Rio Narcea Gold Mines, Ltd.: Third Quarter 2005 Financial Results.TORONTO Toronto (tərŏn`tō), city (1998 est pop. 2,400,000), provincial capital, S Ont., Canada, on Lake Ontario. Toronto is the largest city in Canada and since the 1970s has been one of the fastest-changing cities in North America, experiencing -- (All figures are reported in U.S. dollars except otherwise indicated) Rio See RapidIO and MP3. Narcea
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TSX Transfer from Stack Pointer to Index TSX True Space Extension :RNG See RELAX NG. ) (AMEX AMEX See: American Stock Exchange :RNO RNO Russian National Orchestra RNO Race National Origin (EEO) RNO Radio Network Optimization RNO Rosettanet Object RNO Resident Naval Officer RNO Recipient Network Operator (mobile communications operator) ) ("Rio Narcea" or the "Company") announces the financial results of the Company for the third quarter ended September September: see month. 30, 2005. Third Quarter Highlights - Revenues of $32.0 million including sales of Aguablanca nickel nickel, metallic chemical element; symbol Ni; at. no. 28; at. wt. 58.69; m.p. about 1,453°C;; b.p. about 2,732°C;; sp. gr. 8.902 at 25°C;; valence 0, +1, +2, +3, or +4. concentrate of $14.5 million. - Net loss of $10.1 million including a derivatives derivatives In finance, contracts whose value is derived from another asset, which can include stocks, bonds, currencies, interest rates, commodities, and related indexes. Purchasers of derivatives are essentially wagering on the future performance of that asset. loss primarily related to copper derivative derivative: see calculus. derivative In mathematics, a fundamental concept of differential calculus representing the instantaneous rate of change of a function. financial instruments of $7.8 million, of which $5.9 million were non-cash. - Operating income Operating Income The profit realized from a business' own operations. Notes: This would not include income from things such as investments in other firms. Also referred to as operating profit or recurring profit. of $0.6 million. - Cash provided by operating activities of $5.8 million. - $57.6 million held in cash and cash equivalents. - Gold production from the Company's own operations of 20,707 ounces at a cash cost of $430 per ounce ounce, in zoology ounce, in zoology: see leopard. ounce, unit of measurement ounce: see English units of measurement. (refer to Non-GAAP measures section). - Nickel production of 3.7 million pounds. Nickel cash cost of sales declines to $2.68 per pound (from $4.05 per pound in the second quarter of 2005) (refer to Non-GAAP measures section). Rio Narcea Gold Mines, Ltd. ("Rio Narcea" or the "Company") reported a net loss for the third quarter of 2005 of $10,123,400 or $0.06 per share compared to a net loss of $6,379,100 or $0.05 per share in the same period of 2004. This net loss was caused principally by a derivatives loss of $7,776,900, a non-operating item, due primarily to the recent higher copper prices that resulted in a lower fair value of the copper forward contracts required for project debt. Operating income for the third quarter of 2005 was $609,800, compared to an operating loss operating loss The excess of operating expenses over revenue. As with operating income, operating losses exclude revenues and expenses from operations that are not considered a regular part of the business. Also called deficit. Compare operating income. of $4,073,200 in the same period of 2004. Operating revenues operating revenue Revenue from any regular source. Revenue from sales is adjusted for discounts and returns when calculating operating revenue. Compare other revenue. totalled $31,983,600 in the third quarter of 2005 compared to $19,234,200 in the same period last year. Sales in the third quarter of 2005 include sales of Aguablanca nickel concentrate, which amounted to $14,456,700, sales from the Company's own gold operations of $7,470,200 and gold sales related to the Nalunaq agreement of $10,056,700. Operating cash flow Operating cash flow Earnings before depreciation minus taxes. Measures the cash generated from operations, not counting capital spending or working capital requirements. was $5,768,900 during the quarter ended September 30, 2005, of which $5,285,100 was cash flow from the Nickel operations. In the same period last year, during which there were no Nickel operations, operating cash flow was $4,610,200. For the nine months ended September 30, 2005, the net loss amounted to $32,457,800 or $0.21 per share, compared to a net loss of $13,079,300 or $0.11 per share in the same period of 2004. This net loss included a foreign currency exchange loss of $10,247,500 due to the effect of the stronger U.S. Dollar / Euro exchange rate during the first nine months of 2005 and a derivatives loss of $15,441,600, of which $11,401,800 was non-cash. Operating revenues were $77,120,600 for the nine months ended September 30, 2005 compared to $51,972,000 for the same period of 2004; while operating cash flow was ($4,071,900) during the first nine months of 2005 compared to $12,232,500 in the corresponding period in 2004. The negative operating cash flow during the nine months period ended September 30, 2005 was mainly attributable attributable emanating from or pertaining to attribute. attributable proportion see attributable risk (below). attributable risk to the following factors: the increase in the cost of gold sales, due to the increased underground costs at the Company's own gold operations and higher administrative and corporate expenses, including increased accounting and legal expenses. Nickel operating cash flow for the first nine months of 2005 was positive, reflecting nickel sales booked during the period.
