Australian miner OZ Minerals remains confident a momentum switch will enable it to meet its full year targets despite significant falls in revenue and earnings in a June half-year that was challenged by one-off weather and equipment hitches on top of COVID productivity impacts.
Lower sales volumes and weaker copper prices lowered H1FY2022 revenue to $A908.6M, from $986.1M in the previous corresponding year, generating EBITDA of $358.3M (H1FY2021: $561.2M) and NPAT of $109.2M ($268.6M).
Chief exec Andrew Cole says OZ is regaining momentum at its Prominent Hill and Carrapateena operations, with improvement plans gaining traction.
OZ maintains its FY2022 guidance at 120,000-135,000t copper and 208,000-230,000oz gold at US160-180c/lb.