Fortitude Gold Corp 10-Q for FY2023 Q1
Fortitude Gold Corp (FTCO)
About this 10-Q
Fortitude Gold Corp filed this 10-Q on May 8, 2023, covering the quarter ended March 31, 2023 (FY2023 Q1).
Headline figures
Quarter ended March 31, 2023, as reported in this filing, compared with the same period a year earlier where the filing states it.
- Revenue
- $21.54M
- up 40.2% from $15.36M a year earlier
- Net income
- $6.37M
- up 143.2% from net income of $2.62M a year earlier
- Diluted EPS
- $0.26
- up 136.4% from $0.11 a year earlier
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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| | Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited) | | 5 |
| Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations | | 11 | |
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PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1. Financial Statements
FORTITUDE GOLD CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(U.S. Dollars in thousands, except per share data)
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Cash and cash equivalents | | $ | | | $ | |
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Prepaid taxes | | | — | | | |
Prepaid expenses and other current assets | |
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Total current assets | |
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Property, plant and mine development, net | |
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Operating lease assets, net | |
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Deferred tax assets | | | | | | |
Other non-current assets | |
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Total assets | | $ | | | $ | |
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY | |
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Accounts payable | | $ | | | $ | |
Operating lease liabilities, current | |
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Income taxes payable | | | | | | — |
Mining taxes payable | |
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Other current liabilities | |
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Total current liabilities | |
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Asset retirement obligations | |
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Other non-current liabilities | |
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Total liabilities | |
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Common stock - $ | |
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Total shareholders' equity | |
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Total liabilities and shareholders' equity | | $ | | | $ | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
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FORTITUDE GOLD CORPORATION
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
(U.S. Dollars in thousands, except per share data)
(Unaudited)
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Sales, net | | $ | | | $ | | |
Mine cost of sales: | |
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Total mine cost of sales | |
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Mine gross profit | |
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General and administrative expenses | |
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Exploration expenses | |
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Total costs and expenses | |
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Income before income and mining taxes | |
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Mining and income tax expense | |
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Net income | | $ | | | $ | | |
Net income per common share: | |
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Diluted | | $ | | | $ | | |
Weighted average shares outstanding: | |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
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FORTITUDE GOLD CORPORATION
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity
(U.S. Dollars in thousands)
(Unaudited)
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Balance, December 31, 2021 | | | | $ | | | $ | | | $ | | | $ | |
Stock-based compensation | | — | |
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Dividends | | — | | | — | | | — | | | ( | | | ( |
Stock options exercised | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | |
Net income | | — | | | — | | | — | | | | | | |
Balance, March 31, 2022 | | | | $ | | | $ | | | $ | | | $ | |
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Balance, December 31, 2022 | | | | $ | | | $ | | | $ | | | $ | |
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Stock options exercised | | | | | | | | | | | — | | | |
Net income | | — | |
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Balance, March 31, 2023 | | | | $ | | | $ | | | $ | | | $ | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
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FORTITUDE GOLD CORPORATION
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(U.S. Dollars in thousands)
(Unaudited)
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Cash flows from operating activities: |
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Net income | | $ | | | $ | |
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operating activities: | |
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Other operating adjustments | |
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Changes in operating assets and liabilities: | |
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Prepaid expenses and other current assets | |
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Accounts payable and other accrued liabilities | |
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Income and mining taxes payable | |
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Repayment of capital leases | |
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Income and mining taxes paid | | $ | | | $ | |
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Change in capital expenditures in accounts payable | | $ | | | $ | ( |
Change in estimate for asset retirement costs | | $ | — | | $ | |
Right-of-Use assets acquired through operating lease | | $ | — | | $ | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
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FORTITUDE GOLD CORPORATION
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(Dollars in thousands, unless otherwise stated)
(Unaudited)
1. Basis of Presentation of Financial Statements
These interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (“interim financial statements”) of Fortitude Gold Corporation and its subsidiaries (collectively, the “Company”) are unaudited and have been prepared in accordance with the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission for interim statements. Certain information and footnote disclosures required by United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“U.S. GAAP”) have been condensed or omitted as permitted by such rules, although the Company believes that the disclosures included are adequate to make the information presented not misleading. The interim financial statements included herein are expressed in United States dollars. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (all of which are of a normal recurring nature) and disclosures necessary for a fair presentation of these interim financial statements have been included. The results reported in these interim financial statements are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be reported for the entire year. These interim financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2022 included in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K. The year-end balance sheet data were derived from the audited financial statements. Unless otherwise noted, there have been no material changes to the footnotes from those accompanying the audited consolidated financial statements contained in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K. All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
