TSX: ELD NYSE: EGO
VANCOUVER, April 26, 2018 /CNW/ - Eldorado Gold
Corporation, ("Eldorado" or "the Company") today reports the
Company's financial and operational results for the first quarter
ended March 31, 2018.
Highlights from the Quarter and Subsequent
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- Hellas Gold S.A.,
Eldorado's Greek subsidiary,
received a positive ruling in the arbitration proceedings with
the Greek Government, and will continue to seek a collaborative
dialogue with the Greek government.
- Completed and filed technical reports for the Lamaque,
Kisladag and Skouries projects. These technical reports were
prepared pursuant to Canadian Securities Administrators' National
Instrument 43-101 - Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects
("NI-43-101").
- Installation of the additional filter press and paste plant
completed at Olympias Phase II bringing the plant up to its run
rate production of 1,250 tonnes per day.
- The Company held $459.7
million in cash, cash equivalents and term deposits, and
$250.0 million in undrawn lines of
credit at the end of the quarter.
- Profit attributable to shareholders of $8.7 million ($0.01
per share), compared to profit attributable to shareholders of
$6.8 million ($0.01 per share) in the first quarter 2017.
- Gold production of 89,374 ounces, (including 2,740
ounces from Lamaque pre-commercial production) (first quarter 2017:
75,172 ounces).
- Gold revenues of $115.4
million (first quarter 2017: $90.5 million) on sales of 86,587 ounces at an
average realized gold price of $1,333 per ounce (first quarter 2017: 74,068
ounces at $1,222 per ounce).
- All-in sustaining cash costs averaged $878 per ounce (first quarter 2017:
$791 per ounce).
- Cash operating costs averaged $571 per ounce (first quarter 2017:
$466 per ounce).
- Cash generated from operating activities before changes in
non-cash working capital was $37.9
million (first quarter 2017: $28.2 million).
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Throughout this press release we use cash operating cost per
ounce, all-in sustaining cash cost per ounce, and cash flow from
operating activities before changes in non-cash working capital as
additional measures of Company performance. These are non-IFRS
measures. Please see our MD&A for an explanation and discussion
of these non-IFRS measures. All dollar amounts in US$, unless
stated otherwise.
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"We had a very successful first quarter maintaining operational
momentum and laying a clear path forward for long-term growth,"
said George Burns, Eldorado's President and Chief Executive
Officer. "The filing of the technical reports was a crucial
first step towards delivering on our prioritized development
projects, Lamaque and the Kisladag mill. Given our current
liquidity and anticipated capital deployment for 2018 and 2019, we
have time to evaluate and implement an appropriate long-term
financing plan to deliver these investments."
"Operationally, production was in-line with plans. We
removed the tailings bottleneck at Olympias with the installation
of a second tailings filter press. We also made good progress
at our Lamaque project, including advancing refurbishment of the
Sigma mill and continuing underground development at the Triangle
deposit. At Kisladag, we are transitioning to right size the
workforce to support leaching of the pad inventory and mine
pre-stripping as we advance permitting and complete a feasibility
study to position this asset for the next phase of growth."
"We are now in the delivery phase of our new business
plan. By focusing on the disciplined build of Lamaque and the
Kisladag Mill while maintaining a strong base of operations at
Efemcukuru and Olympias Phase II, I am confident we will
re-establish annual low cost production of 600,000 ounces by 2021.
Skouries remains a compelling project, providing additional
long-term growth, but requires collaborative government dialogue
and a clear line of sight to cash flow in order for us to allocate
further capital for development. We remain focused on driving
forward our industry-leading growth projects under a disciplined
capital allocation framework to create long-term value for all
stakeholders."
Summarized Quarterly Financial Results
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($ millions unless
otherwise noted)
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3 months ended
March 31
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2018
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2017
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Revenues
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131.9
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111.9
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Gold revenues
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115.4
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90.5
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Gold sold
(ounces)
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86,587
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74,068
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Average realized gold
price ($/ounce)
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1,333
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1,222
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Cash operating costs
– gold mines ($/ounce)
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571
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466
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Total cash costs –
gold mines ($/ounce)
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598
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483
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All-in sustaining
cash cost – gold mines ($/ounce)
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878
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791
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Gross profit from
gold mining operations
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34.7
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37.0
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Cash flow from
operating activities 2
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37.9
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28.2
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Adjusted net
earnings
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14.0
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8.0
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Net profit 3,
4
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8.7
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6.8
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Earnings per share –
basic ($/share) 3
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0.01
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0.01
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Earnings per share –
diluted ($/share) 3
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0.01
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0.01
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(1)
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Including market to
market price adjustments on provisional sales.
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(2)
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Before changes in
non-cash working capital.
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(3)
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Attributable to
shareholders of the Company.
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(4)
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2017 net profit is
from continued operations.
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Review of Quarterly Financial Results
Profit attributable to shareholders of the Company was
$8.7 million compared to $6.8 million from continued operations for the
first quarter of 2017. Gross profit from gold mining operations was
$34.7 million compared to
$37.0 million for the first quarter
of 2017. Higher sales volumes and prices were offset by higher
operating costs and depreciation, depletion and amortization
("DD&A") expense. Higher sales volumes were driven by sales
from the newly commissioned Olympias mine as well as higher sales
at Efemcukuru and Kisladag as compared to 2017.
