NYSE:MUX McEwen Q2 2026 Earnings Report $19.02 +0.36 (+1.93%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$19.02 0.00 (-0.03%) As of 05:16 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Massive. Learn more. ProfileEarnings HistoryForecast McEwen EPS ResultsActual EPS$0.14Consensus EPS $0.28Beat/MissMissed by -$0.14One Year Ago EPSN/AMcEwen Revenue ResultsActual Revenue$59.23 millionExpected Revenue$65.51 millionBeat/MissMissed by -$6.28 millionYoY Revenue GrowthN/AMcEwen Announcement DetailsQuarterQ2 2026Date8/5/2026TimeAfter Market ClosesConference Call DateThursday, August 6, 2026Conference Call Time11:00AM ETUpcoming EarningsMcEwen's Q3 2026 earnings is estimated for Wednesday, November 4, 2026, based on past reporting schedules, with a conference call scheduled on Thursday, November 5, 2026 at 11:00 AM ET. Check back for transcripts, audio, and key financial metrics as they become available.Conference Call ResourcesConference Call AudioConference Call TranscriptPress Release (8-K)Quarterly Report (10-Q)Earnings HistoryCompany ProfilePowered by McEwen Q2 2026 Earnings Call TranscriptProvided by QuartrAugust 6, 2026ShareShareShare This ReportLink copied to clipboard.Key Takeaways Neutral Sentiment: Gold Bar underperformed in the second quarter, with lower-than-planned production and higher costs after unexpected carbonaceous ore reduced gold recoveries. Management lowered near-term performance expectations and is pursuing additional testing, revised geological modeling, mine sequencing, blending, and processing improvements. Positive Sentiment: Management said Gold Bar’s longer-term 90,000–100,000-ounce annual production target remains supported by planned “hub-and-spoke” development, although permitting for surrounding deposits is still approximately two years away. Exploration at the Eureka properties could contribute meaningfully to future production. Positive Sentiment: Los Azules financing and development advanced, with the company targeting an approximately $4 billion financing package comprising roughly 60% debt and 40% equity. Export credit agencies, IFC, other development institutions, commercial banks, existing partners, specialized mining funds, and a potential IPO are being considered, while management emphasized minimizing dilution. Positive Sentiment: Los Azules had completed about 27% of its final-investment-decision work program by June, with completion targeted in the fourth quarter. Updated geotechnical data may allow a more efficient pit design with less stripping, while additional exploration targets could extend the project beyond its initial 22-year mine life. Negative Sentiment: San José ended the quarter with approximately $130 million in cash and investments, but McEwen does not expect another dividend distribution in 2026 because of central-bank and audited-surplus requirements; dividends are currently expected to resume next year. AI Generated. May Contain Errors.Conference Call Audio Live Call not available Earnings Conference CallMcEwen Q2 202600:00 / 00:00Speed:1x1.25x1.5x2xTranscript SectionsPresentationParticipantsPresentationSkip to Participants Operator00:00:00Good morning, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to McEwen's second quarter 2026 operating and financial results conference call. Present from the company today are Rob McEwen, Chairman and Chief Owner, Ian Ball, Executive Vice Chairman, William Shaver, Chief Operating Officer, Perry Ing, Chief Financial Officer, Jeff Chan, Vice President of Finance, Stefan Spears, Vice President of Corporate Development, Michael Meding, Managing Director of McEwen Copper, and Carmen Diges, General Counsel and Secretary. Other management of the company will also be available to answer questions during the call. Please note, this event is being recorded. For the question and answer session after the speaker's presentation, if you would like to ask a question, press star followed by the number one on your telephone keypad. If you would like to withdraw your question, press star one again. I will now turn the conference over to Mr. Rob McEwen, Chief Owner. Operator00:01:11Please go ahead, sir. Rob McEwenChairman and Chief Owner at McEwen00:01:14Thank you, operator. Good morning, everyone, and thank you for joining us. I'd like to do something a little different today. You've already seen our financial statements. You've had an opportunity to read our press release. You know our production numbers, our revenue, our costs. Rather than simply repeating those numbers, I'd like to step back and talk about what they really mean. I've learned something over my career, markets are very good at measuring what happened last quarter. They're much less effective at recognizing the value that's being created for the future. Today, I'd like to focus on one question. What really matters? Before I entered the mining business, I spent 18 years in the investment industry as an analyst, portfolio manager, a mutual fund manager, and later, controlling a member firm of the Toronto Stock Exchange. Rob McEwenChairman and Chief Owner at McEwen00:02:20Every day, my responsibility was to decide where capital should be invested and just as importantly, where it shouldn't. Eventually, I made a decision that surprised many people. I stopped looking for companies that created value and decided to build one instead. That perspective has never left me. I still think like an investor. I still ask the same question I asked 40 years ago. Is this company becoming more valuable? That question I want to answer today. Let's begin with the hard part. This was not a quarter we wanted. Operationally, we fell short of our own expectations. Production was lower than we had planned. Costs remained higher than we consider acceptable. Those results were disappointing to you and to me. Those explanations don't create shareholder value. Rob McEwenChairman and Chief Owner at McEwen00:03:38Execution does. Our execution wasn't consistently where it needs to be. The most significant operational issue during the quarter was at Gold Bar. We encountered more carbonaceous material than expected in portions of the ore body. Carbonaceous ore presents a metallurgical challenge because it can absorb dissolved gold during leaching, thus reducing recoveries. Simply put, we recovered fewer ounces than we should have. That's on management. The important question today isn't whether we encountered a problem. We did. The important question is whether we understand it and whether we know how to fix it. I believe we do. We've expanded metallurgical testing. We're improving our geological modeling to better identify carbonaceous zones before they're mined. We're modifying mine sequencing and blending strategies. We're evaluating additional processing improvements to reduce the impact of preg-robbing. Rob McEwenChairman and Chief Owner at McEwen00:04:56These are not overnight solutions. They're practical, measurable actions that should improve recoveries over time. I've learned something more after 40 years in the mining industry. Nature always has another lesson to teach. Great companies aren't defined by whether they encounter problems. They're defined by how honestly they acknowledge them and how effectively they solve them. That is what we're doing. Having said all of that, I don't want anyone to conclude that one difficult quarter defines this company. It doesn't. What really matters isn't whether every quarter is perfect. What really matters is whether every quarter leaves us