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    Can anyone explain why Sandfire's market cap ($1000M) is double that of Cudeco's ($480M)?

    By my analysis they appear to be on par in terms of revenue. They have a higher grade (5%) but only a 1.5Mtpa plant and most of the mine is underground.

    From Sandfire's March quarterly :

    - Life-of-mine extraction of 10.68Mt of material grading 5.0% Cu, 1.7g/t Au (531,000t copper, 579,000oz gold)
    - Production of 60-70,000tpa of payable copper metal and 40-45,000oz pa of gold over initial scheduled mine life of 7+ years
    - C1 cash operating costs of US$0.90-$1.00/lb including gold credits
    - Pre-tax operating cash flow of A$330-350M per annum (from FY 2012/2013)

    Mining method: Open pit (2 years), underground (7+ years)
    Construction time: 13 months (commencing June 2011)
    First production: Open pit Q1 CY 2012
    Underground Q3 CY 2012
    Processing rate: 1.5Mtpa
    Metallurgical recovery: 91%
    Average annual payable metal output:
    60-70,000tpa payable copper
    40-45,000oz payable gold

    Pre-production capital cost estimate:
    A$270M (plant and infrastructure)
    A$130M (open pit/underground development)
    A$400M total (including contingencies)

    C1 cash operating costs:
    US$0.90-$1.00/lb (including gold credits)

    Annual gross sales revenue (average): $550-600M
    Annual pre-tax operating net cash flow (average): $330-$350M
 
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