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Cash & Bullion $232 million - $58 million increase for the quarter
PERTH, Australia, Jan. 29, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Alkane Resources Limited (ASX:ALK; TSX:ALK; OTCQX:ALKEF) ('Alkane' or 'the Company') is pleased to present its Quarterly Activities Report for the period ending 31 December 2025 ('Q2 FY26'):
Operations
- Site operating cash flow of $133 million for the quarter.
- An additional $18 million payment was received in early January from a Costerfield concentrate shipment that shipped in mid-December with payment receipt delayed due to the Christmas holidays.
- Q2 FY26 record gold production of 43,663 AuEq oz @ AISC of $2,739/AuEq oz.1,2
- Full Year Group Guidance on track for 160-175kozs AuEq at AISC $2,600-2,900/AuEq oz reflects production from Costerfield and Bjorkdal from July 2025.3
- In early October Tomingley awarded the final portion of the contract to construct the Newell Highway re-alignment. Construction is expected to complete in the first half of 2027.
Exploration
- Extension drilling at Storheden (part of Bjorkdal property) doubled depth extent to 464m and strike extent to 2.7km of the known system including intercepts of 142.0 g/t gold over 0.60 m (Estimate True Width 0.25 m) and 111.0 g/t gold over 0.50 m (ETW 0.25 m).4
- At Tomingley a gold rich domain was discovered adjacent to McLeans and close to current underground infrastructure. Assays highlights from the drilling include; 4.36g/t gold over 26m including 22.8 g/t gold over 3.3m.5
Finance and Corporate
- Gold equivalent sales for the quarter of 44,084 ounces1 for revenue of $256 million at an average gold price of $5,785/oz and an average antimony price of $41,510/t.
- Cash, bullion and listed investment balance of $246 million after $17 million of corporate income tax payments during the quarter.
- 8,200 ounces of hedges filled during the quarter.
Managing Director, Nic Earner, commented: "It has been an excellent quarter for Alkane, producing 42,767 ounces of gold and 267 tonnes of antimony (43,663 ounces of gold equivalent) over the full quarter.1, Our site operating cashflow was $133 million for the quarter, resulting in a balance sheet with $246 million in cash, bullion and listed investments at quarter end. Our full year guidance of 160-175kozs gold equivalent remains unchanged.3"
GROUP SUMMARY STATUTORY REPORTING PERIOD1,2
Gold-Antimony Production
Alkane produced 42,767 ounces of gold and 267 tonnes of antimony in Q2 FY26, its highest quarterly gold and antimony production yet, resulting in a Group record quarterly production of 43,663 gold equivalent ounces (Q1 FY26: 30,511 AuEq oz) at an AISC of $2,739/AuEq oz (Q1 FY26: $2,988/AuEq oz). The production during the quarter was significantly higher than Q1 FY26, driven by improved output at Tomingley and 3 full months of production from Bjorkdal and Costerfield as compared to only 2 months of reported production in the previous quarter following the merger with Mandalay completing in early August 2025.
Alkane processed 683,235 tonnes of ore in total at an average gold grade of 2.20g/t Au producing 42,767oz of gold. Tomingley processed 318,851 tonnes of ore with an average gold grade of 2.50/t. At Costerfield, the average grade of gold was 10.44g/t and the average grade of antimony was 0.91% over 34,732 tonnes of ore processed while Bjorkdal processed 329,652 tonnes of ore with an average gold grade of 1.04g/t.
