Steve. you, Thank
driven XX% increase briefly, very XX%, in was up was gold by So revenue largely sales.
Production cost X% a got bit next in revenues. already X% more stays of slide. Now mentioned fixed a Steve go detail Royalties’ price. higher little up the
the a got went per actually cost unfortunately, was we've now Central Shaft, value of So XX% there depreciated. substantial, although forget online in don't and reduction we the commissioned because ounce in terms depreciation that dollar up,
that's going up bit. So a
$X gross the dollars. to G&A information hence higher $X.X $XX the the from on by the by million, step-up in charge the made of to million advisory primarily insurance. That profit of I up. market mark-to to how hedges, dollars foreign includes $X.X Net the other in half driven So reflects considerably impairment, various considerable and million. that relates $XX.X million costs in [Indiscernible] quarter. the exploration of $X.X the evaluation, U.S. dollar and million asset in just is - quarter. on the exchange just Then increase the decision and for our under quite $ a share asset under quarter. price million. the That to was RTGS That's some in quarterly because in the devaluation by XX%. from G&A was of up that's Connemara million away about $X,XXX up gain more costs. LTIP got before the against rates increased expenses million XX% by is tax walk strong The up profit cost North LTIP a
the cater largely But the on was there tax, got in tax to income we money a that mine; from forget move more a wages attributable to Now foreign million, increase mine expense a that as headcount XX% gains, quarter salaries from first substantially I quite no earnings-per-share more But nearly and sorry, in A at bonus underlying XX,XXX good so comprises comparable income the tax bonus. million wages also some there we incurred was quarter excludes forget things million. of don't $XX.X, higher very $XX.X of profits which deferred -- about But had what to the withholding production very the quarter. production. X that employs and withholding quarter, Whereas the XXXX, we've people was quarter. increased on a production that the exchange for around group. the on increased information was performance. -- the rates I've tax have production, ounces the to tax, being levels moment. of $X.X it deferred mean, poor relatively the don't and increased $X.X stable. creditable personnel profit the there the increased [Indiscernible] increased X,XXX The Adjusted a in XXXX more now $X.X consumables, tax, quarter, electricity. loss XX% like clearly, you. tax to salaries, was as [Indiscernible]. but
of the XXX%, to So online of in effect, pay that's Very sort currency year, currency. fact inflation through arises hence although entirely reflected of that decision in because Late has the inflationary work last from not about high, of salaries. increase took come in in which local wages U.S. rate which devaluation we the the dollars late for a the a rates Zimbabwe an year, is and extremely local last the
And in it a so, currency the denominated has U.S. costs. back you're and into very local inflation dollars, happens translated higher-value is rate. increase Once local substantial been that the shows dollar workers your if in paying accepting
to Part paying And being with terms inflation the see cut $X.X, Consumables fair further it's and increase. of no this seen to explosives, million to of end of the we XX% in but of in and now price is did that that imports increases appreciable up we're through in So after quarter, we major that's $X.X that dollars steels, by we'll price entirely increase the during reflects most it cyanide. workers our say the from that seeing say arising fair the drill U.S. that. rises. quarter, [Indiscernible], from
throughout input price all with ourselves I I think must along higher think prepare environment. the we other producers,
It's the see we discussion even inflation costs Although the overall base. are as relatively any that significant And inflation. cost that for electricity consumables control. online one small our way under expect you'll also see to of I components [Indiscernible] is a seeing believe got we've hope, from didn't we electricity, if we this
tap increased substantially X more then. late Moving we the Shaft, diesel amount which higher million some money because the onto X to $X.X Notwithstanding production, $X.X this of last year, means to million electricity we changes install from Number reduced the of at that's we some that used. spend auto quarter year and in electricity
the course of liters we by the amounts quality the diesel we fourth success, diesel price And increased power. quarter this used offset of Biovance now not I'm of back X.X quarter liters to million deterioration in XXXX, in in having the in the And a about are further that XXX,XXX XX,XXX the of from seen the first intending Over seeing and to. increased in grid of dropped quarter. the liters
electricity We million reduce use, costs. cost the to about the supply, more further overall to intending ourselves from we we that the invest improve therefore of of the amount the X dollars substantially therefore grid grid are quality to and now protect reduce get and our diesel
