Ecora Resources PLC (LSE:ECOR, TSX:ECOR, OTCQX:ECRAF) said its Australian royalty Kestrel had performed better than expected in the second quarter of 2024.
Sales volumes within its private royalty area of 1.3Mt during the three months were “materially ahead of expectations”, it said and generated royalty income of US$26.6 million.
As a result, first-half volumes and royalty contributions from Kestrel were also ahead of expectations at 2.0Mt and US$40.8 million respectively, the company said in a statement.
That means contributions from Ecora’s royalty area at Kestrel in the first half have already met the top end of guidance for the whole of 2024, it added.
These projections had anticipated a 15-25% increase from 2023 volumes of 1.6Mt.
Ecora added: “At this stage, whilst we are working to understand the potential implications for volumes in the second half, we are not expecting to update full-year volume guidance and, as per previous guidance, we expect minimal volumes in the second half.”