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 Corporate Profile: Lumina Copper Corp
    Publisher: Kaiser Research Online
    Author: Copyright 2009 John A Kaiser

 

Lumina Copper Corp (LCC-V)

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Lumina Copper Corp began trading on August 5, 2008 as the vehicle for the non-core assets of Global Copper following Global's August 1, 2008 acquisition by Teck Cominco. Lumina's principal asset is the Taca Taca copper-gold-moly porphyry project in Salta province, Argentina, the San Jorge project also in Argentina, and a 1.5% NSR on the Relincho project that was the former flagship of Global Copper. In June 2014 the company announced it had agreed to be acquired by First Quantum for $10.00 cash or $5.00 in cash and 0.2174 of a First Quantum common share, equating to a $470 million value.

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Lumina Project Valuations
CompanyProjectCountryStageIPV $
MM

$100
UPV
$500

$2000
Target MetalsDeposit Style
Key Company Projects
Lumina Copper Corp (LCC-V)Taca TacaArgentinaPEA $470 Copper Gold MolybdenumPorphyry
Peer Projects
Abacus Mining & Expl Corp (AME-V)AftonCanadaPermitting & Feasibility $48 Copper Gold PalladiumPorphyry
Antares Minerals Inc (ANM-V)HaquiraPeruPrefeasibility $604 Copper Molybdenum Gold SilverPorphyry
Candente Copper Corp (DNT-T)CanariacoPeruPrefeasibility $18 Copper GoldPorphyry
Chariot Resources Ltd (CHD-T)Marcona - Mina JustaPeruPermitting & Feasibility $365 Copper Silver GoldIOCG
Far West Mining Ltd (FWM-T)Santo Domingo SurChilePEA $454 CopperPorphyry
Comparable Projects
Camrova Resources Inc (CAV-V)BoleoMexicoProduction $16 Copper Cobalt Zinc ManganeseManto
Chariot Resources Ltd (CHD-T)Marcona - Mina JustaPeruPermitting & Feasibility $365 Copper Silver GoldIOCG
Coro Mining Corp (COP-T)San JorgeArgentinaPrefeasibility $0 Copper GoldPorphyry
Inca Pacific Resources Inc (IPR-V)MagistralPeruPermitting & Feasibility $35 Copper Molybdenum SilverSkarn
Success Stories
Global Copper Corp (GLQ-T)RelinchoChileDiscovery Delineation $487 Copper MolybdenumPorphyry
Northern Peru Copper Corp (NOC-T)GalenoPeruPrefeasibility $452 Copper Gold Molybdenum SilverPorphyry
Peru Copper Inc (PCR-T)ToromochoPeruPEA $923 Copper Molybdenum SilverPorphyry
Taca Taca100% WIArgentina5-PEA
Taca Taca 43-101 Economic Study (USD except where noted otherwise)
PEAApr 9, 2013
Taca Taca
Mining ScenarioTRMining Costs
Mining Type:OP
Cost Currency:USD
Processing Type:

Capital Cost:$3,000,000,000
Operating Rate:120,000 tpd
Sustaining Cost:$1,800,000,000
Operating Days:365
Operating Cost:$9.77/t
Strip Rate:1.6
BC Cash Cost per Unit: USD$0.80/lb Cu
Mine Life:28 years
BC Cash Cost Net By-Products: USD$0.35/lb Cu
LOM Tonnage:1,651,000,000 t
BC All-In Cost Net By-Prod: USD$0.67/lb Cu
Est Startup:

Spot All-In Cost Net By-Prod: USD$0.64/lb Cu
Production Potential

Metal 1Metal 2Metal 3Metal 4
Metal:CuAuMo
Grade:0.46%0.09 g/t0.01%
Recovery:90.0%64.0%57.0%
Annual Output:538,020,000 lb110,000 oz9,040,500 lb
LOM Output:15,064,560,000 lb3,080,000 oz253,134,000 lb
Base Case Price:$2.75/lb$1,200/oz$12.00/lb
Spot Price:$3.10/lb$1,315/oz$12.10/lb
Base Case NSR:$33.78/t$3.01/t$2.48/t
Spot NSR:$38.08/t$3.30/t$2.50/t
Base Case Valuation
Reported Valuation Currency:USD
Pre-Tax NPV:
Discount Rate:8%
After-Tax NPV:$2,100,000,000
Total Base Case NSR USD:$39.27/t
Pre-Tax IRR:
Total Spot NSR USD:$43.88/t
After-Tax IRR:17%
Annual Pre-Tax Cash Flow Base Case and Net CF/FDSH USD:$1,292,115,000$26.15Pre-Tax Payback:
Annual Pre-Tax Cash Flow Spot and Net CF/FDSH USD:$1,493,981,550$30.45After-Tax Payback:3.8 y
Enterprise Value CAD :$465,354,130$9.91/shShare Price:$10.00
Note:
Comparative Valuations using Life of Mine Averages
Discount Rate:0%5%10%15%
Base Case Pre-Tax NPV USD:$31,379,220,000$14,564,149,475$7,660,795,368$4,366,984,823
Base Case Pre-Tax Net NPV/Sh USD:$668.24$310.15$163.14$93.00
Premium BC PT NPV over EV:$660.53$302.45$155.44$85.29
Spot Pre-Tax NPV USD:$37,031,483,400$17,428,371,904$9,368,690,343$5,513,851,548
Spot Pre-Tax Net NPV/Sh:$788.60$371.15$199.51$117.42
Premium Spot PT NPV over EV USD:$780.90$363.44$191.81$109.72
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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