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Copper Peer Comparisons (Undeveloped Projects, Ore Reserves, PFS or FS)

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    Copper Peer Comparisons (Undeveloped Projects, Ore Reserves, PFS or FS)


    For the first copper peer comparison, I have used Havilah's flagship Kalkaroo project alongside Sandfire Resources Limited's T3 Motheo project (its next flagship project).


    A comparison of Havilah's 18 June 2019 Kalkaroo copper-gold project PFS (revised for the 2 December 2020 ASX Media Release new LT metal prices) with Sandfire Resources Limited's T3 Motheo copper-silver project DFS/FID (ASX announcement on 1 December 2020).


    It is also highly likely that Sandfire will only end up with 85% of the T3 Motheo project, if the Botswana government backs into the project.

    What surprised me was that the NPV for Kalkaroo is exactly two times the T3 Motheo project. It should be pointed out that Sandfire used a more favourable discount rate and FX rate.

    Column 1 Column 2 Column 3
    0  
    Kalkaroo Copper-Gold Project (South Australia)

    T3 Motheo Copper-Silver Project (Botswana)

    1
    Company

    Havilah Resources Limited

    Sandfire Resources Limited

    2
    Ownership of project

    100%

    100% (subject to 15% back in by Botswana government)

    3
    Status

    PFS published 18 June 2019; Mining Leases granted; ownership of land on which project is located is via Kalkaroo pastoral lease; PEPR not yet granted

    DFS published 1 December 2020; FID approval; Environmental Impact Assessment approved; land not yet acquired for the project and infrastructure; Mining Licence not yet granted

    4
    Mining method

    Open pit

    Open pit

    5
    Pre-tax NPV A$

    A$903 million

    A$451 million

    6
    IRR

    26% (based on original PFS long-term copper price of US$2.89/lb and gold price US$1,200/oz)

    25%

    7
    Discount rate

    7.5% (2019 real)

    7% (2020 real)

    8
    A$/US$ exchange rate

    0.75

    0.70

    9
    Copper price (long-term)

    US$3.10/lb

    US$3.16/lb

    10
    Gold price (long-term)

    US$1,500/oz

    -

    11
    Silver price (long-term)

    -

    US$17.92/oz

    12
    JORC Ore Reserve

    474,000 copper tonnes; 1.4 million gold ounces. 90% in 'Proved'; 10% in 'Probable' classification

    360,000 copper tonnes; 15.6 million silver ounces. All in 'Probable' category

    13
    Copper cut-off grade

    Saprolite gold resources 0.2 g/t gold cut-off grade, while for the main Kalkaroo copper-gold resource a 0.4% CuEq cut-off grade

    0.44% copper cut-off grade

    14
    Average production (as recovered metal) anticipated

    Approximately 30,000 tonnes copper and 72,000 ounces gold p.a.

    Approximately 26,500 tonnes copper and 1.1 million ounces silver p.a.

    15
    Life of mine (processing)

    Minimum 13 years

    Initial 12.5 years

    16
    Waste: Ore ratio (including pre-strip)

    3.5:1

    6.0:1

    17
    Mine distance to nearest port

    ~350 km (road and /or rail) to Port Pirie, South Australia

    ~1,000 km by road to Walvis Bay, Namibia


    Sources for above table:
    Kalkaroo https://www.asx.com.au/asxpdf/20190618/pdf/445xm614yw5s9f.pdf

    T3 Motheo https://cdn-api.markitdigital.com/a...access_token=83ff96335c2d45a094df02a206a39ff4

    Cheers


    These are only my thoughts and it does not constitute investment advice. Before acting on any information you read and before making any financial or investment decisions, you should always consult your advisor(s) or other relevant professional experts.
 
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