Table 1: December quarter 2025 operational performance summary
Operations Units Costerfield Tomingley Bjorkdal Total
Ore mined t 39,698 275,079 266,217 580,994
Mined ore gold grade g/t 8.36 2.61 1.27 2.39
Mined ore antimony grade % 0.93 - - 0.93
Processed ore t 34,732 318,851 329,652 683,235
Processed ore - milled head grade gold g/t 10.44 2.50 1.04 2.20
Processed ore - milled head grade antimony % 0.91 - - 0.91
Recovery gold % 93.94 % 89.84 % 87.43 % 90.40 %
Recovery antimony % 86.77 % - - 86.77 %
Gold produced oz 10,790 22,089 9,888 42,767
Antimony produced t 267 - - 267
Gold equivalent produced oz 11,686 22,089 9,888 43,663
Ore stockpiles - contained gold oz 7,823 7,597 20,443 35,864
Ore stockpiles - contained antimony t 349 - - 349
Gold equivalent in circuit, finished concentrate and bullion oz 3,432 2,171 1,938 7,541
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Table 2: FY26 statutory reporting period operational performance summary6
Operations Units Costerfield Tomingley Bjorkdal Total
Ore mined t 64,530 576,771 419,520 1,060,821
Mined ore gold grade g/t 8.42 2.43 1.27 2.33
Mined ore antimony grade % 0.86 - - 0.86
Processed ore t 57,403 633,821 563,441 1,254,664
Processed ore - milled head grade gold g/t 9.67 2.33 1.00 2.07
Processed ore - milled head grade antimony % 0.82 - - 0.82
Recovery gold % 93.45 % 87.81 % 86.68 % 89.31 %
Recovery antimony % 84.85 % - - 84.85 %
Gold produced oz 16,433 40,424 15,875 72,732
Antimony produced t 391 - - 391
Gold equivalent produced oz 17,875 40,424 15,875 74,174
Ore stockpiles - contained gold oz 7,823 7,597 20,443 35,864
Ore stockpiles - contained antimony t 349 - - 349
Gold equivalent in circuit, finished concentrate and bullion oz 3,432 2,171 1,938 7,541
Revenue
Gold equivalent sales for the quarter of 44,084 ounces1 (Q1 FY26: 30,010 AuEq oz) for revenue of $256 million (Q1 FY26: $147m) at an average gold price of $5,785/oz (Q1 FY26: $4,896/oz) and an average antimony price of $41,510/t (Q1 FY26: $35,646/oz). The increase in revenue was mainly due to the Group's increased gold sales volume following the improved production output at Tomingley and the inclusion of 3 full months of production at Bjorkdal and Costerfield, combined with the higher gold price. Revenue from Tomingley includes 8,200 ounces delivered into forward contracts at $2,843/ounce.
Bjorkdal's average realised gold price at $6,930/oz is a simple average for the quarter of revenue divided by ounces sold for the quarter. Sales revenue for the quarter at Bjorkdal includes adjustments to provisionally priced concentrate sales which are then revalued at each reporting date (by using the current market price at the end of each reporting period). The gold price increased notably during the quarter leading to the recognition of $9 million additional revenue without recognising additional ounces, therefore increasing the realised gold price per ounce.
Operating Costs, Cash Operating Costs per Gold Equivalent Ounce Produced, All-In Sustaining Costs ("AISC") per Gold Equivalent Ounce Produced and Capital Expenditures
Group AISC was $2,739/AuEq oz for the quarter and group cash costs were $2,031/AuEq oz for the quarter. These were lower than Q1 FY26 AISC of $2,988/AuEq oz and operating cash costs of $2,215/AuEq oz primarily due to planned higher grades at Tomingley and Costerfield resulting in higher increased gold equivalent production.
Total operations sustaining, growth and exploration expenditure during Q2 FY26 was $38 million.
Sustaining capital was $20 million. This included $10 million for capital development mainly at Bjorkdal and $4 million for mining ancillary equipment purchases at Tomingley and Bjorkdal.
Growth capital of ~$9 million was mainly at Tomingley for the Newell Highway realignment. This project is due for completion in the first half of 2027.
Exploration expenditure of ~$8 million was split between $6 million at Costerfield and $2 million at Bjorkdal and Tomingley. Costerfield drilling was predominantly close to the operating mine with the Brunswick South, Sub KC and Kendal drilling programs progressed with the aim to add immediate mine life. Three drill rigs also progressed the True Blue program with predominantly infill drilling.
Newell Highway works looking east.
