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Banks Island Gold Ltd. Reports NPV(8%) of $155M and IRR of 43% from Red Mountain PEA
1. BANKS ISLAND GOLD LTD.
300-1055 W. Hastings St.
Vancouver, BC V6E 2E9
News Release
Banks Island Gold Ltd. Reports NPV(8%) of $155M and IRR of 43% from Red Mountain
PEA
NI43-101 Preliminary Economic Assessment for 1,800tpd underground gold mine completed.
PEA study contemplates gold equivalent production of 114,000oz per year at a cost of $459/oz.
Banks Island Gold plans to initiate exploration, permitting and feasibility studies at Red Mountain.
June 18, 2012 – Vancouver, British Columbia. Banks Island Gold Ltd. (the “Company”) (TSX-
V:BOZ) announces results of a Preliminary Economic Assessment (PEA) for significant underground
gold mining operation at the Red Mountain Project, located 30km east of Stewart, British Columbia.
The NI43-101 compliant PEA study, dated June14th 2012, was prepared by independent consultants, Mr.
Robert Baldwin, P.Eng and Mr. Lyn Jones, P.Eng. The study considers a 1,800 tonne per day operation
based on the current Mineral Resource at the Red Mountain Gold Property. Underground mining methods
are proposed with the utilization of flotation and cyanidation for the production of gold dore onsite for
shipment to a refinery.
Pretax Financial Summary
The base case scenario, using the 3 year rolling average price of gold of $CDN 1,360 per troy oz, resulted
in a pretax NPV(8%) of $CDN 155M, an IRR of 43%, and a payback of initial capital of 1.2 years.
A scenario using the current price of gold of $CDN 1,700 per troy oz was also considered. The financial
summary for the base case and current price scenario is presented Table 1.
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Table 1 – Pretax Financial Summary
FINANCIAL SUMMARY (PRETAX)
BASE CASE CURRENT PRICE UNITS
PRICE OF GOLD $1,360 $1,700 $CDN/oz
MINE LIFE 4.3 years
TOTAL ORE MINED 2,845,000 Tonnes
GOLD PRODUCTION 474,382 oz
SILVER PRODUCTION 1,233,405 oz
GOLD EQ* PRODUCTION 499,050 oz Aueq
AVERAGE ANNUAL PRODUCTION 115,246 oz Aueq / year
OPERATING COST PER OZ** $459 $471 $CDN/oz Aueq
TOTAL REVENUE $678,709,000 $848,386,000 $CDN
TOTAL OPERATING COST $206,789,000 $206,789,000 $CDN
ROYALTIES PAYABLE $22,505,000 $28,444,000 $CDN
OPERATING CASH FLOW $449,415,000 $613,153,000 $CDN
CAPITAL COST $162,671,000 $162,671,000 $CDN
PROPERTY ACQUISITION $11,000,000 $11,000,000 $CDN
INCOME AFTER CAPITAL $275,744,000 $439,482,000 $CDN
NPV(8%) $155,398,000 $264,134,000 $CDN
NPV(5%) $192,779,000 $318,980,000 $CDN
NPV(0%) $275,744,000 $439,482,000 $CDN
IRR 43% 63%
PAYBACK ON CAPITAL 1.2 0.9 years
*Gold Equivalent calculated by converting silver to gold at ratio of 1:50
**Operating Cost per oz gold equivalent including royalties payable
The minable resource used in preparation of the preliminary assessment is partially based on an
Inferred Resource. The preliminary assessment is preliminary in nature and includes inferred mineral
resources that are considered too speculative geologically to have the economic considerations applied
to them that would enable them to be categorized as mineral reserves. Mineral resources that are not
mineral reserves do not have demonstrated economic viability. There is no certainty that the results
and conclusions presented in this preliminary assessment will be realized.
Mr. Mossman, President of the Company stated; “The Preliminary Economic Assessment on our newly
acquired Red Mountain Gold Property demonstrates its potential as a significant low-cost producing gold
mine. The excellent geometry and grade of the Red Mountains mineralized zones allow the use of highly
productive mining methods and the planned adit from the Bitter Creek valley allows year-round access to
the planned mine and a superior exploration platform in the depths of Red Mountain. The Company plans
to continue advancing the Red Mountain Project through exploration, environmental permitting, and
feasibility studies.”
