Exhibit 99.2
MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS (“MD&A”)
QUARTERLY REPORT ON THE THIRD QUARTER OF 2020
This portion of the Quarterly Report provides management’s discussion and analysis (“MD&A”) of the financial condition and results of operations, to enable a reader to assess material changes in financial condition and results of operations as at, and for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2020, in comparison to the corresponding prior-year periods. The MD&A is intended to help the reader understand Barrick Gold Corporation (“Barrick”, “we”, “our” or the “Company”), our operations, financial performance and present and future business environment. This MD&A, which has been prepared as of November 4, 2020, is intended to supplement and complement the condensed unaudited interim consolidated financial statements and notes thereto, prepared in accordance with International Accounting Standard 34 Interim Financial Reporting (“IAS 34”) as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (“IASB”), for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2020 (collectively, the “Financial Statements”), which are included in this Quarterly Report on pages 114 to 131. You are encouraged to review the Financial Statements in conjunction with your review of this MD&A. This MD&A should be read in conjunction with both the annual audited consolidated financial statements for the two years ended December 31, 2019, the related annual MD&A included in
the 2019 Annual Report, and the most recent Form 40–F/ Annual Information Form on file with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and Canadian provincial securities regulatory authorities. These documents and additional information relating to the Company are available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com and EDGAR at www.sec.gov. Certain notes to the Financial Statements are specifically referred to in this MD&A and such notes are incorporated by reference herein. All dollar amounts in this MD&A are in millions of United States dollars (“$” or “US$”), unless otherwise specified.
For the purposes of preparing our MD&A, we consider the materiality of information. Information is considered material if: (i) such information results in, or would reasonably be expected to result in, a significant change in the market price or value of our shares; or (ii) there is a substantial likelihood that a reasonable investor would consider it important in making an investment decision; or (iii) it would significantly alter the total mix of information available to investors. We evaluate materiality with reference to all relevant circumstances, including potential market sensitivity.
CAUTIONARY STATEMENT ON FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION
Certain information contained or incorporated by reference in this MD&A, including any information as to our strategy, projects, plans or future financial or operating performance, constitutes “forward-looking statements”. All statements, other than statements of historical fact, are forward-looking statements. The words “believe”, “expect”, “anticipate”, “target”, “plan”, “objective”, “assume”, “intend”, “project”, “pursue”, “goal”, “continue”, “budget”, “estimate”, “potential”, “may”, “will”, “can”, “could”, “would”, “should” and similar expressions identify forward-looking statements. In particular, this MD&A contains forward-looking statements including, without limitation, with respect to: Barrick’s forward-looking production guidance; estimates of future cost of sales per ounce for gold and per pound for copper, total cash costs per ounce and C1 cash costs per pound, and all-in-sustaining costs per ounce/pound; cash flow forecasts; projected capital, operating and exploration expenditures; mine life and production rates, including timing of production ramp-up at Bulyanhulu; Barrick’s engagement with local communities to manage the Covid-19 pandemic; estimated timing for construction of, and production from, new projects, including the Goldrush twin exploration declines and the Veladero Phase 6 leach pad expansion; timing of completion of a final feasibility study for Goldrush and approval of the plan of operations; the potential for plant expansion at Pueblo Viejo to increase throughput; potential benefits of the chloride leach project at Zaldívar and the power
transmission project at Veladero; the partnership between Barrick and the Government of Tanzania (“GoT”) and the agreement to resolve all outstanding disputes between Acacia and the GoT; Barrick and Barrick Niugini Limited’s (“BNL”) response to the
government of Papua New Guinea’s decision not to extend Porgera’s special mining lease and to the Internal Revenue Commission’s proposed tax adjustments; the agreement in principle regarding arrangements for a new Porgera partnership with Papua New Guinea, and efforts to reach a binding memorandum of agreement; the duration of the temporary suspension of operations at Porgera; our pipeline of high confidence projects at or near existing operations; potential mineralization and metal or mineral recoveries; our ability to convert resources into reserves; asset sales, joint ventures and partnerships, including timing of the sale of Barrick’s interest in Morila; Barrick’s strategy, plans, targets and goals in respect of environmental and social governance issues; and expectations regarding future price assumptions, financial performance and other outlook or guidance.
Forward-looking statements are necessarily based upon a number of estimates and assumptions including material estimates and assumptions related to the factors set forth below that, while considered reasonable by the Company as at the date of this MD&A in light of management’s experience and perception of current conditions and expected developments, are inherently subject to significant business, economic and competitive uncertainties and contingencies. Known and unknown factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements and undue reliance should not be placed on such statements and information. Such factors include, but are not limited to: fluctuations in the spot and forward price of gold, copper or certain other commodities (such as silver, diesel fuel, natural gas and
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electricity); the speculative nature of mineral exploration and development; changes in mineral production performance, exploitation and exploration successes; risks associated with projects in the early stages of evaluation and for which additional engineering and other analysis is required; the benefits expected from recent transactions being realized, including Nevada Gold Mines; diminishing quantities or grades of reserves; increased costs, delays, suspensions and technical challenges associated with the construction of capital projects; operating or technical difficulties in connection with mining or development activities, including geotechnical challenges and disruptions in the maintenance or provision of required infrastructure and information technology systems; failure to comply with environmental and health and safety laws and regulations; non-renewal of key licenses by governmental authorities, including non-renewal of Porgera’s Special Mining Lease; timing of receipt of, or failure to comply with, necessary permits and approvals; uncertainty whether some or all of Barrick’s targeted investments and projects will meet the Company’s capital allocation objectives and internal hurdle rate; the impact of global liquidity and credit availability on the timing of cash flows and the values of assets and liabilities based on projected future cash flows; adverse changes in our credit ratings; the impact of inflation; fluctuations in the currency markets; changes in U.S. dollar interest rates; risks arising from holding derivative instruments; changes in national and local government legislation, taxation, controls or regulations and/or changes in the administration of laws, policies and practices, expropriation or nationalization of property and political or economic developments in Canada, the United States and other jurisdictions in which the Company or its affiliates do or may carry on business in the future; lack of certainty with respect to foreign legal systems, corruption and other factors that are inconsistent with the rule of law; risks associated with illegal and artisanal mining; risks associated with new diseases, epidemics and pandemics, including the effects and potential effects of the global Covid-19 pandemic; disruption of supply routes which may cause delays in construction and mining activities; damage to the Company’s reputation due to the actual or perceived occurrence of any number of events, including negative publicity with respect to the Company’s handling of environmental matters or dealings with community groups, whether true or not; the possibility that future exploration results will not be consistent with the Company’s
expectations; risks that exploration data may be incomplete and considerable additional work may be required to complete further evaluation, including but not limited to drilling, engineering and socioeconomic studies and investment; risk of loss due to acts of war, terrorism, sabotage and civil disturbances; litigation and legal and administrative proceedings; contests over title to properties, particularly title to undeveloped properties, or over access to water, power and other required infrastructure; business opportunities that may be presented to, or pursued by, the Company; our ability to successfully integrate acquisitions or complete divestitures, including our ability to successfully reintegrate Acacia’s operations; risks associated with working with partners in jointly controlled assets; employee relations including loss of key employees; increased costs and physical risks, including extreme weather events and resource shortages, related to climate change; and availability and increased costs associated with mining inputs and labor. Barrick also cautions that its 2020 guidance may be impacted by the unprecedented business and social disruption caused by the spread of Covid-19. In addition, there are risks and hazards associated with the business of mineral exploration, development and mining, including environmental hazards, industrial accidents, unusual or unexpected formations, pressures, cave-ins, flooding and gold bullion, copper cathode or gold or copper concentrate losses (and the risk of inadequate insurance, or inability to obtain insurance, to cover these risks).
Many of these uncertainties and contingencies can affect our actual results and could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in any forward-looking statements made by, or on behalf of, us. Readers are cautioned that forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance. All of the forward-looking statements made in this MD&A are qualified by these cautionary statements. Specific reference is made to the most recent Form 40-F/Annual Information Form on file with the SEC and Canadian provincial securities regulatory authorities for a more detailed discussion of some of the factors underlying forward-looking statements and the risks that may affect Barrick’s ability to achieve the expectations set forth in the forward-looking statements contained in this MD&A. We disclaim any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by applicable law.
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USE OF NON-GAAP FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE MEASURES
We use the following non-GAAP financial performance measures in our MD&A:
• | “adjusted net earnings” |
• | “free cash flow” |
• | “EBITDA” |
• | “adjusted EBITDA” |
• | “total cash costs per ounce” |
• | “C1 cash costs per pound” |
• | “all-in sustaining costs per ounce/pound” |
• | “all-in costs per ounce” and |
• | “realized price” |
For a detailed description of each of the non-GAAP financial performance measures used in this MD&A and a detailed reconciliation to the most directly comparable measure under International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”), please refer to the Non-GAAP Financial Performance Measures section of this MD&A on pages 82 to 106. Each non-GAAP financial performance measure has been annotated with a reference to an endnote on page 107. The non-GAAP financial performance measures set out in this MD&A are intended to provide additional information to investors and do not have any standardized meaning under IFRS, and therefore may not be comparable to other issuers, and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for measures of performance prepared in accordance with IFRS.
INDEX | page | |||
Overview | ||||
Financial and Operating Highlights | 25 | |||
Key Business Developments | 29 | |||
Environmental and Social Governance | 32 | |||
Outlook | 36 | |||
Production and Cost Summary | 38 | |||
Operating Divisions Performance | 40 | |||
Nevada Gold Mines | 41 | |||
Carlin | 42 | |||
Cortez | 44 | |||
Turquoise Ridge | 46 | |||
Other Mines - Nevada Gold Mines | 48 | |||
Pueblo Viejo | 49 | |||
Loulo-Gounkoto | 51 | |||
Kibali | 53 | |||
Veladero | 55 | |||
Porgera | 57 | |||
North Mara | 60 | |||
Other Mines - Gold | 62 | |||
Other Mines - Copper | 63 | |||
Growth Projects | 64 | |||
Exploration and Mineral Resource Management | 65 | |||
Review of Financial Results | 71 | |||
Revenue | 71 | |||
Production Costs | 73 | |||
Capital Expenditures | 74 | |||
General and Administrative Expenses | 75 | |||
Exploration, Evaluation and Project Expenses | 75 | |||
Finance Costs, Net | 76 | |||
Additional Significant Statement of Income Items | 76 | |||
Income Tax Expense | 77 | |||
Financial Condition Review | 78 | |||
Balance Sheet Review | 78 | |||
Shareholders’ Equity | 78 | |||
Financial Position and Liquidity | 78 | |||
Summary of Cash Inflow (Outflow) | 79 | |||
Commitments and Contingencies | 80 | |||
Review of Quarterly Results | 81 | |||
Internal Control over Financial Reporting and Disclosure Controls and Procedures | 81 | |||
IFRS Critical Accounting Policies and Accounting Estimates | 82 | |||
Non-GAAP Financial Performance Measures | 82 | |||
Technical Information | 107 | |||
Endnotes | 107 | |||
Financial Statements | 114 | |||
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
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OVERVIEW
Financial and Operating Highlights
For the three months ended | For the nine months ended | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
9/30/20 | 6/30/20 | % Change | 9/30/19 | % Change | 9/30/20 | 9/30/19 | % Change | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Financial Results ($ millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Revenues | 3,540 | 3,055 | 16 % | 2,678 | 32 % | 9,316 | 6,834 | 36 % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cost of sales | 1,927 | 1,900 | 1 % | 1,889 | 2 % | 5,603 | 4,924 | 14 % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net earningsa | 882 | 357 | 147 % | 2,277 | (61) % | 1,639 | 2,582 | (37)% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Adjusted net earningsb | 726 | 415 | 75 % | 264 | 175 % | 1,426 | 602 | 137% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Adjusted EBITDAb | 2,223 | 1,697 | 31 % | 1,297 | 71 % | 5,386 | 3,271 | 65 % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Adjusted EBITDA marginb,c | 63 | % | 56 | % | 13 % | 48 | % | 31 % | 58 | % | 48 | % | 21 % | |||||||||||||||||||
Minesite sustaining capital expendituresd | 415 | 420 | (1)% | 406 | 2 % | 1,205 | 926 | 30 % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Project capital expendituresd | 126 | 85 | 48 % | 96 | 31 % | 287 | 324 | (11)% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total consolidated capital expendituresd,e | 548 | 509 | 8 % | 502 | 9 % | 1,508 | 1,255 | 20 % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net cash provided by operating activities | 1,859 | 1,031 | 80 % | 1,004 | 85 % | 3,779 | 1,958 | 93 % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net cash provided by operating activities marginf | 53 | % | 34 | % | 56 % | 37 | % | 43 % | 41 | % | 29 | % | 41 % | |||||||||||||||||||
Free cash flowb | 1,311 | 522 | 151 % | 502 | 161 % | 2,271 | 703 | 223 % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net earnings per share (basic and diluted) | 0.50 | 0.20 | 150 % | 1.30 | (62)% | 0.92 | 1.47 | (37)% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Adjusted net earnings (basic)b per share | 0.41 | 0.23 | 78 % | 0.15 | 173 % | 0.80 | 0.34 | 135 % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weighted average diluted common shares (millions of shares) | 1,778 | 1,778 | 0 % | 1,756 | 1 % | 1,778 | 1,751 | 2 % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Operating Results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gold production (thousands of ounces)g | 1,155 | 1,149 | 1 % | 1,306 | (12)% | 3,554 | 4,026 | (12)% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gold sold (thousands of ounces)g | 1,249 | 1,224 | 2 % | 1,318 | (5)% | 3,693 | 4,055 | (9)% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Market gold price ($/oz) | 1,909 | 1,711 | 12 % | 1,472 | 30 % | 1,735 | 1,364 | 27 % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Realized gold priceb,g ($/oz) | 1,926 | 1,725 | 12 % | 1,476 | 30 % | 1,748 | 1,365 | 28 % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gold cost of sales (Barrick’s share)g,h ($/oz) | 1,065 | 1,075 | (1)% | 1,065 | 0 % | 1,054 | 991 | 6 % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gold total cash costsb,g ($/oz) | 696 | 716 | (3)% | 710 | (2)% | 701 | 663 | 6 % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gold all-in sustaining costsb,g ($/oz) | 966 | 1,031 | (6)% | 984 | (2)% | 984 | 883 | 11 % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Copper production (millions of pounds)i | 103 | 120 | (14)% | 112 | (8)% | 338 | 315 | 7 % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Copper sold (millions of pounds)i | 116 | 123 | (6)% | 65 | 78 % | 349 | 264 | 32 % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Market copper price ($/lb) | 2.96 | 2.43 | 22 % | 2.63 | 13 % | 2.65 | 2.74 | (3)% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Realized copper priceb,i ($/lb) | 3.28 | 2.79 | 18 % | 2.55 | 29 % | 2.78 | 2.78 | 0 % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Copper cost of sales (Barrick’s share)i,j ($/lb) | 1.97 | 2.08 | (5)% | 2.00 | (2)% | 2.01 | 2.10 | (4)% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Copper C1 cash costsb,i ($/lb) | 1.45 | 1.55 | (6)% | 1.62 | (10)% | 1.52 | 1.62 | (6)% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Copper all-in sustaining costsb,i ($/lb) | 2.31 | 2.15 | 7 % | 2.58 | (10)% | 2.17 | 2.42 | (10)% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
As at 9/30/20 | As at 6/30/20 | % Change | As at 9/30/19 | % Change | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Financial Position ($ millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Debt (current and long-term) | 5,161 | 5,168 | 0 % | 5,560 | (7)% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cash and equivalents | 4,744 | 3,743 | 27 % | 2,405 | 97 % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Debt, net of cash | 417 | 1,425 | (71)% | 3,155 | (87)% |
a. | Net earnings represents net earnings attributable to the equity holders of the Company. |
b. | Adjusted net earnings, adjusted EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA margin, free cash flow, adjusted net earnings per share, realized gold price, all-in sustaining costs, total cash costs, C1 cash costs and realized copper price are non-GAAP financial performance measures with no standardized meaning under IFRS and therefore may not be comparable to similar measures presented by other issuers. For further information and a detailed reconciliation of each non-GAAP measure to the most directly comparable IFRS measure, please see pages 82 to 106 of this MD&A. |
c. | Represents adjusted EBITDA divided by revenue. |
d. | Amounts presented on a consolidated cash basis. Project capital expenditures are included in our calculation of all-in costs, but not included in our calculation of all-in sustaining costs. |
e. | Total consolidated capital expenditures also includes capitalized interest. |
f. | Represents net cash provided by operating activities divided by revenue. |
g. | Includes North Mara, Bulyanhulu and Buzwagi on a 84% basis starting January 1, 2020 (and on a 63.9% basis from January 1, 2019 to September 30, 2019; notwithstanding the completion of the Acacia transaction on September 17, 2019, we consolidated our interest in Acacia and recorded a non-controlling interest of 36.1% in the income statement for the entirety of the third quarter of 2019 as a matter of convenience, and on a 100% basis from October 1, 2019 to December 31, 2019), Pueblo Viejo on a 60% basis, South Arturo on a 36.9% basis from July 1, 2019 onwards as a result of its contribution to Nevada Gold Mines (and on a 60% basis from January 1, 2019 to June 30, 2019), Veladero on a 50% basis, Loulo-Gounkoto on an 80% basis, Kibali on a 45% basis, Tongon on an 89.7% basis, and Morila on a 40% basis until the second quarter of 2019, which reflects our equity share of production and sales. Also removes the non-controlling interest of 38.5% Nevada Gold Mines from July 1, 2019 onwards. |
h. | Gold cost of sales (Barrick’s share) is calculated as gold cost of sales on an attributable basis (excluding sites in care and maintenance) divided by ounces sold. |
i. | Amounts reflect production and sales from Jabal Sayid and Zaldívar on a 50% basis, which reflects our equity share of production, and Lumwana. |
j. | Copper cost of sales (Barrick’s share) is calculated as copper cost of sales plus our equity share of cost of sales attributable to Zaldívar and Jabal Sayid divided by pounds sold. |
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a. | These are non-GAAP financial performance measures with no standardized meaning under IFRS and therefore may not be comparable to similar measures presented by other issuers. For further information and a detailed reconciliation of each non-GAAP measure to the most directly comparable IFRS measure, please see pages 82 to 106 of this MD&A. |
b. | Cost of sales applicable to gold per ounce is calculated using cost of sales applicable to gold on an attributable basis (removing the non-controlling interest of 40% Pueblo Viejo; 20% Loulo-Gounkoto; 10.3% Tongon; 16% North Mara, Bulyanhulu and Buzwagi starting January 1, 2020, the date the GoT’s 16% free carried interest was made effective (36.1% from January 1, 2019 to September 30, 2019; notwithstanding the completion of the Acacia transaction on September 17, 2019, we consolidated our interest in Acacia and recorded a non-controlling interest of 36.1% in the income statement for the entirety of the third quarter of 2019 as a matter of convenience); 63.1% South Arturo from cost of sales from July 1, 2019 onwards as a result of its contribution to Nevada Gold Mines (and on a 40% basis from January 1, 2019 to June 30, 2019); and our proportionate share of cost of sales attributable to equity method investments (Kibali, and Morila until the second quarter of 2019), divided by attributable gold ounces. Also removes the non-controlling interest of 38.5% Nevada Gold Mines from cost of sales from July 1, 2019 onwards. Cost of sales applicable to copper per pound is calculated using cost of sales applicable to copper including our proportionate share of cost of sales attributable to equity method investments (Zaldívar and Jabal Sayid), divided by consolidated copper pounds (including our proportionate share of copper pounds from our equity method investments). |
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Factors affecting net earnings and adjusted net earnings1 - three months ended September 30, 2020 versus June 30, 2020
Net earnings attributable to equity holders of Barrick (“net earnings”) for the three months ended September 30, 2020 were $882 million compared to $357 million in the prior quarter. The increase was primarily due to the higher realized gold price1 of $1,926 per ounce in the three months ended September 30, 2020 compared to $1,725 per ounce in the prior quarter. This was combined with a gain of $104 million (no tax impact) on the remeasurement of the residual cash liability relating to our silver sale agreement with Wheaton Precious Metals Corp.
After adjusting for items that are not indicative of future operating earnings, adjusted net earnings1 of $726 million for the three months ended September 30, 2020 were 75% higher than the prior quarter. The increase in adjusted net earnings1 was mainly due to the higher realized gold price1 as discussed above, combined with higher gold sales volumes following the export of the remaining stockpiled concentrate in Tanzania, combined with higher production at Carlin and Pueblo Viejo following completion of scheduled plant maintenance in the prior quarter. This was partially offset by reduced production and sales volumes at Porgera as the mine entered care and maintenance on April 25, 2020, as well as at Cortez mainly from a decrease in trucking of open pit stockpiles to Carlin and lower grades from Cortez Hills Underground.
Factors affecting net earnings and adjusted net earnings1 - three months ended September 30, 2020 versus September 30, 2019
Net earnings for the third quarter of 2020 were $882 million compared to $2,277 million in the same prior year period. The decrease was mainly due to:
• | a gain of $1.9 billion ($1.5 billion net of taxes) relating to the remeasurement of Turquoise Ridge to fair value as a result of its contribution to Nevada Gold Mines occurring in the same prior year period; and |
• | an impairment reversal of $947 million ($663 million net of taxes) at Lumwana occurring in the same prior year period; partially offset by |
• | a gain of $104 million (no tax impact) on the remeasurement of the residual cash liability relating to our silver sale agreement with Wheaton Precious Metals Corp. in the current year period. |
After adjusting for items that are not indicative of future operating earnings, adjusted net earnings1 of $726 million in the third quarter of 2020 were $462 million higher than the same prior year period. The increase was primarily due to the higher realized gold price1 of $1,926 per ounce in the three months ended September 30, 2020 compared to $1,476 per ounce in the same prior year period. This was partially offset by lower gold sales volumes, as a result of Porgera being placed on care and maintenance on April 25, 2020, combined with the sale of our 50% interest in Kalgoorlie on November 28, 2019. These impacts were partially offset by higher production at North Mara as a result of the lifting of the July 2019 Prohibition Notice which had resulted in the closure of the tailings storage facility and shut down of the processing plant during the third quarter of 2019 and the export of the remaining stockpiled concentrate in Tanzania in the current year period.
The significant adjusting item in the three months ended September 30, 2020 was:
• | $103 million ($90 million before tax and non-controlling interest) in other expense adjustments, mainly related to a gain of $104 million (no tax impact) on the remeasurement of the residual cash liability relating to our silver sale agreement with Wheaton Precious Metals Corp., partially offset by care and maintenance expenses at Porgera and donations relating to Covid-19 |
Refer to page 83 for a full list of reconciling items between net earnings and adjusted net earnings1 for the current and previous periods.
Factors affecting net earnings and adjusted net earnings1 - nine months ended September 30, 2020 versus September 30, 2019
Net earnings for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 were $1,639 million compared to $2,582 million in the same prior year period. The decrease was mainly due to:
• | a gain of $1.9 billion ($1.5 billion net of taxes) relating to the remeasurement of Turquoise Ridge to fair value as a result of its contribution to Nevada Gold Mines occurring in the prior year period; and |
• | an impairment reversal of $947 million ($663 million net of taxes) at Lumwana occurring in the prior year period; partially offset by current year items consisting of: |
• | a net impairment reversal of $111 million ($332 million before tax) resulting from the agreement with the GoT being signed and made effective in the first quarter of 2020; |
• | a gain of $104 million (no tax impact) on the remeasurement of the residual cash liability relating to our silver sale agreement with Wheaton Precious Metals Corp.; and |
• | a gain of $54 million (no tax impact) on the sale of Massawa. |
Numerical annotations throughout the text of this document refer to the endnotes found on page 107.
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After adjusting for items that are not indicative of future operating earnings, adjusted net earnings1 of $1,426 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 were $824 million higher than the same prior year period. The significant increase in adjusted net earnings was primarily due to the higher realized gold price1 of $1,748 per ounce in the nine months ended September 30, 2020 compared to $1,365 per ounce in the same prior year period, combined with the impact of the formation of Nevada Gold Mines on July 1, 2019. Gold sales volumes in the current period were further impacted by the re-commencement of exports of concentrate stockpiled in Tanzania. This was partially offset by lower grades mined and processed at Cortez as mining from CHOP was completed in the second quarter of 2019, Porgera entering care and maintenance on April 25, 2020, and the sale of our 50% interest in Kalgoorlie on November 28, 2019. Gold production was further impacted by the exclusion of Golden Sunlight and Morila after the second quarter of 2019 and Lagunas Norte after the third quarter of 2019 from our production calculation upon entering care and maintenance, and by the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic at Veladero, where movement and social distancing restrictions slowed the remobilization of employees and contractors back to site after quarantine restrictions were lifted in April.
Significant adjusting items in the nine months ended September 30, 2020 include:
• | $94 million ($309 million before tax and non-controlling interest) in net impairment reversals, primarily relating to the Tanzanian assets; |
• | $117 million in significant tax adjustments mainly due to deferred tax recoveries as a result of tax reform measures in Argentina and adjustments made in recognition of the net settlement of all outstanding disputes with the GoT; and |
• | $54 million (no tax impact) in acquisition/disposition gains mainly relating to the sale of Massawa; partly offset by |
• | $21 million ($56 million before tax and non-controlling interest) in other expense adjustments, primarily related to the impact of changes in the discount rate assumptions on our closed mine rehabilitation provision, care and maintenance expenses at Porgera and donations related to Covid-19, partially offset by a gain of $104 million (no tax impact) on the remeasurement of the residual cash liability relating to our silver sale agreement with Wheaton Precious Metals Corp. |
Refer to page 83 for a full list of reconciling items between net earnings and adjusted net earnings1 for the current and previous periods.
Factors affecting Operating Cash Flow and Free Cash Flow1 - three months ended September 30, 2020 versus June 30, 2020
In the three months ended September 30, 2020, we generated $1,859 million in operating cash flow, compared to $1,031 million in the prior quarter. The increase of $828 million was primarily due to the higher realized gold price1 of $1,926 per ounce in the three months ended September 30, 2020 compared to $1,725 per ounce in the prior quarter. This was combined with lower cash taxes paid and interest paid due to the timing of payments.
Free cash flow1 for the three months ended September 30, 2020 was $1,311 million, compared to $522 million in the prior quarter, reflecting higher operating cash flows, partially offset by higher capital expenditures. In the third quarter of 2020, capital expenditures on a cash basis were $548 million compared to $509 million in the prior quarter. The increase in capital expenditures is primarily due to higher project capital expenditures, namely the water management initiatives at North Mara, the Gounkoto underground expansion and the re-start of underground mining operations at Bulyanhulu.
Factors affecting Operating Cash Flow and Free Cash Flow1 - three months ended September 30, 2020 versus September 30, 2019
In the third quarter of 2020, we generated $1,859 million in operating cash flow, compared to $1,004 million in the same prior year period. The increase of $855 million was primarily due to the higher realized gold price1 of $1,926 per ounce in the three months ended September 30, 2020 compared to $1,476 per ounce in the same prior year period, partially offset by lower gold sales volume and higher cash taxes paid.
In the third quarter of 2020, we generated free cash flow1 of $1,311 million compared to $502 million in the same prior year period. The increase primarily reflects higher operating cash flows, partially offset by higher capital expenditures. In the third quarter of 2020, capital expenditures on a cash basis were $548 million compared to $502 million in the third quarter of 2019. The increase in capital expenditures of $46 million was primarily due to higher project capital expenditures, namely the water management initiatives at North Mara, the Gounkoto underground expansion, the re-start of underground mining operations at Bulyanhulu and the commencement of early works expenditures for the proposed plant and tailings expansion project at Pueblo Viejo.
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Factors affecting Operating Cash Flow and Free Cash Flow1 - nine months ended September 30, 2020 versus September 30, 2019
For the nine months ended September 30, 2020, we generated $3,779 million in operating cash flow, compared to $1,958 million in the same prior year period. The increase of $1,821 million was primarily due to the higher realized gold price1 of $1,748 per ounce in the nine months ended September 30, 2020 compared to $1,365 per ounce in the same prior year period, partially offset by lower gold sales volume and higher cash taxes paid.
For the nine months ended September 30, 2020, we generated free cash flow1 of $2,271 million compared to $703 million in the same prior year period. The increase primarily reflects higher operating cash flows, partially offset by higher capital expenditures. In the nine months ended September 30, 2020, capital expenditures on a cash basis were $1,508 million compared to $1,255 million in the same prior year period. Higher capital expenditures of $253 million were primarily due to the impact of the sites acquired as part of the formation of Nevada Gold Mines on July 1, 2019, which is consolidated and included at 100%. This was further impacted by increased capitalized stripping at Loulo-Gounkoto and our investment on the tailings storage facility and other water management initiatives at North Mara.
Key Business Developments
Covid-19 pandemic
Barrick continues to work closely with our local communities on managing the impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic on our people and our business. Barrick has a strong culture of caring for the welfare of its employees and communities. Our well-established prevention practices and procedures, and the experience we gained from dealing with two Ebola outbreaks around our African operations, has assisted us as we face this new and unprecedented challenge. We have been actively working to support government responses to the Covid-19 pandemic, both financially and using our supply chain to secure key supplies for the benefit of the communities in which we operate.
Our preference for employing nationals in the countries where we operate rather than expatriates, means that we are not dependent upon a workforce traveling to a site on a regular basis from other parts of the globe. We have adopted certain operating procedures to respond to Covid-19, and to date, our operations have not been significantly impacted by the pandemic with the exception of Veladero where the government of Argentina implemented a mandatory nationwide quarantine in March 2020. Although this was lifted in April, movement and social distancing restrictions have impacted the remobilization of employees and contractors back to Veladero.
Early and considered actions by management including social distancing, screening and contact tracing measures have been implemented at all our sites. This has allowed our sites to continue to produce and sell their production as well as keep our people and local communities safe at the same time. These actions have minimized the impacts of the pandemic at our operations and facilitated the delivery of strong operating cash flow in the first nine months of 2020. Our focus on strengthening our balance sheet in recent years has given us the financial strength to endure any short-term impacts to our operations. We have $4.7 billion in cash, an undrawn $3.0 billion credit facility and no significant debt repayments due until 2033, providing us with sufficient liquidity to execute on our strategic goals.
We also recognize the situation remains dynamic and as such, we continue to monitor developments around the world and believe we have positioned Barrick as best we can to weather the storm.
Porgera Special Mining Lease Extension
Porgera’s Special Mining Lease (“SML”) terminated on August 16, 2019. The Company applied for a 20-year extension of the SML in June 2017 and has been engaging with the Government of Papua New Guinea on this matter since then. On August 2, 2019, the National Court of Papua New Guinea ruled that the provisions of the country’s 1992 Mining Act applied to the Porgera gold mine, thus allowing it to continue operating while the application to extend its SML was being considered. Also in 2019, in response to a request from Papua New Guinea Prime Minister Marape, the Company proposed a benefit-sharing arrangement that would deliver more than half the economic benefits from the Porgera mine to Papua New Guinea stakeholders, including the Government, for the remainder of the life of mine, estimated at 20 years.
On April 24, 2020, Barrick Niugini Limited (“BNL”), the majority owner and operator of the Porgera joint venture, received a communication from the Government of Papua New Guinea that the SML would not be extended. The Company believes the Government’s decision not to extend the SML is tantamount to nationalization without due process and in violation of the Government’s legal obligations to BNL. The Company has been engaged in ongoing discussions with Prime Minister Marape and his Government in light of the potentially catastrophic impact of this decision for the communities at Porgera and in Enga Province, and for the country as a whole. On October 15, 2020, BNL and the Prime Minister Marape issued a joint press release indicating that they had productive discussions toward mutually acceptable arrangements for a new Porgera partnership to reopen and operate the mine going forward. It further indicated that the parties had agreed in principle that Papua New Guinea will take a major share of equity under the new arrangements and BNL will retain operatorship and there will be a fair sharing of the economic benefits. Efforts to reach a memorandum of agreement to make these concepts and additional points binding are underway. In the meantime, all legal proceedings continue as discussed below.
BNL has been pursuing and will pursue all legal avenues to challenge the Government’s decision and to recover any damages that BNL may suffer as a result of the Government’s decision. Based on the communication
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received from the Government of Papua New Guinea that the SML would not be extended, Porgera was placed on temporary care and maintenance on April 25, 2020 to ensure the safety and security of our employees and communities. BNL remains in possession of the mine to conduct care and maintenance pursuant to various court orders.
On April 28, 2020, BNL filed a Judicial Review action against the Government of Papua New Guinea in the Papua New Guinea National Court of Justice. Judicial Review is a proceeding that challenges the procedural and constitutional adequacy of government administrative actions. The Judicial Review action seeks to quash the decision not to extend the SML on the grounds that the Government did not comply with the applicable legal standards and processes.
Trial was set to commence in the Judicial Review action on August 12, 2020. BNL sought leave to appeal two procedural rulings of the National Court that would affect the trial to the Supreme Court of Papua New Guinea. The Government of Papua New Guinea then asked the National Court to dismiss the Judicial Review action on purely procedural grounds. On September 1, 2020, the Court granted the Government’s request and dismissed the Judicial Review action. BNL appealed that decision to the Supreme Court on September 8, 2020.
On October 1 and 6, 2020, the Supreme Court reversed the National Court’s decision and granted BNL’s appeals of the two procedural rulings. The Supreme Court has not yet heard BNL’s appeal of the National Court’s dismissal of the Judicial Review action.
On August 25, 2020, the Government of Papua New Guinea purported to grant a new special mining lease covering the Porgera Mine to Kumul Mineral Holdings Limited (“Kumul”), the state-owned mining company. BNL immediately took administrative steps seeking to force the Government of Papua New Guinea to delay or withdraw the issuance of the special mining lease to Kumul. These administrative steps were not successful and on September 24, 2020, BNL commenced another Judicial Review action seeking to quash the decision to issue the special mining lease to Kumul.
On July 9, 2020, BNL initiated conciliation proceedings before the World Bank’s International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (“ICSID”). Through this conciliation, BNL seeks to reach an agreement for the extension of the SML on terms that will be mutually beneficial to the Company and to all Papua New Guinea stakeholders.
Simultaneously with BNL initiating the conciliation proceedings, Barrick (PD) Australia Pty Limited (“Barrick PD”), the Company’s subsidiary and an investor in the Porgera mine, has given notice to the Government of Papua New Guinea that a dispute has arisen under the Bilateral Investment Treaty (“BIT”) between Papua New Guinea and Australia, and has referred the dispute to arbitration before the ICSID. Barrick PD seeks to recover damages it has already suffered and damages it may suffer in the future by virtue of the Government’s wrongful refusal to grant an extension of the SML. The dispute notice
expressly invites the Government to engage in consultations and negotiations in an attempt to resolve the investment treaty dispute.
Our priority remains the health and safety of all our employees and community stakeholders. Due to the uncertainty related to the timing and scope of future developments on the mine’s operating outlook, we have withdrawn our full year 2020 guidance for Porgera. As this is a rapidly evolving situation, we will reassess on an ongoing basis and provide further updates in due course, while maintaining operational readiness. Refer to notes 13 and 17 to the Financial Statements for more information.
Silver sale agreement
Our silver sale agreement with Wheaton Precious Metals Corp. (“Wheaton”) requires us to deliver 25% of the life of mine silver production from the Pascua-Lama project once it is constructed and required delivery of 100% of our silver production from the Lagunas Norte, Pierina and Veladero mines until March 31, 2018. The completion date guarantee under the silver sale agreement for Pascua-Lama was originally December 31, 2015 but was subsequently extended to June 30, 2020. Per the terms of the amended silver sale agreement, if the requirements of the completion guarantee were not satisfied by June 30, 2020, then Wheaton had the right to terminate the agreement within 90 days of that date, in which case, they would have been entitled to the return of the upfront consideration paid less credit for silver delivered up to the date of that event.
Given that, as of September 28, 2020, Wheaton had not exercised its termination right, a residual liability of $253 million remains due on September 1, 2039 (assuming no future deliveries were made). This residual cash liability was re-measured to $148 million, being the present value of the liability due in 2039 discounted at a rate estimated for comparable liabilities, including Barrick’s outstanding debt. This remeasurement resulted in a gain of $104 million recorded in Other Income (refer to note 9A). The liability of $148 million has been reclassified from other current liabilities to other non-current liabilities in these financial statements and will be measured at amortized cost in future periods. For further details of the silver sale agreement, refer to notes 3 and 29 of the 2019 Annual Financial Statements.
Sale of Eskay Creek
On August 4, 2020 Barrick entered into a definitive agreement with Skeena Resources Limited (“Skeena”) pursuant to which Skeena exercised its option to acquire the Eskay Creek project in British Columbia and Barrick will waive its back-in right on the Eskay Creek project. The consideration under the definitive agreement consists of: (i) the issuance by Skeena of 22,500,000 units (the “Units”), with each Unit comprising one common share of Skeena and one half of a warrant, with each whole warrant entitling Barrick to purchase one additional common share of Skeena at an exercise price of C$2.70 each until the second anniversary of the closing date; (ii) the grant of a 1% net smelter returns (“NSR”) royalty on the entire Eskay Creek land package; and (iii) a contingent payment of C$15 million payable during a 24-month period after closing. The transaction closed on October 5, 2020 and we expect to
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recognize a gain of approximately $60 million in the fourth quarter of 2020.
Sale of Morila
On August 31, 2020, Barrick announced an agreement with AngloGold Ashanti Limited to sell their combined 80% interest in the Morila gold mine in Mali to Mali Lithium Limited for cash consideration estimated at between $22 million and $27 million, depending on closing adjustments. Barrick holds a 40% interest in Morila and expects to receive 50% of the cash consideration. The sale is subject to certain conditions, including the acknowledgement of the transaction by the state of Mali, which holds the remaining 20% of the Morila gold mine. The transaction is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2020.
Sale of Massawa
On March 4, 2020, Barrick and our Senegalese joint venture partner completed the sale of our aggregate 90% interest in the Massawa project (“Massawa”) in Senegal to Teranga Gold Corporation (“Teranga”) for total consideration fair valued at $440 million on the date of closing. Barrick received 92.5% of the consideration for its interest in the Massawa project, with the balance received by Barrick’s local Senegalese partner. Barrick received a net of $256 million in cash and 19,164,403 Teranga common shares (worth $104 million at the date of closing) plus a contingent payment of up to $46.25 million based on the three year average gold price, which was valued at $28 million at the date of closing. The cash consideration received was net of $25 million that Barrick provided through its participation in the $225 million syndicated debt financing facility secured by Teranga in connection with the transaction. The facility has a final repayment date of December 31, 2022. The difference between the fair value of consideration received and the carrying value of the assets on closing was $54 million and was recognized as a gain in the first quarter of 2020.
Refer to note 4 to the Financial Statements for more information.
Tanzania
On January 24, 2020, Barrick announced that the Company had ratified the creation of Twiga Minerals Corporation (“Twiga”) at a signing ceremony with the President of Tanzania, formalizing the establishment of a joint venture between Barrick and the GoT and resolution of all outstanding disputes between Barrick and the GoT, including the lifting of the previous concentrate export ban, effective immediately. Effective January 1, 2020, the GoT received a free carried shareholding of 16% in each of the Tanzania mines (Bulyanhulu, Buzwagi and North Mara), a 16% interest in the shareholder loans owed by the operating companies and will receive half of the economic benefits from the Tanzanian operations in the form of taxes, royalties, clearing fees and participation in all cash distributions made by the mines and Twiga, after the recoupment of capital investments. Twiga will provide management services to the mines.
The terms of the signed agreement are consistent with those previously announced, including the payment of $300 million to settle all outstanding tax and other disputes (the “Settlement Payment”); the lifting of the concentrate export ban; the sharing of future economic benefits from the mines on a 50/50 basis; and a dispute resolution mechanism that provides for binding international arbitration. The 50/50 division of economic benefits will be maintained through an annual true-up mechanism, which is exclusive of the Settlement Payment.
Barrick and the GoT continue efforts to fulfill their respective obligations to satisfy all conditions of the signed agreement, primarily with respect to the execution and delivery of formal termination documents for the settlement of all outstanding disputes between the two parties. In the second quarter of 2020, exports of the concentrate stockpiled in Tanzania commenced and we began recognizing these sales in revenue and cost of sales. We subsequently completed the export of the remaining stockpiled concentrate during the third quarter of 2020. We also made a payment of $100 million to the GoT representing the first installment of the Settlement Payment in the second quarter of 2020, reducing the previously recorded Settlement Payment liability of $300 million on the balance sheet.
Operating results are included at 84% from January 1, 2020. We recognized a net impairment reversal of $111 million ($332 million before tax) resulting from the agreement with the GoT being signed and made effective in the first quarter of 2020. Refer to note 13 to the Financial Statements for more information.
Partial Monetization of Investment in Shandong Gold
In June 2020, we sold 79,268,800 shares of Shandong Gold Mining Co., Ltd. (“Shandong Gold”), for net proceeds of $208 million. Barrick continues to hold 10,250,000 shares of Shandong Gold, representing a 2.05% interest in Shandong Gold’s Hong-Kong listed (H-class) shares, reaffirming its commitment to the strong existing long-term strategic partnership between the two companies.
Debt Management
On January 31, 2020, Barrick paid $356 million, including $4 million of accrued and unpaid interest, to complete a make-whole repurchase of the $337 million of outstanding principal on our 3.85% Notes due April 2022. A loss on debt extinguishment of $15 million was recorded in the first quarter of 2020. The debt repayment is expected to result in an annualized interest saving of $13 million.
In October 2020, Moody’s Investors Service (“Moody’s”) upgraded Barrick’s senior unsecured ratings to Baa1 from Baa2 while maintaining a stable outlook.
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Environmental and Social Governance (“ESG”)
Sustainability, in its most literal form, is the ability to continue into the future, and is at the forefront of everything Barrick does.
Making sure we respect human rights, protect the health and safety of our people and local communities, share the benefits of our operations, and manage our impacts on the environment have always been core business issues, and are embedded in our business decision-making processes and every facet of our operations. This commitment is enshrined in our sustainability vision and mission as well as in our guiding principles.
We focus on and monitor our sustainability performance not because it is popular to do so, but because it enables us to make better decisions, helps to de-risk projects, to discover new opportunities and delivers real value for our business.
In 2020, reflecting our belief in transparent disclosure of our sustainability performance and to better understand our performance relative to our industry peers, we developed and published our inaugural Sustainability Scorecard. The scorecard was published as a key part of our 2019 Sustainability Report and ranks us against our peers, and against our own internal metrics. It compares our performance across our priority ESG areas: Health and Safety, Social and Economic Development, Human Rights, the Environment as well as Governance. Our performance on these aspects is then aggregated into an overall score. From 2020, our performance on the scorecard will account for 25% of the Long-term Incentive plan for our executives. For 2019, we scored a B grade (on a scale where A represents high performance and E represents poor performance) which we believe accurately reflected our improvements in sustainability performance through 2019, but also acknowledges that there are still areas that we strive to improve.
Our sustainability vision puts four key ambitions at the center of our business: creating economic benefits; protecting health and safety; respecting human rights; and minimizing our environmental impact. Our performance for the year to date against these ambitions is set out below.
Safety
Our safety vision is “Every person going home safe and healthy every day.” To date in 2020, we have operated with zero fatalities.
Barrick is committed to the safety, health and well-being of our people, their families and the communities in which we operate. We review safety performance and incidents, share lessons learned and communicate best practices across our business each week during our Executive Committee meetings. These meetings are the main forum for senior management to discuss business issues and strategic plans, and our safety performance is a core standing agenda item at every meeting. Our safety performance is also reported as part of our quarterly Environmental & Social Oversight Committee (“E&S Committee”) meetings and to the Board’s Corporate Governance & Nominating Committee.
With operations spanning four continents and a range of operating environments, how our safety policy and commitments are translated on the ground varies by site. Each site has its own site-specific safety procedures, management plans and systems in place, informed by its operating context. All site systems, plans and procedures align with international best practice. Our goal is for the safety management systems at all operational mines to be certified to the internationally recognized ISO 45001 standard by the end of 2021, with three sites already accredited.
As part of our efforts to continually improve our safety performance in 2019, we rolled out new controls including our ten Fatality Prevention Commitments to help eliminate fatalities and serious injuries. Our Fatality Prevention Commitments align with the International Council on Mining and Metal’s Life Saving Controls, which are based upon lessons learned from fatal incidents within the mining industry, including Barrick’s experience. Our Commitments and Unacceptable Behaviors guideline, which reaffirms our zero-tolerance policy for behavior such as working on site under the influence of drugs or alcohol has also been implemented.
Across the group, we have started the roll out of our “Journey to Zero Harm” initiative. This initiative is focused on:
• | Visible Felt Leadership, engagement with our workforce, |
• | aligning and improving our standards, |
• | ensuring accountability to our safety commitments and |
• | making sure our employees are fit for duty. |
Our relentless focus on safety has helped drive safety performance improvements across much of the group in 2020.
To date, the group recorded fewer Lost Time Injuries (“LTIs”) and Total Recordable Injuries (“TRIs”) compared to the same period last year, with the related frequency rates also decreasing year on year.
Quarter-on-quarter, our group Lost Time Injury Frequency Rate (“LTIFR”) was 0.45 compared to 0.27 in the second quarter of 2020. Our Total Reportable Injury Frequency Rate (“TRIFR”) for the quarter was 2.11, an increase from the prior quarter of 1.65.
Environment
Barrick continues to focus on excellent management of the natural environment. Our aim is to become the world’s most valued gold mining business by delivering sustainable returns for our owners and partners, including the host communities and countries in which we operate.
We have set a corporate goal for all sites to have their Environmental Management System (“EMS”) certified to the ISO 14001:2015 standard by the end of 2020. Currently, all operations, except the Jabal Sayid mine in Saudi Arabia and the three Tanzanian mines, are certified to this standard. Preparation for certification is progressing well and the external audits for these assets are scheduled to
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take place in the fourth quarter of 2020. In October, Jabal Sayid was recommended for its inaugural certification to the ISO 14001:2015 standard.
We maintained our strong track record of stewardship and have not recorded any Class 13 environmental incidents for the year to date.
Climate
Climate change, including shifts in temperature, precipitation and more frequent severe weather events, could affect the mining industry in a range of possible ways. For example, volatile climatic conditions can affect the stability and effectiveness of infrastructure and equipment; potentially impact environmental protection and site closure practices; lead to changes in the regulatory environment, including increased carbon tax regimes; and potentially impact the stability and cost of water as well as energy supplies. We therefore view climate change as a company, community, and global concern. Following our merger with Randgold (the “Merger”) and the formation of Nevada Gold Mines, we reviewed and updated the climate change strategy.
Barrick’s climate change strategy has three pillars: identify, understand and mitigate the risks associated with climate change; measure and reduce our impacts on climate change; and improve our disclosure on climate change. Action taken on each pillar is described below.
Identify, understand and mitigate the risks associated with climate change
We continue to take steps to identify and manage risks and build resilience to climate change, as well as to position ourselves for new opportunities. Climate change-related factors continue to be incorporated into Barrick’s formal risk assessment process (for example, consideration is given to the availability of and access to water and the impact of increased precipitation, drought, or severe storms on operations as well as on communities near our operations). We have identified several climate-related risks and opportunities for our business including: physical impacts of climate change, such as an increase in extended duration extreme precipitation events; an increase in regulations that seek to address climate change; and increased global investment in innovation and low-carbon technologies.
Measure and reduce the Company’s impact on climate change
Mining is an energy-intensive business, and we understand the important link between energy use and greenhouse gas (“GHG”) emissions. By measuring and effectively managing our energy use, we can reduce our draw from local energy grids, reduce our GHG emissions, achieve more efficient production, and reduce our costs.
In the first quarter of 2020, we completed the conversion of the Quisqueya I power generation facility in the Dominican Republic from heavy fuel oil to natural gas and we received the first liquefied natural gas deliveries in February 2020. The conversion will help reduce the mine site’s power generation costs and is expected to reduce GHG emissions by 30%. In the second quarter of 2020, we introduced battery technology into the microgrid at Kibali, and most recently, in the third quarter, we commissioned the first phase of our 20MW solar project at Loulo-Gounkoto. Due
to its remote location, the Loulo-Gounkoto complex is not connected to the Malian national grid, and instead relies on heavy fuel and diesel burning gensets to meet its energy needs. The introduction of solar energy into the microgrid at Loulo-Gounkoto is anticipated to reduce heavy fuel oil and diesel consumption by 10 million liters, which will both reduce our operating costs and deliver valuable emissions reductions.
Improve our disclosure on climate change
As part of our commitment to improve our disclosure on climate change, we complete the annual CDP (formerly known as the Carbon Disclosure Project) emissions questionnaire, which makes investor-relevant climate data widely available. In 2019, Barrick received a grade of B minus on the CDP Climate Change Questionnaire. This grade places Barrick in the ‘management’ scoring band, with a rank higher than our sector and regional peers. Approximately 32% of companies assessed are ranked in the ‘management’ scoring band. During the third quarter, we submitted our CDP response for 2020 and results are expected in the first quarter of 2021.
The Board’s Corporate Governance & Nominating Committee meets quarterly and is responsible for overseeing Barrick’s policies, programs, and performance relating to the environment, including climate change. The Audit & Risk Committee assists the Board in overseeing the Company’s management of enterprise risks as well as the implementation of policies and standards for monitoring and mitigating such risks. Climate change is built into our formal risk management process, outputs of which were reviewed by the Audit & Risk Committee throughout 2019 and through the first nine months of 2020. In addition, the Audit & Risk Committee reviewed the Company’s approach to climate change in the context of Barrick’s public disclosures.
As detailed in our 2019 Sustainability Report, Barrick has updated its GHG emissions reduction target to achieve a reduction of at least 10% by 2030, while maintaining a steady ounce production profile. The basis of this reduction is against a 2018 baseline that combines legacy Barrick and Randgold data as well as 2018 emissions from the assets that we assumed operational control of in 2019, including Nevada Gold Mines and the Tanzanian mines. As well as setting a reduction target, we have also devised a road map for its achievement. Barrick’s actions to achieve this target as mentioned above include increasing the proportion of renewable energy sources in the Company’s energy mix and switching to cleaner energy sources. We continue to investigate opportunities for further reductions at our operations, in our supply chain, as well as innovative community-based opportunities for carbon credits.
We expect our focus on climate change to continue through 2020 and beyond. Site-level climate-related risks and mitigation plans will continue to be reviewed in the context of the company-wide risk assessment. Site-level plans to reduce energy and GHG emissions will also be strengthened, and we plan to supplement our corporate emissions reduction target with context-based site specific emissions reduction targets.
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We continue to align our disclosures with the Taskforce on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (“TCFD”) and will work to incorporate scenario analysis into our future disclosures. We have a strong foundation and Barrick continues to build further resilience to withstand the potential impacts of climate change and leverage potential opportunities as the global economy transitions to a low-carbon future.
Water
Our aim is to deliver enough water for the effective operation of our mines, while at the same time protecting the quality and quantity of water available to host communities and other users in our watersheds. Our commitment to responsible water use is codified in our Environmental Policy, which requires us to minimize our use of water, control and manage our impacts on water quality, and engage with stakeholders, including local communities, to maintain sustainable management of water resources for the benefit of all local users.
Each mine has its own site-specific water management plan, which considers: 1) the different water sources available; 2) the local climate conditions; and 3) the needs of local users and the needs of the mine. This information is supplemented by a range of international frameworks and tools such as the WWF Water Risk Filter to evaluate water risks, particularly those linked to water stress.
We include each mine’s water risks in its operational risk register. These risks are then aggregated and incorporated into the corporate risk register. Our identified water related risks include: 1) managing excess water in regions with high rainfall; 2) maintaining access to water in arid areas and regions prone to water scarcity; and 3) regulatory risks related to permitting limits as well as municipal and national regulations for water use.
To date, our water recycling and reuse rate for 2020 is 78%, which is above our annual target of 75%.
Tailings
We are committed to ensuring our tailings storage facilities (“TSFs”) meet global best practices for safety. Our TSFs are carefully engineered and regularly inspected, particularly those in regions with high rainfall and seismic activities.
Barrick currently manages 67 TSFs, of which 21 (31%) are operating, 45 (67%) are closed, and one is inactive. A riverine tailings disposal system was used at the Porgera Joint Venture in Papua New Guinea prior to entering care and maintenance on April 25, 2020. In 2020, independent reviews were conducted at our Pueblo Viejo, Phoenix, Carlin, Hemlo, and Loulo-Gounkoto mines, as well as the Giant Nickel and Nickel Plate closure sites.
Social
We regard our host communities and countries as important partners in our business. We understand we are guests and want the countries and communities we operate in to benefit from our presence. We are committed to contributing to their social and economic development. Our sustainability policies also commit us to be transparent in our relationships with host communities, government
authorities, the public and other key stakeholders as well as to conduct our business with integrity through our absolute opposition to corruption, and through requiring our suppliers to operate ethically and responsibly as a condition of doing business with us.
Community and economic development
Our commitment to social and economic development is set out in our overarching Sustainable Development Policy and our Social Performance Policy.
• | Paying our fair share of taxes - The taxes, royalties and dividends we pay provide significant income for our host countries as well as help to fund vital services and infrastructure. We report all government and tax payments transparently, primarily through the reporting mechanism of the Canadian Extractive Sector Transparency Measures Act (“ESTMA”). |
• | Prioritizing local hiring - The jobs we create provide valuable training and employment in regions where opportunities are often scarce. Additionally, the priority we place on buying goods and services from local communities and host countries leverages our supply chain and multiplies the economic benefits of our presence. 97% of our workers and 76% of senior management are nationals from our host countries. We have a target of 80% of senior management from host country nationals by the end of 2020. |
• | Prioritizing local buying - Our procurement processes prioritize local companies, followed by those from the larger region or host country. At the end of 2019, we procured over $4.4 billion of goods and services from suppliers based in our host countries on a 100% basis. |
• | Investing in community-led development initiatives - We believe that no one knows the needs of local communities better than the communities themselves. That is why we have set a target for all our sites to have community development committees (“CDC”). The role of the CDC is to allocate the community investment budget to those projects and initiatives most needed and desired by the local communities. Each CDC is elected and is made up of a mix of local leaders, community members and representatives from local women and youth groups. 10 of our sites now have CDCs in place. In the third quarter of 2020, we spent $4.65 million on community development across the group. Year-to- date, our community development spend has exceeded $13 million. |
Human rights
Respect for human rights is a central part of our sustainability vision. We have zero tolerance for human rights violations wherever we operate. We avoid causing or contributing to human rights violations and we facilitate access to remedies. Our commitment to respect human rights is codified in our standalone Human Rights Policy and informed by the expectations of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, the Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights, and the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises.
Our commitments to respect human rights is operationalized on the ground via our Human Rights Program, the fundamental principles of which include:
• | Monitoring and reporting, |
• | Due diligence, |
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• | Training, and |
• | Disciplinary action and remedy. |
We also expect the same standards from those we work with including suppliers as our Supplier Code of Ethics incorporates human rights provisions.
Responsibility for the oversight and implementation of our human rights compliance program sits with our Group Sustainability Executive, with support from our Senior Vice President Business Assurance and Risk, and our Human Resources Executive.
Governance
At the management level, in furtherance of its commitment to sustainability, Barrick established the E&S Committee in 2019. The E&S Committee is chaired by the President and Chief Executive Officer, and includes each of the regional Chief Operating Officers, Mine General Managers and health, safety, and environment and closure leads, as well as the Group Sustainability Executive and an independent sustainability consultant. The E&S Committee meets each quarter to review the Company’s sustainability performance and compliance with its sustainability policies, as well as to identify concerns and opportunities at the Company’s operations at an early stage. The President and Chief Executive Officer reviews the reports of the E&S Committee with the Board’s Corporate Governance & Nominating Committee on a quarterly basis as part of the Committee’s mandate to oversee the policies and performance of Barrick’s environmental, safety and health, corporate social responsibility, and human rights programs.
Further to the specific focus of the E&S Committee, weekly Executive Committee review meetings allow for the discussion of opportunities and risks that may help or hinder the Company from achieving its objectives, including climate-related risks.
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Full Year 2020 Outlook
As previously disclosed in our first quarter report, due to the uncertainty related to the timing and scope of future developments at Porgera, our full year 2020 guidance for this site has been withdrawn. Porgera remains on care and maintenance. Our 2020 gold production guidance for the group continues to reflect this development at Porgera and remains unchanged at 4.6 to 5.0 million ounces.
Group 2020 cost guidance remains unchanged, including cost of sales of $980 - $1,030 per ounce2, total cash costs of $650 - $700 per ounce1 and all-in sustaining costs of $920 - $970 per ounce1. These ranges are based on a gold price assumption of $1,350 per ounce (refer to key assumptions). We have also previously disclosed a sensitivity of approximately $4 per ounce on our cost metrics for every $100 per ounce change in the gold price.
As previously disclosed, operations at Veladero have been impacted by a mandatory nationwide quarantine in response to the Covid-19 pandemic as well as subsequent movement and social distancing restrictions that slowed the remobilization of employees and contractors back to site. This was combined with severe winter weather conditions that has impacted mining and processing operations. Additionally, the demobilization of the majority of our contractors working on capital projects in accordance with the government’s pandemic response has delayed the construction and commissioning of leach pad phases. Due to these developments, production at Veladero continues to trend below guidance for 2020 at slightly higher per ounce costs. Refer to the Veladero section of the MD&A for further detail.
