Gabbs Project Feasibility Study: Nominal Production Rate Increased to 12 Million Tonnes per Year and Mill Operations Advanced to Year Three
Original announcement by tmx on
- Company
- P2 Gold Inc.
- Ticker
- PGLD
- Exchange
- TSX
- Region
- Nevada
- Primary commodity
- Gold
- Secondary commodities
- Copper
- Document categories
- Production, Metallurgy, Permitting
- Extracted
- 2026-08-20 23:13:55 UTC
Analysis by Minestarters Atlas
Minestarters Atlas analysis
Summary
P2 Gold Inc. has updated its Gabbs Project Feasibility Study parameters, increasing the nominal production rate to 12 million tonnes per year and advancing mill operations to year three. The update aims to optimize cash flow through early heap leach production and improved stripping of oxide mineralization.
Reasoning: The announcement outlines significant optimization of the project's production profile, increasing throughput and accelerating the transition to mill operations, which improves NPV and cash flow timing.
Positive factors
- Increased nominal production rate from 9Mtpa to 12Mtpa
- Advanced mill start-up from year 6 to year 3
- Optimization of cash flow via early heap leach production
- Water Resources Authorization received for test well drilling
Negative factors
- Feasibility study is still in progress (metallurgy and power studies underway)
Facts used in scoring: 6
Classification and evidence
QP/CP Signedpositive · Story-specific tag
Qualified Person (QP) or Competent Person (CP) named and signed off — a member of a recognized professional association (e.g., AusIMM, SME, AIG, P.Geo) with relevant experience.
Why it applies: Ken McNaughton, M.A.Sc., P.Eng., Chief Exploration Officer, has reviewed and approved the technical information.
Evidence · text
“Ken McNaughton, M.A.Sc., P.Eng., Chief Exploration Officer, P2 Gold, is the Qualified Person... has reviewed, verified, and approved the scientific and technical information”
Extracted facts
Stored fact records: 0. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.
No stored fact records are available for this extraction.
How Atlas produces this analysis
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