NORTHCLIFF FILES TECHNICAL REPORT FOR POSITIVE FEASIBILITY STUDY UPDATE OF SISSON PROJECT
Original announcement by orestocks on
- Company
- Northcliff Resources Ltd.
- Ticker
- NCF.TO
- Exchange
- Unavailable
- Region
- New Brunswick, Canada
- Primary commodity
- Tungsten
- Secondary commodities
- Molybdenum
- Document categories
- Other, Resource update
- Extracted
- 2026-10-02 04:16:52 UTC
Analysis by Minestarters Atlas
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Summary
Northcliff Resources has filed an updated Feasibility Study for the Sisson Project in New Brunswick, forecasting a post-tax NPV of $6,915 million and an IRR of 49.8%. The study outlines an open-pit mine with 276.8 Mt of proven and probable reserves containing tungsten and molybdenum.
Reasoning: The filing of a positive Feasibility Study Update for a large-scale tungsten-molybdenum project represents a major de-risking milestone for the company.
Positive factors
- Strong economic indicators with NPV of $6,915 M and IRR of 49.8%
- Significant mineral reserves for critical minerals (tungsten and molybdenum)
- Short payback period of 1.6 years
- Major government funding support (US DPA and NRCan) mentioned
Negative factors
- High initial capital expenditure of $1,528 M
Facts used in scoring: 4
Classification and evidence
Probable Reservepositive
Indicated Resource with demonstrated economic viability after applying modifying factors.
Why it applies: The document reports 191.2 Mt of probable reserves for tungsten and molybdenum.
Evidence · text
“Probable Reserves of 191.2 Mt”
Proven Reservepositive
Measured Resource with demonstrated economic viability after applying modifying factors.
Why it applies: The document reports 85.6 Mt of proven reserves for tungsten and molybdenum.
Evidence · text
“Proven Reserves of 85.6 Mt”
Extracted facts
Stored fact records: 4. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.
Resource Estimates (4)
provenSisson · tungstenTonnes: 85600000Grade: 0.079Grade Unit: %Contained Metal: 6.77Contained Unit: m mtuView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- Sisson
- Commodity
- tungsten
- Region
- canada_nb
- Reported Region
- New Brunswick, Canada
- Ticker
- NCF.TO
Resource scope
- Estimate type
- reserve
- Reporting standards
- ni_43_101
- Resource group id
- resource:436d1fc148ce5ceb56e2
- Deposit or zone
- Sisson
- Mining method
- open_pit
- Ownership percent
- 100 %
- Resource basis
- gross
Resource Data
- Category
- proven
- Tonnes
- 85600000
- Grade
- 0.079
- Grade Unit
- %
- Contained Metal
- 6.77
- Contained Unit
- m mtu
- Cutoff Grade
- 16.31
Prior Estimate
- Resource Date
- 2026-09-23
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-10-02T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Proven reserve component of the updated feasibility study.
Positive factors
- High-grade tungsten reserve
Evidence · text
“Includes Proven Reserves of 85.6 Mt at 0.079% WO3”
Tags used in scoring
Proven Reservepositive
Measured Resource with demonstrated economic viability after applying modifying factors.
Why it applies: category is "proven"
Cut-off Disclosedpositive
Cut-off grade used for resource reporting is clearly stated, enabling like-for-like comparison.
Why it applies: cutoff_grade is stated
NI 43-101 Compliantpositive
Resource estimate prepared in compliance with NI 43-101 (Canada) — high reporting standard.
Why it applies: reporting_standards includes ni_43_101
DFS-Supportingneutral
Resource estimate prepared to support a Definitive Feasibility Study — requires high M&I confidence.
Why it applies: the release names the study this estimate supports
provenSisson · molybdenumTonnes: 85600000Grade: 0.025Grade Unit: %Contained Metal: 47.79Contained Unit: m lbView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- Sisson
- Commodity
- molybdenum
- Region
- canada_nb
- Reported Region
- New Brunswick, Canada
- Ticker
- NCF.TO
Resource scope
- Estimate type
- reserve
- Reporting standards
- ni_43_101
- Resource group id
- resource:436d1fc148ce5ceb56e2
- Deposit or zone
- Sisson
- Mining method
- open_pit
- Ownership percent
- 100 %
- Resource basis
- gross
Resource Data
- Category
- proven
- Tonnes
- 85600000
- Grade
- 0.025
- Grade Unit
- %
- Contained Metal
- 47.79
- Contained Unit
- m lb
- Cutoff Grade
- 16.31
Prior Estimate
- Resource Date
- 2026-09-23
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-10-02T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Proven reserve component of the updated feasibility study.
