I think signage like that could earn a stiff fine.
But enough banter for now... Christmas only 90 days away. "Ho ho ho" :)
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...GAG I wouldnt be too concerned about having "wronged" anybody. You may have just ruffled a few feathers of the small minded.....and thats a healthy thing in my opinion. We all need to be challenged in our beliefs and philosophies from time to time and the young need to see there are many different ways to skin a cat. As for talk about defamation claims etc against you......haha clearly you ruffled a bit more than feathers on that person!! ( what utter clap trap from someone who doesnt understand the concept of freedom of speech). All power to you and thanks for your comments above. No need to worry I also wear a GOLD wedding ring so your'e safe on that count!
[QUOTE=GoodasGold;510893]The issue is slightly more complicated than a few greenies getting stroppy. Matthew Hill, the CEO of NTG did an unbelievably stupid thing. NTG engineers reported the Windows Walkway (the most popular DOC walkway in NZ) as unstable to DOC, and this and the Pumphouse Walk are now closed for "inspection".
This member is protect karangahake. Not worth anyone's time.
Resource consents cannot be reversed.
Bye bye Sue get your broomstick and fly away.
GAG.....please check your Private Messages in answer to the above. Gr8day.
No I think getting the code wrong as she does on her protect karangahake page is unlikely to protect her from a suit.
GAG- Don't you get PAID BY A MINER IN THE GORGE FOR MINING RIGHTS? tell us all the truth about your naughty little secret.
Now its getting real interesting:)
Protect Karangahake Facebook page Seems like a rehash of what's been posted here...
Actually I think she should be a little concerned,
NTL or any shareholder of NTL may raise a defamation case, and I’m sure that amongst the hundreds of loyal shareholders there are bound to be a few young lawyers all keen, twitching and eager to add to their reputations, and well probably for no fee.
Here’s exactly how to go about it for those that are interested;
http://www.howtolaw.co/bring-an-acti...amation-392173
Sue gag
What about your naughty little secret. Do you really get paid ....what a joke after all that diatribe here!!!!
Silly to have claimed your words given the above.
Perhaps NTL or shareholders will let you stay on your farm after the lawsuit.
Not sure why the racist slurs. I'm quite partial to the Chinese cuisine myself.
And Gr8 day. Perhaps you might fess up as to your noise or should someone do it for you.
NTL are lawfully just doing what they do with the blessing of the land owner and local councils.
If individuals like you cross the line to defame or incite others to unlawful acts or generally harass small companies then it is you alone that are personally liable and are the only one who should be concerned.
The best advice I can offer you GAG is to reflect on why it is that you should hold so much bitter and twisted resentment for a group of people who are just going about their business.
If you would like to go out and get a bunch of lawyers in an attempt to change the gorge to national park status, I would at least consider supporting you, but your hatred is misdirected and I suspect right now you are just too blind to see what others see, life is really too short to live that way.
interesting but unfortunately incorrect. Just because you defame a person or company doesn't require them to respond. The liability rests with you.
They can act up to the statute of limitations.
MAC life's too short to try and talk sense to gag and the like.
Now back onto this thread.
Great news the health and safety plan is lodged seems such allows mining in 2 months. the hurdles have all been met which is fantastic.
While POG is an issue its smart NTL have run on an assumed 1200 use gold price. Anyone done the math versus recent nzd to usd? as while POG has fallen in real terms the fact NTL get paid in nzd should provide some shelter no? Surely one of the pointier heads here can look at that. My abacus doesn't allow for such.
I lived for four years in a relatively isolated high country town of under 400 folk and understand just how things can become polarised and insular, feudal even sometimes, the world really can seem a smaller place.
I live on a bus route in Christchurch now and my windows rattle quite every time a fully loaded bus goes by, it’s all relative I guess and when you live in the country every noise within a quiet backdrop can seem eventful.
I don’t know if the consent should have been notified or not, I’m not an RMA lawyer, but one should expect the council had valid and fair reasons not to do so. You may question that, but if so then you’re focus and discussion should be with the council not NTL, I’m sure the council would reply to your letter.