As per our previous disclosures, Hemlo’s costs continue to trend above guidance for 2020, partially due to an increase in royalty expense from the higher realized gold price1 and mining in underground zones that incur a higher net profits interest (“NPI”) royalty burden. In addition, there was a delay in our new underground contractor arriving at site due to quarantine and movement restrictions in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. This temporarily delayed the ramp-up of underground development, resulting in an increased proportion of higher-cost open pit stockpiled material processed at the mill. By August 2020, the new contractor had fully mobilized to site to advance the ramp-up of underground operations. Production at Hemlo remains on track to achieve 2020 guidance. Refer to the Other Mines - Gold section of the MD&A for further detail.
We are continuing to monitor the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. Our 2020 guidance may be further impacted if the operation or development of our mines and projects are disrupted due to efforts to slow the spread of the virus.
Notwithstanding the additional risks as highlighted above, at this stage, all remaining guidance metrics are unchanged.
Company Guidance ($ millions, except per ounce/pound data) | 2020 Estimate | |||
Gold production (millions of ounces) | 4.60 - 5.00 | |||
Gold cost metrics | ||||
Cost of sales - gold ($/oz) | 980 - 1,030 | |||
Total cash costs ($/oz)a | 650 - 700 | |||
Depreciation ($/oz) | 300 - 330 | |||
All-in sustaining costs ($/oz)a | 920 - 970 | |||
Copper production (millions of pounds) | 440 - 500 | |||
Copper cost metrics | ||||
Cost of sales - copper ($/lb) | 2.10 - 2.40 | |||
C1 cash costs ($/lb)a | 1.50 - 1.80 | |||
Depreciation ($/lb) | 0.60 - 0.70 | |||
All-in sustaining costs ($/lb)a | 2.20 - 2.50 | |||
Exploration and project expenses | 280 - 320 | |||
Exploration and evaluation | 210 - 230 | |||
Project expenses | 70 - 90 | |||
General and administrative expenses | ~170 | |||
Corporate administration | ~130 | |||
Share-based compensationb | ~40 | |||
Other expense | 80 - 100 | |||
Finance costs, net | 400 - 450 | |||
Attributable capital expenditures: | ||||
Attributable minesite sustaining | 1,300 - 1,500 | |||
Attributable project | 300 - 400 | |||
Total attributable capital expendituresc | 1,600 - 1,900 | |||
Effective income tax rated | 30% - 35% | |||
Key assumptions (used for guidance) | ||||
Gold Price ($/oz) | 1,350 | |||
Copper Price ($/lb) | 2.75 | |||
Oil Price (WTI) ($/barrel) | 65 | |||
AUD Exchange Rate (AUD:USD) | 0.70 | |||
ARS Exchange Rate (USD:ARS) | 65 | |||
CAD Exchange Rate (USD:CAD) | 1.30 | |||
CLP Exchange Rate (USD:CLP) | 725 | |||
EUR Exchange Rate (EUR:USD)
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a. | Total cash costs, C1 cash costs and all-in sustaining costs are non-GAAP financial performance measures with no standardized meaning under IFRS and therefore may not be comparable to similar measures of performance presented by other issuers. For further information and a detailed reconciliation of the non-GAAP measures used in this section of the MD&A to the most directly comparable IFRS measure, please see pages 82 to 106 of this MD&A. |
b. | Based on a US$17.51 share price. |
c. | 2020 Guidance includes our 61.5% share of Nevada Gold Mines, our 60% share of Pueblo Viejo, our 80% share of Loulo-Gounkoto, our 89.7% share of Tongon, our 84% share of North Mara, Bulyanhulu and Buzwagi, our 50% share of Zaldívar and Jabal Sayid, and our 45% share of Kibali, and our share of joint operations. |
d. | Based on key assumptions included in this table. |
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Operating Division Guidance
Our 2020 forecast gold and copper production, cost of salesa, total cash costsb, all-in sustaining costsb, and C1 cash costsb ranges by operating division are as follows:
Operating Division | 2020 forecast attributable production (000s ozs) | 2020 forecast cost of salesa ($/oz) | 2020 forecast total cash costsb ($/oz) | 2020 forecast all-in sustaining costsb ($/oz) | ||||||||||||
Gold | ||||||||||||||||
Carlin (61.5%)c | 1,000 - 1,050 | 920 - 970 | 760 - 810 | 1,000 - 1,050 | ||||||||||||
Cortez (61.5%) | 450 - 480 | 980 - 1,030 | 640 - 690 | 910 - 960 | ||||||||||||
Turquoise Ridge (61.5%) | 430 - 460 | 900 - 950 | 540 - 590 | 690 - 740 | ||||||||||||
Phoenix (61.5%) | 100 - 120 | 1,850 - 1,900 | 700 - 750 | 920 - 970 | ||||||||||||
Long Canyon (61.5%) | 130 - 150 | 910 - 960 | 240 - 290 | 450 - 500 | ||||||||||||
Nevada Gold Mines (61.5%) | 2,100 - 2,250 | 970 - 1,020 | 660 - 710 | 880 - 930 | ||||||||||||
Hemlo | 200 - 220 | 960 - 1,010 | 800 - 850 | 1,200 - 1,250 | ||||||||||||
North America | 2,300 - 2,450 | 970 - 1,020 | 660 - 710 | 900 - 950 | ||||||||||||
Pueblo Viejo (60%) | 530 - 580 | 840 - 890 | 520 - 570 | 720 - 770 | ||||||||||||
Veladero (50%) | 240 - 270 | 1,220 - 1,270 | 670 - 720 | 1,250 - 1,300 | ||||||||||||
Porgera (47.5%)d | ||||||||||||||||
Latin America & Asia Pacific | 800 - 900 | 930 - 980 | 610 - 660 | 890 - 940 | ||||||||||||
Loulo-Gounkoto (80%) | 500 - 540 | 1,050 - 1,100 | 620 - 670 | 970 - 1,020 | ||||||||||||
Kibali (45%) | 340 - 370 | 1,030 - 1,080 | 600 - 650 | 790 - 840 | ||||||||||||
North Mara (84%)e | 240 - 270 | 750 - 800 | 570 - 620 | 830 - 880 | ||||||||||||
Tongon (89.7%) | 240 - 260 | 1,390 - 1,440 | 680 - 730 | 740 - 790 | ||||||||||||
Bulyanhulu (84%)e | 30 - 50 | 1,210 - 1,260 | 790 - 840 | 1,110 - 1,160 | ||||||||||||
Buzwagi (84%)e | 80 - 100 | 850 - 900 | 820 - 870 | 850 - 900 | ||||||||||||
Africa & Middle East | 1,450 - 1,600 | 1,040 - 1,090 | 640 - 690 | 870 - 920 | ||||||||||||
Total Attributable to Barrickf,g,h | 4,600 - 5,000 | 980 - 1,030 | 650 - 700 | 920 - 970 | ||||||||||||
2020 forecast attributable production (M lbs) | 2020 forecast cost of salesa ($/lb) | 2020 forecast C1 cash costsb ($/lb) | 2020 forecast all-in sustaining costsb ($/lb) | |||||||||||||
Copper | ||||||||||||||||
Lumwana | 250 - 280 | 2.20 - 2.40 | 1.50 - 1.70 | 2.30 - 2.60 | ||||||||||||
Zaldívar (50%) | 120 - 135 | 2.40 - 2.70 | 1.65 - 1.85 | 2.30 - 2.60 | ||||||||||||
Jabal Sayid (50%) | 60 - 70 | 1.75 - 2.00 | 1.40 - 1.60 | 1.50 - 1.70 | ||||||||||||
Total Copperh | 440 - 500 | 2.10 - 2.40 | 1.50 - 1.80 | 2.20 - 2.50 |
a. | Cost of sales applicable to gold per ounce is calculated using cost of sales applicable to gold on an attributable basis (removing the non-controlling interest of 38.5% of Nevada Gold Mines (including 63.1% of South Arturo), 40% of Pueblo Viejo, 20% of Loulo-Gounkoto, 10.3% of Tongon, and 16% of North Mara, Bulyanhulu and Buzwagi from cost of sales and including our proportionate share of cost of sales attributable to our equity method investments in Kibali), divided by attributable gold ounces sold. Cost of sales applicable to copper per pound is calculated using cost of sales applicable to copper including our proportionate share of cost of sales attributable to our equity method investments in Zaldívar and Jabal Sayid, divided by consolidated copper pounds sold (including our proportionate share of copper pounds sold from our equity method investments). |
b. | Total cash costs, all-in sustaining costs and C1 cash costs are non-GAAP financial performance measures with no standardized meaning under IFRS and therefore may not be comparable to similar measures of performance presented by other issuers. For further information and a detailed reconciliation of the non-GAAP measures used in this section of the MD&A to the most directly comparable IFRS measures, please see pages 82 to 106 of this MD&A. |
c. | Includes our 36.9% share of South Arturo. |
d. | Based on the communication we received from the Government of Papua New Guinea that the SML will not be extended, Porgera was placed on temporary care and maintenance on April 25, 2020 to ensure the safety and security of our employees and communities. Due to the uncertainty related to the timing and scope of future developments on the mine’s operating outlook, our full year 2020 guidance for Porgera has been withdrawn. |
e. | Amounts are on an 84% basis as the GoT’s 16% free-carried interest was made effective from January 1, 2020. |
f. | Total cash costs and all-in sustaining costs per ounce include the impact of hedges and/or costs allocated to non-operating sites. |
g. | Operating unit guidance ranges reflect expectations at each individual operating unit, and may not add up to the company-wide guidance range total. Guidance ranges exclude Pierina, Lagunas Norte, Golden Sunlight and Morila (40%). |
h. | Includes corporate administration costs. |
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Production and Cost Summary - Gold
For the three months ended | ||||||||||||||||
9/30/20 | 6/30/20 | % Change | 9/30/19 | % Change | ||||||||||||
Nevada Gold Mines LLC (61.5%)a | ||||||||||||||||
Gold produced (000s oz) | 538 | 521 | 3 % | 535 | 1 % | |||||||||||
Cost of sales ($/oz) | 1,060 | 1,055 | 0 % | 1,027 | 3 % | |||||||||||
Total cash costs ($/oz)b | 723 | 728 | (1)% | 693 | 4 % | |||||||||||
All-in sustaining costs ($/oz)b | 956 | 985 | (3)% | 946 | 1 % | |||||||||||
Carlin (61.5%)c | ||||||||||||||||
Gold produced (000s oz) | 276 | 235 | 17 % | 278 | (1)% | |||||||||||
Cost of sales ($/oz) | 985 | 1,037 | (5)% | 1,007 | (2)% | |||||||||||
Total cash costs ($/oz)b | 800 | 850 | (6)% | 775 | 3 % | |||||||||||
All-in sustaining costs ($/oz)b | 1,036 | 1,130 | (8)% | 1,014 | 2 % | |||||||||||
Cortez (61.5%)d | ||||||||||||||||
Gold produced (000s oz) | 113 | 132 | (14)% | 126 | (10)% | |||||||||||
Cost of sales ($/oz) | 1,060 | 870 | 22 % | 829 | 28 % | |||||||||||
Total cash costs ($/oz)b | 763 | 613 | 24 % | 570 | 34 % | |||||||||||
All-in sustaining costs ($/oz)b | 1,133 | 950 | 19 % | 772 | 47 % | |||||||||||
Turquoise Ridge (61.5%)e | ||||||||||||||||
Gold produced (000s oz) | 76 | 79 | (4)% | 82 | (7)% | |||||||||||
Cost of sales ($/oz) | 1,097 | 1,073 | 2 % | 1,077 | 2 % | |||||||||||
Total cash costs ($/oz)b | 745 | 753 | (1)% | 622 | 20 % | |||||||||||
All-in sustaining costs ($/oz)b | 805 | 829 | (3)% | 840 | (4)% | |||||||||||
Phoenix (61.5%)f | ||||||||||||||||
Gold produced (000s oz) | 30 | 35 | (14)% | 25 | 20 % | |||||||||||
Cost of sales ($/oz) | 1,773 | 1,726 | 3 % | 2,186 | (19)% | |||||||||||
Total cash costs ($/oz)b | 520 | 725 | (28)% | 1,010 | (49)% | |||||||||||
All-in sustaining costs ($/oz)b | 659 | 957 | (31)% | 1,622 | (59)% | |||||||||||
Long Canyon (61.5%)f | ||||||||||||||||
Gold produced (000s oz) | 43 | 40 | 8 % | 24 | 79 % | |||||||||||
Cost of sales ($/oz) | 877 | 1,009 | (13)% | 1,170 | (25)% | |||||||||||
Total cash costs ($/oz)b | 212 | 308 | (31)% | 353 | (40)% | |||||||||||
All-in sustaining costs ($/oz)b | 384 | 430 | (11)% | 714 | (46)% | |||||||||||
Pueblo Viejo (60%) | ||||||||||||||||
Gold produced (000s oz) | 129 | 111 | 16 % | 139 | (7)% | |||||||||||
Cost of sales ($/oz) | 791 | 935 | (15)% | 807 | (2)% | |||||||||||
Total cash costs ($/oz)b | 450 | 579 | (22)% | 504 | (11)% | |||||||||||
All-in sustaining costs ($/oz)b | 609 | 720 | (15)% | 631 | (3)% | |||||||||||
Loulo-Gounkoto (80%) | ||||||||||||||||
Gold produced (000s oz) | 139 | 141 | (1)% | 153 | (9)% | |||||||||||
Cost of sales ($/oz) | 1,088 | 1,012 | 8 % | 1,018 | 7 % | |||||||||||
Total cash costs ($/oz)b | 682 | 639 | 7 % | 630 | 8 % | |||||||||||
All-in sustaining costs ($/oz)b | 1,161 | 1,030 | 13 % | 966 | 20 % | |||||||||||
Kibali (45%) | ||||||||||||||||
Gold produced (000s oz) | 91 | 90 | 1 % | 91 | 0 % | |||||||||||
Cost of sales ($/oz) | 1,088 | 1,067 | 2 % | 1,187 | (8)% | |||||||||||
Total cash costs ($/oz)b | 617 | 617 | 0 % | 554 | 11 % | |||||||||||
All-in sustaining costs ($/oz)b | 817 | 739 | 11 % | 703 | 16 % | |||||||||||
Veladero (50%) | ||||||||||||||||
Gold produced (000s oz) | 44 | 49 | (10)% | 58 | (24)% | |||||||||||
Cost of sales ($/oz) | 1,136 | 1,228 | (7)% | 1,243 | (9)% | |||||||||||
Total cash costs ($/oz)b | 708 | 801 | (12)% | 773 | (8)% | |||||||||||
All-in sustaining costs ($/oz)b | 1,159 | 1,383 | (16)% | 1,142 | 1 % | |||||||||||
Porgera (47.5%)g | ||||||||||||||||
Gold produced (000s oz) | — | 24 | 75 | |||||||||||||
Cost of sales ($/oz) | — | 1,141 | 1,024 | |||||||||||||
Total cash costs ($/oz)b | — | 875 | 868 | |||||||||||||
All-in sustaining costs ($/oz)b | — | 1,046 | 1,053 |
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Production and Cost Summary - Gold (continued)
For the three months ended | ||||||||||||||||
9/30/20 | 6/30/20 | % Change | 9/30/19 | % Change | ||||||||||||
Tongon (89.7%) | ||||||||||||||||
Gold produced (000s oz) | 64 | 64 | 0 % | 62 | 3 % | |||||||||||
Cost of sales ($/oz) | 1,329 | 1,275 | 4 % | 1,396 | (5)% | |||||||||||
Total cash costs ($/oz)b | 731 | 688 | 6 % | 793 | (8)% | |||||||||||
All-in sustaining costs ($/oz)b | 777 | 745 | 4 % | 869 | (11)% | |||||||||||
Hemlo | ||||||||||||||||
Gold produced (000s oz) | 55 | 54 | 2 % | 49 | 12 % | |||||||||||
Cost of sales ($/oz) | 1,257 | 1,268 | (1)% | 1,083 | 16 % | |||||||||||
Total cash costs ($/oz)b | 1,099 | 1,080 | 2 % | 953 | 15 % | |||||||||||
All-in sustaining costs ($/oz)b | 1,497 | 1,456 | 3 % | 1,280 | 17 % | |||||||||||
North Marah | ||||||||||||||||
Gold produced (000s oz) | 67 | 68 | (1)% | 29 | 131 % | |||||||||||
Cost of sales ($/oz) | 903 | 1,040 | (13)% | 907 | 0 % | |||||||||||
Total cash costs ($/oz)b | 649 | 724 | (10)% | 603 | 8 % | |||||||||||
All-in sustaining costs ($/oz)b | 758 | 1,166 | (35)% | 850 | (11)% | |||||||||||
Buzwagih | ||||||||||||||||
Gold produced (000s oz) | 21 | 20 | 5 % | 18 | 17 % | |||||||||||
Cost of sales ($/oz) | 907 | 909 | 0 % | 1,292 | (30)% | |||||||||||
Total cash costs ($/oz)b | 687 | 751 | (9)% | 1,202 | (43)% | |||||||||||
All-in sustaining costs ($/oz)b | 693 | 770 | (10)% | 1,220 | (43)% | |||||||||||
Bulyanhuluh | ||||||||||||||||
Gold produced (000s oz) | 7 | 7 | 0 % | 6 | 17 % | |||||||||||
Cost of sales ($/oz) | 1,502 | 1,658 | (9)% | 1,288 | 17 % | |||||||||||
Total cash costs ($/oz)b | 874 | 950 | (8)% | 729 | 20 % | |||||||||||
All-in sustaining costs ($/oz)b | 913 | 1,014 | (10)% | 769 | 19 % | |||||||||||
Kalgoorlie (50%)i | ||||||||||||||||
Gold produced (000s oz) | 58 | (100)% | ||||||||||||||
Cost of sales ($/oz) | 1,037 | (100)% | ||||||||||||||
Total cash costs ($/oz)b | 856 | (100)% | ||||||||||||||
All-in sustaining costs ($/oz)b | 1,170 | (100)% | ||||||||||||||
Total Attributable to Barrickj,i | ||||||||||||||||
Gold produced (000s oz) | 1,155 | 1,149 | 1 % | 1,306 | (12)% | |||||||||||
Cost of sales ($/oz)k | 1,065 | 1,075 | (1)% | 1,065 | 0 % | |||||||||||
Total cash costs ($/oz)b | 696 | 716 | (3)% | 710 | (2)% | |||||||||||
All-in sustaining costs ($/oz)b | 966 | 1,031 | (6)% | 984 | (2)% |
a. | Represents the combined results of Cortez, Goldstrike (including our 60% share of South Arturo) and our 75% interest in Turquoise Ridge until June 30, 2019. Commencing July 1, 2019, the date Nevada Gold Mines was established, the results represent our 61.5% interest in Cortez, Carlin (including Goldstrike and 60% of South Arturo), Turquoise Ridge (including Twin Creeks), Phoenix and Long Canyon. |
b. | These are non-GAAP financial performance measures with no standardized meaning under IFRS and therefore may not be comparable to similar measures presented by other issuers. For further information and a detailed reconciliation of each non-GAAP measure used in this section of the MD&A to the most directly comparable IFRS measure, please see pages 82 to 106 of this MD&A. |
c. | On July 1, 2019, Barrick’s Goldstrike and Newmont’s Carlin were contributed to Nevada Gold Mines and are now referred to as Carlin. As a result, the amounts presented represent Goldstrike on a 100% basis (including our 60% share of South Arturo) up until June 30, 2019, and the combined results of Carlin and Goldstrike (including NGM’s 60% share of South Arturo) on a 61.5% basis thereafter. |
d. | On July 1, 2019, Cortez was contributed to Nevada Gold Mines, a joint venture with Newmont. As a result, the amounts presented are on an 100% basis up until June 30, 2019, and on a 61.5% basis thereafter. |
e. | Barrick owned 75% of Turquoise Ridge through to the end of the second quarter of 2019, with our joint venture partner, Newmont, owning the remaining 25%. Turquoise Ridge was proportionately consolidated on the basis that the joint venture partners that have joint control have rights to the assets and obligations for the liabilities relating to the arrangement. The figures presented in this table are based on our 75% interest in Turquoise Ridge until June 30, 2019. On July 1, 2019, Barrick’s 75% interest in Turquoise Ridge as well as Newmont’s Twin Creeks and 25% interest in Turquoise Ridge were contributed to Nevada Gold Mines. Starting July 1, 2019, the results represent our 61.5% share of Turquoise Ridge and Twin Creeks, now referred to as Turquoise Ridge. |
f. | A 61.5% interest in these sites was acquired as a result of the formation of Nevada Gold Mines on July 1, 2019. |
g. | As Porgera was placed on care and maintenance on April 25, 2020, no operating data or per ounce data is provided. |
h. | Formerly part of Acacia Mining plc. On September 17, 2019, Barrick acquired all of the shares of Acacia it did not own. Operating results are included at 100% from October 1, 2019 to December 31, 2019 (notwithstanding the completion of the Acacia transaction on September 17, 2019, we consolidated our interest in Acacia and recorded a non-controlling interest of 36.1% in the income statement for the entirety of the third quarter of 2019 as a matter of convenience), and on an 84% basis thereafter as the GoT’s 16% free-carried interest was made effective from January 1, 2020. |
i. | On November 28, 2019, we completed the sale of our 50% interest in Kalgoorlie in Western Australia to Saracen Mineral Holdings Limited for total cash consideration of $750 million. Accordingly, these represent our 50% interest until November 28, 2019. |
j. | Excludes Pierina; Lagunas Norte starting in the fourth quarter of 2019; and Golden Sunlight and Morila (40%) starting in the third quarter of 2019 which are producing incidental ounces as they reach the end of their mine lives. |
k. | Cost of sales per ounce (Barrick’s share) is calculated as gold cost of sales on an attributable basis (excluding sites in care and maintenance) divided by gold attributable ounces sold. |
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Production and Cost Summary - Copper
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Lumwana | ||||||||||||||||
Copper production (millions lbs) | 62 | 72 | (14)% | 65 | (5)% | |||||||||||
Cost of sales ($/lb) | 2.06 | 2.06 | 0 % | 2.04 | 1 % | |||||||||||
C1 cash costs ($/lb)a | 1.49 | 1.55 | (4)% | 1.83 | (19)% | |||||||||||
All-in sustaining costs ($/lb)a | 2.58 | 2.27 | 14 % | 3.66 | (30)% | |||||||||||
Zaldívar (50%) | ||||||||||||||||
Copper production (millions lbs) | 24 | 28 | (14)% | 32 | (25)% | |||||||||||
Cost of sales ($/lb) | 2.20 | 2.52 | (13)% | 2.18 | 1 % | |||||||||||
C1 cash costs ($/lb)a | 1.64 | 1.79 | (8)% | 1.55 | 6 % | |||||||||||
All-in sustaining costs ($/lb)a | 2.27 | 2.09 | 9 % | 1.91 | 19 % | |||||||||||
Jabal Sayid (50%) | ||||||||||||||||
Copper production (millions lbs) | 17 | 20 | (15)% | 15 | 13 % | |||||||||||
Cost of sales ($/lb) | 1.43 | 1.41 | 1 % | 1.63 | (12)% | |||||||||||
C1 cash costs ($/lb)a | 1.14 | 1.14 | 0 % | 1.42 | (20)% | |||||||||||
All-in sustaining costs ($/lb)a | 1.17 | 1.41 | (17)% | 1.65 | (29)% | |||||||||||
Total Copper | ||||||||||||||||
Copper production (millions lbs) | 103 | 120 | (14)% | 112 | (8)% | |||||||||||
Cost of sales ($/lb)b | 1.97 | 2.08 | (5)% | 2.00 | (2)% | |||||||||||
C1 cash costs ($/lb)a | 1.45 | 1.55 | (6)% | 1.62 | (10)% | |||||||||||
All-in sustaining costs ($/lb)a | 2.31 | 2.15 | 7 % | 2.58 | (10)% |
a. | These are non-GAAP financial performance measures with no standardized meaning under IFRS and therefore may not be comparable to similar measures presented by other issuers. For further information and a detailed reconciliation of each non-GAAP measure used in this section of the MD&A to the most directly comparable IFRS measure, please see pages 82 to 106 of this MD&A. |
b. | Cost of sales per pound (Barrick’s share) is calculated as copper cost of sales plus our equity share of cost of sales attributable to Zaldívar and Jabal Sayid divided by copper attributable pounds sold. |
OPERATING DIVISIONS PERFORMANCE
Our presentation of reportable operating segments consists of nine gold mines (Cortez, Carlin, Turquoise Ridge, Pueblo Viejo, Loulo-Gounkoto, Kibali, Veladero, Porgera and North Mara). The remaining operating segments, including our remaining gold mines, copper mines and projects, have been grouped into an “other” category and will not be
reported on individually. Segment performance is evaluated based on a number of measures including operating income before tax, production levels and unit production costs. Certain costs are managed on a consolidated basis and are therefore not reflected in segment income.
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Nevada Gold Mines (61.5% basis)a, Nevada USA
Summary of Operating and Financial Data | For the three months ended | For the nine months ended | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
9/30/20 | 6/30/20 | % Change | 9/30/19 | % Change | 9/30/20 | 9/30/19 | % Change | |||||||||||||||||||
Total tonnes mined (000s) | 56,896 | 52,132 | 9 % | 52,528 | 8 % | 165,545 | 136,189 | 22 % | ||||||||||||||||||
Open pit ore | 9,630 | 7,398 | 30 % | 7,706 | 25 % | 27,461 | 17,626 | 56 % | ||||||||||||||||||
Open pit waste | 45,974 | 43,421 | 6 % | 43,572 | 6 % | 134,204 | 115,245 | 16 % | ||||||||||||||||||
Underground | 1,292 | 1,313 | (2)% | 1,250 | 3 % | 3,880 | 3,318 | 17 % | ||||||||||||||||||
Average grade (grams/tonne) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Open pit mined | 1.39 | 1.47 | (6)% | 0.77 | 80 % | 1.18 | 0.99 | 19 % | ||||||||||||||||||
Underground mined | 9.65 | 9.61 | 0 % | 9.97 | (3)% | 9.76 | 10.45 | (7)% | ||||||||||||||||||
Processed | 2.13 | 2.27 | (6)% | 2.02 | 5 % | 2.01 | 2.44 | (18)% | ||||||||||||||||||
Ore tonnes processed (000s) | 10,818 | 9,280 | 17 % | 10,211 | 6 % | 32,456 | 25,138 | 29 % | ||||||||||||||||||
Oxide mill | 3,244 | 3,254 | 0 % | 3,124 | 4 % | 9,687 | 5,294 | 83 % | ||||||||||||||||||
Roaster | 1,340 | 1,110 | 21 % | 1,309 | 2 % | 3,754 | 4,033 | (7)% | ||||||||||||||||||
Autoclave | 1,314 | 1,495 | (12)% | 1,316 | 0 % | 4,210 | 4,100 | 3 % | ||||||||||||||||||
Heap leach | 4,920 | 3,421 | 44 % | 4,462 | 10 % | 14,805 | 11,711 | 26 % | ||||||||||||||||||
Recovery rateb | 79 | % | 80 | % | (1)% | 82 | % | (4)% | 80 | % | 81 | % | (1)% | |||||||||||||
Oxide Millb | 74 | % | 72 | % | 3 % | 72 | % | 3 % | 73 | % | 78 | % | (6)% | |||||||||||||
Roaster | 86 | % | 87 | % | (2)% | 87 | % | (2)% | 86 | % | 87 | % | (1)% | |||||||||||||
Autoclave | 68 | % | 74 | % | (9)% | 79 | % | (14)% | 72 | % | 74 | % | (2)% | |||||||||||||
Gold produced (000s oz) | 538 | 521 | 3 % | 535 | 1 % | 1,585 | 1,633 | (3)% | ||||||||||||||||||
Oxide mill | 72 | 73 | (1)% | 76 | (5)% | 216 | 260 | (17)% | ||||||||||||||||||
Roaster | 288 | 252 | 14 % | 275 | 5 % | 800 | 784 | 2 % | ||||||||||||||||||
Autoclave | 107 | 122 | (12)% | 112 | (4)% | 357 | 392 | (9)% | ||||||||||||||||||
Heap leach | 71 | 74 | (4)% | 72 | (1)% | 212 | 197 | 7 % | ||||||||||||||||||
Gold sold (000s oz) | 542 | 522 | 4 % | 537 | 1 % | 1,592 | 1,658 | (4)% | ||||||||||||||||||
Revenue ($ millions) | 1,063 | 919 | 16 % | 804 | 32 % | 2,835 | 2,267 | 25 % | ||||||||||||||||||
Cost of sales ($ millions) | 571 | 546 | 4 % | 552 | 3 % | 1,644 | 1,462 | 12 % | ||||||||||||||||||
Income ($ millions) | 481 | 357 | 35 % | 237 | 103 % | 1,154 | 773 | 49 % | ||||||||||||||||||
EBITDA ($ millions)c | 633 | 503 | 26 % | 403 | 57 % | 1,598 | 1,202 | 33 % | ||||||||||||||||||
EBITDA marginc,d | 60 | % | 55 | % | 9 % | 50 | % | 20 % | 56 | % | 53 | % | 6 % | |||||||||||||
Capital expenditures ($ millions)e | 153 | 161 | (5)% | 164 | (7)% | 457 | 482 | (5)% | ||||||||||||||||||
Minesite sustaining | 118 | 124 | (5)% | 110 | 7 % | 364 | 256 | 42 % | ||||||||||||||||||
Project | 35 | 37 | (5)% | 54 | (35)% | 93 | 226 | (59)% | ||||||||||||||||||
Cost of sales ($/oz) | 1,060 | 1,055 | 0 % | 1,027 | 3 % | 1,039 | 881 | 18 % | ||||||||||||||||||
Total cash costs ($/oz)c | 723 | 728 | (1)% | 693 | 4 % | 714 | 608 | 17 % | ||||||||||||||||||
All-in sustaining costs ($/oz)c | 956 | 985 | (3)% | 946 | 1 % | 964 | 789 | 22 % | ||||||||||||||||||
All-in costs ($/oz)c | 1,025 | 1,052 | (3)% | 1,048 | (2%) | 1,023 | 926 | 10 % |
a. | Represents the combined results of Cortez, Goldstrike (including our 60% share of South Arturo) and our 75% interest in Turquoise Ridge until June 30, 2019. Commencing July 1, 2019, the date Nevada Gold Mines was established, the results represent our 61.5% interest in Cortez, Carlin (including Goldstrike and 60% of South Arturo), Turquoise Ridge (including Twin Creeks), Phoenix and Long Canyon. |
b. | Excludes the Gold Quarry (Mill 5) concentrator. |
c. | These are non-GAAP financial performance measures with no standardized meaning under IFRS and therefore may not be comparable to similar measures presented by other issuers. For further information and a detailed reconciliation of each non-GAAP measure used in this section of the MD&A to the most directly comparable IFRS measure, please see pages 82 to 106 of this MD&A. |
d. | Represents EBITDA divided by revenue. |
e. | Amounts presented exclude capitalized interest. |
On July 1, 2019, Nevada Gold Mines (“NGM”) was established, which includes Barrick’s Cortez, Goldstrike, Turquoise Ridge and Goldrush properties and Newmont Corporation’s (“Newmont”) Carlin, Twin Creeks, Phoenix, Long Canyon and Lone Tree properties. Barrick is the operator of the joint venture and owns 61.5%, with Newmont owning the remaining 38.5% of the joint venture. Refer to the following pages for a detailed discussion of Cortez, Carlin (including Goldstrike) and Turquoise Ridge (including Twin Creeks) results.
Regulatory Matters
In a Special Session of the Nevada Legislature, which commenced on July 31, 2020, the Legislature passed three resolutions proposing amendments to the Nevada Constitution to modify provisions regarding the Net Proceeds of Minerals tax. These resolutions require further approvals, including a statewide vote to become law. If any of those resolutions were to ultimately result in an amendment of the Nevada Constitution, a potentially multi-year process, it could significantly increase the State taxes paid by NGM. The Company is engaged in constructive discussions with affected stakeholders on these resolutions, the fiscal requirements of the State and the economic contributions of the Nevada mining industry.
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Carlin (61.5% basis)a, Nevada USA
Summary of Operating and Financial Data | For the three months ended | For the nine months ended | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
9/30/20 | 6/30/20 | % Change | 9/30/19 | % Change | 9/30/20 | 9/30/19 | % Change | |||||||||||||||||||
Total tonnes mined (000s) | 20,147 | 15,793 | 28 % | 11,584 | 74 % | 53,059 | 35,704 | 49 % | ||||||||||||||||||
Open pit ore | 2,092 | 1,576 | 33 % | 1,627 | 29 % | 5,135 | 2,941 | 75 % | ||||||||||||||||||
Open pit waste | 17,234 | 13,407 | 29 % | 9,145 | 88 % | 45,541 | 31,012 | 47 % | ||||||||||||||||||
Underground | 821 | 810 | 1 % | 812 | 1 % | 2,383 | 1,751 | 36 % | ||||||||||||||||||
Average grade (grams/tonne) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Open pit mined | 2.62 | 2.42 | 8 % | 1.44 | 82 % | 2.20 | 0.75 | 194 % | ||||||||||||||||||
Underground mined | 9.65 | 9.56 | 1 % | 8.61 | 12 % | 9.56 | 8.93 | 7 % | ||||||||||||||||||
Processed | 3.93 | 3.60 | 9 % | 3.33 | 18 % | 3.64 | 3.87 | (6)% | ||||||||||||||||||
Ore tonnes processed (000s) | 3,078 | 2,835 | 9 % | 3,188 | (3)% | 9,142 | 7,311 | 25 % | ||||||||||||||||||
Oxide mill | 718 | 764 | (6)% | 663 | 8 % | 2,151 | 663 | 224 % | ||||||||||||||||||
Roasters | 962 | 710 | 35 % | 980 | (2)% | 2,600 | 2,636 | (1)% | ||||||||||||||||||
Autoclave | 724 | 899 | (19)% | 810 | (11)% | 2,476 | 3,277 | (24)% | ||||||||||||||||||
Heap leach | 674 | 462 | 46 % | 735 | (8)% | 1,915 | 735 | 161 % | ||||||||||||||||||
Recovery rateb | 78 | % | 80 | % | (3)% | 81 | % | (4)% | 79 | % | 77 | % | 3 % | |||||||||||||
Roasters | 86 | % | 86 | % | 0 % | 87 | % | (2)% | 86 | % | 86 | % | 0 % | |||||||||||||
Autoclave | 49 | % | 64 | % | (24)% | 63 | % | (23)% | 59 | % | 60 | % | (1)% | |||||||||||||
Gold produced (000s oz) | 276 | 235 | 17 % | 278 | (1)% | 764 | 692 | 10 % | ||||||||||||||||||
Oxide mill | 12 | 8 | 49 % | 14 | (15)% | 29 | 14 | 107 % | ||||||||||||||||||
Roasters | 219 | 168 | 30 % | 213 | 3 % | 570 | 489 | 17 % | ||||||||||||||||||
Autoclave | 36 | 48 | (26)% | 38 | (7)% | 134 | 176 | (24)% | ||||||||||||||||||
Heap leach | 9 | 11 | (18)% | 13 | (31)% | 31 | 13 | 138 % | ||||||||||||||||||
Gold sold (000s oz) | 275 | 234 | 18 % | 272 | 1 % | 765 | 692 | 11 % | ||||||||||||||||||
Revenue ($ millions) | 524 | 402 | 30 % | 401 | 31% | 1,333 | 947 | 41 % | ||||||||||||||||||
Cost of sales ($ millions) | 271 | 243 | 12 % | 274 | (1)% | 762 | 703 | 8 % | ||||||||||||||||||
Income ($ millions) | 247 | 151 | 64 % | 121 | 104 % | 551 | 237 | 132 % | ||||||||||||||||||
EBITDA ($ millions)c | 297 | 195 | 52 % | 183 | 62 % | 694 | 418 | 66 % | ||||||||||||||||||
EBITDA marginc,d | 57 | % | 49 | % | 16 % | 46 | % | 24 % | 52 | % | 44 | % | 18 % | |||||||||||||
Capital expenditures ($ millions) | 59 | 60 | (2)% | 56 | 5 % | 174 | 160 | 9 % | ||||||||||||||||||
Minesite sustaining | 59 | 60 | (2)% | 56 | 5 % | 174 | 160 | 9 % | ||||||||||||||||||
Project | 0 | 0 | 0 % | 0 | 0 % | 0 | 0 | 0 % | ||||||||||||||||||
Cost of sales ($/oz) | 985 | 1,037 | (5)% | 1,007 | (2)% | 996 | 1,015 | (2)% | ||||||||||||||||||
Total cash costs ($/oz)c | 800 | 850 | (6)% | 775 | 3 % | 807 | 738 | 9 % | ||||||||||||||||||
All-in sustaining costs ($/oz)c | 1,036 | 1,130 | (8)% | 1,014 | 2 % | 1,055 | 992 | 6 % | ||||||||||||||||||
All-in costs ($/oz)c | 1,036 | 1,130 | (8)% | 1,014 | 2% | 1,055 | 992 | 6 % |
a. | On July 1, 2019, Barrick’s Goldstrike and Newmont’s Carlin were contributed to Nevada Gold Mines and are now referred to as Carlin. As a result, the amounts presented represent Goldstrike on a 100% basis (including our 60% share of South Arturo) up until June 30, 2019, and the combined results of Carlin and Goldstrike (including NGM’s 60% share of South Arturo) on a 61.5% basis thereafter. |
b. | Excludes the Gold Quarry (Mill 5) concentrator. |
c. | These are non-GAAP financial performance measures with no standardized meaning under IFRS and therefore may not be comparable to similar measures presented by other issuers. For further information and a detailed reconciliation of each non-GAAP measure used in this section of the MD&A to the most directly comparable IFRS measure, please see pages 82 to 106 of this MD&A. |
d. | Represents EBITDA divided by revenue. |
On July 1, 2019, Barrick’s Goldstrike and Newmont’s Carlin were contributed to Nevada Gold Mines and are now referred to as Carlin. As a result, the amounts presented represent Goldstrike on a 100% basis (including our 60% share of South Arturo) up until June 30, 2019, and the combined results of Carlin and Goldstrike (including NGM’s 60% share of South Arturo) on a 61.5% basis thereafter. As a result of this transaction, there is now a higher proportion of open pit ore mined and consequently, the average grade processed is lower which also aligns with the inclusion of the heap leach facilities contributed by Newmont.
Safety and Environment
Site leadership teams have increased their focus on field engagements to reduce the occurrence of injuries that result from pinch-points and slips, trips and falls. Across all operations within Carlin, five LTIs were recorded during the quarter with an LTIFR of 2.16 per million hours worked versus 0.86 (two LTIs) in the previous quarter. The TRIFR for the quarter was 6.04 per million hours worked, an increase from the previous quarter of 3.45. No Class 13 environmental incidents occurred during the quarter.
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Financial Results
Q3 2020 compared to Q2 2020
Carlin’s income for the third quarter of 2020 was 64% higher than the prior quarter due to an increase in sales volume, lower cost of sales per ounce2 and the higher realized gold price1.
Gold production in the third quarter of 2020 was 17% higher compared to the prior quarter, primarily due to improved throughput and availability of the Goldstrike Roaster following completion of planned annual maintenance and upgrades to the main exhaust fan in the second quarter of 2020. In addition, the performance of the Gold Quarry (Mill 5) concentrator improved compared to the prior quarter, resulting in increased recoveries due to high grade oxide material from the open pits. This was partially offset by lower production at the Gold Quarry Roaster (Mill 6) due to planned annual maintenance in the current quarter. Additionally, lower autoclave production was the result of the transition from acid to alkaline ore with corresponding lower recoveries. This trend will continue through 2022 when the autoclave circuit is converted to carbon-in-leach (“CIL”). Underground tonnes mined were 1% higher than the prior quarter driven by higher ore tonnes mined from Leeville, Goldstrike, and the Portal mines. Notably, a synergy unlocked by the joint venture was the successful mining of a stope from North Post in September 2020, located in an area which straddles the former Barrick and Newmont properties, and which will remain part of the mine plan going forward. Open pit tonnes mined were higher than the prior quarter as truck drivers that had been repurposed as part of Covid-19 measures returned to normal duties. Ore tonnes were 33% higher and the average mined grade was 8% higher, driven by the Goldstar and Betze-Post pits.
Cost of sales per ounce2 and total cash costs per ounce1 in the third quarter of 2020 were 5% and 6% lower, respectively, than the prior quarter primarily due to the impact of the higher grade processed. In the third quarter of 2020, all-in sustaining costs per ounce1 were 8% lower than the prior quarter due to the lower total cash cost per ounce1 and lower minesite sustaining capital expenditures on a per ounce basis.
Capital expenditures in the third quarter of 2020 were in line with the prior quarter, as slightly lower other minesite sustaining capital expenditure was offset by an increase in capitalized stripping.
Q3 2020 compared to Q3 2019
Carlin’s income for the three month period ended September 30, 2020 was 104% higher than the same prior year period due to the higher realized gold price1, lower cost of sales per ounce2 and higher sales volume.
Gold production for the three month period ended September 30, 2020 was 1% lower compared to the same prior year period, mainly due to planned annual maintenance for the Gold Quarry Roaster (Mill 6) occurring in the third quarter of 2020, which did not occur in the same prior year period. This was largely offset by higher grades processed. Open pit tonnes mined increased compared to the same prior year period with ore tonnes increasing by 29% as a result of mining activity at Gold Quarry transitioning from mainly stripping activities to ore movement. In addition, mining shifted from the South Arturo open pit in the same prior year period to higher grade material from Betze-Post, which contributed to an 82% increase in the open pit average grade mined.
Underground tonnes mined were consistent compared to the same prior year period, while underground mined grade increased by 12% driven by a greater proportion of higher grade Goldstrike ore as well as higher grades at Leeville.
Cost of sales per ounce2 for the three month period ended September 30, 2020 was 2% lower compared to the prior year period primarily due to lower depreciation, partially offset by higher total cash costs per ounce1. Total cash costs per ounce1 for the current period were 3% higher mainly due to an increase in total tonnes mined as well as higher costs associated with lower recoveries at the autoclave. For the three month period ended September 30, 2020, all-in sustaining costs per ounce1 increased by 2% compared to the same prior year period primarily due to higher minesite sustaining capital expenditures and higher total cash costs per ounce1.
Capital expenditures for the three month period ended September 30, 2020 increased by 5% mainly due to an increase in capitalized stripping at the Gold Quarry, Goldstar and Betze-Post open pits, partially offset by lower minesite sustaining equipment and project expenditures.
YTD Q3 2020 compared to YTD Q3 2019
Carlin’s income for the nine month period ended September 30, 2020 reflects our 61.5% interest in Nevada Gold Mines and is inclusive of income from Newmont’s former Carlin operations and the Goldstrike operations following the formation of Nevada Gold Mines on July 1, 2019. Income for Carlin for the same prior year period represents Barrick’s 100% interest in the Goldstrike operations only for the period up to July 1, 2019. Consequently, this, combined with the higher realized gold price1 were the primary drivers of the 132% increase in Carlin’s income compared to the same prior year period.
Gold production for the nine month period ended September 30, 2020 was 10% higher compared to the same prior year period, primarily due to the inclusion of Newmont’s former Carlin operations, partially offset by the reduction in Barrick’s interest in Goldstrike from 100% to 61.5% from July 1, 2019.
Cost of sales per ounce2 for the nine month period ended September 30, 2020 was 2% lower compared to the same prior year period due to lower depreciation, primarily driven by extended asset lives based on the latest life of mine plan, partially offset by higher total cash costs per ounce1. Total cash costs per ounce1 for the current period were 9% higher than the same prior year period mainly due to the change in sales mix with the establishment of Nevada Gold Mines. This has resulted in an overall lower grade ore processed, partially offset by higher volumes through the addition of Newmont’s former Carlin operations to the Goldstrike operations. For the nine month period ended September 30, 2020, all-in sustaining costs per ounce1 increased by 6% compared to the same prior year period primarily due to the impact of higher total cash costs per ounce1, partially offset by lower minesite sustaining capital expenditures on a per ounce basis.
Capital expenditures for the nine month period ended September 30, 2020 increased by 9% from the same prior year period due to higher minesite sustaining capital expenditures. Higher minesite sustaining capital expenditures are attributed to the inclusion of Newmont’s former Carlin operations, partially offset by the reduction in Barrick’s interest in Goldstrike from 100% to 61.5% from July 1, 2019.
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Cortez (61.5% basis)a, Nevada USA
Summary of Operating and Financial Data | For the three months ended | For the nine months ended | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
9/30/20 | 6/30/20 | % Change | 9/30/19 | % Change | 9/30/20 | 9/30/19 | % Change | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total tonnes mined (000s) | 20,494 | 20,719 | (1)% | 23,357 | (12)% | 63,909 | 82,527 | (23)% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Open pit ore | 2,755 | 1,792 | 54 % | 2,158 | 28 % | 9,114 | 10,764 | (15)% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Open pit waste | 17,480 | 18,639 | (6)% | 20,948 | (17)% | 53,960 | 70,754 | (24)% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Underground | 259 | 288 | (10)% | 251 | 3 % | 835 | 1,009 | (17)% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Average grade (grams/tonne) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Open pit mined | 0.47 | 0.50 | (6)% | 0.42 | 11 % | 0.46 | 1.00 | (54)% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Underground mined | 9.44 | 10.29 | (8)% | 11.41 | (17)% | 10.16 | 10.39 | (2)% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Processed | 1.34 | 1.87 | (28)% | 1.54 | (13)% | 1.33 | 1.68 | (21)% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ore tonnes processed (000s) | 3,301 | 2,381 | 39 % | 2,837 | 16 % | 10,466 | 13,324 | (21)% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oxide mill | 590 | 613 | (4)% | 654 | (10)% | 1,874 | 2,824 | (34)% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Roasters | 378 | 400 | (6)% | 329 | 15 % | 1,154 | 1,397 | (17)% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Heap leach | 2,333 | 1,368 | 71 % | 1,854 | 26 % | 7,438 | 9,103 | (18)% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Recovery rate | 82 | % | 84 | % | (2)% | 84 | % | (2)% | 82 | % | 89 | % | (8)% | |||||||||||||||||||
Oxide Mill | 73 | % | 75 | % | (2)% | 79 | % | (7)% | 74 | % | 80 | % | (8)% | |||||||||||||||||||
Roasters | 86 | % | 87 | % | (1)% | 86 | % | 0 % | 87 | % | 87 | % | 0 % | |||||||||||||||||||
Gold produced (000s oz) | 113 | 132 | (14)% | 126 | (10)% | 373 | 668 | (44)% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oxide mill | 28 | 30 | (7)% | 34 | (18)% | 84 | 218 | (61)% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Roasters | 69 | 84 | (18)% | 62 | 11% | 230 | 295 | (22)% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Heap leach | 16 | 18 | (9)% | 30 | (46)% | 59 | 155 | (62)% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gold sold (000s oz) | 115 | 132 | (13)% | 126 | (9)% | 375 | 666 | (44)% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Revenue ($ millions) | 220 | 226 | (3)% | 185 | 19% | 649 | 892 | (27)% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cost of sales ($ millions) | 122 | 115 | 6 % | 105 | 16 % | 349 | 484 | (28)% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Income ($ millions) | 96 | 109 | (12)% | 77 | 25 % | 294 | 390 | (25)% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
EBITDA ($ millions)b | 129 | 144 | (10)% | 109 | 18 % | 395 | 551 | (28)% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
EBITDA marginb,c | 59 | % | 64 % | (8)% | 59 | % | 0 % | 61 | % | 62 | % | (2)% | ||||||||||||||||||||
Capital expenditures ($ millions)d | 52 | 52 | 0 % | 53 | (2)% | 154 | 212 | (27)% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Minesite sustaining | 39 | 42 | (7)% | 22 | 77 % | 127 | 50 | 154% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Project | 13 | 10 | 30 % | 31 | (58)% | 27 | 162 | (83)% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cost of sales ($/oz) | 1,060 | 870 | 22 % | 829 | 28 % | 931 | 725 | 28 % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total cash costs ($/oz)b | 763 | 613 | 24 % | 570 | 34 % | 660 | 482 | 37 % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
All-in sustaining costs ($/oz)b | 1,133 | 950 | 19 % | 772 | 47 % | 1,026 | 580 | 77 % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
All-in costs ($/oz)b | 1,236 | 1,031 | 20 % | 1,020 | 21% | 1,096 | 818 | 34 % |
a. | On July 1, 2019, Cortez was contributed to Nevada Gold Mines, a joint venture with Newmont. As a result, the amounts presented are on an 100% basis up until June 30, 2019, and on a 61.5% basis thereafter. |
b. | These are non-GAAP financial performance measures with no standardized meaning under IFRS and therefore may not be comparable to similar measures presented by other issuers. For further information and a detailed reconciliation of each non-GAAP measure used in this section of the MD&A to the most directly comparable IFRS measure, please see pages 82 to 106 of this MD&A. |
c. | Represents EBITDA divided by revenue. |
d. | Amounts presented exclude capitalized interest. |
On July 1, 2019, Barrick’s Cortez operations were contributed to Nevada Gold Mines, a joint venture with Newmont. As a result, the amounts presented represent Cortez on a 100% basis up until June 30, 2019 and on a 61.5% basis thereafter.
Safety and Environment
There were zero LTIs at Cortez during the quarter which resulted in a LTIFR of zero per million hours worked, compared to a LTIFR of 0.87 per million hours worked in the previous quarter. The TRIFR was 2.83 per million hours worked, a decrease from the 3.50 per million hours worked in the previous quarter. No Class 13 environmental incidents occurred during the quarter.
Financial Results
Q3 2020 compared to Q2 2020
Cortez’s income for the third quarter of 2020 was 12% lower than the second quarter of 2020 due to higher cost of sales per ounce2 and a decrease in sales volume, partially offset by the higher realized gold price1.
Gold production in the third quarter of 2020 was 14% lower compared to the prior quarter, driven by lower production across all processing facilities. Gold production from the roasters was lower due to a decrease in trucking of open pit stockpiles to Carlin and lower grades from Cortez Hills Underground (“CHUG”). The decrease in oxide mill production was driven by harder ore encountered in the third quarter, leading to reduced throughput through the crusher. Additionally, heap leach production was lower from the prior quarter due to the timing of the leach recovery
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cycle with a higher contribution expected in the fourth quarter of 2020. Leach tonnes placed were higher than the prior quarter as a result of a reallocation of open pit waste material mined to leach ore due to better than expected grades. Underground tonnes mined were lower than the prior quarter due to localized geotechnical challenges impacting mining rates.
Cost of sales per ounce2 and total cash costs per ounce1 in the third quarter of 2020 were 22% and 24% higher, respectively, than the prior quarter due to higher direct operating costs and lower grade. Direct operating costs were higher primarily due to a reduction in capitalized stripping. In the third quarter of 2020, all-in sustaining costs per ounce1 were 19% higher than the prior quarter driven by higher total cash costs per ounce1, combined with slightly higher minesite capital expenditures on a per ounce basis.
Capital expenditures in the third quarter of 2020 remained consistent with the prior quarter due to slightly lower minesite sustaining capital expenditures, offset by higher project capital expenditures. Minesite sustaining capital expenditures were lower compared to the second quarter of 2020 primarily due to a reduction in capitalized stripping as described above. Higher project capital expenditures were due to increased spending to advance the CHUG Rangefront decline project to commissioning as well as the commencement of the Deep South dewatering project.
Q3 2020 compared to Q3 2019
Cortez’s income for the three month period ended September 30, 2020 was 25% higher than the same prior year period primarily due to the higher realized gold price1, partially offset by lower sales volume and higher cost of sales per ounce2.
Gold production for the three month period ended September 30, 2020 was 10% lower due to a reduction in recovered ounces from the Area 34 leach pad. In particular, the pad in the prior year quarter continued to benefit from tonnes stacked in previous quarters from the high-grade Cortez Hills Open Pit (“CHOP”) deposit, which completed mining in the second quarter of 2019. The lower production was also driven by lower grades processed through the oxide mill, slightly offset by increased production through the Carlin roasters as more stockpiled CHOP refractory ore was shipped and processed in the current quarter. Total tonnes mined compared to the same prior year period were down due to the Crossroads open pit transitioning from pre-stripping to production, lower overall equipment effectiveness as a result of mechanical issues and Covid-19 workforce impacts, as well as the reallocation of equipment to buttress construction at CHOP. The strip ratio improved compared to the same prior year period due to better grades than expected, converting waste to leach ore.
Cost of sales per ounce2 and total cash costs per ounce1 for the three month period ended September 30, 2020 were 28% and 34% higher, respectively, than the same prior year period, mainly due to the reduction of higher grade production from CHOP as described above. For the three month period ended September 30, 2020, all-in sustaining costs per ounce1 increased by 47% compared to the same prior year period, driven by higher total cash costs per ounce1, combined with higher minesite sustaining capital expenditures on a per ounce basis.
Capital expenditures for the three month period ended September 30, 2020 decreased by 2% from the same prior year period mainly due to lower project capital expenditures resulting from the end of Crossroads pre-production stripping as it transitioned to production status in the third quarter of 2019. The decrease in project capital expenditures were largely offset by an increase in minesite sustaining capital due to Crossroads capitalized stripping (whereas it was treated as project capital expenditures in the pre-production phase in the same prior year period).
YTD Q3 2020 compared to YTD Q3 2019
Cortez’s income for the nine month period ended September 30, 2020 reflects the formation of Nevada Gold Mines as described above. Income for Cortez for the same prior year period represents Barrick’s 100% share of the Cortez operations up to June 30, 2019. This is the primary driver of the reduction in Cortez’s income compared to the same prior year period. Aside from this impact, Cortez’s income in the current period was also impacted by a decrease in sales volume and higher cost of sales per ounce2, partially offset by the higher realized gold price1.
Gold production for the nine month period ended September 30, 2020 was 44% lower compared to the same prior year period, primarily due to the reduction in Barrick’s interest in Cortez from July 1, 2019 onward, combined with lower grades mined and processed from CHOP as mining was completed in the second quarter of 2019. This was partially offset by an increase in open pit and CHUG ore mined and processed, including material shipped to the Carlin roasters.
Cost of sales per ounce2 and total cash costs per ounce1 for the nine month period ended September 30, 2020 were 28% and 37% higher, respectively, than the same prior year period, primarily due to the lower grade impact described above combined with higher direct operating costs. This was primarily due to an increase in tonnes shipped and processed at the Carlin roasters, lower capitalized stripping, and higher royalty costs. Royalty costs have increased as production shifted from CHOP to Crossroads, which carries a higher royalty rate. In addition, the higher realized gold price1 has impacted royalties. For the nine month period ended September 30, 2020, all-in sustaining costs per ounce1 increased by 77% compared to the same prior year period, due to higher minesite sustaining capital expenditures on a per ounce basis, in addition to the higher total cash costs per ounce1.
Capital expenditures for the nine month period ended September 30, 2020 were 27% lower than the same prior year period due to the reduction in Barrick’s interest in Cortez from 100% to 61.5% from July 1, 2019 onward. In addition, lower project capital expenditures were due to the end of Crossroads pre-production stripping as it transitioned to production status in the third quarter of 2019 as well as a ramp down in the CHUG Rangefront decline and Crossroads dewatering projects. The decrease in project capital expenditures were partially offset by an increase in minesite sustaining capital expenditures due to Crossroads capitalized stripping (whereas it was treated as project capital expenditures in the pre-production phase in the same prior year period), increased spending on water management and additional mining equipment for CHOP buttress work.
