uncledave25 Jun 2015 12:11
There is no doubting that there is a signifigant capex involved with the woodstock project.To date there has only been a PEA, not a PFS. McLeods video from last year suggested it would be possible to make signifigant savings on the initial cost estimate. It is still a huge project, possibly 45 years of mine life and that is just the plymouth deposit, Hartford North and Hartford South deposits have yet to be extensively explored by Minco. There are only 4/5 weeks to wait and we will see the devil in the detail, I think anyone selling at the moment is foolish, I think this major Chinese Emm firm is definitly interested, but when it comes to the negotiations I think they hold a lot of the cards, and it is difficult to guage what sort of deal Minco can cut. I think a good deal for Minco would be to sell the Plymouth deposit, and use the cash to develop buchans and further explore the two hartford deposits. How likely or feasible that is I am not so sure, on a personal level if they sold the whole Woodstock development I could cash in and walk away with a comfortable profit. If a jv is agreed, it is up to each investor to examine the detail and make a decision on their investment then. There will be a deal done, what Minco can negotiate is the big question.