stronger, smarter, and better positioned for the future. That's where my optimism comes from. Unlike many companies in our industry, our biggest challenge isn't finding metal. Rob McEwenChairman and Chief Owner at McEwen00:06:02It's unlocking more of the value we already own. Our exploration programs continue to demonstrate that our assets have significant room to grow. At the Fox Complex, I don't simply see a mine. I see the emergence of a mining district. Grey Fox, Stock, Whiskey Jack, and our other targets continue to strengthen our confidence that we can replace depletion and continue building long-term value through discovery. I've always believed that exploration is one of the highest return investments a mining company can make. Every important discovery begins with a drill hole that challenges yesterday's assumptions. Those discoveries don't simply add ounces. They extend mine life, improve economics, create optionality. Ultimately create shareholder value. That philosophy has guided me throughout my career. It's one of the reasons I remain so excited about our future. Then there's Los Azules. Rob McEwenChairman and Chief Owner at McEwen00:07:14I've spent much of my professional life looking for assets capable of changing the future of a company. Those opportunities are rare. I believe Los Azules is one of them. We're entering a world where artificial intelligence, data centers, electrification, modern power grid, energy security are driving unprecedented demand for copper. At the same time, very few world-class copper projects are advancing towards production. That creates an opportunity for projects with the right scale, the right economics, and the right environmental profile. Los Azules has the potential to be one of those projects. The progress we've made over the past year has reduced technical risk, strengthened engineering, advanced permitting, expanded financing discussions. There is still much work ahead, every milestone moves us closer to unlocking what I believe is one of the most valuable assets in our portfolio. Rob McEwenChairman and Chief Owner at McEwen00:08:24One thing that has remained constant throughout my career is my approach to capital allocation. Shareholders entrust us with their capital. Our responsibility is to treat every dollar as if it were our own. Because in my case, it is. I've invested a substantial portion of my own wealth in this company because I believe our best years remain ahead of us. That doesn't mean we'll never have disappointing quarters. We will. Mining doesn't work that way. What it does mean is that we will continue confronting problems honestly, investing in opportunities that offer the greatest long-term returns, and making decisions based on intrinsic value rather than short-term market sentiment. As I look ahead, I see four priorities. First, improve operational execution and recoveries. Second, continue expanding our resource base through disciplined exploration. Third, advance Los Azules towards becoming one of the world's premier copper projects. Rob McEwenChairman and Chief Owner at McEwen00:09:39Finally, allocate capital with the same discipline that has guided me throughout my career. Those priorities won't necessarily produce the perfect quarter, but I believe they will produce a much stronger company. I'll leave you with one final thought. When I entered the investment business many years ago, I learned that markets eventually recognize value. When I entered the mining business, I learned something equally important. Value has to be created before it can be recognized. That is our job. We still have work to do. We still have challenges to overcome. I believe we're building a company whose future will be considerably stronger than its recent past. In the end, that's what really matters. Thank you. Now open it for questions. Operator? Operator00:10:42We will now begin the question and answer session. As a reminder, to ask a question, you will need to press star followed by the number one on your telephone. To withdraw your question, press star, then one again. Our first question comes from Jake Sekelsky from Alliance Global Partners. Your line is now open. Jake SekelskyAnalyst at Alliance Global Partners00:11:09Hey, Rob and team. Thanks for taking the questions. Just looking at the Gold Bar production target, the multi-year target of 90,000-100,000 ounces a year, can you just touch on the permitting processes for the surrounding deposits that are going to drive this hub and spoke model? How should we think about the timeline there for tonnage starting to come in from the spokes? Rob McEwenChairman and Chief Owner at McEwen00:11:37Permitting is about two years away. We have to have some water well studies done, and during that period, we'll be coming forward with our production. As you looked at the exploration results coming out of our Eureka properties, we can see that making a large contribution to that production number you spoke of. Jake SekelskyAnalyst at Alliance Global Partners00:12:04Okay. That's helpful. Rob McEwenChairman and Chief Owner at McEwen00:12:05Okay. Jake SekelskyAnalyst at Alliance Global Partners00:12:07Just switching gears to Los Azules and the NSR. That seems like a hidden gem in the portfolio a bit. Can you just comment on how you view this asset going forward, is it something that you expect to keep in the MUX portfolio, or are there other avenues to unlock value with the NSR that you're looking at over the medium term? Ian BallExecutive Vice Chairman at McEwen00:12:35Hi, Jake. It's Ian Ball speaking. Just on your point, we've looked at it and we've been doing a lot of work on the tax implications of whether you keep that inside of McEwen or whether you were to give that to shareholders in a spin-out. Right now, it is in a U.S. corporation, and one of the things that we've looked at is, does it make sense for McEwen to hang on to it until Los Azules is actually paying? Right now, to make it on a tax-free basis, it would have to go into a U.S. corporation, which has additional corporate governance surrounding it, versus going into a Canadian corporation, which would be taxable to shareholders. Ian BallExecutive Vice Chairman at McEwen00:13:10The thought right now is keep it inside of McEwen so there's no extra G&A costs associated with running that company, then sort of evaluate it when Los Azules is entering production, because then it could obviously incur that extra cost of being a U.S. company. We also announced yesterday that we have created a small royalty on this agreement we have with Paragon. We have other royalties within the company. The thought is we could probably build up that royalty portfolio alongside Los Azules, obviously, as you mentioned, being the key royalty. At some point, it probably does make some sense to look at giving that to shareholders in the way of an IPO, because it should trade at a higher valuation based relative to the operating company. Jake SekelskyAnalyst at Alliance Global Partners00:13:57Makes sense. Okay. Maybe over the medium term, kind of build up a bit of a royalty portfolio and potentially spin it out down the road when the timing makes sense. Ian BallExecutive Vice Chairman at McEwen00:14:05Yeah. I think that's something that we would have to consider, yeah. Jake SekelskyAnalyst at Alliance Global Partners00:14:11Okay. Very good. That's all on my end. Thanks again. Ian BallExecutive Vice Chairman at McEwen00:14:15Thanks, Jake. Operator00:14:16The next question comes from Mike Kozak from