Form 6-K Pretium Resources Inc. For: May 11
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
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6-K
Report
of Foreign Private Issuer
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to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16
under
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For
the month of May 2018
Commission
File Number: 001-35393
PRETIUM
RESOURCES INC
(translation
of registrant’s name into English)
1055
Dunsmuir Street, Suite 2300
Vancouver,
British Columbia
Canada
V7X 1L4
(Address
of principal executive office)
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Description
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the
requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant
has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
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PRETIUM
RESOURCES INC.
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By:
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/s/ Alicia
Milne
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Date: May 11,
2018
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Name:
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Alicia
Milne
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Title:
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Corporate
Secretary
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May 10,
2018
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News Release
18-05
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Pretivm Reports First Quarter 2018 Results
Steady-state gold production expected by mid-to-late
2018
Vancouver,
British Columbia, May 10, 2018; Pretium Resources Inc.
(TSX/NYSE: PVG) (“Pretivm” or the “Company”)
is pleased to report financial and operating results for the first
quarter ended March 31, 2018.
In the news release all quoted figures are in USD$ unless otherwise
noted. The
Company uses the following non-IFRS measures: total cash costs,
all-in sustaining costs (“AISC”), average realized gold
price, average realized margin, adjusted earnings (loss), and
adjusted earnings (loss) per basic share. Refer to the
Company’s Management Discussion and Analysis and the
“Non-IFRS Financial Performance Measures” section at
the end of this news release for an explanation and discussion of
these non-IFRS measures.
“The
implementation of operational grade control has had a positive
impact on our ability to consistently deliver high-grade ore to the
mill as we ramp-up production,” said Pretivm President &
CEO Joseph Ovsenek. The Brucejack Mine is generating free cash
flow, and we are on track to achieving H1 2018 guidance of $900 to
$700 per ounce of gold sold. We remain confident that we will
deliver on our H1 2018 AISC guidance, as well as our production
guidance of 150,000 to 200,000 ounces of gold and expect to achieve
steady-state production by mid-to-late 2018.”
First Quarter Production Overview
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Production totaled
75,689 ounces of gold and 94,730 ounces of silver.
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10.9 grams per
tonne gold mill feed grade for March; average 9.1 grams per tonne
gold mill feed grade for the quarter.
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Gold recoveries
averaged 96.8%.
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Process plant
throughput averaged 2,905 tonnes per day for a total of 261,443
tonnes.
Q1
2018 Monthly Production:
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Gold
Production
(oz)
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Gold
Grade
(g/t)
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Recovery
(%)
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Ore
Milled
(t)
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March
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32,910
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10.9
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96.7
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92,580
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February
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27,636
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11.4
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97.1
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77,763
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January
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15,143
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5.4
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96.7
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91,100
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Q1 2018
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75,689
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9.1
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96.8
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261,443
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Mine development
averaged over 800 meters per month during the quarter to prepare
additional stopes which will allow for management of ore grades
feeding the mill.
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First Quarter Financial Summary
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Revenue of $89.4
million was generated on sale of 68,651 ounces of gold and 84,234
ounces of silver.
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Total cost of sales
was $72.6 million or $1,057 per ounce of gold sold. Total cash
cost was $841 per
ounce of gold sold and AISC was $1,009 per ounce of gold sold.
Total AISC for the first quarter was directly impacted by low gold
production during ramp-up in January, which resulted in low gold
sales recorded during the quarter and consequently higher total
AISC per ounce of gold sold. (Refer to table “Q1 2018 Monthly
Production” above.)
Production spending
for the first quarter was in-line with H1 2018 guidance. The
Company is on track to achieving H1 2018 guidance of $900 to $700
per ounce of gold sold. When steady-state production is achieved,
any fluctuations between produced ounces and sold ounces should
minimize and reduce the timing discrepancy in AISC.
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As at March 31,
2018, there were 8,854 ounces of gold doré and 13,823 ounces
of gold in concentrate in finished goods inventory recorded at cost
of $849 per ounce which includes depreciation and
depletion.
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Earnings from mine
operations were $16.8 million.
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Net loss was $8.1
million or $0.04 per share. Adjusted earnings were $5.8 million or
$0.03 per share.
