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West High Yield Resources Ltd. (TSXV:WHY) released the results of a Preliminary Economic Assessment (PEA) on its Record Ridge Project in BC. Highlights include pre-tax NPV 5% of US$1.339 billion and IRR (pre-tax) of 21% (100% equity), as well as post-tax NPV 5% of US$830 million and IRR (post-tax) of 17% (100% equity), and an estimated mine life of 42 years.
As quoted in the press release:
Highlights of the PEA include the following:
- Pre-tax NPV 5% of US$1.339 billion and IRR (pre-tax) of 21% (100% equity).
- Post-tax NPV 5% of US$830 million and IRR (post-tax) of 17% (100% equity).
- Initial capital cost estimation of US$608 million.
- Payback – Estimated before tax at end of fifth year of production.
- An estimated mine life of 42 years.
- Measured and Indicated Mineral Resources of approximately 43 million tonnes averaging 24.6% Mg, using a 21.9% cut-off. Approximately 10.6 million tonnes of contained Mg.
- Throughput – 3,000 tonnes per day.
- Market price – US$1,100/tonne Fused Magnesium Oxide (“MgO”) and by-product credit of US$75/tonne for Sodium Sulfate.
- An initial assumed overall average process recovery rate of 80% Mg based on laboratory scale metallurgical test work producing an intermediate calcined MgO product. This will be subject to additional test work to confirm the recovery into a fused MgO product, which has not been demonstrated to date.
- Low variation in grade throughout the deposit suggests that the need for detailed grade control and selective mining methods will be limited.
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