A view of the Diamba Sud project area. Credit: Chesser Resources.
Fortuna Mining (TSX: FVI; NYSE: FSM) says a preliminary economic assessment (PEA) for the Diamba Sud gold project in Senegal shows the Canadian miner could recoup its investment in less than a year.
Using a gold price of $2,750 per oz. and a discount rate of 5%, the study shows an after‑tax net present value of $563 million, an internal rate of return of 72% and a payback of about 0.8 years, Fortuna said Wednesday in a statement. Initial capital costs to develop Diamba Sud are pegged at $283.2 million.
The PEA represents “a positive rerating catalyst that unlocks the viability over Fortuna’s organic growth opportunities and target to reach about 500,000” gold-equivalent ounces, National Bank Financial mining analyst Mohamed Sidibé said Wednesday in a note.
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