RE: Positive RNS26 Aug 2020 10:26
RNS Number : 2071X
W Resources PLC
26 August 2020
26 August 2020
W Resources Plc
("W" or the "Company")
Atlas Facility and La Parrilla Update
W Resources Plc (AIM:WRES), the tungsten, tin and gold mining and exploration company with assets in Spain and Portugal, is pleased to provide an update on the Atlas Capital Markets LLC ("Atlas") facility, and the La Parrilla project.
· Atlas has converted a small part of its loan to equity under the terms of the agreement.
· The La Parrilla management team has implemented a revised and more comprehensive plan to boost production and move to an operating cash flow positive position, which subject to continued improvement in operations and some modest strengthening of metal prices is expected in the first half of 2021.
· Recoveries of tungsten and tin have continued to improve at La Parrilla following a realignment of the mine plan around the high recovery ore in the main fast track mining area and in the pit in general. Under the new management, plant availability and performance has increased.
· The external environment with COVID-19 and global metal prices remains challenging and cost control and working capital management remains a priority.
Atlas Capital Markets Facility
Atlas has issued a Conversion Notice for £100,000 of Convertible Bonds, a small portion of the first £500k tranche drawn from this £4m facility. W will issue 75,187,969 ordinary shares of 0.1p per share ("Ordinary Shares") at a conversion price of 0.1330p per Ordinary Share.
Application has been made for the admission of the Ordinary Shares. Following admission of the new Ordinary Shares, which is expected on or around 1 September 2020, the Company's enlarged issued share capital will comprise 6,775,230,746 Ordinary Shares with voting rights. The Company has no shares held in Treasury. This figure of 6,775,230,746 Ordinary Shares may be used by shareholders in the Company as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change in their interest in, the share capital of the Company under the FCA's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.
La Parrilla Tungsten and Tin Project, Spain
Over the last three months an extensive programme of metallurgical and geological work has been underway to refine a plan to substantially increase the production of tungsten and tin from the La Parrilla mine. An updated plan has been agreed and commenced, with the objective of increasing production and moving to a cash flow positive position in the first half of 2021 subject to metal prices.
A key focus, as reported in the Q2 2020 report, has been to increase tungsten recoveries which have lagged behind the solid performance with tin recoveries and production. In addition to implementing an improved maintenance programme to fundamentally increase plant operation and availability, the key focus has been one of