Table 3: December quarter 2025 financial performance summary
Financials Units Costerfield Tomingley Bjorkdal Total
Gold equivalent sold oz 12,417 22,491 9,176 44,084
Average realised gold price $/oz 6,333 5,048 6,930 5,785
Average realised antimony price $/t 41,510 - - 41,510
Revenue for the quarter $'000 79,026 113,534 54,827 247,386
Gold provisional pricing adjustments $'000 1,496 - 8,758 10,254
Antimony provisional pricing adjustments $'000 (1,141 ) - - (1,141 )
Total revenue from mining operations $'000 79,380 113,534 63,585 256,498
Mining $'000 12,530 23,532 16,873 52,934
Processing $'000 3,733 13,779 7,391 24,903
G&A $'000 3,614 2,699 4,514 10,826
Cash cost $'000 19,877 40,009 28,777 88,663
Inventory movements $'000 (475 ) 1 (879 ) (1,353 )
Royalties $'000 1,908 3,806 79 5,792
Corporate costs $'000 - - - 4,813
Rehabilitation $'000 623 606 181 1,409
Sustaining Capital $'000 3,182 4,522 12,553 20,257
All-in sustaining cost $'000 25,115 48,944 40,710 119,582
Exploration $'000 5,884 1,013 1,126 8,023
Growth capital $'000 1,385 6,389 1,640 9,414
All-in cost $'000 32,384 56,346 43,476 137,019
Gold produced oz 10,790 22,089 9,888 42,767
Antimony produced t 267 - - 267
Gold equivalent produced oz 11,686 22,089 9,888 43,663
Cash cost $/oz 1,701 1,811 2,910 2,031
All-in sustaining cost $/oz 2,149 2,216 4,117 2,739
All-in cost $/oz 2,771 2,551 4,397 3,138
Mine operating cash flow $'000 29,822 67,299 35,379 132,500
Table 4: FY26 statutory reporting period financial performance summary6
Financials Units Costerfield Tomingley Bjorkdal Total
Gold equivalent sold oz 17,690 40,947 15,457 74,094
Average realised gold price $/oz 6,035 4,703 6,688 5,225
Average realised antimony price $/t 40,254 - - 40,254
Revenue for the quarter $'000 107,387 192,591 89,213 389,191
Gold provisional pricing adjustments $'000 1,736 - 14,163 15,899
Antimony provisional pricing adjustments $'000 (1,363 ) - - (1,363 )
Total revenue from mining operations $'000 107,759 192,591 103,376 403,727
Mining $'000 19,494 46,097 27,254 92,845
Processing $'000 6,284 26,324 11,367 43,975
G&A $'000 6,022 6,452 6,950 19,424
Cash cost $'000 31,800 78,872 45,571 156,243
Inventory movements $'000 (716 ) 914 (1,644 ) (1,446 )
Royalties $'000 2,905 6,411 164 9,481
Corporate costs $'000 - - - 8,625
Rehabilitation $'000 636 1,422 214 2,272
Sustaining Capital $'000 5,658 9,510 20,412 35,580
All-in sustaining cost $'000 40,283 97,130 64,717 210,756
Exploration $'000 9,582 1,395 2,673 13,650
Growth capital $'000 1,508 12,418 1,640 15,566
All-in cost $'000 51,373 110,943 69,029 239,971
Gold produced oz 16,433 40,424 15,875 72,732
Antimony produced t 391 - - 391
Gold equivalent produced oz 17,875 40,424 15,875 74,174
Cash cost $/oz 1,779 1,951 2,871 2,106
All-in sustaining cost $/oz 2,254 2,403 4,077 2,841
All-in cost $/oz 2,874 2,745 4,348 3,235
Mine operating cash flow $'000 50,011 106,411 51,288 207,709
Cash flow
Alkane closed the quarter with cash, bullion and liquid investments of $246 million - comprising $218 million in total cash, bullion ($14 million) and liquid investments ($14 million). This result was driven by record Group gold sales at 44,084 gold equivalent ounces and an increase in realised gold price to $5,785/oz (Q1 FY26: $4,896/oz) and a realised antimony price of $41,510/t (Q1 FY26: $35,646/t) generating $256 million in revenue. Alkane's operations generated $133 million of mine operating cashflows with the achieved gold price $3,046/AuEq oz over AISC.
