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May 27, 2026 8:00 PM

Magna Mining Reports Operating and Financial Results for the First Quarter of 2026

SUDBURY, Ontario, May 27, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Magna Mining Inc. (TSXV:NICU) (OTCQX:MGMNF) (FSE:8YD) (the "Company" or "Magna") is pleased to report operating and financial results for the first quarter of 2026 ("Q1 2026"). Management will host a conference call tomorrow, May 28, 2026, at 8:00am EDT to discuss the results. All amounts are expressed in Canadian dollars unless otherwise indicated.

Highlights

During Q1 2026, Magna achieved a positive cash margin* of $6.0 million at the McCreedy West copper-precious metals-nickel Mine ("McCreedy West"), located in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada.

In Q1 2026, 82,296 tons of ore was processed from the 700 Footwall Copper Zone at McCreedy West at a grade of 3.38% copper equivalent ("CuEq")1 based on realized metal prices in the quarter.

The Company produced 4.1 million CuEq payable pounds ("lbs") in Q1 2026. With both tonnage and grades forecast to increase from Q1, the Company continues to expect to achieve full year production guidance of 16-18 million CuEq payable lbs.

Quarterly cash costs* and All-in sustaining costs* ("AISC") of US$3.48 per CuEq lb, and US$4.21 per CuEq lb, respectively. Production costs per ton processed in Q1 2026 declined by 5.3% quarter over quarter to $214 per ton.

Ended Q1 2026 with cash and cash equivalents of $35.8 million and a working capital balance of $53.7 million. At March 31, 2026 the Company's Trade and Other Receivables had increased to $36.7 million which included $28.2 million in metal receivables, as well as $7.8 million from reimbursable costs related to an egress project for a neighbouring mine. Subsequent to the end of Q1 2026, $11.5 million of the Trade and Other Receivables has been received.

Exploration and evaluation expenses in Q1 2026 of $2.8 million, including $2.3 million at Levack Mine as focus transitioned to infrastructure readiness to support early ore sources and new underground exploration platforms to test the R2 Footwall Zone, with completion of a Preliminary Economic Assessment ("PEA") expected in Q3.

During Q1 2026, the Company announced initial Mining Reserves for the 700/PM copper-precious metals Zones at McCreedy West which demonstrate an initial three-year production profile, assuming forecasted mining rates which are in line with the current operation and 2026 guidance.

Subsequent to the end of Q1 2026, on May 4, 2026 the Company announced that it has received conditional approval to list its common shares on the Toronto Stock Exchange ("TSX") and graduate from the TSX Venture Exchange ("TSXV"). Final approval of the listing is subject to the Company fulfilling all of the requirements of the TSX, including receipt of all required documentation on or before July 29, 2026.

* Refer to the section entitled "Non-IFRS Performance Measures" for the reconciliation of these non-IFRS measurements to the financial statements. "Cash Margin" is calculated as the difference between total sales revenue, net of smelting, refining and treatment costs from mining operations, and the cash mine site operating costs.

Jason Jessup, CEO of Magna, commented, "Magna has started 2026 on a strong footing, generating $6 million in cash margin at the McCreedy West Mine during the first quarter while executing our plan to achieve annual production guidance. Through attention to detail, strong leadership, and an engaged workforce, we also completed the quarter with zero reportable injuries across the company, including contractors. These same efforts contributed to lower quarter-over-quarter operating costs per ton of ore shipped.

At Levack Mine, we completed the breakthrough connecting to Vale's Coleman Mine and continued expanding and delineating our R2 Footwall copper-precious metals Zone discovery. The PEA for Levack Mine is on track to be completed in Q3, along with the pre-feasibility study for Crean Hill.

The work completed in 2025 positioned McCreedy West to meaningfully support our growth initiatives at Levack and Crean Hill. Results from the first quarter of 2026 demonstrate that we are on the right path, and I expect we can continue building on this momentum through the balance of the year, including the potential restart of mining in the Intermain Nickel Zone at McCreedy West."

Table 1: McCreedy West Tons Processed, Contained CuEq Grades, and CuEq Payable Pounds

 

FY 2026

FY 2025

FY 2025

 

Q1

Q4

Q3

Q2

Q1(March only)

Tons Processed

82,296

84,954

75,215

70,045

20,388

250,602

CuEq Grade (%)1(contained)

3.38

3.41

2.64

3.26

3.01

3.10

CuEq lbs1(payable)

