New Gold Inc.

Good morning. My name is Michelle and I will be your conference operator today. Welcome to the new Gold Second 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 are being recorded. After the speaker's remarks, there will be a question and answer session. If you would like to ask a question during this time, simply press star, then the number one on your telephone keypad. If you would like to withdraw your question, please press the pound key. I would now like to hand the conference over to Ankit Shah, EVP of Strategy and Business Development. Thank you.

Thank you, Michelle, and good morning, everyone. We appreciate you joining us today for Newgold's second quarter 2023 earnings conference call and webcast. On the line today, we have Patrick Oden, President and CEO, and Keith Murphy, our VP Finance. If you wish to follow along with the webcast, please sign in 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 Nugold. In this respect, we refer you to our detailed cautionary note regarding forward-looking statements in the presentation. You are cautioned that actual results in future events could differ materially from those expressed or implied in forward-looking statements. Slides 2 and 3 provide additional information and should be reviewed. We also refer you to the section entitled Risk Factors in Nugold's latest annual information form, MD&A, and other filings available on CDAR. 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 endnotes that provide important information and should be reviewed in conjunction with the material presented. I will now turn the call over to Pat for some opening remarks.

Thanks, Kit. And good morning, everyone.