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EVOLUTION MINING LIMITED — Interim / Quarterly Report 2024
Oct 15, 2024
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ASX Announcement 16 October 2024
Quarterly Report | September 2024
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Delivery to plan continues to underpin high margin cash flow
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Improved safety performance, reducing TRIF by 7.4% to 7.12 (30 June 2024: 7.69)[1]
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September quarter gold and copper production was 193,554 ounces and 19,059 tonnes respectively
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All-in Sustaining Cost (AISC)[2] of $1,569[3] per ounce (US$1,051/oz[4] ) remains one of the lowest in the sector
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Operating mine cash flow of $429 million representing a 61% margin of $2,227 per ounce
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Group cash flow of $108 million resulted in a 20% increase in the cash balance to $484 million (30 Jun 2024: $403 million)
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Reduction in gearing continued, ending the quarter at 23.9% (30 June 2024: 25.4%) with total liquidity now over $1.0 billion
Operational performance
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Delivered to plan with solid performance at all operations and successfully completed scheduled shutdowns at Ernest Henry, Cowal and Northparkes
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Red Lake produced 37,319 ounces of gold, and generated record quarterly operating and net mine cash flow of $67 million and $27 million respectively under Evolution ownership
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The Mungari mill expansion project, Mungari 4.2, is slightly ahead of schedule and within budget
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On track to deliver guidance of 710,000 - 780,000 ounces of gold and 70,000 - 80,000 tonnes of copper at an AISC of $1,475 - $1,575 per ounce[2]
Exploration success
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Exploration drilling has returned exciting results outside of existing Mineral Resources at Ernest Henry (Bert ore body), Northparkes (Major Tom and E51) and the Cowal underground.[5]
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Further information is provided in the ASX announcement released on 16 October 2024, ‘Exploration ’
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Success Continues to Unlock Growth Potential across the Portfolio.
FY25 Key business metrics
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The column charts above highlight further potential cash flow upside from estimates released with the FY25 Guidance at the FY24 full year results. At the FY25 guidance mid-point and current spot price, operating mine cash flow is expected to increase from $1,805 million to $1,912 million and mine cash flow is expected to increase from $1,570 million to $1,677 million.
Commenting on the quarter, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Lawrie Conway, said:
“ We have seen the benefits of the foundation laid during the second half of FY24 to ensure safe and reliable delivery in FY25, continuing the momentum of high margin cash flow generation. The September quarter delivered exactly that. It is very satisfying to start the year in a positive way with a first quarter on plan with an improved safety performance. With spot prices well above the achieved prices in the September quarter and the business delivering to plan, we are on track for over $1.9 billion of operating cash flow for the year. ”
Evolution Mining Limited (ASX: EVN) Quarterly Report September 2024
Sustainability
The Group’s total recordable injury frequency (TRIF) 12 month moving average as at 30 September 2024 was 7.12, a 7.4% improvement on the prior quarter (30 June 2024: 7.69).[1]
Group summary
Mine cash flow ($ millions)[8]
| Cash flow | Operating mine cash flow |
Sustaining capital |
Mine cash flow before major capital |
Major capital | Mine cash flow |
Non- operational costs |
Net mine cash flow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cowal | 165 | (8) | 157 | (32) | 125 | — | 125 |
| Ernest Henry | 97 | (9) | 87 | (29) | 58 | (1) | 57 |
| Northparkes9 | 35 | (3) | 32 | (9) | 23 | (25) | (2) |
| Red Lake | 67 | (9) | 58 | (31) | 27 | — | 27 |
| Mungari | 44 | (17) | 27 | (84) | (57) | — | (57) |
| Mt Rawdon | 22 | (1) | 21 | — | 21 | — | 21 |
| Sep Qtr and FY25 YTD |
429 | (47) | 383 | (185) | 198 | (26) | 172 |
Northparkes lower cash flow was due to scheduled timing of concentrate shipments which will deliver higher cash flow in the December quarter.
Non-operational costs in the September quarter were comprised of stream commitments at Northparkes.
