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- reports results for the third quarter of 2023, highlighted by Q3 production of 112,212 ounces (“oz”) of gold and | sales of 112,711 oz, at a cash operating cost1 of $704 per oz sold and all-in sustaining cost (“AISC”)1 of $907 per | oz sold. All amounts are in U.S. dollars unless otherwise indicated.
- • Gold sales of 112,711 oz of gold, consisting of 70,981 oz in concentrate and 41,730 oz as doré, resulted in | gross revenues of $218 million at an average realized gold price 1 of $1,931 per oz. Net of treatment and
- This press release contains forward-looking information in several places, such as in statements relating to the Company’s 2023 production | outlook, including estimates of gold production, grades recoveries and AISC; operating plans; expected sales receipts, cash flow forecasts | and financing obligations; the benefits to be derived from the repayment of the Senior Facility; its estimated capital costs; benefits of the
- Mill throughput was consistent quarter over quarter at 4,523 tonnes per day (“tpd”) resulting in gold production of | 112,212 ounces (“oz”) and sales of 112,711 oz at a n average realized gold price1 of $1,931 per oz. Cash operating | costs1 were $704 per oz sold and all -in sustaining costs (“AISC”)1 were $907 per oz sold for the quarter, in line with
- • Gold production was 112,212 oz which was comprised of 71,902 oz in concentrate and 40,310 oz as doré. | Gold sales of 112,711 oz of gold, consisting of 70,981 oz in concentrate and 41,730 oz as doré, resulted in | gross revenues of $2 18 million at an average realized gold price 1 of $1,931 per oz. Net of treatment and
- debt obligation will be repaid cannot be recognized because of the inherent uncertainty and risks associated | with actually realizing such production and sales.
- The majority of trade receivables represent the value of concentrate and doré sold as at period end for which the funds | are not yet received. Revenues and related trade receivables for concentrate sales are initially recorded at provisional | gold prices. Subsequent determination of final gold prices can range from one to four months after shipment depending
- gold prices. Subsequent determination of final gold prices can range from one to four months after shipment depending | on the customer. For sales that are provisionally priced at period end, an estimate of the adjustment to the trade | receivable is calculated based on the expected month when the final gold price is forecast to be determined and the
EBITDA
- • Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization1 (“EBITDA”) and adjusted EBITDA1 were $133 | million and $121 million, respectively, with the difference resulting from derivative gains recognized in the
- This news release refers to certain financial measures, such as average realized gold price per oz sold, EBITDA, | adjusted EBITDA, cash operating cost per oz sold, all-in sustaining cost, free cash flow, free cash flow per share,
- $0.34 per share resulting in a cash balance of $302 million at September 30, 2023. | • Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization1 (“EBITDA”) and adjusted EBITDA1 were $133 | million and $ 121 million, respectively, with the difference resulting from derivative gains recognized in the
- NON-IFRS MEASURES | This MD&A refers to certain financial measures, such as average realized gold price per oz sold , EBITDA, adjusted | EBITDA, cash operating cost per oz sold, all-in sustaining cost, free cash flow, free cash flow per share, and adjusted
- This MD&A refers to certain financial measures, such as average realized gold price per oz sold , EBITDA, adjusted | EBITDA, cash operating cost per oz sold, all-in sustaining cost, free cash flow, free cash flow per share, and adjusted | earnings, which are not recognized under IFRS and do not have a standardized meaning prescribed by IFRS. These
- EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA
- Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (“EBITDA”) is a metric used to better understand the | financial performance of the Company by computing earnings from business operations without including the effects of
- financial performance of the Company by computing earnings from business operations without including the effects of | capital structure, tax rates and depreciation. Adjusted EBITDA is EBITDA excluding i tems which are considered not | indicative of underlying business operations.
Rörelseresultat
- Cash operating cost per oz sold, combined with revenues, can be used to evaluate the Company’s performance and | ability to generate operating income and cash flow from operating activities. Cash operating costs include operating | expenses and royalty expenses.
Periodens resultat
- Adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization ($’000)1 121,492 117,039 430,137 355,303 | Net income ($’000) 53,782 62,673 168,395 141,817 | Basic income per share ($) 0.23 0.27 0.71 0.60
- • Net income was $53.8 million including a derivative gain of $11.7 million, and net of corporate, exploration, | finance costs, and associated taxes. Adjusted earnings1, which exclude the derivative gain and related taxes,
- depreciation, and amortization ($’000)1 121,492 117,039 430,137 355,303 | Net income ($’000) 53,782 62,673 168,395 141,817 | Basic income per share ($) 0.23 0.27 0.71 0.60
- dollars, except share and per share amounts) | The difference between net income and adjusted earnings1 during the third quarter of 2023 is due to non-cash derivative | gains of $11.7 million (nine months ended September 30, 2023: derivative loss of $3.4 million) associated with fair
- explained in more detail later in this MD&A. Revaluation of these obligations has and will continue to result in | considerable period-to-period volatility in the Company’s net income, comprehensive income, current and long-term | liabilities and do not necessarily reflect the amounts that will be repaid when the obligations become due.
- quarter. | • Net income was $53.8 million including a derivative gain of $11.7 million, and net of corporate, exploration, | finance costs, and associated taxes. Adjusted earnings1, which exclude the derivative gain and related taxes,
- Net income (loss) for the period $ 53,782 $ 63,148 $ 51,465 $ (68,259)
- Net income for the period $ 62,673 $ 55,962 $ 23,182 $ 28,789
Resultat per aktie
- Adjusted net earnings ($‘000)1 44,673 20,379 171,074 91,419 | Adjusted net earnings per share ($)1 0.19 0.09 0.72 0.39 | Dividends paid per share ($) 0.10 0.20 0.30 0.20
- Adjusted earnings ($‘000)1 44,673 20,379 171,074 91,419 | Adjusted earnings per share ($)1 0.19 0.09 0.72 0.39 | Dividends paid per share ($) 0.10 0.20 0.30 0.20
- Adjusted earnings and adjusted basic earnings per share
- Adjusted earnings and adjusted basic earnings per share can be used to measure and may assist in evaluating | operating earning trends in comparison with results from prior periods by excluding specific items that are significant,
- losses, and related income tax effects, from accounting for the gold prepay and stream facilities at fair value. Adjusted | basic earnings per share is calculated using the weighted average number of shares outstanding under the basic | method of earnings per share as determined under IFRS.
- basic earnings per share is calculated using the weighted average number of shares outstanding under the basic | method of earnings per share as determined under IFRS.
- Adjusted basic earnings per share 0.19 0.09 $ 0.72 $ 0.39
Kassaflöde
- Robust free cash flow generation underpins decision to extinguish bank debt
- Lundin Gold’s track record of generating strong free cash flow1 continued during the third quarter of 2023 with | free cash flow 1 of $80.9 million or $0.34 per share achieved resulting in a cash balance of $302 million at | September 30, 2023. Given this robust cash balance at quarter end and forecasted cash requirements, the
- Ron Hochstein, President and CEO commented, “ After another strong quarter of free cash flow generation, we | are advancing our debt reduction strategy with the repayment in full of the remaining balance of our senior debt
- Cash provided by operating activities ($’000) 120,030 104,739 426,821 292,755 | Free cash flow ($’000)1 80,937 65,202 201,143 178,256 | Free cash flow per share ($)1 0.34 0.28 0.85 0.76
- Free cash flow ($’000)1 80,937 65,202 201,143 178,256 | Free cash flow per share ($)1 0.34 0.28 0.85 0.76 | Average realized gold price ($/oz sold)1 1,931 1,618 1,942 1,781
- Financial Results – Strong Free Cash Flow Generation Enables Deleveraging Strategy
- Gold with improved free cash flow margins and increased capital allocation flexibility for the benefit of the | Company and its shareholders.
- This news release refers to certain financial measures, such as average realized gold price per oz sold, EBITDA, | adjusted EBITDA, cash operating cost per oz sold, all-in sustaining cost, free cash flow, free cash flow per share,
Fritt kassaflöde
- Robust free cash flow generation underpins decision to extinguish bank debt
- Lundin Gold’s track record of generating strong free cash flow1 continued during the third quarter of 2023 with | free cash flow 1 of $80.9 million or $0.34 per share achieved resulting in a cash balance of $302 million at | September 30, 2023. Given this robust cash balance at quarter end and forecasted cash requirements, the
- Ron Hochstein, President and CEO commented, “ After another strong quarter of free cash flow generation, we | are advancing our debt reduction strategy with the repayment in full of the remaining balance of our senior debt
- Cash provided by operating activities ($’000) 120,030 104,739 426,821 292,755 | Free cash flow ($’000)1 80,937 65,202 201,143 178,256 | Free cash flow per share ($)1 0.34 0.28 0.85 0.76
- Free cash flow ($’000)1 80,937 65,202 201,143 178,256 | Free cash flow per share ($)1 0.34 0.28 0.85 0.76 | Average realized gold price ($/oz sold)1 1,931 1,618 1,942 1,781
- Financial Results – Strong Free Cash Flow Generation Enables Deleveraging Strategy
- Gold with improved free cash flow margins and increased capital allocation flexibility for the benefit of the | Company and its shareholders.
- This news release refers to certain financial measures, such as average realized gold price per oz sold, EBITDA, | adjusted EBITDA, cash operating cost per oz sold, all-in sustaining cost, free cash flow, free cash flow per share,
Likvida medel
- Cash and cash equivalents are held with high quality financial institutions. Substantially all of the Company’s cash and | cash equivalents held with financial institutions exceed government -insured limits. The Company has established a
- Current assets | Cash and cash equivalents 7, 14 $ 302,465 $ 363,400 | Trade receivables and other current assets 3 164,842 169,134
- Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents 27,497 2,607 (60,935) 41,031
- Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period 274,968 301,032 363,400 262,608
- Cash and cash equivalents, end of period $ 302,465 $ 303,639 $ 302,465 $ 303,639
- Cash and cash equivalents are comprised of the following:
- Concentration of credit risk | Cash and cash equivalents are held with high quality financial institutions. Substantially all of the Company’s | cash and cash equivalents held with financial institutions exceed government -insured limits. The Company
- Cash and cash equivalents are held with high quality financial institutions. Substantially all of the Company’s | cash and cash equivalents held with financial institutions exceed government -insured limits. The Company | has established a treasury policy that seek s to minimize its credit risk by entering into transactions with
Nettoskuld
- Net cash provided by operating | activities
- Net cash used for investing activities (19,296) (19,306) (39,734) (44,587) | Interest paid (4,424) (7,386) (16,149) (20,687)
- Net cash provided by operating activities 120,030 104,739 426,821 292,755
- Net cash used for financing activities (72,860) (81,693) (448,114) (205,671)
- Net cash used for investing activities (19,296) (19,306) (39,734) (44,587)
Antal aktier
- Weighted-average number of common | shares outstanding | Basic 237,411,813 236,943,432 236,062,529 235,332,039
- Weighted-average number of common | shares outstanding | Basic 235,165,784 234,933,975 233,809,773 233,211,843
- losses, and related income tax effects, from accounting for the gold prepay and stream facilities at fair value. Adjusted | basic earnings per share is calculated using the weighted average number of shares outstanding under the basic | method of earnings per share as determined under IFRS.
- Basic weighted average shares | outstanding
- Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding
Antal anställda
- of Mineral Reserve and Resource estimates; deficient or vulnerable title to concessions, easements and surface rights; inherent safety | hazards and risk to the health and safety of the Company’s employees and contractors; risks related to the Company’s workforce and its | labour relations; key talent recruitment and retention of key personnel; volatility in the market price of the Company’s shares; measures
- Corporate administration costs of $16.5 million were incurred during the 2023 Period compared to $14.6 million during | the 2022 Period. This increase is mainly driven by payments made to certain long-serving employees upon the end of | their employment with the Company.
- 3,787,971 2.20 $ 9.96 2,475,121 1.44 $ 9.02 | The fair value based method of accounting was applied to stock options granted to employees, including | directors, and non -employees on the date of grant using the Black -Scholes option pricing model with the
- The fair value based method of accounting was applied to stock options granted to employees, including | directors, and non -employees on the date of grant using the Black -Scholes option pricing model with the | following weighted-average assumptions:
- The equity-settled share-based payment reserve includes the fair value of employee options as measured at | grant date and amortized over the period during which the employees become unconditionally entitled to the | options.
- Under the Omnibus Plan, the Company has granted restricted share units and deferred share units to eligible | employees and non-employee directors as presented below.
- All Cash PSUs were settled through a combination of payment of cash or issuance of shares during the nine | months ended September 30, 2023. Share PSUs are granted to eligible employees and vest three years from | date of grant subject to continued employment and certain performance conditions being met. The number
- The fair value of Share PSUs measured at grant date are being amortized over the period during which the | employees become unconditionally entitled to the Share PSUs. During the nine months ended September | 30, 2023, the Company recorded stock-based compensation expense of $ 1.0 million (nine months ended
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NEWS RELEASE
Vancouver, November 8, 2023
Lundin Gold Inc. 885 West Georgia Street, Suite 2000 Phone: +1 604 689 7842 lundingold.com
Vancouver, BC, V6C 3E8 Fax: +1 604 689 4250 Email: info@lundingold.com
LUNDIN GOLD REPORTS THIRD QUARTER 2023 RESULTS AND ELECTS TO FULLY REPAY
ITS SENIOR DEBT FACILITY
Robust free cash flow generation underpins decision to extinguish bank debt
Lundin Gold Inc. (TSX: LUG; Nasdaq Stockholm: LUG; OTCQX: LUGDF) ("Lundin Gold" or the "Company") today
reports results for the third quarter of 2023, highlighted by Q3 production of 112,212 ounces (“oz”) of gold and
sales of 112,711 oz, at a cash operating cost1 of $704 per oz sold and all-in sustaining cost (“AISC”)1 of $907 per
oz sold. All amounts are in U.S. dollars unless otherwise indicated.
Lundin Gold’s track record of generating strong free cash flow1 continued during the third quarter of 2023 with
free cash flow 1 of $80.9 million or $0.34 per share achieved resulting in a cash balance of $302 million at
September 30, 2023. Given this robust cash balance at quarter end and forecasted cash requirements, the
Company has elected to fully repay the remaining principal balance of $70.5 million plus accrued interest under
its senior debt facility (the “Senior Facility”) on November 14, 2023, well in advance of the original maturity date
of June 2026. Upon completion of this repayment, the Company will have extinguished two of its project finance
facilities, being the gold prepay credit facility and Senior Facility , which had an original combined principal
amount of $500 million, after only three years of operations.
Ron Hochstein, President and CEO commented, “ After another strong quarter of free cash flow generation, we
are advancing our debt reduction strategy with the repayment in full of the remaining balance of our senior debt
facility. We are firmly on track to meet our revised AISC1 guidance of $820 to $870 per oz sold and expect to be
near the upper end of our revised production guidance of 450,000 to 485,000 oz. I am also very excited about the
continued expansion of our near -mine exploration program , which is yielding very positive results going into
2024.”
1 Certain additional disclosures for these specified financial measures have been incorporated by reference and can be found on pages
14 to 17 of the Company's MD&A for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 available on SEDAR+.
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OPERATING AND FINANCIAL RESULTS SUMMARY
The following two tables provide an overview of key operating and financial results.
Three months ended
September 30,
Nine months ended
September 30,
2023 2022 2023 2022
Tonnes ore mined 397,702 377,921 1,229,845 1,126,980
Tonnes ore milled 416,072 379,258 1,226,777 1,138,340
Average head grade (g/t) 9.7 11.0 10.9 10.9
Average recovery 86.5% 90.3% 88.5% 89.4%
Average mill throughput (tpd) 4,523 4,122 4,494 4,170
Gold ounces produced 112,212 121,635 381,964 355,190
Gold ounces sold 112,711 134,640 376,360 350,213
Three months ended
September 30,
Nine months ended
September 30,
2023 2022 2023 2022
Net revenues ($’000) 211,172 210,425 711,830 604,705
Income from mining operations ($’000) 99,620 83,930 357,129 277,659
Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization ($’000)1 133,170 158,877 426,702 402,403
Adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization ($’000)1 121,492 117,039 430,137 355,303
Net income ($’000) 53,782 62,673 168,395 141,817
Basic income per share ($) 0.23 0.27 0.71 0.60
Cash provided by operating activities ($’000) 120,030 104,739 426,821 292,755
Free cash flow ($’000)1 80,937 65,202 201,143 178,256
Free cash flow per share ($)1 0.34 0.28 0.85 0.76
Average realized gold price ($/oz sold)1 1,931 1,618 1,942 1,781
Cash operating cost ($/oz sold)1 704 656 662 656
All-in sustaining costs ($/oz sold)1 907 807 807 785
Adjusted net earnings ($‘000)1 44,673 20,379 171,074 91,419
Adjusted net earnings per share ($)1 0.19 0.09 0.72 0.39
Dividends paid per share ($) 0.10 0.20 0.30 0.20
THIRD QUARTER HIGHLIGHTS
Financial Results – Strong Free Cash Flow Generation Enables Deleveraging Strategy
• Gold sales of 112,711 oz of gold, consisting of 70,981 oz in concentrate and 41,730 oz as doré, resulted in
gross revenues of $218 million at an average realized gold price 1 of $1,931 per oz. Net of treatment and
refining charges, revenues were $211 million.
• Cash operating costs1 and AISC1 were $704 and $907 per oz of gold sold, respectively, which are both higher
than previous periods albeit in line with expectations . Cash operating costs 1 per oz sold was impacted by
lower gold production due to expected lower grade and recoveries partially offset by increased mill
throughput, while the higher AISC 1 also reflects the increase in sustaining capital activities during the
quarter.
