Jaguar Mining Reports Q2 2009 Earnings

Aug 10, 2009 Download PDF

Record Net Income of $0.12/share and Operating Cash Flow of $12.0 Million

JAG - TSX/NYSE

Jaguar Mining Inc. ("Jaguar" or the "Company") (JAG: TSX/NYSE, JAG.NT: TSX) reports its financial and operational results for the period ended June 30, 2009. All figures are in U.S. dollars.

    Q2 2009 Highlights

    -   Q2 2009 net income of $9.7 million or $0.12 per basic and fully
        diluted share compared to a net loss of $0.4 million or $0.01 per
        basic and fully diluted share in Q2 2008. Net income for Q2 2009
        benefitted from a 51% increase in the number of ounces of gold sold
        during the quarter and foreign exchange gains attributable to the
        Company's treasury management program.
    -   Q2 2009 gold sales rose to 35,561 ounces at an average price of $922
        per ounce yielding revenue of $32.8 million compared to Q2 2008 gold
        sales of 23,537 ounces at an average price of $900 per ounce and
        revenue of $21.2 million. This represents a 55% increase in gold
        sales revenue.
    -   Q2 2009 gold production totaled 40,758 ounces at an average cash
        operating cost of $466 per ounce compared to 20,782 ounces at an
        average cash operating cost of $455 per ounce during the same period
        last year, a production increase of 96% (see Non-GAAP Performance
        Measures).
    -   Q2 2009 gross profit increased to $9.1 million from $6.0 million in
        Q2 2008, a gross profit increase of 52%.
    -   Q2 2009 cash provided by operating activities totaled $12.0 million
        compared to negative $1.2 million in Q2 2008.
    -   Jaguar invested $20.1 million in growth projects in Q2 2009, down 33%
        from the $29.8 million invested in Q2 2008.
    -   As of June 30, 2009 the Company held cash and cash equivalents of
        approximately $82.3 million, including $3.1 million of restricted
        cash. Restricted cash was required to maintain a facility for forward
        currency hedging.
    -   Overall, Q2 2009 gold production was on target with the Company's
        2009 Plan. Despite higher than planned costs, the Company's actual Q2
        2009 cash operating margin (see Non-GAAP Performance Measures) of
        $456 per ounce slightly exceeded the Company's expected cash
        operating margin of $450 per ounce. Higher than planned gold
        realizations more than offset the increase in cash operating costs.

Commenting on the Q2 2009 results, Daniel R. Titcomb, Jaguar's President and CEO stated, "Our strong second quarter financial performance is another indication that Jaguar's focused effort continues to build shareholder value by growing our operations in tandem with sound financial management. As we continue with our organic growth initiatives, including the Phase I expansion of the Turmalina operation and the build-out of the Caeté Project, we believe our financial performance will steadily gain, including operating cash flow and earnings."

    1st Half 2009 Highlights

    -   For the six months ended June 30, 2009 net income of $14.5 million or
        $0.20 per basic share and $0.19 per fully diluted share compared to
        net income of $0.5 million or $0.01 per basic and fully diluted share
        for the same period in 2008. Net income during the first six months
        of 2009 benefitted from a 63% increase in the number of ounces of
        gold sold during the quarter as well as foreign exchange gains.
    -   First half 2009 gold sales rose to 71,440 ounces at an average price
        of $925 per ounce yielding revenue of $66.1 million compared to gold
        sales of 43,880 ounces at an average price of $911 per ounce and
        revenue of $40.0 million for the same period in 2008.
    -   First half 2009 gold production totaled 73,627 ounces of gold at an
        average cash operating cost of $440 per ounce compared to 42,195
        ounces at an average cash operating cost of $442 per ounce during the
        same period last year (see Non-GAAP Performance Measures).
    -   Gross profit for the six months ended June 30, 2009 increased to
        $20.4 million from $13.3 million during the same period in 2008.
    -   Cash provided by operating activities during the first half of 2009
        totaled $17.9 million compared to negative $3.4 million during the
        first half of 2008.
    -   Invested $25.6 million in growth projects during the first half of
        2009, down from the $55.6 million invested during the same period in
        2008.
    -   Achieved underground development targets of 6.4 km for the six months
        ended June 30, 2009.
    -   On-schedule for the Turmalina expansion and primary installations at
        the Caeté Project.

    Summary of Key Operating Results

    The following is a summary of key operating results.