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Cash and cash
equivalents were $70.5 million at March 31, 2018. The Company has
working capital of $63.4 million excluding the current portion of
long-term debt as at March 31, 2018 compared to $40.6 million
December 31, 2017.
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Cash generated by
operations was $24.7 million.
Operating Results
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Three months ended March 31,
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2018
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2017(1)
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Ore
mined
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t
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268,339
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Mining
rate
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tpd
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2,982
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Ore
milled
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t
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261,443
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Head
grade
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g/t
Au
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9.1
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Recovery
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%
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96.8
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Mill
throughput
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tpd
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2,905
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Gold ounces
produced
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oz
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75,689
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Silver ounces
produced
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oz
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94,730
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Gold ounces
sold
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oz
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68,651
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Silver ounces
sold
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oz
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84,234
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(1) No comparative data
as the mine commenced commercial production as of July 1,
2017.
The following
abbreviations were used above: t (tonnes), tpd (tonnes per day),
g/t (grams per tonne), Au (gold) and oz (ounces).
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Gold and silver production
During
the three months ended March 31, 2018, the Brucejack Mine produced
75,689 ounces of gold and 94,730 ounces of silver with gold
production improving steadily through the first quarter. There is
no comparable information as the Brucejack Mine achieved commercial
production on July 1, 2017.
During
the quarter, the Company sold 68,651 ounces of gold and 84,234
ounces of silver. As a result of our production profile over the
course of the first quarter of 2018, there was a corresponding
timing impact on our sales ounces. As at March 31, 2018, there were
8,854 ounces of gold doré and 13,823 ounces of gold in
concentrate in finished goods inventory recorded at cost of $849
per ounce which includes depreciation and depletion.
Processing
During
the three months ended March 31, 2018, a total of 261,443 tonnes of
ore, equivalent to a throughput rate of 2,905 tonnes per day, was
processed.
The
mill feed grade averaged 9.1 grams per tonne gold for the quarter
and 10.9 grams per tonne for the month of March (refer to the
“Operational Grade
Control” section below). Gold recovery for the quarter
was 96.8%. We continue to review the mill process to optimize
recoveries.
On
December 20, 2017, the Company submitted an application to the BC
Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources and the BC
Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy to increase the
Brucejack Mine production rate to 3,800 tonnes per day. The
increase would result in an annual average production rate of 1.387
million tonnes, up from 0.99 million tonnes (a daily average of
3,800 tonnes from 2,700 tonnes). The approval process is expected
to take approximately six to twelve months. Engineering is underway
to assess the mill capacity upgrades required to increase the
production rate. Based on preliminary engineering, the capital cost
to increase the mill capacity is estimated to be less than $25.0
million. The estimate will be updated when the engineering process
is complete.
Mining
During
the three months ended March 31, 2018, 268,339 tonnes of ore were
mined, equivalent to a mining rate of 2,982 tonnes per
day.
To
improve access and build stope inventory, the rate of underground
development has been budgeted to increase to 700 meters per month,
up from the 420 meters considered in the 2014 Brucejack Feasibility
Study. The development rate increase began in January and has
exceeded 800 meters per month during the quarter; however, we
expect to average 700 meters per month over the course of 2018. A
third long-hole drill is now on site to support development and
provide for back-up.
Stope
inventory is expected to increase to 10 to 12 stopes. The
availability of stopes representing a range of grades, including
multiple higher-grade stopes, allows mining operations to optimize
stope blending and provides alternative stopes for mining if
required. The increased stope inventory is expected to improve the
management of production grades.
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Operational grade control
The
grade control program is a data-driven and iterative process that
is being used to optimize stope shapes resulting in reduced
dilution and optimized grade to the mill. The program comprises
drilling, sampling and local modelling with improved short-term
grade prediction. March production results reflect the first impact
of grade control integration into the mining process. In the second
quarter, gold production results are expected to continue to
improve with the full integration of the grade control
program.
The
absence of operational grade control and limited stope optionality
contributed to low gold production for the month of January. Gold
production subsequently increased significantly in February with
stopes planned for the fourth quarter 2017 and other higher-grade
stopes coming online.
Operational grade control: Infill drilling
As part
of the grade control program, infill drilling is required at
5-meter to 7.5-meter centers to refine stope location and
dimensions prior to mining. Currently, three diamond drills and one
reverse circulation (“RC”) drill are being used for
grade control drilling, with 11,100 meters completed as of early
April.
