EX-99.1 2 exhibit99-1.htm NEWS RELEASE - FEBRUARY 12, 2015 Exhibit 99.1

Exhibit 99.1


NEWS RELEASE
 
Trading Symbol: TSX: SVM
NYSE: SVM

SILVERCORP REPORTS FISCAL 2015 Q3 RESULTS; RECORD SILVER PRODUCTION
UP 89%, NET INCOME UP 153%, TO $5.5 MILLION, $0.03 PER SHARE,
AND FISCAL 2016 GUIDANCE ISSUED

VANCOUVER, British Columbia – February 12, 2014 Silvercorp Metals Inc. (“Silvercorp” or the “Company”) (TSX: SVM) (NYSE: SVM) reported its financial and operating results for the third quarter ended December 31, 2014 (“Q3 Fiscal 2015”).

The Company is pleased that management enhancements and operational improvements enacted in fiscal 2014 continue to favourably impact all aspects of operations, with improvements in head grade and mining tonnage, resulting in improved cash flow and profitability. Also, in this quarter, commercial production continued to ramp up at the GC silver-lead-zinc project in the Guangdong Province, which contributed $7.9 million in metal sales.

Compared to the same quarter last year, silver production increased 89% to 1.672 million ounces, lead production increased 85% to 16.7 million pounds, and zinc production increased 318% to 7.0 million pounds. Cash mining cost increased 5% to $49.57 per tonne, while G & A costs decreased by 15% to $5.4 million in Q3 Fiscal 2015. The Company ended the quarter with a cash and short-term investments balance of $83.7 million.

THIRD QUARTER HIGHLIGHTS

  • Record silver production of 1.672 million ounces, up 89% from the prior year period;

  • Lead production of 16.7 million pounds and zinc production of 7.0 million pounds, up 85% and 318%, respectively, compared to the prior year period;

  • Silver, lead and zinc head grades at the Ying Mining District improved 25%, 24% and 43% compared to the prior year period;

  • Sales of $40.2 million, up 68% from the prior year period;

  • Gross margin of 38% down from 44% in the prior year period, impacted by a 17% decline in average selling price of Silver from prior year period;

  • Cash flow from operations of $15.4 million, or $0.09 per share, compared to $9.9 million or $0.06 per share in the prior year period;

  • Net income of $5.5 million, or $0.03 per share, compared to net income of $2.2 million, or $0.01 per share in the prior year period;

  • Cash cost per ounce of silver, net of by-product credits, of $0.53;

  • All-in sustaining cost per ounce of silver, net of by-product credits, of $10.80;

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  • G&A costs decreased by 15% to $5.4 million in Q3 Fiscal 2015; and

  • GC mine obtained its safety production permit and ramped up its commercial production, producing 90,287 tonnes of ore with metal sales of 251,000 ounces of silver, 2.5 million pounds of lead, and 4.45 million pounds of zinc compared to 151,000 ounces of silver and 1.4 million pounds of lead and 3.25 million pounds of zinc in the previous quarter.

FINANCIALS

In Q3 Fiscal 2015, net income attributable to equity holders of the Company was $5.5 million, or $0.03 per share compared to net income of $2.2 million, or $0.01 per share for the three months ended December 31, 2013 (“Q3 Fiscal 2014”). For the nine months ended December 31, 2014, net income was $15.4 million, or $0.09 per share compared to net loss of $36.5 million, or $0.21 per share in the same prior year period.

In the current quarter, the Company’s financial results were mainly impacted by: (i) increased silver, lead, and zinc production of 89%, 85%, and 318%, respectively, compared to the prior year quarter, (ii) increased metal sales of $16.3 million or 68% compared to prior year quarter, of which $7.9 million was added from the commercial production at the GC mine, (iii) a 15% decrease in general and administrative spending compared to prior year quarter, (iv) lower metal prices, as the realized selling price for silver dropped by 17%, (v) higher per tonne production costs, and (vi) lower gold production and sales, as the BYP mine remained on care and maintenance in this quarter.

In Q3 Fiscal 2015, the Company realized sales of $40.2 million compared to $24.0 million in Q3 Fiscal 2014. Metal sales in the quarter were mainly impacted by increased production at the Ying Mining District and contributions from recently commenced commercial production at the GC mine. For the nine months ended December 31, 2014, sales were $108.2 million compared to $92.3 million in the same prior year period.

Cost of sales in Q3 Fiscal 2015 was $24.8 million compared to $13.5 million in Q3 Fiscal 2014. The increase in cost of sales is mainly due to a 61% increase in ore production in the quarter along with a 7.6% increase in per tonne production cost.

The gross profit margin in Q3 Fiscal 2015 was 38% compared to 44% in Q3 Fiscal 2014. The inclusion of the 9% gross profit margin from the GC mine reduced the average gross profit margin. Ying Mining District’s gross profit margin remained comparable at 45% in the current quarter. The decrease in overall gross profit margin was also due to lower realized metal prices for silver and lead and increased per tonne production costs. For the nine months ended December 31, 2014, gross profit margin was 46% compared to 45% in the same prior year period.

Cash flows from operations in Q3 Fiscal 2015 were $15.4 million, or $0.09 per share, compared to $9.7 million, or $0.06 per share, in Q3 Fiscal 2014. For the nine months ended December 31, 2014, cash flows from operations were $49.3 million or $0.29 per share, compared to $33 million, or $0.19 per share, in the same prior year period.

OPERATIONS AND DEVELOPMENT

In Q3 Fiscal 2015, the Company produced a record 1.672 million ounces of silver, 936 ounces of gold, 16.7 million pounds of lead, and 7.0 million pounds of zinc, compared to 0.9 million ounces of silver, 1,985 ounces of gold, 9.0 million pounds of lead, and 1.7 million pounds of zinc, respectively, in Q3 Fiscal 2014. Metal production in this quarter continues to be positively impacted by improved dilution control, mine planning and mining contractor management,

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which resulted in a 25%, 24% and 43% increase in silver, lead and zinc head grades, respectively, along with a 18% increase in ore production at the Ying Mining District. In addition, the commencement of commercial production at the GC mine contributed to higher metal production.