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                              Three Months Ended        Six Months Ended
                                   June 30                   June 30
                          ---------------------------------------------------
                              2009         2008         2009         2008
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    (unaudited)
    ($ in 000s, except
     per share amounts)
    Gold sales            $    32,786  $    21,187  $    66,072  $    39,984
    Ounces sold                35,561       23,537       71,440       43,880
    Average sales price
     $ / ounce                    922          900          925          911
    Gross profit                9,111        6,013       20,405       13,349
    Net income (loss)           9,724         (351)      14,483          487
    Basic earnings (loss)
     per share                   0.12        (0.01)        0.20         0.01
    Diluted earnings
     (loss) per share            0.12        (0.01)        0.19         0.01
    Weighted avg. #
     of shares outstanding
     - basic               77,957,007   64,161,622   73,315,017   61,796,255
    Weighted avg. #
     of shares outstanding
     - diluted             79,787,135   64,161,622   74,685,075   65,311,115

    Additional details are available in the Company's filings on SEDAR and
EDGAR, including Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition
and Results of Operations and Interim Consolidated Financial Statements for
the period ended June 30, 2009.

    2009 Outlook

    The Company's 2009 production and cash operating cost estimates are as
follows:

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                     Actual       Estimated     Actual  Estimated  Estimated
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    Operation      1st Half         FY 2009   1st Half   2nd Half    FY 2009
                       2009                       2009       2009
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                 Production      Production       Cash       Cash       Cash
                                             Operating  Operating  Operating
                                                  Cost       Cost       Cost
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                        (oz)            (oz)     ($/oz)     ($/oz)     ($/oz)
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    Turmalina        38,638   85,000-90,000       $377   $369-409   $373-395
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    Paciência        30,037   65,000-70,000       $490   $355-394   $417-435
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    Sabara            4,952          15,000       $628   $587-653   $601-641
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    Total            73,627  165,000-175,000      $440   $388-430   $411-426
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    Note:  Estimated 2nd Half 2009 cash operating costs based on R$2.0 to
           R$1.8 per $1.00.
           FY2009 cash operating cost estimate includes 1st Half actual based
           on average of R$2.20 per $1.00

Non-GAAP Performance Measures

The Company has included the non-GAAP performance measures discussed below in this press release. These non-GAAP performance measures do not have any standardized meaning prescribed by Canadian GAAP ("GAAP") and, therefore, may not be comparable to similar measures presented by other companies. The Company believes that, in addition to conventional measures prepared in accordance with GAAP, these non-GAAP measures provide investors with additional information that will better enable them to evaluate the Company's performance. Accordingly, these Non-GAAP measures are intended to provide additional information and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for measures of performance prepared with GAAP.

The Company has included cash operating cost per ounce processed and cash operating margin per ounce because it believes these figures are a useful indicator of a mine's performance as they provide: (i) a measure of the mine's cash margin per ounce, by comparison of the cash operating costs per ounce to the price of gold; (ii) the trend in costs as the mine matures; and, (iii) an internal benchmark of performance to allow for comparison against other mines. The definitions for these performance measures and reconciliation of the non-GAAP measures to reported GAAP measures are set out in the following tables.

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                                                   Three Months   Six Months
                                                     Ended June   Ended June
    Cash Operating Margin per oz of gold               30, 2009     30, 2009
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    Average sales price per oz of gold              $       922  $       925
      less
    Cost per oz of gold produced                            466          440
      equals
    Cash operating margin per oz of gold            $       456  $       485

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    Summary of Cash Operating Cost per tonne       Three Months   Six Months
     processed                                       Ended June   Ended June
                                                       30, 2009     30, 2009
                                                   --------------------------
    Production costs per statement of operations(1) $17,535,000  $33,517,000
    Change in inventory(2)                              850,000   (1,436,000)
    Operational cost of gold produced(3)             18,385,000   32,081,000
      divided by
    Tonnes processed                                    415,011      689,921
      equals
    Cost per tonne processed                        $     44.30  $     46.50

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    Turmalina Cash Operating Cost per tonne        Three Months   Six Months
     processed                                       Ended June   Ended June
                                                       30, 2009     30, 2009
                                                   --------------------------
    Production costs                                $ 7,626,000  $15,347,000
    Change in inventory(2)                              327,000     (677,000)
    Operational cost of gold produced(3)              7,953,000   14,670,000
      divided by
    Tonnes processed                                    135,843      256,016
      equals
    Cost per tonne processed                        $     58.60  $     57.30

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    Paciência Cash Operating Cost per tonne        Three Months   Six Months
     processed                                       Ended June   Ended June
                                                       30, 2009     30, 2009
                                                   --------------------------
    Production costs                                $ 8,380,000  $15,581,000
    Change in inventory(2)                           (1,202,000)  (1,397,000)
    Operational cost of gold produced(3)              7,178,000   14,184,000
      divided by
    Tonnes processed                                    145,146      299,883
      equals
    Cost per tonne processed                        $     49.50  $     47.30

