Silvercorp Metals Inc. (“Silvercorp” or the
“Company”) (TSX/NYSE American: SVM) reported its financial and
operating results for the second quarter ended September 30, 2019
(“Q2 Fiscal 2020”). All amounts are expressed in US Dollars.
Q2 FISCAL YEAR 2020
HIGHLIGHTS
- Ore milled up 11% compared to the prior year quarter;
- Produced and sold approximately 1.9 million ounces of silver,
1,100 ounces of gold, 19.1 million pounds of lead, and 6.7 million
pounds of zinc, compared to 1.9 million ounces of silver, 1,000
ounces of gold, 19.4 million pounds of lead, and 4.9 million pounds
of zinc in the prior year quarter;
- Revenue up 4% to $49.9 million compared to the prior year
quarter;
- Net income attributable to equity shareholders of $12.2
million, or $0.07 per share, up 52% compared to $8.0 million, or
$0.05 per share in the prior year quarter;
- Cash production cost per tonne of ore processed1 of $65.73,
down 1%, compared to $66.33 in the prior year quarter;
- Cash cost per ounce of silver1, net of by-product credits, of
negative $2.72, up 20% compared to negative $3.37 in the prior year
quarter;
- All-in sustaining cost per ounce of silver1, net of by-product
credits, of $4.15, up 63% compared to $2.54 in the prior year
quarter;
- Cash flow from operations of $26.2 million, up 24% compared to
$21.1 million in the prior year quarter;
- Strong balance sheet with $135.2 million in cash and cash
equivalents and short-term investments, an increase of $19.9
million or 17%, compared to $115.3 million as at March 31, 2019;
and,
- Ended the quarter with inventories of 4,176 tonnes of
silver-lead concentrate and 586 tonnes of zinc concentrate, up 28%
and 59%, respectively, compared to 3,248 tonnes of silver-lead
concentrate and 586 tonnes of zinc concentrate as at March 31,
2019.
1 Non-IFRS measure. Please refer to section 10 of the
corresponding MD&A for reconciliation.
FINANCIALS
Net income attributable to equity
shareholders of the Company in Q2 Fiscal 2020 was $12.2
million, or $0.07 per share, an increase of $4.2 million, compared
to $8.0 million, or $0.05 per share in the three months ended
September 30, 2018 (“Q2 Fiscal 2019”).
Compared to Q2 Fiscal 2019, the Company’s
financial results in Q2 Fiscal 2020 were mainly impacted by i)
increases of 18% and 17% in the average realized selling prices for
silver and gold; ii) increases of 10% and 36% in gold and zinc
sold; offset by iii) decreases of 12% and 31% in the average
realized selling prices for lead and zinc, and iv) a decrease of 2%
in lead sold.
Sales in Q2 Fiscal 2020 were
$49.9 million, up 4% or $1.8 million, compared to $48.1 million in
Q2 Fiscal 2019. Silver, gold, and base metals sales represented
$27.4 million, $1.3 million, and $21.1 million, respectively,
compared to silver, gold and base metals sales of $23.4 million,
$1.0 million, and $23.6 million, respectively, in Q2 Fiscal
2019.
Cost of sales in Q2 Fiscal 2020
was $24.5 million, a decrease of $0.9 million or 4%, compared to
$25.4 million in Q2 Fiscal 2019. The cost of sales included
$17.3 million (Q2 Fiscal 2019 - $18.2 million) cash production
costs, $1.4 million mineral resources tax (Q2 Fiscal 2019 - $1.4
million), and $5.8 million (Q2 Fiscal 2019 - $5.8 million)
depreciation and amortization charges. The decrease in cash
production costs expensed was mainly due to a decrease of 1% in
cash production costs per tonne of ore processed and less silver
and lead sold.
Gross profit
margin in Q2 Fiscal 2020 was 51%, compared to 47%
in Q2 Fiscal 2019. Ying Mining District’s gross profit margin was
53% compared to 50% in Q2 Fiscal 2019. GC Mine’s gross profit
margin was 37% compared to 29% in Q2 Fiscal 2019.
General and
administrative expenses in Q2 Fiscal 2020 were
$4.9 million, an increase of $0.3 million, compared to $4.6 million
in Q2 Fiscal 2019. The increase was mainly due to higher labour
costs resulting from an increase in employees’ pay-rates and
non-cash share-based compensation expenses.
Share of loss in an associate
in Q2 Fiscal 2020 was $0.2 million, compared to $0.1 million in Q2
Fiscal 2019. The loss represents the Company’s equity pickup in New
Pacific Metals Corp.(“NUAG”).
Income tax expenses in Q2
Fiscal 2020 were $5.1 million compared to $5.8 million in Q2 Fiscal
2019. The income tax expense recorded in Q2 Fiscal 2020
included current income tax expense of $1.0 million (Q2 Fiscal 2019
– $5.1 million) and deferred income tax expense of $4.1 million (Q2
Fiscal 2019 – $0.7 million).
Cash flow provided by operating
activities in Q2 Fiscal 2020 was $26.2 million, an
increase of $5.1 million, compared to $21.1 million in Q2 Fiscal
2019.
For the six months ended September 30,
2019, net income attributable to equity shareholders of
the Company was $24.8 million or $0.14 per share, an increase of
$5.8 million, compared to $19.0 million or $0.11 per share in the
same prior year period; sales were $95.5 million, up 2% from $93.2
million in the same prior year period; share of loss in NUAG was
$0.5 million, compared to $0.4 million in the same prior year
period; and cash flow from operating activities was $46.1 million,
up 9% from $42.2 million in the same prior year period.
The Company ended the period with $135.2 million
in cash and short-term investments, an increase of $19.9 million or
17%, compared to $115.3 million as at March 31, 2019.
Working capital as at September 30, 2019 was
$125.0 million, an increase of $28.0 million or 29%, compared to
$97.0 million as at March 31, 2019.
OPERATIONS AND DEVELOPMENT
(i) Q2 Fiscal 2020 vs. Q2 Fiscal
2019
In Q2 Fiscal 2020, on a consolidated basis, the
Company mined 259,257 tonnes of ore, an increase of 4% or 10,838
tonnes, compared to 248,419 tonnes in Q2 Fiscal 2019. Ore
mined at the GC Mine increased by 23% or 15,415 tonnes, while the
ore mined at the Ying Mining District decreased by 3% or 4,577
tonnes. Ore milled was 265,281 tonnes, up 11% compared to
239,728 tonnes in Q2 Fiscal 2019.
In Q2 Fiscal 2020, the Company sold
approximately 1.9 million ounces of silver, 1,100 ounces of gold,
19.1 million pounds of lead, and 6.7 million pounds of zinc,
compared to 1.9 million ounces of silver, 1,000 ounces of gold,
19.4 million pounds of lead, and 4.9 million pounds of zinc in Q2
Fiscal 2019. As at September 30, 2019, the Company had inventories
of 4,176 tonnes of silver-lead concentrate and 586 tonnes of zinc
concentrate, up 28% and 59%, respectively, compared to 3,248 tonnes
of silver-lead concentrate and 368 tonnes of zinc concentrate as at
March 31, 2019.
In Q2 Fiscal 2020, the consolidated total mining
costs and cash mining costs were $72.85 and $52.37 per tonne,
compared to $72.71 and $53.90 per tonne, respectively, in Q2 Fiscal
2019. The consolidated total milling costs and cash milling
costs in Q2 Fiscal 2020 were $12.46 and $10.76 per tonne, compared
to $11.60 and $9.36 per tonne, respectively, in Q2 Fiscal 2019. The
increase in the cash milling cost was mainly due to an increase of
$0.3 million in material costs resulting from the timing difference
of maintenance and prevention work performed at the mills.
The consolidated cash production cost per tonne
of ore processed in Q2 Fiscal 2020 were $65.73, down 1% compared to
$66.33 in Q2 Fiscal 2019, and below the Company’s Fiscal 2020
annual guidance of $71.80. The consolidated all-in sustaining
production cost per tonne of ore processed was $109.51, an increase
of 2% compared to $107.51 in Q2 Fiscal 2019, but below the
Company’s Fiscal 2020 annual guidance of $125.50. The increase was
primarily due to an increase of $1.7 million in sustaining capital
expenditures.