Summary of Results
($000 except where stated)
Three Months Nine Months
Ended September 30, Ended September 30,
2005 2004 2005 2004
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Revenues 31,984 19,234 77,121 51,972
Cash flow provided by
(used in) operating
Activities 5,769 4,610 (4,072) 12,233
Net loss (10,123) (6,379) (32,458) (13,079)
Net loss per share - basic (0.06) (0.05) (0.21) (0.11)
Weighted average shares
outstanding - basic
(in millions) 158.0 119.5 157.8 115.4
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September 30, 2005 December 31, 2004
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Cash and cash equivalents 57,604 81,889
Long-term debt, excluding
current portion 17,690 31,109
Shareholders' equity 150,858 191,320
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Summary of Quarterly Results
($000 except where stated)
2005 2004 2003
3Q 2Q 1Q 4Q 3Q 2Q 1Q 4Q
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Operating
revenues 31,984 36,217 8,920 15,816 19,234 13,900 18,838 15,565
Net income
(loss) (10,123) (6,207)(16,128)(31,366)(6,379) (288)(6,412) 2,759
Net income
(loss)
per
share -
basic (0.06) (0.04) (0.10) (0.21) (0.05) (0.00) (0.06) 0.02
Net income
(loss)
per
share -
diluted (0.06) (0.04) (0.10) (0.21) (0.05) (0.00) (0.06) 0.02
Cash flow
Provided
by (used
in)
operating
activities 5,769 1,234 (11,075) (3,354) 4,610 2,702 4,920 6,844
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Review of Mining Operations - Nickel Aguablanca Nickel Mine During the third quarter of 2005, the Aguablanca nickel mine produced 3.7 million pounds of nickel and 2.9 million pounds of copper from processing 258,121 tonnes of ore ore, metal-bearing mineral mass that can be profitably mined. Nearly all rock deposits contain some metallic minerals, but in many cases the concentration of metal is too low to justify mining the ore. at average nickel and copper head grades of 0.83% and 0.58%, respectively. Nickel and copper recoveries achieved during the period were 76.8% and 88.5%, respectively. Cash cost of sales amounted to $2.68 per pound (refer to Non-GAAP measures section). Mine head grades are reconciling well with the ore block model for the open pit. During the first nine months, the Aguablanca plant processed 722,790 tonnes of ore with head grades of 0.72% nickel and 0.54% copper. Metal recoveries were 67.8% nickel and 88.4% copper to yield more than 7.7 million pounds of nickel and 7.5 million pounds of copper. Operating Results
Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2005 September 30, 2005
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Ore milled (tonnes) 258,121 722,790
Nickel head grade (%) 0.83 0.72
Copper head grade (%) 0.58 0.54
Nickel recovery (%) 76.8 67.8
Copper recovery (%) 88.5 88.4
Nickel production (000 lb) 3,654 7,778
Copper production (000 lb) 2,946 7,552
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Nickel head grade, recovery and metal production increased by 30%, 21% and 43%, respectively, during the third quarter compared to the second quarter of 2005. In October October: see month. , nickel recoveries averaged 79%, close to the design specification of 82%. The SAG (1) A momentary drop in voltage from the power source. Contrast with spike. (2) (SAG) (SQL Access Group) See CLI. mill performance and, consequently, plant throughput The speed with which a computer processes data. It is a combination of internal processing speed, peripheral speeds (I/O) and the efficiency of the operating system and other system software all working together. 1. were 10% below that of the second quarter. Premature pre·ma·ture adj. 1. Occurring or developing before the usual or expected time. 2. Born after a gestation period of less than the normal time, especially, in human infants, after a period of less than 37 weeks. failure in August of new discharge To liberate or free; to terminate or extinguish. A discharge is the act or instrument by which a contract or agreement is ended. A mortgage is discharged if it has been carried out to the full extent originally contemplated or terminated prior to total execution. grates, which were installed in June June: see month. , forced the operation to holdback hold·back n. 1. a. The act of holding back. b. Something held back. 2. A device that retains or restrains. 3. throughput in September until new grates arrived in October. Newly designed grates were installed early in October and the operation of the SAG mill at a higher ore/ball charge has improved production significantly. Since installation of the new grates, the plant has averaged 170 tonnes per hour. Froth pumps, piping upgrades and filter upgrades are expected to be completed in phases in early December December: see month. . These upgrades and modifications should result in further increases in throughput. Ore production and waste production from the open pit will continue to easily keep pace with plant production. The other important issue for Aguablanca is the nickel concentrate grade which was 5.4% in September versus a design of 8.5%. Ongoing studies and optimization optimization Field of applied mathematics whose principles and methods are used to solve quantitative problems in disciplines including physics, biology, engineering, and economics. work have identified a number of modifications to improve the concentrate grade. For example, sludge sludge (sluj) a suspension of solid or semisolid particles in a fluid which itself may or may not be a truly viscous fluid. sludge a suspension of solid or semisolid particles in a fluid. from the basement This article is about the section of a building. For the foundation, see Basement rock. A basement is one or more floors of a building that are either completely or partially below the ground floor. Slab-on-grade buildings do not have basements. of the plant is now being routed through scavengers or cleaners instead of being sent directly to the concentrate thickener thick·en tr. & intr.v. thick·ened, thick·en·ing, thick·ens 1. To make or become thick or thicker: Thicken the sauce with cornstarch. The crowd thickened near the doorway. 2. as per the original design; baffles are being placed in most flotation flotation or froth flotation Most widely used process for extracting many minerals from their ores. The method separates and concentrates ores by altering their surfaces so that they are either repelled or attracted by water. cells in order to improve flow characteristics and a cleaning circuit for pre-flotation is being prepared. The implementation of some of these modifications has, to date, resulted in the concentrate grade averaging between 6% and 7% during the later part of October. Further improvements in concentrate grade are expected in November November: see month. as the modifications and fine tuning Fine Tuning is the name of XM Satellite Radio's eclectic music channel. The program director for Fine Tuning is Ben Smith. The channel is described as "A musical oasis for the sophisticated listener culled from every imaginable genre and country. continue. The Company is evaluating its legal remedies A legal remedy is the means by which a court of law, usually in the exercise of civil law jurisdiction, enforces a right, imposes a penalty, or makes some other court order to impose its will. In Commonwealth common law jurisdictions and related jurisdictions (e.g. as a result of the design deficiencies of the Aguablanca plant and the remedial actions A remedial action is a change made to a nonconforming product or service to address the deficiency. Rework and repair are generally the remedial actions taken on products, while services usually require additional services to be performed to ensure satisfaction. which have had to be taken. Development of the underground ramp at Aguablanca to the initial planned length of 2,800 meters and infill in·fill n. 1. The use of vacant land and property within a built-up area for further construction or development, especially as part of a neighborhood preservation or limited growth program. 