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EVOLUTION MINING LIMITED — Interim / Quarterly Report 2023
Apr 19, 2023
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QUARTERLY REPORT
HIGHLIGHTS - PERIOD ENDING 31 MARCH 2023
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Solid March quarter performance as the business transitions to net cash generation
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Improved safety performance with a 5% reduction in TRIF to 8.9
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Gold production of 163,910 ounces and copper production of 9,668 tonnes as previously released on 11 April 2023
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Sector leading low All-in-Sustaining Cost (AISC)[1] of $1,291 per ounce (US$866/oz)[2] despite impacts from the Ernest Henry weather event
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Strong operating mine cash flow of $270 million for the quarter
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Mine cash flow before major capital increased to $234 million
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Significant milestone achieved during the quarter with commencement of Cowal underground production ahead of schedule and within budget
Group FY23 guidance[3] and outlook
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Group FY23 production and AISC guidance updated on 11 April to gold production of approximately 660,000 ounces and copper production of 48,000 tonnes, with AISC of approximately $1,390 per ounce (~US$930/oz). Recent significant weather event at Ernest Henry is the main driver to the change
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Red Lake continues to improve with production expected to increase from 124,000+ ounces in FY23 to 160,000 to 180,000 ounces in FY24
Drilling continues to extend mineralisation at Ernest Henry[4]
- New drillholes as part of the Ernest Henry exploration program continue to demonstrate significant potential for further mine life extension
Strong liquidity position maintained and commencing transition to net cash generation
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Evolution generated $95.7 million of Group cash flow in the quarter from consistent mine cash flow, the benefit of higher copper prices and a tax refund associated with the 2022 tax return
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Cash of $164 million and liquidity of $689 million, after payment of the $200 million final payment to Glencore and the $45 million scheduled debt repayment in the quarter
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Committed Revolving Credit Facility of $525 million remains undrawn and fully available
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Only 35,000 hedged ounces remaining to be delivered in the June quarter until Evolution is 100% unhedged
Consolidated production and cost summary
| Units | Sep Qtr FY23 |
Dec Qtr FY23 |
Mar Qtr FY23 |
% ∆ | FY23 YTD |
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| Gold produced | oz | 161,098 | 166,404 | 163,910 | -1% | 491,413 |
| Copper produced | t | 14,469 | 15,483 | 9,668 | -38% | 39,620 |
| All-In Sustaining Cost1 | A$/oz | 1,513 | 1,099 | 1,291 | +17% | 1,302 |
| All-In Cost | A$/oz | 2,498 | 2,085 | 2,278 | +9% | 2,287 |
| All-in Cost Margin | A$/oz | (84) | 466 | 361 | -23% | 248 |
| Operating mine cash flow | $M | 206.3 | 270.4 | 269.7 | — | 746.4 |
| Mine cash flow before major capital | $M | 161.8 | 227.0 | 233.8 | +3% | 622.6 |
1 Includes C1 cash cost, plus royalties, sustaining capital, general corporate and administration expense. Calculated per ounce sold
2 Assumes FX of A$1.00:US$0.67
3 See ASX announcement titled “March Quarter and FY23 Guidance Update” dated 11 April 2023
4 See ASX announcement titled “Drilling Continues to Extend Mineralisation at Ernest Henry” dated 20 April 2023
Evolution Mining Limited Quarterly Report March 2023
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Commenting on the achievements in the March quarter, Evolution Mining Limited’s (ASX:EVN) Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director, Lawrie Conway, said:
“This has been a pivotal quarter for Evolution where we generated net cash flow of $95.7 million and commissioned the new Cowal underground mine ahead of schedule and on budget. Ernest Henry has now resumed mining activities and will safely ramp up to normal production rates. The benefits of our recent investment in developing two new mining areas at Cowal and Red Lake will be the main drivers to increase production rates moving forward. At the end of the June quarter, Evolution will become one of the few fully unhedged gold producers. The combination of these activities positions us well to take advantage of current elevated metal prices.”
SUSTAINABILITY
Group Total Recordable Injury Frequency (TRIF[5] ) at 31 March reduced by approximately 5% to 8.89 (31 December: 9.32). This is the third consecutive quarter of reduced TRIF.
During the quarter, Evolution also commenced a review process to ensure alignment with the Task Force on Nature-Related Financial Disclosure, in recognition of Evolution’s Net Zero commitments and the value of ecosystems including nature, biodiversity and rehabilitation.
