SILVERCORP REPORTS ADJUSTED NET INCOME OF $47.9 MILLION, $0.22 PER SHARE, AND CASH FLOW FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES OF $132.9 MILLION FOR Q3 FISCAL 2026
Trading Symbol: TSX/NYSE AMERICAN: SVM
HIGHLIGHTS FOR Q3 Fiscal 2026
- Steady Silver Equivalent Production: Produced approximately 1.9 million ounces of silver, 2,096 ounces of gold, or approximately 2.0 million ounces of silver equivalent1 (silver and gold only);
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Record Quarterly Revenue: Sold approximately 1.9 million ounces of silver, 2,250 ounces of gold, 16.4 million pounds of lead, and 7.0 million pounds of zinc, for revenue of
$126.1 million , an increase of 51% over the three months endedDecember 31, 2024 ("Q3 Fiscal 2025"); -
Realized silver selling price:
$49.0 per ounce after smelter deduction, with silver representing 72% of the quarterly revenue; -
Cash cost per ounce of silver (net of by-product credits)1: negative
$3.02 , significant improvement from negative$1.88 in Q3 Fiscal 2025; -
All-in sustaining cost per ounce of silver ("AISC")
1 (net of by-product credits):
$12.86 , remaining flat with$12.75 in Q3 Fiscal 2025; -
Adjusted net income
1
attributable to equity shareholders:
$47.9 million , or$0.22 per share, after excluding non-cash or one-time items, compared to$22.0 million or$0.10 per share in Q3 Fiscal 2025; -
Adjusted earnings before interest, income tax, depreciation and amortization ("EBITDA")
1:
$66.7 million , or$0.30 per share, compared to$40.1 million or$0.18 per share in Q3 Fiscal 2025; -
Net loss attributable to equity shareholders:
$15.8 million , or$0.07 per share, mainly due to a$60.2 million non-cash charge on "mark-to-market" of the fair value of convertible notes; -
Record cash flow from operating activities:
$132.9 million , up$88.1 million , compared to$44.8 million in Q3 Fiscal 2025, including the$43.9 million draw-down from Wheaton Precious Metals inOctober 2025 ; -
Record free cash flow
1:
$89.6 million , up$69.0 million , compared to$20.5 million in Q3 Fiscal 2025; and -
Cash position: Ended the period with cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments of
$462.8 million , an increase of$80.6 million from the previous quarter, and a portfolio of equity investments with a total market value of$233.2 million , an increase of$53.0 million from the previous quarter.
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CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL AND OPERATING RESULTS
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Financial Results (in thousands of $, except per share) |
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Revenue |
$ 126,112 |
$ 83,614 |
51 % |
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$ 290,776 |
$ 223,782 |
30 % |
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Mine operating earnings |
77,068 |
29,230 |
164 % |
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153,749 |
97,405 |
58 % |
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Net income (loss)* |
(15,832) |
26,130 |
(161) % |
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(9,222) |
65,775 |
(114) % |
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Per share - basic |
(0.07) |
0.12 |
(160) % |
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(0.04) |
0.33 |
(113) % |
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Adjusted earnings* |
47,931 |
21,963 |
118 % |
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91,531 |
60,342 |
52 % |
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Per share - basic |
0.22 |
0.10 |
115 % |
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0.42 |
0.30 |
38 % |
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EBITDA* |
5,984 |
43,760 |
(86) % |
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45,321 |
107,236 |
(58) % |
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Per share |
0.03 |
0.20 |
(86) % |
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0.21 |
0.54 |
(61) % |
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Adjusted EBITDA* |
66,735 |
40,122 |
66 % |
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140,024 |
102,447 |
37 % |
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Per share |
0.30 |
0.18 |
64 % |
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0.64 |
0.51 |
25 % |
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Cash flow from operating activities |
132,943 |
44,847 |
196 % |
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220,404 |
107,930 |
104 % |
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Sustaining capital expenditures |
13,727 |
14,152 |
(3) % |
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36,516 |
34,580 |
6 % |
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Growth capital expenditures |
29,648 |
10,173 |
191 % |
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60,436 |
28,696 |
111 % |
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Free cash flow |
89,568 |
20,522 |
336 % |
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123,452 |
44,654 |
176 % |
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Basic weighted average shares outstanding |
218,585,686 |
217,475,279 |
1 % |
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218,290,025 |
199,608,181 |
9 % |
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Metals sold |