In Q2 Fiscal 2020, the consolidated cash cost
per ounce of silver, net of by-product credits, was negative $2.72,
compared to negative $3.37 in the prior year quarter. The increase
was mainly due to a decrease of $1.11 in by-product credits per
ounce of silver mainly resulting from the decrease in the realized
selling prices for lead and zinc. Sales from lead and zinc in the
current quarter amounted to $20.2 million, a decrease of $2.9
million, compared to $23.2 million in the prior year
quarter. In Q2 Fiscal 2020, the consolidated all-in
sustaining costs per ounce of silver, net of by-product credits,
was $4.15 compared to $2.54 in Q2 Fiscal 2019. The increase
was mainly due to the decrease in by-product credits and the
increase in sustaining capital expenditures as discussed above.
In Q2 Fiscal 2020, on a consolidated basis,
approximately 32,948 metres or $1.1 million worth of diamond
drilling (Q2 Fiscal 2019 – 30,027 metres or $0.8 million) and
11,656 metres or $3.1 million worth of preparation tunnelling (Q2
Fiscal 2019 – 10,619 metres or $3.1 million) were completed and
expensed as mining preparation costs. In addition, approximately
20,107 metres or $7.1 million worth of horizontal tunnels, raises,
ramps and declines (Q2 Fiscal 2019 – 18,875 metres or $6.2 million)
were completed and capitalized.
(ii) Six months ended September 30,
2019 vs. six months ended September 30, 2018
For the six months ended September 30, 2019, on
a consolidated basis, the Company mined 516,649 tonnes of ore, an
increase of 6% or 31,532 tonnes, compared to 485,117 tonnes mined
in the same prior year period. Ore milled was 524,824 tonnes, up
10% compared to 477,468 tonnes in the same prior year period.
The Company sold approximately 3.7 million
ounces of silver, 2,100 ounces of gold, 36.9 million pounds of
lead, and 14.0 million pounds of zinc, increases of 11%, 24%, 8%,
and 24%, respectively, compared to 3.4 million ounces of silver,
1,700 ounces of gold, 34.3 million pounds of lead, and 11.3 million
pounds of zinc sold in the same prior year period.
For the six months ended September 30, 2019, the
consolidated total mining costs and cash mining costs were $75.12
and $53.91 per tonne, respectively, compared to $74.40 and $55.05
per tonne in the same prior year period. The consolidated total
milling costs and cash milling costs were $12.47 and $10.69,
respectively, compared to $12.87 and $10.54 per tonne in the same
prior year period.
Correspondingly, the consolidated cash
production costs per tonne of ore processed for the six months
ended September 30, 2019 were $67.29, down 2% compared to $68.55 in
the same prior year period. The all-in sustaining production costs
per tonne of ore processed were $114.89, up 4% compared to $110.91
in the same prior year period mainly due to an increase of $4.7
million in sustaining capital expenditures. However, both the cash
production costs and all-in sustaining production costs per tonne
were lower than the Company’s Fiscal 2020 annual guidance
For the six months ended September 30, 2019, the
consolidated cash cost per ounce of silver, net of by-product
credits, was negative $2.45, compared to negative $5.18 in the same
prior year period. The increase was mainly due to a decrease of
$2.99 in by-product credits per ounce of silver mainly resulting
from decreases in realized selling prices for lead and zinc. Sales
from lead and zinc for the six months ended September 30, 2019
amounted to $40.6 million, a decrease of $7.0 million, compared to
$47.6 million in the same period year period. The
consolidated all-in sustaining costs per ounce of silver, net of
by-product credits, was $4.91 compared to $1.61 in the same prior
year period. The increase was mainly due to the decrease in
by-product credits and the increase in sustaining capital
expenditures.
For the six months ended September 30, 2019, on
a consolidated basis, approximately 64,566 metres or $2.0 million
worth of diamond drilling (same prior year period – 64,295 metres
or $1.8 million) and 24,312 metres or $6.2 million worth of
preparation tunnelling (same prior year period – 21,401 metres or
$6.3 million) were completed and expensed as mining preparation
costs. In addition, approximately 41,499 metres or $14.5 million
worth of horizontal tunnels, raises, ramps and declines (same prior
year period – 36,341 metres or $13.2 million) were completed and
capitalized.
1. Ying Mining District, Henan Province,
China
Ying
Mining District |
Q2
2020 |
Q1
2020 |
Q4
2019 |
Q3
2019 |
Q2
2019 |
|
Six months ended September 30, |
|
September 30, 2019 |
June 30, 2019 |
March 31, 2019 |
December 31, 2018 |
September 30, 2018 |
|
2019 |
|
2018 |
|
Ore
Mined (tonne) |
176,085 |
|
176,584 |
|
111,032 |
|
174,152 |
|
180,662 |
|
|
352,669 |
|
337,393 |
|
Ore Milled (tonne) |
179,147 |
|
177,681 |
|
107,039 |
|
184,684 |
|
172,200 |
|
|
356,828 |
|
328,129 |
|
Head
Grades |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Silver (gram/tonne) |
306 |
|
330 |
|
324 |
|
296 |
|
308 |
|
|
318 |
|
315 |
|
Lead (%) |
4.5 |
|
4.6 |
|
4.5 |
|
4.1 |
|
4.6 |
|
|
4.5 |
|
4.6 |
|
Zinc (%) |
0.8 |
|
0.9 |
|
0.9 |
|
0.8 |
|
0.9 |
|
|
0.9 |
|
1.0 |
|
Recoveries |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Silver (%) |
96.2 |
|
95.8 |
|
95.5 |
|
95.6 |
|
96.1 |
|
|
96.0 |
|
96.1 |
|
Lead (%) |
95.7 |
|
95.9 |
|
96.1 |
|
95.2 |
|
95.6 |
|
|
95.7 |
|
95.8 |
|
Zinc (%) |
58.6 |
|
58.3 |
|
63.7 |
|
50.2 |
|
51.2 |
|
|
58.5 |
|
52.9 |
|
Metal Sales |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Silver (in thousands of
ounce) |
1,711 |
|
1,662 |
|
1,141 |
|
1,545 |
|
1,765 |
|
|
3,373 |
|
3,078 |
|
Gold (in thousands of ounce) |
1.1 |
|
1.0 |
|
0.7 |
|
1.1 |
|
1.0 |
|
|
2.1 |
|
1.7 |
|
Lead (in thousands of pound) |
16,389 |
|
14,835 |
|
10,310 |
|
15,156 |
|
17,359 |
|
|
31,225 |
|
30,672 |
|
Zinc (in thousands of pound) |
1,428 |
|
2,090 |
|
2,464 |
|
381 |
|
1,648 |
|
|
3,518 |
|
3,781 |
|
Cash mining costs ($ per
tonne) |
59.26 |
|
63.05 |
|
65.24 |
|
63.04 |
|
58.65 |
|
|
61.16 |
|
62.15 |
|
Shipping costs ($ per
tonne) |
3.82 |
|
4.04 |
|
3.97 |
|
4.27 |
|
4.26 |
|
|
3.82 |
|
4.28 |
|
Cash milling costs ($ per
tonne) |
9.81 |
|
9.15 |
|
12.57 |
|
10.49 |
|
8.54 |
|
|
9.48 |
|
9.37 |
|
Cash
production costs ($ per tonne) |
72.89 |
|
76.24 |
|
81.78 |
|
77.80 |
|
71.45 |
|
|
74.46 |
|
75.80 |
|
All-in sustaining production costs ($/tonne) |
117.37 |
|
129.14 |
|
141.63 |
|
135.47 |
|
108.75 |
|
|
123.24 |
|
116.17 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash
costs per ounce of silver
($) |
(1.95 |
) |
(1.44 |
) |
(3.02 |
) |
(1.74 |
) |
(2.80 |
) |
|
(1.70 |
) |
(4.27 |
) |
All-in sustaining costs per ounce of silver
($) |
3.40 |
|
4.82 |
|
3.28 |
|
5.80 |
|
1.52 |
|
|
4.10 |
|
0.75 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(i) Q2 Fiscal 2020 vs. Q2 Fiscal
2019
In Q2 Fiscal 2020, the total ore mined at the
Ying Mining District was 176,085 tonnes, down by 3% or 4,577
tonnes, compared to 180,662 tonnes mined in Q2 Fiscal 2019.
Ore milled was 179,147 tonnes, up by 4% or 6,947 tonnes, compared
to 172,200 tonnes in Q2 Fiscal 2019.
