RE:the bill could cut the corporate tax rate from 35 to 20-22% I did not think this tax bill would pass, but now it looks like a sure thing.
All figures in USD:
Over the life of the mine, Excelsior was going to pay about 35% federal tax and 5% state tax, for a total tax bill of about $1.5 billion.
Now it will be about 20% federal and 5% state, so a new rate of about 25%.
The total tax over the life of the mine will be about $980 million, so a savings of $520 million.
NPV will slam this savings figure down to about 1/3, so about $170 million.
That is about our current market cap, isn't it?