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Operator

Thank you for standing by. This is the conference operator. Welcome to the Eldorado Gold Corporation Q4 and 2020 Year End Financial and Operational Results Conference Call. [Operator Instructions] I would now like to turn the conference over to Jeff Wilhoit, Interim Head of Investor Relations. Please go ahead.

Jeff Wilhoit

thanks conference taking call and dial time operator our into today. you, everyone the for to Thank

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George Burns

Thanks, everyone. good morning Jeff and

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Phil Yee

day, George. you, Thank everyone. Good

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with reducing year. end senior to million additional payment boost, continued in to of the outstanding Eldorado the million the balance liquidity debt, $X.X In of to $XXX.X also reduce December, an of as addition the this notes

addition, EBITDA completed at scheduled payment X.XXx of balance at the of December, a ago. was stronger year year. million EBITDA XXXX end to In leverage the reflects term significant end compared QX X.XXx in a balance and is much the of the to net the of the from Net is at QX This a reduction $XX.X XXXX. $XXX.X principal leverage million end sheet loan at reducing

before flexibility us. significantly and XXXX and entering news go liquidity the more compelling operational earlier, financially it Quebec, Against credit to strength, our this to we financial the of provides advantage flexible recent many over company. of turn discussed take level increased a George opportunities enter of backdrop now added in with Greece in positive improved that, As XXXX will through stronger, With highlights. I profile the Joe to increased

Joe Dick

new guidance unchanged everyone. last even point Amid morning I’m achieved that team production against very pleased recognition I and in of at over accomplishments and unprecedented spring Lamaque guidance. for of due fully Reviewing known. XXXX, January Phil environment primarily that cost and throughout am to team’s our for operating due minings costs XXXX by It’s our the and mines at XX-week global in the operating XX,XXX ounces sold. guidance we mines slowed $XXX outlook commercial last sold Thanks, remained particular government-mandated the as good operations projects. proud production The the out released our outperforming spring. an of in important continues gold we year, a of extent in higher cash ago, X-year to of as our plan became XXX,XXX costs year $XXX in was per what year per increased crawl of ounce to all-in XX, pandemic ounces compared Lamaque the expectations activity last guidance XXXX a as essentially produced shutdown a the to Quebec quarter of our more We CX. midpoint ounce sustaining production deserves to the across issued at

Looking horizon, has five outlook at year over the period and Skouries, Perama year production our ago. Hill outperformance five-year improved with guidance operating coupled profile Kisladag of an potential overall a at Ormaque to compared represent Lamaque, enhanced substantial a upside.

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X,XXX of to during expect average grade approximately X.X per We an ton. at Lamaque XXXX at grams average per day tons gold

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in Our optimize to work continuing focus XXXX Lamaque is to the operation.

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We decline see result. as in expect operating to costs cash a

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George Burns

Thanks, Joe.

wrapping the on this like like following the role. also our to beginning to as recognize of Steve George the leadership Chair Board team. George welcome, of Before Albino, I’d and Board to stepped Reid appointments to remains the year, the our down new mention at the who I’d of contributions Directors. of again up,

will these several continue was the project delivery Services is projects in Lehoux join an deliver taking fostering development to early leverage on innovation Eldorado operations as have December. November capital for Quebec, promoted of ahead already mine BHP, oversee us or Sylvain individuals initiatives company. General He of delivered skill plans. will is in March. project major for this catalysts growth the We year, as will to Manager business improvement engineering all Eldorado. in excited in responsibilities throughout Quebec responsible President, Brock oversee & year to President to Gill Vice lot transformation a Senior XXXX Simon XXXX. technical shaping Transformation for in and Vice He the of With of and at Projects in Brock Vice activities, Previously Eldorado under Hille to projects as way set Technical Eldorado. a and up be am also work ambassador our of joined region. and while I pivotal increased key President, with through

We expect on positive momentum plans. we guidance this as to continue our deliver growth and

