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| And looking forward, we remain excited about our future |
| We have a strong production profile |
| And we are very proud of our commitment to responsible mining that continues, to make us a leader in ESG performance within the industry |
| We have an exciting pipeline of exploration and development opportunities, across several attractive jurisdictions |
| We are generating substantial free cash flow, and our balance sheet is in excellent condition, and continues to delever |
| With respect to the fourth quarter, we had a strong finish to the year, resulting in full year production in the top half of our guidance range, and costs at the low end of our guidance range |
| Looking back, we have a strong 2023, and successfully delivered on our targets and are well-positioned for another strong year ahead |
| Our focus on operational performance, with strong production contributing to cost results and favorable trends on grade within our portfolio as we ramped up higher grade operations |
| The strong performance on cost was underpinned by our three highest margin assets, Tasiast, La Coipa and Paracatu |
| At Tasiast, we deliver record throughput, and strong production in Q4, driving record full year production |
| Tasiast, was also our highest margin mine, and largest free cash flow generator in 2023 |
| At Latin America Coipa, we also saw very strong margins and free cash flow |
| We are pleased with how the operation is performing |
| At Paracatu, we had another year of steady production highlighted, by strong mill performance and record recoveries |
| Our business is well-positioned to deliver another strong year, both operationally and financially |
| In the US, we delivered a successful year with both production and costs across the U.S |
| We are excited by the significantly higher grade of these inferred resources, increasing the quality of our overall resource base, and providing potential for future high-margin production |
| In addition to the drilling success at Great Bear, we also saw strong developments from within our portfolio of brownfield and greenfield prospects |
| Also at Round Mountain, we are making good progress on our planned next stages of production, Phase X underground and the Gold Hill satellite opportunity |
| At Great Bear, we continue to make excellent progress |
| This drilling has already hit a high-grade, narrow vein with coarse, visible Gold, something we have seen throughout our history at Round Mountain, which has ultimately led to positive reconciliation, and we are pleased to see this trend continuing at depth |
| As Paul indicated, our 2023 drilling program exceeded our expectations, delivering a significant resource addition of more than 1 million ounces |
| We reduced our debt level in 2023, and our balance sheet is in excellent shape |
| With our projects complete and the operational momentum we are seeing across all our mines, we are well positioned to deliver another strong year in 2024 |
| At Bald Mountain, Q4 production of approximately 44,000 ounces, improved over the prior quarter on higher grades, helping drive lower cost of sales |
| assets, we had a strong final quarter, with production of 184,000 ounces and a cost of sales of $1,304 per ounce, both improving over the prior quarter |
| La Coipa is expected to have another strong year, with a target of 250,000 ounces and a cost of sales of $800 per ounce |
| The full year production of 260,000 ounces exceeded the top end of guidance, while costs of $681 per ounce came in below the low end of guidance, driving strong free cash flow |
| In 2023, we once again demonstrated a strong commitment, to ESG by operating responsibly and advancing our strategy, across this important area |
| At La Coipa, strong operating performance continued in Q4, with record quarterly production of 74,000 ounces, which was driven by higher throughput and strong grades |
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| Production in Q4 was lower than Q3, as previously indicated, due to mine sequencing resulting in lower grades |
| At Round Mountain, production of approximately 56,000 ounces, was lower over the prior quarter, due to fewer ounces recovered from the leach pads, while costs decreased due to the lower input costs, and timing of inventory movement |
| Cost of sales of $645 per ounce in the fourth quarter, was the lowest in the portfolio |
| So that would be down 17% from the 90 last year |
| Costs of Paracatu were on plan in 2023, and are expected to increase in 2024 due to lower planned production |
| And as you know, we get into the rainy season in Brazil, and that prevents us from buying in the lower portions of the pits |
| As expected, our year-end reserves decreased over the prior year, primarily due to depletion |
| Moving to our broader reserve and resource update, as Paul mentioned, our reserves declined this year, as we are in a phase of resource growth focused on adding higher-grade ounces at earlier-stage projects, such as Great Bear, Curlew, and the Round Mountain Undergrounds |
| operations, which operate with higher costs, and a temporarily lower production, and therefore higher cost year, compared to [Curlew] mine plan |
| And things heat up and things move a little better |
| So, I know not everyone always does that, but that does put in some internal dilution |
| However, it's worth noting, because planned drilling will be deeper, progress on resource additions is expected to be more modest, than realized in 2023 |
| First one, we have the rainy season, and then where we are in the pit this year, it's just a little bit beyond in the first half |
| Additionally, we continue to hit new high-grade intercepts |
| So, if you think about similar production in 2024, similar CapEx, and costs a little higher, might be a little bit lower than that |
| First of all, on the cost assumptions, Andrea, I apologize if I missed it |
| Our trailing 12-month net debt to EBITDA ratio, continued to trend lower as we finished the year just above one-time |
| Modest inflation, which has subsided, compared with recent years, but has not gone away |
| But obviously, we realized the price was only $77 or $78 last year |
| Just in terms of the quarterly sequence of the year, we normally see the Q1 drop off |
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