Interview with Mark Jarvis, CEO & Chairman of Giga Metals Corp.

Our previous interview: https://www.cruxinvestor.com/posts/giga-metals-giga-will-mitsubishi-introduce-a-new-shareholder-2619

Recording date: 25th September 2023

Giga Metals Corporation (TSX.V: GIGA, OTCQX: GIGGF, FSE: BRR2) is a mineral exploration and development company focused on nickel and cobalt. Its flagship project is the Turnagain project, located in northern British Columbia, Canada.

The Turnagain project contains substantial nickel and cobalt resources, with 1.57 billion tonnes of measured and indicated resources grading 0.21% nickel and 0.013% cobalt. This equates to 7.5 billion pounds of nickel and 452 million pounds of cobalt. There is also an additional 1.16 billion tonnes of inferred resources grading 0.206% nickel and 0.012% cobalt (5.3 billion pounds nickel, 316 million pounds cobalt).

A September 2023 pre-feasibility study outlined robust project economics for a large open pit mine producing a high grade nickel-cobalt concentrate. Average annual production over years 3-28 would be 35,224 tonnes of nickel and 2,064 tonnes of cobalt. The project has an initial capital cost of $1.9 billion and C1 operating costs averaging $4.65/lb nickel over years 3-28.

At base case assumptions of $9.75/lb nickel and $26.54/lb cobalt, the after-tax NPV is $574 million with an IRR of 11.4%. The project is sensitive to nickel prices, with upside potential at higher prices.

Giga Metals touts the low carbon footprint of the project compared to laterite nickel projects, with a carbon intensity of 1.77 tCO2e per tonne of nickel versus 5-6 tCO2e/t for Indonesian laterite projects.

The company believes the Turnagain project can help meet rising nickel demand driven by electric vehicle batteries in North America. Giga Metals has a joint venture on the project with Mitsubishi Corporation.

View Giga Metals' Company Profile: https://www.cruxinvestor.com/companies/giga-metals