Alkane Delivers Record Q3 Profit of $93 million
Original announcement by tmx on
- Company
- Alkane Resources Limited
- Ticker
- ALK
- Exchange
- TSX
- Region
- Unavailable
- Primary commodity
- Gold
- Secondary commodities
- Antimony
- Document categories
- Production, Other, Metallurgy
- Extracted
- 2026-09-13 10:58:22 UTC
Analysis by Minestarters Atlas
Minestarters Atlas analysis
Summary
Alkane Resources Limited reported record financial and operational results for the third quarter ended 31 March 2026, with a net profit of $93 million and revenues of $274 million. The company achieved record gold equivalent production of 45,776 ounces and 377 tonnes of antimony, driven by strong performance across its Tomingley, Costerfield, and Björkdal operations. Alkane ended the quarter with a robust financial position of $374 million in cash, bullion, and investments, and remains on track to meet its FY2026 guidance.
Reasoning: Alkane Resources delivered record financial and operational results for Q3 2026, driven by strong production across its three mines and high commodity prices. The company achieved record profit, revenues, and cash generation, and is on track to meet its annual guidance. While Costerfield experienced some grade variability, overall performance was exceptional.
Positive factors
- Record Q3 profit of $93 million
- Record revenues of $274 million
- Record production of 44,669 gold ounces and 377 tonnes antimony (consolidated)
- Record cash generation with EBITDA of $161 million
- Strong financial position with $374 million cash, bullion and investments
- On track to meet FY2026 guidance
- Increased gold production at Tomingley due to higher throughput and mill head grades
- Improved gold recovery at Tomingley and Björkdal in Q3 2026 vs Q2 2026
- Lower cash operating costs and AISC at Tomingley and Björkdal in Q3 2026 vs Q2 2026
Negative factors
- Costerfield mined grades were different to those aimed for due to grade variability
- Costerfield AISC increased in Q3 2026 compared to Q2 2026
Facts used in scoring: 42
Classification and evidence
Tonnage Growthpositive · Story-specific tag
Tonnage increase reaching the strong tier vs prior estimate, with grade maintained or improved.
Why it applies: Consolidated mined ore increased from 580,994 t in Q2 2026 to 620,121 t in Q3 2026.
Evidence · table
“620,121”
Context: Tonnes of ore mined (t)
Grade Improvementpositive · Story-specific tag
Average resource grade improved vs prior estimate — better deposit economics.
Why it applies: Björkdal processed ore - milled head grade gold improved from 1.04 g/t in Q2 2026 to 1.52 g/t in Q3 2026.
Evidence · table
“1.52”
Context: Processed ore - milled head grade gold (g/t)
Recovery Improvingpositive · Story-specific tag
Recovery improved versus a like-for-like prior test program on the same domain and route.
Why it applies: Gold recovery at Tomingley improved from 89.84% in Q2 2026 to 90.11% in Q3 2026, and at Björkdal from 87.43% to 90.43%.
Evidence · table
“90.11”
Context: Recovery gold (%)
Resource Updateneutral · Story-specific tag
Revised estimate for an existing resource — compare to prior to assess progress.
Why it applies: The document provides a quarterly operational and financial update, which is a routine update.
Evidence · text
“Alkane Delivers Record Q3 Profit of $93 million”
QP/CP Signedpositive · Story-specific tag
Qualified Person (QP) or Competent Person (CP) named and signed off — a member of a recognized professional association (e.g., AusIMM, SME, AIG, P.Geo) with relevant experience.
Why it applies: The document is authorized for release by Nic Earner, Managing Director & CEO.
Evidence · text
“This document has been authorised for release to the market by Nic Earner, Managing Director & CEO.”
Deleterious Elements Presentnegative · Story-specific tag
A source-stated penalty, refractory or recovery concern in the fact's scope. Element detection alone, including measured elements explicitly below penalty thresholds, does not trigger this tag. Respect negation and retain a separately stated concern even when another risk is explicitly absent.
