# Desert Gold Delivers PEA Update for SMSZ Project with USD $61 Million After-Tax NPV \(10%\) and 57% IRR at USD $2,850/oz Gold for Barani and Gourbassi Deposits in West Mali

Canonical Atlas analysis: https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/desert-gold-delivers-pea-update-for-smsz-project-with-usd-61-million-after-tax-n--ef632c2b-9277-4fe4-b659-c8c117441572

Original source: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/desert-gold-delivers-pea-smsz-103000770.html

Publisher: yahoo\_press

Original announcement: 2025-11-25T10:30:00.000Z

Analysis by Minestarters Atlas

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- Company: Desert Gold Ventures Inc.

- Ticker: DAU

- Exchange: TSXV

- Region: Western Mali

- Primary commodity: Gold

- Secondary commodities: None reported

- Document categories: Resource update

- Extracted: 2026-08-21 04:13:39 UTC

Narrative sentiment: 0.60 · Bullish

## Minestarters Atlas summary

Desert Gold Ventures has released an updated Preliminary Economic Assessment \(PEA\) for its SMSZ Gold Project in Mali. The update includes the Gourbassi East Deposit and reports a USD $61 million after-tax NPV and a 57% IRR based on a gold price of USD $2,850/oz.

Reasoning: The announcement of an updated PEA with significant economic metrics \(NPV and IRR\) and project expansion represents a material development for the company.

- Positive factor: Strong economic indicators \(NPV $61M, 57% IRR\)

- Positive factor: Project expansion via Gourbassi East Deposit

- Positive factor: High gold price assumption \($2,850/oz\)

Facts used in scoring: 0

## Classification and evidence

**PEA-Supporting**

Polarity: neutral

Definition: Resource estimate prepared to support a Preliminary Economic Assessment — early-stage study.

Why it applies: The document announces a Preliminary Economic Assessment \(PEA\) update.

Evidence · text

> results of its newly updated Preliminary Economic Assessment \("PEA"\)

**Resource Update**

Polarity: neutral

Definition: Revised estimate for an existing resource — compare to prior to assess progress.

Why it applies: The announcement provides an updated economic assessment of the project's resources.

Evidence · text

> newly updated Preliminary Economic Assessment \("PEA"\)

## Extracted facts

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## How Atlas produces this analysis

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