Mercur Heap Leach PEA Highlights[1]
- Life-of-mine (“LOM”) production of 6 million tonnes (“MT”) of mineralized material at 0.60 grams per tonne (“g/T”) and 75% average recovery generating an average of 95,600 ounces of gold per year over a 10-year mine life;
- After-tax NPV at a 5% discount rate (“NPV5%”) of $294 million and after-tax IRR of 27% at a gold price of $2,175 per ounce increasing to a $752 million NPV5% and 57% IRR at a gold price of $3,000 per ounce;
- After-tax payback period of 3.6 years at $2,175 per ounce of gold decreasing to 7 years at $3,000 per ounce of gold;
- Pre-production and working capital of $208 million and additional LOM sustaining capital of $110 million;
- LOM average cash cost of $1,205 per ounce of gold and all in sustaining cost of $1,363 per ounce of gold;
- PEA mine plan developed from Indicated Mineral Resources of 3 MT grading 0.66 g/T gold containing 746,000 ounces of gold and Inferred Mineral Resources of 36.2 MT grading 0.54 g/T gold containing 626,000 ounces of gold[2]; and,
- Expected timeline to complete applicable baseline studies and mine permitting of approximately two years.
“As a brownfield site, Mercur offers significant historical exploration and operational data, excellent logistics including paved access, water supply system, electrical power line and substation, and close proximity to a large, skilled workforce, with the added benefit of exemplary historical environmental performance that should translate into a shorter permitting schedule and lower technical and execution risk”, noted John Meyer, Vice President, Engineering & Development.
This PEA is preliminary in nature. In addition to Indicated Mineral Resources, it includes Inferred Mineral Resources that are considered too speculative geologically to apply economic considerations that would enable categorization as Mineral Reserves, and there is no certainty that the PEA will be realized. Mineral Resources are not Mineral Reserves and do not have demonstrated economic viability.
The PEA was prepared in accordance with National Instrument 43-101 – Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects (“NI 43-101”) guidelines by Kappes, Cassiday & Associates (“KCA”) of Reno, Nevada and RESPEC Company LLC (“RESPEC”) of Reno, Nevada (the “Study Authors”) with an effective date of March 25th, 2025. The Company will file a technical report summarizing the PEA on www.revival-gold.com and on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca in accordance with NI 43-101 within 45 days.
Further Information is attached.