Imperial Metals Corporation (the "Company") (TSX:III) reports financial results
for its fiscal year ended December 31, 2013(1). Net income for the year ended
December 31, 2013 was $41.0 million ($0.55 per share) compared to net income of
$32.6 million ($0.44 per share) in 2012. In addition to variances in revenues
and income from mine operations, variations in net income period over period are
predominately attributable to movements in foreign exchange and realized and
unrealized gains and losses on derivative instruments and taxes.
In 2013 net income was negatively impacted by foreign exchange losses of $2.5
million compared to foreign exchange losses of $0.5 million in 2012 primarily on
foreign exchange movements on the increased US Dollar debt being carried by the
Company. The average CDN/US Dollar exchange rate in 2013 was 1.03 compared to an
average of 1.00 in 2012, and at December 31, 2013 the CDN/US Dollar exchange
rate was 1.06.
In 2013 the Company recorded gains on derivative instruments of $1.6 million
compared to losses of $2.8 million in 2012. The decrease in the copper and gold
price compared to the price in the derivative contracts resulted in a gain in
2013 compared to a loss in 2012.
Revenues were $187.8 million in 2013 compared to $199.4 million in 2012.
Revenues are impacted by the timing and quantity of concentrate shipments, metal
prices and exchange rate, and period end revaluations of revenue attributed to
concentrate shipments where copper price will settle at a future date. The
decrease in revenue in 2013 over 2012 is due to lower copper and gold prices
partially offset by a weaker Canadian dollar and a larger volume of concentrate
shipped for the year. There were eight concentrate shipments in 2013 compared to
seven shipments in 2012. The increase in shipment volumes was more than offset
by lower copper and gold prices in 2013 compared to 2012.
The London Metals Exchange cash settlement copper price per pound averaged
US$3.32 in 2013 compared to US$3.61 in 2012. The London Metals Exchange cash
settlement gold price per troy ounce averaged US$1,411 in 2013 compared to
US$1,667 in 2012. The CDN Dollar compared to the US Dollar averaged about 3%
lower in 2013 than in 2012. In CDN Dollar terms the average copper price in 2013
was CDN$3.42 per pound compared to CDN$3.61 per pound in 2012 and the average
gold price in 2013 was CDN$1,451 per ounce compared to CDN$1,667 per ounce in
2012.
Revenue in 2013 was decreased by a $7.1 million negative revenue revaluation
compared to a negative revenue revaluation of $2.5 million in 2012. Negative
revenue revaluations are the result of the copper price on the settlement date
and/or the current period balance sheet date being lower than when the revenue
was initially recorded or the copper price at the last balance sheet date. The
copper price started the year at US$3.67 per pound and ended the year at US$3.35
per pound, compared to the prior year where the copper price started the year at
US$3.48 per pound and ended the year US$3.59 per pound.
Income from mine operations increased to $64.3 million from $56.9 million in
2012 as result improved contribution margins from mine operations.
The Company recorded $8.3 million as its equity share of Huckleberry's net
income during 2013 compared to $5.5 million equity income in 2012.
Income and mining tax expense increased by $4.3 million from 2012 to 2013 due
primarily to higher income before taxes.
Cash flow increased to $78.2 million in 2013 from $66.6 million in 2012. Cash
flow is a measure used by the Company to evaluate its performance, however, it
is not a term recognized under IFRS in Canada. Cash flow is defined as cash flow
from operations before the net change in non-cash working capital balances,
income and mining taxes paid, and interest paid. The Company believes cash flow
is useful to investors and it is one of the measures used by management to
assess the financial performance of the Company.
Capital expenditures of $397.2 million in 2013, inclusive of equipment financed
by long term debt and capitalized interest, were up from $147.9 million in 2012.
The expenditures in 2013 were financed by cash flow from the Mount Polley mine,
short term and non-current debt and $38.9 million in equipment financing. At
December 31, 2013 the Company had $3.1 million (December, 2012-$2.8 million) in
cash. The short term debt balance at December 31, 2013 was $132.4 million
(December 31, 2012-$92.4 million). The increase in the short term debt is
primarily due to funding the development of the Red Chris project with short
term debt which subsequent to year end was fully repaid from the long term
financings.
