Alamos Gold's 2027 Outlook: Production Set to Jump as an $835 Million Expansion Wraps Up - The Motley Fool

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Alamos Gold says 4Q production should rise about 26% as underground mining rates and grades improve at Island Gold, with AISC expected to fall sharply from Q3’s $1,956/oz. The $835 million Phase 3+ shaft expansion is now essentially fully spent and committed, while the company also retired 33,000 oz of legacy hedges for $86 million, leaving future output more exposed to spot gold prices.

The article says Q3 production was 119,000 oz, with record output from Island Gold offsetting weakness at Young-Davidson; all sites generated positive free cash flow of $75.6 million despite $227 million of growth capex. Management is guiding to roughly double production by 2030 via Lynn Lake and PDA, but seismic risk at Young-Davidson remains a key execution issue.