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The study reports a base-case after-tax net present value of C$1.23 billion discounted at 8%; the same modeled base-case cash flows produce an internal rate of return of 33%. It models an underground mine with a 20-year life and throughput of 10,000 tonnes per day.","The updated assessment changes several parts of the earlier December 2025 study. Moon River says the tungsten resource classification was upgraded from inferred to measured and indicated, capital and operating costs were updated, and tungsten recovery was modelled using flotation rather than gravity concentration. The company reports annual tungsten production 350% above the previous assessment, attributing the increase to the revised recovery approach and higher modelled recovery and concentrate grades.","The base case estimates initial capital of C$750.1 million, including C$118.5 million in contingency. It forecasts average annual output of 6.02 million kilograms of molybdenum, 679,600 kilograms of copper and 686 tonnes of tungsten trioxide. Average cash cost is stated as C$12.75 per kilogram of molybdenum, or C$5.78 per pound, net of copper and tungsten credits; all-in sustaining cost is C$13.08 per kilogram, or C$5.93 per pound. These are study estimates, not operating results.","The reported after-tax NPV and IRR use long-term metal price assumptions, including US$23.41 per pound of molybdenum, US$4.65 per pound of copper and US$43.25 per pound of tungsten trioxide, with a stated Canadian-to-US dollar exchange rate of 0.74. A separate illustrative case uses average September 2026 spot prices and a different exchange-rate assumption; it produces a C$3.0 billion after-tax NPV and 57% IRR. Moon River labels this an illustrative scenario, distinct from the base case, rather than the study’s principal valuation.","Davidson is an underground deposit inside Hudson Bay Mountain, about nine kilometres northwest of Smithers. The assessment proposes underground processing and paste backfill, with dry-stacked tailings, as design choices intended to reduce the surface footprint. The company said it had started baseline environmental and further engineering studies and was speaking with First Nations about potential impacts, mitigation and economic opportunities.","The PEA is preliminary: its economic results depend on the assumptions in the study and do not establish that the project will be built or achieve the modelled outcomes. The company said only measured and indicated resources were used in the mine plan and economic analysis; inferred resources were excluded. A technical report was expected to be filed on SEDAR+ within 45 days, while Moon River said it intended to advance to a pre-feasibility study in the first half of 2027."],"sections":[]},"corrections":[],"country":"CA","data":{"blocks":[{"description":{"ar":"تدرس التقييمات الأولية منجماً تحت الأرض لمدة 20 عاماً للموليبدينوم والنحاس والتنغستن قرب سميثرز، باستخدام معدل خصم 8%.","de":"Die vorläufige Bewertung modelliert nahe Smithers eine 20-jährige Untertage-Mine für Molybdän, Kupfer und Wolfram bei 8 % Diskontsatz.","en":"The preliminary assessment models a 20-year underground mine for molybdenum, copper and tungsten near Smithers, B.C., using an 8% discount rate.","es":"La evaluación preliminar modela una mina subterránea de molibdeno, cobre y tungsteno de 20 años cerca de Smithers, con una tasa de descuento del 8 %.","fr":"L’évaluation préliminaire modélise une mine souterraine de 20 ans de molybdène, cuivre et tungstène près de Smithers, au taux d’actualisation de 8 %.","pt":"A avaliação preliminar modela uma mina subterrânea de molibdênio, cobre e tungstênio por 20 anos perto de Smithers, com taxa de desconto de 8%.","tr":"Ön değerlendirme, Smithers yakınında %8 iskonto oranıyla 20 yıllık yeraltı molibden, bakır ve tungsten madeni modelliyor."},"id":"davidson-pea-base-case-2026","items":[{"basis":"estimate","label":{"ar":"صافي القيمة الحالية بعد الضريبة في الحالة الأساسية","de":"Nachsteuer-Nettogegenwartswert im Basisfall","en":"Base-case after-tax net present value","es":"Valor presente neto después de impuestos, caso base","fr":"Valeur actuelle nette après impôt, scénario de base","pt":"Valor presente líquido após impostos, caso-base","tr":"Temel senaryo vergi sonrası net bugünkü değer"},"measure":{"aggregation":"unspecified","frequency":"irregular","geography":"british-columbia","id":"davidson-base-after-tax-npv","periodRole":"announcement-date","unitCode":"billion-cad"},"period":"2026-10-22","unit":"billion CAD","value":1.23},{"basis":"estimate","label":{"ar":"معدل العائد الداخلي بعد الضريبة في الحالة الأساسية","de":"Nachsteuer-interne Rendite im Basisfall","en":"Base-case after-tax internal rate