The RC
drill is part of a trial program for underground drilling. The RC
drilling provides a larger sample per meter and is expected to be
faster and more cost effective than core drilling, which has been
used for infill drilling to date.
Operational grade control: Local grade control model
A local
grade control model, which is based on data from drilling, is now
being implemented for stope optimisation in areas of near-term
production. The model is informed by tightly-spaced infill drilling
(with areas drilled at 7.5 meters or better) and has a resolution
of approximately 2.5 meters. The local grade control model is being
used for stope shape optimization and estimating production grade
and will ultimately be used for medium-term planning for future
production areas.
Operational grade control: Stope ring sampling
Another
component of the grade control program, stope ring sampling,
provides grade information on a ring-by-ring basis to refine the
shape of the long-hole stope prior to mining. Long-hole drill
cuttings are collected from each ring within a stope and assayed.
Assayed data from each of the rings is then fed back into the stope
design to refine short-term mine planning.
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Exploration drilling for porphyry source
The
exploration drill program to test for a porphyry source and
evaluate the potential extension of the Valley of the Kings to the
east has been successfully completed and assay results are
currently pending. The drill program follows-up on the success of
the 2015 regional grass-roots exploration drill program. High-grade
gold was intersected in the Flow Dome Zone, located approximately
1,000 meters east of the Brucejack Mine, confirming the presence of
either a new stockwork zone or an extension of the Valley of the
Kings deposit (see news release
dated October 8, 2015). A drill was set up underground on
the eastern edge of the 1200-meter Level of the Valley of the Kings
development. Two drill holes, each approximately 1,600 meters long
were drilled to provide a continuum of information from the Valley
of the Kings to the Flow Dome Zone. The drilling also tested below
the Flow Dome Zone where structural geology combined with a
geophysical anomaly suggested a potential porphyry source. A
follow-up geophysical program has been initiated which will include
surface geophysics when the snow has cleared.
Lyle
Morgenthaler, B.A.Sc., P.Eng., Chief Mine Engineer, Pretium
Resources Inc. is the Qualified Person (“QP”)
responsible for Brucejack Mine development. Warwick Board, Ph.D.,
P.Geo, Pr.Sci.Nat., Vice President, Geology and Chief Geologist,
Pretium Resources Inc. is the QP responsible for the Brucejack Mine
grade control program and the Brucejack Mine exploration
drilling.
Sustaining capital
During
the three months ended March 31, 2018, the Company spent $4.5
million on sustaining capital. Sustaining capital expenditures
included the Smithers warehouse, the grade control sampling station
and gravity lab and normal course capitalized development costs
incurred during production. Capitalized development include costs
to build new ventilation raises and ramps that enable the Company
to physically access ore underground.
Regional exploration
An
extensive regional exploration campaign was initiated in 2015 to
identify mineralized zones on the 1,250-square-kilometer,
wholly-owned property similar to the Valley of the Kings and Eskay
Creek deposits. A final data analysis is underway to refine
high-priority targets for drilling in summer 2018.
Kenneth
C. McNaughton, M.A.Sc., P.Eng., Chief Exploration Officer, Pretium
Resources Inc. is the QP responsible for the regional grass-roots
exploration program.
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Financial Results
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Three
months ended March 31,
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(In thousands of US dollars, except per share or per
oz)
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2018
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2017(1)
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Revenue
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$
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89,422
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Earnings from mine operations(1,2)
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$
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16,834
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Net
loss for the period
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$
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(8,058)
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(4,263)
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Per
share - basic
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$/share
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(0.04)
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(0.02)
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Per
share - diluted
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$/share
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(0.04)
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(0.02)
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Adjusted earnings (loss) (2)
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$
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5,797
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(6,089)
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Per share - basic (2)
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$/share
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0.03
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(0.03)
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Total
cash and cash equivalents
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$
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70,540
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171,945
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Cash
generated from (used by) operating activities
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$
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24,719
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(2,733)
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Total
assets
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$
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1,678,657
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1,633,083
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Long-term debt(3)
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$
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292,906
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601,344
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Total cash costs (2)
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$/oz
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841
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All-in sustaining costs (1,2)
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$/oz
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1,009
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Average realized price (1,2)
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$/oz
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1,271
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Average realized cash margin (1,2)
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$/oz
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430
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(1) No
comparative data as the mine commenced commercial production as of
July 1, 2017.
