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Troilus Announces Feasibility Study Results For The Gold-Copper Troilus Project: Outlines A Large Scale, 22-Year Open Pit Project In Tier-One Jurisdiction With USD$884.5 Million NPV5
Troilus” or the “Company”) reports results from a Feasibility Study (“FS” or the “Study”) completed on the gold-copper Troilus Project (the “Project”) located in northcentral Quebec, Canada. The Study incorporates an initial mineral reserve estimate (“MRE”) that supports a long life, large scale, 50,000 tonnes per day (“tpd”) open-pit mining operation; a project in a tier-one mining jurisdiction that stands out in the Quebec and Canadian mining landscapes.
Troilus has taken a focused and conservative approach to all costs and inputs to deliver a realistic and compelling Feasibility Study that we believe maximizes the scope and scale of this mineral asset over the long term. All amounts are in United States dollars, unless otherwise stated.
2024 FEASIBILITY STUDY HIGHLIGHTS
Large Scale Open-Pit Project
- Open pit mine life of 22 years with the potential for future underground development.
- Life-of-mine (“LOM”) average payable gold production of 244,600 ounces annually, 17.3 million pounds of copper and 446,700 ounces of silver annually.
- Peak annual payable gold production of 456,100 ounces, 31.8 million pounds of copper and 613,600 ounces of silver in year 7.
- Open pit mine, processing 50,000 tonnes-per-day (“tpd”); a 43% larger scale operation than the 35,000 tpd processing rate contemplated in the Preliminary Economic Assessment (“PEA”) from 2020.
- An economical and energy-efficient process to produce a desirable gold-rich copper concentrate for sale to smelters, with a cyanide-free gravity concentration circuit to produce doré after Year 1.
- Supported by an initial Mineral Reserve estimate of 380Mt grading 0.59 g/t gold equivalent (“AuEq”) (0.49 g/t Au, 0.058% Cu and 1.0 g/t Ag) for a contained 7.26Moz AuEq (6.02 Moz Au, 484 Mlbs Cu and 12.2 Moz Ag).1
- LOM total payable gold of 5.4 million ounces, 382 million lbs of copper and 9.9 million ounces of silver.
- Average LOM strip ratio of 3.1:1.
Low-Cost Production2
- All-in sustaining cash operating costs (“AISC”) of $1,109/oz.
- Average operating costs of $19.06/t milled ore.
Strong Economic Results
- Base Case after-tax NPV5% of USD$884.5 million and IRR of 14%, reflecting long-term forecast prices of US$1,975/oz Au, $4.05/lb Cu, $23/oz Ag and $0.74 USD/CAD exchange rate.
- After-tax NPV5% of USD$1.55 billion and IRR of 19.5% at April 2024 average metal prices (Au: $2,332/oz; Cu: $4.30/lb; Ag: $27.50/oz).
- Cumulative after-tax cashflow of $2.2 billion on base case assumptions; increasing to $3.4 billion using average metal prices for April 2024.
Attractive Capital Intensity Given Inflationary Environment and Scale of Operation
- Initial development capital of (“CAPEX”) of $1,074 million, including all mine pre-production costs, net of existing infrastructure.
- Existing and upgraded infrastructure, including powerlines and 50MW substation, all-weather access roads and tailings facility among other infrastructure, reduce capital requirements for the project and overall capital intensity.
Exploration Upside:
- Numerous targets ranging from grass roots geochemical anomalies to early-stage drill targets are actively being explored and advanced, both near mine and regionally, representing significant future upside potential.
2024 Feasibility Study Summary
PRODUCTION
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Mine Life
| 22 years
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Daily Mill Throughput
| 50,000 tpd
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Annual Mill Throughput
| 18.3Mt/year
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Average Annual Metal Production (Payable)
| Gold (oz)
| Copper (Mlbs)
| Silver (oz)
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Years 1-5
| 256,200
| 16.1
| 475,200
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Years 6-22
| 241,200
| 17.7
| 438,300
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Life of Mine
| 244,600
| 17.3
| 446,700
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Proven & Probable Reserves
| 380 Mt containing 7.26 Moz AuEq (6.02 Moz Au, 484 Mlbs Cu, 12.2 Moz Ag)
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Proven & Probable Average Grades
| 0.59 g/t AuEq (0.49 g/t Au, 0.058% Cu, 1.0 g/t Ag)
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Strip Ratio
| 3.1:1
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Average LOM Gold/Copper/Silver Recoveries
| 92.7% / 91.8% / 91.9%
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COST METRICS
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Initial Capital Expenditure
| $1,074 million
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Sustaining Capital Expenditure
| $276.6 million
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All-in-sustaining-cost (life-of-mine)¹
| $1,109/oz
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ECONOMIC RESULTS
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Base Case (Au: $1,975/oz; Cu: $4.05/lb; Ag: $23/oz)
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After-tax NPV @ 5% discount rate
| $884 million (C$1,208 million)
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After-tax IRR
| 14%
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Payback (years)
| 5.7 years
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April 2024 Average (Au: $2,332/oz; Cu: $4.30/lb; Ag: $27.50/oz)
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After-tax NPV @ 5% discount rate
| $1,553 million (C$2,121 million)
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After-tax IRR
| 19.5%
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Payback (years)
| 4.7 years
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*Assuming a US$:C$ exchange of $0.74.
¹ See Non-IFRS Measures at the