Cartier Files on SEDAR the NI 43-101 Technical Report of the Preliminary Economic Assessment for Chimo Mine Project Post-Tax NPV5% of CAD$388M and 20.8% IRR
Long term gold price of US$1,750/oz, Exchange rate of CAD $1.00 = US$0.77 Post-tax NPV5% of CAD$388M and IRR of 20.8% Post-tax payback period of 2.9 years and mine life of 9.7 years Capex of CAD$341M Average all-in sustaining cost of US$755/oz Average annual production of 116,900 oz 4,500 tpd underground operation Average sorted grade of 4.55 g/t Au for mill feed Processing plant with capacity of 3,000 tpd and rate of recovery of 93.1% Sorting of mineralization increases the grade of material prior to milling operations and recovery rate and also reduces costs of mill construction, material handling, milling and restoration leading to a reduced environmental footprint of mine tailings and thus increasing the social acceptability of the projectCartier Resources Inc. (TSX-V: ECR) (“Cartier”) announces that it has filed on SEDAR the NI 43-101 technical report of the Preliminary Economic Assessment (“PEA”) titled “NI 43-101 Technical Report and Preliminary Economic Assessment for the Chimo Mine and West Nordeau Gold Deposits, Chimo Mine and East Cadillac Properties, Quebec, Canada”, prepared in accordance with National Instrument 43-101 – Standard of Disclosure for Mineral Projects (“NI 43-101”).