Small refinements and robust numbers

On 24 May, KEFI announced an update to its 2015 definitive feasibility study (DFS) in order to account for all of the initiatives undertaken by the company in the intervening two years. Without exception, the operational parameters of the mining operation (throughput, grade, recovery, etc) were identical to our prior expectations. Cash operating costs are now expected to be just 3.5% higher (equivalent to an annualised inflation rate of 1.7%), while capex costs, although towards the top of the range of our prior expectations, are materially lower than those presented in the original 2015 DFS (albeit the latter were calculated on an owner-manager, rather than a contract miner, basis). Note that all forecasts and valuations are here presented on a post-17:1 share consolidation basis (which became effective on 2 March), unless otherwise specified.