Total cash costs per ounce increased year over year at both
Efemcukuru and Kisladag with the increase at Kisladag being driven
by the decrease in leach pad ounces as a result of an adjustment
made in October 2017 as well as
higher cyanide and lime costs. Olympias total cash costs were
$734 per ounce and trending down over
the quarter as issues encountered during commissioning in 2017 were
resolved. DD&A expense was higher due to the start of
commercial production at Olympias as well as an increase at
Kisladag related to the leach pad adjustment. Stratoni gross profit
fell $4.2 million year over year as a
result of lower ore throughput.
General and administrative expenses were $3.4 million lower year over year mainly due to
lower employee payroll costs. Share based compensation expense was
$3.6 million lower due to a
postponement of the grant of options to employees as the Company
was in blackout. Interest expense was $2.5
million higher as the Company is no longer capitalizing bond
interest related to Olympias now that it is in commercial
production.
Stratoni and Certej were impaired in previous years. Under IFRS
any expenditures on these projects are capitalized and subsequently
written-off in the same period. The Company recorded $4.0 million in asset write-downs related to
these two projects.
Operations Review
TURKEY
Kışladağ
Production at Kisladag in the first quarter was 53,814 ounces of
gold which was within guidance. This was higher than the previous
year (52,644 ounces in the first quarter 2017) as adjusted cyanide
concentrations coupled with increased irrigation volumes resulted
in increased amounts of gold extracted from the pad. Kisladag
reported a reduction in ore tonnes to the leach pad in the quarter
(2.8 million tonnes in the first quarter 2018 versus 3.2 million
tonnes in the first quarter 2017), due to the elimination of run of
mine ("ROM") ore. The average ore grade in the quarter was
1.14 grams per tonne versus 1.13 grams per tonne in the first
quarter 2017. Moving forward we expect gold production to
decrease as no new material will be placed on the pad over the
remainder of 2018 while the Company continues to evaluate
feasibility of mill construction. Including the production reported
in this quarter, the Company expects to recover 160,000-180,000
ounces for 2018-2019 from continued leaching of previously stacked
ore.
Cash operating costs were within guidance at $576 per ounce ($446 per ounce in the first quarter 2017), but
were higher year over year, due to increased lime and cyanide costs
as well as the impact on average inventory unit carrying costs of a
40,000 ounce negative adjustment to estimated recoverable ounces
remaining in the leach pad, which was recognized in October 2017.
Sustaining capital spending during the quarter of $7.5 million was related to waste stripping and
site construction projects.
During the quarter, the Company filed a pre-feasibility study on
the mill project at Kisladag. The report outlined Proven and
Probable reserves of 3.1 million contained ounces at 0.82 grams per
tonne of gold to support a nine year mine life with average annual
production of 270,000 ounces of gold at an all-in sustaining cost
("AISC") of $778 per ounce. At an
assumed gold price of $1,300 per
ounce the project is expected to generate an estimated after-tax
project net present value of $434
million at a 5% discount rate, an internal rate of return of
22.1%, and a payback period of 3.7 years.
Efemçukuru
During the quarter, gold production at Efemcukuru of 22,855
ounces of gold (22,528 ounces in the first quarter 2017) was
higher year on year with slightly higher processed tonnage
(124,300 tonnes in the first quarter 2018 versus 115,800 tonnes in
the first quarter 2017). Gold ounces sold were higher due to
some carry over of 2017 gold production sold in 2018. The average
ore grade in the quarter was 6.47 grams per tonne versus 6.77 grams
per tonne in the first quarter 2017. Cash operating costs of
$532 per ounce increased slightly
($515 per ounce in the first quarter
2017).
Sustaining capital spending in the quarter of $3.7 million included underground development,
mine equipment overhauls, an upgrade to the water treatment plant
and construction projects.
GREECE
On September 14, 2017,
Hellas Gold received formal notice
from the Greek Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of the
Environment and Energy initiating Greek domestic arbitration
proceedings. The arbitration proceedings concluded on
April 4, 2018 with a positive ruling
for the Company. The Panel's ruling rejected the Greek State's
motion that the technical study for the Madem Lakkos metallurgy
plant for treating Olympias and Skouries concentrates, as submitted
by the Company's Greek subsidiary Hellas Gold S.A.
in December 2014, was in breach of the provisions of the
Transfer Contract. The Company and Hellas Gold are continuing to engage with the
Greek government in order to find a mutually-agreeable path forward
with respect to its Kassandra investments.
Olympias
In the first quarter 2018, Olympias produced 9,965 ounces of
gold at cash operating costs of $699
per ounce of gold, costs were higher than guidance. Olympias
began plant commissioning during the second quarter of 2017 and
declared commercial production at the end of 2017. The plant was
restricted to two-thirds of design throughput due to tailings
filtration capacity constraints. This resulted in lower tonnage
processed for much of the first quarter and higher per ounce
costs.