District plan and resource consent noise limits are really very low indeed and it takes a big effort for any business on behalf of the community to meet them. It is not in NTL's interests to operate outside the rules they have agreed to.
If there are a few parties with rattley windows due to vibration, or perceived vibration at least, then they should be chatting to NTL over the fence about that. It becomes a matter of amicable interpersonal communication and perhaps even resolution if so required between them and the mine manager.
But, such matters are in no way justification for defamation or harassment are they !
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NEW TALISMAN GOLD MINES
www.newtalismangoldmines.co.nz/
Full New Talisman Gold Mines profile here
New Talisman Gold Mines (ASX: NTL), formerly Heritage Gold NZ, is a mining exploration company with gold projects in the Coromandel region of New Zealand and cobalt and base metal projects near Broken Hill in Australia.
Gold development and production from the Talisman mine in New Zealand.
New Talisman Gold Mines is fast-tracking gold development and production from the Talisman mine in New Zealand.
New Talisman Gold Mines (ASX: NTL, NZX NTL) is a dual-listed (Australian and New Zealand) explorer and gold developer that is fast tracking gold development and production from the Talisman mine.
Recommendation: Speculative Buy 6-9 month target of $0.021 per share
ASX Code: NTL
Share Price: $0.01
52 Week -:
High: $.021
Low: $.006
Issued Ordinary Shares: 565.9M
Options: 8.5M
Cash: NZ$0.33M /A$0.31M Funding of NZ $2.26M / A$2.1M underway
Market Cap: A$5.6M
Enterprise Value: $4.55M
Major Shareholders
Hamish Elliott Brown: 6.6%
HFT Nominees: 5.8%
Top 20: 44.2%
Directors
Managing Director: James Murray McKee
Executive Director: Matthew Geoffrey Hill
Director: Dr. Ian James Pringle
- Talisman is located on the Coromandel Peninsula which is a prolific gold field located at the northern end of the North Island of New Zealand, and currently includes Newmont Mining as operator of the nearby Waihi Mine.
- Talisman produced 1 million high grade ounces of gold and 3 million ounces of silver, and New Talisman has proved up a JORC compliant resource of 205k oz inclusive of a JORC compliant reserve of 28800 oz au.
- Mineralised potential within the talisman permit area has been estimated at 0.55 million to greater than 2 million ounces of gold. Additional silver potential is measured at 1.5 million to 6 million ounces.
- New Talisman Gold Mines is currently completing a rights issue that is raising NZ$2.26 million. This will fund a $1 million bulk sampling programme that is forecast to become cash flow positive within 7 months and will conclude in 17 months.
- Permits have been obtained to annually process up to 10,000 cubic metres of remnant ore and underground bulk samples. An off-site agreement to toll treat this feedstock is expected shortly. The mine is well supported by existing infrastructure including roads and water supply.
- The bulk sampling programme is intended to validate parameters for a Phase One gold production programme focussed on the current JORC compliant reserve of 28,800 oz AU. The full production programme will require funding of NZ$5.4 million.
- Annualised production is forecast to reach 12,115 ounces of gold and 36,000 ounces of silver over an initial mine life of 5 years. Phase Two will is expected to lead to a significant increase in production.
- We forecast a 6-9 month share price target of $0.021 per share on an undiluted basis (see analysis and valuation), and is based on validation of the production model.
- Phase One is expected to commence in 18 months after initiation of bulk mining, and is forecast to generate NZ$68.2 million in revenues and a total cash surplus of NZ$23.4 million, or an annualised 5 year average of NZ$4.64 million. At 4 - 6 times free cash flow this will produce an estimate valuation of $18.6 to $27.9 million or $0.033-$0.059 per share (undiluted).
BACKGROUND
New Talisman Gold Mines Ltd (ASX: NTL, NZX NTL) retains a 100% interest in the Talisman Mine, Rahu Project which is immediately to the north of the Talisman mine and a wholly owned subsidiary known as Coromandel Gold Ltd which holds a significant land position within the Coromandel Peninsula in the North Island of New Zealand. NTL also holds 17.9 million shares in Broken Hill Prospecting Ltd (ASX: BPL) representing a current interest of 20.8% in BPL valued at $0.75 million.