2. diamond drilling Diamond Drilling is a highly specialized industry used for mineral exploration around the world. Most commonly using wireline and core bits with diamond encrusted matrix. To drill holes to max depths of twelve thousand feet, for the recovery of core used in verifying mineral of the mineralized min·er·al·ize v. min·er·al·ized, min·er·al·iz·ing, min·er·al·iz·es v.tr. 1. To convert to a mineral substance; petrify. 2. To transform a metal into a mineral by oxidation. 3. area immediately below the current planned open pit shell will be completed by year-end year-end also year·end n. The end of a year. adj. Occurring or done at the end of the year: a year-end audit. Noun 1. . Once drilling is completed, a resource estimate will be prepared which is intended to form the basis of an analysis of the economics of underground mining. Review of Mining Operations - Gold During the third quarter of 2005, the Company's own underground gold operations produced 20,707 ounces of gold at a cash cost of $430 per ounce as compared with 24,866 ounces of gold at a cash cost of $225 per ounce in the same period of 2004. The El Valle Valle is a municipality in the county of Aust-Agder, Norway. Valle was established as a municipality January 1, 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). plant processed 99,405 tonnes of the Company's own ore at an average gold grade of 6.7 g/t gold, plus 28,130 tonnes of Nalunaq ore, compared with 133,564 tonnes of the Company's own ore with an average grade of 6.1 g/t gold, plus 39,547 tonnes of Nalunaq ore in the prior year period. Recoveries averaged 95.9% (Nalunaq included) in the third quarter of 2005 compared to 96.6% a year earlier.
Operating Results
Three Months Ended September 30
2005 2004
Rio Rio
Narcea's Nalunaq Narcea's Nalunaq
operations ore Total operations ore Total
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Tonnes of
ore milled 99,405 28,130 127,535 133,564 39,547 173,111
Grade (g/t) 6.7 16.6 8.9 6.1 18.9 9.0
Recovery (%) 95.4 96.7 95.9 95.6 97.6 96.6
Gold
Production
(oz) 20,707 14,570 35,277 24,866 23,501 48,367
Cash cost
($/oz)(a) 430 443 436 225 388 304
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(a) Refer to Non-GAAP measures section
Nine Months Ended September 30
2005 2004
Rio Rio
Narcea's Nalunaq Narcea's Nalunaq
operations ore Total operations ore Total
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Tonnes of
ore milled 328,998 76,343 405,341 465,308 65,821 531,129
Grade (g/t) 5.8 15.8 7.7 6.7 17.2 8.0
Recovery (%) 94.0 96.6 95.0 95.3 97.7 95.9
Gold
Production
(oz) 57,601 37,410 95,011 95,201 35,650 130,851
Cash cost
($/oz)(a) 414 428 420 199 389 251
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(a) Refer to Non-GAAP measures section.
El Valle and Carles Carles may refer to:
The Boinas zone within the El Valle underground operation produced 41,038 tonnes of ore grading 2.8 g/t gold and 0.9% copper during the third quarter (123,029 tonnes at 2.7 g/t gold and 0.9% copper during the first nine months), which was lower than the planned 69,398 tonnes at 4.0 g/t gold and 0.8% copper. At the Carles mine, 38,462 tonnes of underground ore grading 6.5 g/t gold and 0.8% copper were mined from the Carles East deposit during the third quarter (120,010 tonnes at 5.6 g/t gold and 0.8% copper during the first nine months), compared to a budget of 48,367 tonnes at 6.3 g/t gold and 0.7% copper. Production from Carles and Boinas was 87% and 72% of plan, respectively, during the first nine months of 2005. Combined gold and copper grades were slightly above plan for Carles while combined grades gold and copper grades from Boinas were below plan. As a result of the August 30th decision of the Asturian As·tu·ri·as A region and former kingdom of northwest Spain south of the Bay of Biscay. The original Iberian inhabitants were conquered by Rome in the second century b.c. government not to allow the Salave project to proceed, and the continued marginal (jargon) marginal - 1. Extremely small. "A marginal increase in core can decrease GC time drastically." In everyday terms, this means that it is a lot easier to clean off your desk if you have a spare place to put some of the junk while you sort through it. 2. performance of the Boinas underground operation in particular; the Company is reviewing various options for the future of the Spanish Spanish, river, c.150 mi (240 km) long, issuing from Spanish Lake, S Ont., Canada, NW of Sudbury, and flowing generally S through Biskotasi and Agnew lakes to Lake Huron opposite Manitoulin island. There are several hydroelectric stations on the river. gold operations. The El Valle Plant has continued to operate smoothly during first nine months of the year. Production including Nalunaq is 29,000 tonnes below plan mainly due to ore hardness. Plant production excluding Nalunaq was 14,000 tonnes above plan. The gold head grade, excluding Nalunaq, was 19% above plan for the first 9 months of the year. The construction of the new tailings Tailings (also known as tailings pile, tails, leach residue, or slickens[1]) are the materials left over[2] after the process of separating the valuable fraction from the worthless fraction of an ore. impoundment An action taken by the president in which he or she proposes not to spend all or part of a sum of money appropriated by Congress. The current rules and procedures for impoundment were created by the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C.A. at the bottom of the old El Valle pit has been finished. Final permitting is going through the European Union European Union (EU), name given since the ratification (Nov., 1993) of the Treaty of European Union, or Maastricht Treaty, to the European Community IPPC IPPC International Plant Protection Convention (US treaty) IPPC Integrated Pollution Prevention Control IPPC Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change IPPC Integrated Plant Protection Center procedures, which will likely be completed at year-end. Review of Development and Feasibility fea·si·ble adj. 1. Capable of being accomplished or brought about; possible: a feasible plan. See Synonyms at possible. 