Cantor Fitzgerald. Your line is now open. Mike KozakAnalyst at Cantor Fitzgerald00:14:25Yeah. Good morning, Rob and team. Rob McEwenChairman and Chief Owner at McEwen00:14:26Good morning, Mike. Mike KozakAnalyst at Cantor Fitzgerald00:14:26A few questions. Oh, good morning. A few questions from me. How much cash was in the San José JV at exit Q2? Do you expect any more distributions over the remainder of this year? I know you're already through guidance, just some color there would be helpful. Perry IngCFO at McEwen00:14:45Sounds good, Mike. This is Perry speaking. At the end of the second quarter, I believe San José had roughly $130 million in U.S. cash and investments. We're not expecting a further dividend this year. Part of that is due to their central bank regulations and the need to pay dividends out of audited surplus earnings. We're in regular discussions with our partner, Hochschild, and the team at San José. If there's an opportunity to, certainly, we would discuss it, at this point, we would expect dividends to resume next year. Mike KozakAnalyst at Cantor Fitzgerald00:15:31Got it. Helpful. Thank you. Perry IngCFO at McEwen00:15:32Sure. Mike KozakAnalyst at Cantor Fitzgerald00:15:33My second one, if I can in your 10-Q there was disclosure around, I think, what you're calling an enhanced financing proposal from Finland's Export Credit Agency. Could you give a bit more color there? How did Finland, of all places, come to get potentially involved in Los Azules? What are the next milestones for that proposal to maybe convert into something more definitive? What's the size as it stands right now? Anything you could give there would be helpful. Rob McEwenChairman and Chief Owner at McEwen00:16:04I'll ask Mike to address that question. Michael MedingManaging Director of McEwen Copper at McEwen Copper00:16:09Sure. As part of our financing, we look into financings for Export Credit Agencies. One of the Export Credit Agencies in Europe that is very active is the Finnish one. Why is that? Yeah, because Metso is headquartered there, and Metso is one of the key suppliers for mining equipment, specifically crushing, conveying asset plant, SX/EW, and so forth. We have engaged with the authorities from the ECA actually some years ago already, and we had received prior financing offers. That is just one part of our overall financing package. We have engaged also North American ECAs, we have engaged Japanese ECAs. We have engaged other European ECAs. Michael MedingManaging Director of McEwen Copper at McEwen Copper00:17:03We think that the financing through an ECA, on top of giving you the financing itself, so typically come with good tenders, they typically come with good pricing, and they typically come with the political support of the project. While we have the RIGI in place, which gives us good protection in Argentina, this is just another layer to make this project much more robust as we go through the different decades ahead during which the project will be operating. With regards to the amounts, that is depending on the amount of equipment sourced or equipment or engineering sourced from the countries involved. You can look, depending on the ECA, somewhere between $200 and more than $500 million each. Michael MedingManaging Director of McEwen Copper at McEwen Copper00:17:59One of the reasons why we engaged Société Générale was actually to support us bundling all those activities because those activities have been done mostly by myself and Stefan Spears in the past. They require quite some bench strength to do. We put on the team SocGen to support us in getting all this together in an overall project finance. Mike KozakAnalyst at Cantor Fitzgerald00:18:30Okay. That makes a lot of sense. I appreciate that, caller. Thanks. I'll jump back in queue. Michael MedingManaging Director of McEwen Copper at McEwen Copper00:18:36Sure. Operator00:18:39As a reminder, to ask a question, you will need to press star followed by the number one on your telephone. To withdraw your question, press star then one again. Our next question comes from Don DeMarco from National Bank. Your line is now open. Rob McEwenChairman and Chief Owner at McEwen00:18:59Hello, Don. Don DeMarcoAnalyst at National Bank00:18:59Thank you, operator. Hello, Rob. Good morning to Rob and team. Rob, I'll start off with Gold Bar. My question, is the revised guidance based solely on the known reconciliation issues, or does it include additional conservatism for areas that have not been kept in mind? I'm referring to the higher than expected carbonaceous material in certain zones that didn't reconcile with the resource model. I'm just wondering how localized that is and what assumptions you're making going forward. Thanks. William ShaverCOO at McEwen00:19:29Yeah, thanks very much for the question. It is William Shaver. I guess the models for this kind of operation are under continuous scrutiny by ourselves and by our consultants. Much of the information about where the carbon is in the various benches comes from the blast hole drilling, which is sampled on a routine basis. Those holes are approximately 12 ft or 14 ft apart. Those are all samples, and those are used in the operation to understand where the ore is and where the carbonaceous material is and where the waste is. The model is basically in a state of educating itself on an ongoing basis. Basically, I don't think we've changed the conservatism of the overall model, but it's just as it happens in this quarter, we ended up with a significant amount of waste. William ShaverCOO at McEwen00:20:56What we've done to alleviate that situation is to increase production overall, which allows us to move more waste and hopefully the same amount of ore. Of course, you can imagine that when you're in a pit, if you have this carbonaceous material in a phase, you have to mine that material to get at ore that will be encountered either behind it or beside it. It's unfortunate that these kind of things happen. I think there is some unpredictability about it because the carbon doesn't necessarily show up in the drilling that was originally used to put the resource together. It's a continuous process of having sampling, passing, marking up benches with geologists and so on. That's the routine that we have, and that normally works. We just didn't mine the right amount of ore during the period. Does that help you? Don DeMarcoAnalyst at National Bank00:22:30No, that's very helpful. I think with that, I think that kind of satisfies my questions on Gold Bar. I'll shift over to Los Azules then for my second and final question. With the FID work program expected to conclude in Q4, what are the remaining major work streams that we should focus on, and what milestone do you think is most likely to unlock value recognition? Thank you. Rob McEwenChairman and Chief Owner at McEwen00:23:04Mike, would you like to Michael MedingManaging Director of McEwen Copper at McEwen Copper00:23:07Thank you, Rob. I think that we go now through the vendor engineering. We have done the work required that was missing for the engineering in the first quarter with regards to drilling condemnation. The thing is that at June, we had completed roughly 27% of the planned FID work program. As you said, we're targeting completion of the program in the fourth quarter. That curve is by design. We had the plan ramped up beginning in the second quarter, and the piece that drive the second half are now in place. The major process packages are awarded, the SX/EW plant, the sulfuric