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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 GQC · LTP-172 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
$1,112.03
across 14.6 metres
Nugget — precious-metal value
$874.19 /t
79% of total value · base metals $237.83/t
Residual — net realizable value
$960.83 /t
gross $1,112.03 → recovered $1,000.83 − cost $40.00
Au
78.1%$868.78/tAg
0.5%$5.42/tCu
21.4%$237.83/tEquivalent Grades
| Metal | Input Grade | $/tonne | Eq. Grade | Gram-m |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | 9.16 g/t | $868.78 | 11.725 g/t | 171.2 |
| Silver | 5.03 g/t | $5.42 | 1,032.477 g/t | 15,074.2 |
| Platinum | — | $0.00 | 35.115 g/t | 512.7 |
| Palladium | — | $0.00 | 35.658 g/t | 520.6 |
| Rhodium | — | $0.00 | 3.467 g/t | 50.6 |
| Copper | 2.32 % | $237.83 | 10.847 % | 158.4 |
| Zinc | — | $0.00 | 39.407 % | 575.3 |
| Nickel | — | $0.00 | 6.771 % | 98.9 |
| Lead | — | $0.00 | 51.470 % | 751.5 |
| Antimony | — | $0.00 | 4.999 % | 73.0 |
| Tungsten | — | $0.00 | 0.311 % | 4.5 |
| Lithium | — | $0.00 | 4.035 % | 58.9 |
| Tin | — | $0.00 | 2.447 % | 35.7 |
| Cobalt | — | $0.00 | 3.192 % | 46.6 |
| Molybdenum | — | $0.00 | 2.522 % | 36.8 |
| Uranium | — | $0.00 | 0.586 % | 8.6 |
| Iron Ore | — | $0.00 | 999.307 % | 14,589.9 |
| Gallium | — | $0.00 | 3,920.426 g/t | 57,238.2 |
| Total | $1,112.03 |
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.