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Operator

Thank you for standing by. This is the conference operator. Welcome to the Eldorado Gold Corporation Q2 2021 Financial and Operational Results Conference Call.

As a reminder, all participants are in listen-only mode and the conference is being recorded. After the presentation, there will be an opportunity to ask questions. now Vice turn President, would to conference I Wilkinson, Lisa Investor Instructions] like the to over [Operator Relations. Please go ahead, Ms. Wilkinson.

Lisa Wilkinson

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George Burns

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Philip Yee

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Joe Dick

Thanks, Phil and good day everyone.

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George Burns

time half on Eldorado catalysts the positioned and everyone. XXXX plans expected first upcoming create at half deliver Thanks, the well Joe. and in your of Thank value to With our second growth year, of you in our remains strong operational numerous results for assets. the

to for now turn will We operator the questions. it over

Operator

comes Please ahead. go CIBC. [Operator first with question Instructions] Chiu from you. The Thank Cosmos

Cosmos Chiu

question my is Phil, Greece. Hi, and Joe, thanks, team. in George, first Maybe

the working optimization the about, work talked Kassandra mines. on transformational you of you As are

plan, You entire part Kassandra in don't as feasibility of this is, Skouries through be into get you're are well? to you this Is of some your question make why would imagine Skouries that transformation that's trying commitments because say you work and how further in to Skouries? upcoming the looking is wondering, that of there you're you the just terms as you from there before Greek optimize for of part you've operational it target to Olympias, then that foresee I kind going second are say a work Olympias, can optimization? I'm level. study to any how at benefits optimization you And factored my undergone for

George Burns

Cosmos. Thanks,

Cosmos Chiu

George. Hi,

George Burns

will I metal with Joe assets refer because project Kassandra operation. that's jump of Olympias, holds and of immaterial that in a mean, Stratoni operation, we base details. Skouries I our Mavres Petres, some is kind the which our to subsidiary

improvements value. So, I definitely focus and also producing productivities and and is That's But have create Kassandra. on turnover on we're give Skouries. construction transformation. to primary where in to opportunity without mean, of preparing reduce details you're early Joe a And the some stages of you those all for looking we're assets Olympias. And the there, right, to an more costs we currently enormous at in the we're across underneath to increase make

Joe Dick

our directly pertains items know pleased at our that the are aren't work is have between that the they very I a staff including, open of in operation, work. cultural miners things of miners. to the relation but and think, more kind George, pit, Skouries certainly numbers workforce, Cosmos, and a safety Skouries, and culture, their similar to Olympias of and We're and we those first Well, sides. maybe transferable experienced technology, kind lot different both relationship, the Olympias productivity are entire

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to tonnes. around First as work XXX,XXX to then a first XXX,XXX ourselves to step tonnes and we growth get in to Olympias

So are they benchmarking kind average through we've that looking from mines, we're similar things range to today. of to that looking perform, be some as and where at phased kind and of how out other we in performance

step other I helping mention So dispatch shifting to there control [ph] - the mostly plans, utilization. of data. is and performance a historical boils But time technology things. think introducing bit a which our would factors and and safety, and it are around us that business And in with shift of I other productive down and process are and many we

lot going and it's work but a we're far of but the pleased change change. lot necessary a So, so there's with on

Cosmos Chiu

helpful on Thanks, for come here, out. you Yeah, study Joe. mentioned, feasibility more you're as then, Skouries specifically That's here. QX, expecting I guess the And sure. really to

And as your well? those finalizing CapEx. kind the XXXX still CapEx was I believe partnership some by to expecting of I Are sort some past, numbers to still delayed Are think of year had of year? second you full for timeline? joint maybe COVID-XX, million of full about - is, terms $XX $X.X due that could million you've for is guidance potentially comment done on $XX hit George, sort potentially about talked as million. you you venture in that to my I the of you the that see question part in Is Skouries, then well.

George Burns

Sure.