2. Revenue
The following table presents the Company’s net sales:
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Sales, net | |
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Gold sales | | $ | | | $ | |
Less: Refining charges | |
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Total sales, net | | $ | | | $ | |
3. Inventories
On March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, current inventories consisted of the following:
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Stockpiles | | $ | | | $ | |
Leach pad | |
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Doré | |
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Subtotal - product inventories | |
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Materials and supplies | |
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Total | | $ | | | $ | |
In addition to the inventories above, as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the Company has $
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4. Income Taxes
The Company accounts for income taxes in accordance with the provisions of ASC 740, “Income Taxes” (“ASC 740”), on a tax jurisdictional basis. The Company files a consolidated U.S. income tax return and at the federal level its income and losses are taxed at
The Company evaluates the evidence available to determine whether a valuation allowance is required on the deferred tax assets. The Company determined that its deferred tax assets were “more likely than not” to be realized as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, thus
As of March 31, 2023, the Company believes that is has
5. Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets
At March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, prepaid expenses and other current assets consisted of the following:
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Total | | $ | | | $ | |
6. Property, Plant and Mine Development, net
At March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, property, plant and mine development consisted of the following:
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Asset retirement costs | | $ | | | $ | |
Construction-in-progress | |
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Furniture and office equipment | |
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Leach pad and ponds | |
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Land | |
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Light vehicles and other mobile equipment | |
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Process facilities and infrastructure | |
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Mineral interests and mineral rights | |
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Software and licenses | |
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Subtotal (1) | |
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Accumulated depreciation and amortization | |
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Total | | $ | | | $ | |
| (1) | Includes capital expenditures in accounts payable of $ |
For the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, the Company recorded depreciation and amortization expense of $
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7. Other Current Liabilities
At March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, other current liabilities consisted of the following:
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Accrued royalty payments | | $ | | | $ | |
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Total | | $ | | | $ | |
8. Asset Retirement Obligation
The following table presents the changes in the Company’s asset retirement obligation for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and year ended December 31, 2022:
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Asset retirement obligation – balance at beginning of period | | $ | | | $ | |
Changes in estimate | |
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Accretion | |
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Asset retirement obligation – balance at end of period | | $ | | | $ | |
As of March 31, 2023, the Company had a $
9. Commitments and Contingencies
The Company has a Contract Mining Agreement with a mining contractor relating to mining activities at its Isabella Pearl Mine. Included in this Agreement is an embedded lease for the mining equipment for which the Company has recognized a right-of-use asset and corresponding operating lease liability. Please see Note 10 for more information. In addition to the embedded lease payments, the Company pays the contract miner operational costs in the normal course of business. These costs represent the remaining future contractual payments for the Contract Mining Agreement over its term. The contractual payments are determined by rates within the Contract Mining Agreement, estimated tonnes moved and bank cubic yards for drilling and blasting. As of March 31, 2023, total estimated contractual payments remaining, excluding embedded lease payments, are $
10. Leases
Operating Leases
Leases with an initial term of 12 months or less are not recorded on the balance sheet. The Company recognizes lease expense for these leases as incurred over the lease term. The Company accounts for lease components (e.g., fixed payments including rent, real estate taxes and insurance costs) separately from the non-lease components (e.g., common-area maintenance costs).
The depreciable life of assets is limited by the expected lease term, unless there is a transfer of title or purchase option reasonably certain of exercise. The weighted average remaining lease term for the Company’s operating leases as of March 31, 2023 is years.
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The discount rate implicit within the Company’s leases is generally not determinable and therefore the Company determines the discount rate based on its incremental borrowing rate. The incremental borrowing rate for the Company’s leases is determined based on the lease term adjusted for impacts of collateral. The weighted average discount rate used to measure the Company’s operating lease liabilities as of March 31, 2023 was
There are
The Company has an embedded lease in its Contract Mining Agreement. In November 2022, the Company extended the Contract Mining Agreement for a
Maturities of operating lease liabilities as of March 31, 2023 are as follows (in thousands)
Year Ending December 31: |
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Total lease payments | |
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Present value of minimum payments | |
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Long-term portion of minimum payments | | $ | — |
Supplemental cash flow information related to the Company’s operating lease is as follows for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022:
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Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities: | |
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Operating cash flows from operating leases | | $ | | | $ | |
11. Other (Income) Expense, Net
For the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, other (income) expense, net consisted of the following:
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Interest (income) expense | | $ | ( | | $ | | |
Charitable contributions | | | | | | | |
Other income | | | ( | | | ( | |
Total | | $ | ( | | $ | | |
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12. Net Income per Common Share
Basic earnings per common share is calculated based on the weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the period. Diluted earnings per common share is calculated based on the assumption that stock options and other dilutive securities outstanding, which have an exercise price less than the average market price of the Company’s common shares during the period, would have been exercised on the later of the beginning of the period or the date granted and that the funds obtained from the exercise were used to purchase common shares at the average market price during the period.