During the quarter, the second filter press was successfully
installed and commissioned, which will allow the plant to reach its
design throughput of 1,250 tonnes per day. Due to timing of
concentrate shipments, gold sales for the quarter totaled 5,748
ounces of commercial production (versus 9,965 produced) and cash
operating costs are calculated based on these ounces only. We
expect costs to come down as mill throughput increases.
Capital expenditures of $11.7
million included $2.6 million
of sustaining capital on underground development, mine equipment
overhauls and waste rock/tailings facilities construction projects.
The remaining $9.1 million was
related to mine construction costs including the completion of the
paste plant and installation of the new tailings filter press as
well as capitalized operating costs related to the concentrate
attributable to the pre-commercial period of production.
Stratoni
Concentrate production at Stratoni was lower year on year (8,565
tonnes in 2018 vs 11,599 tonnes in 2017). This was due to decreased
mill throughput (38,000 thousand tonnes in the first quarter 2018
vs 44,600 thousand tonnes in the first quarter 2017), lower zinc
grades (8.8% in the first quarter 2018 versus 10.5% in the first
quarter 2017) and lower lead grades (5.4% in the first quarter 2018
versus 5.6% in the first quarter 2017). The expected reduced
grade and tonnage reflects the continued depletion of the current
mineable ore reserves remaining at the Mavres Petres ore body.
Development during the quarter provided access to the lower
sections of the mine for exploration drilling which continues to
identify additional resources. These have the potential to
extend the mine's life while allowing production rates to return to
the historic levels of approximately 225,000 tonnes per annum.
Average realized price2 for concentrate increased
year on year ($1,423 per tonne in the
first quarter 2018 versus $1,197 per
tonne in the first quarter 2017) due to an increase in both lead
and zinc prices. Total cash operating costs increased over the
comparative quarter ($1,277 per tonne
in the first quarter 2018 vs $811 per
tonne in the first quarter 2017) due to reduced tonnes sold.
Sustaining capital spending in the quarter of $1.6 million related to underground
development.
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2 Average realized
price includes mark to market adjustments.
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Development Projects and Exploration
GREECE
Skouries
Works completed during the quarter included ongoing bank
stabilization, essential water ditches and storage ponds, primary
drainage network, finalization of all site-built tanks, in addition
to equipment erection (mills – liners, lube oil system, power)
steelwork modifications and reinforced concrete works which are
required for the ongoing maintenance regime and the long term
storage of equipment.
Total capital expenditure for the quarter was $8.0 million, in line with current guidance. The
Company announced its intention to move the project into care and
maintenance in November 2017 until
which time it receives approval of all permits required to complete
construction. The transition to care and maintenance has been
delayed by bad weather at site and is expected to be complete by
the end of Q2. Ongoing care and maintenance costs are estimated to
be $3-5 million per year for 2019 and beyond.
During the quarter, the Company filed an updated technical
report on the Skouries project. The report included Proven and
Probable reserves of 3.8 million ounces of gold at 0.74 grams per
tonne Au and 1.7 billion pounds of copper at 0.49% Cu, supporting a
23 year mine life at an average annual production rate of 140,000
ounces of gold and 67 million pounds of copper with production from
both the open-pit and underground mines. At an assumed gold price
of $1,300 per ounce the project is
expected to generate an estimated after-tax project NPV
$925 million at a 5% discount rate,
an IRR of 21.2%, and a payback period of 3.4 years.
Perama Hill
Perama Hill remains on care and maintenance pending receipt of
the necessary permits.
CANADA
Lamaque
The mining lease for the Triangle deposit was approved during
the quarter. This represents a major project milestone and enables
Lamaque to enter the production phase. A total of 1,643 metres of
underground development were completed at Triangle during the
quarter. The ramp up of refurbishment work on the Sigma mill
continued with the mobilization of key contractors to site. Key
activities at the Sigma mill focused on the inspection and
refurbishment of electrical equipment and motors.
During the quarter, test mining extracted approximately 20,000
tonnes of ore with an average head grade of 6.3 grams per
tonne gold, with approximately 6,000 tonnes processed at a nearby
custom milling facility. Results from the custom milling have
confirmed our metallurgical assumptions for future mill
performance. A total of 2,740 ounces of gold were produced during
the quarter, primarily from material mined during the fourth
quarter of 2017.
Capital spending in the quarter totaled $18.9 million.
During the quarter, Eldorado
released the results of the Lamaque pre-feasibility study, which
focused on the development of the Triangle deposit (one of three
currently identified deposits at Lamaque) and the refurbishment of
the previously producing Sigma mill. The study also included the
release of maiden reserves at Triangle of approximately 893,000
contained ounces of gold at an average grade of 7.3 grams per
tonne. This supports an initial seven year mine plan with an
average annual production rate of 117,000 ounces of gold at AISC of
$717 per ounce. At an assumed gold
price of $1,300 per ounce the project
is expected to generate an estimated after-tax project NPV of
$205 million at a 5% discount rate,
an IRR of 34.3%, and a payback period of 3.7 years. The
Company is carrying out an aggressive program of infill and
extension drilling with the goal of converting resource to Proven
and Probable reserves as well as locating additional resources at
Triangle and other known mineralized zones and new targets.
