Optimised Scoping Study Accelerates Tunkillia PFS Programs

Optimised Scoping Study Accelerates Tunkillia PFS Programs

$2.7bn operating cash || $1.4bn NPV || 73% Equity IRR || 1 year payback 'Starter Pit' yields $825m operating cash from 206koz Au in ~1.1 years

Barton Gold’s Tunkillia Project Shows Rapid Payback

Barton Gold’s Tunkillia project in South Australia is projected to achieve total payback within 13 months of start-up, according to an optimized scoping study. This improvement over the initial study, which estimated a 22-month payback, is driven by material efficiencies and favorable commodity prices. The updated study anticipates a project life of approximately 10 years, including construction, with an eight-year life-of-mine focused on proces…