Selected Annual Financial Information Years Ended December 31
(expressed in thousands, except share
amounts) 2013 2012 2011
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Total Revenues $ 187,805 $ 199,373 $ 165,590
Net Income $ 40,954 $ 32,626 $ 48,708
Net Income per share $ 0.55 $ 0.44 $ 0.66
Diluted Income per share $ 0.54 $ 0.43 $ 0.65
Adjusted Net Income(2) $ 40,051 $ 36,807 $ 31,333
Adjusted Net Income per share(2) $ 0.54 $ 0.50 $ 0.42
Adjusted EBITDA(2) $ 86,600 $ 72,585 $ 67,465
Working Capital (deficiency)(3) $ (162,758) $ (74,438) $ 8,599
Total Assets $ 975,451 $ 600,348 $ 457,755
Total Long Term Debt (including current
portion) $ 244,382 $ 8,341 $ 1,612
Cash dividends declared per common share $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00
Cash Flow(1) $ 78,213 $ 66,646 $ 53,116
Cash Flow per share(1) $ 1.05 $ 0.90 $ 0.72
(1) Cash flow and cash flow per share are measures used by the Company to
evaluate its performance however they are not terms recognized under IFRS.
Cash flow is defined as cash flow from operations before the net change in
non-cash working capital balances, income and mining taxes, and interest
paid and cash flow per share is the same measure divided by the weighted
average number of common shares outstanding during the period.
(2) Refer to table under heading Non-IFRS Measures for details of the
calculation of these amounts
(3) Defined as current assets less current liabilities.
Non-IFRS Measures
In March 2014 the Company added two non-IFRS financial measures, Adjusted EBITDA
(Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization)
and cash cost per pound of copper produced, which are described further below.
The Company expects to include these financial measures in future quarterly and
annual financial reports.
Adjusted Net Income
Adjusted net income in 2013 was $40.1 million ($0.54 per share) compared to
$36.8 million ($0.50 per share) in 2012. Adjusted net income is calculated by
removing the gains or losses, net of related income taxes, resulting from mark
to market revaluation of copper derivative instruments not related to the
current period, net of taxes, as further described in the MD&A(1) under the
heading Non-IFRS Measures Adjusted Net Income.
Adjusted EBITDA
Adjusted EBITDA in 2013 was $86.6 million compared to $72.6 million in 2012.
We define Adjusted EBITDA as net income (loss) before interest expense, taxes
and depletion and depreciation and as adjusted for the items described below.
Adjusted EBITDA is not necessarily comparable to similarly titled measures used
by other companies. We believe that the presentation of Adjusted EBITDA is
appropriate to provide additional information to investors about certain
non-cash or unusual items that we do not expect to continue at the same level in
the future, or other items that we do not believe to be reflective of our
ongoing operating performance. We further believe that our presentation of this
non-IFRS financial measure provides information that is useful to investors
because it is an important indicator of the strength of our operations and the
performance of our core business.
Adjusted EBITDA is not a measurement of operating performance or liquidity under
IFRS and should not be considered as a substitute for earnings from operations,
net income or cash generated by operating activities computed in accordance with
IFRS. Adjusted EBITDA, further described in the MD&A(1) under the heading
Non-IFRS Measures Adjusted EBITDA, has limitations as an analytical tool.
Because of these limitations Adjusted EBITDA should not be considered as a
measure of discretionary cash available to us to invest in the growth of our
business.
Adjustments to EBIDTA include: interest expense, accretion of future site
reclamation provisions, depletion and depreciation, income and mining taxes,
unrealized losses (gains) on derivative instruments, foreign exchange losses
(gains), share based compensation, bad debt expense (recovery), revaluation
losses (gains) on marketable securities, losses (gains) on sale of mineral
properties, write down of mineral properties. Refer to the table in the MD&A(1)
under the heading Non-IFRS Measures Adjusted EBITDA for details of the
calculation of Adjusted EBITDA.
