The Gold29 Aug 2021 23:46
Development strategy
Given the excellent infrastructure in the vicinity, historical exploration and the deposit’s surface location, the Company believes the mine can be brought into production in H2 2021. This will enable initial production of circa 10,000oz of gold per annum through an oxide plant, with further capital required for subsequent production from the sulphides. The Company is also looking at the potential of sourcing a further US$4M through non-equity capital providers, which would enable the Company to increase production to a rate of 30,000oz per annum. Discussions are underway with regional banks, well versed in the gold industry, as well as providers of royalties and the Company is optimistic it will have sourced this additional funding, without any dilution at the plc level, to enable a larger project and significantly enhanced economics by the time construction is scheduled to start in Q1 2021.
At a gold price of US$1,900, the Company’s mine planning and block modelling studies suggest that margins on production would exceed US$1,000/oz (at the 10,000oz per annum production level). Consequently, the Board believes this would result in a potential EBIT figure of circa US$1M per month from Garalo. In the event a larger 30,000oz per annum mine was constructed, the average cost per ounce of production would reduce further, thereby increasing the margins and associated EBIT figures.
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