Positive factors
- Proven molybdenum reserve
Evidence · text
“85.6 Mt at 0.079% WO3 and 0.025% Mo”
Tags used in scoring
Proven Reservepositive
Measured Resource with demonstrated economic viability after applying modifying factors.
Why it applies: category is "proven"
Cut-off Disclosedpositive
Cut-off grade used for resource reporting is clearly stated, enabling like-for-like comparison.
Why it applies: cutoff_grade is stated
NI 43-101 Compliantpositive
Resource estimate prepared in compliance with NI 43-101 (Canada) — high reporting standard.
Why it applies: reporting_standards includes ni_43_101
DFS-Supportingneutral
Resource estimate prepared to support a Definitive Feasibility Study — requires high M&I confidence.
Why it applies: the release names the study this estimate supports
probableSisson · tungstenTonnes: 191200000Grade: 0.073Grade Unit: %Contained Metal: 13.92Contained Unit: m mtuView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- Sisson
- Commodity
- tungsten
- Region
- canada_nb
- Reported Region
- New Brunswick, Canada
- Ticker
- NCF.TO
Resource scope
- Estimate type
- reserve
- Reporting standards
- ni_43_101
- Resource group id
- resource:00b5305a3e15425adf25
- Deposit or zone
- Sisson
- Mining method
- open_pit
- Ownership percent
- 100 %
- Resource basis
- gross
Resource Data
- Category
- probable
- Tonnes
- 191200000
- Grade
- 0.073
- Grade Unit
- %
- Contained Metal
- 13.92
- Contained Unit
- m mtu
- Cutoff Grade
- 16.31
Prior Estimate
- Resource Date
- 2026-09-23
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-10-02T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Probable reserve component of the updated feasibility study.
Positive factors
- Significant probable tungsten reserve
Evidence · text
“Probable Reserves of 191.2 Mt at 0.073% WO3”
Tags used in scoring
Probable Reservepositive
Indicated Resource with demonstrated economic viability after applying modifying factors.
Why it applies: category is "probable"
Cut-off Disclosedpositive
Cut-off grade used for resource reporting is clearly stated, enabling like-for-like comparison.
Why it applies: cutoff_grade is stated
NI 43-101 Compliantpositive
Resource estimate prepared in compliance with NI 43-101 (Canada) — high reporting standard.
Why it applies: reporting_standards includes ni_43_101
DFS-Supportingneutral
Resource estimate prepared to support a Definitive Feasibility Study — requires high M&I confidence.
Why it applies: the release names the study this estimate supports
probableSisson · molybdenumTonnes: 191200000Grade: 0.021Grade Unit: %Contained Metal: 90.58Contained Unit: m lbView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- Sisson
- Commodity
- molybdenum
- Region
- canada_nb
- Reported Region
- New Brunswick, Canada
- Ticker
- NCF.TO
Resource scope
- Estimate type
- reserve
- Reporting standards
- ni_43_101
- Resource group id
- resource:00b5305a3e15425adf25
- Deposit or zone
- Sisson
- Mining method
- open_pit
- Ownership percent
- 100 %
- Resource basis
- gross
Resource Data
- Category
- probable
- Tonnes
- 191200000
- Grade
- 0.021
- Grade Unit
- %
- Contained Metal
- 90.58
- Contained Unit
- m lb
- Cutoff Grade
- 16.31
Prior Estimate
- Resource Date
- 2026-09-23
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-10-02T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Probable reserve component of the updated feasibility study.
Positive factors
- Significant probable molybdenum reserve
Evidence · text
“191.2 Mt at 0.073% WO3 and 0.021% Mo”
Tags used in scoring
Probable Reservepositive
Indicated Resource with demonstrated economic viability after applying modifying factors.
Why it applies: category is "probable"
Cut-off Disclosedpositive
Cut-off grade used for resource reporting is clearly stated, enabling like-for-like comparison.
Why it applies: cutoff_grade is stated
NI 43-101 Compliantpositive
Resource estimate prepared in compliance with NI 43-101 (Canada) — high reporting standard.
Why it applies: reporting_standards includes ni_43_101
DFS-Supportingneutral
Resource estimate prepared to support a Definitive Feasibility Study — requires high M&I confidence.
Why it applies: the release names the study this estimate supports
How Atlas produces this analysis
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