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LaFleur Minerals Announces Positive PEA Results for the Swanson Gold Deposit Highlighting Low CAPEX, Robust Economics, and Development Pathway to Gold Production at Its Beacon Gold Mill
Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - March 3, 2026) - LaFleur Minerals Inc. (CSE: LFLR) (OTCQB: LFLRF) (FSE: 3WK0) ("LaFleur Minerals" or the "Company") is pleased to announce the results of its Preliminary Economic Assessment ("PEA") for the proposed development of the Swanson Gold Deposit and existing mining lease ("Swanson Project" or the "Project"), confirming a technically straightforward, capital efficient project with significant economic returns. The PEA study was completed by.
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[{"type":"text","content":"Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - March 3, 2026) - LaFleur Minerals Inc. (CSE: LFLR) (OTCQB: LFLRF) (FSE: 3WK0) ("LaFleur Minerals" or the "Company") is pleased to announce the results of its Preliminary Economic Assessment ("PEA") for the proposed development of the Swanson Gold Deposit and existing mining lease ("Swanson Project" or the "Project"), confirming a technically straightforward, capital efficient project with significant economic returns. The PEA study was completed by independent global mining, environmental, and sustainability firm Environmental Resources Management ("ERM") Technical Mining Services Group and highlights the significant advantage of leveraging the Company's 100%-owned and refurbished Beacon Gold Mill, an existing C$49 million asset with a proven operating history and a permitted tailings storage facility (TSF) located only 20 kilometres east of the city of Val-d'Or, Québec, with direct access to CN railway infrastructure (Figure 1).","length":1058,"tagName":"p"},{"type":"text","content":"The PEA demonstrates strong resilience by applying a US$2,750/oz gold price for the base case and maintaining leverage to current spot gold prices (~US$5,300/oz) and market conditions. The Project delivers compelling economics with an after-tax IRR of 65% and C$101 million NPV (5%) and an all-in sustaining cost (1AISC) of US$1,569/oz gold.","length":341,"tagName":"p"},{"type":"text","content":"The PEA confirms a robust business case that is cost-effective, low-complexity, and highlights a streamlined path to production leveraging LaFleur Minerals' fully permitted and wholly-owned Beacon Gold Mill, located in trucking distance from the Swanson Project. The PEA delineates strong free cash flow generation through a staged mill expansion to 1,250 tonnes per day (tpd), expected to materially lower operating costs through economies of scale. With a strategic rail-linked mine-to-mill model over the long-term, the Project demonstrates a low-capex, rapid payback, high return profile with significant leverage to rising gold prices, which combined with a meaningful increase in the Swanson Gold Deposit's Mineral Resource Estimate (MRE) that supports a seven-year mine life, further bolstering operational resilience.","length":833,"tagName":...