The Oak Bloke10 Feb 2025 06:37
Notably in todayβs recycled interview Mr Roast discusses a profit margin of $18m in his interview with Leon for the 200Kt of ore. On 200Kt that would mean a much higher $5,625 per unit margin (200,000 x 1.6% = 3,200 tonnes of copper, and $18m/3200 = $5,625 per unit. Leon appears to agree with Mr Roast on the accuracy of this calculation.
How have profit margins for copper concentrate improved at JLP? We are told in the FY24 report that it is priced at a discount to the LME copper price which is why average revenues were only $6,964 per tonne, despite Copper being $8,678 for the period.
Is $18m an inaccurate calculation? This would require an average copper price of around $12,250 per tonne to achieve that, based on a ~18.5% discount for concentrate, assuming average unit costs remain at $4,294/t as it was in FY24.
Or could the cost of producing Sulphides be much, much lower than producing Cathodes? Seems a pretty important point for investors to understand. Perhaps someone like the Jubilee guru Seisnav will know the answer.