The effect of the Company’s dilutive securities is calculated using the treasury stock method and only those instruments that result in a reduction in net income per common share are included in the calculation. As of March 31, 2023 and 2022, potentially dilutive securities representing
Basic and diluted net income per common share is calculated as follows:
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Net income (in thousands) | | $ | | | $ | | |
Basic weighted average shares of common stock outstanding | | | | | | | |
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Diluted weighted average common shares outstanding | | | | | | | |
Net income per share: | | | | | | | |
Basic | | $ | | | $ | | |
Diluted | | $ | | | $ | | |
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13. Fair Value Measurement
Fair value accounting establishes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements). The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are described below:
Level 1 | Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets that are accessible at the measurement date for identical, unrestricted assets or liabilities; |
Level 2 | Quoted prices in markets that are not active, or inputs that are observable, either directly or indirectly, for substantially the full term of the asset or liability; and |
Level 3 | Prices or valuation techniques that require inputs that are both significant to the fair value measurement and unobservable (supported by little or no market activity). |
As required by accounting guidance, assets are classified in their entirety based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. The following tables set forth certain of the Company’s assets measured at fair value by level within the fair value hierarchy as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022:
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Cash and cash equivalents | | $ | | | $ | | | Level 1 |
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The following methods and assumptions were used to estimate the fair value of each class of financial instrument:
Cash and cash equivalents consist primarily of cash deposits with an original maturity of 3 months or less and are valued at cost, which approximates fair value.
14. Stock-Based Compensation
The Fortitude Gold Corporation 2020 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Incentive Plan”) allows for the issuance of up to
During the three months ended March 31, 2022, the Company issued options to purchase
During the three months ended March 31, 2023, stock options to purchase an aggregate of
Stock-based compensation is included in general and administrative expenses in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. For the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, the Company recorded $
15. Shareholders’ Equity
During the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, the Company declared and paid dividends of $
See Note 14 for information concerning shares and options granted pursuant to the Company's Equity Incentive Plan.
16. Subsequent Event
On
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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
We are a Colorado corporation and our subsidiaries are GRC Nevada Inc. (“GRCN”), Walker Lane Minerals Corp. (“WLMC”), County Line Holdings Inc. (“CLH”), County Line Minerals Corp. (“CLMC”), and Golden Mile Minerals Corp. (“GMMC”). WLMC, CLH, CLMC and GMMC are wholly-owned subsidiaries of GRCN. We are a mining company which pursues gold and silver projects that are expected to have both low operating costs and high returns on capital. We are presently focused on mineral production from our Isabella Pearl Mine in Nevada. The ore mined at Isabella Pearl is processed on site at our processing facilities and sold to a refiner as doré, which contains precious metals of gold and silver. We also continue exploration and evaluation work on our portfolio of other precious metal properties in Nevada and continue to evaluate other properties for possible acquisition.
In February 2021, we began trading on the OTC Market “pink sheets” operated by the OTC Markets Group under the ticker symbol "FRTT". Subsequently the symbol was changed to “FTCO”. Our common stock was subsequently up listed to the OTCQB on March 5, 2021.
The following discussion summarizes our results of operations for the three ended March 31, 2023 and 2022. It also analyzes our financial condition at March 31, 2023. This discussion should be read in conjunction with the management’s discussion and analysis and the audited consolidated financial statements and footnotes for the year ended December 31, 2022 contained in our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022.
The discussion also presents certain financial measures that are not prepared in accordance with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“Non-GAAP”) but which are important to management in its evaluation of our operating results and are used by management to compare our performance with what we perceive to be peer group mining companies and are relied on as part of management’s decision-making process. Management believes these measures may also be important to investors in evaluating our performance. For a detailed description of each of the non-GAAP financial measures, please see the discussion below under Non-GAAP Measures.
See Forward-Looking Statements at the end of this Item 2 for important information regarding statements contained herein.
