Following its acquisition of Argonaut Gold, Alamos inherited further ahead buy contracts totaling 329,417 oz. spanning from 2024 to 2027. The typical costs for these contracts ranged from $1,821 to $1,860 per ounce. By eliminating the contracts scheduled for 2024 and 2025, Alamos has closed out a good portion of its short-term hedge commitments.
The gold prepayment settlement was facilitated by Canadian Imperial Financial institution of Commerce, Financial institution of Montreal, Nationwide Financial institution of Canada and ING Capital Markets LLC, leveraging the present robust gold worth atmosphere. The pricing was based mostly on common ahead curve costs of roughly $2,524 per ounce, reflecting advantageous market situations.
With the vast majority of the 2024 and 2025 hedges now eradicated, Alamos retains a smaller hedge ebook consisting of 150,000 oz. scheduled for supply in 2026 and 2027, anticipated to account for lower than 12% of whole manufacturing throughout that interval. The corporate stays open to alternatives to unwind these remaining contracts.
“We count on our rising manufacturing and declining prices to drive important free money movement development within the years forward. With the vast majority of the Argonaut hedge ebook now eradicated, we’re even higher positioned to capitalize on the beneficial outlook for gold,” stated Alamos’ president and CEO John McCluskey.