Head grades of ore milled at the Ying Mining
District in Q2 Fiscal 2020 were 306 grams per tonne (“g/t”) for
silver, 4.5% for lead, and 0.8% for zinc, compared to 308 g/t for
silver, 4.6% for lead and 0.9% for zinc in Q2 Fiscal 2019. The
Company continues to achieve good dilution control using its
“Enterprise Blog” to assist and manage daily operations.
In Q2 Fiscal 2020, the Ying Mining District sold
approximately 1.7 million ounces of silver, 16.4 million pounds of
lead, and 1.4 million pounds of zinc, compared to 1.8 million
ounces of silver, 17.4 million pounds of lead, and 1.6 million
pounds of zinc in Q2 Fiscal 2019. As at September 30, 2019, the
Ying Mining District had inventories of 3,580 tonnes of silver-lead
concentrate and 550 tonnes zinc concentrate, compared to 3,150
tonnes of silver-lead concentrate and 250 tonnes of zinc
concentrate as at March 31, 2019.
Total and cash mining costs per tonne at the
Ying Mining District in Q2 Fiscal 2020 were $85.63 and $59.26 per
tonne, respectively, compared to $81.50 and $58.65 per tonne in Q2
Fiscal 2019. The increase was due mainly to an overall 3% increase
in the mining contractors’ rate.
Total and cash milling costs per tonne at the
Ying Mining District in Q2 Fiscal 2020 were $11.53 and $9.81,
respectively, compared to $10.47 and $8.54 in Q2 Fiscal 2019. The
increase in per tonne cash milling costs was mainly due to an
increase of $0.2 million in material costs rising from the timing
difference of maintenance and prevention work performed at the
mill.
Correspondingly, the cash production cost per
tonne of ore processed was $72.89, up 2% compared to $71.45 in the
prior year quarter, but below the Fiscal 2020 annual guidance of
$78.20. The all-in sustaining cash production cost per tonne of ore
processed were $117.37, up 8% compared to $108.75 in the prior year
quarter. The increase was mainly due to an increase of $1.3 million
in sustaining capital expenditures. The all-in sustaining cash
production costs per tonne at the Ying Mining District were also
below the Fiscal 2020 annual guidance of $130.20.
Cash cost per ounce of silver, net of by-product
credits, in Q2 Fiscal 2020 at the Ying Mining District, was
negative $1.95 compared to negative $2.80 in Q2 Fiscal 2019. The
increase was mainly due to a decrease of $1.28 in by-product
credits per ounce of silver resulting from the decrease of lead and
zinc realized selling prices. Sales from lead and zinc at the Ying
Mining District in Q2 Fiscal 2020 were $14.9 million, a decrease of
$3.4million, compared to $18.3 million in Q2 Fiscal 2019. All-in
sustaining cost per ounce of silver, net of by-product credits, was
$3.40 compared to $1.52 in the prior year quarter. The increase was
mainly due to the decrease in by-product credits and the increase
in sustaining capital expenditures.
In Q2 Fiscal 2020, approximately 27,007 metres
or $0.8 million worth of underground diamond drilling (Q2 Fiscal
2019 – 22,672 metres or $0.5 million) and 5,554 metres or $1.6
million worth of preparation tunnelling (Q2 Fiscal 2019 – 5,376
metres or $1.7 million) were completed and expensed as mining
preparation costs at the Ying Mining District. In addition,
approximately 19,661 metres or $6.7 million worth of horizontal
tunnels, raises, ramps and declines (Q2 Fiscal 2019 – 18,634 metres
or $6.0 million) were completed and capitalized.
(ii) Six months ended
September 30, 2019 vs. six months ended September 30,
2018
For the six months ended September 30, 2019, a
total of 352,669 tonnes of ore were mined at the Ying Mining
District, an increase of 5% or 15,276 tonnes compared to 337,393
tonnes in the same prior year period. Ore milled was 356,828
tonnes, up by 9% or 28,669 tonnes compared to 328,129 tonnes in the
same prior year period. Average head grades of ore processed were
318 g/t for silver, 4.5% for lead, and 0.9% for zinc compared to
315 g/t for silver, 4.6% for lead, and 1.0% for zinc, in the same
prior year period.
During the same time period, the Ying Mining
District sold approximately 3.4 million ounces of silver, 2,100
ounces of gold, 31.2 million pounds of lead, and 3.5 million pounds
of zinc, compared to 3.1 million ounces of silver, 1,700 ounces of
gold, 30.7 million pounds of lead, and 3.8 million pounds of zinc
in the same prior year period.
For the six months ended September 30, 2019, the
cash mining costs at the Ying Mining District were $61.16 per
tonne, down 2% compared to $62.15 in the prior year period while
the cash milling costs were $9.48 per tonne, a slight increase of
1% compared to $9.37 in the prior year period. Correspondingly, the
cash production costs per tonne of ore processed were $74.57, down
2% compared to $75.80 in the prior year period. The all-in
sustaining cash production costs per tonne of ore processed were
$123.24, up 6%, compared to $116.17. The increase was mainly due to
an increase of $3.8 million in sustaining capital
expenditures.
Cash cost per ounce of silver and all-in
sustaining costs per ounce of silver, net of by‐product credits, at
the Ying Mining District, for the six months ended September 30,
2019, were negative $1.70 and $4.10 respectively, compared to
negative $4.27 and $0.75 in the same prior year period. The
increase was mainly due to the decrease in by-product credits per
ounce of silver and the increase in sustaining capital
expenditures. Sales from lead and zinc at the Ying Mining District
for the six months ended September 30, 2019 were $29.3 million, a
decrease of $6.8 million, compared to $36.1 million in the same
prior year period.
For the six months ended September 30, 2019,
approximately 50,655 metres or $1.4 million worth of underground
diamond drilling (same prior year period – 49,521 metres or $1.1
million) and 11,949 metres or $3.3 million worth of preparation
tunnelling (same prior year period – 10,917 metres or $3.3 million)
were completed and expensed as mining preparation costs at the Ying
Mining District. In addition, approximately 40,556 metres or $13.8
million worth of horizontal tunnels, raises, and declines (same
prior year period – 35,562 metres or $12.5 million) were completed
and capitalized.
2. GC Mine, Guangdong Province, China
GC
Mine |
Q2
2020 |
Q1
2020 |
Q4
2019 |
Q3
2019 |
Q2
2019 |
|
Six months ended September 30, |
|
September 30, 2019 |
June 30, 2019 |
March 31, 2019 |
December 31, 2018 |
September 30, 2018 |
|
2019 |
|
2018 |
|
Ore
Mined (tonne) |
83,172 |
|
80,808 |
|
50,368 |
|
86,126 |
|
67,757 |
|
|
163,980 |
|
147,724 |
|
Ore Milled (tonne) |
86,134 |
|
81,861 |
|
52,865 |
|
86,792 |
|
67,528 |
|
|
167,996 |
|
149,339 |
|
Head
Grades |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Silver (gram/tonne) |
100 |
|
95 |
|
101 |
|
84 |
|
78 |
|
|
97 |
|
83 |
|
Lead (%) |
2.0 |
|
1.9 |
|
1.8 |
|
1.6 |
|
1.4 |
|
|
1.9 |
|
1.3 |
|
Zinc (%) |
3.2 |
|
3.4 |
|
3.3 |
|
3.1 |
|
2.8 |
|
|
3.3 |
|
2.8 |
|
Recovery Rates |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Silver (%) |
75.9 |
|
76.8 |
|
81.3 |
|
80.5 |
|
76.7 |
|
|
76.4 |
|
75.9 |
|
Lead (%) |
88.3 |
|
88.7 |
|
91.5 |
|
91.6 |
|
91.2 |
|
|
88.5 |
|
89.1 |
|
Zinc (%) |
86.1 |
|
85.7 |
|
85.7 |
|
85.5 |
|
83.3 |
|
|
85.9 |
|
84.1 |
|
Metal Sales |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Silver (in thousands of
ounce) |
183 |
|
193 |
|
173 |
|
167 |
|
136 |
|
|
376 |
|
286 |
|
Lead (in thousands of pound) |
2,680 |
|
3,007 |
|
2,360 |
|
2,644 |
|
2,063 |
|
|
5,686 |
|
3,646 |
|
Zinc (in thousands of pound) |
5,227 |
|
5,244 |
|
4,874 |
|
3,730 |
|
3,240 |
|
|
10,471 |
|
7,484 |
|
Cash mining cost ($ per tonne) |
37.80 |
|
38.83 |
|
40.58 |
|
34.17 |
|
41.25 |
|
|
38.31 |
|
38.83 |
|
Cash milling cost ($ per tonne) |
12.72 |
|
13.85 |
|
18.52 |
|
14.08 |
|
11.45 |
|
|
13.27 |
|
13.10 |
|
Cash
production cost ($ per tonne) |
50.52 |
|
52.68 |
|
59.10 |
|
48.25 |
|
52.70 |
|
|
51.58 |
|
51.93 |
|
All-in sustaining production costs ($/tonne) |
62.94 |
|
67.33 |
|
72.11 |
|
56.88 |
|
67.58 |
|
|
65.09 |
|
64.51 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash
cost per ounce of silver
($) |
(9.98 |
) |
(8.38 |
) |
(10.23 |
) |
(12.32 |
) |
(10.81 |
) |
|
(9.16 |
) |
(15.01 |
) |
All-in sustaining cost per ounce of silver
($) |
(2.89 |
) |
(0.96 |
) |
(4.97 |
) |
(6.54 |
) |
(2.03 |
) |
|
(1.90 |
) |
(6.92 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(i) Q2 Fiscal 2020 vs.
