Interview with Grant Mourre, CEO of SPC Nickel Corp.
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Recording date: 21st February 2024
SPC Nickel offers investors near-term leverage to a nickel price recovery through their unique West Graham project. Instead of traditional mine building, SPC plans to truck existing surface resources just 5-10km for toll milling at major producers' regional plants. Avoiding major capex and financing needs, first cash flow could arrive within 12-18 months.
Rather than construct standalone infrastructure, SPC will leverage extra capacity at nearby Vale and Glencore mills and smelters. This should facilitate quick ramp up for the project's 22-23 million ton maiden resource averaging 0.55-0.6% nickel and copper. Importantly, the initial 1-1.5 million ton "starter pit" requires only $5-10 million spend.
SPC believes ore sorting and existing roads may enable sub $5/ton operating costs for this first phase. And with mineralization starting at surface, no stripping or waste removal add costs. CEO Grant Mourre called this starter pit "the immediate project to focus on," given robust economics even at current prices.
Expansions to 10 million tons then 20+ million tons could extend West Graham's productive life. But SPC can bootstrap the larger pits from starter pit cash flows without substantial dilution or debt. The plan allows investors to capitalize on recovering nickel prices.
Beyond toll milling's capex and opex advantages, SPC's seasoned mining team understands Sudbury's geology and infrastructure. Relationships with incumbent producers smooth the way. And SPC explores strategic partnerships on their earlier-stage Nunavut project. Quick cash generation unlocks value at West Graham.
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