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AI boosts Bralorne gold project economics, NPV rises to $339.4M
Stormlands said its updated model, using March 2026 commodity pricing, lifted life-of-mine revenue to $841.2 million and shortened modeled payback to about eight months.
Stormlands Mining, an Ireland-based data analytics company, published a case study on its AI-driven rework of the Bralorne gold project in British Columbia, which is owned by Talisker Resources (TSX: TSK). The company said it built a base economic model from data extracted from Talisker’s NI 43-101 technical report without a formal preliminary economic assessment.
According to the case study, the modeled net present value increased from $181.8 million to $339.4 million when using a 5% discount rate. Stormlands also said life-of-mine revenue rose from $551.9 million to $841.2 million after applying updated commodity pricing from March 2026.
The updated economics showed life-of-mine EBITDA rising from $411.6 million to $687.2 million. Stormlands said the modeled internal rate of return increased from 83.3% to 140.8%, while the payback period shortened from about one year and two months to approximately eight months.
Stormlands chief executive Róisín O’Connell said the results point to a valuation gap in the mining industry, where exploration investment often happens before a PEA exists. She added that AI and analytics can be used to create more transparent, structured economic models from technical report data.
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