First Quarter 2023 Financial Results and Highlights
| ● | $21.5 million net sales |
| ● | $6.4 million net income or $0.26 per share |
| ● | $52.3 million cash balance on March 31, 2023 |
| ● | 11,487 gold ounces produced |
| ● | 3.83 grams per tonne average gold grade mined |
| ● | $90.1 million working capital at March 31, 2023 |
| ● | $12.3 million mine gross profit |
| ● | $499 total cash cost after by-product credits per gold ounce sold |
| ● | $578 per ounce total all-in sustaining cost |
| ● | $2.9 million dividends paid |
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Operating Data: The following tables summarize certain information about our operations at our Isabella Pearl Mine for the periods indicated:
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Ore mined |
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Ore (tonnes) |
| 106,475 |
| 253,843 |
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Gold grade (g/t) |
| 3.83 |
| 2.16 |
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Low-grade stockpile |
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Ore (tonnes) |
| 2,118 |
| 23,490 |
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Gold grade (g/t) |
| 0.46 |
| 0.44 |
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Waste (tonnes) |
| 218,127 |
| 1,252,524 |
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Metal production (before payable metal deductions)(1) | | | | | |
Gold (ozs.) |
| 11,487 |
| 9,875 |
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Silver (ozs.) |
| 17,649 |
| 16,523 |
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| (1) | The difference between what we report as “metal production” and “metal sold” is attributable to the difference between the quantities of metals contained in the doré we produce versus the portion of those metals actually paid for according to the terms of our sales contracts. Differences can also arise from inventory changes incidental to shipping schedules, or variances in ore grades and recoveries which impact the amounts of metals contained in doré produced and sold. |
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Metal sold | |
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Gold (ozs.) | | | 11,429 |
| | 8,297 |
Silver (ozs.) | | | 17,480 |
| | 13,928 |
Average metal prices realized (1) | | | | | | |
Gold ($per oz.) | | | 1,889 |
| | 1,863 |
Silver ($per oz.) | | | 22.72 |
| | 23.76 |
Precious metal gold equivalent ounces sold | | | | | | |
Gold Ounces | | | 11,429 | | | 8,297 |
Gold Equivalent Ounces from Silver | | | 210 | | | 178 |
| | | 11,639 | | | 8,475 |
| | | | | | |
Total cash cost before by-product credits per gold ounce sold | | $ | 534 | | $ | 748 |
Total cash cost after by-product credits per gold ounce sold | | $ | 499 | | $ | 708 |
Total all-in sustaining cost per gold ounce sold | | $ | 578 | | $ | 848 |
| (1) | Average metal prices realized vary from the market metal prices due to final settlement adjustments from our provisional invoices when they are settled. Our average metal prices realized will therefore differ from the market average metal prices in most cases. |
During the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, we produced 11,487 and 9,875 ounces of gold, respectively. The higher production is primarily due to higher-grade ore mined and lower utilization of the low-grade stockpile for blending of ore on the pad. Cash cost after by-product credit decreased due to lower mining costs due to less waste mining.
Consolidated Results of Operations – Three Months Ended March 31, 2023 Compared to Three Months Ended March 31, 2022
Sales, net. For the three months ended March 31, 2023, consolidated sales, net were $21.5 million as compared to $15.4 million for the same period in 2022. The increase is attributable to a 38% increase in sales volumes due to increased production, as well as a 1% increase is average sales price.
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Mine gross profit. For the three months ended March 31, 2023, we recorded $12.3 million mine gross profit compared to $6.8 million mine gross profit for the same period in 2022. The increase is primarily attributable to higher sales and lower cash cost after by-product credit per ounce sold, as discussed above.
General and administrative. For the three months ended March 31, 2023, general and administrative expenses of $1.1 million did not materially change from the same period in 2022.
Exploration expenses. For the three months ending March 31, 2023, property exploration expenses totaled $3.7 million as compared to $2.5 million for the same period of 2022. The increase was largely due to increased geotechnical and metallurgical studies at the County Line property and the completion of the monitoring well at the Golden Mile property.
Other (income) expense, net. For the three months ending March 31, 2023, other income totaled $0.3 million as compared to other expense of $0.02 million for the same period of 2022. The change is due to an increase in interest income in 2023.
Income and mining tax expense. For the three months ended March 31, 2023, income and mining tax expense was $1.5 million as compared to $0.4 million for the same period in 2022. The increase is the result of our higher income before income and mining taxes and increased Nevada net proceeds of minerals tax due to higher metal sales. See Note 4 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
Net income. For the three months ended March 31, 2023 we recorded net income of $6.4 million as compared to $2.6 million in the corresponding period for 2022. The increase is due to the changes in our consolidated results of operations, as discussed above.
Non-GAAP Measures
Throughout this report, we have provided information prepared or calculated according to U.S. GAAP and have referenced some non-GAAP performance measures which we believe will assist with understanding the performance of our business. These measures are based on precious metal gold equivalent ounces sold and include cash cost before by-product credits per ounce, total cash cost after by-product credits per ounce, and total all-in sustaining cost per ounce (“AISC”). Because the non-GAAP performance measures do not have any standardized meaning prescribed by U.S. GAAP, they may not be comparable to similar measures presented by other companies. Accordingly, these measures should not be considered in isolation, or as a substitute for measures of performance prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. These non-GAAP measures are not necessarily indicative of operating profit or cash flow from operations as determined under GAAP.
