Namib Minerals Reports Weak 2025 Results, Issues Highly Speculative 2026 Guidance

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Namib Minerals reported a decline in 2025 gold production and revenue, with profit boosted by non-cash gains. The company issued 2026 guidance projecting increased production and EBITDA, but based on an extremely optimistic gold price assumption of $4,500 per ounce.

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• Weak 2025 Financial Performance

  Gold production declined to 25,000 ounces (from 37,239 oz in 2024) and revenue fell to $82.6 million. C1 cash costs per ounce increased significantly to $1,653 (from $1,150 in 2024). Reported profit of $101.2 million was largely due to non-cash gains from revaluation of earnout and warrant liabilities.

• Highly Speculative 2026 Guidance Issued

  The company guided for 2026 gold production of 28,000 to 31,500 ounces and Adjusted EBITDA of $50 million to $62 million. However, this guidance is based on an extremely optimistic gold price assumption of $4,500 per ounce, which is significantly higher than current market prices.

• Operational Progress Reported

  The How Mine's milling capacity expansion to 55,000 tonnes per month is on track for the second half of 2026. Dewatering activities at the Redwing Mine commenced in January 2026, with completion expected by late 2026.

• Leadership Team Changes

  Tulani Sikwila was appointed CEO in March (reiterated), and Antonio Nieto was named Vice President of Technical Services. The company also announced ongoing searches for a Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer.

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Namib Minerals reported a decline in gold production and revenue for 2025, alongside a significant increase in C1 cash costs per ounce. While reported profit surged, this was primarily driven by non-cash gains from revaluation of earnout and warrant liabilities, not core operational improvements. The company's 2026 guidance projects increased production and a substantial rise in Adjusted EBITDA, but this outlook is critically dependent on an extremely optimistic gold price assumption of $4,500 per ounce, which is significantly above current market prices. This highly speculative assumption undermines the credibility of the positive guidance. This 6-K serves as a press release for the concurrent 20-F annual report, which may contain additional material information, such as the 'material weaknesses in internal controls' noted in the 20-F context, which are not detailed here. Investors should view the 2026 guidance with extreme caution due to its unrealistic underlying assumption.