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Turquoise Ridge (61.5%)a, Nevada USA
Summary of Operating and Financial Data | For the three months ended | For the nine months ended | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
9/30/20 | 6/30/20 | % Change | 9/30/19 | % Change | 9/30/20 | 9/30/19 | % Change | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total tonnes mined (000s) | 3,988 | 3,870 | 3 % | 4,811 | (17)% | 11,603 | 5,182 | 124 % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Open pit ore | 1,601 | 1,094 | 46 % | 732 | 119 % | 3,703 | 732 | 406 % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Open pit waste | 2,175 | 2,561 | (15)% | 3,892 | (44)% | 7,239 | 3,892 | 86 % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Underground | 212 | 215 | (1)% | 187 | 13 % | 661 | 558 | 18 % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Average grade (grams/tonne) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Open pit mined | 2.19 | 2.63 | (17)% | 1.01 | 117% | 2.25 | 1.01 | 122% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Underground mined | 9.89 | 8.96 | 10 % | 13.28 | (25)% | 9.95 | 14.57 | (32)% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Processed | 3.29 | 3.61 | (9)% | 3.78 | (13)% | 3.41 | 6.61 | (48)% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ore tonnes processed (000s) | 968 | 821 | 18 % | 950 | 2 % | 2,649 | 1,267 | 109 % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oxide Mill | 111 | 108 | 3 % | 107 | 4 % | 338 | 107 | 216 % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Autoclave | 590 | 596 | (1)% | 506 | 17 % | 1,734 | 823 | 111 % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Heap leach | 267 | 117 | 128 % | 337 | (21)% | 577 | 337 | 71 % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Recovery rate | 82 | % | 82 | % | 0 % | 89 | % | (8)% | 83 | % | 90 | % | (8)% | |||||||||||||||||||
Oxide Mill | 92 | % | 86 | % | 7 % | 87 | % | 6 % | 88 | % | 87 | % | 1 % | |||||||||||||||||||
Autoclave | 81 | % | 82 | % | (1)% | 89 | % | (9)% | 83 | % | 91 | % | (9)% | |||||||||||||||||||
Gold produced (000s oz) | 76 | 79 | (4)% | 82 | (7)% | 239 | 224 | 7 % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oxide Mill | 4 | 3 | 33% | 5 | (20)% | 11 | 5 | 120 % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Autoclave | 71 | 74 | (4)% | 74 | (4)% | 222 | 216 | 3 % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Heap leach | 1 | 2 | (50)% | 3 | (67)% | 6 | 3 | 100 % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gold sold (000s oz) | 76 | 79 | (4)% | 96 | (21)% | 242 | 257 | (6)% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Revenue ($ millions) | 148 | 134 | 10 % | 142 | 4 % | 421 | 352 | 20 % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cost of sales ($ millions) | 84 | 84 | 0 % | 103 | (18)% | 258 | 205 | 26 % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Income ($ millions) | 62 | 48 | 29 % | 38 | 63 % | 157 | 145 | 8 % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
EBITDA ($ millions)b | 87 | 73 | 19 % | 81 | 7 % | 238 | 203 | 17 % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
EBITDA marginb,c | 59 | % | 54 | % | 9 % | 57 | % | 4 % | 57 | % | 58 | % | (3)% | |||||||||||||||||||
Capital expenditures ($ millions) | 13 | 9 | 45% | 26 | (50)% | 41 | 61 | (33)% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Minesite sustaining | 4 | 3 | 33 % | 18 | (78)% | 18 | 32 | (44)% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Project | 9 | 6 | 50 % | 8 | 13 % | 23 | 29 | (21)% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cost of sales ($/oz) | 1,097 | 1,073 | 2 % | 1,077 | 2 % | 1,066 | 797 | 34 % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total cash costs ($/oz)b | 745 | 753 | (1)% | 622 | 20 % | 720 | 570 | 26 % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
All-in sustaining costs ($/oz)b | 805 | 829 | (3)% | 840 | (4)% | 813 | 710 | 15 % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
All-in costs ($/oz)b | 929 | 894 | 4 % | 927 | 0 % | 908 | 825 | 10 % |
a. | Barrick owned 75% of Turquoise Ridge through to the end of the second quarter of 2019, with our joint venture partner, Newmont, owning the remaining 25%. Turquoise Ridge was proportionately consolidated on the basis that the joint venture partners that have joint control have rights to the assets and obligations for the liabilities relating to the arrangement. The figures presented in this table are based on our 75% interest in Turquoise Ridge until June 30, 2019. On July 1, 2019, Barrick’s 75% interest in Turquoise Ridge as well as Newmont’s Twin Creeks and 25% interest in Turquoise Ridge were contributed to Nevada Gold Mines. Starting July 1, 2019, the results represent our 61.5% share of Turquoise Ridge and Twin Creeks, now referred to as Turquoise Ridge. |
b. | These are non-GAAP financial performance measures with no standardized meaning under IFRS and therefore may not be comparable to similar measures presented by other issuers. For further information and a detailed reconciliation of each non-GAAP measure used in this section of the MD&A to the most directly comparable IFRS measure, please see pages 82 to 106 of this MD&A. |
c. | Represents EBITDA divided by revenue. |
Barrick owned 75% of Turquoise Ridge through to the end of the second quarter of 2019, with our joint venture partner, Newmont, owning the remaining 25%. The figures presented in this table are based on our 75% interest in Turquoise Ridge until June 30, 2019. On July 1, 2019, Barrick’s 75% interest in Turquoise Ridge as well as Newmont’s Twin Creeks and 25% interest in Turquoise Ridge were contributed to Nevada Gold Mines. Starting July 1, 2019, our results represent our 61.5% share of Turquoise Ridge and Twin Creeks, now referred to as Turquoise Ridge. As a result of this transaction, from July 1, 2019, Turquoise Ridge includes the Twin Creeks open pit operations, resulting in considerably higher tonnes mined at a lower average grade of ore processed. The site also
includes the Twin Creeks processing operations and heap leach facility contributed by Newmont.
Safety and Environment
There was one LTI during the quarter which resulted in an LTIFR of 1.49 per million hours worked (versus a LTIFR of 1.42 in the previous quarter). The TRIFR for the quarter was 1.49 per million hours worked, which was a decrease on the 5.66 achieved in the previous quarter. No Class 13 environmental incidents occurred during the quarter.
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Financial Results
Q3 2020 compared to Q2 2020
Turquoise Ridge’s income for the third quarter of 2020 was 29% higher compared to the prior quarter, primarily due to the higher realized gold price1. This was partially offset by slightly lower sales volume and higher cost of sales per ounce2.
Gold production in the third quarter of 2020 was 4% lower than the prior quarter, primarily due to lower autoclave throughput as a result of plant maintenance and reliability upgrades, as well as lower autoclave recoveries due to the ore blend. Turquoise Ridge underground mining rates have not achieved target levels year to date due to lower equipment availability and utilization. An equipment strategy has been put in place to improve mining rates to target levels.
Cost of sales per ounce2 and total cash costs per ounce1 in the third quarter of 2020 were relatively consistent with the prior quarter. All-in sustaining costs per ounce1 were 3% lower than the prior quarter, primarily reflecting slightly lower total cash costs per ounce1, partially offset by higher minesite sustaining capital expenditure.
Capital expenditures in the third quarter of 2020 increased by 45% compared to the prior quarter due to higher project capital related to the Third Shaft and capitalized drilling expenses.
Q3 2020 compared to Q3 2019
Turquoise Ridge’s income for the third quarter of 2020 was 63% higher, mainly due to the higher realized gold price1, partially offset by lower sales volume.
Gold production for the three month period ended September 30, 2020 was 7% lower compared to the same prior year period, primarily due to lower underground grades processed and lower autoclave recovery, partially offset by higher tonnes processed.
Cost of sales per ounce2 for the three month period ended September 30, 2020 was 2% higher than the same prior year period mainly due to lower grades, partially offset by lower depreciation. For the three month period ended September 30, 2020, total cash costs per ounce1 increased by 20% compared to the same prior year period, primarily due to the impact of lower grades and recovery. All-in sustaining costs per ounce1 decreased by 4%, reflecting lower minesite sustaining capital expenditures, partially offset by higher total cash costs per ounce1.
Capital expenditures for the three month period ended September 30, 2020, decreased by 50% compared to the
same prior year period, mainly due to a decrease in capitalized stripping, underground development and underground mobile equipment purchases.
YTD Q3 2020 compared to YTD Q3 2019
Turquoise Ridge’s income for the nine month period ended September 30, 2020 reflects our 61.5% interest in Nevada Gold Mines and is inclusive of income from the Twin Creeks operations following the formation of Nevada Gold Mines on July 1, 2019. Income from Turquoise Ridge for the first six months of 2019 represents Barrick’s 75% share of the Turquoise Ridge operations. In addition to this impact, the Turquoise Ridge assets have been restated to fair market value as a consequence of the formation of NGM, which has resulted in a higher depreciation charge from July 1, 2019 onwards. Turquoise Ridge’s income for the nine month period ended September 30, 2020 was 8% higher than the same prior year period mainly due to the higher realized gold price1, partially offset by higher cost of sales per ounce2.
Gold production for the nine month period ended September 30, 2020 was 7% higher compared to the same prior year period, primarily due to the inclusion of Twin Creeks, partially offset by the reduction in Barrick’s interest in Turquoise Ridge from 75% to 61.5% from July 1, 2019.
Cost of sales per ounce2 for the nine month period ended September 30, 2020 was 34% higher than the same prior year period reflecting the higher total cash costs per ounce1 and the higher depreciation charge from July 1, 2019 following the restatement to fair value as described above. For the nine month period ended September 30, 2020, total cash costs per ounce1 increased by 26% compared to the same prior year period primarily due to the impact of lower grades and recovery. All-in sustaining costs per ounce1 increased by 15% compared to the same prior year period primarily reflecting higher total cash costs per ounce1 partially offset by lower minesite sustaining capital expenditures.
Capital expenditures for the nine month period ended September 30, 2020 decreased by 33% compared to the same prior year period mainly due to lower expenditure for minesite sustaining capital, including stripping, as well as project capital. Lower project capital expenditure is in line with the construction schedule of the Third Shaft, as the focus is currently on shaft sinking activities compared to the prior year period, with surface infrastructure now largely in place.
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Other Mines - Nevada Gold Mines
Summary of Operating and Financial Data | For the three months ended | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
9/30/20 | 6/30/20 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gold produced (000s oz) | Cost of ($/oz) | Total cash ($/oz)a | All-in ($/oz)a | Capital Expend- ituresb | Gold produced (000s oz) | Cost of ($/oz) | Total cash ($/oz)a | All-in ($/oz)a | Capital Expend- ituresb | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Phoenix (61.5%) | 30 | 1,773 | 520 | 659 | 4 | 35 | 1,726 | 725 | 957 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Long Canyon (61.5%) | 43 | 877 | 212 | 384 | 6 | 40 | 1,009 | 308 | 430 | 3 |
a. | These are non-GAAP financial performance measures with no standardized meaning under IFRS and therefore may not be comparable to similar measures presented by other issuers. For further information and a detailed reconciliation of each non-GAAP measure used in this section of the MD&A to the most directly comparable IFRS measure, please see pages 82 to 106 of this MD&A. |
b. | Includes both minesite sustaining and project capital expenditures. |
Phoenix
Gold production in the third quarter of 2020 for Phoenix was 14% lower than the prior quarter mainly due to lower grade processed and lower recovery while mill throughput remained consistent with the prior quarter. Cost of sales per ounce2 in the third quarter of 2020 was 3% higher, mainly due to lower grades and recovery, partially offset by higher copper by-product credits. All-in sustaining costs per ounce1 were 31% lower than the previous quarter due to lower total cash costs per ounce1 and lower capital expenditures. Capital expenditures were 50% lower compared to the prior quarter, resulting from decreased capitalized stripping and lower capitalized drilling.
Long Canyon
Gold production for Long Canyon in the third quarter of 2020 was 8% higher compared to the second quarter of 2020, primarily due to a focus on leach cycle, carbon, and process solution management to drawdown pad inventory. This was combined with an increase in ore tonnes mined and placed on leach pads, with mining moving into the main part of the orebody in Cut 7.
Cost of sales per ounce2 in the third quarter of 2020 was 13% lower than the prior quarter, primarily due to the impact of higher sales volume. In the third quarter of 2020, all-in sustaining costs per ounce1 decreased by 11% compared to the prior quarter, also primarily due to higher ounces sold, partially offset by higher minesite sustaining capital expenditures. Capital expenditures increased by 100% compared to the prior quarter due to capitalized stripping of Cuts 8 and 10.
Permitting activities for the mine life extension has been temporarily paused. A review seeking to optimize the project, including water management, was initiated during the second quarter of 2020 and remains ongoing.
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Pueblo Viejo (60% basis)a, Dominican Republic
Summary of Operating and Financial Data | For the three months ended | For the nine months ended | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
9/30/20 | 6/30/20 | % Change | 9/30/19 | % Change | 9/30/20 | 9/30/19 | % Change | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Open pit tonnes mined (000s) | 5,328 | 4,647 | 15 % | 5,817 | (8)% | 14,014 | 19,003 | (26)% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Open pit ore | 1,777 | 1,469 | 21 % | 1,767 | 1 % | 3,873 | 5,002 | (23)% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Open pit waste | 3,551 | 3,178 | 12 % | 4,050 | (12)% | 10,141 | 14,001 | (28)% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Average grade (grams/tonne) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Open pit mined | 2.61 | 2.53 | 3 % | 2.98 | (13)% | 2.51 | 2.66 | (6)% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Processed | 3.60 | 3.45 | 4 % | 4.05 | (11)% | 3.50 | 3.79 | (8)% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Autoclave ore tonnes processed (000s) | 1,281 | 1,088 | 18 % | 1,182 | 8 % | 3,841 | 3,700 | 4 % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Recovery rate | 89 | % | 89 | % | 0 % | 90 | % | (2)% | 89 | % | 89 | % | 0 % | |||||||||||||||||||
Gold produced (000s oz) | 129 | 111 | 16 % | 139 | (7)% | 383 | 411 | (7)% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gold sold (000s oz) | 129 | 115 | 12 % | 136 | (5)% | 388 | 410 | (5)% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Revenue ($ millions) | 246 | 201 | 22 % | 213 | 15% | 663 | 603 | 10 % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cost of sales ($ millions) | 102 | 108 | (6)% | 109 | (6)% | 321 | 321 | 0 % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Income ($ millions) | 147 | 92 | 60 % | 104 | 41 % | 341 | 277 | 23 % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
EBITDA ($ millions)b | 181 | 125 | 45 % | 133 | 36 % | 440 | 363 | 21 % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
EBITDA marginb,c | 74 | % | 62 | % | 19 % | 62 | % | 19 % | 66 | % | 60 | % | 10 % | |||||||||||||||||||
Capital expenditures ($ millions) | 30 | 21 | 44 % | 16 | 88 % | 68 | 50 | 36 % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Minesite sustaining | 20 | 15 | 33 % | 16 | 25 % | 52 | 50 | 4 % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Project | 10 | 6 | 67 % | 0 | 100 % | 16 | 0 | 100 % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cost of sales ($/oz) | 791 | 935 | (15)% | 807 | (2)% | 825 | 783 | 5 % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total cash costs ($/oz)b | 450 | 579 | (22)% | 504 | (11)% | 508 | 492 | 3 % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
All-in sustaining costs ($/oz)b | 609 | 720 | (15)% | 631 | (3)% | 648 | 623 | 4 % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
All-in costs ($/oz)b | 697 | 763 | (9)% | 636 | 10 % | 694 | 632 | 10 % |
a. | Pueblo Viejo is accounted for as a subsidiary with a 40% non-controlling interest. The results in the table and the discussion that follows are based on our 60% share only. |
b. | These are non-GAAP financial performance measures with no standardized meaning under IFRS and therefore may not be comparable to similar measures presented by other issuers. For further information and a detailed reconciliation of each non-GAAP measure used in this section of the MD&A to the most directly comparable IFRS measure, please see pages 82 to 106 of this MD&A. |
c. | Represents EBITDA divided by revenue. |
Safety and Environment
There were zero LTIs during the quarter which resulted in an LTIFR of 0.00 per million hours worked versus one LTI (0.51 per million hours worked) in the previous quarter. The TRIFR for the quarter was 0.41 per million hours worked compared to 2.06 in the previous quarter. No Class 13 environmental incidents were reported during the quarter.
Financial Results
Q3 2020 compared to Q2 2020
Pueblo Viejo’s income for the third quarter of 2020 was 60% higher than the second quarter of 2020, due to higher sales volume, lower cost of sales per ounce2 and the higher realized gold price1.
Gold production for the third quarter of 2020 was 16% higher than the prior quarter due to the higher tonnes processed following our annual total plant shutdown in the second quarter of 2020.
Cost of sales per ounce2 and total cash costs per ounce1 for the third quarter of 2020 were 15% and 22% lower, respectively, than the prior quarter mainly as a result of higher production, and lower maintenance costs as the second quarter was impacted by costs associated with the total plant shutdown. This was partially offset by higher royalties resulting from the higher realized gold price1. For the third quarter of 2020, all-in sustaining costs per ounce1 decreased by 15%, mainly reflecting lower total cash costs
per ounce1, partially offset by higher minesite sustaining capital expenditures.
Capital expenditures for the third quarter of 2020 increased by 44% compared to the prior quarter, primarily due to the increase in early works expenditures for the proposed plant and tailings expansion project, combined with higher sustaining capital expenditures including capitalized stripping. Expansion project expenditures were related mainly to deposits for long-lead, critical path equipment to expedite project completion.
Q3 2020 compared to Q3 2019
Pueblo Viejo’s income for the three month period ended September 30, 2020 was 41% higher than the same prior year period, driven by the higher realized gold price1 and lower costs of sales per ounce2, partially offset by lower sales volume.
Gold production for the three month period ended September 30, 2020 was 7% lower than the same prior year period, due to lower grades processed reflecting the planned mining sequence, partially offset by higher throughput.
Cost of sales per ounce2 and total cash costs per ounce1 for the three month period ended September 30, 2020 were 2% and 11% lower, respectively, than the same prior year period, as a result of lower diesel and gas prices as well as lower contractor and maintenance costs, partially offset by
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the impact of lower grade and higher royalties driven by the higher realized gold price1. Cost of sales per ounce2 in the third quarter of 2020 was also impacted by higher depreciation, resulting from the impairment reversal recognized in the fourth quarter of 2019. Similarly, for the three month period ended September 30, 2020, all-in sustaining costs per ounce1 decreased by 3% compared to the same prior year period reflecting lower total cash costs per ounce1, partially offset by higher minesite sustaining capital expenditures.
Capital expenditures for the three month period ended September 30, 2020 increased by 88% compared to the same prior year period, primarily due to the commencement of early works expenditures for the proposed plant and tailings expansion project, combined with higher capitalized stripping costs.
YTD Q3 2020 compared to YTD Q3 2019
Pueblo Viejo’s income for the nine month period ended September 30, 2020 was 23% higher than the same prior year period, primarily due to the higher realized gold price1, partially offset by lower sales volumes and a higher cost of sales per ounce2.
Gold production for the nine month period ended September 30, 2020 was 7% lower than the same prior year period, primarily due to the lower grade processed resulting from a higher proportion of stockpile ore in the feed blend, combined with lower mined grade in accordance with the planned mining sequence.
Cost of sales per ounce2 and total cash costs per ounce1 for the nine month period ended September 30, 2020 were 5% and 3% higher, respectively, than the same prior year period, mainly due to the impact of lower grade, a higher realized gold price1 driving higher royalties and lower third-party power sales from our Quisqueya power plant. For the nine month period ended September 30, 2020, all-in sustaining costs per ounce1 increased by 4% compared to the same prior year period, primarily reflecting higher total cash costs per ounce1, combined with slightly higher minesite sustaining capital expenditures.
Capital expenditures for the nine month period ended September 30, 2020 increased by 36% compared to the same prior year period, primarily due to the commencement of early works expenditures for the proposed plant and tailings expansion project and higher capitalized stripping costs.
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Loulo-Gounkoto (80% basis)a, Mali
Summary of Operating and Financial Data | For the three months ended | For the nine months ended | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
9/30/20 | 6/30/20 | % Change | 9/30/19 | % Change | 9/30/20 | 9/30/19 | % Change | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total tonnes mined (000s) | 8,145 | 8,736 | (7)% | 8,115 | 0 % | 24,454 | 24,942 | (2)% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Open pit ore | 155 | 57 | 172 % | 286 | (46)% | 810 | 1,646 | (51)% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Open pit waste | 7,416 | 8,145 | (9)% | 7,244 | 2 % | 21,967 | 21,617 | 2 % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Underground | 574 | 534 | 7 % | 585 | (2)% | 1,677 | 1,679 | 0 % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Average grade (grams/tonne) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Open pit mined | 2.07 | 1.54 | 35 % | 4.06 | (49)% | 6.03 | 4.27 | 41 % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Underground mined | 4.48 | 4.21 | 7 % | 5.09 | (12)% | 4.29 | 4.51 | (5)% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Processed | 4.74 | 4.92 | (4)% | 5.14 | (8)% | 4.87 | 4.69 | 4 % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ore tonnes processed (000s) | 1,004 | 972 | 3 % | 1,013 | (1)% | 2,957 | 3,059 | (3)% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Recovery rate | 90 | % | 92 | % | (2)% | 92 | % | (2)% | 91 | % | 93 | % | (2)% | |||||||||||||||||||
Gold produced (000s oz) | 139 | 141 | (1)% | 153 | (9)% | 421 | 428 | (2)% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gold sold (000s oz) | 136 | 157 | (14)% | 155 | (13)% | 416 | 431 | (3)% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Revenue ($ millions) | 264 | 272 | (3)% | 230 | 15 % | 730 | 592 | 23 % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cost of sales ($ millions) | 149 | 160 | (7)% | 159 | (6)% | 430 | 452 | (5)% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Income ($ millions) | 92 | 107 | (14)% | 64 | 44 % | 267 | 125 | 114 % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
EBITDA ($ millions)b | 147 | 167 | (12)% | 125 | 18 % | 429 | 303 | 42 % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
EBITDA marginb,c | 56 | % | 61 | % | (8)% | 54 | % | 4 % | 59 | % | 51 | % | 15 % | |||||||||||||||||||
Capital expenditures ($ millions) | 71 | 55 | 29 % | 49 | 45 % | 158 | 98 | 61 % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Minesite sustaining | 62 | 55 | 12 % | 49 | 26 % | 149 | 96 | 55 % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Project | 9 | 0 | 100 % | 0 | 100 % | 9 | 2 | 350 % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cost of sales ($/oz) | 1,088 | 1,012 | 8 % | 1,018 | 7 % | 1,034 | 1,047 | (1)% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total cash costs ($/oz)b | 682 | 639 | 7 % | 630 | 8 % | 646 | 635 | 2 % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
All-in sustaining costs ($/oz)b | 1,161 | 1,030 | 13 % | 966 | 20 % | 1,031 | 875 | 18 % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
All-in costs ($/oz)b | 1,229 | 1,030 | 19 % | 971 | 27 % | 1,053 | 880 | 20 % |
a. | Barrick owns 80% of Société des Mines de Loulo SA and Société des Mines de Gounkoto with the Republic of Mali owning 20%. Loulo-Gounkoto is accounted for as a subsidiary with a 20% non-controlling interest on the basis that Barrick controls the asset. The results in the table and the discussion that follows are based on our 80% share, inclusive of the impact of the purchase price allocation resulting from the Merger. |
b. | These are non-GAAP financial performance measures with no standardized meaning under IFRS and therefore may not be comparable to similar measures presented by other issuers. For further information and a detailed reconciliation of each non-GAAP measure used in this section of the MD&A to the most directly comparable IFRS measure, please see pages 82 to 106 of this MD&A. |
c. | Represents EBITDA divided by revenue. |
Safety and Environment
There were zero LTIs recorded during the quarter which resulted in an LTIFR of 0.00 per million hours worked, in line with the previous quarter. The TRIFR was 1.02 per million hours worked, a decrease from the previous quarter of 1.41. No Class 13 environmental incidents occurred during the quarter.
Financial Results
Q3 2020 compared to Q2 2020
Loulo-Gounkoto’s income for the third quarter of 2020 was 14% lower than the second quarter of 2020, primarily due to decreased sales volume and a higher cost of sales per ounce2, partially offset by the higher realized gold price1.
Gold production for the third quarter of 2020 was 1% lower than the prior quarter mainly due to lower head grade and recovery, partially offset by higher throughput.
Cost of sales per ounce2 and total cash costs per ounce1 for the third quarter of 2020 were 8% and 7% higher, respectively, than the prior quarter, primarily due to the impact of lower grade and recovery and higher royalties as a result of the higher realized gold price1. For the third quarter of 2020, all-in sustaining costs per ounce1 increased by 13% compared to the prior quarter as a result
of higher total cash costs per ounce1 and higher minesite sustaining capital expenditures.
Capital expenditures for the third quarter of 2020 increased by 29% compared to the prior quarter driven by both minesite sustaining capital and project capital expenditures. Higher minesite sustaining capital expenditures were mainly due to an increase in underground development at Loulo, partially offset by lower capitalized stripping at the Gounkoto open pit. Project capital expenditures in the current period relate to the Gounkoto underground expansion.
Q3 2020 compared to Q3 2019
Loulo-Gounkoto’s income for the third quarter of 2020 was 44% higher than the same prior year period, primarily due to the higher realized gold price1, partially offset by higher cost of sales per ounce2 and lower sales volume.
Gold production in the three month period ended September 30, 2020 was 9% lower compared to the same prior year period, primarily due to lower head grade, throughput and recovery.
Cost of sales per ounce2 and total cash costs per ounce1 for the third quarter of 2020 were 7% and 8% higher,
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respectively, than the same prior year period primarily due to lower grade and recovery. For the third quarter of 2020, all-in sustaining costs per ounce1 increased by 20% compared to the same prior year period reflecting higher minesite sustaining capital expenditures and higher total cash costs per ounce1.
Capital expenditures in the three month period ended September 30, 2020 increased by 45% compared to the same prior year period driven by both minesite sustaining and project capital expenditures. Higher minesite sustaining capital expenditures were mainly due to higher capitalized stripping at the Gounkoto open pit and higher capitalized drilling. This was partially offset by lower underground development at the Yalea and Gara mines at Loulo. Project capital expenditures in the current period relate to the Gounkoto underground expansion.
YTD Q3 2020 compared to YTD Q3 2019
Loulo-Gounkoto’s income for the nine month period ended September 30, 2020 was 114% higher than the same prior year period, primarily due to the higher realized gold price1 and lower cost of sales per ounce2, partially offset by decreased sales volume.
Gold production in the nine month period ended September 30, 2020 was 2% lower compared to the same prior year period, primarily due to lower throughput and recovery, partially offset by the higher grade mined from Gounkoto open pit.
Cost of sales per ounce2 for the nine month period ended September 30, 2020 was 1% lower than the same prior year period primarily due to lower depreciation, largely offset by higher total cash costs per ounce1. Total cash costs per ounce1 for the nine month period ended September 30, 2020 was 2% higher than the same prior year period primarily due to lower throughput and recovery, partially offset by the higher grade processed. For the nine month period ended September 30, 2020, all-in sustaining costs per ounce1 increased by 18% compared to the same prior year period reflecting higher minesite sustaining capital expenditures and higher total cash costs per ounce1.
Capital expenditures in the nine month period ended September 30, 2020 increased by 61% compared to the same prior year period driven by both minesite sustaining and project capital expenditures. Higher minesite sustaining capital expenditures were mainly due to higher capitalized stripping at the Gounkoto open pit and other sustaining capital projects across the complex. Project capital expenditures in the current period relate to the Gounkoto underground expansion.
Regulatory Matters
On September 27, 2019, Mali adopted an ordinance introducing a new Mining Code of the Republic of Mali (the “2019 Mining Code”), which was ratified by the Malian National Assembly on April 28, 2020. The 2019 Mining Code cancels and replaces Law No. 2012-015 dated February 27, 2012 (the “2012 Mining Code”) and governs the mining industry going forward. The implementation decree to the 2019 Mining Code has not yet been finalized.
Under the transitory provisions of the 2019 Mining Code, pre-existing mining titles and mining conventions in force remain valid for their remaining term and their holders continue to benefit from the stability of the tax and customs regime set out therein.
In addition, each of Loulo and Gounkoto (which together form Loulo-Gounkoto) and Morila have separate legally binding establishment conventions with the State of Mali, which guarantee the stability of the regime set out therein, govern applicable taxes and allow for international arbitration in the event of disputes. During the second quarter of 2020, an agreement was reached for a 15 year extension of the convention governing Loulo at its expiration in 2023.
Refer to note 17 of the Financial Statements for more information.
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Kibali (45% basis)a, Democratic Republic of Congo
Summary of Operating and Financial Data | For the three months ended | For the nine months ended | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
9/30/20 | 6/30/20 | % Change | 9/30/19 | % Change | 9/30/20 | 9/30/19 | % Change | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total tonnes mined (000s) | 3,405 | 3,253 | 5 % | 3,077 | 11 % | 9,834 | 9,177 | 7 % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Open pit ore | 380 | 316 | 20 % | 269 | 41 % | 1,072 | 1,347 | (20)% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Open pit waste | 2,569 | 2,507 | 2 % | 2,330 | 10 % | 7,409 | 6,534 | 13 % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Underground | 456 | 430 | 6 % | 478 | (5)% | 1,353 | 1,296 | 4 % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Average grade (grams/tonne) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Open pit mined | 2.40 | 1.97 | 22 % | 2.26 | 6 % | 2.17 | 2.35 | (7)% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Underground mined | 5.01 | 5.25 | (5)% | 5.17 | (3)% | 5.14 | 5.27 | (3)% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Processed | 3.67 | 3.68 | 0 % | 3.74 | (2)% | 3.71 | 3.84 | (3)% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ore tonnes processed (000s) | 862 | 857 | 1 % | 852 | 1 % | 2,557 | 2,542 | 1 % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Recovery rate | 90 | % | 89 | % | 1 % | 88 | % | 2 % | 89 | % | 89 | % | 0 % | |||||||||||||||||||
Gold produced (000s oz) | 91 | 90 | 1 % | 91 | 0 % | 272 | 279 | (2)% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gold sold (000s oz) | 91 | 96 | (5)% | 89 | 3 % | 275 | 274 | 0 % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Revenue ($ millions) | 176 | 164 | 7 % | 133 | 32 % | 480 | 375 | 28 % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cost of sales ($ millions) | 99 | 101 | (2)% | 107 | (7)% | 293 | 297 | (1)% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Income ($ millions) | 74 | 64 | 16 % | 25 | 196 % | 186 | 78 | 138 % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
EBITDA ($ millions)b | 117 | 106 | 10 % | 82 | 43 % | 312 | 222 | 41 % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
EBITDA marginb,c | 66 | % | 65 | % | 2 % | 62 | % | 6 % | 65 | % | 59 | % | 10 % | |||||||||||||||||||
Capital expenditures ($ millions) | 14 | 10 | 40 % | 14 | 0 % | 39 | 34 | 15 % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Minesite sustaining | 14 | 9 | 56 % | 13 | 8 % | 38 | 32 | 19 % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Project | 0 | 1 | (100)% | 1 | (100)% | 1 | 2 | (50)% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cost of sales ($/oz) | 1,088 | 1,067 | 2 % | 1,187 | (8)% | 1,067 | 1,081 | (1)% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total cash costs ($/oz)b | 617 | 617 | 0 % | 554 | 11 % | 606 | 555 | 9 % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
All-in sustaining costs ($/oz)b | 817 | 739 | 11 % | 703 | 16 % | 776 | 678 | 14 % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
All-in costs ($/oz)b | 823 | 750 | 10 % | 717 | 15 % | 781 | 685 | 14 % |
a. | Barrick owns 45% of Kibali Goldmines SA (Kibali) with the Democratic Republic of Congo (“DRC”) and our joint venture partner, AngloGold Ashanti, owning 10% and 45%, respectively. Kibali is accounted for as an equity method investment on the basis that the joint venture partners that have joint control have rights to the net assets of the joint venture. The figures presented in this table and the discussion that follows are based on our 45% effective interest in Kibali inclusive of the impact of the purchase price allocation resulting from the Merger. |
b. | These are non-GAAP financial performance measures with no standardized meaning under IFRS and therefore may not be comparable to similar measures presented by other issuers. For further information and a detailed reconciliation of each non-GAAP measure used in this section of the MD&A to the most directly comparable IFRS measure, please see pages 82 to 106 of this MD&A. |
c. | Represents EBITDA divided by revenue. |
Safety and Environment
Kibali recorded one LTI during the quarter, which resulted in an LTIFR of 0.33 per million hours worked, compared to none in the previous quarter. The TRIFR was 0.99 per million hours worked, an increase on the 0.87 achieved in the prior quarter. No Class 13 environmental incidents were recorded.
Financial Results
Q3 2020 compared to Q2 2020
Kibali’s income for the third quarter of 2020 was 16% higher than the second quarter of 2020, mainly due to the higher realized gold price1, partially offset by decreased sales volumes and higher cost of sales per ounce2.
Gold production for the third quarter of 2020 was 1% higher than the prior quarter, resulting from improved plant performance on throughput and recovery, while the grade processed remained in line with the prior quarter. Gold sales for the third quarter of 2020 were 5% lower than the prior quarter due to the timing of shipments.
Cost of sales per ounce2 for the third quarter of 2020 was 2% higher than the prior quarter as a result of increased depreciation charges, while total cash costs per ounce1, remained in line with the prior quarter.
For the third quarter of 2020, all-in sustaining costs per ounce1 increased by 11% compared to the prior quarter, due to increased minesite sustaining capital expenditures.
Capital expenditures for the third quarter of 2020 increased by 40% mainly due to increased spend on underground development and the timing of capital expenditures.
Q3 2020 compared to Q3 2019
Kibali’s income for the three month period ended September 30, 2020 was 196% higher than the third quarter of 2019, due to the higher realized gold price1, increased sales volumes, and lower cost of sales per ounce2.
Gold production in the three month period ended September 30, 2020 was in line with the same prior year period, as improved throughput and recovery was offset by lower grade processed due to lower grade mined from the underground in accordance with the mine plan.
Cost of sales per ounce2 for the three month period ended September 30, 2020 was 8% lower than the same prior year period, mainly due to lower depreciation partially offset by higher total cash costs per ounce1.Total cash costs per
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ounce1 was 11% higher due to the lower grade processed, combined with increased labor and logistics charges as well as higher royalties resulting from the higher realized gold price1. For the three month period ended September 30, 2020, all-in sustaining costs per ounce1 were 16% higher compared to the same prior year period, mainly due to higher total cash costs per ounce1, and higher minesite sustaining capital expenditures in the current quarter, as a result of timing.
Capital expenditures for the three month period ended September 30, 2020 were overall in line with the third quarter of 2019.
YTD Q3 2020 compared to YTD Q3 2019
Kibali’s income for the nine month period ended September 30, 2020 was 138% higher than the same prior year period, due to the higher realized gold price1 and lower cost of sales per ounce2, while gold sales volume remained consistent with the same prior year period.
Gold production in the nine month period ended September 30, 2020 was 2% lower compared to the same
prior year period, primarily due to the slightly lower grade processed in the current period, in line with the mine plan.
Cost of sales per ounce2 for the nine month period ended September 30, 2020 was 1% lower mainly due to decreased depreciation largely offset by higher total cash costs per ounce1. Total cash costs per ounce1 was 9% higher, resulting from the lower grade processed, in line with the mine plan, increased labor and logistics charges as well as higher royalties resulting from the higher realized gold price1. For the nine month period ended September 30, 2020, all-in sustaining costs per ounce1 were 14% higher compared to the same prior year period due to higher total cash costs per ounce1 and increased minesite sustaining capital expenditures.
Capital expenditures in the nine month period ended September 30, 2020 were 15% higher than the same prior year period, mainly due to higher capitalized stripping, additional capitalized drilling and slightly higher underground development spend.
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Veladero (50% basis)a, Argentina
Summary of Operating and Financial Data | For the three months ended | For the nine months ended | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
9/30/20 | 6/30/20 | % Change | 9/30/19 | % Change | 9/30/20 | 9/30/19 | % Change | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Open pit tonnes mined (000s) | 6,930 | 5,015 | 38 % | 9,449 | (27)% | 20,225 | 26,481 | (24)% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Open pit ore | 3,385 | 2,630 | 29 % | 3,909 | (13)% | 9,886 | 11,220 | (12)% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Open pit waste | 3,545 | 2,385 | 49 % | 5,540 | (36)% | 10,339 | 15,261 | (32)% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Average grade (grams/tonne) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Open pit mined | 0.76 | 0.89 | (15)% | 0.68 | 12 % | 0.79 | 0.67 | 17 % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Processed | 0.79 | 0.93 | (15)% | 0.74 | 6 % | 0.83 | 0.75 | 11 % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Heap leach ore tonnes processed (000s) | 3,189 | 2,609 | 22 % | 3,463 | (8)% | 9,041 | 9,707 | (7)% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gold produced (000s oz) | 44 | 49 | (10)% | 58 | (24)% | 168 | 203 | (17)% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gold sold (000s oz) | 43 | 35 | 22 % | 59 | (28)% | 135 | 201 | (33)% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Revenue ($ millions) | 82 | 62 | 32 % | 89 | (8%) | 234 | 280 | (16)% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cost of sales ($ millions) | 49 | 43 | 14 % | 72 | (32)% | 159 | 241 | (34)% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Income ($ millions) | 30 | 16 | 88 % | 14 | 114 % | 70 | 36 | 94 % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
EBITDA ($ millions)b | 47 | 29 | 62 % | 39 | 21 % | 122 | 122 | 0 % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
EBITDA marginb,c | 57 | % | 47 | % | 21 % | 44 % | 30 % | 52 | % | 44 | % | 18 % | ||||||||||||||||||||
Capital expenditures ($ millions) | 18 | 20 | (10)% | 19 | (5)% | 78 | 78 | 0 % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Minesite sustaining | 18 | 20 | (10)% | 19 | (5)% | 63 | 63 | 0 % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Project | 0 | 0 | 0 % | 0 | 0 % | 15 | 15 | 0 % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cost of sales ($/oz) | 1,136 | 1,228 | (7)% | 1,243 | (9)% | 1,180 | 1,206 | (2)% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total cash costs ($/oz)b | 708 | 801 | (12)% | 773 | (8)% | 766 | 742 | 3 % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
All-in sustaining costs ($/oz)b | 1,159 | 1,383 | (16)% | 1,142 | 1 % | 1,263 | 1,093 | 16 % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
All-in costs ($/oz)b | 1,159 | 1,383 | (16)% | 1,142 | 1% | 1,376 | 1,169 | 18 % |
a. | Barrick owns 50% of Veladero with our joint venture partner, Shandong Gold, owning the remaining 50%. Veladero is proportionately consolidated on the basis that the joint venture partners that have joint control have rights to the assets and obligations for the liabilities relating to the arrangement. The figures presented in this table and the discussion that follows are based on our 50% interest in Veladero inclusive of the impact of remeasurement of our interest in Veladero following the disposal of a 50% interest on June 30, 2017. |
b. | These are non-GAAP financial performance measures with no standardized meaning under IFRS and therefore may not be comparable to similar measures presented by other issuers. For further information and a detailed reconciliation of each non-GAAP measure used in this section of the MD&A to the most directly comparable IFRS measure, please see pages 82 to 106 of this MD&A. |
c. | Represents EBITDA divided by revenue. |
Safety and Environment
Veladero had 2 LTIs during the quarter, resulting in an LTIFR of 0.99 per million hours worked versus 0.00 in the previous quarter. The TRIFR for the quarter was 0.99 per million hours worked, an increase on the 0.48 achieved in the previous quarter. Management continues to focus on contractor management as a key area to improve safety performance. No Class 13 environmental incidents occurred during the quarter.
Minera Andina del Sol SRL (“MAS”), the joint venture company that operates the Veladero mine, is the subject of various regulatory proceedings related to operational incidents occurring in March 2017, September 2016 and September 2015. Refer to note 17 to the Financial Statements for more information regarding these and related matters.
Financial Results
Q3 2020 compared to Q2 2020
Veladero’s income for the third quarter of 2020 was 88% higher than the second quarter of 2020 primarily due to higher sales volume, the higher realized gold price1, and lower cost of sales per ounce2.
Gold production in the third quarter of 2020 was 10% lower than the prior quarter due to the lower grade of ore stacked during the current quarter, a continuation of severe winter weather conditions into July 2020 and the temporary
cessation of irrigation on Phases 4B/5B for upgrades to the solution collection system.
Cost of sales per ounce2 and total cash costs per ounce1 in the third quarter of 2020 decreased by 7% and 12%, respectively, mainly due to the impact of higher ounces sold and higher silver by-product credits. In the third quarter of 2020, all-in sustaining costs per ounce1 decreased by 16% compared to the prior quarter, due to lower total cash costs per ounce1 and lower minesite sustaining capital expenditures.
Capital expenditures were 10% lower compared to the previous quarter, mainly due to the demobilization of contractors working on capital projects for the leach pad expansion phases in accordance with the government’s Covid-19 response. In September 2020, these contractors started remobilizing to site and, accordingly, expenditures are expected to increase in the fourth quarter of 2020. We continue to expect completion of the Phase 6 leach pad expansion in the first half of 2021.
Q3 2020 compared to Q3 2019
Veladero’s income for the three month period ended September 30, 2020 was 114% higher compared to the same prior year period, due to the higher realized gold price1 and lower cost of sales per ounce2, partially offset by lower sales volume.
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Gold production for the three month period ended September 30, 2020 was 24% lower than the same prior year period, primarily due to a decrease in fresh ore stacked on the leach pad from quarantine and movement restrictions implemented by the national government of Argentina in response to Covid-19 and the temporary cessation of irrigation on Phases 4B/5B for upgrades to the solution collection system. This was partially offset by the higher grade of ore stacked.
Cost of sales per ounce2 and total cash costs per ounce1 for the three month period ended September 30, 2020 were 9% and 8% lower, respectively, than the same prior year period, mainly due to a lower fuel price and a weaker Argentine peso, partially offset by the impact of lower ounces sold as well as higher export duties and royalties in the current quarter. For the three month period ended September 30, 2020, all-in sustaining costs per ounce1 increased by 1% compared to the same prior year period, mainly due to higher minesite sustaining capital expenditures on a per ounce basis, largely offset by lower total cash costs per ounce1.
Capital expenditures for the three month period ended September 30, 2020 were 5% lower than the same prior year period, mainly due to a decrease in construction activities related to leach pad expansion phases during the current quarter as described above..
YTD Q3 2020 compared to YTD Q3 2019
Veladero’s income for the nine month period ended September 30, 2020 was 94% higher than the same prior year period, primarily due to the higher realized gold price1 and lower cost of sales per ounce2, partially offset by lower sales volumes.
Gold production for the nine month period ended September 30, 2020 was 17% lower than the same prior year period, primarily due to lower volumes of ore stacked on the leach pad as a result of the suspension of mining operations in March 2020, the impact of movement and social distancing restrictions on the restart of mining activities in April as well as the temporary cessation of irrigation on Phases 4B/5B as described above. This was partially offset by higher ore grades stacked.
Cost of sales per ounce2 for the nine month period ended September 30, 2020 was 2% lower than the same prior year period due to lower depreciation partially offset by higher total cash costs per ounce1. Total cash costs per ounce1 for the nine month period ended September 30, 2020 was 3% higher than the same prior year period due to
the impact of lower gold sales volume as well as higher export duties and royalties, partially offset by a lower fuel price and a weaker Argentine peso. For the nine month period ended September 30, 2020, all-in sustaining costs per ounce1 increased by 16% compared to the same prior year period, mainly attributed to higher minesite sustaining capital expenditures on a per ounce basis, combined with higher total cash costs per ounce1.
Capital expenditures for the nine month period ended September 30, 2020 was largely in line with the same prior year period.
Regulatory Matters
On December 23, 2019, the Argentine Congress enacted an emergency law reducing the rate for mining export duties to 8% from 12%. This emergency law was not in force during the first quarter of 2020 and exports of doré from Veladero during this period were subject to the higher 12% rate. Following the issuance of a legal injunction in favor of Veladero in March 2020, the reduced rate of 8% was applied to some doré shipments in the second quarter of 2020.
The Argentine Tax Authority appealed the March 2020 ruling and has continued to challenge the application of the reduced 8% rate. As a result, the majority of Veladero’s shipments of doré during the third quarter of 2020 were subject to the higher 12% rate.
On October 2, 2020, the Argentine government issued a new decree that established the rate for mining export duties at 8% from October 3, 2020 until December 31, 2021. Veladero has initiated legal actions to clarify that the lower 8% rate should apply to all doré shipments from December 23, 2019, when the emergency law was enacted.
On September 1, 2019, the Argentine government issued Decree 609/2019 announcing currency restrictions in Argentina (the “Decree”). Subsequently, the Central Bank of Argentina issued Communication “A” 6770 complementing the Decree. As a result, all export proceeds are required to be converted into Argentine pesos. Dividend distributions and payments to foreign suppliers now require specific authorizations from the Central Bank. These currency restrictions have had limited impact on mining operations to date but we continue to optimize the timing of our gold sales to minimize our exposure to currency devaluation, while advancing constructive discussions with the Central Bank on our rights to repatriate profits.
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Porgera (47.5% basis)a, Papua New Guinea
Summary of Operating and Financial Data | For the three months ended | For the nine months ended | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
9/30/2020b | 6/30/20 | % Change | 9/30/19 | % Change | 9/30/20 | 9/30/19 | % Change | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total tonnes mined (000s) | — | 654 | 3,657 | 3,463 | 10,276 | (66)% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Open pit ore | — | 143 | 495 | 570 | 1,316 | (57)% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Open pit waste | — | 452 | 2,914 | 2,622 | 8,282 | (68)% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Underground | — | 59 | 248 | 271 | 678 | (60)% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Average grade (grams/tonne) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Open pit mined | — | 1.75 | 2.07 | 1.72 | 1.86 | (8)% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Underground mined | — | 5.40 | 5.88 | 5.72 | 6.22 | (8)% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Processed | — | 3.16 | 3.33 | 3.01 | 3.26 | (8)% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Autoclave ore tonnes processed (000s) | — | 200 | 705 | 936 | 1,935 | (52)% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Recovery rate | — | 91 | % | 90 | % | 90 | % | 90 | % | 0 % | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Gold produced (000s oz) | — | 24 | 75 | 86 | 202 | (57)% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gold sold (000s oz) | — | 24 | 75 | 87 | 203 | (57)% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Revenue ($ millions) | — | 39 | 111 | 140 | 280 | (50)% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cost of sales ($ millions) | 5 | 26 | (81 | )% | 76 | (93)% | 101 | 209 | (52)% | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Income/(loss) ($ millions) | (17 | ) | (13 | ) | 31 | % | 33 | (152)% | (1) | 67 | (101)% | |||||||||||||||||||||
EBITDA ($ millions)c | (13 | ) | (7 | ) | 86 | % | 44 | (130)% | 19 | 97 | (80)% | |||||||||||||||||||||
EBITDA marginc,d | — | (18 | )% | 40 | % | 14 | % | 35 | % | (61)% | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Capital expenditures ($ millions) | 1 | 2 | (50 | )% | 14 | (93)% | 11 | 34 | (68)% | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Minesite sustaining | 1 | 2 | (50 | )% | 14 | (93)% | 11 | 34 | (68)% | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Project | 0 | 0 | 0 | % | 0 | 0 % | 0 | 0 | 0 % | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Cost of sales ($/oz) | — | 1,141 | 1,024 | 1,168 | 1,029 | 14 % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total cash costs ($/oz)c | — | 875 | 868 | 925 | 871 | 6 % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
All-in sustaining costs ($/oz)c | — | 1,046 | 1,053 | 1,102 | 1,047 | 5 % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
All-in costs ($/oz)c | — | 1,046 | 1,053 | 1,102 | 1,047 | 5 % |
a. | Barrick owns 47.5% of Porgera with our joint venture partners, Zijin Mining and Mineral Resources Enga, owning the remaining 47.5% and 5%, respectively. Porgera is proportionately consolidated on the basis that the joint venture partners that have joint control have rights to the assets and obligations for the liabilities relating to the arrangement. The figures presented in this table and the discussion that follows are based on our 47.5% interest in Porgera. |
b. | As Porgera was placed on care and maintenance on April 25, 2020, no operating data or per ounce data is provided. |
c. | These are non-GAAP financial performance measures with no standardized meaning under IFRS and therefore may not be comparable to similar measures presented by other issuers. For further information and a detailed reconciliation of each non-GAAP measure used in this section of the MD&A to the most directly comparable IFRS measure, please see pages 82 to 106 of this MD&A. |
d. | Represents EBITDA divided by revenue. |
Safety and Environment
There were zero LTIs and no reportable incidents at Porgera during the quarter. No Class 13 environmental incidents occurred during the quarter.
Financial Results
On April 25, 2020, Porgera was placed on care and maintenance after the Government of Papua New Guinea communicated on April 24, 2020 that the SML would not be extended. Refer to the section below for further details. This has had a significant negative impact on Porgera’s financial results for the third quarter of 2020 and nine month period ended September 30, 2020
Q3 2020 compared to Q2 2020
As Porgera was only operational for approximately one month in the second quarter of 2020 and has been on care and maintenance since April 25, 2020, no analysis of this comparison has been provided as it would not be meaningful. The loss of $17 million in the third quarter of 2020 mainly relates to care and maintenance costs as well as continued depreciation of certain assets.
Q3 2020 compared to Q3 2019
As Porgera was placed on care and maintenance on April 25, 2020, no analysis of this comparison has been provided as it would not be meaningful. The loss of $17 million in the third quarter of 2020 mainly relates to care and maintenance costs as well as continued depreciation of certain assets.
YTD Q3 2020 compared to YTD Q3 2019
Porgera recorded a loss of $1 million for the nine month period ended September 30, 2020 compared to income of $67 million for the same prior year period primarily due to the mine being placed on care and maintenance on April 25, 2020.
Gold production for the nine month period ended September 30, 2020 was 57% lower than the same prior year period, primarily due to the mine being placed on care and maintenance on April 25, 2020.
For the nine month period ended September 30, 2020, cost of sales per ounce2 and total cash costs per ounce1 increased by 14% and 6%, respectively, mainly due to the cessation of all mining activity after April 24, 2020 and the mine being placed on care and maintenance. Cost of sales
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per ounce2 increased compared to the same prior year period due to continued straight-line depreciation despite lower production. All-in sustaining costs per ounce1 for the nine month period ended September 30, 2020 increased by 5% compared to the same prior year period, mainly due to the increase in total cash costs per ounce1, partially offset by lower minesite sustaining capital expenditures.
For the nine month period ended September 30, 2020, capital expenditures decreased by 68% compared to the same prior year period as a result of the mine being placed on care and maintenance.
Porgera Special Mining Lease Extension
Porgera’s SML terminated on August 16, 2019. The Company applied for a 20-year extension of the SML in June 2017 and has been engaging with the Government of Papua New Guinea on this matter since then. On August 2, 2019, the National Court of Papua New Guinea ruled that the provisions of the country’s 1992 Mining Act applied to the Porgera gold mine, thus allowing it to continue operating while the application to extend its SML was being considered. Also in 2019, in response to a request from Papua New Guinea Prime Minister Marape, the Company proposed a benefit-sharing arrangement that would deliver more than half the economic benefits from the Porgera mine to Papua New Guinea stakeholders, including the Government, for the remainder of the life of mine, estimated at 20 years.
On April 24, 2020, BNL, the majority owner and operator of the Porgera joint venture, received a communication from the Government of Papua New Guinea that the SML would not be extended. The Company believes the Government’s decision not to extend the SML is tantamount to nationalization without due process and in violation of the Government’s legal obligations to BNL. The Company has been engaged in ongoing discussions with Prime Minister Marape and his Government in light of the potentially catastrophic impact of this decision for the communities at Porgera and in Enga Province, and for the country as a whole. On October 15, 2020, BNL and the Prime Minister Marape issued a joint press release indicating that they had productive discussions toward mutually acceptable arrangements for a new Porgera partnership to reopen and operate the mine going forward. It further indicated that the parties had agreed in principle that Papua New Guinea will take a major share of equity under the new arrangements and BNL will retain operatorship and there will be a fair sharing of the economic benefits. Efforts to reach a memorandum of agreement to make these concepts and additional points binding are underway. In the meantime, all legal proceedings continue as discussed below.
BNL has been pursuing and will pursue all legal avenues to challenge the Government’s decision and to recover any damages that BNL may suffer as a result of the Government’s decision. Based on the communication received from the Government of Papua New Guinea that the SML would not be extended, Porgera was placed on temporary care and maintenance on April 25, 2020 to ensure the safety and security of our employees and communities. BNL remains in possession of the mine to conduct care and maintenance pursuant to various court orders.
On April 28, 2020, BNL filed a Judicial Review action against the Government of Papua New Guinea in the Papua New Guinea National Court of Justice. Judicial Review is a proceeding that challenges the procedural and constitutional adequacy of government administrative actions. The Judicial Review action seeks to quash the decision not to extend the SML on the grounds that the Government did not comply with the applicable legal standards and processes.
Trial was set to commence in the Judicial Review action on August 12, 2020. BNL sought leave to appeal two procedural rulings of the National Court that would affect the trial to the Supreme Court of Papua New Guinea. The Government of Papua New Guinea then asked the National Court to dismiss the Judicial Review action on purely procedural grounds. On September 1, 2020, the Court granted the Government’s request and dismissed the Judicial Review action. BNL appealed that decision to the Supreme Court on September 8, 2020.
On October 1 and 6, 2020, the Supreme Court reversed the National Court’s decision and granted BNL’s appeals of the two procedural rulings. The Supreme Court has not yet heard BNL’s appeal of the National Court’s dismissal of the Judicial Review action.
On August 25, 2020, the Government of Papua New Guinea purported to grant a new special mining lease covering the Porgera Mine to Kumul, the state-owned mining company. BNL immediately took administrative steps seeking to force the Government of Papua New Guinea to delay or withdraw the issuance of the special mining lease to Kumul. These administrative steps were not successful and on September 24, 2020, BNL commenced another Judicial Review action seeking to quash the decision to issue the special mining lease to Kumul.
On July 9, 2020, BNL initiated conciliation proceedings before the ICSID. Through this conciliation, BNL seeks to reach an agreement for the extension of the SML on terms that will be mutually beneficial to the Company and to all Papua New Guinea stakeholders.
Simultaneously with BNL initiating the conciliation proceedings, Barrick PD, the Company’s subsidiary and an investor in the Porgera mine, has given notice to the Government of Papua New Guinea that a dispute has arisen under the BIT between Papua New Guinea and Australia, and has referred the dispute to arbitration before the ICSID. Barrick PD seeks to recover damages it has already suffered and damages it may suffer in the future by virtue of the Government’s wrongful refusal to grant an extension of the SML. The dispute notice expressly invites the Government to engage in consultations and negotiations in an attempt to resolve the investment treaty dispute.
Our priority remains the health and safety of all our employees and community stakeholders. Due to the uncertainty related to the timing and scope of future developments on the mine’s operating outlook, we have withdrawn our full year 2020 guidance for Porgera. As this is a rapidly evolving situation, we will reassess on an
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ongoing basis and provide further updates in due course, while maintaining operational readiness.
Porgera Tax Audits
In April 2020, BNL received a position paper from the Internal Revenue Commission (“IRC”) in Papua New Guinea asserting various proposed adjustments and other tax liabilities amounting to $191 million (not including penalties) arising from tax audits of BNL conducted for 2006 through 2015. BNL responded to the position paper on June 30, 2020. On October 2, 2020, BNL received amended assessments from the IRC which increased the amount of proposed adjustments and other taxes to $516 million (including penalties). The Company has reviewed the amended assessments and concluded that, except for certain immaterial items for which a provision had already been made, there is no merit to the IRC’s tax audit adjustments and further that the assessments do not align with Papua New Guinea tax laws and are inconsistent with the way other mining companies have been treated.
The Company intends to defend its position vigorously.
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North Mara (84% basis)a, Tanzania
Summary of Operating and Financial Data | For the three months ended | For the nine months ended | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
9/30/20 | 6/30/20 | % Change | 9/30/19 | % Change | 9/30/20 | 9/30/19 | % Change | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total tonnes mined (000s) | 247 | 766 | (68)% | 1,781 | (86)% | 3,462 | 6,858 | (50)% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Open pit ore | n/a | 326 | n/a | 667 | n/a | 1,484 | 2,134 | (30)% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Open pit waste | n/a | 204 | n/a | 970 | n/a | 1,197 | 4,242 | (72)% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Underground | 247 | 236 | 5 % | 144 | 72 % | 781 | 482 | 62 % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Average grade (grams/tonne) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Open pit mined | n/a | 2.53 | n/a | 1.89 | n/a | 2.14 | 1.99 | 8 % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Underground mined | 5.13 | 9.95 | (48)% | 6.87 | (25)% | 6.28 | 7.64 | (18)% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Processed | 3.59 | 3.75 | (4)% | 5.58 | (36)% | 3.59 | 4.39 | (18)% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ore tonnes processed (000s) | 622 | 611 | 2 % | 172 | 262 % | 1,869 | 1,117 | 67 % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Recovery rate | 93 | % | 93 | % | 0 % | 94 | % | (1)% | 93 | % | 94 | % | (1)% | |||||||||||||||||||
Gold produced (000s oz) | 67 | 68 | (1)% | 29 | 131 % | 200 | 148 | 35 % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gold sold (000s oz) | 69 | 67 | 3 % | 36 | 91 % | 206 | 145 | 42 % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Revenue ($ millions) | 132 | 117 | 13 % | 56 | 137% | 360 | 198 | 82 % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cost of sales ($ millions) | 61 | 71 | (14)% | 34 | 80 % | 198 | 132 | 50 % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Income ($ millions) | 72 | 44 | 63 % | 20 | 260 % | 165 | 60 | 175 % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
EBITDA ($ millions)b | 89 | 65 | 36 % | 31 | 187 % | 224 | 100 | 125% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
EBITDA marginb,c | 67 | % | 56 | % | 20 % | 56 | % | 20 % | 62 | % | 50 | % | 24 % | |||||||||||||||||||
Capital expenditures ($ millions) | 17 | 30 | (43)% | 9 | 89 % | 60 | 26 | 131 % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Minesite sustaining | 6 | 29 | (79)% | 8 | (25)% | 46 | 21 | 119 % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Project | 11 | 1 | 1,000% | 1 | 1,000 % | 14 | 5 | 180 % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cost of sales ($/oz) | 903 | 1,040 | (13)% | 907 | 0 % | 967 | 905 | 7 % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total cash costs ($/oz)b | 649 | 724 | (10)% | 603 | 8 % | 673 | 625 | 8 % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
All-in sustaining costs ($/oz)b | 758 | 1,166 | (35)% | 850 | (11)% | 911 | 782 | 16 % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
All-in costs ($/oz)b | 912 | 1,195 | (24)% | 886 | 3 % | 979 | 815 | 20 % |
a. | Formerly part of Acacia Mining plc. On September 17, 2019, Barrick acquired all of the shares of Acacia it did not own. The results are on a 63.9% basis until September 30, 2019 (notwithstanding the completion of the Acacia transaction on September 17, 2019, we consolidated our interest in Acacia and recorded a non-controlling interest of 36.1% in the income statement for the entirety of the third quarter of 2019 as a matter of convenience), on a 100% basis from October 1, 2019 to December 31, 2019 and on a 84% basis starting January 1, 2020, the date the GoT’s 16% free carried interest was made effective. |
b. | These are non-GAAP financial performance measures with no standardized meaning under IFRS and therefore may not be comparable to similar measures presented by other issuers. For further information and a detailed reconciliation of each non-GAAP measure used in this section of the MD&A to the most directly comparable IFRS measure, please see pages 82 to 106 of this MD&A. |
c. | Represents EBITDA divided by revenue. |
On January 24, 2020, Barrick announced that the Company had ratified the creation of Twiga at a signing ceremony with the President of Tanzania, formalizing the establishment of a joint venture between Barrick and the GoT and resolution of all outstanding disputes between Barrick and the GoT, including the lifting of the previous concentrate export ban, effective immediately. Effective January 1, 2020, the GoT received a free carried shareholding of 16% in each of the Tanzania mines (Bulyanhulu, Buzwagi and North Mara), a 16% interest in the shareholder loans owed by the operating companies and will receive half of the economic benefits from the Tanzanian operations in the form of taxes, royalties, clearing fees and participation in all cash distributions made by the mines and Twiga, after the recoupment of capital investments. Twiga will provide management services to the mines.