Revenue generated from the sale of silver is considered a by-product of our gold production for the purpose of our total cash cost after by-product credits for our Isabella Pearl Mine. We periodically review our revenues to ensure that our reporting of primary products and by-products is appropriate. Because we consider silver to be a by-product of our gold production, the value of silver continues to be applied as a reduction to total cash costs in our calculation of total cash cost after by-product credits per precious metal gold equivalent ounce sold. Likewise, we believe the identification of silver as by-product credits is appropriate because of its lower individual economic value compared to gold and since gold is the primary product we produce.
Total cash cost, after by-product credits, is a measure developed by the Gold Institute to provide a uniform standard for comparison purposes. AISC is calculated based on the current guidance from the World Gold Council.
Total cash cost before by-product credits includes all direct and indirect production costs related to our production of metals (including mining, crushing and conveying and other plant facility costs, royalties, and site general and administrative costs) plus treatment and refining costs.
Total cash cost after by-product credits includes total cash cost before by-product credits less by-product credits, or revenues earned from silver.
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AISC includes total cash cost after by-product credits plus other costs related to sustaining production, including sustaining allocated general and administrative expenses and sustaining capital expenditures. We determined sustaining capital expenditures as those capital expenditures that are necessary to maintain current production and execute the current mine plan.
Cash cost before by-product credits per ounce, total cash cost after by-product credits per ounce and AISC are calculated by dividing the relevant costs, as determined using the cost elements noted above, by gold ounces sold for the periods presented.
Reconciliations to U.S. GAAP
The following table provides a reconciliation of total cash cost after by-product credits to total mine cost of sales (a U.S. GAAP measure) as presented in the Consolidated Statements of Operations (in thousands):
| | Three months ended March 31, | ||||
| | 2023 |
| 2022 | ||
| | | | | | |
Total cash cost after by-product credits | | $ | 5,701 | | $ | 5,873 |
Treatment and refining charges | |
| (48) | | | (92) |
Depreciation and amortization | |
| 3,479 | | | 2,778 |
Reclamation and remediation | | | 72 | | | 47 |
Total consolidated mine cost of sales | | $ | 9,204 | | $ | 8,606 |
The following table presents the non-GAAP measures of total cash cost and AISC (in thousands, except ounces sold and cost per gold ounce sold):
| | | Three months ended March 31, | ||||
|
| | 2023 |
| 2022 | ||
| | | | | | | |
Total cash cost before by-product credits (1) | | | $ | 6,098 | | $ | 6,204 |
By-product credits (2) | | |
| (397) | | | (331) |
Total cash cost after by-product credits | | | $ | 5,701 | | $ | 5,873 |
Sustaining capital expenditures | | | | 113 | | | 938 |
Sustaining exploration expenses | | | | 790 | | | 227 |
Total all-in sustaining cost | | | $ | 6,604 | | $ | 7,038 |
| | | | | | | |
Gold ounces sold | | |
| 11,429 | | | 8,297 |
| | | | | | | |
Total cash cost before by-product credits per gold ounce sold | | | $ | 534 | | $ | 748 |
By-product credits per gold ounce sold (2) | | | | (35) | | | (40) |
Total cash cost after by-product credits per gold ounce sold | | | | 499 | | | 708 |
Other sustaining expenditures per gold ounce sold (3) | | | | 79 | | | 140 |
Total all-in sustaining cost per gold ounce sold | | | $ | 578 | | $ | 848 |
| (1) | Production cost plus treatment and refining charges. |
| (2) | Please see the tables below for a summary of our by-product revenue and by-product credit per precious metal equivalent ounces sold. |
| (3) | Sustaining capital expenditures and sustaining exploration expenses divided by gold ounces sold. |
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The following tables summarize our by-product revenue and by-product credit gold ounce sold (in thousands):
| | Three months ended March 31, | ||||
|
| 2023 |
| 2022 | ||
By-product credits by dollar value: | |
| | | | |
Silver sales | | $ | 397 | | $ | 331 |
Total sales from by-products | | $ | 397 | | $ | 331 |
| | Three months ended March 31, | ||||
|
| 2023 |
| 2022 | ||
By-product credits per gold ounce sold: | |
| | | | |
Silver sales | | $ | 35 | | $ | 40 |
Total by-product credits per gold ounce sold | | $ | 35 | | $ | 40 |
Liquidity and Capital Resources
As of March 31, 2023, we had a cash position of $52.3 million compared to $45.1 million at December 31, 2022. The increase is primarily due to increased cash from operations.