Group production
| Gold produced | Units | Dec Qtr FY24 | Mar Qtr FY24 | Jun Qtr FY24 | Sep Qtr and FY25 YTD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cowal | oz 71,848 |
78,109 | 94,826 | 83,245 | |
| Ernest Henry | oz 20,371 |
18,534 | 19,458 | 17,200 | |
| Northparkes9 | oz 1,011 |
8,402 | 10,871 | 9,879 | |
| Red Lake | oz 24,095 |
30,415 | 32,993 | 37,319 | |
| Mungari | oz 28,130 |
32,473 | 34,378 | 32,096 | |
| Mt Rawdon | oz 15,618 |
17,319 | 19,544 | 13,816 | |
| Group total | oz 161,073 |
185,253 | 212,070 | 193,554 |
| Copper produced | Units | Dec Qtr FY24 | Mar Qtr FY24 | Jun Qtr FY24 | Sep Qtr and FY25 YTD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ernest Henry | t 12,848 |
12,543 | 13,072 | 11,878 | |
| Northparkes9 | t 1,193 |
7,366 | 7,246 | 7,181 | |
| Group total | t 14,041 |
19,909 | 20,318 | 19,059 |
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Group cash flow
Cash generation momentum continued with operating mine cash flow of $429 million and net mine cash flow of $172 million. All operations delivered positive cash flow before major capital investments. Net mine cash flow at Cowal ($125 million) and Red Lake ($27 million) were notable contributions, specifically for Red Lake, which was a record under Evolution ownership.
Group cash flow was $108 million, resulting in an $81 million increase in the Group’s cash balance to $484 million. Transaction and integration costs included stamp duty of $21 million, related to the Kundana acquisition at Mungari in 2021.
Total available liquidity is now over $1 billion, including the undrawn $525 million revolving credit facility which is committed until October 2025. Gross debt is $1,829 million and net debt reduced to $1,345 million.
| Group cash flow ($M) | Units | Dec Qtr FY24 | Mar Qtr FY24 | Jun Qtr FY24 | Sep Qtr FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating mine cash flow | $M | 338 | 384 | 537 | 429 |
| Sustaining capital | $M | (47) | (50) | (74) | (47) |
| Mine cash flow before major capital | $M | 291 | 334 | 462 | 383 |
| Major capital | $M | (120) | (113) | (187) | (185) |
| Non-operational costs | $M | (37) | (66) | (7) | (1) |
| Stream delivery | $M | (2) | (17) | (27) | (25) |
| Net mine cash flow | $M | 132 | 139 | 242 | 172 |
| Corporate and discovery10 | $M | (19) | (22) | (29) | (28) |
| Net interest expense | $M | (22) | (26) | (22) | (27) |
| Other income | $M | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
| Working capital movement | $M | (10) | 2 | 49 | 9 |
| Income tax payment | $M | (4) | (9) | (15) | (22) |
| Group cash flow | $M | 79 | 85 | 230 | 108 |
| Dividend payment | $M | (37) | (40) | — | |
| Debt drawdown | $M | 200 | — | ||
| Debt repayment | $M | (100) | — | ||
| Transaction & integration costs | $M | (28) | (60) | (2) | (27) |
| Acquisitions | $M | (607) | (33) | ||
| Equity raising | $M | 525 | 32 | ||
| Net Group cash flow | $M | 33 | 24 | 188 | 81 |
| Opening cash balance 1 July 2024 | $M | 403 | |||
| Closing Group cash balance | $M | 191 | 215 | 403 | 484 |
| Undrawn revolving credit facility | $M | 525 | 525 | 525 | 525 |
| Total liquidity | $M | 716 | 740 | 928 | 1,009 |
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Balance Sheet
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Group sales
| Financials | Units | Dec Qtr FY24 |
Mar Qtr FY24 |
Jun Qtr FY24 |
Sep Qtr and FY25 YTD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales - gold | oz | 169,507 | 178,251 | 206,598 | 192,632 |
| Sales - copper | t | 15,766 | 20,438 | 19,915 | 17,561 |
| Achieved gold price | $/oz | 3,089 | 3,171 | 3,512 | 3,681 |
| Achieved copper price | $/t | 12,517 | 13,146 | 15,568 | 13,439 |
The achieved gold price increased by 5% in the quarter to $3,681/oz. The current spot gold price is $244/oz higher at ~$3,925/oz, which will drive improved cash generation during FY25.