BRAZIL
Tocantinzinho
The mining concession application is under review by the federal
branch of the Mines Ministry and approval is expected this
year. Work completed in the first quarter included a review
of capital costs, detailed engineering of the tailings ponds and a
consolidated geotechnical study.
Spending in the quarter totaled $1.7
million.
ROMANIA
Certej
During the quarter work at Certej continued to focus on tailings
impoundment and waste rock storage engineering and studies required
for the permitting process. Work also continued on the evaluation
of the limestone quarry and facilities required for the pressure
oxidation process as well as providing engineering support for the
permitting effort. Offsite infrastructure construction work
continued including water tank installation, water supply pipeline
installation and power line construction.
Spending in the quarter totaled $2.2
million.
Exploration
A total of $6.9 million was spent on exploration
programs during the quarter. Exploration drilling totaled
21,240 meters and was conducted at projects in Quebec, Greece and Turkey.
At the Lamaque project in Quebec, five drill rigs were active at the
Triangle deposit and several nearby target areas, completing 17,700
metres of drilling. Drilling at Triangle tested the
continuity and extent of high-grade mineralization at levels
beneath the C4 and C5 zones. Results were positive, with
numerous intersections of shear-hosted mineralization similar to
those at upper levels of the deposit, as well as secondary splay
zones and associated extension vein systems. The current
program at Triangle is designed to include at least 19,000 metres
of drilling and testing the deposit to depths of approximately
2,000 metres. Drilling during the quarter also tested targets
at the Gabbro, Southwest, Sigma East and Triangle East areas.
In Greece, underground
development continued at the Stratoni mine on the hangingwall
exploration crosscut. A total of 2,350 metres of resource
expansion drilling were completed with three drill rigs active
during the quarter targeting the western and downdip extensions of
the Mavres Petres orebody. At Olympias, exploration drilling
commenced late in the quarter testing previously unexplored areas
immediately east of the East Zone orebody.
In central Turkey, the initial
drilling program at the 60% owned Bambal Tepe exploration joint
venture began in March. This 2,000 metre program will test
the downdip extent of outcropping gold-mineralized zones focused
along schist-marble contacts, as well as a strong chargeability
anomaly in the same region.
2018 Outlook and First Quarter Results
In 2018, Eldorado expects to
produce 290,000-330,000 ounces of gold, including pre-commercial
ounces from Lamaque. Cash operating costs are forecasted to
be $580-630 per ounce.
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($ millions unless
otherwise noted)
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Q1 2018
Actuals
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2018 Outlook (full
year)
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Operations
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Total
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Ounces
produced
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86,634
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290,000 –
330,000
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Cash operating costs
($/ounce)
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571
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580 - 630
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Sustaining
capex
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15.41
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62.0
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Kisladag
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Ounces
produced
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53,814
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120,000 –
130,000
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Cash operating costs
($/ounce)
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576
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600 – 700
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Sustaining
capex
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7.5
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22.0
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Efemcukuru
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Ounces
produced
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22,855
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90,000 –
100,000
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Cash operating costs
($/ounce)
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532
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530 – 570
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Sustaining
capex
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3.7
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20.0
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Olympias
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Ounces
produced
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9,965
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55,000 –
65,000
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Cash operating costs
($/ounce)
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699
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550 – 650
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Sustaining
capex
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2.6
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20.0
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Lamaque
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Ounces
produced
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2,7402
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25,000 –
35,0002
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Cash operating costs
($/ounce)
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n/a
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n/a
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Sustaining
capex
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n/a
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n/a
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Corporate
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General and
administrative
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8.2
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45
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Development
capex
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Kisladag
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0.0
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31.0
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Olympias
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9.13
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28.0
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Lamaque
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18.9
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100.0
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Skouries
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8.0
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20.0
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Stratoni
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0.0
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8.0
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Tocantinzinho
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1.7
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8.0
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Certej
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2.2
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7.0
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Exploration
expenditure
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6.94
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25
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(1)
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Including $1.6
million in sustaining capital at Stratoni.
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Pre-commercial
production.
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(3)
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Includes capitalized
selling expenses.
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(4)
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Includes 2.4 million
of expensed exploration and land purchases.
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Corporate
Board and Senior Management Changes
- Robert Gilmore has announced his
intention to not stand for re-election to the Company's board at
the June Annual and Special Meeting. The Company thanks Robert for
his long service to the Company.
- Charles Parker, currently
Corporate Controller will be interim Chief Financial Officer
from
May 1, 2018 until a permanent
replacement is found.
Previously announced management changes that occurred during the
quarter included:
- Andor Lips, joined the Company
as VP Government Relations, Europe
on February 19, 2018
- Timothy Garvin, EVP and General
Counsel, joined the Company on February 20,
2018
- Fabiana Chubbs, Chief Financial
Officer, will depart at the end of April
2018
- Dawn Moss, EVP Administration,
retired on February 28, 2018
- Eduardo Moura, VP and Special
Advisor to the CEO, departed the Company as of February 28, 2018
New York Stock Exchange Minimum Share Price
Requirement
New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE") regulations stipulate that
listed issuers must maintain a minimum average closing share price
of US$1.00 per share calculated over
a period of 30 consecutive trading days. On April 18, 2018, Eldorado received notice from the NYSE that it
no longer met this requirement.