For the nine months ended December 31, 2014, the Company produced 4.2 million ounces of silver, 5,257 ounces of gold, 42.3 million pounds of lead, and 13.4 million pounds of zinc, compared to 3.3 million ounces of silver, 8,774 ounces of gold, 32.0 million pounds of lead, and 7.6 million pounds of zinc, respectively, in the same prior year period.

1. Ying Mining District, Henan Province, China

In Q3 Fiscal 2015, the total ore mined at the Ying Mining District was 175,782 tonnes compared to total ore production of 148,850 tonnes in Q3 Fiscal 2014. In the prior year quarter, ore production was reduced due to a miner shortage during the transition to a new compensation method for miners. In the current quarter, as a result of improved dilution control, silver, lead and zinc head grades at the Ying Mining District improved 25%, 24% and 43%, respectively, to 253 g/t for silver, 3.6% for lead and 1.0% for zinc from 202 g/t for silver, 2.9% for lead and 0.7% for zinc, respectively, in Q3 Fiscal 2014.

In Q3 Fiscal 2015, the Ying Mining District produced 1.42 million ounces of silver, 922 ounces of gold, 14.2 million pounds of lead, and 2.5 million pounds of zinc, compared to 0.9 million ounces of silver, 911 ounces of gold, 8.8 million pounds of lead, and 1.6 million pounds of zinc in Q3 Fiscal 2014. The increase in metals produced is mainly due to the higher ore output and improved head grades experienced in the quarter.

In Q3 Fiscal 2015, the total and cash mining costs per tonne at Ying Mining District were $73.28 and $57.79, a 20% and 14% increase, respectively, compared to $60.89 and $50.59 in Q3 Fiscal 2014. The increase in total mining costs were mainly due to (i) the increase in the amount of underground definition drilling activities to achieve better grade control, and less exploration drilling which is capitalized; (ii) increased ground support activities to enhance safety measures, (iii) increased raw material cost; and (iv) increased amortization expense arising from the capitalization of the mine right fee when renewing the SGX mining permit. The gross profit margin in Q3 Fiscal 2015 was 45% compared to 46% in Q3 Fiscal 2014. The all-in sustaining cost per ounce of silver, net of by-product credits, in this quarter, improved to $8.64 compared to $12.95 in the prior year quarter as a result of production cost efficiencies, lower overhead administrative costs, and higher by-product sales.

In Q3 Fiscal 2015, total ore milled was 187,154 tonnes, an increase of 25% compared to 149,755 tonnes in Q3 Fiscal 2014. Per tonne cash milling costs were $13.63 compared to $16.00 in Q3 Fiscal 2014. The decrease in per tonne cash milling costs is due to the higher tonnage processed in this quarter.

For the nine months ended December 31, 2014, the total ore mined at the Ying Mining District was 546,402 tonnes compared to 535,210 tonnes in the same prior year period. Correspondingly, total ore milled was 547,465 tonnes compared to 543,221 tonnes. Head grades improved to 232 g/t for silver and 3.3% for lead compared to 206 g/t for silver and 2.8% for lead, respectively.

During the same time periods, the Ying Mining District produced 3.8 million ounces of silver, 2,533 ounces of gold, 38.4 million pounds of lead, and 5.7 million pounds of zinc, compared to 3.3 million ounces of silver, 3,066 ounces of gold, 31.4 million pounds of lead, and 6.7 million pounds of zinc in the prior year.

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For the nine months ended December 31, 2014, total and cash mining costs per tonne were $62.10 and $49.24, an increase of 1% and decrease of 3%, respectively, compared to $61.42 and $51.02 in the same prior year period. The overall decrease in cash mining costs per tonne was mainly due to reductions in (i) mining preparation expenditures; (ii) labour and material costs due to improved dilution control; and (iii) mine administration costs. On a per tonne basis, labour costs decreased 30.1%, mine administration costs decreased 45.9% and mining preparation expenditures decreased 1.5%, offset by increases of 34.5% in raw materials cost, 5.6% in utilities and 9.7% in mining contractor’s cost, respectively, as compared to the nine months ended December 31, 2013. During the same time periods, the all-in sustaining cash cost per ounce of silver, net of by-product credits, improved to $8.27 compared to $12.14 in the prior year.

During the quarter, the Company completed development of approximately 16,600 metres (“m”) of horizontal tunnels, raises and declines. Total capitalized exploration and development expenditures for the Ying Mining District were $8.8 million compared to $8.5 million in Q3 Fiscal 2014. For the nine months ended December 31, 2014, capitalized exploration and development expenditures were $25.9 million compared to $26.7 million in the same prior year period.