Gold sales in the quarter included deliveries into the Australia hedge book of 15,000oz at an average price of $3,100/oz.
Evolution will continue to benefit from a rising gold price with minimal exposure to gold hedging at 85,000oz over the next two years at A$3,220 per ounce. There is no copper hedging in place.
The lower achieved copper price for the September quarter was driven by a lower average spot price in the period.
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Operations
Cowal (100%, New South Wales)
| Cowal | Units | Dec Qtr FY24 |
Mar Qtr FY24 |
Jun Qtr FY24 |
Sep Qtr and FY25 YTD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold produced | oz | 71,848 | 78,109 | 94,826 | 83,245 |
| AISC2 | $/oz | 1,226 | 1,522 | 1,316 | 1,581 |
| Operating mine cash flow | $M | 138 | 151 | 203 | 165 |
| Sustaining capital | $M | (6) | (12) | (15) | (8) |
| Mine cash flow before major capital | $M | 132 | 139 | 188 | 157 |
| Major capital | $M | (32) | (18) | (28) | (32) |
Cowal continued to deliver significant cash flow with operating mine cash flow and net mine cash flow of $165 million and $125 million respectively. This clearly demonstrates that Cowal has returned to being a material cash contributor for the Group following the recent investment to establish the new underground mine.
The underground mine continues to ramp up, with ore mined increasing in each of the last four quarters (up 4% vs prior quarter), now at a two million tonne annual run rate.
The project application for the Open Pit Continuation project is progressing to plan with ongoing positive engagement with the NSW Government Departments.
Major capital of $32 million included $19 million for the underground mine (including $8 million of development capital), and the Integrated Waste Landform ($12 million). Sustaining capital of $8 million primarily consisted of underground mine development ($4 million) and resource definition drilling ($1 million).
Ernest Henry (100%, Queensland)
| Ernest Henry | Units | Dec Qtr FY24 |
Mar Qtr FY24 |
Jun Qtr FY24 |
Sep Qtr and FY25 YTD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold produced | oz | 20,371 | 18,534 | 19,458 | 17,200 |
| Copper produced | t | 12,848 | 12,543 | 13,072 | 11,878 |
| AISC2 | $/oz | (1,470) | (1,842) | (2,975) | (1,629) |
| Operating mine cash flow | $M | 117 | 104 | 150 | 97 |
| Sustaining capital | $M | (10) | (10) | (22) | (9) |
| Mine cash flow before major capital | $M | 107 | 93 | 128 | 87 |
| Major capital | $M | (18) | (23) | (47) | (29) |
Ernest Henry delivered $97 million in operating mine cash flow. This is expected to increase given the current spot copper price is ~4% above the average price received in the quarter ($13,536/t).
Consistent and reliable operations ensured Ernest Henry delivered total ore mined of 1,569kt at a gold grade processed of 0.44g/t and copper grade of 0.81%, Gold and copper production for the quarter was in line with plan notwithstanding scheduled shutdown work at the mine and processing plant.
The Bert ore body has returned further encouraging high-grade drilling results from extensional drilling, with the potential to add an additional mining front, an independent ore source, and growth in mill feed to a rate closer to capacity (8.5mtpa). Further details are provided in an announcement released to the ASX on 16 October 2024 and available to view at the following link: Exploration Success Continues to Unlock Growth Potential across the ’ Portfolio.
The mine extension Feasibility Study remains due for completion by the end of the March 2025 quarter. Concurrent work to advance the underground decline access to this area and the required mine ventilation system upgrades continue to ensure a successful execution of the mine extension.
Major capital of $29 million for the quarter was driven mainly by underground development, tailings’ buttressing and mine ventilation projects, while sustaining capital of $9 million consisted mainly of operational tailings facility lifts and underground development.