2. Stage Gold Projects Tasiast Gold Project Rio Narcea announced in August it would proceed with the development of the Tasiast gold project in Mauritania Mauritania (môrĭtā`nēə), officially Islamic Republic of Mauritania, republic (2005 est. pop. 3,087,000), 397,953 sq mi (1,030,700 sq km), NW Africa. , West Africa West Africa A region of western Africa between the Sahara Desert and the Gulf of Guinea. It was largely controlled by colonial powers until the 20th century. West African adj. & n. . Personnel are in place for the plant construction, detailed engineering by SENET SENET Scientific and Engineering Network Engineering of South Africa South Africa, Afrikaans Suid-Afrika, officially Republic of South Africa, republic (2005 est. pop. 44,344,000), 471,442 sq mi (1,221,037 sq km), S Africa. is well advanced and terms for the Lump Sum Lump sum A large one-time payment of money. Turnkey See turnkey system. contract with SENET are almost finalized See finalization. . The capital expenditures for development of Tasiast are estimated to be $63.5 million; however, the purchase of some used equipment is expected to lower this figure. Rio Narcea recently purchased a used 14 megawatt meg·a·watt n. Abbr. MW One million watts. meg  a·watt Heavy Fuel Oil power plant for the project. The opening
ceremony to mark the commencement of work at the Tasiast site will take
place shortly and actual construction will start during December.It is expected that the plant will be ready for commercial production in mid- mid- pref. Middle: midbrain. 2007. The Tasiast gold mine is expected to produce 120,000 ounces of gold annually during the first three years of operation at an average cost of $220 per ounce. Over the 8-year open pit mine life, and based on the current reserves, gold production is expected to be approximately ap·prox·i·mate adj. 1. Almost exact or correct: the approximate time of the accident. 2. 105,000 ounces annually at an average cost of $240 per ounce. Salave Gold Project On August 1st, a spokesperson for the Asturian Government announced that permits necessary for mining the Salave project would not be granted. Rio Narcea received official notification of this decision on August 30th. Rio Narcea is evaluating all of its options and is considering its legal position under applicable Spanish law, including the legal right to compensation established, among other applicable laws, in the Spanish Constitution. Exploration Ossa Morena Project In the Ossa Morena belt in Southern Spain Spain, Span. España (āspä`nyä), officially Kingdom of Spain, constitutional monarchy (2005 est. pop. 40,341,000), 194,884 sq mi (504,750 sq km), including the Balearic and Canary islands, SW Europe. , exploration continued with surface mapping, sampling and geochemical surveys being focussed on copper-gold targets. A limited drilling program at La Vicaria Vicaria (Italian: "vicarage," in the secular meaning of "residence of the vice-regent") is a neighbourhood of Naples, southern Italy. It is the area at the extreme east end of the historic center of the city and includes the church and street of San Giovanni a Carbonara as well as returned several intervals with disseminated disseminated /dis·sem·i·nat·ed/ (-sem´i-nat?ed) scattered; distributed over a considerable area. dis·sem·i·nat·ed adj. Spread over a large area of a body, a tissue, or an organ. sulphides, the best of which assayed 0.8% Cu over 14.6 meters. A geophysical ge·o·phys·ics n. (used with a sing. verb) The physics of the earth and its environment, including the physics of fields such as meteorology, oceanography, and seismology. program is underway over the area before committing to further drilling. In Southern Portugal Portugal (pôr`chəgəl), officially Portuguese Republic, republic (2005 est. pop. 10,566,000), 35,553 sq mi (92,082 sq km), SW Europe, on the western side of the Iberian Peninsula and including the Madeira Islands and the Azores in the , two limited drilling programs are planned to test the Almagreira Almagreira may refer to:
The process by which the body uses minerals to build bone structure. Mentioned in: Rickets mineralization, n the bioprecipitation of an inorganic substance. of 2.3 g/t Au over 17 meters. At Barrancos, several high grade grab samples Noun 1. grab sample - a single sample or measurement taken at a specific time or over as short a period as feasible sample - a small part of something intended as representative of the whole have been found in a mineralised breccia breccia: see conglomerate. breccia Coarse sedimentary rock consisting of angular or nearly angular fragments larger than 0.08 in. (2 mm). Breccia commonly results from processes such as landslides or geologic faulting, in which rocks are fractured. pipe that merit further exploration work. Capital Resources and Liquidity The Company ended the third quarter of 2005 with $57,604,000 of cash and cash equivalents and $35,314,900 of working capital. During the third quarter, cash and cash equivalents decreased by $5,716,900. For the first nine months, cash and cash equivalents decreased by $24,284,800 as compared to December 31, 2004. The reduction in cash and cash equivalents during the first nine months of 2005 is largely due to the cash used in investing activities and the negative translation effect of the U.S. dollar / Euro exchange rate on the cash and cash equivalent held in Euros, which occurred principally in the first half of 2005. Cash flow from operating activities amounted to $5,768,900 in the third quarter of 2005 compared to $4,610,200 in the same period of 2004. Operating cash flow related to Gold operations was $1,037,800 during the third quarter, and operating cash flow related to Nickel operations was $5,285,100 as a result of the sales of Aguablanca nickel concentrate. Corporate activities consumed con·sume v. con·sumed, con·sum·ing, con·sumes v.tr. 1. To take in as food; eat or drink up. See Synonyms at eat. 2. a. $554,000 during the second quarter. Operating cash flow was ($4,071,900) for the first nine months of 2005, compared to $12,232,500 in the same period of 2004. Gold operations and corporate activities consumed $4,447,500 and $2,805,200, respectively, while nickel operations provided operating cash flow of $3,180,800, from the sales of concentrate. During the third quarter, investing activities consumed $8,069,600 of cash compared to $5,957,900 in the third quarter of 2004. Capital expenditures totalled $6,706,100 and $5,464,700 in the third quarter of 2005 and 2004, respectively. The following table sets forth the Company's capital expenditures on mineral properties:
Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended
September 30, September 30,
($ Million) 2005 2004 2005 2004
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El Valle and Carles(a) 0.5 2.3 4.0 6.1
Aguablanca(b) 5.4 5.8 10.0 30.7
Acquisition of Salave - - - 5.0
Acquisition of Defiance
Mining Co. - (2.6) - (2.6)
Tasiast 0.5 - 1.9 -
Other 0.3 - 1.3 -
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Total 6.7 5.5 17.2 39.2
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(a) Investments were mainly due to the new tailings dam facility
that was completed in the second quarter of 2005.
