RE:RE:RE:RE:RE:RE:RE:Here it Comes! Now that the mine is complete, the speculation is on about two metrics : sustainable production 200k oz/year and AISC.
ToreSweeden link shows that low AISC is possible but size, type of extraction, cost structure can be apples and oranges.
Is it worth having a look at VIT presentation pages 37 and 40 for a comparison.
Page 37 : AISC at 638 USD + 62.5 royalty to AISC = 700.5 USD/oz as per 2016 feasibilty study
page 40: . 2018 AISC as per 2016 Feasibilty Study : 750 USD (I guess 62.5 usd/oz royalty to add.so 812.5 USD.
And a comparison with "peers" having oxide heap leach and production: 812 to 974 usd/oz. VIT stating that Eagle enjoys "higher grade and a lower strip ratio in a superior juridication than many heap leach peers"
Question : have they up-to-date information about peers or is it from 2018 or berfore. What has been the general increase/decrease in AISC the past 12-36 months ?
General question: many pointed out that AISC went up the past years. May I ask what generated the upside : wages, cost of materials, less easy extraction mines, new mines more expensive ?
TIA