OPERATIONS
Cowal
| Cowal | Units | Sep Qtr FY23 |
Dec Qtr FY23 |
Mar Qtr FY23 |
FY23 YTD |
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| Gold produced | oz | 55,479 | 73,676 | 73,746 | 202,901 |
| AISC | $/oz | 1,354 | 1,042 | 1,072 | 1,145 |
| Operating mine cash flow | $M | 58.0 | 96.5 | 94.6 | 249.1 |
| Sustaining capital | $M | 3.5 | 3.2 | 6.5 | 13.2 |
| Mine cash flow before major capital | $M | 54.5 | 93.3 | 88.1 | 235.9 |
| Major capital | $M | 83.7 | 79.2 | 78.1 | 241.0 |
Cowal achieved a significant milestone during the quarter with the commencement of underground production ahead of schedule and within the original $380 million budget. The first underground stopes were mined and processed in March, delivering 43kt ore mined at a grade of 3.4g/t gold. In addition, lateral development increased 18% to 3,208m (Dec qtr: 2,708m) with 109kt development ore mined from underground during the quarter for a total of 152kt at a total average grade of 2.49g/t gold (Dec qtr: 105kt at 1.76g/t Au), of which 150kt was processed this quarter (Dec qtr: 98kt). Ramp-up of the underground will continue over the remainder of this financial year along with the completion of the accommodation village and commissioning of the paste plant which will support planned growth at Cowal to ~320,000 ounces in FY24.
Ore mined increased 15% on the previous quarter to 4,365kt (Dec qtr: 3,787kt) at an improved grade of 0.97g/t gold (Dec qtr: 0.94g/t Au), with contribution from the underground supplementing open pit ore mined of 4,213kt at 0.92g/t.
Ore processed was 10% lower than the prior quarter at 2,110kt (Dec qtr: 2,365kt) due to a planned shutdown of the process plant in February. Higher feed grades from the pit and the underground combined with good plant availability and recoveries resulted in strong gold production for the quarter, including record gold production since Evolution’s acquisition of the mine of 29,944 ounces in the month of March 2023.
AISC was in line with the prior quarter at $1,072 per ounce (Dec qtr: $1,042/oz).
5 TRIF: The frequency of total recordable injuries per million hours worked. Results above are based on a 12-month moving average
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Major capital for the quarter was $78.1 million (Dec qtr: $79.2M) primarily comprising underground mine development ($63M) and continued construction of the integrated waste landform ($12M).
Sustaining capital for the quarter primarily comprised mine development and investment in mobile fleet.
Ernest Henry
| Ernest Henry | Units | Sep Qtr FY23 |
Dec Qtr FY23 |
Mar Qtr FY23 |
FY23 YTD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold produced | oz | 20,655 | 21,754 | 13,194 | 55,603 |
| Copper produced | t | 14,469 | 15,483 | 9,668 | 39,620 |
| AISC | $/oz | (1,701) | (3,748) | (3,781) | (3,022) |
| Operating mine cash flow | $M | 102.0 | 156.3 | 112.0 | 370.3 |
| Sustaining capital | $M | 15.6 | 14.8 | 11.0 | 41.4 |
| Mine cash flow before major capital | $M | 86.5 | 141.5 | 101.0 | 329.0 |
| Major capital | $M | 9.9 | 11.1 | 13.7 | 34.7 |
During the quarter, Ernest Henry was impacted by a significant weather event on 8 March 2023 that resulted in a suspension of production activities. The impact of the weather event reduced gold and copper production in the March quarter by ~6,400 ounces and ~4,100 tonnes respectively. As a result, quarterly production at Ernest Henry decreased to 1,181kt mined tonnes at 0.48g/t gold and 0.90% copper (Dec qtr: 1,619kt at 0.56g/t Au and 1.03% Cu) and ore processed decreased to 1,218kt at 0.48g/t gold and 0.90% copper (Dec qtr: 1,621kt at 0.56g/t Au and 1.03% Cu).
Ernest Henry has now resumed mining activities and, as previously announced[6] , the weather impact will result in gold and copper production at Ernest Henry being lower by approximately 17,000 ounces and 10,000 tonnes respectively.
Barminco mobilised on site early in the March quarter and, prior to the weather event, had been ramping up to support decline development below the 1200mRL. Once mining activities have safely resumed, Barminco will continue to support on decline development.
AISC of $(3,781) per ounce was in line with the prior quarter, supported by a higher achieved copper price of $15,113/t (Dec qtr: $13,113/t).
Sustaining capital for the quarter primarily comprised $4.8 million on planned investment in mining mobile fleet and $6.2 million on mine development.
Major capital predominantly comprised the Mine Extension PFS, which remains on track to be completed during the June quarter.