Coromandel PENINSULA IS A SIGNIFICANT GOLD PROVINCE
Alluvial gold was discovered on the Coromandel Peninsula in the 1850’s and was quickly followed by gold production from quartz gold in 1862. Major gold production to the current date includes Thames with 1.4 million ounces, Golden Cross 1.4 million ounces and Waihi which is operated by Newmont with 7.1 million ounces of gold.
Gold mining at Mount Karangahake took place between 1875 to the 1940’s and occasionally until 1992, and reported historic production of gold with silver credits. New Talisman Gold Mines has completed an exploration programme within Mount Karangahake at the 8 Level of the historic Talisman Gold Mine and announced gold reserves and resources developed by New Talisman. Underground production of gold and silver ore is forecast to commence within 6 months.
TALISMAN GOLD MINE –RESOURCE POTENTIAL
New Talisman Gold Mines owns a 100% interest at Mount Karangahake which had historic production of 1 million ounces of gold, and 3 million ounces of silver from two mines, the Talisman and Crown Mines. The vein systems within these two mines extended over a strike length of 1,000 metres and depth of 700 metres.
Both historic mine areas are now held under a single 25 year permit to mine that covers 299 hectares and lies between the towns of Waihi (population 3,900) and Paeroa (4,300) in the Hauraki goldfield.
Historic gold and silver production from various vein systems included:
- Crown / Welcome vein is estimated over a width of 0.6 to 1 metres and produced 366,411 tonnes at an average grade of 15.6 g/t gold and 12.2 g/t silver to yield 351,736 ounces of bullion (combined gold and silver ounces).
- Maria vein is estimated at a width of 1 to 3 metres and produced 687,043 tonnes at an average grade of 27.8 g/t gold and 128.6 g/t silver to yield 3,510,691 ounces of bullion.
- Woodstock Vein produced 49,165 tonnes at an average grade of 15.3 g/t gold and 71.6 g/t silver for 139,767 ounces of bullion.
- Mystery vein was discovered in the late 1980’s and was never mined. The Company has evaluated the Mystery vein on 8 Level and estimated at 1.8 metres in width. Chip sampling over the extent of the vein has assayed at grades exceeding 50g/t Au
The Talisman Mine was mined on 16 Levels and good access is available on 8 Level where the Company has completed refurbishment for extensive channel sampling and drilling. Talisman comprises the Maria, Crown/Welcome and Mystery veins and 8 Level leads into Crown, Mystery Woodstock and Dubbo veins.
Gold resource potential is very extensive and is marked in yellow on Diagram One on Page Two. Geological resource potential is estimated at 0.55 million to +2 million ounces of gold, and 1.65 million to 6 million ounces of silver plus gold and silver in remnant stockpiles.
The Woodstock block is located 160 metres from the 8 Level portal and represents immediate on reef development potential that is also accessible from the 7a Level. The initial resource target is estimated over a strike length of 335 metres and includes an initial target resource of 92,100 tonnes at a grade of 4.7 g/t au for 13,800 ounces of gold.
The Dubbo block is an immediate on reef development that is accessed from the 8 Level portal and possibly from the 9 Level. The initial resource target is estimated over a 204 metre strike length and includes an initial resource target of 23,000 tonnes at a grade of 38.3 g/t au for 26,800 ounces.
The Mystery block is an unmined virgin target that is accessed from the 8 Level portal. The initial resource target is estimated over a strike length of 105 metres and includes an initial resource target of 7,400 tonnes at a grade of 17.7 g/t au for 4,200 ounces of gold. This block has potential to develop into a long life mining opportunity.
The Crown / Welcome blocks represent medium term and long life development potential that is accessed from the 8 Level. The initial resource target is estimated over a combined 335 metre strike length and includes an initial development target of 46,500 tonnes at a grade of 8.8 g/t au for 13,200 ounces of gold.
