Recent Crux Investor Interview25 Jun 2020 14:21
Hi guys, here is our recent interview with Base Resources MD Tim Carstens: https://youtu.be/fClZYcqCY-8
Everything appears to be going well, except for the share price. It is half of what it was when we spoke to them in Oct 2019. This has likely been caused by two things:
1. The high-grade, high-margin project in Kenya is coming to end of life and the returns will drop. There is a second lower-grade project commencing but will be less rewarding. They need to spend time and money on exploration and development to ensure kenya continues to contribute revenues and profit rather than just stand still
2. Uncertainty over Madagascar as a mining jurisdiction, given ongoing discussions with the government over terms on the royalty and taxes. We feel this will resolve itself and possibly by the end of the year. The financing is not yet in place for new flagship asset, Toliara, but should not be an issue, however, the cost of the finance, given the faltering start to the project, may have just gone up.
Only the terms of the agreement with the madagascan govt will tell.
Technically, this is a simple and relatively low capex business. Castens is a straight talker and he thinks he has a clear path towards getting Toliara into production and driving up the largely institutionally-held stock. The only thing that is uncertain is the timeline, and if Kenya can return to darling status.
Let us know your thoughts!