Red Lake
| Red Lake | Units | Sep Qtr FY23 |
Dec Qtr FY23 |
Mar Qtr FY23 |
FY23 YTD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold produced | oz | 36,140 | 24,960 | 28,178 | 89,278 |
| AISC | $/oz | 2,266 | 2,761 | 2,538 | 2,492 |
| Operating mine cash flow | $M | 20.5 | (2.5) | 19.6 | 37.6 |
| Sustaining capital | $M | 13.0 | 14.8 | 14.2 | 42.0 |
| Mine cash flow before major capital | $M | 7.5 | (17.3) | 5.3 | (4.5) |
| Major capital | $M | 40.5 | 45.7 | 49.2 | 135.4 |
Red Lake achieved a number of improvements in the March quarter, including an increase in both mined and processed tonnes and grade, to deliver a ~13% uplift in production to 28,178 ounces (Dec qtr: 24,960oz). This improvement at Red Lake is expected to continue on its path to attain a stable production rate and lower cost position with production expected to increase to at least 35,000 ounces in the fourth quarter.
6 See ASX announcement titled “March Quarter and FY23 Guidance Update” dated 11 April 2023
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Moving into FY24, Red Lake is expected to improve to 40,000 to 45,000 ounces per quarter (160,000 to 180,000 ounces in FY24). The main priority at Red Lake is to consistently mine at a 1.1 million tonne per annum run-rate to fill current mill capacity and deliver increased cash generation. When the operation demonstrates sustainable performance at this level, then further investment in expansion of milling capacity will be considered.
Development metres were 3,902m (Dec qtr: 3,490m) and ore mined was 206kt ore at 4.74g/t gold, a material increase on the previous quarter (Dec qtr: 180kt at 4.23g/t Au). Key initiatives driving improvements include a new ore pass both at Cochenour and at Balmer, and implementation of improved drill and blast practices. Two new jumbos arrived on-site in early January and have been operating at Cochenour and Upper Campbell, with full mechanical bolting now implemented at Cochenour and Upper Campbell. This has resulted in improved productivity to support the targeted increase to ~1,500 development metres per month.
Ore processed also improved in the quarter to 206kt of ore processed at 4.72g/t gold (Dec qtr: 197kt at 4.40g/t Au).
AISC decreased by 8% to $2,538 per ounce, primarily as a result of higher production.
Sustaining capital for the quarter included $5.4 million on planned investment in equipment and infrastructure upgrades, $6.7 million on mine development, and $1.9 million in near mine exploration and resource definition drilling.
Major capital for the quarter included $22.2 million for development at the new Upper Campbell mine and $27.0 million on continuing to open up additional mining fronts at other mining areas.
Mungari
| Mungari | Units | Sep Qtr FY23 |
Dec Qtr FY23 |
Mar Qtr FY23 |
FY23 YTD |
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| Gold produced | oz | 34,834 | 35,011 | 35,378 | 105,223 |
| AISC | $/oz | 2,128 | 2,178 | 1,916 | 2,070 |
| Operating mine cash flow | $M | 16.9 | 18.3 | 37.6 | 72.8 |
| Sustaining capital | $M | 10.0 | 8.7 | 4.0 | 22.7 |
| Mine cash flow before major capital | $M | 7.0 | 9.6 | 33.7 | 50.3 |
| Major capital | $M | 11.4 | 9.6 | 14.6 | 35.6 |
Mungari continues to demonstrate consistent performance, delivering another strong quarter with gold production above plan and above the previous quarter and reducing costs.
Total underground ore mined was 207kt at a grade of 4.51g/t gold (Dec qtr: 258kt at 3.76g/t Au). Open pit ore mined reduced to 60kt at 1.42g/t gold (Dec qtr: 271kt at 1.14g/t Au) with the final bench mined from Cutters Ridge in January. Throughout the March quarter, pre-stripping took place at the Paradigm deposit, with first ore in the September quarter 2023.
Plant throughput was consistent with the previous quarter at 470kt (Dec qtr: 470kt) with a higher proportion of open pit ore this quarter, resulting in lower processed grade of 2.99g/t gold (Dec qtr: 3.14g/t Au). Mill throughput for the quarter included 97kt of East Kundana ore (Dec qtr: 137kt).
AISC reduced by 15% to $1,916 per ounce (Dec qtr: $2,178/oz) and costs continued to be well controlled despite the tight labour market. Lower costs combined with higher gold sales and a higher realised gold price resulted in a 105% improvement in operating cash flow of $37.6 million (Dec qtr: $18.3M).
Sustaining capital primarily comprised mine development.
Major capital was predominantly on the Mungari Future Growth Project Feasibility Study which is progressing through cost optimisation and preliminary front end engineering design, with costings expected to be confirmed during the June quarter.