of return","es":"Tasa interna de retorno después de impuestos, caso base","fr":"Taux de rendement interne après impôt, scénario de base","pt":"Taxa interna de retorno após impostos, caso-base","tr":"Temel senaryo vergi sonrası iç kârlılık oranı"},"measure":{"aggregation":"rate","frequency":"irregular","geography":"british-columbia","id":"davidson-base-after-tax-irr","periodRole":"announcement-date","unitCode":"percent"},"period":"2026-10-22","unit":"percent","value":33},{"basis":"estimate","label":{"ar":"عمر المنجم في النموذج","de":"Modellierte Minenlaufzeit","en":"Modelled mine life","es":"Vida útil minera modelada","fr":"Durée de vie minière modélisée","pt":"Vida útil da mina modelada","tr":"Modellenen maden ömrü"},"measure":{"aggregation":"unspecified","frequency":"irregular","geography":"british-columbia","id":"davidson-modelled-mine-life","periodRole":"announcement-date","unitCode":"year"},"period":"2026-10-22","unit":"years","value":20}],"methodology":{"ar":"نُقلت القيم من إعلان التقييم الاقتصادي الأولي في 22 أكتوبر. صافي القيمة الحالية بعد الضريبة في الحالة الأساسية مخصوم بمعدل 8%؛ ومعدل العائد الداخلي 33% نتيجة منفصلة للتدفقات النقدية الأساسية النموذجية نفسها. يستخدم التحليل افتراضات أسعار المعادن الطويلة الأجل المذكورة في الخبر. هذه تقديرات نموذجية وليست نتائج تشغيل فعلية؛ وسيناريو السوق الفورية منفصل وتوضيحي.","de":"Werte aus der Mitteilung zur vorläufigen Wirtschaftlichkeitsbewertung vom 22. Oktober. Der Nachsteuer-NPV des Basisfalls wird mit 8 % abgezinst; die Rendite von 33 % ist ein separates Ergebnis derselben modellierten Cashflows des Basisfalls. Die Analyse verwendet die im Artikel genannten langfristigen Preisannahmen. Es sind Modellschätzungen, keine Betriebsergebnisse; das Spotpreisszenario ist separat und illustrativ.","en":"Values transcribed from the October 22 preliminary economic assessment announcement. Base-case after-tax NPV is discounted at 8%; the 33% IRR is a separate result from the same modeled base-case cash flows. The analysis uses the long-term metal-price assumptions stated in the story. These are model estimates, not realized operating results; the separate spot-price case is illustrative.","es":"Valores transcritos del anuncio de evaluación preliminar del 22 de octubre. El VPN después de impuestos del caso base se descuenta al 8 %; la TIR del 33 % es un resultado separado de los mismos flujos de caja modelados del caso base. El análisis usa los supuestos de precios a largo plazo indicados. Son estimaciones del modelo, no resultados operativos; el caso de precios spot es ilustrativo y separado.","fr":"Valeurs transcrites de l’annonce de l’évaluation préliminaire du 22 octobre. La VAN après impôt du scénario de base est actualisée à 8 %; le TRI de 33 % est un résultat distinct des mêmes flux de trésorerie modélisés du scénario de base. L’analyse utilise les hypothèses de prix à long terme indiquées dans l’article. Il s’agit d’estimations du modèle, non de résultats opérationnels; le cas spot est illustratif et distinct.","pt":"Valores transcritos do anúncio da avaliação preliminar de 22 de outubro. O VPL após impostos do caso-base é descontado a 8%; a taxa interna de retorno de 33% é um resultado separado dos mesmos fluxos de caixa modelados do caso-base. A análise usa as premissas de preços de longo prazo indicadas. São estimativas do modelo, não resultados operacionais; o caso spot é ilustrativo e separado.","tr":"Değerler 22 Ekim ön ekonomik değerlendirme duyurusundan aktarılmıştır. Temel senaryodaki vergi sonrası NPV %8 oranında iskonto edilir; %33 IRR, aynı modellenmiş temel senaryo nakit akışlarından elde edilen ayrı bir sonuçtur. Analiz haberde belirtilen uzun vadeli metal fiyatı varsayımlarını kullanır. Bunlar gerçekleşmiş işletme sonuçları değil model tahminleridir; spot fiyat senaryosu ayrıdır ve örnekleyicidir."},"sourceUrls":["https://www.newsfilecorp.com/release/320318/Moon-River-Moly-Announces-Robust-Updated-Preliminary-Economic-Assessment-of-Davidson-MolybdenumCopperTungsten-Critical-Minerals-Project-Demonstrating-Improved-Economics"],"title":{"ar":"مون ريفر تحدّث دراسة مشروع ديفيدسون بصافي قيمة حالية بعد الضريبة قدره 1.23 مليار دولار كندي","de":"Moon River aktualisiert Davidson-Studie mit C$1,23 Milliarden Nachsteuer-NPV","en":"Moon River updates Davidson project study with C$1.23 billion after-tax NPV","es":"Moon River actualiza el estudio de Davidson con un VPN después de impuestos de C$1.230 millones","fr":"Moon River actualise l’étude de Davidson avec une VAN après impôt de 1,23 milliard de dollars canadiens","pt":"Moon River atualiza estudo de Davidson com VPL após impostos de C$1,23 bilhão","tr":"Moon River, Davidson projesi çalışmasını 1,23 milyar Kanada doları vergi 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The study reports a base-case after-tax net present value of C$1.23 billion discounted at 8%; the same modeled base-case cash flows produce an internal rate of return of 33%. It models an underground mine with a 20-year life and throughput of 10,000 tonnes per day.