following the decision to shift to underground mining, the FY-2021 sustaining capital outlook is expected to be significantly lower than the
$27.0 million guided, of which$8.0 million has been incurred in H1-2021. Due to the reallocation of capital for the Wona underground development, the non-sustaining capital outlook for FY-2021 is expected to amount to slightly more the$62.0 million guided, of which$45.2 million has been incurred in H1-2021.
Sabodala-Massawa Gold Mine, Senegal
Table 13: Sabodala-Massawa Performance Indicators
For The Period Ended | Q2-2021 | Q1-2021 (Consolidated) | Q1-2021 | H1-2021 (Consolidated) | H1-2020 | ||||||
Tonnes ore mined, kt | 2,111 | 1,056 | 1,622 | 3,167 | — | ||||||
Total tonnes mined, kt | 10,798 | 5,831 | 10,713 | 16,629 | — | ||||||
Strip ratio (incl. waste cap) | 4.11 | 4.52 | 5.62 | 4.25 | — | ||||||
Tonnes milled, kt | 1,067 | 550 | 1,027 | 1,617 | — | ||||||
Grade, g/t | 3.20 | 2.53 | 2.48 | 2.97 | — | ||||||
Recovery rate, % | 89 | 90 | 90 | 90 | — | ||||||
PRODUCTION, KOZ | 96 | 39 | 75 | 135 | — | ||||||
Total cash cost/oz | 548 | 564 | n.a. | 553 | — | ||||||
AISC/OZ | 637 | 749 | n.a. | 675 | — |
Q2-2021 vs Q1-2021 Insights
- Production increased in Q2-2021 compared to Q1-2021 (full quarter basis) mainly due to higher processed grades which more than offset the slightly lower recoveries.
- Tonnes mined increased due to favourable mining conditions experienced in Q2-2021 as a result of the improved haul road profile, improved mining sequencing, additional equipment and increased productivity of shovels and excavators. Tonnes of ore mined increased due to the aforementioned reasons as well as the lower strip ratio. Mining activities in Q2-2021 continued to progress on the Massawa permit with Sofia Main and Sofia North contributing
70% and30% of total ore mined respectively. - Total tonnes milled increased in Q2-2021, due to increased mill availability and utilisation, despite the increase in fresh material milled which resulted in a slight decrease in recoveries
- The average processed grade for the period benefited from the high grade ore from the Sofia Main pit
- Tonnes mined increased due to favourable mining conditions experienced in Q2-2021 as a result of the improved haul road profile, improved mining sequencing, additional equipment and increased productivity of shovels and excavators. Tonnes of ore mined increased due to the aforementioned reasons as well as the lower strip ratio. Mining activities in Q2-2021 continued to progress on the Massawa permit with Sofia Main and Sofia North contributing
- AISC per ounce decreased in Q2-2021 compared to Q1-2021 (for post consolidation period commencing 10 February, 2021) mainly due to the decrease in the strip ratio and lower sustaining capital spend per ounce sold (
$90 /oz vs.$185 /oz) and the lower processing unit cost which more than offset the higher unit mining costs (higher due to increased haulage cost). - Sustaining capital expenditure of
$8.9 million during Q2-2021 mainly relates to purchases of additional mining equipment, TSF raise and planned waste capitalisation. - Non-sustaining capital expenditure of
$5.2 million during Q2-2021 mainly relates to the relocation activities of the Sabodala village, the new haul road and infrastructure developments at the Massawa permit mining areas.
2021 Outlook
- Given its strong H1-2021 performance, Sabodala-Massawa is well positioned to meet its FY-2021 production guidance of 310—330koz at an AISC of
$690 —740 per ounce, for the post acquisition period commencing on 10 February 2021. - The Sofia Main and Sofia North pits will continue to contribute the majority of the ore mined for the remainder of 2021, while waste extraction at Sofia North is expected to increase in H2-2021. Mill throughput and process grades are expected to slightly decrease in H2-2021, compared to Q2-2021, while recovery rates are expected to remain similar.
- The sustaining capital spend outlook for FY-2021 is expected to be slightly above the previously guided
$35.0 million , of which$18.4 million has been incurred in H1-2021, due to investments in mining fleet and additional equipment. The non-sustaining capital spend outlook for FY-2021 is expected to be slightly below the guided$47.0 million , of which$9.7 million has been incurred in H1-2021 due to the deferral of spend on the Sabodala relocation construction and development costs as a greater focus is placed on mining the Sofia pits.
Wahgnion Gold Mine, Burkina Faso
Table 14: Wahgnion Performance Indicators
For The Period Ended | Q2-2021 | Q1-2021 (Consolidated) | Q1-2021 | H1-2021 (Consolidated) | H1-2020 | ||||||
Tonnes ore mined, kt | 1,187 | 649 | 1,183 | 1,836 | — | ||||||
Total tonnes mined, kt | 7,615 | 4,451 | 7,751 | 12,066 | — | ||||||
Strip ratio (incl. waste cap) | 5.42 | 5.86 | 5.55 | 5.57 | — | ||||||
Tonnes milled, kt | 1,016 | 538 | 962 | 1,554 | — | ||||||
Grade, g/t | 1.31 | 1.35 | 1.46 | 1.32 | — | ||||||
Recovery rate, % | 95 | 94 | 95 | 95 | — | ||||||
PRODUCTION, KOZ | 41 | 25 | 43 | 66 | — | ||||||
Total cash cost/oz | 928 | 746 | n.a. | 858 | — | ||||||
AISC/OZ | 980 | 780 | n.a. | 903 | — |
Q2-2021 vs Q1-2021 Insights
- Production decreased in Q2-2021 compared to Q1-2021 (full quarter basis) despite higher mill throughput, due to the lower average grade processed
- Total tonnes and ore mined remained fairly consistent. Ore mined was sourced mainly from the Nogbele North and Nogbele South pits and supplemented with ore from the Fourkoura pit where mining commenced earlier this year.
- Tonnes milled increased as a result of planned maintenance which was carried out in Q1-2021, leading to increased mill availability in Q2-2021. The mill feed blend and recoveries remained consistent with Q1-2021, with minimal transitional ore and a 60/40 split between oxide and fresh ore.
- Average grade milled decreased slightly as the proportion of lower grade ore sourced from the Nogbele South deposit increased during the quarter.
- AISC per ounce increased in Q2-2021 compared to Q1-2021 (for post consolidation period commencing 10 February, 2021) mainly due to increased sustaining capital per ounce sold and higher unit mining and processing costs. Both mining and processing unit costs were higher as a result of increased fuel costs, with increased drilling and blasting and haulage costs also contributing to the higher unit mining cost.
- Sustaining capital expenditure of
$2.5 million during Q2-2021 mainly relates to waste capitalisation and other mining equipment and IT infrastructure upgrades. - Non-sustaining capital expenditure of
$9.0 million during Q2-2021 mainly relates to the TSF stage 2 raise, construction of the airstrip and resettlement costs.
2021 Outlook
- Given its strong H1-2021 performance, Wahgnion is well positioned to meet its FY-2021 production guidance of 140—155koz at an AISC of
$940 —990 per ounce, for the post acquisition period commencing on 10 February 2021. - Mining is expected to continue at Nogbele North, Nogbele South, and Fourkoura pits with significant waste development continuing throughout the year. Plant throughput is expected to decrease in H2-2021 compared to H1-2021 due to the wet season and a higher proportion of fresh ore being processed, while process grades are expected to increase and recovery rates to slightly decline.
- The sustaining capital spend outlook for FY-2021 remains unchanged compared to the initial guidance of
$14.0 million , of which$3.4 million has been incurred in H1-2021, with the remaining spend mainly related to waste extraction. The non-sustaining capital spend outlook for FY-2021 also remains unchanged compared to the initial guidance of$26.0 million , of which$12.8 million has been incurred in H1-2021. The H2-2021 non-sustaining spend mainly relates to construction of a second TSF cell.
EXPLORATION AND DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES
- Exploration efforts remain on track to discover over 2.5 million ounces of Indicated resources in 2021, which represents significantly more than the expected depletion for the year.
- Following significant exploration success in H1-2021, updated resource estimates are expected to be published in H2-2021 notably for Ity, Houndé, Sabodala-Massawa, and Fetekro.
- A total of over 312,000 meters have been drilled across the group during H1-2021, amounting to a total spend of
$50 million , which represents more than half the guided annual spend of$70 -90 million as the exploration programme is more heavily weighted towards the first half of the year to take advantage of the dry season.
Table 15: Consolidated Exploration Expenditures1
(All amounts in US$m) | H1-2021 | 2021 GUIDANCE |
Sabodala-Massawa | 4 | ~13 |
Wahgnion | 2 | ~12 |
Ity | 6 | ~9 |
Mana | 7 | ~8 |
Houndé | 7 | ~7 |
Boungou | 5 | ~7 |
Karma | 0 | ~0 |
MINE SUBTOTAL | 31 | ~56 |
Greenfield and development projects | 19 | ~14 - 34 |
TOTAL | 50 | |
1Consolidated exploration expenditures include expensed, sustaining, and non-sustaining exploration expenditures. Amounts may differ from Management Report due to rounding.
Boungou mine
- An exploration programme of up to
$7.0 million has been planned for 2021, of which$4.6 million was spent in H1-2021 consisting of 24,307 meters of drilling across 245 drillholes. The exploration efforts were focused on delineating near mine targets and the area between the East and West pit. - Drilling conducted in H1-2021 at Natougou NW identified a zone of higher-grade mineralisation trending north-northwest that extends for over 700 meters and remains open to the north. In H2-2021 drilling will focus on delineating this trend. Drilling at Natougou SE, Natougou SW and West Flanc targeted the extension of existing mineralised trends and the evaluation of inferred resources.
- At Boungou NW, H1-2021 drilling evaluated the continuation of the Boungou Shear Zone mineralisation. Initial results are promising and a complete review of all drill results in H2-2021 will guide follow-up drilling in 2022.
Houndé mine
- An exploration programme of up to
$7.0 million has been planned for 2021 of which$6.8 million was spent in H1-2021 consisting of 68,871 meters of drilling across 630 drillholes. The exploration efforts were focused on Vindaloo South, Mambo and the intersection between Kari Gap and Kari Center. - Drilling has confirmed that the Mambo target, located 12km from the Houndé plant, has the potential to be a significant discovery with mineralisation that extends over 800 meters in length and 200 meters wide and remains open to the southwest, northeast, and at depth. During H2-2021, step out drilling will target lateral extensions of Mambo to the southwest and northeast. A maiden resource at Mambo is expected to be published in H2-2021.
- During H1-2021 exploration in the Kari Area and at Vindaloo South was focussed on delineating mineralised extensions which will be pursued in H2-2021.
Ity mine
- An exploration programme of
$9.0 million has been planned for 2021 of which$6.2 million was spent in H1-2021 consisting of 45,144 meters of drilling across 441 drillholes. The exploration efforts were focused on Le Plaque South (Delta Extension), West Flotouo (Verse Ouest), Daapleu Deep, Yopleu-Legaleu and the junction between Bakatouo and Walter. - Drilling on the West Flotouo target, which was informed following a re-interpretation of structural and geological data, led to the discovery of a high grade mineralised lenses immediately below the former Flotouo dump, located in proximity to the plant. A maiden resource is expected to be published in late 2021.
- Drilling in the Le Plaque area focussed on extending mineralisation at Le Plaque South and Yopleu-Legaleu. An updated Le Plaque resource is expected to be published in late 2021.
- Drilling conducted at Daapleu confirmed that mineralisation extends at least 300 meters downdip of the current pit design and the target will be delineated further in H2-2021.
- Drilling at the junction between the Bakatouo and Walter deposits confirmed mineralisation is continuous and that it remains open at depth, and will therefore be further explored in H2-2021.
Karma mine
- In H1-2021, exploration work was carried out as part of the advanced grade control drilling programme, with the aim of delineating near mine extensions and expediting their incorporation in the current mine plan. The focus was on Kao Main, Kao north, Rambo, GG1, GG2, Anomaly B and Kanongo, which will be pursued in H2-2021.
Mana mine
- An exploration programme of up to
$8.0 million has been planned for 2021 of which$7.1 million was spent in H1-2021 consisting of 59,620 meters of drilling across 459 drillholes. The exploration efforts were focused on oxide open pit targets, such as Maoula, and on evaluating underground targets at Siou and Nyafe. - Drilling conducted at Maoula confirmed and extended mineralisation in the western and eastern lenses of the deposit. In H2-2021, exploration work will continue to focus on defining indicated resources and extending the mineralised trend to the southwest, where the deposit remains open. Some delineation drilling was also conducted at Kona North, T2K and Bana West where generally lower grade and non-continuous mineralisation was intercepted.
- Deeper drilling conducted at Siou South, intersected higher grade mineralised zones adjacent to the planned underground development. In H2-2021 further drilling will focus on delineating these higher grade zones.
- At Nyafe, historic drilling and exploitation activities were largely restricted to defining and mining oxide ore due to the refractive nature of the sulphide mineralisation. Scout diamond holes drilled beneath the pits confirmed the down-dip continuation of the structures and higher grade mineralisation. Further drilling is planned to start in late 2021.
Sabodala-Massawa mine
- An exploration programme of up to
$13.0 million has been planned for 2021 of which$3.5 million was spent in H1-2021 consisting of 46,439 meters of drilling across 414 drillholes. The exploration efforts were focused on Samina, Tina and other non-refractory targets within the Massawa area. Following the exploration success, an updated resource is expected to be published in late 2021. - Drilling conducted at the Samina deposit focussed on extending the 500 meters mineralised strike length to over 900 meters, while mineralisation remains open to the north.
- Drilling conducted at the Tina deposit focussed on expanding the inferred resources defined in 2019. The mineralised strike length has been extended by over 300 meters and the deposit remains open to the north and southeast.
- Drilling conducted at the Sofia North deposit followed up on the previously identified Sofia North extension. The extension has been identified to extend over 800 meters along strike and is 150 meters wide, remaining open to the north.
- During the remainder of 2021, exploration work will be focussed on defining resources at Samina, Tina and the Sofia North Extension as well as follow up drilling on other Massawa project area targets.
Wahgnion mine
- An exploration programme of up to
$12.0 million has been planned for 2021 of which$2.6 million was spent in H1-2021 consisting of 9,565 meters of drilling across 81 drillholes. The exploration efforts focused on Nogbele North and Nogbele South deposits, targeting the continuation of mineralised structures between the Nogbele pits. - Exploration efforts are expected to ramp up in H2-2021, and will continue to focus on the extension and expansion of the Nogbele mineralisation. Additionally, the north-northeast continuation of the Fourkoura deposit and the Hillside target will be tested for extensions. Reconnaissance drilling at various attractive targets such as Kafina West and Korindougou will also be completed in H2-2021.
Fetekro project
- In H1-2021, Fetekro was the largest greenfield exploration focus with a total of
$6.4 million spent on exploration work. - In total 43,300 meters of drilling were completed in H1-2021 and 54,117 meters have been completed since the last resource update, published in August 2020. An updated resource estimate is expected to be published in late 2021 due to successful drilling which has focused on extending the Fetekro resource into Lafigué North and in the area between Lafigué Center and Lafigué North.
- At Lafigué North, the exploration programme focused on converting a portion of the remaining inferred resources into indicated resources. At the area between Lafigué Center and Lafigué North, infill drilling focused on delineating recently identified shallow, subparallel, stacked mineralised lenses located outside of the current resource.
- The DFS remains on track to be completed by year-end 2021 with the mining permit expected to be granted in Q3-2021.
Kalana project
- During H1-2021 optimisation of the pre-feasibility study continued, with a particular focus on ore sorting.
- In H2-2021 PFS optimization work will continue along with work on advancing the resettlement site and completion of the Environmental Permit. The DFS remains on track to be completed in Q1-2022.
Afema exploration property
- In H1-2021, Endeavour completed the initial exploration programme initiated by Teranga, drilling 8,347 meters at the Woulo Woulo prospect. Since its discovery in 2020, over 210 drill holes, totalling 31,492 meters of drilling have been completed at Woulo Woulo Main, Woulo Woulo West and Woulo Woulo East.
- An initial resource of 4.196MT at 1.10g/t Au for 148,000 ounces of indicated resources and 3.175MT at 1.03g/t Au for 105,000 ounces of inferred resources have been defined at Woulo Woulo, with further work in H2-2021 focussed on expanding the mineralised trend and delineating other high priority targets within the Afema permit. For associated resource calculation technical notes, please reference the below section entitled “AFEMA’S WOULO-WOULO AREA RESOURCE MODELING”.
- At Woulo Woulo Main the mineralised unit extends over 2.5 km and remains open along strike to the north and south and at depth. The host unit at Woulo Woulo is a highly fractured and veined altered felsic Intrusive which is observed to be approximately 40 to 50 meters thick, occasionally swelling to more than 80 meters in thickness. The mineralized global envelope appears to be quite continuous, with some thinner individual lenses. Higher grade mineralisation has been identified in the north and south extents of Woulo Woulo’s main mineralised unit, with average grades between 1.0 – 1.5g/t gold around the center.
Bantou exploration property
- At Bantou, during H1-2021 exploration work on the Karankasso JV permits focussed on completing soil geochemical surveys and ground geophysical surveys to help advance high priority targets ahead of the Dynkikongolo permit approval, and the start of the resource conversion drilling programmes in H2-2021 on Bantou and Bantou North deposits.
Siguri exploration property
- At Siguiri, a total of 23,000 meters of drilling will start in early H2-2021 on two promising targets that were selected in H1-2021.
CONFERENCE CALL AND LIVE WEBCAST
Management will host a conference call and webcast on Wednesday 4 August, at 8:30 am ET / 1:30 pm BST to discuss the Company's financial results.
The conference call and webcast are scheduled at:
5:30am in Vancouver
8:30am in Toronto and New York
1:30pm in London
8:30pm in Hong Kong and Perth
The webcast can be accessed through the following link:
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Analysts and investors are also invited to participate and ask questions using the dial-in numbers below:
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The conference call and webcast will be available for playback on Endeavour's website.
QUALIFIED PERSONS
Clinton Bennett, Endeavour's VP Metallurgy and Process Improvement - a Fellow of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, is a "Qualified Person" as defined by National Instrument 43-101 - Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects ("NI 43-101") and has reviewed and approved the technical information in this news release.
CONTACT INFORMATION
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ABOUT ENDEAVOUR MINING CORPORATION
Endeavour Mining is one of the world’s senior gold producers and the largest in West Africa, with operating assets across Senegal, Cote d’Ivoire and Burkina Faso and a strong portfolio of advanced development projects and exploration assets in the highly prospective Birimian Greenstone Belt across West Africa.
A member of the World Gold Council, Endeavour is committed to the principles of responsible mining and delivering sustainable value to its employees, stakeholders and the communities where it operates. Endeavour is admitted to listing and to trading on the London Stock Exchange and the Toronto Stock Exchange, under the symbol EDV.
For more information, please visit www.endeavourmining.com.
This document represents Endeavour’s half-yearly report for the purposes of the Disclosure and Transparency Rules (“DTRs”) issued by the UK Financial Conduct Authority (DTR 4.2).
CAUTIONARY STATEMENT ON FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION
This document contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of applicable securities laws. All statements, other than statements of historical fact, are “forward-looking statements”, including but not limited to, statements with respect to Endeavour's plans and operating performance, the estimation of mineral reserves and resources, the timing and amount of estimated future production, costs of future production, future capital expenditures, the success of exploration activities, the anticipated timing for the payment of a shareholder dividend and statements with respect to future dividends payable to the Company’s shareholders, the completion of studies, mine life and any potential extensions, the future price of gold and the share buyback programme. Generally, these forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as "expects", "expected", "budgeted", "forecasts", "anticipates", believes”, “plan”, “target”, “opportunities”, “objective”, “assume”, “intention”, “goal”, “continue”, “estimate”, “potential”, “strategy”, “future”, “aim”, “may”, “will”, “can”, “could”, “would” and similar expressions .
Forward-looking statements, while based on management's reasonable estimates, projections and assumptions at the date the statements are made, are subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to be materially different from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements, including but not limited to: risks related to the successful integration of acquisitions or completion of divestitures; risks related to international operations; risks related to general economic conditions and the impact of credit availability on the timing of cash flows and the values of assets and liabilities based on projected future cash flows; Endeavour’s financial results, cash flows and future prospects being consistent with Endeavour expectations in amounts sufficient to permit sustained dividend payments; the completion of studies on the timelines currently expected, and the results of those studies being consistent with Endeavour’s current expectations; actual results of current exploration activities; production and cost of sales forecasts for Endeavour meeting expectations; unanticipated reclamation expenses; changes in project parameters as plans continue to be refined; fluctuations in prices of metals including gold; fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; increases in market prices of mining consumables; possible variations in ore reserves, grade or recovery rates; failure of plant, equipment or processes to operate as anticipated; extreme weather events, natural disasters, supply disruptions, power disruptions, accidents, pit wall slides, labour disputes, title disputes, claims and limitations on insurance coverage and other risks of the mining industry; delays in the completion of development or construction activities; changes in national and local government legislation, regulation of mining operations, tax rules and regulations and changes in the administration of laws, policies and practices in the jurisdictions in which Endeavour operates; disputes, litigation, regulatory proceedings and audits; adverse political and economic developments in countries in which Endeavour operates, including but not limited to acts of war, terrorism, sabotage, civil disturbances, non-renewal of key licenses by government authorities, or the expropriation or nationalization of any of Endeavour’s property; risks associated with illegal and artisanal mining; environmental hazards; and risks associated with new diseases, epidemics and pandemics, including the effects and potential effects of the global Covid-19 pandemic.
Although Endeavour has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in forward-looking statements, there may be other factors that cause results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended. There can be no assurance that such statements will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. Please refer to Endeavour's most recent Annual Information Form filed under its profile at www.sedar.com for further information respecting the risks affecting Endeavour and its business.
The declaration and payment of future dividends and the amount of any such dividends will be subject to the determination of the Board of Directors, in its sole and absolute discretion, taking into account, among other things, economic conditions, business performance, financial condition, growth plans, expected capital requirements, compliance with the Company's constating documents, all applicable laws, including the rules and policies of any applicable stock exchange, as well as any contractual restrictions on such dividends, including any agreements entered into with lenders to the Company, and any other factors that the Board of Directors deems appropriate at the relevant time. There can be no assurance that any dividends will be paid at the intended rate or at all in the future.
NON-GAAP MEASURES
Some of the indicators used by Endeavour in this press release represent non-IFRS financial measures, including “all-in sustaining cost”, “net debt”, “adjusted EBITDA”, “cash flow from continuing operations”, “total cash cost per ounce” and “net earnings”. These measures are presented as they can provide useful information to assist investors with their evaluation of the pro forma performance. Since the non-IFRS performance measures listed herein do not have any standardized definition prescribed by IFRS, they may not be comparable to similar measures presented by other companies. Accordingly, they are intended to provide additional information and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for measures of performance prepared in accordance with IFRS. Please refer to the non-GAAP measures section of the Company’s most recently filed management discussion and Analysis for a reconciliation of the non-IFRS financial measures used in this press release.
AFEMA’S WOULO-WOULO AREA RESOURCE MODELING
The geological models, statistical analysis and resource estimates were prepared by Kevin Harris, CPG is Endeavour Mining's Vice President Resources and a Qualified Person as defined by NI 43-101. The Woulo-Woulo Mineral Resource Estimate (MREs) was developed within the Afema project area in Leapfrog Geo and Geovia Surpac software. Mineral Resource estimates follow the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum ("CIM") definitions standards for mineral resources and reserves and have been completed in accordance with the Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects as defined by National Instrument 43-101.
The mineralisation model for Woulo-Woulo was developed in Leapfrog Geo with the drilling data as of 18 June, 2021. Twelve mineralised domains were defined within the approximately 2.9 km strike length of the deposit defined so far. The gold assays from the drill holes were composited to one-meter intervals within the mineralised wireframes and capped by the mineralised domain, or not at all depending on the high-grade outliers within the individual lens. Four of the domains were capped at 10 g/t Au and the remainder were not capped. The spatial relationship of the gold grade distribution was analysed for each mineralized domain using directional variograms. The majority of the lenses showed a good continuity of gold grade along strike and down-dip and were used to establish ordinary kriging (“OK”) estimation parameters. Density parameters were determined by weathering zone. The saprolite is 1.8 t/m3, saprock is 2.2 t/m3 and fresh rock is 2.8 t/m3. The gold grade was estimated using Ordinary Kriging (OK), constrained by the mineralised domains. The grade was estimated in multiple passes to define the higher confidence areas and to extend the grade into areas of extrapolated mineralization. The grade estimation was validated by visually comparing drilling data and block grades, comparing inverse distance squared and OK estimated grades and by swath plots comparing block grades and composite grades.
No Measured resources have been estimated. The mineralisation was classified as Indicated and Inferred Mineral Resources depending on the sample spacing, number samples, confidence in mineralised zone continuity and geostatistical analysis. The Indicated Mineral Resource was defined by least three-drill holes within a 50 meter search using a minimum of 7 and a maximum of 20 samples. Inferred Mineral Resource classification was defined by a minimum of three samples within a 75 meter search.
The Mineral Resources were constrained by
Mineral Resources that are not Mineral Reserves do not have demonstrated economic viability.
Reported tonnage and grade figures have been rounded from raw estimates to reflect the relative accuracy of the estimate. Minor variations may occur during the addition of rounded numbers.
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Table of Contents
MANAGEMENT REPORT | |
1. BUSINESS OVERVIEW | 3 |
1.1. OPERATIONS DESCRIPTION | 3 |
2. HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE THREE AND SIX MONTHS ENDED 30 JUNE 2021 | 4 |
3. ENVIRONMENTAL, SOCIAL AND GOVERNANCE | 5 |
3.1. HEALTH AND SAFETY | 5 |
3.2. COVID-19 RESPONSE | 6 |
4. OPERATIONS REVIEW | 8 |
4.1 OPERATIONAL REVIEW SUMMARY | 8 |
4.2. BOUNGOU GOLD MINE | 9 |
4.3. HOUNDE GOLD MINE | 11 |
4.4. ITY GOLD MINE | 13 |
4.5. KARMA GOLD MINE | 15 |
4.6. MANA GOLD MINE | 17 |
4.7. SABODALA-MASSAWA GOLD MINE | 19 |
4.8. WAHGNION GOLD MINE | 21 |
4.9. DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS | 23 |
5. FINANCIAL REVIEW | 24 |
5.1. STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE EARNINGS | 24 |
5.2. SUMMARISED CASH FLOWS | 26 |
5.3. SUMMARISED BALANCE SHEET | 28 |
5.4. LIQUIDITY AND FINANCIAL CONDITION | 29 |
5.5. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS | 30 |
5.6. ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND CRITICAL JUDGEMENTS | 30 |
6. USE OF PROCEEDS | 30 |
7. NON-GAAP MEASURES | 31 |
7.1 ALL-IN MARGIN | 31 |
7.2. ADJUSTED EBITDA | 32 |
7.3. CASH AND ALL-IN SUSTAINING COST PER OUNCE OF GOLD SOLD | 32 |
7.4. ADJUSTED NET EARNINGS AND ADJUSTED NET EARNINGS PER SHARE | 35 |
7.5. OPERATING CASH FLOW PER SHARE | 35 |
7.6. NET DEBT, NET CASH/ADJUSTED EBITDA RATIO | 35 |
7.7. RETURN ON CAPITAL EMPLOYED | 36 |
8. QUARTERLY AND ANNUAL FINANCIAL AND OPERATING RESULTS | 37 |
9. PRINCIPAL RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES | 39 |
10. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES | 42 |
10.1. DISCLOSURE CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES | 42 |
10.2. INTERNAL CONTROLS OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING | 42 |
10.3. LIMITATIONS OF CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES | 42 |
11. RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENTS | 43 |
UNAUDITED INTERIM CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS | |
INDEPENDENT REVIEW REPORT TO ENDEAVOUR MINING PLC | 45 |
UNAUDITED INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME | 47 |
UNAUDITED INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS | 48 |
UNAUDITED INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION | 50 |
UNAUDITED INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY | 51 |
NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED INTERIM CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS | 52 |
This Management Report should be read in conjunction with Endeavour Mining plc’s (“Endeavour ”, the “Company”, or the “Group”) condensed interim consolidated financial statements for the three and six months ended 30 June 2021 which has been prepared in accordance with UK adopted International Accounting Standard 34-Interim Financial Reporting using accounting policies consistent with International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”) or (“GAAP”) and are included in section 2.1 of the unaudited interim condensed financial statements for the three and six months ended 30 June 2021, as well as the audited consolidated financial statements for the years ended 31 December 2020 and 2019 and notes thereto which has been prepared in accordance with IFRS. This Management Report is prepared as an equivalence to the Company’s Management Discussions & Analysis (“MD&A”) which is the Canadian filing requirement in accordance with National Instrument 51-102, Continuous Disclosure Obligations (“NI 51-102”), and includes all of the disclosures as required by NI 51-102.
