Poseidon’s Windarra DFS ref 23/7/21
Windarra has been found to have an ore reserve of between 5.54 and 5.73 megatons, with a grading of 0.84 grams of gold per tonne and 2.1 grams of silver per tonne.
This equals around 150,000 ounces of gold and 375,000 ounces of silver.
Depending on the mining method used, Windarra could produce between approximately 53,500 and 55,200 ounces of gold over a 45-month period.
The company says the project’s DFS has found it to be profitable. Poseidon is now looking for a partner to help them bring Windarra into production.
The DFS found both hydraulic mining and amphibious dredging to be viable mining methods for the project.
Windarra will likely cost between $25.8 million and $29.5 million to develop. It has an expected net operating cash flow of $30.6 million and an all-in sustaining cost of $1,393 per ounce.
Therefore, the company believes it would take between 27 and 28 months from the start of construction to pay back the cost of the project’s development.
Windarra has received ministerial approval. It also has environmental approval, conditional upon its mining proposal being approved within 6 months.
to add: Market whispers here. BHP sourcing Nickel prospects.