Some info from our Q3 MD&A
posted on
Nov 13, 2010 11:08PM
Golden Minerals is a junior silver producer with a strong growth profile, listed on both the NYSE Amex and TSX.
Following is a summary of revenues and costs:
During 2009, the Company successfully completed the acquisition and re-commissioning of a 500 tonnesper- day gold and silver recovery plant (the "Plant") located adjacent to its properties near the town of Velardeña. The Company also owns a 320 tonnes-per-day flotation plant located near the town of Velardeña. During the three month period ended September 30, 2010 the Company’s focus was primarily on the operation of its plants and development of its mines in the oxide resource. During the period, the Company incurred cash development costs on the Velardeña property totalling $3,886,955. It also increased its related supplies and spare parts inventory by $107,103. These costs were offset by revenues from the sale of doré bars and concentrates totalling $5,293,139 bringing the net positive cash flow to $1,299,081. Non-cash development costs included depreciation of plant and equipment in the amount of $570,469 and stock based compensation of $32,660. Mining and milling activities are presented later in this report under the caption “Mining and Milling Results”. The Company plans to continue its focus on the operation of its plants, and on the development of its mines. During the third quarter, the Company signed a sales contract for a portion of its existing unprocessed gold pyrite material-in-process inventory. Shipments under the contract began during the quarter. The Company’s policy is to write off the value of such inventory to zero until such time as its salability is proven. In relation to the pyrite concentrate which was shipped in the period under the sales contract, the Company recorded a reversal of the costs previously written off under the policy amounting to $1,049,111. This reversal has increased deferred mining costs. Also, we are apparently exploring another property:
Nazas Property The Nazas Property is approximately centred at 25° 5' 14" North and 104° 19' 25" West and is situated 64km west of ECU's Velardeña property, within the municipality of Nazas, Durango State. It is located in the Sierra Madre Occidental within the limits of the Sierra Madre Oriental, in the sub province of Transverse Sierras. The Company is studying areas within the property which it believes contain at least four different forms of mineralization, with values of Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead and Zinc which it believes are related to hydrothermal processes. During the quarter, the Company completed mapping of existing structures both on surface and underground in the several mining areas. A series of trenches along the west contact between limestone and rhyolite porphyry were excavated and deepened. The Company completed cross-channel sampling of various spacing structures and performed laboratory analysis on the samples. Total costs incurred were $168,995. The company does not own the claims on the property but is studying areas within the property under the terms of an agreement which will allow it to purchase the claims through a series of instalment payments at the Company's option should it decide that proceeding is warranted. To date $90,538 has been paid in such payments.