Points to remember27 Nov 2021 11:31
The Jumbo at $1M spend arrived in September for underground drilling. Its delivering development grade ore as supplement. Q4 is going to be best for the year. In Q1 next year the company is excessing 7-8 g/t ore and is planning to hit 20,000 for a strong Q1. The jumbo is expected to help hit the 75,000 mark for next year as they target new areas around Luika.
The issue about the 4th mill is that it costs $4-5M and produces 8,000 ounces a year and has 15 months before pay back. However it requires a new crusher as well and the new line has a lower recovery rate as it would be processing lower grade ore. The cost benefit is marginal and the new on-going mine development has priority. The third mill has already delivered a lot of benefits they were looking for at Luika.
Overall, we are through a lot of problems here and Shanta should come back up on its growth course. The babies are getting thrown out with the bath water on the mining indexes.