PGO are sticking to their timetable of progressing from explorer to producer later in 2013. At this point the projections are for a 3.5 year mine life, but that is expected to increase with a JORC upgrade based on an upcoming drilling program.
For further detailed information see presentation link below.
http://www.primarygold.com.au/pdfs/PGO-Primary Gold Presentation.pdf
MC - $5m
SP - 10c
Shares - 53m
Options - 21m
Cash - $7.5m (as of 28/2/13)
PRIMARY GOLD ADVANCES TOMS GULLY PROJECT
● Upgrade of JORC Resource at Toms Gully mine well advanced
● Toms Gully Feasibility Study commenced, expected completion in Q2
● Maiden Toms Gully JORC-compliant Ore Reserve estimate expected Q2
● Production at Toms Gully on schedule for late 2013
● Adequate short term funding following successful capital raising
● Draft environmental approval received for de-watering Toms Gully mine
Primary owns the Mt Bundy Gold Project, which comprises the Toms Gully underground mine and the Rustlers Roost open pit mines.
The Mt Bundy assets have a combined Inferred and Indicated JORC Mineral Resources of 1.02 million ounces gold, including an 8.4g/t Resource at the Toms Gully underground mine, which also hosts a 250,000 tpa processing facility and substantial underground and surface infrastructure.
Toms Gully was last mined in 2010, although an extensive A$2.5million (approximately) drilling program conducted in 2009-2010 shows substantial potential down dip of current workings. A 2012 independent Scoping Study supports a rapid start-up of the mine and early cash flow. Outcomes of the study include total production costs below A$1,000 per ounce from annual production of up to 250,000 tonnes of ore mined with an initial mine life approximately 3.5 years. Primary aims to return the mine to production in late 2013, rising to steady production of ~40,000 oz gold/pa within two years and extending the mine life through further drilling