Eldorado anticipates that it
will request shareholder approval at its 2018 Annual and Special
Meeting, to be held on June 21, 2018,
to effect a share consolidation with a ratio of 5-for-1 in order to
regain compliance with the NYSE's continued listing requirements.
The proposed share consolidation will be subject to receipt of
shareholder approval and all necessary regulatory approvals,
including from the NYSE and the Toronto Stock Exchange.
Dividend
As previously announced, the Company suspended cash payment of
its semi-annual dividend payment effective the first quarter of
2018.
Conference Call and Webcast with Slides
A conference call to discuss the details of the Company's 2018
First Quarter Results will be held by senior management on
April 27, 2018 at 8:30 AM PT (11:30 AM
ET). The call will be webcast and will have an
accompanying slide deck. The webcast and slides can be
accessed at this link and from Eldorado's website.
Conference Call
Details
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Replay
(available until May 18, 2018)
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Date:
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Friday, April 27,
2018
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Toronto:
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416 849
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About Eldorado Gold
Eldorado is a gold and base
metals producer with mining, development and exploration operations
in Turkey, Greece, Romania, Serbia, Canada and Brazil. The Company has a
highly skilled and dedicated workforce, safe and responsible
operations, a portfolio of high-quality assets, and long-term
partnerships with local communities. Eldorado's common shares trade on the Toronto
Stock Exchange (TSX: ELD) and the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE:
EGO).
Cautionary Note about Forward-looking Statements and
Information
Certain of the statements made and
information provided in this press release are forward-looking
statements or information within the meaning of the United States
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and applicable
Canadian securities laws. Often, these forward-looking statements
and forward-looking information can be identified by the use of
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"intends", "anticipates", or "believes" or the negatives thereof or
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actions, events or results "may", "could", "would", "might" or
"will" be taken, occur or be achieved.
Forward-looking statements or information contained in this
release include, but are not limited to, statements or information
with respect to: our guidance and outlook, including expected
production, projected all-in sustaining costs and cash operating
costs, planned capital and exploration expenditures for 2018; our
expectation as to our future financial and operating performance,
including future cash flow, estimated all-in sustaining costs and
cash operating costs, expected metallurgical recoveries, gold price
outlook; and our strategy, plans and goals, including our proposed
exploration, development, construction, permitting and operating
plans and priorities, related timelines and schedules and proposed
share consolidation.
Forward-looking statements and forward-looking information by
their nature are based on assumptions and involve known and unknown
risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual
results, performance or achievements of the Company to be
materially different from any future results, performance or
achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking
statements or information.
We have made certain assumptions about the forward-looking
statements and information, including assumptions about the
geopolitical, economic, permitting and legal climate that we
operate in; the future price of gold and other commodities;
exchange rates; anticipated costs and expenses; production, mineral
reserves and resources and metallurgical recoveries, the impact of
acquisitions, dispositions, suspensions or delays on our business
and the ability to achieve our goals. In particular, except
where otherwise stated, we have assumed a continuation of existing
business operations on substantially the same basis as exists at
the time of this release.
Even though our management believes that the assumptions made
and the expectations represented by such statements or information
are reasonable, there can be no assurance that the forward-looking
statement or information will prove to be accurate. Many
assumptions may be difficult to predict and are beyond our
control.
Furthermore, should one or more of the risks, uncertainties
or other factors materialize, or should underlying assumptions
prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those
described in forward-looking statements or information. These
risks, uncertainties and other factors include, among others, the
following: geopolitical and economic climate (global and
local), risks related to mineral tenure and permits; gold and other
commodity price volatility; recoveries of gold and other metals;
results of test work; revised guidance; risks regarding potential
and pending litigation and arbitration proceedings relating
to the Company's, business, properties and operations; expected
impact on reserves and the carrying value; the updating of the
reserve and resource models and life of mine plans; mining
operational and development risk; foreign country operational
risks; risks of sovereign investment; regulatory risks and
liabilities including, regulatory environment and restrictions, and
environmental regulatory restrictions and liability; discrepancies
between actual and estimated production, mineral reserves and
resources and metallurgical testing and recoveries; risks related
to the impact of the sale of our Chinese assets and the acquisition
and integration of Integra on the Company's operations; additional
funding requirements; currency fluctuations; community and
non-governmental organization actions; speculative nature of gold
exploration; dilution; share price volatility; competition; loss of
key employees; and defective title to mineral claims or properties,
as well as those risk factors discussed in the sections titled
"Forward-Looking Statements" and "Risk factors in our business" in
the Company's most recent Annual Information Form & Form
40-F. The reader is directed to carefully review the detailed risk
discussion in our most recent Annual Information Form filed on
SEDAR under our Company name, which discussion is incorporated by
reference in this release, for a fuller understanding of the risks
and uncertainties that affect the Company's business and
operations.