Tax outflows were $17 million during the quarter, $11 million of which related to FY25 on completion of the tax return with the remainder being monthly instalments on future tax obligations. Corporate and other cashflows were $20 million. This includes $7 million of corporate cash outflows, $6 million for a cash backed bond related to the Newell Highway project, $3 million of Boda & regional NSW exploration and $2 million on Lupin closure costs. Notably, an additional $18 million payment was received in early January from a Costerfield concentrate shipment that shipped in mid-December with payment receipt delayed due to the Christmas holidays.
OPERATIONS AND PROJECTS
Costerfield Gold-Antimony Operations - Victoria
Mandalay Resources Costerfield Operations Pty Ltd (100%)
Costerfield Gold-Antimony Operations (Costerfield) is a wholly owned operation of Alkane. Costerfield is located within the Costerfield mining district of Central Victoria, Australia, approximately 10 km northeast of the town of Heathcote and 50 km east of the city of Bendigo.
The property encompasses the underground infrastructure supporting the Augusta, Cuffley, Brunswick, Youle and Shepherd deposits; the Augusta Mine Site (Augusta), the Brunswick Processing Plant; the Splitters Creek Evaporation Facility; the Brunswick and Bombay Tailings Storage Facilities (TSF) and associated infrastructure.
Operations Performance
Costerfield delivered steady operational performance during the quarter, with both ore mining and milling rates being in excess of budget. Mining continued to focus on achieving mining of planned high priority areas, with some variability in stope performance due to challenging ground conditions and overbreak in complex shallow dipping parts of the orebody in the Youle-Shepherd transition. The operation continues to work on targeted improvement programs including drill and blast optimisation, enhanced operator training, and the move to emulsion explosives to improve recovery and reduce dilution.
Processing focused on blend control to maximise throughput, recoveries and produced metal. Trials will occur in Q3 to determine potential benefits of pre crushing ore feed to further improve throughput, crusher downtime and blend control.
Processing operations performed reliably, with higher mill throughput supported by improved crushing circuit availability. Continuous optimisation of blending and recovery continue to be a focus. Work continues to prioritise operational consistency across all aspects of the operation.
A total of 11,686 gold equivalent ounces1 was produced during the quarter (Q1 FY26: 6,189 AuEq oz). The site cash costs for the quarter were $1,701/AuEq oz (Q1 FY26: $1,927/AuEq oz) with an AISC of $2,149/AuEq oz (Q1 FY26: $2,451/AuEq oz).2 Gold sold for the quarter was 11,042 ounces at an average sales price of $6,333/oz and antimony sold for the quarter was 409 tonnes (228 tonnes post payability) at an average sales price of $41,510/t, generating revenue of $79 million. Finished product stocks were 3,364 ounces. The site's operating cash flow was $30 million for the quarter.
Exploration
At Costerfield during Q2 FY26, near mine drilling continued on three main focus areas. Brunswick South drilling looked to build on high grade intercepts discovered earlier in the year with a progression to infill drilling late in the quarter. The Kendall drilling program explored a series of veins above the currently active Youle, and the Sub KC drilling aimed to both infill and extend mineral resources below the Cuffley and Augusta workings.
Additionally True Blue was progressed with three diamond rigs predominantly focused on infill drilling.
Geological map of Costerfield showing areas of exploration during Q2 FY26.
Tomingley Gold Operations - NSW
Tomingley Gold Operations Pty Ltd (100%)
Tomingley Gold Operations (Tomingley) is a wholly owned operation of Alkane, located near the village of Tomingley, approximately 50km southwest of Dubbo in Central Western New South Wales. Tomingley has been operating since 2014. Mining occurs underground on four gold deposits (Wyoming One, Caloma One, Caloma Two and Roswell).
