Operator

Thank you for standing by. This is the conference operator. Welcome to the Artemis Gold First Quarter 2026 Results Conference Call. [Operator Instructions] The conference is being recorded. [Operator Instructions] I would now like to turn the conference over to Meg Brown, Vice President, Investor Relations. Please go ahead.

Meghan Brown
Vice President of Investor Relations

Thank you, operator. Good morning, everyone, and welcome. Thank you for joining our Q1 conference call and webcast. Before we begin, I would like to remind you that certain statements made on the call today may be forward-looking, and we encourage you to refer to our public filings and disclosures, including the cautionary language in yesterday's news release for a more detailed discussion of potential risks and uncertainties related to these statements. I will now hand the call over to our CEO, Dale Andres.

Dale Andres
CEO & Director

Thanks, Meg, and thank you all for taking the time to join this call. In addition to myself, on the call today, we have our President, Jeremy Langford; our CFO, Gerrie van der Westhuizen; our Chief Business Development Officer, Tony Scott; and our VP, Finance, Erik Marchand. Jeremy and Gerrie will help present the highlights of the quarter together with myself, and then we'll open the call up to your questions. On Slide 4, there are several important updates to highlight for the quarter. Firstly, we had a strong performance at Blackwater with respect to the open pit