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Mt Rawdon
| Mt Rawdon | Units | Sep Qtr FY23 |
Dec Qtr FY23 |
Mar Qtr FY23 |
FY23 YTD |
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| Gold produced | oz | 13,990 | 11,003 | 13,414 | 38,407 |
| AISC | $/oz | 2,431 | 2,633 | 2,338 | 2,456 |
| Operating mine cash flow | $M | 8.9 | 1.8 | 5.9 | 16.6 |
| Sustaining capital | $M | 2.5 | 1.9 | 0.2 | 4.6 |
| Mine cash flow before major capital | $M | 6.4 | (0.1) | 5.7 | 12.0 |
| Major capital | $M | 5.2 | 5.4 | 2.7 | 13.3 |
Mt Rawdon continued to experience rain events and water-related pit access restrictions in the March quarter, with 265mm of rain recorded on-site during the quarter (Dec qtr: 334mm). In spite of this, ore mined was significantly higher than the previous quarter at 771kt at 0.61g/t gold (Dec qtr: 360kt at 0.62g/t Au), supporting higher gold production this quarter. Water management activities and geotechnical works continue to be a focus to support production in upcoming quarters.
Ore processed was 831kt at an improved grade of 0.59g/t gold (Dec qtr: 830kt at 0.50g/t Au), driven by reduced reliance on lower-grade stockpiles during the quarter.
AISC improved by 11% to $2,338 per ounce (Dec qtr: $2,633/oz), driven by higher gold production.
Production and AISC are expected to continue to improve in the June quarter as access to the highergrade ore in the pit is achieved.
Mt Rawdon Pumped Hydro Project (50% ownership)
The Feasibility Study for the 1 – 2GW Mt Rawdon Pumped Hydro (MRPH) project is progressing well and remains on track for completion, supporting continuing discussions with potential interested offtake partners and infrastructure investors. The MRPH project is being jointly developed by Evolution and ICA Partners to provide up to 20GWh of renewable energy storage and is located at an advantageous point in the electricity network between Brisbane and the energy intensive industrial hub of Gladstone.
During the quarter, the geotechnical drilling program to further de-risk the project was successfully completed, confirming the location and alignment of the underground powerhouse chamber and the water tunnels connecting the powerhouse to the tailrace entry point into the pit (lower reservoir), with no fatal flaws identified. The approvals process is also progressing with the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) draft Terms of Reference going out for public consultation during the quarter.
FINANCE
Group Sales
| Financials | Units | Sep Qtr FY23 |
Dec Qtr FY23 |
Mar Qtr FY23 |
FY23 YTD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales - gold | oz | 163,000 | 161,804 | 165,758 | 490,562 |
| Sales - copper | t | 14,239 | 15,196 | 10,500 | 39,935 |
| Achieved gold price | $/oz | 2,414 | 2,551 | 2,639 | 2,535 |
| Achieved copper price | $/t | 10,873 | 13,113 | 15,113 | 12,840 |
Evolution sold 165,758 ounces of gold in the March quarter at an average price of A$2,639 per ounce (Dec qtr: 161,804 ounces at A$2,551/oz). Deliveries into the Australian hedge book totalled 25,000 ounces at an average price of A$1,914 per ounce and 10,000 ounces were delivered into the Canadian hedge book at an average price of C$2,258 per ounce. The remaining 130,758 ounces were sold in the spot market comprising 111,444 ounces delivered at an average price of A$2,795 per ounce and 19,336 ounces delivered at an average price of C$2,584 per ounce.
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Evolution’s hedge book as at 31 March 2023 for the Australian operations was 25,000 ounces at an average price of A$1,932 per ounce for delivery within the June 2023 quarter. The Canadian hedge book comprises 10,000 ounces at C$2,268 per ounce for delivery within the June 2023 quarter. Following the delivery of these hedged ounces in the June quarter, Evolution’s production will be 100% unhedged.
The achieved copper price for the March quarter increased to $15,113/t (Dec qtr: $13,113/t). Year-todate achieved copper price improved to $12,840/t from $12,030/t for December 2022 year-to-date.
Group Cash Flow
Evolution generated $95.7 million of Group cash flow in the quarter from consistent mine cash flow, the benefit of higher copper prices on finalisation of previous period shipments and a tax refund.
Cash at bank totalled $164 million (31 December 2022: $313M) after payment of the $200 million final payment to Glencore and the $45 million scheduled debt repayment during the quarter.
Evolution's $525 million committed Revolving Credit Facility remains undrawn, reinforcing Evolution’s strong balance sheet with total available liquidity of $689 million as the Company commences its transition to net cash generation.