This Management Report contains “forward-looking statements” that are subject to risk factors set out in a cautionary note contained herein. The reader is cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. All figures are in United States Dollars, unless otherwise indicated. Tabular amounts are in thousands of United States Dollars, except per share amounts and where otherwise indicated. This Management Report is prepared as of 3 August 2021. Additional information relating to the Company is available, including the Company’s prospectus (available on the Company’s website at www.endeavourmining.com) and the Company’s Annual Information Form (available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com).
1. BUSINESS OVERVIEW
1.1. OPERATIONS DESCRIPTION
Endeavour is a multi-asset gold producer focused on West Africa and dual-listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange (“TSX”) and the London Stock Exchange (“LSE”) under the symbol EDV on both exchanges. The Company’s assets include five mines (Houndé, Mana, Boungou, Wahgnion and Karma) in Burkina Faso, the Ity mine in Côte d’Ivoire, the Sabodala-Massawa mine in Senegal, six development projects (Fetekro, Kalana, Bantou, Nabanga, Golden Hill and Afema) and a strong portfolio of exploration assets on the highly prospective Birimian Greenstone Belt across Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, Mali, Senegal, and Guinea. On 10 February 2021, Endeavour completed the acquisition of Teranga Gold Corporation (“Teranga”), a TSX-listed gold company which owned the Sabodala-Massawa and Wahgnion mines, as well as certain development and exploration assets. On 1 March 2021, the Company completed the disposition of its Agbaou mine in Côte d’Ivoire.
As a leading global gold producer and the largest in West Africa, Endeavour is committed to principles of responsible mining and delivering sustainable value to its employees, stakeholders, and the communities where it operates.
2. HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE THREE AND SIX MONTHS ENDED 30 JUNE 2021
Table 16: Consolidated Highlights
THREE MONTHS ENDED | SIX MONTHS ENDED | ||||||
($’000s) | Unit | 30 June 2021 | 30 June 2020 | 30 June 2021 | 30 June 2020 | ||
Operating data from continuing operations | |||||||
Gold produced | oz | 408,992 | 124,561 | 743,254 | 268,994 | ||
Gold sold | oz | 420,761 | 124,761 | 784,279 | 271,892 | ||
Realised gold price1 | $/oz | 1,791 | 1,680 | 1,771 | 1,603 | ||
All-in sustaining costs (AISC) per ounce sold 2 | $/oz | 853 | 938 | 855 | 909 | ||
Cash flow data from continuing operations | |||||||
Operating cash flows before working capital | $ | 285,650 | 74,909 | 549,068 | 170,238 | ||
Operating cash flows before working capital per share2 | $/share | 1.13 | 0.67 | 2.39 | 1.54 | ||
Operating cash flows | $ | 300,475 | 53,497 | 507,218 | 153,396 | ||
Operating cash flows per share2 | $/share | 1.19 | 0.48 | 2.21 | 1.38 | ||
Profit and loss data from continuing operations | |||||||
Revenue1 | $ | 753,427 | 209,582 | 1,389,219 | 435,902 | ||
Earnings from mine operations | $ | 272,976 | 75,584 | 479,590 | 147,763 | ||
Net comprehensive earnings/(loss) attributable to shareholders | $ | 126,779 | (38,488) | 213,443 | (21,817) | ||
Basic earnings/(loss) per share attributable to shareholders | $/share | 0.50 | (0.35) | 0.93 | (0.20) | ||
EBITDA2 | $ | 363,322 | 22,625 | 696,253 | 124,451 | ||
Adjusted EBITDA2 | $ | 399,755 | 99,262 | 706,197 | 206,182 | ||
Adjusted net earnings attributable to shareholders2 | $ | 183,147 | 49,217 | 276,321 | 73,666 | ||
Adjusted net earnings per share attributable to shareholders2 | $/share | 0.73 | 0.44 | 1.20 | 0.66 | ||
Balance Sheet Data | |||||||
Cash | $ | 832,877 | 357,343 | 832,877 | 357,343 | ||
Net Debt/(Cash)2 | $ | 77,123 | 472,654 | 77,123 | 472,654 | ||
Net Debt/(Cash)/ Adjusted EBITDA (LTM) ratio2 | : | 0.07 | 1.00 | 0.07 | 1.00 |
1 Revenue and ealized gold price are inclusive of the Sabodala-Massawa and Karma streams.
2 This is a non-GAAP measure. Refer to the non-GAAP measure section of this Management Report.
3. ENVIRONMENT, SOCIAL AND GOVERNANCE
Endeavour is committed to being a responsible gold miner, creating long-term value and sharing the benefits of its operations among all its stakeholders, including employees, host communities and shareholders. As the largest gold miner in West Africa and a trusted partner, Endeavour’s operations have the potential to provide a significant positive impact on the economies and social development of its local communities and host countries, while inimizing their impact on the environment.
Environment, social and governance (“ESG”) policies, systems and practices are embedded throughout the business and the Company reports annually on its ESG performance via its Sustainability Report. A dedicated sustainability governance structure has been established with an Environment, Sustainability and Governance Committee at board level, which the management of the ESG Committee reports into.
The Responsible Gold Mining Principles (“RGMPs”)
The RGMPs were launched by the World Gold Council, the industry body responsible for stimulating and sustaining demand for gold, to reflect the commitment of the world’s leading gold producers to responsible mining. The RGMPs provide a comprehensive ESG reporting framework that sets out clear expectations as to what constitutes responsible gold mining to help provide confidence to investors, supply chain participants and ultimately, consumers.
The RGMPs consist of ten umbrella principles and fifty-one detailed principles that cover key ESG themes. Member companies have three years to comply with the RGMPs and are required to obtain external assurance on their conformance to the RGMPs.
During 2020, Endeavour received external assurance on its first RGMP, 1.7 Accountabilities and Reporting and continued to progress on the implementation of the other RGMPs, including commissioning an independent external readiness assessment to confirm Endeavour’s internal gap assessment (conducted in 2019) and to provide additional recommendations in preparation for external assurance. For the year ended 31 December 2020, Endeavour received external assurance on seven RGMPs, the details of which are included in the Company’s 2020 Sustainability Report.
Responding to Climate Change
Being responsible stewards of the environment is critical to the Group’s long-term success. The Group has been reporting on its Scope 1 and Scope 2 greenhouse gas emissions since 2017 and Scope 3 emissions since 2019.
In Q2-21, Endeavour launched an augmented ESG strategy to reflect Company’s increased size. Central to the strategy is protecting the environment, with a core focus on tackling climate change, water stewardship, conserving biodiversity as well as plastic waste, a material issue in its host countries.
As part of Endeavour’s journey to net zero by 2050, the Company is working on its roadmap to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions intensity by
To support this commitment,
Sustainability Update
During Q2-2021, Endeavour published its 2020 Sustainability Report. This Report marks a new milestone in the Company’s disclosure with the continued enhancement of transparency and the adoption of standards set by the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (“TCFD”) and the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (“SASB”). In addition, external assurance was obtained for the first time on key ESG indicators.
To increase transparency on local procurement, Endeavour has also adopted the Local Procurement Reporting Mechanism (“LPRM”), a framework created by Mining Shared Value to support transparency within the supply chain and standardize information on mine site procurement.
Endeavour’s 2020 sustainability highlights include:
95% of the Group’s workforce is from host countries and66% of senior management is from West Africa74% of total procurement, amounting to approximately$622 million , spent on in-country suppliers, supporting over 2,000 national and local businesses- Distribution of
$894 million in economic value to host countries, including$262 million in taxes and royalties - Invested
$24 million , equivalent to$27 per ounce of gold produced, in local communities and host countries, including$6 million to support the fight against COVID-19 - Successful decrease in malaria cases by
19% and the Group’s malaria incidence rate by38% - Fourth consecutive year of no significant environmental incidents, since annual sustainability reporting began
- Greenhouse gas emission intensity (CO2-equivalent per oz gold produced) reduced by
13% compared to 2018 - Significantly improved CDP Climate Change score from D- to C and achieved a C for Water Security performance
Launch of an augmented ESG Strategy
During the quarter, Endeavour announced an updated ESG strategy to reflect its increased size and scale. Endeavour’s ESG strategy is centered around two key pillars: investing in host countries and protecting the environment (as detailed above). These two pillars are underpinned by a strong governance framework and linked to clear, measurable ESG-related executive compensation targets (as outlined in the 2021 Management Information Circular).
The Company has also created the Endeavour Foundation, which will be its primary vehicle to implement its social investments and sustainability projects at the regional and national levels. The Endeavour Foundation’s focus areas are health, particularly malaria, education, access to water and energy, and economic development. The Endeavour Foundation will supplement the efforts being undertaken by ECODEV, an economic development fund established by Endeavour to support local economic growth by promoting and investing in the creation of long-term, sustainable, small and medium enterprises.
3.1. HEALTH AND SAFETY
Endeavour puts the highest priority on safe work practices and systems. The Company’s ultimate aim is to achieve “zero harm” performance. The following table shows the safety statistics for the trailing twelve months ended 30 June 2021. The Group’s lost time injury frequency rate (“LTIFR”) continues to be well below the industry benchmark.
Table 17: LTIFR2 and TRIFR3 Statistics for the Trailing Twelve Months ended 30 June 2021 1
Incident Category | |||||||||
Fatality | Lost Time Injury | Total People Hours | LTIFR2 | TRIFR3 | |||||
Boungou1 | — | 1 | 2,679,945 | 0.37 | 1.87 | ||||
Houndé | — | — | 4,749,512 | — | 1.26 | ||||
Ity | — | 1 | 5,975,853 | 0.17 | 1.51 | ||||
Karma | — | — | 3,195,348 | — | — | ||||
Mana1 | — | — | 5,008,755 | — | 3.39 | ||||
Non Operations4 | — | 1 | 4,024,433 | 0.25 | 0.50 | ||||
Sabodala-Massawa1 | — | 1 | 2,532,725 | 0.39 | 2.76 | ||||
Wahgnion1 | — | 1 | 2,180,042 | 0.46 | 2.75 | ||||
Total | — | 5 | 30,346,613 | 0.16 | 1.60 |
1Data relating to the acquired SEMAFO and Teranga entities have been included from their acquisition date.
2LTIFR = Number of LTIs in the Period x 1,000,000 / Total people hours worked for the period.
3Total Recordable Injury Frequency Rate (“TRIFR”) = Number of (LTI+Fatalities+Restricted Work Injury+Medical Treated Injury+First Aid Injury) in the period x 1,000,000 / Total people hours worked for the period.
4 “Non Operations” includes Corporate, Kalana and Exploration.
3.2. COVID-19 RESPONSE
Since the outbreak of the global COVID-19 pandemic, Endeavour has focused on the well-being of its employees, contractors and local communities, while ensuring business continuity. In addition, host governments in Côte d’Ivoire, Burkina Faso, Senegal and Mali have taken strict and pro-active measures to minimise overall exposure in their countries.
Protecting the well-being of employees, contractors, and local communities
- Endeavour has implemented a range of preventative measures at all its sites, including social distancing, health screening, augmented hygiene and restricted access to sites. During Q2-21, this has also included vaccination awareness campaigns across sites and offices.
- Endeavour has donated key medical equipment and supplies to regional, community and on-site medical centres across all four countries of its projects and operations and continues to monitor the needs of its communities.
- A range of community programmes have been implemented during the pandemic, including micro-credit programmes, which have helped to support people in host communities whose livelihoods were impacted by the pandemic, and e-learning programmes in Burkina Faso to facilitate access to distance learning for students.
Business continuity response plan
- In early March 2020, Endeavour put in place a business continuity plan to mitigate the risks and potential impact of the global COVID-19 pandemic, which has three levels of response:
- Level 1, which the Group is currently operating under, involves a range of preventative measures including temperature checks, restricted access to sites, social distancing, increased hygiene standards and mandatory quarantine periods for employees arriving in-country, while otherwise continuing operations as normal.
- Level 2 is designed to be initiated should COVID-19 become more prevalent in the countries in which the Group operates and involves comprehensive restrictions on movement into and out of the mines. Under these circumstances, Endeavour’s mines would be isolated, but mining operations and the shipment of gold would continue.
- Level 3 involves the full or partial suspension of mining and processing operations.
- The Company’s cloud-based strategy ensures that employees who need to work from home are able to access all the relevant applications, systems and collaboration tools needed to perform their duties. In addition, the Company’s cyber security response has been updated and is constantly tracked in light of the increased cyber security risk generally observed during the pandemic.
4. OPERATIONS REVIEW
The following tables summarises operating results for the three and six months ended 30 June 2021 and 30 June 2020.
4.1. Operational Review Summary
- Q2-2021 consolidated production from continuing operations amounted to 408,992 ounces, an increase of 284,431 ounces or
228% compared to Q2-2020. Group production increased due to higher production at Houndé, Ity and Karma as well as the addition of the Mana and Boungou mines which were acquired on 1 July 2020 and the Wahgnion and Sabodala-Massawa mines which were acquired on 10 February 2021. Group AISC from continuing operations decreased by9% or$85 per ounce primarily due to the inclusion of lower cost Wahgnion and Sabodala-Massawa mines during the quarter as well as lower cost at Houndé due to lower sustaining capital expenditure. - H1-2021 consolidated production from continuing operations increased by 474,260 ounces or
176% which was more than double that of H1-2020, as a result of the addition of four new mines (Mana, Boungou, Wahgnion and Sabodala-Massawa) since the end of Q2-2020. AISC for all operations decreased by$56 per ounce or6% to$860 per ounce due to the inclusion of lower cost Wahgnion and Sabodala-Massawa mines during the quarter as well as lower cost at Houndé due to lower sustaining capital.
Table 18: Group Production
THREE MONTHS ENDED | SIX MONTHS ENDED | |||||||
30 June 2021 | 30 June 2020 | 30 June 2021 | 30 June 2020 | |||||
(All amounts in koz, on a | ||||||||
Boungou | 39 | — | 99 | — | ||||
Houndé | 80 | 57 | 146 | 113 | ||||
Ity | 79 | 47 | 150 | 108 | ||||
Karma | 25 | 20 | 47 | 48 | ||||
Mana | 49 | — | 102 | — | ||||
Sabodala-Massawa1 | 96 | — | 135 | — | ||||
Wahgnion1 | 41 | — | 66 | — | ||||
PRODUCTION FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS | 409 | 125 | 743 | 269 | ||||
Agbaou2 | — | 24 | 13 | 52 | ||||
GROUP PRODUCTION | 409 | 149 | 756 | 321 |
1Included for the post acquisition period commencing 10 February, 2021.
2Divested on 1 March, 2021.
Table 19: Group All-In Sustaining Costs1
(All amounts in US$/oz) | THREE MONTHS ENDED | SIX MONTHS ENDED | |||||||
30 June 2021 | 30 June 2020 | 30 June 2021 | 30 June 2020 | ||||||
Boungou | 950 | — | 793 | — | |||||
Corporate G&A | 25 | 34 | 28 | 32 | |||||
Houndé | 741 | 965 | 787 | 1,020 | |||||
Ity | 806 | 789 | 796 | 707 | |||||
Karma | 1,070 | 951 | 1,120 | 889 | |||||
Mana | 1,016 | — | 982 | — | |||||
Sabodala-Massawa2 | 637 | — | 675 | — | |||||
Wahgnion2 | 980 | — | 903 | — | |||||
AISC1 FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS | 853 | 938 | 855 | 909 | |||||
Agbaou3 | — | 955 | 1,131 | 953 | |||||
GROUP AISC1 | 853 | 941 | 860 | 916 |
1This is a non-GAAP measure.
2Included for the post acquisition period commencing 10 February 2021.
3Divested on 1 March 2021.
4.2 Boungou Gold Mine, Burkina Faso
Table 20: Boungou Key Performance Indicators4
THREE MONTHS ENDED | SIX MONTHS ENDED | ||||||||
Unit | 30 June 2021 | 30 June 2020 | 30 June 2021 | 30 June 2020 | |||||
Operating Data | |||||||||
Tonnes ore mined | kt | 350 | — | 596 | — | ||||
Tonnes of waste mined | kt | 7,996 | — | 14,422 | — | ||||
Tonnes of ore milled | kt | 336 | — | 651 | — | ||||
Average gold grade milled | g/t | 3.84 | — | 4.65 | — | ||||
Recovery rate | % | 95 | — | 95 | — | ||||
Gold produced | oz | 38,802 | — | 98,549 | — | ||||
Gold sold | oz | 37,974 | — | 95,833 | — | ||||
Realised gold price | $/oz | 1,801 | — | 1,783 | — | ||||
Financial Data ($'000) | |||||||||
Revenue | $ | 68,375 | — | 170,851 | — | ||||
Operating expenses | $ | (23,580) | — | (56,924) | — | ||||
Royalties | $ | (4,147) | — | (10,341) | — | ||||
Non-cash operating expenses2 | $ | 624 | — | 4,329 | — | ||||
Total Cash Cost1 | $ | (27,103) | — | (62,936) | — | ||||
Sustaining capital1 | $ | (8,955) | — | (13,065) | — | ||||
Total All-in Sustaining Costs1 | $ | (36,058) | — | (76,001) | — | ||||
Non-sustaining capital1 | $ | (3,932) | — | (8,425) | — | ||||
Total All-in Costs1 | $ | (39,990) | — | (84,426) | — | ||||
All-In Margin1, 3 | $ | 28,385 | — | 86,425 | — | ||||
Cash cost per ounce sold1 | $/oz | 714 | — | 657 | — | ||||
Mine All-In Sustaining Costs per ounce sold1 | $/oz | 950 | — | 793 | — |
1 Non-GAAP measure. Refer to the non-GAAP Measures section for further details.
2 Non-cash operating expenses relates to the reversal in the period of the fair value adjustment of inventory on hand at the acquisition date.
3 All-In Margin is calculated as revenue less all-in costs for the period.
4 Analysis of operations is only for the period after its acquisition by Endeavour on 1 July 2020.
Q2-2021 Insights
- Production of 38,802 ounces on account of ore milled from lower grade areas of the West pit offsetting higher plant throughput which resulted from good fragmentation of mined materials as well as good recovery rates.
- Tonnes mined in the quarter focused on a combination of pre-stripping of the top oxide benches in the West Pit Phase 3 and fresh waste rock in West Pit Phase 2 and with pre-stripping activity in the East Pit, following completion of mobilisation of the mining contractor fleet. Tonnes of ore mined was mainly sourced from the West pit.
- Tonnes milled benefited from high throughput associated with good fragmentation of material mined as well as operational improvements made to optimise feed to the SAG mill, pebble crusher and vertical tower mill.
- Processed grade was lower as mill feed was mainly sourced from lower grade areas of the West Pit per the mining sequence.
- AISC was
$950 per ounce due to planned sustaining capital expenditures, which were partially offset by lower unit mining costs associated with the low strip ratio and higher portion of oxide ore mined, and a lower unit processing cost due to higher throughput. - Sustaining capital expenditure was
$9.0 million and related predominantly to waste capitalisation at the West pit and the commencement of the TSF wall raise #3. - Non-sustaining capital expenditure was
$3.9 million and related to pre-stripping at the East pit.
H1-2021 Insights
- Strong production during Q1-2021 offset the decrease in production during Q2-2021 as a result of lower average processed grade despite higher plant throughput.
- Total tonnes mined was high, which is attributable to ramp up of mining activities following the commissioning of additional mining equipment during Q1-2021 and the benefit of mining on the top benches as well as lower strip ratio during Q2-2021. Pre-stripping activities at the East pit which started in Q1-2021 continued during Q2-2021. Tonnes of ore mined was mainly sourced from the West pit during H1-2021.
- Tonnes milled increased through the period as a result of the higher mill utilisation due to better mining fragmentation, as well as the benefit of operational improvements to optimise the feed to the SAG mill, pebble crusher and vertical tower mill.
- Average processed grade decreased during the period as the mill feed was increasingly sourced from the lower grade areas of the West Pit towards the end of the period, in accordance with the mining sequence, following completion of mining of the higher grade areas which required minimal waste stripping during the restart of mining activities in Q4-2020 and Q1-2021.
- AISC per ounce increased during Q2-2021 compared to Q1-2021 due to an increase in sustaining waste capital. Unit mining and unit processing cost decreased in Q2-2021 compared to Q1-2021, benefiting from increased tonnes mined and processed.
- Sustaining capital expenditures of
$13.1 million during H1-2021 related to waste capitalisation at West pit and the commencement of the TSF wall raise #3. - Non-sustaining capital expenditure of
$8.4 million related to pre-stripping at the East pit.
2021 Outlook
- Boungou is well positioned to meet its FY-2021 production guidance of 180 - 200koz, while AISC are expected to continue to trend above the guided
$690 - 740 per ounce range as a result of higher fuel prices and increased security costs. - Plant feed is expected to continue to be sourced from the West Pit with waste stripping activities continuing at the East Pit throughout the year. Mill throughput is expected to remain broadly consistent with H1-2021 performance, along with average processed grades, while recovery rates are expected to slightly decline due to the ore characteristics.
- The sustaining capital spend outlook for FY-2021 remains unchanged compared to the initial guidance of
$19.0 million , of which$13.1 million has been incurred in H1-2021. The non-sustaining capital spend outlook for FY-2021 also remains unchanged compared to the initial guidance of$22.0 million , of which$8.4 million has been incurred in H1-2021.
2021 Exploration Programme
- An exploration programme of up to
$7.0 million has been planned for 2021, of which$4.6 million was spent in H1-2021 consisting of 24,307 meters of drilling across 245 drillholes. The exploration efforts were focused on delineating near mine targets and the area between the East and West pit. - Drilling conducted in H1-2021 at Natougou NW identified a zone of higher-grade mineralisation trending north-northwest that extends for over 700 meters and remains open to the north. In H2-2021 drilling will focus on delineating this trend. Drilling at Natougou SE, Natougou SW and West Flanc targeted the extension of existing mineralised trends and the evaluation of inferred resources.
- At Boungou NW, H1-2021 drilling evaluated the continuation of the Boungou Shear Zone mineralisation. Initial results are promising and a complete review of all drill results in H2-2021 will guide follow-up drilling in 2022.
4.3 Houndé Gold Mine, Burkina Faso
Table 21: Houndé Key Performance Indicators
THREE MONTHS ENDED | SIX MONTHS ENDED | ||||||||
Unit | 30 June 2021 | 30 June 2020 | 30 June 2021 | 30 June 2020 | |||||
Operating Data | |||||||||
Tonnes ore mined | kt | 1,399 | 1,072 | 3,024 | 1,972 | ||||
Tonnes of waste mined | kt | 10,319 | 10,437 | 22,630 | 20,848 | ||||
Tonnes milled | kt | 1,108 | 1,035 | 2,254 | 2,101 | ||||
Average gold grade milled | g/t | 2.47 | 1.91 | 2.17 | 1.83 | ||||
Recovery rate | % | 92 | 92 | 92 | 91 | ||||
Gold produced | oz | 79,632 | 57,444 | 145,686 | 113,304 | ||||
Gold sold | oz | 76,827 | 57,431 | 143,858 | 114,102 | ||||
Realised gold price | $/oz | 1,790 | 1,745 | 1,780 | 1,657 | ||||
Financial Data ($'000) | |||||||||
Revenue | $ | 137,549 | 100,190 | 256,070 | 189,026 | ||||
Operating expenses | $ | (41,556) | (36,304) | (82,051) | (78,407) | ||||
Royalties | $ | (6,803) | (8,025) | (17,815) | (15,130) | ||||
Total Cash Cost1 | $ | (48,359) | (44,329) | (99,866) | (93,537) | ||||
Sustaining capital1 | $ | (8,602) | (11,117) | (13,304) | (22,891) | ||||
Total All-In Sustaining Costs1 | $ | (56,961) | (55,446) | (113,170) | (116,428) | ||||
Non-sustaining capital1 | $ | (2,985) | (5,750) | (9,681) | (7,565) | ||||
Total All-in Costs1 | $ | (59,946) | (61,196) | (122,851) | (123,993) | ||||
All-In Margin1, 2 | $ | 77,603 | 38,994 | 133,219 | 65,033 | ||||
Cash cost per ounce sold1 | $/oz | 629 | 772 | 694 | 820 | ||||
Mine All-In Sustaining Costs per ounce sold1 | $/oz | 741 | 965 | 787 | 1,020 |
1 Non-GAAP measure. Refer to the non-GAAP Measures section for further details.
2 All-In Margin is calculated as revenue less all-in costs for the period.
Q2-2021 vs Q2-2020 insights
- Production increased significantly relative to Q2-2020 due to higher plant throughput from the addition of high grade oxide materials sourced from the Kari Pump area while recovery rate remained consistent with prior periods.
- Tonnes of ore mined increased due to an increase in the proportion of oxide ore tonnes mined and a lower strip ratio. Mining was focused on high grade oxide ore at Kari Pump and supplemented by fresh ore from the Vindaloo Center and Bouéré pits. Mining ramped up at Kari Pump following pre-stripping in Q2-2020 and the planned waste stripping in Q1-2021.
- Tonnes milled increased due to the increased milling rate that resulted from higher proportion of oxide ore in the blend.
- Average gold grade milled increased due to the benefit of higher grade ore from the Kari-Pump and Bouéré pits, supplemented by lower amounts of lower grade fresh ore from Vindaloo Center.
- AISC decreased due to lower sustaining capital which was offset by higher unit mining cost as a result of more tonnes sourced from the Kari Pump area which has a longer hauling distance. Processing unit costs remained consistent.
- Sustaining capital of
$8.6 million is related to waste capitalisation at the Vindaloo Main pit. - Non-sustaining capital of
$3.0 million is related to the costs associated with the development of the Kari West pit.
H1-2021 vs H1-2020 Insights
- Production increased due to increased throughput and higher average processed grades, mainly as a result of the ramp-up of the Kari Pump deposit.
- Tonnes of ore mined increased mainly due to the ramp up at the Kari Pump pit, which allowed further optionality in the mine plan compared to prior periods when Kari Pump was at the pre-stripping stage.
- Tonnes milled increased as mill throughput improved due to the higher proportion of oxide ore from the Kari Pump pit, offsetting the higher volumes of fresh ore from the Vindaloo Main and Bouéré pits.
- Average gold grade milled increased due to the addition of the high grade Kari Pump ore, which was supplemented by ore from the Vindaloo Main and the Bouéré pits.
- AISC decreased due to lower unit mining costs as a result of a lower strip ratio as well as the decrease in sustaining capital, which was slightly offset by higher royalties associated with the higher realised gold price, higher unit processing cost associated with scheduled maintenance and higher unit G&A costs as a result of increase in patent taxes and insurance with the commencement of mining Kari pump area.
2021 Outlook
- H1-2021 performance was stronger than scheduled due to good mining productivities achieved during the Kari Pump pre-stripping enabling, increased access to high grade oxide ore. As such, Houndé is on track to meet the top half of its FY-2021 production guidance of 240—260koz, with AISC expected to achieve the guided
$855 —905 per ounce range. - Mining activities in H2-2021 will continue to focus on Kari Pump, supplemented by contributions from Bouéré and Vindaloo Centre pits. Mining is expected to focus on lower grade areas during the wet season and as a greater focus is placed on waste stripping activities, primarily related to Vindaloo Main pit and Kari West where the pre-strip is expected to be completed in late 2021. Throughput is expected to slightly decline in H2-2021, while recovery rates are expected to remain similar to H1-2021 and processed grade is expected to be lower following the higher grades brought forward in Q2-2021.
