Calibre Mining Corp.

Installation of the Primary Crusher - September 2024

Installation of the Primary Crusher - September 2024

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VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Nov. 05, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Calibre Mining Corp. (TSX: CXB; OTCQX: CXBMF) ("Calibre” or the "Company”) announces financial and operating results for the three months ("Q3”) and nine months ("YTD”) ended September 30, 2024. Consolidated Q3 and YTD 2024 filings can be found at www.sedarplus.ca and on the Company's website at www.calibremining.com. All figures are expressed in U.S. dollars unless otherwise stated.

Darren Hall, President and Chief Executive Officer of Calibre, stated: "As previously reported, the Company delivered 46,076 ounces in the quarter and 166,200 ounces year to date. Consolidated Q4 production is expected to be the strongest of the year, delivering 70,000 - 80,000 ounces, driven by Nicaragua's Q4 mine plans which are tracking and plan for significantly higher ore tonnes mined. After increasing ore haulage to Libertad by 30% to 3,000 tonnes per day, we forecast a stockpile build of approximately 30,000 ounces which will be processed in 2025.

The Valentine team continues to make significant progress with construction completion at 81% at the end of September and we remain on track to deliver first gold during Q2 2025. I am pleased with the increased focus, and we are confidently heading toward mechanical and electrical completion in early Q1, 2025.

The Valentine Gold Mine and surrounding property offers an impressive 5-million-ounce resource base and numerous discovery opportunities. Previously disclosed results at Valentine indicate robust growth potential below and adjacent to existing Mineral Resources. Our extensive, multi-rig drill program is focused on high priority targets beyond the originally explored 6 km section of defined reserves/resources of the 32 km long Valentine Lake Shear Zone to unlock the significant resource expansion and discovery potential across the property.”

YTD & Q3 2024 Highlights

  • Construction of the multi-million-ounce Valentine Gold Mine surpasses 81% construction with a remaining cost to complete on an incurred basis of C$197 million as at September 30, 2024 and remains on track for gold production in Q2 2025;
    • Tailings Management Facility is complete and ready to receive water;
    • CIL leaching area tanks construction is nearing completion;
    • Reclaim tunnel and coarse ore stockpile construction is progressing;
    • Primary crusher installation is well advanced and overland conveyor construction has commenced; and
    • Pre-commissioning is underway;
  • With approximately C$300 million in cash (US$115.8-million and restricted cash US$100-million) at September 30, 2024, Valentine's initial project capital remains fully financed;
  • Bolstered cash position as part of our capital management program with $55 million to be received from an additional gold prepayment arrangement whereby Calibre will physically deliver an additional 20,000 ounces of gold (2,500 ounces of gold per month at $2,816 per ounce) from May 2025 to December 2025;
  • Calibre Strengthens its Executive Leadership Team with the Appointment of Chief Operating Officer and Vice President of Technical Services, Nicaragua;
  • Expanded the Valentine Gold Mine ("Valentine”) resource expansion and discovery drill program with a 100,000 metre drill program, in addition to the 60,000 metre program already in place at the Leprechaun and Marathon deposits;
  • Received the Federal Environmental Assessment approval for the third open pit, the Berry Pit at Valentine scheduled to commence construction activities in Q4 2024;
  • Ore control drilling results at the Marathon Pit at Valentine yielded 44% additional gold on 47% higher grades than modelled in the 2022 Mineral Reserve statement, increasing confidence of the deposit as the Company advances toward first gold in Q2 2025;
  • New Discovery along the VTEM Gold Corridor and continued step out drilling intercepts high-grade gold mineralization at the Talavera deposit, both located within the Limon mine complex in Nicaragua, reinforcing Limon's ability to continually deliver compelling results, leading to new discoveries and resource expansion:
    • 13.26 g/t gold over 4.9 metres ETW including 33.50 g/t gold over 1.2 metres ETW; and
    • 6.38 g/t gold over 10.5 metres ETW;
  • Continued to intercept high grade gold mineralization from the resource conversion and expansion program within the Guapinol open pit area at the Eastern Borosi mine in Nicaragua, reinforcing the potential for mine life extension:
    • 13.24 g/t gold over 5.8 metres ETW including 18.52 g/t gold over 4.0 metres ETW; and
    • 9.24 g/t gold over 6.2 metres ETW including 17.45 g/t gold over 3.1 metres ETW;
  • Discovered additional near surface, above reserve grade gold mineralization at the Pan Mine ("Pan”) in Nevada, demonstrating the potential to increase resources, grade and mine life around Pan:
    • 0.45 g/t gold over 117.4 meres ETW; and
    • 0.56 g/t gold over 59.4 metres including 1.31 g/t gold over 9.1 metres ETW;
  • Consolidated gold sales of 46,076 ounces; Nicaragua 36,427 ounces and Nevada 9,649 ounces;
  • Consolidated TCC1 of $1,580/oz; Nicaragua $1,615/oz and Nevada $1,451/oz;
  • Consolidated AISC1 of $1,946/oz; Nicaragua $1,880/oz and Nevada $1,813/oz; and
  • Cash and restricted cash of $115.8 million and $100.0 million, respectively, as at September 30, 2024.

