Golden Phoenix Posts Its First Profit; Net Income Tops $1 Million in Second Quarter
Monday August 27, 5:00 am ET
SPARKS, Nev., Aug. 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Golden Phoenix Minerals, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: GPXM - News), is pleased to announce posting of its first profit since its formation in 1997, with net income reported in the quarter ended June 30, 2007 of $1,058,688 or $0.01 per share. Net income resulted from the production and sale of molybdenum concentrates, totaling $4,466,470, at its majority-owned Ashdown mine plus a gain on extinguishment of debt related to restructuring of a preexisting obligation.
Addressing the financial results, David A. Caldwell, CEO of Golden Phoenix, said, "Two-and-a-half years since we began restructuring Golden Phoenix I am proud to witness our first quarterly profit. This milestone accompanies the success we have achieved in building the Ashdown mine and mill. Our progress in ramping up production at Ashdown allows us to allocate resources to development of the other molybdenum and gold properties in our portfolio, and to begin the hunt for new opportunities."
During the second quarter, management was also able to extinguish $537,309 in debt through the restructuring and assignment of a loan obligation incurred to construct the Ashdown mine. This brings Golden Phoenix's cumulative total gain on extinguishment of debt to $5,793,928 since 2005, when restructuring began.
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Golden Phoenix Minerals, Inc. is a Nevada-based mining company committed to deliver value to its shareholders by acquiring, developing and mining superior precious and strategic metal deposits in North America using competitive business practices balanced by principles of ethical stewardship. Golden Phoenix owns the Mineral Ridge gold and silver property near Silver Peak, Nevada, the Northern Champion molybdenum mine in Ontario, Canada, and is manager/operator and majority owner of the Ashdown Project LLC gold and molybdenum property held jointly by Golden Phoenix Minerals, Inc. and Win-Eldrich Mines, Ltd. of Toronto, Canada through its US subsidiary, Win-Eldrich Gold, Inc.
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