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    Sabara Cash Operating Cost per tonne           Three Months   Six Months
     processed                                       Ended June   Ended June
                                                       30, 2009     30, 2009
                                                   --------------------------
    Production cost                                 $ 1,529,000  $ 2,589,000
    Change in inventory(2)                            1,725,000      638,000
    Operational cost of gold produced(3)              3,254,000    3,227,000
      divided by
    Tonnes processed                                    134,022      134,022
      equals
    Cost per tonne processed                        $     24.30  $     24.10

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    Summary of Cash Operating Cost per oz of gold  Three Months   Six Months
     produced                                        Ended June   Ended June
                                                       30, 2009     30, 2009
                                                   --------------------------
    Production costs per statement of operations(1) $17,535,000  $33,517,000
    Change in inventory(2)                            1,458,000   (1,121,000)
    Operational cost of gold produced(3)             18,993,000   32,396,000
      divided by
    Gold produced (oz)                                   40,758       73,627
      equals
    Cost per oz of gold produced                    $       466  $       440

                                                   --------------------------
    Turmalina Plant Cash Operating Cost per oz     Three Months   Six Months
     produced                                        Ended June   Ended June
                                                       30, 2009     30, 2009
                                                   --------------------------
    Production costs                                $ 7,626,000  $15,347,000
    Change in inventory(2)                              406,000     (779,000)
    Operational cost of gold produced(3)              8,032,000   14,568,000
      divided by
    Gold produced (oz)                                   19,868       38,637
      equals
    Cost per oz of gold produced                    $       404  $       377

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    Paciência Plant Cash Operating Cost per oz     Three Months   Six Months
     produced                                        Ended June   Ended June
                                                       30, 2009     30, 2009
                                                   --------------------------
    Production costs                                $ 8,380,000  $15,581,000
    Change in inventory(2)                             (554,000)    (863,000)
    Operational cost of gold produced(3)              7,826,000   14,718,000
      divided by
    Gold produced (oz)                                   15,939       30,037
      equals
    Cost per oz of gold produced                    $       491  $       490

                                                   --------------------------
    Sabara Cash Operating Cost per oz              Three Months   Six Months
     produced                                        Ended June   Ended June
                                                       30, 2009     30, 2009
                                                   --------------------------
    Production costs                                $ 1,529,000  $ 2,589,000
    Change in inventory(2)                            1,606,000      521,000
    Operational cost of gold produced(3)              3,135,000    3,110,000
      divided by
    Gold produced (oz)                                    4,952        4,952
      equals
    Cost per oz of gold produced                    $       633  $       628

    (1) Production costs do not include cost of goods sold adjustment of
        approximately $1.0 million for the three months ended June 30, 2009
        and $2.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2009.

    (2) Under the Company's revenue recognition policy, revenue is recognized
        when legal title passes. Since total cash operating costs are
        calculated on a production basis, this change reflects the portion of
        gold production for which revenue has not been recognized in the
        period.

    (3) The basis for calculating cost per ounce produced includes the change
        to gold in process inventory, whereas the cost per tonne processed
        does not.

    The following tables are included in Jaguar's audited financial statements
as filed on SEDAR and readers should refer to those filings for the associated
footnotes which are an integral part of the tables.

    Interim Consolidated Balance Sheets
    (Expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars)

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                                                        June 30, December 31,
                                                           2009         2008
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                                                     (unaudited)
    Assets
    Current assets:
      Cash and cash equivalents                     $    79,220  $    20,560
      Inventory                                          24,221       19,946
      Prepaid expenses and sundry assets                  6,821        5,351
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                                                        110,262       45,857

      Prepaid expenses and sundry assets                 37,255       26,164
      Net smelter royalty                                 1,006        1,006
      Restricted cash                                     3,107        3,106
      Property, plant and equipment                     156,266      148,422
      Mineral exploration projects                       86,015       79,279

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                                                    $   393,911  $   303,834
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    Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity
    Current liabilities:
      Accounts payable and accrued liabilities      $    18,044  $    13,416
      Notes payable                                       5,332        4,319
      Income taxes payable                               10,342        8,626
      Asset retirement obligations                        1,101        1,337
      Unrealized foreign exchange losses                      -        2,421
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                                                         34,819       30,119

      Deferred compensation liability                     2,672          434
      Notes payable                                      71,602       69,729
      Future income taxes                                 2,483            -
      Asset retirement obligations                        7,162        6,828
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      Total liabilities                                 118,738      107,110

