Generation Mining feasibility defines 13-year open pit mine
A feasibility study from
Generation Mining (TSX: GENM) on its 80%-held Marathon palladium-copper project in northwestern Ontario suggests a 25,200 tonne per day open pit operation producing a copper-PGM (platinum group metal) concentrate for sale to an off-site smelter.
In its first three years of operation, the 13-year surface mine would generate a total of 588,000 palladium oz. and 122 million lb. of copper from an estimated 270,000 tonnes of shipped concentrate. Life-of-mine payable metals are estimated at 1.9 million palladium oz., 467 million copper lb., 537,000 oz. of platinum, 151,000 oz. of gold and 2.8 million oz. of silver.
With all-in sustaining costs pegged at US$809 per palladium-equivalent oz., and an initial capital cost assumption of $665 million, the after-tax net present value for the development is estimated at $1.1 billion with a 29.7% internal rate of return and a 2.3-year payback. These numbers are
A feasibility study from
Generation Mining (TSX: GENM) on its 80%-held Marathon palladium-copper project in northwestern Ontario suggests a 25,200 t/d open pit operation producing a copper-PGM (platinum group metal) concentrate for sale to an off-site smelter.
In its first three years of operation, the 13-year surface mine would generate a total of 588,000 palladium oz. and 122 million lb. of copper from an estimated 270,000 tonnes of shipped concentrate. Life-of-mine payable metals are estimated at 1.9 million palladium oz., 467 million copper lb., 537,000 oz. of platinum, 151,000 oz. of gold and 2.8 million oz. of silver.
With all-in sustaining costs pegged at US$809 per palladium-equivalent oz., and an initial capital cost assumption of $665 million, the after-tax net present value for the development is estimated at $1.1 billion with a 29.7% internal rate of return and a 2.3-year payback. These numbers are based on a 6% discount rate for the NPV and long-term metal prices tha
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Pd eq grade is calculated based on: (Pd US$1,725/31.10348 x Pd grade g/t +Cu US$3.20/2204.6 x Cu grade %/100+Au US$1,400/31.10348 x Au grade g/t+ Pt US$1,000/31.10348 x Pt grade g/t+Ag US$20/31.10348 x Ag grade g/t))/ (Pd US$1,725/31.10348)
Jamie Levy, President and CEO of Gen Mining commented, “This study confirms that the Marathon Palladium and Copper Project is a substantial mining project that is expected to provide a very robust return on investment. We expect the palladium supply in particular to remain in deficit for the foreseeable future as Europe, China and other regions roll out tougher emissions standards. We are excited about the opportunity to create jobs and economic stimulus to Canada, Ontario and to the communities surrounding Marathon.”