- The sustaining capital spend outlook for FY-2021 remains unchanged compared to the initial guidance of
$39.0 million , of which$13.3 million has been incurred in H1-2021. The non-sustaining capital spend outlook for FY-2021 also remains unchanged compared to the initial guidance of$13.0 million , of which$9.7 million has been incurred in H1-2021.
2021 Exploration Programme
- An exploration programme of up to
$7.0 million has been planned for 2021 of which$6.8 million was spent in H1-2021 consisting of 68,871 meters of drilling across 630 drillholes. The exploration efforts were focused on Vindaloo South, Mambo and the intersection between Kari Gap and Kari Center. - Drilling has confirmed that the Mambo target, located 12km from the Houndé plant, has the potential to be a significant discovery with mineralisation that extends over 800 meters in length and 200 meters wide and remains open to the southwest, northeast, and at depth. During H2-2021, step out drilling will target lateral extensions of Mambo to the southwest and northeast. A maiden resource at Mambo is expected to be published in H2-2021.
- During H1-2021 exploration in the Kari Area and at Vindaloo South was focussed on delineating mineralised extensions which will be pursued in H2-2021.
4.4. Ity Gold Mine, Côte d’Ivoire
Table 22: Ity CIL Key Performance Indicators
THREE MONTHS ENDED | SIX MONTHS ENDED | ||||||||
Unit | 30 June 2021 | 30 June 2020 | 30 June 2021 | 30 June 2020 | |||||
Operating Data | |||||||||
Tonnes ore mined | kt | 1,877 | 1,650 | 3,982 | 3,559 | ||||
Tonnes of waste mined | kt | 4,057 | 3,725 | 8,768 | 7,042 | ||||
Tonnes milled | kt | 1,544 | 1,180 | 3,094 | 2,590 | ||||
Average gold grade milled | g/t | 1.96 | 1.59 | 1.86 | 1.61 | ||||
Recovery rate | % | 81 | 77 | 80 | 81 | ||||
Gold produced | oz | 79,487 | 46,790 | 150,369 | 107,795 | ||||
Gold sold | oz | 83,377 | 46,146 | 157,860 | 109,660 | ||||
Realised gold price | $/oz | 1,803 | 1,721 | 1,790 | 1,643 | ||||
Financial Data ($'000) | |||||||||
Revenue | $ | 150,337 | 79,419 | 282,493 | 180,142 | ||||
Operating expenses | $ | (51,756) | (29,702) | (97,840) | (64,932) | ||||
Royalties | $ | (8,311) | (4,453) | (15,499) | (9,216) | ||||
Total Cash Cost1 | $ | (60,067) | (34,155) | (113,339) | (74,148) | ||||
Sustaining capital1 | $ | (7,102) | (2,253) | (12,340) | (3,376) | ||||
Total All-in Sustaining Costs1 | $ | (67,169) | (36,408) | (125,679) | (77,524) | ||||
Non-sustaining capital1 | $ | (8,376) | (10,746) | (20,423) | (21,693) | ||||
Total All-in Costs1 | $ | (75,545) | (47,154) | (146,102) | (99,217) | ||||
All-In Margin1, 2 | $ | 74,792 | 32,265 | 136,391 | 80,925 | ||||
Cash cost per ounce sold1 | $/oz | 720 | 740 | 718 | 676 | ||||
Mine All-In Sustaining Costs per ounce sold1 | $/oz | 806 | 789 | 796 | 707 |
1 Non-GAAP measure. Refer to the non-GAAP Measures section for further details.
2 All-In Margin is calculated as revenue less all-in costs for the period.
Q2-2021 vs Q2-2020 insights
- Production was ahead of expectation as higher-grade ore was brought forward in the mine plan and there was also higher throughput, higher processed average grade, as well as higher plant recovery rate while the prior quarter production was lower due to prioritising waste extraction.
- Tonnes ore mined increased due to higher mining fleet availability and lower strip ratio. Ore extraction increased at Ity pit which benefited from lower strip ratio compared to Q2-2020 due to the planned cutback. In addition, mining activities commenced at the Walter pit and the Flotouo low grade dump providing greater operational flexibility.
- Tonnes milled increased and performed above nameplate due to increased plant operating time as well as a higher proportion of oxide materials from the Daapleu, Bakatouo, Heap Dump, Flotouo dump and Colline Sud pits, with a slight increase in fresh blend sourced from Daapleu, Bakatouo and Ity pits.
- Processed grade increased due to the benefit of the higher grade ore from the Bakatouo pit, which was supplemented with ore from the Daapleu and Walter pits.
- Despite the higher proportion of transitional and fresh ore processed in Q2-2021, recovery rates increased, as higher quality material from Flotouo was treated preferentially displacing the more viscous Verse Ouest material.
- AISC per ounce increased due to higher unit mining costs as a result of longer hauling distance for ore mined from the newly commissioned Flotouo and Walter pits as well as the transition to contractor mining. In addition, unit processing costs increased due to the increase in the proportion of transitional and fresh material and the higher reagent consumption due to an increase in the proportion of Daapleu ore processed. Higher power costs impacted AISC by approximately
$20 /oz due to increased utilisation of generators as a result of temporarily reduced grid power availability. The cost increase was also impacted by higher sustaining capital expenditure. - Sustaining capital expenditure of
$7.1 million related primarily to waste stripping at the Ity, Walter and Colline Sud pit. - Non-sustaining capital expenditure of
$8.4 million mainly related to the construction of the Stage 3 raise of the Tailings Storage Facility (“TSF”), the Le Plaque haul road construction, and the Cavally river diversion. - During Q2-2021, Ity transitioned from owner mining to contract mining with Societe de Forage et des Travaux Publics (“SFTP”), a local contractor who are already performing contract mining services at our Karma and Boungou mines. As a part of the transition, the mining fleet at Ity were sold to SFTP for approximately
$24.2 million .
H1-2021 vs H1-2020 Insights
- Production increased due to the higher throughput and higher processed grades.
- Despite the slightly higher strip ratio in H1-2021, tonnes of ore mined increased due to higher mining fleet availability and commencement of mining at the Walter, Colline Sud and Flotouo pits, which in turn provided greater operational flexibility.
- Tonnes milled increased due to increased mill utilisation and the supplemental processing of oxide ore through the surge bin.
- Average gold grade milled increased in H1-2021 due to the higher grade ore sourced from the Bakatouo and Daapleu pits, whereas in H1-2020 a higher proportion of the mill feed was supplemented by lower grade oxide stockpiles, as mining was focused on waste extraction.
- The higher proportion of fresh ore sourced from Daapleu in H1-2021 resulted in a slight decrease in recovery rates.
- AISC per ounce increased due to higher mining and processing unit costs and increased sustaining capital as a result of higher capitalised waste. The higher unit mining costs were a result of the longer haul distance for ore mined from the newly commissioned Walter and Flotouo pits, while the higher processing costs are due to a higher proportion of fresh ore being processed.
2021 Outlook
- H1-2021 performance was stronger than scheduled due to the benefit of a good processing performance with a combination of higher throughput, grade, and recovery. As such, Ity is on track to meet the top half of its FY-2021 production guidance of 230—250koz, with AISC expected to achieve the top-end of the guided
$800 —850 per ounce range. - Waste extraction activities are expected to ramp up at the Ity pit in H2-2021 as stripping which was deferred from H1-2021 is carried out. As a result, the proportion of ore mined from Bakatouo, Daapleu and Colline Sud is expected to decrease in H2-2021. Throughput is expected to be slightly lower in H2-2021 compared to H1-2021 due to the onset of the wet season, while the average processed grade is expected to be lower due to a higher proportion of feed from historical lower grade stockpiles.
- The sustaining capital spend outlook for FY-2021 remains unchanged compared to the initial guidance of
$28.0 million , of which$12.3 million has been incurred in H1-2021. Non-sustaining capital spend for FY-2021 is expected to amount to approximately$40.0 million , of which$20.4 million has been incurred in H1-2021. This increase compared to the initial H1-2021 guidance of$27.0 million is due to initiation of new optimization initiatives, primarily associated with reducing reagent consumption and enhancing recoveries.
2021 Exploration Programme
- An exploration programme of
$9.0 million has been planned for 2021 of which$6.2 million was spent in H1-2021 consisting of 45,144 meters of drilling across 441 drillholes. The exploration efforts were focused on Le Plaque South (Delta Extension), West Flotouo (Verse Ouest), Daapleu Deep, Yopleu-Legaleu and the junction between Bakatouo and Walter. - Drilling on the West Flotouo target, which was informed following a re-interpretation of structural and geological data, led to the discovery of a high grade mineralised lenses immediately below the former Flotouo dump, located in proximity to the plant. A maiden resource is expected to be published in late 2021.
- Drilling in the Le Plaque area focussed on extending mineralisation at Le Plaque South and Yopleu-Legaleu. An updated Le Plaque resource is expected to be published in late 2021.
- Drilling conducted at Daapleu confirmed that mineralisation extends at least 300 meters downdip of the current pit design and the target will be delineated further in H2-2021.
- Drilling at the junction between the Bakatouo and Walter deposits confirmed mineralisation is continuous and that it remains open at depth, and will therefore be further explored in H2-2021.
4.5. Karma Gold Mine, Burkina Faso
Table 23: Karma Key Performance Indicators
THREE MONTHS ENDED | SIX MONTHS ENDED | ||||||||
Unit | 30 June 2021 | 30 June 2020 | 30 June 2021 | 30 June 2020 | |||||
Operating Data | |||||||||
Tonnes ore mined | kt | 1,253 | 1,288 | 2,496 | 2,517 | ||||
Tonnes of waste mined | kt | 4,959 | 3,513 | 8,862 | 7,237 | ||||
Tonnes of ore stacked | kt | 1,267 | 1,238 | 2,647 | 2,352 | ||||
Average gold grade stacked | g/t | 0.91 | 0.81 | 0.81 | 0.91 | ||||
Recovery rate | % | 68 | 80 | 67 | 81 | ||||
Gold produced | oz | 25,057 | 20,327 | 46,630 | 47,895 | ||||
Gold sold | oz | 25,615 | 21,184 | 48,011 | 48,130 | ||||
Realised gold price1 | $/oz | 1,729 | 1,415 | 1,647 | 1,387 | ||||
Financial Data ($'000) | |||||||||
Revenue1 | $ | 44,283 | 29,973 | 79,083 | 66,735 | ||||
Operating expenses | $ | (23,285) | (15,296) | (46,152) | (34,055) | ||||
Royalties | $ | (3,853) | (2,828) | (7,158) | (6,079) | ||||
Total Cash Cost2 | $ | (27,138) | (18,124) | (53,310) | (40,134) | ||||
Sustaining capital2 | $ | (258) | (2,028) | (482) | (2,667) | ||||
Total All-In Sustaining Costs2 | $ | (27,396) | (20,152) | (53,792) | (42,801) | ||||
Non-sustaining capital2 | $ | (2,073) | (3,838) | (2,895) | (5,912) | ||||
Total All-in Costs2 | $ | (29,469) | (23,990) | (56,687) | (48,713) | ||||
All-In Margin2, 3 | $ | 14,814 | 5,983 | 22,396 | 18,022 | ||||
Cash cost per ounce sold2 | $/oz | 1,059 | 856 | 1,110 | 834 | ||||
Mine All-In Sustaining Costs per ounce sold2 | $/oz | 1,070 | 951 | 1,120 | 889 |
1Revenue and realised gold price are inclusive of the Karma stream.
2Non-GAAP measure. Refer to the non-GAAP Measures section for further details.
3 All-In Margin is calculated as revenue less all-in costs for the period.
Q2-2021 vs Q2-2020 insights
- Production increased due to the increased stacking rate and higher average grade stacked offset by lower recovery rates on account of higher tonnage of GG1 ore stacked.
- Total ore tonnes mined decreased slightly due to the increase in strip ratio at GG1 as higher transitional ore tonnes were mined. Ore continued to be sourced from the GG1 and Kao North pits.
- Ore tonnes stacked slightly increased as a higher proportion of coarse material from the GG1 pit was available, with stacker availability and utilisation remaining consistent. Ore tonnes from the GG1 and Kao North pit were mostly oxide with a blend of transitional materials. The proportion of transitional material increased with stacked tonnes being supplemented by stockpiles.
- The stacked ore grade increased due to a higher average grade sourced from the North Kao pit while the average grade from the GG1 remained flat.
- Recovery rate decreased due to the increased proportion of ore from the GG1 pit and an increased proportion of transitional ore, which has a lower associated recovery rate.
- AISC per ounce increased due to increased mining strip ratio, with the completion of Kao North phase 3 and commencement of phase 4, lower recovery rate and higher royalties, which was partially offset by slightly lower mining and processing unit cost.
- Sustaining capital expenditure was
$0.3 million and related to mining pit dewatering boreholes and other site equipment upgrades. - Non-sustaining capital expenditure was
$2.1 million , which was related to construction of new cells within the heap leach pad.
H1-2021 vs H1-2020 Insights
- Production decreased despite the higher ore tonnes stacked due to lower grade material being stacked and lower recovery rates.
- Ore tonnes mined decreased due to increased strip ratio and reduced mining at the Kao North pit which was partially offset by increased mining at the GG1 pit.
- Ore tonnes stacked increased due to higher stacker utilisation which permitted stockpile to be processed to supplement the mill feed.
- The average stacked grade decreased due to higher proportion of the low grade GG1 and low grade supplemental stockpile ore stacked in H1-2021 compared to H1-2020 where a higher proportion of the high grade Kao North ore was stacked.
- Recovery rate decreased due to the increased GG1 ore and the transitional ore stacked, which has a lower associated recovery rate.
- AISC per ounce increased due to higher strip ratio, higher royalties as well as lower recovery rates.
- Sustaining capital expenditure was
$0.5 million and related to mining pit dewatering boreholes and other site equipment upgrade. - Non-sustaining capital expenditure was
$2.9 million and related to construction of new cells within the heap leach pad compared to non-sustaining costs in Q1-2020 related to the completion of the stacking system upgrades.
Outlook
- Given its strong H1-2021 performance, Karma is well positioned to meet its FY-2021 production guidance of 80—90koz at an AISC of
$1,220 —$1,300 per ounce. - Mining activity is expected to focus on the GG1 pit for the remainder of the year. As a result of the increase in transitional material mined from the GG1 pit, processed grades and recoveries are expected to be lower in H2-2021, while ore stacked is expected to decrease in Q3-2021 due to the wet season, before returning to normal levels in Q4-2021.
- The sustaining capital outlook at Karma is expected to be significantly lower than the
$11.0 million guided as a result of the waste development being included as an operating cost for 2021. The non-sustaining capital spend outlook for FY-2021 remains unchanged compared to the initial guidance of$5.0 million , of which$2.9 million has been incurred in H1-2021.
2021 Exploration Programme
- In H1-2021, exploration work was carried out as part of the advanced grade control drilling programme, with the aim of delineating near mine extensions and expediting their incorporation in the current mine plan. The focus was on Kao Main, Kao north, Rambo, GG1, GG2, Anomaly B and Kanongo, which will be pursued in H2-2021.
4.6. Mana Gold Mine, Burkina Faso
Table 24: Mana Key Performance Indicators4
THREE MONTHS ENDED | SIX MONTHS ENDED | ||||||
Unit | 30 June 2021 | 30 June 2020 | 30 June 2021 | 30 June 2020 | |||
Operating Data | |||||||
Tonnes ore mined - open pit | kt | 549 | — | 904 | — | ||
Tonnes of waste mined - open pit | kt | 6,638 | — | 14,816 | — | ||
Tonnes ore mined – underground | kt | 214 | — | 459 | — | ||
Tonnes of waste mined - underground | kt | 82 | — | 165 | — | ||
Tonnes of ore milled | kt | 670 | — | 1,275 | — | ||
Average gold grade milled | g/t | 2.49 | — | 2.68 | — | ||
Recovery rate | % | 92 | — | 91 | — | ||
Gold produced | oz | 49,167 | — | 101,566 | — | ||
Gold sold | oz | 49,769 | — | 110,323 | — | ||
Realised gold price | $/oz | 1,804 | — | 1,789 | — | ||
Financial Data ($'000) | |||||||
Revenue | $ | 89,784 | — | 197,398 | — | ||
Operating expenses | $ | (40,847) | (87,620) | — | |||
Royalties | $ | (4,867) | — | (13,037) | |||
Non-cash operating expenses2 | $ | 372 | 379 | — | |||
Total Cash Cost1 | $ | (45,342) | — | (100,278) | — | ||
Sustaining capital1 | $ | (5,215) | — | (8,020) | — | ||
Total All-in Sustaining Costs1 | $ | (50,557) | — | (108,298) | — | ||
Non-sustaining capital1 | $ | (21,093) | — | (45,165) | — | ||
Total All-in Costs1 | $ | (71,650) | — | (153,463) | — | ||
All-In Margin1, 3 | $ | 18,134 | — | 43,935 | — | ||
Cash cost per ounce sold1 | $/oz | 911 | — | 909 | — | ||
Mine All-In Sustaining Costs per ounce sold1 | $/oz | 1,016 | — | 982 | — |
1 Non-GAAP measure. Refer to the non-GAAP Measures section for further details.
2 Non-cash operating expenses relates to the reversal in the period of the fair value adjustment of inventory on hand at the acquisition date.
3 All-In Margin is calculated as revenue less all-in costs for the period.
4 Analysis of operations is only for the period after its acquisition by Endeavour on 1 July 2020.
Q2-2021 Insights
- Production of 49,167 ounces is due to a higher plant throughput rate and utilisation, good recovery rates associated with ore milled from the Wona South pit and offset by lower average processed grades from the underground mine.
- Open pit ore tonnes mined was higher following the planned waste development at the Wona South pit which provided access to a wider ore floor to be mined.
- Total underground tonnes mined was lower due to reduced development ore meters advanced and fewer stope ore tonnes available for mining.
- Tonnes milled increased due to an increase in mill availability and utilisation following the scheduled plant maintenance in Q1-2021 and higher plant throughput rate due to the softer ore characteristics in Wona South compared to Wona North.
- The average processed grade decreased due to lower open pit grades mined from the Wona South Pit.
- AISC was higher due to high open pit unit mining costs as a result of increased production drilling and blasting activities in the fresh ore areas of Wona South pit, as well as higher underground unit mining cost due to additional ground support installed. The higher costs were partially offset by lower processing unit costs due to improved power supply from newly installed generators.
- Sustaining capital of
$5.2 million is related to underground development to create new stoping levels. - Non-sustaining capital expenditure of
$21.1 million was mainly related to open pit waste capitalisation at the Wona South Stage 3 pit and TSF raise.
H1-2021 Insights
- Production in Q2-2021 decreased compared to Q1-2021 due to a reduction in the average processed grade which was slightly offset by the increase in plant throughput.
- Total open pit tonnes of ore mined was higher in Q2-2021, as a result of the lower strip ratio, following the planned waste development at the Wona South pit in Q1-2021 and final benches of mining in the Wona North Stage 3 pit. In Q2-2021 ore was mainly sourced from Wona Main and Wona South Pits while mining at Wona North Stage 3 completed during Q1-2021.
- Total underground ore tonnes mined in Q2-2021 decreased as underground mining focused on development and backfilling.
- Tonnes milled increased in Q2-2021 due to an increase in mill utilisation and average throughput per hour due to the softer ore characteristics of Wona South pit which resulted in the higher plant throughput. The ore processed in both Q1-2021 and Q2-2021 was mainly fresh materials, sourced from both the open pit and underground mines.
- The average processed grade was high due to higher processed grade sourced from Wona Main pit during Q1-2021 despite the lower average grade during Q2-2021.
- AISC was higher but remains within guidance due to higher open pit unit mining costs in Q2-2021 compared to Q1-2021 as a result of higher production drilling and blasting activities in the fresh ore areas of Wona South pit, as well as higher underground unit mining costs as a result of increased stope activity costs.
- Sustaining capital expenditures of
$8.0 million are related to underground development, as well as heavy mobile equipment. - Non-sustaining capital of
$45.2 million primarily related to open pit waste development, and a TSF raise.
Outlook
- Given its strong H1-2021 performance driven by strong mill throughput and grades, Mana is well positioned to meet its FY-2021 production guidance of 170 - 190koz at an AISC of
$975 - 1,050 per ounce. - In H2-2021, ore will continue to be sourced from the Siou underground mine while open pit mining activities at Siou are expected to wind down. Following optimization studies completed in Q2-2021, Wona will be pursued as an underground operation rather than being continued as an open pit operation and eliminate the need for a large pit cut-back. Underground development at Wona will therefore be expedited, with decline development expected to commence in Q3-2021. Mill throughput and grades are expected to be slightly lower in H2-2021, compared to H1-2021, while recovery rates are expected to remain similar.
- The total sustaining and non-sustaining capital spend outlook for FY-2021 remains unchanged. As a result of the reduction in required stripping activities at Wona, following the decision to shift to underground mining, the FY-2021 sustaining capital outlook is expected to be significantly lower than the
$27.0 million guided, of which$8.0 million has been incurred in H1-2021. Due to the reallocation of capital for the Wona underground development, the non-sustaining capital outlook for FY-2021 is expected to amount to slightly more the$62.0 million guided, of which$45.2 million has been incurred in H1-2021.
2021 Exploration Programme
- An exploration programme of up to
$8.0 million has been planned for 2021 of which$7.1 million was spent in H1-2021 consisting of 59,620 meters of drilling across 459 drillholes. The exploration efforts were focused on oxide open pit targets, such as Maoula, and on evaluating underground targets at Siou and Nyafe. - Drilling conducted at Maoula confirmed and extended mineralisation in the western and eastern lenses of the deposit. In H2-2021, exploration work will continue to focus on defining indicated resources and extending the mineralised trend to the southwest, where the deposit remains open. Some delineation drilling was also conducted at Kona North, T2K and Bana West where generally lower grade and non-continuous mineralisation was intercepted.
- Deeper drilling conducted at Siou South, intersected higher grade mineralised zones adjacent to the planned underground development. In H2-2021 further drilling will focus on delineating these higher grade zones.
- At Nyafe, historic drilling and exploitation activities were largely restricted to defining and mining oxide ore due to the refractive nature of the sulphide mineralisation. Scout diamond holes drilled beneath the pits confirmed the down-dip continuation of the structures and higher grade mineralisation. Further drilling is planned to start in late 2021.
4.7. Sabodala-Massawa Gold Mine, Senegal
Table 25: Sabodala-Massawa Key Performance Indicators5
THREE MONTHS ENDED | SIX MONTHS ENDED | ||||||||
Unit | 30 June 2021 | 30 June 2020 | 30 June 2021 | 30 June 2020 | |||||
Operating Data | |||||||||
Tonnes ore mined | kt | 2,111 | — | 3,167 | — | ||||
Tonnes of waste mined | kt | 8,687 | — | 13,462 | — | ||||
Tonnes milled | kt | 1,067 | — | 1,617 | — | ||||
Average gold grade milled | g/t | 3.20 | — | 2.97 | — | ||||
Recovery rate | % | 89 | — | 90 | — | ||||
Gold produced | oz | 95,856 | — | 134,804 | — | ||||
Gold sold | oz | 99,467 | — | 151,016 | — | ||||
Realised gold price1 | $/oz | 1,779 | — | 1,752 | — | ||||
Financial Data ($'000) | |||||||||
Revenue1 | $ | 176,965 | — | 264,534 | — | ||||
Operating expenses | $ | (57,186) | — | (94,330) | — | ||||
Royalties | $ | (9,913) | — | (14,854) | — | ||||
Non-cash operating expenses3 | $ | 12,632 | — | 25,640 | — | ||||
Total Cash Cost2 | $ | (54,467) | — | (83,544) | — | ||||
Sustaining capital2 | $ | (8,923) | — | (18,446) | — | ||||
Total All-In Sustaining Costs2 | $ | (63,390) | — | (101,990) | — | ||||
Non-sustaining capital2 | $ | (5,178) | — | (9,741) | — | ||||
Total All-in Costs2 | $ | (68,568) | — | (111,731) | — | ||||
All-In Margin2, 4 | $ | 108,397 | — | 152,803 | — | ||||
Cash cost per ounce sold2 | $/oz | 548 | — | 553 | — | ||||
Mine All-In Sustaining Costs per ounce sold2 | $/oz | 637 | — | 675 | — |
1 Revenue and realised gold price are inclusive of the Sabodala-Massawa stream.
2 Non-GAAP measure. Refer to the non-GAAP Measures section for further details.
3 Non-cash operating expenses relates to the reversal in the period of the fair value adjustment of inventory on hand at the acquisition date.
4 All-In Margin is calculated as revenue less all-in costs for the period.
5 Analysis of operations is only for the period after its acquisition by Endeavour on 10 February 2021.
Q2-2021 Insights
- Strong production of 95,856 ounces due to a higher throughput, better average gold grade milled as well as expected recovery rate and represents the first full quarter of production following the acquisition on 10 February 2021.
- Total tonnes mined during the quarter were associated to favourable mining conditions and good productivity of mining equipment. Furthermore, the short haul road profile and short dumping sequencing also contributed to higher tonnes mined.
- Ore mined was mainly sourced from Sofia Main and Sofia North pits on the Massawa lease following the completion of mining at Golouma West and Kourouloulou pits on the Sabodala lease in Q1-2021.
- Tonnes milled were high due to a long processing plant run time despite a greater proportion of fresh ore materials milled. Ore tonnes milled comprised mainly fresh ore from the Sofia Main pit, supplemented by oxide material from Sofia North pit.
- Average processed grades were high due to processing high grade fresh materials sourced from Sofia Main, supplemented by oxide ore from the Sofia North pit.
- AISC of
$637 per ounce was as expected due to planned sustaining capital as unit mining and unit processing cost remained as anticipated. - Sustaining capital expenditure of
$8.9 million was related to purchases of additional mining equipment, TSF raise and planned waste capitalisation. - Non-sustaining capital expenditure of
$5.2 million mostly related to the relocation activities of the Sabodala village, the new haul road and infrastructure developments at the Massawa permit mining areas.
H1-2021 Insights
- Strong production of 134,804 ounces represents operations following the acquisition on 10 February 2021. Production ramped up in Q2-2021 due to longer operating time and higher processed grades, as the throughput rate remained constant.
- Tonnes ore mined increased in Q2-2021 due to the longer operating time, lower strip ratio, favourable mining conditions and good productivity of mining equipment. Ore was mainly sourced from the Sofia Main and Sofia North during H1-2021 supplemented by ore from Golouma and Kourouloulou during Q1-2021.
- Tonnes milled were mainly fresh materials from the Sofia Main pit while the oxide blend was sourced from the Sofia North during H1-2021 supplemented by oxide from Golouma West during Q1-2021.
- The average processed grade for the period benefited from the processing of fresh high grade from the Sofia Main pit.
AISC per ounce was as expected due to conformity to mine plan, scheduled feed blend yielding a stable recovery rate, as well as anticipated sustaining capital expenditure.
Sustaining capital expenditure of
Non-sustaining capital expenditure of
2021 Outlook
Given its strong H1-2021 performance, Sabodala-Massawa is well positioned to meet its FY-2021 production guidance of 310—330koz at an AISC of
The Sofia Main and Sofia North pits will continue to contribute the majority of the ore mined for the remainder of 2021, while waste extraction at Sofia North is expected to increase in H2-2021. Mill throughput and process grades are expected to slightly decrease in H2-2021, compared to Q2-2021, while recovery rates are expected to remain similar.
The sustaining capital spend outlook for FY-2021 is expected to be slightly above the previously guided
Plant Expansion
The Massawa deposit is being integrated into the Sabodala mine through a two-phased approach, as outlined in the 2020 pre-feasibility study (“PFS”).
Phase 1 of the plant expansion will facilitate processing of an increased proportion of high grade, free-milling Massawa ore through the Sabodala processing plant.
Civil works for phase 1 are now complete ahead of schedule, and the installation and commissioning of the additional electrowinning cell, a carbon regeneration kiln, an acid wash and elution circuit, an additional leach tank and the gravity circuit has commenced and the project is on schedule for completion in Q4-2021. In H1-2021 a total of
Phase 2 of the expansion will add an additional processing circuit to process the high grade refractory ore from the Massawa deposit. The definitive feasibility study (“DFS”) for Phase 2 is underway and is on track for completion in Q4-2021.
