Sabre Gold Files Brewery Creek Preliminary Economic Assessment
January 28 2022 - 12:16PM
Sabre Gold Mines Corp. (TSX: SGLD, OTCQB: SGLDF) (“Sabre Gold” or
the “Company”) has filed on SEDAR an independent technical report
prepared in accordance with National Instrument 43-101 supporting
the result of a Preliminary Economic Assessment (“PEA”) at its
100%-owned Brewery Creek gold project located in Yukon Territory,
Canada. The summary results of the PEA were reported in the
Company’s news release dated January 18, 2022, and there are no
material differences in the report from those results.
PEA Highlights:
-
After-tax NPV at 5% of $112 million at an Internal Rate of Return
(“IRR”) of 27.6% at $1,700 per ounce gold increasing to $157
million at an IRR of 35.7% at $1,900 per ounce gold;
-
After-tax average annual cash flow of $36 million at $1,700 per
ounce gold increasing to $44 million at $1,900 per ounce gold
-
Average Annual Production of 60,000 ounces per year for a total
473,000 ounces gold over an initial 8 year mine life;
-
Total cash cost of $850 per ounce and all-in sustaining cost
(“AISC”) US$966 per ounce gold;
-
Pre-production capital costs of $105 million with life of mine
sustaining costs of $18 million;
-
Payback period of 2.6 years at $1,700 per ounce gold;
-
Excellent expansion potential to extend mine life and annual
production with three open prospective resource areas and several
targets within a 182 square kilometers project boundary; and,
- Lower technical and execution risk
as a past brownfields producer with existing infrastructure and
road access from previous mining operation.
The Preliminary Economic Assessment has an
effective date of January 18, 2022 and was prepared in accordance
with National Instrument 43-101 (“NI 43-101”) and evaluated the
economics of resuming mining at Brewery Creek through open pit
mining and heap leaching mined material for gold recovery to doré.
The PEA study was prepared by Kappes, Cassiday & Associates of
Reno, Nevada in cooperation with Tetra Tech Inc. of Golden, CO,
Gustavson and Associates of Lakewood, CO and Wood Environment &
Infrastructure Solutions, of Vancouver, British Columbia.
Summary of Economic Results
Gold Price Sensitivity |
Gold Price |
|
NPV 5% After Tax |
NPV 5% Pre-Tax |
Avg. Annual After tax CF |
|
US$/oz |
|
US$M |
|
IRR% |
|
US$M |
|
IRR% |
|
US$M |
|
$1450 |
|
53.4 |
|
16.2 |
|
73.0 |
|
19.1 |
|
27.2 |
|
$1500 |
|
65.4 |
|
18.6 |
|
90.4 |
|
22.1 |
|
29.1 |
|
$1600 |
|
88.7 |
|
23.2 |
|
125.2 |
|
28.0 |
|
32.7 |
|
$1700 |
|
111.6 |
|
27.6 |
|
160.0 |
|
33.5 |
|
36.3 |
|
$1800 |
|
134.3 |
|
31.7 |
|
194.7 |
|
38.9 |
|
39.9 |
|
$1900 |
|
156.8 |
|
35.7 |
|
229.5 |
|
44.2 |
|
43.5 |
|
$2000 |
|
179.3 |
|
39.6 |
|
264.2 |
|
49.2 |
|
47.1 |
|
PEA Capital Cost Summary |
|
Description |
Pre-Production |
|
Sustaining Capital |
|
Life of Mine |
|
|
|
US$000s |
|
US$000s |
|
US$000s |
|
|
Pre-strip, off load heap |
$18,105 |
|
|
|
$18,105 |
|
|
Mine
equipment (net of lease) |
4,499 |
|
$4,601 |
|
9,100 |
|
|
Site
Infrastructure |
29,207 |
|
11,182 |
|
40,389 |
|
|
Site
Infrastructure Haul Roads |
1,810 |
|
|
|
1,810 |
|
|
Process
Plant |
29,649 |
|
|
|
29,649 |
|
|
Indirects |
2,655 |
|
|
|
2,655 |
|
|
Owners,
EPCM |
8,487 |
|
|
|
8,487 |
|
|
Contingency |
10,974 |
|
2,236 |
|
13,210 |
|
|
Subtotal |
$105,386 |
|
$18,019 |
|
$123,405 |
|
|
Working
Capital |
11,181 |
|
(11,181) |
|
- |
|
|
GST
(recovery) |
5,269 |
|
(5,269) |
|
- |
|
|
Reclamation |
- |
|
13,992 |
|
13,992 |
|
|
Total Capital |
$121,836 |
|
$15,561 |
|
$137,397 |
|
PEA Operating Costs Summary |
|
Mining per tonne moved |
1.96 |
|
|
Strip ratio |
4:1 |
|
|
Unit Operating Costs (per tonne leached) |
US$/tonne |
|
|
Mining |
$11.31 |
|
|
Processing |
7.62 |
|
|
General & Administrative |
2.52 |
|
|
Total Operating Costs |
$21.45 |
|
|
Total Cash Costs per ounce gold sold |
$850/oz |
|
|
All-in-Sustaining Costs per ounce gold sold |
$966/oz |
|
The technical information in this news release
has been reviewed and approved by Michael Maslowski, CPG, a
qualified person as defined by National Instrument 43-101 and is
employed by the company as its Vice President, Technical Services
& Exploration.