As of March 31, 2023, we had working capital of $90.1 million compared to $84.1 million at December 31, 2022. Our working capital balance fluctuates as we use cash to fund our operations, financing and investing activities, including exploration, mine development and income taxes. With our working capital balance as of March 31, 2023, we believe that our liquidity and capital resources are adequate to fund our operations, exploration, capital, and corporate activities for the next twelve months.
Net cash provided by operating activities for the three months ended March 31, 2023 was $11.3 million, compared to $4.1 million for three months ended March 31, 2022. The increase is primarily due to higher net income and changes in inventory.
Net cash used in investing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2023 was $1.2 million compared to $4.9 million during the same period in 2022. The decrease is primarily due to less capital expenditures.
Net cash used in financing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2023 of $2.9 million did not materially change compared to $2.8 million for the same period in 2022.
Development and Exploration Activities
Isabella Pearl Mine: During the first quarter, our open-pit, heap leach operations at the Isabella Pearl Mine continued. The revised S-K 1300 Technical Report Summary for the Isabella Pearl Mine was released in late February 2023. Exploration activities during the quarter included 42 reverse circulation (“RC”) drill holes totaling 6,040 meters. These holes were drilled in the Scarlet and Twin Hills areas that are to the northwest of the Isabella Pearl mine. The focus of these exploration drilling programs was on identifying areas with oxide extractable gold. Also, our geologists continued reviewing and interpreting data from other areas of interest along the Isabella Pearl mineralized trend, such as the Wildhorse and Nevada Juneau targets.
County Line property: Environmental Assessment (“EA”) permit preparation continued with the goal to submit the EA to regulatory authorities during the second quarter of 2023. Building on the momentum of 2022, an S-K 1300 Technical Report Summary that included a maiden resource was published for the County Line property in February 2023. Based on this initial model, studies were undertaken for pit optimization. Several drilling programs commenced during the first quarter that included the completion of 47 RC exploration holes totaling 6,736 meters, six geotechnical core holes totaling 752 meters, and six large diameter core drilling for metallurgical studies that totaled 115 meters. A hydrogeological desktop study was also completed on the County Line pit in March to locate an optimal location for a water monitoring well and a production well.
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Golden Mile property: Environmental Assessment permit preparation continued with the goal to submit the EA to regulatory authorities by mid-2023. Focus during the quarter included the development of a more in depth understanding of the mineralized body with an updated geologic model of both vertical and horizontal mineralized structures. Studies included the commencement of a spectral analytical program on the chips from the RC drill holes. Interpretation of the data collected from this spectral study commenced in March. Also, an additional water monitoring well was drilled and installed and phase one open pit optimization continued.
East Camp Douglas property: Desktop evaluations focused on assessing the gold-bearing silicified volcanic rocks of the lithocap target area. The next phase of RC drill hole planning was completed, and a drilling Notice of Intent that allows drilling to commence, was approved in April 2023 by the Bureau of Land Management.
Ripper property: Compilation and interpretation of the 2022 field work and geochemical results from the Ripper property were finalized in the first quarter of 2023. A drilling application with the Bureau of Land Management was completed in the quarter ended March 31, 2023, and environmental studies are currently underway.
Accounting Developments
Recently issued accounting pronouncements have been evaluated and do not presently impact our financial statements and supplemental data.
Forward-Looking Statements
This report contains or incorporates by reference “forward-looking statements,” as that term is used in federal securities laws, about our financial condition, results of operations and business. These statements include, among others:
| ● | statements about our future exploration, permitting, production, development, and plans for development of our properties |
| ● | statements concerning the benefits that we expect will result from our business activities and certain transactions that we contemplate or have completed, such as receipt of proceeds, decreased expenses and avoided expenses and expenditures |
| ● | statements of our expectations, beliefs, future plans and strategies, our targets, exploration activities, anticipated developments and other matters that are not historical facts |
These statements may be made expressly in this document or may be incorporated by reference from other documents that we will file with the SEC. You can find many of these statements by looking for words such as “believes,” “expects,” “targets,” “anticipates,” “estimates,” or similar expressions used in this report or incorporated by reference in this report.
These forward-looking statements are subject to numerous assumptions, risks and uncertainties that may cause our actual results to be materially different from any future results expressed or implied in those statements. Because the statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied. We caution you not to put undue reliance on these statements, which speak only as of the date of this report. Further, the information contained in this document or incorporated herein by reference is a statement of our present intention and is based on present facts and assumptions, which may change at any time and without notice, based on changes in such facts or assumptions.