Operations Performance
The primary source of ore continues to be from Roswell. During the quarter the ore production was constrained primarily due to multiple smaller issues including shotcreter downtime delaying paste fill, lower development led to lower development ore, and redesigned stope shape for lode recovery.
Processing continues to perform well with milling in excess of budget primarily as a result of the insertion of a mobile crusher to pre-crush material prior to entering the processing circuit. Mill grade and recovery were as per budget. Pre-crushing of material to sub 10mm prior to entering the circuit has seen a nominal increase in milling rates to approximately 1.3mtpa, work is continuing in this area.
A total of 22,089 ounces of gold was poured for the quarter (Q1 FY26: 18,335oz). The site cash costs for the quarter were $1,811/oz (Q1 FY26: $2,120/oz) with an AISC of $2,216/oz (Q1 FY26: $2,628/oz).2 Gold sold for the quarter was 22,491 ounces at an average sales price of $5,048/oz, generating revenue of $114 million. Bullion stocks were 2,171 ounces. The site's operating cash flow was $67 million for the quarter.
Works continued on the Newell Highway diversion during the quarter with approximately 3.5kms of pavement established to varying thicknesses prior to the Christmas shutdown (19 December 2025). Work commenced on the Kenilworth access, required to allow heavy vehicle access into site and is expected to be completed late January 2026.
Exploration
Resource expansion drilling continues at Tomingley outside existing resources and nearby to underground infrastructure. The drilling has led to discovering a new zone of mineralisation that is associated with a second andesite host at McLeans. The recently discovered Western Andesite is intersected by several drill holes returning significant gold intercepts including drill hole MCLUG013D with 26m grading 4.36g/t Au including 3.3m grading 22.8g/t Au (see ASX Announcement dated 3 November 2025 and titled 'Tomingley Drilling Discovers New Mineralisation at McLeans')
Bjorkdal Gold Operations - Sweden
Bjorkdalsgruvan AB (100%)
Bjorkdal Gold Operations (Bjorkdal) is a wholly owned operation of Alkane. The Bjorkdal property, containing both the Bjorkdal mine and the Storheden and Norrberget deposits, is located in Vasterbotten County in northern Sweden. Bjorkdal is located approximately 28 km northwest of the municipality of Skelleftea and approximately 750 km north of Stockholm. The Bjorkdal property is accessible via Swedish national road 95 or European highway route E4 followed by all-weather paved roads.
Operations Performance
Bjorkdal delivered another quarter of solid mining performance with ore production supported by consistent stope productivity and stable development activities. The operation also benefited from planned replacements of critical equipment, which improved machine availability. However, certain equipment deliveries were postponed by manufacturers and are now expected in the March 2026 quarter.
Mill throughput was slightly lower than the previous quarter, primarily due to mill linings not wearing at the anticipated rate, which limited the maximum allowable mill load. The completion and commissioning of the return water system from the mine has had a positive impact on flotation performance to date. The more stable water temperature compared with variable temperatures in river-sourced raw water enhanced process stability. This new water redundancy also reduces the mill's vulnerability to seasonal fluctuations in river conditions. The operation achieved improved recoveries during the quarter as a result.
A total of 9,888 gold ounces was produced during the quarter (Q1 FY26: 5,987oz). The site cash costs for the quarter were $2,910/oz (Q1 FY26: $2,805/oz) with an AISC of $4,117/oz (Q1 FY26: $4,010/oz).2 Gold sold for the quarter was 9,176 ounces at an average sales price of $6,930/oz, generating revenue of $64 million. Finished product stocks were 1,938 ounces. The site's operating cash flow was $35 million for the quarter.
Exploration
At Bjorkdal there were two programs progressed during the quarter. Both programs aim to extend the orebody that is currently being mined with the focus on the northern and eastern depth extensions.
Additionally, in December, the results of the recent Storheden drilling were released (see ASX announcement dated 19 December 2025 and titled 'Alkane Doubles the Tested Depth Extent of the Storheden Deposit at Bjorkdal'). Highlights of the release include an extension of the known depth to 464m and Strike length to 2.7km with a series of Bjorkdal style veins interpreted across three main target domains. Assays highlights include, 142.0 g/t gold over 0.60 m (Estimate True Width 0.25 m) and 111.0 g/t gold over 0.50 m (ETW 0.25 m).