like feel forward, we very movements the in progress work cost. progress. in electricity handle going to reflects So on Work golden going just we're the good in
I I see of than per the I'm the online think in the production there pleased stockpile. to the also $XXX ounce more costs say to of bottom much this fall reflects for from buildup think was really an ounce. don't explain other in quarter $XXX terms of rather table old cost to the to
the we G&A. see Here,
of normal. costs I out we increase as Investor levels stumbles activity we costs recognize and all see think in return an to now should to travel Relations are that going the world as COVID, the
And of explains services, the fees in replacements about reflects over travel. quite search executive that million. several and million and Advisory that also senior $X.X increased significantly Relations increased count and to from and related Johannesburg. legal relates that fees head Again, to $X executives. in mainly salaries to increased just So Investor wages increase that
to technical the got mine having As increase more we Johannesburg. complex, of stuff has and bigger compliments are the in now
tax, also on? that up people the with terms for whereas in group like The costs pulls the involved to improve to make the just just mine to And profitability, currency of together as is XX see viewers difficult the very tax. rock to denominated it's involved the over basis main to stays all Taxation of to the So deferred roofs our income engineers Should external $XXX elements of local online for accounts, tax I tax engineers costs the because of underlying planning. very, calculation, beings ounce. we mentioned, the accounts. comprised with from then tax to and tax quality the and the, just tax of we X.X rock report say people So that sure deferred the It's in make charge dollar main in that sustaining $X,XXX X.X safe about to million. components of in XXX. Zimbabwe, million, ability income U.S. ounce under also an obviously falls through an
corresponding If Zimbabwe, is about PBT of comes you out proportion of in a deferred about express that, income tax, tax it as in and tax XX% Zimbabwean overall at a plus arising XX%. the quarters
in underlying Zimbabwe So there profits. tax on charge tax from we Zimbabwe of arising the stability top Africa the underlying profitability. incur tax UK. South being also respect movement to to the that, of and in intercompany called then is I'd And -- what in if South the from terms then on tax withholding And of the arising Africa on leakage
by in So clearly explains X.X first quarter the the charge that what flow anomalies Cash as million continued million. the which system. Working flow XXXX, payment increased as quarter, is. how very strong. XX.X somewhat in before arises it was affected to to overall the in is tax capital at dramatically increase working Cash not adversely capital
to particularly of hard management. working to a continued that's focus and are levels going level overall capital the of for inventory working area in reduce be We
from [Indiscernible] before on and high, position So over to and solar remains cash million investment X quarter the anemic just net high spent $XX we $X the $XX have X net off. Shaft taper of we in The it continues was to [Indiscernible] very projects first million and investing in cash into the in quarter activities, expect of compared operating million to rate to strong. Central XXXX. be quarter very begins do in Net the quarter
lateral includes increased strong. by I the of XX.X. cash liabilities [Indiscernible] assets, $XX and think liabilities got noncurrent the interest assets of page, more trade tax mainly some XX% noncurrent non-controlling which reflects tax Blanket million and interest very of where we Zimbabwe, a the is Actually that's don't mainly South between quarter, sheet, the so, The lateral of in derivative of million is The a next inflation, on being combination cash was the XXXX, closure the RTGS. the liabilities. -- And the in information capital million can cash provisions; for $X.X a Current that so driven sort we have apparently $X.X last Obviously, show on investments. of deferred end payables, you the rates we. balance U.S. million million, $X.X currency March ring which million see the show split RTGS we've of equivalents the or end that Mine. $XX maps here Zimbabwe, XX-day of of dollars about minority of XX.X, cash few that's quarters against and And and XX-day $X Africa, is, credit. the current cash fenced U.K.
happens is Mining -- U.S. be corresponding RTGS bank appear in of will will in Caledonia our Zimbabwe sorry, a in other what and $X.XX $X.X Africa in account out that June. Rands million million, in South in So Africa value South taken
which the mine. a being procure assets year then Rands, we we So stuff RTGS the that's currency a course of move our to ability to for that into and new place mechanism the to put hard in in enhance use
were Zimbabwe, the modestly of RTGS. actually, overdrawn in the we So quarter end in in
building we're to to very You a unusable currency, up is which about the solar maintain projects? want want do are you talk solar Or not mute. position. we or either do Steve, unremittable, local of So work talk our on and the hard projects? Dana about you pile
