New Gold Inc. (NYSE:NGD) Q1 2023 Earnings Conference Call April 27, 2023 8:30 AM ET

Company Participants

Ankit Shah - Executive Vice President, Strategy & Business Development

Patrick Godin - President & Chief Executive Officer

Rob Chausse - Chief Financial Officer

Conference Call Participants

Michael Siperco - RBC Capital Markets

Fahad Tariq - Credit Suisse

Anita Soni - CIBC World Markets

Farooq Hamed - Raymond James

Eric Winmill - Scotiabank

Mike Parkin - National Bank

Operator

Good morning. My name is Michelle, and I will be your conference operator today. Welcome to the New Gold First Quarter 2023 Earnings Conference Call. All lines have been placed on mute to prevent any background noise. Please be advised that today's conference call and webcast is being recorded. After the speaker's remarks, there will be a question-and-answer session. [Operator Instructions]

I would now like to hand the conference over to Ankit Shah, Executive Vice President, Strategy and Business Development. Please go ahead.

Ankit Shah

Thank you, Michelle. And good morning, everyone. We appreciate you joining us today for New Gold's First Quarter 2023 Earnings Conference Call and Webcast. On the line today we have Patrick Godin, President and CEO; and Rob Chausse, our CFO. Should you wish to follow along with the webcast, please sign from our homepage at newgold.com.

Before the team begins the presentation, I would like to direct your attention to our cautionary language related to forward-looking statements found on slides two and three of the presentation. Today's commentary includes forward-looking statements relating to New Gold. In this respect, we refer you to our detailed cautionary note regarding forward-looking statements in the presentation. You are cautioned that actual results and future events could differ materially from those expressed or implied in forward-looking statements.

Slide two and three provide additional information and should be reviewed. We also refer you to the section titled Risk Factors in New Gold's latest AIF, MD&A and other filings available on SEDAR, which set out certain material factors that could cause actual results to differ. In addition, at the conclusion of the presentation, there are a number of end notes that provide important information and should be reviewed in conjunction with the material presented.

I will now turn the call over to Pat.

Patrick Godin

Thanks, Ankit, and good morning everyone. Before I turn the call over to Rob to discuss the quarter, I want to provide some brief opening remarks. It has been almost one year since I joined New Gold. And at that time, I saw a lot of potential for our operation and for our company. We worked hard through 2022 and this momentum has carried into 2023. I'm proud of our team's performance in the first quarter of this year.