SSRM - Earnings call transcript Q4 2021

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Operator

Hello, everyone and welcome to SSR Mining's Fourth Quarter 2021 Conference Call. This call is being recorded. At this time, for opening remarks and introductions, I would like to turn the conference call over to Alex Hunchak from SSR Mining.

Alex Hunchak

Thank you, operator and hello everyone. Thank you for joining SSR Mining's fourth quarter 2021 conference call.

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Stewart Beckman

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Rodney Antal

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Operator

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Tyler Langton

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Stewart Beckman

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Tyler Langton

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Rodney Antal

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Alison White

part of Tyler, answer that buyback plan. the And first share the on I'll

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Tyler Langton

Great. Thanks much. so

Alison White

Thank you.

Operator

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Cosmos Chiu

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Stewart Beckman

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Cosmos Chiu

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Rodney Antal

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Cosmos Chiu

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Stewart Beckman

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Cosmos Chiu

like Things that of up, ownership into of areas? as question sort richer copper, you leverage it's that the No, next increased on kind because leveraging these was Hill. to terms you as other the consideration down Copper that some -- terms great you've road the is well? Could that in in And connects that you your that, later taken of copper of brought of mentioned, infrastructure, it well my at concentrate.

Stewart Beckman

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Cosmos Chiu

moving Marigold. Maybe sure. For on to

based technical New really you a was few. on reserves. and in you as few Valley, a included case, As What later Could a name the, in Canyon expect to the just us, targets we what's on on be can just included base has there's here, case? out Valmy, I this Millennium, remind showed report believe, map, what quite mentioned, report base Trenton coming today's another of in being this just Buffalo may terms technical And been year? you

Stewart Beckman

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Cosmos Chiu

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Stewart Beckman

would and and a for build that are the to where maybe the Marigold opportunities southern take really drive there the of deposits. carbon current pits take also reduce and from at the has come to existing rescheduling use haul leach of pits end be property, and the then up we the efficiency circuit. to able at for be, existing it southern Valley would also Buffalo and the significant some desorption that One then And the Marigold that some up from the heap to

arms out what able worth. work of running might haven't just some wrap by think we the we but around value to doing might at we're So Marigold real enough we done yet, that through us it be moment But that really squeeze our that.

Cosmos Chiu

Great. Rod all opportunities. team looking Thanks growth to different again forward once Stu and these and and and

Stewart Beckman

Thanks, Cosmos.

Operator

go next with is question Please Habib The ahead. from Scotiabank. Ovais

Ovais Habib

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operating endpoint on term? upside your asset team's you potential the the which expectations based the near exploration Now and do most see in

Stewart Beckman

a inclusion. question. That's difficult There was some

of So a there. of I XXX for about, And June for drilling. us, had for at example, the end holes the cut-off sort we beginning think, subsequent the May, of date was

existing to continue sure going We're Ardich think I will that see So Marigold. pits grow. the around growth at to we're

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Rodney Antal

Yes.

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Stewart Beckman

about you at point, Hill get too. excited some Copper think I start should to

assets easy deposit, easy, it drilling If access. so and around, you looks nice look easy open at high-grade we treat it's like at relatively copper daylights; a will have it's there relatively the that to be

rely hoping So access on can quickly drill. site as to that we will we're well. getting pretty develop that But

Ovais Habib

on extensions And Perfect. thoughts that. mean, Thanks follow-up this apparent on to just anything your in that. the on I that's thoughts offsite, looking about market? all your current Any that for M&A? obviously, we've a existing assets or talked Any out portfolio. projects you're at, in

Rodney Antal

it's always as same be think we've issue, we'll the I Look given Ovais, as thoughtful. --

talking asset at the would strategy We portfolio, opportunities. ensure base we opportunities stop great in for that at look our to a they us us sort stay the will complement but not less aren't We on have looking of them. that won't to the progress great obviously fundamentals we're not we've talk about that them lot. about also built the and And of we business and we'll interesting and

look at there's So it. to talk really stage. will else into this But nothing about we

Ovais Habib

Rod, for Thanks all thanks perfect. me. Stu this for and Okay, that's

Rodney Antal

you. Thank right. All

Operator

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

Mike Parkin

in in has you're exploration kind some Really, pretty that us information work Buffalo kind you of can good been of starting of asked do continue target everything come Valley, of you've success? of -- give walk kind us of show of in you're resources we Canyon Trenton the and Hey, like terms updates -- and of where kind through guys. together terms given you updates terms if just can to But at seeing think us drill there, of kind what thinking. how exploration beyond but to programs kind doing

Stewart Beckman

become into haven't and this sort will using Buffalo places different lot anything. making we Valley a -- is do in we of geochemical some We were that work, year next that did through clear that think of more right -- techniques. I sure -- missed were probably we looking year. a the probably

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there... out we to of do, pathway work have clear we So development do before sort come a bit more with a

Mike Parkin

Okay. And legacy access the to do you historical pits drill based core, that have the were on?