• The Company generated cash from operating activities of $120 million and free cash flow1 of $80.9 million
or $0.34 per share resulting in a cash balance of $302 million at September 30, 2023.
1 Certain additional disclosures for these specified financial measures have been incorporated by reference and can be found on pages
14 to 17 of the Company's MD&A for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 available on SEDAR+.
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• Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization1 (“EBITDA”) and adjusted EBITDA1 were $133
million and $121 million, respectively, with the difference resulting from derivative gains recognized in the
quarter.
• Net income was $53.8 million including a derivative gain of $11.7 million, and net of corporate, exploration,
finance costs, and associated taxes. Adjusted earnings1, which exclude the derivative gain and related taxes,
were $44.7 million, or $0.19 per share.
Production Results – Focussing on Improving Recoveries
• Mine ore production was 397,702 tonnes at an average grade of 9.3 grams per tonne, a reduction in
production compared to previous periods , which was planned in order to reduce the ore stockpiled on
surface.
• The mill processed 416,072 tonnes of ore at an average throughput rate of 4,523 tpd which is consistent
with the throughput rate achieved during the second quarter.
• The average grade of ore milled was 9.7 grams per tonne with average recovery at 86.5%. Recoveries were
affected this quarter by processing of ore from sectors that contain higher levels of finely disseminated
sulphide minerals which are impacting flotation recovery.
• Gold production was 112,212 oz which was comprised of 71,902 oz in concentrate and 40,310 oz as doré.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
At the end of the third quarter of 2023, the Company is in a strong financial position.
(in thousands of U.S. dollars) As at September 30,
2023
As at December 31,
2022
Financial Position:
Cash 302,465 363,400
Working capital 313,794 194,804
Total assets 1,516,866 1,668,865
Long-term debt
Senior debt facility
Principal and accrued interest 71,369 183,638
Deferred transaction costs (5,392) (10,784)
Fair value of stream credit facility and offtake 295,132 287,666
Fair value of gold prepay credit facility - 207,446
Total long-term debt 361,109 667,966
As at September 30, 2023, the Company had cash of $302 million and a working capital balance of $314 million
compared to cash of $363 million and a working capital balance of $195 million at December 31, 2022. The
change in cash during the nine months ended September 30, 2023 was primarily due to the full repayment of
the gold prepay credit facility of $208 million; principal repayments, interest and finance charges, including
associated taxes, under the stream credit facility totalling $61.2 million; interest and principal repayments under
the Senior Facility of $121 million; dividends of $71.1 million; and cash outflows of $39.7 million relating to
sustaining capital expenditures. This is offset by cash generated from operating activities of $427 million and
proceeds from the exercise of stock options and anti-dilution rights totalling $12.6 million.
1 Certain additional disclosures for these specified financial measures have been incorporated by reference and can be found on
pages 14 to 17 of the Company’s MD&A for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 available on SEDAR+.
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The Senior Facility had a principal balance of $70.5 million and accrued interest of $0.9 million as at September
30, 2023. With the strong liquidity position of Lundin Gold, the Company has exercised its right to fully repay this
remaining balance on November 14, 2023 leaving the stream credit facility as the last remaining debt on its
balance sheet. The Company has the option to repay (i) 50% of the stream facility outstanding on June 30, 2024
for $150 million and / or (ii) the other 50% outstanding on June 30, 2026 for $225 million.
Capital Expenditures
Sustaining Capital
o Significant progress was made on the construction of the fourth raise of the tailings dam with completion
expected in the latter half of the fourth quarter.
o Commissioning of the underground mine maintenance facility has commenced, which is expected to
provide additional efficiencies and cost savings.
o Other sustaining capital projects such as extending two underground levels to the south for the 2024
conversion drill program, implementation of a mine dispatch system, upgrades to the sewage treatment
plants, purchase of mobile equipment, and other efficiency improvement projects are expected to ramp
up during the remainder of the year, with some projects carrying over to 2024.
o The 2023 conversion drilling program continued to advance during the third quarter in distinct sectors
of the FDN deposit. The program focused on the northern -central and southern extension with
approximately 6,203 metres across 46 holes completed. During the nine months ended September 30,
2023, 10,814 metres across 74 holes have been completed.
o In the southern sector, 27 drill holes were completed and mostly intercepted the mineralized
zones associated with manganoan carbonate, chalcedony veins and sulphides.
o In the north -central sector, 19 drill holes were completed and positive assay results are
associated with zones of hydrothermal breccias along the downdip extension of FDN.
Health and Safety
During the third quarter there were no Lost Time Incidents (“LTIs”) and no Medical Aid Incident (“MAIs”). The
Total Recordable Incident Rate across exploration and operations was 0. 00 per 200,000 hours worked for the
quarter and 0.05 for the first nine months of 2023. FDN operations has had more than 1 year without an LTI or
MAI with over 6.3 million hours worked, since the last LTI, as of September 30, 2023
Community
Various community projects supported by the Company progressed well in the third quarter, including initiatives
focused on community health and education. Lundin Gold continued to support an innovative program which
provides mental health services to local community members. Education programs sponsored by the Company
which improve local student access to higher education continued to show success as a cohort of local students
prepare to graduate from university in the coming months, a significant milestone for the Los Encuentros Parish.
Infrastructure investment continues to be a priority for Lundin Gold. In addition to the Company’s long-
standing commitment to support road maintenance, Lundin Gold co-funded with the Ministry of Education
the rehabilitation of the local school, which more than 1,300 children from the Los Encuentros Parish
attend. Work on this project was nearing completion at the end of the quarter.
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Lundin Gold continued to support local micro businesses in conjunction with the Lundin Foundation during the
quarter, including women -led businesses through the program “Soy Emprendadora”. Among the supported
businesses, the local textile manufacturer, fire extinguisher maintenance company, and pest control/fumigation
company all increased their business activity in the quarter with Lundin Gold as an anchor client. Efforts have
continued to ensure that local farmers retain access to local, national, and international markets. The Company
also continued to engage with local indigenous people, especially the Shuar Federation of Zamora Chinchipe, to
jointly implement projects that promote economic opportunities and the Shuar culture.
Following the election of new local authorities, the round table dialogue process restarted during the third
quarter, with high participation rates by local community members.
During the quarter, Lundin Gold was recognized for its sustainable business practices by CERES Ecuador, a non-
profit organization committed to social responsibility in Ecuador.
Corporate
The Company paid a quarterly dividend of $0.10 per share on September 26, 2023 ( September 29 for shares
trading on Nasdaq Stockholm) based on a record date of September 11, 2023, for a total of $23.8 million. With
the release of its third quarter 2023 results, the Company has declared a cash dividend of $0.10 per share, which
is payable on December 22, 2023 ( December 29 for shares trading on Nasdaq Stockholm) to shareholders of
record on December 7, 2023.
Near the end of the quarter, Mr. Nathan Monash, Vice President, Sustainability departed Lundin Gold. Ms. Sheila
Colman has taken on the role and is now Vice President, Legal and Sustainability and Corporate Secretary.
Upon the acquisition of the Company’s largest shareholder, Newcrest Mining Limited (“Newcrest”), by Newmont
Corporation (“Newmont”) on November 6, 2023 , the Company appointed two new directors to the Board as
Newmont nominees: Ms. Melissa Harmon and Mr. Scott Langley. Ms. Harmon has a mine engineering degree
and an MBA. She has been employed with Newmont for over 20 years in increasingly senior roles in operations
and is currently Group Head, Non -Managed Operating Joint Ventures. Mr. Langley is currently Vice President,
Corporate Development at Newmont and worked in investment banking for more than 15 years prior to joining
Newmont. Mr. Craig Jones and Ms. Jill Terry, the former Newcrest nominees, resigned from the Board on the
same day.
EXPLORATION
Near-Mine Exploration Program
In the third quarter, the Company completed a total of 9,664 metres across 14 holes from surface and
underground. Drilling from underground explored to the east, west and at depth of the FDN deposit, while
drilling from surface tested along the extensions of the controlling structures of the FDN deposit.
• The surface drilling program continues along the south extension of the East Fault, where Bonza Sur and
the FDN South (“FDNS”) targets were identified. During the third quarter, 10 surface drill holes were
completed, mostly at Bonza Sur where the drilling program continues to indicate the continuity of the
mineralization. Exploratory holes were also completed along the north and south extensions of the FDN
deposit. Five surface rigs are currently drilli ng, two of them exploring Bonza Sur, two along the south
and north extensions of FDN respectively, and one at FDN East.
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o At Bonza Sur, located only one kilometre from FDN, seven surface drill holes were completed
and continue to expand the recently discovered epithermal system. Drilling continues to record
multiple positive intersections which extend along strike and at dept h. The mineralized zones
are represented by veins/veinlets of quartz and minor chalcedony and manganoan -carbonate
associated with the occurrences of sulphides. This epithermal system has already been identified
for more than 700 metres along the north -south strike and for at least 500 metres along the
downdip and remain open in all directions.
o At FDNS, two surface drill holes were completed along the south extension and both intercepted
narrow hydrothermal alteration zones with no significant results. This vein system remains open
for expansion along the northeastern-southwestern direction and at depth.
o As part of the exploratory program aiming to explore new sectors within the near mine area,
one hole was completed along the north extension of the FDN deposit, which intercepted a
narrow hydrothermal alteration zone. Results are pending.
• The underground drilling program continues to explore the continuity of the FDN deposit at depth and
beyond the major east and west faults. Four drill holes were completed and all intercepted structures,
zones of hydrothermal alteration, and gold mineralization beyond the current limits of the FDN resource
boundary. At depth i n the north part of FDN, one drill hole confirmed hydrothermal alteration zones
related to breccias and veins, below the mineral envelope of FDN. In the central part, another drill hole
intercepted hydrothermal alteration zones along the downdip extension. Furthermore, two drill holes
completed at the FDN East targ et intercepted a new mineralized zone represented by breccias, veins
and veinlets with sulphides hosted on porphyritic intrusive rocks or in volcanic rocks.
A complete table of results received to date can be found in Lundin Gold’s press release date d November 1,
2023.
Regional Exploration Program
The regional drilling program continues to advance in distinct sectors along the southeastern and southwestern
borders of the Suarez basin and a total of 2,544 metres across four drill holes were completed in the third
quarter. Regional drilling focused on the Crisbel target, where detailed geological interpretation of exploration
data and additional surface works identified major structures and zones of hydrothermal alteration.
• At the Crisbel target, three drill holes were completed testing an unexplored geochemical soil anomaly
(gold and epithermal pathfinder elements such as Sb, As) along the southwest contact between the
Suarez Border and the volcanic sequence. All drill holes intercepted hydrothermal alteration zones with
important quantities of sulphides hosted on brecciated volcanic rocks. One drill hole returned low grade
values of gold. Results remain pending for the other drill holes.
• At Barbasco SE, one drill hole was completed and tested the extension of the FDN East Fault along the
southeastern extension of the Suarez basin. No significant zone of hydrothermal alteration was
intercepted. Results remain pending.
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Newcrest Earn-In Agreement
On the concessions held by the Company’s subsidiary, Surnorte S.A., a second phase of scout drilling has been
completed at the Gamora Project, located in southeast Ecuador. This work is being conducted by Newcrest
(subsidiary of Newmont) as the operator under an earn -in agreement with Lundin Gold pursuant to which
Newcrest can earn up to a 50% interest in eight exploration concessions located to the north and south of Fruta
del Norte. A total of 3,247 metres of diamond core drilling was completed . The program focused on testing
priority copper -gold targets in the Mirador copper porphyry district. The results obtained did not return
significant intercepts on any of the copper -gold or epithermal targets that were tested. Newcrest has met the
expenditure requirement under the first option of the earn -in agreement and has until early December to
exercise its option to acquire 25% of Surnorte S.A.
OUTLOOK – ON TRACK FOR ANNUAL PRODUCTION TO BE NEAR THE UPPER END OF REVISED GUIDANCE
Operating performance during the nine months ended September 30, 2023 puts the Company on track to
achieve full year production near the upper end of its revised guidance of 450,000 to 485,000 oz and firmly on
track to meet its revised AISC 1 guidance of $820 to $870 per oz sold. Solutions to improve mill recoveries
continued to be evaluated. Some operational modifications are being made and detailed engineering is
underway for the installation of new flotation technology to deal with the finely disseminated sulphide minerals.
The modifications to the flotation circuit are anticipated to be completed within the next 12 months. The
Company completed basic engineering at quarter end and is moving forward to detailed engineering for a
possible expansion to further increase mill throughput to 5,000 tpd.
The near mine drilling program is expected to continue to delineate the Bonza Sur target, where the recently
discovered epithermal system remains open. Two rigs are expected to continue to be dedicated to the detailing
and expansion of the mineralized zones at depth and along strike at this target. The near mine drilling program
will also continue to explore the extension of FDN mineralization along the south -southwestern and north
directions. The underground drilling program is expected to continue to expl ore for new discoveries and
extensions of the FDN resource envelope.
In light of continued success of the near mine program, the Company has expanded the program twice during
the nine months ended September 30, 2023. The near mine program was originally planned for 15,500 metres
and was most recently expanded in the third quarter to drill 30,000 metres in 2023. Six rigs (one underground
and five on surface) are currently operating on the near-mine program.
The regional drilling program continues to focus on the southern Suarez Basin, advancing along the eastern and
western borders of the Basin. A second rig was added to the program to advance on the follow up of numerous
target areas identified during previo us quarters. The regional drilling program is now expected to complete a
minimum of 9,000 metres for the year, with two rigs currently operating.
A minimum of 50,000 metres of drilling is planned across the conversion, near -mine and regional programs in
2023. This represents the largest drill program in the district since FDN’s discovery. As a result of improved
productivities in the field, the expanded near-mine and regional drilling programs are expected to be completed
within the revised total budget of $24.6 million announced earlier this year.
The Company has elected to fully repay the remaining principal balance of $70.5 million plus accrued interest
under its Senior Facility on November 14, 2023. The extinguishment of the Senior Facility, which had an
original principal amount of $350 million and a maturity date of June 2026, is intended to provide Lundin
1 Certain additional disclosures for these specified financial measures have been incorporated by reference and can be found on
pages 14 to 17 of the Company's MD&A for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 available on SEDAR+.
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Gold with improved free cash flow margins and increased capital allocation flexibility for the benefit of the
Company and its shareholders.
The Company anticipates continuing to declare quarterly dividends of $0.10 per share, equivalent to
approximately $100 million annually, based on currently issued and outstanding shares.
Qualified Persons
The technical information relating to FDN contained in this News Release has been reviewed and approved by
Ron Hochstein P. Eng, Lundin Gold's President and CEO who is a Qualified Person under NI 43-101. The disclosure
of exploration information contained in this press release was prepared by Andre Oliveira, P.Geo, Lundin Gold’s
V.P. Exploration, who is a Qualified Person in accordance with the requirements of NI 43-101.
Webcast and Conference Call
The Company will host a conference call and webcast to discuss its results on Thursday, November 9 at 7:00 a.m.
PT, 10:00 a.m. ET, 4:00 p.m. CET.
Conference Call Dial-In Numbers:
Participant Dial-In North America: +1 416-764-8659
Toll-Free Participant Dial-In North America: +1 888-664-6392
Participant Dial-In Sweden: 0200899189
Conference ID: Lundin Gold / 52687438
A link to the webcast will be available on the Company’s website, www.lundingold.com.
A replay of the conference call will be available two hours after its completion until November 23, 2023.
Toll Free North America Replay Number: +1 888-390-0541
International Replay Number: +1 416-764-8677
Replay passcode: 687438 #
About Lundin Gold
Lundin Gold, headquartered in Vancouver, Canada, owns the Fruta del Norte gold mine in southeast Ecuador and
a large exploration land package that hosts the Fruta del Norte deposit at its northern edge. Fruta del Norte is
among the highest-grade operating gold mines in the world.
The Company's board and management team have extensive expertise in mine operations and are dedicated to
operating Fruta del Norte responsibly. The Company operates with transparency and in accordance with
international best practices. Lundin Gold is committed to delivering value to its shareholders, while
simultaneously providing economic and social benefits to impac ted communities, fostering a healthy and safe
workplace and minimizing the environmental impact. The Company believes that the value created through the
development of Fruta del Norte will benefit its shareholders, the Government and the citizens of Ecuador.
Non-IFRS Measures
This news release refers to certain financial measures, such as average realized gold price per oz sold, EBITDA,
adjusted EBITDA, cash operating cost per oz sold, all-in sustaining cost, free cash flow, free cash flow per share,
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and adjusted earnings, which are not measures recognized under IFRS and do not have a standardized meaning
prescribed by IFRS. These measures may differ from those made by other companies and accordingly may not
be comparable to such measures as reported by other companies. These measures have been derived from the
Company's financial statements because the Company believes that they are of assistance in the understanding
of the results of operations and its financial position. Certain additional disclosures for these specified financial
measures have been incorporated by reference and can be found on page 14 of the Company's MD&A for the
three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 available on SEDAR+.
Additional Information
The information in this release is subject to the disclosure requirements of Lundin Gold under the EU Market
Abuse Regulation. This information was publicly communicated on November 8, 2023 at 4:05 p.m. Pacific Time
through the contact persons set out below.