(2) Refer to the "Non-IFRS Financial Performance
Measures" section for a reconciliation of these
amounts.
(3) Long-term debt does not include the current
portion of the senior secured credit facility in the amount of
$379,383 as at March 31, 2018.
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Working capital and liquidity
We
generated cash from operations of $24.7 million for the three
months ended March 31, 2018. For the three months ended March 31,
2018, the Company delivered 75,447 ounces of gold into the offtake
agreement. The settlement of gold ounces resulted in a decrease in
the Offtake obligation of $0.7 million due to the realized loss
attributable to the final settlement price in the defined pricing
period and the gold spot price on the date of
delivery.
Our
cash and cash equivalents as at March 31, 2108 totaled $70.5
million increasing $14.3 million from $56.3 million at December 31,
2017. The increase in cash was attributable to cash flows generated
from operations of the Brucejack Mine offset by sustaining capital
expenditures and payment of construction related
payables.
As at
March 31, 2018, the Company has working capital of $63.4 million
excluding the current portion of long-term debt. The current
portion of long-term debt includes the senior secured term credit
facility including principal and accumulated interest totaling
$379.4 million. The credit facility is due at maturity on December
31, 2018. The Company has the option to extend the maturity date to
December 31, 2019 upon payment of an extension fee of 2.5% of the
principal amount including accumulated interest. The
Company’s intention is to re-finance the credit facility this
year.
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Working
capital items other than cash and cash equivalents consisted of
inventories of $28.7 million (valued at cost), receivables and
other of $17.2 million offset by accounts payable and accrued
liabilities of $53.0 million and the current portion of long-term
debt of $388.1 million without considering the option to extend the
credit facility to December 31, 2019.
Three months ended March 31, 2018 compared to the three months
ended March 31, 2017
Net
loss for the three months ended March 31, 2018 was $8.1 million
compared to $4.3 million for the comparable period ended March 31,
2017. The increase in loss was mainly attributed to an increase in
interest and finance expense and deferred income tax expense offset
by earnings generated from operations and a decrease in corporate
administrative costs. Earnings from mine operations were $16.8
million for the three months ended March 31, 2018 compared to nil,
as the Company did not have mine operations in the comparable
period.
Net
comprehensive loss for the three months ended March 31, 2018 was
$6.1 million compared to net comprehensive loss of $4.3 million for
the comparable period ended March 31, 2017. The increase in
comprehensive loss was attributed to the gain in fair value
attributable to the change in credit risk of financial instruments
designated at fair value through profit or loss net of deferred
tax. This adjustment was the result of the adoption of IFRS 9,
Financial Instruments without
restatement of the prior period.
Revenue
Revenue
for the three months ended March 31, 2018 was $89.4 million
compared to nil in the comparable period as the Company did not
have mine operations for the three months ended March 31, 2017.
Revenue includes a $0.8 million gain on trade receivables at fair
value.
The
Company sold 68,651 ounces of gold at an average realized price of
$1,271 per ounce generating $87.3 million in revenue from contracts
with customers. The Company sold 84,234 ounces of silver which
generated $1.3 million in revenue. Treatment costs and refining
charges associated with concentrate sales, in the amount of $4.0
million, were included within concentrate revenue. The average
London Bullion Market Association AM and PM market price over the
quarter ended March 31, 2018 was $1,330 per ounce.
Cost of sales
Cost of
sales for the three months ended March 31, 2018 was $72.6 million
or $1,057 per ounce of gold sold. Cost of sales includes production
costs, depreciation and depletion, royalties and selling costs and
changes in inventories to reflect the difference between produced
and sold ounces.
Production costs
Production
costs for the three months ended March 31, 2018 were $53.9 million.
Production costs include mining, processing, maintenance, site
administration costs and site share-based compensation. During the
quarter, costs were incurred to develop at over 800 meters per
month in order to accelerate stope optionality.
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A
majority of production costs were incurred in Canadian dollars.
During the three months ended March 31, 2018, the average foreign
exchange rate was CAD$1.2647 to US$1.00.
