RE: HOME PAGE13 Feb 2025 07:36
"After the cost and infrastructure improvements to mine and Tanzanians 'cut' will there be any profit?"
Gross Profit Calculation
Selling Price: $300 per Mcf
Extraction Cost: $100 per Mcf
Gross Profit per Mcf: $200
Total Helium Volume: 138 BCF (138,000,000 Mcf)
Total Gross Profit:
138, 000, 000 × 200 =$27.6 billion
138,000,000×200=$27.6 billion
Government Commission Deduction (16%)
Government takes 16% of total revenue (not profit).
Total revenue:
138,000,000×300 = $41.4 billion
Government's share:
41.4 × 0.16 = $6.624 billion
Profit After Government Commission
Adjusted Profit=Original Gross Profit−Government’s Share
27.6−6.624=$20.976 billion
This is based on the total profit over lifespan.
If we assume medium rate extraction the annual profits are
Medium Extraction (5 BCF per year)
Production Rate: 5 BCF (5,000 MMcf) per year
Annual Revenue: 5,000,000×300=$1.5 billion
Annual Gross Profit (before commission):(300−100)×5,000,000=$1 billion
Government Commission (16% of revenue): 1,500×0.16=$240 million
Annual Profit After Commission:m1,000−240=$760 million per year
Reserve Lifespan: 27.6 years
or thereabouts!!