RE: Telfer's new MRE...4-5moz IMO.13 Mar 2026 12:34
Hi Portfolio power, that depends whether you are talking about cut off grades or pit shell viability cut offs.
The pit shell cut off prices have risen causing more ore to be viable. These have risen twice since Ggp took over Telfer and likely to increase again.
People shouldn't be expecting a high MRE this time it's too soon into FY26 drilling campaign with a cut off date of 31st Dec. Also the ore mined and processed will have to be deducted from it nearly all the high grade ROM has gone down to around 20% by that date.
On the side of caution I would be happy with 2moz anything over will be a nice surprise. Going higher and getting less is not good.
We are in a transition period where a lot of the ore left by Newmont has gone and now we adding into the MRE Ggp findings and there's not been enough time for that process to work through.