(b) Investments include the underground development at Aguablanca.
Income Statement Rio Narcea reported a net loss of $10,123,400 ($0.06 per share) for the third quarter of 2005 compared to a net loss of $6,379,100 ($0.05 per share) during the same period last year. This net loss included a derivatives loss of $7,776,900 due primarily to the recent higher copper prices that resulted in a lower fair value of the copper forward contracts required for project debt. Revenues from sales in the third quarter totalled $31,983,600 compared to $19,234,200 in the corresponding 2004 period. Production from the Company's own operations in the third quarter totalled 20,707 ounces of gold and 3.7 million pounds of nickel compared to 24,866 ounces of gold in the same period of 2004. The Company reported a net loss of $32,457,800 ($0.21 per share) for the first nine months of 2005 compared to a net loss of $13,079,300 ($0.11 per share) for the corresponding period in 2004. The increase in net loss was largely due to the losses on derivative financial instruments of $15,441,600 and the negative effect of the U.S. dollar / Euro exchange rate of $10,247,500, predominantly pre·dom·i·nant adj. 1. Having greatest ascendancy, importance, influence, authority, or force. See Synonyms at dominant. 2. occurring during the first six months of 2005. Revenues for the nine months ended September 30, 2005, amounted to $77,120,600 compared to $51,972,000 for the same period last year. Cost of sales of gold from the Company's own operations amounted to $8,128,700, while gold sales were $7,470,200, compared to the cost of gold sales of $8,934,400 for sales of $9,892,000 in the same period of 2004. The negative gross margin obtained from the Company's own operations is largely due to processing lower tonnages and lower gold grades mined from the Boinas mine during the quarter (41,038 tonnes at 2.8 g/t gold). Cost of sales related to the Nalunaq agreement in the third quarter of 2005 amounted to $10,112,600 for sales of $10,056,700, providing a net margin of ($55,900). This negative margin is due to the higher plant costs per tonne tonne measure of weight or mass; 1 tonne=1000 kg. See also ton. of ore processed resulting from lower throughput. Cost of nickel sales was $7,613,700 in the third quarter of 2005, corresponding to sales of $14,456,700 (2004 - nil). In addition, depreciation and amortization, exploration, administrative and corporate and other expenses amounted to $5,518,800 in the third quarter of 2005, compared to $5,262,700 in the same period of 2004. Cost of sales of gold from the Company's own operations during the nine months ended September 30, 2005 amounted to $23,639,000 for sales of $24,018,900, compared to a cost of gold sales of $31,358,800 for sales of $37,731,600 in the same period of 2004. The increase of the cost of gold sales in relation to the gold sales is due to the increased underground mining costs and lower grades at the Company's own operations. The Nalunaq agreement provided a gross margin of $246,200 during the first nine months of 2005, compared to $380,600 in the same period of 2004. Cost of nickel sales was $23,245,400 in the period, corresponding to sales of $36,860,200 (2004 - nil). In addition, depreciation and amortization, exploration, administrative and corporate and other expenses amounted to $16,419,700 in the first nine months of 2005, compared to $16,966,000 in the same period of 2004. Exploration expenses totalled $900,900 in the third quarter of 2005, of which $313,500 was incurred in gold projects (including Salave with expenses of $307,600) and $559,700 in the Ossa Morena region; other exploration activities amounted to $27,700. Exploration expenses amounted to $1,425,600 during the same period in 2004. Exploration expenses for the first nine months of 2005 amounted to $4,496,100, of which $2,275,800 and $2,136,500 were incurred in respect of gold and nickel projects The Nickel Project is a nickname for a transportation funding package enacted by the 2003 Washington State Legislature. The slogan for the package is "It’s your Nickel, Watch it Work." The $3. , respectively. Other exploration activities amounted to $83,800. Exploration incurred in gold projects included $2,148,400 related to the Salave project. Financial revenues and expenses were ($9,547,300) in the third quarter of 2005 due primarily to the effect of the mark-to-market Mark-to-market Adjustment of the book value or collateral value of a security to reflect current market value. of derivative financial instruments, as compared to ($2,305,900) for the corresponding period in 2004. Copper derivatives caused a loss of $7,389,800 during the quarter as a result of the higher copper prices. Gold derivatives caused a loss of $387,100 during the same period. Financial revenues and expenses were ($29,317,400) during the nine months period ended September 30, 2005 due to the effect of the stronger U.S. dollar versus the Euro and also due to the effect of the mark-to-market of derivative financial instruments. The impact of a stronger U.S. dollar resulted in losses of $10,247,500 on foreign currency exchange as the majority of the Company's loans are denominated in U.S. dollars and most of the cash and cash equivalents were held in Euros in anticipation The performance of an act or obligation before it is legally due. In patent law, the publication of the existence of an invention that has already been patented or has a patent pending, of future expenditures in Euros. Copper derivatives caused a loss of $14,241,300 during the quarter as a result of the higher copper prices. Gold derivatives caused a loss of $1,200,300 during the same period. As a result of adopting the amendments to CICA's Accounting Guideline guideline Medtalk A series of recommendations by a body of experts in a particular discipline. See Cancer screening guidelines, Cardiac profile guidelines, Gatekeeper guidelines, Harvard guidelines, Transfusion guidelines. AcG-13 ("Hedging hedging, in commerce, method by which traders use two counterbalancing investment strategies so as to minimize any losses caused by price fluctuations. It is generally used by traders on the commodities market. Relationships") on January January: see month. 