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Silver (million ounces) |
1.9 |
2.0 |
(4) % |
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5.4 |
5.3 |
— % |
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Gold (ounces) |
2,250 |
1,875 |
20 % |
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6,234 |
4,112 |
52 % |
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Lead (million pounds) |
16.4 |
17.1 |
(4) % |
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46.4 |
46.0 |
1 % |
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Zinc (million pounds) |
7.0 |
6.6 |
6 % |
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17.9 |
19.0 |
(6) % |
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Average Selling Price, Net of Value Added Tax and Smelter Charges |
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Silver ($/ounce) |
48.97 |
27.20 |
80 % |
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37.66 |
26.70 |
41 % |
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Gold ($/ounce) |
3,666 |
2,322 |
58 % |
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3,197 |
2,198 |
45 % |
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Lead ($/pound) |
0.98 |
0.94 |
4 % |
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0.95 |
0.98 |
(3) % |
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Zinc ($/pound) |
1.08 |
1.22 |
(11) % |
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1.01 |
1.12 |
(10) % |
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Cost Data per ounce of silver, net of by-product credits ($) |
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Cash cost |
(3.02) |
(1.88) |
(61) % |
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(0.68) |
(1.46) |
53 % |
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All-in sustaining cost |
12.86 |
12.75 |
1 % |
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13.41 |
11.46 |
17 % |
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Financial Position (in thousands of $) as at |
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2025 |
2025 |
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Cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments |
$ 462,840 |
$ 382,254 |
21 % |
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462,840 |
369,056 |
25 % |
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Working capital |
94,573 |
311,882 |
(70) % |
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94,573 |
310,359 |
(70) % |
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*Attributable to equity holders |
INDIVIDUAL MINE OPERATING PERFORMANCE
Production was approximately 1.7 million ounces of silver, 2,096 ounces of gold, or 1.9 million ounces of silver equivalent, 14.7 million pounds of lead, and 1.9 million pounds of zinc, representing an increase of 2% in gold and decreases of 2%, 4%, 4%, and 16% in silver, silver equivalent, lead and zinc, respectively, over Q3 Fiscal 2025. Lower production was due to lower head grades, as a result of the XRT sorter undergoing maintenance in
Cash cost per tonne of ore was
AISC per tonne of ore improved 11% in Q3 Fiscal 2026, to
The mines in the
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Ore processed (tonnes) |
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Silver-lead ore |
299,217 |
235,168 |
252,958 |
265,199 |
255,783 |
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787,343 |
661,972 |
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Gold ore |
29,208 |
29,834 |
30,397 |
39,025 |
21,912 |
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89,439 |
47,463 |
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328,425 |
265,002 |
283,355 |
304,224 |
277,695 |
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876,782 |
709,435 |
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Average head grades for silver-lead ore |
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Silver (grams/tonne) |
190 |
207 |
217 |
189 |
226 |
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204 |
239 |
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Lead (%) |
2.3 |
2.6 |
2.8 |
2.9 |
2.9 |
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2.6 |
3.0 |
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Zinc (%) |
0.4 |
0.4 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
0.6 |
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0.5 |
0.6 |
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Average head grades for gold-ore |
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Gold (grams/tonne) |
1.2 |
1.4 |
1.5 |
1.4 |
2.1 |
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1.3 |
1.9 |
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Silver (grams/tonne) |
57 |
81 |
51 |
62 |
67 |
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63 |
80 |
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Lead (%) |
1.1 |
0.9 |
0.8 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
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0.9 |
1.0 |
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Recovery rates |
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Silver (%) |
95.3 |
94.8 |
94.6 |
94.2 |
94.7 |
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95.5 |
94.8 |
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Gold (%)** |
92.8 |
94.2 |
93.4 |
91.7 |
94.6 |
