A pleasing aspect of the IAMGOLD's second-quarter 2019 results was its solid balance sheet holding US$688.5 million in cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash, and short-term investments. IAMGOLD was forced, however, to amend its full-year 2019 guidance downward, including reducing the upper end of forecast gold production by 7% to 810,000 ounces and increase AISCs by 5% to be potentially be as high as US$1,130 per gold ounce mined.