RE: Looking8 Nov 2025 13:55
In fact, it might also help to summarise what MR said, and you can see how it all fits in:
1) About half of the existing 25 million tonnes in the PFS was "reserves". The aim of the infill drilling was to "deliver a significant increase" to this figure. This in turn delivers a "longer LOM", and "produces at higher rates of tonnage". In this respect, the drilling has been "very successful".
2) It also impacts on the "mine sequencing" and allows for "a faster payback period". "Essentially for the same amount of tonnage, you get more end product and more revenues at an early stage." Hence the drilling/JORC will make a positive impact on the payback model.
3) We have found TWO NEW DEPOSITS (Beehive and Lion). The drilling here has also been very successful. Now, these COULD still get into the JORC, but MR can't say whether enough drilling has been done to bring them into the JORC. (But he's "not too fussed" if these just sit as an exploration target for now, as it won't take much to get them into the JORC in the near future!)
So the JORC will deliver an uplift in the NPV/IRR through the above. However, it is one factor amongst a number that will achieve a higher NPV for BRES. Away from the drilling/JORC, MR also explained all the other work that will also help deliver a higher NPV and IRR. Here you have the SPG ("this will make a huge difference"), offtake, better infrastructure access, costs ("we have hit these very hard"), low capex, etc.
In this interview, MR spoke about delivering an "outstanding result". In the previous interview, he referred to "smashing it out of the park". I think we can be confident that the end result will be WELL worth the wait. All imo and dyor