Q2 Fiscal 2019
In Q2 Fiscal 2020, the total ore mined at the GC
Mine was 83,172 tonnes, an increase of 23% or 15,415 tonnes,
compared to 67,757 tonnes in Q2 Fiscal 2019, while ore milled was
86,134 tonnes, an increase of 28% or 18,606 tonnes compared to
67,528 tonnes in Q2 Fiscal 2019. Average head grades of ore
processed at the GC Mine were 100 g/t for silver, 2.0% for lead,
and 3.2% for zinc compared to 78 g/t for silver, 1.4% for lead, and
2.8% for zinc in Q2 Fiscal 2019.
In Q2 Fiscal 2020, the GC Mine sold 183,000
ounces of silver, 2.7 million pounds of lead, and 5.2 million
pounds of zinc, compared to 136,000 ounces of silver, 2.1 million
pounds of lead, and 3.2 million pounds of zinc in Q2 Fiscal
2019.
Total and cash mining costs per tonne at the GC
Mine in Q2 Fiscal 2020 were $45.81 and $37.80 per tonne,
respectively, a decrease of 7% and 8%, compared to $49.29 and
$41.25 per tonne in Q2 Fiscal 2019. The decrease was mainly due to
higher production output resulting in lower per tonne fixed costs
allocation. Total and cash milling costs per tonne at the GC Mine
in Q2 Fiscal 2020 were $14.38 and $12.72, respectively, compared to
$14.47 and $11.45 in Q2 Fiscal 2019.
Correspondingly, cash production costs per tonne
of ore processed were $50.52, down 4% compared to $52.70 in Q2
Fiscal 2019, and all-in sustaining costs per tonne of ore processed
were $62.94, down 7% compared to $67.58 in Q2 Fiscal 2019.
Cash costs per ounce of silver, net of
by-product credits, at the GC Mine, was negative $9.98 compared to
negative $10.81 in Q2 Fiscal 2019. The increase was mainly due to
the decrease in by-product credits per ounce of silver resulting
from more silver sold and the decrease in lead and zinc realized
selling prices. All-in sustaining costs per ounce of silver, net of
by-product credits, in Q2 Fiscal 2020 at the GC Mine was negative
$2.89 compared to negative $2.03 in Q2 Fiscal 2019.
In Q2 Fiscal 2020, approximately 5,941 metres or
$0.3 million worth of underground diamond drilling (Q2 Fiscal 2019
– 7,355 metres or $0.3 million) and 6,102 metres or $1.5 million
worth of tunnelling (Q2 Fiscal 2019 – 5,243 metres or $1.4 million)
were completed and expensed as mining preparation costs at the GC
Mine. In addition, approximately 446 metres or $0.4 million of
horizontal tunnels, raises and declines (Q2 Fiscal 2019 – 241
metres or $0.2 million) were completed and capitalized.
(ii) Six months ended
September 30, 2019 vs. six months ended September 30,
2018
For the six months ended September 30, 2019, a
total of 163,980 tonnes of ore were mined and 167,996 tonnes were
milled at the GC Mine, an increase of 11% and 12%, respectively,
compared to 147,724 tonnes mined and 149,339 tonnes milled in the
same prior year period. Average head grades of ore milled were 97
g/t for silver, 1.9% for lead, and 3.3% for zinc compared to 83 g/t
for silver, 1.3% for lead, and 2.8% for zinc, in the same prior
year period.
During the same time period, the GC Mine sold
approximately 376,000 ounces of silver, 5.7 million pounds of lead,
and 10.5 million pounds of zinc, compared to 286,000 ounces of
silver, 3.6 million pounds of lead, and 7.5 million pounds of zinc
in the same prior year period.
For the six months ended September 30, 2019, the
cash mining cost at the GC Mine was $38.31 per tonne, a slight
decrease of 1% compared to $38.83 per tonne in the same prior year
period. The cash milling cost was $13.27 per tonne, a slight
increase of 1% compared to $13.10 in the same prior year
period. Correspondingly, the cash production costs per
tonne of ore processed at the GC Mine were $51.58, a slight
decrease compared to $51.93 in the same prior year period. The
all-in sustaining cash production cost per tonne of ore processed
was $65.09 compared to $64.51 in the same prior year period.
Cash costs per ounce of silver and all-in
sustaining costs per ounce of silver, net of by‐product credits, at
the GC Mine, for the six months ended September 30, 2019, were
negative $9.16 and negative $1.90 respectively, compared to
negative $15.01 and negative $6.92 in the same prior year
period.
For the six months ended September 30, 2019,
approximately 13,911 metres or $0.6 million worth of underground
diamond drilling (same prior year period – 14,774 metres or $0.7
million) and 12,363 m or $2.9 million of tunnelling (same prior
year period – 10,484 metres or $3.0 million) were completed and
expensed as mining preparation costs at the GC Mine. In addition,
approximately 943 metres or $0.7 million of horizontal tunnels,
raise, and declines (same prior year period – 779 metres or $0.7
million) were completed and capitalized.
OUTLOOK
The Company expects its consolidated production
in Fiscal 2020 will exceed its annual guidance and that production
costs will be within the budget. Due to soft demand for lead
battery arising from weak automobile market and the winter season
environmental control measures in China, smelters are reducing
their silver-lead concentrates purchase and increasing their
smelter charges from last quarter’s RMB 2,200 per tonne lead metal
to RMB 2,700 per tonne lead metal currently. Accordingly, the
Company plans to build up its silver-lead concentrate inventories
over the next two quarters for better price.
Mr. Guoliang Ma, P.Geo., Manager of Exploration
and Resources of the Company, is the Qualified Person for
Silvercorp under NI 43-101 and has reviewed and given consent to
the technical information contained in this news release.
This earnings release should be read in
conjunction with the Company's Management Discussion &
Analysis, Financial Statements and Notes to Financial Statements
for the corresponding period, which have been posted on SEDAR under
the Company’s profile at www.sedar.com and are also available
on the Company's website at www.silvercorp.ca.
About Silvercorp
Silvercorp is a profitable Canadian mining
company producing silver, lead and zinc metals in concentrates from
mines in China. The Company’s goal is to continuously create
healthy returns to shareholders through efficient management,
organic growth and the acquisition of profitable projects.
Silvercorp balances profitability, social and environmental
relationships, employees’ wellbeing, and sustainable development.
For more information, please visit our website at
www.silvercorp.ca.
For further
informationSilvercorp Metals Inc.Lon Shaver Vice
PresidentPhone: (604) 669-9397Toll Free 1(888) 224-1881Email:
investor@silvercorp.ca Website: www.silvercorp.ca
CAUTIONARY DISCLAIMER - FORWARD-LOOKING
STATEMENTS
Certain of the statements and information in
this news release constitute “forward-looking statements” within
the meaning of the United States Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995 and “forward-looking information” within the
meaning of applicable Canadian provincial securities laws
(collectively, “forward-looking statements”). Any statements or
information that express or involve discussions with respect to
predictions, expectations, beliefs, plans, projections, objectives,
assumptions or future events or performance (often, but not always,
using words or phrases such as “expects”, “is expected”,
“anticipates”, “believes”, “plans”, “projects”, “estimates”,
“assumes”, “intends”, “strategies”, “targets”, “goals”,
“forecasts”, “objectives”, “budgets”, “schedules”, “potential” or
variations thereof or stating that certain actions, events or
results “may”, “could”, “would”, “might” or “will” be taken, occur
or be achieved, or the negative of any of these terms and similar
expressions) are not statements of historical fact and may be
forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements relate
to, among other things: the price of silver and other metals; the
accuracy of mineral resource and mineral reserve estimates at the
Company’s material properties; the sufficiency of the Company’s
capital to finance the Company’s operations; estimates of the
Company’s revenues and capital expenditures; estimated production
from the Company’s mines in the Ying Mining District and the GC
Mine; timing of receipt of permits and regulatory approvals;
availability of funds from production to finance the Company’s
operations; and access to and availability of funding for future
construction, use of proceeds from any financing and development of
the Company’s properties.
