本管理層討論與分析(MD&A)是截至2024年11月5日編制的,應與Ero Copper Corp.(「Ero」,「公司」或「我們」)截至2024年9月30日和截至2024年9月30日的三個月和九個月之間的未經審計的簡明綜合中期財務報表及其附註一起閱讀,這些財務報表根據國際會計準則(「IAS」)34號準則編制,
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由國際會計準則委員會發布(「IASB」)。本MD&A中對「2024第三季度」和「2023第三季度」的所有引用均指截至2024年9月30日和2023年9月30日的三個月,對「2024年迄今爲止」和「2023年迄今爲止」的所有引用均指截至2024年9月30日和2023年9月30日的九個月。此外,應與公司2023年12月31日審計的綜合財務報表和MD&A一起閱讀。所有金額均以美元(「美元」)表示,表格中的金額以美元的千美元計算,除非另有說明。對「$」、「US$」、「美元」或「USD」的引用均指美元,對「C$」的引用則指加元,對「R$」或「BRL」的引用則是巴西里亞爾。 中期財務報告 as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (the 「IASB」). All references in this MD&A to 「Q3 2024」 and 「Q3 2023」 are to the three months ended September 30, 2024 and September 30, 2023, respectively, and all references to 「YTD 2024」 and 「YTD 2023」 are to the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and September 30, 2023, respectively. As well, this MD&A should be read in conjunction with the Company’s December 31, 2023 audited consolidated financial statements and MD&A. All dollar amounts are expressed in United States (「US」) dollars and tabular amounts are expressed in thousands of US dollars, unless otherwise indicated. References to 「$」, 「US$」, 「dollars」, or 「USD」 are to US dollars, references to 「C$」 are to Canadian dollars, and references to 「R$」 or 「BRL」 are to Brazilian Reais.
•2024年7月,公司與Vale Base Metals Limited子公司Salobo Metais S.A.簽署了一份明確的掙得權協議("協議"),以獲得位於巴西帕拉州卡里亞斯礦產省的Furnas銅金項目("Furnas")60%的權益。協議條款與公司於2023年10月30日發表的公司新聞稿中概述的之前簽署的約束性條款一致。
The Tucumã Operation achieved a significant commissioning milestone during the quarter with the production of first saleable copper concentrate in July 2024 resulting in the first sale of concentrate near the end of the quarter. Mining operations continued ahead of schedule during the quarter, contributing to a buildup of ore stockpiles that are expected to be processed in Q4 2024 and throughout 2025. The ramp-up of Tucumã's processing plant progressed well through July and the majority of August; however, as the plant moved toward continuous operations, the Company detected intermittent voltage oscillations within the third-party regional power grid. These oscillations limited the ability to run the mill at full capacity on a continuous basis, resulting in quarterly production of 839 tonnes of copper in concentrate.
In addition, the Tucumã Operation experienced a temporary power disruption following a severe localized windstorm that impacted the regional power grid, including the main 230kV transmission line servicing the southwest region of the Carajás Mineral Province. Power was restored after approximately 10 days, allowing the Company to safely resume ramp-up activities on October 16, 2024. For further details on the power disruption and resumption of ramp-up activities, please refer the Company's press releases dated October 5, 2024 and October 16, 2024.
To address ongoing intermittent voltage oscillations, the Company implemented a mill power management solution that enables continuous plant operations despite minor voltage fluctuations. Since this implementation, the plant has maintained continuous operations and is advancing toward full capacity.
1. 2024年銅銷售收入達到了24320萬美元(- 23740萬美元),反映出出售了6200萬磅銅 年累計銷售量 2024年銅銷售收入達到了24320萬美元(- 23740萬美元),反射出出售了6200萬磅銅2023年截至當日 2024年銅銷售收入達到了24320萬美元(- 23740萬美元),反映出出售了6200萬磅銅 較上年增加,受利率期貨影響。6870萬磅銅爲2023年的累計銷量。收入增長主要是由於 6870萬磅銅爲2023年的累計銷量。收入增長主要是由於 6% higher realized copper price, partially offset by 10% lower copper sales resulting from lower copper grades, at Caraíba.
Revenues from gold sales in YTD 2024 amounted to $10450萬 (YTD 2023 - $7370萬), reflecting the sale of 49,089 ounces of gold at a realized price of $2,156 per ounce, compared to 39,470 ounces of gold sold at a realized price of $1,889 per ounce in YTD 2023. The increase in revenues was driven by higher sales volume and improved gold prices compared to the prior year.