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feasibility also In been we're to terms changes and some And cost. study us focused of updated gives both Greek this a change EU at management and in is legislations all are of good the estimate We've into to look being why study. there adequate. a fresh that climate and have ensure that on of really taken occurred, are baked water impact this scheduling facilities storm feasibility precipitation ensure our

can well delivering partners changes for So portfolio hands influence optimum the but in still in development happening at that one. on. of our one, there's of And way to for position regard, the an completely of outstanding things we'll these couple factors that Kassandra assets. the our think, modest for strategy two quality partner And we that; some high on optimum looking some strategic so and we're we expertise Skouries, have is us, bring overall And that how need would assets, that sheet a we on as equity the our of level and fund as that's Kassandra injection to have we're venture terms with the in a construction the an balance believing strategy. joint then that upside

strategy potentially every we're project always financing, remains that alternative looking streams. So still a but financing, primary for at

these quality five-year able high broad a deliver current upside it's will to in look be but into assets remain taking So, guidance. confident we're to year slip QX probably terms of significant our going of schedule, still to next and

Cosmos Chiu

Sure.

Joe Dick

getting were year, some And on under, with planned comments but modest with to question Skouries able the adjustments in we times had a about Cosmos' to were schedule. work activities of of together couple all owners be this outlay follows year, construction and bit that that a will just likely other going kind pre-construction it the be execute. preparing that to the some mobilization and get George, team, Cosmos. we and Certainly, this owners' capital at team

a in So, we QX can of more we'll into about QX weeks some down move into provide road. we but done, that information as month, further the six still and see

Cosmos Chiu

And stakeholders Greece. potential the risk And Great. just about we you maybe last these discussion right talked strike to? have concerns up you question Olympias question you of current part then Joe, assuming here, in what factored in you you different or then is, of now, currently labor one my in Skouries, risk? as all upside as of about, productivity? any of assuming, level Are of Greece, as engage for labor the kind some second or productivity wrap are in terms kind

Joe Dick

On the you solutions risk, partners at labor work always we're is point, quarter. this move first workable there's and work stoppage slowdowns confident, ongoing focus, we this but a with regarding potential find question, least our will through that at that a as

underground different kind that that spurious, Olympias. the As at transfer as that kind that it - than even of is information and over, of far get that of mine the of productivities work quite kind comes comes it's kind apples oranges, and

they're all, of of productivities not road. competitive but the at type transferable, kind not directly side, both in we're pit kind of on for in that kind and we're the are globally planning we So, and Skouries but middle of, optimistic far underground, a

Cosmos Chiu

all That's you. Yeah. I Thank the course. had. Of questions

George Burns

I supplementary some just comments. add might

mentioned, at So, for average rates globally mines I as aiming productivity Joe mean, to we're overall, of Olympias. similar kind

us the not doesn't As it it's always, when including to all of need and change, feel easy, comfortable. on call, you sometimes

you, that aligned. So I through though can working labor. those we're all with we're tell issues

the reserves. the be with wants communities, on the assets next Our successful couple our of to for based successful, current workforce, assets be these how to decades in profitable everybody

for are the the and understand stakeholders of our financing alignment And got need Skouries we And to transformation, we to benefit in great need that follow so to all we've we there. attract end, greatly. deliver that all we on the going

deliver recognize to the So, but be I road We bumps this. focus there going we confident there remain will we're with those changes on on always is some positives. along

Cosmos Chiu

And with Great. you. Thanks, good I and totally again thanks for my all George. questions And a answering agree have weekend.

George Burns

Thank you.

