Just sharing a report I helped put together on Nzuri Copper
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Summary:
Kalongwe Mine Development
Exploration JV with Ivanhoe Mines “Fold and Thrust Belt JV”
- 11MT at 2.7%Cu and 0.27%Co, 2.29MT at 0.57%Co (13.29MT total)
- 80% oxide ore starting from surface, simple deposit geometry and low strip ratio.
- 85% ownership. Remaining 10% local partner GICC, and 5% DRC government.
- Fully permitted in mining friendly area, close proximity to Ivanhoe project (<25km) and Kolwezi (45km)
- Stage 1 mine: 1mtpa HMS concentrator
- NPV10 of USD 176m (100% project) or 150m (pre-tax NZC share)
- 9 month payback period from production start
- Capex of USD 39m estimated
- Minelife currently 5 years, work underway to expand to 8 years (results due in 2019)
- Potential stage 2 project: Heap Leach SX-EW
- We estimate potential incremental NPV10 of USD 153m or 130m (pre tax NZC share)
- Dependent on ongoing heap leach testing and power infrastructure coming online within 5 years for nearby Ivanhoe project
- Definitive feasibility underway and due Q3 2017, mining to start Q3 2018
- Reduced financing risk as key shareholder Tembo Capital (57.4%) is keen to see this through to production and cashflow
- 334km2 of license in JV with Ivanhoe. NZC can earn up to 98% interest ( Ivanhoe can claw back up to 30%)
Can expect to add roughly USD 80m to annual net cash flow to Stage 2 for every extra 1MT of 2% CuEq ore discovered during exploration.
- Potential for discoveries capable of supporting a standalone operation and smaller discoveries to convert to satellite pits that feed the central Kalongwe processing plant
Just sharing a report I helped put together on Nzuri Copper...
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