For more information, please contact
Ron F. Hochstein Finlay Heppenstall
President and CEO Director, Investor Relations and Corporate Development
Tel (Ecuador): +593 2-299-6400 Tel: +1 604 806 3089
Tel (Canada): +1-604-806-3589 finlay.heppenstall@lundingold.com
ron.hochstein@lundingold.com
Caution Regarding Forward-Looking Information and Statements
Certain of the information and statements in this press release are considered “forward-looking information ” or “forward-looking
statements” as those terms are defined under Canadian securities laws (collectively referred to as “forward-looking statements”). Any
statements that express or involve discussions with respect to predictions, expectations, beliefs, plans, projections, objectives, assumptions
or future events or performance (often, but not always, identified by words or phrases such as “believes”, “anticipates”, “expects”, “is
expected”, “scheduled”, “estimates”, “pending”, “intends”, “plans”, “forecasts”, “targets”, or “hopes”, or variations of such words and
phrases or statements that certain actions, events or results “may”, “could”, “would”, “will”, “should” “might”, “will be taken”, or “occur”
and similar expressions) are not statements of historical fact and may be forward -looking statements. By their nature, forward -looking
statements and information involve assumptions, inherent risks and uncertainties, many of which are difficult to predict , and are usually
beyond the control of management, that could cause actual results to be materially different from those expressed by these fo rward-
looking statements and information. Lundin Gold believes that the expectations reflected in this forward -looking information are
reasonable, but no assurance can be given that these expectations will prove to be correct. Forward -looking information should not be
unduly relied upon. This information speaks only as of the date of this press release, and the Compa ny will not necessarily update this
information, unless required to do so by securities laws.
This press release contains forward-looking information in several places, such as in statements relating to the Company’s 2023 production
outlook, including estimates of gold production, grades recoveries and AISC; operating plans; expected sales receipts, cash flow forecasts
and financing obligations; the benefits to be derived from the repayment of the Senior Facility; its estimated capital costs; benefits of the
Company’s community programs; the Company’s declaration and payment of dividends pursuant to its dividend policy; the timing and the
success of its drill program at Fruta del Norte and its other exploration acti vities; and estimates of Mineral Resources and Reserves at
Fruta del Norte. There can be no assurance that such statements will prove to be accurate, as Lundin Gold ’s actual results and future
events could differ materially from those anticipated in this forward -looking information as a result of the factors discussed in the “Risk
Factors” section in Lundin Gold’s Annual Information Form dated March 31, 2023, which is available at www.lundingold.com or on SEDAR+
at www.sedarplus.ca.
Lundin Gold's actual results could differ materially from those anticipated. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from
any forward-looking statement or that could have a material impact on the Company or the trading price of its shares include: risks related
to political and economic instability in Ecuador; risks associated with the Company's community relationships; risks related to estimates
of production, cash flows and costs; risks inherent to mining operations; shortages of critical supplies; the cost of non -compliance and
compliance costs; control of the Company's largest shareholders; volatility in the price of gold; failure of the Company to maintain its
obligations under its debt facilities; risks related to Lundin Gold’s compliance with environmental laws and liability for environmental
contamination; the lack of availability of infrastructure; the Company's reliance on one mine; security risks to the Company, its assets and
its personnel; risks related to illegal mining; exploration and development risks; the impacts of a pandemic virus outbreak; risks related to
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the Company’s ability to obtain, maintain or renew regulatory approvals, permits and licenses; uncertainty with and changes t o the tax
regime in Ecuador; the reliance of the Company on its information systems and the risk of cyber-attacks on those systems; the imprecision
of Mineral Reserve and Resource estimates; deficient or vulnerable title to concessions, easements and surface rights; inherent safety
hazards and risk to the health and safety of the Company’s employees and contractors; risks related to the Company’s workforce and its
labour relations; key talent recruitment and retention of key personnel; volatility in the market price of the Company’s shares; measures
to protect endangered species and critical habitats; social media and reputation; the adequacy of the Company’s insurance; risks relating
to the declaration of dividends; uncertainty as to reclamation and decommissioning; the ability of Lundin Gold to ensure compliance with
anti-bribery and anti-corruption laws; the uncertainty regarding risks posed by climate change; limits of disclosure and internal controls;
the potential for litigation; and risks due to conflicts of interest.
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LUNDIN GOLD INC.
Management’s Discussion and Analysis
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023
(All dollar amounts are stated in U.S. dollars unless otherwise indicated. Tables are expressed in thousands of U.S.
dollars, except share and per share amounts)
INTRODUCTION
This Management’s Discussion and Analysis (“MD&A”) of Lundin Gold Inc. and its subsidiaries (collectively, “Lundin
Gold” or the “Company”) provides a detailed analysis of the Company’s business and compares its financial results for
the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 with those of the same period from the previous year.
This MD&A is dated as of November 8, 20 23 and should be read in conjunction with the Company’s unaudited
condensed consolidated interim financial statements and related notes thereto for the three and nine months ended
September 30, 2023, which are prepared in accordance with IAS 34: Interim Financial Statements, and the Company’s
audited annual consolidated financial statements and related notes thereto, which are prepared in accordance with
International Financial Reporting Standards as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (“IFRS”), and
the MD&A for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022. References to the “2023 Period” and “2022 Period” relate to
the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and September 30, 2022, respectively.
Other continuous disclosure documents, including the Company’s press releases, quarterly and annual reports , and
annual information form are available through its filings with the securities regulatory authorities in Canada at
www.sedarplus.ca.
Lundin Gold, headquartered in Vancouver, Canada, owns 28 metallic mineral concessions and three construction
material concessions covering an area of approximately 64,454 hectares in southeast Ecuador, including the Fruta del
Norte gold mine (“Fruta del Norte” or “FDN”). Fruta del Norte is comprised of seven concessions covering an area of
approximately 5,566 hectares and is located approximately 140 km east-northeast of the City of Loja. Fruta del Norte
is one of the highest-grade gold mines in production in the world today.
The Company's board and management team have extensive expertise and are dedicated to operating Fruta del Norte
responsibly and pursuing growth. The Company operates with transparency and in accordance with international best
practices. Lundin Gold is committed to delivering value to its shareholders, while simultaneously providing economic
and social benefits to impacted communities, fostering a healthy and safe workplace and minimizing the environmental
impact. The Company believes that the value created through the operations of Fruta del Norte will continue to benefit
its shareholders, the Government and the citizens of Ecuador.
THIRD QUARTER 2023 HIGHLIGHTS AND ACTIVITIES
Lundin Gold’s track record of generating strong free cash flow1 continued during the third quarter of 2023 with free cash
flow1 of $80.9 million or $0.34 per share achieved resulting in a cash balance of $302 million at September 30, 2023.
Given this robust cash balance at quarter end and forecasted cash requirements , the Company has elected to fully
repay the remaining principal balance of $70.5 million plus accrued interest under its senior debt facility (the "Senior
Facility") on November 14, 2023, well in advance of the original maturity date of June 2026 . Upon completion of this
repayment, the Company will have extinguished two of its project finance facilities, being the gold prepay credit facility
and Senior Facility, which had an original combined principal amount of $500 million, after only three years of
operations.
Mill throughput was consistent quarter over quarter at 4,523 tonnes per day (“tpd”) resulting in gold production of
112,212 ounces (“oz”) and sales of 112,711 oz at a n average realized gold price1 of $1,931 per oz. Cash operating
costs1 were $704 per oz sold and all -in sustaining costs (“AISC”)1 were $907 per oz sold for the quarter, in line with
expectations due to increased sustaining capital expenditures . Compared to previous periods, the strong mill
throughput was offset by a decrease in average head grade and recoveries. Finely disseminated sulphide minerals in
the ore continued to impact the flotation circuit during the quarter , resulting in average recoveries of 86.5%.
Notwithstanding this, the Company is firmly on track to meet its revised AISC1 guidance of $820 to $870 per oz sold
and expects to be near the upper end of its revised production guidance of 450,000 to 485,000 oz.
Recovery improvement initiatives remain a focus for the Company with recently completed pilot flotation testing yielding
positive results. This new equipment is anticipated to significantly improve recoveries and would be done in conjunction
with the contemplated plant expansion to further increase mill throughput to 5,000 tpd . At quarter end, b asic
engineering for this expansion was completed and detailed engineering was underway.
1 Refer to “Non-IFRS Measures” section in this MD&A.
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Management’s Discussion and Analysis
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023
(All dollar amounts are stated in U.S. dollars unless otherwise indicated. Tables are expressed in thousands of U.S.
dollars, except share and per share amounts)
Construction of the fourth tailings dam raise and other sustaining capital programs peaked during the third quarter
resulting in increased sustaining capital expenditures, a figure included in the AISC 1 calculation. Completion of the
fourth tailings dam raise near the end of the fourth quarter of 2023 remains on track. Other sustaining capital projects
are expected to ramp up during the fourth quarter of 2023 with several projects carrying over to 2024.
The following two tables provide an overview of key operating and financial results achieved during the third quarter of
2023 compared to the same period in 2022.
Three months ended
September 30,
Nine months ended
September 30,
2023 2022 2023 2022
Tonnes ore mined 397,702 377,921 1,229,845 1,126,980
Tonnes ore milled 416,072 379,258 1,226,777 1,138,340
Average mill head grade (g/t) 9.7 11.0 10.9 10.9
Average recovery 86.5% 90.3% 88.5% 89.4%
Average mill throughput (tpd) 4,523 4,122 4,494 4,170
Gold ounces produced 112,212 121,635 381,964 355,190
Gold ounces sold 112,711 134,640 376,360 350,213
Three months ended
September 30,
Nine months ended
September 30,
2023 2022 2023 2022
Revenues ($’000) 211,172 210,425 711,830 604,705
Income from mining operations ($’000) 99,620 83,930 357,129 277,659
Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and
amortization ($’000)1 133,170 158,877 426,702 402,403
Adjusted earnings before interest, taxes,
depreciation, and amortization ($’000)1 121,492 117,039 430,137 355,303
Net income ($’000) 53,782 62,673 168,395 141,817
Basic income per share ($) 0.23 0.27 0.71 0.60
Cash provided by operating activities ($’000) 120,030 104,739 426,821 292,755
Free cash flow ($’000)1 80,937 65,202 201,143 178,256
Free cash flow per share ($)1 0.34 0.28 0.85 0.76
Average realized gold price ($/oz sold)1 1,931 1,618 1,942 1,781
Cash operating cost ($/oz sold)1 704 656 662 656
All-in sustaining costs ($/oz sold)1 907 807 807 785
Adjusted earnings ($‘000)1 44,673 20,379 171,074 91,419
Adjusted earnings per share ($)1 0.19 0.09 0.72 0.39
Dividends paid per share ($) 0.10 0.20 0.30 0.20
1 Refer to “Non-IFRS Measures” section.
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Management’s Discussion and Analysis
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023
(All dollar amounts are stated in U.S. dollars unless otherwise indicated. Tables are expressed in thousands of U.S.
dollars, except share and per share amounts)
The difference between net income and adjusted earnings1 during the third quarter of 2023 is due to non-cash derivative
gains of $11.7 million (nine months ended September 30, 2023: derivative loss of $3.4 million) associated with fair
value accounting of the stream facility. This non-cash item is driven by numerous factors including expected production
profile, anticipated forward gold and silver prices, and yields. Non -cash derivative gains (or losses) associated with
decreased (or increased) short -term production and anticipated decreasing (or increasing) forward gold and silver
prices are recorded in the statement of operations, while non -cash derivative gains (or losses) associated with
increasing (or decreasing) yields are recorded in the statement of other comprehensive income.
These non-cash gains or losses are derived from complex valuation modelling and accounting treatment which are
explained in more detail later in this MD&A. Revaluation of these obligations has and will continue to result in
considerable period-to-period volatility in the Company’s net income, comprehensive income, current and long-term
liabilities and do not necessarily reflect the amounts that will be repaid when the obligations become due.
Operating and Financial Results During the Third Quarter of 2023
• Mine ore production was 397,702 tonnes at an average grade of 9.3 grams per tonne, a reduction in production
compared to previous periods which was planned in order to reduce the ore stockpiled on surface.
• The mill processed 416,072 tonnes of ore at an average throughput rate of 4,523 tpd which is consistent with
the throughput rate achieved during the second quarter.
• The average grade of ore milled was 9.7 grams per tonne with average recovery at 86.5%. Recoveries were
affected this quarter by processing of ore from sectors that contain higher levels of finely disseminated
sulphide minerals which are impacting flotation recovery.
• Gold production was 112,212 oz which was comprised of 71,902 oz in concentrate and 40,310 oz as doré.
Gold sales of 112,711 oz of gold, consisting of 70,981 oz in concentrate and 41,730 oz as doré, resulted in
gross revenues of $2 18 million at an average realized gold price 1 of $1,931 per oz. Net of treatment and
refining charges, revenues were $211 million.
• Cash operating costs1 and AISC1 were $704 and $907 per oz of gold sold, respectively, which are both higher
than previous periods albeit in line with expectations . Cash operating costs 1 per oz sold was impacted by
lower gold production due to expected lower grade and recoveries partially offset by increased mill throughput,
while the higher AISC1 also reflects the increase in sustaining capital activities during the quarter.
• The Company generated cash from operating activities of $120 million and free cash flow1 of $80.9 million or
$0.34 per share resulting in a cash balance of $302 million at September 30, 2023.
• Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization1 (“EBITDA”) and adjusted EBITDA1 were $133
million and $ 121 million, respectively, with the difference resulting from derivative gains recognized in the
quarter.
• Net income was $53.8 million including a derivative gain of $11.7 million, and net of corporate, exploration,
finance costs, and associated taxes. Adjusted earnings1, which exclude the derivative gain and related taxes,
were $44.7 million, or $0.19 per share.
Capital Expenditures
Sustaining Capital
• Significant progress was made on the construction of the fourth raise of the tailings dam with completion
expected in the latter half of the fourth quarter.
• Commissioning of the underground mine maintenance facility has commenced, which is expected to provide
additional efficiencies and cost savings.
• Other sustaining capital projects such as extending two underground levels to the south for the 2024
conversion drill program, implementation of a mine dispatch system, upgrades to the sewage treatment plants,
purchase of mobile equipment, and other efficiency improvement projects are expected to ramp up during the
remainder of the year, with some projects carrying over to 2024.
1 Refer to “Non-IFRS Measures” section.
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Management’s Discussion and Analysis
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023
(All dollar amounts are stated in U.S. dollars unless otherwise indicated. Tables are expressed in thousands of U.S.
dollars, except share and per share amounts)
• The 2023 conversion drilling program continued to advance during the third quarter in distinct sectors of the
FDN deposit. The program focused on the northern-central and southern extension with approximately 6,203
metres across 46 holes completed. During the nine months ended September 30, 2023, 10,814 metres across
74 holes have been completed.
o In the southern sector, 27 drill holes were completed and mostly intercepted the mineralized zones
associated with manganoan carbonate, chalcedony veins and sulphides.
o In the north-central sector, 19 drill holes were completed and positive assay results are associated
with zones of hydrothermal breccias along the downdip extension of FDN.
A complete table of results received to date can be found in Lundin Gold’s press release dated November 1,
2023.
Health and Safety and Community
Health and Safety
• During the third quarter there were no Lost Time Incidents ("LTI”) and no Medical Aid Incidents (“MAI”).
• FDN operations has had more than 1 year without an LTI or MAI with over 6.3 million hours worked, since the
last LTI, as of September 30, 2023
• The Total Recordable Incident Rate across exploration and operations was 0.0 per 200,000 hours worked for
the quarter and 0.05 for the first nine months of 2023.
Community
Various community projects supported by the Company progressed well in the third quarter, including initiatives focused
on community health and education. Lundin Gold continued to support an innovative program which provides mental
health services to loca l community members. Education programs sponsored by the Company which improve local
student access to higher education continued to show success as a cohort of local students prepare to graduate from
university in the coming months, a significant milestone for the Los Encuentros Parish.
Infrastructure investment continues to be a priority for Lundin Gold. In addition to the Company’s long -standing
commitment to support road maintenance, Lundin Gold co -funded with the Ministry of Education the rehabilitation of
the local school , which more than 1,300 children from the Los Encuentros Parish attend . Work on this project was
nearing completion at the end of the quarter.
Lundin Gold continued to support local micro businesses in conjunction with the Lundin Foundation during the quarter,
including women-led businesses through the program “Soy Emprendadora”. Among the supported businesses, the
local textile manufacturer, fire extinguisher maintenance company, and pest control/fumigation company all increased
their business activity in the quarter with Lundin Gold as an anchor client. Efforts have continued to ensure that local
farmers retain access to local, national, and international markets. The Company also continued to engage with local
indigenous people, especially the Shuar Federation of Zamora Chinchipe, to jointly implement projects that promote
economic opportunities and the Shuar culture.
Following the election of new local authorities, the round table dialogue process restarted during the third quarter, with
high participation rates by local community members.
During the quarter, Lundin Gold was recognized for its sustainable business practices by CERES Ecuador, a non-profit
organization committed to social responsibility in Ecuador.
Exploration
Near Mine Exploration Program
In the third quarter, the Company completed a total of 9,664 metres across 14 holes from surface and underground.
Drilling from underground explored to the east, west and at depth of the FDN deposit, while drilling from surface tested
along the extensions of the controlling structures of the FDN deposit.
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Management’s Discussion and Analysis
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023
(All dollar amounts are stated in U.S. dollars unless otherwise indicated. Tables are expressed in thousands of U.S.
dollars, except share and per share amounts)
• The surface drilling program continues along the south extension of the East Fault, where Bonza Sur and the
FDN South (“FDNS”) targets were identified. During the third quarter, 10 surface drill holes were completed,
mostly at Bonza Sur where the drilling program continues to indicate the continuity of the mineralization.