2021 Exploration Programme
An exploration programme of up to
Drilling conducted at the Samina deposit focussed on extending the 500 meters mineralised strike length to over 900 meters, while mineralisation remains open to the north.
Drilling conducted at the Tina deposit focussed on expanding the inferred resources defined in 2019. The mineralised strike length has been extended by over 300 meters and the deposit remains open to the north and southeast.
Drilling conducted at the Sofia North deposit followed up on the previously identified Sofia North extension. The extension has been identified to extend over 800 meters along strike and is 150 meters wide, remaining open to the north.
During the remainder of 2021, exploration work will be focussed on defining resources at Samina, Tina and the Sofia North Extension as well as follow up drilling on other Massawa project area targets.
Wahgnion Gold Mine, Burkina Faso
Table 26: Wahgnion Key Performance Indicators4
THREE MONTHS ENDED | SIX MONTHS ENDED | ||||||||
Unit | 30 June 2021 | 30 June 2020 | 30 June 2021 | 30 June 2020 | |||||
Operating Data | |||||||||
Tonnes ore mined | kt | 1,187 | — | 1,836 | — | ||||
Tonnes of waste mined | kt | 6,428 | — | 10,230 | — | ||||
Tonnes milled | kt | 1,016 | — | 1,554 | — | ||||
Average gold grade milled | g/t | 1.31 | — | 1.32 | — | ||||
Recovery rate | % | 95 | — | 95 | — | ||||
Gold produced | oz | 40,991 | — | 65,650 | — | ||||
Gold sold | oz | 47,732 | — | 77,378 | — | ||||
Realised gold price | $/oz | 1,805 | — | 1,794 | — | ||||
Financial Data ($'000) | |||||||||
Revenue | $ | 86,133 | — | 138,788 | — | ||||
Operating expenses | $ | (39,952) | — | (66,192) | — | ||||
Royalties | $ | (6,015) | — | (9,569) | — | ||||
Non-cash operating expenses2 | $ | 1,665 | — | 9,344 | — | ||||
Total Cash Cost1 | $ | (44,302) | — | (66,417) | — | ||||
Sustaining capital1 | $ | (2,454) | — | (3,449) | — | ||||
Total All-In Sustaining Costs1 | $ | (46,756) | — | (69,866) | — | ||||
Non-sustaining capital1 | $ | (9,011) | — | (12,758) | — | ||||
Total All-in Costs1 | $ | (55,767) | — | (82,624) | — | ||||
All-In Margin1, 3 | $ | 30,366 | — | 56,164 | — | ||||
Cash cost per ounce sold1 | $/oz | 928 | — | 858 | — | ||||
Mine All-In Sustaining Costs per ounce sold1 | $/oz | 980 | — | 903 | — |
1 Non-GAAP measure. Refer to the non-GAAP Measures section for further details.
2 Non-cash operating expenses relates to the reversal in the period of the fair value adjustment of inventory on hand at the acquisition date.
3 All-In Margin is calculated as revenue less all-in costs for the period.
4 Analysis of operations is only for the period after its acquisition by Endeavour on 10 February 2021.
Q2-2021 Insights
Strong production of 40,991 ounces was due to a high throughput and a high recovery rate despite a lower average gold grade milled. Production for Q2-2021 represents the first full quarter of production following the acquisition on 10 February 2021.
Tonnes of ore mined were mainly sourced from the Nogbele North and Nogbele South mining areas, supplemented with ore from the Fourkoura pit where mining commenced earlier this year.
Tonnes milled was a blend of greater quantities of oxide materials sourced from Nogbele North and Nogbele South and smaller oxide quantities from the Fourkoura pit while fresh materials mostly sourced from the Nogbele North pit.
Average gold grade milled was impacted by mining in low ore zones of the Nogbele South and Fourkoura pits due to focus on waste stripping.
AISC per ounce is in line with guidance despite an expected high waste capitalisation cost related to high strip ratio at the Fourkoura pits.
Sustaining capital expenditure of
Non-sustaining capital expenditure of
H1-2021 Insights
Production represents operations following the acquisition on 10 February 2021. Production was higher in Q2-2021 due to a full quarter of operations and a higher grade which more than offset a lower grade and a shorter consolidation period in Q1-2021.
Total tonnes mined increased in the second quarter due to the consolidation of a full quarter of results in Q2-2021. Tonnes of ore mined were mainly sourced from the Nogbele North and Nogbele South Pits, supplemented with ore from the Fourkoura pit where mining commenced earlier this year.
Tonnes milled were mainly oxide materials sourced from Nogbele North pit during H1-2021 supplemented by fresh ore from Fourkoura and oxide from Nogbele South during Q1-2021 and Q2-2021 respectively.
Average gold grade milled was impacted by mining in low ore zones of the Nogbele South and Fourkoura pits due to focus on waste stripping during the period.
AISC per ounce is in line with guidance as sustaining capital expenditure, unit mining cost and unit processing cost were as expected.
Sustaining capital expenditure of
Non-sustaining capital expenditure of
2021 Outlook
Given its strong H1-2021 performance, Wahgnion is well positioned to meet its FY-2021 production guidance of 140—155koz at an AISC of
Mining is expected to continue at Nogbele North, Nogbele South, and Fourkoura pits with significant waste development continuing throughout the year. Plant throughput is expected to decrease in H2-2021 compared to H1-2021 due to the wet season and a higher proportion of fresh ore being processed, while process grades are expected to increase and recovery rates to slightly decline.
The sustaining capital spend outlook for FY-2021 remains unchanged compared to the initial guidance of
2021 Exploration Programme
An exploration programme of up to
Exploration efforts are expected to ramp up in H2-2021, and will continue to focus on the extension and expansion of the Nogbele mineralisation. Additionally, the north-northeast continuation of the Fourkoura deposit and the Hillside target will be tested for extensions. Reconnaissance drilling at various attractive targets such as Kafina West and Korindougou will also be completed in H2-2021.
DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS
Agbaou Gold Mine, Côte d’Ivoire
Table 27: Agbaou Key Performance Indicators
THREE MONTHS ENDED | SIX MONTHS ENDED | ||||||||
Unit | 30 June 2021 | 30 June 2020 | 30 June 2021 | 30 June 2020 | |||||
Operating Data | |||||||||
Tonnes ore mined | kt | — | 659 | 353 | 1,416 | ||||
Tonnes of waste mined | kt | — | 4,589 | 2,102 | 10,265 | ||||
Tonnes milled | kt | — | 675 | 348 | 1,407 | ||||
Average gold grade milled | g/t | — | 1.14 | 1.09 | 1.23 | ||||
Recovery rate | % | — | 94 | 95 | 94 | ||||
Gold produced | oz | — | 24,437 | 12,575 | 51,897 | ||||
Gold sold | oz | — | 25,067 | 14,045 | 52,490 | ||||
Realised gold price | $/oz | — | 1,735 | 1,810 | 1,659 | ||||
Financial Data ($'000) | |||||||||
Revenue | $ | — | 43,503 | 25,426 | 87,084 | ||||
Operating expenses | $ | — | (20,080) | (14,250) | (38,391) | ||||
Royalties | $ | — | (2,464) | (1,418) | (4,797) | ||||
Total Cash Cost1 | $ | — | (22,544) | (15,668) | (43,188) | ||||
Sustaining capital1 | $ | — | (1,386) | (223) | (6,822) | ||||
Total All-in Sustaining Costs1 | $ | — | (23,930) | (15,891) | (50,011) | ||||
Non-sustaining capital1 | $ | — | (316) | (25) | (450) | ||||
All-In Margin1, 2 | $ | — | 19,257 | 9,510 | 36,623 | ||||
Cash cost per ounce sold1 | $/oz | — | 899 | 1,116 | 823 | ||||
Mine All-In Sustaining Costs per ounce sold1 | $/oz | — | 955 | 1,131 | 953 |
1 Non-GAAP measure. Refer to the non-GAAP Measures section for further details.
2 All-In Margin is calculated as revenue less all-in costs for the period.
3 Analysis of operations is only for the period up to its disposal by Endeavour on 1 March 2021.
On 1 March 2021, the Company completed the sale of its
H1-2021 vs H1-2020 Insights
Production decreased compared to same period in prior year due to operating the mine for a shorter period as the operations was discontinued through a sale. Average grade decreased due to lower grade at the deeper elevation of the North, West and South pits mined. Recovery rate remained flat.
AISC increased in line with expectation as a result of lower ounces sold as well as higher mining cost and higher processing cost. This was partially offset by lower sustaining capital spend.
FINANCIAL REVIEW
STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE EARNINGS/(LOSS)
Table 28: Statement of Comprehensive Earnings/(Loss)
THREE MONTHS ENDED | SIX MONTHS ENDED | ||||||||
($'000s) | Notes | 30 June 2021 | 30 June 2020 | 30 June 2021 | 30 June 2020 | ||||
Revenue | [1] | 753,427 | 209,582 | 1,389,219 | 435,902 | ||||
Operating expenses | [2] | (278,161) | (83,227) | (531,109) | (179,320) | ||||
Depreciation and depletion | [3] | (158,382) | (35,465) | (290,246) | (78,393) | ||||
Royalties | [4] | (43,908) | (15,306) | (88,274) | (30,426) | ||||
Earnings from mine operations | 272,976 | 75,584 | 479,590 | 147,763 | |||||
Corporate costs | [5] | (15,890) | (5,049) | (30,161) | (10,280) | ||||
Acquisition and restructuring costs | [6] | (14,544) | (2,589) | (26,704) | (6,919) | ||||
Share-based compensation | [7] | (9,839) | (4,942) | (17,794) | (6,565) | ||||
Exploration costs | [8] | (5,874) | (1,796) | (15,684) | (3,129) | ||||
Earnings from operations | 226,829 | 61,208 | 389,247 | 120,870 | |||||
(Loss)/gain on financial instruments | [9] | (14,807) | (72,257) | 27,270 | (74,956) | ||||
Finance costs | [10] | (13,694) | (11,818) | (26,012) | (23,321) | ||||
Other (expense)/income | [11] | (7,082) | (1,791) | (10,510) | 144 | ||||
Earnings before taxes | 191,246 | (24,658) | 379,995 | 22,737 | |||||
Current income tax expense | [12] | (44,463) | (263) | (116,611) | (19,269) | ||||
Deferred income tax recovery/(expense) | [12] | 2,166 | (5,597) | (3,504) | (6,504) | ||||
Net earnings/(loss) from discontinued operations | — | 7,902 | (3,702) | 15,883 | |||||
Net comprehensive earnings/(loss) | 148,949 | (22,616) | 256,178 | 12,847 |
Review of results for the three and six months ended 30 June 2021:
Revenue for Q2-2021 was
Revenue for H1-2021 increased by
Operating expenses for Q2-2021 were
The significant increase in operating expenses in H1-2021 compared to the same period in the prior year was due to the addition of the Mana and Boungou mines, which were acquired on 1 July 2020, as well as the acquisition of the Wahgnion and Sabodala-Massawa mines, which were acquired on 10 February 2021. The total operating expenses for the four additional mines was
Depreciation and depletion in Q2-2021 was
Royalties were
Corporate costs were
Acquisition and restructuring costs were
Share based compensation was
Exploration costs in Q2-2021 were
The loss on financial instruments was
Finance costs were
Other expenses increased from
Current income tax expense was
CASH FLOWS
Table 29: Summarised cash flows
THREE MONTHS ENDED | SIX MONTHS ENDED | |||||||||
($'000s) | Note | Unit | 30 June 2021 | 30 June 2020 | 30 June 2021 | 30 June 2020 | ||||
Operating cash flows before changes in working capital | [1] | $ | 285,650 | 74,909 | 549,068 | 170,238 | ||||
Changes in working capital | [2] | $ | 14,825 | (21,412) | (41,850) | (16,842) | ||||
Cash generated from/(used by) discontinued operations | $ | — | 3,887 | (8,808) | 29,975 | |||||
Cash generated from operating activities | [3] | $ | 300,475 | 57,384 | 498,410 | 183,371 | ||||
Cash used by investing activities | [4] | $ | (137,311) | (48,091) | (242,584) | (105,325) | ||||
Cash (used in)/generated from financing activities | [5] | $ | (191,772) | (15,828) | (127,159) | 83,732 | ||||
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash | $ | (6,710) | 1,009 | (10,465) | 150 | |||||
(Decrease)/increase in cash | $ | (35,318) | (5,526) | 118,202 | 161,928 |
Operating cash flows before changes in working capital for Q2-2021 and H1-2021 were
Income taxes paid were
Table 30: Tax payments
THREE MONTHS ENDED | SIX MONTHS ENDED | |||||||
($'000s) | 30 June 2021 | 30 June 2020 | 30 June 2021 | 30 June 2020 | ||||
Boungou | 32,411 | n.a. | 33,811 | n.a. | ||||
Houndé | 23,009 | 724 | 26,509 | 6,757 | ||||
Ity | 21,097 | 7,509 | 27,597 | 7,500 | ||||
Karma | 1,172 | — | 1,172 | — | ||||
Mana | 5,005 | n.a. | 5,005 | n.a. | ||||
Sabodala-Massawa | 13,564 | n.a. | 19,364 | n.a. | ||||
Wahgnion | 7,851 | n.a. | 7,851 | n.a. | ||||
Other | 2,381 | — | 8,755 | 2,500 | ||||
Taxes from continuing operations | 106,490 | 8,233 | 130,064 | 16,757 | ||||
Agbaou | — | 11,915 | 19,918 | 11,900 | ||||
Consolidated taxes paid | 106,490 | 20,148 | 149,982 | 28,657 |
The Q2-2021 and H1-2021 change in working capital is an inflow of
Receivables were an inflow of
Inventories were an inflow of
Prepaid expenses and other was an inflow of
Accounts payable was an outflow of
Operating cash flows after changes in working capital in Q2-2021 and H1-2021 were
Cash flows used by investing activities were
Cash flows used in financing activities were
SUMMARISED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION
Table 31: Summarised Statement of Financial Position
($'000s) | As at 30 June 2021 | As at 31 December 2020 | ||
ASSETS | ||||
Cash | 832,877 | 644,970 | ||
Other current assets | 517,614 | 272,059 | ||
Current assets excluding assets held for sale | 1,350,491 | 917,029 | ||
Assets held for sale | — | 180,808 | ||
Total current assets | 1,350,491 | 1,097,837 | ||
Mining interests | 5,039,323 | 2,577,844 | ||
Deferred income taxes | 9,960 | 19,774 | ||
Other long term assets | 485,995 | 173,740 | ||
TOTAL ASSETS | 6,885,769 | 3,869,195 | ||
LIABILITIES | ||||
Other current liabilities | 421,459 | 275,935 | ||
Income taxes payable | 219,134 | 134,205 | ||
Current liabilities excluding liabilities held for sale | 640,593 | 410,140 | ||
Liabilities held for sale | — | 112,796 | ||
Total current liabilities | 640,593 | 522,936 | ||
Long-term debt | 929,760 | 688,266 | ||
Environmental rehabilitation provision | 128,169 | 78,011 | ||
Other long-term liabilities | 131,152 | 26,463 | ||
Deferred income taxes | 614,390 | 305,101 | ||
TOTAL LIABILITIES | 2,444,064 | 1,620,777 | ||
TOTAL EQUITY | 4,441,705 | 2,248,418 | ||
TOTAL EQUITY AND LIABILITIES | 6,885,769 | 3,869,195 | ||
Other current assets as at 30 June 2021 consists of
Trade and other receivables increased by
Inventories increased by
Prepaid expenses and other increased by
Mining interests increased by
Other long-term assets are made up of
Other current liabilities are made up of
Income taxes payable increased by
LIQUIDITY AND FINANCIAL CONDITION
Net Debt Position
The following table summarises the Company’s net debt position as at 30 June 2021 and 31 December 2020.
Table 32: Net Debt Position
($'000s) | 30 June 2021 | 31 December 2020 | ||
Cash and cash equivalents | 832,877 | 644,970 | ||
Cash included in assets held for sale | — | 69,705 | ||
Less: Convertible senior bond | (330,000) | (330,000) | ||
Less: Drawn portion of corporate loan facilities1 | (580,000) | (310,000) | ||
Net (Debt)/Cash | (77,123) | 74,675 | ||
Net Debt/(Cash) / Adjusted EBITDA LTM ratio2 | 0.07 | (0.09) |
1Corporate loan facilities are presented at face value.
2 Adjusted EBITDA is per table 35 and is calculated using the trailing twelve months Adjusted EBITDA as presented in prior reporting.
Equity and Capital
On 14 June 2021, the Company announced its entire issued ordinary share capital consisting of 250,491,775 shares had been admitted to the premium listing segment of the LSE. The Company no longer has authorised share capital. The table below summarises Endeavour’s share structure at 30 June 2021.
Table 33: Outstanding Shares
30 June 2021 | 31 December 2020 | |||
Shares issued and outstanding | 250,553,482 | 163,036,473 | ||
Stock options | 2,059,394 | — |
As at 3 August 2021, the Company had 250,025,450 shares issued and outstanding, and 2,055,394 outstanding stock options.
As part of the Company’s share buyback programme, subsequent to 30 June 2021 and up to 3 August 2021, the Company has repurchased a total of 363,497 shares at an average price of
Going Concern
The directors have performed an assessment of whether the Company would be able to continue as a going concern for at least the next twelve-month period. In their assessment, the Company has taken into account its financial position, expected future trading performance, its debt and other available credit facilities, future debt servicing requirements, its working capital and capital expenditure commitments and forecasts.
At 30 June 2021, the Company’s net debt was
Based on a detailed cash flow forecast prepared by management, in which it included any reasonably possible change in the key assumptions on which the cash flow forecast is based, and taking into account possible changes in performance due to the COVID-19 pandemic impact, the Directors have a reasonable expectation that the Group will have adequate resources to continue in operational existence for twelve months from 3 August 2021 and that at this point in time there are no material uncertainties regarding going concern. Key assumptions underpinning this forecast include a gold price of
The Board is satisfied that the going concern basis of accounting is an appropriate assumption to adopt in the preparation of the half year report for the period ended 30 June 2021.
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
A related party is considered to include shareholders, affiliates, associates and entities under common control with the Company and members of key management personnel.
Key management compensation
During the six months ended 30 June 2021, an amount of
Other related party transactions
During the six-month period ended 30 June 2021, the Company entered into a transaction with La Mancha Holding S.àr.l. (“La Mancha”) when La Mancha exercised its anti-dilution right to maintain its interest in the Company and completed a
During the six-month period ended 30 June 2021, and prior to the Company listing on the London Stock Exchange, the Company established an Employee Benefits Trust (“EBT”) in connection with the Company’s employee share incentive plans , which may hold repurchased shares on trust to settle future employee share incentive obligations. During the three months ended 30 June 2021, the EBT acquired 576,308 outstanding common shares from certain employees of the Group, which remain held in the EBT at 30 June 2021. In exchange for the shares, the Group is obligated to repay the employees cash for the fair value of the underlying shares of the Company now held in the EBT. The amount of this liability is
ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND CRITICAL JUDGEMENTS
Critical judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty
The Company’s management has made critical judgments and estimates in the process of applying the Company’s accounting policies to the consolidated financial statements that have significant effects on the amounts recognised in the Company’s consolidated financial statements. These judgements and estimations include commencement of commercial production, determination of economic viability, functional currency, indicators of impairment and impairment of mining interests, assets held for sale and discontinued operations, value added tax, estimated recoverable ounces, mineral reserves, environmental rehabilitation costs, share-based payments, net realisable value and obsolete stock provisions of inventories, current income tax provisions, business combinations, capitalisation of waste stripping, the Purchase Price Allocation (“PPA”) of the SEMAFO acquisition. and the PPA of the Teranga acquisition, which is still provisional. The judgements applied in the period ended 30 June 2021 are consistent with those in the consolidated financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2020, except for the judgements and estimates made relating to the acquisition of Teranga in the quarter ended 31 March, 2021.
6. USE OF PROCEEDS
In the Company’s prospectus supplement dated 29 March 2021 to the short form base shelf prospectus dated 17 June 2020, the Company disclosed that they intended to use the proceeds of
In the Company’s prospectus supplement dated 2 July 2020 to the short form base shelf prospectus dated 17 June 2020, the Company disclosed that they intended to use the proceeds of
NON-GAAP MEASURES
This Management Report as well as the Company’s other disclosures contain multiple non-GAAP measures, which the Company believes that, in addition to conventional measures prepared in accordance with GAAP, certain investors use to assess the performance of the Company. These do not have a standard meaning and are intended to provide additional information which are not necessarily comparable with similar measures used by other companies and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for measures of performance prepared in accordance with GAAP. The definitions of these measures, and the reconciliation to the amounts presented in the condensed interim consolidated financial statements, and the reasons for these measures are included below. The non-GAAP measures are consistent with those presented previously and there have been no changes to the bases of calculation, except with respect to the determination of free cash flows, the definition of which has been changed to be more consistent with our peers and reflective of how management evaluates the free cash flows of the Company.
ALL-IN MARGIN
The Company believes that, in addition to conventional measures prepared in accordance with GAAP, certain investors use the all-in margin and adjusted earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (“Adjusted EBITDA”) to evaluate the Company’s performance and ability to generate cash flows and service debt. These do not have a standard meaning and are intended to provide additional information which are not necessarily comparable with similar measures used by other companies and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for measures of performance prepared in accordance with GAAP. The following tables provide the illustration of the calculation of this margin, for the three and six months ended 30 June 2021 and 30 June 2020.
Table 34: All-In Sustaining Margin and All-In Margin
THREE MONTHS ENDED | SIX MONTHS ENDED | |||||||
($'000s) | 30 June 2021 | 30 June 2020 | 30 June 2021 | 30 June 2020 | ||||
Revenue | 753,427 | 209,582 | 1,389,219 | 435,902 | ||||
Less: Total cash costs | (306,776) | (96,607) | (579,691) | (207,820) | ||||
Less: Corporate G&A1 | (10,539) | (5,049) | (21,948) | (10,280) | ||||
Less: Sustaining capital | (41,509) | (15,398) | (69,106) | (28,934) | ||||
All-in sustaining margin from continuing operations | 394,603 | 92,528 | 718,474 | 188,868 | ||||
Gold ounces sold | 420,761 | 124,761 | 784,279 | 271,892 | ||||
All-in sustaining margin per ounce sold from continuing operations | 938 | 742 | 916 | 695 | ||||
Less: Non-Sustaining capital | (58,243) | (21,793) | (115,089) | (39,379) | ||||
Less: Non-Sustaining exploration | (26,762) | (17,346) | (33,036) | (32,492) | ||||
All-in margin from continuing operations | 309,598 | 53,389 | 570,349 | 116,997 |
EBITDA AND ADJUSTED EBITDA
The Company believes that, in addition to conventional measures prepared in accordance with GAAP, certain investors use the earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization (“EBITDA”) and the adjusted earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (“Adjusted EBITDA”) to evaluate the Company’s performance and ability to generate cash flows and service debt. The following tables provide the illustration of the calculation of this margin, for the three and six months ended 30 June 2021 and 30 June 2020.
Table 35: EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA
THREE MONTHS ENDED | SIX MONTHS ENDED | |||||||
($'000s) | 30 June 2021 | 30 June 2020 | 30 June 2021 | 30 June 2020 | ||||
Earnings/(Loss) before taxes | 191,246 | (24,658) | 379,995 | 22,737 | ||||
Add back: Depreciation and depletion | 158,382 | 35,465 | 290,246 | 78,393 | ||||
Add back: Finance costs | 13,694 | 11,818 | 26,012 | 23,321 | ||||
EBITDA from continuing operations | 363,322 | 22,625 | 696,253 | 124,451 | ||||
Add back: Acquisition and restructuring costs | 14,544 | 2,589 | 26,704 | 6,919 | ||||
Add back: Other expense/(income) | 7,082 | 1,791 | 10,510 | (144) | ||||
Add back: Loss/(gain) on financial instruments | 14,807 | 72,257 | (27,270) | 74,956 | ||||
Adjusted EBITDA from continuing operations | 399,755 | 99,262 | 706,197 | 206,182 |
CASH AND ALL-IN SUSTAINING COST PER OUNCE OF GOLD SOLD
The Company reports cash costs and all-in sustaining costs based on ounces of gold sold. The Company believes that, in addition to conventional measures prepared in accordance with GAAP, certain investors may find this information useful to evaluate the costs of production per ounce. The following table provides a reconciliation of cash costs per ounce of gold sold, for the three and six months ended 30 June 2021 and 30 June 2020.
Table 36: Cash Costs
THREE MONTHS ENDED | SIX MONTHS ENDED | |||||||
($'000s except ounces sold) | 30 June 2021 | 30 June 2020 | 30 June 2021 | 30 June 2020 | ||||
Operating expenses from mine operations | (278,161) | (83,227) | (531,109) | (179,320) | ||||
Royalties | (43,908) | (15,306) | (88,274) | (30,426) | ||||
Non-cash and other adjustments | 15,293 | 1,926 | 39,692 | 1,926 | ||||
Cash costs from continuing operations | (306,776) | (96,607) | (579,691) | (207,820) | ||||
Gold ounces sold | 420,761 | 124,761 | 784,279 | 271,892 | ||||
Total cash cost per ounce of gold sold from continuing operations | 729 | 774 | 739 | 764 | ||||
Cash costs from discontinued operations | — | (22,546) | (15,668) | (43,188) | ||||
Total cash costs | (306,776) | (119,153) | (595,359) | (251,008) | ||||
Gold ounces sold | 420,761 | 149,828 | 798,324 | 324,382 | ||||
Total cash cost per ounce of gold sold | 729 | 795 | 746 | 774 | ||||
The Company is reporting all‐in sustaining costs per ounce sold. This non‐GAAP measure provides investors with transparency regarding the total cash cost of producing an ounce of gold in each period, including those capital expenditures that are required for sustaining the on-going operation of the mines.
Table 37: All-In Sustaining Costs
THREE MONTHS ENDED | SIX MONTHS ENDED | |||||||
($'000s except ounces sold) | 30 June 2021 | 30 June 2020 | 30 June 2021 | 30 June 2020 | ||||
Total cash costs for ounces sold from continuing operations | (306,776) | (96,607) | (579,691) | (207,820) | ||||
Corporate G&A1 | (10,539) | (5,049) | (21,948) | (10,280) | ||||
Sustaining Capital | (41,509) | (15,398) | (69,106) | (28,934) | ||||
All-in sustaining costs from continuing operations | (358,824) | (117,054) | (670,745) | (247,034) | ||||
Gold ounces sold | 420,761 | 124,761 | 784,279 | 271,892 | ||||
All-in sustaining costs per ounce sold from continuing operations | 853 | 938 | 855 | 909 | ||||
Including discontinued operations | ||||||||
All in sustaining costs from Agbaou | — | (23,930) | (15,891) | (50,011) | ||||
All-in sustaining costs from all operations | (358,824) | (140,984) | (686,636) | (297,045) | ||||
Gold ounces sold | 420,761 | 149,828 | 798,324 | 324,382 | ||||
All-in sustaining cost per ounce sold | 853 | 941 | 860 | 916 |
1Corporate G&A costs included in the calculation for all-in sustaining costs has been adjusted to exclude expenses associated to listing on the LSE of
The Company presents its sustaining capital expenditures in its all-in sustaining costs to reflect the capital expenditures related to producing and selling gold from its on-going mine operations. The distinction between sustaining and non-sustaining capital reflects the definition set out by the World Gold Council. Non-sustaining capital is capital expenditure incurred at new projects and costs related to major projects or expansions at existing operations where these projects will materially benefit the operations. This non‐GAAP measure provides investors with transparency regarding the capital costs required to support the on-going operations at its mines, relative to its total capital expenditures. Readers should be aware that these measures do not have a standardised meaning. It is intended to provide additional information and should not be considered in isolation, or as a substitute for measures of performance prepared in accordance with IFRS.