Our for at compelling XXXX the Skouries the sustainability portfolio, the it to to is throughout the put look to governance exciting dynamic while all of and everyone. and our focus you of now year in ahead value unlocking will core good forward Thank and at safety, updating our continuing progress. the business. questions. our market over for I’m with I turn operator excited

Operator

[Operator question Cosmos from Instructions] go from The ahead. Chiu first CIBC. Please is

Cosmos Chiu

conference you Great Thanks Hi, to to in Ormaque. spacing Greece get is what eventually into update the at and inferred then it me to kind of spacing need Phil, thanks, Ormaque. the reserves? and drill then revised and for also would on call. you what you George. Joe needed into eventually my the resource team. Could and Ormaque first see get kind agreement drill Maybe of question remind M&A into

Peter Lewis

It’s Yes. I’ll Yes. here. question. that Thanks, answer Cosmos. Peter

are comfortable blind is surface, we this – directly before initial it’s we inferred. drill deposit fairly we spacing that that are can’t a in aggressive observe going to a our Given at

some bit XX we in through is of where the meters resource average around it’s an most the we a And wanted it’s areas So additional deposit. confidence. based inferred the spacing on tighter mineralized XX, that announced of lenses,

so In addition include drill we more to the meters than XX shapes that, anything that we intercept. that’s a trimmed from don’t mineralized

are we level. So inferred conservative on our at pretty approach the

upper of that converting on will of resources and is based have our the on. initiating And basically forward. – now bit inferred strategy exposure part even inferred, geological to into steps to possibly give model still a that, and decline, then are back actually part that Ormaque, And us drill underground direct we probably working in that. spacing define little in the And actually the are the program early the we right verify addition will In indicated going the more just late haulage – up us with is our to go terms next XXXX. we addition resource that help XXXX, tighten

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Cosmos Chiu

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I you have more in Since of were given mine then, and some some challenges. think deposit? thought technical there this you us terms how tackle might

Joe Dick

Joe. Cosmos, this is

pillar. We bit days we looked information. of early more are room more have need at will in But we of that and drift it and a a conventional infill or a

flat at too this so for Minrail. it’s And point,

preliminaries time, we and we’ve more to are as selection. this of things determine, get that on. begin at a we’ll just hard kind that little of two continuity so method And understanding but it’s I great the But those say thing, done

Cosmos Chiu

of Ormaque it get it’s you the close at any QX here, of to Do Great. And then to in point by too time any on mentioned, or kind early? development doing as XXXX. talking still anticipate work, decline you is fairly about this going it kind

Joe Dick

will just a from early the make And Cosmos. an soon get get engineer on started we’ll practical, that we’ll a as and make that but bit program. options, bit it’s before information as decision yet, Well, we we drill more current decision potential

Cosmos Chiu

is? what’s of capacity remind the you decline me could this Joe, then, potential And

Joe Dick

In what respect, in capacity? haulage

Cosmos Chiu

throughput, of haulage terms yes, In capacity.

Joe Dick

difficulty I’d giving have you Yes, that right now.

that ultimately bit day, more be I we perhaps it than a that. think tons do, X,XXX on depending we’re to what right determined. in X,XXX, But remains still well capacity of per excess I now, think

Cosmos Chiu

Okay. maybe here. one And question then last

you X,XXX Just Lamaque to there wrapping all mentioned, is potential tons together, up George, to it per get previously, it day. as capacity

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George Burns

Lamaque can on at of got Thanks, going Peter find open potentially for field the up Well, plant. success. that the our team just you for it’s to And of our and we’ve targets Cosmos. feed the see QMX and additional exploration completely dependent at with end at quarter, a Lamaque number closing to

those, haul, and to the longer So us, we the in that able targets I’m going to contemplate front level of from. it’s confident going exactly be don’t expand we’re far you when up. just now we come advanced It’s where be that not are the exploration have current over enough currently direction but right to to to pushing throughput headed we’re identify

Cosmos Chiu

Great. have. those the questions And are I

the forward a of to weekend. good XXXX and have Looking rest

George Burns

Thanks.

