Uranium explorer Deep Yellow is targeting a go ahead in the first half of 2024 after completing a highly positive DFS on the Tumas project at its 100%-owned Reptile project in Namibia.
The study outlines an estimated $US372M initial capex development of a conventional opencut operation producing up to 3.6Mlbpa U3O8 plus 1.15Mlbpa vanadium by-product over an initial 22.25 years, with potential to extend to 30-plus years.
MD-CEO John Borshoff says DYL’s dual pillar strategy aims to develop Tumas and Mulga Rock in Western Australia to capitalise on forecast improving uranium prices from 2024.
DYL will now focus on detailed front-end engineering and design, project financing and offtakes ahead of a final investment decision.