Honeymoon Update - Amended
| Stock | Boss Energy Ltd (BOE.ASX) |
|---|---|
| Release Time | 18 Dec 2025, 11:43 a.m. |
| Price Sensitive | Yes |
Boss Energy Initiates New Feasibility Study for Honeymoon
- Honeymoon Review indicates material deviation from 2021 Enhanced Feasibility Study
- Potential for alternative wide-spaced wellfield design to optimize resource and assets
- Accelerated work programs to assess economic benefits of wide-spaced wellfield design
Boss Energy has provided an update on the conclusion of the Honeymoon Review and the initiation of a New Feasibility Study. The Honeymoon Review has indicated an expected material and significant deviation from the assumptions underpinning the Company's 2021 Enhanced Feasibility Study (EFS). This could impact life of mine production and cost from FY27 onwards, primarily due to less continuity of higher-grade mineralisation, mineralisation not overlapping, less leachability and smaller wellfields. As a result, Boss is formally withdrawing the EFS and confirms that it should no longer be relied upon as a guide to future operational performance. Through the Honeymoon Review, Boss has identified a potential pathway forward based on an alternative wide-space wellfield design that could be suitable to Honeymoon. Boss has initiated a series of accelerated work programs to assess the potential economic benefits of the wide-spaced wellfield design, with an initial update to be provided in Q1CY26, a Scoping Study targeted for Q2CY26 and a New Feasibility Study in Q3CY26. The wide-spaced wellfield design could potentially deliver lower costs and improved lixiviant grades by increasing leaching time, lowering reagent use and utilizing wellfield infrastructure over a larger surface area and more uranium under leach. Boss remains in a strong financial position with A$212 million of cash and liquid assets to self-fund the key work programs.
Boss remains on track to deliver to FY26 production and cost guidance of 1.6Mlbs drummed U3O8, C1 cost of A$41-45/lb (US$27-29) and all in sustaining cost (AISC) of A$64-70/lb (US$41-45/lb).
Based on the current wellfield design and prior to the outcomes of the New Feasibility Study, FY27 is expected to be similar to FY26 in terms of production and cost but AISC would be ~15% higher than in FY26 given the higher proportion of sustaining capital. However, the potential suitability of a wide-spaced wellfield design presents an opportunity for Boss to potentially lower operating costs, optimize production profiles, and extend mine life compared to the current wellfield design.