
Mike Dunleavy
26:24 - 26:41
"I would say that you go above $0.10, ideally you're within the $0.06 range. If you go above, much above that, you're probably not going to get a project that's financeable. Somebody comes in with a 20 cent throughput tax, it's not going to be financeable."
“I would say that you go above $0.10, ideally you're within the $0.06 range. If you go above, much above that, you're probably not going to get a project that's financeable. Somebody comes in with a 20 cent throughput tax, it's not going to be financeable.”
- Speaker
- Mike Dunleavy
- Timestamp
- 26:24 – 26:41
- Community
- Alaska News
- Location
- Alaska
- Captured at
- May 8, 2026
From the transcript
Yeah. You know, I would say that you go above $0.10, ideally you're within the $0.06 range. If you go above, much above that, you're probably not going to get a project that's financeable. Somebody comes in with a 20 cent throughput tax, it's not going to be financeable. And we're having those discussions.
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