Forward-looking statements are subject to a
variety of known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors
that could cause actual events or results to differ from those
reflected in the forward-looking statements, including, without
limitation, risks relating to: fluctuating commodity prices;
calculation of resources, reserves and mineralization and precious
and base metal recovery; interpretations and assumptions of mineral
resource and mineral reserve estimates; exploration and development
programs; feasibility and engineering reports; permits and
licences; title to properties; property interests; joint venture
partners; acquisition of commercially mineable mineral rights;
financing; recent market events and conditions; economic factors
affecting the Company; timing, estimated amount, capital and
operating expenditures and economic returns of future production;
integration of future acquisitions into the Company’s existing
operations; competition; operations and political conditions;
regulatory environment in China and Canada; environmental risks;
foreign exchange rate fluctuations; insurance; risks and hazards of
mining operations; key personnel; conflicts of interest; dependence
on management; internal control over financial reporting; and
bringing actions and enforcing judgments under U.S. securities
laws.
This list is not exhaustive of the factors that
may affect any of the Company’s forward-looking statements.
Forward-looking statements are statements about the future and are
inherently uncertain, and actual achievements of the Company or
other future events or conditions may differ materially from those
reflected in the forward-looking statements due to a variety of
risks, uncertainties and other factors, including, without
limitation, those referred to in the Company’s Annual Information
Form under the heading “Risk Factors”. Although the Company
has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual
results to differ materially, there may be other factors that cause
results not to be as anticipated, estimated, described or
intended. Accordingly, readers should not place undue
reliance on forward-looking statements.
The Company’s forward-looking statements are
based on the assumptions, beliefs, expectations and opinions of
management as of the date of this news release, and other than as
required by applicable securities laws, the Company does not assume
any obligation to update forward-looking statements if
circumstances or management’s assumptions, beliefs, expectations or
opinions should change, or changes in any other events affecting
such statements. For the reasons set forth above, investors should
not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements.
SILVERCORP METALS INC. Consolidated
Statements of Financial Position (Unaudited - Expressed in
thousands of U.S. dollars)
|
As at September 30, |
|
As at March 31, |
|
2019 |
|
2019 |
ASSETS |
|
|
|
Current Assets |
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents |
$ |
56,092 |
|
|
$ |
67,441 |
|
Short-term investments |
|
79,103 |
|
|
|
47,836 |
|
Trade and other receivables |
|
1,917 |
|
|
|
467 |
|
Current portion of lease receivable |
|
198 |
|
|
|
- |
|
Inventories |
|
9,580 |
|
|
|
10,836 |
|
Due from a related party |
|
2,941 |
|
|
|
3,022 |
|
Income tax receivable |
|
3,778 |
|
|
|
1,301 |
|
Prepaids and deposits |
|
5,148 |
|
|
|
3,958 |
|
|
|
158,757 |
|
|
|
134,861 |
|
Non-current Assets |
|
|
|
Long-term prepaids and deposits |
|
520 |
|
|
|
769 |
|
Long-term portion lease receivable |
|
468 |
|
|
|
- |
|
Reclamation deposits |
|
8,969 |
|
|
|
7,953 |
|
Investment in an associate |
|
43,413 |
|
|
|
38,703 |
|
Other investments |
|
10,785 |
|
|
|
9,253 |
|
Plant and equipment |
|
67,044 |
|
|
|
68,617 |
|
Mineral rights and properties |
|
221,792 |
|
|
|
238,920 |
|
TOTAL ASSETS |
$ |
511,748 |
|
|
$ |
499,076 |
|
|
|
|
|
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY |
|
|
|
Current Liabilities |
|
|
|
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities |
$ |
29,009 |
|
|
$ |
29,856 |
|
Current portion of lease obligation |
|
599 |
|
|
|
- |
|
Bank Loan |
|
- |
|
|
|
4,475 |
|
Deposits received |
|
1,252 |
|
|
|
3,040 |
|
Income tax payable |
|
2,895 |
|
|
|
502 |
|
|
|
33,755 |
|
|
|
37,873 |
|
Non-current Liabilities |
|
|
|
Long-term portion of lease obligation |
|
1,887 |
|
|
|
- |
|
Deferred income tax liabilities |
|
34,121 |
|
|
|
34,334 |
|
Environmental rehabilitation |
|
12,713 |
|
|
|
13,688 |
|
Total Liabilities |
|
82,476 |
|
|
|
85,895 |
|
|
|
|
|
Equity |
|
|
|
Share capital |
|
238,251 |
|
|
|
231,269 |
|
Share option reserve |
|
16,146 |
|
|
|
15,898 |
|
Reserves |
|
25,409 |
|
|
|
25,409 |
|
Accumulated other comprehensive loss |
|
(56,066 |
) |
|
|
(41,864 |
) |
Retained earnings |
|
138,614 |
|
|
|
116,734 |
|
Total equity attributable to the equity holders of the
Company |
|
362,354 |
|
|
|
347,446 |
|
|
|
|
|
Non-controlling interests |
|
66,918 |
|
|
|
65,735 |
|
Total Equity |
|
429,272 |
|
|
|
413,181 |
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY |
$ |
511,748 |
|
|
$ |
499,076 |
|
|
|
|
|
SILVERCORP METALS INC. Consolidated
Statements of Income(Unaudited - Expressed in thousands of
U.S. dollars, except for per share figures)
|
|
Three Months Ended September 30, |
|
Six Months Ended September 30, |
|
|
2019 |
2018 |
|
2019 |
2018 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sales |
|
$ |
49,886 |
|
$ |
48,091 |
|
|
$ |
95,462 |
|
$ |
93,216 |
|
Cost
of sales |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Production costs |
|
|
17,290 |
|
|
18,238 |
|
|
|
35,290 |
|
|
32,515 |
|
Mineral resource taxes |
|
|
1,408 |
|
|
1,392 |
|
|
|
2,659 |
|
|
2,641 |
|
Depreciation and amortization |
|
|
5,814 |
|
|
5,761 |
|
|
|
11,683 |
|
|
10,509 |
|
|
|
|
24,512 |
|
|
25,391 |
|
|
|
49,632 |
|
|
45,665 |
|
Gross profit |
|
|
25,374 |
|
|
22,700 |
|
|
|
45,830 |
|
|
47,551 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
General and
administrative |
|
|
4,901 |
|
|
4,605 |
|
|
|
9,449 |
|
|
9,077 |
|
Government
fees and other taxes |
|
|
496 |
|
|
767 |
|
|
|
1,090 |
|
|
1,569 |
|
Foreign
exchange loss (gain) |
|
|
(797 |
) |
|
708 |
|
|
|
57 |
|
|
(80 |
) |
Loss on
disposal of plant and equipment |
|
|
121 |
|
|
124 |
|
|
|
263 |
|
|
134 |
|
Gain on
disposal of mineral rights and properties |
|
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
(1,477 |
) |
|
- |
|
Share of
loss in associate |
|
|
244 |
|
|
105 |
|
|
|
525 |
|
|
384 |
|
Dilution
gain on investment in associate |
|
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
(723 |
) |
|
- |
|
Reclassification of other comprehensive loss upon |
|
|
|
|
|
|
ownership
dilution of investment in associate |
|
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
(21 |
) |
|
- |
|
Other expense (income) |
|
|
291 |
|
|
213 |
|
|
|
490 |
|
|
276 |
|
Income from operations |
|
|
20,118 |
|
|
16,178 |
|
|
|
36,177 |
|
|
36,191 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Finance
income |
|
|
818 |
|
|
825 |
|
|
|
1,747 |
|
|
1,621 |
|