Forward-looking statements and information is designed to
help you understand management's current views of our near and
longer term prospects, and it may not be appropriate for other
purposes.
There can be no assurance that forward-looking statements or
information will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future
events could differ materially from those anticipated in such
statements. Accordingly, you should not place undue reliance
on the forward-looking statements or information contained
herein. Except as required by law, we do not expect to update
forward-looking statements and information continually as
conditions change and you are referred to the full discussion of
the Company's business contained in the Company's reports filed
with the securities regulatory authorities in Canada and the U.S.
Financial Information and condensed statements contained
herein or attached hereto may not be suitable for readers that are
unfamiliar with the Company and is not a substitute for reading the
Company's financial statements and related MD&A available on
our website and on SEDAR under our Company name. The reader
is directed to carefully review such document for a full
understanding of the financial information summarized
herein.
Except as otherwise noted, scientific and technical
information contained in this press release was reviewed and
approved by Paul Skayman, FAusIMM,
Chief Operating Officer for Eldorado Gold Corporation, and a
"qualified person" under NI 43-101.
Mineral resources which are not mineral reserves do not have
demonstrated economic viability. With respect to "indicated
mineral resource" and "inferred mineral resource", there is a great
amount of uncertainty as to their existence and a great uncertainty
as to their economic and legal feasibility. It cannot be assumed
that all or any part of a "measured mineral resource", "indicated
mineral resource" or "inferred mineral resource" will ever be
upgraded to a higher category.
Cautionary Note to US Investors Concerning Estimates of
Measured, Indicated and Inferred Resources
The terms "mineral resource", "measured mineral resource",
"indicated mineral resource", "inferred mineral resource" used
herein are Canadian mining terms used in accordance with NI 43-101
under the guidelines set out in the Canadian Institute of Mining
and Metallurgy and Petroleum (the "CIM") Standards on Mineral
Resources and Mineral Reserves, adopted by the CIM Council, as may
be amended from time to time. These definitions differ from the
definitions in the United States
Securities & Exchange Commission ("SEC") Industry Guide 7. In
the United States, a mineral
reserve is defined as a part of a mineral deposit which could be
economically and legally extracted or produced at the time the
mineral reserve determination is made.
While the terms "mineral resource", "measured mineral
resource," "indicated mineral resource", and "inferred mineral
resource" are recognized and required by Canadian regulations, they
are not defined terms under standards in the United States and normally are not
permitted to be used in reports and registration statements filed
with the SEC. As such, information contained herein concerning
descriptions of mineralization and resources under Canadian
standards may not be comparable to similar information made public
by U.S. companies in SEC filings.
Accordingly, information herein containing descriptions of
our mineral deposits may not be comparable to similar information
made public by US companies subject to the reporting and disclosure
requirements under US federal securities laws and the rules and
regulations thereunder.
Eldorado Gold Corporation
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(Expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars)
|
Note
|
|
March 31,
2018
|
December 31,
2017
|
|
|
|
$
|
$
|
ASSETS
|
|
|
|
|
Current
assets
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash
equivalents
|
|
|
454,200
|
479,501
|
|
Term
deposits
|
|
|
5,524
|
5,508
|
|
Restricted
cash
|
|
|
318
|
310
|
|
Marketable securities
|
|
|
4,104
|
5,010
|
|
Accounts receivable
and other
|
|
|
79,587
|
78,344
|
|
Inventories
|
|
|
180,268
|
168,844
|
|
|
|
724,001
|
737,517
|
Restricted cash and
other assets
|
|
|
18,525
|
22,902
|
Defined benefit
pension plan
|
|
|
9,611
|
9,919
|
Property, plant and
equipment
|
|
|
4,243,803
|
4,227,397
|
Goodwill
|
4
|
|
92,591
|
92,591
|
|
|
|
5,088,531
|
5,090,326
|
LIABILITIES &
EQUITY
|
|
|
|
|
Current
liabilities
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts payable and
accrued liabilities
|
|
|
101,276
|
110,541
|
|
Current portion of
asset retirement obligation
|
|
|
2,682
|
3,489
|
|
|
|
103,958
|
114,030
|
Debt
|
5
|
|
594,332
|
593,783
|
Other non-current
liability
|
|
|
1,664
|
110
|
Defined benefit
pension plan
|
|
|
13,854
|
13,599
|
Asset retirement
obligations
|
|
|
96,863
|
96,195
|
Deferred income tax
liabilities
|
|
|
546,728
|
549,127
|
|
|
|
1,357,399
|
1,366,844
|
Equity
|
|
|
|
|
Share
capital
|
|
|
3,007,924
|
3,007,924
|
Treasury
stock
|
|
|
(11,056)
|
(11,056)
|
Contributed
surplus
|
|
|
2,618,323
|
2,616,593
|
Accumulated other
comprehensive loss
|
|
|
(22,080)
|
(21,350)
|
Deficit
|
|
|
(1,939,851)
|
(1,948,569)
|
Total equity
attributable to shareholders of the Company
|
|
|
3,653,260
|
3,643,542
|
Attributable to
non-controlling interests
|
|
|
77,872
|
79,940
|
|
|
|
3,731,132
|
3,723,482
|
|
|
|
5,088,531
|
5,090,326
|
Please see the Financial Statements dated March 31, 2018 for notes to the accounts.