Exploratory holes were also completed along the north and south extensions of the FDN deposit. Five surface
rigs are currently drilling, two of them exploring Bonza Sur, two along the south and north extensions of FDN
respectively, and one at FDN East.
o At Bonza Sur, located only one kilometre from FDN, seven surface drill holes were completed and
continue to expand the recently discovered epithermal system. Drilling continues to record multiple
positive intersections which extend along strike and at depth. The mineralized zones are represented
by veins/veinlets of quartz and minor chalcedony and manganoan-carbonate associated with the
occurrences of sulphides. This new epithermal system has already been identified for more than
700 metres along the north-south strike and for at least 500 metres along the downdip and remain
open in all directions.
o At FDNS, two surface drill holes were completed along the south extension and both intercepted
narrow hydrothermal alteration zones with no significant results. This vein system remains open for
expansion along the northeastern-southwestern direction and at depth.
o As part of the exploratory program aiming to explore new sectors within the near mine area, one hole
was completed along the north extension of the FDN deposit , which intercepted a narrow
hydrothermal alteration zone. Results are pending.
• The underground drilling program continues to explore the continuity of the FDN deposit at depth and beyond
the major east and west faults. Four drill holes were completed and all intercepted structures, zones of
hydrothermal alteration, and gold mineralization beyond the current limits of the FDN resource boundary. At
depth in the north part of FDN, one drill hole confirmed hydrothermal alteration zones related to breccias and
veins, below the mineral envelope of FDN. In the central part, another drill hole intercepted hydrothermal
alteration zones along the downdip extension. Furthermore, two drill holes completed at the FDN East target
intercepted a new mineralized zone represented by breccias, veins and veinlets with sulphides hosted on
porphyritic intrusive rocks or in volcanic rocks.
A complete table of results received to date can be found in Lundin Gold’s press release dated November 1, 2023.
Regional Exploration Program
The regional drilling program continues to advance in distinct sectors along the southeastern and southwestern borders
of the Suarez basin and a total of 2,544 metres across four drill holes were completed in the third quarter . Regional
drilling focused on the Crisbel target, where detailed geological interpretation of exploration data and additional surface
works identified major structures and zones of hydrothermal alteration.
• At the Crisbel target, three drill holes were completed testing an unexplored geochemical soil anomaly (gold
and epithermal pathfinder elements such as Sb, As) along the southwest contact between the Suarez Border
and the volcanic sequence. All drill holes intercepted hydrothermal alteration zones with important quantities
of sulphides hosted on brecciated volcanic rocks. One drill hole returned low grade values of gold . Results
remain pending for the other drill holes.
• At Barbasco SE, one drill hole was completed and tested the extension of the FDN East Fault along the
southeastern extension of the Suarez basin. No significant zone of hydrothermal alteration was intercepted.
Results remain pending.
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Management’s Discussion and Analysis
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023
(All dollar amounts are stated in U.S. dollars unless otherwise indicated. Tables are expressed in thousands of U.S.
dollars, except share and per share amounts)
Newcrest Earn-In Agreement
On the concessions held by the Company’s subsidiary, Surnorte S. A., a second phase of scout drilling has been
completed at the Gamora Project, located in southeast Ecuador. This work is being conducted by a subsidiary of
Newmont Corporation (“Newmont”), Newcrest Mining Limited (“Newcrest”), as the operator under an earn-in agreement
with Lundin Gold pursuant to which Newcrest can earn up to a 50% interest in eight exploration concessions located
to the north and south of Fruta del Norte. A total of 3,247 metres of diamond core drilling was completed. The program
focused on testing priority copper -gold targets in the Mirador copper porphyry district. The results obtained did not
return significant intercepts on any of the copper-gold or epithermal target s that were tested. Newcrest has met the
expenditure requirement under the first option of the earn-in agreement and has until early December to exercise its
option to acquire 25% of Surnorte S.A.
Corporate
• The Company paid a quarterly dividend of $0.10 per share on September 26, 2023 (September 29, 2023 for
shares trading on Nasdaq Stockholm) based on a record date of September 11, 2023, for a total of $ 23.8
million.
• With the release of its third quarter 2023 res ults, the Company has declared a cash dividend of $0.10 per
share, which is payable on December 22, 2023 (December 29, 2023 for shares trading on Nasdaq Stockholm)
to shareholders of record on December 7, 2023.
• Near the end of the quarter, Mr. Nathan Monash, Vice President, Sustainability departed Lundin Gold. Ms.
Sheila Colman has taken on the role and is now Vice President, Legal and Sustainability and Corporate
Secretary.
• Upon the acquisition of the Company’s largest shareholder, Newcrest, by Newmont, on November 6, 2023,
the Company appointed two new directors to the Board as Newmont nominees: Ms. Melissa Harmon and Mr.
Scott Langley. Ms. Harmon has a mine engineering degree and an MBA. She has been employed with
Newmont for over 20 years in increasingly senior roles in operations and is currently Group Head, Non -
Managed Operating Joint Ventur es. Mr. Langley is currently Vice President, Corporate Development at
Newmont and worked in investment banking for more than 15 years prior to joining Newmont. Mr. Craig Jones
and Ms. Jill Terry, the former Newcrest nominees, resigned from the Board on the same day.
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LUNDIN GOLD INC.
Management’s Discussion and Analysis
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023
(All dollar amounts are stated in U.S. dollars unless otherwise indicated. Tables are expressed in thousands of U.S.
dollars, except share and per share amounts)
SUMMARY OF QUARTERLY FINANCIAL RESULTS
The Company’s quarterly financial statements are reported under IFRS as applicable to interim financial reporting. The
following table provides highlights from the Company’s financial statements for the past eight quarters (unaudited).
2023 2023 2023 2022
Q3 Q2 Q1 Q4
Revenues $ 211,172 $ 243,930 $ 256,728 $ 210,961
Income from mining operations $ 99,620 $ 124,801 $ 132,708 $ 92,095
Derivative gain (loss) for the period $ 11,678 $ 321 $ (15,434) $ 29,217
Net income (loss) for the period $ 53,782 $ 63,148 $ 51,465 $ (68,259)
Basic income (loss) per share $ 0.23 $ 0.27 $ 0.22 $ (0.29)
Diluted income (loss) per share $ 0.22 $ 0.26 $ 0.22 $ (0.29)
Weighted-average number of common
shares outstanding
Basic 237,411,813 236,943,432 236,062,529 235,332,039
Diluted 239,583,745 239,190,085 238,123,015 235,332,039
Additions to property, plant and equipment $ 15,744 $ 13,245 $ 4,384 $ 15,253
Total assets $ 1,516,866 $ 1,508,831 $ 1,467,040 $ 1,668,865
Long-term debt $ 361,109 $ 396,588 $ 434,175 $ 667,966
Working capital $ 313,794 $ 268,095 $ 256,853 $ 194,804
2022 2022 2022 2021
Q3 Q2 Q1 Q4
Revenues $ 210,425 $ 177,808 $ 216,472 $ 186,440
Income from mining operations $ 83,930 $ 82,522 $ 111,207 $ 91,646
Derivative gain (loss) for the period $ 41,838 $ 39,986 $ (34,724) $ (36,001)
Net income for the period $ 62,673 $ 55,962 $ 23,182 $ 28,789
Basic income per share $ 0.27 $ 0.24 $ 0.10 $ 0.12
Diluted income per share $ 0.26 $ 0.24 $ 0.10 $ 0.12
Weighted-average number of common
shares outstanding
Basic 235,165,784 234,933,975 233,809,773 233,211,843
Diluted 236,882,976 236,847,992 235,774,444 235,376,672
Additions to property, plant and equipment $ 15,178 $ 14,532 $ 9,184 $ 5,266
Total assets $ 1,634,590 $ 1,664,030 $ 1,735,223 $ 1,685,113
Long-term debt $ 589,919 $ 645,724 $ 752,482 $ 739,977
Working capital $ 253,673 $ 253,921 $ 273,680 $ 217,221
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LUNDIN GOLD INC.
Management’s Discussion and Analysis
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023
(All dollar amounts are stated in U.S. dollars unless otherwise indicated. Tables are expressed in thousands of U.S.
dollars, except share and per share amounts)
Three months ended September 30, 2023 compared to the three months ended September 30, 2022
The Company generated net income of $53.8 million during the third quarter of 2023 compared to $62.7 million during
the third quarter of 2022. Net income was generated from the recognition of revenues of $211 million and income from
mining operations of $99.6 million as well as a derivative gain of $11.7 million and other income of $0.4 million. This is
offset by finance expense of $ 18.2 million, income tax expense of $ 28.9 million, and other expenses totalling $ 10.7
million. During the third quarter of 2022, net income was generated from the recognition of revenues of $210 million
and income from mining operations of $ 83.9 million as well as a derivative gain of $4 1.8 million and other income of
$4.9 million, offset by finance expense of $ 22.2 million, income tax expense of $ 35.9 million, and other expenses
totalling $9.9 million.
Income from mining operations
Revenues during the third quarter of 2023 and third quarter of 2022 are similar as the decrease in oz sold from 134,640
oz in 2022 to 112,711 oz in 2023 was offset by a higher average realized gold price per oz sold1. Gold sold during the
third quarter of 2022 was positively impacted by the sale of additional oz produced late in the second quarter of 2022
but not shipped and sold until after national strikes in Ecuador ended.
Cost of goods sold of $112 million was comprised of operating expenses of $67.0 million; royalties of $12.4 million; and
depletion and depreciation of $32.2 million. During the same period in 2022, cost of goods sold was $126 million. The
decrease in cost of goods sold was primarily driven by the decrease in oz sold which was partially offset by the impact
of higher average realized gold price per oz sold1 on royalties.
Net income from mining operations increased to $ 99.6 million compared to $83.9 million during the same quarter in
2022 which was primarily driven by the decrease in cost of goods sold as explained above.
Exploration
Exploration costs were $6.2 million in the quarter compared to $5.0 million during the same period in 2022. Following
positive results to date, the near mine exploration program has continued to expand since its commencement during
the third quarter of 2022 resulting in increased exploration expenditures.
Corporate administration
Corporate administration costs decreased from $5.0 million during the third quarter of 2022 to $4.5 million during the
third quarter of 2023. This difference is mainly attributable to a decrease in salaries and benefits on account of final
compensation paid to a departing executive during the third quarter of 2022.
Finance expense
Finance expense decreased to $ 18.2 million during the quarter compared to $ 22.2 million during the same period in
2022. In addition to lower interest expense resulting from a declining balance under the Senior Facility, savings of
interest and finance charges were realized after the full repayment of the gold prepay facility in January 2023.
Other income
Other income of $0.4 million was recognized during the quarter compared to $ 4.9 million in the third quarter of 2022.
This is mainly driven by foreign exchange gains which are derived from the quantum of U.S. dollar cash held by
Canadian group entities and movements in the foreign exchange rate. As the functional currency of the Canadian
entities is the Canadian dollar, a strengthening of the U.S. dollar against the Canadian dollar during the period
generates an unrealized gain in terms of Canadian dollars.
1 Refer to “Non-IFRS Measures” section.
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LUNDIN GOLD INC.
Management’s Discussion and Analysis
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023
(All dollar amounts are stated in U.S. dollars unless otherwise indicated. Tables are expressed in thousands of U.S.
dollars, except share and per share amounts)
Derivative gain or loss
A derivative gain of $11.7 million was recorded on the statement of operations during the third quarter of 2023 compared
to $41.8 million in the third quarter of 2022. This is largely the result of variations in forward gold prices at the end of
the relevant quarter compared to the beginning of the same quarter, which in turn causes the change in estimated fair
values of the gold prepay, stream, and offtake facilities which are accounted for as financial liabilit ies measured at fair
value and is more fully explained below.
Income taxes
Income taxes of $28.9 million were accrued during the third quarter of 2023 (three months ended September 30, 2022:
$35.9 million) which is comprised of current and deferred income tax expenses of $ 20.2 million and $8.7 million,
respectively. In addition to corporate income taxes in Ecuador which are levied at a rate of 22%, income tax expense
includes a 5% Ecuadorean withholding tax on the anticipated portion of net income generated from FDN to be paid in
the form of dividends, and an accrual for the portion of profit sharing payable to the Government of Ecuador which is
calculated at the rate of 12% of the estimated net income for tax purposes for the quarter. The employee portion of
profit sharing payable, calculated at the rate of 3% of net income for tax purposes is considered an employee benefit
and is included in operating expenses.
Nine months ended September 30, 2023 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2022
The Company generated net income of $168 million during the 2023 Period compared to $142 million during the 2022
Period. During the 2023 Period, revenues of $ 712 million were recognized which generated income from mining
operations of $357 million. This was offset by derivative losses of $3.4 million, finance expense of $55.7 million, income
tax expense of $97.0 million, and other expenses totalling $32.5 million.
Revenues and income from mining operations were lower for the 2022 Period at $ 605 million and $ 278 million,
respectively. During the 2022 Period, derivative gains of $47.1 million and other income of $5.5 million were recorded,
offset by finance expense of $ 77.9 million, income tax expense of $ 85.4 million and other expenses totalling $ 25.1
million.
Income from mining operations
During the 2023 Period, the Company recognized revenues of $712 million from the sale of 376,360 oz of gold. This is
offset by cost of goods sold of $355 million which is comprised of operating expenses of $208 million; royalties of $41.4
million; and depletion and depreciation of $105 million resulting in income from mining operations of $357 million. During
the same period in 202 2, revenues of $ 605 million were recognized from the sale of 350,213 oz of gold resulting in
income from mining operations of $278 million.
Gold oz. sold during the 2023 Period was higher than the 2022 Period mainly due to an increase in mill throughput
which was partially offset by lower recoveries. In addition, higher average realized gold price per oz sold 1 during the
2023 Period compared to the 2022 Period contributed to the increase in revenues and income from mining operations.
Corporate administration
Corporate administration costs of $16.5 million were incurred during the 2023 Period compared to $14.6 million during
the 2022 Period. This increase is mainly driven by payments made to certain long-serving employees upon the end of
their employment with the Company.
Exploration
Exploration costs were $15.3 million during the 2023 Period compared to $10.6 million during the 2022 Period with the
increase being driven by activities under the near -mine program which was only launched during the second half of
2022.
1 Refer to “Non-IFRS Measures” section.
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LUNDIN GOLD INC.
Management’s Discussion and Analysis
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023
(All dollar amounts are stated in U.S. dollars unless otherwise indicated. Tables are expressed in thousands of U.S.
dollars, except share and per share amounts)
Finance expense
Finance expense of $ 55.7 million was incurred during the 202 3 Period compared to $ 77.9 million during the 202 2
Period. The full repayment of the gold prepay facility in January 2023 has resulted in a reduction in interest and finance
charges combined with lower interest expense from the declining balance under the Senior Facility.
Derivative gain or loss
Derivative gains and losses in the statement of operations and other comprehensive income are driven by the
Company’s debt obligations under the stream facility which are classified as financial liabilities at fair value. In 2022,
derivative gains and losses were also impacted by the fair value accounting of the gold prepay facility. During the 2023
Period, the Company made scheduled principal, interest , and finance charge repayments totaling $ 61.2 million (nine
months ended September 30, 2022: $39.1 million) under the stream facility, based on gold and silver prices at the time
of repayment. This was offset by a non-cash increase of this debt obligation of $ 20.9 million due to a change in its
estimated fair value between December 31, 2022 and September 30, 2023 (2022: a decrease of $57.6 million between
December 31, 2021 and September 30, 2022). This variation is recorded as derivative gains or losses, in the statement
of operations and other comprehensive income in the applicable period. The fair value calculated under the Company’s
accounting policies is based on numerous estimates noted below as of the balance sheet date and are, therefore,
subject to further future variations until the debt obligation is repaid by the Company.
Fair value is determined using Monte Carlo simulation models. The key inputs used by the Monte Carlo simulation
include gold and silver forward prices, the Company’s expectation about the gold and silver forward curves, gold and
silver volatility, risk -free rate of return, risk -adjusted discount rate, and production expectations. Relatively small
variations in some of these inputs can give rise to significant variations in the fair value of financial liabilities; hence, the
large derivative gains and losses recorded to date.
Key drivers of current fair value are forward gold and silver prices and the Company’s risk adjusted discount rate. The
combined net impact of these factors is a net increase in the fair value of the stream credit facility as described more
fully below, offset by the decrease from scheduled repayments during the period:
• The value of future repayments under the stream credit facilit y is based on forward gold and silver price
estimates at time of repayment. Spot gold prices at September 30, 2023 were higher compared to December
31, 2022 and as a result, forward prices have followed suit. This has resulted in an increase in the estimated
fair value of the debt obligation at the current balance sheet date and the recognition of derivative losses in
the statement of operations during the 2023 Period. The opposite occurred during the 2022 Period. Fair
values at a point in time do not necessarily reflect the amounts that will actually be repaid when the obligation
becomes due in the future. While significant derivative gains or losses will continue to be recognized at each
reporting period, the potentially more significant impact of the same change in forward gold and silver prices
on the value of future production and re venue forecasts to be generated during the same periods when the
debt obligation will be repaid cannot be recognized because of the inherent uncertainty and risks associated
with actually realizing such production and sales.
• The discount rate used to determine the current fair value of future payments under the stream credit facility
is dependent not only on the Company’s own weighted average cost of capital, but also on market conditions.
These include inflation, interest rates, economic conditions, both local and industry specific, and other factors
outside of the Company’s control . The change in fair value due to a variation in the Company’s credit risk
must be recorded as a loss or gain in other comprehensive income (“OCI ”) rather than in the statement of
operations.
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LUNDIN GOLD INC.
Management’s Discussion and Analysis
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023
(All dollar amounts are stated in U.S. dollars unless otherwise indicated. Tables are expressed in thousands of U.S.
dollars, except share and per share amounts)
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
As at September 30, 2023, the Company had cash of $ 302 million and a working capital balance of $ 314 million
compared to cash of $363 million and a working capital balance of $195 million at December 31, 2022. The change in
cash during the 2023 Period was primarily due to the full repayment of the gold prepay credit facility of $208 million;
principal repayments, interest and finance charges, including associated taxes, under the stream credit facility totalling
$61.2 million; interest and principal repayments under the Senior Facility of $121 million; dividends of $ 71.1 million;
and cash outflows of $ 39.7 million relating to sustaining capital expenditures. This is offset by cash generated from
operating activities of $427 million and proceeds from the exercise of stock options and anti-dilution rights totaling $12.6
million.