Finance costs |
|
|
(136 |
) |
|
(163 |
) |
|
|
(311 |
) |
|
(297 |
) |
Income before income taxes |
|
|
20,800 |
|
|
16,840 |
|
|
|
37,613 |
|
|
37,515 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income tax expense |
|
|
5,139 |
|
|
5,763 |
|
|
|
4,651 |
|
|
12,261 |
|
Net income |
|
$ |
15,661 |
|
$ |
11,077 |
|
|
$ |
32,962 |
|
$ |
25,254 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Attributable to: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Equity holders of the Company |
|
$ |
12,221 |
|
$ |
8,037 |
|
|
$ |
24,828 |
|
$ |
18,958 |
|
Non-controlling interests |
|
|
3,440 |
|
|
3,040 |
|
|
|
8,134 |
|
|
6,296 |
|
|
|
$ |
15,661 |
|
$ |
11,077 |
|
|
$ |
32,962 |
|
$ |
25,254 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Earnings per share attributable to the equity holders of
the Company |
|
|
|
|
Basic earnings per share |
|
$ |
0.07 |
|
$ |
0.05 |
|
|
$ |
0.15 |
|
$ |
0.11 |
|
Diluted earnings per share |
|
$ |
0.07 |
|
$ |
0.05 |
|
|
$ |
0.14 |
|
$ |
0.11 |
|
Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding -
Basic |
|
170,842,478 |
|
|
168,105,986 |
|
|
|
170,419,199 |
|
|
167,687,266 |
|
Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding -
Diluted |
|
|
171,904,531 |
|
|
170,312,229 |
|
|
|
171,261,945 |
|
|
169,773,955 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
SILVERCORP METALS INC. Consolidated
Statements of Cash Flow(Unaudited - Expressed in thousands
of U.S. dollars)
|
Three Months Ended June 30, |
|
Six Months Ended September 30, |
|
2019 |
2018 |
|
2019 |
2018 |
Cash
provided by |
|
|
|
|
|
Operating activities |
|
|
|
|
|
Net income |
$ |
15,661 |
|
$ |
11,077 |
|
|
$ |
32,962 |
|
$ |
25,254 |
|
Add (deduct) items not affecting cash: |
|
|
|
|
|
Finance costs |
|
136 |
|
|
163 |
|
|
|
311 |
|
|
297 |
|
Depreciation, amortization and depletion |
|
6,203 |
|
|
6,048 |
|
|
|
12,423 |
|
|
11,101 |
|
Share of (income) loss in associate |
|
244 |
|
|
105 |
|
|
|
525 |
|
|
384 |
|
Dilution gain on investment in associate |
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
(723 |
) |
|
- |
|
Reclassification of other comprehensive loss upon ownership |
|
|
|
|
dilution of investment in associate |
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
(21 |
) |
|
- |
|
Income tax expense |
|
5,139 |
|
|
5,763 |
|
|
|
4,651 |
|
|
12,261 |
|
Finance income |
|
(818 |
) |
|
(825 |
) |
|
|
(1,747 |
) |
|
(1,621 |
) |
Loss on disposal of plant and equipment |
|
121 |
|
|
124 |
|
|
|
263 |
|
|
134 |
|
Gain on disposal of mineral rights and properties |
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
(1,477 |
) |
|
- |
|
Share-based compensation |
|
701 |
|
|
456 |
|
|
|
1,026 |
|
|
912 |
|
Reclamation expenditures and deposits |
|
(63 |
) |
|
(21 |
) |
|
|
(74 |
) |
|
(21 |
) |
Income taxes paid |
|
(1,011 |
) |
|
(5,388 |
) |
|
|
(2,930 |
) |
|
(8,476 |
) |
Interest received |
|
818 |
|
|
825 |
|
|
|
1,747 |
|
|
1,621 |
|
Interest paid |
|
(32 |
) |
|
(48 |
) |
|
|
(105 |
) |
|
(48 |
) |
Changes in non-cash operating working capital |
|
(870 |
) |
|
2,808 |
|
|
|
(715 |
) |
|
441 |
|
Net cash provided by operating activities |
|
26,229 |
|
|
21,087 |
|
|
|
46,116 |
|
|
42,239 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Investing activities |
|
|
|
|
|
Mineral rights and properties |
|
|
|
|
|
Capital expenditures |
|
(7,239 |
) |
|
(6,064 |
) |
|
|
(14,009 |
) |
|
(11,793 |
) |
Proceeds on disposals |
|
1,455 |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
6,146 |
|
|
- |
|
Plant and equipment |
|
|
|
|
|
Additions |
|
(2,158 |
) |
|
(422 |
) |
|
|
(4,329 |
) |
|
(1,643 |
) |
Proceeds on disposals |
|
2 |
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
3 |
|
|
29 |
|
Reclamation deposits |
|
|
|
|
|
Paid |
|
(1,543 |
) |
|
(41 |
) |
|
|
(1,549 |
) |
|
(45 |
) |
Other investments |
|
|
|
|
|
Acquisition |
|
(1,726 |
) |
|
- |
|
|
|
(1,726 |
) |
|
- |
|
Proceeds on disposals |
|
1,266 |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,266 |
|
|
- |
|
Investment in associate |
|
(187 |
) |
|
- |
|
|
|
(3,210 |
) |
|
- |
|
Net redemption (purchases) of short-term investments |
|
(9,543 |
) |
|
(30,481 |
) |
|
|
(33,618 |
) |
|
(17,219 |
) |
Principal received on lease receivable |
|
9 |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
36 |
|
|
- |
|
Net cash provided by (used in) investing
activities |
|
(19,664 |
) |
|
(37,006 |
) |
|
|
(50,990 |
) |
|
(30,671 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Financing activities |
|
|
|
|
|
Bank loan |
|
|
|
|
|
Proceeds |
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
4,527 |
|
Repayment |
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
(4,369 |
) |
|
- |
|
Principal payments on lease obligation |
|
(187 |
) |
|
- |
|
|
|
(288 |
) |
|
- |
|
Non-controlling interests |
|
|
|
|
|
Distribution |
|
(3,259 |
) |
|
(3,305 |
) |
|
|
(3,259 |
) |
|
(6,634 |
) |
Cash dividends distributed |
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
(2,125 |
) |
|
(2,095 |
) |
Proceeds from issuance of common shares |
|
4,857 |
|
|
518 |
|
|
|
5,077 |
|
|
1,020 |
|
Net cash used in financing activities |
|
1,411 |
|
|
(2,787 |
) |
|
|
(4,964 |
) |
|
(3,182 |
) |
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash
equivalents |
|
(1,207 |
) |
|
(641 |
) |
|
|
(1,511 |
) |
|
(4,063 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Increase in cash and cash equivalents |
|
6,769 |
|
|
(19,347 |
) |
|
|
(11,349 |
) |
|
4,323 |
|
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of the
period |
|
49,323 |
|
|
72,869 |
|
|
|
67,441 |
|
|
49,199 |
|
Cash and cash equivalents, end of the period |
$ |
56,092 |
|
$ |
53,522 |
|
|
$ |
56,092 |
|
$ |
53,522 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
SILVERCORP METALS INC. Mining
Data(Expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except for
mining data figures)
Consolidated |
Three months ended September 30, |
|
Six months ended September 30, |
|
|
|
2019 |
2018 |
Changes |
|
2019 |
2018 |
Changes |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Production Data |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mine Data |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ore
Mined (tonne) |
259,257 |
|
248,419 |
|
4 |
% |
|
516,649 |
|
485,117 |
|
6 |
% |
|
|
Ore
Milled (tonne) |
265,281 |
|
239,728 |
|
11 |
% |
|
524,824 |
|
477,468 |
|
10 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Head
Grades |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Silver (gram/tonne) |
238 |
|
243 |
|
-2 |
% |
|
246 |
|
242 |
|
2 |
% |
|
|
Lead (%) |
3.6 |
|
3.7 |
|
-2 |
% |
|
3.7 |
|
3.5 |
|
5 |
% |
|
|
Zinc (%) |
1.6 |
|
1.4 |
|
13 |
% |
|
1.6 |
|
1.5 |
|
10 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Recovery Rates |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Silver (%) |
93.4 |
|
94.3 |
|
-1 |
% |
|
93.5 |
|
93.9 |
|
0 |
% |
|
|
Lead (%) |
94.4 |
|
95.1 |
|
-1 |
% |
|
94.5 |
|
95.0 |
|
-1 |
% |
|
|
Zinc (%) |
76.9 |
|
69.0 |
|
11 |
% |
|
76.3 |
|
70.8 |
|
8 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cost Data |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