CURRENT JORC RESOURCES
The current JORC compliant Resource Estimate included:
- Inferred Resource of 507,000 tonnes at 8.5 g/t Au for 139,100 ounces of gold, and 27.2 g/t Ag for 442,800 ounces of silver
- Indicated Resource of 197,690 tonnes at 5.0 g/t Au for 31,660 ounces of gold and 26.5 g/t Ag for 168,140 ounces of silver
- Measured Resource of 212,500 tonnes at 5.0 g/t Au for 34,000 ounces of gold and 27.5 g/t Ag for 187,900 ounces of silver
- Grand total of 917,390 tonnes at 6.9 g/t Au for 204,760 ounces of gold and 27.1 g/t Ag for 798,840 ounces of silver.
JORC RESERVES CONFIRMED IN SEPTEMBER OF 2013 FOR MINING FEASIBILITY STUDIES
In September of 2013 Hatch Goba conducted a gap analysis on the Pre-Feasibility study and found it to comply with the requirements of a Techno-economic study. The company then announced an Ore Reserve for the mine as follows:
- a Probable Reserve of 19,600 tonnes at 8.5 g/t au for 5,400 ounces of gold and 36.9 g/t ag for 23,300 ounces of silver
- Proved Reserves of 62,900 tonnes at 11.6 g/t au for 23,400 ounces of gold and 51.6 g/t ag for 104,500 ounces of silver
- Grand total of 82,500 tonnes at 10.8 g/t au for 28,800 ounces of gold and 48.1 g/t ag for 127,800 ounces of silver (at a cut-off grade of 1.7 g/t au).
ROBUST PRE-FEASIBILITY STUDY COMPLETED IN APRIL OF 2013
In April of 2013 the Company announced the completion of a Pre-Feasibility Study for underground mining at Talisman that confirmed an initial Phase One life of mine of 5 years to generate NZ$68.2 million in revenues to generate a cash surplus of NZ$23.4 million.
Start-up capital to generate this level of revenue was estimated at NZ$5.4 million.
Production from Phase One is forecast to peak at an annualised extraction rate of 35,000 tonnes of ore to produce 12,115 ounces of gold and 36,000 ounces of silver.
Phase One operations incorporate funding for additional resource development that is expected to build into Phase Two operations that will exceed 5 years.
A sub-level stoping method will be deployed to exploit steeply dipping, narrow vein deposits, and allow mining crews to switch between hand-held and long bore-hole drilling techniques. Gold ore reserves located below the 8 Level will be extracted via a trackless mine fleet that will traverse between stopes along a series of small ramps.
Majority of the ore will initially be derived from the Mystery and Dubbo sections.
The Company has completed rehabilitation of the mine access road and hardstand area.
KEY INFRASTRUCTURE
A sealed road leads to within 1 km of the mine site and access to the portal is via a well maintained unformed road. Lines carrying 3 phase power are equipped to the mine site and can be reconnected at minimal cost, service water is available within the mine.
A stable and fit for purpose engineered landfill immediately outside the No 8 portal provides sufficient area for ore transport requirements, engineering infrastructure, offices and stores area.
CURRENT DEVELOPMENTS
The Company has completed initial testing to confirm that Talisman ore does not contain unwanted contaminants and is in discussions with a local treatment facility to process feedstock. Further metallurgical testing is expected to confirm that the feedstock is suitable for the proposed toll treatment process circuit.
The Company currently has cash of NZ$334,745 and maintained a very lean cash burn of NZ$181,523 for the March quarter. The Company is also completing a one for two rights issue to fund development and production from the Talisman Mine.
To prepare for initial mining activity New Talisman Gold Mines has:
- Restructured the board and executive team
- Identified a mining team to carry out bulk sampling and mining activities
- Completed a Pre-Feasibility Study
- Announced a maiden JORC Reserve for gold and silver
- Agreed an access arrangement to the Talisman Mine with the dept of conservation
- Obtained a Resource Consent from Hauraki District Council
- Completed a bulk sampling project plan
- Launched a Health and Safety Management plan.
