Skeena Completes Robust Feasibility Study for Eskay Creek: After-Tax NPV (5%) of C$1.4B, 50% IRR and 1 Year Payback
VANCOUVER, BC / September 8, 2022 / Skeena Resources Limited (TSX:SKE)(NYSE:SKE) ("Skeena" or the "Company") is pleased to announce the results of the Feasibility Study ("FS") for the Eskay Creek gold-silver project ("Eskay Creek" or the "Project") located in the Golden Triangle of British Columbia.
Eskay Creek 2022 FS Highlights:
After-tax net present value ("NPV") (5%) of C$1.41 billion at a base case of US$1,700 gold and US$19 silver
Robust economics with an after-tax internal rate of return ("IRR") of 50.2% and an industry leading after-tax payback on pre-production capital expenditures of 1 year
High-grade open-pit averaging 3.87 g/t gold equivalent ("AuEq") (2.99 g/t gold, 79 g/t silver) (diluted) with a strip ratio of 7.5:1
Years 1 - 5 average annual production of 431,000 AuEq ounces, places Eskay Creek as a tier one operation
Life of mine ("LOM") production of 3.2 million AuEq ounces from 2.4 million ounces of gold and 66.7 million ounces of silver
Estimated pre-production capital expenditures ("CAPEX") of C$592 million, yielding a compelling after-tax NPV:CAPEX ratio of 2.4:1
LOM all-in sustaining cost ("AISC") of US$652/oz AuEq recovered in concentrate
Proven and Probable open-pit mineral Reserves of 29.9 million tonnes containing 2.87 million ounces gold and 75.5 million ounces silver (combined 3.85 million AuEq oz)
A carbon intensity of 0.20 t CO2e/oz AuEq produced, positioning Eskay Creek to be one of the lowest carbon intensity mines worldwide
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Published: 08 September 2022
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