2. Cost of sales for 年累計銷售量 2024 from copper sales was $18120萬 (YTD 2023 - $16400萬) which primarily consisted of $5010萬 (截至2023年的年初至今 - 4420萬美元) 用於折舊和減值,3950萬美元 (截至2023年的年初至今 - 3770萬美元) 用於薪水和福利,2870萬美元 (截至2023年的年初至今 - 2790萬美元) 用於材料和消耗品,2600萬美元 (截至2023年的年初至今 - 2040萬美元) 用於外包服務,2160萬美元 (截至2023年的年初至今 維護成本爲2100萬美元,截至2023年的年初至今 公用事業費用爲860萬美元,並且截至2023年的年初至今 銷售費用爲640萬美元。銷售成本的增加主要歸因於加工噸數增加了12%,來自擴大的可耗盡資產基礎的更高折舊和遞延減值,以及來自工資和其他福利增加的勞動力成本增加。
3. 行政和一般性費用 年累計銷售量 2024 was primarily comprised of $1980萬 (YTD 2023 - $2390萬) with respect to salaries and consulting fees, $700萬 (YTD 2023 - $650萬) in office and administrative expenses, $420萬 (YTD 2023 - $440萬) in incentive payments, $210萬 (YTD 2023 - $290萬) in other general and administrative expenses, and $150萬 (YTD 2023 - $150萬) in accounting and legal fees. The decrease in general and administrative expenses in 年累計銷售量 2024 was primarily attributable to reduction in consulting fees.
4. In 年累計銷售量 2024, the Company recognized a write-down in exploration and evaluation assets of $1120萬 (年累計銷售量 2023 - nil), primarily from the termination of the Fides option agreement.
5. Finance expense for 年累計銷售量 2024 was $1320萬 (YTD 2023 - $2050萬) and was primarily comprised of other finance expense of $820萬 (2023年至今-410萬美元), 遞延收入遞增 190萬美元。 (2023年至今 - $230萬),資產退休義務遞增180萬美元(2023年至今-200萬美元),租賃利息140萬美元(2023年至今 - 90萬美元)和無 (截止2023年 - 1120萬美元)來自貸款和借款利息(減去借款成本的資本化)。在 年累計銷售量 2024年,2610萬美元 (截至2023年 - 1000萬美元) 在 利息已資本化到進行中的項目。財務費用的總體下降主要歸因於因資本支出產生的較高利息資本化,部分抵消了對新貸款和借款利息的增加。,2024年的資本支出項目資本化的利息提高了,部分抵消了新貸款和借款的利息上升。
7. 在 年累計銷售量 2024年,公司認定一項180萬美元的所得稅收回(截至2023年年底 - $960萬 expense), The change was primarily a result of a net loss before income taxes due to unrealized foreign exchange losses.
8. The foreign currency translation loss is a result of fluctuations of the BRL against the USD during 年累計銷售量 2024, which weakened from approximately 4.84 BRL per US dollar at the beginning of 2024 to approximately 5.45 BRL per US
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dollar by the end of the quarter, when translating the net assets of the Company’s Brazilian subsidiaries to USD for presentation in the Company’s condensed consolidated interim financial statements.
季度業績概要
The following table presents selected financial information for each of the most recent eight quarters. Tabular amounts are in millions of US Dollars, except share and per share amounts.
Adjusted net income attributable to owners of the Company and Adjusted net income per share attributable to owners of the Company
「Adjusted net income attributable to owners of the Company」 is net income attributed to shareholders as reported, adjusted for certain types of transactions that, in management's judgment, are not indicative of our normal operating activities or do not necessarily occur on a recurring basis. 「Adjusted net income per share attributable to owners of the Company」 (「Adjusted EPS」) is calculated as "adjusted net income attributable to owners of the Company" divided by weighted average number of outstanding common shares in the period. The Company believes that, in addition to conventional measures prepared in accordance with IFRS, the Company and certain investor and analysts use these supplemental non-IFRS performance measures to evaluate the normalized performance of the Company. The presentation of Adjusted EPS is not meant to substitute the net income (loss) per share attributable to owners of the Company (「EPS」) presented in accordance with IFRS, but rather it should be evaluated in conjunction with such IFRS measures.
The following table provides a reconciliation of Adjusted net income attributable to owners of the Company and Adjusted EPS to net income attributable to the owners of the Company, its most directly comparable IFRS measure.
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There were no changes in the Company’s DC&P and ICFR that materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, ICFR during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024.
NOTE REGARDING SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL INFORMATION
Unless otherwise indicated, scientific and technical information in this MD&A relating to Ero’s properties (「Technical Information」) is based on information contained in the following:
The report prepared in accordance with National Instrument 43-101, 礦產項目披露標準(「NI 43-101」) and entitled 「2022 Mineral Resources and Mineral Reserves of the Caraíba Operations, Curaçá Valley, Bahia, Brazil」, dated December 22, 2022 with an effective date of September 30, 2022, prepared by Porfirio Cabaleiro Rodriguez, FAIG, Bernardo Horta de Cerqueira Viana, FAIG, Fábio Valério Câmara Xavier, MAIG and Ednie Rafael Moreira de Carvalho Fernandes, MAIG all of GE21 Consultoria Mineral Ltda. (「GE21」), Dr. Beck Nader, FAIG of BNA Mining Solutions (「BNA」) and Alejandro Sepulveda, Registered Member (#0293) (Chilean Mining Commission) of NCL Ingeniería y Construcción SpA (「NCL」) (the 「Caraíba Operations Technical Report」). Each a 「qualified person」 and 「independent」 of the Company within the meanings of NI 43-101.
