So let's say cost has risen 33%, to 4 cents a ton mile. 50 tons of 2% grade . . . 50 X .04 X 30 (IF the infrastructure were in place) = $60 / ton of post-process material. That does not seem so conceptually silly, especially IF it would eliminate the need to finance and build / permit / operate the necessary facility on site.
I'm not arguing anything other than the conceptual silliness.
These are all things for pre-feasibility study, which would only be performed if drill results warranted such a study.
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