Safety and Environment
There were two LTIs recorded at North Mara during the quarter, which resulted in an LTIFR of 1.14 per million hours worked versus 0.00 in the previous quarter. The TRIFR was 3.42 per million hours worked, which is an increase from the 0.10 recorded in the previous quarter. To address these issues, an action plan was put in place with weekly
follow up reviews by regional management. No Class 13 environmental incidents occurred during the quarter.
Financial Results
Q3 2020 compared to Q2 2020
North Mara’s income for the third quarter of 2020 was 63% higher than the second quarter of 2020 due to the higher realized gold price1, lower cost of sales per ounce2, and slightly higher sales volumes as a result of the timing of gold shipments.
In the third quarter of 2020, gold production was 1% lower than the prior quarter. This was primarily due to lower grade processed resulting from blending stockpiled material to supplement underground fresh ore feed. Partially offsetting the grade impact, throughput was 2% higher in the current quarter reflecting ongoing mill optimization initiatives. Significant improvements have been made in the underground mine since the temporary cessation of open pit mining in the previous quarter. Over the near-to-medium term, we expect North Mara to continue exclusively as an underground mine, supplemented with stockpiled material. Following the completion of the Acacia transaction in the third quarter of 2019, we have been re-evaluating the mine sequencing at North Mara and implementing other
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improvements to the mine plan in preparation for an optimized restart of open pit mining.
Cost of sales per ounce2 and total cash costs per ounce1 in the third quarter of 2020 were 13% and 10% lower, respectively, due to lower direct mining costs resulting from continuous optimization and improvement of the underground mine after the transition to an exclusively underground operation following the temporary cessation of open pit mining. The previous quarter also included one-time, non-recurring costs related to this transition. All-in sustaining costs per ounce1 in the third quarter of 2020 was 35% lower than the prior quarter, mainly due to lower total cash costs per ounce1 and lower minesite sustaining capital expenditures.
Capital expenditures in the third quarter of 2020 were 43% lower than the second quarter mainly due to a decrease in minesite sustaining capital expenditures, partially offset by an increase in project capital expenditures. Minesite sustaining capital expenditures decreased following the completion of the initial phase of land acquisitions in the prior quarter. Higher project capital expenditures were driven by our investment in ongoing water management initiatives, which is expected to continue into the first quarter of 2021. We expect capital investment to reduce over time as legacy issues in Tanzania inherited from Acacia are addressed.
Q3 2020 compared to Q3 2019
North Mara’s income for the three month period ending September 30, 2020 was 260% higher than the same prior year period, mainly due to higher sales volumes as the July 2019 Prohibition Notice resulted in the closure of the tailings storage facility and the shutdown of the processing plant in the third quarter of 2019. The higher realized gold price1 and slightly lower cost of sales per ounce2 was also a driver of higher income. This was further impacted by the change in our percentage ownership from 63.9% in the same prior year period to 84% in the current period.
For the three month period ended September 30, 2020, gold production was 131% higher than the same prior year period mainly due to the impact of the July 2019 Prohibition Notice issued in the same prior year period and the change in our percentage ownership as described above.
Cost of sales per ounce2 in the three month period ending September 30, 2020 was in line with the same prior year period with lower depreciation offset by higher total cash costs per ounce1. Total cash costs per ounce1 in the three month period ending September 30, 2020 was 8% higher than the same prior year period reflecting lower grade processed, partially offset by non-recurring costs related to the July 2019 Prohibition Notice incurred in the same prior year period. All-in sustaining costs per ounce1 in the third quarter of 2020 was 11% lower than the same prior year period mainly due to lower minesite sustaining capital expenditures on a per ounce basis, partially offset by higher total cash costs per ounce1.
For the three month period ending September 30, 2020, capital expenditures increased by 89% compared to the same prior year period due to higher project capital expenditures related to our investment in ongoing water management initiatives.
YTD Q3 2020 compared to YTD Q3 2019
North Mara’s income for the nine month period ending September 30, 2020 was 175% higher than the same prior year period, mainly due to the higher realized gold price1 and higher sales volumes as a result of the impact of the July 2019 Prohibition Notice as described above. This was further impacted by the change in our percentage ownership from 63.9% in the same prior year period to 84% in the current period. These factors were offset by higher cost of sales per ounce2.
For the nine month period ending September 30, 2020, gold production was 35% higher than the same prior year period, mainly due to the increase in our ownership interest and the impact of the July 2019 Prohibition Notice occurring in the same prior year period as described above. Partially offsetting these impacts, grade processed was lower in the current period following mine plan re-sequencing to ensure a relatively consistent feed grade over the life of mine, compared to the variability of the previous mine plan. Production was also impacted by the temporary cessation of open pit mining in the current period, which resulted in an increased proportion of stockpiled material processed to supplement underground ore feed.
Cost of sales per ounce2 and total cash costs per ounce1 in the nine month period ending September 30, 2020 were 7% and 8% higher, respectively, than the same prior year period. This primarily reflected lower grade processed, combined with higher direct mining costs from the transition to an exclusively underground operation following the temporary cessation of open pit mining, as well as the additional costs related to this transition. This was partially offset by non-recurring costs related to the July 2019 Prohibition Notice occurring in the same prior year period. All-in sustaining costs per ounce1 for the nine month period ending September 30, 2020 was 16% higher than the same prior year period mainly due to higher total cash costs per ounce1 and higher minesite sustaining capital expenditures.
For the nine month period ending September 30, 2020, capital expenditures increased by 131% compared to the same prior year period, primarily due to the increase in our ownership interest as described above and our investment in the tailings storage facility, other water management initiatives and land acquisitions. We expect this capital investment to reduce over time as these legacy issues inherited from Acacia are addressed.
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Other Mines - Gold
Summary of Operating and Financial Data | For the three months ended | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Gold produced (000s oz) | Cost of sales ($/oz) | Total ($/oz)a | All-in ($/oz)a | Capital ituresb | Gold produced (000s oz) | Cost of ($/oz) | Total cash ($/oz)a | All-in ($/oz)a | Capital Expend- ituresb | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tongon (89.7%) | 64 | 1,329 | 731 | 777 | 2 | 64 | 1,275 | 688 | 745 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hemlo | 55 | 1,257 | 1,099 | 1,497 | 21 | 54 | 1,268 | 1,080 | 1,456 | 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Buzwagi (84%)c | 21 | 907 | 687 | 693 | 0 | 20 | 909 | 751 | 770 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulyanhulu (84%)c | 7 | 1,502 | 874 | 913 | 17 | 7 | 1,658 | 950 | 1,014 | 8 |
a. | These are non-GAAP financial performance measures with no standardized meaning under IFRS and therefore may not be comparable to similar measures presented by other issuers. For further information and a detailed reconciliation of each non-GAAP measure used in this section of the MD&A to the most directly comparable IFRS measure, please see pages 82 to 106 of this MD&A. |
b. | Includes both minesite sustaining and project capital expenditures. |
c. | Formerly part of Acacia Mining plc. On September 17, 2019, Barrick acquired all of the shares of Acacia it did not own. The results are on an 84% basis starting January 1, 2020, the date the GoT’s 16% free carried interest was made effective. |
Tongon (89.7% basis), Côte d’Ivoire
Gold production for Tongon in the third quarter of 2020 was in line with the prior quarter. Cost of sales per ounce2 in the third quarter of 2020 was 4% higher than the prior quarter as a result of higher total cash costs per ounce1, partially offset by lower depreciation. The increase in total cash costs per ounce1 was primarily driven by higher processing and mining costs. All-in sustaining costs per ounce1 in the third quarter of 2020 increased by 4%, reflecting the increase in total cash costs per ounce1, while minesite sustaining capital was in line with the prior quarter.
Hemlo, Ontario, Canada
Hemlo’s gold production in the third quarter of 2020 was 2% higher than the prior quarter due to higher throughput. Cost of sales per ounce2 in the third quarter of 2020 was 1% lower than the prior quarter mainly due to lower depreciation, partially offset by higher total cash costs per ounce1. Total cash costs per ounce1 was 2% higher than the prior quarter primarily due to higher underground operating costs. In the third quarter of 2020, all-in sustaining costs per ounce1 increased by 3% compared to the prior quarter reflecting the increase in total cash costs per ounce1, combined with higher minesite sustaining capital expenditures.
Production at Hemlo remains on track to achieve 2020 guidance. Costs are trending above guidance for 2020, partially due to an increase in royalty expense from the higher realized gold price1 and mining in underground zones that incur a higher NPI royalty burden. As previously reported, our year-to-date costs have also been impacted by a delay in our new underground contractor arriving at site due to quarantine and movement restrictions in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. This temporarily delayed the ramp-up of underground development, resulting in an increased proportion of higher-cost open pit stockpiled material processed at the mill.
By August 2020, the new contractor had fully mobilized to site to advance the ramp-up of underground operations, including the commencement during the third quarter of 2020 of a new portal to access the Upper C Zone. The new portal will improve operational flexibility by providing access to new mining fronts as well as increase underground throughput from current levels. Open pit mining activities at
Hemlo remain on schedule to wind down during the fourth quarter of 2020.
Buzwagi, Tanzania
Gold production for Buzwagi in the third quarter of 2020 was 5% higher compared to the second quarter of 2020, as a result of higher throughput following the two maintenance events which occurred in the prior quarter. This was partially offset by lower grades and recoveries. Cost of sales per ounce2 remained relatively consistent with the prior quarter reflecting the sale of the remainder of the stockpiled concentrate. Total cash costs per ounce1 was 9% lower compared to the prior quarter mainly due to higher copper and silver by-product credits. This was partially offset by increased royalties resulting from the higher realized gold price1. All-in sustaining costs per ounce1 in the third quarter decreased by 10% mainly due to lower total cash costs per ounce1.
Bulyanhulu, Tanzania
Gold production for Bulyanhulu in the third quarter of 2020 was in line with the second quarter of 2020. Cost of sales per ounce2 in the third quarter of 2020 was 9% lower than the prior quarter. Relative to the gold produced in the current quarter, the remaining stockpile concentrate sold had a lower depreciation cost per ounce and a higher total cash costs per ounce1. Total cash costs per ounce1 was 8% lower than the prior quarter as higher copper and silver by-product credits outweighed the impact of the sale of stockpiled concentrate. All-in sustaining costs per ounce1 was 10% lower than the prior quarter, primarily due to lower total cash costs per ounce1.
Bulyanhulu resumed underground mining operations near the end of the third quarter of 2020, with the first development fronts now advanced. Processing of fresh underground ore is on track for the end of 2020. The overall Bulyanhulu re-start project is on schedule and on budget.
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Other Mines - Copper
Summary of Operating and Financial Data | For the three months ended | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Copper production (millions of pounds) | Cost of sales ($/lb) | C1 cash costs | All-in ($/lb)a | Capital Expend- ituresb | Copper production (millions of pounds) | Cost of sales ($/lb) | C1 cash costs | All-in ($/lb)a | Capital Expend- ituresb | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lumwana | 62 | 2.06 | 1.49 | 2.58 | 63 | 72 | 2.06 | 1.55 | 2.27 | 40 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Zaldĺvar (50%) | 24 | 2.20 | 1.64 | 2.27 | 17 | 28 | 2.52 | 1.79 | 2.09 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jabal Sayid (50%) | 17 | 1.43 | 1.14 | 1.17 | 0 | 20 | 1.41 | 1.14 | 1.41 | 5 |
a. | These are non-GAAP financial performance measures with no standardized meaning under IFRS and therefore may not be comparable to similar measures presented by other issuers. For further information and a detailed reconciliation of each non-GAAP measure used in this section of the MD&A to the most directly comparable IFRS measure, please see pages 82 to 106 of this MD&A. |
b. | Includes both minesite sustaining and project capital expenditures. |
Lumwana, Zambia
Copper production for Lumwana in the third quarter of 2020 was 14% lower than the prior quarter mainly as a result of decreased throughput stemming from plant maintenance. Cost of sales per pound2 in the third quarter of 2020 was in line with the previous quarter as higher depreciation was offset by lower C1 cash costs per pound1. C1 cash costs per pound1 were lower compared to the prior quarter as a result of increased capitalized stripping. Higher levels of stripping is expected to continue into the fourth quarter of 2020, in line with the mineplan. In the third quarter of 2020, all-in sustaining costs per pound1 increased by 14% from the previous quarter, driven by increased capitalized stripping and the timing of capital spend.
Zaldívar (50% basis), Chile
Copper production for Zaldívar in the third quarter of 2020 was 12% lower than the prior quarter mainly as a result of lower heap leach tonnes stacked, partially offset by higher grades and higher dump leach tonnes placed. The new 100% renewable energy contract became effective in the third quarter of 2020 and as a result, cost of sales per pound2 and C1 cash costs per pound1 were 13% and 8% lower, respectively, than the prior quarter primarily due to lower energy costs, as well as lower acid prices. All-in sustaining costs per pound1 increased by 9% compared to the prior quarter primarily due to higher minesite sustaining capital expenditures, including capitalized waste stripping.
Jabal Sayid (50% basis), Saudi Arabia
Jabal Sayid’s copper production in the third quarter of 2020 was 15% lower than the prior quarter, due to lower throughput as a result of plant maintenance. This was combined with slightly lower feed grade, in line with the mine plan. Cost of sales per pound2 and C1 cash costs per pound1 in the third quarter of 2020 were relatively consistent with the prior quarter, as lower processed grade and increased processing costs were offset by higher gold by-product credits. All-in sustaining costs per pound1 in the third quarter of 2020 decreased by 17% compared to the prior quarter as the majority of spend on electrical infrastructure is now complete.
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Growth Project Updates
Goldrush Complex, Nevada, USA
At the Goldrush Complex, drilling operations continue at both Goldrush and Fourmile (Fourmile is currently not included in the Nevada Gold Mines joint venture with Newmont, but may be contributed if certain criteria are met in the future). The main objectives of this drilling program remain orebody definition, testing of orebody continuity, inferred resource growth and exploration upside definition.
Construction of the twin exploration declines at Goldrush continues to progress ahead of schedule. Contractor development is now complete (from 88% at the end of the second quarter of 2020). Accordingly, the handover from contractor to owner development will commence in the fourth quarter of 2020 and will include a one-month overlap period to ensure an effective transition. Equipment necessary for owner development began arriving on site in the third quarter of 2020. All remaining equipment to be delivered as well as personnel mobilization is on track for the handover.
During 2021, underground development and exploration will continue at Goldrush. First ore will be exposed in the first half of 2021 as part of ongoing exploration and development activities, in line with previous guidance. Activities in 2021 will focus on verifying geological, geotechnical and geohydrological models developed for the feasibility study until the Record of Decision (“ROD”) is received. Following receipt of the ROD, construction of infrastructure to allow us to ramp-up production activities will commence.
As of September 30, 2020, we have spent $199 million (including $24 million in the third quarter of 2020) on the Goldrush project, inclusive of the exploration declines (100% basis). The current capital estimate for the Goldrush project is under review, subject to the completion of the final Goldrush feasibility study. We continue to expect this study to be completed at the end of the first quarter of 2021.
Permitting activities continued to advance largely on-track. During the third quarter of 2020, the Bureau of Land Management declared the Plan of Operations for Goldrush as ‘satisfactory’ for advancement under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) process. We continue to expect receipt of a positive ROD in the fourth quarter of 2021.
Turquoise Ridge Third Shaft, Nevada, USA4
Construction of the Third Shaft at Turquoise Ridge, which has a hoisting capacity of 5,500 tonnes per day, continues to advance according to schedule and within budget. Together with increased hoisting capacity, the Third Shaft is expected to provide additional ventilation for underground mining operations as well as shorter material haulage distances.
Efforts in the third quarter of 2020 included surface construction works associated with permanent materials handling systems and the continuance of sinking activities. The shaft liner has now advanced to a depth of 688 meters below the collar as of September 30, 2020. As of September 30, 2020, we have spent $155 million (including $12 million in the third quarter of 2020) out of an estimated capital cost of approximately $300-$330 million (100% basis).
Pueblo Viejo Plant and Tailings Expansion Study, Dominican Republic5
Studies for the process plant and tailings expansion at the Pueblo Viejo mine remain supportive of an increase in throughput, allowing the operation to maintain minimum average annual gold production of approximately 800,000 ounces after 2022 (100% basis).
The Environmental Impact Assessment for the process plant expansion at Pueblo Viejo has been approved and an amended environmental license now issued, representing a significant de-risking milestone for the project.
Engineering design of the process plant expansion continued to progress during the third quarter of 2020, with the procurement of a majority of long lead equipment packages now formed, and orders placed. As of the third quarter of 2020, the basic engineering of the process plant expansion footprint was 96% complete and detailed engineering advanced to 50%. Detailed engineering is expected to be completed by the end of 2020.
Earthworks and tendering for process plant expansion construction activities has commenced. Field investigations and engineering design are progressing according to plan for the infrastructure and mine waste stockpile extensions.
The process plant expansion study flowsheet includes an additional primary crusher, coarse ore stockpile and ore reclaim delivering to a new single stage semi-autogenous grinding (SAG) mill. A new flotation circuit will concentrate the bulk of the sulfide ore prior to oxidation. The concentrate will be blended with fresh milled ore to feed the modified autoclave circuit, which will have additional oxygen supplied from a new 3,000 tonnes per day facility. The existing autoclaves will be upgraded to increase the sulfur processing capacity of each autoclave through additional high-pressure cooling water and recycle flash capability using additional slurry pumping and thickening.
The studies regarding social, environmental and technical aspects for additional tailings capacity to support the expansion of the process plant continued to advance. Discussions with the national authorities to obtain the necessary permitting to proceed have seen positive progress during the third quarter of 2020. The required studies for additional tailings capacity are not directly related to the construction activities of the process plant expansion.
Bulyanhulu Re-Start Project and Updated Feasibility Study
Bulyanhulu resumed underground mining near the end of the third quarter of 2020, with the first development fronts now advanced at Reef 1. An updated geological model at Reef 1 is now included in the overall resource model for Bulyanhulu, which will be further calibrated with grade control drilling, face sampling and a reconciliation of the ore mined from Reef 1. Processing of fresh underground ore is on track, with the refurbished and upgraded process plant scheduled for commissioning in the fourth quarter of 2020. Further test work is currently underway to optimize gold recovery from the fresh concentrate by gravity.
Separately, an updated feasibility study for the optimized mine plan at Bulyanhulu continues to progress. We expect
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this study to be completed in the second half of 2021. Optimization results to date are relatively consistent with the life-of-mine operating parameters we identified prior to assuming operational control from Acacia. We expect Bulyanhulu to ramp-up through the first half of 2021 and reach annualized steady-state production by 2022.
Drilling from surface at the high-grade Deep West zone continues with six intersections to date, over a 1,000-meter strike length. Visual observations indicate encouraging grades over narrow widths. Geotechnical and metallurgical testing will be conducted on samples from Deep West, and results will be included in the updated feasibility study.
Zaldívar Chloride Leach Project, Chile
Zaldívar is jointly owned by Antofagasta and Barrick, and is operated by Antofagasta.
In December 2019, the Board of Compañía Minera Zaldívar approved the Chloride Leach Project. The capital cost of the project of $189 million (100% basis) consists of the cost of execution and commissioning as well as a joint venture board-controlled contingency provision. The project contemplates the construction of a chloride dosing system, an upgrade of the solvent extraction plant and the construction of additional washing ponds.
In the third quarter of 2020, the majority of project work execution continued to be limited by travel and isolation restrictions in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. In August, the main contractor SALFA (a Chilean engineering company) began mobilization to site. The project construction camp has now advanced to allow 500 workers to be accommodated under social distancing restrictions. The overall project has advanced to 32% completion at the end of the third quarter of 2020.
Purchasing and fabrication is 75% complete. All equipment and materials are expected to be on-site by the first quarter
of 2021. Scheduling continues to indicate a potential six-month delay in project commissioning with no expected impact in the estimated capital cost.
Upon commissioning, the project is expected to increase copper recoveries by more than 10 percent through the addition of chlorides to the leach solution and with further potential upside in recoveries possible depending on the type of ore being processed. This process is based on a proprietary technology called CuproChlor® that was developed by Antofagasta at its Michilla operation, which had similar ore types to those that are processed at Zaldívar. Once completed and in full operation, the project is expected to increase production at Zaldívar by approximately 10 to 15 thousand tonnes per annum at lower operating costs over the remaining life of mine.
Veladero Power Transmission Project, Chile and Argentina
In 2019, we commenced construction of an extension to the existing Pascua-Lama power transmission line to connect to Veladero. Upon completion, the power transmission line will allow Veladero to convert to grid power exported from Chile and cease operating the current high-cost diesel generation power plant located at site. A power purchase price agreement was executed during the fourth quarter of 2019 to supply power from renewable energy that will also significantly reduce Veladero’s carbon footprint.
Due to the quarantine and movement restrictions imposed by the national government of Argentina, construction of the power transmission project temporarily ceased in March 2020 as previously reported. With the project currently advanced to 71% completion, we are preparing for a restart of construction activities by the end of 2020. We continue to expect completion of the Veladero power transmission project by the end of 2021.
Exploration and Mineral Resource Management
North America
In Nevada, exploration in the third quarter of 2020 was focused on near-mine expansion targets but balanced with continued efforts to make significant new discoveries. Mineral resource management (MRM) focused on de-risking the life of mine plans by drilling more than 230,000 meters to-date in 2020. This drilling has improved confidence in the short-to-medium term mine plans by successfully defining the edge of the orebodies at CHUG, El Nino, as well as other sub-units within favorable stratigraphy, including Turquoise Ridge and the Betze-Post pit at Carlin.
Deposit scale work focused on geological section interpretation, while integrating mapping, logging and geochemical data and any other available information to refine and improve understanding of ore controls. The sectional work will support deposit scale geological model updates over the next two quarters.
Separately, a regional scale geological model linking all major districts in northeastern Nevada was completed and is now being used to focus follow-up fieldwork as well as generate new targets.
In Canada, surface exploration activities west of Hemlo including trenching, mapping and drilling was focused on a favorable corridor up to 1.5 kilometers along strike. New growth opportunities have been identified and are being actively pursued at C Zone West and C Zone Deep whereas data compilation and modeling to assess the upside potential at David Bell and Golden Giant has also started.
Fourmile, Nevada, USA6
Drilling between Fourmile and Goldrush returned significant intercepts at the Wenban 8/5 contact including 5.2 meters at 10.6 g/t Au and 3.9 meters at 7.3 g/t Au. The intercept extended Goldrush style, stratiform mineralization over 120 meters to the north, closing a gap between the two deposits. The system remains open to the north along the west flank of Fourmile where there are open-ended intercepts at the same stratigraphic position.
At Sophia, which is beyond the northern extent of the Fourmile inferred resource, follow-up drilling targeting the northwest expansion successfully intersected 9.6 meters at 80.1 g/t Au together with several narrower intercepts in the
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Anna fault corridor. These intercepts were also spatially associated with a quartz feldspar porphyry (QFP) dike footwall to the Sadler fault. Drilling will continue to target the Anna Fault corridor to establish continuity along strike to the north in the direction of Dorothy.
Framework drilling stepping out 245 meters west of Dorothy intersected more than 250 meters of Carlin-type alteration in favorable carbonate stratigraphy of the Wenban 8 and Wenban 5. Within this interval of anomalous alteration and geochemistry, there are multiple 15 to 25-meter-thick zones of anomalous gold averaging more than 1 g/t. Intersecting thick anomalous geochemistry along with gold in this framework hole is an encouraging result highlighting a westward shift of the mineralized corridor as targeting advances under the southern edge of the pre-mineralization Mill Canyon Stock.
Significant enhancement to the integrated Goldrush and Fourmile geological model was completed to better constrain mineralization domains and now include refined breccia shapes. The Fourmile exploration programs are ahead of schedule with the last hole of the field season in progress at the end of the current quarter.
Carlin, Nevada, USA7
North of the Leeville mine, drilling is targeting the footwall of the Basin Bounding Fault, which has now been established to be a long-lived structure that channeled multiple intrusions and hydrothermal fluids. It is in the western boundary and represents a possible feeder of mineralization at the Turf and Four Corners deposits of Leeville. Drilling is also targeting the low angle Gramma Fault, which has thickened favorable host rocks and controlled mineralization as demonstrated earlier in 2020. Drilling ramped-up this quarter and the Leeville area will be a top exploration focus during the fourth quarter of 2020.
Within Little Boulder Basin (LBB), drilling is building a geological framework to delineate targets in this covered and prospective area between Goldstrike and Leeville, an opportunity now available following the formation of Nevada Gold Mines. Results to date highlight extensive alteration and widespread anomalous gold. Drilling in the hanging wall and through the Basin Bounding Fault has constrained the timing of the fault and confirmed that it is a major conduit for pre-mineralization intrusions as well as mineralizing fluid. It is similar to the Post-Gen Fault that bounds LBB to the west, adjacent to Goldstrike. The last hole of this season’s program to test LBB is in progress, east of Goldstrike and north of a pre-mineralization stock that bisects the basin.
Drilling along the Post-Gen Fault is currently focused south of the Betze-Post pit at Goldstrike. A hole targeting the down plunge extension of the Deep Post orebody intersected 161 meters of anomalous gold mineralization with multiple thin 5-10 g/t intercepts in the targeted host rock as well as the Post Fault zone. A follow up daughter hole is planned to be completed during the fourth quarter of 2020.
Framework drilling southwest of Gold Quarry indicated that the system significantly weakens. The depth to favorable host rock increases to more than one kilometer, presenting a challenge in targeting main ore controlling structures projected from the adjacent pits. A hole testing the down-plunge extension of the northeast trending fold axis, hosting
the Chukar underground deposit, will complete the planned program by the end of 2020.
Turquoise Ridge, Nevada, USA
At Turquoise Ridge, the exploration program has been focused on the legacy Twin Creeks property.
Drilling between the Mega and Vista pits, as well as east of Vista, testing the Nexus and Trifecta targets was completed. Both holes intersected favorable alteration and established a geological framework for both folding and the extents of metasomatism, which are key criteria for targeting high grade deposits in the district. However, neither hole is anticipated to deliver results warranting immediate follow-up.
A hole testing the Leviathan target, immediately west of Mega pit, intersected east verging folds of similar amplitude as the major ore-controlling Conelea Anticline that follows the center of the Mega pit. A significant and previously unrecognized thrust fault was also intersected. While the structural complexity was encouraging, alteration was weak.
The source of the mineralizing fluids feeding the deposits at the legacy Twin Creeks property will continue to be a focus for targeting at the east side of the district. Final results are pending for all three holes described above.
During the third quarter of 2020, MRM focused on improving the Turquoise Ridge underground geological model through increased understanding of the favorable host rock stratigraphy and structural controls to support a tighter reconciliation. This will continue into the fourth quarter of 2020.
Generative, Nevada, USA
Generative exploration efforts have included field work in areas of interest utilizing the regional geology model to identify potential target areas with relatively shallow depth to favorable host rock beneath the Roberts Mountain Thrust. Continued modeling and interpretation of the merged Nevada Gold Mines geochemical and geophysical datasets is providing critical layers now captured in the regional model for use in generating new areas of interest.
Hemlo, Canada8
A 4,500-meter surface directional drilling program commenced at the C Zone to test the down-plunge extension of the porphyry hosted 300-series mineralization to the west and below current mine workings. Drilling is expected to continue to the end of 2020.
District scale exploration field work continues to test newly discovered gold mineralization in the Blackfly area west of the C Zone, where four new trenches were completed totaling approximately 1,200 meters. In conjunction with historic drill hole results and modern drone-based geophysical surveying, data collected during this program from trenches and samples define an extension of C Zone mineralization that continues over 1,500 meters west of the Williams open pit. The target horizon ranges in thickness from 30 to 55 meters along strike. The westernmost trench exposed the widest intersection at 55 meters, exhibiting grades within this zone up to 8.72 g/t over 0.85 meters. The system remains open to the west.
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Geological modeling continues to incorporate recent results from surface exploration. A 2,000-meter drilling program is validating the geological model and will test the down-plunge continuity of mineralization discovered in the Blackfly trenches as described above.
Separately, data compilation and modeling to assess the upside potential at David Bell and Golden Giant has also started.
Latin America & Asia Pacific
Pueblo Viejo, Dominican Republic9
MRM remained focused on rolling-forward quarterly updates of the 3D geological model, continuing to incrementally build on the framework and findings defined during 2019 and the first half of 2020.
Recently trialed 3D induced polarization (IP) geophysics is proving highly successful at identifying sulfides. A strong chargeability anomaly was identified northwest of the Moore and Monte Negro pits with the same orientation, scale and amplitude as historic surveys and mineralization as these pits. Drill follow-up of this anomaly finished in the third quarter of 2020 and has confirmed the anomaly coincides with strong alteration and abundant sulfides, though, economic mineralization has not been identified to date. Due to the apparent effectiveness of this technique to identify sulfide accumulations, the survey will be expanded during the fourth quarter of 2020, including areas of projected structural complexity.
The Mejita northwest target was drilled with a four-hole initial campaign and returning positive results, demonstrating the continuity of more than 2 g/t Au mineralization and opening the potential upside of the area to the south and east. Hole DPV20-788 reported 10.5 meters at 2.48 g/t Au, related to a calcareous volcanoclastic sequence with silica-pyrophyllite-dickite alteration. A follow up campaign will be executed through the fourth quarter of 2020.
A state-of-the-art structural model was finished at Pueblo Viejo during the third quarter of 2020. The model was projected over the entire property, improving the understanding of mineralization controls in the district, and unlocking a new generation of brownfield targets. Follow-up mapping and sampling in one of those targets, Zambrana, has revealed significant mineralization in rock chips. Detailed mapping and soil sampling will be completed in the fourth quarter of 2020.
El Indio Belt, Argentina and Chile
Validation of the data consolidation project for the Veladero and Pascua-Lama district was completed during the third quarter of 2020, paving the way for a cohesive geological model to be advanced for the district. A robust, high confidence model will enable targeting to be more predictive as well as improve ranking and prioritization of a new generation of quality targets.
At Pascua-Lama, work continues to focus on a compilation and validation program of all historical geological, metallurgical and mining data to improve the 3D models. All historical data is being digitized and scanned into software to allow for a comprehensive review and update to the 3D deposit model. This updated “data-driven” geological model was completed in the third quarter of 2020 and confirmed geological and geometallurgical gaps that are proposed to
be tested through a targeted drill program, slated to commence in the fourth quarter of 2020. This drill program will be specifically focused on testing the recent geological model and mineralization controls, capturing additional metallurgical variability samples, and geotechnical information to assist in advancing project knowledge.
A new structural framework study was completed for Del Carmen-Alturas. This updated understanding will help to enhance current modelling and unveil potential satellite deposit upside in the district.
Beyond the known deposits of the El Indio belt, generative efforts have focused on building a robust resource triangle through the full evaluation of the belt. As a result, we now have 17 new targets in the El Indio Belt, with most targets slated for follow-up in the upcoming field season.
Veladero, Argentina
A quarterly update to the 3D geological model was completed. This included all data from the recently completed re-logging program of more than 150,000 meters of drilling, as well as an entire series of re-interpreted 50 to 100 meter spaced litho-structural, alteration and mineralization sections. The principal focus of this model update was on the inclusion of multiple late stage silicification alteration events as recent re-logging and core drilling has identified this as probable controls to higher grade mineralization within the Veladero orebody.
Drilling during the third quarter of 2020 focused on testing the newly modeled mineralization controls, while following up on the results of hole DDH-958c reported in the prior quarter. Hole DDH-962 tested the southern extension of the mineralization intersected in DDH-958c. Visually, the results of DDH-962 support the extension of mineralization approximately 50 meters further south. Assay results are expected in the fourth quarter of 2020. Overall, the drill intersections in these two holes (DDH-958c and DDH-962) support the new geological framework, while identifying near-surface mineralization beyond the life of mine pit boundaries, as the intersections lie approximately 75 meters outside the eastern pit wall in the current life of mine plan.
At the district level, we commenced fieldwork early in the season at two brownfield targets, slated for drill testing this upcoming summer. Three other areas of interest have been identified for follow-up work such as mapping, sampling and geophysics. This work will resume in the fourth quarter of 2020.
Porgera, Papua New Guinea
As discussed on page 29, Porgera has been placed on temporary care and maintenance and consequently, all exploration activities have ceased.
Lagunas Norte, Peru
A first principles rebuild of the 3D geological model was delivered using a new lithostructural framework for the orebody. It will be leveraged into a new resource estimate and geo-metallurgical model prior to the end of 2020. The updated geological model is based on results from a significant data compilation program that commenced during the first quarter of 2020, which includes all historical drilling, production sampling (blast holes) and pit mapping to ensure the foundation of the new model is based on all available data. This data compilation program resulted in a
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fully re-constructed project database, inclusive of all known project sampling data.
A preliminary infill and expansion drill program for leach ore commenced in the third quarter of 2020 and is ongoing.
In the Lagunas Norte district, compilation and analysis of over 20 years of historic mapping has been followed by the construction of 21 east-west and 3 north-south traverse geological sections in the field, allowing for the verification of historical information and to enhance current geological understanding. This upgraded geological model reveals district scale preservation control to mineralization and opens new targets. We are currently incorporating all data into a new and robust 3D model.
Japan Gold Strategic Alliance, Japan
Stream sediment and rock chip sampling over the Kitami metallogenic province of Hokkaido continued to screen and evaluate Strategic Alliance properties. A ground gravity survey was also completed over parts of the Hokusatsu region in the Southern Kyushu epithermal gold province.
A total of 481 bulk leach extractable gold (BLEG) and 302 rock chip samples were collected during the third quarter of 2020 over three projects in Hokkaido and two projects in Kyushu. Samples were submitted for analysis and results are pending.
In Southern Kyushu, results have started to return for the rock chip sampling completed in the second quarter of 2020. The collected anomalous rock samples comprise quartz-sulfide hydrothermal breccias and banded quartz vein-style mineralization. This sampling has confirmed several known anomalous drainage basins including those containing historic antimony mines. The BLEG sample assay results are pending.
Two new projects were added to the Strategic Alliance during the quarter: Kanehana in Hokkaido and Gumyo in Southern Kyushu. Both properties are contiguous with, and complimentary to, the current project portfolio.
Reunion Gold Strategic Alliance, Guiana Shield
The Reunion Alliance includes the Aremu project in Guyana. Trenching was undertaken over three well delineated, coherent, kilometric scale gold-in-soil anomalies coincident with the interpreted axial traces of folds and large zones of interpreted carbonate alteration in mafic volcanics. Elevated gold has been recorded in the seven trenches completed. In parallel, mechanical augering is testing gold geochemical anomalism open to the east, including a structural contact between sedimentary and volcanic rocks under recent sand cover. Two of the three auger fences have been completed to date.
Africa & Middle East
Bambadji, Senegal10
At Bambadji, additional results received from two reverse circulation (RC) and diamond drill fences, testing a 250 meter strike length of the Kabewest target, confirm a significant mineralized system hosted within hydrothermal breccias. Highlight intercepts are 1) 30.0 meters at 2.45 g/t Au, including 9.0 meters at 5.10 g/t Au and 7.0 meters at 2.80 g/t Au; 2) 30.0 meters at 1.88 g/t Au, including 5.0 meters at 2.80 g/t Au and 9.0 meters at 3.17 g/t Au. The system comprises several mineralized lenses which are currently open in all directions. Follow-up drilling is planned
in the fourth quarter of 2020 to fully test the system and delineate the geometry of all lenses.
At Dakota, scout drilling to test a broad auger anomaly confirmed the presence of altered granodiorite intrusives within the Faleme volcanics package. Further drilling is planned in the fourth quarter of 2020 to test the remaining parts of the auger anomaly.
Results from the partially completed auger grid at Setoumboung in the south of the permit highlight the emergence of a new mineralized corridor to the east of the Gefa mineralized corridor. The grid will be completed during the first quarter of 2021 with the aim of confirming the extent of this new corridor. Following the end of the wet season, drilling is scheduled to resume in October 2020 at our Kabewest, Latifa and Gefa priority targets.
Loulo-Gounkoto, Mali11
At Loulo, exploration framework drilling at the Yalea Transfer Zone (TZ) continued, targeting an area 480 meters south of the 2019 block model. Results from the completed holes confirm that the mineralized system thickens down dip of the TZ, with evidence indicating the presence of a thick limestones package as the main controlling factor. The best intercept from that section is 43.8 meters at 5.35 g/t Au (true width of 21.8 meters). Based on this framework section, an additional mother hole was started, targeting an area 180 meters down plunge and 660 meters south of the 2019 block model.
At Yalea Shear South, drilling began on the first of two planned sections. The aim is to provide more detailed geological context and to pin the exact location of key structures. This will enable bold step-out drilling in 2021 that will assess blind shoot potential, south of the current Transfer Zone South Extension.
At Loulo 3, drilling within the current resource model has identified an emerging shoot trend with intercepts including 2.95 meters at 7.02 g/t Au, 13.70 meters at 6.41 g/t Au and 11.10 meters at 8.77 g/t Au. The shoot trend has the potential to add additional resources through reclassification of peripheral shoot material. A preliminary economic assessment is underway on the updated Loulo 3 underground models which is expected to support the completion of a pre-feasibility study in 2021.
Initial scout drilling at the Yalea Ridge has confirmed open pit potential, as well as the overall fertility of the structural corridor, with all holes intersecting mineralization to date. Highlights include 14.0 meters at 2.06 g/t Au and 12.0 meters at 3.02 g/t Au, 13.0 meters at 1.56 g/t Au and 7.0 meters at 1.57 g/t Au. The system is robust based on the intercepts returned to date and we are encouraged about the potential of Yalea Ridge. The most prospective part of this structure is expected to be drill tested in the fourth quarter of 2020.
At Gounkoto, drilling continued to successfully test underground extensions at MZ1 and MZ3, adding to mineral resources and growing the mineral reserve. Results from MZ1 demonstrate that shoot trends are narrower than expected but remain open down-plunge. At the MZ3 North shoot, drilling is ongoing to confirm a hypothesized shallow plunging shoot above the main shoot.
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At the DB1 Greenfields target, located south of the Gounkoto open pit on the Domain Boundary Structure, an ongoing section review through the target area has confirmed the continuation of a mineralized system on a key structure over an approximate 1,800 meters strike length. Significantly, a left step in the Domain Boundary Structure at DB1 has also been recognized, which is a key prospective target criterion in the district. Drill results in the third quarter of 2020, including 11.0 meters at 1.31 g/t Au, continue to verify the continuity and position of the trend. Importantly, the drilling has highlighted textural characteristics of shoots that will be specifically targeted in 2021 to improve the overall potential grade. This will be a key exploration focus in the search for higher grade open pit material.
Auger drilling was completed over eight high priority grids in the wider Loulo-Gounkoto land package. Of note, due south of the Gounkoto deposit, a three kilometer north-northwest trending, curved zone of strongly anomalous geochemistry has been defined. The southern 1,600 meters of the trend is untested, while the remaining 1,400 meters to the north has sporadic, wide spaced, partial coverage with no significant assays. Considering the auger footprint over DB1 and Faraba Main, the anomaly is encouraging. Preliminary field reconnaissance activities are planned in the fourth quarter of 2020.
Regional Exploration, Mali
On the Bena permit, the saprolite geochemistry program was completed in the north section of the permit, aiming to test the southern continuity of the Gounkoto Domain Boundary and Faraba structures. Results confirm several anomalous north-northeast to north-northwest trends, which potentially correspond to the strike projection of the Gounkoto structures and coincide with both alteration and mineralization intersected in historic deeper air core (AC) and RC holes. Detailed interpretation is ongoing with the aim of planning the follow-up exploration program for the first quarter of 2021.
In Mali South, data compilation and interpretation of the recent gradient array induced polarization (GAIP) survey completed over our Diangoumerila permit has confirmed prospective west-northwest trending chargeable structures, coinciding with high gold-in-soil anomalism. Several targets have been prioritized along the corridor for follow up AC/RC drilling in the fourth quarter of 2020.
Elsewhere generative work continues in the Kenieba-Kedougou Inlier and in Mali South.
Tongon, Côte d’Ivoire12
Exploration during the third quarter of 2020 continued with the aim to deliver ounces to further extend Tongon’s mine life. At Mercator, a small RC program was completed testing a newly defined hanging wall mineralized zone, partly located outside the $1,500 resource pit shell. The program confirmed continuity of the host diorite over 300 meters with solid grades, including 7.0 meters at 4.10 g/t Au and 7.0 meters at 2.77 g/t Au. This new lode will be included in the 2021 Mercator resource conversion program.
An AC/RC drilling program was completed on priority targets, including Zulu West, Zulu Main and Kanon along the western flank of the southern extent of the Badenou trend. Multiple mineralized zones hosted within sediments were intersected at Zulu West over a 1.6 kilometer strike
length and include 8.0 meters at 1.98 g/t Au, 9.0 meters at 5.54 g/t Au and 11.0 meters at 1.61 g/t Au. A follow up AC/ RC drilling program focused on Zulu West will be completed in the fourth quarter of 2020.
At the Seydou North-Jubula target, results were received for an auger program completed over a five-kilometer length corridor along the Stabilo trend. The aim of the program was to test northeast continuity of the Seydou South mineralized system beneath suppressive regolith. Results confirm strike continuity to the northeast with multiple untested northeast trending anomalous zones delineated. An AC/RC follow up program is being designed for drilling in the fourth quarter of 2020.
Regional Exploration, Côte d’Ivoire
A review of all historic exploration work on the Boundiali and Fapoha permits was completed with the aim of identifying potential satellite feed for Tongon. The assessment indicates that seven existing targets have geological potential, but economic analysis confirmed that the required grade and tonnage to be hauled to Tongon has not yet been achieved. However, previous drilling over the targets was very broad spaced so the potential remains for delineation of higher-grade shoots. A program to be undertaken in the fourth quarter of 2020 is being finalized with the aim of infilling gaps to test for higher-grade shoots.
On the Sissedougou and Nafoun permits, results were received in the third quarter of 2020 for auger programs completed across suppressive ferricrete plateau. Multiple anomalies greater than one-kilometer were defined at Kagon, at the Sissedougou permit, while weak results have sterilized the northern portion of the Nafoun permit. Drilling will resume in the fourth quarter of 2020 at Sissedougou while trenching will be completed over the remaining targets at Nafoun.
In southeast Côte d’Ivoire, stream sediment sampling in the southeast Central Comoe basin area of interest was completed across the Biebi and Akrébi permits. Results show good anomalism, aligned along northeast trends that are subparallel to the Zaranou corridor. The stream sediment sampling will focus along the Ketesso Shear to bring the program to a conclusion in the fourth quarter of 2020.
Kibali and Ngayu Belt, Democratic Republic of Congo
At Kibali, mineral reserve conversion and resource extension drilling is on track to contribute significant reserve ounces into the mine plan. Drilling is expected to deliver further growth, more than replacing annual depletion in both KCD underground and Megi-Saye open pit.
The deep hole testing the continuity of the KCD system, a further 500 meters down plunge from any prior drilling as well as 600 meters vertically below the current haulage level, ended at 1,525 meters. The structural interpretation indicates that the strike of the banded iron formation (BIF) has changed orientation by 20 degrees compared to the existing drilling up-plunge. This explains the distal alteration that was intercepted in this new hole. In addition, a felsic intrusive may have stoped out the 5,000 lode mineralization. An additional hole is planned to target the system further northwest to build the model and intercept the lodes.
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At Kombokolo, a five-hole drill fence was completed 500 meters down plunge from the depleted pit. Although results are generally weak, the program confirmed the extension of mineralization related to the hinge and limbs of a tightly folded BIF, warranting further drilling to better define its underground potential.
At Ikmava East, an RC program tested the geometry and down-plunge extension of two mineralized lenses located at the upper and lower contact of a BIF. Results from the upper lens show potential for a shallow open pit less than 200 meters east of Ikamva Main. The geological model will be submitted for optimization upon receipt of all drill results.
At KCD, conceptual mineralized corridors were defined after a sectional review was completed across the district targets and will be prioritized in the fourth quarter of 2020 for framework drilling designed to recognize such corridors.
At Ngayu, drilling is underway testing priority targets. A model of flat BIF with mineralization related to a thrust in the footwall of the BIF was tested at Anguluku. However, results show only anomalous values. Drilling is now testing two other targets: 1) Bakpau with a BIF/granodiorite sheared and mineralized contact and 2) Medere with mineralization hosted along a shear corridor within basaltic rocks. Results are pending. Three more targets are planned for drilling in the fourth quarter of 2020.
North Mara, Bulyanhulu and Buzwagi, Tanzania
At North Mara, conversion and resource extension drilling is on-track to contribute significant reserve ounces into the mine plan as well as delineate additional inferred ounces in new extensions to the mineralized system at Gokona and Nyabigena.
On a hole by hole basis, drilling results are returning both higher grades and wider widths than those expected in the current block model at the Upper West, Deep Central and East Extension zones of Gokona from the 11,475 meters drilled in the third quarter of 2020. At Nyabigena, results from the 15,380 meters drilled to date confirm mineralization potential over a 400 meter strike length to a depth of 400 vertical meters, which continues to support the economic analysis of a larger pit layback scenario.
Meanwhile, scout drilling has commenced at Kofia of North Mara as part of a dedicated program to advance priority near-mine exploration targets. The initial hole is a bold 300 meters step-out, testing the western strike extension of the Gokona system. To date, drilling has confirmed prospective ‘Gokona-style’ host stratigraphy with variable potassium feldspar alteration in diamond core. Program completion as well as results from Kofia are due in the fourth quarter of 2020 and will deliver a geologic framework over an additional one kilometer of strike length on which to base a decision for follow-up.
At Bulyanhulu, the resource definition drilling in the Deep West zone has successfully completed five mother holes and one daughter hole, all of which have intersected significant mineralization over one kilometer in strike length. Drilling will continue throughout the fourth quarter of 2020 targeting significant extensions to the existing mineral resource.
At Buzwagi, deep drilling on three targets beneath the deposit is nearing completion and has confirmed geologic continuity of the Main Zone mineralization as well as validated plunging structural targets at the northern and southern ends of the system. Assay results are pending. An updated geologic model is underway as a basis for a new mineral resource estimate and pit shell optimization. Results of this work will be used to inform a commercial decision on remaining opportunities at the mine.
Jabal Sayid, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
During the third quarter of 2020, the updated geological model identified a conceptual feeder to the Lode 1 deposit. Drilling was successful, with characteristic feeder style alteration and mineralization intersected in one scout hole, thereby demonstrating significant new copper potential at this lode. Metallurgical studies are ongoing, which will provide the key to mineral reserve conversion of this lode and potential addition into the life of mine plan. This is expected to be completed by the third quarter of 2021.
At Lodes 2 and 4, drilling continues to add additional inferred resources as well as extend mineralization. Of note, the geological interpretation of Lode 2 continues to advance. Current evidence indicates that this mineralization may extend to Lode 4 at depth. Priority drilling at Lode 4 East has commenced as part of an underground drill program. An additional 125-meter strike extension to the Lode 4 feeder is being targeted, with the aim of increasing inferred resources and subsequent reserve conversion.
A wider target generation program is underway at Jabal Sayid, focused on identifying and prioritizing new areas that may host additional lodes. Priority areas for drill-testing in the fourth quarter of 2020 include the South Gossan target and additional eastward strike extensions to Lode 4, potentially hidden beneath unconformable sediments. A down-hole geophysical survey to ascertain conductive responses related to mineralization is scheduled.
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REVIEW OF FINANCIAL RESULTS
Revenue
($ millions, except per ounce/pound data in dollars) | For the three months ended | For the nine months ended | ||||||||||||||||||
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Gold | ||||||||||||||||||||
000s oz solda | 1,249 | 1,224 | 1,318 | 3,693 | 4,055 | |||||||||||||||
000s oz produceda | 1,155 | 1,149 | 1,306 | 3,554 | 4,026 | |||||||||||||||
Market price ($/oz) | 1,909 | 1,711 | 1,472 | 1,735 | 1,364 | |||||||||||||||
Realized price ($/oz)b | 1,926 | 1,725 | 1,476 | 1,748 | 1,365 | |||||||||||||||
Revenue | 3,237 | 2,812 | 2,585 | 8,642 | 6,428 | |||||||||||||||
Copper | ||||||||||||||||||||
millions lbs solda | 116 | 123 | 65 | 349 | 264 | |||||||||||||||
millions lbs produceda | 103 | 120 | 112 | 338 | 315 | |||||||||||||||
Market price ($/lb) | 2.96 | 2.43 | 2.63 | 2.65 | 2.74 | |||||||||||||||
Realized price ($/lb)b | 3.28 | 2.79 | 2.55 | 2.78 | 2.78 | |||||||||||||||
Revenue | 219 | 184 | 45 | 502 | 311 | |||||||||||||||
Other sales | 84 | 59 | 48 | 172 | 95 | |||||||||||||||
Total revenue | 3,540 | 3,055 | 2,678 | 9,316 | 6,834 |
a. | Includes our equity share of gold ounces from Tanzania (results are on a 63.9% basis until September 30, 2019 (notwithstanding the completion of the Acacia transaction on September 17, 2019, we consolidated our interest in Acacia and recorded a non-controlling interest of 36.1% in the income statement for the entirety of the third quarter of 2019 as a matter of convenience), on a 100% basis from October 1, 2019 to December 31, 2019 and on a 84% basis starting January 1, 2020, the date the GoT’s 16% free carried interest was made effective), Pueblo Viejo, Loulo-Gounkoto, Tongon, Kibali, Morila and copper pounds from Zaldívar and Jabal Sayid. Starting July 1, 2019, it also includes our 61.5% share of Nevada Gold Mines. |
b. | Realized price is a non-GAAP financial performance measure with no standardized meaning under IFRS and therefore may not be comparable to similar measures of performance presented by other issuers. For further information and a detailed reconciliation of each non-GAAP measure used in this section of the MD&A to the most directly comparable IFRS measure, please see pages 82 to 106 of this MD&A. |
Q3 2020 compared to Q2 2020
In the third quarter of 2020, gold revenues increased by 15% compared to the second quarter of 2020 primarily due to the higher realized gold price1 and higher sales volumes. The average market price for the three month period ended September 30, 2020 was $1,909 per ounce, a record high quarterly average, versus $1,711 per ounce for the prior quarter. During the third quarter of 2020, the gold price ranged from $1,758 per ounce to $2,075 per ounce, an all-time nominal high, and closed the quarter at $1,887 per ounce. Gold prices in the quarter continued to be volatile as a result of the economic impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and the fiscal and monetary stimulus measures put in place by governments and central banks around the globe. In particular, gold’s all-time nominal high resulted from low global interest rates, including US 5-year real interest rates trading at negative levels throughout the quarter, and investors purchasing gold as a safe haven investment and store of value, with global ETF holdings of gold reaching all-time highs.
In the third quarter of 2020, gold production on an attributable basis was 6 thousand ounces higher than the prior quarter, primarily due to higher production at Carlin and Pueblo Viejo following completion of scheduled plant maintenance in the prior quarter. This was partially offset by reduced production at Porgera as the mine entered care and maintenance on April 25, 2020, as well as at Cortez mainly from a decrease in trucking of open pit stockpiles to Carlin and lower grades from CHUG. Gold sales were higher than gold production during the quarter following the export of the remaining stockpiled concentrate in Tanzania.
Copper revenues in the third quarter of 2020 increased by 19% compared to the prior quarter, primarily due to the higher realized copper price1, partially offset by decreased copper sales volume. The average market price in the third quarter of 2020 was $2.96 per pound, an increase of 22% from the prior quarter. The realized copper price1 in the third quarter of 2020 was higher than the market copper price as a result of the impact of positive provisional pricing adjustments recorded, consistent with the prior quarter, as the copper price continued to rise. During the third quarter of 2020, the copper price traded in a range of $2.72 per pound to $3.12 per pound and closed the quarter at $3.00 per pound. Copper prices in the third quarter of 2020 were positively influenced by an increase in manufacturing activity in China and other jurisdictions after operations that closed due to the coronavirus subsequently reopened, an increase in risk appetite in financial risk markets as the global economy commenced its recovery phase, and a continued decrease in the trade-weighted value of the US dollar.
Attributable copper production in the third quarter of 2020 was 17 million pounds lower compared to the prior quarter, primarily driven by decreased throughput at Lumwana resulting from plant maintenance.
Q3 2020 compared to Q3 2019
For the three month period ended September 30, 2020, gold revenues increased by 25% compared to the same prior year period primarily due to an increase in the realized gold price1, partially offset by a decrease in sales volumes.
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The average market price for the three month period ended September 30, 2020 was $1,909 per ounce versus $1,472 per ounce for the same prior year period.
For the three month period ended September 30, 2020, attributable gold production was 151 thousand ounces lower than the same prior year period, primarily as a result of Porgera being placed on care and maintenance on April 25, 2020, combined with the sale of our 50% interest in Kalgoorlie on November 28, 2019 (included in the Other category above). This was partially offset by higher production at North Mara due to the impact of the July 2019 Prohibition Notice, which resulted in the closure of the tailings storage facility and shut down of the processing plant in the third quarter of 2019. Current period gold sales were higher than gold production following the export of the remaining stockpiled concentrate in Tanzania.
Copper revenues for the three month period ended September 30, 2020 increased by 387% compared to the same prior year period, primarily due to higher copper sales volumes and the higher realized copper price1. In the third quarter of 2020, the realized copper price1 was higher than the market copper price as a result of the impact of positive provisional pricing adjustments recorded in the third quarter of 2020, whereas negative provisional pricing adjustments were recorded in the same prior year period.
Attributable copper production for the three month period ended September 30, 2020, decreased by 9 million pounds compared to the same prior year period, primarily due to lower production at Zaldívar which was mainly as a result of lower heap leach tonnes stacked.
YTD Q3 2020 compared to YTD Q3 2019
For the nine month period ended September 30, 2020, gold revenues increased 34% compared to the same prior year period primarily due to the impact of production from the formation of Nevada Gold Mines on July 1, 2019, which is consolidated and included in revenue at 100%. Excluding the impact of Nevada Gold Mines, gold revenues increased by 2% compared to the same prior year period, mainly due to an increase in the realized gold price1, partially offset by a decrease in sales volumes. The average market price for the nine month period ended September 30, 2020 was $1,735 per ounce versus $1,364 per ounce for the same prior year period.
For the nine month period ended September 30, 2020, attributable gold production was 472 thousand ounces lower than the same prior year period. Excluding the impact of the formation of Nevada Gold Mines, gold production for the nine month period ended September 30, 2020 decreased by 755 thousand ounces, mainly due to lower grades mined and processed at Cortez as mining from CHOP was completed in the second quarter of 2019, Porgera entering care and maintenance on April 25, 2020, and the sale of our 50% interest in Kalgoorlie on November 28, 2019. Gold production was further impacted by the exclusion of Golden Sunlight and Morila after the second quarter of 2019 and Lagunas Norte after the third quarter of 2019 from our production calculation upon entering care and maintenance, and by the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic at Veladero, where movement and social distancing restrictions slowed the remobilization of employees and contractors back to site after quarantine restrictions were lifted in April. Gold sales were higher than gold production for the nine month period ended September 30, 2020 following the re-commencement of exports of concentrate stockpiled in Tanzania.
Copper revenues for the nine month period ended September 30, 2020 increased by 61% compared to the same prior year period. Higher copper revenues for the nine month period were primarily due to higher sales volumes, while the realized copper price1 was in line with the same prior year period. For the nine month period ended September 30, 2020, the realized copper price1 was higher than the market copper price as a result of the impact of positive provisional pricing adjustments recorded in the current period, similar to the same prior year period but with a higher positive impact in 2020.
Attributable copper production for the nine month period ended September 30, 2020, increased by 23 million pounds compared to the same prior year period, mainly due to Lumwana as production in the same prior year period was impacted by repeated tears in the main crusher conveyor and the subsequent use of lower grade stockpile material to supplement the mill feed.