During the quarter Evolution declared an interim fully franked dividend of 2 cents per share (~$37 million). This is the 20th consecutive dividend and will be paid on 2 June 2023.
| Group Cash Flow ($M) | Units | Sep Qtr FY23 | Dec Qtr FY23 | Mar Qtr FY23 | FY23 YTD |
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| Operating Mine Cash flow | $M | 206.3 | 270.4 | 269.7 | 746.5 |
| Total Capital | $M | (195.2) | (194.4) | (194.1) | (583.8) |
| Restructuring and Non-Operational Costs7 |
$M | (0.8) | (0.3) | (21.3) | (22.4) |
| Net Mine Cash flow | $M | 10.3 | 75.7 | 54.3 | 140.3 |
| Corporate and discovery | $M | (21.5) | (17.8) | (16.7) | (56.1) |
| Net Interest expense | $M | (7.9) | (24.4) | (13.2) | (45.4) |
| Other income | $M | — | 4.6 | 0.9 | 5.5 |
| Working Capital Movement | $M | (30.1) | (66.5) | 56.3 | (40.3) |
| Income Tax | $M | (24.6) | (14.7) | 14.1 | (25.2) |
| Group Cash flow | $M | (73.8) | (43.1) | 95.7 | (21.1) |
| Dividend payment | $M | (55.0) | — | — | (55.0) |
| Debt drawdown | $M | — | — | — | — |
| Debt repayment | $M | (45.0) | (40.0) | (45.0) | (130.0) |
| Acquisitions & Integration | $M | (0.5) | (1.8) | (200.3) | (202.6) |
| Net Group Cash flow | $M | (174.3) | (84.9) | (149.5) | (408.8) |
| Opening Cash Balance 1 July 2022 | $M | 572.4 | 572.4 | ||
| Opening Cash Balance 1 October 2022 | $M | 398.1 | |||
| Opening Cash Balance 1 January 2023 | $M | 313.2 | |||
| Closing Group Cash Balance | $M | 398.1 | 313.2 | 163.7 | 163.7 |
| Undrawn Revolving Credit Facility | $M | 525.0 | 525.0 | 525.0 | |
| Total Liquidity | $M | 923.1 | 838.2 | 688.7 |
7 Restructuring and non-operational costs are comprised of $0.3m restructuring costs and $21.0m related to a proportion of fixed cost not resulting in production, standing charges and recovery spend at Ernest Henry following the weather event. In accordance with World Gold Council guidelines, Ernest Henry’s AISC has also been normalised to account for this spend.
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CORPORATE INFORMATION
Interactive Analyst Centre[TM]
Evolution’s financial, operational, resources and reserves information is available to view via the Interactive Analyst Centre[TM] provided on our website www.evolutionmining.com.au under the Investors tab. This useful interactive platform allows users to chart and export Evolution’s historical results for further analysis.
Forward looking statements
This report prepared by Evolution Mining Limited (or “the Company”) include forward looking statements. Often, but not always, forward looking statements can generally be identified by the use of forward looking words such as “may”, “will”, “expect”, “intend”, “plan”, “estimate”, “anticipate”, “continue”, and “guidance”, or other similar words and may include, without limitation, statements regarding plans, strategies and objectives of management, anticipated production or construction commencement dates and expected costs or production outputs.
Forward looking statements inherently involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the Company’s actual results, performance and achievements to differ materially from any future results, performance or achievements. Relevant factors may include, but are not limited to, changes in commodity prices, foreign exchange fluctuations and general economic conditions, increased costs and demand for production inputs, the speculative nature of exploration and project development, including the risks of obtaining necessary licenses and permits and diminishing quantities or grades of reserves, political and social risks, changes to the regulatory framework within which the Company operates or may in the future operate, environmental conditions including extreme weather conditions, recruitment and retention of personnel, industrial relations issues and litigation.
Forward looking statements are based on the Company and its management’s good faith assumptions relating to the financial, market, regulatory and other relevant environments that will exist and affect the Company’s business and operations in the future. The Company does not give any assurance that the assumptions on which forward looking statements are based will prove to be correct, or that the Company’s business or operations will not be affected in any material manner by these or other factors not foreseen or foreseeable by the Company or management or beyond the Company’s control.
Although the Company attempts and has attempted to identify factors that would cause actual actions, events or results to differ materially from those disclosed in forward looking statements, there may be other factors that could cause actual results, performance, achievements or events not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended, and many events are beyond the reasonable control of the Company. Accordingly, readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward looking statements. Forward looking statements in these materials speak only at the date of issue. Subject to any continuing obligations under applicable law or any relevant stock exchange listing rules, in providing this information the Company does not undertake any obligation to publicly update or revise any of the forward-looking statements or to advise of any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statement is based.
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ABN 74 084 669 036
Board of Directors
Jake Klein Executive Chair Lawrie Conway Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director Jason Attew Lead Independent Director Tommy McKeith Non-executive Director Jim Askew Non-executive Director Andrea Hall Non-executive Director Vicky Binns Non-executive Director Peter Smith Non-executive Director
Jake Klein Lawrie Conway
Company Secretary
Evan Elstein
Board authorisation for release
This announcement is authorised for release by Evolution’s Board of Directors.