Cash Cost Per Pound of Copper Produced Years Ended December 31
2013 2012
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US$/lb US$/lb
Mount Polley $ 0.88 $ 1.20
Huckleberry $ 2.10 $ 2.53
Composite (100% Mount Polley and 50% Huckleberry
based on pounds of copper produced) $ 1.31 $ 1.65
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The cash cost per pound of copper produced, derived from the sum of cash
production costs, transportation and offsite costs, treatment and refining
costs, net of by-product and other revenues, divided by the number of pounds of
copper produced during the period, is a non-IFRS financial measure that does not
have a standardized meaning under IFRS, and as a result may not be comparable to
similar measures presented by other companies. Management uses this non-IFRS
financial measure to monitor operating costs and profitability. The Company is
primarily a copper producer and therefore calculates this non-IFRS financial
measure individually for its two copper producing mines, Mount Polley and
Huckleberry, and on a composite basis for these two mines. Refer to the table in
the MD&A(1) under the heading Non-IFRS Measures Estimated Cash Cost per Pound of
Copper Produced for details of the calculation of cash cost per pound of copper
produced for 2013 and 2012.
Derivative Instruments
During 2013 the Company recorded gains of $1.6 million on derivative instruments
compared to losses of $2.8 million in 2012. These gains and losses result from
the mark to market valuation of the derivative instruments based on changes in
the price of copper and gold. These amounts include realized gains of $0.1
million in 2013 and realized losses of $0.4 million in 2012. The Company does
not use hedge accounting therefore accounting rules require that derivative
instruments be recorded at fair value on each statement of financial position
date, with the adjustment resulting from the revaluation being charged to the
statement of income as a gain or loss.
The Company utilizes a variety of derivative instruments including the purchase
of puts, forward sales and the use of min/max zero cost collars. The Company's
income or loss from derivative instruments may be very volatile from period to
period as a result of changes in the copper and gold prices compared to the
copper and gold prices at the time when these contracts were entered into and
the type and length of time to maturity of the contracts.
Derivative instruments for Mount Polley cover about 71% of the estimated copper
settlements through to December 2014 via min/max zero cost collars and 61% of
the estimated gold settlements via min/max zero cost collars through December
2015.
At December 31, 2013 the Company has net unrealized gains on its derivative
instruments. This represents an increase in fair value of the derivative
instruments from the dates of purchase to December 31, 2013.
Fourth Quarter Results
Mineral sales revenues in the fourth quarter of 2013 were $44.0 million, $14.6
million lower than in the same quarter of 2012. There were a total of two
shipments in each of the fourth quarters of 2013 and 2012 from Mount Polley.
Sales revenue is recorded when title for concentrate is transferred on ship
loading. Variations in quarterly revenue attributed to the timing of concentrate
shipments can be expected in the normal course of business.
The decrease in revenue in the 2013 quarter is largely due to lower copper and
gold prices.
The Company recorded net income of $8.1 million ($0.11 per share) in the fourth
quarter of 2013 compared to net income of $11.7 million ($0.16 per share) in the
prior year quarter.
Expenditures for exploration and ongoing capital projects at Mount Polley, Red
Chris and Sterling totaled $117.4 million during the three months ended December
31, 2013 compared to $52.2 million in the 2012 comparative quarter. The increase
of $65.2 million in 2013 was primarily due to higher development expenditures at
Red Chris.
Developments During 2013
Mount Polley Mine
At Mount Polley, 2013 production totaled 38.5 million pounds copper and 45,823
ounces gold, compared to the 33.8 million pounds copper and 52,236 ounces gold
produced in 2012. Copper production was up on higher grades and recovery, while
gold production was lower with lower gold grades being treated. The annual
average mill throughput was 21,799 tonnes per day down slightly from the record
of 22,191 tonnes per day set in 2012. Mining at Mount Polley continues to be
focused on the lower benches of the phase 3 Springer pit, which has lower levels
of oxidation and as a result, copper and gold recovery were both higher in 2013
than in 2012. Forecast production for 2014 from Mount Polley is 44.0 million
pounds copper, 47,000 ounces gold and 120,000 ounces silver.