The report prepared in accordance with NI 43-101 and entitled 「Mineral Resource and Mineral Reserve Estimate of the Xavantina Operations, Nova Xavantina」, dated May 12, 2023 with an effective date of October 31, 2022, prepared by Porfirio Cabaleiro Rodriguez, FAIG, Leonardo de Moraes Soares, MAIG and Guilherme Gomides Ferreira, MAIG, all of GE21 (the 「Xavantina Operations Technical Report」). Each a 「qualified person」 and 「independent」 of the Company within the meanings of NI 43-101.
The report prepared in accordance with NI 43-101 and entitled 「Boa Esperança Project NI 43-101 Technical Report on Feasibility Study Update」, dated November 12, 2021 with an effective date of August 31, 2021, prepared by Kevin Murray, P. Eng., Erin L. Patterson, P.E. and Scott C. Elfen, P.E. all of Ausenco Engineering Canada Inc. (or its affiliate Ausenco Engineering USA South Inc. in the case of Ms. Patterson), Carlos Guzmán, FAusIMm Rm CMC of NCL and Emerson Ricardo Re, MSc, MBA, MAusIMm (CP) (No. 305892), Registered Member (No. 0138) (Chilean Mining Commission) and Resource Manager of the Company on the date of the report (now of HCm Consultoria Geologica Eireli (「HCM」)) (the 「Tucumã Project Technical Report」). Each of Kevin Murray, P. Eng., Erin L. Patterson, P.E. and Scott C. Elfen, P.E., Carlos Guzmán, FAusIMm Rm CMC and Emerson Ricardo Re, MAusIMm (CP), is a 「qualified person」 of the Company within the meanings of NI 43-101. Each of Kevin Murray, P. Eng., Erin L. Patterson, P.E. and Scott C. Elfen, P.E., and Carlos Guzmán, FAusIMm Rm CMC are 「independent」 of the Company within the meaning of NI 43-101. Emerson Ricardo Re, MAusIMm (CP), as Resource Manager of the Company (on the date of the report and now of HCM), was not 「independent」 of the Company on the date of the report, within the meaning of NI 43-101.
Reference should be made to the full text of the Caraíba Operations Technical Report, the Xavantina Operations Technical Report and the Tucumã Project Technical Report, each of which is available for review on the Company's website at www.erocopper.com and under the Company’s profile on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca, and EDGAR at www.sec.gov.
The disclosure of Technical Information in this MD&A has been reviewed and approved by Cid Gonçalves Monteiro Filho, SME Rm (04317974), MAIG (No. 8444), FAusIMm (No. 3219148) and Resource Manager of the Company who is a 「qualified person」 within the meanings of NI 43-101.
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關於前瞻性聲明的警示
This MD&A contains 「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 Canadian securities legislation (collectively, 「forward-looking statements」). Forward-looking statements include statements that use forward-looking terminology such as 「may」, 「could」, 「would」, 「will」, 「should」, 「intend」, 「target」, 「plan」, 「expect」, 「budget」, 「estimate」, 「forecast」, 「schedule」, 「anticipate」, 「believe」, 「continue」, 「potential」, 「view」 or the negative or grammatical variation thereof or other variations thereof or comparable terminology. Forward-looking statements may include, but are not limited to, statements with respect to the Company’s production, operating cost and capital expenditure guidance; targeting additional mineral resources and expansion of deposits; capital and operating cost estimates and economic analyses (including cash flow projections), including those from the Caraíba Operations Technical Report, the Xavantina Operations Technical Report and the Tucumã Project Technical Report; the Company’s expectations, strategies and plans for the Caraíba Operations, the Xavantina Operations and the Tucumã Project, including the Company’s planned exploration, development, construction and production activities; the Company's plans for the Furnas Project; the results of future exploration and drilling; estimated completion dates for certain milestones; successfully adding or upgrading mineral resources and successfully developing new deposits; the costs and timing of future exploration, development and construction including but not limited to the Deepening Extension Project at the Caraíba Operations and the Tucumã Project; the timing and amount of future production at the Caraíba Operations, the Xavantina Operations and the Tucumã Project; expectations regarding the Company's ability to manage risks related to future copper price fluctuations and volatility; future financial or operating performance and condition of the Company and its business, operations and properties, including expectations regarding liquidity, capital structure, competitive position and payment of dividends; expectations regarding future currency exchange rates; expected concentrate treatment and refining charges; gold by-product credits and USD to BRL exchange rate; and any other statement that may predict, forecast, indicate or imply future plans, intentions, levels of activity, results, performance or achievements.