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Production Costs
($ millions, except per ounce/pound data in dollars) | For the three months ended | For the nine months ended | ||||||||||||||||||
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Gold | ||||||||||||||||||||
Directmining costsa | 1,151 | 1,121 | 1,207 | 3,352 | 3,022 | |||||||||||||||
Depreciation | 508 | 498 | 538 | 1,480 | 1,353 | |||||||||||||||
Royalty expense | 103 | 116 | 79 | 303 | 223 | |||||||||||||||
Community relations | 6 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 20 | |||||||||||||||
Cost of sales | 1,768 | 1,740 | 1,831 | 5,151 | 4,618 | |||||||||||||||
Cost of sales ($/oz)b | 1,065 | 1,075 | 1,065 | 1,054 | 991 | |||||||||||||||
Total cash costs ($/oz)c | 696 | 716 | 710 | 701 | 663 | |||||||||||||||
All-in sustaining costs ($/oz)c | 966 | 1,031 | 984 | 984 | 883 | |||||||||||||||
Copper | ||||||||||||||||||||
Direct mining costs | 76 | 79 | 30 | 224 | 169 | |||||||||||||||
Depreciation | 61 | 63 | 13 | 167 | 83 | |||||||||||||||
Royalty expense | 16 | 11 | 5 | 38 | 26 | |||||||||||||||
Community relations | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||||
Cost of sales | 154 | 153 | 49 | 431 | 281 | |||||||||||||||
Cost of sales ($/lb)b | 1.97 | 2.08 | 2.00 | 2.01 | 2.10 | |||||||||||||||
C1 cash costs ($/lb)c | 1.45 | 1.55 | 1.62 | 1.52 | 1.62 | |||||||||||||||
All-in sustaining costs ($/lb)c | 2.31 | 2.15 | 2.58 | 2.17 | 2.42 |
a. | Includes mining and processing costs. |
b. | Cost of sales applicable to gold per ounce is calculated using cost of sales applicable to gold on an attributable basis (removing the non-controlling interest of 40% Pueblo Viejo; 20% Loulo-Gounkoto; 10.3% Tongon; 16% North Mara, Bulyanhulu and Buzwagi starting January 1, 2020, the date the GoT’s 16% free carried interest was made effective (36.1% from January 1, 2019 to September 30, 2019; notwithstanding the completion of the Acacia transaction on September 17, 2019, we consolidated our interest in Acacia and recorded a non-controlling interest of 36.1% in the income statement for the entirety of the third quarter of 2019 as a matter of convenience); 63.1% South Arturo from cost of sales from July 1, 2019 onwards as a result of its contribution to Nevada Gold Mines (and on a 40% basis from January 1, 2019 to June 30, 2019); and our proportionate share of cost of sales attributable to equity method investments (Kibali, and Morila until the second quarter of 2019), divided by attributable gold ounces. Also removes the non-controlling interest of 38.5% Nevada Gold Mines from cost of sales from July 1, 2019 onwards. Cost of sales applicable to copper per pound is calculated using cost of sales applicable to copper including our proportionate share of cost of sales attributable to equity method investments (Zaldívar and Jabal Sayid), divided by consolidated copper pounds (including our proportionate share of copper pounds from our equity method investments). |
c. | Total cash costs, C1 cash costs and all-in sustaining costs are non-GAAP financial performance measures with no standardized meaning under IFRS and therefore may not be comparable to similar measures of performance presented by other issuers. For further information and a detailed reconciliation of each non-GAAP measure used in this section of the MD&A to the most directly comparable IFRS measure, please see pages 82 to 106 of this MD&A. |
Q3 2020 compared to Q2 2020
In the third quarter of 2020, cost of sales applicable to gold was 2% higher compared to the second quarter of 2020, mainly due to higher sales volume following the recommencement of exports of concentrate stockpiled in
Tanzania. Our 45% interest in Kibali and 40% interest in Morila are equity accounted for and therefore we do not include their cost of sales in our consolidated gold cost of sales. On a per ounce basis, cost of sales applicable to gold2 and total cash costs1, after including our proportionate share of cost of sales at our equity method investees, were 1% and 3% lower, respectively, than the prior quarter, mainly due to the impact of higher sales volume and lower maintenance costs at Pueblo Viejo and Carlin following completion of scheduled plant maintenance in the prior quarter.
In the third quarter of 2020, gold all-in sustaining costs per ounce1 decreased by 6% compared to the prior quarter, primarily due to lower minesite sustaining capital expenditures and lower total cash costs per ounce1.
In the third quarter of 2020, cost of sales applicable to copper was 1% higher than the prior quarter primarily due to increased royalties as a result of the higher realized copper price1, partially offset by lower sales volume at Lumwana as a result of plant maintenance. Our 50% interests in Zaldívar and Jabal Sayid are equity accounted for and therefore we do not include their cost of sales in our consolidated copper cost of sales. On a per pound basis, cost of sales applicable to copper2 and C1 cash costs1, after including our proportionate share of cost of sales at our equity method investees, decreased by 5% and 6%, respectively, primarily due to lower energy costs and acid prices at Zaldívar and increased capitalized stripping at Lumwana.
In the third quarter of 2020, copper all-in sustaining costs1, which have been adjusted to include our proportionate share of equity method investees, were 7% higher per pound than the prior quarter primarily reflecting higher capitalized stripping at Lumwana, partially offset by lower C1 cash costs per pound1.
Q3 2020 compared to Q3 2019
For the three month period ended September 30, 2020, cost of sales applicable to gold was 3% lower than the same prior year period primarily due to lower sales volume. Our 45% interest in Kibali and 40% interest in Morila are equity accounted for and therefore we do not include their cost of sales in our consolidated gold cost of sales. On a per ounce basis, cost of sales applicable to gold2 and total cash costs1, after including our proportionate share of cost of sales at our equity method investees, were in line with and 2% lower, respectively, compared to the same prior year period mainly due to a change in our sales mix following the sale of our 50% interest in Kalgoorlie on November 28, 2019 and the exclusion of Lagunas Norte starting from the fourth quarter of 2019 as it is producing incidental ounces as it enters closure. This was partially offset by higher royalties as a result of the higher realized gold price1.
For the three month period ended September 30, 2020, gold all-in sustaining costs1 decreased by 2% on a per ounce basis compared to the same prior year period, primarily due to a decrease in total cash costs per ounce1, while minesite sustaining capital expenditures on a per ounce basis was in line with the same prior year period.
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For the three month period ended September 30, 2020, cost of sales applicable to copper was 214% higher than the same prior year period, primarily due to increased sales volume. Our 50% interests in Zaldívar and Jabal Sayid are equity accounted for and therefore we do not include their cost of sales in our consolidated copper cost of sales. On a per pound basis, cost of sales applicable to copper2 and C1 cash costs1, after including our proportionate share of cost of sales at our equity method investees, decreased by 2% and 10%, respectively, as lower direct mining costs were largely offset by higher depreciation.
For the three month period ended September 30, 2020, copper all-in sustaining costs1, which have been adjusted to include our proportionate share of equity method investees, was 10% lower per pound than the same prior year period primarily reflecting lower C1 cash costs per pound1, combined with lower minesite sustaining capital expenditures on a per pound basis.
YTD Q3 2020 compared to YTD Q3 2019
For the nine month period ended September 30, 2020, cost of sales applicable to gold was 12% higher than the same prior year period due to higher sales volume resulting from the formation of Nevada Gold Mines on July 1, 2019, which is consolidated and included in cost of sales at 100%. Excluding the impact of the formation of Nevada Gold Mines, cost of sales applicable to gold was 17% lower than the same prior year period, mainly due to decreased sales volume. Our 45% interest in Kibali and 40% interest in Morila are equity accounted for and therefore we do not include their cost of sales in our consolidated gold cost of sales. On a per ounce basis, cost of sales applicable to gold2 and total cash costs1, after including our proportionate share of cost of sales at our equity method investees, were both 6% higher than the same prior year period, primarily due to the lower average grade processed at Cortez and the contribution from Nevada Gold Mines, which has resulted in a higher proportion of gold sourced from lower grade open pits in our sales mix.
For the nine month period ended September 30, 2020, gold all-in sustaining costs per ounce1 increased by 11% compared to the same prior year period, primarily due to an increase in total cash costs per ounce1 and higher minesite sustaining capital expenditures.
For the nine month period ended September 30, 2020, cost of sales applicable to copper was 53% higher than the same prior year period primarily due to increased sales volume. Our 50% interests in Zaldívar and Jabal Sayid are equity accounted for and therefore we do not include their cost of sales in our consolidated copper cost of sales. On a per pound basis, cost of sales applicable to copper2 and C1 cash costs1, after including our proportionate share of cost of sales at our equity method investees, decreased by 4% and 6%, respectively, compared to the same prior year period primarily due to the improved feed grade, decreased mining as well as general and administrative expenses, and lower concentrate marketing costs at Lumwana.
For the nine month period ended September 30, 2020, copper all-in sustaining costs1, which have been adjusted to include our proportionate share of equity method investees, were 10% lower per pound than the same prior year period
primarily reflecting the lower C1 cash costs1, combined with lower minesite sustaining capital expenditures on a per pound basis.
Capital Expendituresa
($ millions) | For the three months ended | For the nine months ended | ||||||||||||||||||
9/30/20 | 6/30/20 | 9/30/19 | 9/30/20 | 9/30/19 | ||||||||||||||||
Minesite sustainingb | 415 | 420 | 406 | 1,205 | 926 | |||||||||||||||
Project capital expendituresc | 126 | 85 | 96 | 287 | 324 | |||||||||||||||
Capitalized interest | 7 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 5 | |||||||||||||||
Total consolidated capital expenditures | 548 | 509 | 502 | 1,508 | 1,255 | |||||||||||||||
Attributable capital expendituresd | 436 | 402 | 397 | 1,202 | 1,119 |
a. | These amounts are presented on a 100% cash basis, except for attributable capital expenditures. |
b. | Includes both minesite sustaining and mine development. |
c. | Project capital expenditures are included in our calculation of all-in costs, but not included in our calculation of all-in sustaining costs. |
d. | These amounts are presented on the same basis as our guidance and include our 60% share of Pueblo Viejo, 80% share of Loulo-Gounkoto, 89.7% share of Tongon, 45% share of Kibali, 40% share of Morila and 60% share of South Arturo (36.9% of South Arturo from July 1, 2019 onwards as a result of its contribution to Nevada Gold Mines), our 84% share of Tanzania starting January 1, 2020, the date the GoT’s 16% free carried interest was made effective (63.9% share from January 1, 2019 to September 30, 2019; notwithstanding the completion of the Acacia transaction on September 17, 2019, we consolidated our interest in Acacia and recorded a non-controlling interest of 36.1% in the income statement for the entirety of the third quarter of 2019 as a matter of convenience, and 100% share from October 1, 2019 to December 31, 2019) and our 50% share of Zaldívar and Jabal Sayid. Starting July 1, 2019, it also includes our 61.5% share of Nevada Gold Mines. |
Q3 2020 compared to Q2 2020
In the third quarter of 2020, total consolidated capital expenditures on a cash basis increased by 8% compared to the second quarter of 2020, mainly due to an increase in project capital expenditures. Higher project capital expenditures were mainly attributed to the water management initiatives at North Mara, the Gounkoto underground expansion and the re-start of underground mining operations at Bulyanhulu.
Q3 2020 compared to Q3 2019
For the three month period ended September 30, 2020, total consolidated capital expenditures on a cash basis increased by 9% compared to the same prior year period, primarily due to higher project capital expenditures, namely the water management initiatives at North Mara, the Gounkoto underground expansion, the re-start of underground mining operations at Bulyanhulu and the commencement of early works expenditures for the proposed plant and tailings expansion project at Pueblo Viejo. There was also a decrease in project capital expenditures and a corresponding increase in minesite sustaining capital expenditures as the Crossroads pit at Cortez was in pre-production in the first half of 2019 and transitioned to production status in the third quarter of 2019.
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YTD Q3 2020 compared to YTD Q3 2019
For the nine month period ended September 30, 2020, total consolidated capital expenditures on a cash basis increased by 20% compared to the same prior year period, mainly due to the impact of the sites acquired as part of the formation of Nevada Gold Mines on July 1, 2019, which is consolidated and included at 100%. Excluding the impact of the formation of Nevada Gold Mines, capital expenditures increased by 7%, as a result of increased capitalized stripping at Loulo-Gounkoto and our investment on the tailings storage facility and other water management initiatives at North Mara. There was also a decrease in project capital expenditures and a corresponding increase in minesite sustaining capital expenditures as the Crossroads pit at Cortez was in pre-production in the first half of 2019 and transitioned to production status in the third quarter of 2019.
General and Administrative Expenses
($ millions) | For the three months ended | For the nine months ended | ||||||||||||||||||
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Corporate administrationa | 22 | 31 | 39 | 86 | 122 | |||||||||||||||
Share-based compensationb | 28 | 40 | 13 | 75 | 32 | |||||||||||||||
Tanzaniac | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 27 | |||||||||||||||
General & administrative expenses | 50 | 71 | 68 | 161 | 181 |
a. | For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, corporate administration costs include approximately $nil and $nil of severance costs (June 30, 2020: $nil and September 30, 2019: $3 million and $18 million, respectively). |
b. | Based on a US$28.11 share price as at September 30, 2020 (June 30, 2020: US$26.94 and September 30, 2019: US$17.33). |
c. | Formerly known as Acacia Mining plc. |
Q3 2020 compared to Q2 2020
In the third quarter of 2020, general and administrative expenses decreased by $21 million compared to the second quarter of 2020 due to lower share-based compensation as the increase in our share price was not as pronounced compared to the prior quarter. In addition, corporate administration costs were also lower.
Q3 2020 compared to Q3 2019
For the three month period ended September 30, 2020, general and administrative expenses decreased by $18 million compared to the same prior year period, primarily due to lower Tanzania expenses following the closure of Acacia Mining Plc’s London and Johannesburg offices near the end of the third quarter of 2019. In addition, corporate administration costs were also lower. This was partially offset by higher share-based compensation as a result of the higher share price.
YTD Q3 2020 compared to YTD Q3 2019
For the nine month period ended September 30, 2020, general and administrative expenses were $20 million lower as compared to the same prior year period. Lower corporate administration expenses were attributed to a decrease in our corporate office headcount compared to the same prior year period and this was combined with lower expenses for Tanzania as described above. These impacts were offset by higher share-based compensation expense
as the increase in our share price was higher compared to the same prior year period.
Exploration, Evaluation and Project Expenses
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Global exploration and evaluation | 34 | 39 | 34 | 112 | 110 | |||||||||||||||
Project costs: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Pascua-Lama | 8 | 8 | 13 | 26 | 38 | |||||||||||||||
Other | 8 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 14 | |||||||||||||||
Corporate development | 3 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 41 | |||||||||||||||
Business improvement and innovation | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | |||||||||||||||
Global exploration and evaluation and project expense | 53 | 55 | 64 | 164 | 213 | |||||||||||||||
Minesite exploration and evaluation | 19 | 23 | 22 | 57 | 45 | |||||||||||||||
Total exploration, evaluation and project expenses | 72 | 78 | 86 | 221 | 258 |
Q3 2020 compared to Q2 2020
Exploration, evaluation and project expenses for the third quarter of 2020 decreased by $6 million compared to the second quarter of 2020. This was primarily due to lower minesite exploration and evaluation costs at Turquoise Ridge following a reduction in exploration at the property’s open pits. This was combined with lower global exploration and evaluation costs mainly due to the timing of spend at Fourmile and other projects.
Q3 2020 compared to Q3 2019
Exploration, evaluation and project expenses for the three month period ended September 30, 2020 was $14 million lower than the same prior year period, mainly due to lower corporate development costs and lower advanced project costs at Pascua-Lama. Corporate development costs in the same prior year period included transaction costs related to acquiring the shares that we did not already own in Acacia.
YTD Q3 2020 compared to YTD Q3 2019
Exploration, evaluation and project expenses for the nine month period ended September 30, 2020 was $37 million lower than the same prior year period, primarily due to lower corporate development costs as a result of transaction costs relating to the establishment of Nevada Gold Mines and acquiring the shares that we did not already own in Acacia, both occurring in the same prior year period.
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Finance Costs, Net
($ millions) | For the three months ended | For the nine months ended | ||||||||||||||||||
9/30/20 | 6/30/20 | 9/30/19 | 9/30/20 | 9/30/19 | ||||||||||||||||
Interest expensea | 88 | 84 | 109 | 260 | 327 | |||||||||||||||
Accretion | 9 | 8 | 19 | 33 | 59 | |||||||||||||||
Loss on debt extinguishment | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 3 | |||||||||||||||
Interest capitalized | (7 | ) | (4 | ) | (3 | ) | (16 | ) | (8 | ) | ||||||||||
Other finance costs | (3 | ) | 0 | 1 | (3 | ) | 0 | |||||||||||||
Finance income | (6 | ) | (6 | ) | (4 | ) | (22 | ) | (18 | ) | ||||||||||
Finance costs, net | 81 | 82 | 125 | 267 | 363 |
a. | For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, interest expense includes approximately $8 million and $25 million, respectively, of non-cash interest expense relating to the gold and silver streaming agreement with Royal Gold, Inc. (June 30, 2020: $8 million and September 30, 2019: $25 million and $75 million, respectively, which is inclusive of amounts relating to the silver streaming agreement with Wheaton Precious Metals Corp.). |
Q3 2020 compared to Q2 2020
In the third quarter of 2020, net finance costs were in line with the prior quarter.
Q3 2020 compared to Q3 2019
For the three month period ended September 30, 2020, net finance costs were 35% lower than the same prior year period, primarily due to a decrease in interest expense attributed to the absence of non-cash interest expense on the silver streaming agreement at Pascua-Lama, following the de-recognition of the deferred revenue liability at the end of the fourth quarter of 2019. This was combined with lower accretion resulting from a decrease in interest rates.
YTD Q3 2020 compared to YTD Q3 2019
For the nine month period ended September 30, 2020, net finance costs were 26% lower than the same prior year period, primarily due to a decrease in interest expense attributed to the absence of non-cash interest expense on the silver streaming agreement at Pascua-Lama as described above, combined with lower accretion expense resulting from lower interest rates. This was partially offset by a loss on debt extinguishment relating to the make-whole repurchase in January 2020 of the remaining $337 million of principal on our 3.85% notes due 2022.
Additional Significant Statement of Income Items
($ millions) | For the three months ended | For the nine months ended | ||||||||||||||||||
9/30/20 | 6/30/20 | 9/30/19 | 9/30/20 | 9/30/19 | ||||||||||||||||
Impairment charges (reversals) | 4 | 23 | (872 | ) | (309 | ) | (857 | ) | ||||||||||||
Loss (gain) on currency translation | 16 | 2 | 40 | 34 | 56 | |||||||||||||||
Other expense (income) | (78 | ) | 73 | (1,851 | ) | (40 | ) | (1,818 | ) |
Impairment Charges (Reversals)
Q3 2020 compared to Q2 2020
In the third quarter of 2020, net impairment charges were $4 million compared to $23 million in the prior quarter. We recorded no significant impairment charges or reversals in
the third quarter of 2020. The net impairment charge in the second quarter of 2020 relates to miscellaneous assets across multiple sites.
Q3 2020 compared to Q3 2019
For the three month period ended September 30, 2020, net impairment charges were $4 million compared to net impairment reversals of $872 million in the same prior year period. We recorded no significant impairment charges or reversals in the third quarter of 2020. In the third quarter of 2019, the net impairment reversals relate to an impairment reversal at Lumwana of $947 million, partially offset by impairments of land holdings and CHOP infrastructure assets at Cortez.
YTD Q3 2020 compared to YTD Q3 2019
For the nine month period ended September 30, 2020, net impairment reversals were $309 million compared to $857 million in the same prior year period. The net impairment reversal in the current year primarily relates to a $332 million net impairment reversal of our Tanzanian assets resulting from the agreement with the GoT being signed and made effective in the first quarter of 2020. For the nine month period ended September 30, 2019, the net impairment reversals mainly relate to an impairment reversal at Lumwana of $947 million, partially offset by impairments of land holdings and CHOP infrastructure assets at Cortez.
For a further breakdown of impairment charges and reversals, refer to note 13 of the Financial Statements.
Loss (Gain) on Currency Translation
Q3 2020 compared to Q2 2020
Loss on currency translation in the third quarter of 2020 was $16 million compared to $2 million in the prior quarter. The losses incurred during the third quarter of 2020 were primarily due to unrealized foreign currency translation losses relating to the depreciation of the Zambian kwacha. This currency fluctuation resulted in a revaluation of our kwacha denominated value-added tax receivable balances.
Q3 2020 compared to Q3 2019
Loss on currency translation in the third quarter of 2020 was $16 million compared to $40 million in the same prior year period. In the current quarter, the losses mainly related to the depreciation of the Zambian kwacha. In the prior quarter, the losses related to unrealized foreign currency translation losses relating to the depreciation of the Argentine peso. Fluctuations in these currencies versus the US dollar revalue our kwacha and peso denominated value-added tax receivable balances.
YTD Q3 2020 compared to YTD Q3 2019
Loss on currency translation for the nine month period ended September 30, 2020 decreased by $22 million compared to the same prior year period, mainly due to unrealized foreign currency losses relating to the Argentine peso and the Zambian kwacha. Fluctuations in these currencies versus the US dollar revalue our peso and kwacha denominated value-added tax receivable balances. The Argentine peso and Zambian kwacha each weakened against the US dollar due in part to high inflation and economic uncertainty in both countries.
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Other Expense (Income)
Q3 2020 compared to Q2 2020
In the third quarter of 2020, other income was $78 million compared to an expense of $73 million in the prior quarter. Other income in the third quarter of 2020 was $151 million higher than the prior quarter mainly due to a gain of $104 million on the remeasurement of the residual cash liability relating to our silver sale agreement with Wheaton Precious Metals Corp. Refer to note 3 to the Financial Statements for more information. This was combined with lower care and maintenance expenses at Porgera and lower donations made to host communities relating to the Covid-19 pandemic in the current quarter compared to the prior quarter.
Q3 2020 compared to Q3 2019
For the three month period ended September 30, 2020, other income was $78 million compared to $1,851 million in the same prior year period. Other income in the third quarter of 2020 mainly relates to a gain of $104 million on the remeasurement of the residual cash liability relating to our silver sale agreement with Wheaton Precious Metals Corp. Refer to note 3 to the Financial Statements for more information. This was partially offset by care and maintenance expenses at Porgera and donations made to host communities relating to the Covid-19 pandemic. For the three month period ended September 30, 2019, other income mainly relates to the gain on the remeasurement of Barrick’s 75% interest in Turquoise Ridge to fair value as a result of its contribution to Nevada Gold Mines.
YTD Q3 2020 compared to YTD Q3 2019
For the nine month period ended September 30, 2020, other income was $40 million compared to $1,818 million in the same prior year period. Other income in the current year mainly relates to a gain of $104 million on the remeasurement of the residual cash liability relating to our silver sale agreement with Wheaton Precious Metals Corp. Refer to note 3 to the Financial Statements for more information. This was combined with the gain on the sale of Massawa of $54 million. Other income was partially offset by care and maintenance expenses at Porgera and donations made to host communities relating to the Covid-19 pandemic. Other income in the same prior year period mainly relates to the gain on the remeasurement of Barrick’s 75% interest in Turquoise Ridge to fair value as a result of its contribution to Nevada Gold Mines.
For a further breakdown of other expense (income), refer to note 9 to the Financial Statements.
Income Tax Expense
Income tax expense was $284 million in the third quarter of 2020. The unadjusted effective income tax rate in the third quarter of 2020 was 18% of the income before income taxes.
The underlying effective income tax rate on ordinary income in the third quarter of 2020 was 25% after adjusting for the impact of impairment charges; the impact of a partial recognition of our previously unrecognized deferred tax asset at Buzwagi; the impact of foreign currency translation losses on deferred tax balances; the impact of non-deductible foreign exchange losses; the impact of Covid-19
donations; the impact of the Porgera mine being placed on care and maintenance; the impact of the remeasurement of our residual cash liability on the silver sale agreement with Wheaton Precious Metals Corp. for Pascua-Lama; and the impact of other expense adjustments.
We record deferred tax charges or credits if changes in facts or circumstances affect the estimated tax basis of assets and therefore the amount of deferred tax assets or liabilities to reflect changing expectations in our ability to realize deferred tax assets. The interpretation of tax regulations and legislation as well as their application to our business is complex and subject to change. We have significant amounts of deferred tax assets (mostly unrecognized), including tax loss carry forwards, and also deferred tax liabilities. Potential changes of any of these amounts, as well as our ability to realize deferred tax assets, could significantly affect net income or cash flow in future periods. For further details on income tax expense, refer to note 10 of the Financial Statements.
Nevada Gold Mines
Nevada Gold Mines is a limited liability company treated as a flow through partnership for US tax purposes. The partnership is not subject to federal income tax directly, but each of its partners is liable for tax on its share of the profits of the partnership. As such, Barrick accounts for its current and deferred income tax associated with the investment (61.5% share) following the principles in IAS 12.
Tanzania
On January 24, 2020, Barrick formalized the establishment of a joint venture between Barrick and the GoT and resolution of all outstanding disputes between Barrick and the GoT, including the lifting of the previous concentrate export ban, effective immediately. Refer to note 13 to the Financial Statements for further information.
A deferred tax recovery of $5 million was recorded in the third quarter of 2020 due to the recognition of deferred tax assets at Buzwagi.
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FINANCIAL CONDITION REVIEW
Summary Balance Sheet and Key Financial Ratios
($ millions, except ratios and share amounts) | As at 9/30/20 | As at 12/31/19 | ||||||
Total cash and equivalents | 4,744 | 3,314 | ||||||
Current assets | 3,115 | 3,573 | ||||||
Non-current assets | 38,257 | 37,505 | ||||||
Total Assets | 46,116 | 44,392 | ||||||
Current liabilities excluding short-term debt | 1,730 | 2,001 | ||||||
Non-current liabilities excluding long-term debta | 7,575 | 7,028 | ||||||
Debt (current and long-term) | 5,161 | 5,536 | ||||||
Total Liabilities | 14,466 | 14,565 | ||||||
Total shareholders’ equity | 22,799 | 21,432 | ||||||
Non-controlling interests | 8,851 | 8,395 | ||||||
Total Equity | 31,650 | 29,827 | ||||||
Total common shares outstanding (millions of shares)b | 1,778 | 1,778 | ||||||
Debt, net of cash | 417 | 2,222 | ||||||
Key Financial Ratios: | ||||||||
Current ratioc | 4.49:1 | 2.90:1 | ||||||
Debt-to-equityd | 0.16:1 | 0.19:1 |
a. | Non-current financial liabilities as at September 30, 2020 were $5,451 million (December 31, 2019: $5,559 million). |
b. | Total common shares outstanding do not include 0.1 million stock options. |
c. | Represents current assets divided by current liabilities (including short-term debt) as at September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019. |
d. | Represents debt divided by total shareholders’ equity (including minority interest) as at September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019. |
Balance Sheet Review
Total assets were $46.1 billion at September 30, 2020, approximately $1.7 billion higher than at December 31, 2019, primarily reflecting the non-current asset impairment reversal of $737 million of our Tanzanian assets resulting from the agreement with the GoT being signed and made effective in the first quarter of 2020.
Our asset base is primarily comprised of non-current assets such as property, plant and equipment and goodwill, reflecting the capital-intensive nature of the mining business and our history of growing through acquisitions. Other significant assets include production inventories, indirect taxes recoverable and receivable, concentrate sales receivable, other government and joint venture related receivables, and cash and equivalents.
Total liabilities at September 30, 2020 were $14.5 billion, which was slightly lower than total liabilities at December 31, 2019. Our liabilities are primarily comprised of debt, other non-current liabilities such as provisions and deferred income tax liabilities, and accounts payable.
Shareholders’ Equity
10/27/2020 | Number of shares | |
Common shares | 1,778,125,848 | |
Stock options | 79,000 |
Financial Position and Liquidity
We believe we have sufficient financial resources to meet our business requirements for the foreseeable future, including capital expenditures, working capital requirements, interest payments and dividends. To date, we have not experienced significant negative impacts to liquidity as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. During the
third quarter of 2020, cash balances continued to grow and debt, net of cash, was further reduced.
Total cash and cash equivalents as at September 30, 2020 were $4.7 billion. Our capital structure comprises a mix of debt, non-controlling interest (primarily at Nevada Gold Mines) and shareholders’ equity. As at September 30, 2020, our total debt was $5.2 billion (debt, net of cash and equivalents was $0.4 billion) and our debt-to-equity ratio was 0.16:1. This compares to debt as at December 31, 2019 of $5.5 billion (debt, net of cash and equivalents was $2.2 billion), and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.19:1.
Uses of cash for the remainder of 2020 include capital commitments of $98 million and we expect to incur attributable minesite sustaining and project capital expenditures of approximately $400 to $700 million during the fourth quarter of the year, based on our guidance range on page 36. For the remainder of 2020, we have contractual obligations and commitments of $315 million for supplies and consumables. In addition, we have $135 million in interest payments and other amounts as detailed in the table on page 80. We expect to fund these commitments through operating cash flow, which is our primary source of liquidity, as well as existing cash balances.
Our operating cash flow is dependent on the ability of our operations to deliver projected future cash flows. The market prices of gold, and to a lesser extent copper, are the primary drivers of our operating cash flow. Other options to enhance liquidity include further portfolio optimization and the creation of new joint ventures and partnerships; issuance of equity securities in the public markets or to private investors, which could be undertaken for liquidity enhancement and/or in connection with establishing a strategic partnership; issuance of long-term debt securities
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in the public markets or to private investors; and drawing on the $3.0 billion available under our undrawn credit facility (subject to compliance with covenants and the making of certain representations and warranties, this facility is available for drawdown as a source of financing). Both Moody’s and S&P rate Barrick’s outstanding long-term debt as investment grade. In October 2020, Moody’s upgraded Barrick’s credit rating from Baa2 to Baa1 and in the second quarter of 2020, S&P confirmed Barrick’s BBB rating and revised their outlook on Barrick’s credit rating to Positive from Stable. The key financial covenant in our undrawn credit facility requires Barrick to maintain a net debt to total capitalization ratio of less than 0.60:1. Barrick’s net debt to total capitalization ratio was 0.01:1 as at September 30, 2020 (0.07:1 as at December 31, 2019).
Summary of Cash Inflow (Outflow)
($ millions) | For the three months ended | For the nine months ended | ||||||||||||||||||
9/30/20 | 6/30/20 | 9/30/19 | 9/30/20 | 9/30/19 | ||||||||||||||||
Net cash provided by operating activities | 1,859 | 1,031 | 1,004 | 3,779 | 1,958 | |||||||||||||||
Investing activities | ||||||||||||||||||||
Capital expenditures | (548 | ) | (509 | ) | (502 | ) | (1,508 | ) | (1,255 | ) | ||||||||||
Investment sales (purchases) | 2 | 206 | 3 | 208 | (4 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Cash acquired in merger | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 751 | |||||||||||||||
Divestitures | 0 | 0 | 0 | 256 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
Dividends received from equity method investments | 38 | 29 | 72 | 92 | 104 | |||||||||||||||
Other | 54 | 10 | 44 | 71 | 92 | |||||||||||||||
Total investing inflows (outflows) | (454 | ) | (264 | ) | (383 | ) | (881 | ) | (312 | ) | ||||||||||
Net change in debta | (8 | ) | (7 | ) | (269 | ) | (371 | ) | (303 | ) | ||||||||||
Dividendsb | (141 | ) | (124 | ) | (67 | ) | (387 | ) | (461 | ) | ||||||||||
Net disbursements to non-controlling interests | (259 | ) | (217 | ) | (31 | ) | (692 | ) | (45 | ) | ||||||||||
Other | 0 | 0 | (2 | ) | (15 | ) | (2 | ) | ||||||||||||
Total financing inflows (outflows) | (408 | ) | (348 | ) | (369 | ) | (1,465 | ) | (811 | ) | ||||||||||
Effect of exchange rate | 4 | (3 | ) | 0 | (3 | ) | (1 | ) | ||||||||||||
Increase (decrease) in cash and equivalents | 1,001 | 416 | 252 | 1,430 | 834 |
a. | The difference between the net change in debt on a cash basis and the net change on the balance sheet is due to changes in non-cash charges, specifically the unwinding of discounts and amortization of debt issue costs. |
b. | For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, we declared and paid dividends per share in US dollars totaling $0.08 and $0.22, respectively (June 30, 2020: declared and paid $0.07; September 30, 2019: declared and paid $0.04; declared $0.08 and paid $0.15, and also paid $2.69 per share to Randgold shareholders, respectively). |
Q3 2020 compared to Q2 2020
In the third quarter of 2020, we generated $1,859 million in operating cash flow, compared to $1,031 million in the prior quarter. The increase of $828 million was primarily due to the higher realized gold price1, combined with lower cash
taxes paid and lower interest paid due to the timing of semi annual payments on our bonds.
Cash outflows from investing activities in the third quarter of 2020 were $454 million compared to $264 million in the prior quarter. The increase of $190 million was primarily due to increased capital expenditures and a decrease in cash proceeds from net investment sales primarily relating to the sale of shares in Shandong Gold in the prior quarter.
Net financing cash outflows for the third quarter of 2020 amounted to $408 million, compared to $348 million in the prior quarter. The increase of $60 million is primarily due to higher net disbursements paid to non-controlling interests, primarily to Newmont in relation to their interest in Nevada Gold Mines, and higher dividends paid.
Q3 2020 compared to Q3 2019
In the third quarter of 2020, we generated $1,859 million in operating cash flow, compared to $1,004 million in the same prior year period. The increase of $855 million was primarily due to the higher realized gold price1, partially offset by lower gold sales volume and higher cash taxes paid.
Cash outflows from investing activities in the third quarter of 2020 were $454 million compared to $383 million in the same prior year period. The increase of $71 million was primarily due to increased capital expenditures and lower dividends received from equity method investments.
Net financing cash outflows for the third quarter of 2020 amounted to $408 million, compared to $369 million in the same prior year period. The increase of $39 million is primarily due to higher disbursements to non-controlling interests, primarily to Newmont in relation to their interest in Nevada Gold Mines, combined with an increase in dividends paid, reflecting Barrick’s profitability, financial strength and commitment to shareholder returns. This was partially offset by the make-whole repurchase of the outstanding $248 million of principal of our 4.95% notes due 2020 in the third quarter of 2019.
YTD Q3 2020 compared to YTD Q3 2019
For the nine month period ended September 30, 2020, we generated $3,779 million in operating cash flow, compared to $1,958 million in the same prior year period. The increase of $1,821 million was primarily due to the higher realized gold price1, partially offset by lower gold sales volume and higher cash taxes paid.
Cash outflows from investing activities for the nine month period ended September 30, 2020 were $881 million compared to $312 million in the same prior year period. The increase of $569 million was primarily due to higher capital expenditures, mainly as a result of the formation of Nevada Gold Mines. This was further impacted by the difference in current year cash proceeds of $256 million from the sale of Massawa and net investment sales of $208 million primarily from the sale of shares in Shandong Gold, compared to the cash acquired as a result of the Merger of $751 million in the same prior year period.
Net financing cash outflows for the nine month period ended September 30, 2020 amounted to $1,465 million,
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compared to $811 million in the same prior year period. The increase of $654 million is primarily due to higher disbursements to non-controlling interests driven by the formation of Nevada Gold Mines, combined with the make-whole repurchase of the outstanding $337 million of principal of our 3.85% notes due 2022 in January 2020 whereas in the same prior year period, there was a make-whole repurchase of the outstanding $248 million of
principal of our 4.95% notes due 2020. This was partially offset by lower dividends paid as even though dividends per share to Barrick shareholders have increased year over year, we paid a dividend to former Randgold shareholders in the same prior year period.
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
Litigation and Claims
We are currently subject to various litigation proceedings as disclosed in note 17 to the Financial Statements, and we may be involved in disputes with other parties in the future that may result in litigation. If we are unable to resolve these disputes favorably, it may have a material adverse impact on our financial condition, cash flow and results of operations.
Contractual Obligations and Commitments
In the normal course of business, we enter into contracts that give rise to commitments for future minimum payments. The following table summarizes the remaining contractual maturities of our financial liabilities and operating and capital commitments shown on an undiscounted basis:
($ millions) | Payments due as at 9/30/20 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 and thereafter | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Debta | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Repayment of principal | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5,109 | 5,116 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Capital leases | 4 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 32 | 68 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Interest | 135 | 308 | 307 | 307 | 306 | 4,447 | 5,810 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Provisions for environmental rehabilitationb | 124 | 170 | 194 | 172 | 127 | 2,254 | 3,041 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Restricted share units | 13 | 29 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Pension benefits and other post-retirement benefits | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 32 | 43 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Minimum royalty paymentsc | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Purchase obligations for supplies and consumablesd | 315 | 304 | 149 | 134 | 120 | 639 | 1,661 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Capital commitmentse | 98 | 52 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Social development costsf | 8 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 60 | 94 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Deposit on Pascua-Lama silver sale agreementg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 253 | 253 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Total | 698 | 897 | 686 | 627 | 565 | 12,827 | 16,300 |
a. | Debt and Interest - Our debt obligations do not include any subjective acceleration clauses or other clauses that enable the holder of the debt to call for early repayment, except in the event that we breach any of the terms and conditions of the debt or for other customary events of default. We are not required to post any collateral under any debt obligations. Projected interest payments on variable rate debt were based on interest rates in effect at September 30, 2020. Interest is calculated on our long-term debt obligations using both fixed and variable rates. |
b. | Provisions for environmental rehabilitation - Amounts presented in the table represent the undiscounted uninflated future payments for the expected cost of provisions for environmental rehabilitation. |
c. | Minimum royalty payments are related to continuing operations and are presented net of recoverable amounts. |
d. | Purchase obligations for supplies and consumables - Includes commitments related to new purchase obligations to secure a supply of acid, tires and cyanide for our production process. |
e. | Capital commitments - Purchase obligations for capital expenditures include only those items where binding commitments have been entered into. |
f. | Social development costs - Includes a commitment of $14 million in 2025 and thereafter related to the funding of a power transmission line in Argentina. |
g. | Deposit on Pascua-Lama silver sale agreement - Relates to our silver sale agreement with Wheaton Precious Metals Corp. |
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REVIEW OF QUARTERLY RESULTS
Quarterly Informationa
($ millions, except where indicated) | 2020 | 2020 | 2020 | 2019 | 2019 | 2019 | 2019 | 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Q3 | Q2 | Q1 | Q4 | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 | Q4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Revenues | 3,540 | 3,055 | 2,721 | 2,883 | 2,678 | 2,063 | 2,093 | 1,904 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Realized price per ounce – goldb | 1,926 | 1,725 | 1,589 | 1,483 | 1,476 | 1,317 | 1,307 | 1,223 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Realized price per pound – copperb | 3.28 | 2.79 | 2.23 | 2.76 | 2.55 | 2.62 | 3.07 | 2.76 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cost of sales | 1,927 | 1,900 | 1,776 | 1,987 | 1,889 | 1,545 | 1,490 | 1,577 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net earnings (loss) | 882 | 357 | 400 | 1,387 | 2,277 | 194 | 111 | (1,197) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Per share (dollars)c | 0.50 | 0.20 | 0.22 | 0.78 | 1.30 | 0.11 | 0.06 | (1.02) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Adjusted net earningsb | 726 | 415 | 285 | 300 | 264 | 154 | 184 | 69 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Per share (dollars)b,c | 0.41 | 0.23 | 0.16 | 0.17 | 0.15 | 0.09 | 0.11 | 0.06 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Operating cash flow | 1,859 | 1,031 | 889 | 875 | 1,004 | 434 | 520 | 411 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cash capital expenditures | 548 | 509 | 451 | 446 | 502 | 379 | 374 | 374 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Free cash flowb | 1,311 | 522 | 438 | 429 | 502 | 55 | 146 | 37 |
a. | Sum of all the quarters may not add up to the annual total due to rounding. |
b. | Realized price, adjusted net earnings, adjusted net earnings per share and free cash flow are non-GAAP financial performance measures with no standardized meaning under IFRS and therefore may not be comparable to similar measures of performance presented by other issuers. For further information and a detailed reconciliation of each non-GAAP measure used in this section of the MD&A to the most directly comparable IFRS measure, please see pages 82 to 106 of this MD&A. |
c. | Calculated using weighted average number of shares outstanding under the basic method of earnings per share. |
Our recent financial results reflect our emphasis on cost discipline, an agile management structure that empowers our site based leadership teams and a portfolio of Tier One13 assets. This combined with rising gold prices has resulted in stronger operating cash flows. The positive free cash flow1 generated, together with the proceeds from various divestitures, have allowed us to continue to strengthen our balance sheet over the past two years and to increase returns to shareholders.
These same fundamentals have also driven the higher net earnings in recent quarters. Prior to that, starting in the first quarter of 2019, the Merger resulted in the commencement of the contribution of Randgold’s operations to Barrick’s net earnings and cash flows. Net earnings has also been impacted by the following items in each quarter which have been excluded from adjusted net earnings1. In the first quarter of 2020, we recorded a net impairment reversal of $115 million (net of tax effects), resulting from the agreement with the GoT being signed and made effective in the first quarter of 2020. In the fourth quarter of 2019, we recorded $22 million (net of tax and non-controlling interests) of net impairment charges, mainly relating to a charge at Pascua-Lama of $296 million (no tax impact),
partially offset by a net impairment reversal at Pueblo Viejo of $277 million (net of taxes and non-controlling interest). We also recorded a $628 million (no tax impact) gain on the de-recognition of the deferred revenue liability relating to our silver sale agreement with Wheaton Precious Metals Corp., a gain of $408 million (no tax impact) resulting from the sale of our 50% interest in Kalgoorlie, and a gain of $216 million (no tax impact) on a settlement of customs duty and indirect taxes at Lumwana. In the third quarter of 2019, net earnings and cash flows were impacted by the formation of Nevada Gold Mines and the commencement of the contribution of its operations to Barrick’s net earnings and cash flows. Net earnings in the third quarter of 2019 included a $1.5 billion (net of tax effects) gain on the remeasurement of Turquoise Ridge as a result of its contribution to Nevada Gold Mines and a $663 million (net of tax effects) impairment reversal at Lumwana. In the fourth quarter of 2018, we recorded $319 million (net of tax effects and non-controlling interests) of net asset impairments primarily relating to $160 million of non-current assets and $154 million of goodwill at the Veladero mine. We also recorded in the fourth quarter of 2018 an inventory impairment of $166 million at Lagunas Norte, which was included in cost of sales.
INTERNAL CONTROL OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING AND DISCLOSURE CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting and disclosure controls and procedures as defined in our 2019 annual MD&A.
Together, the internal control frameworks provide internal control over financial reporting and disclosure. Due to its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting and disclosure may not prevent or detect all misstatements. Further, the effectiveness of internal control is subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with policies or procedures may change.
There were no changes in our internal controls over financial reporting during the three months ended September 30, 2020 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal controls over financial reporting.
Under the supervision and with the participation of management, including the President and Chief Executive Officer and Senior Executive Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer, management will continue to monitor and evaluate the design and effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting and disclosure controls and procedures, and may make modifications from time to time as considered necessary.
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IFRS CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND ACCOUNTING ESTIMATES
Management has discussed the development and selection of our critical accounting estimates with the Audit and Risk Committee of the Board of Directors, and the Audit and Risk Committee has reviewed the disclosure relating to such estimates in conjunction with its review of this MD&A. The accounting policies and methods we utilize determine how we report our financial condition and results of operations, and they may require Management to make estimates or rely on assumptions about matters that are inherently uncertain. The consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”) as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (“IASB”) under the historical cost convention, as modified by revaluation of certain financial assets, derivative contracts and post-retirement assets. Our significant accounting policies are disclosed in
note 2 of the Financial Statements, including a summary of current and future changes in accounting policies.
Critical Accounting Estimates and Judgments
Certain accounting estimates have been identified as being “critical” to the presentation of our financial condition and results of operations because they require us to make subjective and/or complex judgments about matters that are inherently uncertain; or there is a reasonable likelihood that materially different amounts could be reported under different conditions or using different assumptions and estimates. Our significant accounting judgments, estimates and assumptions are disclosed in note 3 of the accompanying Financial Statements.
NON-GAAP FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE MEASURES
Adjusted Net Earnings and Adjusted Net Earnings per Share
Adjusted net earnings is a non-GAAP financial measure which excludes the following from net earnings:
• | Impairment charges (reversals) related to intangibles, goodwill, property, plant and equipment, and investments; |
• | Acquisition/disposition gains/losses; |
• | Foreign currency translation gains/losses; |
• | Significant tax adjustments; and |
• | Tax effect and non-controlling interest of the above items. |
Management uses this measure internally to evaluate our underlying operating performance for the reporting periods presented and to assist with the planning and forecasting of future operating results. Management believes that adjusted net earnings is a useful measure of our performance because impairment charges, acquisition/ disposition gains/losses and significant tax adjustments do not reflect the underlying operating performance of our core mining business and are not necessarily indicative of future operating results. Furthermore, foreign currency translation gains/losses are not necessarily reflective of the underlying operating results for the reporting periods presented. The tax effect and non-controlling interest of the adjusting items are also excluded to reconcile the amounts to Barrick’s share on a post-tax basis, consistent with net earnings.
As noted, we use this measure for internal purposes. Management’s internal budgets and forecasts and public guidance do not include the types of items we adjust for. Consequently, the presentation of adjusted net earnings enables investors and analysts to better understand the underlying operating performance of our core mining business through the eyes of management. Management periodically evaluates the components of adjusted net earnings based on an internal assessment of performance measures that are useful for evaluating the operating performance of our business segments and a review of the non-GAAP measures used by mining industry analysts and other mining companies.
Adjusted net earnings is intended to provide additional information only and does not have any standardized definition under IFRS and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for measures of performance prepared in accordance with IFRS. The measures are not necessarily indicative of operating profit or cash flow from operations as determined under IFRS. Other companies may calculate these measures differently. The following table reconciles these non-GAAP measures to the most directly comparable IFRS measure.
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Reconciliation of Net Earnings to Net Earnings per Share, Adjusted Net Earnings and Adjusted Net Earnings per Share
($ millions, except per share amounts in dollars) | For the three months ended | For the nine months ended | ||||||||||||||||||
9/30/20 | 6/30/20 | 9/30/19 | 9/30/20 | 9/30/19 | ||||||||||||||||
Net earnings attributable to equity holders of the Company | 882 | 357 | 2,277 | 1,639 | 2,582 | |||||||||||||||
Impairment charges (reversals) related to intangibles, goodwill, property, plant and equipment, and investmentsa | 4 | 23 | (872 | ) | (309 | ) | (857 | ) | ||||||||||||
Acquisition/disposition (gains) lossesb | (2 | ) | 8 | (1,901 | ) | (54 | ) | (1,913 | ) | |||||||||||
Loss (gain) on currency translation | 16 | 2 | 40 | 34 | 56 | |||||||||||||||
Significant tax adjustmentsc | (66 | ) | (7 | ) | 35 | (117 | ) | (40 | ) | |||||||||||
Other expense adjustmentsd | (90 | ) | 48 | 53 | 56 | 158 | ||||||||||||||
Tax effect and non-controlling intereste | (18 | ) | (16 | ) | 631 | 177 | 616 | |||||||||||||
Adjusted net earnings | 726 | 415 | 264 | 1,426 | 602 | |||||||||||||||
Net earnings per sharef | 0.50 | 0.20 | 1.30 | 0.92 | 1.47 | |||||||||||||||
Adjusted net earnings per sharef | 0.41 | 0.23 | 0.15 | 0.80 | 0.34 |
a. | For the three month period ended September 30, 2020, we recorded no significant impairment charges or reversals. For the nine month period ended September 30, 2020, net impairment reversals primarily relate to non-current asset reversals at our Tanzanian assets. Net impairment reversals for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2019 mainly relate to non-current asset reversals at Lumwana, partially offset by impairments at Cortez and Lagunas Norte. |
b. | Acquisition/disposition gains for the nine month period ended September 30, 2020 primarily relate to the gain on the sale of Massawa. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, acquisition/disposition gains primarily relate to the gain on the remeasurement of Turquoise Ridge to fair value as a result of its contribution to Nevada Gold Mines. |
c. | Significant tax adjustments for the nine month period ended September 30, 2020 mainly relates to deferred tax recoveries as a result of tax reform measures in Argentina and adjustments made in recognition of the net settlement of all outstanding disputes with the GoT. |
d. | Other expense adjustments for the three and nine month period ended September 30, 2020 primarily relate to the gain on the remeasurement of the residual cash liability relating to our silver sale agreement with Wheaton Precious Metals Corp., partially offset by care and maintenance expenses at Porgera and Covid-19 donations. For the three month period ended June 30, 2020, other expense adjustments primarily relate to care and maintenance expenses at Porgera and Covid-19 donations. The nine month period ended September 30, 2020 was further impacted by changes in the discount rate assumptions on our closed mine rehabilitation provision. For the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2019, other expense adjustments primarily relate to severance costs as a result of the implementation of a number of organizational reductions, the impact of changes in the discount rate assumptions on our closed mine rehabilitation provision and transaction costs related to Nevada Gold Mines and Acacia. |
e. | Tax effect and non-controlling interest for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2019 primarily relates to the net impairment reversals related to long-lived assets and acquisition gains. |
f. | Calculated using weighted average number of shares outstanding under the basic method of earnings per share. |
Free Cash Flow
Free cash flow is a measure that deducts capital expenditures from net cash provided by operating activities. Management believes this to be a useful indicator of our ability to operate without reliance on additional borrowing or usage of existing cash.
Free cash flow is intended to provide additional information only and does not have any standardized definition under
IFRS and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for measures of performance prepared in accordance with IFRS. The measure is not necessarily indicative of operating profit or cash flow from operations as determined under IFRS. Other companies may calculate this measure differently. The following table reconciles this non-GAAP measure to the most directly comparable IFRS measure.
Reconciliation of Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities to Free Cash Flow
($ millions) | For the three months ended | For the nine months ended | ||||||||||||||||||
9/30/20 | 6/30/20 | 9/30/19 | 9/30/20 | 9/30/19 | ||||||||||||||||
Net cash provided by operating activities | 1,859 | 1,031 | 1,004 | 3,779 | 1,958 | |||||||||||||||
Capital expenditures | (548 | ) | (509 | ) | (502 | ) | (1,508 | ) | (1,255 | ) | ||||||||||
Free cash flow | 1,311 | 522 | 502 | 2,271 | 703 |
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Total cash costs per ounce, All-in sustaining costs per ounce, All-in costs per ounce, C1 cash costs per pound and All-in sustaining costs per pound
Total cash costs per ounce, all-in sustaining costs per ounce and all-in costs per ounce are non-GAAP financial measures which are calculated based on the definition published by the World Gold Council (a market development organization for the gold industry comprised of and funded by gold mining companies from around the world, including Barrick). The WGC is not a regulatory organization. Management uses these measures to monitor the performance of our gold mining operations and its ability to generate positive cash flow, both on an individual site basis and an overall company basis.
Total cash costs start with our cost of sales related to gold production and removes depreciation, the non-controlling interest of cost of sales and includes by-product credits. All-in sustaining costs start with total cash costs and include sustaining capital expenditures, sustaining leases, general and administrative costs, minesite exploration and evaluation costs and reclamation cost accretion and amortization. These additional costs reflect the expenditures made to maintain current production levels.
All-in costs starts with all-in sustaining costs and adds additional costs that reflect the varying costs of producing gold over the life-cycle of a mine, including: project capital expenditures (capital expenditures at new projects and discrete projects at existing operations intended to increase production capacity and will not benefit production for at least 12 months) and other non-sustaining costs (primarily non-sustaining leases, exploration and evaluation costs, community relations costs and general and administrative costs that are not associated with current operations). These definitions recognize that there are different costs associated with the life-cycle of a mine, and that it is therefore appropriate to distinguish between sustaining and non-sustaining costs.
We believe that our use of total cash costs, all-in sustaining costs and all-in costs will assist analysts, investors and other stakeholders of Barrick in understanding the costs associated with producing gold, understanding the economics of gold mining, assessing our operating performance and also our ability to generate free cash flow from current operations and to generate free cash flow on an overall company basis. Due to the capital-intensive nature of the industry and the long useful lives over which these items are depreciated, there can be a significant timing difference between net earnings calculated in
accordance with IFRS and the amount of free cash flow that is being generated by a mine and therefore we believe these measures are useful non-GAAP operating metrics and supplement our IFRS disclosures. These measures are not representative of all of our cash expenditures as they do not include income tax payments, interest costs or dividend payments. These measures do not include depreciation or amortization.
Total cash costs per ounce, all-in sustaining costs and all-in costs are intended to provide additional information only and do not have standardized definitions under IFRS and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for measures of performance prepared in accordance with IFRS. These measures are not equivalent to net income or cash flow from operations as determined under IFRS. Although the WGC has published a standardized definition, other companies may calculate these measures differently.
In addition to presenting these metrics on a by-product basis, we have calculated these metrics on a co-product basis. Our co-product metrics remove the impact of other metal sales that are produced as a by-product of our gold production from cost per ounce calculations but does not reflect a reduction in costs for costs associated with other metal sales.
C1 cash costs per pound and all-in sustaining costs per pound are non-GAAP financial measures related to our copper mine operations. We believe that C1 cash costs per pound enables investors to better understand the performance of our copper operations in comparison to other copper producers who present results on a similar basis. C1 cash costs per pound excludes royalties and production taxes and non-routine charges as they are not direct production costs. All-in sustaining costs per pound is similar to the gold all-in sustaining costs metric and management uses this to better evaluate the costs of copper production. We believe this measure enables investors to better understand the operating performance of our copper mines as this measure reflects all of the sustaining expenditures incurred in order to produce copper. All-in sustaining costs per pound includes C1 cash costs, sustaining capital expenditures, sustaining leases, general and administrative costs, minesite exploration and evaluation costs, royalties and production taxes, reclamation cost accretion and amortization and write-downs taken on inventory to net realizable value.
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Reconciliation of Gold Cost of Sales to Total cash costs, All-in sustaining costs and All-in costs, including on a per ounce basis
($ millions, except per ounce information in dollars) | For the three months ended | For the nine months ended | ||||||||||||||||||||
Footnote | 9/30/20 | 6/30/20 | 9/30/19 | 9/30/20 | 9/30/19 | |||||||||||||||||
Cost of sales applicable to gold production | 1,768 | 1,740 | 1,831 | 5,151 | 4,618 | |||||||||||||||||
Depreciation | (508 | ) | (498 | ) | (538 | ) | (1,480 | ) | (1,353 | ) | ||||||||||||
Cash cost of sales applicable to equity method investments | 53 | 62 | 45 | 156 | 169 | |||||||||||||||||
By-product credits | (84 | ) | (59 | ) | (48 | ) | (172 | ) | (95 | ) | ||||||||||||
Realized (gains) losses on hedge and non-hedge derivatives | a | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
Non-recurring items | b | 0 | 0 | (4 | ) | 0 | (33 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Other | c | (24 | ) | (26 | ) | (19 | ) | (77 | ) | (65 | ) | |||||||||||
Non-controlling interests | d | (337 | ) | (336 | ) | (339 | ) | (989 | ) | (552 | ) | |||||||||||
Total cash costs | 868 | 884 | 929 | 2,590 | 2,689 | |||||||||||||||||
General & administrative costs | 50 | 71 | 68 | 161 | 181 | |||||||||||||||||
Minesite exploration and evaluation costs | e | 19 | 23 | 22 | 57 | 45 | ||||||||||||||||
Minesite sustaining capital expenditures | f | 415 | 420 | 406 | 1,205 | 926 | ||||||||||||||||
Sustaining leases | 9 | 10 | 5 | 19 | 23 | |||||||||||||||||
Rehabilitation - accretion and amortization (operating sites) | g | 13 | 12 | 28 | 39 | 58 | ||||||||||||||||
Non-controlling interest, copper operations and other | h | (166 | ) | (158 | ) | (184 | ) | (438 | ) | (335 | ) | |||||||||||
All-in sustaining costs | 1,208 | 1,262 | 1,274 | 3,633 | 3,587 | |||||||||||||||||
Project exploration and evaluation and project costs | e | 53 | 55 | 64 | 164 | 213 | ||||||||||||||||
Community relations costs not related to current operations | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
Project capital expenditures | f | 126 | 85 | 96 | 287 | 324 | ||||||||||||||||
Rehabilitation - accretion and amortization (non-operating sites) | g | 3 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 19 | ||||||||||||||||
Non-controlling interest and copper operations and other | h | (47 | ) | (36 | ) | (46 | ) | (100 | ) | (77 | ) | |||||||||||
All-in costs | 1,343 | 1,370 | 1,394 | 3,994 | 4,068 | |||||||||||||||||
Ounces sold - equity basis (000s ounces) | i | 1,249 | 1,224 | 1,318 | 3,693 | 4,055 | ||||||||||||||||
Cost of sales per ounce | j,k | 1,065 | 1,075 | 1,065 | 1,054 | 991 | ||||||||||||||||
Total cash costs per ounce | k | 696 | 716 | 710 | 701 | 663 | ||||||||||||||||
Total cash costs per ounce (on a co-product basis) | k,l | 742 | 747 | 735 | 732 | 680 | ||||||||||||||||
All-in sustaining costs per ounce | k | 966 | 1,031 | 984 | 984 | 883 | ||||||||||||||||
All-in sustaining costs per ounce (on a co-product basis) | k,l | 1,012 | 1,062 | 1,009 | 1,015 | 900 | ||||||||||||||||
All-in costs per ounce | k | 1,076 | 1,118 | 1,074 | 1,082 | 999 | ||||||||||||||||
All-in costs per ounce (on a co-product basis) | k,l | 1,122 | 1,149 | 1,099 | 1,113 | 1,016 |
a. | Realized (gains) losses on hedge and non-hedge derivatives |
Includes realized hedge losses of $nil and $nil, respectively, for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2020 (June 30, 2020: $nil and September 30, 2019: $nil and $nil, respectively), and realized non-hedge losses of $nil and $1 million, respectively, for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2020 (June 30, 2020: $1 million and September 30, 2019: $1 million and $nil, respectively). Refer to note 5 to the Financial Statements for further information.
b. | Non-recurring items |
Non-recurring items in 2019 relate to organizational restructuring. These costs are not indicative of our cost of production and have been excluded from the calculation of total cash costs.
c. | Other |
Other adjustments for the three and nine month period ended September 30, 2020 include the removal of total cash costs and by-product credits associated with: our Pierina mine; Golden Sunlight and Morila starting in the third quarter of 2019; and Lagunas Norte starting in the fourth quarter of 2019, which all are mining incidental ounces as they enter closure of $27 million and $78 million, respectively, (June 30, 2020: $26 million; September 30, 2019: $19 million and $57 million, respectively).
d. | Non-controlling interests |
Non-controlling interests include non-controlling interests related to gold production of $508 million and $1,469 million, respectively, for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2020 (June 30, 2020: $495 million and September 30, 2019: $504 million and $827 million, respectively). Non- controlling interests include Pueblo Viejo, Loulo-Gounkoto, Tongon, North Mara, Bulyanhulu, Buzwagi (notwithstanding the completion of the Acacia transaction on September 17, 2019, we consolidated our interest in Acacia and recorded a non-controlling interest of 36.1% in the income statement for the entirety of the third quarter of 2019 as a matter of convenience) and Nevada Gold Mines starting July 1, 2019. Refer to note 5 to the Financial Statements for further information.
e. | Exploration and evaluation costs |
Exploration, evaluation and project expenses are presented as minesite sustaining if it supports current mine operations and project if it relates to future projects. Refer to page 75 of this MD&A.
