Significant increases in key input costs, particularly electricity, have seen Atalaya Mining slash its FY2022 profit to EUR30.9M from EUR132.2M in the previous year.
Copper production from its Proyecto Riotinto operation in Spain slipped to 52,269t following its logistics issues in Q1 (FY2021: 56,097t). AISC rose to $US3.37/lb ($2.48/lb) against average realised prices of $3.96/lb ($4.22/lb).
Revenue was $361.8M ($405.7M), resulting in EBITDA of EUR55.3M (EUR199.1M).
Atalaya predicts lower electricity prices will assist improved performance in FY2023, when forecast copper production is 53,000-55,000t at $3-3.20/lb.