RE: Results!1 May 2021 21:30
Besides the timing of the release, there is a lot to like in these results both in the figures and the confident commentary. PBT was $3.3 but there was an additional $4million in non-controllable costs such as share issue costs and FX moments so underlying PBT was nearer $7million.
Mining capacity is now at 1800tonnes per day which is 657kpta with further increases planned, so the path to 850kpta continues to look clear and with the main investments being in the processing plant this year, presumably the company will exit this year being able to reliably process that amount as well.
I notice that they indicate current grades are 1.75g/t, which I assume is known from the Q1 production results as Q4-20 was 1.7g/t - they also indicate additional increases coming from this quarter as well.
Subject to Q1 production being similar to Q4 - although wouldn't it be nice if they could exceed 7000oz, 30,000oz this year looks highly acheivable and given economies of scale that should reduce all-in production costs to sub $1000 so at current gold prices, $800 free cash flow per ounce, in which case $40-50million capex should comfortably be available through debt facilities.