Orezone Gold files Casa Berardi technical report - Mining.com.au

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Orezone Gold filed the technical report for Casa Berardi’s updated life-of-mine plan in Québec, confirming an average output of 116,000 oz of gold per year over a 14-year mine life from 2027-2040. The report pegs the project at an after-tax NPV of US$1.05 billion at a 5% discount rate under its base-case gold price assumption.

Orezone acquired Casa Berardi from Hecla Mining for US$593 million earlier this year, adding a second producing mine alongside Bomboré in Burkina Faso. The filing reinforces the value case for the deal, but it is more company-specific than a direct read-through for bullion prices.