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93.5 |
93.6 |
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Lead (%) |
93.6 |
93.5 |
94.1 |
92.3 |
94.0 |
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93.8 |
94.1 |
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Zinc (%) |
63.0 |
65.8 |
64.3 |
67.3 |
68.9 |
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64.2 |
70.6 |
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Cash Costs |
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Cash cost ($/tonne) |
75.80 |
82.89 |
83.08 |
84.90 |
84.92 |
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80.18 |
89.21 |
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AISC ($/tonne) |
134.06 |
139.22 |
129.83 |
120.62 |
150.87 |
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134.13 |
146.58 |
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Cash cost, net of by-product credits ($/ounce of silver) |
(1.22) |
0.97 |
1.26 |
3.05 |
(0.30) |
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0.30 |
(0.14) |
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AISC, net of by-product credits ($/ounce of silver) |
11.32 |
11.75 |
10.10 |
11.35 |
11.05 |
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11.04 |
9.16 |
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Metal Production |
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Silver (million ounces) |
1.7 |
1.5 |
1.7 |
1.6 |
1.8 |
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5.0 |
4.9 |
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Gold (ounces) |
2,096 |
2,085 |
2,050 |
3,110 |
2,056 |
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6,231 |
4,385 |
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Silver equivalent (million ounces) |
1.9 |
1.7 |
1.9 |
1.9 |
2.0 |
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5.5 |
5.2 |
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Lead (million pounds) |
14.7 |
12.9 |
14.6 |
15.6 |
15.2 |
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42.2 |
41.3 |
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Zinc (million pounds) |
1.9 |
1.4 |
1.8 |
2.0 |
2.3 |
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5.2 |
6.5 |
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Cash cost per tonne of
On a per ounce of silver, net of by-product credits basis, cash cost and AISC were negative
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2024 |
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Ore Production (tonne) |
87,095 |
76,249 |
74,869 |
41,760 |
84,115 |
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238,212 |
257,276 |
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Head grades |
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Silver (grams/tonne) |
52 |
64 |
69 |
61 |
77 |
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61 |
67 |
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Lead (%) |
1.0 |
0.9 |
0.8 |
0.9 |
1.1 |
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0.9 |
0.9 |
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Zinc (%) |
2.9 |
2.8 |
2.3 |
2.9 |
2.7 |
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2.7 |
2.5 |
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Recovery rates |
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Silver (%) |
85.9 |
85.8 |
85.3 |
83.7 |
82.8 |
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85.6 |
83.0 |
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Lead (%) |
89.1 |
89.0 |
90.1 |
87.4 |
90.3 |
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89.4 |
89.6 |
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Zinc (%) |
92.7 |
91.1 |
90.0 |
90.3 |
90.3 |
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91.4 |
90.3 |
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Cash Costs |
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Cash cost ($/tonne) |
53.37 |
58.20 |
62.53 |
77.46 |
53.69 |
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57.79 |
51.40 |
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AISC ($/tonne) |
68.53 |
82.63 |
99.93 |
117.83 |
75.55 |
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82.91 |
77.85 |
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Cash cost, net of by-product credits ($/ounce of silver) |
(29.05) |
(11.44) |
(0.80) |
(8.53) |
(19.14) |
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(13.21) |
(15.77) |
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AISC, net of by-product credits ($/ounce of silver) |
(15.66) |
4.71 |
20.02 |
15.05 |
(6.13) |
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3.72 |
1.07 |
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Metal Production |
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Silver (million ounces) |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
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0.4 |
0.5 |
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Lead (million pounds) |
1.7 |
1.3 |
1.1 |
0.7 |
1.9 |
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4.2 |
4.6 |
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Zinc (million pounds) |
5.1 |
4.2 |
3.4 |
2.4 |
4.4 |
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12.7 |
12.4 |
CAPITAL EXPENDITURES AND DEVELOPMENT FOR GROWTH
Total capital expenditures in Q3 Fiscal 2026 were
For the
For the
Capital expenditures for
