Hochschild MiningPLC - Q3 2021 Production Report
26 October 2021
https://hocplc.gcs-web.com/new…q3-2021-production-report
Operational highlights
§ Strongest quarter year-to-date[1]
o 58,252 ounces of gold
o 3.0 million ounces of silver
o 93,630 gold equivalent ounces
o 8.1 million silver equivalent ounces
§ Robust 9 month operational performance
o 164,513 ounces of gold
o 9.0 million ounces of silver
o 268,749 gold equivalent ounces
o 23.1 million silver equivalent ounces
§ On track to deliver 2021 overall production target of 360,000-372,000 gold equivalent ounces (31.0-32.0 million silver equivalent ounces)
§ 2021 all-in sustaining costs on track to meet $1,210-$1,250 per gold equivalent ounce guidance ($14.1-14.5 per silver equivalent ounce)
Exploration & Business Development highlights
§ Brownfield programme added further high-grade Inferred resources in Q3:
o 43.4 million silver equivalent ounces added year-to-date from Angela North vein at Inmaculada
o 9.1 million silver equivalent ounces added year-to-date at San Jose
§ Proposed Demerger & Listing of Aclara Resources Inc. on the TSX announced
§ Option exercised over Skeena Resources' Snip gold project
Strong financial position
§ Total cash of approximately $270 million as at 30 September 2021 ($257 million as at 30 June 2021)
§ Net cash of approximately $64 million as at 30 September 2021 ($51 million as at 30 June 2021)
§ Current Net Cash/LTM EBITDA of approximately 0.16x as at 30 September 2021
ESG highlights
§ Lost Time Injury Frequency Rate of 1.21 (FY 2020: 1.38)[2]
§ Accident Severity Index of 457 (FY 2020: 474)[3]
§ Water consumption of 201lt/person/day (FY 2020: 231lt/person/day)
§ Domestic waste generation of 0.98 kg/person/day (FY 2020: 1.18kg/person/day)
§ ECO score of 5.39 out of 6 (FY 2020: 5.74)[4]