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f. | Capital expenditures |
Capital expenditures are related to our gold sites only and are split between minesite sustaining and project capital expenditures. Project capital expenditures are distinct projects designed to increase the net present value of the mine and are not related to current production. Significant projects in the current year are the expansion project at Pueblo Viejo, the Goldrush exploration declines, the restart of mining activities at Bulyanhulu, and construction of the third shaft at Turquoise Ridge. Refer to page 74 of this MD&A.
g. | Rehabilitation—accretion and amortization |
Includes depreciation on the assets related to rehabilitation provisions of our gold operations and accretion on the rehabilitation provision of our gold operations, split between operating and non-operating sites.
h. | Non-controlling interest and copper operations |
Removes general & administrative costs related to non-controlling interests and copper based on a percentage allocation of revenue. Also removes exploration, evaluation and project expenses, rehabilitation costs and capital expenditures incurred by our copper sites and the non-controlling interest of North Mara, Bulyanhulu and Buzwagi (notwithstanding the completion of the Acacia transaction on September 17, 2019, we consolidated our interest in Acacia and recorded a non-controlling interest of 36.1% in the income statement for the entirety of the third quarter of 2019 as a matter of convenience), Pueblo Viejo, Loulo-Gounkoto and Tongon operating segments and South Arturo (63.1% of South Arturo from July 1, 2019 onwards as a result of its contribution to Nevada Gold Mines). Also removes the non-controlling interest of Nevada Gold Mines starting July 1, 2019. It also includes capital expenditures applicable to equity method investments. Figures remove the impact of Pierina; Golden Sunlight and Morila starting in the third quarter of 2019; and Lagunas Norte starting in the fourth quarter of 2019. The impact is summarized as the following:
($ millions) | For the three months ended | For the nine months ended | ||||||||||||||||||
Non-controlling interest, copper operations and other | 9/30/20 | 6/30/20 | 9/30/19 | 9/30/20 | 9/30/19 | |||||||||||||||
General & administrative costs | (6 | ) | (8 | ) | (22 | ) | (20 | ) | (55 | ) | ||||||||||
Minesite exploration and evaluation expenses | (5 | ) | (8 | ) | (9 | ) | (16 | ) | (10 | ) | ||||||||||
Rehabilitation - accretion and amortization (operating sites) | (3 | ) | (4 | ) | (10 | ) | (11 | ) | (12 | ) | ||||||||||
Minesite sustaining capital expenditures | (152 | ) | (138 | ) | (143 | ) | (391 | ) | (258 | ) | ||||||||||
All-in sustaining costs total | (166 | ) | (158 | ) | (184 | ) | (438 | ) | (335 | ) | ||||||||||
Project exploration and evaluation and project costs | (9 | ) | (9 | ) | (12 | ) | (21 | ) | (40 | ) | ||||||||||
Project capital expenditures | (38 | ) | (27 | ) | (34 | ) | (79 | ) | (37 | ) | ||||||||||
All-in costs total | (47 | ) | (36 | ) | (46 | ) | (100 | ) | (77 | ) |
i. | Ounces sold - equity basis |
Figures remove the impact of: Pierina; Golden Sunlight and Morila starting in the third quarter of 2019; and Lagunas Norte starting in the fourth quarter of 2019, which are producing incidental ounces as they reach the end of their mine lives.
j. | Cost of sales per ounce |
Figures remove the cost of sales impact of: Pierina of $4 million and $14 million, respectively, for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2020 (June 30, 2020: $4 million and September 30, 2019: $44 million and $71 million, respectively); starting in the third quarter of 2019, Golden Sunlight of $nil and $nil, respectively, for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2020 (June 30, 2020: $nil and September 30, 2019: $1 million and $1 million, respectively) and Morila of $7 million and $20 million, respectively, for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2020 (June 30, 2020: $8 million and September 30, 2019: $10 million and $10 million, respectively); and starting in the fourth quarter of 2019, Lagunas Norte of $22 million and $66 million, respectively, for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2020 (June 30, 2020: $23 million and September 30, 2019: $nil and $nil, respectively), which are mining incidental ounces as these sites enter closure. Cost of sales per ounce excludes non-controlling interest related to gold production. Cost of sales applicable to gold per ounce is calculated using cost of sales on an attributable basis (removing the non- controlling interest of 40% Pueblo Viejo, 20% of Loulo-Gounkoto, 10.3% of Tongon, 16% North Mara, Bulyanhulu and Buzwagi starting January 1, 2020, the effective date of the GoT’s free carried interest (36.1% up until September 30, 2019; notwithstanding the completion of the Acacia transaction on September 17, 2019, we consolidated our interest in Acacia and recorded a non-controlling interest of 36.1% in the income statement for the entirety of the third quarter of 2019 as a matter of convenience) and 40% South Arturo from cost of sales (63.1% of South Arturo from July 1, 2019 onwards as a result of its contribution to Nevada Gold Mines)), divided by attributable gold ounces. The non-controlling interest of 38.5% Nevada Gold Mines is also removed from cost of sales from July 1, 2019 onwards.
k. | Per ounce figures |
Cost of sales per ounce, total cash costs per ounce, all-in sustaining costs per ounce and all-in costs per ounce may not calculate based on amounts presented in this table due to rounding.
l. | Co-product costs per ounce |
Total cash costs per ounce, all-in sustaining costs per ounce and all-in costs per ounce presented on a co-product basis removes the impact of by-product credits of our gold production (net of non-controlling interest) calculated as:
($ millions) | For the three months ended | For the nine months ended | ||||||||||||||||||
9/30/20 | 6/30/20 | 9/30/19 | 9/30/20 | 9/30/19 | ||||||||||||||||
By-product credits | 84 | 59 | 48 | 172 | 95 | |||||||||||||||
Non-controlling interest | (29 | ) | (22 | ) | (16 | ) | (65 | ) | (31 | ) | ||||||||||
By-product credits (net of non-controlling interest) | 55 | 37 | 32 | 107 | 64 |
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Reconciliation of Gold Cost of Sales to Total cash costs, All-in sustaining costs and All-in costs, including on a per ounce basis, by operating site
($ millions, except per ounce information in dollars) | For the three months ended 9/30/20 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Footnote | Carlina | Cortezb | Turquoise Ridgec | Long Canyond | Phoenixd | Nevada Gold Minese | Hemlo | North America | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cost of sales applicable to gold production | 440 | 198 | 136 | 64 | 90 | 928 | 69 | 997 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Depreciation | (82 | ) | (54 | ) | (41 | ) | (48 | ) | (23 | ) | (248 | ) | (8 | ) | (256 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||
By-product credits | (1 | ) | (1 | ) | (2 | ) | 0 | (39 | ) | (43 | ) | (1 | ) | (44 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
Non-recurring items | f | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Non-controlling interests | (137 | ) | (55 | ) | (36 | ) | (6 | ) | (10 | ) | (244 | ) | 0 | (244 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
Total cash costs | 220 | 88 | 57 | 10 | 18 | 393 | 60 | 453 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
General & administrative costs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Minesite exploration and evaluation costs | g | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Minesite sustaining capital expenditures | h | 97 | 64 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 189 | 21 | 210 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sustaining leases | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rehabilitation - accretion and amortization (operating sites) | i | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Non-controlling interests | (41 | ) | (26 | ) | (3 | ) | (4 | ) | (2 | ) | (78 | ) | 0 | (78 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
All-in sustaining costs | 285 | 130 | 62 | 17 | 23 | 521 | 81 | 602 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Project exploration and evaluation and project costs | g | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Project capital expenditures | h | 0 | 20 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 0 | 59 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Non-controlling interests | 0 | (7 | ) | (6 | ) | 0 | 0 | (24 | ) | 0 | (24 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
All-in costs | 285 | 143 | 71 | 17 | 23 | 556 | 81 | 637 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ounces sold - equity basis (000s ounces) | 275 | 115 | 76 | 45 | 31 | 542 | 55 | 597 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cost of sales per ounce | j,k | 985 | 1,060 | 1,097 | 877 | 1,773 | 1,060 | 1,257 | 1,078 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total cash costs per ounce | k | 800 | 763 | 745 | 212 | 520 | 723 | 1,099 | 758 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total cash costs per ounce (on a co-product basis) | k,l | 802 | 768 | 766 | 216 | 1,308 | 774 | 1,104 | 805 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
All-in sustaining costs per ounce | k | 1,036 | 1,133 | 805 | 384 | 659 | 956 | 1,497 | 1,006 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
All-in sustaining costs per ounce (on a co-product basis) | k,l | 1,038 | 1,138 | 826 | 388 | 1,447 | 1,007 | 1,502 | 1,053 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
All-in costs per ounce | k | 1,036 | 1,236 | 929 | 384 | 659 | 1,025 | 1,502 | 1,069 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
All-in costs per ounce (on a co-product basis) | k,l | 1,038 | 1,241 | 950 | 388 | 1,447 | 1,076 | 1,507 | 1,116 |
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($ millions, except per ounce information in dollars) | For the three months ended 9/30/20 | |||||||||||||||
Footnote | Pueblo Viejo | Veladero | Latin America & Asia Pacific | |||||||||||||
Cost of sales applicable to gold production | 169 | 49 | 218 | |||||||||||||
Depreciation | (56 | ) | (17 | ) | (73 | ) | ||||||||||
By-product credits | (17 | ) | (1 | ) | (18 | ) | ||||||||||
Non-recurring items | f | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
Other | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
Non-controlling interests | (38 | ) | 0 | (38 | ) | |||||||||||
Total cash costs | 58 | 31 | 89 | |||||||||||||
General & administrative costs | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
Minesite exploration and evaluation costs | g | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
Minesite sustaining capital expenditures | h | 32 | 18 | 50 | ||||||||||||
Sustaining leases | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||
Rehabilitation - accretion and amortization (operating sites) | i | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||
Non-controlling interests | (13 | ) | 0 | (13 | ) | |||||||||||
All-in sustaining costs | 78 | 51 | 129 | |||||||||||||
Project exploration and evaluation and project costs | g | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||
Project capital expenditures | h | 18 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||||||
Non-controlling interests | (7 | ) | 0 | (7 | ) | |||||||||||
All-in costs | 90 | 51 | 141 | |||||||||||||
Ounces sold - equity basis (000s ounces) | 129 | 43 | 172 | |||||||||||||
Cost of sales per ounce | j,k | 791 | 1,136 | 877 | ||||||||||||
Total cash costs per ounce | k | 450 | 708 | 515 | ||||||||||||
Total cash costs per ounce (on a co-product basis) | k,l | 527 | 743 | 581 | ||||||||||||
All-in sustaining costs per ounce | k | 609 | 1,159 | 746 | ||||||||||||
All-in sustaining costs per ounce (on a co-product basis) | k,l | 686 | 1,194 | 812 | ||||||||||||
All-in costs per ounce | k | 697 | 1,159 | 813 | ||||||||||||
All-in costs per ounce (on a co-product basis) | k,l | 774 | 1,194 | 879 |
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($ millions, except per ounce information in dollars) | For the three months ended 9/30/20 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Footnote | Loulo- Gounkoto | Kibali | North Maran | Tongon | Bulyanhulun | Buzwagin | Africa & Middle East | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cost of sales applicable to gold production | 185 | 99 | 73 | 96 | 82 | 79 | 614 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Depreciation | (69 | ) | (43 | ) | (20 | ) | (43 | ) | (28 | ) | (4 | ) | (207 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||
By-product credits | 0 | 0 | (1 | ) | 0 | (6 | ) | (14 | ) | (21 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Non-recurring items | f | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Non-controlling interests | (23 | ) | 0 | (8 | ) | (6 | ) | (8 | ) | (9 | ) | (54 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
Total cash costs | 93 | 56 | 44 | 47 | 40 | 52 | 332 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
General & administrative costs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Minesite exploration and evaluation costs | g | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Minesite sustaining capital expenditures | h | 77 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 102 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sustaining leases | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rehabilitation - accretion and amortization (operating sites) | i | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Non-controlling interests | (16 | ) | 0 | (1 | ) | 0 | 0 | 0 | (17 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
All-in sustaining costs | 159 | 75 | 51 | 49 | 43 | 52 | 429 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Project exploration and evaluation and project costs | g | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Project capital expenditures | h | 11 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 42 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Non-controlling interests | (2 | ) | 0 | (2 | ) | 0 | (3 | ) | 0 | (7 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||
All-in costs | 168 | 75 | 62 | 49 | 58 | 52 | 464 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ounces sold - equity basis (000s ounces) | 136 | 91 | 69 | 65 | 46 | 73 | 480 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cost of sales per ounce | j,k | 1,088 | 1,088 | 903 | 1,329 | 1,502 | 907 | 1,106 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total cash costs per ounce | k | 682 | 617 | 649 | 731 | 874 | 687 | 691 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total cash costs per ounce (on a co-product basis) | k,l | 682 | 622 | 656 | 732 | 996 | 863 | 732 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
All-in sustaining costs per ounce | k | 1,161 | 817 | 758 | 777 | 913 | 693 | 891 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
All-in sustaining costs per ounce (on a co-product basis) | k,l | 1,161 | 822 | 765 | 778 | 1,035 | 869 | 932 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
All-in costs per ounce | k | 1,229 | 823 | 912 | 778 | 1,243 | 693 | 965 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
All-in costs per ounce (on a co-product basis) | k,l | 1,229 | 828 | 919 | 779 | 1,365 | 869 | 1,006 |
BARRICK THIRD QUARTER 2020 | 89 | MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS |
($ millions, except per ounce information in dollars) | For the three months ended 6/30/20 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Footnote | Carlina | Cortezb | Turquoise Ridgec | Long Canyond | Phoenixd | Nevada Gold Minese | Hemlo | North America | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cost of sales applicable to gold production | 395 | 187 | 136 | 63 | 108 | 889 | 68 | 957 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Depreciation | (70 | ) | (56 | ) | (40 | ) | (44 | ) | (27 | ) | (237 | ) | (10 | ) | (247 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||
By-product credits | (1 | ) | 0 | 0 | 0 | (36 | ) | (37 | ) | 0 | (37 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Non-recurring items | f | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Non-controlling interests | (125 | ) | (51 | ) | (37 | ) | (7 | ) | (18 | ) | (238 | ) | 0 | (238 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
Total cash costs | 199 | 80 | 59 | 12 | 27 | 377 | 58 | 435 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
General & administrative costs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Minesite exploration and evaluation costs | g | 7 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Minesite sustaining capital expenditures | h | 97 | 67 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 193 | 19 | 212 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sustaining leases | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rehabilitation - accretion and amortization (operating sites) | i | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Non-controlling interests | (41 | ) | (28 | ) | (4 | ) | (3 | ) | (5 | ) | (87 | ) | 0 | (87 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
All-in sustaining costs | 264 | 125 | 64 | 18 | 36 | 507 | 78 | 585 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Project exploration and evaluation and project costs | g | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Project capital expenditures | h | 0 | 17 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 0 | 57 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Non-controlling interests | 0 | (7 | ) | (2 | ) | 0 | 0 | (20 | ) | 0 | (20 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
All-in costs | 264 | 135 | 70 | 18 | 36 | 544 | 78 | 622 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ounces sold - equity basis (000s ounces) | 234 | 132 | 79 | 38 | 39 | 522 | 54 | 576 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cost of sales per ounce | j,k | 1,037 | 870 | 1,073 | 1,009 | 1,726 | 1,055 | 1,268 | 1,075 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total cash costs per ounce | k | 850 | 613 | 753 | 308 | 725 | 728 | 1,080 | 761 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total cash costs per ounce (on a co-product basis) | k,l | 851 | 613 | 753 | 308 | 1,293 | 797 | 1,087 | 824 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
All-in sustaining costs per ounce | k | 1,130 | 950 | 829 | 430 | 957 | 985 | 1,456 | 1,029 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
All-in sustaining costs per ounce (on a co-product basis) | k,l | 1,131 | 950 | 829 | 430 | 1,525 | 1,054 | 1,463 | 1,092 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
All-in costs per ounce | k | 1,130 | 1,031 | 894 | 430 | 957 | 1,052 | 1,456 | 1,090 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
All-in costs per ounce (on a co-product basis) | k,l | 1,131 | 1,031 | 894 | 430 | 1,525 | 1,121 | 1,463 | 1,153 |
BARRICK THIRD QUARTER 2020 | 90 | MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS |
($ millions, except per ounce information in dollars) | For the three months ended 6/30/20 | |||||||||||||||||
Footnote | Pueblo Viejo | Veladero | Porgera° | Latin America & Asia Pacific | ||||||||||||||
Cost of sales applicable to gold production | 178 | 43 | 26 | 247 | ||||||||||||||
Depreciation | (54 | ) | (13 | ) | (6 | ) | (73 | ) | ||||||||||
By-product credits | (13 | ) | (1 | ) | (1 | ) | (15 | ) | ||||||||||
Non-recurring items | f | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
Other | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Non-controlling interests | (44 | ) | 0 | 0 | (44 | ) | ||||||||||||
Total cash costs | 67 | 29 | 19 | 115 | ||||||||||||||
General & administrative costs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Minesite exploration and evaluation costs | g | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
Minesite sustaining capital expenditures | h | 26 | 20 | 2 | 48 | |||||||||||||
Sustaining leases | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
Rehabilitation - accretion and amortization (operating sites) | i | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |||||||||||||
Non-controlling interests | (11 | ) | 0 | 0 | (11 | ) | ||||||||||||
All-in sustaining costs | 84 | 51 | 22 | 157 | ||||||||||||||
Project exploration and evaluation and project costs | g | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
Project capital expenditures | h | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | |||||||||||||
Non-controlling interests | (3 | ) | 0 | 0 | (3 | ) | ||||||||||||
All-in costs | 90 | 51 | 22 | 163 | ||||||||||||||
Ounces sold - equity basis (000s ounces) | 115 | 35 | 24 | 174 | ||||||||||||||
Cost of sales per ounce | j,k | 935 | 1,228 | 1,141 | 1,023 | |||||||||||||
Total cash costs per ounce | k | 579 | 801 | 875 | 664 | |||||||||||||
Total cash costs per ounce (on a co-product basis) | k,l | 649 | 840 | 884 | �� | 743 | ||||||||||||
All-in sustaining costs per ounce | k | 720 | 1,383 | 1,046 | 900 | |||||||||||||
All-in sustaining costs per ounce (on a co-product basis) | k,l | 790 | 1,422 | 1,055 | 979 | |||||||||||||
All-in costs per ounce | k | 763 | 1,383 | 1,046 | 929 | |||||||||||||
All-in costs per ounce (on a co-product basis) | k,l | 833 | 1,422 | 1,055 | 1,008 |
BARRICK THIRD QUARTER 2020 | 91 | MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS |
($ millions, except per ounce information in dollars) | For the three months ended 6/30/20 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Footnote | Loulo- Gounkoto | Kibali | North Maran | Tongon | Bulyanhulun | Buzwagin | Africa & Middle East | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cost of sales applicable to gold production | 200 | 101 | 84 | 96 | 60 | 61 | 602 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Depreciation | (74 | ) | (42 | ) | (25 | ) | (45 | ) | (23 | ) | (2 | ) | (211 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||
By-product credits | 0 | (1 | ) | 0 | 0 | (4 | ) | (9 | ) | (14 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Non-recurring items | f | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Non-controlling interests | (25 | ) | 0 | (9 | ) | (5 | ) | (5 | ) | (8 | ) | (52 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
Total cash costs | 101 | 58 | 50 | 46 | 28 | 42 | 325 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
General & administrative costs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Minesite exploration and evaluation costs | g | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Minesite sustaining capital expenditures | h | 70 | 9 | 34 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 120 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sustaining leases | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rehabilitation - accretion and amortization (operating sites) | i | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Non-controlling interests | (16 | ) | 0 | (6 | ) | (1 | ) | (1 | ) | 0 | (24 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
All-in sustaining costs | 162 | 71 | 79 | 50 | 30 | 44 | 436 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Project exploration and evaluation and project costs | g | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Project capital expenditures | h | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Non-controlling interests | 0 | 0 | (1 | ) | 0 | (1 | ) | 0 | (2 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
All-in costs | 162 | 72 | 80 | 50 | 36 | 44 | 444 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ounces sold - equity basis (000s ounces) | 157 | 96 | 67 | 68 | 30 | 56 | 474 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cost of sales per ounce | j,k | 1,012 | 1,067 | 1,040 | 1,275 | 1,658 | 909 | 1,094 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total cash costs per ounce | k | 639 | 617 | 724 | 688 | 950 | 751 | 687 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total cash costs per ounce (on a co-product basis) | k,l | 639 | 620 | 730 | 689 | 1,030 | 865 | 711 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
All-in sustaining costs per ounce | k | 1,030 | 739 | 1,166 | 745 | 1,014 | 770 | 919 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
All-in sustaining costs per ounce (on a co-product basis) | k,l | 1,030 | 742 | 1,172 | 746 | 1,094 | 884 | 943 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
All-in costs per ounce | k | 1,030 | 750 | 1,195 | 745 | 1,214 | 770 | 938 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
All-in costs per ounce (on a co-product basis) | k,l | 1,030 | 753 | 1,201 | 746 | 1,294 | 884 | 962 |
BARRICK THIRD QUARTER 2020 | 92 | MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS |
($ millions, except per ounce information in dollars) | For the three months ended 9/30/19 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Footnote | Nevada Gold Minese | Cortezb | Carlina | Turquoise Ridgec | Phoenixd | Long Canyond | Pueblo Viejo | Loulo- Gounkoto | Kibali | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cost of sales applicable to gold production | 897 | 170 | 445 | 168 | 68 | 46 | 181 | 199 | 107 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Depreciation | (270 | ) | (53 | ) | (101 | ) | (70 | ) | (14 | ) | (32 | ) | (48 | ) | (76 | ) | (57 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
By-product credits | (25 | ) | (1 | ) | (1 | ) | (1 | ) | (22 | ) | 0 | (17 | ) | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Non-recurring items | f | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Non-controlling interests | (233 | ) | (45 | ) | (133 | ) | (37 | ) | (13 | ) | (5 | ) | (48 | ) | (25 | ) | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Total cash costs | 369 | 71 | 210 | 60 | 19 | 9 | 68 | 98 | 50 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
General & administrative costs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Minesite exploration and evaluation costs | g | 12 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Minesite sustaining capital expenditures | h | 188 | 36 | 102 | 27 | 14 | 9 | 27 | 60 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sustaining leases | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rehabilitation -accretion and amortization (operating sites) | i | 20 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Non-controlling interests | (86 | ) | (15 | ) | (48 | ) | (12 | ) | (6 | ) | (5 | ) | (12 | ) | (13 | ) | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
All-in sustaining costs | 504 | 98 | 277 | 81 | 31 | 17 | 86 | 150 | 63 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Project exploration and evaluation and project costs | g | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Project capital expenditures | h | 85 | 49 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Non-controlling interests | (31 | ) | (18 | ) | 0 | (5 | ) | 0 | 0 | 0 | (1 | ) | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
All-in costs | 558 | 129 | 277 | 89 | 31 | 17 | 86 | 150 | 64 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ounces sold - equity basis (000s ounces) | 537 | 126 | 272 | 96 | 19 | 24 | 136 | 155 | 89 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cost of sales per ounce | j,k | 1,027 | 829 | 1,007 | 1,077 | 2,186 | 1,170 | 807 | 1,018 | 1,187 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total cash costs per ounce | k | 693 | 570 | 775 | 622 | 1,010 | 353 | 504 | 630 | 554 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total cash costs per ounce (on a co-product basis) | k,l | 694 | 571 | 776 | 622 | 1,734 | 355 | 587 | 630 | 554 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
All-in sustaining costs per ounce | k | 946 | 772 | 1,014 | 840 | 1,622 | 714 | 631 | 966 | 703 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
All-in sustaining costs per ounce (on a co-product basis) | k,l | 947 | 773 | 1,015 | 840 | 2,346 | 716 | 714 | 966 | 703 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
All-in costs per ounce | k | 1,048 | 1,020 | 1,014 | 927 | 1,622 | 714 | 636 | 971 | 717 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
All-in costs per ounce (on a co-product basis) | k,l | 1,049 | 1,021 | 1,015 | 927 | 2,346 | 716 | 719 | 971 | 717 |
BARRICK THIRD QUARTER 2020 | 93 | MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS |
($ millions, except per ounce information in dollars) | For the three months ended 9/30/19 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Footnote | Veladero | Kalgoorliem | Tongon | Porgerao | Hemlo | Lagunas Norte | North Maran | Bulyanhulun | Buzwagin | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cost of sales applicable to gold production | 72 | 60 | 102 | 77 | 55 | 54 | 53 | 10 | 35 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Depreciation | (25 | ) | (10 | ) | (44 | ) | (11 | ) | (6 | ) | (5 | ) | (17 | ) | (4 | ) | (3 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
By-product credits | (1 | ) | 0 | 0 | (1 | ) | (1 | ) | (2 | ) | 0 | 0 | (1 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Non-recurring items | f | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | (1 | ) | (3 | ) | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Non-controlling interests | 0 | 0 | (6 | ) | 0 | 0 | 0 | (12 | ) | (3 | ) | (12 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total cash costs | 46 | 50 | 52 | 65 | 47 | 44 | 24 | 3 | 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
General & administrative costs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Minesite exploration and evaluation costs | g | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Minesite sustaining capital expenditures | h | 19 | 15 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sustaining leases | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rehabilitation - accretion and amortization (operating sites) | i | 1 | 0 | 0 | (1 | ) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Non-controlling interests | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | (5 | ) | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
All-in sustaining costs | 68 | 68 | 57 | 79 | 63 | 47 | 32 | 4 | 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Project exploration and evaluation and project costs | g | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Project capital expenditures | h | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Non-controlling interests | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | (1 | ) | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
All-in costs | 68 | 68 | 57 | 79 | 63 | 47 | 33 | 5 | 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ounces sold - equity basis (000s ounces) | 59 | 58 | 66 | 75 | 50 | 33 | 36 | 5 | 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cost of sales per ounce | j,k | 1,243 | 1,037 | 1,396 | 1,024 | 1,083 | 1,661 | 907 | 1,288 | 1,292 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total cash costs per ounce | k | 773 | 856 | 793 | 868 | 953 | 1,327 | 603 | 729 | 1,202 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total cash costs per ounce (on a co-product basis) | k,l | 799 | 859 | 795 | 878 | 956 | 1,374 | 608 | 754 | 1,210 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
All-in sustaining costs per ounce | k | 1,142 | 1,170 | 869 | 1,053 | 1,280 | 1,422 | 850 | 769 | 1,220 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
All-in sustaining costs per ounce (on a co-product basis) | k,l | 1,168 | 1,173 | 871 | 1,063 | 1,283 | 1,469 | 855 | 794 | 1,228 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
All-in costs per ounce | k | 1,142 | 1,170 | 869 | 1,053 | 1,280 | 1,422 | 886 | 866 | 1,220 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
All-in costs per ounce (on a co-product basis) | k,l | 1,168 | 1,173 | 871 | 1,063 | 1,283 | 1,469 | 891 | 891 | 1,228 |
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($ millions, except per ounce information in dollars) | For the nine months ended 9/30/2020 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Footnote | Carlina | Cortezb | Turquoise Ridgec | Long Canyond | Phoenixd | Nevada Gold Minese | Hemlo | North America | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cost of sales applicable to gold production | 1,239 | 567 | 419 | 172 | 276 | 2,673 | 202 | 2,875 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Depreciation | (232 | ) | (164 | ) | (132 | ) | (122 | ) | (72 | ) | (722 | ) | (28 | ) | (750 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
By-product credits | (2 | ) | (1 | ) | (3 | ) | 0 | (95 | ) | (101 | ) | (1 | ) | (102 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Non-recurring items | f | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Non-controlling interests | (387 | ) | (155 | ) | (110 | ) | (19 | ) | (42 | ) | (713 | ) | 0 | (713 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Total cash costs | 618 | 247 | 174 | 31 | 67 | 1,137 | 173 | 1,310 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
General & administrative costs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Minesite exploration and evaluation costs | g | 17 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 36 | 0 | 36 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Minesite sustaining capital expenditures | h | 285 | 207 | 29 | 23 | 26 | 591 | 59 | 650 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sustaining leases | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rehabilitation - accretion and amortization (operating sites) | i | 6 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 1 | 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Non-controlling interests | (119 | ) | (86 | ) | (14 | ) | (11 | ) | (10 | ) | (248 | ) | 0 | (248 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||
All-in sustaining costs | 807 | 384 | 196 | 49 | 86 | 1,535 | 233 | 1,768 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Project exploration and evaluation and project costs | g | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Project capital expenditures | h | 0 | 43 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 150 | 0 | 150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Non-controlling interests | 0 | (16 | ) | (14 | ) | 0 | 0 | (57 | ) | 0 | (57 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
All-in costs | 807 | 411 | 219 | 49 | 86 | 1,628 | 233 | 1,861 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ounces sold - equity basis (000s ounces) | 765 | 375 | 242 | 110 | 100 | 1,592 | 167 | 1,759 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cost of sales per ounce | j,k | 996 | 931 | 1,066 | 960 | 1,697 | 1,039 | 1,213 | 1,056 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total cash costs per ounce | k | 807 | 660 | 720 | 278 | 665 | 714 | 1,040 | 745 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total cash costs per ounce (on a co-product basis) | k,l | 808 | 662 | 728 | 280 | 1,251 | 753 | 1,044 | 781 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
All-in sustaining costs per ounce | k | 1,055 | 1,026 | 813 | 443 | 852 | 964 | 1,409 | 1,006 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
All-in sustaining costs per ounce (on a co-product basis) | k,l | 1,056 | 1,028 | 821 | 445 | 1,438 | 1,003 | 1,413 | 1,042 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
All-in costs per ounce | k | 1,055 | 1,096 | 908 | 443 | 852 | 1,023 | 1,411 | 1,060 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
All-in costs per ounce (on a co-product basis) | k,l | 1,056 | 1,098 | 916 | 445 | 1,438 | 1,062 | 1,415 | 1,096 |
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($ millions, except per ounce information in dollars) | For the nine months ended 9/30/2020 | |||||||||||||||||||
Footnote | Pueblo Viejo | Veladero | Porgera° | Latin America & Asia Pacific | ||||||||||||||||
Cost of sales applicable to gold production | 532 | 159 | 101 | 792 | ||||||||||||||||
Depreciation | (163 | ) | (52 | ) | (20 | ) | (235 | ) | ||||||||||||
By-product credits | (42 | ) | (3 | ) | (1 | ) | (46 | ) | ||||||||||||
Non-recurring items | f | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
Other | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
Non-controlling interests | (130 | ) | 0 | 0 | (130 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Total cash costs | 197 | 104 | 80 | 381 | ||||||||||||||||
General & administrative costs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
Minesite exploration and evaluation costs | g | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||
Minesite sustaining capital expenditures | h | 86 | 63 | 11 | 160 | |||||||||||||||
Sustaining leases | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
Rehabilitation - accretion and amortization (operating sites) | i | 4 | 3 | 0 | 7 | |||||||||||||||
Non-controlling interests | (36 | ) | 0 | 0 | (36 | ) | ||||||||||||||
All-in sustaining costs | 251 | 171 | 96 | 518 | ||||||||||||||||
Project exploration and evaluation and project costs | g | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |||||||||||||||
Project capital expenditures | h | 27 | 15 | 0 | 42 | |||||||||||||||
Non-controlling interests | (11 | ) | 0 | 0 | (11 | ) | ||||||||||||||
All-in costs | 270 | 186 | 96 | 552 | ||||||||||||||||
Ounces sold - equity basis (000s ounces) | 388 | 135 | 87 | 610 | ||||||||||||||||
Cost of sales per ounce | j,k | 825 | 1,180 | 1,168 | 952 | |||||||||||||||
Total cash costs per ounce | k | 508 | 766 | 925 | 624 | |||||||||||||||
Total cash costs per ounce (on a co-product basis) | k,l | 571 | 790 | 931 | 671 | |||||||||||||||
All-in sustaining costs per ounce | k | 648 | 1,263 | 1,102 | 849 | |||||||||||||||
All-in sustaining costs per ounce (on a co-product basis) | k,l | 711 | 1,287 | 1,108 | 896 | |||||||||||||||
All-in costs per ounce | k | 694 | 1,376 | 1,102 | 901 | |||||||||||||||
All-in costs per ounce (on a co- product basis) | k,l | 757 | 1,400 | 1,108 | 948 |
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($ millions, except per ounce information in dollars) | For the nine months ended 9/30/2020 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Footnote | Loulo- Gounkoto | Kibali | North Maran | Tongon | Bulyanhulun | Buzwagin | Africa & Middle East | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cost of sales applicable to gold production | 538 | 293 | 236 | 281 | 156 | 179 | 1,683 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Depreciation | (202 | ) | (126 | ) | (70 | ) | (127 | ) | (59 | ) | (9 | ) | (593 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||
By-product credits | 0 | (1 | ) | (2 | ) | 0 | (10 | ) | (23 | ) | (36 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Non-recurring items | f | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Non-controlling interests | (67 | ) | 0 | (26 | ) | (16 | ) | (14 | ) | (23 | ) | (146 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
Total cash costs | 269 | 166 | 138 | 138 | 73 | 124 | 908 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
General & administrative costs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Minesite exploration and evaluation costs | g | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Minesite sustaining capital expenditures | h | 186 | 38 | 55 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 293 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sustaining leases | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rehabilitation - accretion and amortization (operating sites) | i | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Non-controlling interests | (40 | ) | 0 | (9 | ) | (1 | ) | (1 | ) | 0 | (51 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
All-in sustaining costs | 430 | 214 | 187 | 147 | 79 | 126 | 1,183 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Project exploration and evaluation and project costs | g | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Project capital expenditures | h | 11 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 55 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Non-controlling interests | (2 | ) | 0 | (3 | ) | 0 | (4 | ) | 0 | (9 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||
All-in costs | 439 | 215 | 201 | 147 | 101 | 126 | 1,229 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ounces sold - equity basis (000s ounces) | 416 | 275 | 206 | 191 | 83 | 153 | 1,324 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cost of sales per ounce | j,k | 1,034 | 1,067 | 967 | 1,322 | 1,574 | 981 | 1,100 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total cash costs per ounce | k | 646 | 606 | 673 | 725 | 885 | 803 | 686 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total cash costs per ounce (on a co-product basis) | k,l | 646 | 609 | 680 | 726 | 983 | 930 | 709 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
All-in sustaining costs per ounce | k | 1,031 | 776 | 911 | 769 | 949 | 815 | 892 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
All-in sustaining costs per ounce (on a co-product basis) | k,l | 1,031 | 779 | 918 | 770 | 1,047 | 942 | 915 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
All-in costs per ounce | k | 1,053 | 781 | 979 | 769 | 1,215 | 815 | 927 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
All-in costs per ounce (on a co-product basis) | k,l | 1,053 | 784 | 986 | 770 | 1,313 | 942 | 950 |
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($ millions, except per ounce information in dollars) | For the nine months ended 9/30/2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Footnote | Nevada Gold Minese | Cortezb | Carlina | Turquoise Ridgec | Phoenixd | Long Canyond | Pueblo Viejo | Loulo- Gounkoto | Kibali | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cost of sales applicable to gold production | 1,807 | 549 | 874 | 270 | 68 | 46 | 532 | 565 | 297 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Depreciation | (533 | ) | (182 | ) | (220 | ) | (85 | ) | (14 | ) | (32 | ) | (141 | ) | (222 | ) | (144 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
By-product credits | (25 | ) | (1 | ) | (1 | ) | (1 | ) | (22 | ) | 0 | (49 | ) | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Non-recurring items | f | (9 | ) | 0 | (9 | ) | 0 | 0 | 0 | (1 | ) | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Non-controlling interests | (234 | ) | (45 | ) | (134 | ) | (37 | ) | (13 | ) | (5 | ) | (139 | ) | (69 | ) | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Total cash costs | 1,006 | 321 | 510 | 147 | 19 | 9 | 202 | 274 | 153 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
General & administrative costs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Minesite exploration and evaluation costs | g | 20 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Minesite sustaining capital expenditures | h | 343 | 64 | 215 | 41 | 14 | 9 | 84 | 119 | 32 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sustaining leases | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rehabilitation -accretion and amortization (operating sites) | i | 30 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Non-controlling interests | (95 | ) | (15 | ) | (57 | ) | (12 | ) | (6 | ) | (5 | ) | (36 | ) | (26 | ) | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
All-in sustaining costs | 1,305 | 387 | 687 | 183 | 31 | 17 | 256 | 377 | 186 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Project exploration and evaluation and project costs | g | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Project capital expenditures | h | 257 | 180 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Non-controlling interests | (31 | ) | (18 | ) | 0 | (5 | ) | 0 | 0 | 0 | (1 | ) | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
All-in costs | 1,531 | 549 | 687 | 212 | 31 | 17 | 259 | 379 | 188 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ounces sold - equity basis (000s ounces) | 1,658 | 666 | 692 | 257 | 19 | 24 | 410 | 431 | 274 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cost of sales per ounce | j,k | 881 | 725 | 1,015 | 797 | 2,186 | 1,170 | 783 | 1,047 | 1,081 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total cash costs per ounce | k | 608 | 482 | 738 | 570 | 1,010 | 353 | 492 | 635 | 555 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total cash costs per ounce (on a co-product basis) | k,l | 609 | 483 | 739 | 572 | 1,734 | 354 | 568 | 635 | 555 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
All-in sustaining costs per ounce | k | 789 | 580 | 992 | 710 | 1,622 | 714 | 623 | 875 | 678 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
All-in sustaining costs per ounce (on a co-product basis) | k,l | 790 | 581 | 993 | 712 | 2,346 | 715 | 699 | 875 | 678 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
All-in costs per ounce | k | 926 | 818 | 992 | 825 | 1,622 | 714 | 632 | 880 | 685 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
All-in costs per ounce (on a co-product basis) | k,l | 927 | 819 | 993 | 827 | 2,346 | 715 | 708 | 880 | 685 |
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($ millions, except per ounce information in dollars) | For the nine months ended 9/30/2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Footnote | Veladero | Kalgoorlie | Tongon | Porgerao | Hemlo | Lagunas Nortep | North Maran | Bulyanhulun | Buzwagin | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cost of sales applicable to gold production | 241 | 179 | 303 | 209 | 160 | 139 | 206 | 34 | 107 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Depreciation | (86 | ) | (32 | ) | (141 | ) | (30 | ) | (20 | ) | (19 | ) | (62 | ) | (15 | ) | (7 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
By-product credits | (5 | ) | 0 | 0 | (2 | ) | (1 | ) | (6 | ) | (1 | ) | (1 | ) | (1 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Non-recurring items | f | (1 | ) | 0 | 0 | 0 | (2 | ) | (18 | ) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | �� | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Non-controlling interests | 0 | 0 | (17 | ) | 0 | 0 | 0 | (51 | ) | (7 | ) | (36 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total cash costs | 149 | 147 | 145 | 177 | 137 | 96 | 92 | 11 | 63 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
General & administrative costs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Minesite exploration and evaluation costs | g | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Minesite sustaining capital expenditures | h | 63 | 46 | 8 | 34 | 32 | 11 | 33 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sustaining leases | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rehabilitation - accretion and amortization (operating sites) | i | 4 | 2 | 0 | (1 | ) | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Non-controlling interests | 0 | 0 | (1 | ) | 0 | 0 | 0 | (13 | ) | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
All-in sustaining costs | 220 | 203 | 155 | 213 | 172 | 124 | 114 | 13 | 65 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Project exploration and evaluation and project costs | g | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Project capital expenditures | h | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Non-controlling interests | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | (3 | ) | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
All-in costs | 235 | 203 | 155 | 213 | 172 | 124 | 119 | 15 | 65 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ounces sold - equity basis (000s ounces) | 201 | 171 | 186 | 203 | 164 | 108 | 145 | 18 | 55 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cost of sales per ounce | j,k | 1,206 | 1,047 | 1,467 | 1,029 | 977 | 1,285 | 905 | 1,166 | 1,242 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total cash costs per ounce | k | 742 | 857 | 781 | 871 | 843 | 879 | 625 | 639 | 1,162 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total cash costs per ounce (on a co-product basis) | k,l | 768 | 860 | 783 | 882 | 847 | 931 | 631 | 663 | 1,169 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
All-in sustaining costs per ounce | k | 1,093 | 1,186 | 837 | 1,047 | 1,061 | 1,133 | 782 | 708 | 1,182 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
All-in sustaining costs per ounce (on a co-product basis) | k,l | 1,119 | 1,189 | 839 | 1,058 | 1,065 | 1,185 | 788 | 732 | 1,189 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
All-in costs per ounce | k | 1,169 | 1,186 | 837 | 1,047 | 1,062 | 1,131 | 815 | 805 | 1,182 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
All-in costs per ounce (on a co-product basis) | k,l | 1,195 | 1,189 | 839 | 1,058 | 1,066 | 1,183 | 821 | 829 | 1,189 |
a. | On July 1, 2019, Barrick’s Goldstrike and Newmont’s Carlin were contributed to Nevada Gold Mines and are now referred to as Carlin. As a result, the amounts presented represent Goldstrike on a 100% basis (including our 60% share of South Arturo) up until June 30, 2019, and the combined results of Carlin and Goldstrike (including our 60% share of South Arturo) on a 61.5% basis thereafter. |
b. | On July 1, 2019, Cortez was contributed to Nevada Gold Mines, a joint venture with Newmont. As a result, the amounts presented are on a 100% basis up until June 30, 2019, and on a 61.5% basis thereafter. |
c. | Barrick owned 75% of Turquoise Ridge through to the end of the second quarter of 2019, with our joint venture partner, Newmont, owning the remaining 25%. Turquoise Ridge was proportionately consolidated on the basis that the joint venture partners that have joint control have rights to the assets and obligations for the liabilities relating to the arrangement. The figures presented in this table are based on our 75% interest in Turquoise Ridge until June 30, 2019. On July 1, 2019, Barrick’s 75% interest in Turquoise Ridge as well as Newmont’s Twin Creeks and 25% interest in Turquoise Ridge were contributed to Nevada Gold Mines. Starting July 1, 2019, the results represent our 61.5% share of Turquoise Ridge and Twin Creeks, now referred to as Turquoise Ridge. |
d. | These sites were acquired as a result of the formation of Nevada Gold Mines on July 1, 2019. The results for the three months ended March 31, 2019 did not form a part of the Barrick consolidated results as these sites were acquired as a result of the formation of Nevada Gold Mines. Therefore, no comparative figures are provided. |
e. | Represents the combined results of Cortez, Goldstrike (including our 60% share of South Arturo) and our 75% interest in Turquoise Ridge until June 30, 2019. Commencing July 1, 2019, the date Nevada Gold Mines was established, the results represent our 61.5% interest in Cortez, Carlin (including Goldstrike and 60% of South Arturo), Turquoise Ridge (including Twin Creeks), Phoenix and Long Canyon. |
f. | Non-recurring items |
Non-recurring items in 2019 relate to organizational restructuring. These costs are not indicative of our cost of production and have been excluded from the calculation of total cash costs. |
g. | Exploration and evaluation costs |
Exploration, evaluation and project expenses are presented as minesite sustaining if it supports current mine operations and project if it relates to future projects. Refer to page 75 of this MD&A. |
h. | Capital expenditures |
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Capital expenditures are related to our gold sites only and are split between minesite sustaining and project capital expenditures. Project capital expenditures are distinct projects designed to increase the net present value of the mine and are not related to current production. Significant projects in the current year are the expansion project at Pueblo Viejo, the Goldrush exploration declines, the restart of mining activities at Bulyanhulu, and construction of the third shaft at Turquoise Ridge. Refer to page 74 of this MD&A. |
i. | Rehabilitation - accretion and amortization |
Includes depreciation on the assets related to rehabilitation provisions of our gold operations and accretion on the rehabilitation provision of our gold operations, split between operating and non-operating sites. |
j. | Cost of sales per ounce |
Cost of sales applicable to gold per ounce is calculated using cost of sales on an attributable basis (removing the non-controlling interest of 40% Pueblo Viejo, 20% Loulo-Gounkoto, 10.3% Tongon, 16% North Mara, Bulyanhulu and Buzwagi starting January 1, 2020, the date the GoT’s 16% free carried interest was made effective (36.1% until September 30, 2019; notwithstanding the completion of the Acacia transaction on September 17, 2019, we consolidated our interest in Acacia and recorded a non-controlling interest of 36.1% in the income statement for the entirety of the third quarter of 2019 as a matter of convenience) and 40% South Arturo from cost of sales (63.1% of South Arturo from July 1, 2019 onwards as a result of its contribution to Nevada Gold Mines)), divided by attributable gold ounces. The non-controlling interest of 38.5% Nevada Gold Mines is also removed from cost of sales from July 1, 2019 onwards. |
k. | Per ounce figures |
Cost of sales per ounce, total cash costs per ounce, all-in sustaining costs per ounce and all-in costs per ounce may not calculate based on amounts presented in this table due to rounding. |
l. | Co-product costs per ounce |
Total cash costs per ounce, all-in sustaining costs per ounce and all-in costs per ounce presented on a co-product basis removes the impact of by-product credits of our gold production (net of non-controlling interest) calculated as: |
($ millions) | For the three months ended 9/30/20 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Carlina | Cortezb | Turquoise Ridgec | Long Canyond | Phoenixd | Nevada Gold Minese | Hemlo | Pueblo Viejo | Veladero | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
By-product credits | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 39 | 43 | 1 | 17 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Non-controlling interest | (1 | ) | 0 | (1 | ) | 0 | (14 | ) | (16 | ) | 0 | (8 | ) | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
By-product credits (net of non-controlling interest) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 27 | 1 | 9 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
($ millions) | For the three months ended 9/30/20 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Loulo- Gounkoto | Kibali | North Maran | Tongon | Bulyanhulu n | Buzwagin | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
By-product credits | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Non-controlling interest | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | (1 | ) | (3 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
By-product credits (net of non-controlling interest) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
($ millions) | For the three months ended 6/30/20 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Carlina | Cortezb | Turquoise Ridgec | Long Canyond | Phoenixd | Nevada Gold Minese | Hemlo | Pueblo Viejo | Veladero | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
By-product credits | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 37 | 0 | 13 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Non-controlling interest | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | (13 | ) | (13 | ) | 0 | (6 | ) | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
By-product credits (net of non-controlling interest) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 24 | 0 | 7 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
($ millions) | For the three months ended 6/30/20 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Porgerao | Loulo- Gounkoto | Kibali | North Maran | Tongon | Bulyanhulun | Buzwagin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
By-product credits | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Non-controlling interest | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | (1 | ) | (1 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
By-product credits (net of non-controlling interest) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
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($ millions) | For the three months ended 9/30/2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Carlina | Cortezb | Turquoise Ridgec | Long Canyond | Phoenixd | Nevada Gold Minese | Hemlo | Golden Sunlighto | Pueblo Viejo | Veladero | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
By-product credits | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Non-controlling interest | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | (9 | ) | (9 | ) | 0 | 0 | (6 | ) | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
By-product credits (net of non-controlling interest) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
($ millions) | For the three months ended 9/30/2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Porgerao | Kalgoorliem | Lagunas Nortep | Loulo- Gounkoto | Kibali | North Maran | Tongon | Bulyanhulun | Buzwagin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
By-product credits | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Non-controlling interest | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
By-product credits (net of non-controlling interest) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
($ millions) | For the nine months ended 9/30/2020 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Carlina | Cortezb | Turquoise Ridgec | Long Canyond | Phoenixd | Nevada Gold Minese | Hemlo | Pueblo Viejo | Veladero | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
By-product credits | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 95 | 101 | 1 | 42 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Non-controlling interest | (1 | ) | 0 | (1 | ) | 0 | (37 | ) | (39 | ) | 0 | (17 | ) | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
By-product credits (net of non-controlling interest) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 58 | 62 | 1 | 25 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
($ millions) | For the nine months ended 9/30/2020 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Porgerao | Loulo- Gounkoto | Kibali | North Maran | Tongon | Bulyanhulun | Buzwagin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
By-product credits | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Non-controlling interest | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | (2 | ) | (4 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
By-product credits (net of non-controlling interest) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
($ millions) | For the nine months ended 9/30/2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Carlina | Cortezb | Turquoise Ridgec | Long Canyond | Phoenixd | Nevada Gold Minese | Hemlo | Pueblo Viejo | Veladero | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
By-product credits | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 25 | 1 | 49 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Non-controlling interest | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | (9 | ) | (9 | ) | 0 | (18 | ) | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
By-product credits (net of non-controlling interest) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 16 | 1 | 31 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
($ millions) | For the nine months ended 9/30/2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Porgerao | Kalgoorliem | Lagunas Nortep | Loulo- Gounkoto | Kibali | North Maran | Tongon | Bulyanhulun | Buzwagin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
By-product credits | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Non-controlling interest | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | (1 | ) | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
By-product credits (net of non-controlling interest) | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
m. | On November 28, 2019, we completed the sale of our 50% interest in Kalgoorlie in Western Australia to Saracen Mineral Holdings Limited for total cash consideration of $750 million. The transaction resulted in a gain of $408 million for the year ended December 31, 2019. The operating results reported for Kalgoorlie reflect the Company’s attributable share of Kalgoorlie’s results until the date of disposal. |
n. | Formerly part of Acacia Mining plc. On September 17, 2019, Barrick acquired all of the shares of Acacia it did not own. The results are on a 63.9% basis until September 30, 2019 (notwithstanding the completion of the Acacia transaction on September 17, 2019, we consolidated our interest in Acacia and recorded a non-controlling interest of 36.1% in the income statement for the entirety of the third quarter of 2019 as a matter of convenience), on a 100% basis from October 1, 2019 to December 31, 2019, and on an 84% basis from January 1, 2020 onwards, the date the GoT’s 16% free carried interest was made effective. |
o. | As Porgera was placed on care and maintenance on April 25, 2020, no operating data or per ounce data was provided for the three months ended September 30, 2020. |
p. | With the end of mining at Lagunas Norte in the third quarter of 2019 and at Golden Sunlight and Morila in the second quarter of 2019 as previously reported, we have ceased to include production or non-GAAP cost metrics for these sites from October 1, 2019 and July 1, 2019, respectively, onwards. |
BARRICK THIRD QUARTER 2020 | 101 | MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS |
Reconciliation of Copper Cost of Sales to C1 cash costs and All-in sustaining costs, including on a per pound basis
($ millions, except per pound information in dollars) | For the three months ended | For the nine months ended | ||||||||||||||||||
9/30/20 | 6/30/20 | 9/30/19 | 9/30/20 | 9/30/19 | ||||||||||||||||
Cost of sales | 154 | 153 | 49 | 431 | 281 | |||||||||||||||
Depreciation/amortization | (61 | ) | (63 | ) | (13 | ) | (167 | ) | (83 | ) | ||||||||||
Treatment and refinement charges | 39 | 40 | 18 | 118 | 74 | |||||||||||||||
Cash cost of sales applicable to equity method investments | 57 | 72 | 59 | 195 | 194 | |||||||||||||||
Less: royalties and production taxesa | (16 | ) | (11 | ) | (5 | ) | (38 | ) | (26 | ) | ||||||||||
By-product credits | (4 | ) | (3 | ) | (3 | ) | (10 | ) | (8 | ) | ||||||||||
Other | 0 | 0 | 0 | (5 | ) | |||||||||||||||
C1 cash costs | 169 | 188 | 105 | 529 | 427 | |||||||||||||||
General & administrative costs | 4 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 16 | |||||||||||||||
Rehabilitation - accretion and amortization | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | |||||||||||||||
Royalties and production taxesa | 16 | 11 | 5 | 38 | 26 | |||||||||||||||
Minesite exploration and evaluation costs | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||||||
Minesite sustaining capital expenditures | 74 | 52 | 48 | 158 | 155 | |||||||||||||||
Sustaining leases | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | |||||||||||||||
All-in sustaining costs | 269 | 262 | 166 | 756 | 638 | |||||||||||||||
Pounds sold - consolidated basis (millions pounds) | 116 | 123 | 65 | 349 | 264 | |||||||||||||||
Cost of sales per poundb,c | 1.97 | 2.08 | 2.00 | 2.01 | 2.10 | |||||||||||||||
C1 cash cost per poundb | 1.45 | 1.55 | 1.62 | 1.52 | 1.62 | |||||||||||||||
All-in sustaining costs per poundb | 2.31 | 2.15 | 2.58 | 2.17 | 2.42 |
a. | For the three and nine month period ended September 30, 2020, royalties and production taxes include royalties of $16 million and $38 million, respectively (June 30, 2020: $11 million and September 30, 2019: $5 million and $26 million, respectively). |
b. | Cost of sales per pound, C1 cash costs per pound and all-in sustaining costs per pound may not calculate based on amounts presented in this table due to rounding. |
c. | Cost of sales applicable to copper per pound is calculated using cost of sales including our proportionate share of cost of sales attributable to equity method investments (Zaldívar and Jabal Sayid), divided by consolidated copper pounds (including our proportionate share of copper pounds from our equity method investments). |
BARRICK THIRD QUARTER 2020 | 102 | MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS |
Reconciliation of Copper Cost of Sales to C1 cash costs and All-in sustaining costs, including on a per pound basis, by operating site
($ millions, except per pound information in dollars) | For the three months ended | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
9/30/20 | 6/30/20 | 9/30/19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Zaldívar | Lumwana | Jabal Sayid | Zaldívar | Lumwana | Jabal Sayid | Zaldívar | Lumwana | Jabal Sayid | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cost of sales | 46 | 154 | 30 | 78 | 153 | 24 | 57 | 49 | 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Depreciation/amortization | (12 | ) | (61 | ) | (7 | ) | (23 | ) | (63 | ) | (7 | ) | (17 | ) | (13 | ) | (5 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||
Treatment and refinement charges | 0 | 34 | 5 | 0 | 36 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Less: royalties and production taxesa | 0 | (16 | ) | 0 | 0 | (11 | ) | 0 | 0 | (5 | ) | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
By-product credits | 0 | 0 | (4 | ) | 0 | 0 | (3 | ) | 0 | 0 | (3 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
C1 cash costs | 34 | 111 | 24 | 55 | 115 | 18 | 40 | 45 | 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rehabilitation - accretion and amortization | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Royalties and production taxesa | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Minesite exploration and evaluation costs | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Minesite sustaining capital expenditures | 11 | 63 | 0 | 7 | 39 | 6 | 7 | 37 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sustaining leases | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
All-in sustaining costs | 47 | 193 | 25 | 65 | 167 | 24 | 48 | 89 | 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pounds sold - consolidated basis (millions pounds) | 21 | 74 | 21 | 30 | 75 | 18 | 26 | 24 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cost of sales per poundb,c | 2.20 | 2.06 | 1.43 | 2.52 | 2.06 | 1.41 | 2.18 | 2.04 | 1.63 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
C1 cash cost per poundb | 1.64 | 1.49 | 1.14 | 1.79 | 1.55 | 1.14 | 1.55 | 1.83 | 1.42 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
All-in sustaining costs per poundb | 2.27 | 2.58 | 1.17 | 2.09 | 2.27 | 1.41 | 1.91 | 3.66 | 1.65 |
($ millions, except per pound information in dollars) | For the nine months ended | |||||||||||||||||||||||
9/30/20 | 9/30/19 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Zaldívar | Lumwana | Jabal Sayid | Zaldívar | Lumwana | Jabal Sayid | |||||||||||||||||||
Cost of sales | 194 | 431 | 76 | 203 | 281 | 71 | ||||||||||||||||||
Depreciation/amortization | (55 | ) | (167 | ) | (20 | ) | (60 | ) | (83 | ) | (20 | ) | ||||||||||||
Treatment and refinement charges | 0 | 104 | 14 | 0 | 60 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||
Less: royalties and production taxesa | 0 | (38 | ) | 0 | 0 | (26 | ) | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
By-product credits | 0 | 0 | (10 | ) | 0 | 0 | (8 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Other | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | (5 | ) | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
C1 cash costs | 139 | 330 | 60 | 143 | 227 | 57 | ||||||||||||||||||
Rehabilitation - accretion and amortization | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
Royalties and production taxesa | 0 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
Minesite exploration and evaluation costs | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
Minesite sustaining capital expenditures | 24 | 127 | 7 | 18 | 129 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sustaining leases | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
All-in sustaining costs | 170 | 505 | 68 | 166 | 391 | 65 | ||||||||||||||||||
Pounds sold - consolidated basis (millions pounds) | 81 | 212 | 56 | 85 | 133 | 46 | ||||||||||||||||||
Cost of sales per poundb,c | 2.39 | 2.03 | 1.38 | 2.39 | 2.11 | 1.54 | ||||||||||||||||||
C1 cash costs per poundb | 1.72 | 1.55 | 1.09 | 1.69 | 1.71 | 1.25 | ||||||||||||||||||
All-in sustaining costs per poundb | 2.10 | 2.38 | 1.23 | 1.97 | 2.94 | 1.42 |
a. | For the three and nine month period ended September 30, 2020, royalties and production taxes include royalties of $16 million and $38 million, respectively (June 30, 2020: $11 million and September 30, 2019: $5 million and $26 million, respectively). |
b. | Cost of sales per pound, C1 cash costs per pound and all-in sustaining costs per pound may not calculate based on amounts presented in this table due to rounding. |
c. | Cost of sales applicable to copper per pound is calculated using cost of sales including our proportionate share of cost of sales attributable to equity method investments (Zaldívar and Jabal Sayid), divided by consolidated copper pounds (including our proportionate share of copper pounds from our equity method investments). |
BARRICK THIRD QUARTER 2020 | 103 | MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS |
EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA
EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure, which excludes the following from net earnings:
• | Income tax expense; |
• | Finance costs; |
• | Finance income; and |
• | Depreciation. |
Management believes that EBITDA is a valuable indicator of our ability to generate liquidity by producing operating cash flow to fund working capital needs, service debt obligations, and fund capital expenditures. Management uses EBITDA for this purpose. EBITDA is also frequently used by investors and analysts for valuation purposes whereby EBITDA is multiplied by a factor or “EBITDA multiple” that is based on an observed or inferred relationship between EBITDA and market values to determine the approximate total enterprise value of a company.
