RE: Volume11 Feb 2024 14:49
I’ve not heard anyone trying to split Telfer into separate entities. For me Telfer is a single mining operation. That’s what the literature from both GGP and Newmont infers to me anyways. GGP has a tolling agreement to use Telfer to process Havieron ore, but I’m not privy to the particulars of the cost. I’m sure we’ll find out in 2025 when ore is being processed at “cost” plus 10%.
Hedging… Newcrest locked in a gold price for their Telfer gold, the hedge, in advance of mining and selling. It was to limit downside if the gold price fell. However the hedge went against them because the spot price was well above their hedged price they had to accept.