
The real question isn’t “is Wilmac big” - it’s what stage the market thinks it’s in
I think people are arguing about the wrong thing with NRED / Wilmac.
The debate shouldn’t be:
“Is this a massive copper system?”
The real debate is:
“What stage is the market currently pricing?”
Because junior mining valuations are almost entirely stage-driven.
Using the scenario math:
Pre-geophysics → almost worthless pricing ($0.001–$0.005/lb)
Post-geophysics → early signal pricing ($0.005–$0.02/lb)
Drill success → exponential repricing ($0.02–$0.10/lb)
Right now, based on current EV (~$37M USD), the market seems to be pricing:
👉 “We believe the anomaly exists, but we need proof it matters”
That is a very specific zone.
Not discovery disbelief. Not full conviction. Something in between.
Which is actually where most explosive re-ratings start from.
If you assume even partial validation of:
- continuity
- grade consistency
- scale potential
Then the valuation ladder doesn’t move linearly, it jumps between stages.
And that is where people underestimate upside.
Because going from:
“interesting anomaly”
to
“drill-confirmed system”
is not a +20% event.
It is a full regime shift in valuation multiples.