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Drill Calculator
Translate any polymetallic drill intercept into a dollar value per tonne. Live spot prices across 18 metals — adjust any input, switch currency, and read the precious-metal share (nugget) and net realizable value (residual).
Loaded from ALTA · MBA037 drill result — edit any value to model your own scenario.
Spot Prices (editable)
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Enter Drill Intercept
Estimate — Mo is thinly traded on LME. Industry valuations typically use Platts/Argus dealer oxide prices, which may differ from generic spot.
Recovery & Costs (editable assumption)
Used for residual (net) value below. Defaults are industry starting points — override for your deposit.
Total Value Per Tonne
$47.42
across 130.0 metres
Nugget — precious-metal value
$47.42 /t
100% of total value · base metals $0.00/t
Residual — net realizable value
$2.68 /t
gross $47.42 → recovered $42.68 − cost $40.00
Au
100.0%$47.42/tEquivalent Grades
| Metal | Input Grade | $/tonne | Eq. Grade | Gram-m |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | 0.5 g/t | $47.42 | 0.500 g/t | 65.0 |
| Silver | — | $0.00 | 44.030 g/t | 5,723.9 |
| Platinum | — | $0.00 | 1.497 g/t | 194.7 |
| Palladium | — | $0.00 | 1.521 g/t | 197.7 |
| Rhodium | — | $0.00 | 0.148 g/t | 19.2 |
| Copper | — | $0.00 | 0.463 % | 60.1 |
| Zinc | — | $0.00 | 1.681 % | 218.5 |
| Nickel | — | $0.00 | 0.289 % | 37.5 |
| Lead | — | $0.00 | 2.195 % | 285.3 |
| Antimony | — | $0.00 | 0.213 % | 27.7 |
| Tungsten | — | $0.00 | 0.013 % | 1.7 |
| Lithium | — | $0.00 | 0.172 % | 22.4 |
| Tin | — | $0.00 | 0.104 % | 13.6 |
| Cobalt | — | $0.00 | 0.136 % | 17.7 |
| Molybdenum | — | $0.00 | 0.108 % | 14.0 |
| Uranium | — | $0.00 | 0.025 % | 3.2 |
| Iron Ore | — | $0.00 | 42.615 % | 5,540.0 |
| Gallium | — | $0.00 | 167.186 g/t | 21,734.2 |
| Total | $47.42 |
How to read this
- Total value per tonne — the gross dollar value of the rock at current spot prices, before any recovery, mining, or processing cost. A real mine recovers 60–95% depending on metallurgy.
- Nugget — the share of total value from precious metals (gold, silver, platinum, palladium, rhodium). Tells you whether it's really a precious-metals story or base metals dressed up by a high gold price.
- Residual (net realizable) value — what's left after recovery and operating cost. Edit recovery % and cost per tonne to model your own deposit; this is the "real value," not the gross.
- Equivalent grades — what the same total value looks like expressed as a single metal. Useful to compare polymetallic intercepts against a single-metal benchmark (e.g. AuEq, CuEq).
- Gram-metres — equivalent grade × width. The standard junior-mining shorthand for intercept significance.
- Spot prices are editable — override any number to model your own price deck. Live prices refresh hourly via Metals-API.
This calculator is for informational purposes only. It does not constitute investment advice or a valuation of any specific deposit, project, or company. Recovery rates, mining costs, processing costs, royalties, and metallurgy vary by deposit — residual value uses editable assumptions, not a deposit-specific study. Always read the original NI 43-101 or JORC report before drawing conclusions about a drill result.