Depreciation and depletion
Depreciation
and depletion for the three months ended March 31, 2018 was $13.0
million. The majority of the Company’s depreciation and
depletion is determined using the units of production method based
on total ounces produced over the estimated proven and probable
reserves.
Royalties and selling costs
During
the three months ended March 31, 2018, the Company incurred $5.7
million in selling costs and $0.1 million in royalty expense.
Selling costs included transportation costs which were $5.2
million.
Total cash costs and AISC
Total
cash costs for the three months ended March 31, 2018 were $841 per
ounce sold. AISC for the three months ended March 31, 2018 totaled
$1,009 per ounce sold. Sustaining capital expenditures amounted to
$4.5 million (including $0.7 million deferred development costs
incurred during production).
Total
AISC for the first quarter was directly impacted by low gold
production during ramp-up in January, which resulted in low gold
sales recorded during the quarter and consequently higher total
AISC per ounce of gold sold. Production spending for the first
quarter was in-line with H1 2018 guidance. At the current level of
gold production, total AISC is approaching the range of H1 2018
guidance of $900 to $700 per ounce of gold sold. When steady-state
production is achieved, any fluctuations between produced ounces
and sold ounces should minimize and reduce the timing discrepancy
in AISC.
Corporate administrative costs
Corporate
administrative costs for the three months ended March 31, 2018 were
$2.5 million compared to $8.0 million in the comparable
period.
Salaries
and benefits for the three months ended March 31, 2018 were $0.9
million as compared to $5.2 million in the comparable period. The
decrease was primarily due to $4.5 million expensed in the
comparable period related to the retirement allowance clause in the
employment agreement executed with the Executive Chairman; refer to
the “Related Party Transactions” section
below.
Share-based
compensation for the three months ended March 31, 2018 was $0.2
million compared to $1.6 million in the comparable period. The
decrease in share-based compensation was due to the decline in the
Company’s share price used to value cash-settled restricted
share units.
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Interest and finance expense (income)
During
the three months ended March 31, 2018, the Company incurred
interest and finance expense of $15.4 million compared to interest
income of $0.04 million in the comparable period. All interest and
finance expenses incurred prior to July 1, 2017 were capitalized as
borrowing costs to the Brucejack Mine.
The
Company incurred $13.5 million in interest expense related to the
credit facility. The 7.5% per annum cash interest payable
associated with the credit facility is not settled until
maturity.
The
Company incurred $1.9 million in interest expense related to the
convertible notes of which $0.6 million was interest at a rate of
2.25% per annum and $1.4 million was accretion of the convertible
note. During the quarter, the Company paid interest in the amount
of $1.1 million to the holders of the convertible
notes.
Loss on financial instruments at fair value
The
September 2015 construction financing includes prepayment and term
extension options on the credit facility, the offtake obligation
and the stream obligation which are recorded on our statement of
financial position at fair value. During the three months ended
March 31, 2018, the changes in fair value of the offtake obligation
and stream obligation were a function of increases in the gold
price, increase in market expectations of future gold prices, gold
price volatility, an increase in interest rates and changes to the
estimated production schedule.
The
change in fair value of the offtake obligation resulted in a gain
of $1.8 million (2017 – loss of $0.03 million) and the change
in fair value of the stream obligation resulted in a loss of $2.0
million (2017 - $8.0 million). Of the change in fair value, a fair
value loss of $4.6 million (2017 - $8.0 million) was recognized in
the statement of loss and a fair value gain due to the impact of
change in the Company’s credit risk on the stream obligation
of $2.7 million (2017 – nil) was recognized in other
comprehensive earnings (loss).
The
prepayment and extension options in the senior secured term credit
facility increased in value due to an increase in interest rate and
the passage of time resulting in a gain of $0.2 million (2017
– loss of $0.2 million).
Current and deferred income taxes
The
Company is subject to Canadian federal and British Columbia
(“B.C.”) provincial income taxes with an aggregate rate
of 27%. The Company is also subject to the B.C. Mineral Tax, which
is accounted for as an income tax. The B.C. Mineral Tax requires
initial payments of 2% of net current proceeds until initial
construction tax pools are utilized, after which a rate of 13%
applies. The B.C. Mineral Tax is calculated in CAD. Once the mine
reaches steady-state operations and previously unrecognized tax
benefits are recorded, the anticipated effective tax rate on mine
operating earnings is 36.5%. Corporate administrative costs,
interest and finance expense (income) and other items will be
deductible for federal and provincial income taxes
only.
