Caledonia Mining hikes dividend with confidence
The miner raised its dividend amidst rising confidence as its operation scales up and high gold prices boost cash generation
Company
LON:CMCL
Caledonia Mining Corporation Plc is a Zimbabwean focused exploration, development and mining corporation. The company owns a 64% stake in the gold-producing Blanket Mine, 100% stakes in the Bilboes Sulphide Project and the Motapa and Maligreen gold mining claims, all situated in Zimbabwe. After increasing the production at Blanket to 80,000oz in 2022, its main focus areas are to maintain production at around 75-80,000oz at Blanket, progress the Bilboes project and become a multi-asset gold producer in Zimbabwe.
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The miner raised its dividend amidst rising confidence as its operation scales up and high gold prices boost cash generation
“Caledonia will have a great opportunity to establish a footprint in the highly prospective Zimbabwe Midlands," highlighted chief executive Steve Curtis.
Caledonia has the right to explore the area for a period of up to 15 months and subsequently acquire the mining claims over it
Caledonia has a long and successful track record of operating in Zimbabwe
"I am delighted by Blanket Mine's continued strong operating performance in the quarter," said chief executive Steve Curtis
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Caledonia has owned the Blanket gold mine in Zimbabwe since 2006
Disruption due to coronavirus has been kept to a minimum
“We expect the combination of rising production and declining capital investment to give us greater flexibility to consider further increases in the dividend"
A new solar plant at the mine will help handle electricity demand and ease reliance on the Zimbabwe grid.
The coronavirus pandemic had little impact on the company's Blanket mine and since the lockdown ended production has been running above normal levels
The Zimbabwe-based miner increased quarterly output by over 12% in the first half despite the challenges created by the coronavirus pandemic
The group said stable production, a high gold price and good cost control have resulted in increased cash generation in 2020
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Caledonia has a long track record of successful production in Zimbabwe
The company said Blanket’s supply chain was now “close to normal” and the mine was re-establishing full production after having operated at 93% of capacity during lockdown in Zimbabwe
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The quarterly production profile should be more evenly balanced throughout 2020 than in previous years
Caledonia has been paying a quarterly dividend since 2014