The Senior Facility had a principal balance of $70.5 million and accrued interest of $0.9 million as at September 30,
2023. With the strong liquidity position of Lundin Gold, the Company has exercised its right to fully repay this remaining
balance on November 14, 2023 leaving the stream credit facility as the last remaining debt on its balance sheet. The
Company has the option to repay (i) 50% of the stream facility outstanding on June 30, 2024 for $150 million and / or
(ii) the other 50% outstanding on June 30, 2026 for $225 million.
Trade receivables
The majority of trade receivables represent the value of concentrate and doré sold as at period end for which the funds
are not yet received. Revenues and related trade receivables for concentrate sales are initially recorded at provisional
gold prices. Subsequent determination of final gold prices can range from one to four months after shipment depending
on the customer. For sales that are provisionally priced at period end, an estimate of the adjustment to the trade
receivable is calculated based on the expected month when the final gold price is forecast to be determined and the
related forward price of gold at the end of the reporting period. At September 30, 2023, this resulted in an estimated
increase of $0.2 million ($6.1 million at December 31, 2022) to trade receivables.
Consistent with industry standards, concentrate sales have relatively long payment terms and are not fully settled until
concentrate is received by the customer and related final assays confirmed, generally two to five months after the
export sale occurs.
VAT receivables
Subject to the submission of monthly claims and their acceptance by the applicable authorities, VAT paid in Ecuador
by the Company after January 1, 2018 are being refunded or applied, based on the level of export sales in any given
month, as a credit against other taxes payable. A portion of the VAT recoverable has been reclassified as current
assets based on the Company’s assessment of the estimated time for processing VAT claims during the next twelve
months.
Advanced royalties
Advance royalties are deductible against future royalties on sales payable to the Government of Ecuador at a rate equal
to the lesser of 50% of the actual future royalties payable in a six -month period or 10% of the total advance royalty
payment. A portion of the advance royalty payment is classified as current assets based on expected utilization over
the next twelve months.
Inventories
Gold inventory is recognized in the ore stockpiles and in production inventory, comprised principally of concentrate and
doré at site or in transit to port or to the refinery, with a component of gold-in-circuit. Ore stockpile inventory has
decreased primarily due to lower grade stockpiled compared to December 31, 202 2. The variations in doré and
concentrate are mainly the result of timing of shipments around period end. The high value of material and supplies,
comprised of consumables and spare parts, reflects the Company’s assessment of the procurement cycles due to the
remoteness of FDN and higher costs of materials and supplies on hand.
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LUNDIN GOLD INC.
Management’s Discussion and Analysis
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023
(All dollar amounts are stated in U.S. dollars unless otherwise indicated. Tables are expressed in thousands of U.S.
dollars, except share and per share amounts)
Investment activities
Investment activities during the 2023 Period are comprised principally of sustaining capital expenditures for the fourth
raise of the tailings dam and other capital projects.
Liquidity and capital resources
The Company generated strong operating cash flow during the 2023 Period and expects to continue to do so for the
remainder of the year based on its production and AISC guidance . At current gold prices, this strong operating cash
flow will continue to support near mine and regional exploration, planned capital expenditures, further plant expansion,
growth initiatives and regular dividend payments under the approved dividend policy.
Monthly payments under the stream facility are based on 7.75% and 100% of gold and silver oz sold, respectively,
calculated at the current gold and silver prices at the end of each month, less $404 and $4.04 per oz (the “Base Prices”),
respectively. The Base Prices increase by 1% annually in February of each year. The increase in repayments under
the stream during the 2023 Period compared to the 2022 Period is driven by the increase in oz. sold and higher spot
prices of gold at time of repayment.
FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
The Company’s financial instruments include cash, cash equivalents and certain receivables, which are categorized as
financial assets at amortized cost, and accounts payable and accrued liabilities, which are categorized as financial
liabilities at amortized cost. The fair value of these financial instruments approximates their carrying values due to the
short-term nature of these instruments. In addition, the stream loan credit facility and offtake commitment have been
classified as financial liabilities at fair value and the Senior Facility as a financial liability at amortized cost. Further,
provisionally priced trade receivables of $ 98.6 million (December 31, 2022 - $86.4 million) are measured at fair value
using quoted forward market prices.
The Company’s financial instruments are exposed to a variety of financial risks by virtue of its activities.
Currency risk
Lundin Gold is a Canadian company, with foreign operations in Ecuador. Revenues generated and expenditures
incurred in Ecuador are primarily denominated in U.S. dollars , as are its loan facilities . However, equity capital, if
needed, is typically raised in Canadian dollars. As such, the Company is subject to risk due to fluctuations in the
exchange rates of foreign currencies. Although the Company does not enter into derivative financial instruments to
manage its exposure, the Company tries to manage this risk by maintaining most of its cash in U.S. dollars.
Credit risk
Credit risk is the risk of a financial loss to the Company if a counterparty to a financial instrument fails to meet its
contractual obligations. The majority of the Company’s cash is held in large financial institutions with a high investment
grade rating. The Company is also subject to credit risk associated with its trade receivables. The Company manages
this risk by only selling to a small group of reputable customers with strong financial statements.
Concentration of credit risk
Cash and cash equivalents are held with high quality financial institutions. Substantially all of the Company’s cash and
cash equivalents held with financial institutions exceed government -insured limits. The Company has established a
treasury policy that seek to minimize its credit risk by entering into transactions with investment grade credit worthy and
reputable financial institutions and by monitoring the credit standing of those financial institutions. The Company seeks
to limit the amount of exposure with any one counterparty in accordance with its established treasury policy.
Interest rate risk
The Company is subject to interest rate risk with respect to the fair value of long -term debt which are accounted for at
fair value through profit or loss.
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LUNDIN GOLD INC.
Management’s Discussion and Analysis
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023
(All dollar amounts are stated in U.S. dollars unless otherwise indicated. Tables are expressed in thousands of U.S.
dollars, except share and per share amounts)
Liquidity risk
Liquidity risk is the risk that the Company will not be able to meet its obligations as they become due. Cash flow
forecasting is performed regularly to monitor the Company’s liquidity requirements to ensure it has sufficient cash to
always meet its operational needs. In addition, management is actively involved in the review, planning and approval
of significant expenditures and commitments.
Commodity price risk
The Company is subject to commodity price risk from fluctuations in the market prices of gold and silver. Commodity
price risks are affected by many factors that are outside the Company’s control including global or regional consumption
patterns, the supply of and demand for metals, speculative activities, the availability and costs of substitutes, inflation,
and political and economic conditions. The Company has not hedged the price of any commodity at this time.
The fair value of a portion of the Company’s trade receivables as well as the stream credit facility are i mpacted by
fluctuations of commodity prices.
COMMITMENTS
Significant capital expenditures contracted as at September 30, 2023 but not recognized as liabilities are as follows:
Capital
expenditures
12 months ending September 30, 2024 $ 13,024
October 1, 2024 onward -
Total $ 13,024
OFF-BALANCE SHEET ARRANGEMENTS
During the 2023 Period and the year ended December 31, 2022, there were no off -balance sheet transactions. The
Company has not entered into any specialized financial arrangements to minimize its currency risk.
OUTSTANDING SHARE DATA
As at the date of this MD&A, there were 237,601,335 common shares issued and outstanding. There were also stock
options outstanding to purchase a total of 3,763,569 common shares, 558,290 restricted share units with a performance
criteria, 192,202 restricted share units, and 12,688 deferred share units.
OUTLOOK
Operating performance during the 2023 Period puts the Company on track to achieve full year production near the
upper end of its revised guidance of 450,000 to 485,000 oz and firmly on track to meet its revised AISC 1 guidance of
$820 to $870 per oz sold. Solutions to improve mill recoveries continued to be evaluated. Some operational
modifications are being made and detailed engineering is underway for the installation of new flotation technology to
deal with the fin ely disseminated sulphide minerals. The modifications to the flotation circuit are anticipated to be
completed within the next 12 months. The Company completed basic engineering at quarter end and is moving forward
to detailed engineering for a possible expansion to further increase mill throughput to 5,000 tpd.
1 Refer to “Non-IFRS Measures” section in this MD&A.
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LUNDIN GOLD INC.
Management’s Discussion and Analysis
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023
(All dollar amounts are stated in U.S. dollars unless otherwise indicated. Tables are expressed in thousands of U.S.
dollars, except share and per share amounts)
The near mine drilling program is expected to continue to delineate the Bonza Sur target, where the recently discovered
epithermal system remains open. Two rigs are expected to continue to be dedicated to the detailing and expansion of
the mineralized zones at depth and along strike at this target. The near mine drilling program will also continue to
explore the extension of FDN mineralization along the south -southwestern and north directions. The underground
drilling program is expected to continue to explore for new discoveries and extensions of the FDN resource envelope.
In light of continued success of the near mine program, the Company has expanded the program twice during the 2023
Period. The near mine program was originally planned for 15,500 metres and was most recently expanded in the third
quarter to drill 30,000 metres in 2023. Six rigs (one underground and five on surface) are currently operating on the
near-mine program.
The regional drilling program continues to focus on the southern Suarez Basin, advancing along the eastern and
western borders of the Basin. A second rig was added to the program to advance on the follow up of numerous target
areas identified during previous quarters. The regional drilling program is now expected to complete a minimum of
9,000 metres for the year, with two rigs currently operating.
A minimum of 50,000 metres of drilling is planned across the conversion, near -mine and regional programs in 2023.
This represents the largest drill program in the district since FDN’s discovery. As a result of improved productivities in
the field, the expanded near-mine and regional drilling programs are expected to be completed within the revised total
budget of $24.6 million announced earlier this year.
The Company has elected to fully repay the remaining principal balance of $70.5 million plus accrued interest under its
Senior Facility on November 14, 2023. The extinguishment of the Senior Facility, which had an original principal amount
of $350 million and a maturity date of June 2026, is intended to provide Lundin Gold with improved free cash flow
margins and increased capital allocation flexibility for the benefit of the Company and its shareholders.
The Company anticipates continuing to declare quarterly dividends of $0.10 per share, equivalent to approximately
$100 million annually, based on currently issued and outstanding shares.
NON-IFRS MEASURES
This MD&A refers to certain financial measures, such as average realized gold price per oz sold , EBITDA, adjusted
EBITDA, cash operating cost per oz sold, all-in sustaining cost, free cash flow, free cash flow per share, and adjusted
earnings, which are not recognized under IFRS and do not have a standardized meaning prescribed by IFRS. These
measures may differ from those made by other companies and accordingly may not be comparable to such measures
as reported by other companies. These measures have been derived from the Company’s financial statements
because the Company believes that they are of assistance in the understanding of the results of operations and its
financial position.
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LUNDIN GOLD INC.
Management’s Discussion and Analysis
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023
(All dollar amounts are stated in U.S. dollars unless otherwise indicated. Tables are expressed in thousands of U.S.
dollars, except share and per share amounts)
Average realized gold price per oz sold
Average realized gold price is a metric used to better understand the gold price realized during a period. This is
calculated as sales for the period plus treatment and refining charges less silver sales divided by gold oz sold.
Three months ended
September 30,
Nine months ended
September 30,
2023 2022 2023 2022
Revenues $ 211,172 $ 210,425 $ 711,830 $ 604,705
Treatment and refining charges 9,577 9,520 29,105 25,952
Less: silver revenues (3,142) (2,095) (10,033) (7,020)
Gold sales $ 217,607 $ 217,850 $ 730,902 $ 623,637
Gold oz sold 112,711 134,640 376,360 350,213
Average realized gold price $ 1,931 $ 1,618 $ 1,942 $ 1,781
EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA
Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (“EBITDA”) is a metric used to better understand the
financial performance of the Company by computing earnings from business operations without including the effects of
capital structure, tax rates and depreciation. Adjusted EBITDA is EBITDA excluding i tems which are considered not
indicative of underlying business operations.
Three months ended
September 30,
Nine months ended
September 30,
2023 2022 2023 2022
Net income for the period $ 53,782 $ 62,673 $ 168,395 $ 141,817
Adjusted for:
Finance expense 18,242 22,184 55,734 77,943
Income tax expense 28,943 35,909 97,049 85,389
Depletion and depreciation 32,203 38,111 105,524 97,254
EBITDA $ 133,170 $ 158,877 $ 426,702 $ 402,403
Derivative loss (gain) (11,678) (41,838) 3,435 (47,100)
Adjusted EBITDA $ 121,492 $ 117,039 $ 430,137 $ 355,303
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LUNDIN GOLD INC.
Management’s Discussion and Analysis
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023
(All dollar amounts are stated in U.S. dollars unless otherwise indicated. Tables are expressed in thousands of U.S.
dollars, except share and per share amounts)
Adjusted earnings and adjusted basic earnings per share
Adjusted earnings and adjusted basic earnings per share can be used to measure and may assist in evaluating
operating earning trends in comparison with results from prior periods by excluding specific items that are significant,
but not reflective of the underlying operati ng activities of the Company . Presently, these include derivative gains or
losses, and related income tax effects, from accounting for the gold prepay and stream facilities at fair value. Adjusted
basic earnings per share is calculated using the weighted average number of shares outstanding under the basic
method of earnings per share as determined under IFRS.
Three months ended
September 30,
Nine months ended
September 30,
2023 2022 2023 2022
Net income for the period $ 53,782 $ 62,673 $ 168,395 $ 141,817
Adjusted for:
Derivative loss (gain) (11,678) (41,838) 3,435 (47,100)
Deferred income tax expense 2,569 (456) (756) (3,298)
Adjusted earnings $ 44,673 $ 20,379 $ 171,074 $ 91,419
Basic weighted average shares
outstanding
237,411,813
235,165,784
236,810,866
234,641,484
Adjusted basic earnings per share 0.19 0.09 $ 0.72 $ 0.39
Cash operating cost per oz
Cash operating cost per oz sold, combined with revenues, can be used to evaluate the Company’s performance and
ability to generate operating income and cash flow from operating activities. Cash operating costs include operating
expenses and royalty expenses.
Three months ended
September 30,
Nine months ended
September 30,
2023 2022 2023 2022
Operating expenses $ 66,994 $ 75,598 $ 207,804 $ 194,355
Royalty expenses 12,359 12,787 41,400 35,454
Cash operating costs $ 79,353 $ 88,385 $ 249,204 $ 229,809
Gold oz sold 112,711 134,640 376,360 350,213
Cash operating cost per oz sold $ 704 $ 656 $ 662 $ 656
All-in sustaining cost
AISC provides information on the total cost associated with producing gold and has been calculated on a basis
consistent with historic news releases by the Company.
The Company calculates AISC as the sum of total cash operating costs (as described above), corporate social
responsibility costs, treatment and refining charges, accretion of restoration provision, and sustaining capital, less silver
revenue, all divided by the gold oz sold to arrive at a per oz amount.
Other companies may calculate this measure differently as a result of differences in underlying principles and policies
applied.
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LUNDIN GOLD INC.
Management’s Discussion and Analysis
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023
(All dollar amounts are stated in U.S. dollars unless otherwise indicated. Tables are expressed in thousands of U.S.
dollars, except share and per share amounts)
Three months ended
September 30,
Nine months ended
September 30,
2023 2022 2023 2022
Cash operating costs $ 79,353 $ 88,385 $ 249,204 $ 229,809
Corporate social responsibility 542 436 1,688 1,247
Treatment and refining charges 9,577 9,520 29,105 25,952
Accretion of restoration provision 167 152 502 458
Sustaining capital 15,744 12,237 33,373 24,410
Less: silver revenues (3,142) (2,095) (10,033) (7,020)
All-in sustaining cost $ 102,241 $ 108,635 $ 303,839 $ 274,856
Gold oz sold 112,711 134,640 376,360 350,213
All-in sustaining cost per oz sold $ 907 $ 807 $ 807 $ 785
Free cash flow and free cash flow per share
Free cash flow is indicative of the Company’s ability to generate cash from operations after consideration for required
capital expenditures, including related VAT impact, necessary to maintain operations and interest and finance charge
paid on its debt obligations. Free cash flow is defined as cash flow provided by operating activities, less cash used for
investing activities and interest and finance charge paid.
Three months ended
September 30,
Nine months ended
September 30,
2023 2022 2023 2022
Net cash provided by operating
activities
$
120,030
$
104,739
$
426,821
$
292,755
Net cash used for investing activities (19,296) (19,306) (39,734) (44,587)
Interest paid (4,424) (7,386) (16,149) (20,687)
Finance charge paid (15,373) (12,845) (169,795) (49,225)
Free cash flow $ 80,937 $ 65,202 $ 201,143 $ 178,256
Basic weighted average shares
outstanding
237,411,813
235,165,784
236,810,866
234,641,484
Free cash flow per share $ 0.34 $ 0.28 $ 0.85 $ 0.76
CRITICAL ACCOUNTING ESTIMATES
The adoption of certain accounting policies requires the Company to make estimates that affect both the amount and
timing of the recording of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses. Some of these estimates require judgments about
matters that are inherently uncertain. For a complete discussion of accounting estimates deemed most crucial by the
Company, refer to the Company’s annual 2022 Management’s Discussion and Analysis.
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LUNDIN GOLD INC.
