RE: Back on Deck & Back in Business 👍9 Sep 2024 08:52
Asimpleinvestor hmm let me think what is there to buy?
The NKT Project is being developed under license MUR 00950 BP.
A mine was successfully operated by Norilsk Nickel in the area, put on hold because of low IRR at a Nickel price in the region of US$2/lb versus about US$7.7/lb today1.
Following receipt of the Monchetundra Flanks exploration license in August 2020, work commenced on collation of the very significant body of historic and recent exploration and mining data available. Originally developed as early as the 1930’s, some further drilling was completed in the early 1990’s. Subsequently, further exploration programs were completed by SeveroNickel, PechengaNickel, Kolskaya Mining Metallurgical Company (Kolskaya MMC), and more recently a drilling program undertaken by Rosgeo from 2015 to 2017.
Eurasia commissioned Wardell Armstrong International to complete a JORC analysis of the principal targets on the site during 2021 leading to publication of an NKT Competent Persons Report describing the feasibility of a room and pillar mining operation based on a 93,422kt (room-and-pillar mineable ore per 2021 WAI CPR) with a total resource of Tier-1 scale: 305Kt of Nickel, 143Kt of Copper, 57 tons of PGM and Gold (11.2Moz of Platinum equivalent) - as estimated by WAI as JORC-compliant resources. The net present value ("NPV") using an 8.33% discount rate for the underground part of the NKT project is $1.2bn under the WAI price forecast and $1.7bn under spot prices. The study had an IRR of 47% with a payback period of 3 years.