The consolidated operational results for the past five quarters at the Ying Mining District are summarized in the table below:

Quarterly operational results - Ying Mining District          
  Q3 2015 Q2 2015   Q1 2015 Q4 2014 Q3 2014
  31-Dec-14 30-Sep-14   30-Jun-14 31-Mar-14 31-Dec-13  
Ore Mined (tonne) 175,782 197,135   173,485 90,057 148,850
Run of Mine Ore (tonne) 187,154 190,831   169,480 91,272 149,755  
Metal Sales            

Silver (in thousands of ounces)

1,421 1,251   1,126 582 883

Gold (in thousands of ounces)

0.9 0.8   0.8 0.4 0.9

Lead (in thousands of pounds)

14,168 12,665   11,529 5,165 8,814

Zinc (in thousands of pounds)

2,531 1,944   1,211 883 1,572  
Head Grade of Run of Mine Ore            

Silver (gram/tonne)

253 223   227 216 202

Lead (%)

3.6 3.3   3.3 2.7 2.9

Zinc (%)

1.0 0.7   0.7 0.6 0.7  
Recovery Rate of Run of Mine Ore            

Silver (%)

94.7 94.4   93.6 92.9 93.1

Lead (%)

95.9 95.2   95.8 95.3 95.7

Zinc (%)

66.8 56.7   56.8 62.4 64.2  
Cash Mining Cost ($ per tonne) 57.79 43.62   46.96 49.04 50.59
Total Mining Costs($ per tonne) 73.28 55.41   58.35 60.85 60.89
Cash Milling Cost ($ per tonne) 13.63 12.77   12.16 15.08 16.00
Total Milling Cost ($ per tonne) 15.77 14.85   14.48 19.93 18.60  
Cash Cost per Ounce of Silver ($) 0.83 (0.16 ) 0.46 2.82 2.00
 
Total Production Cost per Ounce of Silver ($) 3.48 2.35   2.92 5.86 4.39  

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2. GC Mine, Guangdong Province, China

During the quarter, the GC mine successfully obtained the Safety Production Permit and continued to ramp up its commercial production. In Q3 Fiscal 2015, the total ore mined at the GC mine was 87,916 tonnes and total ore milled was 90,287 tonnes. The head grades at GC mine were 104 g/t for silver, 1.3% for lead, and 2.6% for zinc. In the quarter, the GC mine sold 251,000 ounces of silver, 2.5 million pounds of lead, 4.45 million pounds of zinc, and 10.1 million pounds of sulphur. For the nine months ended December 31, 2014, the total ore mined was 158,814 tonnes and total ore milled was 159,431 tonnes. Head grades were 105 g/t for silver, 1.3% for lead, and 2.7% for zinc. Metal sales were 402,000 ounces of silver, 3.9 million pounds of lead, 7.7 million pounds of zinc, and 21.4 million pounds of sulphur.

In the quarter, total and cash mining cost per tonne were $55.16 and $33.11 respectively, while total and cash milling cost per tonne were $19.88 and $15.82. The gross profit margin at GC in Q3 Fiscal 2015 was 9%. There was no production in the prior year period.

For the nine months ended December 31, 2014, total and cash mining cost per tonne were $53.62 and $31.39 respectively, while total and cash milling cost per tonne were $21.15 and $16.59.

In Q3 Fiscal 2015, $0.9 million (Q3 Fiscal 2014 - $4.6 million) of exploration and development expenditures were incurred at the GC mine. For the nine months ended December 31, 2014, $3.2 million (nine months ended December 31, 2013 - $13.9 million) of exploration and development expenditures were incurred.

FISCAL 2016 Production and Cash Cost Guidance

    Head Grades
  Ore processed Silver Lead Zinc
Mine (tonnes) (g/t) (%) (%)
Ying Mining District 680,000 232.8 3.83 1.15
GC Mine 260,000 92.5 1.23 2.55

 

  Silver Lead Zinc Investment Cash cost AISCC**
Mine (Moz) (Mpounds) (Mpounds) (US$M) (US$/t) (US$/oz Ag)
Ying Mining District 4.7 53.5 10.3 35.2 83.28 7.46
GC Mine 0.5 6.0 11.6 7.5 45.40 9.75
Total 5.2 59.5 21.9 42.7    

(**) All-in sustaining cash cost per ounce of silver is net of credits from gold, lead, and zinc, which are estimated based on the metal prices and foreign exchange rates as at December 31, 2014.

In Fiscal 2016, the Company expect to produce approximately 940,000 tonnes of ore, yielding 5.2 million ounce of silver, 59.5 million pounds of lead, and 21.9 million pounds of zinc. The consolidated all-in sustaining cash cost (“AISCC”) is forecasted to be $9.76 per ounce of silver after credits from gold, lead, and zinc. (See AISCC breakdown tables below for further details.)

1. Ying Mining District, Henan Province, China

In Fiscal 2016, Ying Mining District plans to mine and process 680,000 tonnes of ore averaging 232.8 g/t silver, 3.83% lead, and 1.15% zinc with expected metal production of 4.7 million

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ounces of silver, 53.5 million pounds of lead and 10.3 million of zinc. The cash production cost is expected to be $83.28 per tonne of ore. All-in sustaining cash cost per ounce of silver is estimated to be $7.46 per ounce of silver, which includes $13.6 million attributed to sustaining capex, or of $2.91 per ounce of silver.

Capital expenditures in Fiscal 2016 at the Ying Mining District are budgeted at $35.2 million, which includes sustaining capital expenditures of $13.6 million and other capital expenditures of $21.6 million. Sustaining capex includes $2.8 million for tunnel development, $1.3 million of equipment replacement and additions, and $9.5 million in exploration expenditures. Other expected capital expenditures include mine development of shaft and ramps of $1.4 million, road and building construction of $7.2 million and mining right fees of $13.0 million, consisting of the renewal of several mining licences for $8.6 million and $4.4 million for the second instalment of the SGX mining permit renewed in 2014.

2. GC Mine, Guangdong Province, China

In Fiscal 2016, GC Mine plans to mine and process 260,000 tonnes of ore averaging 92.5g/t silver, 1.23% lead and 2.55% zinc with expected metal production of 0.5 million ounces of silver, 6.0 million pounds of lead and 11.6 million pounds of zinc. The cash production cost is expected to be $53.55 per tonne of ore. All in sustaining cash cost at GC Mine is expected to be $9.75 per ounce of silver, which includes $2.4 million in sustaining capex, or $4.27 per ounce of silver.

