Giga Metals Announces Filing of NI 43-101 Pre-Feasibility Study Technical Report
Giga Metals Announces Filing of NI 43-101 Pre-Feasibility Study Technical Report
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Oct. 24, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Giga Metals Corp. (TSX.V: GIGA) ("Giga Metals" or the "Company") announced that the Company has filed on an independent technical report (the "Report") prepared in accordance with National Instrument 43-101 – Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects ("NI 43-101") supporting the results of a Pre-Feasibility Study ("PFS") for the development of its Turnagain project located in British Columbia, Canada. The results of the PFS were previously reported in the Company's news release dated September 22, 2023, and there are no material differences in the Report from those results. The effective date of the Report is September 22, 2023.
溫哥華,不列顛哥倫比亞省,2023年10月24日(環球通訊社)Giga Metals Corp.(多倫多證券交易所:千兆)(“Giga Metals“或”公司“)宣佈,公司已提交了一份獨立的技術報告(”報告“),該報告是根據國家儀器43-101-礦產專案披露標準(”NI 43-101“)編制的,支持其位於加拿大不列顛哥倫比亞省的TurnAgain專案開發的前期可行性研究(PFS)的結果。PFS的結果曾在公司日期為2023年9月22日的新聞稿中報道,該報告與這些結果沒有實質性差異。該報告的生效日期為2023年9月22日。
PFS Highlights:
PFS亮點:
- Large Long-life Mine: Annual production averaging 37,288 t/y Ni+Co in concentrate over the nominal full operating rate period (Y3 – 28) based on a 30-year project life with an extremely low strip ratio of 0.4 tonnes waste per tonne ore
- Positive Economics: Pre-tax IRR and NPV of 11.1% and $717M (7% discount rate) and post-tax IRR and NPV of 11.4% and $574M at a long-term nickel price of $9.75/lb, with 78% payability for nickel in concentrate
- High-grade Concentrate: Nickel concentrate averaging 18% Ni and 1.1% Co with low impurities
- Low-carbon Operation: Scope 1+2 carbon intensity of <1.8 tonnes of CO2 per tonne of Ni in concentrate
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Site Operating Costs: $3.85/lb Ni in concentrate before byproduct credits at mine gate (Y3 – 28 operating period)
- 大型長壽礦井:根據30年的專案壽命,在名義滿運行率期間(Y3-28),平均年產量為37,288噸/年的精礦,每噸礦石的帶鋼比極低,為0.4噸。
- 積極經濟學:稅前IRR和NPV分別為11.1%和7.17億美元(折現率為7%),稅後IRR和NPV分別為11.4%和5.74億美元,長期鎳價為9.75美元/磅,精礦中鎳的償還率為78%
- 高品位精礦:鎳精礦平均鎳含量為18%,鈷含量為1.1%,雜質含量低
- 低碳運營:範圍1+2碳強度2.每噸精礦中的鎳
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現場運營成本:3.85美元/磅鎳精礦在礦門副產品信用前(Y3-28運營期)
The full Report dated September 22, 2023, and entitled "Turnagain Nickel Project Pre-feasibility Study, NI 43-101 Technical Report ", can be found on the Company's website at and on SEDARplus under the Company's issuer profile at .
這份日期為2023年9月22日的完整報告名為《TurnAgain鎳專案預可行性研究,NI 43-101技術報告》,可在公司網站和SEDARplus上的公司發行人簡介下找到。
Qualified Persons
The PFS contributors who prepared or supervised the preparation of information that forms the basis of the PFS disclosure in this news release are listed in the PFS document.
合格人員
PFS檔案中列出了編制或監督編制構成本新聞稿中PFS披露基礎的資訊的PFS撰稿人。
Lyle Trytten, P.Eng., Manager of Development for Giga Metals Corp, is a qualified person as defined by NI 43-101. Mr. Trytten has reviewed and approved the technical content of this news release.
