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SOUTHERN PALLADIUM LIMITED - Quarterly Report for quarter ended 30 September 2026

Southern Palladium Limited
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What this filing means

Southern Palladium's September-quarter report is mostly a recap of news the market already has: the Mining Right granted on 7 August, the DFS metallurgy from 9 July, and the Updated PFS released on 13 October that increased forecast post-tax NPV 129% to US$1.961 billion — a modelled study output on a 100% project basis, not an achieved value. The genuinely new numbers are the cash position, A$20.06 million at quarter-end against A$23.88 million at 30 June, and the quarterly cash-flow and outgoings figures behind that fall.

This is the company's regular quarterly housekeeping note. Almost everything in it — the mining permit, the metallurgy results, the big project valuation — was already announced in separate releases over the past few months. What is actually new is the bank balance: it spent about A$3.8 million over the three months on studies and project work, leaving A$20.06 million. That is roughly five quarters of runway at the current burn, which matters for a company that has not yet built its mine.

AI-generated summary by SENS-AI, based on the original JSE SENS filing.

SENS-AI conclusion

A quarterly report that mostly assembles previously announced material rather than adding to it. The substantive project news — the Mining Right, the chrome recovery step-change, and the Updated PFS — was released on 11 August, 9 July and 13 October respectively, so this filing is a consolidation, not a fresh catalyst. Note the PFS figure is a forecast, not an achieved value: US$1.961 billion is the study's modelled post-tax NPV on a 100% project basis, and the filing itself warns the forecast outcomes may not be achieved. So what: the funding question is the one that matters, and the next quarterly will show whether the burn rate holds while the DFS and permitting run to completion.

The December quarterly is where the market will see whether the roughly A$3.8 million quarterly spend held while the DFS and the outstanding water and waste permits progressed.

Evidence from the filing

  • The Mining Right was formally granted for an initial 30-year term.

    “The Mining Right was granted by South Africa's Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources (DMPR) on 7 August 2026 for an initial 30 years, a major regulatory milestone for the project.”

  • The Updated PFS lifted post-tax NPV 129% to US$1.961 billion.

    “The Updated PFS reported a 129% increase in forecast post-tax NPV to US$1.961 billion (8% real discount rate, 100% Project basis), a post-tax IRR of 39.1% and a 2.8-year payback from first production.”

  • Cash fell over the quarter on study and project spend.

    “Closing cash balance of A$20.06 million (30 June 2026: A$23.88 million) excluding A$1.13 million of cash held by the Company’s 70% subsidiary, Miracle Upon Miracle Investments (Pty) Limited.”

  • Early development remains conditional on outstanding permits.

    “Board approved early box-cut and decline development, subject to the outstanding waste management and water use permitting processes.”

  • The study basis carries a wide accuracy range and relies partly on Inferred Resources.

    “The Updated PFS is a prefeasibility-level study with a stated accuracy range of approximately +/-15–25%.”

  • The company will need external funding to build the mine.

    “The Company will require external development funding and further technical work, and laboratory metallurgical results remain subject to commercial-scale confirmation.”

  • Related-party payments to directors and to Minxcon were made during the quarter.

    “A total of A$755,000 was paid to related parties of the entities and their associates as follows:”
Category
Operational Update
Event posture
No Edge
Published
Oct 28, 2026

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