Eldorado Gold Corporation
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Income Statements
(Expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars except per share
amounts)
For the quarter
ended March 31
|
Note
|
|
2018
|
|
2017
|
|
|
|
$
|
|
$
|
Revenue
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Metal
sales
|
|
|
131,905
|
|
111,880
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cost of
sales
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Production
costs
|
|
|
67,235
|
|
50,688
|
|
Depreciation and
amortization
|
|
|
29,188
|
|
18,064
|
|
|
|
96,423
|
|
68,752
|
Gross
profit
|
|
|
35,482
|
|
43,128
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Exploration
expenses
|
|
|
4,148
|
|
5,247
|
Mine standby
costs
|
|
|
2,706
|
|
1,031
|
Other operating
items
|
|
|
-
|
|
2,133
|
General and
administrative expenses
|
|
|
8,225
|
|
11,614
|
Defined benefit
pension plan expense
|
|
|
1,083
|
|
831
|
Share based
payments
|
8
|
|
1,318
|
|
5,128
|
Write-down of
assets
|
|
|
4,024
|
|
1,054
|
Foreign exchange
loss
|
|
|
1,142
|
|
88
|
Operating
profit
|
|
|
12,836
|
|
16,002
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gain (loss) on
disposal of assets
|
|
|
86
|
|
(307)
|
Gain on derivatives
and other investments
|
|
|
788
|
|
34
|
Other
income
|
|
|
3,097
|
|
2,349
|
Asset retirement
obligation accretion
|
|
|
(510)
|
|
(523)
|
Interest and
financing costs
|
|
|
(3,564)
|
|
(1,110)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Profit from
continuing operations before income tax
|
|
|
12,733
|
|
16,445
|
Income tax
expense
|
|
|
7,084
|
|
10,776
|
Profit from
continuing operations
|
|
|
5,649
|
|
5,669
|
Loss from
discontinued operations
|
|
|
-
|
|
(3,000)
|
Profit for the
period
|
|
|
5,649
|
|
2,669
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Attributable
to:
|
|
|
|
|
|
Shareholders of the
Company
|
|
|
8,718
|
|
3,834
|
Non-controlling
interests
|
|
|
(3,069)
|
|
(1,165)
|
Profit for the
period
|
|
|
5,649
|
|
2,669
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Profit (loss)
attributable to shareholders of the Company
|
|
|
|
|
|
Continuing
operations
|
|
|
8,718
|
|
6,834
|
Discontinued
operations
|
|
|
-
|
|
(3,000)
|
|
|
|
8,718
|
|
3,834
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted average
number of shares outstanding (thousands)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic
|
|
|
794,011
|
|
716,600
|
Diluted
|
|
|
794,011
|
|
717,283
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Profit per share
attributable to shareholders
|
|
|
|
|
|
of the
Company:
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic profit per
share
|
|
|
0.01
|
|
0.01
|
Diluted profit per
share
|
|
|
0.01
|
|
0.01
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Profit per share
attributable to shareholders
|
|
|
|
|
|
of the Company -
continuing operations:
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic profit per
share
|
|
|
0.01
|
|
0.01
|
Diluted profit per
share
|
|
|
0.01
|
|
0.01
|
Please see the Financial Statements dated March 31, 2018 for notes to the accounts.
Eldorado Gold Corporation
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive
Income
(Expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars)
For the quarter
ended March 31
|
|
2018
|
|
2017
|
|
|
$
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
|
|
Profit for the
period
|
|
5,649
|
|
2,669
|
Other
comprehensive income:
|
|
|
|
|
Change in fair value
of available-for-sale financial assets
|
|
(739)
|
|
16,864
|
Income tax on change
in fair value of available-for-sale financial assets
|
|
-
|
|
(2,144)
|
Actuarial losses on
defined benefit pension plans
|
|
9
|
|
105
|
Total other
comprehensive income for the period
|
|
(730)
|
|
14,825
|
Total
comprehensive profit for the period
|
|
4,919
|
|
17,494
|
|
|
|
|
|
Attributable
to:
|
|
|
|
|
Shareholders of the
Company
|
|
7,988
|
|
18,659
|
Non-controlling
interests
|
|
(3,069)
|
|
(1,165)
|
|
|
4,919
|
|
17,494
|
Please see the Financial Statements dated March 31, 2018 for notes to the accounts.
