Volt Resources completes Phase 1 feasibility study update for Bunyu Graphite Project
August 16, 2023 at 11:18 pm IST
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Volt Resources CEO Prashant Chintawar joined Steve Darling from Proactive to share the company's Phase 1 Feasibility Study Update for the Bunyu Graphite Project in Tanzania. Chintawar explained that the Stage 1 graphite project aims to be established with relatively modest capital expenditure.
This approach will enable Volt Resources to develop the necessary infrastructure, initiate graphite production at a rate of 24,780 tonnes per annum, generate initial revenues, and position Bunyu as a prominent global supplier of graphite products. The updated feasibility study indicates a capital expenditure of $33.1 million for the Stage 1 project.
This investment is projected to yield a project lifespan of 13.7 years, almost double the duration of the previous study. These figures support a project that would generate a total EBITDA (Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization) of $169.6 million over the operating period, an internal rate of return (IRR) of 31.5% before tax, a net present value (NPV) of $58.9 million before tax, and a payback period of 2.9 years before tax.
Upon successfully commissioning Bunyu Stage 1, Volt Resources intends to progress to Stage 2 later in the decade. The goal of Stage 2 is to leverage the foundation established by Stage 1 and capitalize on Bunyu's substantial graphite resource. This would lead to a substantial increase in production capacity, aiming to reach 170,000 tonnes per annum, which would align with the anticipated rise in global demand for graphite products.
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Volt Resources Limited is an Australia-based minerals and battery material company. The Company is focused on the exploration and development of its wholly owned graphite and gold projects in Tanzania and Guinea, as well as its 70% interest in the Zavalievsky Graphite business in Ukraine. It acquired three license applications that are considered prospective for lithium-borate mineralization. The license applications are in respect of a total area of approximately 291 square kilometers (km2), located in Serbia and are west and south-west of the Serbian capital, Belgrade. The Bunyu Graphite Project is located near to critical infrastructure with sealed roads running through the project area and ready access to the deep-water port of Mtwara, over 140 km from the Project. The Guinea Gold Projects consist of three projects named Kouroussa, Mandiana, and Konsolon, covering an area of 388km2 in the mineralized Birimian Greenstone Belt in Guinea, West Africa.