4,085,000

4,968,000

2,735,000

3,053,000

790,000

11,546,000

1 Copper equivalent payable pounds and copper equivalent payable grade were calculated using the following US dollar prices:Q1 2026: $5.83/lb Cu, $7.87/lb Ni, $25.90/lb Co, $2,205.17/oz Pt, $1,713.42/oz Pd, $4,875.39/oz Au, $84.39 Ag.FY 2025: $4.57/lb Cu, $6.85/lb Ni, $17.95/lb Co, $1,335.09/oz Pt, $1,189.00/oz Pd, $3,583.17/oz Au, $41.82 Ag.Q4 2025: $5.03/lb Cu, $6.75/lb Ni, $23.01/lb Co, $1,679.68/oz Pt, $1,468.65/oz Pd, $4,141.90/oz Au, $54.83 Ag.Q3 2025: $4.44/lb Cu, $6.81/lb Ni, $15.90/lb Co, $1,383.49/oz Pt, $1,169.18/oz Pd, $3,455.50/oz Au, $39.38 Ag.Q2 2025: $4.29/lb Cu, $6.88/lb Ni, $15.81/lb Co, $1,072.35/oz Pt, $990.29/oz Pd, $3,301.29/oz Au, $33.64 Ag.Q1 2025: $4.40/lb Cu, $7.18/lb Ni, $15.38/lb Co, $944.31/oz Pt, $1,005.61/oz Pd, $3,135.60/oz Au, $34.61 Ag.

Table 2: Q1 2026 and Full Year 2025 Operating and Financial Highlights

In 000s, except per units and per share amounts

Q1 2026

Q4 2025

Q3 2025

Q2 2025

Q1 2025

FY 2025

Financial results

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net revenue from mining operations

25,913

 

24,810

 

14,026

 

15,701

 

4,297

 

58,834

 

Cash margin1

5,953

 

3,313

 

(2,041

)

(1,191

)

269

 

351

 

Net income (loss)

(6,427

)

(7,108

)

(11,597

)

(9,317

)

11,039

 

(16,983

)

Adjusted net loss1

(6,427

)

(6,863

)

(11,365

)

(8,746

)

(6,163

)

(33,137

)

Operating cash flow

(16,159

)

(10,173

)

(10,781

)

(11,560

)

(2,584

)

(35,098

)

Free cash flow1

(19,481

)

(11,307

)

(14,350

)

(10,718

)

(10,584

)

(46,959

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Per share information:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net earnings (loss)

(0.03

)

(0.03

)

(0.05

)

(0.05

)

0.06

 

(0.07

)

Adjusted net loss1

(0.03

)

(0.03

)

(0.05

)

(0.04

)

(0.03

)

(0.15

)

Operating cash flow1

(0.06

)

(0.04

)

(0.05

)

(0.06

)

(0.01

)

(0.16

)

Free cash flow1

(0.08

)

(0.05

)

(0.07

)

(0.05

)

(0.05

)

(0.22

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Selected Financial Statement data

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

35,770

 

55,899

 

63,121

 

27,018

 

38,250

 

55,899

 

Working capital

53,726

 

60,499

 

61,917

 

24,404

 

31,890

 

60,499

 

Total assets

182,835

 

193,924

 

201,349

 

154,836

 

162,207

 

193,924

 

Total non-current liabilities

64,197

 

67,084

 

71,480

 

73,916

 

76,101

 

67,084

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operational results

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ore Processed (Dry tons)

 

 

 

 

 

 

700 Copper Zone

82,296

 

84,954

 

75,215

 

59,100

 

13,911

 

233,180

 

Intermain Nickel Zone

-

 

-

 

-

 

10,945

 

6,477

 

17,422

 

Throughput

82,296

 

84,954

 

75,215

 

70,045

 

20,388

 

250,602

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Copper Equivalent Grade (%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

700 Copper Zone2

3.38

 

3.41

 

2.64

 

3.35

 

3.04

 

3.12

 

Intermain Nickel Zone2

-

 

-

 

-

 

2.77

 

2.96

 

2.84

 

 

3.38

 

3.41

 

2.64

 

3.26

 

3.01

 

3.10

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Metals Payable

 

 

 

 

 

 

Copper (000s lbs)

2,007

 

1,909

 

1,949

 

1,629

 

552

 

6,039

 

Nickel (000s lbs)

236

 

244

 

193

 

327

 

132

 

896

 

Cobalt (000s lbs)

1

 

1

 

2

 

4

 

2

 

9

 

Platinum (ozs)

1,368

 

1,626

 

479

 

1,156

 

-

 

3,261

 

Palladium (ozs)

1,412

 

1,814

 

641

 

1,218

 

13

 

3,686

 

Gold (ozs)

437

 

601

 

55

 

284

 

-

 

940

 

Silver (ozs)

16,613

 

23,440

 

13,105

 

9,499

 

1,638

 

47,682

 

Copper equivalent payable pounds (000s)2

4,085

 

4,968

 

2,735

 

3,053

 

790

 

11,546

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Per Copper Equivalent Metrics

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average realized price (CAD per CuEq payable lb)1

6.23

 

4.96

 

5.42

 

5.17

 

6.03

 

5.20

 

Cash costs (CAD per CuEq payable lb)1,2

4.77

 

4.29

 

6.17

 

5.56

 

5.69

 

5.17

 

Cash margin (CAD per CuEq payable lb)1

1.46

 

0.67

 

(0.75

)

(0.39

)

0.34