Table 38: Sustaining and Non-Sustaining Capital
THREE MONTHS ENDED | SIX MONTHS ENDED | |||||||
($'000s) | 30 June 2021 | 30 June 2020 | 30 June 2021 | 30 June 2020 | ||||
Expenditures on mining interests | 139,102 | 58,325 | 257,982 | 112,277 | ||||
Non-sustaining capital expenditures1 | (58,268) | (22,109) | (115,114) | (39,829) | ||||
Non-sustaining exploration | (26,762) | (17,346) | (33,036) | (32,492) | ||||
Growth projects | (12,563) | (2,086) | (40,503) | (4,200) | ||||
Sustaining Capital1 | 41,509 | 16,784 | 69,329 | 35,756 |
1Non-sustaining and sustaining capital expenditures include amounts incurred at the Agbaou mine.
Table 39: Consolidated Sustaining Capital
THREE MONTHS ENDED | SIX MONTHS ENDED | |||||||
($’000s) | 30 June 2021 | 30 June 2020 | 30 June 2021 | 30 June 2020 | ||||
Boungou | 8,955 | n.a. | 13,065 | n.a. | ||||
Houndé | 8,602 | 11,117 | 13,304 | 22,891 | ||||
Ity | 7,102 | 2,253 | 12,340 | 3,376 | ||||
Karma | 258 | 2,028 | 482 | 2,667 | ||||
Mana | 5,215 | n.a. | 8,020 | n.a. | ||||
Sabodala-Massawa | 8,923 | n.a. | 18,446 | n.a. | ||||
Wahgnion | 2,454 | n.a. | 3,449 | n.a. | ||||
Sustaining capital from continuing operations | 41,509 | 15,398 | 69,106 | 28,934 | ||||
Agbaou | — | 1,386 | 223 | 6,822 | ||||
Total sustaining capital from all operations | 41,509 | 16,784 | 69,329 | 35,756 |
Table 40: Consolidated Non-Sustaining Capital
THREE MONTHS ENDED | SIX MONTHS ENDED | |||||||
($’000s) | 30 June 2021 | 30 June 2020 | 30 June 2021 | 30 June 2020 | ||||
Boungou | 3,932 | n.a. | 8,425 | n.a | ||||
Houndé | 2,985 | 5,750 | 9,681 | 7,565 | ||||
Ity | 8,376 | 10,746 | 20,423 | 21,693 | ||||
Karma | 2,073 | 3,838 | 2,895 | 5,912 | ||||
Mana | 21,093 | n.a. | 45,165 | n.a | ||||
Sabodala-Massawa | 5,178 | n.a. | 9,741 | n.a. | ||||
Wahgnion | 9,011 | n.a. | 12,758 | n.a. | ||||
Non-mining | 5,621 | 1,459 | 6,002 | 4,209 | ||||
Consolidated non-sustaining capital | 58,268 | 21,793 | 115,090 | 39,379 | ||||
Agbaou | — | 316 | 25 | 450 | ||||
Total non-sustaining capital from all operations | 58,268 | 22,109 | 115,115 | 39,829 |
ADJUSTED NET EARNINGS AND ADJUSTED NET EARNINGS PER SHARE
Net earnings have been adjusted for items considered exceptional in nature and not related to Endeavour’s core operation of mining assets. The presentation of adjusted net earnings may assist investors and analysts to understand the underlying operating performance of our core mining business. However, adjusted net earnings and adjusted net earnings per share do not have a standard meaning under IFRS. They should not be considered in isolation, or as a substitute for measures of performance prepared in accordance with IFRS and are not necessarily indicative of operating profit or cash flow from operations as determined under IFRS.
The following table reconciles these non‐GAAP measures to the most directly comparable IFRS measure.
Table 41: Adjusted Net Earnings
THREE MONTHS ENDED | SIX MONTHS ENDED | |||||||
($'000s) | 30 June 2021 | 30 June 2020 | 30 June 2021 | 30 June 2020 | ||||
Total net and comprehensive earnings/(loss) | 148,949 | (22,616) | 256,178 | 12,847 | ||||
Net loss/(earnings) from discontinued operations | — | (7,902) | 3,702 | (15,883) | ||||
Deferred income tax (recovery)/expense | (2,166) | 5,597 | 3,504 | 6,504 | ||||
Loss/(gain) on financial instruments | 14,807 | 72,257 | (27,270) | 74,956 | ||||
Other expenses/(income) | 7,082 | 1,791 | 10,510 | (144) | ||||
Share-based compensation | 9,839 | 4,942 | 17,794 | 6,565 | ||||
Acquisition and restructuring costs | 14,544 | 2,589 | 26,704 | 6,919 | ||||
Non-cash and other adjustments1 | 15,293 | 1,926 | 39,692 | 1,926 | ||||
Adjusted net earnings | 208,348 | 58,584 | 330,814 | 93,690 | ||||
Attributable to non-controlling interests | 25,201 | 9,367 | 54,493 | 20,024 | ||||
Attributable to shareholders of the Corporation | 183,147 | 49,217 | 276,321 | 73,666 | ||||
Weighted average number of shares issued and outstanding | 251,779,650 | 110,993,240 | 230,008,280 | 110,788,798 | ||||
Adjusted net earnings from continuing operations per basic share | 0.73 | 0.44 | 1.20 | 0.66 |
1 Non-cash and other adjustments in Q1-2021 mainly relate to non-cash depreciation of inventory associated with the fair value bump on purchase price allocation of SEMAFO and Teranga.
OPERATING CASH FLOW PER SHARE
The Company believes that, in addition to conventional measures prepared in accordance with GAAP, certain investors use free cash flow to assess the Company’s ability to generate and manage liquid resources. These terms do not have a standard meaning and are intended to provide additional information. They should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for measures of performance prepared in accordance with GAAP.
Table 42: Operating Cash Flow (OCF) and Operating Cash Flow (OCF) per share
THREE MONTHS ENDED | SIX MONTHS ENDED | |||||||||||
($'000s) | 30 June 2021 | 30 June 2020 | 30 June 2021 | 30 June 2020 | ||||||||
Operating cash flow | ||||||||||||
Cash generated from operating activities by continuing operations | 300,475 | 53,497 | 507,218 | 153,396 | ||||||||
Changes in working capital from continuing operations | (14,825) | 21,412 | 41,850 | 16,842 | ||||||||
Operating cash flows before working capital from continuing operations | 285,650 | 74,909 | 549,068 | 170,238 | ||||||||
Divided by weighted average number of outstanding shares, in thousands | 251,780 | 110,993 | 230,008 | 110,789 | ||||||||
Operating cash flow per share from continuing operations | $ | 1.19 | $ | 0.48 | $ | 2.21 | $ | 1.38 | ||||
Operating cash flow per share before working capital from continuing operations | $ | 1.13 | $ | 0.67 | $ | 2.39 | $ | 1.54 |
NET DEBT, NET CASH/ADJUSTED EBITDA RATIO
The Company is reporting Net Debt/ Cash and Net Debt/ Cash/Adjusted EBITDA ratio. This non‐GAAP measure provides investors with transparency regarding the liquidity position of the Company. It is intended to provide additional information and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for measures of performance prepared in accordance with GAAP. The calculation of net debt and net cash is shown in table 32. The following table explains the calculation of net debt, net cash/Adjusted EBITDA ratio using the last twelve months of Adjusted EBITDA.
Table 43: Net Debt, Net Cash/ Adjusted EBITDA ratio
($'000s) | 30 June 2021 | 31 March 2021 | ||
Net Debt/(Cash) | 77,123 | (74,675) | ||
Trailing twelve month Adjusted EBITDA1 | 1,072,668 | 802,773 | ||
Net Debt/(Cash) / Adjusted EBITDA LTM ratio | 0.07 | (0.09) |
1 Trailing twelve month Adjusted EBITDA is as reported in prior periods for each quarter prior to Q2-2021.
RETURN ON CAPITAL EMPLOYED
The Company uses Return on Capital Employed (“ROCE”) as a measure of long-term operating performance to measure how effectively management utilises the capital it has been provided. The calculation of ROCE, expressed as a percentage, is Adjusted EBIT (based on Adjusted EBITDA as per table 35 adjusted to include Adjusted EBITDA from discontinued operations) divided by the average of the opening and closing capital employed for the twelve months preceding the period end. Capital employed is the total assets less current liabilities.
Table 44: Return on Capital Employed
TRAILING TWELVE MONTHS | ||||
($'000s unless otherwise stated) | 30 June 2021 | 30 June 2020 | ||
Adjusted EBITDA | 1,072,668 | 471,013 | ||
Depreciation and amortization | (473,084) | (205,406) | ||
Adjusted EBIT (A) | 599,584 | 265,607 | ||
Opening Capital employed (B) | 1,807,766 | 1,753,857 | ||
Total Assets | 6,885,769 | 2,057,124 | ||
Current Liabilities | (640,593) | (249,358) | ||
Closing Capital employed (C) | 6,245,176 | 1,807,766 | ||
Average Capital Employed (D)=(B+C)/21 | 3,727,808 | 1,780,812 | ||
ROCE (A)/(D) | | |
1 Assets for Teranga and SEMAFO have been included in the calculation from the date of their acquisition by Endeavour on 10 February, 2021 and 1 July, 2020 respectively.
QUARTERLY AND ANNUAL FINANCIAL AND OPERATING RESULTS
The following tables summarise the Company’s financial and operational information for the last eight quarters and three fiscal years.
Table 45: 2021 - 2020 Quarterly Key Performance Indicators
FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED | |||||||||
($'000s except ounces sold) | Unit | 30 June 2021 | 31 March 2021 | 31 December 2020 | September 30 2020 | ||||
Gold ounces sold | oz | 420,761 | 363,518 | 300,622 | 236,292 | ||||
Revenue | $ | 753,427 | 635,792 | 553,370 | 434,839 | ||||
Operating cash flows from continuing operations | $ | 300,475 | 204,907 | 383,992 | 173,174 | ||||
Earnings from continuing mine operations | $ | 272,976 | 195,525 | 218,372 | 123,230 | ||||
Net comprehensive earnings | $ | 148,949 | 99,158 | 29,271 | 70,164 | ||||
Net comprehensive (loss)/earnings from discontinued operations | $ | — | (3,702) | (44,265) | 13,094 | ||||
Net earnings from continuing operations attributable to shareholders | $ | 126,779 | 77,838 | 64,698 | 45,007 | ||||
Net (loss)/earnings from discontinued operations attributable to shareholders | $ | — | (5,168) | (48,180) | 14,791 | ||||
Basic earnings per share from continuing operations | $ | 0.50 | 0.42 | 0.40 | 0.27 | ||||
Diluted earnings per share from continuing operations | $ | 0.50 | 0.42 | 0.40 | 0.27 | ||||
Basic earnings per share from all operations | $ | 0.50 | 0.43 | 0.11 | 0.36 | ||||
Diluted earnings per share from all operations | $ | 0.50 | 0.43 | 0.11 | 0.36 |
Table 46: 2020 - 2019 Quarterly Key Performance Indicators
FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED | |||||||||
($'000s except ounces sold) | Unit | 30 June 2020 | 31 March 2020 | 31 December 2019 | 30 September 2019 | ||||
Gold ounces sold | oz | 124,761 | 147,131 | 139,058 | 149,187 | ||||
Revenue | $ | 209,581 | 226,321 | 199,406 | 213,918 | ||||
Operating cash flows from continuing operations | $ | 53,529 | 29,757 | 92,006 | 72,822 | ||||
Earnings from continuing mine operations | $ | 75,583 | 72,182 | 44,757 | 64,974 | ||||
Net comprehensive (loss)/earnings | $ | (22,616) | 35,463 | (113,076) | (23,545) | ||||
Net comprehensive earnings from discontinued operations | $ | 1,392 | 7,978 | 2,790 | 6,282 | ||||
Net (loss)/earnings from continuing operations attributable to shareholders | $ | (38,488) | 19,366 | (111,662) | (37,160) | ||||
Net earnings/(loss) from discontinued operations attributable to shareholders | $ | 1,259 | 6,632 | (1,507) | 4,961 | ||||
Basic (loss)/earnings per share from continuing operations | $ | (0.35) | 0.18 | (1.02) | (0.34) | ||||
Diluted (loss)/earnings per share from continuing operations | $ | (0.35) | 0.18 | (1.02) | (0.34) | ||||
Basic (loss)/earnings per share from all operations | $ | (0.34) | 0.24 | (1.03) | (0.29) | ||||
Diluted (loss)/earnings per share from all operations | $ | (0.34) | 0.24 | (1.03) | (0.29) |
Table 47: Annual Key Performance Indicators1
FOR THE YEAR ENDED | ||||||
($'000s except per share amounts) | 31 December 2020 | 31 December 2019 | 31 December 2018 | |||
Gold ounces sold | 808,806 | 511,749 | 469,544 | |||
Revenue | 1,424,111 | 694,848 | 571,701 | |||
Operating cash flows from continuing operations | 710,563 | 205,531 | 196,371 | |||
Operating cash flows from discontinued operations | 38,365 | 96,354 | 54,549 | |||
Earnings/(Loss) from continuing mine operations | 337,564 | (27,502) | 53,568 | |||
Net and comprehensive earnings/(loss) from continuing operations | 134,085 | (159,974) | 127,609 | |||
Net and comprehensive (loss)/earnings from discontinued operations | (21,803) | 18,814 | (110,549) | |||
Net earnings/(loss) from continuing operations attributable to shareholders | 95,243 | (174,506) | (37,675) | |||
Net earnings/(loss) attributable to shareholders | 72,528 | (163,718) | (144,856) | |||
Basic earnings/(loss) per share from continuing operations | 0.69 | (1.59) | (0.35) | |||
Diluted earnings/(loss) per share from continuing operations | 0.69 | (1.59) | (0.35) | |||
Basic earnings/(loss) per share | 0.53 | (1.49) | (1.00) | |||
Diluted earnings/(loss) per share | 0.53 | (1.49) | (1.00) | |||
Total assets | 3,881,718 | 1,872,791 | 1,922,043 | |||
Total long term liabilities (excluding deferred taxes) | 792,740 | 738,294 | 660,472 | |||
Total attributable shareholders' equity | 2,057,015 | 717,867 | 858,006 | |||
Adjusted net earnings per share2 | 2.28 | 0.33 | 0.49 |
1 Prior year figures for continuing operations have been adjusted to exclude Agbaou.
2 The adjusted net earnings per share is inclusive of the prior period tax adjustment included in the 31 December 2018 adjusted earnings per share.
PRINCIPAL RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES
Readers of this Management Report should consider the information included in the Company’s condensed interim consolidated financial statements and related notes for the six months ended 30 June 2021. The nature of the Company’s activities and the locations in which it works mean that the Company’s business generally is exposed to significant risk factors, many of which are beyond its control. The Company examines the various risks to which it is exposed and assesses any impact and likelihood of those risks. For discussion on all the risk factors that affect the Company’s business generally, please refer to the prospectus prepared as part of the admission to the premium listing segment of the Official List and to trading on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange (the “Prospectus”) and which is available on its website, www.endeavourmining.com, its most recent Annual Information Form filed on SEDAR at www.sedar.com, and the consolidated financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2020. The risks that affect the financial statements specifically, and the risks that are reasonably likely to affect them in the future which are incorporated by reference in this Management Report, are set out below.
There have been no significant changes to the principal risks and uncertainties of the Company from those disclosed in the Prospectus. The principal risks that affect the Company’s business are listed below:
External risks
Gold price
Exchange rates
Inability to compete successfully with other mining companies
Global economic conditions
Effect of COVID-19 on the business
Climate change
Fixed and floating gold delivery obligations
Operational risks
Mining, development and exploration activities are subject to operational risks and hazards inherent in the mining industry, such as geological problems, seismic activity, flooding, metallurgical and other processing problems, etc.
Risks and potential liabilities related to our tailings storage facilities.
Risks and expenses related to reclamation costs and related liabilities.
The Company’s ability to maintain or increase the present level of gold production is dependent in part on the Company’s development projects, which are subject to numerous known and unknown risks.
No assurance can be given that the current or future mineral production estimates will be achieved.
Future exploration and development projects may not results in economically viable mining operations or yield new reserves.
Risks associated with illegal or artisanal mining, which may, among other things, create environmental, health and safety risks.
Surrounding communities may affect mining operations through restriction of access of supplies and workforce to mine site or through legal challenges asserting ownership rights.
The Company depends on management and skilled personnel and may not be able to attract and retain qualified personnel in the future.
French officials are conducting a judicial inquiry into certain past employees of Areva S.A. (“Areva”), including into our CEO Sébastien de Montessus in relation to his time as an employee of Areva, which could lead to negative publicity and/or reputational damage for the Group, and which could have an adverse impact on his ability to continue in his role.
The Company is dependent on its workforce, and the workforce of its third-party contractors, to extract and process minerals containing gold, and are therefore sensitive to any labour disruption at its properties.
Risks associated with use of third-party contractors.
The Company may require further licences and encounter title claims to develop and realise certain gold reserves or to process the ore of third parties and may encounter title claims to any of its properties which may result in future losses or additional expenditures.
The Company may be adversely affected by the availability and costs of key inputs.
Legal and regulatory risks
The Company is subject to a number of laws and regulations and may not be able to enforce our legal rights.
The Company’s activities are extensively regulated in respect of environmental, health and safety standards which are likely to become more stringent over time and may be subject to unforeseen changes.
The Company’s business is subject to evolving climate change initiatives and legislation that may increase both compliance costs and the risk of non-compliance.
Government regulation may have an adverse effect on the Company’s exploration, development and mining operations.
The Company may be adversely affected by violations of applicable anti-corruption laws, as well as export control regulations and related laws and economic sanctions programmes.
The Company may face the risk of litigation in connection with its business and other activities.
Other risks
The Company may fail to successfully integrate acquired properties, including those acquired from SEMAFO and Teranga.
The Company may face IT and cyber security threats.
The Company’s business requires substantial capital expenditure and there can be no assurance that such funding will be available on a timely basis, or at all
The Company’s use of derivative instruments involves certain inherent risks, including credit risk, market liquidity risk, and unrealised mark-to-market risk.
The Company’s insurance coverage does not cover all of our potential losses, liabilities and damage related to our business, and certain risks are uninsured or uninsurable
Risks related to operations in West Africa
The Company is subject to geopolitical and other risks associated with operating in West Africa.
The location of the Company’s assets subjects the Company to safety and security risks.
The Company’s continued operations depend on adequate infrastructure, which is underdeveloped in certain parts of West Africa, and the uninterrupted flow of power, materials, supplies and services.
The Company’s mining properties are subject to various government equity interests and royalty payments payable to the respective governments of the countries in which we operate.
There are health risks associated with the mining work force in Africa.
Risks related to shares
Shares in the Company may be subject to market price volatility and the market price of the Shares in the Company may decline disproportionately in response to developments that are unrelated to the Company’s operating performance.
The current value of Old Endeavour Shares cannot be taken as indicative of the likely development of the market and future demand for the Shares.
Future sales of Shares by major shareholders could depress the price of the Shares.
The issuance of additional Shares in the Company in connection with future acquisitions, any share incentive or share option plan or otherwise may dilute all other shareholdings.
The Company’s ability to pay dividends in the future depends, among other things, on the Group’s financial performance and capital requirements.
The Company is a holding Company with no business operations of its own and depends on its subsidiaries for cash, including in order to pay dividends.
Shareholders may become subject to foreign exchange rate risk as a result of an investment in the Shares.
Shareholders in the United States and other jurisdictions outside of the United Kingdom may not be able to participate in future equity offerings.
The rights afforded to Shareholders are governed by English law. Not all rights available to shareholders under US law will be available to holders of the Shares.
The Company’s activities expose it to a variety of risks that may include credit risk, liquidity risk, currency risk, interest rate risk and other price risks, including equity price risk. The Company examines the various financial instrument risks to which it is exposed and assesses any impact and likelihood of those risks.
Credit risk
Credit risk is the risk that the counterparty to a financial instrument will cause a financial loss for the Company by failing to discharge its obligations. Credit risk arises from cash, restricted cash, marketable securities, trade and other receivables, long-term receivable and other assets.
The Company manages the credit risk associated with cash by investing these funds with highly rated financial institutions, and by monitoring its concentration of cash held in any one institution. As such, the Company deems the credit risk on its cash to be low.
The Company closely monitors its financial assets and does not have any significant concentration of credit risk other than receivable balances owed from the governments in the countries the Company operates in and its other receivables of
The Corporation sells its gold to large international organizations with strong credit ratings, and the historical level of customer defaults is minimal. As a result, the credit risk associated with gold trade receivables at 30 June 2021 is considered to be negligible. The Company does not rely on ratings issued by credit rating agencies in evaluating counterparties’ related credit risk.
Liquidity risk
Liquidity risk is the risk that the Company will encounter difficulty in meeting obligations associated with its financial liabilities that are settled by delivering cash, physical gold or another financial asset. The Company has a planning and budgeting process in place to help determine the funds required to support the Company’s normal operating requirements. The Company ensures that it has sufficient cash and cash equivalents and loan facilities available to meet its short term obligations.
Currency risk
Currency risk relates to the risk that the fair values or future cash flows of the Company’s financial instruments will fluctuate because of changes in foreign exchange rates. Exchange rate fluctuations may affect the costs that the Company incurs in its operations. There has been no change in the Company’s objectives and policies for managing this risk during the period ended 30 June 2021.
The Company has not hedged its exposure to foreign currency exchange risk.
Interest rate risk
Interest rate risk is the risk that future cash flows from, or the fair values of, the Company’s financial instruments will fluctuate because of changes in market interest rates. The Company is exposed to interest rate risk primarily on its long-term debt. Since marketable securities and government treasury securities held as loans are short term in nature and are usually held to maturity, there is minimal fair value sensitivity to changes in interest rates. The Company continually monitors its exposure to interest rates and is comfortable with its exposure given the relatively low short-term US interest rates and LIBOR.
CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
DISCLOSURE CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Disclosure controls and procedures are designed to provide reasonable assurance that all relevant information is gathered and reported on a timely basis to senior management, including the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and the Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Additionally, these controls and procedures provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed in the Company’s annual and interim filings (as such terms are defined under National Instrument 52-109 Certification of Disclosure in Issuers’ Annual and Interim Filings) and other reports filed or submitted under Canadian securities law is recorded, processed, summarised and reported within the time periods specified by those laws, and that material information is accumulated and communicated to management including the CEO and CFO as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
Management evaluated the design and operating effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures as required by Canadian Securities Law. Based on that evaluation, the CEO and CFO concluded that as of 31 December 2020, the disclosure controls and procedures were effective.
INTERNAL CONTROLS OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING
The Company’s management, including the CEO and CFO, is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal controls over financial reporting. Under the supervision of the CFO, the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting are designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with IFRS.
There have been no material changes in the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting since the year ended 30 June 2021 that have materially affected or are reasonably likely to materially affect the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting.
The Company assessed the SEMAFO and Teranga mines’ disclosure controls and procedures and internal control over financial reporting; however, in accordance with National Instrument 52-109 - Certification of Disclosure in Issuer’s Annual and Interim Filings, because the SEMAFO operations were acquired not more than 365 days before the end of 31 December 2020, the Company has limited the scope of its design of disclosure controls and procedures and internal controls over financial reporting to exclude the controls, policies and procedures of SEMAFO.
LIMITATIONS OF CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
The Company’s management, including the CEO and CFO believe that any disclosure controls and procedures or internal control over financial reporting, can provide only reasonable, but not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the control system are met. These inherent limitations include the realities that judgments in decision making can be faulty, and that breakdowns can occur because of simple error or mistake. Additionally, controls can be circumvented by the actions of one individual, by collusion of two or more people, or by unauthorised override of the control. Accordingly, because of the inherent limitations in a control system, misstatements due to error or fraud may occur and not be detected.
DIRECTORS’ RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT
The directors of Endeavour Mining plc confirm that to the best of their knowledge:
the condensed interim consolidated financial statements for the six months ended 30 June 2021 has been prepared in accordance with UK adopted International Accounting Standard 34, “Interim Financial Reporting”, and International Accounting Standard 34, “Interim Financial Reporting” as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB), and that it gives a true and fair view of the assets, liabilities, financial position and profit or loss of the Company and the undertakings included in the consolidation taken as a whole; and
the interim management report includes a fair review of the information required by DTR 4.2.7 and DTR 4.2.8
The Directors of Endeavour Mining plc are listed on the Company’s website at www.endeavourmining.com
By order of the Board
/s/ Sebastien de Montessus
Chief Executive Officer
Sebastien de Montessus
3 August 2021
INDEPENDENT REVIEW REPORT TO ENDEAVOUR MINING PLC
Introduction
We have been engaged by the Company to review the condensed set of financial statements in the interim financial report for the three and six months ended 30 June 2021 which comprises the condensed interim consolidated statement of comprehensive earnings/ loss, the condensed interim consolidated statement of cash flows, the condensed interim consolidated statement of financial position, the condensed interim consolidated statement of changes in equity and related notes.
We have read the other information contained in the interim financial report and considered whether it contains any apparent misstatements or material inconsistencies with the information in the condensed set of financial statements.
Directors’ responsibilities
The interim financial report is the responsibility of and has been approved by the directors. The directors are responsible for preparing the interim financial report in accordance with the Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules of the United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority.
As disclosed in note 2, the annual financial statements of the Group will be prepared in accordance with UK adopted international accounting standards and International Financial Reporting Standards as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (“IASB”). The condensed set of financial statements included in this interim financial report has been prepared in accordance with UK adopted International Accounting Standard 34, ‘‘Interim Financial Reporting’’.
As explained in note 2 to the condensed set of financial statements included in this interim financial report, the group, in addition to preparing condensed interim consolidated financial statements in accordance with UK adopted International Accounting Standard 34, “Interim Financial Reporting”, has also applied International Accounting Standard 34, “Interim Financial Reporting” as issued by the IASB.
Our responsibility
Our responsibility is to express to the Company a conclusion on the condensed set of financial statements in the interim financial report based on our review.
Scope of review
We conducted our review in accordance with International Standard on Review Engagements (UK and Ireland) 2410, ‘‘Review of Interim Financial Information Performed by the Independent Auditor of the Entity’’, issued by the Financial Reporting Council for use in the United Kingdom and International Standard on Review Engagements 2410, ‘‘Review of Interim Financial Information Performed by the Independent Auditor of the Entity” issued by the IAASB. A review of interim financial information consists of making enquiries, primarily of persons responsible for financial and accounting matters, and applying analytical and other review procedures. A review is substantially less in scope than an audit conducted in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (UK) and consequently does not enable us to obtain assurance that we would become aware of all significant matters that might be identified in an audit. Accordingly, we do not express an audit opinion.
Conclusion
Based on our review, nothing has come to our attention that causes us to believe that the condensed set of financial statements in the interim financial report for the three and six months ended 30 June 2021 is not prepared, in all material respects, in accordance with UK adopted International Accounting Standard 34 and the Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules of the United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority.
In addition, based on our review, nothing has come to our attention that causes us to believe that the condensed set of financial statements in the interim financial report for the three and six months ended 30 June 2021 is not prepared, in all material respects, in accordance with International Accounting Standard 34 Interim Financial Reporting as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board.
Use of our report
Our report has been prepared in accordance with the terms of our engagement to assist the Company in meeting its responsibilities in respect of interim financial reporting in accordance with the Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules of the United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority and for no other purpose. No person is entitled to rely on this report unless such a person is a person entitled to rely upon this report by virtue of and for the purpose of our terms of engagement or has been expressly authorised to do so by our prior written consent. Save as above, we do not accept responsibility for this report to any other person or for any other purpose and we hereby expressly disclaim any and all such liability.
BDO LLP
Chartered Accountants
London
3 August 2021
BDO LLP is a limited liability partnership registered in England and Wales (with registered number OC305127).