Investor enquiries
Peter O’Connor General Manager Investor Relations Tel: +61 (0) 2 9696 2900
Media enquiries
Michael Vaughan Fivemark Partners Tel: +61 (0) 422 602 720
Internet address
www.evolutionmining.com.au
Registered and principal office
Level 24, 175 Liverpool Street Sydney NSW 2000 Tel: +61 (0)2 9696 2900 Fax: +61 (0)2 9696 2901
Share register
Link Market Services Limited Locked Bag A14 Sydney South NSW 1235 Tel: 1300 554 474 (within Australia) Tel: +61 (0)2 8280 7111 Fax: +61 (0)2 9287 0303 Email: [email protected]
Stock exchange listing
Evolution Mining Limited shares are listed on the Australian Securities Exchange under code EVN.
Issued share capital
At 31 March 2023 issued share capital was 1,835,016,319 ordinary shares.
Conference call
Lawrie Conway (Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director), Barrie Van Der Merwe (Chief Financial Officer), Bob Fulker (Chief Operating Officer), Glen Masterman (VP Discovery) and Peter O’Connor (General Manager Investor Relations) will host a conference call to discuss the quarterly results at 11.00am Sydney time on Thursday 20 April 2023.
Shareholder – live audio stream
A live audio stream of the conference call will be available on Evolution’s website www.evolutionmining.com.au. The audio stream is ‘listen only’. The audio stream will also be uploaded to Evolution’s website shortly after the conclusion of the call and can be accessed at any time.
Analysts and media – conference call details
Conference call details for analysts and media includes Q & A participation. To be able to access the conference call please click on the link below. You will be required to pre-register which you will then be provided with a dial-in number, passcode and a unique access pin. This information will also be emailed to you as a calendar invite.
https://s1.c-conf.com/ - diamondpass/10027471 8laxgd.html
Interactive Analyst Centre[TM]
Evolution’s financial, operational, resources and reserves information is available to view via the Interactive Analyst Centre[TM] provided on our website www.evolutionmining.com.au under the Investors tab. This useful interactive platform allows users to chart and export Evolution’s historical results for further analysis.
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APPENDIX 1
March 2023 quarter production and cost summary[8]
| March Qtr FY23 | Units | Cowal | Ernest Henry |
Red Lake | Mungari | Mt Rawdon |
Group |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UG lat dev - capital | m | 3,208 | 1,018 | 3,483 | 720 | — | 8,429 |
| UG lat dev - operating | m | — | 905 | 419 | 1,186 | — | 2,510 |
| Total UG lateral development | m | 3,208 | 1,923 | 3,902 | 1,906 | — | 10,939 |
| UG ore mined | kt | 152 | 1,181 | 206 | 207 | — | 1,745 |
| UGgrade mined | g/t | 2.49 | 0.48 | 4.74 | 4.51 | — | 1.64 |
| UG coppergrade mined | % Cu | — | 0.90 | — | — | — | 0.01 |
| OP capital waste | kt | — | — | — | 920 | 171 | 1,090 |
| OP operatingwaste | kt | 2,378 | — | — | (5) | 848 | 3,221 |
| OP ore mined | kt | 4,213 | — | — | 60 | 771 | 5,045 |
| OPgrade mined | g/t | 0.92 | — | — | 1.42 | 0.61 | 0.88 |
| Total ore mined | kt | 4,365 | 1,181 | 206 | 268 | 771 | 6,790 |
| Total tonnesprocessed | kt | 2,110 | 1,218 | 206 | 470 | 831 | 4,835 |
| Gold Gradeprocessed | g/t | 1.27 | 0.48 | 4.72 | 2.99 | 0.59 | 1.27 |
| Copper Gradeprocessed | % Cu | — | 0.90 | — | — | — | 0.01 |
| Recovery | % | 85.8 | 74.5 | 90.0 | 93.6 | 85.7 | 83.3 |
