Toll mining7 May 2020 15:00
Trying to get my head around this but too many variables to name.
I never really thought about the fact that we would technically be giving away some of our gold with a toll mining agreement, as part payment of using calibre's mine. I'm not sure what aisc would be when it comes to trucking etc, surely less than $690.
Calibre have a 2,000 tpd ball mill idle, which could produce 100,000 oz p.a. Let's say we use half of that and calibre produce 50,000oz of our gold and profit is $1000 (current gold price minus $690 aisc) and profit is split 50/50 (as a guess, no idea what the split would be, guess that could be what's holding this up or rather calibre would rather just buy us out). $500 profit x 50,000oz is $25m per annum.
I would rather go down the debt/equity route, at least then we wouldn't be giving calibre $25m of our own gold profit!
I think calibre need to start talking to rio pronto!