Skeena Delivers Robust Project Economics for Eskay Creek: After-Tax NPV5% of C$638M, 51% IRR and 1.2 Year Payback
VANCOUVER, BC / November 7, 2019 / Skeena Resources Limited (TSX.V:SKE) (OTCQX:SKREF) ("Skeena" or the "Company") is pleased to announce the initial Preliminary Economic Assessment ("PEA") completed by Ausenco Engineering Canada Inc. ("Ausenco"), supported by SRK Consulting (Canada), and AGP Mining Consultants, for the Eskay Creek gold-silver project ("Eskay Creek" or the "Project") located in the Golden Triangle of British Columbia.
Eskay Creek 2019 PEA Highlights:
High-grade open-pit averaging 3.23 g/t Au, 78 g/t Ag (4.17 g/t AuEq) (diluted)
After-tax NPV5% of C$638M (US$491M) and 51% IRR at US$1,325/oz Au and US$16/oz Ag
After-tax payback period of 1.2 years
Pre-production capital expenditures (CAPEX) of C$303M (US$233M)
After-tax NPV:CAPEX Ratio of 2.1:1
Life of mine ("LOM") average annual production of 236,000 oz Au, 5,812,000 oz Ag (306,000 oz AuEq)
- Published: 08 November 2019
- Written by Editor