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Northparkes (80%, New South Wales)
| Northparkes9 | Units | Dec Qtr FY2411 |
Mar Qtr FY24 |
Jun Qtr FY24 |
Sep Qtr and FY25 YTD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold produced | oz | 1,011 | 8,402 | 10,871 | 9,879 |
| Copper produced | t | 1,193 | 7,366 | 7,246 | 7,181 |
| AISC2 | $/oz | (5,677) | (4,334) | (1,146) | (1,815) |
| Operating mine cash flow | $M | 18 | 59 | 74 | 35 |
| Sustaining capital | $M | (4) | (3) | (11) | (3) |
| Mine cash flow before major capital | $M | 14 | 57 | 63 | 32 |
| Major capital | $M | (2) | (2) | (7) | (9) |
| Stream & integration costs | $M | (2) | (17) | (28) | (25) |
| Net mine cash flow11 | $M | 9 | 37 | 28 | (2) |
Northparkes generated operating mine cash flow of $35 million. Net mine cash flow in the quarter was lower due to the scheduled timing of concentrate shipments, which will result in higher cash flow in the December 2024 quarter.
The operation celebrated its first 30 years of operation during the quarter. Northparkes is now set up for a further 30 years of operation following the successful planned maintenance of the hoisting system.
Sustaining capital was $3 million for the quarter, including processing plant maintenance. Major capital expenditure for the quarter was $9 million, comprising hoisting shaft steelwork upgrades and E48 sub level cave (SLC) development and infrastructure.
The E48 SLC Pre-Feasibility Study is progressing as planned and remains due for completion at the end of the March 2025 quarter. The E22 SLC hybrid option study is expected to be completed at the end of FY25.
Mungari (100%, Western Australia)
| Mungari | Units | Dec Qtr FY24 |
Mar Qtr FY24 |
Jun Qtr FY24 |
Sep Qtr and FY25 YTD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold produced | oz | 28,130 | 32,473 | 34,378 | 32,096 |
| AISC2 | $/oz | 2,558 | 2,479 | 2,446 | 2,674 |
| Operating mine cash flow | $M | 26 | 32 | 42 | 44 |
| Sustaining capital | $M | (15) | (15) | (14) | (17) |
| Mine cash flow before major capital | $M | 11 | 17 | 28 | 27 |
| Major capital | $M | (25) | (29) | (64) | (84) |
Operating mine cash flow increased for the fourth consecutive quarter to $44 million.
Gold production was 12% higher year-on-year, notwithstanding wet weather experienced in the quarter. Gold grade from the open pit continued to improve quarter-on-quarter to 1.62g/t, with total tonnes processed of 490kt, the second highest in the past 12 months, underpinned by higher grade ore mined at Paradigm.
Major capital was $84 million for the quarter, driven by the Mungari 4.2 project, UG mine development, Castle Hill Village, Kundana paste project and Raleigh fleet additions. Sustaining capital consisted of $17 million on UG mine development, resource definition drilling, tailings storage facility and fleet replacements. The Mungari mill expansion project, Mungari 4.2 is slightly ahead of schedule and within budget. Capital spend was ~$60 million and remains within the approved capital budget of $250 million.
Construction of the Castle Hill village has commenced and NRW Holdings Limited (ASX: NWH) was awarded the Castle Hill open pit mining contract on 8 October 2024.
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Red Lake (100%, Ontario, Canada)
| Red Lake | Units | Dec Qtr FY24 |
Mar Qtr FY24 |
Jun Qtr FY24 |
Sep Qtr and FY25 YTD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold produced | oz | 24,095 | 30,415 | 32,993 | 37,319 |
| AISC2 | $/oz | 3,343 | 2,842 | 2,537 | 2,267 |
| Operating mine cash flow | $M | 24 | 20 | 28 | 67 |
| Sustaining capital | $M | (11) | (10) | (12) | (9) |
| Mine cash flow before major capital | $M | 13 | 11 | 16 | 58 |
| Major capital | $M | (43) | (40) | (41) | (31) |
Red Lake generated record net mine cash flow and the second highest production under Evolution ownership. Net mine cash flow increased by 208% to $27 million for the quarter, underpinned by consistent operational performance combined with ongoing cost discipline.
