Lahontan Gold Announces Updated Santa Fe Preliminary Economic Assessment Featuring an Eleven-Year Mine Life and Post-Tax NPV5 of US$820 Million - Investing News Network

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Lahontan Gold’s updated Santa Fe PEA outlines an 11-year active mine life and robust project economics at base-case prices of $3,600/oz gold and $49/oz silver, with post-tax NPV5 of $820 million and IRR of 40.1%. The study models average annual production of about 91,900 AuEq oz (roughly 88,300 oz gold and 254,000 oz silver), rising to 112,500 AuEq oz in years 4-11, against estimated AISC of $2,250/oz and initial capex of $172 million.

The company also highlights strong leverage to higher metal prices: at spot assumptions of $4,166/oz gold and $59/oz silver, post-tax NPV5 rises to $1.13 billion and IRR to 50.4%. Permitting is targeted for 2027, with the PEA still preliminary and no reserves defined.