+ |
Mining cost per tonne of ore mined ($) |
72.85 |
|
72.71 |
|
0 |
% |
|
75.12 |
|
74.40 |
|
1 |
% |
|
|
Cash mining cost per tonne of ore mined ($) |
52.37 |
|
53.90 |
|
-3 |
% |
|
53.91 |
|
55.05 |
|
-2 |
% |
|
|
Depreciation and amoritzation charges per tonne of ore
mined ($) |
20.48 |
|
18.81 |
|
9 |
% |
|
21.21 |
|
19.35 |
|
10 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
+ |
Unit
shipping costs ($) |
2.60 |
|
3.07 |
|
-15 |
% |
|
2.69 |
|
2.96 |
|
-9 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
+ |
Mining cost per tonne of ore milled ($) |
12.46 |
|
11.60 |
|
7 |
% |
|
12.47 |
|
12.87 |
|
-3 |
% |
|
|
Cash milling cost per tonne of ore milled ($) |
10.76 |
|
9.36 |
|
15 |
% |
|
10.69 |
|
10.54 |
|
1 |
% |
|
|
Depreciation and amoritzation charges per tonne of ore
milled ($) |
1.70 |
|
2.24 |
|
-24 |
% |
|
1.78 |
|
2.33 |
|
-24 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
+ |
Cash
production cost per tonne of ore processed ($) |
65.73 |
|
66.33 |
|
-1 |
% |
|
67.90 |
|
68.55 |
|
-2 |
% |
|
+ |
All-in sustaining cost per tonne of ore processed
($) |
109.51 |
|
107.45 |
|
2 |
% |
|
114.80 |
|
110.91 |
|
4 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
+ |
Cash
cost per ounce of Silver, net of by-product credits
($) |
(2.72 |
) |
(3.37 |
) |
19 |
% |
|
(2.45 |
) |
(5.18 |
) |
53 |
% |
|
+ |
All-in sustaining cost per tonne of ore processed
($) |
4.15 |
|
2.54 |
|
63 |
% |
|
4.91 |
|
1.61 |
|
205 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Concentrate inventory |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Lead
concentrate (tonne) |
4,176 |
|
3,732 |
|
12 |
% |
|
4,176 |
|
3,732 |
|
12 |
% |
|
|
Zinc
concentrate (tonne) |
586 |
|
598 |
|
-2 |
% |
|
586 |
|
598 |
|
-2 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sales Data |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Metal Sales |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Silver (in thousands of ounces) |
1,894 |
|
1,901 |
|
0 |
% |
|
3,749 |
|
3,364 |
|
11 |
% |
|
|
Gold
(in thousands of ounces) |
1.1 |
|
1.0 |
|
10 |
% |
|
2.1 |
|
1.7 |
|
24 |
% |
|
|
Lead
(in thousands of pounds) |
19,069 |
|
19,422 |
|
-2 |
% |
|
36,911 |
|
34,318 |
|
8 |
% |
|
|
Zinc
(in thousands of pounds) |
6,655 |
|
4,888 |
|
36 |
% |
|
13,989 |
|
11,265 |
|
24 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenue |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Silver (in thousands of $) |
27,439 |
|
23,439 |
|
17 |
% |
|
50,997 |
|
43,262 |
|
18 |
% |
|
|
Gold
(in thousands of $) |
1,314 |
|
1,024 |
|
28 |
% |
|
2,396 |
|
1,716 |
|
40 |
% |
|
|
Lead
(in thousands of $) |
16,202 |
|
18,789 |
|
-14 |
% |
|
31,380 |
|
35,840 |
|
-12 |
% |
|
|
Zinc
(in thousands of $) |
4,045 |
|
4,361 |
|
-7 |
% |
|
9,197 |
|
11,773 |
|
-22 |
% |
|
|
Other (in thousands of $) |
886 |
|
478 |
|
85 |
% |
|
1,492 |
|
625 |
|
139 |
% |
|
|
|
49,886 |
|
48,091 |
|
4 |
% |
|
95,462 |
|
93,216 |
|
2 |
% |
|
Average Selling Price, Net of Value Added
Tax and Smelter Charges |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Silver ($ per ounce) |
14.49 |
|
12.33 |
|
18 |
% |
|
13.60 |
|
12.86 |
|
6 |
% |
|
|
Gold
($ per ounce) |
1,195.00 |
|
1,024 |
|
17 |
% |
|
1,141.00 |
|
1,009 |
|
13 |
% |
|
|
Lead
($ per pound) |
0.85 |
|
0.97 |
|
-12 |
% |
|
0.85 |
|
1.04 |
|
-18 |
% |
|
|
Zinc
($ per pound) |
0.61 |
|
0.89 |
|
-31 |
% |
|
0.66 |
|
1.05 |
|
-37 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
SILVERCORP METALS INC. Mining
Data(Expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except for
mining data figures)
Ying Mining District |
Three months ended September 30, |
|
Six months ended September 30, |
|
|
|
2019 |
2018 |
Changes |
|
2019 |
2018 |
Changes |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Production Data |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mine Data |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ore
Mined (tonne) |
176,085 |
|
180,662 |
|
-3 |
% |
|
352,669 |
|
337,393 |
|
5 |
% |
|
|
Ore
Milled (tonne) |
179,147 |
|
172,200 |
|
4 |
% |
|
356,828 |
|
328,129 |
|
9 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Head
Grades |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Silver (gram/tonne) |
306 |
|
308 |
|
-1 |
% |
|
318 |
|
315 |
|
1 |
% |
|
|
Lead (%) |
4.5 |
|
4.6 |
|
-3 |
% |
|
4.5 |
|
4.6 |
|
-1 |
% |
|
|
Zinc (%) |
0.8 |
|
0.9 |
|
-11 |
% |
|
0.9 |
|
1.0 |
|
-14 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Recovery Rates |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Silver (%) |
96.2 |
|
96.1 |
|
0 |
% |
|
96.0 |
|
96.1 |
|
0 |
% |
|
|
Lead (%) |
95.7 |
|
95.6 |
|
0 |
% |
|
95.7 |
|
95.8 |
|
0 |
% |
|
|
Zinc (%) |
58.6 |
|
51.2 |
|
15 |
% |
|
58.5 |
|
52.9 |
|
11 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cost Data |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
+ |
Mining cost per tonne of ore mined ($) |
85.63 |
|
81.50 |
|
5 |
% |
|
88.55 |
|
86.50 |
|
2 |
% |
|
|
Cash mining cost per tonne of ore mined ($) |
59.26 |
|
58.65 |
|
1 |
% |
|
61.16 |
|
62.15 |
|
-2 |
% |
|
|
Depreciation and amoritzation charges per tonne of ore
mined ($) |
26.37 |
|
22.85 |
|
15 |
% |
|
27.39 |
|
24.35 |
|
12 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
+ |
Unit
shipping costs ($) |
3.82 |
|
4.26 |
|
-10 |
% |
|
3.82 |
|
4.28 |
|
-11 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
+ |
Mining cost per tonne of ore milled ($) |
11.53 |
|
10.47 |
|
10 |
% |
|
11.23 |
|
11.48 |
|
-2 |
% |
|
|
Cash milling cost per tonne of ore milled ($) |
9.81 |
|
8.54 |
|
15 |
% |
|
9.48 |
|
9.37 |
|
1 |
% |
|
|
Depreciation and amoritzation charges per tonne of ore
milled ($) |
1.72 |
|
1.93 |
|
-11 |
% |
|
1.75 |
|
2.11 |
|
-17 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
+ |
Cash
production cost per tonne of ore processed ($) |
72.89 |
|
71.45 |
|
2 |
% |
|
74.57 |
|
75.80 |
|
-2 |
% |
|
+ |
All-in sustaining cost per tonne of ore processed
($) |
117.37 |
|
108.75 |
|
8 |
% |
|
123.24 |
|
116.17 |
|
6 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
+ |
Cash
cost per ounce of Silver, net of by-product credits
($) |
(1.95 |
) |
(2.80 |
) |
30 |
% |
|
(1.70 |
) |
(4.27 |
) |
60 |
% |
|
+ |
All-in sustaining cost per tonne of ore processed
($) |
3.40 |
|
1.52 |
|
124 |
% |
|
4.10 |
|
0.75 |
|
447 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Concentrate inventory |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Lead
concentrate (tonne) |
3,580 |
|
3,452 |
|
4 |
% |
|
3,580 |
|
3,452 |
|
4 |
% |
|
|
Zinc
concentrate (tonne) |
550 |
|
230 |
|
139 |
% |
|
550 |
|
230 |
|
139 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sales Data |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Metal Sales |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Silver (in thousands of ounces) |
1,711 |
|
1,765 |
|
-3 |
% |
|
3,373 |
|
3,078 |
|
10 |
% |
|
|
Gold
(in thousands of ounces) |
1.1 |
|
1.0 |
|
10 |
% |
|
2.1 |
|
1.7 |
|
24 |
% |
|
|
Lead
(in thousands of pounds) |
16,389 |
|
17,359 |
|
-6 |
% |
|
31,225 |
|
30,672 |
|
2 |
% |
|
|