1, 2004, the Company marks-to-market its derivative financial instruments. The change in the mark-to-market (fair value) of all derivative instruments Derivative instruments Contracts such as options and futures whose price is derived from the price of an underlying financial asset. during the three and nine months periods ended September 30, 2005 was ($7,776,900) and $15,441,600, respectively, due primarily to the increase in copper prices during these periods. Non-GAAP Measures Cash cost per unit of production data is included because the Company understands that certain investors use this information to determine the Company's ability to generate cash flow for use in investing and other activities. Also, the Company believes that conventional measures of performance prepared in accordance Accordance is Bible Study Software for Macintosh developed by OakTree Software, Inc.[] As well as a standalone program, it is the base software packaged by Zondervan in their Bible Study suites for Macintosh. with generally accepted accounting principles The standard accounting rules, regulations, and procedures used by companies in maintaining their financial records. Generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) provide companies and accountants with a consistent set of guidelines that cover both broad accounting ("GAAP GAAP See: Generally Accepted Accounting Principles GAAP See generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). ") do not fully illustrate the ability of the operating mines to generate cash flow. This data is furnished fur·nish tr.v. fur·nished, fur·nish·ing, fur·nish·es 1. To equip with what is needed, especially to provide furniture for. 2. to provide additional information and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for measures of performance prepared in accordance with GAAP. These measures are not necessarily indicative indicative: see mood. of operating profit Operating profit (or loss) Revenue from a firm's regular activities less costs and expenses and before income deductions. operating profit See operating income. or cash flow from operations Cash flow from operations A firm's net cash inflow resulting directly from its regular operations (disregarding extraordinary items such as the sale of fixed assets or transaction costs associated with issuing securities), calculated as the sum of net income plus noncash expenses as determined under GAAP. These measures do not have any standardized standardized pertaining to data that have been submitted to standardization procedures. standardized morbidity rate see morbidity rate. standardized mortality rate see mortality rate. meaning prescribed pre·scribe v. pre·scribed, pre·scrib·ing, pre·scribes v.tr. 1. To set down as a rule or guide; enjoin. See Synonyms at dictate. 2. To order the use of (a medicine or other treatment). by GAAP and are therefore unlikely be comparable to similar measures presented by other issuers. A reconciliation of cash cost per ounce of gold produced for the Company's own gold operations to the unaudited interim consolidated financial statements Consolidated Financial Statements The combined financial statements of a parent company and its subsidiaries. Notes: Because consolidated financial statements present an aggregated look at the financial position of a parent and its subsidiaries, they enable you to gauge prepared in accordance with Canadian Canadian (kənā`dēən), river, 906 mi (1,458 km) long, rising in NE New Mexico. and flowing E across N Texas and central Oklahoma into the Arkansas River in E Oklahoma. GAAP is as follows:
Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended
September 30, September 30,
2005 2004 2005 2004
$000 $/oz $000 $/oz $000 $/oz $000 $/oz
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Cost of gold
sales:
Mining expenses 7,358 355 6,642 267 17,747 308 22,908 240
Plant expenses 2,670 129 2,408 97 8,598 149 8,955 94
Smelting,
refining and
transportation 1,584 76 1,068 43 5,198 90 2,192 23
By-products (2,617) (126) (1,183) (48)(7,454) (129)(2,697) (28)
Variation in
inventories of
final products (866) (42) - - (450) (8) - -
Variation in
inventories of
final products 866 42 - - 450 8 - -
Adjustments:
Reclamation
costs (35) (2) (0) (0) (108) (2) (231) (2)
Stripping - - (3,217) (129) - -(11,788)(124)
Employee
stock
options
expensed (46) (2) (118) (5) (111) (2) (353) (4)
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Cash cost 8,914 430 5,600 225 23,870 414 18,986 199
Production
of gold (oz) 20,707 24,866 57,601 95,201
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A reconciliation of cash cost per pound of nickel sold for the
Company's nickel operations to the unaudited interim consolidated
financial statements prepared in accordance with Canadian GAAP is
as follows:
Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended
September 30, September 30,
2005 2004 2005 2004
$000 $/oz $000 $/oz $000 $/oz $000 $/oz
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Cost of gold
sales:
Purchase of
gold ore 5,724 393 8,369 356 14,017 375 12,593 353
Plant expenses 733 50 741 32 1,978 53 1,267 36
Variation in
Inventories
of final
products 3,655 251 - - - - - -
Variation in
inventories of
final products (3,655) (251) - - - - - -
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Cash cost 6,457 443 9,110 388 15,995 428 13,860 389
Production of
gold (oz) 14,570 23,501 37,410 35,650
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A reconciliation of cash cost per pound of nickel sold for the
Company's nickel operations to the unaudited interim consolidated
financial statements prepared in accordance with Canadian GAAP is
as follows:
Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended
September 30, September 30,