Why it applies: Costerfield mined grades were different to those aimed for due to grade variability, indicating potential issues with ore consistency.
Evidence · text
“Some mined areas did not perform as well as expected in forecast models due to grade variability.”
Extracted facts
Stored fact records: 18. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.
Metallurgical Results (18)
production_dataTomingley · goldRecovery: 90.11 %Head Grade: 2.41Head Grade Unit: g/tView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- Tomingley
- Commodity
- gold
- Ticker
- ALK
Test Work
- Test Type
- production_data
- Processing Route
- mill_route
Recovery
- Recovery
- 90.11 %
- Recovery Basis
- actual_test
- Head Grade
- 2.41
- Head Grade Unit
- g/t
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Tomingley achieved a strong gold recovery of 90.11% in Q3 2026, indicating efficient processing and contributing to overall production.
Positive factors
- High gold recovery for a mill operation
- Recovery improved compared to Q2 2026 (89.84%)
Evidence · table
“90.11”
Context: 314,997
production_dataCosterfield · goldRecovery: 93.58 %Head Grade: 10.21Head Grade Unit: g/tView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- Costerfield
- Commodity
- gold
- Ticker
- ALK
Test Work
- Test Type
- production_data
- Processing Route
- mill_route
Recovery
- Recovery
- 93.58 %
- Recovery Basis
- actual_test
- Head Grade
- 10.21
- Head Grade Unit
- g/t
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Costerfield maintained very high gold recovery rates in Q3 2026, demonstrating efficient processing despite a slight quarter-on-quarter decrease.
Positive factors
- Very high gold recovery for a mill operation
Negative factors
- Slight decrease in recovery compared to Q2 2026 (93.94%)
Evidence · table
“93.58”
Context: 35,598
production_dataCosterfield · antimonyRecovery: 85.93 %Head Grade: 1.21Head Grade Unit: %View all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- Costerfield
- Commodity
- antimony
- Ticker
- ALK
Test Work
- Test Type
- production_data
- Processing Route
- mill_route
Recovery
- Recovery
- 85.93 %
- Recovery Basis
- actual_test
- Head Grade
- 1.21
- Head Grade Unit
- %
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Costerfield achieved strong antimony recovery rates in Q3 2026, contributing to overall metal production.
Positive factors
- Strong antimony recovery
Negative factors
- Slight decrease in recovery compared to Q2 2026 (86.77%)
Evidence · table
“85.93”
Context: 35,598
production_dataBjörkdal · goldRecovery: 90.43 %Head Grade: 1.52Head Grade Unit: g/tView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- Björkdal
- Commodity
- gold
- Ticker
- ALK
Test Work
- Test Type
- production_data
- Processing Route
- mill_route
Recovery
- Recovery
- 90.43 %
- Recovery Basis
- actual_test
- Head Grade
- 1.52
- Head Grade Unit
- g/t
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Björkdal achieved a strong gold recovery of 90.43% in Q3 2026, a notable improvement from the previous quarter, indicating enhanced processing efficiency.
Positive factors
- High gold recovery for a mill operation
- Recovery improved significantly compared to Q2 2026 (87.43%)
Evidence · table
“90.43”
Context: 323,417
production_dataConsolidated · goldRecovery: 91.38 %Head Grade: 2.4Head Grade Unit: g/tView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- Consolidated
- Commodity
- gold
- Ticker
- ALK
Test Work
- Test Type
- production_data
- Processing Route
- mill_route
Recovery
- Recovery
- 91.38 %
- Recovery Basis
- actual_test
- Head Grade
- 2.4
- Head Grade Unit
- g/t
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Consolidated gold recovery improved to 91.38% in Q3 2026, reflecting efficient processing across the company's operations.
