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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 ONAU · TPK-10-004 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
$2,456.48
across 13.5 metres
Nugget — precious-metal value
$2,456.48 /t
100% of total value · base metals $0.00/t
Residual — net realizable value
$2,170.83 /t
gross $2,456.48 → recovered $2,210.83 − cost $40.00
Au
100.0%$2,456.48/tEquivalent Grades
| Metal | Input Grade | $/tonne | Eq. Grade | Gram-m |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | 25.9 g/t | $2,456.48 | 25.900 g/t | 349.6 |
| Silver | — | $0.00 | 2,280.746 g/t | 30,790.1 |
| Platinum | — | $0.00 | 77.569 g/t | 1,047.2 |
| Palladium | — | $0.00 | 78.768 g/t | 1,063.4 |
| Rhodium | — | $0.00 | 7.660 g/t | 103.4 |
| Copper | — | $0.00 | 23.962 % | 323.5 |
| Zinc | — | $0.00 | 87.050 % | 1,175.2 |
| Nickel | — | $0.00 | 14.956 % | 201.9 |
| Lead | — | $0.00 | 113.698 % | 1,534.9 |
| Antimony | — | $0.00 | 11.043 % | 149.1 |
| Tungsten | — | $0.00 | 0.688 % | 9.3 |
| Lithium | — | $0.00 | 8.914 % | 120.3 |
| Tin | — | $0.00 | 5.406 % | 73.0 |
| Cobalt | — | $0.00 | 7.052 % | 95.2 |
| Molybdenum | — | $0.00 | 5.571 % | 75.2 |
| Uranium | — | $0.00 | 1.295 % | 17.5 |
| Iron Ore | — | $0.00 | 2,207.473 % | 29,800.9 |
| Gallium | — | $0.00 | 8,660.236 g/t | 116,913.2 |
| Total | $2,456.48 |
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.