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Resource Estimate
Mr. Baldwin, P.Eng prepared a current Mineral Resource estimate for Red Mountain, which is presented
in the Technical Report & Preliminary Economic Assessment on the Red Mountain Gold Property on
June 14th 2012. Mr. Baldwin modeled the significant mineralized zones at Red Mountain and calculated
the Mineral Resource for gold and silver. Gold and silver assays used in the resource estimate were
capped to the 98th percentile, resulting in a top cap of 70gpt for gold and 348gpt for silver. The current
Mineral Resource is displayed in Table 2 and is effective as of June 14th 2012.
Table 2 – Red Mountain Mineral Resource
Measured Indicated Inferred
Zone Au Ag Au Ag Au Ag
Tonnes Grade Grade Tonnes Grade Grade Tonnes Grade Grade
(gpt) (gpt) (gpt) (gpt) (gpt) (gpt)
Marc 737,000 9.2 36 123,000 8.3 35 3,000 8.1 32
AV 326,000 8 23 250,000 8.1 23 175,000 8.4 24
JW 75,000 6.2 10 100,000 6 7 315,000 5.4 5
141 314,000 3.8 8
Total 1,138,000 8.7 31 473,000 7.7 23 807,000 5.4 10
Total Measured & Indicated: 1,611,000 tonnes @ 8.4gpt Au & 38gpt Ag = 435,000oz Gold, 1,976,000oz Silver
Total Inferred: 807,000 tonnes @ 5.4gpt Au & 10gpt Ag = 140,000oz Gold, 259,000oz Silver
Based on the current Mineral Resource, a diluted minable resource was calculated for the purposes of the
PEA study. The Red Mountain mineralization is broken into four distinct zones for the purposes of mine
planning. The estimated diluted minable resource is presented in Table 3.
Table 3 – Red Mountain “Minable Resource”
Insitu Mining Diluted
Au Grade Ag Grade Au Grade Ag Grade
Zone Tonnes Dilution Recovery Tonnes
(g/t) (g/t) (g/t) (g/t)
Marc 863,000 9.1 36 20% 98% 1,015,000 7.8 31
AV 752,000 8.1 23 20% 98% 884,000 7.0 20
JW 491,000 5.7 6 20% 98% 577,000 4.9 5
141 314,000 3.8 8 20% 98% 369,000 3.3 7
Total 2,420,000 7.4 22 20% 98% 2,845,000 6.4 19
Mining Summary
The current mining methods proposed for the Red Mountain Project are transverse open stoping methods
with the use of cemented paste fill for the Marc, AV, and 141 Zones and longitudinal longhole retreat
method for the JW Zone.
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Proposed access to the underground Red Mountain Project will be provided by a 7,190m adit, at a grade
of +15%, from the Bitter Creek Mill site. Based on the current mineral resource estimate, mine production
is planned to be 657,000 tonnes per year (1800tpd) over a mine life of 4.3 years (52 months).
Mineral Processing
Mr. Jones, P.Eng is responsible for the engineering designs, calculations, and recommendations related to
mineral processing and metallurgical engineering, which is presented in the Technical Report &
Preliminary Economic Assessment on the Red Mountain Gold Property on June 14th 2012. The proposed
method of gold and silver recovery from the Red Mountain Gold Property consists of conventional
crushing and milling, followed by froth flotation and CIL cyanidation of the flotation concentrate. The
Red Mountain Project will produce gold/silver dore for shipment to a precious metal refinery.
Flotation and cyanidation recoveries were estimated from historical test work. Estimated metallurgical
recoveries of 82% gold and 72% silver were assumed for the Red Mountain PEA study.
The objective of the PEA study was to optimize the Red Mountain process flowsheet to provide
maximum gold and silver recoveries. Whereas previous flowsheets have included whole ore fine grinding
followed by CIL/CIP cyanidation, the process route recommended is to produce a sulfide concentrate for
fine grinding and subsequent CIL cyanidation. While there is some additional loss of cyanide recoverable
gold in the flotation tailings, this method offers the following advantages over the whole-ore cyanidation
flowsheet:
Reduced plant capital costs in the areas of fine grinding and cyanidation.
Lower operating costs associated with milling power and cyanide consumption.
Low-sulfide and coarse particle size flotation tailings for surface deposition.
Non-acid generating tailings from the flotation circuit will be sent to a tailings storage facility proposed to
be located immediately south of the Bitter Creek Mill Site. A minor valley created by a series of outcrop
knobs is located in this area, which creates an excellent area for tailings storage. This valley only has
minor inflows from a branch of Otter Creek, which is separate from the large flows of Bitter Creek
Potentially acid generating tailings from the CIL circuit will be sent underground and utilized as
cemented paste backfill material to provide support for mining adjacent longhole stopes and to create
nearly impermeable material to reduce the acid generating potential.