YTD 2024 Gold Sales and Cost Metrics

  • Consolidated gold sales of 166,200 ounces grossing $374.9 million in revenue, at an average realized gold price1 of $2,256/oz; Nicaragua 140,646 ounces and Nevada 25,554 ounces;
  • Consolidated TCC1 of $1,379/oz; Nicaragua $1,364/oz and Nevada $1,463/oz;
  • Consolidated AISC1 of $1,656/oz; Nicaragua $1,554/oz and Nevada $1,734/oz; and
  • Cash provided by operating activities of $88.8 million.
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Installation of the Primary Crusher - September 2024

A photo accompanying this announcement is available at https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/a6073327-6b82-4aaf-bf52-e1cb2221d7b4

CONSOLIDATED RESULTS: Q3 and Nine Months Ended 2024

Consolidated Results2

 Three Months EndedNine Months Ended
$'000 (except per share and per ounce amounts)Q3 2024Q2 2024Q3 2023YTD 2024YTD 2023
Financial Results     
Revenue$ 113,684 $137,325 $143,884 $       382,897 $410,107 
Cost of sales, including depreciation and amortization$      (97,437)$(94,685)$(101,128)$   (294,753)$(281,556)
Earnings from mine operations$          16,247 $42,640 $42,756 $         88,144 $128,551 
EBITDA (3)$       29,988 $52,886 $61,899 $     109,352 $170,416 
Adjusted EBITDA (3)$        28,943 $54,022 $62,998 $      122,694 $172,852 
Net earnings$              954 $20,762 $23,412 $          18,079 $73,024 
Adjusted net earnings (4)$            2,199 $19,035 $24,530 $          26,545 $74,361 
Operating cash flows before working capital (5)$          4,170 $68,618 $49,826 $       125,170 $138,605 
Operating cash flow$      (17,833)$60,826 $54,226 $         88,808 $140,776 
Capital expenditures (sustaining)$      10,849 $10,358 $3,696 $        28,916 $19,545 
Capital expenditures (growth)$       136,103 $97,581 $29,294 $      301,833 $70,204 
Capital expenditures (exploration)$          12,387 $8,967 $7,705 $         28,991 $21,448 
Operating Results     
Gold ounces produced  45,697  58,754  73,485  166,218  208,011 
Gold ounces sold  46,076  58,345  73,241  166,200  208,020 
Per Ounce Data     
Average realized gold price1 ($/oz)$          2,418 $2,302 $1,929 $             2,256 $1,932 
TCC ($/oz)1$          1,580 $1,264 $1,007 $             1,379 $1,047 
AISC ($/oz)1$           1,946 $1,533 $1,115 $            1,656 $1,195 
Per Share Data     
Earnings per share - basic$              0.00 $0.03 $0.05 $               0.02 $0.16 
Earnings per share - fully diluted$             0.00 $0.03 $0.05 $              0.02 $0.15 
Adjusted net earnings per share - basic (3)$             0.00 $0.02 $0.05 $               0.04 $0.16 
Operating cash flows before working capital per share$             0.01 $0.09 $0.11 $            0.17 $0.31 
Operating cash flow per share$           (0.02)$0.08 $0.12 $            0.12 $0.31 
Balance Sheet Data     
Cash$      115,800 $127,582 $97,293 $       115,800  Advertisement