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Annual Production 2013 2012 2011
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Ore milled - tonnes 7,956,738 8,121,878 7,716,856
Ore milled per calendar day - tonnes 21,799 22,191 21,142
Grade % - copper 0.295 0.280 0.265
Grade g/t - gold 0.263 0.304 0.272
Recovery % - copper 74.46 67.40 58.70
Recovery % - gold 68.09 65.70 62.90
Copper - lbs 38,501,165 33,789,600 26,450,426
Gold - oz 45,823 52,236 42,514
Silver - oz 123,999 116,101 95,786
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Underground activities at the Boundary zone continued with the excavation of the
ramps, and installation of a ventilation system, and other facilities required
to mine a test stope of approximately 250,000 tonnes. Blast hole drilling is
underway with 3,900 metres completed by end of March 2014. This operation is
schedule to deliver approximately 700 tonnes of ore per day to the mill starting
in April 2014. This higher grade underground ore is a key reason for the planned
increase in copper production in 2014.
At January 1, 2014 remaining reserves for Mount Polley were 86.0 million tonnes
grading 0.295% copper and 0.303 g/t gold.
Exploration, development and capital expenditures at Mount Polley were $74.5
million in 2013 (2012-$29.5 million).
Huckleberry Mine
Increase in copper grade and recovery in 2013 resulted in 41.2 million pounds
copper produced, up 17% from 35.1 million pounds in 2012. Huckleberry's 2014
forecast production was to be 42.0 million pounds copper and 200,000 ounces
silver, however with the failure of the SAG mill bull gear on February 26, 2014
this production level will likely not be met. Crews have been working diligently
to fully assess and repair the damage caused by this failure. In early April,
Huckleberry plans to resume normal operations with the SAG mill rotating in the
opposite direction. The damaged bull gear will be replaced later this year.
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Annual Production(i) 2013 2012 2011
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Ore milled - tonnes 5,895,193 5,876,900 5,684,300
Ore milled per calendar day - tonnes 16,151 16,057 15,573
Grade % - Copper 0.346 0.301 0.396
Recovery % - Copper 91.6 90.0 91.7
Copper - lbs 41,212,818 35,112,000 45,510,000
Gold - oz 2,983 2,578 3,195
Silver - oz 238,028 191,787 223,557
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(i)production stated 100% - Imperial's allocation is 50%
Huckleberry's income from mine operations was $31.2 million in 2013 compared to
$24.8 million in 2012. Huckleberry's income from mine operations increased due
to a greater number of shipments in the period (seven in 2013 versus six in
2012).
During 2013 Huckleberry completed 18 drill holes for a total of 5,242 metres of
diamond drilling in the mine site area. The majority of this work was directed
towards filling in gaps in historic drilling and expanding resources directly to
the west, south, southwest and northeast of the planned Main Zone Optimization
(MZO) pit. Several holes were also drilled at the limits of the MZ Deep target,
an extensive zone located between the Main and East zone pits, to determine the
extent of the zone and to determine its relationship to the other ore zones at
Huckleberry. This drilling, in conjunction with drilling data from 2012, appears
to indicate the presence of a geological continuity of dominantly low-grade
mineralization at depth between Huckleberry's major ore bodies.
A geochemical soil sampling program on the adjacent Huckleberry North claims was
also completed in 2013. Results from this program will be used to guide
additional work on these claims in 2014.
The new tailings storage facility (TMF-3) construction on the starter and saddle
dams, as well as the piping, pumping, cycloning and power infrastructure
required to operate the TMF3 was completed in August 2013 and is now being
operated. The TMF-3 is being used for storage of tailings and potentially acid
generating (PAG) waste, generated by the operation.
Huckleberry ore reserves at December 31, 2013 were 42,746,600 tonnes grading
0.330% copper and 0.009% molybdenum. The strip ratio is approximately 0.7 to 1.0
including the backfilled waste and tailings that must be removed from the MZO
pit.
Exploration, development and capital expenditures at Huckleberry were $77.7
million in 2013 compared to $88.3 million in 2012.
Imperial holds a 50% interest in Huckleberry Mines Ltd. The remaining 50%
interest is held by a consortium consisting of Mitsubishi Materials Corporation,
Dowa Mining Co. Ltd. and Furukawa Co.
Note 5 to the audited Consolidated Financial Statements of the Company for the
year ended December 31, 2013 discloses information on the impact of Huckleberry
operations on the financial position and results of operations of Imperial.