| Goldproduced | oz | 73,746 | 13,194 | 28,178 | 35,378 | 13,414 | 163,910 |
| Silverproduced | oz | 63,878 | 41,254 | 1,614 | 5,404 | 22,663 | 134,813 |
| Copperproduced | t | — | 9,668 | — | — | — | 9,668 |
| Gold sold | oz | 71,170 | 14,339 | 29,314 | 37,031 | 13,904 | 165,758 |
| Achievedgoldprice | A$/oz | 2,603 | 2,845 | 2,666 | 2,604 | 2,650 | 2,639 |
| Silver sold | oz | 63,878 | 44,146 | 1,614 | 5,404 | 22,663 | 137,705 |
| Achieved silverprice | A$/oz | 33 | 32 | 32 | 36 | 33 | 33 |
| Copper sold | t | — | 10,500 | — | — | — | 10,500 |
| Achieved copperprice | A$/t | — | 15,113 | — | — | — | 15,113 |
| Cost Summary | |||||||
| Mining | A$/prod oz | 488 | 2,736 | 1,214 | 1,066 | 885 | 951 |
| Processing | A$/prod oz | 568 | 1,764 | 445 | 306 | 1,098 | 630 |
| Administration and sellingcosts | A$/prod oz | 123 | 1,655 | 421 | 218 | 234 | 327 |
| Stockpile adjustments | A$/prod oz | (265) | 17 | 3 | 98 | 6 | (96) |
| By-product credits | A$/prod oz | (29) | (12,133) | (2) | (6) | (55) | (996) |
| C1 Cash Cost | A$/prod oz | 885 | (5,962) | 2,081 | 1,683 | 2,167 | 817 |
| C1 Cash Cost | A$/sold oz | 917 | (5,486) | 2,001 | 1,608 | 2,091 | 807 |
| Royalties | A$/sold oz | 81 | 534 | — | 75 | 141 | 110 |
| Gold in Circuit and other adjustments |
A$/sold oz | (27) | 308 | 33 | 96 | 45 | 46 |
| Sustainingcapital9 | A$/sold oz | 90 | 766 | 478 | 127 | 12 | 222 |
| Reclamation and other adjustments | A$/sold oz | 10 | 97 | 27 | 9 | 50 | 24 |
| Administration costs10 | A$/sold oz | 83 | |||||
| All-in Sustaining Cost | A$/sold oz | 1,072 | (3,781) | 2,538 | 1,916 | 2,338 | 1,291 |
| Majorproject capital | A$/sold oz | 1,098 | 953 | 1,678 | 393 | 197 | 955 |
| Discovery | A$/sold oz | 13 | — | 72 | 31 | — | 32 |
| All-in Cost | A$/sold oz | 2,182 | (2,827) | 4,288 | 2,340 | 2,535 | 2,278 |
| Depreciation & Amortisation11 | A$/prod oz | 450 | 2,158 | 408 | 1,772 | 962 | 912 |
8 All metal production is reported as payable
9 Sustaining Capital includes 60% UG mine development capital. Group Sustaining Capital includes A$2.86/oz for Corporate capital expenditure 10 Includes Share Based Payments
11 Group Depreciation and Amortisation includes non-cash Fair Value Unwind Amortisation of $147/oz in relation to Cowal ($42/oz), Ernest Henry ($1,520) and Mungari ($26/oz), and Corporate Depreciation and Amortisation of A$2.31/oz
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FY23 year-to-date production and cost summary[12]
| March YTD 2023 | Units | Cowal | Ernest Henry |
Red Lake | Mungari | Mt Rawdon |
Group |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UG lat dev - capital | m | 8,359 | 3,020 | 8,803 | 2,924 | — | 23,106 |
| UG lat dev - operating | m | — | 3,325 | 1,993 | 3,470 | — | 8,788 |
| Total UG lateral development | m | 8,359 | 6,345 | 10,796 | 6,394 | — | 31,894 |
| UG ore mined | kt | 330 | 4,347 | 609 | 699 | — | 5,985 |
| UGgoldgrade mined | g/t | 2.14 | 0.52 | 4.98 | 4.07 | — | 1.48 |
| UG coppergrade mined | % Cu | — | 0.01 | — | — | — | 0.01 |
| OP capital waste | kt | — | — | — | 920 | 730 | 1,650 |
| OP operatingwaste | kt | 6,651 | — | — | 696 | 1,486 | 8,832 |
| OP ore mined | kt | 11,420 | — | — | 619 | 1,419 | 13,459 |
| OPgrade mined | g/t | 0.88 | — | — | 1.12 | 0.66 | 0.87 |
| Total ore mined | kt | 11,750 | 4,347 | 609 | 1,318 | 1,419 | 19,443 |
| Total tonnesprocessed | kt | 6,514 | 4,431 | 613 | 1,438 | 2,505 | 15,501 |
| Gold Gradeprocessed | g/t | 1.15 | 0.52 | 4.99 | 3.00 | 0.56 | 1.20 |
| Copper Gradeprocessed | % Cu | — | 0.01 | — | — | — | 0.01 |
