Atico Mining reported $2.1 million in mining income for Q2 2026, but a 39% drop in gold output and a stronger Colombian peso pushed the company to a $0.2 million net loss.
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Atico Mining reported $2.1 million in income from mining operations for the second quarter ended June 30, but a 39% drop in gold production and a stronger Colombian peso pushed the company to a net loss of $0.2 million. The Vancouver-based miner said it produced 2.1 million pounds of copper and 1,479 ounces of gold at its El Roble mine during the period. Cash costs landed at $3.48 per payable pound of copper net of gold credits.
Fernando E. Ganoza, the company's CEO, said the quarter's results reflected two simultaneous pressures.
"During the second quarter, we experienced a temporary decrease in gold output alongside a significant appreciation of the Colombian Peso. These simultaneous developments impacted our operational costs and net earnings for the period."
He added that development work at El Roble continued to advance quarter over quarter, but operational bottlenecks temporarily delayed primary objectives. Ganoza said the company expects to resolve those challenges and deliver improvements over the first half of the year in the quarters ahead.
Copper output fell 4% compared with the same period a year earlier. Gold production dropped sharply, while silver output came in at 5,528 ounces. The company did not break out quarterly silver comparisons in the release.
Atico is a growth-oriented copper and gold producer focused on Latin America. It generates cash flow from the El Roble mine in Colombia and is advancing the high-grade La Plata volcanogenic massive sulphide project in Ecuador. The company said it continues to evaluate additional acquisition opportunities at an advanced stage.
Thomas Kelly, an advisor to the company and a qualified person under National Instrument 43-101, reviewed the technical information in the release.
The company trades on the TSX Venture Exchange under the ticker ATY and on the OTC market under ATCMF. Atico did not provide specific guidance for the second half of 2026 beyond the CEO's statement that improvements are expected.
For investors watching the copper-gold space, the quarter highlights how currency risk and mine-level bottlenecks can offset price gains. Copper prices have remained elevated through 2026, but production hiccups and a strengthening peso ate into margin. Atico's cash cost of $3.48 per payable pound leaves room against the current copper price, but the net loss signals that overhead and other charges consumed the mining profit.
That pattern – rising costs eating into metal price tailwinds – is a common risk across small and mid-tier miners operating in emerging markets. The company next reports third-quarter results in November.
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