Good points, thanks plough, I'm afraid some of my "analysis" is quite superficial so I do appreciate the learning. Looks like I might not have given Great Boulder a fair hearing (though I still contend that Meeka about to have a working mill and Great Boulder not is a defining difference).
Just on the point about strip ratio I found from Meeka's December 2024 feasibility study (page 8) that "excluding the capital pre-strip, the strip ratio averages 14". That page also has the the cut-off grades for the various mines Meeka intends to develop.
Also, on page 5 of the same document there is this about Meeka's ore (and the full table is by year and includes low grade material).
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