Update4 May 2018 16:44
Afternoon all, just spoke to Alex, I mostly asked questions surrounding the JV RNS.
I asked the reason for talking to the ZG about the timing of construction and commissioning, he said that it is just to clarify the dates. With having the 3 month gap between 30th Sept and year end, they are basically asking if they can just get it built and producing by year end. He said we have submitted plans for a 5tph plant and sounded very confident that we will be producing by year end. The next few weeks are all about getting dates and plans clarified/approved.
I asked him about the plant costs exceeding �2.3m, this is only if we build a bigger plant or get permission to add in the Vanadium circuit. I asked him how we would fund it and he said we can go for debt finance when we are a little closer to producing. We can get loan for around 10% APR.
Asked about the indemnity section, this just means that if we don't disclose certain things to JLP then they could potentially charge compensation, so it' all about making sure we disclose everything that needs to be disclosed.
I asked about the potential of having our 60% diluted and what steps we are going to take to prevent it. He mentioned the debt financing again. He also said that JLP can't actually acquire any more than 50% of the project anyway, otherwise it is classed as a disposal, and we're taking every precaution to maintain our 60%. I mentioned that they have enough already considering, he went on to say it's a good deal for both parties.
Q: Will JLP be taking part in this share subscription? Will you be buying anymore shares yourself?
A: He's not aware that JLP want to take part in it, he is currently talking to 3 investors about the �1m placing. He won't be putting anymore in as he's already put a lot in. Says he put in �40k when he exercised warrants at 7p (and recently in the placing at 2p).
Q: With JLP being contractors/operators, what can they charge us for? Can we charge them anything for plant feed?
A: Nothing, the deal is to provide �2.3m for the project, the only costs involved are production/running costs, these will be deducted before profit split. We can't charge them anything considering the dumps are right next to the plant.
Q: It would be good to have some revenue before we start production, where are we at with the WKS?
A: That will be the next phase once we get these dates confirmed and approved by the ZG. He didn't specify a time window for selling it.
Q: What are the plans for the JLP shares we own? At what point will we sell them?
A: Not until after we start producing, we want to keep a good relationship and not affect their SP by selling now.
It sounds like we are going to be ok for funding additional plant costs when they do come around, he mentioned that it will be on a pro rata basis so perhaps it would give us more time to pay anyway? Nothing is certain but I feel much better after that call. Time to end the speculat