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Vizsla Silver Delivers Exceptional Economics For Panuco In Preliminary Economic Assessment
After-Tax NPV (5%) of US$1,137 million, After-Tax IRR of 85.7%, Initial Capex of US$224 million, Average Annual Production of 15.2 million oz AgEq at AISC of US
About this update from Vizsla Silver Corp.
[{"type":"text","content":" After-Tax NPV (5%) of US$1,137 million, After-Tax IRR of 85.7%, Initial Capex of US$224 million, Average Annual Production of 15.2 million oz AgEq at AISC of US$9.40 per oz AgEq VANCOUVER, BC, July 24, 2024 /CNW/ - Vizsla Silver Corp. (TSXV: VZLA) (NYSE: VZLA) (Frankfurt: 0G3) (\"Vizsla Silver\" or the \"Company\") is pleased to announce the results from the independent preliminary economic assessment (\"PEA\") on its 100%-owned flagship Panuco silver-gold project (\"Panuco\" or the \"Panuco Project\") located in Mexico. The PEA, completed by Ausenco Engineering Canada ULC (\"Ausenco\"), supported by Entech Mining Ltd. (\"Entech\") and SGS Canada Inc. (\"SGS\"), provides a robust base case assessment for developing Panuco as a long-life, high-margin underground precious metals mine with low initial capital requirements and a fast timeline to production. \"An estimated after-tax NPV (5%) of more than US$1.1 billion, an after-tax IRR of 85.7% and a payback period of approximately nine months, helps solidify Panuco as a world class development project in the precious metals space,\" commented Michael Konnert, President and CEO. \"The PEA, based on conservative metals prices of US$26/oz silver and US$1,975/oz gold, outlines a high-margin, underground silver primary mine with substantial silver-gold production of 162.1 million silver-equivalent ounces over an initial 11-year mine life. Annually, the mine is projected to produce an average of 15.2 million silver-equivalent ounces, providing exceptional free cash flow, particularly in the early years, allowing for a very rapid payback of the estimated low initial Capex of US$224 million. It's important to note, that this PEA represents only a snapshot of the potential value of Panuco, as we have only explored less than 30% of the known targets in the district. Furthermore, ongoing drilling with two drill rigs continues to expand and convert high-grade veins in and around the proposed mine plan, enhancing the potential for improved economics in a feasibility study planned for the second half of 2025. Panuco benefits from excellent access to existing infrastructure, significant exploration upside potential to discover new mineralized centers and potentially new standalone projects hosting similar economics to that outlined in today's study. As such, it's becoming increasingly clear that...