acid plant, and the crushing system. They sit with Metso. With vendor data in hand, design is advancing quickly. What is also interesting is that we had very good geotechnical campaign. That is going into our mine design. Michael MedingManaging Director of McEwen Copper at McEwen Copper00:24:13We had a zone where in the feasibility, we had certain restriction with regards to angles. The new data that we obtained in the beginning of this year now allows us to consolidate the pit design from eight sectors to four and to shrink the zone that had to have flatter angles in the pit by roughly 22%. This will increase the ore that we can mine. It will also decrease the amount of stripping that we have to do. Those are all important milestones that we have to go through now, the mine design, the final one, and the rest of the engineering. On another note, on exploration, the work that we did was condemnation, was geotech, hydrology, but we used also a lot of the information that we obtained from that drilling for exploration purposes. Michael MedingManaging Director of McEwen Copper at McEwen Copper00:25:19We have done lots of prospecting, and we now have our first integrated district model together, which defines the structural corridor of exploration targets beyond the current resource. Three of them, Franca, Lonita, and Austral rank high in terms of priority and are planned for drill testing in the 2026/2027 season, which begins in September with, we think maybe about 8,800 m. This is all very interesting. The additional exploration will not change our plans with regards to the feasibility and the final investment decision and the engineering, but it will open up future opportunities and add to this already very long life asset beyond the initial 22-year asset life, the potential to increase the 33 years, either with a concentrator or with Rio Tinto's Nuton technology beyond that. We are quite optimistic for the overall district for Los Azules. Don DeMarcoAnalyst at National Bank00:26:26Okay. Thank you very much for that. Again, that's all for me. Thank you for taking my questions. Michael MedingManaging Director of McEwen Copper at McEwen Copper00:26:34Thank you. Rob McEwenChairman and Chief Owner at McEwen00:26:35Thank you. Operator00:26:35The next question comes from Jeremy Hoy with Canaccord Genuity. Your line is open. Rob McEwenChairman and Chief Owner at McEwen00:26:44Hi, Jeremy. Jeremy HoyAnalyst at Canaccord Genuity00:26:46Hi, Rob and Ian. Thanks for taking my question. Just a follow-up on Los Azules. On financing, Société Générale is now an exclusive debt advisor. IPO preparations have begun, and there's an enhanced Finnvera proposal. I realize that this is an evolving discussion, but I guess I'm looking for an update on how you view the likely financing stack for the project. Could you also remind us what McEwen's expected funding obligation and dilution tolerance at the McEwen Copper level are? Rob McEwenChairman and Chief Owner at McEwen00:27:34There are no obligations. Michael MedingManaging Director of McEwen Copper at McEwen Copper00:27:37Sorry, Rob. Apologies. Rob McEwenChairman and Chief Owner at McEwen00:27:39Please go ahead. Michael MedingManaging Director of McEwen Copper at McEwen Copper00:27:40Maybe I take the part of the financing package, Rob, then you can talk about the overall strategy. The overall financing package that we're looking for is about $4 billion. We had in the feasibility a CapEx of about $3.2 billion, and with working capital, with some interest payments, and with some room for an overrun facility, we're looking around $4 billion. We think that reasonably we can finance, I would say 60% debt, 40% equity for a project in Argentina of that size. We think that the majority of the debt financing will come from ECAs. I had mentioned before that the ECAs, beyond having interesting terms, they come with a lot of other benefits for projects of our size. They come with long terms, typically 10-15 years, and they make the overall project much more robust. Michael MedingManaging Director of McEwen Copper at McEwen Copper00:28:46On that side, we think that should cover maybe 80%, 85% or more percent of the overall debt financing package, and the rest would be then a traditional project finance set up. On the traditional project finance set up, we have an agreement in place with IFC. They are working with us together to audit us and support us on the IFC Performance Standard compliance that is quite advanced. They also wanted to have the [OFO] as being one of the lead arrangers for project finance, which is another international organism that comes with lots of support over the project life, the initial financing, and then overall the project life. We think we can put that package together on one hand with the ECAs, on the other hand with IFC and other DFIs, and then maybe some commercial banks, whatever is remaining. Michael MedingManaging Director of McEwen Copper at McEwen Copper00:30:02On the equity side, we are looking for about $1.6 billion, and we try obviously to maximize the debt financing as long as it generates additional value for our shareholders. On the $1.6 billion, we think that $600 million could be coming from one of our existing partners, $600 million from another partner, then we have our IPO in the mix, and then we have specialized mining funds. That would be the breakdown. This is just one scenario in terms of sources for the financing. We are looking at a couple of others, but that's the general direction that we're pushing for at the moment. Rob, you wanted to add something with the overall strategy? Rob McEwenChairman and Chief Owner at McEwen00:30:59Sure. Jeremy, you were asking about how much dilution is acceptable. As small as possible. We think we have a rare asset that can contribute significant value, so we're not keen to issue a lot of stock on that. We'll see how the market behaves. There's been a couple of issues recently. We're looking to do an IPO in the latter part of this year to address a component of that equity requirement. As Mike said, there are some partners we're looking at to put other equity in. Retaining as large a piece as possible. Hope that addresses your question. Jeremy HoyAnalyst at Canaccord Genuity00:31:53Okay. Well, yeah, that was an excellent review and summary. Thank you very much. I'll step back in the queue. Rob McEwenChairman and Chief Owner at McEwen00:32:00Thanks, Jeremy. Operator00:32:03Our next question comes from online user Terry DeVries. The first question is, "Why is all-in sustaining cost rising so high?" The second question, "How does a $10 move in crude affect AISC? Perry IngCFO at McEwen00:32:26Sure. I'll take that question, operator. It's Perry. In terms of our AISC, or all-in sustaining cost, I think you'll see that, consistent with our news release, the main driver of that was the shortfall in production ounces at Gold Bar. It's a fairly fixed cost operation, so with the decrease in the denominator, obviously, there's an overall impact in AISC. We do see that trending down as we increase ounce recovery in the second half of the year. Despite moving more volume, we do see AISC coming down from where it is in Q2. In terms of the other question, a $10 move in crude. Overall, we're not directly exposed to changes in crude oil prices. Operating the Gold Bar mine, going back to that, is our main user of fossil fuels, so there, we are exposed to U.S. diesel prices. Perry IngCFO at McEwen00:33:31In 2025, U.S. diesel was kind of