| Recovery | % | 84.6 | 78.5 | 90.7 | 92.6 | 85.2 | 82.4 |
| Goldproduced | oz | 202,902 | 55,604 | 89,278 | 105,222 | 38,407 | 491,413 |
| Silverproduced | oz | 177,735 | 160,742 | 4,582 | 15,260 | 65,057 | 423,375 |
| Copperproduced | t | — | 39,620 | — | — | — | 39,620 |
| Gold sold | oz | 203,612 | 55,601 | 85,733 | 105,346 | 40,270 | 490,562 |
| Achievedgoldprice | A$/oz | 2,502 | 2,702 | 2,590 | 2,509 | 2,428 | 2,535 |
| Silver sold | oz | 177,735 | 168,761 | 4,582 | 15,260 | 65,057 | 431,394 |
| Achieved silverprice | A$/oz | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 |
| Copper sold | t | — | 39,935 | — | — | — | 39,935 |
| Achieved copperprice | A$/t | — | 12,840 | — | — | — | 12,840 |
| Cost Summary | |||||||
| Mining | A$/prod oz | 544 | 2,133 | 1,203 | 1,215 | 794 | 1,007 |
| Processing | A$/prod oz | 555 | 1,331 | 438 | 326 | 987 | 606 |
| Administration and sellingcosts | A$/prod oz | 134 | 1,399 | 427 | 215 | 245 | 357 |
| Stockpile adjustments | A$/prod oz | (221) | 43 | 8 | 16 | 229 | (63) |
| By-product credits | A$/prod oz | (28) | (9,316) | (2) | (4) | (53) | (1,071) |
| C1 Cash Cost | A$/prod oz | 985 | (4,410) | 2,075 | 1,768 | 2,202 | 835 |
| C1 Cash Cost | A$/sold oz | 982 | (4,410) | 2,161 | 1,766 | 2,100 | 837 |
| Royalties | A$/sold oz | 77 | 494 | — | 68 | 135 | 114 |
| Gold in Circuit and other adjustment | A$/sold oz | 14 | 47 | (175) | 11 | 58 | (13) |
| Sustainingcapital213 | A$/sold oz | 64 | 743 | 486 | 213 | 114 | 252 |
| Reclamation and other adjustments | A$/sold oz | 10 | 105 | 21 | 11 | 49 | 26 |
| Administration costs314 | A$/sold oz | 86 | |||||
| All-in Sustaining Cost | A$/sold oz | 1,145 | (3,022) | 2,492 | 2,070 | 2,456 | 1,302 |
| Majorproject capital | A$/sold oz | 1,184 | 624 | 1,579 | 338 | 333 | 938 |
| Discovery | A$/sold oz | 12 | — | 68 | 70 | 1 | 48 |
| All-in Cost | A$/sold oz | 2,341 | (2,398) | 4,138 | 2,477 | 2,789 | 2,287 |
| Depreciation & Amortisation15 | A$/prod oz | 433 | 2,478 | 369 | 1,100 | 1,171 | 857 |
12 All metal production is reported as payable
13 Sustaining Capital includes 60% UG mine development capital. Group Sustaining Capital includes A$1.43/oz for Corporate capital expenditure 14 Includes Share Based Payments
15 Depreciation and Amortisation includes non-cash Fair Value Unwind Amortisation of $212/oz in relation to Cowal ($43/oz), Ernest Henry ($1,660/ oz), Mungari ($26/oz) and Corporate Depreciation and Amortisation of A$2.31/oz
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Mine cash flow ($ millions)
| Cash Flow (A$ Millions) |
Operating Mine Cash Flow |
Sustaining Capital |
Mine Cash Flow before Major Capital |
Major Capital | Mine Cash Flow |
Restructuring and Non- Operational Costs |
Net Mine Cash Flow FY23 YTD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cowal | 94.6 | (6.5) | 88.1 | (78.1) | 10.0 | — | 10.0 |
| Ernest Henry | 112.0 | (11.0) | 101.0 | (13.7) | 87.4 | (21.0) | 66.3 |
| Red Lake | 19.6 | (14.2) | 5.4 | (49.2) | (43.8) | (0.3) | (44.1) |
| Mungari | 37.6 | (4.0) | 33.6 | (14.5) | 19.1 | — | 19.1 |
| Mt Rawdon | 5.9 | (0.2) | 5.7 | (2.7) | 3.0 | — | 3.0 |
| Mar Qtr FY23 | 269.7 | (35.9) | 233.8 | (158.3) | 75.6 | (21.3) | 54.3 |
| Dec Qtr FY23 | 270.4 | (43.4) | 226.7 | (151.0) | 75.9 | (0.3) | 75.7 |
| Sep Qtr FY23 | 206.3 | (44.5) | 161.1 | (150.7) | 11.1 | (0.8) | 10.3 |
| FY23 YTD | 746.5 | (123.7) | 387.8 | (460.0) | 162.7 | (22.4) | 140.3 |
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