Red Chris Mine Construction Update
To December 31, 2013 the Company had incurred expenditures of $438.8 million on
the construction of Red Chris of which $47.8 million was in accounts payable and
accruals at that date. Until closing of the long term financing arrangements for
the Red Chris project in March 2014, the expenditures on Red Chris were financed
from cash flow from operations, a line of credit facility from the Company's
bankers, equipment loans and a $250.0 million line of credit facility from Edco
Capital Corporation. Concurrent with the closing of the long term financing
arrangements after year end, the existing bank line of credit and the line of
credit facility from Edco Capital Corporation were repaid in full and cancelled.
The long term financing arrangements for the Company, to be utilized primarily
for the construction of Red Chris, consist of US$325.0 million 7% five year
senior unsecured notes, a senior secured $200.0 million revolving credit
facility, and a five year $75.0 million junior unsecured credit facility with
Edco Capital Corporation.
The 287kv Northwest Transmission Line (NTL) from Skeena substation to Bob Quinn
is under construction by BC Hydro with a targeted completion date of May 2014.
The 93 kilometre Iskut extension of the NTL from Bob Quinn to Tatogga is under
construction by the Company with a targeted completion date of June 2014.
Construction of access roads and right of way clearing for the Iskut extension
of the NTL is 100% complete. A 150 person camp and laydown yards were
established along the route to store and assemble lattice structure components.
An experienced power line constructor has installed to date approximately 57% of
the foundations and assembled 82% of the structures; the remaining foundations
and structures, hardware and conductor will be installed in the coming months.
Red Chris on-site work began in May 2012. The current status of site work is:
-- A construction camp to house 480 employees and contractors is fully
operational;
-- truck shop, warehouse and concentrate shed is complete and currently
being used as dry storage for equipment;
-- concrete placement and structural steel erection are complete for the
coarse ore handling facilities, the primary crusher building, the
mechanically stabilized earth wall, the overland conveyor, the transfer
towers and the reclaim tunnel;
-- concrete foundations for the 287kv main substation and the reagent
building are complete;
-- pre-engineered process plant building is fully enclosed and internal
concrete is approximately 97% complete;
-- mechanical installations site wide are approximately 50% complete;
-- North Starter Dam has been built to 1097 metre elevation providing
adequate water storage for mill startup;
-- tailings and reclaim system of pipelines and booster pump house is
approximately 25% complete.
Planned activities in 2014 will include the final installation of the primary
crusher, process water tanks, interior steel, grinding mills, electrical
equipment, reagent building and tailings system. Construction of the 287kv 17
kilometre power line from Tatogga to the mine site began in January 2014. Mine
pre-development began in January 2014 with the start of stripping of overburden
from the East zone of the Red Chris mine. The Company is targeting to commence
commissioning of the Red Chris mine in June 2014 and to achieve full operations
in the fourth quarter of 2014.
The cost of constructing the Red Chris mine is now forecast to be $540 million,
approximately 8.0% over the December 2012 estimate. The major areas of increase
are:
-- Certain contractor tenders for 2013 Request for Proposals were above the
cost estimate. These increases were mitigated in part by Red Chris
choosing to self-perform the mechanical and piping installations;
-- Tailings impoundment area earthwork construction costs overran as
additional borrow materials were excavated to uncover suitable filter
zone and till core for placement and compaction. The filter zone was
screened, hauled and placed with small equipment at extra cost. The
additional sand and gravel overburden exposed during borrow development
was placed on the future 2015-2016 dam construction footprint, which
will result in lower tailing dam construction costs in 2015 than
previously forecast. Both these activities were not budgeted in the
original estimate.
Sterling Mine
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Annual Production 2013 2012
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Ore Stacked - tons 160,789 77,944
Gold Grade - oz/ton 0.083 0.082
Gold ounces - added to heap 13,348 6,393
Gold ounces - in-process & poured 7,142 3,613
Gold shipped - ounces 7,431 2,852
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Sterling shipped 7,431 ounces gold in 2013. Forecast production for 2014 from
Sterling is 8,000 ounces gold. An engineering design was submitted and approved
by the Nevada Division of Environmental Protection to increase the permitted
height of the leach pad, and to line the "wedge" area between the old and new
heaps. At year's end the leach pad surface had been leveled to allow for dumping
to the greater height. Installation of the additional liner will depend upon the
need for added capacity. These design changes add 130,000 tons to the leach pad
capacity.
