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| Our safety programs and results have been outstanding at both operations |
| And we’ve had positive earnings over the years |
| Terronera provides a clear path to margin expansion, repositioning the company to attain significant free cash flow once the mine is in production |
| The Bolañitos operation seems to continue a strong effort to meet or beat their targets, including mined and process tons |
| Having that scale should improve our earnings |
| So not only do we expect Q4’s production throughput -- production output from the mine and ultimately, throughput through the plant to meet plan, which is effectively around 1,200 tons per day, those changes should help benefit us for 2024 and beyond |
| While the temporary changes have lasted longer than we anticipated, conditions have improved and mine output has increased |
| With the execution of the $120 million senior secured debt facility, we are well positioned to satisfy the financing requirements of the budget |
| We are pleased the extensive improvements over the last year helped maintain the site roads, keeping them in good condition and accessible |
| I’m pleased to tell you that we’re seeing a significant improvement in mine productivity this quarter |
| I think that’s a positive thing for the silver price |
| At quarter end, over 1,300 meters have been completed and advance rates are gaining momentum as Portals 2 and 4 passed through the fault zone and ground conditions have improved |
| If you recall, we discussed initiating changes to our mine plan and infrastructure to improve working conditions for our employees by providing better ventilation and improving our water management |
| However, management anticipates that Q4 cost metrics will improve as productivity and production are expected to return to historic levels |
| So I think we’re in really good shape, but it’s something that we have to be mindful of while we’re in development and with these markets, so, we will be, and I think we’re doing a good job managing that |
| Now I think our balance sheet is in great shape |
| The performance of our other mine Bolañitos remained steady |
| We can do better on it |
| Of course, nobody likes to experience a lackluster quarter, but it’s an opportunity to learn and improve, such was the case for us as our new VP of Operations is taking steps to sustainably improve Guanaceví’s operating performance |
| Ultimately, our -- the designs of the change that we put through is to improve ventilation and improve our -- the management of our water |
| But funny enough, gold has held on considerably well |
| Year-to-date, Guanaceví has delivered $12.2 million of mine free cash flow, and Bolañitos remained slightly above breakeven |
| And ultimately, our throughput and our mine output have increased here in Q4 |
| And I say some of these things are preventable, the fact that we could have managed it better last year, made sure that we were advanced on our ventilation program and our water inflow program |
| Additionally, visibility control measures were reinforced |
| During the quarter, we made notable progress in a number of key areas |
| On the recruitment side, the workforce continues to grow with on-site personnel having increased over 520 employees and contractors |
| Pitarrilla would be a significant scale project that we still have a lot of work to do on, but we are feeling confident with it |
| Heiko Ihle It’s nice to see an 8-figure mine operating cash flow before taxes figure, even though this was obviously a challenging quarter |
| Ultimately, these issues could have been better managed to prevent impacts on production |
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| Not only were we hit with challenging market conditions that caused a sharp decline in the Silver Miners Index by nearly 20%, our cornerstone mine, Guanaceví had a difficult operating quarter |
| However, after capital and exploration expenditures, Guanaceví reported negative mine free cash flow of $1.3 million |
| It equates to a production shortfall of nearly 400,000 ounces of silver compared to previous quarters and our annual mine plan |
| Consolidated Q3 silver equivalent production was down 14% year-over-year to 1.9 million silver equivalent ounces, bringing us to 6.5 million silver equivalent ounces year-to-date |
| The combination of these events during the third quarter resulted in quarterly silver gold production decreasing by 22% and 13%, respectively |
| Guanaceví’s production shortfall is due to a number of factors |
| Simultaneously increased sill development during Q3 to open more stopes further impacted Q3’s mine outlook |
| It’s been quite some time since Guanaceví has not delivered a positive free cash flow quarter |
| Additionally, cost pressures related to macro factors will continue |
| Regarding operating costs, we’ve seen pressures on several fronts |
| I’d like to begin by saying that we navigated through a difficult third quarter |
| After exploration, G&A and other investment expenses, we reported a net loss of $2.3 million or a loss -- $0.01 loss per share |
| I know you had some issues around ground control |
| I mean, the big thing that comes to mind right now is some delays in [indiscernible] |
| And I mean it’s been very uncertain times |
| Building on all of that, you had a productive shortfall obviously due to mine sequencing changes required to focus on improved access and ventilation |
| This quarter in itself, of course, we lost $0.01 |
| While the Mexican peso weakened in the latter part of Q3, it remained high averaging 17:1 in the third quarter |
| While this quarter’s results still put us on track to be within this year’s production guidance range, there’s a little room for setback in Q4 |
| It’s just that all this came kind of all at once, and ultimately impacted our production here in Q3 |
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