Capital expenditures at GC Mine are budgeted at $7.5 million, which includes sustaining capital expenditures of $2.4 million and other capital expenditures of $5.1 million. Sustaining capex includes $0.8 million of tunnel development, $0.2 million of equipment replacement and additions, and $1.4 million of exploration expenditures. Other expected capital expenditures include mine development of shaft of $0.3 million and payment of $4.8 million related to construction completed in the prior years.

3. Consolidated AISCC

Consolidated all-in sustaining cash cost is estimated to be $9.76 per ounce of silver and the detailed breakdown is as follows:

AISCC at Ying Mining District

  Fiscal 2016 Guidance
Item (US$/oz Ag)
Cash cost net of by-product credits 2.32

Government fee and various taxes, excluding VAT and income taxes

0.97

General and administration (subsidiary)

1.26  
Adjsuted operating cash cost 4.55  

Sustaining capex

2.91  
All-in sustaining cash cost ** 7.46  

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AISCC at GC Mine

  Fiscal 2016 Guidance  
Item (US$/oz Ag)  
Cash cost net of by-product credits (1.65 )

Government fee and various taxes, excluding VAT and income taxes

1.49  

General and administration (subsidiary)

5.64  
Adjsuted operating cash cost 5.48  

Sustaining capex

4.27  
All-in sustaining cash cost ** 9.75  

Consolidated AISCC

  Fiscal 2016 Guidance
Item (US$/oz Ag)
Cash cost net of by-product credits 1.91

Government fee and various taxes, excluding VAT and income taxes

1.02

General and administration (subsidiary)

1.71  
Adjsuted operating cash cost 4.64  

General and administration (corporate)

2.07

Sustaining capex

3.05  
All-in sustaining cash cost ** 9.76  

(**) All-in sustaining cash cost per ounce of silver is net of credits from gold, lead, and zinc, which are estimated based on the metal prices and foreign exchange rates as at December 31, 2014.

At current gold prices, the BYP gold mine is on care and maintenance. The Company will examine various operational and strategic options for the project in Fiscal 2016.

Ruijing Jiang, P.Geo., Vice President, Exploration, is the Qualified Person for Silvercorp under NI 43-101 and has reviewed and given consent to the technical information contained in this News Release.

This earnings release should be read in conjunction with the Company's Management Discussion & Analysis, Financial Statements and Notes to Financial Statements for the corresponding period, which have been posted on SEDAR at www.sedar.com and are also available on the Company's website at www.silvercorp.ca. All figures are in United States dollars unless otherwise stated.

About Silvercorp

Silvercorp is a low-cost silver-producing Canadian mining company with multiple mines in China. The Company’s vision is to deliver shareholder value by focusing on the acquisition of under developed projects with resource potential and the ability to grow organically. For more information, please visit our website at www.silvercorp.ca.

For further information

Silvercorp Metals Inc.
Lorne Waldman
Senior Vice President

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Phone: (604) 669-9397
Toll Free: 1 (888) 224-1881
Email: investor@silvercorp.ca
Website: www.silvercorp.ca

CAUTIONARY DISCLAIMER - FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS

Certain of the statements and information in this press release constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and “forward-looking information” within the meaning of applicable Canadian provincial securities laws. Any statements or information that express or involve discussions with respect to predictions, expectations, beliefs, plans, projections, objectives, assumptions or future events or performance (often, but not always, using words or phrases such as “expects”, “is expected”, “anticipates”, “believes”, “plans”, “projects”, “estimates”, “assumes”, “intends”, “strategies”, “targets”, “goals”, “forecasts”, “objectives”, “budgets”, “schedules”, “potential” or variations thereof or stating that certain actions, events or results “may”, “could”, “would”, “might” or “will” be taken, occur or be achieved, or the negative of any of these terms and similar expressions) are not statements of historical fact and may be forward-looking statements or information. Forward-looking statements or information relate to, among other things: the price of silver and other metals; the accuracy of mineral resource and mineral reserve estimates at the Company’s material properties; the sufficiency of the Company’s capital to finance the Company’s operations; estimates of the Company’s revenues and capital expenditures; estimated production from the Company’s mines in the Ying Mining District; timing of receipt of permits and regulatory approvals; availability of funds from production to finance the Company’s operations; and access to and availability of funding for future construction, use of proceeds from any financing and development of the Company’s properties.

Forward-looking statements or information are subject to a variety of known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual events or results to differ from those reflected in the forward-looking statements or information, including, without limitation, risks relating to: fluctuating commodity prices; calculation of resources, reserves and mineralization and precious and base metal recovery; interpretations and assumptions of mineral resource and mineral reserve estimates; exploration and development programs; feasibility and engineering reports; permits and licences; title to properties; property interests; joint venture partners; acquisition of commercially mineable mineral rights; financing; recent market events and conditions; economic factors affecting the Company; timing, estimated amount, capital and operating expenditures and economic returns of future production; integration of future acquisitions into the Company’s existing operations; competition; operations and political conditions; regulatory environment in China and Canada; environmental risks; foreign exchange rate fluctuations; insurance; risks and hazards of mining operations; key personnel; conflicts of interest; dependence on management; internal control over financial reporting as per the requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act; and bringing actions and enforcing judgments under U.S. securities laws.

This list is not exhaustive of the factors that may affect any of the Company’s forward-looking statements or information. Forward-looking statements or information are statements about the future and are inherently uncertain, and actual achievements of the Company or other future events or conditions may differ materially from those reflected in the forward-looking statements or information due to a variety of risks, uncertainties and other factors, including, without limitation, those referred to in the Company’s Annual Information Form for the year ended March 31, 2014 under the heading “Risk Factors”. Although the Company has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially, there may be other factors that cause results not to be as anticipated, estimated, described or intended. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements or information.