Giga Metals公司開發部經理Lyle Trytten,P.Eng是NI 43-101定義的合格人員。Trytten先生已經審核並批准了本新聞稿的技術內容。
The following persons are responsible for specific inputs into the PFS:
以下人員負責向PFS提供具體投入:
- Garth Kirkham, P.Geo., Kirkham Geosystems Ltd.: geological modelling, mineral resource estimates
- Maurie Marks, P.Eng., Tetra Tech Canada Inc.: mining methods, mineral reserve estimates, mining capital and operating cost estimates
- Ian Stillwell, P.Eng., BGC Engineering: mine and stockpile geotechnical design
- Matthew Cleary, P.Geo., BGC Engineering: hydrogeology
- Chris Martin, C.Eng., Sacanus Holdings Ltd: metallurgical testing, process design
- Jianhui (John) Huang, P.Eng., Tetra Tech Canada Inc.: recovery methods, process-site services-G&A operating costs, and economic analysis
- David Moschini, P.Eng., Tetra Tech Canada Inc.: site water management
- Bereket Fisseha, P.Eng., Tetra Tech Canada Inc.: tailings management
- Ron Monk, M.Eng., P.Eng., Kerr Wood Leidal Associates Ltd: power supply design
- Hassan Ghaffari, P.Eng., Tetra Tech Canada Inc: other project infrastructure, overall capital cost estimates, marketing study, and environment
- Garth Kirkham,P.Geo,Kirkham GeosSystems Ltd.:地質建模、礦產資源估算
- 莫裡·馬克斯,P.Eng,利樂科技加拿大公司:採礦方法、礦產儲量估算、採礦資本和運營成本估算
- 伊恩·斯蒂爾韋爾,P.Eng,BGC工程:礦山和堆場岩土工程設計
- BGC工程公司P.Geo的Matthew Cleary:水文地質學
- 克裡斯·馬丁,C.Eng,Sacanus Holdings Ltd:冶金試驗、工藝設計
- 首頁--期刊主要分類--期刊細介紹--期刊題錄與文摘--文摘內容回收方法、工藝現場服務--G&A運營成本和經濟分析
- David·莫斯奇尼,P.Eng,利樂科技加拿大公司:場地水管理
- Bereket Fisseha,P.eng,利樂科技加拿大公司:尾礦治理
- Ron Monk,M.Eng,P.Eng,Kerr Wood Leidal Associates Ltd.:電源設計
- Hassan Ghaffari,P.Eng,利樂加拿大技術公司:其他專案基礎設施、總體資本成本估算、市場研究和環境
About Giga Metals Corporation
關於Giga Metals公司
Giga Metals Corporation's core asset is the Turnagain Project, located in northern British Columbia, which contains one of the few significant undeveloped sulphide nickel and cobalt resources in the world. Turnagain is held in Hard Creek Nickel, a subsidiary owned 85% by Giga Metals Corporation and 15% by Mitsubishi Corporation. The Pre-Feasibility Study results were announced in September 2023.
Giga Metals Corporation的核心資產是位於不列顛哥倫比亞省北部的TurnAgain專案,該專案包含世界上為數不多的未開發的重要硫化物鎳和鈷資源之一。該公司的子公司Hard Creek Nickel由Giga Metals Corporation和Mitsubishi Corporation分別持有85%和15%的股份。2023年9月公佈了前期可行性研究結果。
Forward looking statements
Certain statements in this news release are forward-looking statements, which reflect the expectations of management regarding the Turnagain Project. Forward-looking statements consist of statements that are not purely historical, including any statements regarding beliefs, plans, expectations or intentions regarding the future. Any statements that express or involve discussions with respect to predictions, expectations, beliefs, plans, projections, objectives or future events or performance (often, but not always, using words or phrases such as "seek", "anticipate", "plan", "continue", "estimate", "expect", "may", "will", "project", "predict", "forecast", "potential", "target", "intend", "could", "might", "should", "believe" and similar expressions) are not statements of historical fact and may be "forward‐looking statements". Such statements in this news release include, but are not limited to, statements with respect to the future potential economic viability of the Project,, the estimation of mineral resources, mineral reserves and mineral prices, steps to be taken towards commercialization of the Project, the timing and amount of estimated future production and capital, operating and exploration expenditures and include, for greater certainty, all estimates in the PFS such as the cash, flow, IRR, NPV's, initial capital and life of mine production. Such statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results, performance or developments to differ materially from those contained in the statements. No assurance can be given that any of the events anticipated by the forward-looking statements will occur or, if they do occur, what benefits the Company will obtain from them. These forward-looking statements reflect management's current views made in light of management's expertise and are based on certain expectations, estimates and assumptions which may prove to be incorrect. A number of risks and uncertainties could cause our actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements, including: (1) the mineral resource and mineral reserve estimates relating to the Project could prove to be inaccurate for any reason whatsoever, (2) the Company may be unable to obtain financing for the Project on acceptable terms or at all, (3) prices and demand for nickel, cobalt or battery products could decline, (4) Project costs could differ substantially from those anticipated in the PFS and make any commercialization uneconomic, (5) inferred and indicated resources may not materialize, (6) permits, environmental opposition, government regulation, cost overruns or any of many other factors may prevent the Company from commercializing the Project, (7) additional but currently unforeseen work may be required to advance to the feasibility stage, and (8) even if the Project goes into production, there is no assurance that operations will be profitable. These forward-looking statements are made as of the date of this news release and, except as required by applicable securities laws, the Company assumes no obligation to update these forward-looking statements, or to update the reasons why actual results differed from those projected in the forward-looking statements. Additional information about these and other assumptions, risks and uncertainties are set out in the "Risks and Uncertainties" section in the Company's most recent MD&A filed with Canadian security regulators.