Management’s Discussion and Analysis
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023
(All dollar amounts are stated in U.S. dollars unless otherwise indicated. Tables are expressed in thousands of U.S.
dollars, except share and per share amounts)
RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES
Natural resources exploration, development and operation involves a number of risks and uncertainties, many of which
are beyond the Company’s control . These risks and uncertainties include, without limitation, the risks discussed
elsewhere in this MD&A and those set out in the Company’s Annual Information Form dated March 31, 2023 (the “AIF”),
which is available on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca.
QUALIFIED PERSON
The technical information relating to Fruta del Norte contained in this MD&A has been reviewed and approved by Ron
Hochstein P. Eng, Lundin Gold’s President & CEO who is a Qualified Person under NI 4 3-101. The disclosure of
exploration information contained in this MD&A was prepared by Andre Oliveira P.Geo, Vice President, Exploration of
the Company, who is a Qualified Person in accordance with the requirements of NI 43-101.
FINANCIAL INFORMATION
The report for the year ended December 31, 2023 is expected to be published on or about February 23, 2024.
DISCLOSURE CONTROLS AND INTERNAL CONTROLS OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING
Disclosure controls and procedures
Management, including the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer, are responsible for the design of
the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures in order to provide reasonable assurance that information required
to be disclosed by the Company in its annual filings, interim filings or other reports filed or submitted by it under
securities legislation is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the securities
legislation.
Internal controls over financial reporting
Management is also responsible for the design of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting in order to
provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements
for external purposes in accordance with IFRS.
Because of their inherent limitations, internal controls over financial reporting can provide only reasonable assurance
and may not prevent or detect misstatements. Furthermore, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future
periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the
degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
As required under Multilateral Instrument 52 -109, management advises that there have been no changes in the
Company’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the most recent interim period, beginning
January 1, 2023 and ending September 30, 2023, that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially
affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.
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LUNDIN GOLD INC.
Management’s Discussion and Analysis
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023
(All dollar amounts are stated in U.S. dollars unless otherwise indicated. Tables are expressed in thousands of U.S.
dollars, except share and per share amounts)
FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS
Certain of the information and statements in this MD&A are considered “forward-looking information” or “forward-looking
statements” as those terms are defined under Canadian securities laws (collectively referred to as “forward -looking
statements”). Any s tatements that express or involve discussions with respect to predictions, expectations, beliefs,
plans, projections, objectives, assumptions or future events or performance (often, but not always, identified by words
or phrases such as “believes”, “antici pates”, “expects”, “is expected”, “scheduled”, “estimates”, “pending”, “intends”,
“plans”, “forecasts”, “targets”, or “hopes”, or variations of such words and phrases or statements that certain actions,
events or results “may”, “could”, “would”, “will”, “should” “might”, “will be taken”, or “occur” and similar expressions) are
not statements of historical fact and may be forward-looking statements.
By their nature, forward -looking statements and information involve assumptions, inherent risks and uncertainties,
many of which are difficult to predict, and are usually beyond the control of management, that could cause actual results
to be materially di fferent from those expressed by these forward -looking statements and information. Lundin Gold
believes that the expectations reflected in this forward -looking information are reasonable, but no assurance can be
given that these expectations will prove to b e correct. Forward-looking information should not be unduly relied upon.
This information speaks only as of the date of this MD&A, and the Company will not necessarily update this information,
unless required to do so by securities laws.
This MD&A contains forward -looking information in a number of places, such as in statements pertaining to the
Company’s 2023 production outlook, including estimates of gold production, grades recoveries and AISC; operating
plans; expected sales receipts, cash flow forecasts and financing obligations; the benefits to be derived from the
repayment of the Senior Facility; its estimated capital costs ; expected management changes ; the recovery of VAT;
benefits of the Company’s community programs; the Company’s declaration and payment of dividends pursuant to its
dividend policy; the timing and the success of its drill program at Fruta del Norte and its other exploration activities; and
estimates of Mineral Resources and Reserves at Fruta del Norte.
Lundin Gold’s actual results could differ materially from those anticipated. Management has identified the following
risk factors which could have a material impact on the Company or the trading price of its shares : risks related to
political and economic instability in Ecuador; risks associated with the Company's community relationships; risks related
to estimates of production, cash flows and costs; risks inherent to mining operations; shortages of critical supplies; the
cost of non-compliance and compliance costs; control of the Company's largest shareholders; volatility in the price of
gold; failure of the Company to maintain its obligations under its debt facilities; risks related to Lundin Gold’s compliance
with environmental laws and liability for en vironmental contamination; the lack of availability of infrastructure; the
Company's reliance on one mine; security risks to the Company, its assets and its personnel; risks related to illegal
mining; exploration and development risks; the impacts of a pan demic virus outbreak; risks related to the Company’s
ability to obtain, maintain or renew regulatory approvals, permits and licenses; uncertainty with and changes to the tax
regime in Ecuador; the reliance of the Company on its information systems and the risk of cyber -attacks on those
systems; the imprecision of Mineral Reserve and Resource estimates; deficient or vulnerable title to concessions,
easements and surface rights; inherent safety hazards and risk to the health and safety of the Company’s employ ees
and contractors; risks related to the Company’s workforce and its labour relations; key talent recruitment and retention
of key personnel; volatility in the market price of the Company’s shares; measures to protect endangered species and
critical habitats; social media and reputation; the adequacy of the Company’s insurance; risks relating to the declaration
of dividends; uncertainty as to reclamation and decommissioning; the ability of Lundin Gold to ensure compliance with
anti-bribery and anti-corruption laws; the uncertainty regarding risks posed by climate change; limits of disclosure and
internal controls; the potential for litigation; and risks due to conflicts of interest.
There can be no assurance that such statements will prove to be accurate, as Lundin Gold's actual results and future
events could differ materially from those anticipated in this forward -looking information as a result of the factors
discussed under the heading “Risk Factors” in the AIF available at www.sedarplus.ca.
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LUNDIN GOLD INC.
Condensed Consolidated Interim Statements of Financial Position
(Unaudited – Prepared by Management)
(Expressed in thousands of U.S. Dollars)
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated interim financial statements.
September 30, December 31,
Note 2023 2022
ASSETS
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents 7, 14 $ 302,465 $ 363,400
Trade receivables and other current assets 3 164,842 169,134
Inventories 4 88,566 89,787
Advance royalty 12,210 13,000
568,083 635,321
Non-current assets
VAT recoverable 50,744 52,244
Advance royalty 5,575 16,494
Property, plant and equipment 5 728,131 781,299
Mineral properties 6 164,333 183,507
$ 1,516,866 $ 1,668,865
LIABILITIES
Current liabilities
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities $ 58,851 $ 71,434
Income taxes payable 71,000 21,445
Other current liabilities 9 - 2,264
Current portion of long-term debt 7 124,438 345,374
254,289 440,517
Non-current liabilities
Long-term debt 7 236,671 322,592
Reclamation provisions 7,551 7,049
Deferred income tax liabilities 65,400 46,626
563,911 816,784
EQUITY
Share capital 8 1,006,807 989,772
Equity-settled share-based payment reserve 9 13,897 13,856
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (10,853) 2,612
Deficit (56,896) (154,159)
952,955 852,081
$ 1,516,866 $ 1,668,865
Commitments (Note 17)
Subsequent events (Note 18)
Approved by the Board of Directors
/s/ Ron F. Hochstein /s/ Ian W. Gibbs
Ron F. Hochstein Ian W. Gibbs
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LUNDIN GOLD INC.
Condensed Consolidated Interim Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income
(Unaudited – Prepared by Management)
(Expressed in thousands of U.S. Dollars, except share and per share amounts)
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated interim financial statements.
Three months ended
September 30,
Nine months ended
September 30,
Note 2023 2022 2023 2022
Revenues $ 211,172 $ 210,425 $ 711,830 $ 604,705
Cost of goods sold
Operating expenses 66,994 75,598 207,804 194,355
Royalty expenses 12,359 12,787 41,400 35,454
Depletion and depreciation 32,199 38,110 105,497 97,237
111,552 126,495 354,701 327,046
Income from mining operations 99,620 83,930 357,129 277,659
Other expenses (income)
Corporate administration 10 4,451 4,958 16,538 14,553
Exploration 6,234 4,969 15,273 10,595
Finance expense 11 18,242 22,184 55,734 77,943
Other expense (income) (354) (4,925) 705 (5,538)
Derivative loss (gain) 7 (11,678) (41,838) 3,435 (47,100)
16,895 (14,652) 91,685 50,453
Net income before tax 82,725 98,582 265,444 227,206
Income tax expense
Current income tax expense 13 20,212 14,614 74,427 51,757
Deferred income tax expense 13 8,731 21,295 22,622 33,632
28,943 35,909 97,049 85,389
Net income for the period $ 53,782 $ 62,673 $ 168,395 $ 141,817
OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
Items that may be reclassified to net income
Currency translation adjustment (1,376) (6,706) 183 (7,742)
Items that will not be reclassified to net income
Derivative gain (loss) related to the
Company’s own credit risk (6,709) 1,454 (17,497) 10,518
Deferred income tax on
accumulated other comprehensive
income 1,476 (456) 3,849 (3,298)
Comprehensive income $ 47,173 $ 56,965 $ 154,930 $ 141,295
Income per common share
Basic $ 0.23 $ 0.27 0.71 $ 0.60
Diluted 0.22 0.26 0.70 0.60
Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding
Basic 237,411,813 235,165,784 236,810,866 234,641,484
Diluted 239,583,745 236,882,976 238,965,898 236,509,402
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LUNDIN GOLD INC.
Condensed Consolidated Interim Statements of Changes in Equity
(Unaudited – Prepared by Management)
(Expressed in thousands of U.S. Dollars, except number of common shares)
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated interim financial statements.
Equity-settled
Number of share-based
common Share payment Other
Note shares capital reserve reserves Deficit Total
Balance, January 1, 2022 233,361,883 $ 974,740 $ 13,570 $ 6,851 $ (180,684) $ 814,477
Exercise of stock options 874,200 5,342 (1,787) - - 3,555
Vesting of share units 9 41,000 406 (406) - - -
Exercise of anti-dilution rights 8 477,260 3,918 - - - 3,918
Exercise of warrants 9 411,441 2,445 (511) - - 1,934
Stock-based compensation 9 - - 3,025 - - 3,025
Other comprehensive loss - - - (522) - (522)
Net income for the period - - - - 141,817 141,817
Dividends paid - - - - (47,033) (47,033)
Balance, September 30, 2022 235,165,784 $ 986,851 $ 13,891 $ 6,329 $ (85,900) $ 921,171
Balance, January 1, 2023 235,646,977 $ 989,772 $ 13,856 $ 2,612 $ (154,159) $ 852,081
Exercise of stock options 980,552 5,868 (2,033) - - 3,835
Vesting of share units 9 240,753 2,419 (1,212) - - 1,207
Exercise of anti-dilution rights 8 725,653 8,748 - - - 8,748
Stock-based compensation 9 - - 3,286 - - 3,286
Other comprehensive loss - - - (13,465) - (13,465)
Net income for the period - - - - 168,395 168,395
Dividends paid - - - - (71,132) (71,132)
Balance, September 30, 2023 237,593,935 1,006,807 13,897 (10,853) (56,896) 952,955
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LUNDIN GOLD INC.
Condensed Consolidated Interim Statements of Cash Flows
(Unaudited – Prepared by Management)
(Expressed in thousands of U.S. Dollars)
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated interim financial statements.
Three months ended
September 30,
Nine months ended
September 30,
Note 2023 2022 2023 2022
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net income for the period $ 53,782 $ 62,673 $ 168,395 $ 141,817
Items not affecting cash:
Depletion and depreciation 32,203 38,111 105,524 97,254
Stock-based compensation 9 1,199 1,099 3,274 2,932
Derivative loss (gain) 16(b) (11,678) (41,838) 3,435 (47,100)
Other expense (income) (291) (5,036) 619 (5,597)
Finance expense 18,069 21,730 54,896 76,340
Deferred income tax expense 8,731 21,295 22,622 33,632
102,015 98,034 358,765 299,278
Changes in non-cash working capital items:
Trade receivables and other current assets (453) (13,966) 7,765 1,208
Inventories (938) 2,016 1,390 (8,200)
Advance royalty 5,209 5,324 11,709 11,824
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities (7,029) (594) (9,920) (5,219)
Income taxes payable 17,576 12,449 49,555 (8,362)
Other non-current liabilities - - (1,045) -
Interest received 3,650 1,476 8,602 2,226
Net cash provided by operating activities 120,030 104,739 426,821 292,755
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Repayments of long-term debt 7 (32,063) (14,429) (203,621) (98,133)
Interest paid 7 (4,424) (7,386) (16,149) (20,687)
Finance charge paid 7 (15,373) (12,845) (169,795) (49,225)
Proceeds from exercise of stock options 618 - 3,835 3,555
Proceeds from exercise of anti-dilution rights 2,141 - 8,748 3,918
Proceeds from exercise of warrants - - - 1,934
Dividends paid (23,759) (47,033) (71,132) (47,033)
Net cash used for financing activities (72,860) (81,693) (448,114) (205,671)
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Acquisition and development of property, plant and
equipment
(17,550) (17,427) (36,045) (40,023)
VAT paid on investing activities (1,746) (1,879) (3,689) (4,564)
Net cash used for investing activities (19,296) (19,306) (39,734) (44,587)
Effect of foreign exchange rate differences on cash (377) (1,133) 92 (1,466)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents 27,497 2,607 (60,935) 41,031
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period 274,968 301,032 363,400 262,608
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period $ 302,465 $ 303,639 $ 302,465 $ 303,639
Supplemental cash flow information (Note 14)
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LUNDIN GOLD INC.
Notes to the condensed consolidated interim financial statements as at September 30, 2023
(Unaudited – Prepared by Management)
(Expressed in U.S. Dollars unless otherwise noted. Tables are expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except share
and per share amounts)
1. Nature of operations
Lundin Gold Inc. together with its subsidiaries (collectively referred to as “Lundin Gold” or the “Company”) is
focused on its Fruta del Norte gold operation and developing its portfolio of mineral concessions in Ecuador.
The common shares of the Company are listed for trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange (the “TSX”) and Nasdaq
Stockholm under the symbol “LUG” and the OTCQX Best Market under the symbol “LUGDF”. The Company was
originally incorporated in British Columbia and continued under the Canada Business Corporations Act in 2002.
The Company’s head office is located at Suite 2000, 885 W est Georgia Street, Vancouver, BC, and it has a
corporate office in Quito, Ecuador.
2. Basis of preparation and consolidation
These unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements , including comparatives, have been
prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards as issued by the International Accounting
Standard Board (“IFRS”), applicable to the preparation of interim financial statements, including International
Accounting Standard 34, Interim Financial Reporting . As a result, they do not conform in all respects with the
disclosure requirements for annual financial statements under IFRS and should be read in conjunction with the
Company’s audited consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022.
These unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements are presented in U.S. dollars.
In preparing these unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements, the Company applied the same
accounting policies and key sources of estimation uncertainty as those that were applied to the Company’s audited
consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022.
These financial statements were approved for issue by the Board of Directors on November 8, 2023.
3. Trade receivables and other current assets
September 30, December 31,
2023 2022
Trade receivables (a) $ 98,620 $ 86,431
VAT recoverable (b) 24,757 61,883
Prepaid expenses and other (c) 41,465 20,820
$ 164,842 $ 169,134
(a) Trade receivables represent the value of concentrate sold as at period end for which the funds are not
yet received. Consistent with industry standards, these sales generally have relatively long payment
terms and are not settled until two to five months after export. There is no recorded allowance for credit
losses. In determining the recoverability of trade receivables, the Company considers any change in the
credit quality of the counterparty, with the concentration of the credit risk limited due to the nature of the
counterparties involved and a history of no credit losses.
Concentrate sales are first recorded based on provisional prices. F or sales that are provisionally priced
as at September 30, 2023, an adjustment is estimated and recorded using the forward gold price at
quarter end for the future month when the final gold price for each individual sale is expected to be
determined. This adjustment resulted in an increase of $0.2 million in trade receivables as of September
30, 2023 (December 31, 2022 - $6.1 million increase).
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LUNDIN GOLD INC.
Notes to the condensed consolidated interim financial statements as at September 30, 2023
(Unaudited – Prepared by Management)
(Expressed in U.S. Dollars unless otherwise noted. Tables are expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except share
and per share amounts)
3. Trade receivables and other current assets (continued)
(b) Subject to submission of monthly claims and their acceptance by the applicable tax authorities, VAT paid
in Ecuador by the Company after January 1, 2018 are being refunded or applied as a credit against other
taxes payable, based on the level of export sales in any given month. Therefore, a portion of the VAT
recoverable has been reclassified as current assets.
(c) Prepaid expenses and other includes credit notes issued by the tax authorities in Ecuador relating to
approved VAT claims. These credit notes can be used to offset taxes payable including statutory tax
withholdings from payments to vendors.
4. Inventories
September 30, December 31,
2023 2022
Ore stockpile $ 8,940 $ 11,545
Gold in circuit 7,093 5,833
Doré and concentrate 14,876 16,709
Materials and supplies 57,657 55,700
$ 88,566 $ 89,787
5. Property, plant and equipment
Cost
Construction-
in-progress
Mine and
plant
facilities
Machinery
and
equipment Vehicles
Furniture
and office
equipment Total
Balance, January 1,
2022 $ 27,536 $ 874,098 $ 55,865 $ 23,078 $ 2,685 $ 983,262
Additions 18,569 29,715 2,202 2,311 1,350 54,147
Disposals and other - (1,953) (3,154) (795) (612) (6,514)
Reclassifications (46,105) 46,105 - - - -
Cumulative translation
adjustment - (841) - - (5) (846)
Balance, December
31, 2022 - 947,124 54,913 24,594 3,418 1,030,049
Additions - 32,420 182 771 - 33,373
Disposals and other - - (899) - - (899)
Cumulative translation
adjustment - 20 - - - 20
Balance, September
30, 2023 $ - $ 979,564 $ 54,196 $ 25,365 $ 3,418 $ 1,062,543
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LUNDIN GOLD INC.
