Lion One Metals: Paper Tiger Or Roaring Success?
Lion One's Tuvatu gold project wrestles with narrow, erratic ore bodies, leading to high risks and costs. Despite 13 years' work, resource growth is slow and first output is disappointingly low grade. Crux Investor's independent valuation applies realistic assumptions, finding the project challenged.
In the 3rd of our 2024 Analyst's Notes we turn the spotlight on Lion One Metals and their Tuvatu Gold Project in Fiji.
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The Lowdown
In reviewing Lion One Metals and its Tuvatu gold project in Fiji, does our in-depth analysis support the company's lofty C$140 million enterprise valuation or reveal fatal flaws in the project economics?
- Lion One has struggled with narrow, erratic gold veins at Tuvatu, leading to exceptionally slow resource growth over 13 years. First production grades disappointingly low. Do realities on the ground sync with assumptions?
- We scrutinize the choice of longhole open stoping mining and dilution assumptions against the complex, variable ore bodies. Is significant unplanned dilution being ignored?
- The preliminary economic assessment ignores risks by relying heavily on inferred resources. Our valuation applies more realistic parameters for grade, costs and throughput. Do our projections reveal an utterly marginal project?
- Early indications are that metallurgical performance is lagging expectations. Have complexities been underestimated?
- With capital budgets, will Lion One avoid substantial overruns given execution to date? Cash burn appears rapid, demanding further external funding.
In the end, does Lion One offer a compelling risk-reward investment case? Or does the Tuvatu project suffer from fatal flaws being glossed over? We examine the project from all angles and provide our hard-hitting conclusions. Subscribe or Sign-In at analystsnotes.com now to read the full independent analysis.
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