Chalice Mining (ASX:CHN) Valuation Check After Governance Fix and Gonneville Pre‑Feasibility Update

Chalice Mining (ASX:CHN) has just resolved a governance issue by appointing independent director Garret Dixon as chair of its Audit Committee, while investors are also watching for the upcoming discussion on the Gonneville Project pre feasibility study.

See our latest analysis for Chalice Mining.

The governance clean up and focus on the Gonneville pre feasibility study seem to be feeding into a strong rebound narrative. The latest A$2.04 share price sits alongside an 80.53 percent year to date share price return, but a still deeply negative three year total shareholder return of 66.83 percent, suggesting improving momentum from a heavily sold off base.

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With governance now tidied up and Gonneville moving toward pre feasibility, has Chalice’s sharp share price rebound left meaningful upside on the table, or is the market already pricing in the next leg of growth?

Price-to-Book of 6.1x: Is it justified?

On a last close of A$2.04, Chalice Mining trades on a price-to-book ratio of 6.1 times, pointing to a rich valuation relative to assets.

The price-to-book multiple compares the company’s market value to its net assets, a common yardstick for capital intensive, asset heavy sectors like metals and mining.

For Chalice, a 6.1 times price-to-book suggests investors are paying a significant premium over the book value of its exploration assets. This effectively front loads expectations for future project success and cash flow that have yet to materialise, particularly while the company remains loss making.

That premium stands out against the broader Australian metals and mining industry average of 2.3 times price-to-book. This implies the market is assigning Chalice a much more optimistic appraisal than typical sector peers at this stage.

See what the numbers say about this price — find out in our valuation breakdown.

Result: Price-to-Book of 6.1x (OVERVALUED)

However, risks remain, including execution uncertainty around the Gonneville pre feasibility study and the possibility that metal price weakness undermines today’s optimistic valuation.

Find out about the key risks to this Chalice Mining narrative.

Another View on Value

Our DCF model paints a starker picture than the 6.1 times price to book ratio. With Chalice trading at A$2.04 against an estimated fair value of around A$0.96, the shares screen as materially overvalued. Is sentiment running too far ahead of fundamentals, or is the model missing future upside from Gonneville?

Look into how the SWS DCF model arrives at its fair value.

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