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For the
three months ended March 31, 2018, current income tax expense was
$0.6 million related to the 2% net current proceeds portion of the
BC Mineral Tax compared to nil in the comparable
period.
During
the three months ended March 31, 2018, we recorded a deferred
income tax expense of $3.6 million compared to a recovery of $5.1
million for the comparable period. The difference is primarily
related to the foreign exchange impact on the BC Mineral Tax pools.
This CAD to USD foreign exchange effect will recur in future
quarters until the mineral tax pools are utilized.
Our
unaudited condensed consolidated interim Financial Statements and
Management Discussion and Analysis for the three months ended March
31, 2018 are filed on SEDAR and available on our website at
www.pretivm.com.
Webcast and Conference Call
The
webcast and conference call to discuss the first quarter 2018
operational and financial results will take place Friday, May 11,
2018 at 8:00 am PT (11:00 am ET).
Webcast
and conference call details:
Friday, May 11, 2018 at 8:00 am PT (11:00 am ET)
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Webcast
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www.pretivm.com
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Toll
Free (North America)
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1-800-319-4610
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International
and Vancouver
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604-638-5340
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A
recorded playback will be available until May 25,
2018:
Toll
Free (North America)
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1-800-319-6413
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About Pretivm
Pretivm
is ramping-up gold production at the high-grade underground
Brucejack mine in northern British Columbia.
For
further information contact:
Joseph
Ovsenek
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Troy
Shultz
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President &
CEO
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Manager, Investor
Relations &
Corporate
Communications
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Pretium
Resources Inc.
Suite
2300, Four Bentall Centre, 1055 Dunsmuir Street
PO Box
49334 Vancouver, BC V7X 1L4
(604)
558-1784
(SEDAR
filings: Pretium Resources Inc.)
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Non-IFRS Financial Performance Measures
The
Company has included certain non-IFRS measures in this news
release. The Company believes that these measures, in addition to
measures prepared in accordance with IFRS, provide investors an
improved ability to evaluate the underlying performance of the
Company and to compare it to information reported by other
companies. The non-IFRS measures are intended to provide additional
information and should not be considered in isolation or as a
substitute for measures of performance prepared in accordance with
IFRS. These measures do not have any standardized meaning
prescribed under IFRS, and therefore may not be comparable to other
issuers.
Total cost of sales and cash costs
Total
cash costs is a common financial performance measure in the gold
mining industry but has no standard meaning. The Company reports
total cash costs on a gold ounce sold basis. The Company believes
that, in addition to measures prepared in accordance with IFRS,
such as revenue, certain investors can use this information to
evaluate the Company’s performance and ability to generate
operating earnings and cash flow from its mining operations.
Management uses this metric as an important tool to monitor
operating cost performance.
Total
cash costs include cost of sales such as mining, processing,
maintenance and site administration, royalties and selling costs
and changes in inventories less non-cash depreciation and
depletion, site share-based compensation and silver revenue divided
by gold ounces sold to arrive at total cash costs per ounce of gold
sold. Other companies may calculate this measure differently. The
following table reconciles this non-IFRS measure to the most
directly comparable IFRS measure disclosed in the financial
statements.
|
Three months ended March 31,
|
|
(In thousands of US dollars, except for per oz data)
|
2018
|
2017
|
|
|
|
Gold
ounces sold
|
68,651
|
-
|
|
|
|
Cost of sales per ounce sold reconciliation
|
|
|
Cost
of sales
|
$72,588
|
$-
|
Cost
of sales per ounce of gold sold
|
$1,057
|
$-
|
|
|
|
Total cash costs reconciliation
|
|
|
Cost
of sales
|
$72,588
|
$-
|
Less:
Depreciation and depletion
|
(12,992)
|
-
|
Less:
Site share-based compensation
|
(551)
|
-
|
Less:
Silver revenue
|
(1,321)
|
-
|
Total cash costs
|
$57,724
|
$-
|
Total cash costs per ounce of gold sold
|
$841
|
$-
|
All-in sustaining costs
The
Company believes that AISC more fully defines the total costs
associated with producing gold. The Company calculates AISC as the
sum of total cash costs (as described above), sustaining capital
expenditures, accretion on decommissioning and restoration
provision, treatment and refinery charges netted against
concentrate revenue, site share-based compensation, and corporate
administrative costs, all divided by the gold ounces sold to arrive
at a per ounce amount.
