Elikhulu Tailings Rx Plant21 Oct 2016 11:06
To sustain its performance into the future, the company is firming up a Definitive Feasibility Study (DFS) for the development of the Elikhulu Tailings Retreatment Plant for gold at its Evander operation. The DFS is expected in November following which the board will make a decision. “It is a very big project relative to our size, and it could be a game-changer for Evander,” said Loots.
As it stands now, this is how the project looks:
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It is the estimated capital cost that looks daunting. At R1.7 billion, it represents 27% of Pan African’s current market capitalisation of R6.4 billion. (The share rose 4.5% yesterday to R3.45 per share).
Loots was keen to point out that this would be the fourth retreatment plant the company would commission (should it go ahead) and “we have had some good success doing this.” Barberton, for instance, was paid back in 18 months following a R325 million investment, and the existing Evander Tailings Retreatment Plant is on schedule for a four-year payback period.
Mike, this looks like old news?