Record Production and On-Track Guidance
Q2 FY2026 produced ~43,600 gold equivalent ounces (nearly 44,000 GEO); first half produced just over 74,000 GEO. Management reiterated full-year group guidance of 160,000–175,000 GEO (100% basis) and remains on track to meet it.
Strong Financial Performance and Liquidity
Consolidated revenue for Q2 was AUD 256.7 million (record); Q2 EBITDA was a record AUD 147.2 million. Operating cash flow from operations in Q2 was AUD 133 million (≈+82% vs Q1). End-of-period liquidity comprised AUD 246 million in cash, bullion and liquid investments, with AUD 218 million in cash reported after expenditures; debt limited to equipment financing.
Robust Realized Prices
Average realized gold price in Q2 was AUD 5,785/oz (~USD 3,857/oz), up ~18% vs Q1. Average antimony price was AUD 42,500/tonne (~USD 28,327/t), up ~19% vs Q1 — both materially boosting revenue and cash flow.
Improved Cost Metrics
Consolidated site operating costs were AUD 2,031 per gold equivalent ounce (≈8% lower than the September quarter). All-in sustaining costs (AISC) were AUD 2,739/GEO (≈8% lower QoQ) and management guidance for FY2026 AISC remains AUD 2,600–2,900/GEO.
Tomingley: Strong Operational Upside
Tomingley processed ~319,000 tonnes at 2.5 g/t with 89.8% recovery, producing just over 22,000 oz gold in Q2 (≈+20% vs Q1). AISC at Tomingley was AUD 2,216/oz (≈16% lower QoQ). Improvements included mobile pre-crushing, increasing milling to ~1.3 Mtpa; Tomingley cash flow was AUD 67 million (≈>70% higher vs Q1).
Costerfield: High-Grade Performance
Costerfield processed ~35,000 tonnes with an average gold grade ~10.4 g/t and antimony ~0.91%, producing 10,790 oz gold and 267 t antimony (11,686 GEO). Gold recovery was 93.9%. AISC was AUD 2,149/GEO (≈12% lower than Q1). Q2 operating cash flow from Costerfield was AUD 30 million.
Exploration Momentum and High-Value Intercepts
Q2 exploration spend was AUD 11 million (company-wide). Notable drill results included Tomingley: 26 m @ 4.36 g/t and 8.2 m @ 3.74 g/t; Bjorkdal: very high-grade narrow-vein hits (34 g/t over 1.6 m; 142 g/t over 0.6 m; 111 g/t over 0.5 m). Costerfield had AUD 6 million of near-mine drilling programs; Northern Molong/Boda programs progressed (AUD 3 million) with MT surveys and reconnaissance drilling. Management targets AUD 78–88 million for growth capital and exploration in FY2026 to extend resources and mine life.