RE:Big Savings in Budget ItemsLet me re-phrase by taking midpoint of each range:
CAPEX savings based on midpoint:
$ 15.15 M G&A savings based on midpoint:
$ 1 M Hollister Ramp-up savings:
$ 10.5 M Only gain is under Exploration based on midpoint:
+ $ 3 M Therefore, NET Estimated Savings of all spend categories =
$ 23,650,000 USD for 2018 JIN
JintsuGehan wrote: CAPEX 2017: $ 63 M - $ 71 M
CAPEX 2018: $ 48.2 M - $ 55.5 M
G&A 2017: $ 20 M - $ 22 M
G&A 2018: $ 18 M - $ 19 M
EXPLORATION 2017: $ 7 M - $ 9 M
EXPLORATION 2018: $ 10 M - 12 M (gain here but that is OK because see below:
HOLLISTER 2017 RAMP-UP: $ 10 M - $ 11 M
HOLLISTER 2018 RAMP-UP: Not an expense
Company is saving I would say conservatively $ 20 M USD to $ 23 M USD to achieve up to 202,000 oz at high point at same AISC, but with a higher spot price of gold.
2017 is a write off as mentioned; 2018 looks far brighter.
JIN