Gold production for the September quarter increased 13% to 37,319 ounces and AISC decreased by 11% to $2,267/oz.
Gold grade improved 5.6% to 5.12g/t (Jun qtr: 4.85g/t) with ore processed at an annualised rate of ~1 million tonnes.
Major capital spend of $31 million comprised mine development and tailings infrastructure. Sustaining capital of $9 million consisted of mine development, paste reticulation and Balmer and Cochenour ore pass replacements.
Mt Rawdon (100%, Queensland)
| Mt Rawdon | Units | Dec Qtr FY24 |
Mar Qtr FY24 |
Jun Qtr FY24 |
Sep Qtr and FY25 YTD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold produced | oz | 15,618 | 17,319 | 19,544 | 13,816 |
| AISC2 | $/oz | 2,423 | 2,063 | 1,608 | 2,918 |
| Operating mine cash flow | $M | 14 | 18 | 39 | 22 |
| Sustaining capital | $M | (1) | — | — | (1) |
| Mine cash flow before major capital | $M | 12 | 18 | 38 | 21 |
| Major capital | $M | — | — | — | — |
Mining operations concluded during the quarter. Processing will continue until stockpiles are exhausted by the end of FY25.
Net mine cash flow was an impressive $21 million, which was ahead of expectations for the operation.
The operation’s legacy will continue with the 2024 Melbourne Cup made from gold produced by Mt Rawdon.
Exploration
During the September quarter the Group spent $12 million on exploration. Ongoing discovery drilling continued at Northparkes, Cowal, Mungari and Ernest Henry. Drilling commenced at the Cloncurry North earn-in joint venture and fieldwork was completed on the Lake St Joseph and October greenfields projects in Ontario, Canada.
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Corporate information
Forward looking statements
This report prepared by Evolution Mining Limited (‘the Company’ or ‘the Group’) includes 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.
Non-IFRS financial information
Investors should be aware that financial data in this report includes ‘non-IFRS financial information' under ASIC Regulatory Guide 230 Disclosing non-IFRS financial information published by ASIC and also ‘non-GAAP financial measures' within the meaning of Regulation G under the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Non-IFRS/nonGAAP measures in this report include gearing, sustaining capital, major product capital, major mine development, production cost information such as All-in Sustaining Cost and All-in Cost. Evolution believes this non-IFRS/nonGAAP financial information provides useful information to users in measuring the financial performance and conditions of Evolution. The non-IFRS financial information do not have a standardised meaning prescribed by the Australian Accounting Standards (‘AAS’) and, therefore, may not be comparable to similarly titled measures presented by other entities, nor should they be construed as an alternative to other financial measures determined in accordance with AAS. Investors are cautioned, therefore, not to place undue reliance on any non-IFRS/nonGAAP financial information and ratios included in this report. Reported financial information has not been subject to audit or review by the Company’s external auditor.
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ABN 74 084 669 036
Board of Directors
Jake Klein Executive Chair Lawrie Conway Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer Peter Smith Lead Independent Director Jason Attew Non-executive Director Thomas McKeith Non-executive Director James Askew Non-executive Director Andrea Hall Non-executive Director Victoria Binns Non-executive Director Fiona Hick Non-executive Director
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
Website
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 registry
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 30 September 2024 issued share capital was 1,989,217,473 ordinary shares.
Conference call
Lawrie Conway (Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer), Barrie van der Merwe (Chief Financial Officer), Matt O’Neill (Chief Operating Officer), Glen Masterman (Vice President Discovery) and Peter O’Connor (General Manager Investor Relations) will host a conference call to discuss the quarterly results at 10.30am Sydney time on Wednesday 16 October 2024.
