Big scale alluvial mining is the business case at Egina. They have to dig up 2-3m without ni43-101. they close the pit instantly and replant it.
4km2 (current Mining license with 0,7 g/m3 and 1,5m depth will host only about 140k oz. If you want to have constant production you have to mine all the time.
My opinion is that they need about 1,5 g/m3 AVERAGE which would host about 7m oz for digging up 100km2. That's HUGE. 40% go to sumitomo.
current g/m3 in the swale is about 1,5/m3. But the the current 'high grade' swales are very thin.
sure; it's possible they will find a bigger swale with much higher grade. Otherwise it is going to hard to work.
Netherless:
Is it probable that they get a mining license for 100km2?
thanks for your assumptions.
peter