    Shareholders' equity
      Common shares                                     308,924      245,067
      Stock options                                      19,168       19,059
      Contributed surplus                                 1,167        1,167
      Deficit                                           (54,086)     (68,569)
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                                                        275,173      196,724
      Commitments
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                                                    $   393,911  $   303,834
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    Interim Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income
    (Expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except per share amounts)

    (unaudited)

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                         Three Months Three Months   Six Months   Six Months
                                Ended        Ended        Ended        Ended
                              June 30,     June 30,     June 30,     June 30,
                                 2009         2008         2009         2008
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    Gold sales               $ 32,786     $ 21,187     $ 66,072     $ 39,984
    Production costs          (18,568)     (12,795)     (35,651)     (22,141)
    Stock-based compensation     (155)           -         (181)           -
    Depletion and amortization (4,952)      (2,379)      (9,835)      (4,494)
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    Gross profit                9,111        6,013       20,405       13,349
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    Operating expenses:
      Exploration                 691        1,037        1,330        1,849
      Stock-based compensation  1,090          219        2,084          493
      Administration            4,059        2,897        7,821        5,915
      Management fees             278          186          802          375
      Amortization                114           53          216          107
      Accretion expense           192           65          380          135
      Other                       141         (578)         895          416
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      Total operating expenses  6,565        3,879       13,528        9,290
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    Income before the following 2,546        2,134        6,877        4,059
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    Loss on forward derivatives     -            -            -          318
    Gain on forward foreign
     exchange derivatives        (540)      (1,191)        (827)      (1,584)
    Foreign exchange gain     (10,414)      (5,691)     (12,992)      (7,939)
    Interest expense            2,650        3,088        4,864        7,158
    Interest income            (1,251)      (1,457)      (1,750)      (2,702)
    Gain on disposition of
     property                    (455)           -         (915)           -
    Other non-operating
     expenses (recovery)            -         (313)         741         (371)
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    Total other expenses
     (recoveries)             (10,010)      (5,564)     (10,879)      (5,120)

    Income before income
     taxes                     12,556        7,698       17,756        9,179
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    Income taxes
      Current income taxes        349        1,840          790        4,221
      Future income taxes       2,483        6,209        2,483        4,471
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    Total income taxes          2,832        8,049        3,273        8,692
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    Net income (loss) and
     comprehensive income
     (loss) for the period      9,724         (351)      14,483          487
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    Basic net income (loss)
     per share                  $0.12       $(0.01)       $0.20        $0.01
    Diluted net income (loss)
     per share                  $0.12       $(0.01)       $0.19        $0.01

    Weighted average number
     of common shares
     outstanding - Basic   77,957,007   64,161,622   73,315,017   61,796,255
    Weighted average number
     of common shares
     outstanding - Diluted 79,787,135   64,161,622   74,685,075   65,311,115



    Interim Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
    (Expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars)

    (unaudited)

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                         Three Months Three Months   Six Months   Six Months
                                Ended        Ended        Ended        Ended
                              June 30,     June 30,     June 30,     June 30,
                                 2009         2008         2009         2008
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    Cash provided by (used in):
      Operating activities:
        Net income (loss)
         and comprehensive
         income (loss)       $  9,724     $   (351)    $ 14,483    $     487
        Items not involving
         cash:
          Unrealized foreign
           exchange gain       (5,633)      (2,869)      (8,665)      (1,695)
          Stock-based
           compensation         1,245          219        2,265          493
          Non-cash interest
           expense                683          586        1,044        1,979
          Accretion expense       192           65          380          135
          Future income taxes   2,483        6,209        2,483        4,471
          Depletion and
           amortization         5,066        2,379       10,052        4,494
          Amortization of net
           smelter royalty          -           80            -          157
          Unrealized loss
           (gain) on foreign
           exchange contracts    (880)        (535)      (2,421)         343
        Reclamation expenditure  (283)           -         (283)           -
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                               12,597        5,783       19,338       10,864

    Change in non-cash
     operating working capital
      Accounts receivable           -       (2,021)           -       (7,800)
      Inventory                (2,860)      (1,752)      (3,164)      (2,371)
      Prepaid expenses and
       sundry assets           (4,605)      (4,387)      (4,879)      (8,139)
      Accounts payable and
       accrued liabilities      5,277         (621)       4,858          856
      Current taxes payable     1,547        1,840        1,717        3,164
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                               11,956       (1,158)      17,870       (3,426)