Adjusted EBITDA removes the effect of impairment charges; acquisition/disposition gains/losses; foreign currency translation gains/losses; other expense adjustments; and income tax expense, finance costs, finance income and depreciation from equity investees. We believe these items provide a greater level of consistency with the adjusting items included in our Adjusted Net
Earnings reconciliation, with the exception that these amounts are adjusted to remove any impact on finance costs/income, income tax expense and/or depreciation, including the impact incurred in our equity method accounted investments, as they do not affect EBITDA. We believe this additional information will assist analysts, investors and other stakeholders of Barrick in better understanding our ability to generate liquidity from operating cash flow, by excluding these amounts from the calculation as they are not indicative of the performance of our core mining business and not necessarily reflective of the underlying operating results for the periods presented.
EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA are intended to provide additional information to investors and analysts and do not have any standardized definition under IFRS and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for measures of performance prepared in accordance with IFRS. EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA exclude the impact of cash costs of financing activities and taxes, and the effects of changes in operating working capital balances, and therefore are not necessarily indicative of operating profit or cash flow from operations as determined under IFRS. Other companies may calculate EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA differently.
Reconciliation of Net Earnings to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA
($ millions) | For the three months ended | For the nine months ended | ||||||||||||||||||
9/30/20 | 6/30/20 | 9/30/19 | 9/30/20 | 9/30/19 | ||||||||||||||||
Net earnings (loss) | 1,271 | 622 | 2,435 | 2,556 | 2,798 | |||||||||||||||
Income tax expense | 284 | 258 | 791 | 928 | 999 | |||||||||||||||
Finance costs, neta | 72 | 74 | 106 | 234 | 304 | |||||||||||||||
Depreciation | 574 | 566 | 559 | 1,664 | 1,460 | |||||||||||||||
EBITDA | 2,201 | 1,520 | 3,891 | 5,382 | 5,561 | |||||||||||||||
Impairment charges (reversals) of long-lived assetsb | 4 | 23 | (872 | ) | (309 | ) | (857 | ) | ||||||||||||
Acquisition/disposition (gains) lossesc | (2 | ) | 8 | (1,901 | ) | (54 | ) | (1,913 | ) | |||||||||||
Loss on currency translation | 16 | 2 | 40 | 34 | 56 | |||||||||||||||
Other expense (income) adjustmentsd | (90 | ) | 48 | 53 | 56 | 158 | ||||||||||||||
Unrealized (gains) losses on non-hedge derivative instruments | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
Income tax expense, net finance costs, and depreciation from equity investees | 94 | 96 | 85 | 277 | 266 | |||||||||||||||
Adjusted EBITDA | 2,223 | 1,697 | 1,297 | 5,386 | 3,271 |
a. | Finance costs exclude accretion. |
b. | For the three month period ended September 30, 2020, we recorded no significant impairment charges or reversals. For the nine month period ended September 30, 2020, net impairment reversals primarily relate to non-current asset reversals at our Tanzanian assets. Net impairment reversals for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2019 mainly relate to non-current asset reversals at Lumwana, partially offset by impairments at Cortez and Lagunas Norte. |
c. | Acquisition/disposition gains for the nine month period ended September 30, 2020 primarily relate to the gain on the sale of Massawa. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, acquisition/disposition gains primarily relate to the gain on the remeasurement of Turquoise Ridge to fair value as a result of its contribution to Nevada Gold Mines. |
d. | Other expense adjustments for the three and nine month period ended September 30, 2020 primarily relate to the gain on the remeasurement of the residual cash liability relating to our silver sale agreement with Wheaton Precious Metals Corp., partially offset by care and maintenance expenses at Porgera and Covid-19 donations. For the three month period ended June 30, 2020, other expense adjustments primarily relate to care and maintenance expenses at Porgera and Covid-19 donations. The nine month period ended September 30, 2020 was further impacted by changes in the discount rate assumptions on our closed mine rehabilitation provision. For the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2019, other expense adjustments primarily relate to severance costs as a result of the implementation of a number of organizational reductions, the impact of changes in the discount rate assumptions on our closed mine rehabilitation provision and transaction costs related to Nevada Gold Mines and Acacia. |
BARRICK THIRD QUARTER 2020 | 104 | MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS |
Reconciliation of Income to EBITDA by operating site
($ millions) | For the three months ended 9/30/20 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Carlina (61.5%) | Cortezb (61.5%) | Turquoise Ridgec (61.5%) | Nevada Gold Minesd (61.5%) | Pueblo Viejo (60%) | Loulo- (80%) | Kibali (45%) | Veladero (50%) | Porgera (47.5%) | North Marae (84%) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Income | 247 | 96 | 62 | 481 | 147 | 92 | 74 | 30 | (17 | ) | 72 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Depreciation | 50 | 33 | 25 | 152 | 34 | 55 | 43 | 17 | 4 | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
EBITDA | 297 | 129 | 87 | 633 | 181 | 147 | 117 | 47 | (13 | ) | 89 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
For the three months ended 6/30/20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Carlina (61.5%) | Cortezb (61.5%) | Turquoise Ridgec (61.5%) | Nevada Gold Minesd | Pueblo Viejo (60%) | Loulo- Gounkoto | Kibali (45%) | Veladero (50%) | Porgera (47.5%) | North Marae (84%) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Income | 151 | 109 | 48 | 357 | 92 | 107 | 64 | 16 | (13 | ) | 44 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Depreciation | 44 | 35 | 25 | 146 | 33 | 60 | 42 | 13 | 6 | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
EBITDA | 195 | 144 | 73 | 503 | 125 | 167 | 106 | 29 | (7 | ) | 65 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
For the three months ended 9/30/19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Carlina (61.5%) | Cortezb (61.5%) | Turquoise Ridgec (61.5%) | Nevada Gold Minesd | Pueblo Viejo (60%) | Loulo- Gounkoto | Kibali (45%) | Veladero (50%) | Porgera (47.5%) | North Marae (84%) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Income | 121 | 77 | 38 | 237 | 104 | 64 | 25 | 14 | 33 | 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Depreciation | 62 | 32 | 43 | 166 | 29 | 61 | 57 | 25 | 11 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
EBITDA | 183 | 109 | 81 | 403 | 133 | 125 | 82 | 39 | 44 | 31 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
($ millions) | For the nine months ended 9/30/2020 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Carlina (61.5%) | Cortezb (61.5%) | Turquoise Ridgec (61.5%) | Nevada Gold Minesd (61.5%) | Pueblo Viejo (60%) | Loulo- Gounkoto | Kibali (45%) | Veladero (50%) | Porgera (47.5%) | North Marae (84%) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Income | 551 | 294 | 157 | 1,154 | 341 | 267 | 186 | 70 | (1 | ) | 165 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Depreciation | 143 | 101 | 81 | 444 | 99 | 162 | 126 | 52 | 20 | 59 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
EBITDA | 694 | 395 | 238 | 1,598 | 440 | 429 | 312 | 122 | 19 | 224 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
($ millions) | For the nine months ended 9/30/2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Carlina (61.5%) | Cortezb (61.5%) | Turquoise Ridgec (61.5%) | Nevada Gold Minesd | Pueblo Viejo (60%) | Loulo- Gounkoto | Kibali (45%) | Veladero (50%) | Porgera (47.5%) | North Marae (84%) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Income | 237 | 390 | 145 | 773 | 277 | 125 | 78 | 36 | 67 | 60 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Depreciation | 181 | 161 | 58 | 429 | 86 | 178 | 144 | 86 | 30 | 40 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
EBITDA | 418 | 551 | 203 | 1,202 | 363 | 303 | 222 | 122 | 97 | 100 |
a. | On July 1, 2019, Barrick’s Goldstrike and Newmont’s Carlin were contributed to Nevada Gold Mines and are now referred to as Carlin. As a result, the amounts presented represent Goldstrike on a 100% basis (including our 60% share of South Arturo) up until June 30, 2019, and the combined results of Carlin and Goldstrike (including NGM’s 60% share of South Arturo) on a 61.5% basis thereafter. |
b. | On July 1, 2019, Cortez was contributed to Nevada Gold Mines, a joint venture with Newmont. As a result, the amounts presented are on a 100% basis up until June 30, 2019, and on a 61.5% basis thereafter. |
c. | Barrick owned 75% of Turquoise Ridge through to the end of the second quarter of 2019, with our joint venture partner, Newmont, owning the remaining 25%. Turquoise Ridge was proportionately consolidated on the basis that the joint venture partners that have joint control have rights to the assets and obligations for the liabilities relating to the arrangement. The figures presented in this table are based on our 75% interest in Turquoise Ridge until June 30, 2019. On July 1, 2019, Barrick’s 75% interest in Turquoise Ridge as well as Newmont’s Twin Creeks and 25% interest in Turquoise Ridge were contributed to Nevada Gold Mines. Starting July 1, 2019, the results represent our 61.5% share of Turquoise Ridge and Twin Creeks, now referred to as Turquoise Ridge. |
d. | Represents the combined results of Cortez, Goldstrike (including our 60% share of South Arturo) and our 75% interest in Turquoise Ridge until June 30, 2019. Commencing July 1, 2019, the date Nevada Gold Mines was established, the results represent our 61.5% interest in Cortez, Carlin (including Goldstrike and 60% of South Arturo), Turquoise Ridge (including Twin Creeks), Phoenix and Long Canyon. |
e. | Formerly part of Acacia Mining plc. On September 17, 2019, Barrick acquired all of the shares of Acacia it did not own. The results are on a 63.9% basis until September 30, 2019 (notwithstanding the completion of the Acacia transaction on September 17, 2019, we consolidated our interest in Acacia and recorded a non-controlling interest of 36.1% in the income statement for the entirety of the third quarter of 2019 as a matter of convenience), on a 100% basis from October 1, 2019 to December 31, 2019, and on an 84% basis from January 1, 2020 onwards, the effective date of the GoT’s free carried interest. |
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Realized Price
Realized price is a non-GAAP financial measure which excludes from sales:
• | Unrealized gains and losses on non-hedge derivative contracts; |
• | Unrealized mark-to-market gains and losses on provisional pricing from copper and gold sales contracts; |
• | Sales attributable to ore purchase arrangements; |
• | Treatment and refining charges; and |
• | Cumulative catch-up adjustment to revenue relating to our streaming arrangements. |
This measure is intended to enable Management to better understand the price realized in each reporting period for gold and copper sales because unrealized mark-to-market values of non-hedge gold and copper derivatives are subject to change each period due to changes in market factors such as market and forward gold and copper prices, so that prices ultimately realized may differ from those recorded. The exclusion of such unrealized mark-to-market gains and losses from the presentation of this performance measure enables investors to understand performance based on the realized proceeds of selling gold and copper production.
The gains and losses on non-hedge derivatives and receivable balances relate to instruments/balances that
mature in future periods, at which time the gains and losses will become realized. The amounts of these gains and losses reflect fair values based on market valuation assumptions at the end of each period and do not necessarily represent the amounts that will become realized on maturity. We also exclude export duties that are paid upon sale and netted against revenues as well as treatment and refining charges that are paid to the refiner on gold and copper concentrate sales that are netted against revenues. We believe this provides investors and analysts with a more accurate measure with which to compare to market gold prices and to assess our gold sales performance. For those reasons, management believes that this measure provides a more accurate reflection of our Company’s past performance and is a better indicator of its expected performance in future periods.
The realized price measure is intended to provide additional information, and does not have any standardized definition under IFRS and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for measures of performance prepared in accordance with IFRS. The measure is not necessarily indicative of sales as determined under IFRS. Other companies may calculate this measure differently. The following table reconciles realized prices to the most directly comparable IFRS measure.
Reconciliation of Sales to Realized Price per ounce/pound
($ millions, except per ounce/pound information in dollars) | Gold | Copper | Gold | Copper | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
For the three months ended | For the nine months ended | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
9/30/20 | 6/30/20 | 9/30/19 | 9/30/20 | 6/30/20 | 9/30/19 | 9/30/20 | 9/30/19 | 9/30/20 | 9/30/19 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sales | 3,237 | 2,812 | 2,585 | 219 | 184 | 45 | 8,642 | 6,428 | 502 | 311 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sales applicable to non-controlling interests | (967 | ) | (822 | ) | (748 | ) | 0 | 0 | 0 | (2,560 | ) | (1,212 | ) | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sales applicable to equity method investmentsa,b | 183 | 172 | 140 | 121 | 120 | 100 | 502 | 404 | 348 | 345 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Realized non-hedge gold/copper derivative (losses) gains | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sales applicable to sites in care and maintenancec | (53 | ) | (53 | ) | (32 | ) | 0 | 0 | 0 | (152 | ) | (84 | ) | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Treatment and refinement charges | 4 | 2 | 0 | 39 | 40 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 118 | 74 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Otherd | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Revenues – as adjusted | 2,404 | 2,111 | 1,945 | 379 | 344 | 163 | 6,453 | 5,537 | 968 | 730 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ounces/pounds sold (000s ounces/millions pounds)c | 1,249 | 1,224 | 1,318 | 116 | 123 | 65 | 3,693 | 4,055 | 349 | 264 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Realized gold/copper price per ounce/pounde | 1,926 | 1,725 | 1,476 | 3.28 | 2.79 | 2.55 | 1,748 | 1,365 | 2.78 | 2.78 |
a. | Represents sales of $176 million and $480 million, respectively, for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2020 (June 30, 2020: $164 million and September 30, 2019: $133 million and $375 million, respectively) applicable to our 45% equity method investment in Kibali and $nil and nil, respectively, (June 30, 2020: $nil and September 30, 2019: $8 million and $30 million, respectively) applicable to our 40% equity method investment in Morila for gold. Represents sales of $66 million and $216 million, respectively, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 (June 30, 2020: $78 million and September 30, 2019: $66 million and $233 million, respectively) applicable to our 50% equity method investment in Zaldívar and $59 million and $145 million, respectively (June 30, 2020: $46 million and September 30, 2019: $37 million and $125 million, respectively) applicable to our 50% equity method investment in Jabal Sayid for copper. |
b. | Sales applicable to equity method investments are net of treatment and refinement charges. |
c. | Figures exclude: Pierina; Golden Sunlight and Morila starting in the third quarter of 2019; and Lagunas Norte starting in the fourth quarter of 2019, from the calculation of realized price per ounce as the mine is mining incidental ounces as it enters closure. |
d. | Represents a cumulative catch-up adjustment to revenue relating to our streaming arrangements. Refer to note 2f of the 2019 Annual Financial Statements for more information. |
e. | Realized price per ounce/pound may not calculate based on amounts presented in this table due to rounding. |
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TECHNICAL INFORMATION
The scientific and technical information contained in this MD&A has been reviewed and approved by Steven Yopps, MMSA, Manager of Growth Projects, Nevada Gold Mines; Craig Fiddes, SME-RM, Manager – Resource Modeling, Nevada Gold Mines; Chad Yuhasz, P.Geo, Mineral Resource Manager, Latin America and Asia Pacific; Simon Bottoms, CGeol, MGeol, FGS, FAusIMM, Mineral Resources Manager: Africa and Middle East; Rodney Quick, MSc, Pr. Sci.Nat, Mineral Resource Management and Evaluation Executive; John Steele, CIM, Metallurgy, Engineering and Capital Projects Executive; and Rob Krcmarov, FAusIMM, Executive Vice President, Exploration and Growth – each a “Qualified Person” as defined in National Instrument 43-101 – Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects.
All mineral reserve and mineral resource estimates are estimated in accordance with National Instrument 43-101 – Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects. Unless otherwise noted, such mineral reserve and mineral resource estimates are as of December 31, 2019.
ENDNOTES
1 | These are non-GAAP financial performance measures with no standardized meaning under IFRS and therefore may not be comparable to similar measures presented by other issuers. For further information and a detailed reconciliation of each non-GAAP measure to the most directly comparable IFRS measure, please see pages 82 to 106 of this MD&A. |
2 | Cost of sales applicable to gold per ounce is calculated using cost of sales applicable to gold on an attributable basis (removing the non-controlling interest of 40% Pueblo Viejo; 20% Loulo-Gounkoto; 10.3% Tongon; 16% North Mara, Bulyanhulu and Buzwagi starting January 1, 2020, the date the GoT’s 16% free carried interest was made effective (36.1% from January 1, 2019 to September 30, 2019; notwithstanding the completion of the Acacia transaction on September 17, 2019, we consolidated our interest in Acacia and recorded a non-controlling interest of 36.1% in the income statement for the entirety of the third quarter of 2019 as a matter of convenience); 63.1% South Arturo from cost of sales from July 1, 2019 onwards as a result of its contribution to Nevada Gold Mines (and on a 40% basis from January 1, 2019 to June 30, 2019); and our proportionate share of cost of sales attributable to equity method investments (Kibali, and Morila until the second quarter of 2019), divided by attributable gold ounces. Also removes the non-controlling interest of 38.5% Nevada Gold Mines from cost of sales from July 1, 2019 onwards. Cost of sales applicable to copper per pound is calculated using cost of sales applicable to copper including our proportionate share of cost of sales attributable to equity method investments (Zaldívar and Jabal Sayid), divided by consolidated copper pounds (including our proportionate share of copper pounds from our equity method investments). |
3 | Class 1 - High Significance is defined as an incident that causes significant negative impacts on human health or the environment or an incident that extends onto publicly accessible land and has the potential to cause significant adverse impact to surrounding communities, livestock or wildlife. |
4 | See the Technical Report on the Turquoise Ridge complex, dated March 25, 2020, and filed on SEDAR at www.sedar.com and EDGAR at www.sec.gov on March 25, 2020. |
5 | See the Technical Report on the Pueblo Viejo mine, Sanchez Ramirez Province, Dominican Republic, dated March 19, 2018, and filed on SEDAR at www.sedar.com and EDGAR at www.sec.gov on March 23, 2018. |
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6 | Fourmile Significant Interceptsa |
Drill Results from Q3 2020 | ||||||||||
Drill Holeb | Azimuth | Dip | Interval (m) | Width (m)c | Au (g/t) | |||||
FM20-155D | 82 | (76) | no intercepts > 5 g/t | |||||||
FM20-157DW1d | 105 | (65) | 1215.4 - 1216.5 | 1.1 | 9.8 | |||||
FM20-162Dd | 124 | (83) | no intercepts > 5 g/t | |||||||
FM20-163Dd | 68 | (71) | no intercepts > 5 g/t | |||||||
FM20-164Dd | 48 | (79) | no intercepts > 5 g/t | |||||||
109 | (74) | 1116.2 - 1117.7 | 1.5 | 5.5 | ||||||
1119.2 - 1120.4 | 1.2 | 7.2 | ||||||||
1187.2 - 1188.4 | 1.2 | 8.5 | ||||||||
1193.6 - 1195.1 | 1.5 | 6.0 | ||||||||
FM20-167Dd | 1224.4 - 1225.6 | 1.2 | 8.2 | |||||||
79 | (73) | 1005.7 - 1006.6 | .9 | 5.4 | ||||||
1145.3 - 1154.9 | 9.6 | 80.1 | ||||||||
1168.2 - 1169.2 | 1.0 | 61.5 | ||||||||
FM20-169Dd | 1170.9 - 1172.0 | 1.1 | 25.0 | |||||||
FM20-170Dd | 114 | (64) | no intercepts > 5 g/t | |||||||
FM20-171Dd | 67 | (68) | 1378.7 - 1382.4 | 3.7 | 15.0 |
a. | All intercepts calculated using a 5 g/t Au cutoff and are uncapped; minimum intercept width is 0.8 m; internal dilution is less than 20% total width. |
b. | Fourmile drill hole nomenclature: FM (Fourmile) followed by the year (20 for 2020). |
c. | True width of intercepts are uncertain at this stage. |
d. | Partial results received. |
The drilling results for the Fourmile property contained in this MD&A have been prepared in accordance with National Instrument 43-101 – Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects. All drill hole assay information has been manually reviewed and approved by staff geologists and re-checked by the project manager. Sample preparation and analyses are conducted by ALS Minerals. Procedures are employed to ensure security of samples during their delivery from the drill rig to the laboratory. The quality assurance procedures, data verification and assay protocols used in connection with drilling and sampling on the Fourmile property conform to industry accepted quality control methods.
7 | Carlin Trend Significant Interceptsa |
Drill Results from Q3 2020 | ||||||||||
Drill Holeb | Azimuth | Dip | Interval (m) | Width (m)c | Au (g/t) | |||||
609.0 - 609.9 | .9 | 8.5 | ||||||||
612.9 - 616.3 | 3.4 | 5.5 | ||||||||
719.0 - 720.5 | 1.5 | 5.3 | ||||||||
722.1 - 723.8 | 1.7 | 8.6 | ||||||||
727.0 - 728.2 | 1.2 | 6.8 | ||||||||
PGX-20002d | 9 | (68) | 808.6 - 810.1 | 1.5 | 5.4 | |||||
NHD-20281 | 0 | (90) | 810.2 - 811.7 | 1.5 | 5.0 |
a. | All intercepts calculated using a 5 g/t Au cutoff and are uncapped; minimum intercept width is 0.8 m; internal dilution is less than 20% total width |
b. | Carlin Trend drill hole nomenclature: Project area (CGX - Leeville, PGX - Post-Gen, LBB - Little Boulder Basin) followed by the year (20 for 2020) then hole number |
c. | True width of intercepts are uncertain at this stage. |
d. | Partial results received; results from 0-145 m and 819-977 m reported in Q2 |
The drilling results for the Carlin Trend contained in this MD&A have been prepared in accordance with National Instrument 43-101 – Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects. All drill hole assay information has been manually reviewed and approved by staff geologists and re-checked by the project manager. Sample preparation and analyses are conducted by ALS Minerals. Procedures are employed to ensure security of samples during their delivery from the drill rig to the laboratory. The quality assurance procedures, data verification and assay protocols used in connection with drilling and sampling on the Carlin Trend conform to industry accepted quality control methods.
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8 | Hemlo Significant Interceptsa |
Trench Results from Q3 2020
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Trench IDb | From (m) | To (m) | Width (m)c | Au (g/t) | ||||
TR2002P5a | 16.25 | 18.70 | 2.45 | 1.17 | ||||
TR2002P6a | 17.65 | 24.80 | 7.15 | 0.85 | ||||
TR2003 | No significant intersections | |||||||
TR2004P1 | 3.70 | 9.00 | 5.30 | 0.95 | ||||
8.50 | 12.00 | 3.50 | 2.48 | |||||
35.00 | 36.35 | 1.65 | 1.15 | |||||
50.05 | 52.85 | 2.80 | 1.81 | |||||
TR2004P3a | 56.20 | 57.20 | 1.00 | 1.98 |
a. | All intercepts calculated using a 0.1 g/t Au cutoff and are uncapped; minimum intercept width is 0.5 m; internal dilution is less than 50% total width. |
b. | Hemlo trench nomenclature: Trench (TR) followed by the year (20 for 2020 when the program commenced) then the sequence of trenching and sub-trench follows with “P” suffix |
c. | Width is measured width on surface; true width is not calculated. |
The trench results for Hemlo contained in this MD&A have been prepared in accordance with National Instrument 43-101 – Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects. All drill hole assay information has been manually reviewed and approved by staff geologists and re-checked by the project manager. Sample preparation and analyses are conducted by ALS Minerals. Procedures are employed to ensure security of samples during their delivery from the field sites to the laboratory. The quality assurance procedures, data verification and assay protocols used in connection with trenching and sampling at Hemlo conform to industry accepted quality control methods.
9 | Pueblo Viejo Significant Interceptsa |
Drill Results from Q3 2020 | ||||||||||
Drill Holeb | Azimuth | Dip | Interval (m) | Width (m)c | Au (g/t) | |||||
DPV20-788 | 270 | (60) | 148 - 158.5 | 10.50 | 2.48 |
a. | All significant intercepts calculated using a 0.5 g/t Au cutoff and are uncapped; a minimum intercept length of 10m is reported, with internal dilution of no more than 10 consecutive meters below cut-off included in the calculation. |
b. | Pueblo Viejo drill hole nomenclature: DPV (Pueblo Viejo) followed by the year (20 for 2020) and a correlative number. |
c. | True widths uncertain at this stage. |
The drilling results for the Pueblo Viejo Joint Venture property contained in this MD&A have been prepared in accordance with National Instrument 43-101 –Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects. All drill hole assay information has been manually reviewed and approved by staff geologists and re-checked by the project manager. Sample preparation and analyses are conducted by the onsite laboratory, and 5% of samples are sent to ALS Peru, an independent laboratory, for quality assurance. Procedures are employed to ensure security of samples during their delivery from the drill rig to the respective laboratory. The quality assurance procedures, data verification and assay protocols used in connection with drilling and sampling on the Pueblo Viejo Joint Venture property conform to industry accepted quality control methods.
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10 | Bambadji Significant Interceptsa |
Drill Results from Q3 2020 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Drill Holeb | Azimuth | Dip | From | To | Width (m)c | Au (g/t) | Includingd Interval (m) | Width (m)c | Au (g/t) | |||||||||||||||||||||
135 - 144 | 9.00 | 5.10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
KBWRC001 | 135 | (55) | 130.00 | 160.00 | 30.00 | 2.45 | 148 - 155 | 7.00 | 2.80 | |||||||||||||||||||||
KBWRC002 | 135 | (55) | 91.00 | 113.00 | 22.00 | 0.54 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
KBWRC003 | 135 | (50) | 11.00 | 23.00 | 12.00 | 2.04 | 16 - 19 | 3.00 | 6.76 | |||||||||||||||||||||
KBWRC003 | 135 | (50) | 33.00 | 57.00 | 24.00 | 1.33 | 48 - 52 | 4.00 | 3.36 | |||||||||||||||||||||
KBWRC004 | 135 | (55) | 66.00 | 81.00 | 15.00 | 1.15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
KBWRC005 | 135 | (55) | 55.00 | 78.00 | 23.00 | 1.30 | 55 - 62 | 7.00 | 3.02 | |||||||||||||||||||||
KBWRC005 | 135 | (55) | 100.00 | 107.00 | 7.00 | 0.93 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
KBWRC006 | 135 | (55) | 19.00 | 28.00 | 9.00 | 2.04 | 19 - 24 | 5.00 | 3.00 | |||||||||||||||||||||
127 - 132 | 5.00 | 2.02 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
KBWRC006 | 135 | (55) | 107.00 | 150.00 | 43.00 | 1.16 | 136 - 143 | 7.00 | 2.12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
KBWRC007 | 135 | (50) | 145.00 | 150.00 | 5.00 | 1.45 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
KBWRC009 | 135 | (55) | 32.00 | 54.00 | 22.00 | 1.04 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
KBWRC009 | 135 | (55) | 57.00 | 68.00 | 11.00 | 1.02 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
KBWRC009 | 135 | (55) | 142.00 | 147.00 | 5.00 | 1.62 | 143 - 145 | 2.00 | 3.21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
70 - 75 | 5.00 | 2.80 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
KBWRC010 | 135 | (55) | 63.00 | 93.00 | 30.00 | 1.88 | 83 - 92 | 9.00 | 3.17 |
a. | All intercepts calculated using a 0.5 g/t Au cutoff and are uncapped; minimum intercept width is 2m; internal dilution is equal to or less than 2m total width. |
b. | Kabewest drill hole nomenclature: prospect initial KBW (Kabewest), DAK (Dakota) followed by type of drilling RC (Reverse Circulation). |
c. | True widths uncertain at this stage. |
d. | Includings calculated using a 10.0 g/t Au cutoff and are uncapped; minimum intercept width is 2m; internal dilution is equal to or less than 2m total width. |
The drilling results for the Bambadji property contained in this MD&A have been prepared in accordance with National Instrument 43-101 – Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects. All drill hole assay information has been manually reviewed and approved by staff geologists and re-checked by the project manager. Sample preparation and analyses are conducted by SGS Laboratories, an independent laboratory. Procedures are employed to ensure security of samples during their delivery from the drill rig to the laboratory. The quality assurance procedures, data verification and assay protocols used in connection with drilling and sampling on the Bambadji property conform to industry accepted quality control methods.
11 | Loulo-Gounkoto Significant Interceptsa |
Drill Results from Q3 2020 | ||||||||||
Drill Holeb | Azimuth | Dip | Interval (m) | Width (m)c | Au (g/t) | |||||
DB1RC020 | 228.00 | (51.00) | 247.00 - 258.00 | 11.00 | 1.31 | |||||
DB1RC022 | 226.33 | (52.00) | 155.00 - 157.00 | 2.00 | 1.20 | |||||
DB1RC025 | 46.00 | (66.00) | 32.00 - 35.00 | 3.00 | 0.62 | |||||
417.25 - 419.25 | 2.00 | 6.24 | ||||||||
L3DH255 | 220.02 | (58.91) | 423.65 - 428.20 | 4.55 | 1.46 | |||||
312.70 - 316.75 | 4.05 | 3.34 | ||||||||
329.00 - 331.75 | 2.75 | 8.36 | ||||||||
L3DH256 | 237.71 | (56.57) | 333.80 - 336.60 | 2.80 | 2.57 | |||||
377.05 - 379.55 | 2.50 | 0.92 | ||||||||
382.25 - 385.20 | 2.95 | 7.02 | ||||||||
394.15 - 401.10 | 6.95 | 3.23 | ||||||||
L3DH257 | 224.10 | (78.82) | 408.90 - 416.10 | 7.20 | 1.75 | |||||
490.20 - 503.90 | 13.70 | 6.41 | ||||||||
L3DH258 | 215.16 | (59.27) | 506.90 - 510.90 | 4.00 | 22.11 | |||||
510.00 - 519.55 | 9.55 | 8.99 | ||||||||
523.15 - 528.00 | 4.85 | 2.82 | ||||||||
530.45 - 536.60 | 6.15 | 0.96 | ||||||||
L3DH259 | 226.00 | (69.00) | 540.35 - 547.00 | 6.65 | 1.18 | |||||
633.30 - 644.15 | 10.85 | 2.86 |
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645.20 - 648.10 | 2.90 | 0.87 | ||||||||
L3DH261 | 210.00 | (60.00) | 649.20 - 655.00 | 5.80 | 1.52 | |||||
644.40 - 646.55 | 2.15 | 2.96 | ||||||||
653.20 - 657.85 | 4.65 | 0.78 | ||||||||
L3DH262 | 205.40 | (66.76) | 660.40 - 668.85 | 8.45 | 3.22 | |||||
582.75 - 593.85 | 11.10 | 8.77 | ||||||||
602.00 - 605.75 | 3.75 | 4.72 | ||||||||
L3DH263 | 210.96 | (55.13) | 609.80 - 613.20 | 3.40 | 1.85 | |||||
681.80 - 695.35 | 13.55 | 2.08 | ||||||||
L3DH264 | 208.45 | (62.13) | 703.25 - 707.35 | 4.10 | 1.67 | |||||
446.65 - 448.65 | 2.00 | 0.58 | ||||||||
L3DH266 | 221.28 | (61.00) | 461.20 - 464.75 | 3.55 | 2.17 | |||||
YADH147 | 68.98 | (61.78) | 902.60 - 907.30 | 4.70 | 1.98 | |||||
1,039.50 - 1,054.85 | 15.35 | 3.33 | ||||||||
YADH149 | 69.92 | (65.67) | 1,055.65 - 1,069.60 | 13.95 | 4.85 | |||||
1,114.00 - 1,116.00 | 2.00 | 3.68 | ||||||||
1,122.80 - 1,143.00 | 20.20 | 4.77 | ||||||||
1,153.00 - 1,156.00 | 3.00 | 2.06 | ||||||||
1,167.50 - 1,169.50 | 2.00 | 8.42 | ||||||||
1,171.80 - 1,178.00 | 6.20 | 2.20 | ||||||||
1,181.00 - 1,185.85 | 4.85 | 1.68 | ||||||||
YADH162 | 62.00 | (64.00) | 1,189.75 - 1,195.05 | 5.30 | 6.79 | |||||
YADH165 | 70.00 | (68.00) | 982.15 - 1,000.70 | 18.55 | 2.35 | |||||
986.00 - 990.00 | 4.00 | 0.69 | ||||||||
996.50 - 1,001.80 | 5.30 | 1.17 | ||||||||
YADH166 | 58.40 | (68.02) | 1,006.00 - 1,010.80 | 4.80 | 4.20 | |||||
1,077.00 - 1,084.00 | 7.00 | 3.20 | ||||||||
YADH167 | 67.05 | (64.06) | 1,088.90 - 1,099.15 | 10.25 | 5.52 | |||||
833.00 - 837.00 | 4.00 | 5.35 | ||||||||
877.00 - 879.00 | 2.00 | 0.69 | ||||||||
885.20 - 888.80 | 3.60 | 2.25 | ||||||||
894.00 - 896.00 | 2.00 | 0.78 | ||||||||
YADH168 | 67.00 | (63.00) | 1,000.75 - 1,009.00 | 8.25 | 6.58 | |||||
979.70 - 982.70 | 3.00 | 0.53 | ||||||||
1,015.90 - 1,018.00 | 2.10 | 1.79 | ||||||||
YADH169 | 70.52 | (60.17) | 1,038.40 - 1,045.90 | 7.50 | 2.35 | |||||
1,135.20 - 1,146.00 | 10.80 | 1.37 | ||||||||
1,153.90 - 1,159.20 | 5.30 | 0.56 | ||||||||
1,160.00 - 1,162.00 | 2.00 | 1.07 | ||||||||
1,168.90 - 1,171.00 | 2.10 | 1.16 | ||||||||
1,174.00 - 1,180.00 | 6.00 | 1.41 | ||||||||
YADH170 | 67.00 | (63.00) | 1,196.00 - 1,200.00 | 4.00 | 1.27 | |||||
1,123.25 - 1,137.00 | 13.75 | 4.34 | ||||||||
YADH171 | 63.31 | (65.94) | 1,144.00 - 1,160.00 | 16.00 | 2.33 | |||||
1,220.00 - 1,229.65 | 9.65 | 2.43 | ||||||||
1,232.10 - 1,239.00 | 6.90 | 1.47 | ||||||||
1,241.80 - 1,255.00 | 13.20 | 3.14 | ||||||||
YADH66 | 60.00 | (65.00) | 1,261.00 - 1,264.00 | 3.00 | 1.01 | |||||
1,020.00 - 1,029.00 | 9.00 | 1.68 | ||||||||
1,031.00 - 1,038.20 | 7.20 | 0.91 | ||||||||
1,040.20 - 1,042.40 | 2.20 | 0.87 | ||||||||
1,053.00 - 1,059.00 | 6.00 | 0.77 | ||||||||
YADH67 | 60.00 | (69.00) | 1,061.70 - 1,064.40 | 2.70 | 0.71 | |||||
1,212.00 - 1,220.00 | 8.00 | 1.07 | ||||||||
1,223.00 - 1,225.00 | 2.00 | 0.85 |
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1,241.70 - 1,285.50 | 43.80 | 5.35 | ||||||||
1,286.30 - 1,314.45 | 28.15 | 10.21 | ||||||||
1,321.00 - 1,324.05 | 3.05 | 0.91 | ||||||||
YDH298W1 | 59.20 | (76.30) | 1,327.10 - 1,343.00 | 15.90 | 3.69 | |||||
1,108.60 - 1,114.65 | 6.05 | 1.27 | ||||||||
YDH298W2 | 59.28 | (75.44) | 1,138.60 - 1,153.90 | 15.30 | 2.23 | |||||
48.00 - 50.00 | 2.00 | 1.45 | ||||||||
57.00 - 63.00 | 6.00 | 3.00 | ||||||||
65.00 - 79.00 | 14.00 | 2.06 | ||||||||
83.00 - 85.00 | 2.00 | 0.65 | ||||||||
89.00 - 92.00 | 3.00 | 0.88 | ||||||||
116.00 - 128.00 | 12.00 | 3.02 | ||||||||
135.00 - 140.00 | 5.00 | 0.52 | ||||||||
146.00 - 153.00 | 7.00 | 0.77 | ||||||||
YRRC005 | 150.00 | (51.00) | 161.00 - 167.00 | 6.00 | 0.91 | |||||
61.00 - 66.00 | 5.00 | 0.99 | ||||||||
69.00 - 71.00 | 2.00 | 1.53 | ||||||||
75.00 - 82.00 | 7.00 | 1.57 | ||||||||
93.00 - 106.00 | 13.00 | 1.56 | ||||||||
116.00 - 122.00 | 6.00 | 1.40 | ||||||||
YRRC006 | 150.36 | (50.46) | 140.00 - 144.00 | 4.00 | 2.00 | |||||
0.00 - 2.00 | 2.00 | 1.34 | ||||||||
7.00 - 14.00 | 7.00 | 2.67 | ||||||||
15.00 - 22.00 | 7.00 | 0.73 | ||||||||
29.00 - 34.00 | 5.00 | 1.14 | ||||||||
57.00 - 60.00 | 3.00 | 0.97 | ||||||||
70.00 - 76.00 | 6.00 | 1.52 | ||||||||
120.00 - 130.00 | 10.00 | 2.26 | ||||||||
YRRCDH001 | 164.66 | (50.82) | 132.00 - 134.00 | 2.00 | 0.52 |
a. | All intercepts calculated using a 0.5 g/t Au cutoff and are uncapped; minimum intercept width is 2m; internal dilution is equal to or less than 2m total width. |
b. | Loulo – Gounkoto drill hole nomenclature: prospect initial Y/YA (Yalea), L3 (Loulo 3), GK (Gounkoto), GKUG (Gounkoto Underground), DB1 (Domain Boundary 1) followed by type of drilling RC (Reverse Circulation), DH (Diamond Drilling) RCDH (RC/Diamond Tail) |
c. | True widths uncertain at this stage. |
The drilling results for the Loulo-Gounkoto property contained in this MD&A have been prepared in accordance with National Instrument 43-101 – Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects. All drill hole assay information has been manually reviewed and approved by staff geologists and re-checked by the project manager. Sample preparation and analyses are conducted by SGS Laboratories, an independent laboratory. Industry accepted best practices for preparation and fire assaying procedures are utilized to determine gold content. Procedures are employed to ensure security of samples during their delivery from the drill rig to the laboratory. The quality assurance procedures, data verification and assay protocols used in connection with drilling and sampling on the Loulo property conform to industry accepted quality control methods.
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12 | Nielle East Significant Drill Interceptsa |
Drill Results from Q3 2020 | ||||||||||
Drill Holeb | Azimuth | Dip | Interval (m) | Width (m)c | Au (g/t) | |||||
MTRC070 | 90 | (50) | 95.00 - 99.00 | 4.00 | 1.27 | |||||
MTRC071 | 90 | (50) | 155.00 - 162.00 | 7.00 | 4.10 | |||||
MTRC072 | 90 | (50) | 38.00 - 45.00 | 7.00 | 2.77 | |||||
MTRC073 | 90 | (50) | 83.00 - 87.00 | 4.00 | 1.15 | |||||
MTRC074 | 90 | (50) | 57.00 - 60.00 | 3.00 | 1.78 | |||||
ZWAC013 | 94 | (50) | 32.00 - 41.00 | 9.00 | 5.54 | |||||
2.00 - 4.00 | 2.00 | 5.93 | ||||||||
14.00 - 16.00 | 2.00 | 3.78 | ||||||||
ZWAC014 | 94 | (50) | 24.00 - 32.00 | 8.00 | 1.98 | |||||
ZWAC015 | 94 | (50) | 4.00 - 15.00 | 11.00 | 1.61 | |||||
ZWAC019 | 94 | (50) | 34.00 - 39.00 | 5.00 | 0.64 | |||||
ZWAC020 | 94 | (50) �� | 18.00 - 24.00 | 6.00 | 2.83 | |||||
ZWAC022 | 94 | (50) | 12.00 - 14.00 | 2.00 | 1.81 | |||||
ZWAC023 | 94 | (50) | 1.00 - 4.00 | 3.00 | 0.63 | |||||
ZWAC027 | 94 | (50) | 24.00 - 26.00 | 2.00 | 1.13 | |||||
ZWAC030 | 94 | (50) | 34.00 - 36.00 | 2.00 | 1.64 | |||||
ZWAC031 | 94 | (50) | 40.00 - 42.00 | 2.00 | 1.20 | |||||
ZWAC032 | 94 | (50) | 12.00 - 29.00 | 17.00 | 0.89 | |||||
ZWAC037 | 94 | (50) | 26.00 - 28.00 | 2.00 | 6.51 |
a. | All intercepts calculated using a 0.5 g/t Au cutoff and are uncapped; minimum intercept width is 2m; internal dilution is equal to or less than 25% total width. |
b. | Nielle drill hole nomenclature: prospect initial TB (Tiebila), MT(Mercator), ZW(Zulu West) followed by type of drilling RC (Reverse Circulation), AC (Air core) |
c. | True widths uncertain at this stage. |
The drilling results for the Nielle property contained in this MD&A have been prepared in accordance with National Instrument 43-101 – Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects. All drill hole assay information has been manually reviewed and approved by staff geologists and re-checked by the project manager. Sample preparation and analyses are conducted by SGS Laboratories, an independent laboratory. Procedures are employed to ensure security of samples during their delivery from the drill rig to the laboratory. The quality assurance procedures, data verification and assay protocols used in connection with drilling and sampling on the Nielle property conform to industry accepted quality control methods.
13 | Barrick defines a Tier One mine as one that produces in excess of 500,000 ounces of gold per annum and has a life of at least 10 years. |
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Consolidated Statements of Income
Barrick Gold Corporation (in millions of United States dollars, except per share data) (Unaudited) | Three months ended September 30, | Nine months ended September 30, | ||||||||||||||
2020 | 2019 | 2020 | 2019 | |||||||||||||
Revenue (notes 5 and 6) | $3,540 | $2,678 | $9,316 | $6,834 | ||||||||||||
Costs and expenses (income) | ||||||||||||||||
Cost of sales (notes 5 and 7) | 1,927 | 1,889 | 5,603 | 4,924 | ||||||||||||
General and administrative expenses | 50 | 68 | 161 | 181 | ||||||||||||
Exploration, evaluation and project expenses | 72 | 86 | 221 | 258 | ||||||||||||
Impairment (reversals) charges (notes 9B and 13) | 4 | (872 | ) | (309 | ) | (857 | ) | |||||||||
Loss on currency translation | 16 | 40 | 34 | 56 | ||||||||||||
Closed mine rehabilitation | 8 | 5 | 105 | 46 | ||||||||||||
Income from equity investees (note 12) | (95 | ) | (38 | ) | (210 | ) | (116 | ) | ||||||||
Other income (note 9A) | (78 | ) | (1,851 | ) | (40 | ) | (1,818 | ) | ||||||||
Income before finance costs and income taxes | $1,636 | $3,351 | $3,751 | $4,160 | ||||||||||||
Finance costs, net | (81 | ) | (125 | ) | (267 | ) | (363 | ) | ||||||||
Income before income taxes | $1,555 | $3,226 | $3,484 | $3,797 | ||||||||||||
Income tax expense (note 10) | (284 | ) | (791 | ) | (928 | ) | (999 | ) | ||||||||
Net income | $1,271 | $2,435 | $2,556 | $2,798 | ||||||||||||
Attributable to: | ||||||||||||||||
Equity holders of Barrick Gold Corporation | $882 | $2,277 | $1,639 | $2,582 | ||||||||||||
Non-controlling interests | $389 | $158 | $917 | $216 | ||||||||||||
Earnings per share data attributable to the equity holders of Barrick Gold Corporation (note 8) | ||||||||||||||||
Net income | ||||||||||||||||
Basic | $0.50 | $1.30 | $0.92 | $1.47 | ||||||||||||
Diluted | $0.50 | $1.30 | $0.92 | $1.47 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed interim consolidated financial statements.
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Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income
Barrick Gold Corporation (in millions of United States dollars) (Unaudited) | Three months ended September 30, | Nine months ended September 30, | ||||||||||||||
2020 | 2019 | 2020 | 2019 | |||||||||||||
Net income | $1,271 | $2,435 | $2,556 | $2,798 | ||||||||||||
Other comprehensive (loss) income, net of taxes | ||||||||||||||||
Items that may be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss: | ||||||||||||||||
Unrealized gains (losses) on derivatives designated as cash flow hedges, net of tax $nil, $nil, $nil and $nil | (3 | ) | — | (4 | ) | — | ||||||||||
Realized (gains) losses on derivatives designated as cash flow hedges, net of tax $nil, $nil, $nil and $nil | 3 | — | 3 | — | ||||||||||||
Currency translation adjustments, net of tax $nil, $nil, $nil and $nil | (1 | ) | (1 | ) | (6 | ) | (4 | ) | ||||||||
Items that will not be reclassified to profit or loss: | ||||||||||||||||
Actuarial gain (loss) on post employment benefit obligations, net of tax $1, $nil, $1 and $nil | — | — | (2 | ) | — | |||||||||||
Net change on equity investments, net of tax ($34), $nil, ($34) and $nil | 38 | 53 | 131 | 60 | ||||||||||||
Total other comprehensive income | 37 | 52 | 122 | 56 | ||||||||||||
Total comprehensive income | $1,308 | $2,487 | $2,678 | $2,854 | ||||||||||||
Attributable to: | ||||||||||||||||
Equity holders of Barrick Gold Corporation | $919 | $2,329 | $1,761 | $2,638 | ||||||||||||
Non-controlling interests | $389 | $158 | $917 | $216 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed interim consolidated financial statements.
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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flow
Barrick Gold Corporation (in millions of United States dollars) (Unaudited) | Three months ended September 30, | Nine months ended September 30, | ||||||||||||||
2020 | 2019 | 2020 | 2019 | |||||||||||||
OPERATING ACTIVITIES | ||||||||||||||||
Net income | $1,271 | $2,435 | $2,556 | $2,798 | ||||||||||||
Adjustments for the following items: | ||||||||||||||||
Depreciation | 574 | 559 | 1,664 | 1,460 | ||||||||||||
Finance costs, net | 83 | 129 | 280 | 381 | ||||||||||||
Impairment (reversals) charges (notes 9B and 13) | 4 | (872 | ) | (309 | ) | (857 | ) | |||||||||
Income tax expense (note 10) | 284 | 791 | 928 | 999 | ||||||||||||
Remeasurement of Turquoise Ridge to fair value | — | (1,886 | ) | — | (1,886 | ) | ||||||||||
Gain on sale of non-current assets | (2 | ) | (15 | ) | (54 | ) | (27 | ) | ||||||||
Loss on currency translation | 16 | 40 | 34 | 56 | ||||||||||||
Change in working capital (note 11) | (3 | ) | 67 | (344 | ) | (263 | ) | |||||||||
Other operating activities (note 11) | (244 | ) | (126 | ) | (226 | ) | (112 | ) | ||||||||
Operating cash flows before interest and income taxes | 1,983 | 1,122 | 4,529 | 2,549 | ||||||||||||
Interest paid | (19 | ) | (31 | ) | (173 | ) | (196 | ) | ||||||||
Income taxes paid | (105 | ) | (87 | ) | (577 | ) | (395 | ) | ||||||||
Net cash provided by operating activities | 1,859 | 1,004 | 3,779 | 1,958 | ||||||||||||
INVESTING ACTIVITIES | ||||||||||||||||
Property, plant and equipment | ||||||||||||||||
Capital expenditures (note 5) | (548 | ) | (502 | ) | (1,508 | ) | (1,255 | ) | ||||||||
Sales proceeds | 8 | 13 | 24 | 31 | ||||||||||||
Investment sales (purchases) | 2 | 3 | 208 | (4 | ) | |||||||||||
Divestitures (note 4) | — | — | 256 | — | ||||||||||||
Cash acquired in merger | — | — | — | 751 | ||||||||||||
Other investing activities (note 11) | 84 | 103 | 139 | 165 | ||||||||||||
Net cash used in investing activities | (454 | ) | (383 | ) | (881 | ) | (312 | ) | ||||||||
FINANCING ACTIVITIES | ||||||||||||||||
Lease repayments | (8 | ) | (5 | ) | (20 | ) | (23 | ) | ||||||||
Debt repayments | — | (264 | ) | (351 | ) | (280 | ) | |||||||||
Dividends | (141 | ) | (67 | ) | (387 | ) | (461 | ) | ||||||||
Funding from non-controlling interests | — | 102 | 1 | 116 | ||||||||||||
Disbursements to non-controlling interests | (259 | ) | (133 | ) | (693 | ) | (161 | ) | ||||||||
Other financing activities | — | (2 | ) | (15 | ) | (2 | ) | |||||||||
Net cash used in financing activities | (408 | ) | (369 | ) | (1,465 | ) | (811 | ) | ||||||||
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and equivalents | 4 | — | (3 | ) | (1 | ) | ||||||||||
Net increase in cash and equivalents | 1,001 | 252 | 1,430 | 834 | ||||||||||||
Cash and equivalents at the beginning of period | 3,743 | 2,153 | 3,314 | 1,571 | ||||||||||||
Cash and equivalents at the end of period | $4,744 | $2,405 | $4,744 | $2,405 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed interim consolidated financial statements.
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Consolidated Balance Sheets
Barrick Gold Corporation (in millions of United States dollars) (Unaudited) | As at September 30, | As at December 31, | ||||||
2020 | 2019 | |||||||
ASSETS | ||||||||
Current assets | ||||||||
Cash and equivalents (note 14A) | $4,744 | $3,314 | ||||||
Accounts receivable | 509 | 363 | ||||||
Inventories | 2,111 | 2,289 | ||||||
Other current assets | 495 | 565 | ||||||
Total current assets (excluding assets classified as held for sale) | $7,859 | $6,531 | ||||||
Assets classified as held for sale | — | 356 | ||||||
Total current assets | $7,859 | $6,887 | ||||||
Non-current assets | ||||||||
Equity in investees (note 12) | 4,643 | 4,527 | ||||||
Property, plant and equipment | 24,698 | 24,141 | ||||||
Goodwill | 4,769 | 4,769 | ||||||
Intangible assets | 170 | 226 | ||||||
Deferred income tax assets | 165 | 235 | ||||||
Non-current portion of inventory | 2,392 | 2,300 | ||||||
Other assets | 1,420 | 1,307 | ||||||
Total assets | $46,116 | $44,392 | ||||||
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY | ||||||||
Current liabilities | ||||||||
Accounts payable | $1,032 | $1,155 | ||||||
Debt (note 14B) | 21 | 375 | ||||||
Current income tax liabilities | 339 | 224 | ||||||
Other current liabilities | 359 | 622 | ||||||
Total current liabilities | $1,751 | $2,376 | ||||||
Non-current liabilities | ||||||||
Debt (note 14B) | 5,140 | 5,161 | ||||||
Provisions | 3,311 | 3,114 | ||||||
Deferred income tax liabilities | 3,064 | 3,091 | ||||||
Other liabilities | 1,200 | 823 | ||||||
Total liabilities | $14,466 | $14,565 | ||||||
Equity | ||||||||
Capital stock (note 16) | $29,235 | $29,231 | ||||||
Deficit | (8,474 | ) | (9,722 | ) | ||||
Accumulated other comprehensive loss | — | (122 | ) | |||||
Other | 2,038 | 2,045 | ||||||
Total equity attributable to Barrick Gold Corporation shareholders | $22,799 | $21,432 | ||||||
Non-controlling interests | 8,851 | 8,395 | ||||||
Total equity | $31,650 | $29,827 | ||||||
Contingencies and commitments (notes 5 and 17) | ||||||||
Total liabilities and equity | $46,116 | $44,392 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed interim consolidated financial statements.
BARRICK THIRD QUARTER 2020 | 117 | FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED) |
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity
Barrick Gold Corporation | Attributable to equity holders of the company | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(in millions of United States dollars) (Unaudited) | Common Shares (in thousands) | Capital stock | Retained earnings | Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)1 | Other2 | Total equity attributable to shareholders | Non- controlling | Total equity | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
At January 1, 2020 | 1,777,927 | $29,231 | ($9,722 | ) | ($122 | ) | $2,045 | $21,432 | $8,395 | $29,827 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Net income | — | — | 1,639 | — | — | 1,639 | 917 | 2,556 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total other comprehensive income (loss) | — | — | — | 122 | — | 122 | — | 122 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total comprehensive income | — | — | 1,639 | 122 | — | 1,761 | 917 | 2,678 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Transactions with owners | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dividends | — | — | (387 | ) | — | — | (387 | ) | — | (387 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Issuance of 16% interest in Tanzania mines (note 13) | — | — | — | — | — | — | 238 | 238 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sale of Acacia exploration properties | — | — | — | — | (13 | ) | (13 | ) | 13 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Issued on exercise of stock options | 70 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Funding from non-controlling interests | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Disbursements to non-controlling interests | — | — | — | — | — | — | (713 | ) | (713 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Dividend reinvestment plan (note 16) | 129 | 4 | (4 | ) | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Share-based payments | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | — | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total transactions with owners | 199 | 4 | (391 | ) | — | (7 | ) | (394 | ) | (461 | ) | (855 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
At September 30, 2020 | 1,778,126 | $29,235 | ($8,474 | ) | $— | $2,038 | $22,799 | $8,851 | $31,650 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
At January 1, 2019 | 1,167,847 | $20,883 | ($13,453 | ) | ($158 | ) | $321 | $7,593 | $1,792 | $9,385 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Net income | — | — | 2,582 | — | — | 2,582 | 216 | 2,798 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total other comprehensive income | — | — | — | 56 | — | 56 | — | 56 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total comprehensive income | — | — | 2,582 | 56 | — | 2,638 | 216 | 2,854 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Transactions with owners | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dividends | — | — | (131 | ) | — | — | (131 | ) | — | (131 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Merger with Randgold Resources Limited | 583,669 | 7,903 | — | — | — | 7,903 | 874 | 8,777 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nevada Gold Mines JV with Newmont Goldcorp Corporation | — | — | — | — | 1,645 | 1,645 | 5,909 | 7,554 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Acquisition of 36.1% of Acacia Mining plc | 24,837 | 423 | — | — | 70 | 493 | (495 | ) | (2 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Issued on exercise of stock options | 130 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Funding from non-controlling interests | — | — | — | — | — | — | 116 | 116 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Disbursements to non-controlling interests | — | — | — | — | — | — | (161 | ) | (161 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Dividend reinvestment plan (note 16) | 1,299 | 18 | (18 | ) | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Share-based payments | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | — | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total transactions with owners | 609,935 | 8,345 | (149 | ) | — | 1,722 | 9,918 | 6,243 | 16,161 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
At September 30, 2019 | 1,777,782 | $29,228 | ($11,020 | ) | ($102 | ) | $2,043 | $20,149 | $8,251 | $28,400 |
1 | Includes cumulative translation losses at September 30, 2020: $94 million (September 30, 2019: $87 million). |
2 | Includes additional paid-in capital as at September 30, 2020: $2,000 million (December 31, 2019: $2,007 million; September 30, 2019: $1,998 million). |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed interim consolidated financial statements.
BARRICK THIRD QUARTER 2020 | 118 | FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED) |
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Barrick Gold Corporation. Tabular dollar amounts in millions of United States dollars, unless otherwise shown.
1 > CORPORATE INFORMATION
Barrick Gold Corporation (“Barrick”, “we” or the “Company”) is a corporation governed by the Business Corporations Act (British Columbia). The Company’s head office is located at Brookfield Place, TD Canada Trust Tower, 161 Bay Street, Suite 3700, Toronto, Ontario, M5J 2S1. The Company’s registered office is 925 West Georgia Street, Suite 1600, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6C 3L2. We are principally engaged in the production and sale of gold and copper, as well as related activities such as exploration and mine development. We sell our gold and copper into the world market.
We have ownership interests in producing gold mines that are located in Argentina, Canada, Côte d’Ivoire, the Democratic Republic of Congo, the Dominican Republic, Mali, Tanzania and the United States. Our mine in Papua New Guinea was placed on care and maintenance in April 2020. We have ownership interests in producing copper mines in Chile, Saudi Arabia and Zambia. We also have various projects located throughout the Americas.
2 > SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
A) Statement of Compliance
These condensed interim consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with International Accounting Standard 34 Interim Financial Reporting (“IAS 34”) as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (“IASB”). These interim financial statements should be read in conjunction with Barrick’s most recently issued Annual Report which includes information necessary or useful to understanding the Company’s business and financial statement presentation. In particular, the Company’s significant accounting policies were presented in Note 2 of the Annual Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended December 31, 2019 (“2019 Annual Financial Statements”), and have been consistently applied in the preparation of these interim financial statements, except as otherwise noted in Note 2B. These condensed interim consolidated financial statements were authorized for issuance by the Board of Directors on November 4, 2020.
B) New Accounting Standards Issued But Not Yet Effective
Certain new accounting standards and interpretations have been published that are not mandatory for the current period and have not been early adopted. These standards are not expected to have a material impact on Barrick in the current or future reporting periods.