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Other
companies may calculate this measure differently as a result of
differences in underlying principles and policies applied.
Differences may also arise due to a different definition of
sustaining versus non-sustaining capital.
The
following table reconciles this non-IFRS measure to the most
directly comparable IFRS measure disclosed in the financial
statements.
|
Three months ended March 31,
|
||
(In thousands of US dollars, except per share or per
oz)
|
2018
|
2017
|
|
Gold
ounces sold
|
|
68,651
|
-
|
All-in sustaining costs reconciliation
|
|
|
|
Total
cash costs
|
$
|
$57,724
|
-
|
Sustaining capital expenditures
(1)
|
|
4,471
|
-
|
Accretion on decommissioning and
restoration
provision
|
155
|
83
|
|
Treatment
and refinery charges
|
|
3,891
|
-
|
Site
share-based compensation
|
|
551
|
-
|
Corporate administrative costs (2)
|
|
2,466
|
7,975
|
Total all-in sustaining costs
|
|
$69,258
|
8,058
|
All-in sustaining costs per ounce of gold sold
|
|
$1,009
|
-
|
(1)Sustaining capital
expenditures includes deferred development costs
(2)Includes the sum of
corporate administrative costs per the statement of loss and
comprehensive loss, excluding depreciation within those
figures.
Total cash costs and AISC reconciliation
Total
cash costs and AISC are calculated based on the definitions
published by the World Gold Council (“WGC”) (a market
development organization for the gold industry comprised of and
funded by 18 gold mining companies from around the world). The WGC
is not a regulatory organization.
Average realized price and average realized cash
margin
Average
realized price and average realized cash margin per ounce sold are
used by management and investors to better understand the gold
price and cash margin realized throughout a period.
Average
realized price is calculated as revenue from contracts with
customers less silver revenue divided by gold ounces sold. Average
realized margin represents average realized price per gold ounce
sold less total cash costs per ounce sold.
The
following table reconciles this non-IFRS measure to the most
directly comparable IFRS measure disclosed in the financial
statements.
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|
Three months ended March
31,
|
|
(In thousands of US dollars, except per share or per
oz)
|
2018
|
2017
|
Revenue from contracts with
customers(1)
|
$88,589
|
$-
|
Less:
Silver revenue
|
(1,321)
|
-
|
Gold revenue(2)
|
$87,268
|
$-
|
Gold
ounces sold
|
68,651
|
-
|
Average realized price
|
$1,271
|
$-
|
Less:
Total cash costs per gold ounce sold
|
(841)
|
-
|
Average realized cash margin per gold ounces of gold
sold
|
$430
|
$-
|
(1) Revenue from contracts with
customers is recognized net of treatment costs and refinery charges
on revenue generated from concentrate sales in the amount of $3,968
for the three months ended March 31, 2018.
(2) Gold revenue excludes the gain on trade
receivables at fair value related to provisional pricing
adjustments in the amount of $833 for the three months ended March
31, 2018.
Adjusted earnings (loss) and adjusted basic earnings (loss) per
share
Adjusted
earnings (loss) and adjusted basic earnings (loss) per share are
used by management and investors to measure the underlying
operating performance of the Company. Presenting these measures
helps management and investors evaluate earning trends more readily
in comparison with results from prior periods.