Excerpt from the Storheden news release showing significant recent drilling results. Selected significant intercepts are annotated.
Northern Molong Porphyry Project (NMPP) (gold-copper)
Alkane Resources Ltd 100%
During the quarter, exploration recommenced with the flying of a MobileMT survey over the majority of the NMPP. Inversion and interpretation of the MMT survey data is ongoing. Reconnaissance drilling for a total 4,500 metres commenced late in the quarter with the mobilisation of one air-core, one high-capacity RC, and one diamond core drill rigs. Exploration results are expected to be reported in Q3.
Environmental baseline studies to inform the development approval of the Boda-Kaiser Au-Cu resources continued in the quarter.
Lupin Reclamation Project
Lupin Mines Inc 100%
Lupin is currently in the process of final closure and reclamation activities which are to be partially funded by progressive security reductions. During the quarter, there has been minor spend on engineering, project management, coordination, site activities and equipment maintenance.
The majority of this reclamation work to achieve the majority of closure obligations is expected to take place in the 2026 calendar year. As at 31 December 2025, $12 million in restricted cash stands as a deposit against the present value of certain reclamation cost obligations.
La Quebrada Exploration Project
Minera Mandalay Limitada 100%
The Company continues to evaluate options for this non-core asset.
CORPORATE
Cash, Bullion and Listed Investments
Units Q1 2026 Q2 2026
Cash $M 160 218
Bullion $1M 14 14
Cash and bullion sub-total $M 174 232
Listed Investments $M 17 14
Total cash, listed investments and bullion $M 191 246
Banking Facilities
At the end of the quarter, the Company had $22 million of mobile equipment financing. Alkane previously had a Project Loan Facility from Macquarie Bank Limited (Macquarie) to develop the Tomingley Gold Extension Project. This facility was repaid during Q1 FY26 ($45 million).
Investments
At the end of the quarter, Alkane held ~9 million shares in Sky Metals (ASX:SKY) valued at $0.7 million and 30 million shares (~4.9%) in Medallion Metals Limited (ASX:MM8) valued at $13.1 million.
Gold Forward Sale Contracts
Tomingley holds the following forward sale contracts:
Quarter Average Forward Price $/oz Ounces
Mar-26 2,855 8,700
Jun-26 2,870 8,500
Sep-26 2,884 7,500
Dec-26 2,896 7,200
Mar-27 2,821 7,300
Jun-27 2,844 6,650
Total 2,862 46,150
During the quarter, 42,000oz of SEK put options were purchased for the Bjorkdal operation covering production from Jan 2026 to Dec 2026 at a strike price of SEK 30,645/oz (~$4,985/oz).
Share Capital
Alkane closed the quarter with the following capital structure:
As at 30 December 2025
Fully Paid Ordinary Shares 1,365,794,967
Performance Rights 11,611,616
Total 2,862
GROUP SUMMARY FULL YEAR1,2,6
Table 5: FY26 operational performance summary
Operations Units Costerfield Tomingley Bjorkdal Total
Ore mined t 74,532 576,771 488,560 1,139,863
Mined ore gold grade g/t 8.43 2.43 1.24 2.31
Mined ore antimony grade % 0.83 - - 0.83
Processed ore t 69,567 633,821 684,000 1,387,388
Processed ore - milled head grade gold g/t 9.39 2.33 0.97 2.01
Processed ore - milled head grade antimony % 0.82 - - 0.82
Recovery gold % 93.30 % 87.81 % 85.93 % 89.01 %
Recovery antimony % 84.74 % - - 84.74 %
Gold produced oz 19,402 40,424 18,468 78,294
Antimony produced t 465 - - 465
Gold equivalent produced oz 21,178 40,424 18,468 80,070
Ore stockpiles - contained gold oz 7,823 7,597 20,443 35,864
Ore stockpiles - contained antimony t 349 - - 349
Gold equivalent in circuit, finished concentrate and bullion oz 3,432 2,171 1,938 7,541
Table 6: FY26 financial performance summary
Financials Units Costerfield Tomingley Bjorkdal Total
Gold equivalent sold oz 20,674 40,947 17,422 79,043
Average realised gold price $/oz 5,907 4,703 6,527 5,416
Average realised antimony price $/t 43,026 - - 43,026
Revenue $'000 124,158 192,591 113,708 430,457
Mining $'000 23,616 46,097 31,662 101,375
Processing $'000 8,051 26,324 13,397 47,772