Underground production will continue from the stoping until the known reserves
are exhausted mid-year. Any positive results from the underground drill program
have the potential to add to the mine's expected life.
Permitting and planning for an open pit mine and a new heap leach pad are
underway, for the potential mining of previously uneconomic mineralization on
the property.
Exploration, development and capital expenditures, net of preproduction revenues
including capitalized depreciation totaled a $1.7 million recovery in 2013,
compared to a total expenditure of $6.2 million in 2012. The Sterling mine
recommenced operations on July 2012 and reached commercial production in March
2013. In accordance with the Company's accounting policy, all revenue and
related operating costs prior to commercial production were applied to the
carrying value of the Sterling mineral property.
Ruddock Creek Joint Venture Project
The Joint Venture completed a field program in 2013 which included site
infrastructure studies, metallurgical testing including dense media separation,
spiral, flotation, mineralogical, acid base accounting, and humidity cell
testing. The work included collecting and testing mineralized material from each
of the Lower E, Creek and V zones, and collecting and testing representative
samples of each rock type identified on the property. The collection of baseline
environmental and geotechnical information included trenching and geotechnical
core drilling in order to provide data for future permitting and engineering
studies. Surface exploration carried out during the quarter included detailed
geological and structural mapping in a number of areas, as well as the
collection of mineralized and non-mineralized rock samples for age-dating
purposes. A higher capacity water control structure for the underground
discharge was constructed. Ongoing consultations continued with area First
Nations.
The Ruddock Creek Joint Venture is owned by Imperial (50%), Mitsui Mining and
Smelting Co. Ltd. (30%) and Itochu Corporation (20%). The Ruddock Creek
zinc/lead property is located 155 kilometres northeast of Kamloops in the Scrip
Range of the Monashee Mountains in southeast British Columbia.
Outlook for 2014
Operations, Earnings and Cash Flow
Base and precious metals production allocable to Imperial in 2014 from the Mount
Polley, Huckleberry and Sterling mines is anticipated to be 65.0 million pounds
copper, 56,700 ounces gold and 220,000 ounces silver. The copper production
estimate will be impacted by the bull gear failure at Huckleberry. Huckleberry
production originally estimated at 42.0 million pounds copper will likely be
lower.
Cash flow protection for the balance of 2014 is supported by derivative
instruments that will see the Company receive certain minimum prices for copper
and gold as disclosed under the heading Derivative Instruments. However, the
quarterly revenues will fluctuate depending on copper and gold prices, the CDN
Dollar/US Dollar exchange rate, and the timing of concentrate sales which is
dependent on concentrate production and the availability and scheduling of
transportation.
Exploration
Exploration in 2014 will be limited in scope, and will be conducted at our
existing mining operations: Mount Polley, Huckleberry and Sterling. Mount Polley
will continue to focus on the excavation of a test stope in the Boundary zone. A
minor exploration program will be conducted at Huckleberry, and work will focus
on interpretation of information collected over the last two years. Underground
drilling at Sterling will continue in the vicinity of the underground workings.
Development
At Mount Polley the majority of ore delivery is from phase 3 of the Springer
pit. Stripping effort at Mount Polley is being directed at a pushback of the
Cariboo pit. Underground ore is scheduled to be delivered to the mill this year.
At Huckleberry, MZO pit stripping and ore release will continue throughout 2014.
The continuation of the TMF-3 construction (Phase 2) will commence in the 2014
second quarter.
At Red Chris planned activities in 2014 include the final installation of the
primary crusher, process water tanks, interior steel, grinding mills, electrical
equipment, reagent building and tailings system. Construction of the 287kv 17
kilometre power line from Tatogga to the mine site began in January 2014. Mine
pre-development began in January 2014 with the start of stripping of overburden
from the East zone of the Red Chris mine. The Company is targeting to commence
commissioning of the Red Chris mine in June 2014 and to achieve full operations
in the fourth quarter of 2014.
Financing
Based on current plans, assumptions, and the debt financings completed in March
2014, the Company expects to have sufficient cash resources to support its
normal operating and capital requirements on an ongoing basis.
