other material
confidence high
sentiment negative
materiality 0.75
Bunker Hill mine restart cost rises to $103M, delayed to Q2 2025
Bunker Hill Mining Corp.
- Total restart expenditure (excl. working capital) now $103M, up from prior $67M and $56M (2022 PFS).
- Project restart delayed by up to 4 months, now anticipated in Q2 2025.
- Cost increase of ~$50M driven by inflation, filter press scope change, and contractor walk-out.
- Plans to draw $5M first tranche from $21M Sprott standby facility; negotiating $30M offtake financing.
- Pursuing $150M US EXIM facility by end of 2025 to refinance debt and expand capacity to 2,500 tpd.