RE: Little Deer12 Jul 2021 10:31
24.143 million tonnes of Measured and Indicated Resources grading 1.69% copper and 0.32 grammes per tonne ("g/t") gold, containing 900 million pounds (408,199 tonnes) of copper and 251 thousand ounces of gold at 1% copper cut-off. This compared to Little Deer at 2.9M tonnes at 2.13% copper ("Cu") containing 135.4M pounds or 61.4K tonnes at 1% Cu cut-off. Yes Little Deer is smaller but copper grades are good.
The Inferred Mineral Resources remain at 5.023 million tonnes grading 1.89% copper and 0.41 grammes per tonne gold containing 209 million pounds of copper and 66 thousand ounces of gold at 1% copper cut-off. Little Deer an Inferred Mineral Resource of 6.2M tonnes at 1.79% Cu, containing 243.8M pounds or 110.6K tonnes (at 1% Cu cut-off).
Just on these current Little Deer figures the mine is very lucrative at current copper price when you look at cost indicate:
A copper price of US$3.60/lb (May 31, 2021 Consensus Economics long term price) and a USD:CDN exchange rate of 0.76 was utilized to derive the 1% Cu cut-off grade. Mining costs were C$50/t, process costs were C$22/t and G&A was C$18/t. Concentrate freight and smelter treatment charges were C$10/t mined. Concentrate mass pull was 7%, process recovery was 97%, smelter payable was 96% and Cu refining was US$0.08/lb.
What this also shows is how depressed SP is for Rambler when you look at reserves at Ming Mine and current position of production and where company will be in 6 months time!