Infrastructure
A 14km access road from Highway 37A to the Bitter Creek Mill Site requires significant repairs and
reconstruction. A 14km transmission line is planned to be constructed to connect the mine and mill to the
BC Hydro electrical grid.
The Bitter Creek Mill Site is planned to be located on a gently sloping terrace at the planned portal
location of the Bitter Creek Mine Adit. Water supply for the mill will be from groundwater, reclaimed
water from the settling ponds, and fresh water from Bitter Creek.
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BC Hydro maintains a 138kV transmission line which runs along Highway 37A to Stewart, BC. It is
intended that a 14km transmission line will be built by the Company to connect the Bitter Creek Mill site
to the BC Hydro electrical grid.
Operating Costs
Based on the mine design and schedule, an estimate of operating costs was derived for the PEA study.
Costs are based on productivities, labour, and material costs obtained from supplier and contractor quotes,
cost data from other mines, first principle calculations, and experience.
A summary of operating cost estimates for the Red Mountain Gold Project are displayed in Table 4.
Operating costs have been estimated at $206,789,000 over the current 52 month mine life averaging
$72.68 per tonne milled.
Table 4 – Operating Cost Summary
OPERATING COST SUMMARY
Total Cost Cost per tonne
MINING & SURFACE
MATERIALS $12,090,000 $4.25
BACKFILL BINDER $24,107,000 $8.47
LUBE, TIRES, & PARTS $12,096,000 $4.25
MINE ELECTRICITY $2,639,000 $0.93
DIESEL FUEL $9,592,000 $3.37
AVALANCHE CONTROL $2,603,000 $0.91
MINE AIR HEATING $1,445,000 $0.51
MINE, MAINTENANCE & SURFACE LABOUR $49,750,000 $17.49
$114,322,000 $40.18
MILL
LABOUR $26,857,000 $9.44
SAFETY, SPARES, & ELECTRICAL $7,824,000 $2.75
MILL ELECTRICITY $5,861,000 $2.06
REAGENTS $12,973,000 $4.56
BALLS & LINERS $4,353,000 $1.53
PIPING, LUBRICANTS, ASSAY $854,000 $0.30
$58,722,000 $20.64
MANAGEMENT, TECHNICAL & SUPERVISION
STAFF SALARIES $15,885,000 $5.58
STAFF INCENTIVES $2,542,000 $0.89
$18,427,000 $6.48
CONTINGENCY (8%) $15,318,000 $5.38
TOTAL OPERATING COSTS $206,789,000 $72.68
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Capital Costs
Capital expenditures related to design, permitting, construction, and commissioning of the Red Mountain
Gold Property are modeled to occur in a 3-Year pre-production period. All expenditures that are expected
to occur after commercial production has commenced are treated as operating costs.
The estimated capital cost from feasibility through to commercial production is estimated at
$162,671,000, including cost contingencies. A summary of estimated capital costs is presented in Table 5.
Table 5 – Initial Capital Cost Summary
CAPITAL COST SUMMARY
FEASIBILITY STUDY $6,477,000
ROAD BUILDING & POWER TRANSMISSION $8,386,000
MOBILE EQUIPMENT $16,560,000
MINE STATIONARY EQUIPMENT $2,383,000
MINE DEVELOPMENT & CONSTRUCTION $39,271,000
SURFACE STRUCTURES $8,488,000
BACKFILL PLANT $7,000,000
MILL EQUIPMENT & CONSTRUCTION $53,979,000
COST CONTINGENCY $20,127,000
TOTAL $162,671,000
Based on the production schedule and expected operating costs, a working capital requirement of
$11,000,000 is anticipated. The working capital is adequate to cover all operating costs expected for the
first three months of production.
Environmental and Permitting
The Red Mountain Project will require a formal review under the BC Environmental Assessment Act
prior to being issued a Mines Act permit. The Environmental Assessment review process was initiated in
1996 by a previous Property owner but was subsequently withdrawn. The Environmental Assessment
information is available for future use. The most important waste management issue for the Red Mountain
Project is the prevention and control of ARD from the tailings and any potentially acid generating rock,
which is produced during mine development or operation.
