MONTREAL, QUEBEC--(Marketwire - Jan. 31, 2012) - Glen Eagle Resources Inc. (TSX VENTURE:GER) ("Glen Eagle" or the "Company") is pleased to report the Preliminary Economic Assessment (PEA) results on its 100% owned Authier Lithium Project located near Val d'Or, Quebec. The PEA study, to be filed on SEDAR within 45 days of this news release, was based on the production of a spodumene concentrate with the recovery of two by-products (mica and feldspar). It was completed by Bumigène Inc, an independent engineering firm based in Montreal. Highlights of the study are as follows ($ Values are in Canadian Dollars):
- CAPEX: $35 million.
- IRR: 33% with 100% equity.
- IRR: 48% with 50% equity and 50% debt.
- IRR: 58% with 35% equity and 65% debt.
- NPV (8% discount) : $46 million.
- Cash flow: $10 million/year.
- Payback: 3 1/2 years.
- Operating cost: $24 million/year at $41.00/tonne.
- Indirect cost: $8 million (3.4 million for working capital).
- Contingencies: $3 million.
- Life of mine: 12 years.
- Mineral resources: 4 million tonnes indicated / 2.2 million tonnes inferred / 1% Li20 (43-101 compliant calculated and reported by SGS).
- Production profile: 1000 tonnes per day.
- Current market price range (per tonne): spodumene ($450/550), mica ($350/550), and feldspar ($70/120). Of note: $450 is at the low end of the price range currently quoted on the international market for the type of spodumene found at Authier.
- Price used for the PEA: $450/350/70 per tonne.
"The Authier mining operation outlined in this PEA represents excellent news for Glen Eagle and its shareholders. The data on the NPV, IRR and cash flows combined with a low CAPEX represent a significant validation of the economic viability of the Authier Lithium Deposit while substantially increasing its current value" said Jean Labrecque, president of Glen Eagle. The ongoing 2400 meter drill program designed to increase the confidence level of the mineral resources from the inferred to indicated category combined with the 4000 meters drilled in the spring of 2011 could bring further upside to the project. A second PEA study with updated calculations will be released in the early spring of 2012. The purpose of this second study which will be incorporated in the current ongoing feasibility study is to provide the Company with additional choices and options to maximize the asset value of Authier.
As previously stated, the Company remains committed to advancing its phosphate and lithium projects allowing it to be involved with two commodities that could have a key role to play in tomorrow's economy.
Gilles Laverdière, P.Geo., a qualified person according to the NI 43-101 disclosing standards, is supervising the drilling program and has reviewed and approved the technical content presented herein.
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Contact Information:
Jean Labrecque, President
Toll free: 1-855-229-4488
jl@gleneagleresources.com
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