The Company’s forward-looking statements and information are based on the assumptions, beliefs, expectations and opinions of management as of the date of this press release, and other than as required by applicable securities laws, the Company does not assume any obligation to update forward-looking statements and information if circumstances or management’s assumptions, beliefs, expectations or

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opinions should change, or changes in any other events affecting such statements or information. For the reasons set forth above, investors should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements and information.

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SILVERCORP METALS INC.
Condensed Consolidated Interim Balance Sheets
(Unaudited) (Expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars)

 

    As at December 31, 2014     As at March 31, 2014  
ASSETS            
Current Assets            

Cash and cash equivalents

$ 78,752   $ 60,614  

Short-term investments

  4,940     12,864  

Trade and other receivables

  1,159     4,004  

Inventories

  6,142     5,362  

Due from related parties

  92     68  

Prepaids and deposits

  5,532     6,165  
    96,617     89,077  
 
Non-current Assets            

Long-term prepaids and deposits

  4,076     4,000  

Investment in an associate

  3,550     3,715  

Other investments

  1,193     2,393  

Plant and equipment

  100,654     101,876  

Mineral rights and properties

  301,250     266,258  
TOTAL ASSETS $ 507,340   $ 467,319  
 
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY            
Current Liabilities            

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

$ 33,150   $ 23,802  

Mine right fee payable

  4,224     -  

Deposits received

  5,836     7,031  

Dividends payable

  736     773  

Income tax payable

  1,628     515  

Due to related parties

  -     281  
    45,574     32,402  
Non-current Liabilities            

Mine right fee payable

  9,590     -  

Deferred income tax liabilities

  19,204     16,536  

Environmental rehabilitation

  5,942     5,819  
Total Liabilities   80,310     54,757  
 
Equity            

Share capital

  233,513     233,513  

Share option reserve

  11,628     10,492  

Reserves

  25,409     25,409  

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

  (22,712 )   (20,141 )

Retained earnings

  114,134     100,993  
Total equity attributable to the equity holders of the Company   361,972     350,266  
 
Non-controlling interests   65,058     62,296  
Total Equity   427,030     412,562  
 
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY $ 507,340   $ 467,319  

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SILVERCORP METALS INC.
Condensed Consolidated Interim Statements of Income
(Unaudited) (Expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except for per share figures)

 

    Three Months Ended December 31,     Nine Months Ended December 31,  
    2014     2013       2014     2013  
 
Sales $ 40,247   $ 23,970   $ 108,196   $ 92,265  
Cost of sales   24,844     13,501       58,701     50,806  
Gross profit   15,403     10,469     49,495     41,459  
General and administrative   5,366     6,338     16,233     20,893  
General exploration and property investigation   861     654     2,510     2,466  
Other taxes   960     408     2,288     1,575  
Foreign exchange gain   (958 )   (1,667 )   (1,427 )   (2,750 )
(Gain) loss on disposal of plant and equipment   (132 )   21     (118 )   144  
Loss on disposal of mineral rights and properties   -     181     -     181  
Share of (gain) loss in associate   (52 )   -     (10 )   153  
Impairment of mineral rights and properties   -     -     -     66,573  
Loss on investments   -     65     15     608  
Other (income) expense   67     39       (980 )   (117 )
Income (loss) from operations   9,291     4,430     30,984     (48,267 )
 
Finance income   292     1,047     724     2,953  
Finance costs   (153 )   (33 )     (224 )   (99 )
Income (loss) before income taxes   9,430     5,444     31,484     (45,413 )
 
Income tax expense (recovery)   2,350     2,300       10,155     (1,734 )
Net income (loss) $ 7,080   $ 3,144   $ 21,329   $ (43,679 )
 
Attributable to:                        

Equity holders of the Company

$ 5,468   $ 2,163   $ 15,440   $ (36,476 )

Non-controlling interests

  1,612     981       5,889     (7,203 )
  $ 7,080   $ 3,144     $ 21,329   $ (43,679 )
 
Earnings (loss) per share attributable to the equity holders of the Company                        
Basic earnings (loss) per share $ 0.03   $ 0.01     $ 0.09   $ (0.21 )
Diluted earnings (loss) per share $ 0.03   $ 0.01     $ 0.09   $ (0.21 )
Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding - Basic   170,883,808     170,878,775       170,883,808     170,813,858  
Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding - Diluted   170,883,808     170,925,150       170,883,808     170,813,858  

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SILVERCORP METALS INC.
Condensed Consolidated Interim Statements of Cash Flow
(Unaudited) (Expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars)

 

    Three Months Ended December 31,     Nine Months Ended December 31,  
    2014     2013       2014     2013  
Cash provided by                        
Operating activities                        

Net income (loss)

$ 7,080   $ 3,144   $ 21,329   $ (43,679 )

Add (deduct) items not affecting cash:

                       

Unwinding of discount of environmental rehabilitation

  38     33     109     99  

Depreciation, amortization and depletion

  6,775     2,936     15,467     11,418  

Share of (gain) loss in associate

  (52 )   -     (10 )   153  

Impairment of mineral rights and properties

  -     -     -     66,573  

Income tax expense (recovery)

  2,350     2,300     10,155     (1,734 )

Loss on investments

  -     65     15     608  

(Gain) loss on disposal of plant and equipment

  (132 )   21     (118 )   144  

Loss (gain) on disposal of mineral rights and properties

  -     181     -     181  

Share-based compensation

  340     561     1,136     1,878  

Income taxes paid

  (3,209 )   (2,111 )   (6,656 )   (5,461 )

Changes in non-cash operating working capital

  2,197     2,525       7,891     2,830  
Net cash provided by operating activities   15,387     9,655       49,318     33,010  
 
Investing activities                        

Mineral rights and properties

                       

Capital expenditures

  (12,241 )   (15,922 )   (25,976 )   (42,527 )

