Steppe Gold Ltd.
Fully Funded to Triple Production
Published: 11/24/2023
Author: Sid Rajeev, B.Tech, CFA, MBA
*See important disclosures at the bottom of this reportSector: Basic Materials | Industry: Gold
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Highlights
In Q3-2023, production from Steppe’s flagship ATO gold mine in Mongolia was up 18% QoQ, surpassing our foreast by 7%. Revenue was up 10% QoQ, and EPS (adjusted) was up 33% QoQ. Revenue and EPS exceeded our estimates by 10% and 29%, respectively.
STGO has started drawing funds from a $150M financing, from the Trade and Development Bank of Mongolia, for phase two expansion. The company is on track to increase its production from the current 25-30 Koz/year, to 100+ Koz by late 2025.
An updated Preliminary Economic Assessment (PEA) for the recently acquired Tres Cruces project (Peru) has confirmed the inputs used in a PEA completed in 2022. The latest study returned an AT-NPV5%