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The whole point of giving updates is that they provide an early and timely snapshot of production and other matters of interest to shareholders. Here we are 5 weeks later and nothing. All the other UK gold producers have provided their Q2 update, most of them two or three weeks ago. Centamin have even reported their interims today. Very poor show by HUM.
Hum got most of their updates on Thursdays of the week. I am expecting it to be out by end of this Thursday.
HUM don’t rush for anybody - they still have a touch of arrogance in their public persona
Agree. Shameful conduct by HUM board. Can't even reconcile production from one mine in five weeks. Taking the p***.
Firstly, why should HUM rush? Secondly, why don't you make historical comparisons prior to assertions? i.e. update would be expected for this week, so what's the panic. Thirdly, given that HUM's business context is considerably more complex than ever previously (by means of covid, gold environment, not to mention all of the other developments we've had announcements on etc) how one can possibly think that this would making writing the update easier and faster is beyond me.
It's a gold mine. It's supposed to be boring! Walk away and come back in 6 months, then complain if this hasn't risen by 50%
Gotta say if it’s not out this week then I’m with you guys, it’s getting seriously past the point when I would have thought it would have been released! I still have no doubt it’s going to be good, I’m more concerned with losing momentum with the share price.
Last year the Q2 update fell on the first Friday of August. It was positive. Chill
What comes first $2500 gold or Q2 RNS ;-)
We might not always like the journey but we like where we are going.
Might I suggest a good karaoke for Dan .
"My Way"
And now, the end is near
And so I face the final curtain
My friend, I'll say it clear
I'll state my case, of which I'm certain
I've lived a life that's full
I traveled each and every highway
And more, much more than this, I did it my way
Regrets, I've had a few
But then again, too few to mention
I did what I had to do
And saw it through without exemption
I planned each charted course
Each careful step along the byway
And more, much more than this, I did it my way
Yes, there were times, I'm sure you knew
When I bit off more than I could chew
But through it all, when there was doubt
I ate it up and spit it out
I faced it all and I stood tall and did it my way
I've loved, I've laughed and cried
I've had my fill, my share of losing
And now, as tears subside
I find it all so amusing
To think I did all that
And may I say, not in a shy way
Oh, no, oh, no, not me, I did it my way
For what is a man, what has he got?
If not himself, then he has naught
To say the things he truly feels
And not the words of one who kneels
The record shows
I took the blows
And did it my way
Yes, it was my way
LEts hope it's not Mumford & Sons instead.
"But it was not your fault but mine
And it was your heart on the line
I really ****ed it up this time
Didn't I, my dear?
Didn't I, my dear?"
Let’s hope not ;-)
I did in fact email the PR company a few months ago to see if they would engage about HUM's PR policy, bit of a big ask I know, unsurprisingly they never responded!! Sums up the HUM policy I suppose.
Bert Munro was good at replying to shareholders but he has now moved on to CORA. DB could and should do better.
From DB's dealings/responses to shareholders (either by email, phone or at board meetings) it seems that he does not think the shareholder is that important. I understand at times you need to be single minded but the last few years have been tough for LTH's and I think Dan has not cared how it looks to others.
Have you heard the one about Tiger Woods playing in a major.
Walking to first tee a lady wishes him good luck, followed by a man also wishing him well.
He snubbed both in silence. The lady was his mum and the man was a multi million dollar sponsor.
The guy went on to win because he was focused.
Dan is Dan, maybe he could pay more attention to PR but would he be as effective. I don’t know.
What I have seen is somebody who has taken the company through some pretty bad situations.
We are where we are because of a good team, I think there is a good chance that we will all profit.
Looking forwards to Q2,Q3,& Q4.
As regards Bert , top guy.
Cora has also had a tough time on AIMs, they regularly put out super drill results, the market has been slow to respond. Seems to be picking up lately.
I expected Q2 results before now but I also get that the company (its a relatively small team) are running a mine, going into rainy season, buying and planning a new mine, arranging a JV / earn-in on their second largest asset, running a drilling programme and all during COVID-19. I’m prepared to give them the benefit of the doubt, though I still feel they could have got a shorter update out in July.
If you are trying to compare one of the greatest sportsmen to walk this planet with an AIM CEO I think that is a huge stretch. There is a fine line between confidence and arrogance and I am not sure Dan is on the right side.
Song lyrics and anecdotes, a good day on the message board for all!!
As long as DB delivers I can take a bit of arrogance. If he doesn't he can expect a hostile response from shareholders. Hopefully he will deliver!
Horses for courses, probably Tiger would not be good at building a goldmine.
I am happy to talk about factual information whenever it is available.
I just believe the guy has done a good job.
Seems to me people are getting very confused with roles within an organization.
When you have people responsible for PR, that is their role not the CEO. Yes Dan maybe the face at times, but he could take a back seat and hand it off, and concentrate on his role. We are lacking this in HUM and suffering for it. When everyone would like more information/news, than you have to say that something ain't right. If it is one or two, that's life. Just my two cents.
i think we all agree DB has built a mine on time and on budget and hopefully the next also. Whats with the tiger reference?
A tiger woods story gb was telling. I just think we are getting to the point that we would like an rns and better pr which really shouldn’t be that hard. I generally don’t think they are that bad with either but then my expectations are pretty low with all share in my pf
People get twitchy when results are due, the SNG board were all going bonkers and calling for results even though the CEO had already told us it would be July as the sp dipped they slowly but surely pi fell away and guess what july came and we went up 500% in a day and held.
Same here results are due, they are coming, no need to get twitchy.
We will shoot (not sng shoot but shoot none the less) and hold very soon, exactly when I have no idea but it's soon enough for me