Operator

next question go Suisse. from is from Credit Fahad The Please Tariq ahead.

Fahad Tariq

Hi, Phil, for first like the Maybe quite quarter, QX, cash can you looks Is in in thanks it there in talk bit there? quarter. note for taking higher my of the were – about anything question. taxes a

Phil Yee

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that the refund. a as cash offsets from was foreign well a also, there an adjustment exchange got that tax So we taxes. And

Quebec In mining related duties. – it’s mining effective So tied to in Lamaque, higher in QX. to the tax of because duties in increased that And rate QX, our production Quebec all the reduced Turkey. the

Fahad Tariq

it. Got

should something Greece. that then Is ratification? stage? Is Okay. even risk this That’s clear. not thinking be we on the does that at just about parliamentary the investment it in pass And agreement any there

Phil Yee

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passing party New parliament. agreement intent They in democracy if law. on signed wouldn’t has agreement the a majority the have wasn’t into their

happen going So to confidence have high shortly. very that’s

Fahad Tariq

how possible an looking question improving that us Okay. a latest you’re the to project. partner said And the thinking know thoughts Great. kind I of then do moving sheet, balance for last could you previously it the you that related is forward give Skouries, project about but your just on with for you’re that. Maybe funding alone. it with

George Burns

from sheet it progress Well, in to the last balance us in X.X our financing seat of up come driver’s tremendous for is with And our better a for positioned. vein. that Skouries. puts made much optimum We’ve more over sure, perspective, years an

a strategy venture multi-decade Our funding, assets. place over have partnership have to partly another these partly voice influence to for the life to in joint to still put look of remains and

advancing however various the alternatives is that it It’s to end ratification, the tough will pretty a And the shareholders. to about we for can we the the this be approval have us we’ve venture at which well my on as where of options other time, And from outlined, it’s point catalyst boil dry returns clear between balance of of QX, financing So strategy a at perspective, funding to land that. down the for engineering and as certainty joint at evaluate. the we position day, perspective that from investment, underpin going permitting level be the to return and to getting the feasibility and best project that’s optimize derisking Phil all we Jason Eldorado for the the will it. on certainty on and investment to going by to getting same stack, continue

a alternatives. but we’re perspective, you, So better in flexibility all summary, from we’re in position pursuing a I’d tell

Fahad Tariq

got Okay, from Thank you. That's it. it me.

George Burns

Thank you.

Operator

is question Please from Smith go next Securities. ahead. from The Kerry Haywood

Kerry Smith

cash? royalty you. QX it in that in to Was Because then? January the settled cash retroactive X all Thank was for last that XX% increase was year. of Phil, Turkey, all

Phil Yee

Hi, of start year. cash in it was announced the because the QX, QX that all settled and to was was it in retroactive Kerry,

higher QX have royalty a through would come for impact just year you full the incremental our And numbers. for QX the QX. would seen So reflect amount

Kerry Smith

Okay, got it.

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Phil Yee

sliding front just is Kerry, – actual scale. I’m – of a the the we scale It’s have sliding I in but a do scale. it don’t have me, actual

Kerry Smith

Okay.

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Okay.

Phil Yee

Sure.

Kerry Smith

is to do able to decline year-end, to that the work Lamaque to and completed do functional much actually and be And if move is decline at how would the before other there by mock-up be equipping plant?

