Kalahari Platform · Cu · Sandfire Resources Limited (ASX:SFR) 100% via Tshukudu Metals (Botswana)
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Stage and status
DFI · investment house — what stage is the asset at, and what does its record hold?
Life-cycle stageproducing Derived
Operating statusT3 + A4 producing; A1 in study; maiden Reserve targeted Jun 2026 Sourced
advisory · corporate development — what does the record support?
Resource (M+I+I)59.5 Mt @ 1.0% Cu Sourced
Resource basis (verbatim)100% project basis
Primary sourceSandfire ASX Update Aug 2025 (JORC 2012); supersedes 2023 NI 43-101 [Sourced 2026-05-02] Sourced
Comparables (Cu-matched)5 African M&A · 1 intl · 1 financing/benchmark — set spans, not market curves · deals · compare assets · data freshnessSourced
Risk read
mining major · insurer — what is the exposure?
Ownership structureWholly owned via Tshukudu Metals Botswana subsidiary. MMG has no equity stake; conflation with Khoemacau confirmed. Sourced
Recent events (record, newest last — tail shown)Feb 2026 21 MW solar deal (online late 2026, 30% of power needs); Q3 2026 record annualised processing rate; YTD March 2026 = 37.1 kt Cu; A4 mining commenced Oct 2023; A1 maiden Reserve targeted June 2026 Sourced
What this record does not yet support — disclosed, not estimated
Discount rate — not published. Afrimintel publishes no discount rate or risk premium of its own (withdrawn 12 Oct 2026); the issuer’s study states the rate its NPV is reported at. To test another rate, set it yourself in the project economics estimator.