Operator

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

Josh Wolfson

quarter. submit the I call earlier the on EIA commentary fourth noticed updated you. plan Thank about an the to the in

if already you I me, seems sort I'm be impression, was excuse had development amended because - new me a sort under this, of mistaken the the I that Forgive think on EIA. of to received

is in the So process? of what sort incremental this step

George Burns

for Josh, the question. Thanks,

this or expectation isn't requirement. a So now, new

So we it's production us said rate did, earlier frequently, we massive a and that's Skouries. Joe dry scope improvement project EIA mentioned. as we've performance. this discussed the current two-step to in modification tailings as at deploy year, permitted Olympias, enable get What the of And, reduction a environmental and always prior to at that is stack process, risk to a

first focused efficiencies on the EIA. step, out revision the need but we're expanded to so to get we potential the driving And a throughput, to and productivity

And been processing as engineering and so year this is regulators through to essentially to what out working we're the delivering be that modification high tailings existing for Kokkinolakkas, on firms stack moving and of than be now the around we'll the EIA dry tonnes it revision. a going then the more with extremely quality facility plant submitting underground And tailings anticipated, it and the disposal and we've tailings.

and through now be increasing to permitting the normal that process. walked modeled has engineered just and we're So volumes and

approvals deliver five on our plan So this plan year part and year. five and year we're as expect this next schedule was always of and year our to in the guidance

Josh Wolfson

Okay.

but the Just so overall, the Olympias. understand Kassandra for is only changes so to are I EIA it, related real

George Burns

of to well, a concentrates, least Yeah, a we've use currently. we port Stratoni facility, which is them Olympias beyond thing the mentioned, the portion Olympias, export at the other

a And goes of Thessaloniki A of coming right bagged up lower port portion mine much Mavres at our from the mill so, end of base through trucked operation, concentrate mine obviously shipped it's Stratoni port. ship Stratoni customers. financial of and perspective And where being kind we from a Petres, then to Olympias concentrates metal cost. out then also immaterial concentrate of the our some that to out at Olympias the that

So of with from concentrate the it EIA, but up it that improve plan Olympias and costs. that freight upgrade all this is controls, port, port, our ship to our out same can set that we its environmental time, at reducing modernize directly

this the expansion production plant modernization mine So also is about of Stratoni. throughput Olympias this mainly it's in EIA but supports and

clear, and wasn't have way the has and I we that So that under operations single projects. mines beginning EIA from the it's - maybe Kassandra and is EIA, been in that

it's So, on and that. planned as to stage we're a schedule on approach deliver

Josh Wolfson

of for or a sorry are think by smelter the or XXXX. of submit new to processing as study? same we study type sort refractory to And study be excuse for as old for flash me, Are should - going this - this Olympias, the Okay. there the about the plan the equivalent we the is Skouries for maybe

George Burns

study. new No, it's a

completing construction So, and our on business Skouries, port. the modernizing we're Stratoni expanding plan, committed to the Olympias

our plan. that's told business So I just base

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I where we permitting. that's and mean, So our with guidance our stand production

question? your now thought - of I repeat my lost can Now train

Josh Wolfson

refractory related of sort or processing the plants was to This for - the

George Burns

than one commonly that the Yeah, in into What so special still so could improve of base gold and be saying that these to of and we'd looking that ores in zinc other we're smelting Olympias investment out economic the country, scenario. for leaching. option be an And of array would that's not and that be types oxidation might concentrate we shipping with built really lead used and produce at would flash is one here value other be alternatives we're and our that's good plan.

one alternatives. just technology, other it's for alternative that's So smelting, look but a it's at fresh not taking

Josh Wolfson

Okay.

So in these on proposal part of we providing committed developing of processing on Should for sort understand this requirement Olympias. the to I as plan maybe, this assets? that, guess you wording

George Burns

the there's possible. country maximize produced being desire to to natural out a value resources of every for Yeah, benefit much as that country as the are and

they'd is done much like Greece as other see So, of every in like country. work to country, the

the an with government signed new opportunity so study us comfortable that would ratified assuming economic both committed on obviously go we the technology just do and with solution. consultation. Olympias won't public we and it, be investment law, processing that in And the and we've unless now proceed our that concentrate, is there's further gold another agreement pyrite work, find are was and And permitting for of to by Parliament, investment

then plan. the clear. execute and proceed to might with a work requirement assess to government so. and that's requirement or on with no and to Hopefully, there's There's alternatives, a evaluate So commitment us not whether for we them

