ORVANA REPORTS Q4 FY2024 PRODUCTION AND EXPLORATION UPDATE FROM OROVALLE, SPAIN

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TORONTO, Oct. 16, 2024 /PRNewswire/ - Orvana Minerals Corp. (TSX: ORV) (the "Company" or "Orvana") is pleased to report production and exploration updates for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2024 ("Q4 FY2024) ending September 30, 2024, from Orovalle, Spain.

Highlights

  • Q4 FY2024 Production: 11,862 gold equivalent ounces (9,888 gold ounces, 1.0 million copper pounds and 29,864 silver ounces).

  • FY2024 Production: 44,591 gold equivalent ounces (36,488 gold ounces, 3.7 million copper pounds and 107,858 silver ounces).

  • Q4 FY2024 Exploration: 2,462 m of Infill and Brownfield drilling, with key intercepts in Area 208 as follows:

    • DDH 24A21939: 17.25 m @ 3.06 g/t Au

    • DDH 24A21943:  6.00 m @ 13.69 g/t Au

    • DDH 24A21946:  43.30m @ 6.41 g/t Au

    • DDH 24A21947:  3.55m @ 18.53 g/t Au

    • DDH 24A21948:  13.50 @ 10.33 g/t Au

Juan Gavidia, CEO of Orvana stated: "We are pleased with the quarter results. Although throughput was slightly lower than initially planned, grades and recoveries complied with expectations".

"The outlook for gold and copper prices continues to be robust. We look forward to 2025 focused on safety, stable production and controlling costs to maximize the generation of free cash flow and taking advantage of the market momentum", he added.

Q4 FY2024 Production Results

  • The mill processed 139,275 tonnes, 8% lower than the prior quarter mainly due to 6 days of stoppage in August. During the stoppage, Orovalle performed several preventive maintenance activities.

  • As a result of the lower tonnage milled, gold production and copper production were 9% and 3%, respectively, lower than the prior quarter.



Q4 FY2024

Q3 FY2024

Q4 FY2023

FY2024

FY 2024

Revised Guidance

Ore milled (tonnes)


139,275

150,843

189,527

556,756


Gold equivalent (oz)(1)


11,862

13,078

15,567

44,591


Gold







    Grade (g/t)


2.39

2.37

2.23

2.21


    Recovery (%)


92.5

94.1

91.3

92.2


    Production (oz)


9,888

10,832

12,427

36,488

37,000 – 39,000

Copper







     Grade (%)


0.41

0.39

0.40

0.40


     Recovery (%)


75.8

76.3

81.2

76.6


     Production (K lbs)


961

986

1,356

3,744

3,700 - 3,900

Silver







     Grade (g/t)


8.90

8.30

8.38

8.06


     Recovery (%)


75.0

76.7

76.1

74.8


     Production (oz)


29,864

30,872

38,861

107,858


(1)

GEO is a Non-GAAP Financial Performance Measure. For further information and detailed reconciliations, please see the "Non-GAAP Financial Performance Measures" section of the Company's latest MD&A. Gold Equivalent Ounces ("GEO") were calculated using the following average market prices:



Q4 FY2024: $2,476.80/oz Au, $29.42/oz Ag, $4.17/lb Cu



Q3 FY2024: $2,337.99/oz Au, $28.86/oz Ag, $4.42/lb Cu



Q4 FY2023: $1,928.61/oz Au, $23.57/oz Ag, $3.79/lb Cu



FY2024:       $2,215.60/oz Au, $26.22/oz Ag, $4.03/lb Cu

Exploration Update

Drilled Meters – Q4 FY2024

Infill

Brownfield

TOTAL

El Valle Boinás




   Area 208 (A2)

833

1,236

2,069

   Boinás South (SB)

271

-

271

   Breccia East (BX)

122

-

122

TOTAL

1,226

1,236

2,462

The drilling program in Q4 FY2024 was focused on Area 208, oxide orebody, to convert inferred resources into indicated resources and targeting to extend the mineralization to the east, adding new resources.