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Publisher: Kaiser Research Online
Author: Copyright 2009 John A Kaiser
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Arizona Star Resource Corp (AZS-V)
| Arizona Star Resource Corp was delisted on March 13, 2008 following a successful cash takeover bid by Barrick Gold at $18.00 per share that valued Arizona Star at $774 million. Arizona Star's key asset was a 51% working interest in the Cerro Casale gold-copper deposit in Chile which had a proven and probable resource of 1,035,065,000 tonnes of 0.69 g/t gold (22,890,000 ounces) and 0.26% copper (5.9 billion lbs). The Barrick takeover valued Cerro Casale at $1.5 billion. Cerro Casale is permitting a 150,000 tpd sulphide milling and 75,000 tpd oxide heap leaching mining plan. |
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| Cerro Casale |  | 51% WI | Chile | 7-Permitting & Feasibility |
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| Cerro Casale 43-101 Economic Study (USD except where noted otherwise) |
| FSU | Aug 22, 2006 |
| Mine Quarry Engineering | Cerro Casale |
| Mining Scenario | TR | Mining Costs |
| Mining Type: | OP |
| Cost Currency: | USD |
| Processing Type: | HL + FLOT |
| Capital Cost: | $1,961,000,000 |
| Operating Rate: | 225,000 tpd |
| Sustaining Cost: | $263,000,000 |
| Operating Days: | 365 |
| Operating Cost: | $6.76/t |
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| BC Cash Cost per Unit: USD | $559/oz Au |
| Mine Life: | 17 years |
| BC Cash Cost Net By-Products: USD | $115/oz Au |
| LOM Tonnage: | 1,035,000,000 t |
| BC All-In Cost Net By-Prod: USD | $247/oz Au |
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| Spot All-In Cost Net By-Prod: USD | ($227.53)/oz Au |
| Production Potential |
| Metal 1 | Metal 2 | Metal 3 | Metal 4 |
| Metal: | Au | Cu |
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| Grade: | 0.69 g/t | 0.25% |
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| Recovery: | 74.7% | 86.4% |
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| Annual Output: | 992,565 oz | 294,136,234 lb |
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| LOM Output: | 16,873,614 oz | 5,000,315,985 lb |
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| Base Case Price: | $450/oz | $1.50/lb |
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| Spot Price: | $1,315/oz | $3.10/lb |
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| Base Case NSR: | $5.44/t | $5.37/t |
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| Spot NSR: | $15.89/t | $11.10/t |
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| Base Case Valuation |
| Reported Valuation Currency: | USD |
| Pre-Tax NPV: | $1,350,000,000 |
| Discount Rate: | 5% |
| After-Tax NPV: |
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| Total Base Case NSR USD: | $10.81/t |
| Pre-Tax IRR: | 13% |
| Total Spot NSR USD: | $27.00/t |
| After-Tax IRR: |
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| Annual Pre-Tax Cash Flow Base Case and Net CF/FDSH USD: | $332,693,601 | $3.76 | Pre-Tax Payback: | 4.9 y |
| Annual Pre-Tax Cash Flow Spot and Net CF/FDSH USD: | $1,661,929,929 | $19.54 | After-Tax Payback: |
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| Enterprise Value CAD : | $773,746,776 | $18.00/sh | Share Price: | $17.94 |
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| Comparative Valuations using Life of Mine Averages |
| Discount Rate: | 0% | 5% | 10% | 15% |
| Base Case Pre-Tax NPV USD: | $3,431,791,217 | $1,538,469,773 | $530,564,826 | ($37,131,693) |
| Base Case Pre-Tax Net NPV/Sh USD: | $40.73 | $18.26 | $6.30 | ($0.44) |
| Premium BC PT NPV over EV: | $26.73 | $4.26 | ($7.70) | ($14.44) |
| Spot Pre-Tax NPV USD: | $26,028,808,787 | $15,810,753,979 | $10,223,783,067 | $6,952,525,485 |
| Spot Pre-Tax Net NPV/Sh: | $308.89 | $187.63 | $121.33 | $82.51 |
| Premium Spot PT NPV over EV USD: | $294.89 | $173.63 | $107.33 | $68.51 |
| 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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