Eldorado Gold Reports 2017 Year-End and Fourth Quarter Results

Eldorado Gold Corporation (NYSE:EGO) reported the company’s financial and operational results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2017.

Highlights are as follows:

• Loss attributable to shareholders of $9.9 million ($0.01 per share), compared to loss attributable to shareholders of $344.2 million ($0.48 per share) in 2016. Adjusted net earnings of $15.2 million ($0.02 per share) compared to an adjusted net earnings of $47.4 million ($0.07 per share) in 2016.
• Full year gold production of 292,971 ounces, including Olympias pre-commercial production and 7,061 ounces of gold produced from a bulk sample at our newly acquired Lamaque project in Quebec (2016: 312,299 ounces from continuing operations).
• Gross profit from gold mining operations of $121.2 million (2016: $158.7 million from continuing operations).
• Gold revenues of $333.3 million on sales of 264,080 ounces at an average realized gold price of $1,262 per ounce.
• All-in sustaining cash costs averaged $922 per ounce, slightly higher than guidance of $915 per ounce.
• Cash operating costs averaged $509 per ounce; compared to revised 2017 guidance of $500 per ounce.
• The Company held $485 million in cash, cash equivalents and term deposits, and $250 million in undrawn lines of credit at year end.
• Completed acquisition of Integra Gold Corp. (“Integra”), for a total consideration of $357 million, inclusive of Integra shares held by Eldorado. Commenced pre-feasibility work (including test mining), and advanced construction of the Lamaque mine and refurbishment of the associated Sigma mill.
• Hellas Gold S.A., Eldorado’s Greek subsidiary, entered into arbitration proceedings with the Greek Government; the proceedings are expected to conclude by April 6, 2018.
• In November, announced the intention to move the Skouries project into care and maintenance due to continued permitting delays. Skouries is expected to be fully ramped down shortly.
• Olympias Phase II commissioning was completed and commercial production was achieved on December 31, 2017.
• Continued exploration success at Lamaque (Canada), Bolcana (Romania), Efemcukuru (Turkey), and Stratoni (Greece), with a total of 114,900 meters of drilling completed in 2017.
• Continued improvement to the overall safety record with a reduction in the total recordable injury frequency rate (for continuous operations) for the fourth consecutive year to 6.61 from 7.18 in 2016.
• George Burns appointed President and CEO in April 2017.
• Reconfigured the Board of Directors with retirements of Paul Wright and Jonathan Rubenstein and the appointment of Dr. George Albino as the new Chair.

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