THREE MONTHS ENDED | SIX MONTHS ENDED | ||||||||||||
Note | 30 June 2021 | 30 June 2020 | 30 June 2021 | 30 June 2 2020 | |||||||||
Revenues | |||||||||||||
Revenue | 753,427 | 209,582 | 1,389,219 | 435,902 | |||||||||
Cost of sales | |||||||||||||
Operating expenses | (278,161) | (83,227) | (531,109) | (179,320) | |||||||||
Depreciation and depletion | (158,382) | (35,465) | (290,246) | (78,393) | |||||||||
Royalties | (43,908) | (15,306) | (88,274) | (30,426) | |||||||||
Earnings from mine operations | 272,976 | 75,584 | 479,590 | 147,763 | |||||||||
Corporate costs | 3 | (15,890) | (5,049) | (30,161) | (10,280) | ||||||||
Acquisition and restructuring costs | 4 | (14,544) | (2,589) | (26,704) | (6,919) | ||||||||
Share-based compensation | 5 | (9,839) | (4,942) | (17,794) | (6,565) | ||||||||
Exploration costs | (5,874) | (1,796) | (15,684) | (3,129) | |||||||||
Earnings from operations | 226,829 | 61,208 | 389,247 | 120,870 | |||||||||
Other income/(expense) | |||||||||||||
(Loss)/gain on financial instruments | 6 | (14,807) | (72,257) | 27,270 | (74,956) | ||||||||
Finance costs | 7 | (13,694) | (11,818) | (26,012) | (23,321) | ||||||||
Other (expense)/income | (7,082) | (1,791) | (10,510) | 144 | |||||||||
Earnings/(Loss) before taxes | 191,246 | (24,658) | 379,995 | 22,737 | |||||||||
Current income tax expense | (44,463) | (263) | (116,611) | (19,269) | |||||||||
Deferred income tax recovery/(expense) | 2,166 | (5,597) | (3,504) | (6,504) | |||||||||
Net comprehensive earnings/(loss) from continuing operations | 148,949 | (30,518) | 259,880 | (3,036) | |||||||||
Net comprehensive earnings/(loss) from discontinued operations | 4 | — | 7,902 | (3,702) | 15,883 | ||||||||
Net comprehensive earnings/(loss) | $ | 148,949 | $ | (22,616) | $ | 256,178 | $ | 12,847 | |||||
Net earnings/(loss) from continuing operations attributable to: | |||||||||||||
Shareholders of Endeavour Mining plc | 126,779 | (38,488) | 213,443 | (21,817) | |||||||||
Non-controlling interests | 14 | 22,170 | 7,970 | 46,437 | 18,781 | ||||||||
$ | 148,949 | $ | (30,518) | $ | 259,880 | $ | (3,036) | ||||||
Total net earnings/(loss) attributable to: | |||||||||||||
Shareholders of Endeavour Mining plc | 126,779 | (37,229) | 208,275 | (11,231) | |||||||||
Non-controlling interests | 14 | 22,170 | 14,613 | 47,903 | 24,078 | ||||||||
$ | 148,949 | $ | (22,616) | $ | 256,178 | $ | 12,847 | ||||||
Earnings/(Loss) per share from continuing operations | |||||||||||||
Basic earnings/(loss) per share | 5 | $ | 0.50 | $ | (0.35) | $ | 0.93 | $ | (0.20) | ||||
Diluted earnings/(loss) per share | 5 | $ | 0.50 | $ | (0.35) | $ | 0.92 | $ | (0.20) | ||||
Earnings/(Loss) per share | |||||||||||||
Basic earnings/(loss) per share | 5 | $ | 0.50 | $ | (0.34) | $ | 0.91 | $ | (0.10) | ||||
Diluted earnings/(loss) per share | 5 | $ | 0.50 | $ | (0.34) | $ | 0.90 | $ | (0.10) |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed interim consolidated financial statements
THREE MONTHS ENDED | SIX MONTHS ENDED | ||||||||||||
Note | 30 June 2021 | 30 June 2020 | 30 June 2021 | 30 June 2020 | |||||||||
Operating Activities | |||||||||||||
Earnings/(Loss) before taxes | 191,246 | (24,658) | 379,995 | 22,737 | |||||||||
Adjustments for: | |||||||||||||
Depreciation and depletion | 158,382 | 35,465 | 290,246 | 78,393 | |||||||||
Finance costs | 7 | 13,694 | 11,818 | 26,012 | 23,321 | ||||||||
Share-based compensation | 5 | 9,839 | 4,942 | 17,794 | 6,565 | ||||||||
Loss/(gain) on financial instruments | 6 | 14,807 | 72,257 | (27,270) | 74,956 | ||||||||
Write down of inventory and other | — | 1,512 | — | 1,512 | |||||||||
Loss on disposal of assets | 2,442 | — | 2,442 | — | |||||||||
Cash received/(paid) on settlement of DSUs, PSUs and options | 5 | 1,895 | (7) | (11,962) | (221) | ||||||||
Cash received/(paid) on settlement of other financial assets and liabilities | 2,788 | (16,754) | 2,788 | (17,251) | |||||||||
Income taxes paid | (106,490) | (8,233) | (130,064) | (16,757) | |||||||||
Foreign exchange loss | (2,953) | (1,433) | (913) | (3,017) | |||||||||
Operating cash flows before changes in working capital | 285,650 | 74,909 | 549,068 | 170,238 | |||||||||
Trade and other receivables | 11,023 | (10,265) | (5,375) | (17,966) | |||||||||
Inventories | 4,088 | (4,716) | 24,788 | 7,403 | |||||||||
Prepaid expenses and other | 9,037 | 591 | (3,913) | (723) | |||||||||
Trade and other payables | (9,323) | (7,022) | (57,350) | (5,556) | |||||||||
Operating cash flows generated from continuing operations | 300,475 | 53,497 | 507,218 | 153,396 | |||||||||
Operating cash flows generated from/(used by) discontinued operations | 4 | — | 3,887 | (8,808) | 29,975 | ||||||||
Cash generated from operating activities | $ | 300,475 | $ | 57,384 | $ | 498,410 | $ | 183,371 | |||||
Investing Activities | |||||||||||||
Expenditures on mining interests | 10 | (144,037) | (56,622) | (257,733) | (105,005) | ||||||||
Cash paid for additional interest of Ity mine | 14 | — | — | — | (5,430) | ||||||||
Cash acquired on acquisition of Teranga | 4 | — | — | 27,036 | — | ||||||||
Changes in other assets | 6,726 | (58) | (6,924) | 2,165 | |||||||||
Proceeds from sale of assets | 10 | — | 10,292 | — | 10,292 | ||||||||
Net proceeds from sale of Agbaou | 4 | — | — | (4,714) | — | ||||||||
Investing cash flows used by continuing operations | (137,311) | (46,388) | (242,335) | (97,978) | |||||||||
Investing cash flows used by discontinued operations | 4 | — | (1,703) | (249) | (7,347) | ||||||||
Cash used in investing activities | $ | (137,311) | $ | (48,091) | $ | (242,584) | $ | (105,325) | |||||
THREE MONTHS ENDED | SIX MONTHS ENDED | ||||||||||||
30 June 2021 | 30 June 2020 | 30 June 2021 | 30 June 2020 | ||||||||||
Financing Activities | |||||||||||||
Proceeds received from the issue of common shares | 5 | — | — | 199,988 | — | ||||||||
Dividends paid | 5 | — | — | (60,000) | — | ||||||||
Payment of financing fees and other | (434) | (94) | (7,522) | (441) | |||||||||
Interest paid | (3,937) | (6,157) | (13,230) | (16,728) | |||||||||
Proceeds of long-term debt | 7 | — | — | 490,000 | 120,000 | ||||||||
Repayment of long-term debt | 7 | (120,000) | — | (563,042) | — | ||||||||
Acquisition of shares in share buyback | 5 | (59,454) | — | (59,454) | — | ||||||||
Repayment of finance and lease obligation | (7,947) | (9,276) | (18,730) | (18,430) | |||||||||
Settlement of gold offtake liability | 4 | — | — | (49,735) | — | ||||||||
Financing cash flows generated from continuing operations | (191,772) | (15,527) | (81,725) | 84,401 | |||||||||
Financing cash flows used by discontinued operations | 4 | — | (301) | (45,434) | (669) | ||||||||
Cash (used in)/generated from financing activities | $ | (191,772) | $ | (15,828) | $ | (127,159) | $ | 83,732 | |||||
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash | (6,710) | 1,009 | (10,465) | 150 | |||||||||
(Decrease)/Increase in cash and cash equivalents | (35,318) | (5,526) | 118,202 | 161,928 | |||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period | 868,195 | 357,343 | 644,970 | 189,889 | |||||||||
Cash relating to assets held for sale, beginning of period | — | — | 69,705 | — | |||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period | $ | 832,877 | $ | 351,817 | $ | 832,877 | $ | 351,817 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed interim consolidated financial statements
Note | As at 30 June 2021 | As at 31 December 2020 | |||||
ASSETS | (Note 4b) | ||||||
Current | |||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | 832,877 | 644,970 | |||||
Trade and other receivables | 8 | 127,839 | 55,136 | ||||
Inventories | 9 | 349,478 | 190,601 | ||||
Prepaid expenses and other | 40,297 | 26,322 | |||||
Current assets excluding assets held for sale | 1,350,491 | 917,029 | |||||
Assets held for sale | 4 | — | 180,808 | ||||
1,350,491 | 1,097,837 | ||||||
Non-current | |||||||
Mining interests | 10 | 5,039,323 | 2,577,844 | ||||
Deferred tax assets | 9,960 | 19,774 | |||||
Other financial assets | 11 | 77,120 | 25,202 | ||||
Other long term assets | 9 | 146,683 | 77,010 | ||||
Goodwill | 4 | 262,192 | 71,528 | ||||
Total assets | $ | 6,885,769 | $ | 3,869,195 | |||
LIABILITIES | |||||||
Current | |||||||
Trade and other payables | 12 | 373,993 | 262,274 | ||||
Finance and lease obligations | 16,120 | 13,661 | |||||
Other financial liabilities | 13 | 31,346 | — | ||||
Income taxes payable | 15 | 219,134 | 134,205 | ||||
Current liabilities excluding liabilities held for sale | 640,593 | 410,140 | |||||
Liabilities held for sale | 4 | — | 112,796 | ||||
640,593 | 522,936 | ||||||
Non-current | |||||||
Finance and lease obligations | 34,604 | 23,544 | |||||
Long-term debt | 7 | 929,760 | 688,266 | ||||
Other financial liabilities | 13 | 96,548 | 2,919 | ||||
Environmental rehabilitation provision | 128,169 | 78,011 | |||||
Deferred tax liabilities | 614,390 | 305,101 | |||||
Total liabilities | $ | 2,444,064 | $ | 1,620,777 | |||
EQUITY | |||||||
Share capital | 5 | 2,506 | 16,299 | ||||
Share premium | 5 | 604 | 3,027,467 | ||||
Share based payment reserve | 5 | 83,790 | 70,390 | ||||
Capital redemption reserve | 5 | 225 | — | ||||
Merger reserve | 5 | 4,946,766 | — | ||||
Deficit | (984,967) | (1,056,948) | |||||
Equity attributable to shareholders of the Corporation | $ | 4,048,924 | $ | 2,057,208 | |||
Non-controlling interests | 14 | 392,781 | 191,210 | ||||
Total equity | $ | 4,441,705 | $ | 2,248,418 | |||
Total equity and liabilities | $ | 6,885,769 | $ | 3,869,195 |
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (NOTE 18)
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS (NOTE 19)
Approved by the Board: 3 August 2021 | ||
"Sebastien de Montessus" Director | "Alison Baker" Director | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed interim consolidated financial statements |
SHARE CAPITAL | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Note | Number of Common Shares | Share Capital | Share Premium Reserve | Capital Redemption Reserve | Share Based Payment Reserve | Merger Reserve | Deficit | Total Attributable to Shareholders | Non-Controlling Interests | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||
At 1 January 2020 | 109,927,097 | 10,988 | 1,763,184 | — | 72,487 | — | (1,128,792) | 717,867 | 98,630 | 816,497 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Shares issued on exercise of options and PSU's | 1,066,143 | 107 | 18,853 | — | (18,960) | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
Share based compensation | 5 | — | — | — | — | 5,185 | — | — | 5,185 | — | 5,185 | |||||||||||||||||||
Change in non-controlling interests | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | (430) | (430) | — | (430) | |||||||||||||||||||
Total net and comprehensive earnings | — | — | — | — | — | — | (11,231) | (11,231) | 24,078 | 12,847 | ||||||||||||||||||||
At 30 June 2020 | 110,993,240 | $ | 11,095 | $ | 1,782,037 | $ | — | $ | 58,712 | $ | — | $ | (1,140,453) | $ | 711,391 | $ | 122,708 | $ | 834,099 | |||||||||||
At 1 January 2021 | 163,036,473 | 16,299 | 3,027,467 | — | 70,390 | — | (1,056,948) | 2,057,208 | 191,210 | 2,248,418 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Consideration on the acquisition of Teranga | 4 | 78,766,690 | 7,877 | 1,670,408 | — | 30,361 | — | — | 1,708,646 | 186,583 | 1,895,229 | |||||||||||||||||||
Shares issued on private placement | 5 | 8,910,592 | 891 | 199,088 | — | — | — | — | 199,979 | — | 199,979 | |||||||||||||||||||
Purchase and cancellation of own shares | 5 | (2,246,503) | (225) | — | 225 | — | — | (76,294) | (76,294) | — | (76,294) | |||||||||||||||||||
Shares issued on exercise of options and PSU's | 2,086,230 | 203 | 27,868 | — | (21,565) | — | — | 6,506 | — | 6,506 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Share based compensation | 5 | — | — | — | — | 18,986 | — | — | 18,986 | — | 18,986 | |||||||||||||||||||
Dividends paid | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | (60,000) | (60,000) | — | (60,000) | |||||||||||||||||||
Dividends to non-controlling interests | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | (29,922) | (29,922) | |||||||||||||||||||
Disposal of the Agbaou mine | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | (2,993) | (2,993) | |||||||||||||||||||
Reorganisation | 1, 4 | — | (22,539) | (4,924,227) | — | — | 4,946,766 | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||
Reclassification of PSU's to liabilities | 5 | — | — | — | — | (14,382) | — | — | (14,382) | — | (14,382) | |||||||||||||||||||
Total net and comprehensive earnings | — | — | — | — | — | — | 208,275 | 208,275 | 47,903 | 256,178 | ||||||||||||||||||||
At 30 June 2021 | 250,553,482 | $ | 2,506 | $ | 604 | $ | 225 | $ | 83,790 | $ | 4,946,766 | $ | (984,967) | $ | 4,048,924 | $ | 392,781 | $ | 4,441,705 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed interim consolidated financial statements
1 DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS AND NATURE OF OPERATIONS
Endeavour Mining plc, together with its subsidiaries (collectively, “Endeavour”, the "Group", or the “Company”), is a publicly listed gold mining Company that operates seven mines in West Africa in addition to having project development and exploration assets. Endeavour is focused on effectively managing its existing assets to maximise cash flows as well as pursuing organic and strategic growth opportunities that benefit from its management and operational expertise.
Endeavour’s corporate office is in London, England, and its shares are listed on the London Stock Exchange ("LSE") (symbol EDV), and on the Toronto Stock Exchange (“TSX”) (symbol EDV) and quoted in the United States on the OTCQX International (symbol EDVMF). The Company is incorporated in the United Kingdom and its registered office is located at 5 Young Street, London, United Kingdom, W8 5EH.
Prior to its listing on the London Stock Exchange on 14 June 2021, Endeavour Mining Corporation ("EMC") was the parent Company of the Group for which consolidated financial statements were produced. On 11 June 2021, the shareholders of EMC transferred all of their shares in EMC to Endeavour Mining plc in exchange for ordinary shares of equal value in Endeavour Mining plc (the "Reorganisation"). This resulted in Endeavour Mining plc, which was incorporated on 21 March 2021, becoming the new parent Company for the Group. As a result of the Reorganisation, there was no change in the legal ownership of any of the assets of EMC or Endeavour Mining plc, nor any change in the ownership of existing shares or securities of EMC or Endeavour Mining plc. The financial information as at 30 June 2021 and for the three and six months ended 30 June 2021 (and comparative information) is presented as a continuation of EMC.
The Company has been taking steps to monitor and address the risks in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and their impact on the Company's operations (Note 2.3).
2 BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
2.1. STATEMENT OF COMPLIANCE
The annual financial statements of the group will be prepared in accordance with UK adopted international accounting standards and International Financial Reporting Standards as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (“IASB”). These condensed interim consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with UK adopted International Accounting Standard (“IAS”) 34, Interim Financial Reporting. In addition to preparing condensed interim consolidated financial statements in accordance with UK adopted International Accounting Standard 34, “Interim Financial Reporting”, the Company has also applied International Accounting Standard 34, “Interim Financial Reporting” as issued by the IASB. These condensed interim financial statements have been prepared using accounting policies consistent with International Financial Reporting Standards ("IFRS") and UK adopted international accounting standards in conformity with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006, and do not include all of the information required for full annual financial statements prepared using IFRS, and are also in accordance with the requirements of the Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules ("DTR") in the United Kingdom as applicable to interim financial reporting. These condensed consolidated financial statements represent a ‘condensed set of financial statements’ as referred to in the DTR.
These condensed consolidated financial statements for the three and six months ended 30 June 2021 were authorised for issue in accordance with a resolution of the Board on 3 August 2021. The condensed consolidated financial statements are unaudited and do not constitute statutory accounts as defined in Section 434 of the Companies Act 2006. These condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the annual consolidated financial statements of the Company for the year ended 31 December 2020, which include information necessary or useful to understanding the Company’s operations, financial performance, and financial statement presentation. In particular, the Company’s significant accounting policies were presented as Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2020 and have been consistently applied in the preparation of these condensed interim consolidated financial statements.
None of the new standards or amendments to standards and interpretations applicable during the period has had a material impact on the financial position or performance of the Group. The Group has not early adopted any standard, interpretation or amendment that was issued but is not yet effective.
During the period ended 30 June 2021, the Company has applied the following accounting policies which were not applied in the annual consolidated financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2020:
Merger accounting
Group reorganisations, including transfer of assets and liabilities and acquisition of companies within the Endeavour Mining plc group are accounted for using merger accounting. As a result, any assets and liabilities are transferred at carrying value rather than fair value. The difference between the carrying value of assets and liabilities transferred and the consideration paid has been recognised in the merger reserve.
Employee Benefit Trust
The Employee Benefit Trust ("EBT") is considered to be a Special Purpose Entity and is accounted for under IFRS 10 and consolidated on the basis that the Company has control, thus the assets and liabilities of the EBT are included in the financial position and results of operations of the Group and the shares held by the EBT are presented as a deduction from equity.
Treasury shares
When the Company purchases its own share capital ("treasury shares"), the consideration paid, including any directly attributable incremental costs, net of income taxes, is deducted from retained earnings/(deficit). If treasury shares are subsequently cancelled, the par value of the cancelled shares is credited to the capital redemption reserve. If treasury shares are subsequently re-issued, any consideration received, net of transaction costs, is included in share capital.
2.2. BASIS OF PREPARATION
These condensed interim consolidated financial statements have been prepared on the historical cost basis, except for the acquisition of SEMAFO Inc. ("SEMAFO") and Teranga Gold Corporation ("Teranga") (Note 4) and certain financial instruments that are measured at fair value at the end of each reporting period. The Company’s accounting policies have been applied consistently to all periods in the preparation of these condensed interim consolidated financial statements. In preparing the Company's condensed interim consolidated financial statements for the three and six months ended 30 June 2021, the Company applied the critical judgments and estimates disclosed in note 3 of its consolidated financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2020.
These condensed interim consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its subsidiaries. Subsidiaries are entities controlled by the Company, which is defined as having the power over the entity, rights to variable returns from its involvement with the entity, and the ability to use its power to affect the amount of returns. All intercompany transactions and balances are eliminated on consolidation. The Company's material subsidiaries at 30 June 2021 are consistent with the consolidated financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2020, except for the sale of Agbaou Gold Operations on 1 March 2021, and for the following subsidiaries which were acquired on 10 February 2021 with the completion of the acquisition of Teranga (Note 4):
Entities | Principal activity | Place of incorporation and operation | Proportion of ownership interest and voting power held |
30 June 2021 | |||
Sabodala Gold Operations SA | Gold Operations | Senegal | |
Wahgnion Gold Operations SA | Gold Operations | Burkina Faso | |
Teranga Gold Corporation | Holding | Canada | |
Teranga Gold (Senegal) Corporation | Holding | Canada | |
Sabodala Mining Company Sarl | Exploration | Senegal | |
2.3. GOING CONCERN
The directors have performed an assessment of whether the Company would be able to continue as a going concern for at least the next twelve month period. In their assessment, the Company has taken into account its financial position, expected future trading performance, its debt and other available credit facilities, future debt servicing requirements, its working capital and capital expenditure commitments and forecasts.
At 30 June 2021, the Company’s net debt was
Based on a detailed cash flow forecast prepared by management, in which it included any reasonably possible change in the key assumptions on which the cash flow forecast is based, and taking into account possible changes in performance due to the COVID-19 pandemic impact, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the Group will have adequate resources to continue in operational existence for twelve months from 3 August 2021 and that at this point in time there are no material uncertainties regarding going concern. Key assumptions underpinning this forecast include a gold price of
The Board is satisfied that the going concern basis of accounting is an appropriate assumption to adopt in the preparation of the half year report for the period ended 30 June 2021.
COVID-19 PANDEMIC RISKS
On 11 March 2020, the World Health Organization declared the outbreak of a respiratory disease caused by a new novel coronavirus (“COVID-19”) as a pandemic. In response to health risks associated with the spread of COVID-19, the Company implemented a number of health and safety measures designed to protect employees at its operations around the world.
As of the date of issuance of these condensed interim consolidated financial statements, the Company’s operations have not been significantly impacted, however, the Company continues to monitor the situation. While the Company's financial position, performance and cash flows could be further negatively impacted, the extent of the impact cannot be reasonably estimated at this time. Management continues to monitor and assess the short and medium-term impacts of the COVID-19 virus, including for example supply chain, mobility, workforce, market and trade flow impacts, as well as the resilience of Canadian, West African, and other global financial markets to support recovery. Any longer term impacts are also being considered and monitored, as appropriate. However, this pandemic continues to evolve rapidly and its effects on our own operations are uncertain. It is possible that in the future operations may be temporarily shut down or suspended for indeterminate amounts of time, any of which may, individually or in the aggregate, have a material and adverse impact on our business, results of operations and financial performance. The extent to which COVID-19 may impact the Company’s business and operations will depend on future developments that are highly uncertain and cannot be accurately predicted, including new information which may emerge concerning the severity of and the actions required to contain COVID-19 or remedy its impact.
The global response to the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in, among other things, border closures, severe travel restrictions, as well as quarantine, self-isolation and other emergency measures imposed by various governments. Additional government or regulatory actions or inaction around the world in jurisdictions where the Company operates may also have potentially significant economic and social impacts. The COVID-19 virus and efforts to contain it may have a significant effect on commodity prices, and the possibility of a prolonged global economic downturn may further impact commodity demand and prices. If the business operations of the Company are disrupted or suspended as a result of these or other measures, it may have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, results of operations and financial performance.
The global pandemic caused by COVID-19 may affect Endeavour's ability to operate at one or more of its mines for an indeterminate period of time, may affect the health of its employees or contractors resulting in diminished expertise or capacity, may mean that key expat or contract resources cannot access West Africa, may result in delays or disruption in its supply chain leading to unavailability of critical spares and inventory (or increased costs), may lead to restrictions on transferability of currency, may cause business continuity issues at global gold refineries (and therefore its ability to generate revenue), may mean it cannot transport gold from its sites to refineries, may result in failures of various local administration, logistics and critical infrastructure, may cause social instability in West African countries which in turn could disrupt business continuity, and may result in additional and currently unknown liabilities.
3 CORPORATE COSTS
The following table summarises the components of corporate costs:
THREE MONTHS ENDED | SIX MONTHS ENDED | |||||||||||
30 June 2021 | 30 June 2020 | 30 June 2021 | 30 June 2020 | |||||||||
London Stock Exchange listing expenses | 5,351 | — | 8,213 | — | ||||||||
Employee compensation | 4,542 | 2,731 | 11,397 | 5,489 | ||||||||
Professional services | 3,143 | 1,208 | 5,044 | 2,362 | ||||||||
Other corporate expenses | 2,854 | 1,110 | 5,507 | 2,429 | ||||||||
Total corporate costs | $ | 15,890 | $ | 5,049 | $ | 30,161 | $ | 10,280 | ||||
4 ACQUISITIONS AND DIVESTITURES
In the three and six months ended 30 June 2021, the Company incurred
a. Acquisition of Teranga
On 10 February 2021, the Company completed the acquisition of Teranga. Teranga was a Canadian-based gold mining company listed on the TSX and in the United States on the OTCQX market with two operating mines in West Africa: the Sabodala-Massawa Gold Complex ("Sabodala-Massawa") in Senegal and the Wahgnion Gold Mine ("Wahgnion") in Burkina Faso. In addition, Teranga had a number of early to advanced stage exploration properties in Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire and Senegal. The acquisition of Teranga supports the Company's growth strategy and enhances the Company's production profile.
Under the terms of the agreement, the Company acquired
Following the acquisition of Teranga, La Mancha Holding S.àr.l. ("La Mancha") exercised its anti-dilution right to maintain its interest in the Company and completed a
As of the date of these condensed interim consolidated financial statements, the determination of the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed is based on preliminary estimates at the date of acquisition and has not been finalised. The Company retained an independent appraiser to determine the fair value of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed, using income, market and cost valuation methods. The excess of total consideration over the estimated fair value of the amounts initially assigned to the identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed has been recorded as goodwill, which is not deductible for tax purposes. The goodwill balance is attributable to the recognition of a deferred tax liability from the difference between the assigned fair values and the tax bases of assets acquired and liabilities assumed at amounts that do not reflect fair value. The non-controlling interest is measured at its proportionate share of the fair value of net assets.
The Company is still in the process of finalising the fair values of the mining interests acquired, which are estimated using discounted cash flow models, where the expected future cash flows are based on estimates of future gold prices, estimated quantities of ore reserves and mineral resources, expected future production costs and capital expenditures based on the life of mine plans at the acquisition date. In addition to the fair value of the mining interests, the evaluation of the inventories on hand at the acquisition date, the evaluation of the liabilities and tax contingencies assumed, and the resulting determination of the deferred taxes, are all subject to change at 30 June 2021 if information arises which would impact management's assessment of the fair value at the acquisition date. The actual fair values of the assets and liabilities may differ materially from the amounts disclosed in the preliminary fair value below, and the amount recognised as goodwill may change. Any adjustments to the allocation of the purchase consideration will be recognized retrospectively and comparative information will be revised. Adjustments to the purchase price allocation can be made throughout the measurement period, which is not to exceed one year from the acquisition date.
The consideration and preliminary allocation to the value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed are as follows and are unchanged since the quarter ended 31 March 2021:
Notes | Fair value at acquisition | |||
Purchase price: | ||||
Fair value of 78.8 million Endeavour common shares issued | 1,678,285 | |||
Fair value of Endeavour options issued | 30,361 | |||
Fair value of Endeavour warrants and call-rights issued | 41,554 | |||
$ | 1,750,200 | |||
Net assets/(liabilities) acquired | ||||
Cash | 27,036 | |||
Net working capital (excluding inventory) | (125,545) | |||
Inventory | 239,000 | |||
Mining interests | 2,528,474 | |||
Other long-term assets | 2,000 | |||
Goodwill | 190,664 | |||
Debt | (358,856) | |||
Income taxes payable | (100,000) | |||
Offtake Liability | (49,735) | |||
Contingent consideration | 13 | (45,600) | ||
Reclamation liability | (38,064) | |||
Other liabilities acquired | (9,599) | |||
Deferred taxes | (322,992) | |||
Non-controlling interest | (186,583) | |||
Net Assets | $ | 1,750,200 |
The significant assumptions used in the determination of the fair value of the mining interests were as follows:
Assumption | Sabodala-Massawa | Wahgnion | ||
Gold price - 2021 to 2024 | | | ||
Long-term gold price | | | ||
Discount rate | 6.3 | % | 7.0 | % |
Mine life | 14 years | 10 years | ||
Average grade over life of mine | 1.97 g/t | 1.57 g/t | ||
Average recovery rate | 89 | % | 92 | % |
On 31 March 2021, the Company settled the full amount outstanding under the gold off-take liability which resulted in a cash outflow of
Consolidated revenue for the six months ended 30 June 2021 includes revenue from the date of acquisition from the assets acquired in the acquisition of Teranga of
b. Acquisition of SEMAFO
On 1 July 2020, the Company completed the acquisition of SEMAFO. SEMAFO was a gold mining company listed on the TSX with two operating mines in West Africa: the Mana and Boungou mines in Burkina Faso as well as certain exploration stage assets. The acquisition of SEMAFO supported the Company's growth strategy and enhanced the Company's production profile.
