-- ゴールドマイニング(GOLD.TO、NYSE American: GLDG)は火曜日、コロンビアのラ・ミナ・プロジェクトに関する最新の予備経済評価(PEA)により、前回の調査と比較してプロジェクトの価値が「向上」したと発表した。 ゴールドマイニングの株価はプラスに転じ、米国プレマーケット取引では一時0.4%高となった。 最新のPEAでは、現在のベンチマークコストと、金(Au)1オンスあたり3,500米ドル、銅(Cu)1ポンドあたり4.70米ドル、銀(Ag)1オンスあたり40米ドルという最新の基本価格が反映されており、その結果、同社が以前に公表したPEAと比較して、割引率5%における税引き後正味現在価値(NPV)が265%増加したと同社は述べている。 また、今回の調査では、税引き後正味現在価値(NPV)は10億米ドル、内部収益率(IRR)は32.2%、初期投資回収期間は2.7年と算出されたと付け加えた。 その他の注目すべき点として、現在のスポット価格(金約4,775ドル/オンス、銅約5.75ドル/ポンド、銀約77ドル/オンス)に基づくと、正味現在価値(NPV)は18億ドルに増加し、内部収益率(IRR)は49.1%、初期投資回収期間は1.9年となります。初期設備投資額は5億2,300万ドルと推定され、初期設備投資額とベースケースNPV5%の比率は0.5倍と魅力的であり、このプロジェクトの「魅力的な投資収益率の可能性」を際立たせています。また、操業開始後最初の5年間の平均年間生産量は金換算で152.4千オンス、鉱山寿命11.2年間の総生産量は金換算で150万オンス(金120万オンス、銀260万オンス、銅1億9,500万ポンド)と予測されています。 「これらの堅実な基本シナリオにおける経済性は、スポット価格の上昇に伴い大幅に改善されるため、当社は、将来的な開発の可能性に向けてプロジェクトをさらに推進し、リスクを低減できる機会に期待を寄せています」と、最高経営責任者(CEO)のアラステア・スティル氏は述べた。
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