Yeah - I could see up to 2.0-3.0 Mt at say 2.3g/T Au of oxide and sulfide material, but are the sulphides going to be a metallurgical PITA? If so then a lot of the think skinny sulphides might be a write-off, there are some very broad but low-grade oxide intercepts, and some very skinny high-grade vein type intercepts, so might be a bit of a challenge to mine a higher-grade cutoff, and would be a case of chucking a lot of low-grade oxide thru a mill somewhere? Will all depend on strip ratios and trucking costs too of course.
I know this is just one cross-section and pit scribblings at an agressive but aceivable 51 deg wall angles not including ramps but even if you took all the >0.15g/T Au oxide and primary stuff at a low cut-off would look like a roughly 3:1 or even 4:1 strip ratio of waste to "Ore" - and remember this cross section is the absolute "best case" scenario (i.e. the "best" looking cross-section in the way of widths and grades).
Still looks better than the state of the Li market at the moment and can see why they are exploring their options and ground.
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