Proceeds on disposals

  -     13,349     -     13,349  

Plant and equipment

                       

Additions

  (1,858 )   (1,604 )   (5,985 )   (13,031 )

Proceeds on disposals

  -     1,418     -     1,418  

Net redemptions of short-term investments

  7,787     4,257     7,668     26,894  

Deposit received for sale of subsidiaries

  -     3,274       -     8,160  
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities   (6,312 )   4,772       (24,293 )   (5,737 )
 
Financing activities                        

Related parties

                       

Payments made

  -     -     -     (1,207 )

Non-controlling interests

                       

Distribution

  (651 )   (5,168 )   (3,214 )   (5,168 )

Cash dividends distributed

  (760 )   (4,148 )   (2,331 )   (12,438 )

Proceeds from issuance of common shares

  -     192       -     280  
Net cash used in financing activities   (1,411 )   (9,124 )     (5,545 )   (18,533 )
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents   (1,586 )   (1,821 )     (1,342 )   (1,462 )
Increase in cash and cash equivalents   6,078     3,482     18,138     7,278  
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of the period   72,674     76,079       60,614     72,283  
Cash and cash equivalents, end of the period $ 78,752   $ 79,561     $ 78,752   $ 79,561  

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SILVERCORP METALS INC.
Mining Data
(Expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except for mining data figures)

 

  Three months ended December 31, 2014
  Ying Mining
District1
BYP GC Total
 
Production Data          

Mine Data

         

Ore Mined (tonne)

175,782 - 87,916   263,698

Run of Mine Ore (tonne)

187,154 - 90,287   277,441

 

+ Mining cost per tonne of ore mined ($)

73.28 - 55.16   67.25

Cash mining cost per tonne of ore mined ($)

57.79 - 33.11   49.57

Non cash mining cost per tonne of ore mined ($)

15.49 - 22.05   17.68

 

+ Unit shipping costs($)

5.41 - -   3.60

 

+ Milling cost per tonne of ore milled ($)

15.77 - 19.88   17.11

Cash milling cost per tonne of ore milled ($)

13.63 - 15.82   14.35

Non cash milling cost per tonne of ore milled ($)

2.14 - 4.06   2.76

 

+ Average Production Cost

         

Silver ($ per ounce)

7.63 - 10.03   8.28

Gold ($ per ounce)

433 - 750   504

Lead ($ per pound)

0.40 - 0.66   0.44

Zinc ($ per pound)

0.39 - 0.65   0.44

Sulphur ($ per pound)

- - 0.01   0.01

 

                       

+ Total production cost per ounce of Silver ($)

3.48 - 8.26   4.20

+ Total cash cost per ounce of Silver ($)

0.83 - (1.18 ) 0.53

 

+ Total production cost per ounce of Gold ($)

         

+ Total cash cost per ounce of Gold ($)

         

 

+ All-in sustaining cost per ounce of Silver ($)2

8.64 - 15.76   10.80

+ All-in cost per ounce of Silver ($)2

10.04 - 15.79   11.79

 

Total Recovery of the Run of Mine Ore

         

Silver (%) 3

94.7   75.9   88.6

Gold (%)

        89.5

Lead (%)

95.9   85.9   92.7

Zinc (%)

66.8   80.6   71.3

Sulphur (%)

    9.6   9.6

Head Grades of Run of Mine Ore

         

Silver (gram/tonne)

253   104   205

Gold (gram/tonne)

         

Lead (%)

3.6   1.3   2.9

Zinc (%)

1.0   2.6   1.5

Sulphur (%)

    9.6   9.6
 
Sales Data          

Metal Sales

         

Silver (in thousands of ounce)

1,421 - 251   1,672

Gold (in thousands of ounce)

0.9 - -   0.9

Lead (in thousands of pound)

14,168 - 2,500   16,668

Zinc (in thousands of pound)

2,531 - 4,452   6,983

Sulphur (in thousands of pound)

- - 10,070   10,070

 

Metal Sales

         

Silver (in thousands of $)

19,671 - 2,754   22,425

Gold (in thousands of $)

725 - 11   736

Lead (in thousands of $)

10,217 - 1,805   12,022

Zinc (in thousands of $)

1,780 - 3,146   4,926

Sulphur (in thousands of $)

  -     -     138     138  
    32,393     -     7,854     40,247  

 

Average Selling Price,Net of Value Added Tax and Smelter Charges

         

Silver ($ per ounce) 4

13.84 - 10.98   13.41

Gold ($ per ounce)

786 - 821   787

Lead ($ per pound)

0.72 - 0.72   0.72

Zinc ($ per pound)

0.70 - 0.71   0.71

Sulphur ($ per pound)

- - 0.01   0.01

1 Ying Mining District includes mines: SGX, TLP, HPG&LM.
2 BYP gold ounces converted to silver equivalent using a ratio of 50:1.
3 GC silver recovery rate consist of 53.2% from lead concentrate and 22.7% from zinc concentrate.
4 GC's silver sold in zinc concentrate is subjected to higher smelter and refining charges, resulted in lower silver selling price.
+Non-IFRS measures, see section 9 for reconciliation.

