Santana Minerals (SMI) Investor presentation summary
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Investor presentation summary
8 Feb, 2026Project overview and location
Developing a major gold project in Central Otago, New Zealand, targeting first gold in 2026.
Project is 90km west of Macraes, on private freehold farmland with strong infrastructure and skilled labor access.
30-year mining permit granted, securing key resource areas and legal rights to mine.
Land agreements in place, including road relocations and community benefit initiatives.
Resource and reserve estimates
Total mineral resource of 2.34Moz at 2.1g/t Au, with 2.08Moz at RAS and additional resources at CIT and SRX.
Maiden ore reserve of 15Mt at 2.58g/t Au for 1,242koz, with 10.5Mt open pit and 3.2Mt underground at RAS.
93% of production target is Indicated Resource, 7% Inferred, with ongoing resource extension drilling.
Major RAS extension drilling has increased orebody length to 2.15km, open at depth.
Mining and processing plans
Open pit mining planned at 1.2Mtpa for 13.8 years, producing over 1Moz Au at 2.53g/t.
Underground mining for 7 years, targeting 316koz at 2.66g/t, with long hole stoping and paste fill.
Processing via simple CIL plant, 1.2–1.8Mtpa, with 93% gold recovery and six phases of metallurgical testing completed.
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