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Risk Factors Impacting Forward-Looking Statements
The important factors that could prevent us from achieving our stated goals and objectives include, but are not limited to, those set forth in other reports we have filed with the SEC, including our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022, and the following:
| ● | The Biden administration’s current and future stance on resource permitting and development |
| ● | Inflationary pressures and supply chain disruptions, with particular consideration on the outlook for increased costs specific to labor, materials, consumables and fuel and energy on operations |
| ● | Global pandemics such as COVID-19 and governmental responses designed to control the pandemic |
| ● | Changes in the worldwide price for gold and/or silver |
| ● | Volatility in the equities markets |
| ● | Adverse results from our exploration or production efforts |
| ● | Producing at rates lower than those targeted |
| ● | Political and regulatory risks |
| ● | Weather conditions, including unusually heavy rains |
| ● | Earthquakes or other unforeseen ground movements impacting mining or processing |
| ● | Failure to meet our revenue or profit goals or operating budget |
| ● | Technological innovations by competitors or in competing technologies |
| ● | Cybersecurity threats |
| ● | Investor perception of our industry or our prospects |
| ● | Lawsuits |
| ● | General economic trends |
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
Smaller Reporting Companies are not required to provide the information required by this item.
Item 4. Controls and Procedures
Disclosure Controls and Procedures
As required by Rule 15d-15 under the 1934 Act, as of March 31, 2023, we carried out an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures. This evaluation was carried out under the supervision and with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer (our principal executive officer) and our Chief Financial Officer (our principal financial officer). Based upon and as of the date of that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of March 31, 2023.
Disclosure controls and procedures are controls and other procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed or submitted under the 1934 Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed under the 1934 Act is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our principal executive officer and our principal financial officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
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There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) promulgated under the 1934 Act) during the quarter ended March 31, 2023, that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
Part II – OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
None.
Item 1A. Risk Factors
Smaller Reporting Companies are not required to provide the information for this item.
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
None.
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures
The information concerning mine safety violations or other regulatory matters required by Section 1503(a) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and Item 104 of Regulation S-K is included in Exhibit 95 to this Quarterly Report.
Item 5. Other Information
None.
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Item 6. Exhibits
The following exhibits are filed or furnished herewith.
Exhibit Number |
| Description |
| | |
3.1 | | |
3.2 | | |
4.1.1 | | |
4.1.2 | | |
4.1.3 | | |
4.2 | | |
10.1 | | |
10.2 | | |
10.3 | | Reserved |
10.4 | | |
10.5 | | |
10.6 | | |
10.7 | | |
10.8 | | |
14 | | |
21 | | |
31.1* | | Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Rule 13a-15(e) or Rule 15d-15(e) |
31.2* | | Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Rule 13a-15(e) or Rule 15d-15(e) |
32* | | |
95* | | |
101* | | Financial statements from the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Fortitude Gold Corporation for the three months ended March 31, 2023, formatted in inline XBRL: (i) the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, (ii) the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations, (iii) the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity, (iv) the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, and (v) the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. |
104 | | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the XBRL document) |
(1) Incorporated by reference to the same exhibit filed with the Company's registration statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-249533).
(2) Incorporated by reference to same exhibit filed with the Company's 8-K report dated March 1, 2021 (File No. 333-249533).
(3) Incorporated by reference to same exhibit filed with the Company's 10-K/A report dated December 15, 2022 (File No. 333-249533).
*Filed with this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, on May 8, 2023.
| FORTITUDE GOLD CORPORATION | |
| | |
| By: | /s/ Jason D. Reid |
| Name: | Jason D. Reid |
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer and President |
| | |
| By: | /s/ John A. Labate |
| Name: | John A. Labate |
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer |
| | |
| | |
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Exhibit 31.1
CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
I, Jason D. Reid, certify that:
1. | I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Fortitude Gold Corporation; |
2. | Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report; |
3. | Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report; |
4. | The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have: |
(a) | Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared; |
(b) | Designed such internal controls over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; |
(c) | Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and |
(d) | Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and |
5. | The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions): |
(a) | All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and |
(b) | Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting. |
Date: May 8, 2023
| By: | /s/ Jason D. Reid |
| Name: | Jason D. Reid |
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer and President |
Exhibit 31.2
CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
I, John A. Labate, certify that:
| 1. | I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Fortitude Gold Corporation; |
| 2. | Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report; |
| 3. | Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report; |
| 4. | The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have: |
| (a) | Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared; |
| (b) | Designed such internal controls over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; |
| (c) | Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and |
| (d) | Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and |
| 5. | The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions): |
| (a) | All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and |
| (b) | Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting. |
Date: May 8, 2023
| By: | /s/ John A. Labate |
| Name: | John A. Labate |
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer |
Exhibit 32
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
In connection with the quarterly report of Fortitude Gold Corporation (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the three month period ended March 31, 2023 (the “Report”), as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof, we, Jason D. Reid, Chief Executive Officer and President, and John A. Labate, Chief Financial Officer, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, to the best of our knowledge:
(1) | The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and |
(2) | The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company. |
Date: May 8, 2023
| | |
| By: | /s/ Jason D. Reid |
| Name: | Jason D. Reid |
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer and President |
| | |
| By: | /s/ John A. Labate |
| Name: | John A. Labate |
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer |
Exhibit 95
The following disclosures are provided pursuant to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the “Act”) and Item 104 of Regulation S-K, which require certain disclosures by companies required to file periodic reports under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, that operate mines regulated under the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 (the “Mine Act”). The disclosures reflect our U.S. mining operations only as the requirements of the Act and Item 104 of Regulation S-K do not apply to our mines operated outside the United States.