Notes to the condensed consolidated interim financial statements as at September 30, 2023
(Unaudited – Prepared by Management)
(Expressed in U.S. Dollars unless otherwise noted. Tables are expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except share
and per share amounts)
5. Property, plant and equipment (continued)
Accumulated
depletion and
depreciation
Construction-
in-progress
Mine and
plant
facilities
Machinery
and
equipment Vehicles
Furniture
and office
equipment Total
Balance, January 1,
2022 $ - $ 114,469 $ 18,493 $ 13,189 $ 2,037 $ 148,188
Depletion and
depreciation - 92,689 6,640 4,426 264 104,019
Disposals and other (410) (1,513) (748) (612) (3,283)
Cumulative translation
adjustment - (169) - - (5) (174)
Balance, December
31, 2022 - 206,579 23,620 16,867 1,684 248,750
Depletion and
depreciation - 77,618 4,869 3,097 436 86,020
Disposals and other - - (359) - - (359)
Cumulative translation
adjustment - 1 - - - 1
Balance, September
30, 2023 $ - $ 284,198 $ 28,130 $ 19,964 $ 2,120 $ 334,412
Net book value
As at December 31,
2022 $ - $ 740,545 $ 31,293 $ 7,727 $ 1,734 $ 781,299
As at September 30,
2023 $ - $ 695,366 $ 26,066 $ 5,401 $ 1,298 $ 728,131
6. Mineral properties
Cost Fruta del Norte
Balance, January 1, 2022 $ 207,146
Depletion (23,639)
Balance, December 31, 2022 183,507
Depletion (19,174)
Balance, September 30, 2023 $ 164,333
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LUNDIN GOLD INC.
Notes to the condensed consolidated interim financial statements as at September 30, 2023
(Unaudited – Prepared by Management)
(Expressed in U.S. Dollars unless otherwise noted. Tables are expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except share
and per share amounts)
7. Long-term debt
September 30, December 31,
2023 2022
Gold prepay credit facility (a) $ - $ 207,446
Stream loan credit facility (b) 269,279 259,226
Offtake derivative liability (c) 25,853 28,440
Senior debt facility (d) 65,977 172,854
$ 361,109 $ 667,966
Less: current portion
Gold prepay credit facility - 207,446
Stream loan credit facility 54,517 49,223
Offtake derivative liability 3,944 4,112
Senior debt facility 65,977 84,593
Long-term portion $ 236,671 $ 322,592
The stream loan credit facility (the “Stream Loan”) and the offtake derivative liability are accounted for as financial
liabilities at fair value through profit or loss and are comprised of the following as at September 30, 2023.
Stream loan
credit
facility
Offtake
derivative
liability Total
Principal $ 105,021 $ - $ 105,021
Transaction costs (1,912) - (1,912)
Derivative fair value adjustments 166,170 25,853 192,023
Total $ 269,279 $ 25,853 $ 295,132
Derivative fair value adjustments reflect the revaluation of the financial instruments at fair value as at September
30, 2023. The derivative gain or loss related to the Company’s own credit risk recorded in other comprehensive
income includes the impact of the difference between the Company’s own credit risk at the time of entering into
the long-term debt and the statement of financial position date (see also Note 16).
(a) Gold prepay credit facility (the “Prepay Loan”)
In late December, as provided under the Prepay Loan, the Company exercised its right to repay in full the
Prepay Loan by delivering an irrevocable notice of early repayment of its remaining outstanding obligations
effective January 5, 2023. On that day, a payment of $207.5 million was made to extinguish the Prepay Loan,
inclusive of interest of $0.1 million accrued between January 1 to January 5, 2023. Repayment was b ased
on a gold price fixed near the end of December and a negotiated amount of equivalent ounces per quarter for
the last ten remaining quarters at that time.
(b) Stream loan credit facility
The Stream Loan is a secured loan facility with a stated interest rate of 7.5% per annum with interest accruing
based upon the outstanding balance.
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Notes to the condensed consolidated interim financial statements as at September 30, 2023
(Unaudited – Prepared by Management)
(Expressed in U.S. Dollars unless otherwise noted. Tables are expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except share
and per share amounts)
7. Long-term debt (continued)
The Stream Loan is repayable in variable monthly instalments equivalent to the value of 7.75% of gold
production less $404 per oz. (the “Gold Base Price”) and 100% of the silver production less $4.04 per oz. (the
“Silver Base Price”) up to a maximum of 350,000 oz of gold and six million oz of silver. The Gold Base Price
and Silver Base Price will increase by 1% in February of each year. The excess of the monthly repayments
over the principal due monthly and the balance of interest accrued to that date, if any, is a variable additional
charge (the “Finance Charge”).
During the nine months ended September 30, 2023, the Company made payments under the Stream Loan
totaling $61.2 million (nine months ended September 30, 2022 – $39.1 million) of which $ 13.6 million (nine
months ended September 30, 2022 – $9.5 million) was paid on account of principal; $6.3 million (nine months
ended September 30, 2022 – $7.2 million) for accrued interest; and $ 41.3 million (nine months ended
September 30, 2022 – $22.4 million) for the Finance Charge (see Note 16). As at September 30, 2023, based
on the projected life of mine production and other significant assumptions (see Note 16), the estimated fair
value equivalent of 245,048 oz of gold and 4,346,101 oz of silver remains outstanding under the Stream Loan.
The Company has the option to repay (i) 50% of the remaining Stream Loan on June 30, 2024 for $150 million
(“First Reduction Option”) and / or (ii) the other 50% of the remaining Stream Loan on June 30, 2026 for $225
million.
The Company has elected to measure the Stream Loan as a financial liability at fair value through profit or
loss.
(c) Offtake commitment (the “Offtake”)
The lender of the Stream Loan has been granted the right to purchase 50% of Fruta del Norte gold production,
up to a maximum of 2.5 million oz, at a price determined based on monthly delivery dates and a defined
quotational period. This obligation is satisfied first throug h the sale of doré and then, if required, financial
settlement.
The Company has determined that the Offtake represents a derivative financial liability. Accordingly, the
Offtake, which is primarily a function of the gold price option feature, is measured at fair value at each
statement of financial position date, with changes in the derivative fair value being recorded in profit or loss.
As at September 30, 2023, based on the projected life of mine production and other significant assumptions
(see Note 16), the estimated fair value equivalent of 1,972,981 oz of gold r emains outstanding under the
Offtake.
(d) Senior debt facility (the “Facility”)
As at September 30, 2023 Tranche A Tranche B Total
Principal $ 50,352 $ 20,141 $ 70,493
Accrued interest 670 206 876
Transaction costs, net of amortization (4,016) (1,376) (5,392)
Total $ 47,006 $ 18,971 $ 65,977
The Facility is a senior secured loan comprised of two tranches: a senior commercial facility (“Tranche A”) and
a senior covered facility under a raw material guarantee (“Tranche B”). The annual interest rate is the three
or six-month SOFR plus an average margin of approximately 5.05% for Tranche A and 2.50% for Tranche B.
Tranche A and Tranche B are subject to risk mitigation and guarantee fees of 2.00% and 3.15%, respectively.
The Facility is repayable in variable quarterly instalments as well as accelerated quarterly principal repayments
based on 30% of Fruta del Norte’s excess cash flow (the “Cash Sweep”).
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Notes to the condensed consolidated interim financial statements as at September 30, 2023
(Unaudited – Prepared by Management)
(Expressed in U.S. Dollars unless otherwise noted. Tables are expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except share
and per share amounts)
7. Long-term debt (continued)
During the nine months ended September 30, 2023, the Company paid $111.0 million of principal (nine months
ended September 30, 2022 – $64.9 million) and $9.7 million (nine months ended September 30, 2022 – $7.6
million) of interest relating to the Facility. The principal repaid during the nine months ended September 30,
2023 includes $69.0 million (nine months ended September 30, 2022 – $35.2 million) paid on account of the
Cash Sweep.
Under the long-term debt, the Company, together with its subsidiaries related to Fruta del Norte (collectively,
the “FDN Subsidiaries”), are subject to a number of covenants while amounts remain outstanding including
maintaining a minimum cash balance of $ 40 million in its operating subsidiary as its debt service reserve
balance. The long-term debt is secured by a charge over the FDN Subsidiaries’ assets, pledges of the shares
of the FDN Subsidiaries and guarantees of the Company and the FDN Subsidiaries. Certain covenants,
including the minimum cash balance as a debt service reserve balance, will no longer apply after the Company
fully repays the remaining principal balance plus accrued interest under its senior debt facility effective
November 14, 2023 (Note 18).
8. Share capital
Authorized:
• Unlimited number of common shares without par value
• Unlimited number of preference shares without par value
During the nine months ended September 30 , 2023, the Company issued 725,653 common shares to Newcrest
Mining Limited (“Newcrest”) at a weighted average price of CAD$16.44 per share for total proceeds of $8.7 million.
During the year ended December 31, 20 22, 477,260 common shares were issued to Newcrest at a weighted
average price of CAD$ 10.50 per share for total proceeds of $ 3.9 million. These issuances were completed in
accordance with Newcrest’s anti-dilution rights granted as part of its initial investment into the Company.
9. Stock-based compensation
Under an omnibus incentive plan (the “Omnibus Plan”) that allows for the reservation of a maximum 6% of the
common shares issued and outstanding for issuance at any given time , the Company may grant stock options,
restricted share units and deferred share units (collectively, the “Awards”). Subject to specific provisions under
the Omnibus Plan, the eligibility, vesting period, term, and number of Awards are granted at the disc retion of the
Company’s board of directors.
Recipients of share units granted and outstanding on a dividend record date are entitled to receive an award of
additional share units equal to the cash dividends declared and paid on the Company’s common shares (“Dividend
Equivalent”). Dividend Equivalents are calculated in accordance with the Omnibus Plan based on the number of
share units held, the dividend per share and the weighted average trading price of the Company’s shares on the
TSX for the five days preceding the date the dividend was paid. The se additional share units are subject to the
same terms and conditions as the underlying share units.
i. Stock options
Stock options granted and outstanding under the Omnibus Plan and a pre -existing stock option plan (the
“Option Plan”) have an expiry date of five years and vest over a period of three or four years from date of
grant. No additional stock options can be granted under the Option Plan.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2023, 530,600 stock options were granted under the Omnibus
Plan which have an expiry date of five years and vest over a period of three or four years from date of grant.
Stock options are exercisable into one common share of the Company at the price specified in the terms of
the option agreement.
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Notes to the condensed consolidated interim financial statements as at September 30, 2023
(Unaudited – Prepared by Management)
(Expressed in U.S. Dollars unless otherwise noted. Tables are expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except share
and per share amounts)
9. Stock-based compensation (continued)
A continuity summary of the stock options granted and outstanding under the Omnibus Plan and Option Plan
is presented below:
Nine months ended Year ended
September 30, 2023 December 31, 2022
Weighted
average
Weighted
average
Number of exercise price Number of exercise price
stock options (CAD) stock options (CAD)
Balance, beginning of period 4,237,923 $ 8.35 4,863,400 $ 7.26
Granted 530,600 14.13 772,800 9.86
Forfeited - - (42,884) 10.23
Exercised(1) (980,552) 5.27 (1,355,393) 5.23
Balance outstanding, end of period 3,787,971 $ 9.96 4,237,923 $ 8.35
Balance exercisable, end of period 2,475,121 $ 9.02 2,693,070 $ 7.10
(1) The weighted average share price on the exercise date for the stock options exercised during the nine months ended
September 30, 2023 and year ended December 31, 2022 were CAD$16.00 and CAD$11.62, respectively.
The following table summarizes information concerning outstanding and exercisable options at September
30, 2023:
Outstanding options Exercisable options
Range of
exercise
prices
(CAD)
Number of
options
outstanding
Weighted
average
remaining
contractual
life (years)
Weighted
average
exercise
price
(CAD)
Number of
options
outstanding
Weighted
average
remaining
contractual
life (years)
Weighted
average
exercise
price (CAD)
$ 5.22 to 5.40 977,300 0.41 $ 5.36 977,300 0.41 $ 5.36
$ 5.41 to 11.00 1,450,071 2.91 10.13 714,417 2.75 10.23
$ 11.01 to 16.12 1,360,600 2.74 13.08 783,404 1.54 12.48
3,787,971 2.20 $ 9.96 2,475,121 1.44 $ 9.02
The fair value based method of accounting was applied to stock options granted to employees, including
directors, and non -employees on the date of grant using the Black -Scholes option pricing model with the
following weighted-average assumptions:
September 30, 2023 December 31, 2022
Risk-free interest rate 3.17% 1.62%
Expected stock price volatility 38.43% 36.51%
Expected life 5 years 5 years
Expected dividends (CAD) $0.26 -
Weighted-average fair value per option granted (CAD) $4.57 $3.40
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Notes to the condensed consolidated interim financial statements as at September 30, 2023
(Unaudited – Prepared by Management)
(Expressed in U.S. Dollars unless otherwise noted. Tables are expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except share
and per share amounts)
9. Stock-based compensation (continued)
The equity-settled share-based payment reserve includes the fair value of employee options as measured at
grant date and amortized over the period during which the employees become unconditionally entitled to the
options.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2023 , the Company recorded stock -based compensation
expense of $1.3 million (nine months ended September 30, 2022 – $1.6 million).
ii. Share units
Under the Omnibus Plan, the Company has granted restricted share units and deferred share units to eligible
employees and non-employee directors as presented below.
Restricted share units with
performance criteria
Restricted share units
Settled in cash
or shares
Settled in shares
Settled in cash
Settled in shares
Deferred share
units
Balance at January 1, 2022 148,000 187,300 24,600 110,800 23,308
Granted - 196,500 - 86,800 10,509
Granted – Dividend Equivalent 4,052 10,506 670 4,271 861
Cancelled - (17,054) - - -
Settled - - - (41,000) -
Balance at December 31, 2022 152,052 377,252 25,270 160,871 34,678
Granted - 167,300 - 134,884 8,331
Granted - Dividend Equivalent - 13,738 - 4,331 504
Cancelled - - (5,752) (21,164) -
Settled (152,052) - (19,518) (86,720) (30,825)
Balance at September 30, 2023 - 558,290 - 192,202 12,688
Restricted share units with performance criteria (“PSUs”)
During the nine months ended September 30, 2023, the Company granted 167,300 PSUs that are settled in
shares (“Share PSUs”) . In addition, in connection with dividends paid during the nine months ended
September 30, 2023, 13,738 Share PSUs were granted as Dividend Equivalents. During the year ended
December 31, 2022, the Company granted 196,500 Share PSUs. In addition, in connection with the
Company’s inaugural dividend paid in 2022, 10,506 Share PSUs and 4,052 PSUs that are settled in cash or
common shares, at the recipient’s option, (“Cash PSUs”) were granted as Dividend Equivalents.
All Cash PSUs were settled through a combination of payment of cash or issuance of shares during the nine
months ended September 30, 2023. Share PSUs are granted to eligible employees and vest three years from
date of grant subject to continued employment and certain performance conditions being met. The number
of Share PSUs that vest will be adjusted using a multiplier that is based on total shareholder return by the
Company’s shares over the three-year period relative to a peer group as defined by the Company’s board of
directors. Each vested Share PSU entitles the recipient to a payment of one common share.
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Notes to the condensed consolidated interim financial statements as at September 30, 2023
(Unaudited – Prepared by Management)
(Expressed in U.S. Dollars unless otherwise noted. Tables are expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except share
and per share amounts)
9. Stock-based compensation (continued)
Using Monte Carlo simulation, the fair value of Share PSUs was measured on the date of grant while the fair
value of Cash PSUs was measured as at December 31, 202 2 with the following weighted -average
assumptions:
September 30,
2023
December 31, 2022
Share PSUs Share PSUs Cash PSUs
Risk-free interest rate 4.22% 2.20% N/A
Average expected volatility of the Company
and its peer group 45.64% 50.54% N/A
Expected life 3 years 3 years 0.15 years
Expected dividends (CAD) $0.26 - $0.26
Weighted-average fair value per unit (CAD) $12.38 $9.33 $13.23
The fair value of Share PSUs measured at grant date are being amortized over the period during which the
employees become unconditionally entitled to the Share PSUs. During the nine months ended September
30, 2023, the Company recorded stock-based compensation expense of $ 1.0 million (nine months ended
September 30, 2022 – $0.7 million) relating to Share PSUs.
Restricted share units without performance criteria (“RSUs”)
During the nine months ended September 30, 2023, the Company granted 134,884 RSUs that are settled in
shares (“Share RSUs”). In addition, in connection with dividend s paid during the nine months ended
September 30, 2023, 4,331 Share RSUs were granted as Dividend Equivalents. During the year ended
December 31, 2022, the Company granted 86,800 Share RSUs. In addition, in connection with the Company’s
inaugural dividend paid in 2022 , 4,271 Share RSUs and 670 RSUs that are settled in cash (“Cash RSUs”)
were granted as Dividend Equivalents.
All Cash RSUs were settled in cash during the nine months ended September 30, 2023. Share RSUs are
granted to eligible employees and vest one to three years from date of grant subject to continued employment.
Each vested Share RSU entitles the recipient to a payment of one common share.
