RE: EUA3 Jul 2023 17:57
We'll start here, the snippet, the teaser, the wee little appetiser which was given to nibble on as we all wait patiently -
"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"
Both NKT and NYUD have been in production before, it is only Monchetundra which is virgin ground to ore extraction. Therefore, they know exactly what is there to the best degree of accuracy by this stage imho. It was simply a case of getting access to and then selling at the appropriate 'financially viable' stage -
"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$2-5/lb versus above US$10/lb today1."
It's exactly what any BRICS buyer is looking for right now, not only will they buy the assets they will undoubtedly get access to the remaining Rogeo JV areas in the future also. Rosgeo have done their own exploration in the area quite recently, so, where Eurasia exit the person buying will potentially gain access to the Rosgeo proposal -
"and more recently a drilling program undertaken by Rosgeo from 2015 to 2017."
They've made the decision to exit Russia -
"The Company has demonstrated a consistent approach to creating value by bringing quality projects from exploration through to mining, as well as marketing for its proposed strategic sale following the Board's decision to exit from Russia."
That leaves NYUD as the door for the buyer to move into the Rosgeo JV areas after Eurasia's departure. It's very clever how they've orchestrated it all in amongst the current geopolitical tensions.
GLA