Shareholder – live audio stream
A live audio stream of the conference can be accessed at the following link: https://webcast.openbriefing.com/evn-qtr1-2025/ or on Evolution’s website www.evolutionmining.com.au under ‘Latest News’. 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/10041202-39vf5x.html
Interactive Analyst Centre[TM]
Evolution’s financial, operational, resources and reserves information is available to view via the Interactive Analyst CentreTM 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
September 2024 quarter and year to date FY25 production and cost summary[12]
| September Qtr FY25 | Units | Cowal | Ernest Henry |
Northparkes (80%) |
Red Lake | Mungari | Group (Continuing Operations) |
Mt Rawdon |
Group |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UG lat dev - capital | m | 1,174 | 1,283 | — | 1,736 | 1,214 | 5,407 | — | 5,407 |
| UG lat dev - operating | m | 1,770 | 1,667 | — | 966 | 1,381 | 5,784 | — | 5,784 |
| Total UG lateral development |
m | 2,943 | 2,951 | 354 | 2,703 | 2,595 | 11,545 | — | 11,545 |
| UG ore mined | kt | 497 | 1,569 | 844 | 226 | 156 | 3,292 | — | 3,292 |
| UGgoldgrade mined | g/t | 2.40 | 0.44 | 0.13 | 5.12 | 4.03 | 1.15 | — | 1.15 |
| UG coppergrade mined | % Cu | — | 0.81 | 0.76 | — | — | 0.79 | — | 0.79 |
| OP capital waste | kt | 330 | — | — | — | 1,408 | 1,737 | — | 1,737 |
| OP operatingwaste | kt | 493 | — | 620 | — | 1,235 | 2,349 | 107 | 2,456 |
| OP ore mined | kt | 2,190 | — | 1,832 | — | 307 | 4,329 | 462 | 4,791 |
| OPgoldgrade mined | g/t | 0.97 | — | 0.59 | — | 1.62 | 0.86 | 0.62 | 0.83 |
| OP coppergrade mined | % Cu | — | — | 0.50 | — | — | 0.50 | — | 0.50 |
| Total ore mined | kt | 2,686 | 1,569 | 2,676 | 226 | 463 | 7,620 | 462 | 8,083 |
| Total tonnesprocessed | kt | 2,159 | 1,590 | 1,489 | 247 | 490 | 5,974 | 997 | 6,970 |
| Goldgradeprocessed | g/t | 1.39 | 0.44 | 0.31 | 5.09 | 2.69 | 1.13 | 0.53 | 1.04 |
| Coppergradeprocessed | % Cu | — | 0.81 | 0.59 | — | — | 0.71 | — | 0.71 |
| Gold recovery | % | 86.1 | 78.7 | 70.3 | 92.0 | 91.7 | 83.0 | 82.0 | 82.8 |
| Copper Recovery | % | — | 95.6 85.4 |
— | — | 91.0 — |
91.0 | ||
| Goldproduced | oz | 83,245 | 17,200 | 9,879 | 37,319 | 32,096 | 179,738 | 13,816 | 193,554 |
| Silverproduced | oz | 76,247 | 56,738 | 61,897 | 2,183 | 4,809 | 201,874 | 18,084 | 219,958 |
| Copperproduced | t | — | 11,878 | 7,181 | — | — | 19,059 | — | 19,059 |
| Gold sold | oz | 84,053 | 16,613 | 8,201 | 36,579 | 32,932 | 178,378 | 14,254 | 192,632 |
| Achievedgoldprice | $/oz | 3,699 | 3,838 | 3,876 | 3,725 | 3,450 | 3,680 | 3,693 | 3,681 |
| Silver sold | oz | 76,247 | 55,285 | 48,419 | 2,183 | 4,809 | 186,943 | 18,084 | 205,027 |
| Achieved silverprice | $/oz | 44 | 41 | 49 | 44 | 43 | 44 | 44 | 44 |
| Copper sold | t | — | 11,444 | 6,117 | — | — | 17,561 | — | 17,561 |
| Achieved copperprice | $/t | — | 13,536 | 13,254 | — | — | 13,439 | — | 13,439 |
| Cost Summary | |||||||||
| Mining | $/prod oz | 960 | 3,208 | 3,000 | 1,081 | 1,356 | 1,383 | 587 | 1,326 |
| Processing | $/prod oz | 568 | 1,715 | 2,709 | 376 | 432 | 731 | 1,147 | 761 |
| Administration & selling costs |
$/prod oz | 146 | 1,756 | 2,056 | 400 | 262 | 479 | 320 | 467 |
| Stockpile adjustments | $/prod oz | (191) | 25 | (645) | 108 | (14) | (102) | 362 | (69) |