Josh Wolfson

terms sort try to upcoming? Okay. thinking And more recommendations of additional Lamaque question. for the The in of that I'll one limit work done that was have the this maybe some takeaway to should we the are just are tailings, commentary on that what of

George Burns

one? want you that do Joe, to take

Joe Dick

thoroughly rested. at Yeah, And be schedule the required summer. that work at think at prior. continue tailings this impact essentially anything point, see standard, tailings. potentially of don't so facility And different QMX what and going on material plan is much have as make we done than lift expect continuing with either looking at the as don't optimization the we're this is I with on for to the forward. tailings too we Sigma certain We're those we and well looking reasonable facilities it Lamaque for maintaining to as we potential review

really we've a current plan is all that plan. look good solid work So, had at to de-risk done and

Josh Wolfson

Great. you. Thank

George Burns

positioned as our supplement to our disposal, focus on there's projects, major been and most answer operations well. Eldorado [indiscernible]. in a like think in our manages stack future tailings our as And the of underground companies as that deployment industry better I obviously, way mean, is tailings. both with significantly than well I I'd dry

manage we tailings. we're those in average we're looking than at and also historical way we think But improve I and terms that where of historic facilities. better our inherited how we've manage sites

we've an so production As QMX opportunities strategic of with appetite alternatives higher post and rates. for QX, a disposal got expanding tailings in trying the we're exploration and runway ever just extended long the about long-term Joe acquisition lives to be mentioned, the mine property of hopefully

those facility tailings trying the the have So, available only is tailings that Sigma there, And our to now, success improved to capacity, our we're best going want and we we tailings to have to operating Right table company. and we're to technologies. management deploy alternatives more assessing in standard. move have with disposal conventional tailings

of capacity. expected we're to on grow that a to we've been focus we're on work the our to it continue for and couple years, So going business there, this working need tailings so more with

Josh Wolfson

you Thank very much. Okay.

George Burns

Thanks, Josh.

Operator

Jakusconek from Scotiabank. [Operator Instructions] ahead. comes The question Please from Tanya next go

Tanya Jakusconek

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George Burns

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Tanya Jakusconek

you on ahead. I mentioned ask you of course, Go Are steel. the That's kind of in mentioned and/or FX at your confirm want explosive to why I'm is impact specifically are you've that seeing because for different. mentioned copper, just you've just wondering, any obviously inflation asking labor jurisdiction, labor, just forget it, pressure operations? what diesel, cyanide? mentioned every cyanide? your generally, that's the just seeing Can jurisdiction you've You've more specifically I but offsetting or

George Burns

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Joe Dick

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Tanya Jakusconek

Okay, if leave to and move Olympias. I and this back off could maybe

what the risks your and of in transformational this the within some think commentary that just I change see trying you about risks this that you you talked this. talk you're transformational to in minimize effort us undergoing? not you're are Can doing to

Joe Dick

you when to it always it's it through the takes think I go duration Certainly, this, like make change a changes. the

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it about we're but all positive So does time. take really that

George Burns

supplementary couple comments a this topic. of Maybe on

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Tanya Jakusconek

appropriate my the because just you right Do you do you? on the you question maybe get all this place place going. leadership? final in this getting mentioned of leadership people And in have for the this, to have Do to

Joe Dick

it's this talking the I confident talking forward important is, of across transformation as matter as it, and team in are help, selection We're leadership, a through resources earlier place as that Skouries call Eldorado. the we're that on. assignments process expert have. about Tanya, think subject right we have Joe. about work for that and When confident around Eldorado in sharing owner's short-term I and We're more, we the team this now looking but was Yes. to we We kind more the was around leadership some we transformation. do resource

Tanya Jakusconek

Okay.

Okay, great. Thank you.

George Burns

Thanks, Tanya.

Operator

and question-answer-session That is all today, concludes call. have for the time and this the we today's conference

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Eldorado Gold (EGO) 30 Jul 212021 Q2 Earnings call transcript