Under the terms of the transaction, the Company acquired
Following the acquisition of SEMAFO, La Mancha exercised its anti-dilution right to maintain its interest in the Company and completed a
The Company retained an independent appraiser to determine the fair value of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed, using income, market and cost valuation methods. The excess of total consideration over the estimated fair value of the amounts assigned to the identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed has been recorded as goodwill, which is not deductible for tax purposes. The goodwill balance is attributable to the recognition of a deferred tax liability from the difference between the assigned fair values and the tax bases of assets acquired and liabilities assumed at amounts that do not reflect fair value. The non-controlling interest is measured at its proportionate share of the fair value of net assets.
The fair values of the mining interests acquired were estimated using discounted cash flow models, where the expected future cash flows are based on estimates of future gold prices, estimated quantities of ore reserves and mineral resources, expected future production costs and capital expenditures based on the life of mine plans at the acquisition date. Adjustments to the allocation of the purchase consideration has been recognized retrospectively and comparative information has been revised.
The consideration and allocation to the value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed are as follows:
Preliminary purchase price allocation at 31 December 2020 | Adjustments | Final purchase price allocation | |||||||
Purchase price: | |||||||||
Fair value of 47.6 million Endeavour common shares issued | 1,151,328 | — | 1,151,328 | ||||||
$ | 1,151,328 | $ | — | $ | 1,151,328 | ||||
Net assets/(liabilities) acquired | |||||||||
Cash | 92,981 | — | 92,981 | ||||||
Net working capital acquired (excluding cash) | 107,987 | 563 | 108,550 | ||||||
Mining interests | 1,319,587 | 13,000 | 1,332,587 | ||||||
Goodwill | 98,704 | (27,176) | 71,528 | ||||||
Restricted cash | 24,000 | — | 24,000 | ||||||
Other long-term assets | 7,505 | — | 7,505 | ||||||
Current portion of long-term debt | (29,758) | — | (29,758) | ||||||
Lease liabilities | (24,044) | — | (24,044) | ||||||
Income taxes payable | (36,093) | 16,254 | (19,839) | ||||||
Other long-term liabilities | (40,661) | 9,220 | (31,441) | ||||||
Deferred tax | (262,678) | (9,612) | (272,290) | ||||||
Non-controlling interest | (106,202) | (2,249) | (108,451) | ||||||
Net Assets | $ | 1,151,328 | $ | — | $ | 1,151,328 |
During the second quarter of 2021, the Company finalised the fair values of certain assets acquired and liabilities assumed in the acquisition, in particular as it relates to mining interests, and liabilities with respect to certain income tax positions. Management re-evaluated its life of mine plans for the Mana and Boungou mines, and the expected ounces to be produced over the life of mine, which resulted in a change in their fair values. As a result of the above adjustments, the deferred tax liabilities were also adjusted to reflect the tax impact of these changes. The significant assumptions used in the determination of the fair value of the mining interests were as follows:
Assumption | Mana | Boungou | ||
Gold price – 2020 to 2025 | | | ||
Long-term gold price | | | ||
Discount rate | 6.00 | % | 6.50 | % |
Mine life | 9.5 years | 14 years | ||
Average grade over life of mine | 3.25 g/t | 3.58 g/t | ||
Average recovery rate | 88 | % | 94 | % |
As a result of the change in the fair values of the mining interests, depletion expense for the three months ended 31 March 2021 was increased retrospectively by
c. Discontinued operations
On 1 March 2021, the Company completed the sale of its
The fair value of the various aspects of the consideration at the closing date were as follows (all of which, except for the cash, are classified as Level 3 fair value measurements):
- The cash was determined to have a fair value of
$16.4 million , which is the agreed upon$20.0 million , net of working capital adjustments on closing; - The fair value of the Allied shares was determined to be
$40.0 million based on the value of the option to sell back the shares, as well as the most recent share issuances of Allied shares with other arm's length parties; - The fair value of the contingent consideration based on the gold price was estimated using a Monte Carlo simulation model using the following key inputs: spot price of gold of
$1,723 per ounce, annualised gold price volatility of18.36% , for each of the quarters in 2021, which resulted in a fair value of$0.5 million ; and - The fair value of the NSR was estimated using probability-weighted scenarios with respect to discounted cash flow models for future production that might exceed the Agbaou reserves at 31 December 2019. Based on the various scenarios considered, the fair value of the NSR was
$5.5 million .
The results of operations have been restated for the comparative periods to reclassify the earnings/(loss) relating to Agbaou as earnings/(loss) from discontinued operations. During the six months ended 30 June 2021, the financing cash flows from discontinued operations include the payment of dividends to minority shareholders of
At 30 June 2021, the fair value of the Allied shares had not changed, the NSR was revalued to
The Corporation recognised a loss on disposal of
1 March 2021 | ||
Cash proceeds | 16,350 | |
Shares in Allied Gold | 40,000 | |
Contingent consideration | 517 | |
Net smelter royalty | 5,548 | |
Transaction costs | (471) | |
Total proceeds | 61,944 | |
Cash and cash equivalents | 15,214 | |
Restricted cash | 6,292 | |
Trade and other receivables | 257 | |
Prepaid expenses and other | 2,018 | |
Inventories | 29,439 | |
Mining interests | 64,951 | |
Other long term assets | 8,837 | |
Total assets | 127,008 | |
Trade and other payables | (22,113) | |
Other liabilities | (26,420) | |
Total liabilities | (48,533) | |
Net assets | 78,475 | |
Non-controlling interests | (2,991) | |
Net assets attributable to Endeavour | 75,484 | |
Loss on disposition | (13,540) |
The earnings and loss for the CGU was as follows:
THREE MONTHS ENDED | SIX MONTHS ENDED | |||||||||||
30 June 2021 | 30 June 2020 | 30 June 2021 | 30 June 2020 | |||||||||
Revenue | — | 43,502 | 25,426 | 87,084 | ||||||||
Operating costs | — | (20,081) | (14,250) | (38,391) | ||||||||
Depreciation and depletion | — | (8,295) | — | (17,896) | ||||||||
Royalties | — | (2,465) | (1,418) | (4,797) | ||||||||
Other income/(expenses) | — | 162 | 80 | (790) | ||||||||
Loss on disposition | — | — | (13,540) | — | ||||||||
Earnings/(loss) before taxes | $ | — | $ | 12,823 | $ | (3,702) | $ | 25,210 | ||||
Deferred and current income tax expense | — | (4,921) | — | (9,327) | ||||||||
Net comprehensive earnings/(loss) from discontinued operations | $ | — | $ | 7,902 | $ | (3,702) | $ | 15,883 | ||||
Attributable to: | ||||||||||||
Shareholders of Endeavour Mining Corporation | — | 1,259 | (5,168) | 10,586 | ||||||||
Non-controlling interest | — | 6,643 | 1,466 | 5,297 | ||||||||
Total comprehensive earnings/(loss) from discontinued operations | $ | — | $ | 7,902 | $ | (3,702) | $ | 15,883 | ||||
Net (loss)/earnings per share from discontinued operations | ||||||||||||
Basic | $ | 0.00 | $ | 0.01 | $ | (0.02) | $ | 0.10 | ||||
Diluted | $ | 0.00 | $ | 0.01 | $ | (0.02) | $ | 0.10 |
5 SHARE CAPITAL
I. Share capital
Outstanding
- 250,553,482 voting shares of
$0.01 par value as at 30 June 2021.
On 11 June 2021, the Company completed its reorganisation, whereby it issued 250.5 million common shares with a par value of
On 22 March 2021, the Company commenced a share buyback programme under which the Company is able to acquire up to 12.2 million of its outstanding ordinary shares, which represents up to
During the six months ended 30 June 2021, the Company acquired 576,308 outstanding common shares from certain employees of the Group through and employee benefit trust (note 13). An amount of
On 30 March 2021, La Mancha exercised its anti-dilution right to maintain its interest in the Company and completed a
On 10 February 2021, the Company completed the acquisition of Teranga. Under the terms of the transaction, the Company acquired
On 12 November 2020, the Board of Directors of the Company declared a dividend of
On 1 July 2020, the Company completed the acquisition of SEMAFO. Under the terms of the transaction, the Company acquired
On 3 July 2020, La Mancha exercised its anti-dilution right to maintain its interest in the Company and completed a
On 30 June 2020, the Company held 448,181 shares in SEMAFO which were converted into 63,731 common shares of Endeavour on 1 July 2020. On 22 September 2020, the Company cancelled these treasury shares which resulted in a reduction of
ii. Share-based compensation
The following table summarises the share-based compensation expense:
THREE MONTHS ENDED | SIX MONTHS ENDED | |||||||||||
30 June 2021 | 30 June 2020 | 30 June 2021 | 30 June 2020 | |||||||||
Amortisation and change in fair value of DSUs | 512 | 1,687 | 351 | 1,160 | ||||||||
Amortisation and change in fair value of PSUs | 9,327 | 3,255 | 17,443 | 5,405 | ||||||||
Total share-based compensation | $ | 9,839 | $ | 4,942 | $ | 17,794 | $ | 6,565 |
iii. Options
Options outstanding | Weighted average exercise price (C$) | ||
Added upon acquisition of Teranga | 3,517,187 | 16.27 | |
Exercised | (868,413) | 8.32 | |
Expired | (589,380) | 31.92 | |
At 30 June 2021 | 2,059,394 | 14.93 |
Upon acquisition of Teranga, all outstanding Teranga stock options, whether previously vested or unvested, became fully vested and exchanged for replacement options to purchase common shares of Endeavour at a ratio of 0.47 Endeavour share options for each Teranga share option at an adjusted exercise price, with an expiry date of the earlier of (i) the original expiry date of each Teranga stock option, and (ii) the second year anniversary of the closing date of the acquisition transaction. The fair values at the acquisition date were calculated using the Black-Scholes valuation model using a volatility of
As at 30 June 2021, the weighted average remaining contractual term of outstanding stock options exercisable was 1.49 years. The share options are exercisable at prices ranging from C
iv. Share unit plans
A summary of the changes in share unit plans is presented below:
DSUs outstanding | Weighted average grant price (C$) | PSUs outstanding | Weighted average grant price (C$) | |||||
At 31 December 2019 | 178,684 | 13.67 | 3,298,377 | 19.05 | ||||
Granted | 20,455 | 28.62 | 2,072,183 | 21.55 | ||||
Exercised | (73,978) | 16.88 | (1,089,232) | 19.08 | ||||
Forfeited | — | — | (1,152,986) | 19.50 | ||||
Added by performance factor | — | — | 85,463 | 18.57 | ||||
At 31 December 2020 | 125,161 | 14.22 | 3,213,805 | 20.48 | ||||
Granted | 23,835 | 26.14 | 2,169,274 | 28.28 | ||||
Exercised | (1,858) | 31.33 | (1,226,846) | 22.48 | ||||
Forfeited | (689) | 25.33 | (51,661) | 22.85 | ||||
Adjustment for dividend | 2,210 | 18.39 | 76,698 | 23.12 | ||||
Added by performance factor | — | — | 292,922 | 22.54 | ||||
At 30 June 2021 | 148,659 | 15.93 | 4,474,192 | 23.87 |
v. Deferred share units
The Company established a deferred share unit plan (“DSU”) for the purposes of strengthening the alignment of interests between non-executive directors of the Company and shareholders by linking a portion of the annual director compensation to the future value of the Company’s common shares. Upon establishing the DSU plan for non-executive directors, the Company no longer grants options to non-executive directors.
The DSU plan allows each non-executive director to choose to receive, in the form of DSUs, all or a percentage of their director’s fees, which would otherwise be payable in cash. Compensation for serving on committees must be paid in the form of DSUs. The plan also provides for discretionary grants of additional DSUs by the Board. Each DSU vests upon award but is distributed only when the director has ceased to be a member of the Board. Vested units are settled in cash based on the common share price at the date of settlement.
The fair value of the DSUs is determined based on multiplying the 5 day volume weighted average share price of the Company by the number of DSUs at the end of the reporting period.
The total fair value of DSUs at 30 June 2021 was
vi. Performance share units
The Company's long-term incentive plan (“LTI Plan”) includes a portion of performance-linked share unit awards (“PSUs”), intended to increase the pay mix in favor of long-term equity-based compensation with three-year cliff-vesting to serve as an employee retention mechanism.
The fair value of the PSUs is determined based on Total Shareholder Return (“TSR”) relative to peer companies for
- Key future operational targets in 2023 for 2021 PSU grants are gold production targets (
25% ), capital project targets (12.5% ), and carbon reduction and renewable energy targets (12.5% ); - Key future operational targets in 2022 for 2020 PSU grants are net debt / earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization ("EBITDA") (
25% ), gold production targets (12.5% ), and Environmental, Social and Governance ("ESG") targets (12.5% ); - Key future operational targets in 2021 for 2019 PSU grants were resource discovery (
25% ), gold production relative to guidance (12.5% ), and net debt / EBITDA (12.5% ).
The fair value related to the TSR portion is determined using a multi-asset Monte Carlo simulation model using a dividend yield of
During the six months ended 30 June 2021, the Company determined certain PSU's whereby they will be settled in cash upon exercise. The fair value of these PSU's have been reclassified from equity to liabilities as these PSU's will be settled in cash upon exercise. The fair value of the PSUs on date of reclassification was determined to be
vii. Basic and diluted earnings per share
Diluted net earnings per share was calculated based on the following:
THREE MONTHS ENDED | SIX MONTHS ENDED | |||||||
30 June 2021 | 30 June 2020 | 30 June 2021 | 30 June 2020 | |||||
Basic weighted average number of shares outstanding | 251,779,650 | 110,993,240 | 230,008,280 | 110,788,798 | ||||
Effect of dilutive securities1 | ||||||||
Stock options and warrants | 1,647,851 | — | 1,620,915 | 14,950 | ||||
Diluted weighted average number of shares outstanding | 253,427,501 | 110,993,240 | 231,629,195 | 110,803,748 | ||||
Total common shares outstanding | 250,553,482 | 110,993,240 | 250,553,482 | 110,993,240 | ||||
Total potential diluted common shares | 258,249,760 | 115,092,032 | 258,249,760 | 115,092,032 |
At 30 June 2021, a total of 3,897,884 PSU's (5,568,080 at 30 June 2020) could potentially dilute basic earnings per share in future, but were not included in diluted earnings per share as all vesting conditions have not been satisfied at the end of the reporting period. 312,550 stock options were anti-dilutive as at 30 June 2021 and were excluded from the determination of the diluted weighted average number of shares outstanding 30 June 2020 – nil). The potentially dilutive impact of the convertible senior notes are anti-dilutive for the period and were not included in the diluted earnings per share.
6 FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND RELATED RISKS
i. Financial assets and liabilities
The Company’s financial instruments are classified as follows:
Financial assets/liabilities at amortised cost | Financial instruments at fair value through other comprehensive income | Financial instruments at fair value through profit and loss ('FVTPL') | |
Cash | X | ||
Trade and other receivables | X | ||
Restricted cash | X | ||
Marketable securities | X | ||
Other long-term receivable | X | ||
Other financial assets | X | ||
Trade and other payables | X | ||
Share warrant liabilities | X | ||
Call-rights | X | ||
Contingent consideration | X | ||
Corporate loan facilities | X | ||
Convertible senior notes | X | ||
Conversion option on convertible senior notes | X |
The fair value of these financial instruments approximates their carrying value, unless otherwise noted below, except for the convertible note, which has a fair value of approximately
As noted above, the Company has certain financial assets and liabilities that are held at fair value. The fair value hierarchy establishes three levels to classify the inputs to valuation techniques to measure fair value:
Classification of financial assets and liabilities
Level 1 – quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities;
Level 2 – inputs other than quoted prices included within level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly (that is, as prices) or indirectly (that is, derived from prices); and
Level 3 – inputs for the asset or liability that are not based on observable market data (that is, unobservable inputs).
As at each of 30 June 2021 and 31 December 2020, the levels in the fair value hierarchy into which the Company’s financial assets and liabilities measured and recognised in the condensed interim consolidated statement of financial position at fair value are categorised as follows:
AS AT 30 JUNE 2021 | |||||||||||||
Note | Level 1 Input | Level 2 Input | Level 3 Input | Aggregate Fair Value | |||||||||
Assets: | |||||||||||||
Cash | 832,877 | — | — | 832,877 | |||||||||
Cash - restricted | 11 | 29,746 | — | — | 29,746 | ||||||||
Other long term receivable | 11 | — | 439 | 5,472 | 5,911 | ||||||||
Other financial assets | 11 | 204 | 40,000 | 1,259 | 41,463 | ||||||||
Marketable securities | 2,705 | — | — | 2,705 | |||||||||
Total | $ | 865,532 | $ | 40,439 | $ | 6,731 | $ | 912,702 | |||||
Liabilities: | |||||||||||||
Conversion option on Notes | 7 | — | (44,616) | — | (44,616) | ||||||||
Share warrant liabilities | 13 | — | (23,764) | — | (23,764) | ||||||||
Call-rights | 13 | — | (18,983) | — | (18,983) | ||||||||
Contingent consideration | 13 | — | (44,228) | — | (44,228) | ||||||||
Total | $ | — | $ | (131,591) | $ | — | $ | (131,591) |
AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2020 | |||||||||||||
Note | Level 1 Input | Level 2 Input | Level 3 Input | Aggregate Fair Value | |||||||||
Assets: | |||||||||||||
Cash | 644,970 | — | — | 644,970 | |||||||||
Cash - restricted | 11 | 24,398 | — | — | 24,398 | ||||||||
Other long term receivable | 11 | — | — | 804 | 804 | ||||||||
Marketable securities | 778 | — | — | 778 | |||||||||
Total | $ | 670,146 | $ | — | $ | 804 | $ | 670,950 | |||||
Liabilities: | |||||||||||||
Conversion option on Notes | 7 | — | (74,646) | — | (74,646) | ||||||||
Derivative financial instruments | 17 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
Total | $ | — | $ | (74,646) | $ | — | $ | (74,646) |
There were no transfers between level 1 and 2 during the period. The fair value of level 3 financial assets were determined using a Monte Carlo or discounted cash flow valuation models, taking into account assumptions with respect to gold prices and discount rates as well as estimates with respect to production and operating results at the disposed mine.
ii. (Loss)/gain on financial instruments
THREE MONTHS ENDED | SIX MONTHS ENDED | ||||||||||||
Note | 30 June 2021 | 30 June 2020 | 30 June 2021 | 30 June 2020 | |||||||||
(Loss)/gain on other financial instruments | (207) | 535 | 167 | 590 | |||||||||
Change in value of receivable at FVTPL | 710 | (175) | 890 | (307) | |||||||||
Unrealised gain/(loss) on convertible senior bond derivative | 7 | 1,640 | (63,893) | 30,020 | (61,218) | ||||||||
(Loss)/gain on change in fair value of warrant liabilities | 13 | (5,319) | — | (1,531) | — | ||||||||
(Loss)/gain on change in fair value of call rights | 13 | (7,011) | — | 338 | — | ||||||||
(Loss)/gain on change in fair value of contingent consideration | 13 | (220) | — | 764 | — | ||||||||
(Loss)/gain on foreign exchange | (7,189) | 1,447 | (6,167) | 449 | |||||||||
Realised gain on forward contract1 | 2,789 | — | 2,789 | 6,686 | |||||||||
Loss on gold revenue protection program2 | — | (10,171) | — | (21,156) | |||||||||
Total (loss)/gain on financial instruments | $ | (14,807) | $ | (72,257) | $ | 27,270 | $ | (74,956) |
1 On 9 March 2020, the Company entered into a gold forward contract to manage the risk of changes in the market price of gold. Under the gold forward contract, the Company bought 73,919 ounces of gold at an average gold prices of
2 In the year ended 31 December 2019, the Company implemented a deferred premium collar strategy (“Collar”) using written call options and bought put options for the 12-month period from July 2019 to June 2020. The program covered a total of 360,000 ounces, representing approximately
Financial instrument risk exposure
The Company’s activities expose it to a variety of risks that may include credit risk, liquidity risk, currency risk, interest rate risk and other price risks, including equity price risk. The Company examines the various financial instrument risks to which it is exposed and assesses any impact and likelihood of those risks. There has been no significant changes to the financial instrument risk exposure as disclosed in note 7 of its consolidated financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2020.
7 LONG-TERM DEBT
30 June 2021 | 31 December 2020 | |||||
Corporate loan facilities (i)(ii) | 580,000 | 310,000 | ||||
Deferred financing costs | (11,560) | (8,305) | ||||
Revolving credit facility | $ | 568,440 | $ | 301,695 | ||
Convertible senior notes (iii) | 316,704 | 311,925 | ||||
Conversion option (iv) | 44,616 | 74,646 | ||||
Convertible senior bond | $ | 361,320 | $ | 386,571 | ||
Total long-term debt | $ | 929,760 | $ | 688,266 |
The Company incurred the following finance costs in the period:
THREE MONTHS ENDED | SIX MONTHS ENDED | |||||||||||
30 June 2021 | 30 June 2020 | 30 June 2021 | 30 June 2020 | |||||||||
Interest expense | 10,276 | 10,781 | 20,237 | 21,012 | ||||||||
Amortisation of deferred facility fees | 1,927 | 757 | 3,667 | 1,497 | ||||||||
Commitment, structuring and other fees | 1,491 | 280 | 2,108 | 812 | ||||||||
Total finance costs | $ | 13,694 | $ | 11,818 | $ | 26,012 | $ | 23,321 |
i. Corporate Loan Facility
On 24 December 2020, the Company entered into an amendment agreement to its
The key terms of the RCF include:
- Principal amount of
$430.0 million . - Interest accrues on a sliding scale of between LIBOR plus
2.95% to3.95% based on the Company’s leverage ratio. - Commitment fees for the undrawn portion of the RCF of
1.03% . - The RCF matures on 15 January 2023.
- The principal outstanding on the RCF is repayable as a single bullet payment on the maturity date.
- Banking syndicate includes Société Générale, ING, Citibank N.A., Investec Bank plc, Macquarie Bank Ltd, Barclays Bank, HSBC and BMO.
- The RCF can be repaid at any time without penalty.
Covenants on the RCF include:
- Interest cover ratio as measured by ratio of earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation ("EBITDA") to finance cost for the trailing 12 months to the end of a quarter shall not be less than 3.0:1.0
- Leverage as measured by the ratio of net debt to trailing twelve months EBITDA at the end of each quarter must not exceed 3.5:1.0
ii. Corporate Bridge Facility
On 24 December 2020, the Company entered into an agreement for a new facility agreement ("Bridge Facility") with a syndicate of international banks which came into effect on 10 February 2021.
The key terms of the Bridge Facility include:
- Principal amount of
$370.0 million . - Interest accrues on LIBOR plus
2.25% for the first six months after first utilisation and increases by 50 basis points each subsequent six month period. - The principal outstanding on the Bridge Facility is repayable as a single bullet payment on the maturity date of 15 January 2023.
- The Bridge Facility can be repaid at any time without penalty but may not be redrawn.
Covenants on the Bridge Facility include:
- Interest cover ratio as measured by ratio of EBITDA to finance cost for the trailing 12 months to the end of a quarter shall not be less than 3.0:1.0
- Leverage as measured by the ratio of net debt to trailing twelve months EBITDA at the end of each quarter must not exceed 3.5:1.0
iii. Convertible Senior Notes
On 8 February 2018, the Company completed a private placement of convertible senior notes with a total principal amount of
On 21 January 2021, the conversion rate of the Notes was adjusted as a result of the
The Notes bear interest at a coupon rate of
The key terms of the Convertible Senior Notes include:
- Principal amount of
$330.0 million . - Coupon rate of
3% payable on a semi-annual basis. - The term of the notes is 5 years, maturing in February 2023.
- The notes are reimbursable through the payment or delivery of shares and/or cash.
- The conversion price is
$23.50 (CAD$29.72) per share. - The reference share price of the notes is
$18.04 (CAD$22.24) per share.
For accounting purposes, the Company measures the Notes at amortised cost, accreting to maturity over the term of the Notes. The conversion option is an embedded derivative and is accounted for as a financial liability measured at fair value through profit or loss.
The unrealised gain/loss on the convertible note option for the three and six months ended 30 June 2021 was an unrealised gain of
The liability component for the Notes at 30 June 2021 has an effective interest rate of
30 June 2021 | 31 December 2020 | |||||
Liability component at beginning of the period | 311,925 | 302,600 | ||||
Interest expense in the period | 9,729 | 19,225 | ||||
Less: Interest payments in the period | (4,950) | (9,900) | ||||
Total | $ | 316,704 | $ | 311,925 |
iv. Conversion option
The conversion option related to the Notes is recorded at fair value, using a convertible bond valuation model, taking account the observed market price of the Notes. The following assumptions were used in the determination of fair value of the conversion option and fixed income component of the Notes, which was then calibrated to the total fair value of the Notes: volatility of
30 June 2021 | 31 December 2020 | |||||
Conversion option at beginning of the period | 74,646 | 31,439 | ||||
Fair value adjustment | (30,030) | 43,207 | ||||
Total | $ | 44,616 | $ | 74,646 |
8 TRADE AND OTHER RECEIVABLES
30 June 2021 | 31 December 2020 | |||||
VAT receivable (i) | 81,386 | 30,598 | ||||
Receivables for gold sales | 4,619 | 4,641 | ||||
Other receivables (ii) | 41,834 | 19,897 | ||||
Total | $ | 127,839 | $ | 55,136 |
- VAT receivable
VAT receivable relates to net VAT amounts paid to vendors for goods and services purchased, primarily in Côte d'Ivoire and Burkina Faso. These balances are expected to be collected in the next twelve months. In the six months ended 30 June 2021, the Company collected
- Other receivables
Other receivables at 30 June 2021 include a receivable of
9 INVENTORIES
Note | 30 June 2021 | 31 December 2020 | |||||
Doré bars | 26,364 | 24,065 | |||||
Gold in circuit | 42,050 | 33,812 | |||||
Ore stockpiles | 272,988 | 125,694 | |||||
Spare parts and supplies | 154,759 | 84,040 | |||||
Total | $ | 496,161 | $ | 267,611 | |||
Non-current stockpiles | (146,683) | (77,010) | |||||
Inventories, current | $ | 349,478 | $ | 190,601 |
As of 30 June 2021, there was a provision of
The cost of inventories recognised as an expense in the three and six months ended 30 June 2021 was
10 MINING INTERESTS
MINING INTERESTS | ||||||||||||||||
Note | Depletable | Non depletable1 | Property, plant and equipment | Assets under construction | Total | |||||||||||
Cost | ||||||||||||||||
Balance as at 1 January 2020 | 682,792 | 331,777 | 1,081,557 | 21,972 | 2,118,098 | |||||||||||
Acquired in business combinations | 519,926 | 453,542 | 359,118 | — | 1,332,586 | |||||||||||
Additions/expenditures | 103,015 | 67,257 | 44,569 | 44,398 | 259,239 | |||||||||||
Transfers from inventory | — | — | 14,940 | — | 14,940 | |||||||||||
Transfers | 40,812 | (31,177) | 26,082 | (35,717) | — | |||||||||||
Change in estimate of environmental rehabilitation provision | 16,492 | — | — | — | 16,492 | |||||||||||
Transfer to assets held for sale | (149,896) | — | (173,378) | — | (323,274) | |||||||||||
Disposals | (342) | — | (37,857) | — | (38,199) | |||||||||||
Balance as at 31 December 2020 | 1,212,799 | 821,399 | 1,315,031 | 30,653 | 3,379,882 | |||||||||||
Acquired in business combinations | 4 | 2,014,474 | 152,339 | 359,622 | 2,039 | 2,528,474 | ||||||||||
Additions/expenditures | 103,264 | 55,678 | 64,430 | 46,879 | 270,251 | |||||||||||
Transfers from inventory | — | — | 2,589 | — | 2,589 | |||||||||||
Transfers | 2,628 | — | 8,320 | (10,948) | — | |||||||||||
Change in estimate of environmental rehabilitation provision2 | 14,685 | — | — | — | 14,685 | |||||||||||
Disposals3 | (862) | — | (49,780) | — | (50,642) | |||||||||||
Balance as at 30 June 2021 | $ | 3,346,988 | $ | 1,029,416 | $ | 1,700,212 | $ | 68,623 | $ | 6,145,239 | ||||||
Accumulated Depreciation | ||||||||||||||||
Balance as at 1 January 2020 | 294,164 | — | 413,660 | — | 707,824 | |||||||||||
Depreciation/depletion | 151,953 | — | 144,788 | — | 296,741 | |||||||||||
Impairment | 25,053 | 19,949 | 39,445 | — | 84,447 | |||||||||||
Transfer to assets held for sale | (114,612) | — | (144,635) | — | (259,247) | |||||||||||
Disposals | (112) | — | (27,615) | — | (27,727) | |||||||||||
Balance as at 31 December 2020 | 356,446 | 19,949 | 425,643 | — | 802,038 | |||||||||||
Depreciation/depletion | 198,151 | — | 122,457 | — | 320,608 | |||||||||||
Disposals3 | — | — | (16,730) | — | (16,730) | |||||||||||
Balance as at 30 June 2021 | $ | 554,597 | $ | 19,949 | $ | 531,370 | $ | — | $ | 1,105,916 | ||||||
Carrying amounts | ||||||||||||||||
At 31 December 2020 | $ | 856,353 | $ | 801,450 | $ | 889,388 | $ | 30,653 | $ | 2,577,844 | ||||||
At 30 June 2021 | $ | 2,792,391 | $ | 1,009,467 | $ | 1,168,842 | $ | 68,623 | $ | 5,039,323 |
1 As at 30 June 2021, exploration assets with a net book value of
2Change in estimate of environmental rehabilitation provision relates to the post-acquisition revaluation of the environmental provisions for the newly acquired Sabodola-Massawa and Wahgnion mines.
