RE: July’s production guesstimates26 Jul 2021 11:52
Mifflin
Whilst there is nothing wrong with caution, I would point out that in June we produced 55.6 tons in 17 days with only a maximum of 5 of those 17 days being possibly worked on the high grade ore, so given that in April and May our production was on average 2 tons per day, working on low / medium grade ore, it is reasonable to presume that the first 12 days in June were also averaging 2 tons per day, which = 24 tons, meaning that we produced 31.6 tons, which is 6.32 tons per day, for the five days when we were working on the high grade ore.
July has 22 working days and my estimate of 110 tons is based upon an average of 5 tons per day, which takes into account that we will be putting through a mixture of low / medium/ high grade ore, not just high grade.
So, I believe that 110 tons is achievable, don’t forget that the full production target is 225 tons of tungsten plus in the FID 10% so 22.5 tons of tin per month, that’s 247.5 tons, so 110 tons combined is less than half of what the company itself expects after we are fully ramped up, which they have again recently said will be at the end of this year / early next year.
Anyway our guesses are just a bit of fun, they mean nothing and wether we over or underestimate it’s not going to affect the way the SP performs, that is down to sentiment.