(1)Information Related to this Press Release
Detailed financial information is provided in the Company's 2013 Annual Report
for the year ended December 31, 2013 available on www.imperialmetals.com and on
www.sedar.com.
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Earnings Announcement Conference Call
Scheduled for April 1, 2014 10:00am PDT / 11:00am MDT /
1:00pm EDT
Management will discuss the 2013 Financial Results
provided in this press release.
Following are call-in numbers to participate in the
earnings announcement conference call:
778.383.7413 local Vancouver
416.764.8609 local Toronto
587.880.2175 local Calgary / Edmonton
888.390.0605 toll free North America
The conference call will be available for replay until
April 8, 2014 by dialing
888.390.0541 or 416.764.8677 / replay PIN #642700
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About Imperial
Imperial is an exploration, mine development and operating company based in
Vancouver, British Columbia. The Company operates the Mount Polley copper/gold
mine in British Columbia and the Sterling gold mine in Nevada. Imperial has 50%
interest in the Huckleberry copper/molybdenum mine and has 50% interest in the
Ruddock Creek lead/zinc property, both in British Columbia. The Company is in
development of its wholly owned Red Chris copper/gold property in British
Columbia.
Cautionary Note Regarding "Forward-Looking Information"
This press release contains "forward-looking information" or "forward-looking
statements" within the meaning of Canadian and United States securities laws,
which we will refer to as "forward-looking information". Except for statements
of historical fact relating to the Company, certain information contained herein
constitutes forward-looking information. When we discuss mine plans; costs and
timing of current and proposed exploration or development; development;
production and marketing; capital expenditures; construction of transmission
lines; construction of the Red Chris mine; cash flow; working capital
requirements and the requirement for additional capital; operations; revenue;
margins and earnings; future prices of copper and gold; future foreign currency
exchange rates; future accounting changes; future prices for marketable
securities; future resolution of contingent liabilities; receipt of permits; or
other matters that have not yet occurred, we are making statements considered to
be forward-looking information or forward-looking statements under Canadian and
United States securities laws. We refer to them in this press release as
forward-looking information. The forward-looking information in this press
release may include words and phrases about the future, such as: plan, expect,
forecast, intend, anticipate, estimate, budget, scheduled, targeted, believe,
may, could, would, might or will. Forward-looking information includes
disclosure relating to project development plans, costs and timing.
We can give no assurance the forward-looking information will prove to be
accurate. It is based on a number of assumptions management believes to be
reasonable, including but not limited to: the continued operation of the
Company's mining operations, no material adverse change in the market price of
commodities or exchange rates, that the mining operations will operate and the
mining projects will be completed in accordance with their estimates and achieve
stated production outcomes, volatility in the Company's share price and such
other assumptions and factors as set out herein.
It is also subject to risks associated with our business, including but not
limited to: the risk that further advances may not be available under credit
facilities; risks associated with maintaining substantial levels of indebtedness
including potential financial constraints on operations; risks inherent in the
mining and metals business; commodity price fluctuations and hedging;
competition for mining properties; sale of products and future market access;
mineral reserves and recovery estimates; currency fluctuations; interest rate
risks; financing risks; regulatory and permitting risks; environmental risks;
joint venture risks; foreign activity risks; legal proceedings; and other risks
that are set out in the Company's Management's Discussion & Analysis in its 2013
Annual Report.
If our assumptions prove to be incorrect or risks materialize, our actual
results and events may vary materially from what we currently expect as provided
in this press release. We recommend you review the Company's most recent Annual
Information Form and Management's Discussion & Analysis in its 2013 Annual
Report, which includes discussion of material risks that could cause actual
results to differ materially from our current expectations. Forward-looking
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. We will not necessarily update this information unless we are required
to by securities laws.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT:
Imperial Metals Corporation
Brian Kynoch
President
604.669.8959
Imperial Metals Corporation
Andre Deepwell
Chief Financial Officer
604.488.2666
Imperial Metals Corporation
Gordon Keevil
Vice President Corporate Development
604.488.2677
Imperial Metals Corporation
Sabine Goetz
Shareholder Communications
604.488.2657
investor@imperialmetals.com
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