RE:from the 2016 PEA....No DSO starter mine in the NSU scenario, or so I've been told. Best not to compare the two PEAs when NSU's comes out.
kkkrrr wrote:
Phase 1 “DSO” Starter Mine will access very high grade mineralisation (13% Cu and 10.6 g/t Au) which may be shipped directly to smelters after crushing and grinding only. The DSO mineralisation is at the top of the deposit, some 400 m below surface and will be mined at a rate of up to 0.6 Mtpa for 3.5 years; initial mining access is via a 2.5 km long dual decline.
Phase 2 Upper Zone (UZ) Main Mine is envisaged to extract the remaining deposit down to a depth of some 800 m below surface where copper grades reduce to 2.5%. Production increases over a 10 year period from 0.8 to 2.0 Mtpa. The PEA base case LOM is based on Phases 1 and 2 only.
Phase 3 Upper Zone Main Mine Extension which would extract the remaining deposit until copper grades fall to 1.0%. Production continues for another 8 years at a rate of 2.0 Mtpa
....... for me it looks very clear and easy to calculate...