| By-product credits | $/prod oz | (40) | (9,138) | (8,446) | (3) | (7) | (1,359) | (58) | (1,266) |
| C1 Cash Cost | $/prod oz | 1,443 | (2,434) | (1,327) | 1,963 | 2,029 | 1,133 | 2,358 | 1,220 |
| C1 Cash Cost | $/sold oz | 1,430 | (2,520) | (1,598) | 2,003 | 1,978 | 1,141 | 2,285 | 1,226 |
| Royalties | $/sold oz | 117 | 573 | 469 | — | 130 | 154 | 191 | 157 |
| Metal in circuit & other adjustments |
$/sold oz | (79) | (343) | (1,023) | (36) | 47 | (115) | 42 | (103) |
| Sustainingcapital | $/sold oz | 92 | 546 | 318 | 249 | 501 | 252 | 78 | 239 |
| Reclamation and other adjustments |
$/sold oz | 21 | 116 | 19 | 52 | 18 | 36 | 323 | 57 |
| Corporate G&A13 | $/sold oz | — | — | — | — | — | 101 | — | 93 |
| All-in Sustaining Cost | $/sold oz | 1,581 | (1,629) | (1,815) | 2,267 | 2,674 | 1,569 | 2,918 | 1,669 |
| Major capital | $/sold oz | 383 | 1,770 | 1,093 | 837 | 2,538 | 1,036 | — | 959 |
| Discovery | $/sold oz | 5 | — | 131 | 14 | 165 | 68 | — | 63 |
| All-in Cost | $/sold oz | 1,970 | 142 | (591) | 3,118 | 5,377 | 2,673 | 2,918 | 2,692 |
| Depreciation & Amortisation |
$/prod oz | 459 | 2,508 | 2,081 | 1,051 | 683 | 910 | 2,384 | 1,015 |
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Appendix 2
C1 cost per copper lb produced
This information is provided for comparison purposes only.
| C1 Costs | Units | Jun Qtr FY24 |
Sep Qtr and FY25 YTD4 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ernest Henry | US$/lb Cu prod | 0.8 | 1.3 |
| Northparkes | US$/lb Cu prod | 1.1 | 1.5 |
| Ernest Henry | A$/lb Cu prod | 1.2 | 1.9 |
| Northparkes | A$/lb Cu prod | 1.7 | 2.3 |
Endnotes
1 TRIF: the frequency of total recordable injuries per million hours worked.
2 AISC calculated for continuing operations excluding Mt Rawdon, which will cease operations in FY25. AISC includes C1 cash cost, plus royalties, sustaining capital, general corporate and administration expense, calculated per ounce sold. In line with World Gold Council guidelines.
3 All amounts are expressed in Australian dollars unless stated otherwise.
4 Using an AUD:USD exchange rate of 0.67.
5 See ASX announcement titled 'Exploration Success Continues to Unlock Growth Potential across the Portfolio,' dated 16 October 2024 and available to view on our website at www.evolutionmining.com.au.
6 Average production % shown is the average of gold and copper production for the quarter.
7 FY25 guidance midpoint at 14 August 2024 spot price: gold price $3,750/oz, copper price $13,700/t FY25 guidance midpoint at 15 October 2024 spot price: gold price $3,925/oz, copper price $14,100/t.
8 Data in the tables in this report may not sum precisely due to rounding.
9 All Northparkes metrics including cash flow, mining and processing tonnages, gold and copper produced are reported as Evolution's 80% attributable share. Results for Northparkes for the December quarter throughout this report are for the period from 16 - 31 December 2023.
10 Corporate and discovery includes exploration expenditure of $12 million during the September 2024 quarter.
11 Net mine cash flow excludes the benefit of a lower Group tax expense as explained in the ASX release 'Successful Completion of Acquisition of 80% of Northparkes', dated 18 December 2023.
12 All metal production is reported as payable.
13 Includes share based payments.
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