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SILVERCORP METALS INC.
Mining Data
(Expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except for mining data figures)

 

  Three months ended December 31, 2013
  Ying Mining
District1
BYP GC Total
                         
Production Data                        

Mine Data

                       

Ore Mined (tonne)

  148,850     -   20,690     169,540  

Run of Mine Ore (tonne)

  149,755     3,496 * 19,574     172,825  

 

              

+ Mining cost per tonne of ore mined ($)

   60.89     -   53.22      59.95  

Cash mining cost per tonne of ore mined ($)

   50.59     -   22.81      47.20  

Non cash mining cost per tonne of ore mined ($)

   10.30     -   30.41      12.75  

 

                

+ Unit shipping costs($)

   4.06     -   -      3.57  

 

              

+ Milling cost per tonne of ore milled ($)

  18.60     -   15.31     18.22  

Cash milling cost per tonne of ore milled ($)

  16.00     -   13.76     15.74  

Non cash milling cost per tonne of ore milled ($)

  2.60     -   1.55     2.48  

 

           

+ Average Production Cost

                   

Silver ($ per ounce)

   8.83     -   -     9.12  

Gold ($ per ounce)

   483     -   959     532  

Lead ($ per pound)

   0.42     -   -     0.44  

Zinc ($ per pound)

   0.34     -   -     0.35  

Sulphur ($ per pound)

   -     -   -   -  

 

            

+ Total production cost per ounce of Silver ($)

  4.39     -         4.39  

+ Total cash cost per ounce of Silver ($)

   2.00     -         2.00  

 

            

+ Total production cost per ounce of Gold ($)

             959     959  

+ Total cash cost per ounce of Gold ($)

            502     502  

 

             

+ All-in sustaining cost per ounce of Silver ($)3

   12.95     -   29.83     17.00  

+ All-in cost per ounce of Silver ($)3

   16.87     -   32.70     22.50  

 

             

Total Recovery of the Run of Mine Ore

                     

Silver (%)

   93.1     -         93.1  

Gold (%)

            92.7     92.7  

Lead (%)

   95.7     -         95.7  

Zinc ( %)

  64.2     -         64.2  

Sulphur (%)

                     

 

           

Head Grades of Run of Mine Ore

                     

Silver (gram/tonne)

  202     -         202  

Gold (gram/tonne)

            2.7     2.7  

Lead (%)

  2.9     -         2.9  

Zinc (%)

  0.7     -         0.7  

Sulphur (%)

                     
             
Sales Data                      

Metal Sales

                     

Silver (in thousands of ounces)

  883     2 * -     885  

Gold (in thousands of ounces)

  0.9     - * 1.1     2.0  

Lead (in thousands of pounds)

  8,814     186 * -     9,000  

Zinc (in thousands of pounds)

  1,572     100 * -     1,672  

Sulphur (in thousands of pound)

  -     -   -     -  

 

           

Metal Sales

                     

Silver (in thousands of $)

  14,304     -   -     14,304  

Gold (in thousands of $)

  808     -   1,045     1,853  

Lead (in thousands of $)

  6,824     -   -     6,824  

Zinc (in thousands of $)

  989     -   -     989  

Sulphur (in thousands of $)

   -      -     -      -   
     22,925       -     1,045       23,970   

 

             

Average Selling Price, Net of Value Added Tax and Smelter Charges

                     

Silver ($ per ounce)

  16.20     -   -     16.20  

Gold ($ per ounce)

  887     -   995     945  

Lead ($ per pound)

  0.77     -   -     0.77  

Zinc ($ per pound)

  0.63     -   -     0.63  

Sulphur ($ per pound)

  -     -   -     -  

1 Ying Mining District includes mines: SGX, TLP, HPG&LM.
2 X Mines includes the XBG project and XHP project.
3 BYP gold ounces converted to silver equivalent using a ratio of 50:1.
* Represents development tunnelling ore at the X mines.
+Non-IFRS measures, see section 9 for reconciliation.

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SILVERCORP METALS INC.
Mining Data
(Expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except for mining data figures)

 

    Nine months ended December 31, 2014  
  Ying Mining
  District1 BYP GC Total
                 
Production Data                

Mine Data

               

Ore Mined (tonne)

546,402   46,547   158,814   751,763  

Run of Mine Ore (tonne)

547,465   48,844   159,431   755,740  
                 

+ Mining cost per tonne of ore mined ($)

62.10   30.55   53.62   58.35  

Cash mining cost per tonne of ore mined ($)

49.24   22.92   31.39   43.84  

Non cash mining cost per tonne of ore mined ($)

12.86   7.63   22.23   14.51  
                 

+ Unit shipping costs($)

4.83   -   -   3.51  
                 

+ Milling cost per tonne of ore milled ($)

15.06   13.40   21.15   16.23  

Cash milling cost per tonne of ore milled ($)

12.88   12.31   16.59   13.62  

Non cash milling cost per tonne of ore milled ($)

2.18   1.09   4.56   2.61  
                 

+ Average Production Cost

               

Silver ($ per ounce)

7.57   -   9.79   8.03  

Gold ($ per ounce)

418   565   706   510  

Lead ($ per pound)

0.37   -   0.63   0.40  

Zinc ($ per pound)

0.34   -   0.61   0.38  

Sulphur ($ per pound)

-   -   0.01   0.01  
                 

+ Total production cost per ounce of Silver ($)

2.95       6.79   3.31  

+ Total cash cost per ounce of Silver ($)

0.40       (2.96 ) 0.07  
                 

+ Total production cost per ounce of Gold ($)

    565       566  

+ Total cash cost per ounce of Gold ($)

    454       455  
                 

+ All-in sustaining cost per ounce of Silver ($)2

8.27   23.32   9.82   10.59  

+ All-in cost per ounce of Silver ($)2

14.65   25.15   13.58   16.63  

 

               

Total Recovery of the Run of Mine Ore

               

Silver (%) 3

94.1       77.2   90.3  

Gold (%)

    89.1       89.1  

Lead (%)

95.6       86.8   93.6  

Zinc (%)

61.2       80.9   65.7  

Sulphur (%)

        17.8   17.8  

 

               

Head Grades of Run of Mine Ore

               

Silver (gram/tonne)

232       105   203  

Gold (gram/tonne)

    2.7       2.7  

Lead (%)

3.3       1.3   2.9  

Zinc (%)

0.8       2.7   1.2  

Sulphur (%)

        9.5   9.5  
                 
Sales Data                

Metal Sales

               

