Alto Paraná titanium project, Paraguay
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Name of the Project
Alto Paraná titanium project.
Location
Paraguay.
Project Owner/s
CIC Resources, a wholly owned subsidiary of Uranium Energy Corp.
Project Description
The project has a combined regional resource of 3.6-billion tonnes grading at 7.3% titanium oxide.
A base case and a more tentative stretch case for the production of high titania slag and high-purity pig iron have been evaluated.
Using inferred and indicated resources, the base case design envisages a 150 000 t/y high titania slag and 100 000 t/y high-purity pig iron operation over a 23-year mine life.
The stretch production case design proposes a 500 000 t/y high titania slag and 320 000 t/y high-purity pig iron operation over a 23-year mine life.
Potential Job Creation
Not stated.
Net Present Value/Internal Rate of Return
The base case design has an estimated after-tax net present value (NPV), at an 8% discount rate, of $419-million and an internal rate of return (IRR) of 21%, with a payback of 4.7 years. The stretch production case design has an after-tax NPV estimated at $1.55-billion using an 8% discount rate and an IRR of 25%, with a payback of 4.2 years.
Capital Expenditure
Startup capital expenditure is estimated at $388-million in the base case and at $918-million in the stretch production case design.
Planned Start/End Date
Not stated.
Latest Developments
None stated.
Key Contracts, Suppliers and Consultants
None stated.
Contact Details for Project Information
Uranium Energy Corp VP of corporate development Bruce Nicholson, tel +1 361 888 8235 or email bnicholson@uraniumenergy.com.
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