reporting of weaker than expected Q4 earnings of $0.04/share ($0.17 in Q4/14) on 10% lower revenues of $1.82B, hurt by lower metal prices and delayed exports from Indonesia.
NEM says its average realized gold and copper price fell to a respective $1,084/oz. and $1.86/lb. in Q4, compared with $1,194/oz. and $2.55/lb. a year earlier.
NEM says Q4 gold production was flat at 1.3M oz., while copper production reached 39K metric tons vs. 29K a year earlier due to a higher grade ore at the Batu Hijau location.
NEM guides gold production of 4.8M-5.3M oz. in 2016 and 5.2M-5.7M oz. in 2017, before stabilizing at 4.5M-5M oz. through 2020 at all-in sustained costs below $1K/oz. |