Stewart Beckman

Yes.

handed over. that of So all data was

As is of lot a quite happen, are things these the when case those old.

delta. do all the have we But that's perfect. I So say wouldn't

Mike Parkin

it understanding, kind on a scale, my of done benches, From smaller cut-off so elevated. probably was grade smaller is

age a data to see you potential of kind very your of probably, the some Marigold guess bigger make with thoughts that what is scale? for today I at do but be some you it, that given of but lots doing maybe you, that mine terms of grade -- that fruit in confirm actually holes you some on low So and could just low-hanging good maybe cash of look that of

Stewart Beckman

was we'd because in we of outflow was thinking about We if the probably it that, think at was below in reported think as some the do get that grade you're sets, some about certainly, of reported it drilling, report. part anomalies see more time Canyon I Trenton the cut-off, the just the grades this value. ago, when data Well, was as the Yes. with some world done, no when where weren't done it

some analysis going got of projects. -- that's together we've in those the samples. So part, for And drill that that, the redoing of plans we're those back drives and putting

Mike Parkin

of Canada. mostly in We're Turkey Okay. seeing in any -- last Are you or question. tightness some Nevada? seeing crew drill constraint in of kind in that And availability just

Stewart Beckman

We're has in on We've are in drills managed laboratories all but got he what Nevada secure Certainly, this want doing the Jim, it the easy struggling. health. wasn't the year we okay. for manager needs to of Turkey.

that some there. So we tightness have seen there is

Mike Parkin

me, it looking very That's to and much years. for guys. forward next Thanks our

Rodney Antal

sir. Yes,

Operator

Michael from final Capital Please go ahead. Siperco question Markets. with is RBC Our

Michael Siperco

just guidance. years. late had looking Thanks lower very Understandably, lower things that production headline you've from $XXX,XXX are thanks much but discussed. in staying for levers it year you next sequencing for great is fussed that and or the Maybe XXX,XXX-ounce you the possible established, me concerned a the year and at at 'XX? on over XXXX here. And can any 'XX How a couple pull base are X-year about you or Is of mark the outlook Obviously, about at there maybe are all? number? you in an almost you've

Stewart Beckman

had you reports, at it's think take really Copler, all if production that We last operations. Michael, a we of while we the And bring look the it for step telegraphed tech sequencing the mine Cakmaktepe consequence profiles Life have. the aggregation Mine particularly, online. the Look, at and down, I of it a does just in of

not worried no, about as it. we're it's expected So and

can plus future has very goes a stable give that form. really XXX,XXX, been decade to focused that really creating ounces next okay job profile. least to priority our on and a plate XXX,XXX set where that ourselves longer-dated it published. well Our XX-year been sustain then to at and we're we with the and out, tech If XXX,XXX trying Today, and production around been has and reports XXX,XXX ounce with a XXX,XXX down have as targeting

very we achieve that. call confident You heard during the feel say times that, going we're that us probably now to X

been us. priority So that's a really for

Michael Siperco

hitting than And there on you'll XX-week buyback? maybe Okay, guidance Can a capital it in now. which rather close you're be high apologies about then stock, any the I you're but if do a buying update special and active how your allocation, thinking great. missed to you a at dividend very call point or is on where earlier back it you'd quickly

Alison White

Yes.

for thanks to still share other we million to to left with have some repurchase. a question. continue the started shares that also we months intention left had program So few program We We X.X still repurchase and There's shares the on buyback current dividend that or special in into look buyback about we Or on left. do addition valuation like in have program as will would shares have XXXX. on that at the another have And the a as make share reassess, we well consideration something market the to sense for does options even to then that, else. prices, company program? take and it

just all So information a we'll today out that at definitely that on and kind to be of taking that, have. some through everything need come that's time look the and we work based all

Michael Siperco

Okay, Thanks much. great. very good evening. a Have

Rodney Antal

All Thanks, right. Michael.

Operator

session. the Mr. call back to the This I'd to Antal. turn like question-and-answer over concludes

Rodney Antal

Well, thanks Obviously get everyone. today. a lot to to

we as a through huge trolled Obviously, building exciting bit. patience, really your a amount interesting appreciate So a -- on news, fantastic 'XX.

Thanks, date talk So during look to up unfolds. 'XX the year as forward to keeping more, you everyone. and

Operator

call. conference today's concludes This

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

SSR Mining (SSRM) 24 Feb 222021 Q4 Earnings call transcript