Using the Black-Scholes option pricing model, the fair value of the Share RSUs was measured on the date of
grant while the fair value of the Cash RSUs was measured as at December 31, 202 2 with the following
weighted-average assumptions:
September 30,
2023
December 31, 2022
Share RSUs Share RSUs Cash RSUs
Risk-free interest rate 3.88% 1.22% 3.86%
Expected stock price volatility 39.36% 44.54% 39.27%
Expected life 1.96 years 1.99 years 0.15 years
Expected dividends (CAD) $0.26 - $0.26
Weighted-average fair value per unit (CAD) $17.33 $12.42 $13.86
The fair value of Share RSUs measured at grant date are being amortized over the period during which the
employees become unconditionally entitled to the Share RSUs. During the nine months ended September
30, 2023, the Company recorded stock -based compensation expense of $ 0.7 million (nine months ended
September 30, 2022 – $0.7 million) relating to Share RSUs.
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Notes to the condensed consolidated interim financial statements as at September 30, 2023
(Unaudited – Prepared by Management)
(Expressed in U.S. Dollars unless otherwise noted. Tables are expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except share
and per share amounts)
9. Stock-based compensation (continued)
Deferred share units (“DSUs”)
During the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and year ended December 31, 202 2, the Company
granted 8,331 DSUs and 10,509 DSUs, respectively, to non -employee directors. In addition, in connection
with dividends paid by the Company during the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and year ended
December 31 2022 , 504 DSUs and 861 DSUs, respectively, were granted as Dividend Equivalents. The
DSUs do not vest until the end of service as a director of the Company. Each vested DSU entitles the recipient
to a payment in shares.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2023 , the Company recorded stock -based compensation
expense of $0.2 million (nine months ended September 30, 2022 – $0.1 million) relating to DSUs.
10. Administration
Three months ended
September 30,
Nine months ended
September 30,
2023 2022 2023 2022
Corporate social responsibility $ 542 $ 436 $ 1,688 $ 1,247
Investor relations 108 135 297 305
Office and general 755 841 2,270 2,315
Professional fees 375 568 1,593 1,547
Regulatory and transfer
agent
50 36 390 370
Salaries and benefits 1,260 1,771 6,607 5,576
Stock-based compensation 1,199 1,099 3,274 2,932
Travel 162 72 419 261
$ 4,451 $ 4,958 $ 16,538 $ 14,553
11. Finance expense
Three months ended
September 30,
Nine months ended
September 30,
2023 2022 2023 2022
Interest expense $ 4,107 $ 7,279 $ 14,928 $ 22,158
Finance charge 15,373 12,845 41,296 49,225
Other finance costs 540 1,513 2,559 4,563
Accretion of transaction
costs
1,872 2,023 5,553 4,223
Interest income (3,650) (1,476) (8,602) (2,226)
$ 18,242 $ 22,184 $ 55,734 $ 77,943
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Notes to the condensed consolidated interim financial statements as at September 30, 2023
(Unaudited – Prepared by Management)
(Expressed in U.S. Dollars unless otherwise noted. Tables are expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except share
and per share amounts)
12. Related party transactions
Key management compensation
Key management includes executive officers and directors of the Company. The compensation paid or payable
to key management for employee services during the nine months ended September 30 is shown below.
September 30, September 30,
2023 2022
Salaries, bonuses and benefits $ 5,921 $ 4,927
Stock-based compensation 2,592 2,168
$ 8,513 $ 7,095
13. Income taxes
Current income tax expense is generated from net income for tax purposes in Ecuador relating to operations at
Fruta del Norte. In addition to corporate income taxes in Ecuador which are levied at a rate of 22% and dividend
withholding taxes levied at a rate of 5% related to the ant icipated portion of net income distributed from Ecuador,
included in current income tax expense is the portion of profit sharing payable to the Government of Ecuador which
is calculated at the rate of 12% of net income for tax purposes. The employee portion of profit sharing, calculated
at the rate of 3% of net income for tax purposes, is considered an employment benefit and included in operating
costs.
The rate s used in Ecuador differ from the amount that would result from applying the Canadian federal and
provincial income tax rates to net income before tax. These differences result from the following items:
Three months ended
September 30,
Nine months ended
September 30,
2023 2022 2023 2022
Net income before tax $ 82,725 $ 98,582 $ 265,444 $ 227,206
Canadian federal and provincial income
tax rates
27.00%
27.00%
27.00%
27.00%
Income tax expense based on the above
rates
22,336
26,617
71,670
61,346
Increase due to:
Differences in foreign tax rates 2,834 3,696 13,049 13,019
Non-deductible costs 1,304 476 4,020 2,382
Withholding taxes (current and deferred) 2,134 6,109 5,925 9,270
Losses and temporary differences for
which an income tax asset has not been
recognized
335
(989)
2,385
(628)
Income tax expense $ 28,943 $ 35,909 $ 97,049 $ 85,389
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Notes to the condensed consolidated interim financial statements as at September 30, 2023
(Unaudited – Prepared by Management)
(Expressed in U.S. Dollars unless otherwise noted. Tables are expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except share
and per share amounts)
14. Supplemental cash flow information
Cash and cash equivalents are comprised of the following:
September 30, December 31,
2023 2022
Cash $ 114,371 $ 283,596
Short-term investments 188,094 79,804
$ 302,465 $ 363,400
Other supplemental cash information:
Three months ended
September 30,
Nine months ended
September 30,
2023 2022 2023 2022
Income taxes paid $ - $ - $ 21,017 $ 54,376
Change in accounts payable and accrued
liabilities related to:
Acquisition of property, plant and
equipment
$ (1,806) $ (684) $ (2,672) $ 436
15. Segmented information
Operating segments are components of an entity that engage in business activities from which they incur expenses
and whose operating results are regularly reviewed by a chief operating decision maker to make resource
allocation decisions and to assess perf ormance. The Chief Executive Officer is responsible for allocating
resources and reviewing operating results of each operating segment on a periodic basis.
The Company’s primary business activity is the Fruta del Norte operating mine in Ecuador. Materially all of the
Company’s non -current assets and non -current liabilities relate to Fruta del Norte. In addition, the Company
conducts exploration activities and maintains a number of concessions in Ecuador outside of Fruta del Norte.
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Notes to the condensed consolidated interim financial statements as at September 30, 2023
(Unaudited – Prepared by Management)
(Expressed in U.S. Dollars unless otherwise noted. Tables are expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except share
and per share amounts)
15. Segmented information (continued)
The following are summaries of the Company’s current and non-current assets, current and non-current liabilities,
and net income (loss) by segment:
Fruta del
Norte
Exploration
activities
Corporate
and other Total
As at September 30, 2023
Current assets $ 483,077 $ 13,641 $ 71,365 $ 568,083
Non-current assets 948,783 - - 948,783
Total assets 1,431,860 13,641 71,365 1,516,866
Current liabilities 252,702 702 885 254,289
Non-current liabilities 301,122 - 8,500 309,622
Total liabilities 553,824 702 9,385 563,911
For the three months ended September 30, 2023
Revenues 211,172 - - 211,172
Income from mining operations 99,620 - - 99,620
Corporate administration (1,089) (33) (3,329) (4,451)
Exploration expenditures - (6,234) - (6,234)
Finance income (expense) (19,060) - 818 (18,242)
Other income (expense) (528) - 882 354
Derivative gain 11,678 - - 11,678
Income tax expense (26,809) - (2,134) (28,943)
Net income (loss) for the period 63,812 (6,267) (3,763) 53,782
For the nine months ended September 30, 2023
Revenues 711,830 - - 711,830
Income from mining operations 357,129 - - 357,129
Corporate administration (3,750) (120) (12,668) (16,538)
Exploration expenditures - (15,273) - (15,273)
Finance income (expense) (58,594) - 2,860 (55,734)
Other income (expense) (504) 2 (203) (705)
Derivative loss (3,435) - - (3,435)
Income tax expense (91,124) - (5,925) (97,049)
Net income (loss) for the period 199,722 (15,391) (15,936) 168,395
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Notes to the condensed consolidated interim financial statements as at September 30, 2023
(Unaudited – Prepared by Management)
(Expressed in U.S. Dollars unless otherwise noted. Tables are expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except share
and per share amounts)
15. Segmented information (continued)
Fruta del
Norte
Exploration
activities
Corporate
and other Total
As at September 30, 2022
Current assets $ 484,163 $ 8,345 $ 87,958 $ 580,466
Non-current assets 1,054,124 - - 1,054,124
Total assets 1,538,287 8,345 87,958 1,634,590
Current liabilities 317,843 1,762 7,188 326,793
Non-current liabilities 382,626 - 4,000 386,626
Total liabilities 700,469 1,762 11,188 713,419
For the three months ended September 30, 2022
Revenues 210,425 - - 210,425
Income from mining operations 83,930 - - 83,930
Corporate administration (1,452) (17) (3,489) (4,958)
Exploration expenditures - (4,969) - (4,969)
Finance income (expense) (22,495) - 311 (22,184)
Other income (expense) (192) - 5,117 4,925
Derivative gain 41,838 - - 41,838
Income tax expense (31,451) - (4,458) (35,909)
Net income (loss) for the period 70,178 (4,986) (2,519) 62,673
For the nine months ended September 30, 2022
Revenues 604,705 - - 604,705
Income from mining operations 277,659 - - 277,659
Corporate administration (3,679) (66) (10,808) (14,553)
Exploration expenditures - (10,595) - (10,595)
Finance income (expense) (78,453) - 510 (77,943)
Other income (expense) (190) - 5,728 5,538
Derivative gain 47,100 - - 47,100
Income tax expense (76,119) - (9,270) (85,389)
Net income (loss) for the period 166,318 (10,661) (13,840) 141,817
16. Financial instruments
The Company’s financial instruments include cash, cash equivalents and certain receivables, which are
categorized as financial assets at amortized cost, and accounts payable and accrued liabilities, which are
categorized as financial liabilities at amortiz ed cost. The fair value of these financial instruments approximates
their carrying values due to the short -term nature of these instruments. In addition, the Stream Loan and offtake
commitment have been classified as financial liabilities measured at fair value and the senior debt facility as a
financial liability at amortized cost. Further, provisionally priced trade receivables of $96.4 million (December 31,
2022 - $86.4 million) are measured at fair value using quoted forward market prices (level 2).
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LUNDIN GOLD INC.
Notes to the condensed consolidated interim financial statements as at September 30, 2023
(Unaudited – Prepared by Management)
(Expressed in U.S. Dollars unless otherwise noted. Tables are expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except share
and per share amounts)
16. Financial instruments (continued)
(a) Fair value measurements and hierarchy
IFRS establishes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair
value. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical
assets or liabilities and the lowe r priority to unobservable inputs. The three levels of the fair value hierarchy
are as follows:
Level 1: Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the reporting entity has
the ability to access at the measurement date.
Level 2: Inputs that are observable, either directly or indirectly, for substantially the full term of the
asset or liability.
Level 3: Inputs that are both significant to the fair value measurement and unobservable.
(b) Fair value measurements using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3)
The following table sets forth the Company’s financial liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis by
level within the fair value hierarchy for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and year ended December
31, 2022. Each of these financial instruments are classified as Level 3 as their valuation includes significant
unobservable inputs.
Stream loan
credit
facility
Offtake
derivative
liability Total
Balance, December 31, 2021 $ 263,614 $ 27,038 $ 488,432
Principal paid (13,933) - (13,933)
Interest paid (9,545) - (9,545)
Interest accrued at stated rate of 7.5% 9,545 - 9,545
Accretion of transaction costs 212 - 212
Derivative fair value adjustments recognized in:
Net income 20,608 1,402 22,010
Other comprehensive income (11,275) - (11,275)
Change in derivative fair values 9,333 1,402 10,735
Balance, December 31, 2022 $ 259,226 $ 28,440 $ 287,666
Principal paid (13,626) - (13,626)
Interest paid (6,319) - (6,319)
Interest accrued at stated rate of 7.5% 6,319 - 6,319
Accretion of transaction costs 160 - 160
Derivative fair value adjustments recognized in:
Net income 6,022 (2,587) 3,435
Other comprehensive income 17,497 - 17,497
Change in derivative fair values 23,519 (2,587) 20,932
Balance, September 30, 2023 $ 269,279 $ 25,853 $ 295,132
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LUNDIN GOLD INC.
Notes to the condensed consolidated interim financial statements as at September 30, 2023
(Unaudited – Prepared by Management)
(Expressed in U.S. Dollars unless otherwise noted. Tables are expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except share
and per share amounts)
16. Financial instruments (continued)
(c) Significant assumptions in valuation and relationship to fair value
The financial liabilities above were valued using Monte Carlo simulation valuation models. The significant
assumptions used in the Monte Carlo valuation models include: the gold and silver forward prices, gold and
silver price volatility, the risk -free rate of return, risk -adjusted discount rates, and the projected life of mine
production schedule.
As the gold price and silver price volatilities and risk -adjusted discount rates are unobservable inputs, the
financial liabilities above are classified within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy. The following table
summarizes the quantitative informatio n about the significant unobservable inputs used in Level 3 fair value
measurements.
Fair value at
September
30, 2023
Unobservable
inputs
Range of
inputs
Relationship of unobservable
inputs to fair value
Stream Loan
and Offtake
$ 295,132 Expected
volatility
10% to 30% An increase or decrease in expected
volatility of 5% would increase or
decrease fair value by $5.8 million or
$5.7 million, respectively
Risk-adjusted
discount rate
10% to 13% An increase or decrease in risk-
adjusted discount rate of 1% would
decrease or increase fair value by
$7.0 million or $6.9 million,
respectively
(d) Valuation processes
The valuation of financial instruments classified as Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy were prepared by an
independent valuation specialist under the direct oversight of the Senior Vice President, Finance of the
Company. Discussions of valuation processes and results are reported to the audit committee at least once
every three months, in line with the Company’s quarterly reporting periods.
(e) Financial risk management
Concentration of credit risk
Cash and cash equivalents are held with high quality financial institutions. Substantially all of the Company’s
cash and cash equivalents held with financial institutions exceed government -insured limits. The Company
has established a treasury policy that seek s to minimize its credit risk by entering into transactions with
investment grade creditworthy and reputable financial institutions and by monitoring the credit standing of
those financial institutions. The Company seeks to limit the amount of exposure with any one counterparty in
accordance with its established treasury policy.
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LUNDIN GOLD INC.
Notes to the condensed consolidated interim financial statements as at September 30, 2023
(Unaudited – Prepared by Management)
(Expressed in U.S. Dollars unless otherwise noted. Tables are expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except share
and per share amounts)
17. Commitments
Significant capital expenditures contracted as at September 30, 2023 but not recognized as liabilities are as
follows:
Capital
Expenditures
12 months ending September 30, 2024 $ 13,024
October 1, 2024 onward -
Total $ 13,024
18. Subsequent events
In early November 2023, the Company gave notice of its intent to fully repay the remaining principal balance of
$70.5 million and accrued interest of $1.7 million under the Facility on November 14, 2023. The full prepayment
is being completed in accordance with the terms of the Facility without any fees or penalties due to the senior
lenders.
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Corporate Information
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Jack Lundin, Chairman
Vancouver, Canada
Carmel Daniele
London, United Kingdom
Gillian Davidson
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Ian Gibbs
Vancouver, Canada
Ashley Heppenstall
London, United Kingdom
Melissa Harmon
Denver, USA
Ron F. Hochstein
Vancouver, Canada
Scott Langley
Toronto, Canada
Angelina Mehta
Toronto, Canada
OFFICERS
Ron F. Hochstein
President & Chief Executive Officer
Christopher Kololian
Chief Financial Officer
Terry Smith
Chief Operating Officer
Chester See
Senior Vice President, Finance
Sheila Colman
Vice President, Legal and
Sustainability & Corporate Secretary
Andre Oliveira
Vice President, Exploration
OFFICES
CORPORATE HEAD OFFICE
Lundin Gold Inc.
885 West Georgia Street, Suite 2000
Vancouver, BC V6C 3E8
Telephone: 604-689-7842
Toll Free: 1-888-689-7842
Facsimile: 604-689-4250
REGIONAL HEAD OFFICE
Aurelian Ecuador S.A.,
a subsidiary of Lundin Gold Inc.
Av. Amazonas N37-29 y UNP Edificio
Eurocenter, Piso 5
Quito, Pichincha
Ecuador
Telephone: 593-2-299-6400
COMMUNITY OFFICE
Calle 1ro de Mayo y 12 de Febrero,
esquina
Los Encuentros, Zamora-Chinchipe,
Ecuador
STOCK EXCHANGE
LISTINGS
The Toronto Stock Exchange
Trading Symbol: LUG
Nasdaq Stockholm
Trading Symbol: LUG
SHARE REGISTRAR AND
TRANSFER AGENT
Computershare Investor Services Inc.
510 Burrard Street, 3rd Floor
Vancouver, BC V6C 3B9
Telephone: 1-800-564-6253
AUDITOR
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
250 Howe St, Suite700
Vancouver, BC V6C 3S7
Telephone: 604-806-7000
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Further information about Lundin Gold
is available by contacting:
Finlay Heppenstall
Director, Investor Relations
and Corporate
Development
Telephone: 604-689-7842
Toll Free: 1-888-689-7842
info@lundingold.com
Lundin Gold Ecuador
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885 West Georgia Street, Suite 2000
Vancouver, British Columbia, V6C 3E8
Canada
Av. Amazonas N37-29 y UNP Edificio
Eurocenter, Piso 5
Quito, Pichincha, Ecuador
Telephone: 604-689-7842
Toll Free: 1-888-689-7842
Telephone: 593-2-299-6400
info@lundingold.com www.lundingold.com
@LundinGold @LundinGoldEC Lundin Gold Lundin Gold Lundin Gold Ecuador