BULK SAMPLING PROJECT – NEXT 18 MONTHS
The Hauraki District Council granted resource consent and the Department of Conservation granted an access arrangement that allows for trial mining to commence at a rate of approximately 400 tonnes of fresh rock per month. The total tonnage that can be removed from the property is currently set at an annualised rate of 10,000 cubic metres and includes high grade gold stockpiles that can be processed via toll treatment.
These high grade stockpiles carry gold grades that range from less than 1 g/t and up to 10,000 g/t gold. Proceeds from treating the stockpiles will be re-invested into development of the Talisman Mine.
Initial work will entail installation of surface infrastructure that includes compressors and power generation capacity to support underground mining.
This will be followed by mine refurbishment that will include replacement of old supports in existing mine tunnels to allow safe ingress and egress of personnel and machinery into the mine works. Engineering services will then be installed from the mine portal to the working faces that will allow for bulk sampling via drill and blast to take place.
Installation of surface plant, refurbishment of mine tunnels and installation of engineering services to the mine face is expected to take approximately 6 months before the first fresh ore is hauled to the surface.
The projected cash flow model is based on a gold price of US$1,200 per ounce and a C1 cash production cost of US$568 per ounce that includes labour and material to deliver run of mine ore to the surface. Exchange rate is based on NZ$0.80 (currently NZ$0.86).
The cash flow projection allows for a cumulative spend of NZ$1 million over 7 months to bring the Talisman Mine into positive cash flow in the 8th month of operations, and recovery of a total of NZ$1.3 million investment in the 18th month assuming a $1200 gold price.
This does not take into account the value of stockpiles that may provide additional upside if assaying and recoveries are positive.
Once the 18 month bulk sampling phase is completed the Company will then move into Phase One operations that will produce at an annualised rate of 12,115 ounces of gold and 36,000 ounces of silver.
LONG TERM POTENTIAL
Multiple discovery opportunities are available across the entire strike line of 4 kilometres that covers Mount Karangahake, Taukani Hill and Rahu Ridge (see Diagram, One Page Two).
There are a number of untested veins and chutes that run parallel to the Maria and Welcome /Crown vein systems. The newly discovered Mystery vein is indicative of this potential, where assays confirm a vein width of 1.8 metres at a grade of 52 g/t gold.
Broken Hill Prospecting LTD
New Talisman Gold Mines retains a 20.8% interest in ASX listed Broken Hill Prospecting Ltd (ASX: BPL) that owns large pyrite and cobalt deposits that are located beside the Sydney to Adelaide railway link, and 25 kilometres west of Broken Hill.
A Scoping Study has been completed to process 7.5 million tonnes per annum of ore to produce 7,000 tonnes of cobalt per year, and generate significant volumes of sulphuric acid from the pyrite material. This acid could be sold as a building block to make fertiliser or utilised by the mining industry to extract metals from sulphides.
Cobalt is used in rechargeable batteries, environmental technologies and hard metals. LME cobalt is currently priced at US$13.45 per pound after reaching historic highs of US$50 per pound in 2007 to 2008.
COROMANDEL GOLD LTD (CGL)
Coromandel Gold Ltd (CGL) is a wholly owned subsidiary of NTL and has a separate board and management. CGL was established to ensure that exploration of the company’s prospective ground did not distract from the strategic focus on the development of the Talisman mine. CGL owns EP 40-736 Golden Valley that is a broad strip of land that abuts Newmont’s gold operations at Waihi. The Exploration Permit includes geological structures that appear to be analogous to the structures that produce gold in the highly productive Waihi district.
The Company also holds 1,100 hectares that are located 30 kilometres west of Whangarei that is prospective for gold and base metals.