in the $3.75 range. So far this year, with the onset of the Iran situation, it's increased about $4.75 per gallon. I think that increase overall has about $100 cost per ounce impact on our overall AISC costs. Again, if diesel were to rise another further dollar to $5.75 a gallon, then you'd see close to another $100 impact. If that addresses that question, operator. Operator00:34:21There are no further questions at this time. I would now like to turn the call back over to Mr. Rob McEwen. Please go ahead, sir. Rob McEwenChairman and Chief Owner at McEwen00:34:31Thank you, operator. I just want to conclude saying we see the future looking very bright. Thank you. Operator00:34:41This concludes today's call. You may now disconnect.Read moreParticipantsExecutivesRob McEwenChairman and Chief OwnerIan BallExecutive Vice ChairmanPerry IngCFOMichael MedingManaging Director of McEwen CopperWilliam ShaverCOOAnalystsJake SekelskyAnalyst at Alliance Global PartnersMike KozakAnalyst at Cantor FitzgeraldDon DeMarcoAnalyst at National BankJeremy HoyAnalyst at Canaccord GenuityPowered by Earnings DocumentsPress Release(8-K)Quarterly report(10-Q) McEwen Earnings HeadlinesTNR Gold royalty project Los Azules advances as McEwen Copper secures $240M term loanSeptember 10, 2026 | proactiveinvestors.comMcEwen Inc.: The Gold Bar Miss Is Fixable, The Copper Is FreeSeptember 5, 2026 | seekingalpha.comThe end may be near for these iconic stocksMarc Chaikin, founder of Chaikin Analytics, says two forces - AI disruption and fracturing global trade - are triggering a historic wealth transfer already underway in 2026. 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McEwen also has an interest in the San José mine in Argentina, which has historically produced gold and silver, and is advancing the Los Azules copper project in San Juan Province, Argentina, through its McEwen Copper subsidiary. McEwen was founded by mining entrepreneur Rob McEwen, who serves as chairman. 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PresentationSkip to Participants Operator00:00:00Good morning, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to McEwen's second quarter 2026 operating and financial results conference call. Present from the company today are Rob McEwen, Chairman and Chief Owner, Ian Ball, Executive Vice Chairman, William Shaver, Chief Operating Officer, Perry Ing, Chief Financial Officer, Jeff Chan, Vice President of Finance, Stefan Spears, Vice President of Corporate Development, Michael Meding, Managing Director of McEwen Copper, and Carmen Diges, General Counsel and Secretary. Other management of the company will also be available to answer questions during the call. Please note, this event is being recorded. For the question and answer session after the speaker's presentation, if you would like to ask a question, press star followed by the number one on your telephone keypad. If you would like to withdraw your question, press star one again. I will now turn the conference over to Mr. Rob McEwen, Chief Owner. Operator00:01:11Please go ahead, sir. Rob McEwenChairman and Chief Owner at McEwen00:01:14Thank you, operator. Good morning, everyone, and thank you for joining us. I'd like to do something a little different today. You've already seen our financial statements. You've had an opportunity to read our press release. You know our production numbers, our revenue, our costs. Rather than simply repeating those numbers, I'd like to step back and talk about what they really mean. I've learned something over my career, markets are very good at measuring what happened last quarter. They're much less effective at recognizing the value that's being created for the future. Today, I'd like to focus on one question. What really matters? Before I entered the mining business, I spent 18 years in the investment industry as an analyst, portfolio manager, a mutual fund manager, and later, controlling a member firm of the Toronto Stock Exchange. Rob McEwenChairman and Chief Owner at McEwen00:02:20Every day, my responsibility was to decide where capital should be invested and just as importantly, where it shouldn't. Eventually, I made a decision that surprised many people. I stopped looking for companies that created value and decided to build one instead. That perspective has never left me. I still think like an investor. I still ask the same question I asked 40 years ago. Is this company becoming more valuable? That question I want to answer today. Let's begin with the hard part. This was not a quarter we wanted. Operationally, we fell short of our own expectations. Production was lower than we had planned. Costs remained higher than we consider acceptable. Those results were disappointing to you and to me. Those explanations don't create shareholder value. Rob McEwenChairman and Chief Owner at McEwen00:03:38Execution does. Our execution wasn't consistently where it needs to be. The most significant operational issue during the quarter was at Gold Bar. We encountered more carbonaceous material than expected in portions of the ore body. Carbonaceous ore presents a metallurgical challenge because it can absorb dissolved gold during leaching, thus reducing recoveries. Simply put, we recovered fewer ounces than we should have. That's on management. The important question today isn't whether we encountered a problem. We did. The important question is whether we understand it and whether we know how to fix it. I believe we do. We've expanded metallurgical testing. We're improving our geological modeling to better identify carbonaceous zones before they're mined. We're modifying mine sequencing and blending strategies. We're evaluating additional processing improvements to reduce the impact of preg-robbing. Rob McEwenChairman and Chief Owner at McEwen00:04:56These are not overnight solutions. They're practical, measurable actions that should improve recoveries over time. I've learned something more after 40 years in the mining industry. Nature always has another lesson to teach. Great companies aren't defined by whether they encounter problems. They're defined by how honestly they acknowledge them and how effectively they solve them. That is what we're doing. Having said all of that, I don't want anyone to conclude that one difficult quarter defines this company. It doesn't. What really matters isn't whether every quarter is perfect. What really matters is whether every quarter leaves us stronger, smarter, and better positioned for the future. That's where my optimism comes from. Unlike many companies in our industry, our biggest challenge isn't finding metal. Rob McEwenChairman and Chief Owner at McEwen00:06:02It's unlocking more of the value we already own. Our exploration programs continue to demonstrate that our assets have significant room to grow. At the Fox Complex, I don't simply see a mine. I see the emergence of a mining district. Grey Fox, Stock, Whiskey Jack, and our other targets continue to strengthen our confidence that we can replace depletion and continue building long-term value through discovery. I've always believed that exploration is one of the highest return investments a mining company can make. Every important discovery begins with a drill hole that challenges yesterday's assumptions. Those discoveries don't simply add ounces. They extend mine life, improve economics, create optionality. Ultimately create shareholder value. That philosophy has guided me throughout my career. It's one of the reasons I remain so excited about our future. Then