-- ブルー・ムーン・メタルズ(MOON.V)は、ノルウェーのヌシル・プロジェクトのフィージビリティスタディを完了し、8%の割引率に基づく税引き後正味現在価値が2億3500万米ドルと算出されたことを受け、米国プレマーケット取引で一時4%上昇した。 同社は声明の中で、この算出は銅の長期価格を1ポンドあたり4.78ドル、金価格を1オンスあたり3,515ドル、銀価格を1オンスあたり45.26ドルと仮定して行われたと述べた。市場コンセンサス価格に基づくと、採掘可能な金属の内訳は銅77%、金6%、銀13%となる。 その他の主な点として、ブルー・ムーン・メタルズは、13年間の鉱山寿命と市場コンセンサス価格に基づく税引き後内部収益率(IRR)が19%、スポット価格に基づくIRRが31%であること、そして初期設備投資額が1億8400万ドルであることを挙げた。 本プロジェクトは、13年間の鉱山寿命にわたり、年間19,000トンの銅換算量を生産する見込みです。確定・推定資源量は2,872万トン(銅換算品位1.20%)、確認・推定埋蔵量は2,498万トン(銅換算品位0.99%)です。 さらに、同社はプロジェクトの基本設計を進め、処理プラントに必要な長期納期設備(SAGミル、ボールミル、シックナー)の発注を完了したと発表しました。また、プロジェクト実行スケジュールのリスクを軽減するため、主要変圧器も購入しました。これまでにブルー・ムーン社は本プロジェクトに約4,670万ドルを投じており、2026年4月15日時点で斜坑の掘削は1,548メートルに達し、2026年半ばには目標鉱床に接近する見込みです。 「この資産の強力なフリーキャッシュフロー創出能力と、ヌシール・プロジェクトへのこれまでの自己資本投資により、残りの設備投資費用を賄うための資金調達手段には大きな柔軟性があります」と、クリスチャン・カーグル=シマール最高経営責任者(CEO)は述べた。 ブルー・ムーン社は、2027年第3四半期にプロセスプラントの試運転を開始する予定だ。 同社の株価は昨日、カナダ市場で小幅上昇した。
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