Eldorado Gold Corporation
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(Expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars)
For the quarter
ended March 31
|
|
Note
|
|
2018
|
2017
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
$
|
Cash flows generated
from (used in):
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating
activities
|
|
|
|
|
|
Profit for the period
from continuing operations
|
|
|
|
5,649
|
5,669
|
Items not
affecting cash:
|
|
|
|
|
|
Asset retirement
obligation accretion
|
|
|
|
510
|
523
|
Depreciation and
amortization
|
|
|
|
29,188
|
18,064
|
Unrealized foreign
exchange loss (gain)
|
|
|
|
249
|
(74)
|
Deferred income tax
recovery
|
|
|
|
(2,399)
|
(2,713)
|
(Gain) loss on
disposal of assets
|
|
|
|
(86)
|
307
|
Write-down of
assets
|
|
|
|
4,024
|
1,054
|
Gain on marketable
securities and other investments
|
|
|
|
(788)
|
(34)
|
Share based
payments
|
|
|
|
1,318
|
5,128
|
Defined benefit
pension plan expense
|
|
|
|
1,083
|
831
|
|
|
|
|
38,748
|
28,755
|
Property reclamation
payments
|
|
|
|
(807)
|
(591)
|
Changes in non-cash
working capital
|
|
10
|
|
(15,055)
|
22,610
|
Net cash provided
by operating activities of continuing operations
|
|
|
|
22,886
|
50,774
|
Net cash used by
operating activities of discontinued operations
|
|
|
|
-
|
(3,000)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Investing
activities
|
|
|
|
|
|
Purchase of property,
plant and equipment
|
|
|
|
(66,986)
|
(73,837)
|
Proceeds from the
sale of property, plant and equipment
|
|
|
|
61
|
1
|
Proceeds on
pre-commercial production sales
|
|
|
|
13,382
|
-
|
Value added taxes
related to mineral property expenditures, net
|
|
|
|
6,214
|
23,584
|
Investment in term
deposits
|
|
|
|
(16)
|
(225,966)
|
Increase in
restricted cash
|
|
|
|
(842)
|
(4)
|
Net cash used by
investing activities of continuing operations
|
|
|
|
(48,187)
|
(276,222)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Financing
activities
|
|
|
|
|
|
Issuance of common
shares for cash
|
|
|
|
-
|
554
|
Dividend paid to
shareholders
|
|
|
|
-
|
(10,610)
|
Purchase of treasury
stock
|
|
|
|
-
|
(2,049)
|
Net cash used by
financing activities of continuing operations
|
|
|
|
-
|
(12,105)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net decrease in
cash and cash equivalents
|
|
|
|
(25,301)
|
(240,553)
|
Cash and cash
equivalents - beginning of period
|
|
|
|
479,501
|
883,171
|
Cash and cash
equivalents - end of period
|
|
|
|
454,200
|
642,618
|
Please see the Financial Statements dated March 31, 2018 for notes to the accounts.
Eldorado Gold Corporation
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in
Equity
(Expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars)
For the quarter
ended March 31,
|
|
2018
|
|
2017
|
|
|
$
|
|
$
|
Share
capital
|
|
|
|
|
Balance beginning of
period
|
|
3,007,924
|
|
2,819,101
|
|
Shares issued upon
exercise of share options, for cash
|
|
-
|
|
554
|
|
Transfer of
contributed surplus on exercise of options
|
|
-
|
|
166
|
Balance end of
period
|
|
3,007,924
|
|
2,819,821
|
|
|
|
|
|
Treasury
stock
|
|
|
|
|
Balance beginning of
period
|
|
(11,056)
|
|
(7,794)
|
|
Purchase of treasury
stock
|
|
-
|
|
(2,049)
|
|
Shares redeemed upon
exercise of restricted share units
|
|
-
|
|
1,843
|
Balance end of
period
|
|
(11,056)
|
|
(8,000)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Contributed
surplus
|
|
|
|
|
Balance beginning of
period
|
|
2,616,593
|
|
2,606,567
|
|
Share based
payments
|
|
1,730
|
|
4,497
|
|
Shares redeemed upon
exercise of restricted share units
|
|
-
|
|
(1,843)
|
|
Transfer to share
capital on exercise of options
|
|
-
|
|
(166)
|
Balance end of
period
|
|
2,618,323
|
|
2,609,055
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accumulated other
comprehensive loss
|
|
|
|
|
Balance beginning of
period
|
|
(21,350)
|
|
(7,172)
|
|
Other comprehensive
loss for the period
|
|
(730)
|
|
14,825
|
Balance end of
period
|
|
(22,080)
|
|
7,653
|
|
|
|
|
|
Deficit
|
|
|
|
|
Balance beginning of
period
|
|
(1,948,569)
|
|
(1,928,024)
|
|
Dividends
paid
|
|
-
|
|
(10,610)
|
|
Profit attributable
to shareholders of the Company
|
|
8,718
|
|
3,834
|
Balance end of
period
|
|
(1,939,851)
|
|
(1,934,800)
|
Total equity
attributable to shareholders of the Company
|
|
3,653,260
|
|
3,493,729
|
|
|
|
|
|
Non-controlling
interests
|
|
|
|
|
Balance beginning of
period
|
|
79,940
|
|
88,786
|
|
Loss attributable to
non-controlling interests
|
|
(3,069)
|
|
(1,165)
|
|
Increase during the
period
|
|
1,001
|
|
-
|
Balance end of
period
|
|
77,872
|
|
87,621
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
equity
|
|
3,731,132
|
|
3,581,350
|
Please see the Financial Statements dated March 31, 2018 for notes to the accounts.
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