RE: Derby Meet16 Dec 2024 08:15
If you can make a profit there then great, the same as if you are in Antipa but so long as you understand the risks.
Exploration drilling up a mountain is not the same as drilling on a flat desert with a few big bumps in the way. The sizes of the drill rigs for one, I remember Solgold using a one man operating drill. Positioning of the rigs will be limited to where they can get to, when the infill drilling starts to firm up reserves this could be very restrictive and limiting results.
Antipa’s main issue is funding, they have some in the bank at the moment but take the Wilki jv for instance next Spring they have around 1,100 square kilometres coming up for renewal out of I think 1,800. A lot of these are at the end of a 10 year period, the costs are starting to rise the longer they hold on to them. It’s the same situation on the IGO jv.
Then there is the same issue as Havieron trucking 3mt to Telfer. It’s taken nearly 4 years since the initial environmental assessment were sent for referral to get the road to Havieron. I’ve not seen anything yet for the Minyari road but I haven’t been looking.
The track at present to Minyari is circuitous and the new road has to cut across numerous sand dunes, that will be onerous to get approval.
The start date for Minyari is a long way off as is OMI