RE: £15mcap >> £100m+ (2026) | £250m+ (2027). Copper price surge.26 May 2026 12:54
The Upside
We can see the above study shows a base case IRR of 62% and $46.2m NPV at a 10% discount rate. A net profit of $103.9m before discount.
There are multiple changes though since that study which the market hasn’t understood. Let’s explain those.
The price per unit of Copper, Gold, Silver increased and the resulting Revenue per tonne increased.
There is a reduced Opex cost of reduced stripping. Even assuming a net 15% increase (not decrease) of cost the estimated EBITDA per tonne of ore has more than doubled.
The open pit resource has increased 7X.
The pit shell estimate has increased to 4.9m tonnes.
According to my calculations the EBITDA total has more than tripled.
But back in October 2025 when BZT was (also) 0.08p they:
Had not acquired NLZM so had no processing plant.
Owned 70% of Hope & Gorob not 90%
Had no Feasibility Study yet
Had no 7X measured resource in the open pit
Had no contractor EPC agreement with Unitrans
Had no “advanced talks”* for a $7m financing facility for Hope & Gorob
Were awaiting “Licence Renewal” and “Environmental Clearance Certificate”
Had no recent Director buys by Colin Bird (£40k/50m shares bought)
* The current position is: “the financier has completed their technical and financial due diligence in relation to providing a US$7M financing facility for the Hope & Gorob project and we are now in the advanced stages in relation to the financing documentation, which we anticipate completing over the coming weeks.”