Positive factors
- High consolidated gold recovery for a mill operation
- Recovery improved compared to Q2 2026 (90.40%)
Evidence · table
“91.38”
Context: 674,011
production_dataConsolidated · antimonyRecovery: 85.93 %Head Grade: 1.21Head Grade Unit: %View all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- Consolidated
- Commodity
- antimony
- Ticker
- ALK
Test Work
- Test Type
- production_data
- Processing Route
- mill_route
Recovery
- Recovery
- 85.93 %
- Recovery Basis
- actual_test
- Head Grade
- 1.21
- Head Grade Unit
- %
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Consolidated antimony recovery was strong in Q3 2026, contributing to overall metal production.
Positive factors
- Strong consolidated antimony recovery
Negative factors
- Slight decrease in recovery compared to Q2 2026 (86.77%)
Evidence · table
“85.93”
Context: 674,011
production_dataTomingley · goldRecovery: 89.84 %Head Grade: 2.5Head Grade Unit: g/tView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- Tomingley
- Commodity
- gold
- Ticker
- ALK
Test Work
- Test Type
- production_data
- Processing Route
- mill_route
Recovery
- Recovery
- 89.84 %
- Recovery Basis
- actual_test
- Head Grade
- 2.5
- Head Grade Unit
- g/t
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Tomingley achieved a high gold recovery of 89.84% in Q2 2026, indicating efficient processing.
Positive factors
- High gold recovery for a mill operation
Evidence · table
“89.84”
Context: 318,851
production_dataCosterfield · goldRecovery: 93.94 %Head Grade: 10.44Head Grade Unit: g/tView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- Costerfield
- Commodity
- gold
- Ticker
- ALK
Test Work
- Test Type
- production_data
- Processing Route
- mill_route
Recovery
- Recovery
- 93.94 %
- Recovery Basis
- actual_test
- Head Grade
- 10.44
- Head Grade Unit
- g/t
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Costerfield maintained very high gold recovery rates in Q2 2026, demonstrating efficient processing.
Positive factors
- Very high gold recovery for a mill operation
Evidence · table
“93.94”
Context: 34,732
production_dataCosterfield · antimonyRecovery: 86.77 %Head Grade: 0.91Head Grade Unit: %View all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- Costerfield
- Commodity
- antimony
- Ticker
- ALK
Test Work
- Test Type
- production_data
- Processing Route
- mill_route
Recovery
- Recovery
- 86.77 %
- Recovery Basis
- actual_test
- Head Grade
- 0.91
- Head Grade Unit
- %
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Costerfield achieved strong antimony recovery rates in Q2 2026, contributing to overall metal production.
Positive factors
- Strong antimony recovery
Evidence · table
“86.77”
Context: 34,732
production_dataBjörkdal · goldRecovery: 87.43 %Head Grade: 1.04Head Grade Unit: g/tView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- Björkdal
- Commodity
- gold
- Ticker
- ALK
Test Work
- Test Type
- production_data
- Processing Route
- mill_route
Recovery
- Recovery
- 87.43 %
- Recovery Basis
- actual_test
- Head Grade
- 1.04
- Head Grade Unit
- g/t
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Björkdal achieved a good gold recovery of 87.43% in Q2 2026, indicating efficient processing.
Positive factors
- Good gold recovery for a mill operation
Evidence · table
“87.43”
Context: 329,652
production_dataConsolidated · goldRecovery: 90.4 %Head Grade: 2.2Head Grade Unit: g/tView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- Consolidated
- Commodity
- gold
- Ticker
- ALK
Test Work
- Test Type
- production_data
- Processing Route
- mill_route
Recovery
- Recovery
- 90.4 %
- Recovery Basis
- actual_test
- Head Grade
- 2.2
- Head Grade Unit
- g/t
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Consolidated gold recovery was high in Q2 2026, reflecting efficient processing across the company's operations.
Positive factors
- High consolidated gold recovery for a mill operation
Evidence · table
“90.40”
Context: 683,235
production_dataConsolidated · antimonyRecovery: 86.77 %Head Grade: 0.91Head Grade Unit: %View all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- Consolidated
- Commodity
- antimony
- Ticker
- ALK
Test Work
- Test Type
- production_data
- Processing Route
- mill_route
Recovery
- Recovery
- 86.77 %
- Recovery Basis
- actual_test
- Head Grade
- 0.91
- Head Grade Unit
- %
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Consolidated antimony recovery was strong in Q2 2026, contributing to overall metal production.