there's Los Azules. Rob McEwenChairman and Chief Owner at McEwen00:07:14I've spent much of my professional life looking for assets capable of changing the future of a company. Those opportunities are rare. I believe Los Azules is one of them. We're entering a world where artificial intelligence, data centers, electrification, modern power grid, energy security are driving unprecedented demand for copper. At the same time, very few world-class copper projects are advancing towards production. That creates an opportunity for projects with the right scale, the right economics, and the right environmental profile. Los Azules has the potential to be one of those projects. The progress we've made over the past year has reduced technical risk, strengthened engineering, advanced permitting, expanded financing discussions. There is still much work ahead, every milestone moves us closer to unlocking what I believe is one of the most valuable assets in our portfolio. Rob McEwenChairman and Chief Owner at McEwen00:08:24One thing that has remained constant throughout my career is my approach to capital allocation. Shareholders entrust us with their capital. Our responsibility is to treat every dollar as if it were our own. Because in my case, it is. I've invested a substantial portion of my own wealth in this company because I believe our best years remain ahead of us. That doesn't mean we'll never have disappointing quarters. We will. Mining doesn't work that way. What it does mean is that we will continue confronting problems honestly, investing in opportunities that offer the greatest long-term returns, and making decisions based on intrinsic value rather than short-term market sentiment. As I look ahead, I see four priorities. First, improve operational execution and recoveries. Second, continue expanding our resource base through disciplined exploration. Third, advance Los Azules towards becoming one of the world's premier copper projects. Rob McEwenChairman and Chief Owner at McEwen00:09:39Finally, allocate capital with the same discipline that has guided me throughout my career. Those priorities won't necessarily produce the perfect quarter, but I believe they will produce a much stronger company. I'll leave you with one final thought. When I entered the investment business many years ago, I learned that markets eventually recognize value. When I entered the mining business, I learned something equally important. Value has to be created before it can be recognized. That is our job. We still have work to do. We still have challenges to overcome. I believe we're building a company whose future will be considerably stronger than its recent past. In the end, that's what really matters. Thank you. Now open it for questions. Operator? Operator00:10:42We will now begin the question and answer session. As a reminder, to ask a question, you will need to press star followed by the number one on your telephone. To withdraw your question, press star, then one again. Our first question comes from Jake Sekelsky from Alliance Global Partners. Your line is now open. Jake SekelskyAnalyst at Alliance Global Partners00:11:09Hey, Rob and team. Thanks for taking the questions. Just looking at the Gold Bar production target, the multi-year target of 90,000-100,000 ounces a year, can you just touch on the permitting processes for the surrounding deposits that are going to drive this hub and spoke model? How should we think about the timeline there for tonnage starting to come in from the spokes? Rob McEwenChairman and Chief Owner at McEwen00:11:37Permitting is about two years away. We have to have some water well studies done, and during that period, we'll be coming forward with our production. As you looked at the exploration results coming out of our Eureka properties, we can see that making a large contribution to that production number you spoke of. Jake SekelskyAnalyst at Alliance Global Partners00:12:04Okay. That's helpful. Rob McEwenChairman and Chief Owner at McEwen00:12:05Okay. Jake SekelskyAnalyst at Alliance Global Partners00:12:07Just switching gears to Los Azules and the NSR. That seems like a hidden gem in the portfolio a bit. Can you just comment on how you view this asset going forward, is it something that you expect to keep in the MUX portfolio, or are there other avenues to unlock value with the NSR that you're looking at over the medium term? Ian BallExecutive Vice Chairman at McEwen00:12:35Hi, Jake. It's Ian Ball speaking. Just on your point, we've looked at it and we've been doing a lot of work on the tax implications of whether you keep that inside of McEwen or whether you were to give that to shareholders in a spin-out. Right now, it is in a U.S. corporation, and one of the things that we've looked at is, does it make sense for McEwen to hang on to it until Los Azules is actually paying? Right now, to make it on a tax-free basis, it would have to go into a U.S. corporation, which has additional corporate governance surrounding it, versus going into a Canadian corporation, which would be taxable to shareholders. Ian BallExecutive Vice Chairman at McEwen00:13:10The thought right now is keep it inside of McEwen so there's no extra G&A costs associated with running that company, then sort of evaluate it when Los Azules is entering production, because then it could obviously incur that extra cost of being a U.S. company. We also announced yesterday that we have created a small royalty on this agreement we have with Paragon. We have other royalties within the company. The thought is we could probably build up that royalty portfolio alongside Los Azules, obviously, as you mentioned, being the key royalty. At some point, it probably does make some sense to look at giving that to shareholders in the way of an IPO, because it should trade at a higher valuation based relative to the operating company. Jake SekelskyAnalyst at Alliance Global Partners00:13:57Makes sense. Okay. Maybe over the medium term, kind of build up a bit of a royalty portfolio and potentially spin it out down the road when the timing makes sense. Ian BallExecutive Vice Chairman at McEwen00:14:05Yeah. I think that's something that we would have to consider, yeah. Jake SekelskyAnalyst at Alliance Global Partners00:14:11Okay. Very good. That's all on my end. Thanks again. Ian BallExecutive Vice Chairman at McEwen00:14:15Thanks, Jake. Operator00:14:16The next question comes from Mike Kozak from Cantor Fitzgerald. Your line is now open. Mike KozakAnalyst at Cantor Fitzgerald00:14:25Yeah. Good morning, Rob and team. Rob McEwenChairman and Chief Owner at McEwen00:14:26Good morning, Mike. Mike KozakAnalyst at Cantor Fitzgerald00:14:26A few questions. Oh, good morning. A few questions from me. How much cash was in the San José JV at exit Q2? Do you expect any more distributions over the remainder of this year? I know you're already through guidance, just some color there would be helpful. Perry IngCFO at McEwen00:14:45Sounds good, Mike. This is Perry speaking. At the end of the second quarter, I believe San José had roughly $130 million in U.S. cash and investments. We're not expecting a further dividend this year. Part of that is due to their central bank regulations and the need to pay dividends out of audited surplus earnings. We're in regular discussions with our partner, Hochschild, and the team at San José. If there's an opportunity to, certainly, we would discuss it, at this point, we would expect dividends to resume next year. Mike KozakAnalyst at Cantor