\n\nThe updated assessment changes several parts of the earlier December 2025 study. Moon River says the tungsten resource classification was upgraded from inferred to measured and indicated, capital and operating costs were updated, and tungsten recovery was modelled using flotation rather than gravity concentration. The company reports annual tungsten production 350% above the previous assessment, attributing the increase to the revised recovery approach and higher modelled recovery and concentrate grades.\n\nThe base case estimates initial capital of C$750.1 million, including C$118.5 million in contingency. It forecasts average annual output of 6.02 million kilograms of molybdenum, 679,600 kilograms of copper and 686 tonnes of tungsten trioxide. Average cash cost is stated as C$12.75 per kilogram of molybdenum, or C$5.78 per pound, net of copper and tungsten credits; all-in sustaining cost is C$13.08 per kilogram, or C$5.93 per pound. These are study estimates, not operating results.\n\nThe reported after-tax NPV and IRR use long-term metal price assumptions, including US$23.41 per pound of molybdenum, US$4.65 per pound of copper and US$43.25 per pound of tungsten trioxide, with a stated Canadian-to-US dollar exchange rate of 0.74. A separate illustrative case uses average September 2026 spot prices and a different exchange-rate assumption; it produces a C$3.0 billion after-tax NPV and 57% IRR. Moon River labels this an illustrative scenario, distinct from the base case, rather than the study’s principal valuation.\n\nDavidson is an underground deposit inside Hudson Bay Mountain, about nine kilometres northwest of Smithers. The assessment proposes underground processing and paste backfill, with dry-stacked tailings, as design choices intended to reduce the surface footprint. The company said it had started baseline environmental and further engineering studies and was speaking with First Nations about potential impacts, mitigation and economic opportunities.\n\nThe PEA is preliminary: its economic results depend on the assumptions in the study and do not establish that the project will be built or achieve the modelled outcomes. The company said only measured and indicated resources were used in the mine plan and economic analysis; inferred resources were excluded. A technical report was expected to be filed on SEDAR+ within 45 days, while Moon River said it intended to advance to a pre-feasibility study in the first half of 2027.","title":"Moon River updates Davidson project study with C$1.23 billion after-tax NPV","topics":[],"translations":[{"api_url":"https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/moon-river-davidson-updated-molybdenum-tungsten-pea-bc-2026?lang=tr","language":"tr","url":"https://newsverum.com/tr/news/moon-river-davidson-updated-molybdenum-tungsten-pea-bc-2026"},{"api_url":"https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/moon-river-davidson-updated-molybdenum-tungsten-pea-bc-2026?lang=en","language":"en","url":"https://newsverum.com/en/news/moon-river-davidson-updated-molybdenum-tungsten-pea-bc-2026"},{"api_url":"https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/moon-river-davidson-updated-molybdenum-tungsten-pea-bc-2026?lang=ar","language":"ar","url":"https://newsverum.com/ar/news/moon-river-davidson-updated-molybdenum-tungsten-pea-bc-2026"},{"api_url":"https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/moon-river-davidson-updated-molybdenum-tungsten-pea-bc-2026?lang=fr","language":"fr","url":"https://newsverum.com/fr/news/moon-river-davidson-updated-molybdenum-tungsten-pea-bc-2026"},{"api_url":"https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/moon-river-davidson-updated-molybdenum-tungsten-pea-bc-2026?lang=es","language":"es","url":"https://newsverum.com/es/news/moon-river-davidson-updated-molybdenum-tungsten-pea-bc-2026"},{"api_url":"https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/moon-river-davidson-updated-molybdenum-tungsten-pea-bc-2026?lang=de","language":"de","url":"https://newsverum.com/de/news/moon-river-davidson-updated-molybdenum-tungsten-pea-bc-2026"},{"api_url":"https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/moon-river-davidson-updated-molybdenum-tungsten-pea-bc-2026?lang=pt","language":"pt","url":"https://newsverum.com/pt/news/moon-river-davidson-updated-molybdenum-tungsten-pea-bc-2026"}],"url":"https://newsverum.com/en/news/moon-river-davidson-updated-molybdenum-tungsten-pea-bc-2026"},"version":"1"}