Adjusted
earnings (loss) is defined as net income (loss) adjusted to exclude
specific items that are significant, but not reflective of the
underlying operations of the Company, including: gain (loss) on
financial instruments at fair value, amortization on senior secured
term credit facility, accretion on convertible notes, impairment
provisions and reversals and deferred income taxes. Adjusted basic
earnings (loss) per share is calculated using the weighted average
number of shares outstanding under the basic method of earnings
(loss) per share as determined under IFRS. The following table
reconciles this non-IFRS measure to the most directly comparable
IFRS measure disclosed in the financial statements.
|
Three months ended March 31,
|
|
(In thousands of US dollars, except per share or per
oz)
|
2018
|
2017
|
|
|
|
Basic
weighted average shares outstanding
|
182,378,707
|
180,656,271
|
|
|
|
Adjusted loss and adjusted basic loss per share
reconciliation
|
||
|
|
|
Net
loss for the period
|
$(8,058)
|
$(4,263)
|
Adjusted
for:
|
|
|
Loss
on financial instruments
at
fair value
|
2,637
|
3,229
|
Amortization
of discount on senior
secured
term credit facility
|
6,234
|
-
|
Accretion
on convertible notes
|
1,373
|
-
|
Deferred
income taxes (recovery)
|
3,611
|
(5,055)
|
Adjusted earnings (loss)
|
$5,797
|
$(6,089)
|
Adjusted basic earnings (loss) per share
|
$0.03
|
$(0.03)
|
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Additional non-IFRS financial measures
“Earnings
from mine operations” provides useful information to
management and investors as an indication of the Company’s
principal business activities before consideration of how those
activities are financed, sustaining capital expenditures, corporate
administrative costs, foreign exchange gains (losses), derivative
costs, interest and finance income and expense and
taxation.
“Working
capital” is defined as current assets less current
liabilities and provides useful information to management and
investors about liquidity of the Company.
Forward-Looking Statements
This
News Release contains “forward-looking information” and
“forward looking statements” within the meaning of
applicable Canadian and United States securities legislation.
Statements contained herein that are not based on historical or
current fact, including without limitation statements containing
the words “anticipates,” “believes,”
“may,” “continues,”
“estimates,” “expects,” and
“will” and words of similar import, constitute
“forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the
U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
Forward-looking information may include, but is not limited to,
information with respect to: production and cost guidance; our
planned mining, exploration and development activities; capital and
operating cost estimates; production and processing estimates; the
future price of gold and silver; the adequacy of our financial
resources; the estimation of mineral reserves and resources
including the 2016 Valley of the Kings Mineral Resource estimate
and the Brucejack Mineral Reserve estimate; realization of mineral
reserve and resource estimates and timing of development of
Pretivm's Brucejack Mine; costs and timing of future exploration
and development; results of future exploration and drilling;
capital and operating cost estimates; timelines and similar
statements relating to the economic viability of the Brucejack
Mine, including mine life, total tonnes mined and processed and
mining operations; completion of ramp-up to steady state production
and positive cash flow; timing and receipt of approvals, consents
and permits under applicable legislation; our relationship with
community stakeholders; litigation matters; environmental matters;
and statements regarding USD cash flows currency fluctuations and
the recurrence of foreign currency translation adjustments.
Wherever possible, words such as “plans”,
“expects”, “guidance”, “projects”,
“assumes”, “budget”,
“strategy”, “scheduled”,
“estimates”, “forecasts”,
“anticipates”, “believes”,
“intends”, “modeled’, “targets”
and similar expressions or statements that certain actions, events
or results “may”, “could”,
“would”, “might” or “will” be
taken, occur or be achieved, or the negative forms of any of these
terms and similar expressions, have been used to identify
forward-looking statements and information. Statements concerning
mineral reserve and resource estimates may also be deemed to
constitute forward-looking information to the extent that they
involve estimates of the mineralization that will be encountered if
the property is developed. Any statements that express or involve
discussions with respect to predictions, expectations, beliefs,
plans, projections, objectives, assumptions or future events or
performance are not statements of historical fact and may be
forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are subject
to a variety of known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other
factors that could cause actual events or results to differ from
those expressed or implied by the forward-looking information,
including, without limitation, those risks identified in Pretivm's
Annual Information Form dated March 29, 2018 filed on SEDAR at
www.sedar.com and in the United States on Form 40-F through EDGAR
at the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. Forward-looking statements are
based on the expectations and opinions of Pretivm's management on
the date the statements are made. The assumptions used in the
preparation of such statements, although considered reasonable at
the time of preparation, may prove to be imprecise. We do not
assume any obligation to update forward-looking information,
whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise,
other than as required by applicable law. For the reasons set forth
above, prospective investors should not place undue reliance on
forward-looking information. Neither the TSX nor the NYSE has
approved or disapproved of the information contained
herein.
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