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Originally posted by micky78
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The main reason (IMHO) for big drop is (as I said before "Cash cost $5.93/ib = US$4.35/ib. Current Ni price is US$4.7/ib (only $0.40 margin)". This is a shocker. You cannot live on $0.40 margin.
Even in retail, high turnover CHEAP grocery like Aldi you cannot live on $0.40 margin. If you do, you haven't got a business. Cash reserve is from previous earnings. Not paying dividend is not a real saving, because your margin simply impossible to pay dividend anyway because you haven't got a business (only $0.40 margin).
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Column 5
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Miitel Mine
Mariners Mine
Total for June 2015 Quarter
Preceding Quarter (March 2015) Total
1
Ore Tonnes Treated (DMT)
36,274
32,371
68,645
78,136
2
Average Nickel Grade (%)
2.57
2.42
2.50
2.48
3
Nickel-in-Concentrate Sold (tonnes)
794.8
673.3
1,468.1
1,651.0
4
Copper-in-Concentrate Sold (tonnes)
69.4
64.8
134.2
152.8
5
Cobalt-in-Concentrate Sold (tonnes)
14.4
12.8
27.2
31.9
6
Sales Revenue* (A$)
8.43M
7.17M
15.60M
18.23M
7
Direct Operating Costs** (A$)
8.46M
8.04M
16.5M
16.20M
8
Royalty Costs (A$)
0.33M
0.28M
0.61M
0.73M
9
Operating Surplus (loss)*** (A$)
(0.36M)
(1.15M)
(1.51M)
1.30M
10
Capital Costs****
2.04M
0.82M
2.86M
6.15M
11
Payable Nickel Produced (lbs)
1,138,848
964,850
2,103,698
2,365,799
12
Mining Costs (A$/lb)
4.74
5.38
5.03
3.75
13
Milling Costs (A$/lb)
1.40
1.48
1.44
1.48
14
Ore Haulage Costs (A$/lb)
0.32
0.38
0.35
0.35
15
Other Mining/Administration (A$/lb)
0.97
1.09
1.02
1.26
16
Royalty Cost (A$/lb)
0.29
0.29
0.29
0.31
17
By-product Credits (A$/lb)
(0.34)
(0.36)
(0.35)
(0.34)
18
Cash Costs (A$/lb nickel)
7.38
8.26
7.78
6.81
19
Cash Costs (US$/lb nickel)(1)
5.75
6.43
6.06
5.36
MCR Cash Cost for the last Quarter is US$6.06 not $US4.35.
Most Nickel Producers are underwater at this current Nickel Pr except
lucky Few with C1 cost < US$4.50. It will be a case of survival the Nickel Price War.