Zinc
(in thousands of pounds) |
1,428 |
|
1,648 |
|
-13 |
% |
|
3,518 |
|
3,781 |
|
-7 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenue |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Silver (in thousands of $) |
25,481 |
|
22,140 |
|
15 |
% |
|
47,211 |
|
40,490 |
|
17 |
% |
|
|
Gold
(in thousands of $) |
1,314 |
|
1,024 |
|
28 |
% |
|
2,396 |
|
1,716 |
|
40 |
% |
|
|
Lead
(in thousands of $) |
13,945 |
|
16,822 |
|
-17 |
% |
|
26,638 |
|
32,097 |
|
-17 |
% |
|
|
Zinc
(in thousands of $) |
960 |
|
1,464 |
|
-34 |
% |
|
2,624 |
|
3,980 |
|
-34 |
% |
|
|
Other (in thousands of $) |
598 |
|
296 |
|
102 |
% |
|
1,203 |
|
430 |
|
180 |
% |
|
|
|
42,298 |
|
41,746 |
|
1 |
% |
|
80,072 |
|
78,713 |
|
2 |
% |
|
Average Selling Price, Net of Value Added
Tax and Smelter Charges |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Silver ($ per ounce) |
14.89 |
|
12.54 |
|
19 |
% |
|
14.00 |
|
13.15 |
|
6 |
% |
|
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Gold
($ per ounce) |
1,195 |
|
1,024 |
|
17 |
% |
|
1,141 |
|
1,009 |
|
13 |
% |
|
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Lead
($ per pound) |
0.85 |
|
0.97 |
|
-12 |
% |
|
0.85 |
|
1.05 |
|
-19 |
% |
|
|
Zinc
($ per pound) |
0.67 |
|
0.89 |
|
-25 |
% |
|
0.75 |
|
1.05 |
|
-29 |
% |
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SILVERCORP METALS INC. Mining
Data(Expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except for
mining data figures)
GC Mine |
Three months ended September 30, |
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Six months ended September 30, |
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2019 |
2018 |
Changes |
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2019 |
2018 |
Changes |
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Production Data |
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Mine Data |
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Ore
Mined (tonne) |
83,172 |
|
67,757 |
|
23 |
% |
|
163,980 |
|
147,724 |
|
11 |
% |
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Ore
Milled (tonne) |
86,134 |
|
67,528 |
|
28 |
% |
|
167,996 |
|
149,339 |
|
12 |
% |
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Head
Grades |
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Silver (gram/tonne) |
100 |
|
78 |
|
28 |
% |
|
97 |
|
83 |
|
17 |
% |
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Lead (%) |
2.0 |
|
1.4 |
|
39 |
% |
|
1.9 |
|
1.3 |
|
46 |
% |
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Zinc (%) |
3.2 |
|
2.8 |
|
14 |
% |
|
3.3 |
|
2.8 |
|
17 |
% |
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Recovery Rates |
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Silver (%) * |
75.9 |
|
76.7 |
|
-1 |
% |
|
76.4 |
|
75.9 |
|
1 |
% |
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Lead (%) |
88.3 |
|
91.2 |
|
-3 |
% |
|
88.5 |
|
89.1 |
|
-1 |
% |
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Zinc (%) |
86.1 |
|
83.3 |
|
3 |
% |
|
85.9 |
|
84.1 |
|
2 |
% |
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Cost Data |
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+ |
Mining cost per tonne of ore mined ($) |
45.81 |
|
49.29 |
|
-7 |
% |
|
46.22 |
|
46.76 |
|
-1 |
% |
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Cash mining cost per tonne of ore mined ($) |
37.80 |
|
41.25 |
|
-8 |
% |
|
38.31 |
|
38.83 |
|
-1 |
% |
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Depreciation and amoritzation charges per tonne of ore
mined ($) |
8.01 |
|
8.04 |
|
0 |
% |
|
7.91 |
|
7.93 |
|
0 |
% |
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+ |
Mining cost per tonne of ore milled ($) |
14.38 |
|
14.47 |
|
-1 |
% |
|
15.12 |
|
15.93 |
|
-5 |
% |
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Cash milling cost per tonne of ore milled ($) |
12.72 |
|
11.45 |
|
11 |
% |
|
13.27 |
|
13.10 |
|
100 |
% |
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Depreciation and amoritzation charges per tonne of ore
milled ($) |
1.66 |
|
3.02 |
|
-45 |
% |
|
1.85 |
|
2.83 |
|
-35 |
% |
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+ |
Cash
production cost per tonne of ore processed ($) |
50.52 |
|
52.70 |
|
-4 |
% |
|
51.58 |
|
51.93 |
|
-1 |
% |
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+ |
All-in sustaining cost per tonne of ore processed
($) |
62.94 |
|
67.58 |
|
-7 |
% |
|
65.09 |
|
64.51 |
|
1 |
% |
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+ |
Cash
cost per ounce of Silver, net of by-product credits
($) |
(9.98 |
) |
(10.81 |
) |
8 |
% |
|
(9.16 |
) |
(15.01 |
) |
39 |
% |
|
+ |
All-in sustaining cost per tonne of ore processed
($) |
(2.89 |
) |
(2.03 |
) |
-42 |
% |
|
(1.90 |
) |
(6.92 |
) |
73 |
% |
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Concentrate inventory |
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Lead
concentrate (tonne) |
596 |
|
280 |
|
113 |
% |
|
596 |
|
280 |
|
113 |
% |
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Zinc
concentrate (tonne) |
36 |
|
368 |
|
-90 |
% |
|
36 |
|
368 |
|
-90 |
% |
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Sales Data |
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Metal Sales |
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Silver (in thousands of ounces) |
183 |
|
136 |
|
35 |
% |
|
376 |
|
286 |
|
31 |
% |
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Lead
(in thousands of pounds) |
2,680 |
|
2,063 |
|
30 |
% |
|
5,686 |
|
3,646 |
|
56 |
% |
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Zinc
(in thousands of pounds) |
5,227 |
|
3,240 |
|
61 |
% |
|
10,471 |
|
7,484 |
|
40 |
% |
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Revenue |
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Silver (in thousands of $) |
1,958 |
|
1,299 |
|
51 |
% |
|
3,786 |
|
2,772 |
|
37 |
% |
|
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Lead
(in thousands of $) |
2,257 |
|
1,967 |
|
15 |
% |
|
4,742 |
|
3,743 |
|
27 |
% |
|
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Zinc
(in thousands of $) |
3,085 |
|
2,897 |
|
6 |
% |
|
6,573 |
|
7,793 |
|
-16 |
% |
|
|
Other (in thousands of $) |
288 |
|
182 |
|
58 |
% |
|
289 |
|
195 |
|
48 |
% |
|
|
|
7,588 |
|
6,345 |
|
20 |
% |
|
15,390 |
|
14,503 |
|
6 |
% |
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Average Selling Price, Net of Value Added
Tax and Smelter Charges |
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Silver ($ per ounce) ** |
10.70 |
|
9.55 |
|
12 |
% |
|
10.07 |
|
9.69 |
|
4 |
% |
|
|
Lead
($ per pound) |
0.84 |
|
0.95 |
|
-12 |
% |
|
0.83 |
|
1.03 |
|
-19 |
% |
|
|
Zinc
($ per pound) |
0.59 |
|
0.89 |
|
-34 |
% |
|
0.63 |
|
1.04 |
|
-39 |
% |
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* Silver recovery rate includes silver recovered in lead
concentrate and silver recovered in zinc concentrate. |
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** Silver sold in zinc concentrates is subjected to higher
smelter and refining charges which lowers the net silver selling
price. |
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