Idaho Strategic Reports Second Quarter 2024 Operating and Financial Performance

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Highlighted by an 89.26% Increase in Revenue and a 558.30% Increase in Net Income - IDR's 6-Month Net Income in 2024 is Nearly 4x Last Year's Total Net Income

COEUR D'ALENE, ID / ACCESSWIRE / July 30, 2024 / Idaho Strategic Resources, Inc. (NYSE American:IDR) ("IDR", "Idaho Strategic" or the "Company") today announced its consolidated operating and financial results for the second quarter ending June 30, 2024. IDR achieved an 89.26% increase in revenue and a 558.30% increase in net income compared to the second quarter of 2023. Key highlights include:

Operational

Performance:

Q2 2024

% Change

Q2 2023

Ore Tonnes Processed

9,260

-20.91%

%

11,708

Average Flotation Feed Grade (gpt)

10.29

40.77

%

7.31

Ounces Produced

2,903

34.99

%

2,152

All-In Sustaining Cost Per Ounce ($USD)

$ 1,319.40

17.66

%

$ 1,121.39

Financial

Performance ($USD):

Q2 2024

% Change

Q2 2023

Revenue

$ 6,125,382

89.26

%

$ 3,236,515

Total Cost of Sales

$ 3,051,957

24.93

%

$ 2,442,932

Gross Profit

$ 3,073,425

287.28

%

$ 793,583

Net Income Attributable to IDR

$ 2,157,873

558.30

%

$ 327,793

Earnings Per Share (EPS)

$ 0.17

466.67

%

$ 0.03

Idaho Strategic's CEO and President, John Swallow stated, "Our folks did a great job during the second quarter. We have a lot going on (in addition to daily activities) - underground and surface drilling at the Golden Chest, pad and road construction for the paste backfill plant, power upgrade underway, paste plant structure and equipment ordered, upcoming drill program at Eastern Star in September, added two geologists and seasonal help to our staff, and possibly one or two other items on deck. Not to mention that the macro picture seems to be evolving more and more toward our business plan. In alignment with our discretionary ‘win as we go' approach to compensation, each employee, officer, and director earned another quarterly ‘paycheck bonus' on top of the normal pay structure."

Golden Chest Highlights for Q2 2024 Include:

  • At the Golden Chest, ore mined from underground stopes totaled approximately 11,500 tonnes with all of the tonnage coming from H-Vein stopes. A significant stockpile of ore was built up at the mill by the end of the quarter.

  • A total of 3,230 cubic meters of cemented rockfill ("CRF") were placed during the quarter, which is a new quarterly record. The Main Access Ramp ("MAR") and associated drifts and raises were advanced by about 100 meters during the quarter.

  • For the quarter ended June 30, 2024, a total of 9,260 dry metric tonnes ("dmt") were processed at the Company's New Jersey mill with a flotation feed head grade of 10.29 gpt gold and gold recovery of 93.6%.

  • An exploration program consisting of both underground and surface core drilling was started in the second quarter. Underground drilling was focused on exploring the Klondike area and the projected northerly strike of the H-vein. Surface drilling was started in Butte Gulch with plans to move to the northern area of the Golden Chest in the third quarter.