Canadian gold miner Argonaut Gold’s Mar 2022 qtr (Q1 22) net income has fallen to $US5.6M from Q1 21’s $27M, albeit with adjusted net income up to $8.2M from $7M, primarily due to a $2.5M loss on derivatives compared to an $18.8M gain on them in Q1 21, as well as higher operating costs.
Revenue was steady at $105.8M from $105.3M and gross profit eased to $21.7M from $27.6M.
The result was on gold equivalent (AuEq) production from Argonaut’s 4 US/Mexico operations down to 55,516oz from 59,704oz, with cash costs sold up to $1,153oz from $1,003oz and AISC sold to $1,430oz from $1,318oz, with the average realized sales price up to $1,874oz from $1,761oz.
The company finished Q1 22 with cash/equivalents down to $166.1M from $227.3M.