2005 2005
$000 $/lb $000 $/lb
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Cost of sales:
Mining expenses 2,024 0.72 6,043 0.91
Plant expenses 3,879 1.38 9,459 1.42
Smelting, refining and
transportation 8,392 2.98 21,135 3.17
By-products (4,904) (1.74) (11,734) (1.76)
Royalties 121 0.04 591 0.09
Variation in inventories
of final products (1,898) (0.67) (2,249) (0.34)
Adjustments:
Reclamation costs (22) (0.01) (70) (0.01)
Employee stock options
expensed (46) (0.02) (111) (0.02)
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Cash cost of nickel sold 7,546 2.68 23,064 3.46
Production of nickel
(000 lb) 3.654 7,778
Sales of nickel (000 lb) 2.812 6,660
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Outlook At the Aguablanca nickel mine, the focus will continue to be on improving throughput, nickel recoveries and nickel concentrate grades. In the third quarter, nickel recoveries averaged 77%, nearing the 82% design specification level, and copper recoveries and concentrate grades continued to remain within design parameters. The newly designed discharge grates, which were installed in early October, in conjunction conjunction, in astronomy conjunction, in astronomy, alignment of two celestial bodies as seen from the earth. Conjunction of the moon and the planets is often determined by reference to the sun. with the increased load in the mill, have improved the mill throughput. Additional upgrades will likely further improve the throughput performance towards design specifications. Efforts are also underway to continue to increase the concentrate grades. The Company forecasts production from the Aguablanca mine for 2005 of approximately 12.0 million pounds of nickel and 10.6 million pounds of copper. Rio Narcea anticipates gold production from own operations for 2005 of approximately 70,000 ounces of gold at a cash cost of $425 per ounce. As a result of the August 30th decision of the Asturian government not to allow the Salave project to proceed, and the continued marginal performance of the Boinas underground operation in particular, the Company is reviewing various options for the future of the Spanish gold operations. Rio Narcea is proceeding with the development of the Tasiast gold project in Mauritania, West Africa. Personnel are in place for the plant construction and detailed engineering by SENET Engineering of South Africa is well advanced and terms for the Lump Sum Turnkey contract with SENET are being finalized. Currently on schedule, the Tasiast gold mine is projected to begin commercial production in mid-2007. Forward-looking Statements forward-looking statement A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections. : Some statements in this press release contain forward-looking for·ward-look·ing adj. Concerned with or making provision for the future: forward-looking educators; a forward-looking corporate plan. Adj. 1. information. These statements address future events and conditions and, as such, involve inherent risks and uncertainties. Actual results could be significantly different from those projected Rio Narcea Gold Mines, Ltd.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(unaudited)
September 30, December 31,
2005 2004
(stated in U.S. dollars) $ $
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ASSETS
Current
Cash and cash equivalents 57,604,000 81,888,800
Restricted cash 2,112,800 1,637,900
Inventories 9,427,700 7,314,600
Stockpiled ore 4,652,100 8,871,500
Accounts receivable
Government grants 3,172,900 11,288,400
VAT and other taxes 8,649,500 8,964,900
Trade receivables 2,295,400 1,478,700
Other current assets 2,950,500 3,296,100
Current portion of deferred
derivative loss 2,146,200 1,984,100
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Total current assets 93,011,100 126,725,000
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Mineral properties, net 148,188,200 144,311,700
Other assets 4,335,900 8,533,700
Deferred derivative loss 819,700 2,339,200
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246,354,900 281,909,600
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LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current
Short-term bank indebtedness and
accrued interest 6,842,200 4,944,400
Accounts payable and accrued
liabilities 35,640,300 31,128,800
Current portion of long-term debt 15,213,700 8,077,100
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Total current liabilities 57,696,200 44,150,300
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Other long-term liabilities 13,736,500 9,895,000
Long-term debt 17,689,700 31,109,000
Future income tax liabilities 6,005,300 4,804,300
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Total liabilities 95,127,700 89,958,600
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Non-controlling interest 369,100 631,200
Shareholders' equity
Common shares 234,886,100 233,449,100
Contributed surplus 3,083,000 1,985,600
Employee stock options 8,045,000 7,994,600
Non-employee stock options and
warrants 10,386,700 11,080,300
Defiance warrants 2,109,900 2,437,200
Common share purchase options 3,626,000 3,628,500
Deficit (113,003,000) (80,545,200)
Cumulative foreign exchange
translation adjustment 1,724,400 11,289,700
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Total shareholders' equity 150,858,100 191,319,800
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246,354,900 281,909,600
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND DEFICIT
(unaudited)
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September 30, September 30,
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2005 2004 2005 2004
(stated in U.S. dollars) $ $ $ $
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OPERATING REVENUES
Gold sales 7,470,200 9,892,000 24,018,900 37,731,600
Gold sales -
Nalunaq ore 10,056,700 9,342,200 16,241,500 14,240,400
Nickel sales 14,456,700 - 36,860,200 -
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31,983,600 19,234,200 77,120,600 51,972,000