G&A $'000 7,269 6,452 8,238 21,960
Cash cost $'000 38,936 78,872 53,298 171,107
Inventory movements $'000 19 914 (580 ) 353
Royalties $'000 3,136 6,411 184 9,731
Corporate costs $'000 - - - 8,625
Rehabilitation $'000 642 1,422 229 2,294
Sustaining Capital $'000 6,778 9,510 22,330 38,619
All-in sustaining cost $'000 49,512 97,130 75,461 230,729
Exploration $'000 11,337 1,395 3,142 15,874
Growth capital $'000 1,508 12,418 1,640 15,566
All-in cost $'000 62,357 110,943 80,242 262,168
Gold produced oz 19,402 40,424 18,468 78,294
Antimony produced t 465 - - 465
Gold equivalent produced oz 21,178 40,424 18,468 80,070
Cash cost $/oz 1,839 1,951 2,886 2,137
All-in sustaining cost $/oz 2,338 2,403 4,086 2,882
All-in cost $/oz 2,944 2,745 4,345 3,274
Mine operating cash flow $'000 53,822 106,411 44,213 204,446
This document has been authorised for release to the market by Nic Earner, Managing Director.
ABOUT ALKANE - alkres.com - ASX:ALK | TSX: ALK | OTCQX: ALKEF
Alkane Resources (ASX:ALK; TSX:ALK; OTCQX:ALKEF) is an Australia-based gold and antimony producer with a portfolio of three operating mines across Australia and Sweden. The Company has a strong balance sheet and is positioned for further growth.
Alkane's wholly owned producing assets are the Tomingley open pit and underground gold mine southwest of Dubbo in Central West New South Wales, the Costerfield gold and antimony underground mining operation northeast of Heathcote in Central Victoria, and the Bjorkdal underground gold mine northwest of Skelleftea in Sweden (approximately 750km north of Stockholm). Ongoing near-mine regional exploration continues to grow resources at all three operations.
Alkane also owns the very large gold-copper porphyry Boda-Kaiser Project in Central West New South Wales and has outlined an economic development pathway in a Scoping Study. The Company has ongoing exploration within the surrounding Northern Molong Porphyry Project and is confident of further enhancing eastern Australia's reputation as a significant gold, copper and antimony production region.
Competent Person
As an Australian Company with securities listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX), Alkane is subject to Australian disclosure requirements and standards, including the requirements of the Corporations Act 2001 and the ASX. Investors should note that it is a requirement of the ASX Listing Rules that the reporting of ore reserves and mineral resources in Australia is in accordance with the 2012 Edition of the Australasian Code for Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves (the JORC Code) and that Alkane's ore reserve and mineral resource estimates and reporting comply with the JORC Code.
Alkane is also subject to certain Canadian disclosure requirements and standards as a result of its secondary listing on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX), including the requirements of National Instrument 43-101 - Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects (NI 43-101). Investors should note that it is a requirement of Canadian securities law that the reporting of mineral reserves and mineral resources in Canada and the disclosure of scientific and technical information concerning a mineral project on a property material to Alkane comply with NI 43-101.
Unless otherwise advised above or in the ASX Announcements referenced, the information in this report that relates to exploration results, mineral resources and ore reserves is based on information compiled by Mr Chris Davis who is a Member of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy and a full-time employee of Alkane Resources Limited. Mr Davis has sufficient experience which is relevant to the style of mineralisation and type of deposit under consideration and to the activity which he is undertaking to qualify as a Competent Person as defined in the JORC Code and as a Qualified Person underNI 43-101. Mr Davis consents to the inclusion in this report of the matters based on his information in the form and context in which it appears.