Banks Island Gold places a high priority on minimizing environmental impacts, mine closure, and
reclamation of its projects without the creation of long-term environmental liabilities. The Red Mountain
PEA study incorporates sulphide flotation in the process flowsheet before cyanidation to produce a
coarse, non-acid generating tailings product for surface disposal and reduce grinding and cyanide use.
Potentially acid generating tailings from the sulphide concentrate will be sent underground and utilized as
cemented paste backfill material to provide support for mining adjacent longhole stopes and to create
nearly impermeable material to reduce the acid generating potential.
Detailed metallurgical testwork is required to verify the assumptions and designs presented in the PEA.
7. -7-
Mine Life and Exploration Potential
There is high potential for expansion of minable resources at Red Mountain with a resulting increase in
the mine life. Historic drilling results suggest that mineralization at Red Mountain may continue past the
current minable resource at depth and mineralized intercepts exist outside the current resource at Red
Mountain. The 132 zone was not included in the current mineral resource. Based on historic resource
estimates by previous operators this area has a high potential for resource expansion through additional
diamond drilling.
Sensitivity Analysis
An analysis was performed to determine the sensitivity of the NPV (8%) to changes in key input
parameters. Gold price, ore grade, capital cost, and operating cost were varied from -60% to +140% and
the resulting NPV (8%) was calculated. The results of this analysis are displayed in Figure 1. The project
economics are highly sensitive to changes in the price of gold and the ore grade but significantly less
sensitive to changes in operating and capital costs.
Figure 1 – NPV Sensitivity to % Change in Input Value
Recommendations
The preliminary economic assessment presented in the PEA indicates an underground gold mining
operation at Red Mountain may be viable. It is recommended that the Project be advanced towards a pre-
feasibility or feasibility level study.
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A feasibility level study is recommended at an estimated cost of $6,477,000. The recommended work is
comprised of a diamond drilling program with a budgeted cost of $4.2M and engineering and
environmental studies at a cost of $2.3M.
Diamond drilling is required to bring the current Inferred Mineral Resource into the Measured and
Indicated Mineral Resource categories. Detailed metallurgical testwork is required to verify the
assumptions and designs presented in the PEA and advanced fieldwork and engineering is required for
road design, electrical transmission lines, foundations, tailings facilities, and structures.
Mr. Robert Baldwin, P.Eng is the qualified person who reviewed and approved the contents of this news
release. The NI43-101 Technical Report & Preliminary Economic Assessment on the Red Mountain Gold
Property dated June 14th 2012 has been posted on SEDAR and will be available on the Company’s
website.
The Company is a junior mining resource exploration company focused on exploring for and developing
economically viable mineral resources. The Company’s mineral properties are located in British Columbia.
For more information, please refer to the Company’s website at www.banksislandgold.com.
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
“Benjamin W. Mossman”
Benjamin W. Mossman, P.Eng
President, Director, & Chief Executive Officer
For further information, please contact:
Benjamin W. Mossman: 604-245-0066
The TSX Venture Exchange has not reviewed and does not accept responsibility for the accuracy or adequacy of this
release. Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Service Provider (as that term is defined in the
policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
This press release contains forward-looking statements. All statements, other than statements of historical fact,
constitute “forward-looking statements” and include any information that addresses activities, events or
developments that the Company believes, expects or anticipates will or may occur in the future including the
Company’s strategy, plans or future financial or operating performance and other statements that express
management’s expectations or estimates of future performance.
Forward-looking statements are generally identifiable by the use of the words “may”, “will”, “should”,
“continue”, “expect”, “anticipate”, “estimate”, “believe”, “intend”, “plan” or “project” or the negative of these
words or other variations on these words or comparable terminology. These statements, however, are subject to
known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results, level of activity,
performance or achievements of the Company to be materially different from those expressed, implied by or
projected in the forward-looking information or statements. Important factors that could cause actual results to
differ from these forward-looking statements include but are not limited to: risks related to the exploration and
potential development of the Company’s project, the actual results of current exploration activities, conclusions of
economic evaluations, changes in project parameters as plans continue to be refined, future prices of gold, as well
as those factors discussed in the sections relating to risk factors of the Company prospectus dated September 30,
2011 filed on SEDAR.
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There can be no assurance that any forward-looking statements will prove to be accurate, as actual results and
future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Accordingly, the reader should not
place any undue reliance on forward-looking information or statements. Except as required by law, the Company
does not intend to revise or update these forward-looking statements after the date of this document or to revise
them to reflect the occurrence of future unanticipated events.