CATALYSTS FOR 2014 AND 2015 – MOVING TO GOLD PRODUCER STATUS
- Completion of current one for two rights issue to raise up to NZ$2.26 million by early June 2014
- Complete metallurgical trial and secure gold and silver process agreement with toll treatment facility
- Retain contractors and mining team to install surface plant, refurbish mine tunnels and bring engineering works to mine faces, 6 months from completion of funding arrangements
- Commence toll treatment on high grade gold stockpiles to drive early cashflows
- Commence extraction of hard rock bulk samples from underground vein systems in 6 months from completion of current funding and continue into 17th month
- Update data from additional underground resource developments through mining IE Mystery developments
- Commence Phase One mining operations in 18th month from completion of current funding
ANALYSIS & VALUATION
New Talisman Gold Mines is currently capitalised at A$5.6 million, of which $0.3 million is cash and $0.75 million is the current market value of the interest in Broken Hill Prospecting, and places an Enterprise Valuation “EV” on the Talisman Gold Mine of $4.55 million or A$22.20 per ounce of JORC compliant gold resource (for 205,000 JORC Inferred Indicated and Measured ounces).
Valuations for small scale developers of higher grade underground gold resources include near term production from Octagonal Resources (ASX: ORS) which is developing the Union Hill Mine at Maldon, Victoria. Union Hill carries at Enterprise Valuation of $6 million for an Inferred JORC Resource of 245,000 ounces of gold for an EV of $24.49 per ounce.
A1 Consolidated (ASX: AYC) is developing the A1 Gold Mine in North Eastern Victoria. A1 is a very near term producer and carries an EV of $16.4 million for Inferred and Indicated Resources of 281,200 ounces of gold at 6.2 g/t gold and an EV of $58.32 per ounce. A1 Consolidated has also arranged to toll treat its ore off-site by an independent third party.
Both of these developers are small scale gold operators with a very similar gold resource base and grade, and represent a very fair comparison with operations that are under development at the Talisman Mine. These operations provide us with an Enterprise Valuation range of $24.49 to $58.32 per JORC resource ounce.
We note that A1 Consolidated, Octagonal Resources and New Talisman Gold Mines have seen share price depreciation over the past 12 months, and represent a peer group that carries extremely depressed valuations at a time when the gold price has shown volatility.
We believe that Talisman has strong potential to develop into a small scale producer based on the current business plan and resource potential. Gold resource EV should approach $58.32 per ounce as applied to A1 Consolidated, and as bulk sampling develops and validates the resource model at Talisman.
This should occur over the next 6-9 months, and we assign an EV of $11.96 million on current resource ounces, or A$0.021 per undiluted (pre-rights issue) share. Further upside will be garnered from an increase in gold resources and reserves, and additional potential upside may flow from an increase in the gold price.
Talisman Gold Mines samples 1.5oz/t gold in New Zealand
Sampling of stockpiled ore from has returned very high grades of gold averaging 1.5 ounces per tonne, setting the foundation for commercial terms on processing ore from New Talisman Gold Mines’ Talisman gold mine in New Zealand.
New Talisman Gold Mines prepares Talisman ore for pilot testing
Sampling and pilot processing of stockpiled ore from the Talisman Mine in New Zealand will allow New Talisman Gold Mines to ascertain the value of its ore and finalise toll treatment arrangements. Previous spot samples had returned average grades greater than an ounce per tonne.
New Talisman Gold Mines granted operational authority
The receipt of authorisation to enter and operate the Talisman gold mine permit in New Zealand puts New Talisman Gold Mines another major step ahead on the road from explorer to producer.
New Talisman Gold Mines on track to commence year-end gold production
First production from New Talisman Gold Mines’ Talisman gold mine in New Zealand remains on track to start by the end of this year. The company has raised $634,069 from its rights issue.
Additional Information
Market: ASX
Sector: General Mining
EPIC: NTL
Latest Price: A$0.012 (0.000%)
52-week High: A$0.013
52-week Low: A$0.006
Market Cap: A$8.01M
Statistically six out of every seven dwarves are not happy.
Hi Ho, hi Ho, it's off to work we go…….
Thanks for posting that bullish, I hadn’t considered using EV before to value NTL just DCF until now.
For the alluvial gold mines in the South it is customary, as I understand, for DOC to take 15 to 20% of recovered gold in compensation for both use of land and for access. Can anyone point me to what NTL have agreed with DOC for New Talisman ?
kind regards, Mac
This dwarf must have been the outlier then
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...ves-birth.html
POG seems to have given NTL a bit of a boost today.