Project Economics12 Apr 2018 13:59
$22.65 premium for 3% higher grade = $7.55 per %
66.6% FE = 4.6% above 62% benchmark = $34.73 + $75.95 = $110.68/ton
Stage 1 Opex costs reduced to $24/ton (top end estimate)
= $86.68/ton profit potential
12Mtpa = $1,040,160,000
9 years = $9,361,440,000
Stage 2 Opex costs reduced to $22/ton (my estimate)
= $88.68/ton profit potential
30Mtpa = $2,660,400,000
21 years = $55,868,400,000
Total profit over 30 year life = $65,229,840,000 ($65.3 billion)
Less $4.4billion capex
= $60,829,840,000
ZIOC share = $30,414,920,000 (�22.8 billion)
278,780,000 shares = �81.82 per share
If cold pelletisations works and is accepted, we can get even higher returns.
Everything is slowly coming together here, the bank is now open and the Chinese are ready to splash the cash.