Joe Dick

the This is repeat the you that, Kerry? Joe. question. missed end of Can I

Kerry Smith

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Joe Dick

of be will completed. bit to be There Okay. a incremental little work

but not and we could of I post then work haul. think X by surfaces time weeks to we’re ready it’s prior road connection make A long very year-end a the we month, to use and out connection, we period. But that utilization. it, all

Kerry Smith

George, Sigma a could capital for rough Mill or would you X,XXX expand to, perhaps me day, say, I’d it your again, a what And say remind day? up X,XXX Okay. as just tons to to the estimate tons cost X,XXX

George Burns

capital we’ve Yes. originally $XX a million, been company. was was level by circuit predecessor envisions the putting I about sold that mill, which with but mean, and a in SAG public in

for of So looking exploration capacity, make we depending I remaining have tanks. additional expansion. our the need leach that incremental to further engineering we we’ll unfolds, doing has And and grinding it’s level mean, appropriate – next to on on upgrade we’d at happen, the analysis and the what were how and physically, decision success

Kerry Smith

okay. Okay,

to that flat-lying, able the expectation a what reasonable a there, day? So operation? that you’ve Would separate say, Ormaque, see $XX for lenses got, you from may be at kind would geometric with it’s XX that be million X,XXX those I and based configuration pull of that today on you tons tons think support,

Joe Dick

on work I’ll Joe. that day inferred knowledge answer. and per and resource is the that this preliminary tons in the sustained. very done, Kerry, Based XXX XXX, more we’re current have we

exploration given don’t unrealistic the as we on that step-out how proceeds. based see capacity, However,

Kerry Smith

Okay.

interest’s Olympias? had at you $XX Thank spent the for million that you, Okay. canceled? that my what you just was sake, helpful. Joe. That’s And What was for that

Phil Yee

it’s here. Kerry, Phil

referring you’re the to So write-down?

Kerry Smith

Right.

Phil Yee

part That and related in original that to was plan of agreement being was the that was place. tunnel was developed. That

George Burns

that’s new idea phase was jump I run flotation old – can the to plan than the original in. XX like next then now, the it’s Olympias for I valley. and circuit years Maybe more think business to a a build in In

ton And to as valley so plant I place deliver this that perceived going been Olympias to would in facility. the put the have Lakkos recall, next was be around what the And decline flotation Madem into ore to underground from be, into capacity. XXX,XXX the was

new our through or is public with then plan the disclosure, and Olympias business run of the So the plan to expand plant plant life that mine.

investors. for is So investment, it and maximizes Greek Eldorado has better our It’s value to state. the good return also on which

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Kerry Smith

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George Burns

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Kerry Smith

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George Burns

Thank you, Kerry.

Operator

The Capital go ahead. Markets. next RBC Josh from Please question is from Wolfson

Josh Wolfson

Thanks.

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Jason Cho

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Josh Wolfson

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George Burns

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Peter Lewis

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George Burns

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Peter Lewis

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Josh Wolfson

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Joe Dick

learn as as we is of preliminary The want year. I be can PEA. think going more, we inclusive And certainly the toward as with to we view to end are the that

So we thinking near our but at end. will present update or is basis, quarterly year a on

Josh Wolfson

you Thank that’s much. great. Okay, very

Operator

is National Mike Parkin go next Please from Bank. ahead. from question The

Mike Parkin

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George Burns

can start. You

Joe Dick

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George Burns

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Mike Parkin

Okay. for That’s it me, guys.

George Burns

Thanks Mike.

Operator

go The Jalonen America. next of Please Mike from is question Bank of ahead.

Mike Jalonen

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George Burns

follow-up. So and then Phil just out will maybe can start I

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Phil Yee

hi, Yes, Mike.

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Mike Jalonen

Okay.

George Burns

Yes. Mike.

Mike Jalonen

George. Sorry,

George Burns

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Mike Jalonen

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George Burns

Thanks Mike.

Phil Yee

Mike. Thanks

Operator

for over any to question-and-answer This Burns turn conference I like session. closing remarks. to concludes back George the Mr. the would

George Burns

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Operator

call. conference today’s concludes This

pleasant You Thank lines. and participating have you day. a may disconnect your for

Eldorado Gold (EGO) 27 Feb 212020 Q4 Earnings call transcript