| Change | Change % | |||
| Net profit after tax (A$'000) | 228,722 | 33,043 | 195,679 | 592% |
| Revenue (A$'000) | 935,822 | 262,362 | 673,460 | 257% |
| Basic earnings per share (cents) | 17.69 | 5.46 | 12.23 | 224% |
| Gold sales (AuEq ounces)1 | 164,878 | 69,774 | 95,104 | 136% |
| Gold production (AuEq ounces)* | 168,337 | 70,120 | 98,217 | 140% |
| Cash and bullion (A$ million) | 438.9 | 60.3 | 378.6 | 628% |
* Gold production is presented on a full year basis and includes production from the Costerfield and Björkdal operations for the period prior to completion of the merger with
Alkane delivered a record performance in FY26, the Company’s first year as a multi-asset gold and antimony producer following completion of the transformational merger of equals with
Reflecting the record result and the strength of the balance sheet, the Board has declared Alkane’s maiden fully franked dividend of
Alkane also re-iterates the FY27 guidance released to the ASX on
Alkane Managing Director,
“Alkane’s Board and management thank the employees and contractors of the Company for their strong and continued commitment to safety, production and exploration performance.”
Dividend information
The key dates for the FY26 final dividend are as follows:
| Event | Date |
| Ex-dividend date | |
| Record date | |
| Payment date |
FY27 Guidance
Alkane re-iterates the FY27 guidance for the group released to the ASX on
| Costerfield | Björkdal | Group | ||
| Gold equivalent production (oz)1 | 78-84 | 44-48 | 41-45 | 163-177 |
| AISC (A$/oz AuEq) | 2,600-2,900 | 2,700-3,000 | 3,300-3,700 | 2,900-3,200 |
| Growth capital (A$ million) | 90-100 | 30-40 | 40-50 | 160-190 |
| Exploration (A$ million) | 15-17 | 20-23 | 10-13 | 45-53 |
| Boda/Kaiser & Other Exploration | 10-12 |
Alkane is not aware of new information materially affecting the guidance and its underlying assumptions continue to apply.
This document has been authorised for release to the market by Nic Earner, Managing Director & CEO.
1Gold equivalent ounces calculated by multiplying quantities of gold and antimony in period by respective average market price of commodities in period, adding the two amounts to get ‘total contained value based on market price’ and dividing that total contained value by the average market price of gold in period. I.e., AuEq = ((Au Produced x Au $/oz) + (Sb Produced pre-payability x 70% payability x Sb $/t)) / (Au $/oz). The average market prices for the June quarter were
ABOUT ALKANE - alkres.com - ASX:ALK | TSX: ALK | OTCQX: ALKRY
Alkane Resources (ASX:ALK; TSX:ALK; OTCQX:ALKRY) is an Australia-based gold and antimony producer with a portfolio of three operating mines across Australia and Sweden. The Company has a strong balance sheet and is positioned for further growth.
Alkane’s wholly owned producing assets are the Tomingley open pit and underground gold mine southwest of Dubbo in Central West New South Wales, the Costerfield gold and antimony underground mining operation northeast of Heathcote in Central Victoria, and the Björkdal underground gold mine northwest of Skellefteå in Sweden (approximately 750km north of Stockholm). Ongoing near-mine regional exploration continues to grow resources at all three operations.
Alkane also owns the very large gold-copper porphyry Boda-Kaiser Project in Central West New South Wales and has outlined an economic development pathway in a Scoping Study. The Company has ongoing exploration within the surrounding Northern Molong Porphyry Project and is confident of further enhancing eastern Australia’s reputation as a significant gold, copper and antimony production region.
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This announcement contains certain forward-looking information and forward-looking statements within the meaning of applicable securities legislation and may include future-oriented financial information or financial outlook information (collectively "Forward-Looking Information"). Actual results and outcomes may vary materially from the amounts set out in any Forward-Looking Information. As well, Forward-Looking Information may relate to: future outlook and anticipated events; expectations regarding exploration potential; production capabilities and future financial or operating performance, including AISC, investment returns, margins and share price performance; production and cost guidance and the timing thereof; issuing updated resources and reserves estimate and the timing thereof; the potential of the Company to meet industry targets, public profile and expectations; and future plans, projections, objectives, estimates and forecasts and the timing related thereto. Forward-Looking Information is generally identified by the use of words like "will", "create", "enhance", "improve", "potential", "expect", "upside", "growth" and similar expressions and phrases or statements that certain actions, events or results "may", "could", or "should", or the negative connotation of such terms, are intended to identify Forward-Looking Information. Although Alkane believes that the expectations reflected in the Forward-Looking Information are reasonable, undue reliance should not be placed on Forward-Looking Information since no assurance can be provided that such expectations will prove to be correct. Forward-Looking Information is based on information available at the time those statements are made and/or good faith belief of the officers and directors of Alkane as of that time with respect to future events and are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in or suggested by the Forward-Looking Information. Forward-Looking Information involves numerous risks and uncertainties. Such factors include, without limitation: risks relating to changes in the gold and antimony price. Forward-Looking Information is designed to help readers understand Alkane’s views as of that time with respect to future events and speak only as of the date they are made. Except as required by applicable law, Alkane assumes no obligation to update or to publicly announce the results of any change to any forward-looking statement contained or incorporated by reference herein to reflect actual results, future events or developments, changes in assumptions or changes in other factors affecting the Forward-looking Information. If Alkane updates any one or more forward-looking statements, no inference should be drawn that the company will make additional updates with respect to those or other Forward-looking Information. All Forward-Looking Information contained in this announcement is expressly qualified in its entirety by this cautionary statement.
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