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Publisher: Kaiser Research Online
Author: Copyright 2013 John A Kaiser
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Strateco Resources Inc (RSC-T)
| Strateco is a Quebec-focused uranium explorer led by President Guy Herber. The company's flagship is the 30,000 hectare Matoush project, where it is attempting to expand the current 43-10 compliant 16 million pound U308 resource base at this property formerly explored by Uranerz Mining and Cogema in the late 1970s and early 1980s. A November 2008 scoping study on the Matoush project, using a long term uranium price of $75 per pound, envisioned an 800 TPD operation, with a capital cost of $193 million, producing uranium for $27 per pound and yielding an NPV of $341 million at a 5% discount rate. In March 2009 Strateco began a 30,000 meter drill program in an effort to expand and upgrade existing resources at Matoush. Beyond its flagship, Strateco holds a number of additional properties, both in the Otish Basin and across Quebec. After learning in August 2008 that its Matoush property is subject to a permanent moratorium on uranium exploration, uranium mining and uranium waste emplacement in Eeyou Istchee, the James Bay Cree territory, the company looked to acquire new projects elsewhere. In December 2013 the company signed an option to acquire 60% of the Jasper Lake project in the Athabasca Basin from Denison Mines. |
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| Matoush |  | 100% WI | Canada | 5-PEA |
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| Matoush 43-101 Economic Study (USD except where noted otherwise) |
| PEAU | Apr 9, 2010 |
| Scott Wilson RPA | Matoush |
| Mining Scenario | TR | Mining Costs |
| Mining Type: | UG |
| Cost Currency: | USD |
| Processing Type: |
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| Capital Cost: | $292,830,000 |
| Operating Rate: | 750 tpd |
| Sustaining Cost: | $49,126,000 |
| Operating Days: | 365 |
| Operating Cost: | $300.00/t |
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| BC Cash Cost per Unit: USD | $32.85/lb U3O8 |
| Mine Life: | 7 years |
| BC Cash Cost Net By-Products: USD | $32.85/lb U3O8 |
| LOM Tonnage: | 1,648,600 t |
| BC All-In Cost Net By-Prod: USD | $52.09/lb U3O8 |
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| Spot All-In Cost Net By-Prod: USD | $52.09/lb U3O8 |
| Production Potential |
| Metal 1 | Metal 2 | Metal 3 | Metal 4 |
| Metal: | U |
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| Grade: | 0.50% |
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| Recovery: | 97.6% |
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| Annual Output: | 2,500,000 lb |
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| LOM Output: | 17,774,800 lb |
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| Base Case Price: | $75.00/lb |
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| Spot Price: | $21.30/lb |
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| Base Case NSR: | $684.93/t |
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| Spot NSR: | $194.52/t |
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| Base Case Valuation |
| Reported Valuation Currency: | USD |
| Pre-Tax NPV: | $324,000,000 |
| Discount Rate: | 10% |
| After-Tax NPV: |
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| Total Base Case NSR USD: | $684.93/t |
| Pre-Tax IRR: | 42% |
| Total Spot NSR USD: | $194.52/t |
| After-Tax IRR: |
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| Annual Pre-Tax Cash Flow Base Case and Net CF/FDSH USD: | $105,375,000 | $0.41 | Pre-Tax Payback: | 2.4 y |
| Annual Pre-Tax Cash Flow Spot and Net CF/FDSH USD: | ($28,875,000) | ($0.15) | After-Tax Payback: |
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| Enterprise Value CAD : | $29,444,760 | $.12/sh | Share Price: | $0.05 |
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| Comparative Valuations using Life of Mine Averages |
| Discount Rate: | 0% | 5% | 10% | 15% |
| Base Case Pre-Tax NPV USD: | $395,669,000 | $263,143,170 | $169,102,791 | $101,196,873 |
| Base Case Pre-Tax Net NPV/Sh USD: | $1.66 | $1.11 | $0.71 | $0.43 |
| Premium BC PT NPV over EV: | $1.57 | $1.01 | $0.61 | $0.33 |
| Spot Pre-Tax NPV USD: | ($544,081,000) | ($476,686,000) | ($425,065,597) | ($384,486,909) |
| Spot Pre-Tax Net NPV/Sh: | ($2.29) | ($2.00) | ($1.79) | ($1.61) |
| Premium Spot PT NPV over EV USD: | ($2.38) | ($2.10) | ($1.88) | ($1.71) |
| The comparative NPV calculations assume constant annual cash flow based on the life of mine average annual payable production and CapEx spent in year one. The operating cost includes the LOM sustaining capital. Due to details such as ore scheduling these NPV figures may differ from those of the 43-101 economic study. |
| After-Tax Valuations using Spot By-Product Prices |
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