【Flash | Zuun Mod Study Outlines 8,981-Tonne Annual Molybdenum Operation】
Erdene Resource Development Corporation’s preliminary economic assessment for its wholly owned Zuun Mod molybdenum-copper project in Mongolia outlines a 25-million-metric-tonne-per-year open-pit operation. Average annual recovered molybdenum is estimated at 19.8 million pounds (about 8,981 metric tonnes) over 34 years, with total recovered molybdenum of 672.1 million pounds (304,900 metric tonnes). Pre-production capital is US$687 million. At US$25 per pound molybdenum and US$5 per pound copper, after-tax net present value is US$745 million and internal rate of return is 16.1%. About 74% of planned mill feed is inferred resource; this is not current supply.