Capital expenditures for Kuanping totalled
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Expensed |
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Ramp, Development |
Exploration Tunneling |
Exploration Drilling |
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Drilling |
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(Metres) |
($ Thousand) |
(Metres) |
($ Thousand) |
(Metres) |
($ Thousand) |
($ Thousand) |
($ Thousand) |
(Metres) |
(Metres) |
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Q3 Fiscal 2026 |
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15,533 |
$ 8,918 |
19,917 |
$ 7,424 |
47,890 |
$ 1,323 |
$ 3,972 |
$ 21,638 |
15,813 |
28,717 |
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1,437 |
681 |
2,353 |
856 |
7,016 |
154 |
159 |
1,849 |
3,112 |
5,585 |
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— |
17,961 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
17,959 |
— |
— |
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Condor |
— |
495 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
495 |
— |
— |
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Kuanping & other |
3,297 |
1,701 |
693 |
194 |
— |
— |
484 |
2,381 |
— |
— |
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Consolidated |
20,267 |
29,757 |
22,964 |
8,474 |
54,906 |
1,477 |
4,614 |
44,322 |
18,926 |
34,302 |
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Q3 Fiscal 2025 |
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9,742 |
$ 6,570 |
18,947 |
$ 6,954 |
15,979 |
$ 536 |
$ 7,007 |
$ 21,067 |
15,755 |
39,568 |
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540 |
340 |
2,644 |
992 |
8,129 |
173 |
289 |
1,794 |
3,395 |
2,554 |
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— |
1,803 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
1,803 |
— |
— |
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Condor |
— |
273 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
273 |
— |
— |
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Kuanping & other |
— |
120 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
198 |
318 |
— |
— |
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Consolidated |
10,282 |
9,106 |
21,591 |
7,946 |
24,108 |
709 |
7,494 |
25,255 |
19,150 |
42,122 |
CONFERENCE CALL DETAILS
A conference call to discuss these results will be held on
International/Local Toll: 437-900-0527
Conference ID: 74042
Participants should dial-in 10 – 15 minutes prior to the start time. A replay of the conference call and transcript will be available on the Company's website at www.silvercorpmetals.com.
Mr.
About Silvercorp
Silvercorp is a Canadian mining company producing silver, gold, lead, and zinc with a long history of profitability and growth potential. The Company's strategy is to create shareholder value by 1) focusing on generating free cash flow from long life mines; 2) organic growth through extensive drilling for discovery; 3) ongoing merger and acquisition efforts to unlock value; and 4) long term commitment to responsible mining and ESG. For more information, please visit our website at www.silvercorpmetals.com.
For further information
President
Phone: (604) 669-9397
Toll Free 1(888) 224-1881
Email: investor@silvercorp.ca
Website: www.silvercorpmetals.com
ALTERNATIVE PERFORMANCE (NON-GAAP) MEASURES
This news release should be read in conjunction with the Company's Management Discussion & Analysis ("MD&A"), the unaudited consolidated condensed interim financial statements and related notes contains therein for the three and nine months ended
CAUTIONARY DISCLAIMER - FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This news release includes "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and "forward-looking information" within the meaning of applicable securities laws relating to, among other things statements the accuracy of mineral resource and mineral reserve estimates at the Company's material properties; estimates of the Company's revenues and capital expenditures; estimated production from the Company's mines in the
We caution that all forward-looking information is inherently subject to change and uncertainty and that actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking information. A number of risks, uncertainties and other factors, including fluctuating commodity prices; recent market events and condition; estimation of mineral resources, mineral reserves and mineralization and metal recovery; interpretations and assumptions of mineral resource and mineral reserve estimates; exploration and development programs; climate change; economic factors affecting the Company; timing, estimated amount, capital and operating expenditures and economic returns of future production; integration of future acquisitions into existing operations; permits and licences for mining and exploration in
A comprehensive discussion of other risks that impact Silvercorp can also be found in its public reports and filings under the Company's profile on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca, on EDGAR at www.sec.gov, and on the Company's website at www.silvercorp.ca.
Cautionary Note to United States Investors Concerning Estimates of Reserves and Resources
Reserve and resource estimates included in this news release have been prepared in accordance with NI 43-101 and the
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