Silver (in thousands of ounce)

3,798   -   402   4,200  

Gold (in thousands of ounce)

2.5   2.7   -   5.2  

Lead (in thousands of pound)

38,362   -   3,928   42,290  

Zinc (in thousands of pound)

5,686   -   7,711   13,397  

Sulphur (in thousands of pound)

-   -   21,412   21,412  

 

               

Metal Sales

               

Silver (in thousands of $)

57,598   -   4,569   62,167  

Gold (in thousands of $)

2,121   2,775   11   4,907  

Lead (in thousands of $)

28,629   -   2,866   31,495  

Zinc (in thousands of $)

3,906   -   5,453   9,359  

Sulphur (in thousands of $)

-   -   268   268  
  92,254   2,775   13,167   108,196  

 

               

Average Selling Price,Net of Value Added Tax and Smelter Charges

               

Silver ($ per ounce) 4

15.17   -   11.38   14.80  

Gold ($ per ounce)

837   1,024   821   933  

Lead ($ per pound)

0.75   -   0.73   0.74  

Zinc ($ per pound)

0.69   -   0.71   0.70  

Sulphur ($ per pound)

-   -   0.01   0.01  

1 Ying Mining District includes mines: SGX, TLP, HPG&LM.
2 BYP gold ounces converted to silver equivalent using a ratio of 50:1.
3 GC silver recovery rate consist of 54.0% from lead concentrate and 23.2% from zinc concentrate.
4 GC's silver sold in zinc concentrate is subjected to higher smelter and refining charges, resulted in lower silver selling price.
+Non-IFRS measures, see section 9 for reconciliation.

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SILVERCORP METALS INC.
Mining Data
(Expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except for mining data figures)

      Nine months ended December 31, 2013    
  Ying Mining
  District1 X Mines2 BYP Total
                 
Production Data                

Mine Data

               

Ore Mined (tonne)

535,210   -   67,418   602,628  

Run of Mine Ore (tonne)

543,221   10,425 * 69,621   623,267  
                 

+ Mining cost per tonne of ore mined ($)

61.42    -   54.35   60.63  

Cash mining cost per tonne of ore mined ($)

51.02    -   23.48     47.94  

Non cash mining cost per tonne of ore mined ($)

10.40   -   30.87   12.69  
                 

+ Unit shipping costs($)

4.33

 

-

 

-

 

3.85

 
                 

+ Milling cost per tonne of ore milled ($)

16.07

 

-

 

15.35

 

15.99

 

Cash milling cost per tonne of ore milled ($)

13.98

 

-

 

14.05

 

13.99

 

Non cash milling cost per tonne of ore milled ($)

2.09

 

-

 

1.30

 

2.00

 
                 

+ Average Production Cost

               

Silver ($ per ounce)

8.94

 

-

 

-

 

9.28

 

Gold ($ per ounce)

503

 

-

 

903

 

570

 

Lead ($ per pound)

0.41

 

-

 

-

 

0.42

 

Zinc ($ per pound)

0.33

 

-

 

0.45

 

0.34

 

Sulphur ($ per pound)

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 
                 

+ Total production cost per ounce of Silver ($)

4.47

 

-

     

4.47

 

+ Total cash cost per ounce of Silver ($)

2.04

 

-

     

2.04

 
                 

+ Total production cost per ounce of Gold ($)

       

899

 

884

 

+ Total cash cost per ounce of Gold ($)

     

473

 

466

 
                 

+ All-in sustaining cost per ounce of Silver ($)3

12.14

 

-

 

23.72

 

16.22

 

+ All-in cost per ounce of Silver ($)3

15.59

 

-

 

25.51

 

24.65

 

 

               

Total Recovery of the Run of Mine Ore

               

Silver (%)

92.6

 

-

     

92.6

 

Gold (%)

       

92.6

 

92.6

 

Lead (%)

95.0

 

-

     

95.0

 

Zinc ( %)

67.4

 

-

     

67.4

 

Sulphur (%)

               

 

               

Head Grades of Run of Mine Ore

               

Silver (gram/tonne)

206

 

-

     

206

 

Gold (gram/tonne)

       

2.9

 

2.9

 

Lead (%)

2.8

 

-

     

2.8

 

Zinc (%)

0.9

 

-

     

0.9

 

Sulphur (%)

               
                 
Sales Data                

Metal Sales

               

Silver (in thousands of ounces)

3,269   12 * -   3,281  

Gold (in thousands of ounces)

3.1   0.2 * 5.5   8.8  

Lead (in thousands of pounds)

31,397   590 * -   31,987  

Zinc (in thousands of pounds)

6,697   584 * 282   7,563  

Sulphur (in thousands of pound)

-   -   -   -  

 

               

Metal Sales

               

Silver (in thousands of $)

55,064   -   -   55,064  

Gold (in thousands of $)

2,909   -   5,991   8,900  

Lead (in thousands of $)

24,006   -   -   24,006  

Zinc (in thousands of $)

4,141   -   154   4,295  

Sulphur (in thousands of $)

-   -   -   -  
  86,120   -   6,145   92,265  
               

Average Selling Price,Net of Value Added Tax and Smelter Charges

             

Silver ($ per ounce)

16.85

  -   -   16.85  

Gold ($ per ounce)

949

  -   1,084   1,036  

Lead ($ per pound)

0.76

  -   -   0.76  

Zinc ($ per pound)

0.62

  -   0.55   0.62  

Sulphur ($ per pound)

-

  -   -   -  

1 Ying Mining District includes mines: SGX, TLP, HPG&LM.
2 X Mines includes the XBG project and XHP project.
3 BYP gold ounces converted to silver equivalent using a ratio of 50:1.
* Represents development tunnelling ore at the X mines.
+Non-IFRS measures, see section 9 for reconciliation.

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