McEwen Mining Provides 2022 Guidance
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McEwen Mining
Thu, March 10, 2022, 1:57 p.m.·5 min read
TORONTO, March 10, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- McEwen Mining Inc. (NYSE: MUX) (TSX: MUX) is pleased to provide production and cost guidance for 2022. We are estimating production of 153,000 to 172,000 gold equivalent ounces (GEOs) in 2022. Cash costs and all-in sustaining costs (AISC) per GEO sold for 2022 from our 100%-owned mines (Gold Bar and Fox) are expected to be in the range $1,310-1,410 and $1,570-1,690, respectively. At San José, production is estimated to be 69,500 to 77,500 GEOs at an AISC per GEO sold of $1,330-1,370.
| 2022 Production Guidance
| Total Production
|
| Gold (oz)
| 118,000-133,000
| Silver (oz)
| 2,520,000-2,800,000
| GEOs(1)(4)
| 153,000-172,000
| San José Mine, Argentina (49%)(2)
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| Gold (oz)
| 34,500-38,500
| Silver (oz)
| 2,520,000-2,800,000
| GEOs(1)
| 69,500-77,500
| Gold Bar Mine, Nevada
|
| GEOs(1)
| 38,000-44,000
| Black Fox Mine, Canada
|
| GEOs(1)
| 44,000-49,000
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| 2022 Cost Guidance
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| Cash Costsper GEO(3)
| AISC per GEO(3)
| 100%-Owned Mines
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| Quarterly Estimates:
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| Q1
| $1,940-2,100
| $2,340-2,560
| Q2
| $1,330-1,430
| $1,670-1,810
| Q3
| $1,190-1,280
| $1,420-1,530
| Q4
| $1,060-1,140
| $1,170-1,260
| Full Year Average
| $1,310-1,410
| $1,570-1,690
| San José Mine (49%)
|
|
| Full Year Average
|
| $1,330-1,370
|
Notes:
Gold Equivalent Ounces (GEOs) are calculated based on a gold to silver price ratio of 72:1.
Represents the portion attributable to us from our 49% interest in the San José Mine.
Cash costs per GEO and all-in sustaining costs (AISC) per GEO are non-GAAP financial performance measures with no standardized definition under U.S. GAAP. For definition of the non-GAAP measures see the Management Discussion and Analysis (Form 10-K) for the year ended December 31, 2021, filed on EDGAR and SEDAR.
Residual heap leaching at the El Gallo Project in Mexico is expected to produce 1,500 GEOs in 2022.
Technical Information
The technical content of this news release has been reviewed and approved by Peter Mah, P.Eng., COO of McEwen Mining and a Qualified Person as defined by SEC S-K 1300 and the Canadian Securities Administrators National Instrument 43-101 "Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects."
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ABOUT MCEWEN MINING
McEwen Mining is a diversified gold and silver producer and explorer focused in the Americas with operating mines in Nevada, Canada, and Argentina. It also has a large exposure to copper through its subsidiary McEwen Copper, owner of the Los Azules copper deposit in Argentina.
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