GoviEx Uranium Files an Updated Integrated Development Plan for the Madaouela Project in Niger

GoviEx Uranium Inc. (CSE: GXU) announced today that it has filed an updated NI 43-101 Integrated Development Plan (IDP) for the Madaouela Uranium Project in Niger, defining a large, low cost, commercially viable uranium project in the Arlit uranium-mining district of northern Niger. The Madaouela Uranium Project is located near Arlit, in north central Niger, in one of the most significant areas of producing sandstone-hosted uranium deposits in the world. The project is controlled 100% by GoviEx Niger Holdings Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of GoviEx Uranium.
As quoted in the press release:

The new IDP has generated a higher net present value and lower operating costs than the April 2014 version, largely due to the 13% increase in resources as previously described in the company’s April 21, 2015 news release, lower process costs from reduced acid consumption and higher recovery achieved by additional ablation and leach test work.
The IDP was prepared for GoviEx by SRK Consulting (UK) Limited. The report – titled “An Updated Integrated Development Plan for the Madaouela Project, Niger” – will be filed on SEDAR at www.sedar.com and on the GoviEx website at www.goviex.com within 45 days.
Highlights of GoviEx’s Madaouela Uranium Project July 2015 IDP:

• The project development plan envisions an average 2.69 million pounds per year U3O8 yellowcake production rate over a 21-year mine life, with a 93.7% ultimate recovery of uranium.
• The IDP is based on Measured and Indicated Mineral Resources of 110 million pounds (Mlb) U3O8 and 61 Mlb of Probable Mineral Reserves.
• The base case project economics for this project at a long-term uranium price of US$70/lb U3O8 are positive, and indicate an after-tax net present value of US$340 million (at 8% discount rate) with an internal rate of return (IRR) of 23.5% and a total life of mine (LoM) net free cash of US$1,126 million.
• Initial capital costs are estimated at US$359 million, and cash operating costs of US$24.49/lb U3O8 including by-product credits and excluding royalties. It is noted that molybdenum has not been included in the Mineral Resource model and hence is not considered to be at the same level of confidence as the uranium grades.

GoviEx already has received the approval of its Environmental Social Impact Assessment for the Madaouela Project from the Minister in charge of the environment, and as announced on June 30, 2015, has filed the application for a Mining Permit based on the project defined in the updated IDP.
Click here for the full GoviEx Uranium Inc. (CSE: GXU) press release.