RE: Senegal13 Nov 2025 12:35
hunniford, partly agree. i think it helps to look at this as a straightforward business case. oriole has a number of assets that, on their own, are not particularly spectacular, but together they create a company with options and potential. the goal in cameroon, whether achieved by oriole, a joint venture, or another operator further down the line, is to get the gold out of the ground. ideally the first mining would come from what is already shaping up to be a significant resource.
because we are invested, we tend to see oriole as a single entity, but the market does not. each project is viewed in isolation because non of them are in a tested mining jurisdiction with skilled human capital and infrastructure, and until one of them clearly stands out, the wider story will probably remain muted. mbe looks like it could change that. it has real potential to become a meaningful, come-to-cameroon type of asset, but for now it only has a resource for half of what has been identified. if that second half delivers, it could transform how the whole company is seen. regarding long suffering share holders who were expecting more from the oriole sp, i've come to the conclusion that oriole hasn't at any point yet ticked enough boxes to really stop the sp from falling. yes there are other things that oriole has done that doesn't help - change in ceo, poor pr, low insider ownership, dilution, but i do think that a good mre in mbe north is the game changer, and personally i'm ok with being miserable until - what, spring next year? tbh, i have no choice as i bought a load of top up shares at .4 and .3 something which ****ed my average up.