前瞻性陳述
本新聞稿中的某些陳述是前瞻性陳述,反映了管理層對TurnAgain專案的期望。前瞻性陳述包括非純粹歷史性的陳述,包括有關對未來的信念、計劃、期望或意圖的陳述。任何表述或涉及關於預測、期望、信念、計劃、預測、目標或未來事件或業績的討論的陳述(經常但不總是使用諸如“尋求”、“預期”、“計劃”、“繼續”、“估計”、“預期”、“可能”、“將”、“專案”、“預測”、“預測”、“潛在”、“目標”、“打算”、“可能”、“可能”、“應該”等詞語或短語,“相信”和類似的表述)不是對歷史事實的陳述,可能是“前瞻性陳述”。本新聞稿中的此類表述包括但不限於有關該專案未來潛在經濟可行性的表述、對礦產資源、礦產儲量和礦價的估計、該專案商業化進程中採取的步驟、估計未來生產和資本、運營和勘探支出的時間和金額、以及為了提高確定性而在PFS中進行的所有估計,例如現金、流量、內部收益率、淨現值、初始資本和礦山生產壽命。此類陳述會受到風險和不確定因素的影響,這些風險和不確定因素可能會導致實際結果、業績或發展與陳述中包含的內容大不相同。不能保證前瞻性陳述中預期的任何事件都會發生,或者如果發生了,公司將從中獲得什麼好處。這些前瞻性陳述反映了管理層根據管理層專業知識提出的當前觀點,並基於某些預期、估計和假設,這些預期、估計和假設可能被證明是錯誤的。許多風險和不確定因素可能導致我們的實際結果與前瞻性陳述所表達或暗示的結果大不相同,包括:(1)與專案有關的礦產資源和礦產儲量估計可能因任何原因而被證明是不準確的,(2)公司可能無法以可接受的條件為專案獲得融資,(3)鎳、鈷或電池產品的價格和需求可能下降,(4)專案成本可能與PFS中預期的大不相同,從而使任何商業化都不經濟,(5)推斷和指示的資源可能無法實現,(6)許可證,環境反對、政府監管、成本超領或許多其他因素可能會阻止公司將該專案商業化,(7)可能需要額外但目前無法預見的工作才能進入可行性階段,以及(8)即使該專案投入生產,也不能保證運營將是盈利的。這些前瞻性陳述是在本新聞稿發佈之日作出的,除適用的證券法要求外,公司沒有義務更新這些前瞻性陳述,也沒有義務更新實際結果與前瞻性陳述中預測的結果不同的原因。有關這些和其他假設、風險和不確定因素的更多資訊在公司最近提交給加拿大安全監管機構的MD&A檔案的“風險和不確定因素”部分列出。
On behalf of the Board of Directors,
我謹代表董事會:
"Mark Jarvis"
《梅克·賈維斯》
MARK JARVIS
CEO
梅克·賈維斯
首席執行官
Contact Information
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Investor Inquiries: info@gigametals.com
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