The information in this announcement that relates to previously reported exploration results, mineral resources and ore reserves is extracted from the Company's ASX announcements noted in the text of the announcement and available to view on the Company's website. The Company confirms that it is not aware of any new information or data that materially affects the information included in the original announcements and that the form and context in which the Competent Person's findings are presented have not been materially altered.
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Although Alkane believes that the expectations reflected in the Forward-Looking Information are reasonable, undue reliance should not be placed on Forward-Looking Information since no assurance can be provided that such expectations will prove to be correct. Forward-Looking Information is based on information available at the time those statements are made and/or good faith belief of the officers and directors of Alkane as of that time with respect to future events and are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in or suggested by the Forward-Looking Information. Forward-Looking Information involves numerous risks and uncertainties. Such factors include, without limitation: risks relating to changes in the gold and antimony price.
Forward-Looking Information is designed to help readers understand Alkane's views as of that time with respect to future events and speak only as of the date they are made. Except as required by applicable law, Alkane assumes no obligation to update or to publicly announce the results of any change to any forward-looking statement contained or incorporated by reference herein to reflect actual results, future events or developments, changes in assumptions or changes in other factors affecting the Forward-looking Information. If Alkane updates any one or more forward-looking statements, no inference should be drawn that the company will make additional updates with respect to those or other Forward-looking Information. All Forward-Looking Information contained in this announcement is expressly qualified in its entirety by this cautionary statement.
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Non-IFRS Performance Measures
This announcement contains references to all-in sustaining costs which is a non-IFRS measure and does not have a standardised meaning under IFRS. Therefore, this measure may not be comparable to similar measures presented by other companies. All-in sustaining costs include total cash operating costs, sustaining mining capital, royalty expense and accretion of reclamation provision. Sustaining capital reflects the capital required to maintain a site's current level of operations. All-in sustaining cost per ounce of gold equivalent in a period equals the all-in sustaining cost divided by the equivalent gold ounces produced in the period.
CONTACT: NIC EARNER, MANAGING DIRECTOR & CEO, ALKANE RESOURCES LTD, TEL +61 8 9227 5677
INVESTORS & MEDIA: NATALIE CHAPMAN, CORPORATE COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER, TEL + 61 418 642 556
1 Gold equivalent ounces calculated by multiplying quantities of gold and antimony in period by respective average market price of commodities in period, adding the two amounts to get 'total contained value based on market price' and dividing that total contained value by the average market price of gold in period. I.e., AuEq = ((Au Produced x Au $/oz) + (Sb Produced pre-payability x 70% payability x Sb $/t)) / (Au $/oz). The average market prices for the December quarter were A$6,299/oz Au (being the average of the daily PM price, sourced from www.lbma.org.uk) and A$30,245/t Sb (being the average Shanghai Metal Market Price sourced from www.metal.com).
2 AISC is a non-IFRS measure and does not have a standardised meaning under IFRS and might not be comparable to similar financial measures disclosed by other companies. Refer to "Non-IFRS Performance Measures" at the end of this announcement.
3 Refer to ALK Announcement dated 9 September 2025 titled 'Alkane Announces Financial Year 2026 Guidance' for calculation of gold equivalent ounces and definition of Group Guidance. Production guidance on a statutory reported basis ('Attributable Guidance') is 155 - 168koz AuEq for FY2026.
4 Refer to ALK Announcement dated 19 December 2025 titled 'Alkane Doubles the Tested Depth Extent of the Storheden Deposit at Bjorkdal."
5 Refer to ALK Announcement dated 3 November 2025 titled 'Tomingley Drilling Discovers New Mineralisation at McLeans."
6 As the merger with Mandalay Resources completed on 5 August 2025, Alkane's statutory reported production for FY2026 reflects production from Costerfield and Bjorkdal only from that date. Full year production and costs can be found at the end of this report.
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