About Sabre Gold Mines
Corp.Sabre Gold is a diversified, multi-asset near-term
gold producer in North America which holds 100-per-cent ownership
of both the fully permitted Copperstone gold mine located in
Arizona, United States, and the Brewery Creek gold mine located in
Yukon, Canada, both of which are former producers. Management
intends to restart production at Copperstone followed by Brewery
Creek in the near term. Sabre Gold also holds other investments and
projects at varying stages of development.
Sabre Gold has approximately 1.1 million ounces
gold in the Measured and Indicated categories, and approximately
1.5 million ounces gold in the Inferred category. Additionally,
both Copperstone and Brewery Creek have considerable exploration
upside with a combined land package of over 230 square kilometres
that will be further drill tested with high-priority targets
currently identified. Sabre Gold is led by an experienced team of
mining professionals with backgrounds in exploration, mine building
and operations.
For further information please visit the Sabre
Gold Mines Corp. website (www.sabre.gold).
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward Looking
Statements
This news release contains forward-looking
information under Canadian securities legislation including
statements regarding drill results, potential mineralization,
potential expansion and upgrade of mineral resources and current
expectations on future exploration and development plans. Forward
looking information includes, but is not limited to, the results of
the Brewery Creek PEA, including statements relating to net present
value, future production, estimates of cash cost, proposed mining
plans and methods, mine life estimates, cash flow forecasts, metal
recoveries, estimates of capital and operating costs, timing for
permitting and environmental assessments, realization of mineral
resource estimates, capital and operating cost estimates, project
and life of mine estimates, ability to obtain permitting by the
time targeted, size and ranking of project upon achieving
production, economic return estimates, the timing and amount of
estimated future production and capital, operating and exploration
expenditures and potential upside and alternatives.
These forward-looking statements also entail
various risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to
differ materially from those reflected in these forward-looking
statements. Such statements are based on current expectations, are
subject to a number of uncertainties and risks, and actual results
may differ materially from those contained in such statements.
These uncertainties and risks include, but are not limited to: the
strength of the Canadian economy; the price of gold; operational,
funding, and liquidity risks; reliance on third parties,
exploration risk, failure to upgrade resources, the degree to which
mineral resource and reserve estimates are reflective of actual
mineral resources and reserves; the degree to which factors which
would make a mineral deposit commercially viable are present, and
the risks and hazards associated with underground operations and
other risks involved in the mineral exploration and development
industry.
Risks and uncertainties about Sabre Gold’s
business are more fully discussed in the Company’s disclosure
materials, including its annual information form and MD&A,
filed with the securities regulatory authorities in Canada and
available at www.sedar.com and readers are urged to read these
materials. Sabre Gold assumes no obligation to update any
forward-looking statement or to update the reasons why actual
results could differ from such statements unless required by
law.
For further information please contact:
Sabre Gold Mines Corp. Giulio Bonifacio President & Chief
Executive Officer gtbonifacio@sabre.gold
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