3 > SIGNIFICANT JUDGMENTS, ESTIMATES, ASSUMPTIONS AND RISKS
The judgments, estimates, assumptions and risks discussed here reflect updates from the 2019 Annual Financial Statements. For judgments, estimates, assumptions and risks related to other areas not discussed in these interim consolidated financial statements, please refer to Notes 3 and 28 of the 2019 Annual Financial Statements.
A) Provision for Environmental Rehabilitation (“PER”)
Provisions are updated each reporting period for changes to expected cash flows and for the effect of changes in the discount rate and foreign exchange rates. The change in estimate is added or deducted from the related asset and depreciated over the expected economic life of the operation to which it relates. We recorded a net decrease of $12 million (2019: $481 million net increase) to the PER at our minesites for the three months ended September 30, 2020 and a net increase of $124 million (2019: $752 million net increase) for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 primarily due to changes in the discount rate.
Adjustments to the estimated amount and timing of future closure and rehabilitation cash flows are a normal occurrence in light of the significant judgments and estimates involved. Rehabilitation provisions are adjusted as a result of changes in estimates and assumptions and are accounted for prospectively. In the fourth quarter of each year, our life of mine plans are updated and that typically results in an update to the rehabilitation provision.
B) Pascua-Lama
The Pascua-Lama project received $410 million as at September 30, 2020 (December 31, 2019: $424 million) in value added tax (“VAT”) refunds in Chile relating to the development of the Chilean side of the project. Under the current arrangement this amount must be repaid if the project does not evidence exports for an amount of $3,538 million within a term that expires on December 31, 2026, unless extended. Interest on this amount would accrue from the date of non-compliance.
In addition, we have recorded $59 million in VAT recoverable in Argentina as at September 30, 2020 (December 31, 2019: $72 million) relating to the development of the Argentinean side of the project. These amounts may not be fully recoverable if the project does not enter into production and are subject to foreign currency risk as the amounts are recoverable in Argentine pesos.
C) Contingencies
Contingencies can be either possible assets or possible liabilities arising from past events which, by their nature, will be resolved only when one or more future events, not wholly within our control, occur or fail to occur. The assessment of such contingencies inherently involves the exercise of significant judgment and estimates of the outcome of future events. Refer to note 17 for further details on contingencies.
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D) Covid-19
On March 11, 2020, the Covid-19 outbreak was declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization. The outbreak and efforts to contain it have had a significant effect on commodity prices and capital markets. We have adopted certain operating procedures to respond to Covid-19, and to date, our operations have not been significantly impacted by the pandemic with the exception of Veladero where the government of Argentina implemented a mandatory nationwide quarantine in March 2020. Although this was lifted in April, movement and social distancing restrictions have impacted the remobilization of employees and contractors back to Veladero. Notwithstanding the proactive and considered actions taken to maintain a safe workplace, it is possible that in the future there will be negative impacts on our operations or supply chain and the pandemic may trigger actions such as reduced mining and production activities at our operations. This could have a material adverse effect on our cash flows, earnings, results of operations and financial position.
Our sites have continued to produce and sell their production, with no significant disruptions to date, with the exception of Veladero as noted above. Our ability to maintain production across our operations combined with increased market gold prices, has resulted in Barrick being able to deliver strong operating cash flow for the nine months ended September 30, 2020. Barrick has $4.7 billion in cash, an undrawn $3.0 billion credit facility and no significant debt repayments due until 2033, providing us with sufficient liquidity to manage through this period of uncertainty.
While we have not experienced any significant negative impact to date, the extent to which Covid-19 impacts future business activity or financial results, and the duration of any such negative impact, will depend on future developments, which are highly uncertain and unknown at this time.
E) Streaming transactions
Our silver sale agreement with Wheaton Precious Metals Corp. (“Wheaton”) requires us to deliver 25% of the life of mine silver production from the Pascua-Lama project once it is constructed and required delivery of 100% of our silver production from the Lagunas Norte, Pierina and Veladero mines until March 31, 2018. The completion date guarantee under the silver sale agreement for Pascua-Lama was originally December 31, 2015 but was subsequently extended to June 30, 2020. Per the terms of the amended silver sale agreement, if the requirements of the completion guarantee were not satisfied by June 30, 2020, then Wheaton had the right to terminate the agreement within 90 days of that date, in which case, they would have been entitled to the return of the upfront consideration paid less credit for silver delivered up to the date of that event.
Given that, as of September 28, 2020, Wheaton had not exercised its termination right, a residual liability of $253 million remains due on September 1, 2039 (assuming no future deliveries were made). This residual cash liability was re-measured to $148 million, being the present value of the liability due in 2039 discounted at a rate estimated for comparable liabilities, including Barrick’s outstanding debt. This remeasurement resulted in a gain of $104 million recorded in Other Income (refer to note 9A). The liability of
$148 million has been reclassified from other current liabilities to other non-current liabilities in these financial statements and will be measured at amortized cost in future periods. For further details of the silver sale agreement, refer to notes 3 and 29 of the 2019 Annual Financial Statements.
4 > ACQUISITIONS AND DIVESTITURES
A) Eskay Creek
On August 4, 2020 Barrick entered into a definitive agreement with Skeena Resources Limited (“Skeena”) pursuant to which Skeena exercised its option to acquire the Eskay Creek project in British Columbia and Barrick will waive its back-in right on the Eskay Creek project. The consideration under the definitive agreement consists of: (i) the issuance by Skeena of 22,500,000 units (the “Units”), with each Unit comprising one common share of Skeena and one half of a warrant, with each whole warrant entitling Barrick to purchase one additional common share of Skeena at an exercise price of C$2.70 each until the second anniversary of the closing date; (ii) the grant of a 1% net smelter returns (“NSR”) royalty on the entire Eskay Creek land package; and (iii) a contingent payment of C$15 million payable during a 24-month period after closing. The transaction closed on October 5, 2020 and we expect to recognize a gain of approximately $60 million in the fourth quarter of 2020.
B) Morila
On August 31, 2020, Barrick announced an agreement with AngloGold Ashanti Limited to sell their combined 80% interest in the Morila gold mine in Mali to Mali Lithium Limited for cash consideration estimated at between $22 million and $27 million, depending on closing adjustments. Barrick holds a 40% interest in Morila and expects to receive 50% of the cash consideration. The sale is subject to certain conditions, including the acknowledgement of the transaction by the state of Mali, which holds the remaining 20% of the Morila gold mine. The transaction is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2020.
C) Massawa Project
On March 4, 2020, Barrick and our Senegalese joint venture partner completed the sale of our aggregate 90% interest in the Massawa project (“Massawa”) in Senegal to Teranga Gold Corporation (“Teranga”) for total consideration fair valued at $440 million on the date of closing. Barrick received 92.5% of the consideration for its interest in the Massawa project, with the balance received by Barrick’s local Senegalese partner. Barrick received a net of $256 million in cash and 19,164,403 Teranga common shares (worth $104 million at the date of closing) plus a contingent payment of up to $46.25 million based on the three year average gold price, which was valued at $28 million at the date of closing. The cash consideration received was net of $25 million that Barrick provided through its participation in the $225 million syndicated debt financing facility secured by Teranga in connection with the transaction. The facility has a final repayment date of December 31, 2022. The difference between the fair value of consideration received and the carrying value of the assets on closing was $54 million and was recognized as a gain in the first quarter of 2020.
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5 > SEGMENT INFORMATION
Barrick’s business is organized into eighteen minesites and one project. Barrick’s Chief Operating Decision Maker (“CODM”) (Mark Bristow, President and Chief Executive Officer) reviews the operating results, assesses performance and makes capital allocation decisions at the minesite, Company and/or project level. Each individual minesite and the Pascua-Lama project are operating segments for financial reporting purposes. Our presentation of our reportable operating segments consists of nine gold mines (Carlin, Cortez, Turquoise Ridge, Pueblo Viejo, Loulo-Gounkoto, Kibali, Veladero, Porgera and North Mara). The remaining operating segments, including our copper mines, remaining gold mines and project, have been grouped into an “other” category and will not be reported on individually. Segment performance is evaluated based on a number of measures including operating income before tax, production levels and unit production costs. Certain costs are managed on a consolidated basis and are therefore not reflected in segment income. Prior period figures have been restated to reflect the changes made to our reportable operating segments in the prior year.
Consolidated Statement of Income Information
Cost of Sales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
For the three months ended September 30, 2020 | Revenue | Direct mining, royalties and community relations | Depreciation | Exploration, evaluation and project expenses | Other expenses (income)1 | Segment income (loss) | ||||||||||||||||||
Carlin2 | $852 | $358 | $82 | $7 | $4 | $401 | ||||||||||||||||||
Cortez2 | 358 | 144 | 54 | 4 | — | 156 | ||||||||||||||||||
Turquoise Ridge2 | 240 | 95 | 41 | 2 | — | 102 | ||||||||||||||||||
Pueblo Viejo2 | 417 | 113 | 56 | 2 | (5 | ) | 251 | |||||||||||||||||
Loulo-Gounkoto2 | 329 | 116 | 69 | 3 | 26 | 115 | ||||||||||||||||||
Kibali | 176 | 56 | 43 | — | 3 | 74 | ||||||||||||||||||
Veladero | 82 | 32 | 17 | — | 3 | 30 | ||||||||||||||||||
Porgera | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | 11 | (17 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
North Mara2 | 158 | 53 | 20 | — | — | 85 | ||||||||||||||||||
Other Mines2,3 | 1,096 | 439 | 219 | 5 | 9 | 424 | ||||||||||||||||||
Reportable segment total | $3,708 | $1,407 | $605 | $24 | $51 | $1,621 | ||||||||||||||||||
Share of equity investees | (176 | ) | (56 | ) | (43 | ) | — | (3 | ) | (74 | ) | |||||||||||||
Segment total | $3,532 | $1,351 | $562 | $24 | $48 | $1,547 | ||||||||||||||||||
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For the three months ended September 30, 2019 | Revenue | Direct mining, royalties and community relations | Depreciation | Exploration, evaluation and project expenses | Other expenses (income)1 | Segment income (loss) | ||||||||||||||||||
Carlin2 | $652 | $344 | $101 | $6 | $5 | $196 | ||||||||||||||||||
Cortez2 | 300 | 117 | 53 | 2 | 3 | 125 | ||||||||||||||||||
Turquoise Ridge2 | 231 | 98 | 70 | 2 | — | 61 | ||||||||||||||||||
Pueblo Viejo2 | 353 | 133 | 48 | 4 | (3 | ) | 171 | |||||||||||||||||
Loulo-Gounkoto2 | 287 | 123 | 76 | 3 | 5 | 80 | ||||||||||||||||||
Kibali | 133 | 50 | 57 | 1 | — | 25 | ||||||||||||||||||
Veladero | 89 | 47 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||
Porgera | 111 | 65 | 11 | — | 2 | 33 | ||||||||||||||||||
North Mara2 | 87 | 36 | 17 | — | 3 | 31 | ||||||||||||||||||
Other Mines2,3 | 568 | 362 | 147 | 7 | 7 | 45 | ||||||||||||||||||
Reportable segment total | $2,811 | $1,375 | $605 | $26 | $24 | $781 | ||||||||||||||||||
Share of equity investees | (133 | ) | (50 | ) | (57 | ) | (1 | ) | — | (25 | ) | |||||||||||||
Segment total | $2,678 | $1,325 | $548 | $25 | $24 | $756 |
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Consolidated Statement of Income Information
Cost of Sales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
For the nine months ended September 30, 2020 | Revenue | Direct mining, royalties and community relations | Depreciation | Exploration, evaluation and project expenses | Other expenses (income)1 | Segment income (loss) | ||||||||||||||||||
Carlin2 | $2,168 | $1,007 | $232 | $17 | $16 | $896 | ||||||||||||||||||
Cortez2 | 1,056 | 403 | 164 | 9 | 2 | 478 | ||||||||||||||||||
Turquoise Ridge2 | 684 | 287 | 132 | 7 | 2 | 256 | ||||||||||||||||||
Pueblo Viejo2 | 1,126 | 369 | 163 | 7 | (5 | ) | 592 | |||||||||||||||||
Loulo-Gounkoto2 | 912 | 336 | 202 | 9 | 31 | 334 | ||||||||||||||||||
Kibali | 480 | 167 | 126 | 2 | (1 | ) | 186 | |||||||||||||||||
Veladero | 234 | 107 | 52 | — | 5 | 70 | ||||||||||||||||||
Porgera | 140 | 81 | 20 | 2 | 38 | (1 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
North Mara2 | 429 | 166 | 70 | — | (3 | ) | 196 | |||||||||||||||||
Other Mines2,3 | 2,559 | 1,179 | 597 | 12 | 46 | 725 | ||||||||||||||||||
Reportable segment total | $9,788 | $4,102 | $1,758 | $65 | $131 | $3,732 | ||||||||||||||||||
Share of equity investees | (480 | ) | (167 | ) | (126 | ) | (2 | ) | 1 | (186 | ) | |||||||||||||
Segment total | $9,308 | $3,935 | $1,632 | $63 | $132 | $3,546 | ||||||||||||||||||
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For the nine months ended September 30, 2019 | Revenue | Direct mining, royalties and community relations | Depreciation | Exploration, evaluation and project expenses | Other expenses (income)1 | Segment income (loss) | ||||||||||||||||||
Carlin2 | $1,198 | $654 | $220 | $10 | $2 | $312 | ||||||||||||||||||
Cortez2 | 1,007 | 367 | 182 | 6 | 14 | 438 | ||||||||||||||||||
Turquoise Ridge2 | 441 | 185 | 85 | 3 | — | 168 | ||||||||||||||||||
Pueblo Viejo2 | 993 | 391 | 141 | 10 | (1 | ) | 452 | |||||||||||||||||
Loulo-Gounkoto2 | 740 | 343 | 222 | 7 | 11 | 157 | ||||||||||||||||||
Kibali | 375 | 153 | 144 | 1 | (1 | ) | 78 | |||||||||||||||||
Veladero | 280 | 155 | 86 | 2 | 1 | 36 | ||||||||||||||||||
Porgera | 280 | 179 | 30 | 1 | 3 | 67 | ||||||||||||||||||
North Mara2 | 310 | 144 | 62 | — | 10 | 94 | ||||||||||||||||||
Other Mines2,3 | 1,585 | 1,041 | 403 | 14 | 42 | 85 | ||||||||||||||||||
Reportable segment total | $7,209 | $3,612 | $1,575 | $54 | $81 | $1,887 | ||||||||||||||||||
Share of equity investees | (375 | ) | (153 | ) | (144 | ) | (1 | ) | 1 | (78 | ) | |||||||||||||
Segment total | $6,834 | $3,459 | $1,431 | $53 | $82 | $1,809 |
1 | Includes accretion expense, which is included within finance costs in the consolidated statement of income. For the three months ended September 30, 2020, accretion expense was $6 million (2019: $13 million) and for the nine months ended September 30, 2020, accretion expense was $24 million (2019: $39 million). |
2 | Includes non-controlling interest portion of revenues, cost of sales and segment income for the three months ended September 30, 2020 for Nevada Gold Mines $668 million, $359 million, $303 million (2019: $504 million, $346 million, $149 million), Pueblo Viejo $171 million, $67 million, $104 million (2019: $140 million, $72 million, $67 million), Loulo-Gounkoto $65 million, $36 million, $23 million (2019: $57 million, $40 million, $16 million), North Mara, Bulyanhulu and Buzwagi $75 million, $37 million, $37 million (2019: $51 million, $35 million, $12 million), and Tongon $14 million, $9 million, $4 million (2019: $11 million, $11 million, $nil) and for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 for Nevada Gold Mines $1,781 million, $1,031 million, $727 million (2019: $504 million, $346 million, $149 million), Pueblo Viejo $463 million, $211 million, $251 million (2019: $390 million, $211 million, $175 million), Loulo-Gounkoto $182 million, $107 million, $67 million (2019: $148 million, $113 million, $32 million), North Mara, Bulyanhulu and Buzwagi $158 million, $91 million, $63 million (2019: $169 million, $125 million, $31 million) and Tongon $38 million, $29 million, $9 million (2019: $29 million, $32 million, $(3) million). |
3 | Includes provisional pricing adjustments for the three months ended September 30, 2020 of $43 million gains (2019: $1 million gains) and for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 of $50 million gains (2019: $15 million gains). |
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Reconciliation of Segment Income to Income Before Income Taxes
For the three months ended September 30 | For the nine months ended September 30 | |||||||||||||||
2020 | 2019 | 2020 | 2019 | |||||||||||||
Segment income | $1,547 | $756 | $3,546 | $1,809 | ||||||||||||
Other revenue | 8 | — | 8 | — | ||||||||||||
Other cost of sales/amortization | (14 | ) | (16 | ) | (36 | ) | (34 | ) | ||||||||
Exploration, evaluation and project expenses not attributable to segments | (48 | ) | (61 | ) | (158 | ) | (205 | ) | ||||||||
General and administrative expenses | (50 | ) | (68 | ) | (161 | ) | (181 | ) | ||||||||
Other income (expense) not attributable to segments | 115 | 1,863 | 138 | 1,861 | ||||||||||||
Impairment reversals (charges) | (4 | ) | 872 | 309 | 857 | |||||||||||
Loss on currency translation | (16 | ) | (40 | ) | (34 | ) | (56 | ) | ||||||||
Closed mine rehabilitation | (8 | ) | (5 | ) | (105 | ) | (46 | ) | ||||||||
Income from equity investees | 95 | 38 | 210 | 116 | ||||||||||||
Finance costs, net (includes non-segment accretion) | (75 | ) | (112 | ) | (243 | ) | (324 | ) | ||||||||
Gain (loss) on non-hedge derivatives | 5 | (1 | ) | 10 | — | |||||||||||
Income before income taxes1 | $1,555 | $3,226 | $3,484 | $3,797 |
1 | Includes non-controlling interest portion of revenues, cost of sales and non-segment income for the three months ended September 30, 2020 for Acacia, $nil, $nil, $nil (2019: $nil, $nil, $(11) million) and Nevada Gold Mines, $nil, $2 million, $(4) million (2019: $nil, $2 million, $(4) million) and for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 for Acacia, $nil, $nil, $nil (2019: $nil, $nil, $(17) million) and Nevada Gold Mines, $nil, $4 million, $(13) million (2019: $nil $2 million, $(4) million). |
Capital Expenditures Information
Segment capital expenditures1 | ||||||||||||||||
For the three months ended September 30 | For the nine months ended September 30 | |||||||||||||||
2020 | 2019 | 2020 | 2019 | |||||||||||||
Carlin | $92 | $98 | $288 | $217 | ||||||||||||
Cortez | 76 | 92 | 254 | 257 | ||||||||||||
Turquoise Ridge | 20 | 39 | 73 | 86 | ||||||||||||
Pueblo Viejo | 55 | 28 | 115 | 86 | ||||||||||||
Loulo-Gounkoto | 94 | 62 | 203 | 151 | ||||||||||||
Kibali | 9 | 14 | 40 | 34 | ||||||||||||
Veladero | 21 | 20 | 63 | 68 | ||||||||||||
Porgera | — | 12 | 11 | 41 | ||||||||||||
North Mara | 23 | 12 | 59 | 40 | ||||||||||||
Other Mines | 132 | 90 | 287 | 287 | ||||||||||||
Reportable segment total | $522 | $467 | $1,393 | $1,267 | ||||||||||||
Other items not allocated to segments | 36 | 35 | 127 | 86 | ||||||||||||
Total | $558 | $502 | $1,520 | $1,353 | ||||||||||||
Share of equity investees | (9 | ) | (14 | ) | (40 | ) | (34 | ) | ||||||||
Total | $549 | $488 | $1,480 | $1,319 |
1 | Segment capital expenditures are presented for internal management reporting purposes on an accrual basis. Capital expenditures in the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flow are presented on a cash basis. For the three months ended September 30, 2020, cash expenditures were $548 million (2019: $502 million) and the increase in accrued expenditures was $1 million (2019: $14 million decrease). For the nine months ended September 30, 2020, cash expenditures were $1,508 million (2019: $1,255 million) and the decrease in accrued expenditures was $28 million (2019: $64 million increase). |
Purchase Commitments
At September 30, 2020, we had purchase obligations for supplies and consumables of $1,661 million (December 31, 2019: $1,681 million).
Capital Commitments
In addition to entering into various operational commitments in the normal course of business, we had capital commitments of $158 million at September 30, 2020 (December 31, 2019: $383 million).
BARRICK THIRD QUARTER 2020 | 123 | NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED) |
6 > REVENUE
For the three months ended September 30 | For the nine months ended September 30 | |||||||||||||||
2020 | 2019 | 2020 | 2019 | |||||||||||||
Gold sales | ||||||||||||||||
Spot market sales | $2,973 | $2,549 | $8,145 | $6,371 | ||||||||||||
Concentrate sales | 246 | 36 | 475 | 56 | ||||||||||||
Provisional pricing adjustments | 18 | — | 22 | 1 | ||||||||||||
$3,237 | $2,585 | $8,642 | $6,428 | |||||||||||||
Copper sales | ||||||||||||||||
Copper concentrate sales | $194 | $44 | $474 | $297 | ||||||||||||
Provisional pricing adjustments | 25 | 1 | 28 | 14 | ||||||||||||
$219 | $45 | $502 | $311 | |||||||||||||
Other sales1 | 84 | 48 | 172 | 95 | ||||||||||||
Total | $3,540 | $2,678 | $9,316 | $6,834 |
1 | Revenues include the sale of by-products for our gold and copper mines. |
7 > COST OF SALES
Gold | Copper | Other3 | Total | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
For the three months ended September 30 | 2020 | 2019 | 2020 | 2019 | 2020 | 2019 | 2020 | 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Direct mining cost1,2 | $1,151 | $1,207 | $76 | $30 | $— | $1 | $1,227 | $1,238 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Depreciation | 508 | 538 | 61 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 574 | 559 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Royalty expense | 103 | 79 | 16 | 5 | — | — | 119 | 84 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Community relations | 6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 7 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
$1,768 | $1,831 | $154 | $49 | $5 | $9 | $1,927 | $1,889 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gold | Copper | Other3 | Total | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
For the nine months ended September 30 | 2020 | 2019 | 2020 | 2019 | 2020 | 2019 | 2020 | 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Direct mining cost1,2 | $3,352 | $3,022 | $224 | $169 | $4 | $1 | $3,580 | $3,192 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Depreciation | 1,480 | 1,353 | 167 | 83 | 17 | 24 | 1,664 | 1,460 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Royalty expense | 303 | 223 | 38 | 26 | — | — | 341 | 249 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Community relations | 16 | 20 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 18 | 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
$5,151 | $4,618 | $431 | $281 | $21 | $25 | $5,603 | $4,924 |
1 | Direct mining cost includes charges to reduce the cost of inventory to net realizable value as follows: $11 million for the three months ended September 30, 2020 (2019: $nil) and $29 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 (2019: $16 million). |
2 | Direct mining cost includes the costs of extracting by-products. |
3 | Other includes realized hedge gains and losses and corporate amortization. |
8 > EARNINGS PER SHARE
For the three months ended September 30 | For the nine months ended September 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2020 | 2019 | 2020 | 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Basic | Diluted | Basic | Diluted | Basic | Diluted | Basic | Diluted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net income | $1,271 | $1,271 | $2,435 | $2,435 | $2,556 | $2,556 | $2,798 | $2,798 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net income attributable to non-controlling interests | (389 | ) | (389 | ) | (158 | ) | (158 | ) | (917 | ) | (917 | ) | (216 | ) | (216 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Net income attributable to equity holders of Barrick Gold Corporation | $882 | $882 | $2,277 | $2,277 | $1,639 | $1,639 | $2,582 | $2,582 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weighted average shares outstanding | 1,778 | 1,778 | 1,756 | 1,756 | 1,778 | 1,778 | 1,751 | 1,751 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Basic and diluted earnings per share data attributable to the equity holders of Barrick Gold Corporation | $0.50 | $0.50 | $1.30 | $1.30 | $0.92 | $0.92 | $1.47 | $1.47 |
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9 > OTHER EXPENSE
A) Other Expense (Income)
For the three months ended September 30 | For the nine months ended | |||||||||||||||
2020 | 2019 | 2020 | 2019 | |||||||||||||
Other expense: | ||||||||||||||||
Bank charges | $3 | $2 | $12 | $10 | ||||||||||||
Bulyanhulu reduced operations program cost1 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 18 | ||||||||||||
Litigation | 3 | 4 | 12 | 23 | ||||||||||||
Miscellaneous write-offs (reversals) | (1 | ) | 5 | — | 7 | |||||||||||
Covid-19 donations | 4 | — | 22 | — | ||||||||||||
Porgera care and maintenance costs | 12 | — | 39 | — | ||||||||||||
Tanzania transaction costs incurred by Acacia | — | 19 | — | 19 | ||||||||||||
Tanzania - other | — | 5 | — | 10 | ||||||||||||
Other | 11 | 17 | 40 | 25 | ||||||||||||
Total other expense | $37 | $58 | $144 | $112 | ||||||||||||
Other income: | ||||||||||||||||
Gain on sale of long-lived assets | ($2 | ) | ($15 | ) | ($54 | ) | ($27 | ) | ||||||||
Remeasurement of Turquoise Ridge to fair value | — | (1,886 | ) | — | (1,886 | ) | ||||||||||
Remeasurement of silver sale liability2 | (104 | ) | — | (104 | ) | — | ||||||||||
Loss (gain) on non-hedge derivatives | (5 | ) | 1 | (10 | ) | — | ||||||||||
Other | (4 | ) | (9 | ) | (16 | ) | (17 | ) | ||||||||
Total other income | ($115 | ) | ($1,909 | ) | ($184 | ) | ($1,930 | ) | ||||||||
Total | ($78 | ) | ($1,851 | ) | ($40 | ) | ($1,818 | ) |
1 | Primarily relates to care and maintenance costs. |
2 | Refer to note 3E for further details. |
B) Impairment (Reversals) Charges
For the three months ended September 30 | For the nine months ended September 30 | |||||||||||||||
2020 | 2019 | 2020 | 2019 | |||||||||||||
Impairment (reversals) of non-current assets1 | $4 | ($872 | ) | ($321 | ) | ($857 | ) | |||||||||
Impairment of intangibles | — | — | 12 | — | ||||||||||||
Total | $4 | ($872 | ) | ($309 | ) | ($857 | ) |
1 | Refer to note 13 for further details. |
10 > INCOME TAX EXPENSE
For the three months ended September 30 | For the nine months ended September 30 | |||||||||||||||
2020 | 2019 | 2020 | 2019 | |||||||||||||
Current | $372 | $163 | $846 | $396 | ||||||||||||
Deferred | (88 | ) | 628 | 82 | 603 | |||||||||||
$284 | $791 | $928 | $999 |
Income tax expense was $928 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2020. The unadjusted effective
income tax rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2020, was 27% of the income before income taxes.
The underlying effective income tax rate on ordinary income for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 was 27% after adjusting for the gain on sale of the Massawa project; the impact of the settlement of all outstanding disputes with the Government of Tanzania (“GoT”); the impact of impairment charges; the impact of the transfer of a free carried shareholding of 16% in each of the Tanzania mines to the GoT; the impact of foreign currency translation losses on deferred tax balances; the impact of non-deductible foreign exchange losses; the impact of a reduced corporate tax rate in Argentina on deferred tax balances; the impact of Covid-19 donations; the impact of the Porgera mine being placed on care and maintenance; the impact of the remeasurement of our residual cash liability on the silver sale agreement with Wheaton for Pascua-Lama; and the impact of other expense adjustments.
Currency Translation
Deferred tax balances are subject to remeasurement for changes in currency exchange rates each period. The most significant balances are Argentine and Malian net deferred tax liabilities. In the nine months ended September 30, 2020, a tax recovery of $6 million primarily arose from translation losses and gains on tax balances in Argentina and Mali, respectively, due to the weakening of the Argentine peso and strengthening of the West African CFA franc, against the US dollar. These net translation gains are included within deferred income tax expense.
Nevada Gold Mines
Nevada Gold Mines is a limited liability company treated as a flow through partnership for US tax purposes. The partnership is not subject to federal income tax directly, but each of its partners is liable for tax on its share of the profits of the partnership. As such, Barrick accounts for its current and deferred income tax associated with the investment (61.5% share) following the principles in IAS 12.
Argentina Deferred Taxes
In December 2017, Argentina reduced its 35% corporate tax rate to 30% for 2018 and 2019, with a further reduction to 25% for 2020 and thereafter. Concurrently, a dividend distribution tax was introduced that charges 7% tax on dividend distributions for 2018 and 2019, and 13% tax on dividend distributions for 2020 and thereafter. On December 23, 2019, Argentina enacted a law that the previously approved corporate tax rate reduction from 30% to 25% will be deferred for one year until January 1, 2021. Therefore, the corporate tax rate of 30% is unchanged for the 2020 calendar year. The scheduled increase of dividend withholding tax from 7% to 13% was also deferred until January 1, 2021.
A deferred tax recovery of $35 million was recorded in the first quarter of 2020 as a result of the tax reform measures.
Tanzania
On January 24, 2020, Barrick formalized the establishment of a joint venture between Barrick and the GoT and resolution of all outstanding disputes between Barrick and the GoT, including the lifting of the previous concentrate
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export ban, effective immediately. Refer to note 13 for further details.
A current tax expense and deferred tax recovery of $21 million and $44 million, respectively, was recorded in the first quarter of 2020, largely to reflect the terms of the framework agreement with the GoT. A total of $13 million of
additional deferred tax recovery was recorded in the second and third quarters of 2020 due to the recognition of deferred tax assets at Buzwagi.
11 > CASH FLOW – OTHER ITEMS
Operating Cash Flows – Other Items | For the three months ended September 30 | For the nine months ended September 30 | ||||||||||||||
2020 | 2019 | 2020 | 2019 | |||||||||||||
Adjustments for non-cash income statement items: | ||||||||||||||||
Loss (gain) on non-hedge derivatives | ($5 | ) | $1 | ($10 | ) | $— | ||||||||||
Remeasurement of silver sale liability | (104 | ) | — | (104 | ) | — | ||||||||||
Share-based compensation expense | 23 | 25 | 73 | 63 | ||||||||||||
Income from investment in equity investees | (95 | ) | (38 | ) | (210 | ) | (116 | ) | ||||||||
Change in estimate of rehabilitation costs at closed mines | 8 | 5 | 105 | 46 | ||||||||||||
Net inventory impairment charges | 11 | — | 29 | 16 | ||||||||||||
Change in other assets and liabilities | (51 | ) | (96 | ) | (34 | ) | (68 | ) | ||||||||
Settlement of rehabilitation obligations | (31 | ) | (23 | ) | (75 | ) | (53 | ) | ||||||||
Other operating activities | ($244 | ) | ($126 | ) | ($226 | ) | ($112 | ) | ||||||||
Cash flow arising from changes in: | ||||||||||||||||
Accounts receivable | ($110 | ) | ($6 | ) | ($158 | ) | ($39 | ) | ||||||||
Inventory | 101 | 9 | 76 | 21 | ||||||||||||
Other current assets | 89 | (39 | ) | (50 | ) | (133 | ) | |||||||||
Accounts payable | (88 | ) | 115 | (161 | ) | (45 | ) | |||||||||
Other current liabilities | 5 | (12 | ) | (51 | ) | (67 | ) | |||||||||
Change in working capital | ($3 | ) | $67 | ($344 | ) | ($263 | ) | |||||||||
Investing Cash Flows – Other Items | For the three months ended September 30 | For the nine months ended September 30 | ||||||||||||||
2020 | 2019 | 2020 | 2019 | |||||||||||||
Dividends received from equity method investments | $38 | $72 | $92 | $104 | ||||||||||||
Funding of equity method investments | — | (2 | ) | — | (2 | ) | ||||||||||
Shareholder loan repayments from equity method investments | 46 | 35 | 47 | 65 | ||||||||||||
Other | — | (2 | ) | — | (2 | ) | ||||||||||
Other net investing activities | $84 | $103 | $139 | $165 |
12 > EQUITY ACCOUNTING METHOD INVESTMENT CONTINUITY
Kibali | Jabal Sayid | Zaldívar | Other | Total | ||||||||||||||||
At January 1, 2019 | $— | $245 | $989 | $— | $1,234 | |||||||||||||||
Acquisitions | 3,195 | — | — | 58 | 3,253 | |||||||||||||||
Equity pick-up from equity investees | 98 | 51 | 16 | — | 165 | |||||||||||||||
Funds invested | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||
Dividends received | (75 | ) | — | (50 | ) | — | (125 | ) | ||||||||||||
Shareholder loan repayment | — | — | — | (2 | ) | (2 | ) | |||||||||||||
At December 31, 2019 | $3,218 | $296 | $955 | $58 | $4,527 | |||||||||||||||
Equity pick-up from equity investees | 147 | 51 | 12 | — | 210 | |||||||||||||||
Shareholder loan repayment | — | — | — | (2 | ) | (2 | ) | |||||||||||||
Dividends received | (92 | ) | — | — | — | (92 | ) | |||||||||||||
At September 30, 2020 | $3,273 | $347 | $967 | $56 | $4,643 |
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13 > IMPAIRMENT OF GOODWILL AND OTHER ASSETS
In accordance with our accounting policy, goodwill is tested for impairment in the fourth quarter and also when there is an indicator of impairment. Non-current assets are tested for impairment or impairment reversals when events or changes in circumstances suggest that the carrying amount may not be recoverable or is understated. Refer to note 21 of the 2019 Annual Financial Statements for further information.
For the nine months ended September 30, 2020, we recorded net impairment reversals of $309 million (2019: $857 million net impairment reversals) for non-current assets.
Indicators of impairment and reversals
Porgera
As described in note 17, on April 24, 2020, we received communication from the Government of Papua New Guinea that the Special Mining Lease will not be extended, and therefore Porgera was placed on temporary care and maintenance on April 25, 2020. We have performed an analysis and concluded that the carrying value of our 47.5% share of Porgera ($273 million as at September 30, 2020) remains recoverable. The ultimate resolution of this dispute may differ from this assumption and there is no guarantee that the carrying value will remain recoverable.
Tanzania
On January 24, 2020, Barrick formalized the establishment of a joint venture between Barrick and the GoT and resolution of all outstanding disputes between Barrick and the GoT, including the lifting of the previous concentrate export ban, effective immediately. Effective January 1, 2020, the GoT received a free carried shareholding of 16% in each of the Tanzania mines (Bulyanhulu, Buzwagi and North Mara), a 16% interest in the shareholder loans owed by the operating companies and will receive half of the economic benefits from the Tanzanian operations from taxes, royalties, clearing fees and participation in all cash distributions made by the mines, after the recoupment of capital investments.
We have determined this to be an indicator of impairment reversal, as the resolution of the long standing dispute has led to a decrease in the risk adjustment previously included in the weighted average cost of capital (“WACC”) and the removal of the estimated impact of the previously anticipated issuance of the equity to the GoT. The key assumptions and estimates used in determining the fair value less cost to dispose (“FVLCD”) are a short-term gold price of $1,350 per ounce, long-term gold price of $1,300 per ounce, NAV multiples of 1.1-1.3 and a WACC of 5.4%-6.2%. Management assumed the resumption of concentrate sales and exports commencing in Q2 2020 and the resumption of production from underground mining at Bulyanhulu in 2020. We identified that the FVLCD exceeded the carrying value and a full non-current asset impairment reversal was recognized in the first quarter of 2020 of $649 million at Bulyanhulu and $88 million at North Mara, based on a FVLCD of $1,237 million and
$967 million, respectively. No impairment reversal was recognized at Buzwagi.
The FVLCD was also used to determine the initial value assigned to the 16% equity interest in each of the operating mines that was given to the GoT. The recognition of this non-controlling interest in the three Tanzanian mines resulted in a loss of $238 million being recognized in the first quarter of 2020. The assignment of 16% of the existing shareholder loans also resulted in the recognition of a $167 million loss in the first quarter of 2020.
As the signing of the agreement to resolve all outstanding disputes with the GoT caused the impairment reversal, loss on equity issuance and loss on assignment of shareholder loans, the financial impact has been aggregated and presented as a $332 million net impairment reversal on the consolidated statement of income.
14 > FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
Financial instruments include cash; evidence of ownership in an entity; or a contract that imposes an obligation on one party and conveys a right to a second party to deliver/ receive cash or another financial instrument.
A) Cash and Equivalents
Cash and equivalents include cash, term deposits, treasury bills and money market funds with original maturities of less than 90 days.
B) Debt
On January 31, 2020, Barrick completed a make-whole redemption of the approximately $337 million of outstanding principal on the 3.85% notes due 2022. The settlement resulted in a debt extinguishment loss of $15 million.
In January 2020, the final installment of $14 million was repaid in relation to the Acacia Credit Facility.
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15 > FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS
A) Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis
As at September 30, 2020 | Quoted
(Level 1) | Significant
(Level 2) | Significant
(Level 3) | Aggregate
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Cash and equivalents | $4,744 | $— | $— | $4,744 | ||||||||||||
Other investments1 | 333 | — | — | 333 | ||||||||||||
Derivatives | — | 38 | — | 38 | ||||||||||||
Receivables from provisional copper and gold sales | — | 229 | — | 229 | ||||||||||||
$5,077 | $267 | $— | $5,344 |
1 | Includes equity investments in other mining companies. |
B) Fair Values of Financial Assets and Liabilities
As at September 30, 2020 | As at December 31, 2019 | |||||||||||||||
Carrying amount | Estimated fair value | Carrying amount | Estimated fair value | |||||||||||||
Financial assets | ||||||||||||||||
Other assets1 | $608 | $608 | $612 | $612 | ||||||||||||
Other investments2 | 333 | 333 | 258 | 258 | ||||||||||||
Derivative assets3 | 40 | 40 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||
$981 | $981 | $871 | $871 | |||||||||||||
Financial liabilities | ||||||||||||||||
Debt4 | $5,161 | $7,276 | $5,536 | $6,854 | ||||||||||||
Derivative liabilities | 2 | 2 | — | — | ||||||||||||
Other liabilities | 340 | 340 | 209 | 209 | ||||||||||||
$5,503 | $7,618 | $5,745 | $7,063 |
1 | Includes restricted cash and amounts due from our partners. |
2 | Includes equity investments in other mining companies. Recorded at fair value. Quoted market prices are used to determine fair value. |
3 | Primarily consists of contingent consideration received as part of the sale of Massawa |
4 | Debt is generally recorded at amortized cost. The fair value of debt is primarily determined using quoted market prices. Balance includes both current and long-term portions of debt. |
The Company’s valuation techniques were presented in Note 26 of the 2019 Annual Financial Statements and have been consistently applied in these interim financial statements.
16 > CAPITAL STOCK
A) Authorized Capital Stock
Our authorized capital stock is composed of an unlimited number of common shares (issued 1,778,125,848 common shares as at September 30, 2020). Our common shares have no par value.
B) Dividends
The Company’s practice has been to declare dividends after a quarter in the announcement of the results for the quarter. Dividends declared are paid in the same quarter.
The Company’s dividend reinvestment plan resulted in 129,237 common shares issued to shareholders for the nine months ended September 30, 2020.
17 > CONTINGENCIES
Certain conditions may exist as of the date the financial statements are issued that may result in a loss to the Company, but which will only be resolved when one or more future events occur or fail to occur. The impact of any resulting loss from such matters affecting these financial statements and noted below may be material.
Except as noted below, no material changes have occurred with respect to the matters disclosed in Note 36 “Contingencies” to the 2019 Annual Financial Statements, and no new contingencies have occurred that are material to the Company since the issuance of the 2019 Annual Financial Statements.
The description set out below should be read in conjunction with Note 36 “Contingencies” to the 2019 Annual Financial Statements.
Litigation and Claims Update
Proposed Canadian Securities Class Actions (Pascua-Lama)
In March 2020, the Quebec court denied both the leave to proceed with statutory secondary market misrepresentations claims and class certification motions. As a result, subject to appeal, the claimant cannot pursue the statutory secondary market misrepresentation claims, and can only pursue his other purported claims on an individual basis rather than on behalf of other shareholders. The claimant has filed an appeal.
The motion for class certification in Ontario has not yet been heard. The Ontario court has indicated that it currently does not intend to hear that motion until after the Plaintiffs’ appeal from the October 2019 decision dismissing all but one of the statutory secondary market misrepresentation claims is decided. That appeal is currently scheduled to be heard in November 2020. On October 20, 2020, the Company’s motion for leave to appeal from the October 2019 decision allowing one statutory secondary market misrepresentation claim to move ahead was dismissed.
The Company intends to vigorously defend the proposed Canadian securities class actions. No amounts have been recorded for any potential liability arising from these matters, as the Company cannot reasonably predict the outcome.
Pascua-Lama – SMA Regulatory Sanctions
On September 17, 2020, the Antofagasta Environmental Court issued a ruling in which it upheld the closure order and sanctions imposed on Compañía Minera Nevada (“CMN”), the Barrick subsidiary that holds the Chilean portion of the Pascua-Lama project, by Chile’s
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environmental regulator (the “SMA”) in the Revised Resolution from January 2018. As part of its ruling, the Environmental Court also ordered the SMA to reevaluate certain environmental infringements contained in the Revised Resolution which may result in the imposition of additional fines against CMN. The Company confirmed that it will not appeal the Environmental Court’s decision, and the Chilean side of the Pascua-Lama project will now be transitioned to closure in accordance with that ruling.
On October 6, 2020, a group of local farmers challenged the Environmental Court’s decision. The challenge, which was brought before the Chilean Supreme Court, claims that the fines imposed by the SMA were inadequate and seeks to require the SMA to issue additional and more severe sanctions against CMN. The Chilean Supreme Court has not yet decided whether to accept this appeal.
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Federal Investigation
On October 8, 2020, the Federal Supreme Court upheld the appeal filed by the Province of San Juan, finding that the Federal Court does not have jurisdiction to order additional environmental studies in communities downstream from the Veladero mine as part of its investigation into the alleged failure of three former federal government officials to maintain adequate environmental controls.
Glaciers Investigation
Due to the Argentine response to Covid-19 and a procedural challenge by one of the former federal officials, the oral arguments originally scheduled for April and May 2020 in this matter have been postponed and have not yet been rescheduled.
Veladero – Tax Assessment and Criminal Charges
In the Criminal Tax Case, the Argentinean Federal Tax Authority’s appeal of the trial court’s ruling on the defendants’ motion to dismiss on statute of limitations grounds was denied. Additional evidence from an Argentine income tax expert will be submitted to the trial court to support the defendants’ arguments.
The Company believes that the Tax Assessment and the Criminal Tax Case are without merit and intends to defend the proceedings vigorously. No amounts have been recorded for any potential liability arising from the Tax Assessment or the Criminal Tax Case, as the Company cannot reasonably predict the outcome.
Writ of Kalikasan
The tentative trial date of March 23, 2020 was postponed due to the Philippine government’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic. Following the re-opening of court operations in the Philippines, a September trial date was set and then cancelled at the request of petitioners’ counsel, including for the purpose of permitting the Court to consider two motions filed by the petitioners. A new trial date has not been set.
No amounts have been recorded for any potential liability under this matter, as the Company cannot reasonably
predict the outcome. The Company intends to continue to defend the action vigorously.
Malian Tax Dispute
The Company has settled all of the existing tax disputes with the State of Mali and the matters are now closed. The existing disputes were settled for an amount within the provision recorded for these matters in the Company’s 2019 Annual Financial Statements.
Tanzania – Concentrate Export Ban and Related Disputes
On January 24, 2020, Barrick announced that the Company had ratified the creation of Twiga at a signing ceremony with the President of Tanzania, formalizing the establishment of a joint venture between Barrick and the GoT and resolution of all outstanding disputes between Barrick and the GoT, including the lifting of the previous concentrate export ban, effective immediately. The GoT received a free carried shareholding of 16% in each of the Tanzania mines (Bulyanhulu, Buzwagi and North Mara), a 16% interest in the shareholder loans owed by the operating companies and will receive its half of the economic benefits from taxes, royalties, clearing fees and participation in all cash distributions made by the mines and Twiga, after the recoupment of capital investments. Twiga will provide management services to the mines. Barrick and the GoT continue efforts to fulfill their respective obligations to satisfy all conditions of the signed agreement, primarily with respect to the execution and delivery of formal termination documents for the settlement of all outstanding disputes between the two parties.
Tanzanian Revenue Authority Assessments
All of the tax disputes with the TRA were resolved as part of the settlement with the GoT described above under “Tanzania – Concentrate Export Ban and Related Disputes.” As noted above, Barrick and the GoT continue efforts to fulfill their respective obligations to satisfy all conditions of the signed agreement, primarily with respect to the execution and delivery of formal termination documents for the settlement of all outstanding disputes between the two parties.
Porgera Special Mining Lease Extension
Porgera’s Special Mining Lease (“SML”) terminated on August 16, 2019. The Company applied for a 20-year extension of the SML in June 2017 and has been engaging with the Government of Papua New Guinea on this matter since then. On August 2, 2019, the National Court of Papua New Guinea ruled that the provisions of the country’s 1992 Mining Act applied to the Porgera gold mine, thus allowing it to continue operating while the application to extend its SML was being considered. Also in 2019, in response to a request from Papua New Guinea Prime Minister Marape, the Company proposed a benefit-sharing arrangement that would deliver more than half the economic benefits from the Porgera mine to Papua New Guinea stakeholders, including the Government, for the remainder of the life of mine, estimated at 20 years.
On April 24, 2020, Barrick Niugini Limited (“BNL”), the majority owner and operator of the Porgera joint venture, received a communication from the Government of Papua New Guinea that the SML would not be extended. The Company believes the Government’s decision not to extend
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the SML is tantamount to nationalization without due process and in violation of the Government’s legal obligations to BNL. The Company has been engaged in ongoing discussions with Prime Minister Marape and his Government in light of the potentially catastrophic impact of this decision for the communities at Porgera and in Enga Province, and for the country as a whole. On October 15, 2020, BNL and the Prime Minister Marape issued a joint press release indicating that they had productive discussions toward mutually acceptable arrangements for a new Porgera partnership to reopen and operate the mine going forward. It further indicated that the parties had agreed in principle that Papua New Guinea will take a major share of equity under the new arrangements and BNL will retain operatorship and there will be a fair sharing of the economic benefits. Efforts to reach a memorandum of agreement to make these concepts and additional points binding are underway. In the meantime, all legal proceedings continue as discussed below.
BNL has been pursuing and will pursue all legal avenues to challenge the Government’s decision and to recover any damages that BNL may suffer as a result of the Government’s decision. Based on the communication received from the Government of Papua New Guinea that the SML would not be extended, Porgera was placed on temporary care and maintenance on April 25, 2020 to ensure the safety and security of our employees and communities. BNL remains in possession of the mine to conduct care and maintenance pursuant to various court orders.
On April 28, 2020, BNL filed a Judicial Review action against the Government of Papua New Guinea in the Papua New Guinea National Court of Justice. Judicial Review is a proceeding that challenges the procedural and constitutional adequacy of government administrative actions. The Judicial Review action seeks to quash the decision not to extend the SML on the grounds that the Government did not comply with the applicable legal standards and processes.
Trial was set to commence in the Judicial Review action on August 12, 2020. BNL sought leave to appeal two procedural rulings of the National Court that would affect the trial to the Supreme Court of Papua New Guinea. The Government of Papua New Guinea then asked the National Court to dismiss the Judicial Review action on purely procedural grounds. On September 1, 2020, the Court granted the Government’s request and dismissed the Judicial Review action. BNL appealed that decision to the Supreme Court on September 8, 2020.
On October 1 and 6, 2020, the Supreme Court reversed the National Court’s decision and granted BNL’s appeals of the two procedural rulings. The Supreme Court has not yet heard BNL’s appeal of the National Court’s dismissal of the Judicial Review action.
On August 25, 2020, the Government of Papua New Guinea purported to grant a new special mining lease covering the Porgera Mine to Kumul Mineral Holdings Limited (“Kumul”), the state-owned mining company. BNL immediately took administrative steps seeking to force the Government of Papua New Guinea to delay or withdraw the
issuance of the special mining lease to Kumul. These administrative steps were not successful and on September 24, 2020, BNL commenced another Judicial Review action seeking to quash the decision to issue the special mining lease to Kumul.
On July 9, 2020, BNL initiated conciliation proceedings before the World Bank’s International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (“ICSID”). Through this conciliation, BNL seeks to reach an agreement for the extension of the SML on terms that will be mutually beneficial to the Company and to all Papua New Guinea stakeholders.
Simultaneously with BNL initiating the conciliation proceedings, Barrick (PD) Australia Pty Limited (“Barrick PD”), the Company’s subsidiary and an investor in the Porgera mine, has given notice to the Government of Papua New Guinea that a dispute has arisen under the Bilateral Investment Treaty (“BIT”) between Papua New Guinea and Australia, and has referred the dispute to arbitration before the ICSID. Barrick PD seeks to recover damages it has already suffered and damages it may suffer in the future by virtue of the Government’s wrongful refusal to grant an extension of the SML. The dispute notice expressly invites the Government to engage in consultations and negotiations in an attempt to resolve the investment treaty dispute.
Porgera Tax Audits
In April 2020, BNL received a position paper from the Internal Revenue Commission (“IRC”) in Papua New Guinea asserting various proposed adjustments and other tax liabilities amounting to $191 million (not including penalties) arising from tax audits of BNL conducted for 2006 through 2015. BNL responded to the position paper on June 30, 2020. On October 2, 2020, BNL received amended assessments from the IRC which increased the amount of proposed adjustments and other taxes to $516 million (including penalties). The Company has reviewed the amended assessments and concluded that there is no merit to the IRC’s tax audit adjustments, except for certain immaterial items for which a provision had already been made.
The Company intends to defend its position vigorously and has not recorded any additional estimated amounts for the potential liability arising from the amended assessments as the Company cannot reasonably predict the outcome.
Zaldívar Chilean Tax Assessments
On March 17, 2020, Compañía Minera Zaldívar Limitada (“CMZ”), Barrick’s Chilean subsidiary that holds the Company’s interest in the Zaldívar mine, filed a claim against the Chilean IRS at the Tax Court of Coquimbo (the “Tax Court”) to nullify the tax assessment relating to the sale of a 50% interest by CMZ in the Zaldívar mine to Antofagasta in 2015 (the “2015 Tax Assessment”). The Chilean IRS filed their response to CMZ’s claim on April 13, 2020.
On May 22, 2020, the Tax Court held a conciliation hearing which did not result in the resolution of the matter. The Tax Court then granted a joint proposal from CMZ and the Chilean IRS to suspend the legal case until October 2020 while settlement discussions continue.
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In April 2020, the Chilean IRS initiated an audit of CMZ for 2016 relating to the same claims included in the 2015 Tax Assessment. This audit resulted in a new tax assessment against CMZ (the “2016 Tax Assessment”). On September 9, 2020, CMZ filed a claim at the Tax Court to nullify the 2016 Tax Assessment and the Chilean IRS filed its response on October 7, 2020.
On September 29, 2020, the Tax Court approved CMZ’s request to consolidate its challenges to the 2015 and 2016 Tax Assessments (collectively, the “Zaldívar Tax Assessments”) in a single proceeding.
The Company believes that the Zaldívar Tax Assessments are without merit and intends to vigorously defend its position. No amounts have been recorded for any potential liability arising from the Zaldívar Tax Assessments as the Company cannot reasonably predict the outcome.
Massawa Senegalese Tax Dispute
The Company received a Notice for Reassessment, dated May 7, 2020, from the Senegalese Tax Authority (“SRA”) asserting capital gains and withholding tax liabilities and penalties of approximately $211 million arising from the disposal of the subsidiary that held the Company’s interest in the Massawa project in March 2020. The amount was subsequently reduced to $199 million in a Confirmation of Reassessment dated July 13, 2020. The Company has reviewed the Notice for Reassessment and the Confirmation of Reassessment and has concluded that the proposed tax claims are without merit as Massawa’s mining convention with the State of Senegal specifically precludes them. The Company submitted its responses to the SRA on June 5, 2020 and September 2, 2020, and intends to vigorously defend its position. No amounts have been recorded for any potential liability arising from the Notice for Reassessment or the Confirmation of Reassessment as the Company cannot reasonably predict the outcome.
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Cautionary Statement on Forward-Looking Information
Certain information contained or incorporated by reference in this press release, including any information as to our strategy, projects, plans or future financial or operating performance, constitutes “forward-looking statements”. All statements, other than statements of historical fact, are forward-looking statements. The words “deliver”, “plan”, “objective”, “expected”, “potential”, “strategy”, “will”, “continues”, “ongoing” and similar expressions identify forward-looking statements. In particular, this press release contains forward-looking statements including, without limitation, with respect to: Barrick’s forward-looking production guidance and estimates of future costs; Barrick’s non-core asset disposal strategy, including the sale of Barrick’s interest in the Morila mine and Barrick’s global closure strategy; production rates; Barrick’s response to the government of Papua New Guinea’s decision not to extend Porgera’s Special Mining Lease; the agreement in principle for a new Porgera partnership with Papua New Guinea and efforts to reach a binding memorandum of agreement consistent with those principles; the duration of the temporary suspension of operations at Porgera; potential mineralization; potential exploration targets and mineral resource potential, including reserve replenishment;
the new joint venture with the Government of Tanzania and the potential for Barrick’s North Mara and Bulyanhulu mines to become a Tier One complex; future dividend levels; Barrick’s engagement with local communities to manage the Covid-19 pandemic; the anticipated benefits from Barrick’s clean energy strategy; future investments in community projects and contributions to local economies; Barrick’s human capital management strategy; the development of the third underground mine at Gounkoto and the timeline for first production; and expectations regarding future price assumptions, financial performance and other outlook or guidance.
Forward-looking statements are necessarily based upon a number of estimates and assumptions including material estimates and assumptions related to the factors set forth below that, while considered reasonable by the Company as at the date of this press release in light of management’s experience and perception of current conditions and expected developments, are inherently subject to significant business, economic and competitive uncertainties and contingencies. Known and unknown factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected in the
forward-looking statements and undue reliance should not be placed on such statements and information. Such factors include, but are not limited to: fluctuations in the spot and forward price of gold, copper or certain other commodities (such as silver, diesel fuel, natural gas and electricity); the speculative nature of mineral exploration and development; changes in mineral production performance, exploitation and exploration successes; risks associated with projects in the early stages of evaluation and for which additional engineering and other analysis is required; the benefits expected from recent transactions being realized; diminishing quantities or grades of reserves; increased costs, delays, suspensions and technical challenges associated with the construction of capital projects; operating or technical difficulties in connection with mining or development activities, including geotechnical challenges and disruptions in the maintenance or provision of required infrastructure and information technology systems; failure to comply with environmental and health and safety laws and regulations; non-renewal of key licenses by governmental authorities, including non-renewal of Porgera’s Special Mining Lease; timing of receipt of, or failure to comply with, necessary permits and approvals; uncertainty whether some or all of Barrick’s targeted investments and projects will meet the Company’s capital allocation objectives and internal hurdle rate; the impact of global liquidity and credit availability on the timing of cash flows and the values of assets and liabilities based on projected future cash flows; adverse changes in our credit ratings; the impact of inflation; fluctuations in the currency markets; changes in U.S. dollar interest rates; risks arising from holding derivative instruments; changes in national and local government legislation, taxation, controls or regulations and/or changes in the administration of laws, policies and practices, expropriation or nationalization of property and political or economic developments in Canada, the United States and other jurisdictions in which the Company or its affiliates do or may carry on business in the future; lack of certainty with respect to foreign legal systems, corruption and other factors that are inconsistent with the rule of law; risks associated with illegal and artisanal mining; risks associated with new diseases, epidemics and pandemics, including the effects and potential effects of the global Covid-19 pandemic; disruption of supply routes which may cause delays in construction and mining activities; damage to the Company’s reputation due to the actual or perceived occurrence of any number of events, including negative publicity with respect to the Company’s handling of environmental matters or dealings with community groups, whether true or not; the possibility that future exploration results will not be consistent with the Company’s expectations; risks that exploration data may be incomplete and considerable additional work may be required to complete further evaluation, including but not limited to drilling, engineering and socioeconomic studies and investment; risk of loss due to acts of war, terrorism, sabotage and civil disturbances; litigation and legal and administrative proceedings; contests over title to properties, particularly title to undeveloped properties, or over access to water, power and other required infrastructure; business opportunities that may be presented to, or pursued by, the Company; our ability to successfully integrate acquisitions or complete divestitures, including our ability to successfully reintegrate the operations of the former Acacia; risks associated with working with partners in jointly controlled
assets; employee relations including loss of key employees; increased costs and physical risks, including extreme weather events and resource shortages, related to climate change; and availability and increased costs associated with mining inputs and labor. Barrick also cautions that its 2020 guidance may be impacted by the unprecedented business and social disruption caused by the spread of Covid-19. In addition, there are risks and hazards associated with the business of mineral exploration, development and mining, including environmental hazards, industrial accidents, unusual or unexpected formations, pressures, cave-ins, flooding and gold bullion, copper cathode or gold or copper concentrate losses (and the risk of inadequate insurance, or inability to obtain insurance, to cover these risks).
Many of these uncertainties and contingencies can affect our actual results and could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in any forward-looking statements made by, or on behalf of, us. Readers are cautioned that forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance. All of the forward-looking statements made in this press release are qualified by these cautionary statements. Specific reference is made to the most recent Form 40-F/Annual Information Form on file with the SEC and Canadian provincial securities regulatory authorities for a more detailed discussion of some of the factors underlying forward-looking statements and the risks that may affect Barrick’s ability to achieve the expectations set forth in the forward-looking statements contained in this press release. We disclaim any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by applicable law.