Fitzgerald00:15:31Got it. Helpful. Thank you. Perry IngCFO at McEwen00:15:32Sure. Mike KozakAnalyst at Cantor Fitzgerald00:15:33My second one, if I can in your 10-Q there was disclosure around, I think, what you're calling an enhanced financing proposal from Finland's Export Credit Agency. Could you give a bit more color there? How did Finland, of all places, come to get potentially involved in Los Azules? What are the next milestones for that proposal to maybe convert into something more definitive? What's the size as it stands right now? Anything you could give there would be helpful. Rob McEwenChairman and Chief Owner at McEwen00:16:04I'll ask Mike to address that question. Michael MedingManaging Director of McEwen Copper at McEwen Copper00:16:09Sure. As part of our financing, we look into financings for Export Credit Agencies. One of the Export Credit Agencies in Europe that is very active is the Finnish one. Why is that? Yeah, because Metso is headquartered there, and Metso is one of the key suppliers for mining equipment, specifically crushing, conveying asset plant, SX/EW, and so forth. We have engaged with the authorities from the ECA actually some years ago already, and we had received prior financing offers. That is just one part of our overall financing package. We have engaged also North American ECAs, we have engaged Japanese ECAs. We have engaged other European ECAs. Michael MedingManaging Director of McEwen Copper at McEwen Copper00:17:03We think that the financing through an ECA, on top of giving you the financing itself, so typically come with good tenders, they typically come with good pricing, and they typically come with the political support of the project. While we have the RIGI in place, which gives us good protection in Argentina, this is just another layer to make this project much more robust as we go through the different decades ahead during which the project will be operating. With regards to the amounts, that is depending on the amount of equipment sourced or equipment or engineering sourced from the countries involved. You can look, depending on the ECA, somewhere between $200 and more than $500 million each. Michael MedingManaging Director of McEwen Copper at McEwen Copper00:17:59One of the reasons why we engaged Société Générale was actually to support us bundling all those activities because those activities have been done mostly by myself and Stefan Spears in the past. They require quite some bench strength to do. We put on the team SocGen to support us in getting all this together in an overall project finance. Mike KozakAnalyst at Cantor Fitzgerald00:18:30Okay. That makes a lot of sense. I appreciate that, caller. Thanks. I'll jump back in queue. Michael MedingManaging Director of McEwen Copper at McEwen Copper00:18:36Sure. Operator00:18:39As a reminder, to ask a question, you will need to press star followed by the number one on your telephone. To withdraw your question, press star then one again. Our next question comes from Don DeMarco from National Bank. Your line is now open. Rob McEwenChairman and Chief Owner at McEwen00:18:59Hello, Don. Don DeMarcoAnalyst at National Bank00:18:59Thank you, operator. Hello, Rob. Good morning to Rob and team. Rob, I'll start off with Gold Bar. My question, is the revised guidance based solely on the known reconciliation issues, or does it include additional conservatism for areas that have not been kept in mind? I'm referring to the higher than expected carbonaceous material in certain zones that didn't reconcile with the resource model. I'm just wondering how localized that is and what assumptions you're making going forward. Thanks. William ShaverCOO at McEwen00:19:29Yeah, thanks very much for the question. It is William Shaver. I guess the models for this kind of operation are under continuous scrutiny by ourselves and by our consultants. Much of the information about where the carbon is in the various benches comes from the blast hole drilling, which is sampled on a routine basis. Those holes are approximately 12 ft or 14 ft apart. Those are all samples, and those are used in the operation to understand where the ore is and where the carbonaceous material is and where the waste is. The model is basically in a state of educating itself on an ongoing basis. Basically, I don't think we've changed the conservatism of the overall model, but it's just as it happens in this quarter, we ended up with a significant amount of waste. William ShaverCOO at McEwen00:20:56What we've done to alleviate that situation is to increase production overall, which allows us to move more waste and hopefully the same amount of ore. Of course, you can imagine that when you're in a pit, if you have this carbonaceous material in a phase, you have to mine that material to get at ore that will be encountered either behind it or beside it. It's unfortunate that these kind of things happen. I think there is some unpredictability about it because the carbon doesn't necessarily show up in the drilling that was originally used to put the resource together. It's a continuous process of having sampling, passing, marking up benches with geologists and so on. That's the routine that we have, and that normally works. We just didn't mine the right amount of ore during the period. Does that help you? Don DeMarcoAnalyst at National Bank00:22:30No, that's very helpful. I think with that, I think that kind of satisfies my questions on Gold Bar. I'll shift over to Los Azules then for my second and final question. With the FID work program expected to conclude in Q4, what are the remaining major work streams that we should focus on, and what milestone do you think is most likely to unlock value recognition? Thank you. Rob McEwenChairman and Chief Owner at McEwen00:23:04Mike, would you like to Michael MedingManaging Director of McEwen Copper at McEwen Copper00:23:07Thank you, Rob. I think that we go now through the vendor engineering. We have done the work required that was missing for the engineering in the first quarter with regards to drilling condemnation. The thing is that at June, we had completed roughly 27% of the planned FID work program. As you said, we're targeting completion of the program in the fourth quarter. That curve is by design. We had the plan ramped up beginning in the second quarter, and the piece that drive the second half are now in place. The major process packages are awarded, the SX/EW plant, the sulfuric acid plant, and the crushing system. They sit with Metso. With vendor data in hand, design is advancing quickly. What is also interesting is that we had very good geotechnical campaign. That is going into our mine design. Michael MedingManaging Director of McEwen Copper at McEwen Copper00:24:13We had a zone where in the feasibility, we had certain restriction with regards to angles. The new data that we obtained in the beginning of this year now allows us to consolidate the pit design from eight sectors to four and to shrink the zone that had to have flatter angles in the pit by roughly 22%. This will increase the ore that we can mine. It will also decrease the amount of stripping that we have to do. Those are all important milestones that we have to go through now, the mine design, the final one, and the rest of the engineering. On another note, on exploration, the work that we did was condemnation, was geotech, hydrology, but we used also a lot of the information that we obtained from that drilling for exploration purposes. Michael MedingManaging Director of McEwen