Positive factors
- Strong consolidated antimony recovery
Evidence · table
“86.77”
Context: 683,235
production_dataTomingley · goldRecovery: 85.78 %Head Grade: 2.15Head Grade Unit: g/tView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- Tomingley
- Commodity
- gold
- Ticker
- ALK
Test Work
- Test Type
- production_data
- Processing Route
- mill_route
Recovery
- Recovery
- 85.78 %
- Recovery Basis
- actual_test
- Head Grade
- 2.15
- Head Grade Unit
- g/t
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Tomingley achieved a good gold recovery of 85.78% in Q1 2026, indicating efficient processing.
Positive factors
- Good gold recovery for a mill operation
Evidence · table
“85.78”
Context: 314,970
production_dataCosterfield · goldRecovery: 92.71 %Head Grade: 8.48Head Grade Unit: g/tView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- Costerfield
- Commodity
- gold
- Ticker
- ALK
Test Work
- Test Type
- production_data
- Processing Route
- mill_route
Recovery
- Recovery
- 92.71 %
- Recovery Basis
- actual_test
- Head Grade
- 8.48
- Head Grade Unit
- g/t
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Costerfield maintained very high gold recovery rates in Q1 2026, demonstrating efficient processing.
Positive factors
- Very high gold recovery for a mill operation
Evidence · table
“92.71”
Context: 22,671
production_dataCosterfield · antimonyRecovery: 81.99 %Head Grade: 0.68Head Grade Unit: %View all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- Costerfield
- Commodity
- antimony
- Ticker
- ALK
Test Work
- Test Type
- production_data
- Processing Route
- mill_route
Recovery
- Recovery
- 81.99 %
- Recovery Basis
- actual_test
- Head Grade
- 0.68
- Head Grade Unit
- %
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Costerfield achieved strong antimony recovery rates in Q1 2026, contributing to overall metal production.
Positive factors
- Strong antimony recovery
Evidence · table
“81.99”
Context: 22,671
production_dataBjörkdal · goldRecovery: 85.56 %Head Grade: 0.94Head Grade Unit: g/tView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- Björkdal
- Commodity
- gold
- Ticker
- ALK
Test Work
- Test Type
- production_data
- Processing Route
- mill_route
Recovery
- Recovery
- 85.56 %
- Recovery Basis
- actual_test
- Head Grade
- 0.94
- Head Grade Unit
- g/t
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Björkdal achieved a good gold recovery of 85.56% in Q1 2026, indicating efficient processing.
Positive factors
- Good gold recovery for a mill operation
Evidence · table
“85.56”
Context: 233,789
production_dataConsolidated · goldRecovery: 88.02 %Head Grade: 1.91Head Grade Unit: g/tView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- Consolidated
- Commodity
- gold
- Ticker
- ALK
Test Work
- Test Type
- production_data
- Processing Route
- mill_route
Recovery
- Recovery
- 88.02 %
- Recovery Basis
- actual_test
- Head Grade
- 1.91
- Head Grade Unit
- g/t
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Consolidated gold recovery was good in Q1 2026, reflecting efficient processing across the company's operations.
Positive factors
- Good consolidated gold recovery for a mill operation
Evidence · table
“88.02”
Context: 571,429
production_dataConsolidated · antimonyRecovery: 81.99 %Head Grade: 0.68Head Grade Unit: %View all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- Consolidated
- Commodity
- antimony
- Ticker
- ALK
Test Work
- Test Type
- production_data
- Processing Route
- mill_route
Recovery
- Recovery
- 81.99 %
- Recovery Basis
- actual_test
- Head Grade
- 0.68
- Head Grade Unit
- %
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Consolidated antimony recovery was consistent in Q1 2026, contributing to overall metal production.
Positive factors
- Consistent consolidated antimony recovery
Evidence · table
“81.99”
Context: 571,429
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