Mine Safety Information. Whenever the Federal Mine Safety and Health Administration (“MSHA”) believes a violation of the Mine Act, any health or safety standard or any regulation has occurred, it may issue a citation which describes the alleged violation and fixes a time within which the U.S. mining operator (e.g. our subsidiary, Walker Lane Minerals Corp.) must abate the alleged violation. In some situations, such as when MSHA believes that conditions pose a hazard to miners, MSHA may issue an order removing miners from the area of the mine affected by the condition until the alleged hazards are corrected. When MSHA issues a citation or order, it generally proposes a civil penalty, or fine, as a result of the alleged violation, that the operator is ordered to pay. Citations and orders can be contested and appealed, and as part of that process, are often reduced in severity and amount, and are sometimes dismissed. The number of citations, orders and proposed assessments vary depending on the size and type (underground or surface) of the mine as well as by the MSHA inspector(s) assigned. In addition to civil penalties, the Mine Act also provides for criminal penalties for an operator who willfully violates a health or safety standard or knowingly violates or fails or refuses to comply with an order issued under Section 107(a) or any final decision issued under the Act.
The below table reflects citations and orders issued to us by MSHA during the three months ended March 31, 2023. The proposed assessments for the three months ended March 31, 2023 were taken from the MSHA data retrieval system as of May 2, 2023.
Additional information about the Act and MSHA references used in the table follows:
| ● | Section 104(a) S&S Citations: Citations received from MSHA under section 104(a) of the Mine Act for violations of mandatory health or safety standards that could significantly and substantially contribute to the cause and effect of a mine safety or health hazard. |
| ● | Section 104(b) Orders: Orders issued by MSHA under section 104(b) of the Mine Act, which represents a failure to abate a citation under section 104(a) within the period of time prescribed by MSHA. This results in an order of immediate withdrawal from the area of the mine affected by the condition until MSHA determines that the violation has been abated. |
| ● | Section 104(d) S&S Citations and Orders: Citations and orders issued by MSHA under section 104(d) of the Mine Act for unwarrantable failure to comply with mandatory, significant and substantial health or safety standards. |
| ● | Section 110(b)(2) Violations: Flagrant violations issued by MSHA under section 110(b)(2) of the Mine Act. |
| ● | Section 107(a) Orders: Orders issued by MSHA under section 107(a) of the Mine Act for situations in which MSHA determined an “imminent danger” (as defined by MSHA) existed. |
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| Mine or Operation (1) | |
| Isabella Pearl Mine | |
| MSHA ID #2602812 | |
Total # of "Significant and Substantial" Violations Under §104(a) | | 1 |
Total # of Orders Issued Under §104(b) | | - |
Total # of Citations and Orders Issued Under §104(d) | | - |
Total # of Flagrant Violations Under §110(b)(2) | | - |
Total # of Imminent Danger Orders Under §107(a) | | - |
Total Amount of Proposed Assessments from MSHA under the Mine Act | $ | - |
Total # of Mining-Related Fatalities | | - |
Received Notice of Pattern of Violations under Section 104(e) | | No |
Received Notice of Potential to have Patterns under Section 104(e) | | No |
Pending Legal Actions | | - |
Legal Actions Instituted | | - |
Legal Actions Resolved | | - |
| (1) | MSHA assigns an identification number to each mine or operation and may or may not assign separate identification numbers to related facilities. The definition of “mine” under section 3 of the Mine Act includes the mine, as well as other items used in, or to be used in, or resulting from, the work of extracting minerals, such as land, structures, facilities, equipment, machines, tools, and minerals preparation facilities. |