Copper at McEwen Copper00:25:19We have done lots of prospecting, and we now have our first integrated district model together, which defines the structural corridor of exploration targets beyond the current resource. Three of them, Franca, Lonita, and Austral rank high in terms of priority and are planned for drill testing in the 2026/2027 season, which begins in September with, we think maybe about 8,800 m. This is all very interesting. The additional exploration will not change our plans with regards to the feasibility and the final investment decision and the engineering, but it will open up future opportunities and add to this already very long life asset beyond the initial 22-year asset life, the potential to increase the 33 years, either with a concentrator or with Rio Tinto's Nuton technology beyond that. We are quite optimistic for the overall district for Los Azules. Don DeMarcoAnalyst at National Bank00:26:26Okay. Thank you very much for that. Again, that's all for me. Thank you for taking my questions. Michael MedingManaging Director of McEwen Copper at McEwen Copper00:26:34Thank you. Rob McEwenChairman and Chief Owner at McEwen00:26:35Thank you. Operator00:26:35The next question comes from Jeremy Hoy with Canaccord Genuity. Your line is open. Rob McEwenChairman and Chief Owner at McEwen00:26:44Hi, Jeremy. Jeremy HoyAnalyst at Canaccord Genuity00:26:46Hi, Rob and Ian. Thanks for taking my question. Just a follow-up on Los Azules. On financing, Société Générale is now an exclusive debt advisor. IPO preparations have begun, and there's an enhanced Finnvera proposal. I realize that this is an evolving discussion, but I guess I'm looking for an update on how you view the likely financing stack for the project. Could you also remind us what McEwen's expected funding obligation and dilution tolerance at the McEwen Copper level are? Rob McEwenChairman and Chief Owner at McEwen00:27:34There are no obligations. Michael MedingManaging Director of McEwen Copper at McEwen Copper00:27:37Sorry, Rob. Apologies. Rob McEwenChairman and Chief Owner at McEwen00:27:39Please go ahead. Michael MedingManaging Director of McEwen Copper at McEwen Copper00:27:40Maybe I take the part of the financing package, Rob, then you can talk about the overall strategy. The overall financing package that we're looking for is about $4 billion. We had in the feasibility a CapEx of about $3.2 billion, and with working capital, with some interest payments, and with some room for an overrun facility, we're looking around $4 billion. We think that reasonably we can finance, I would say 60% debt, 40% equity for a project in Argentina of that size. We think that the majority of the debt financing will come from ECAs. I had mentioned before that the ECAs, beyond having interesting terms, they come with a lot of other benefits for projects of our size. They come with long terms, typically 10-15 years, and they make the overall project much more robust. Michael MedingManaging Director of McEwen Copper at McEwen Copper00:28:46On that side, we think that should cover maybe 80%, 85% or more percent of the overall debt financing package, and the rest would be then a traditional project finance set up. On the traditional project finance set up, we have an agreement in place with IFC. They are working with us together to audit us and support us on the IFC Performance Standard compliance that is quite advanced. They also wanted to have the [OFO] as being one of the lead arrangers for project finance, which is another international organism that comes with lots of support over the project life, the initial financing, and then overall the project life. We think we can put that package together on one hand with the ECAs, on the other hand with IFC and other DFIs, and then maybe some commercial banks, whatever is remaining. Michael MedingManaging Director of McEwen Copper at McEwen Copper00:30:02On the equity side, we are looking for about $1.6 billion, and we try obviously to maximize the debt financing as long as it generates additional value for our shareholders. On the $1.6 billion, we think that $600 million could be coming from one of our existing partners, $600 million from another partner, then we have our IPO in the mix, and then we have specialized mining funds. That would be the breakdown. This is just one scenario in terms of sources for the financing. We are looking at a couple of others, but that's the general direction that we're pushing for at the moment. Rob, you wanted to add something with the overall strategy? Rob McEwenChairman and Chief Owner at McEwen00:30:59Sure. Jeremy, you were asking about how much dilution is acceptable. As small as possible. We think we have a rare asset that can contribute significant value, so we're not keen to issue a lot of stock on that. We'll see how the market behaves. There's been a couple of issues recently. We're looking to do an IPO in the latter part of this year to address a component of that equity requirement. As Mike said, there are some partners we're looking at to put other equity in. Retaining as large a piece as possible. Hope that addresses your question. Jeremy HoyAnalyst at Canaccord Genuity00:31:53Okay. Well, yeah, that was an excellent review and summary. Thank you very much. I'll step back in the queue. Rob McEwenChairman and Chief Owner at McEwen00:32:00Thanks, Jeremy. Operator00:32:03Our next question comes from online user Terry DeVries. The first question is, "Why is all-in sustaining cost rising so high?" The second question, "How does a $10 move in crude affect AISC? Perry IngCFO at McEwen00:32:26Sure. I'll take that question, operator. It's Perry. In terms of our AISC, or all-in sustaining cost, I think you'll see that, consistent with our news release, the main driver of that was the shortfall in production ounces at Gold Bar. It's a fairly fixed cost operation, so with the decrease in the denominator, obviously, there's an overall impact in AISC. We do see that trending down as we increase ounce recovery in the second half of the year. Despite moving more volume, we do see AISC coming down from where it is in Q2. In terms of the other question, a $10 move in crude. Overall, we're not directly exposed to changes in crude oil prices. Operating the Gold Bar mine, going back to that, is our main user of fossil fuels, so there, we are exposed to U.S. diesel prices. Perry IngCFO at McEwen00:33:31In 2025, U.S. diesel was kind of in the $3.75 range. So far this year, with the onset of the Iran situation, it's increased about $4.75 per gallon. I think that increase overall has about $100 cost per ounce impact on our overall AISC costs. Again, if diesel were to rise another further dollar to $5.75 a gallon, then you'd see close to another $100 impact. If that addresses that question, operator. Operator00:34:21There are no further questions at this time. I would now like to turn the call back over to Mr. Rob McEwen. Please go ahead, sir. Rob McEwenChairman and Chief Owner at McEwen00:34:31Thank you, operator. I just want to conclude saying we see the future looking very bright. Thank you. Operator00:34:41This concludes today's call. You may now disconnect.Read moreParticipantsExecutivesRob McEwenChairman and Chief OwnerIan BallExecutive Vice ChairmanPerry IngCFOMichael MedingManaging Director of McEwen CopperWilliam ShaverCOOAnalystsJake SekelskyAnalyst at Alliance Global PartnersMike KozakAnalyst at Cantor FitzgeraldDon DeMarcoAnalyst at National BankJeremy HoyAnalyst at Canaccord GenuityPowered by