RE: Realistically28 Oct 2025 00:26
I agree that 0.4g/t to 0.6g/t would normally seem too low grade, but there are other factors here that affect that decision. The gold is near the surface, there is a substantial amount of it, plus it can be an open pit and heap leached, which is a much cheaper process. The mine is also near a current processing plant, transport links and infrastructure. This saves both cost and time constructing it all.
A lot of early work has already been done and ongoing, including checking the porphyry, the application for the mining license and checking on Tribal rights and FPIC. If this took more than 2 years from now, to gold coming out of the ground, there would heve to be something seriously gone wrong.
The BFS should be a lot more straightforward as MEGA have already agreed to cover costs of moving the ore to an offsite processing facility (again, saving on having to construct one on-site). The costs are much reduced. We don't even need to build accomodation blocks as we are only 20 miles from town. We will need to bring some power, water, minor services and offices, but we could use temporary portable solutions for that initially.
We are unlikely to require a substantially unusual capital outlay, as we have an experienced partner already covering a lot of that. Plus, due to their size and experience in the sector, they will have good connections for any financing required. That means the only thing that could really hold us up, is if something goes wrong environmentally. Even on that, we have been assured that this is an area that can be mined virtually 12 months of the year, as the weather is pretty stable.