3 Disposals for the six months ended 30 June 2021 mainly relate to mining equipment with a net book value of
The Company's right-of-use assets consist of buildings, plant and equipment and its various segments which are right-of-use assets under IFRS 16, Leases. These have been included within the property, plant and equipment category above.
Plant | Heavy Equipment | Property | Total | |||||||||
Balance as at 1 January 2020 | 4,209 | 2,194 | 1,606 | 8,009 | ||||||||
Acquired in business combinations | 7,200 | 18,842 | 1,186 | 27,228 | ||||||||
Additions | 5,343 | 6,119 | 714 | 12,176 | ||||||||
Depreciation for the year | (1,657) | (8,560) | (1,594) | (11,811) | ||||||||
Transferred to assets held for sale | (502) | (307) | — | (809) | ||||||||
Disposals | — | (1,640) | — | (1,640) | ||||||||
Balance as at 31 December 2020 | 14,593 | 16,648 | 1,912 | 33,153 | ||||||||
Acquired in business combinations | — | 647 | 4,990 | 5,637 | ||||||||
Additions | 9,384 | — | 2,487 | 11,871 | ||||||||
Depreciation for the period | (2,806) | (2,278) | (571) | (5,655) | ||||||||
Balance as at 30 June 2021 | $ | 21,171 | $ | 15,017 | $ | 8,818 | $ | 45,006 |
11 OTHER FINANCIAL ASSETS
Other financial assets are comprised of:
Note | 30 June 2021 | 31 December 2020 | |||||
Restricted cash | 29,746 | 24,398 | |||||
Long-term receivable (i) | 4 | 5,911 | — | ||||
Other financial assets (ii) | 0.004 | 41,463 | 804 | ||||
Total | $ | 77,120 | $ | 25,202 | |||
(i) Long-term receivable
The long-term receivable at 30 June 2021 is the fair value related to the NSR receivable from Allied for the sale of the Agbaou mine.
(ii) Other financial assets
Other financial assets at 30 June 2021 include
12 TRADE AND OTHER PAYABLES
Trade and other payables consist of the following:
30 June 2021 | 31 December 2020 | |||||
Trade accounts payable | 288,302 | 193,106 | ||||
Royalties payable | 33,709 | 14,516 | ||||
Payroll and social payables | 33,280 | 26,957 | ||||
Other payables | 18,702 | 27,695 | ||||
Total trade and other payables | $ | 373,993 | $ | 262,274 |
13 OTHER FINANCIAL LIABILITIES
Note | 30 June 2021 | 31 December 2020 | |||||
Share warrant liabilities (i) | 23,764 | — | |||||
DSU liabilities | 5 | 3,157 | 2,919 | ||||
PSU liabilities (ii) | 5 | 12,953 | — | ||||
Repurchased shares (ii) | 12,364 | — | |||||
Call-Rights (iii) | 18,983 | — | |||||
Contingent consideration (iv) | 44,228 | — | |||||
Other long-term liabilities | 12,445 | — | |||||
Total | 127,894 | 2,919 | |||||
Current portion | (31,346) | — | |||||
Non-current financial liabilities | $ | 96,548 | $ | 2,919 |
i. Share warrant liabilities
Upon acquisition of Teranga, all outstanding Teranga share warrants were exchanged for replacement Endeavour warrants at a ratio of 0.47 Endeavour warrants for each Teranga warrant at an adjusted exercise price.
The following share warrants were outstanding as at 30 June 2021:
Grant date | Number | Expiry date | Exercise price (C$) | |
16. April 2018 | 940,000 | 16 April 2022 | 11.11 | |
26. February 2019 | 70,500 | 27 February 2023 | 10.81 | |
30. May 2019 | 658,000 | 30 May 2023 | 8.15 | |
30. September 2019 | 70,500 | 30 September 2023 | 13.81 | |
The currency of the exercise price of the warrants is different from the Company's functional currency and as a result the share warrants have been classified as a derivative financial liability. Changes in fair value of share warrants are recognised in other expenses at the end of each reporting period. Upon exercise, the associated share warrant liability will be reclassified to share capital. Should any of the share warrants expire un-exercised, the associated share warrant liability will be recorded as gains/(losses) on financial instruments in the condensed interim consolidated statement of comprehensive earnings. There is no circumstance under which the Company would be required to pay any cash upon exercise or expiry of the warrants.
A reconciliation of the change in fair value of share warrant liabilities is presented below:
Number of warrants | Amount | ||||
Added upon acquisition of Teranga | 1,739,000 | 22,233 | |||
Change in fair value | — | 1,531 | |||
Balance as at 30 June 2021 | 1,739,000 | $ | 23,764 | ||
Fair values of share warrants were calculated using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following assumptions:
As at 30 June 2021 | As at 10 February 2021 | |||
Valuation date share price | C | C | ||
Weighted average fair value of share warrants | C | C | ||
Exercise price | C | C | ||
Risk-free interest rate | | | ||
Expected share market volatility | | | ||
Expected life of share warrants (years) | 0.79 - 2.25 | 1.2 - 2.6 | ||
Dividend yield | 2.5 | % | 2.5 | % |
Number of share warrants exercisable | 1,739,000 | 1,739,000 | ||
ii. PSU's
Prior to the Company listing on the London stock exchange, the Company established an Employee Benefits Trust (the “EBT”) in connection with the Company’s employee share incentive plans, which may hold the Company's own shares in trust to settle future employee share incentive obligations. During the three months ended 30 June 2021, the EBT acquired 576,308 outstanding common shares from certain employees of the Group, which remain held in the EBT at 30 June 2021.
In exchange for the shares, a subsidiary of the Company is obligated to repay the employees cash for the fair value of the underlying shares of the Company now held in the EBT. The amount of this liability is
In addition to the above, certain PSU's were reclassified to liabilities at 30 June 2021 as management has determined that the PSU's will be settled in cash upon vesting. As a result, these PSU's are recognised at fair value at 30 June 2021, and
iii. Call-rights
Upon acquisition of Teranga, the Company acquired all previously issued and outstanding Teranga call-rights and were exchanged for replacement Endeavour call-rights at a ratio of 0.47 Endeavour call-rights for each Teranga call-right at an adjusted exercise price of C
The call-rights are required to be settled in cash at the difference between Endeavour's 5-day volume weighted average trading price on each exercise date and the exercise price of C
A reconciliation of the change in fair value of the call-rights liability is as follows:
Number of call-rights | Amount | ||||
Added upon acquisition of Teranga | 1,880,000 | 19,321 | |||
Change in fair value | — | (338) | |||
Balance as at 30 June 2021 | 1,880,000 | $ | 18,983 |
The fair value of the call-rights were calculated using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following assumptions:
As at 30 June 2021 | As at 10 February 2021 | |||
Valuation date share price (i) | C | C | ||
Fair value per call-right | C | C | ||
Exercise price | C | C | ||
Risk-free interest rate | 0.58 | % | 0.24 | % |
Expected share market volatility | 46 | % | 45 | % |
Expected life of call-rights (years) | 2.68 | 3.06 | ||
Dividend yield | 2.5 | % | 2.5 | % |
Number of call-rights exercisable | 1,880,000 | 1,880,000 | ||
(i) Represents 5-day volume weighted average trading price of the Company's common shares on the TSX/LSE |
iv. Contingent consideration
As part of the acquisition of Teranga, Endeavour recognised contingent consideration related to Teranga's acquisition of Massawa (Jersey) Limited. The contingent consideration is linked to future gold prices and is payable to Barrick Gold Corporation ("Barrick") in cash three years following the completion of the Massawa Acquisition by Teranga on 4 March 2020 and is calculated as follows:
- If the average gold price for the three-year period immediately following closing of the Massawa Acquisition (the "three-year average gold price") is equal to or less than
$1,450 per ounce, $ nil; - If the three-year average gold price is greater than
$1,450 per ounce and up to, but not more than,$1,500 per ounce,$25.0 million ; - If the three-year average gold price is greater than
$1,500 per ounce and up to, but not more than,$1,600 per ounce,$35.0 million ; or - If the three-year average gold price is greater than
$1,600 per ounce,$50.0 million .
The Company has classified the contingent consideration payable to Barrick as a derivative financial liability as the amount due is dependent on future gold prices over periods of time in future. As at 30 June 2021, the Company estimated the fair value of the contingent consideration using a Monte Carlo simulation model based on the gold forward curve, expected volatility of
On the date of acquisition of Teranga, the fair value of the contingent consideration was estimated to be
14 NON-CONTROLLING INTERESTS
The composition of the non-controlling interests (“NCI”) is as follows:
Ity Mine ( | Karma Mine ( | Houndé Mine ( | Mana Mine ( | Boungou Mine ( | Sabodala-Massawa Mine ( | Wahgnion Mine ( | Other2 | Total (continuing operations) | Agbaou Mine ( | Total (all operations) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
At 31 December 2019 | 23,857 | 14,002 | 6,814 | — | — | — | — | 522 | 45,195 | 53,435 | 98,630 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Acquisition of NCI | — | — | — | 38,051 | 63,757 | — | — | 6,419 | 108,227 | — | 108,227 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Net earnings/(loss) | 16,017 | (4,186) | 17,366 | 6,752 | 2,914 | — | — | — | 38,863 | 1,004 | 39,867 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Dividend distribution | (659) | — | (1,744) | — | — | — | — | — | (2,403) | (52,912) | (55,315) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Change in NCI | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | (199) | (199) | — | (199) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
At 31 December 2020 | $ | 39,215 | $ | 9,816 | $ | 22,436 | $ | 44,803 | $ | 66,671 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 6,742 | $ | 189,683 | $ | 1,527 | $ | 191,210 | |||||||||||
Acquisition of NCI | — | — | — | — | — | 133,583 | 39,000 | 14,000 | 186,583 | — | 186,583 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Net earnings | 14,678 | 425 | 9,641 | 4,529 | 2,871 | 11,164 | 2,750 | 379 | 46,437 | 1,466 | 47,903 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Dividend distribution | (4,519) | — | (8,158) | (8,044) | (7,334) | (1,867) | — | — | (29,922) | — | (29,922) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Disposal of the Agbaou mine1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | (2,993) | (2,993) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
At 30 June 2021 | $ | 49,374 | $ | 10,241 | $ | 23,919 | $ | 41,288 | $ | 62,208 | $ | 142,880 | $ | 41,750 | $ | 21,121 | $ | 392,781 | $ | — | $ | 392,781 |
1For further details refer to note 4
2Exploration, Corporate and Kalana segments are included in the "other" category.
For summarised information related to these subsidiaries, refer to Note 16, Segmented Information.
15 INCOME TAXES
The Company operates in numerous countries, and accordingly it is subject to, and pays annual income taxes under the various income tax regimes in the countries in which it operates. Some subsidiaries of the Company are not subject to corporate taxation in the Cayman Islands. However, the taxable earnings of the corporate entities in Barbados, Burkina Faso, Canada, Côte d’Ivoire, Mali, Senegal, Monaco, France, Luxembourg and the United Kingdom are subject to tax under the tax law of the respective jurisdiction. Significant judgement is required in the interpretation or application of certain tax rules when determining the provision for income taxes due to the complexity of the legislation. From time to time the Company is subject to a review of its income tax filings and in connection with such reviews, disputes can arise with the taxing authorities over the interpretation or application of certain rules to the Company's business conducted within the country involved. Management evaluates each of the assessments and recognizes a provision based on its best estimate of the ultimate resolution of the assessment, through either negotiation or through a legal or arbitrative process. In the event that management's estimate of the future resolution of these matters change over time, the Company will recognize the effects of the changes in its condensed interim consolidated financial statements in the period that such changes occur.
Tax expense for the three and six months ended 30 June 2021 was
30 June 2021 | 31 December 2020 | |
Barbados | | |
Burkina Faso | | |
Canada | | |
Cayman Islands | | |
Côte d’Ivoire | | |
France | | |
Ghana | | |
Luxembourg | | |
Mali | | |
Monaco | | |
Senegal1 | | n/a |
United Kingdom | | |
1In Senegal the Massawa segment of the Sabodala-Massawa mine is subject to a tax holiday and therefore has an effective tax rate of
16 SEGMENTED INFORMATION
The Company operates in four principal countries, Burkina Faso (Karma, Houndé, Wahgnion, Mana and Boungou mines), Côte d’Ivoire (Ity mine), Senegal (Sabodala-Massawa mine) and Mali (Kalana Project). The following table provides the Company’s results by operating segment in the way information is provided to and used by the Company’s chief operating decision maker, which is the CEO, to make decisions about the allocation of resources to the segments and assess their performance. The Company considers each of its operational mines a separate segment. Discontinued operations are not included in the segmented information below. Exploration and Corporate entities do not generate any revenue and are aggregated and presented together as part of the "other" segment on the basis of them sharing similar economic characteristics.
THREE MONTHS ENDED 30 JUNE 2021 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ity Mine | Karma Mine | Houndé Mine | Mana Mine | Boungou Mine | Sabodala Massawa Mine | Wahgnion Mine | Other | Total | |||||||||||||||||||
Revenue | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gold revenue | 150,337 | 44,283 | 137,551 | 89,784 | 68,374 | 176,965 | 86,133 | — | 753,427 | ||||||||||||||||||
Cost of sales | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Operating expenses | (51,756) | (23,285) | (41,556) | (40,846) | (23,580) | (57,186) | (39,952) | — | (278,161) | ||||||||||||||||||
Depreciation and depletion | (19,460) | (13,099) | (20,919) | (14,248) | (24,851) | (41,536) | (21,199) | (3,070) | (158,382) | ||||||||||||||||||
Royalties | (8,310) | (3,853) | (6,804) | (4,867) | (4,146) | (9,913) | (6,015) | — | (43,908) | ||||||||||||||||||
Earnings/(loss) from mine operations | $ | 70,811 | $ | 4,046 | $ | 68,272 | $ | 29,823 | $ | 15,797 | $ | 68,330 | $ | 18,967 | $ | (3,070) | $ | 272,976 |
THREE MONTHS ENDED 30 JUNE 2020 | |||||||||||||||
Ity Mine | Karma Mine | Houndé Mine | Other | Total | |||||||||||
Revenue | |||||||||||||||
Gold revenue | 79,419 | 29,974 | 100,189 | — | 209,582 | ||||||||||
Cost of sales | |||||||||||||||
Operating expenses | (29,702) | (15,295) | (36,304) | (1,926) | (83,227) | ||||||||||
Depreciation and depletion | (8,466) | (11,318) | (13,726) | (1,955) | (35,465) | ||||||||||
Royalties | (4,453) | (2,827) | (8,026) | — | (15,306) | ||||||||||
Earnings/(Loss) from mine operations | $ | 36,798 | $ | 534 | $ | 42,133 | $ | (3,881) | $ | 75,584 |
SIX MONTHS ENDED 30 JUNE 2021 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ity Mine | Karma Mine | Houndé Mine | Mana Mine | Boungou Mine | Sabodala Massawa Mine | Wahgnion Mine | Other | Total | |||||||||||||||||||
Revenue | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gold revenue | 282,493 | 79,083 | 256,072 | 197,398 | 170,851 | 264,534 | 138,788 | — | 1,389,219 | ||||||||||||||||||
Cost of sales | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Operating expenses | (97,840) | (46,152) | (82,051) | (87,620) | (56,924) | (94,330) | (66,192) | — | (531,109) | ||||||||||||||||||
Depreciation and depletion | (33,796) | (27,593) | (37,264) | (39,004) | (61,623) | (54,815) | (30,124) | (6,027) | (290,246) | ||||||||||||||||||
Royalties | (15,499) | (7,158) | (17,816) | (13,037) | (10,341) | (14,854) | (9,569) | — | (88,274) | ||||||||||||||||||
Earnings/(Loss) from continuing mine operations | $ | 135,358 | $ | (1,820) | $ | 118,941 | $ | 57,737 | $ | 41,963 | $ | 100,535 | $ | 32,903 | $ | (6,027) | $ | 479,590 |
SIX MONTHS ENDED 30 JUNE 2020 | |||||||||||||||
Ity Mine | Karma Mine | Houndé Mine | Other | Total | |||||||||||
Revenue | |||||||||||||||
Gold revenue | 180,142 | 66,735 | 189,025 | — | 435,902 | ||||||||||
Cost of sales | |||||||||||||||
Operating expenses | (64,932) | (34,055) | (78,407) | (1,926) | (179,320) | ||||||||||
Depreciation and depletion | (19,145) | (24,986) | (30,129) | (4,133) | (78,393) | ||||||||||
Royalties | (9,216) | (6,079) | (15,131) | — | (30,426) | ||||||||||
Earnings/(Loss) from continuing mine operations | $ | 86,849 | $ | 1,615 | $ | 65,358 | $ | (6,059) | $ | 147,763 |
Segment revenue reported represents revenue generated from external customers. There were no inter-segment sales during the periods ended 30 June 2021 or 30 June 2020. The Company is not economically dependent on a limited number of customers for the sale of gold because gold can be sold through numerous commodity market traders worldwide.
The Company’s assets and liabilities, including geographic location of those assets and liabilities, are detailed below:
Ity Mine Côte d’Ivoire | Karma Mine Burkina Faso | Houndé Mine Burkina Faso | Mana Mine Burkina Faso | Boungou Mine Burkina Faso | Sabodala-Massawa Mine Senegal | Wahgnion Mine Burkina Faso | Other | Total | |||||||||||||||||||
Balances as at 30 June 2021 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current assets | 138,460 | 53,777 | 170,101 | 227,894 | 147,269 | 259,325 | 105,917 | 247,748 | 1,350,491 | ||||||||||||||||||
Mining interests | 431,134 | 52,140 | 452,422 | 457,522 | 688,589 | 1,853,511 | 635,400 | 468,605 | 5,039,323 | ||||||||||||||||||
Other long-term assets | 59,619 | 13,094 | 30,762 | 20,787 | 16,411 | 225,801 | 28,348 | 101,133 | 495,955 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total assets | $ | 629,213 | $ | 119,011 | $ | 653,285 | $ | 706,203 | $ | 852,269 | $ | 2,338,637 | $ | 769,665 | $ | 817,486 | $ | 6,885,769 | |||||||||
Current liabilities | 104,447 | 25,286 | 83,424 | 77,757 | 71,428 | 111,190 | 45,042 | 122,019 | 640,593 | ||||||||||||||||||
Other long-term liabilities | 29,037 | 12,813 | 46,181 | 68,177 | 183,100 | 323,323 | 60,860 | 1,079,980 | 1,803,471 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total liabilities | $ | 133,484 | $ | 38,099 | $ | 129,605 | $ | 145,934 | $ | 254,528 | $ | 434,513 | $ | 105,902 | $ | 1,201,999 | $ | 2,444,064 | |||||||||
For the period ended 30 June 2021 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Capital expenditures | 51,491 | 3,082 | 23,972 | 58,849 | 25,829 | 45,510 | 18,201 | 45,911 | 272,845 |
Ity Mine Côte d’Ivoire | Karma Mine Burkina Faso | Houndé Mine Burkina Faso | Mana Mine Burkina Faso | Boungou Mine Burkina Faso | Other | Total1 | |||||||||||||||
Balances as at 31 December 2020 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Current assets | 87,618 | 50,585 | 152,761 | 195,276 | 121,405 | 309,384 | 917,029 | ||||||||||||||
Mining interests | 441,549 | 70,564 | 467,719 | 438,297 | 708,819 | 450,896 | 2,577,844 | ||||||||||||||
Other long-term assets | 65,449 | 12,971 | 28,352 | 20,677 | 17,049 | 49,015 | 193,513 | ||||||||||||||
Total assets | $ | 594,616 | $ | 134,120 | $ | 648,832 | $ | 654,250 | $ | 847,273 | $ | 809,295 | $ | 3,688,386 | |||||||
Current liabilities | 110,613 | 28,791 | 80,666 | 68,326 | 75,425 | 46,318 | 410,139 | ||||||||||||||
Other long-term liabilities | 17,364 | 13,862 | 49,367 | 64,860 | 192,783 | 759,605 | 1,097,841 | ||||||||||||||
Total liabilities | $ | 127,977 | $ | 42,653 | $ | 130,033 | $ | 133,186 | $ | 268,208 | $ | 805,923 | $ | 1,507,980 | |||||||
For the period ended 30 June 2020 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Capital expenditures | 29,167 | 10,620 | 30,456 | — | — | 39,245 | 109,488 |
1Totals are excluding assets and liabilities classified as held for sale as at 31 December 2020.
17 CAPITAL MANAGEMENT
The Company’s objectives of capital management are to safeguard the entity’s ability to support the Company’s normal operating requirements on an ongoing basis, continue the development and exploration of its mining interests and support any expansionary plans.
In the management of capital, the Company includes the components of equity, finance obligations, and long-term debt, net of cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash and marketable securities.
Capital, as defined above, is summarised in the following table:
30 June 2021 | 31 December 2020 | |||||
Equity | 4,441,705 | 2,248,418 | ||||
Long-term debt | 929,760 | 688,266 | ||||
Finance and lease obligations | 50,724 | 37,205 | ||||
5,422,189 | 2,973,889 | |||||
Less: | ||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | (832,877) | (644,970) | ||||
Cash - restricted | (29,746) | (24,398) | ||||
Marketable securities | (2,705) | (778) | ||||
Total | $ | 4,556,861 | $ | 2,303,743 |
The Company manages its capital structure and adjusts it considering changes in its economic environment and the risk characteristics of the Company’s assets. To effectively manage the entity’s capital requirements, the Company has in place a planning, budgeting and forecasting process to help determine the funds required to ensure the Company has the appropriate liquidity to meet its operating and growth objectives.
The Company is not subject to any externally imposed capital requirements with the exception of complying with covenants under the RCF and Bridge Facility. As at 30 June 2021 and 31 December 2020, the Company was in compliance with these covenants.
18 COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
The Company has commitments in place at all seven of its mines and other key projects for drill and blasting services, load and haul services, supply of explosives and supply of hydrocarbon services. At 30 June 2021, the Company has approximately
The Company is, from time to time, involved in various claims, legal proceedings, tax assessments and complaints arising in the ordinary course of business from third parties. The Company cannot reasonably predict the likelihood or outcome of these actions. The Company does not believe that adverse decisions in any other pending or threatened proceedings related to any matter, or any amount which may be required to be paid by reason thereof, will have a material effect on the financial condition or future results of operations. The Company has recognised tax provisions with respect to current assessments received from the tax authorities in the various jurisdictions in which the Company operates, and from uncertain tax positions identified upon the acquisition of SEMAFO and Teranga as well as through review of the Company's historical tax positions. For those amounts recognised related to current tax assessments received, the provision is based on management's best estimate of the outcome of those assessments, based on the validity of the issues in the assessment, management's support for their position, and the expectation with respect to any negotiations to settle the assessment. Management re-evaluates the outstanding tax assessments regularly to update their estimates related to the outcome for those assessments taking into account the criteria above. Management evaluates its uncertain tax positions regularly to update for changes to the tax legislation, the results of any tax audits undertaken, the correction of the uncertain tax position through subsequent tax filings, or the expiry of the period for which the position can be re-assessed. Management considers the material elements of any other claims to be without merit or foundation and will strongly defend its position in relation to these matters and following the appropriate process to support its position. Accordingly, no provision or further disclosure has been made as the likelihood of a material outflow of economic benefits in respect of such claims is considered remote. In forming this assessment, management has considered the professional advice received, the mining conventions and tax laws in place in the various jurisdictions, and the facts and circumstances of each individual claim.
The Company has received a notice of claim from a former service provider. The Company is taking legal advice on the merits of the claim and the probable outcome but intends to vigorously defend against the claims. The Company does not believe that the outcome of the claim will have a material impact to the Company’s financial position.
The Company’s mining and exploration activities are subject to various laws and regulations governing the protection of the environment. These laws and regulations are continually changing and are generally becoming more restrictive. The Company believes its operations are materially in compliance with all applicable laws and regulations. The Company has made, and expects to make in the future, expenditures to comply with such laws and regulations.
The Company assumed a gold stream when it acquired the Karma Mine on 26 April 2016 ("Karma stream"), and when it acquired the Sabodala-Massawa mine on 10 February 2021 ("Sabodala stream").
- Under the Karma stream, the Company is obligated to deliver 100,000 ounces of gold (20,000 ounces per year) to Franco-Nevada Company and Sandstorm Gold Inc. (the “Syndicate”) over a five-year period, which commenced on 31 March 2016, in exchange for
20% of the spot price of gold for each ounce of gold delivered (the “ongoing payment”). The amount that was previously advanced for this agreement of$100.0 million is reduced on each delivery by the excess of the spot price of the gold delivered over the ongoing payment. Following the five-year period, the Company is committed to deliver refined gold equal to6.5% of the gold production at the Karma Mine for the life of the mine in exchange for ongoing payments. The Company delivered an additional 7,500 ounces between July 2017 and April 2019 in exchange for an additional deposit of$5.0 million received in 2017. Gold ounces sold to the Syndicate under the stream agreement are recognised as revenue only on the actual proceeds received, which per the agreement is20% of the spot gold price. As at 30 June 2021, the Company had completed the delivery of 100,000 ounces of gold and had started delivering6.5% of gold production at the Karma Mine to the syndicate. - Under the Sabodala stream, the Company is required to deliver 783 ounces of gold per month beginning 1 September 2020 until 105,750 ounces have been delivered to Franco-Nevada (the "Fixed Delivery Period") based on the Sabodala standalone life of mine plan prior to the Massawa Acquisition by Teranga on 4 March 2020. At the end of the Fixed Delivery Period, any difference between total gold ounces delivered during the Fixed Delivery Period and 6 percent of production from the Company’s existing properties in Senegal (excluding Massawa) could result in a credit from or additional gold deliveries to Franco-Nevada. Subsequent to the Fixed Delivery Period, the Company is required to deliver 6 percent of production from the Company’s existing properties in Senegal (excluding Massawa). For ounces of gold delivered to Franco-Nevada under the Stream Agreement, Franco-Nevada pays the Company cash at the date of delivery for the equivalent of the prevailing spot price of gold for on 20 percent of the ounces delivered. Revenue is recognised on actual proceeds received. The Company delivered 3,134 ounces during the period ended 30 June 2021 after its acquisition of Teranga and as at 30 June 2021, 97,572 ounces is still to be delivered under the Fixed Delivery Period.
19 SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
Share buyback programme
Subsequent to 30 June 2021 and up to 3 August 2021, the Company has repurchased a total of 363,497 shares at an average price of
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