    Financing activities:
      Issuance of common
       shares, special
       warrants and
       warrants, net              226          153       63,692      105,803
      Increase in restricted
       cash                        (1)           -           (1)           -
      Shares purchased for
       cancellation                 -       (2,780)           -       (3,442)
      Settlement of forward
       derivatives                  -            -            -      (14,500)
      Repayment of debt        (2,274)      (3,565)      (2,561)     (14,793)
      Increase in debt              -            -            -        3,867
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                               (2,049)      (6,192)      61,130       76,935

    Investing activities
      Mineral exploration
       projects                (5,440)     (12,200)      (7,109)     (22,394)
      Purchase of property,
       plant and equipment    (14,640)     (17,574)     (18,538)     (33,229)
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                              (20,080)     (29,774)     (25,647)     (55,623)

    Effect of foreign exchange
     on non-U.S. dollar
     denominated cash and
     cash equivalents           4,702        1,727        5,307       (2,322)
    Increase (decrease) in
     cash and cash equivalents (5,471)     (35,397)      58,660       15,564
    Cash and cash equivalents,
     beginning of period       84,691       96,672       20,560       45,711
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    Cash and cash equivalents,
     end of period           $ 79,220     $ 61,275     $ 79,220     $ 61,275
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    Conference Call Details

    The Company will hold a conference call tomorrow, August 11 at 10:00 a.m.
ET, to discuss the results.

                    From North America: 800-218-5691
                    International:      213-416-2192
                    Replay:
                    From North America: 800-675-9924
                    International:      213-416-2185
                    Replay ID:          81109
                    Webcast:            www.jaguarmining.com

A presentation will be available prior to the call on the Company's homepage at www.jaguarmining.com.

About Jaguar Mining
Jaguar is one of the fastest growing gold producers in Brazil with operations in a prolific greenstone belt in the state of Minas Gerais. Jaguar is actively exploring and developing additional mineral resources at its 93,000-acre land base in Minas Gerais and on an additional 182,000 acres in the state of Ceara in the Northeast of Brazil through a joint venture. The Company has no gold hedges in place thereby providing the leverage to gold prices directly to its investors. Additional information is available on the Company's website at www.jaguarmining.com.

Forward Looking Statements
Certain statements in this press release constitute "Forward-Looking Statements" within the meaning of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and Canadian securities legislation. This press release contains Forward-Looking Statements, including statements concerning steadily gain of the Company's financial performance, including operating cash flow and earnings. Forward-Looking Statements can be identified by the use of words, such as "are expected", "is forecast", "is targeted", "approximately" or variations of such words and phrases or statements that certain actions, events or results "may", "could", "would", "might" or "will" be taken, occur or be achieved. Forward-Looking Statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, which may cause the actual timing of commissioning, completion dates or use of proceeds to be materially different from any future results or performance expressed or implied by the Forward-Looking Statements. These factors include the inherent risks involved in the exploration and development of mineral properties, the uncertainties involved in interpreting drilling results and other geological data, fluctuating gold prices and monetary exchange rates, the possibility of project cost delays and overruns or unanticipated costs and expenses, uncertainties relating to the availability and costs of financing needed in the future, uncertainties related to production rates, timing of production and the cash and total costs of production, changes in applicable laws including laws related to mining development, environmental protection, and the protection of the health and safety of mine workers, the availability of labour and equipment, the possibility of labour strikes and work stoppages and changes in general economic conditions. Although the Company has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual actions, events or results to differ materially from those described in forward-looking information, there may be other factors that cause actions, events or results to differ from those anticipated, estimated or intended. These forward-looking statements represent the Company's views as of the date hereof. Subsequent events and developments could cause the Company's views to change. The Company does not undertake to update any forward-looking statements, either written or oral, that may be made from time to time by or on behalf of the Company subsequent to the date of this discussion. For a discussion of important factors affecting the Company, including fluctuations in the price of gold and exchange rates, uncertainty in the calculation of mineral resources, competition, uncertainty concerning geological conditions and governmental regulations and assumptions underlying the Company's forward-looking statements, see the "CAUTIONARY NOTE" regarding forward-looking statements and "RISK FACTORS" in the Company's Annual Information Form for the year ended December 31, 2008 filed on System for Electronic Document Analysis and Retrieval and available at http://www.sedar.com and the Company's Annual Report on Form 40-F for the year ended December 31, 2008 filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and available at www.edgar.com.

Investors and analysts:
Bob Zwerneman, Vice President Corporate Development and
Director of Investor Relations,
(603) 224-4800,
bobz@jaguarmining.com;

Media inquiries:
Valéria Rezende DioDato, Director of Communication,
(603) 224-4800,
valeria@jaguarmining.com