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OPERATING EXPENSES
Cost of gold sales (8,128,700) (8,934,400) (23,639,000)(31,358,800)
Cost of gold sales
- Nalunaq ore (10,112,600) (9,110,300) (15,995,300)(13,859,800)
Cost of nickel
sales (7,613,700) - (23,245,400) -
Depreciation and
amortization
expenses (2,467,200) (2,222,100) (5,329,700) (7,954,000)
Exploration costs (900,900) (1,425,600) (4,496,100) (4,440,100)
Administrative
and corporate
expenses (1,585,600) (1,163,500) (6,150,700) (3,985,400)
Other income
(expenses) (565,100) (451,500) (443,200) (586,500)
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(31,373,800)(23,307,400) (79,299,400)(62,184,600)
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Operating income
(loss) 609,800 (4,073,200) (2,178,800)(10,212,600)
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FINANCIAL REVENUES
AND EXPENSES
Interest income 187,100 91,400 776,800 476,300
Foreign currency
exchange loss (253,400) 927,500 (10,247,500) (210,400)
Interest expense
and amortization
of financing fees (1,704,100) (501,000) (4,405,100) (1,466,400)
Derivatives loss (7,776,900) (2,823,800) (15,441,600) (1,666,200)
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(9,547,300) (2,305,900) (29,317,400) (2,866,700)
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Loss before
income tax (8,937,500) (6,379,100) (31,496,200)(13,079,300)
Provision for
income tax (1,201,100) - (1,201,100) -
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Net loss before
non-controlling
interest (10,138,600) (6,379,100) (32,697,300)(13,079,300)
Non-controlling
interest 15,200 - 239,500 -
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Net loss (10,123,400) (6,379,100) (32,457,800)(13,079,300)
Deficit, beginning
of period (102,879,600) (42,800,500) (80,545,200)(36,100,300)
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Deficit, end
of period (113,003,000) (49,179,600)(113,003,000)(49,179,600)
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Net income (loss)
per share - basic (0.06) (0.05) (0.21) (0.11)
Net income (loss)
per share -
diluted (0.06) (0.05) (0.21) (0.11)
Weighted average
common shares
outstanding -
basic 157,967,785 119,455,172 157,781,633 115,419,908
Weighted average
common shares
outstanding -
diluted 157,967,785 119,455,172 157,781,633 115,419,908
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(unaudited)
Three months ended Nine months ended
September 30, September 30,
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2005 2004 2005 2004
(stated in U.S. dollars) $ $ $ $
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OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net loss (10,123,400) (6,379,100) (32,457,800)(13,079,300)
Add (deduct) items
not requiring cash
Depreciation and
amortization 2,467,200 2,222,100 5,329,700 7,954,000
Amortization of
Deferred
financing fees 813,300 501,600 1,694,300 1,156,100
Reclamation
liability accrual
and other long-
term liabilities 54,900 (300) 170,500 231,100
Foreign exchange (436,500) (1,383,600) 7,822,900 184,000
Accretion of
interest on
long-term debt 170,300 157,900 510,800 362,600
Non-cash
Derivatives
(income) loss 6,516,700 3,024,400 12,759,200 2,405,300
Shared-based
compensation 332,400 526,200 865,400 1,578,600
Amortization of
deferred stripping
costs - 3,400,600 - 13,361,000
Non-controlling
interest (13,800) - (267,100) -
Provision for
income tax 1,201,100 - 1,201,100 -
Deferred stripping
expenditures - (184,000) - (1,572,600)
Restoration
expenditures (281,700) - (792,600) -
Changes in
components of
working capital
Inventories 711,300 281,800 (3,095,600) (2,212,400)
Stockpiled ore 908,000 (866,800) 1,518,600 (2,035,000)
VAT and other
taxes (681,900) (1,452,700) (6,729,800) (1,640,200)
Trade receivables (985,000) 567,200 (1,034,300) 1,652,800
Other current
assets (357,400) 67,700 215,600 (905,100)
Accounts payable
and accrued
liabilities 5,473,400 4,127,200 8,217,200 4,791,600
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Cash provided by
(used in)
operating
activities 5,768,900 4,610,200 (4,071,900) 12,232,500
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INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Expenditures on
mineral properties (6,706,100) (8,113,000) (17,185,300)(36,873,000)
Acquisition of
Defiance - 2,648,300 - 2,648,300
Acquisition of
Salave deposit - - - (5,000,000)
Grants received (124,300) - 7,142,600 65,800
Restricted cash (824,000) (290,100) (697,600) (6,396,600)
Long-term deposits
and restricted
investments (415,200) (203,100) 111,800 (571,400)
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Cash used in
Investing
activities (8,069,600) (5,957,900) (10,628,500)(46,126,900)
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FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Proceeds from issue
of common shares 29,000 342,800 695,900 1,042,600
Proceeds from bank
loans and other
long-term
liabilities 6,358,900 1,117,700 8,940,900 41,149,600
Financing fees
on bank loans 3,400 (33,300) (44,000) (1,216,400)
Repayment of
bank loans (10,076,800) (4,506,900) (12,352,700)(10,522,000)
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Cash provided by
(used in)
financing
activities (3,685,500) (3,079,700) (2,759,900) 30,453,800
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Foreign exchange
income (loss)
on cash held
in foreign
currency 269,300 981,500 (6,824,500) 582,400
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Net decrease in
cash during the
period (5,716,900) (3,445,900) (24,284,800) (2,858,200)
Cash and cash
equivalents,
beginning of
period 63,320,900 33,449,300 81,888,800 32,861,600
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Cash and cash
equivalents,
end of period 57,604,000 30,003,400 57,604,000 30,003,400
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Supplemental cash
flow information
Interest paid
in cash 742,500 121,000 1,661,700 561,000
Income taxes
paid in cash - - - -
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