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Jay I think it will be reasonable but more like �5 mil IMO and that will be excellent and will give us decent profits for the company and enable further debt funding of other projects - BP is good but Zagra is world class - could be biggest in Europe. Zim will be a monster and I think is not included in our MC to any extent as it is happening so quickly and nobody knows.

That was the case Sandy - last October it changed - the RomGov agreed a timeline and though they are delaying it IMO it will now come - AP infers soon, OK we have heard it before, but all things come to pass.

Agreed Sandy, BPL soon IMO, AP said in the last podcast they were opening BP soon - you cannot do that without the licence association

We know from AP's recent podcast even after the stripping at Manaila that they have produced just under 800 tonnes of Cu and Zn concentrate which is better than Q1 2017 658t. He also mentioned PP was at near record production, so the figures should be solid, though Q1 last year was a relatively poor quarter due to the cold in Rom and rain in Zim. If we get the BP L soon then by this time next year I would expect decent profits to be made and even without the new plant at Manaila now the mine has been prepared correctly (overburden stripped), better offtake agreement (without discount) and higher ore prices I should think VAST will be profitable soon (if not already). Add BP and the profit seekers will be ecstatic! When you add Eureka, Giant and anything else it just gets better - big profits and great new projects to move along like the Zagra licences - I can see an s/p of several pence without the Zim diamonds - if we get those 5-10p is highly likely - though as always I am cautious about the diamonds, but the chances are probably better now than at any time since 2006. GLA the LTH deserve it for standing by the company through all the shite of 2016.

With the Zim elections coming up in July Mnangagwa will be wanting progress on diamonds and other assets to show the Zim people they have a better economic future - things in Zim will move quickly right now IMO. The RNS about the SPV and MOU With BOD and the diamonds was headed "Exploitation" not "Exploration" - there is a significant difference.

last group phone in that VAST (as a company in total) would be profitable from the end of Q1 this year. However as the results from PP and Manaila look better than they expected (due to the stripping of the overburden at Manaila) that may be the case already?

Sorry they did 658 tonnes for Cu and Zn in Q1 2017 - as opposed to just under 800 tonnes combines this year and the price will be much better with the new offtake and higher conc. prices. Copper is up at least 20% from a year ago.

NH, Q1 figures next week AP said - L very soon, and further Zim acquisitions all possible - fingers crossed!

I think they will be better than last years Q1 results as they produced 526 tonnes of concentrate AP said they have done just under 800 tonnes on Cu and Zn. He also said PP was going strong - they should be good

only above 2p NH .... not long now I sincerely hope!

thanks Bill

Ian AP said 600 tonnes of Cu and 200 tonnes of Zn was delivered to Mercuria at good grades recently that must be the best part of a $mil surely.

Problem is that VAST (like most AIM co's) is news dependent - no BP licence soon and nothing else, we will drop BP licence and or other news 2p+ The company is developing very quickly at the moment - big funding partner and acquisitions made/being made - charts mean little in this situation - ok you still have the same resistant points but strong news will break any chart predictions one way or the other

�5 ;-) - no .85p or .54 - impossible to say

Bat depends what you are looking at BP profitable in 9 months - yes - serious rise in s/p will come very soon IMO. I am not investing for revenues now - that is just a bonus for me I want assets and that is what AP is bringing to the company with nil dilution.

jeffa I agree it's frustrating but the CEO is doing the right things the s/p will reflect that at some point soon!

I totally disagree jeffa - this is a happening now company - jam tomorrow? we got a quarter of a gold mine last week for nothing and the potential of a huge diamond play in Zim this week - that's Jam today IMO!

I think that's the problem is VAST an explorer or producer? We have seen that quarterlies which are not good cause a sell off - I am not invested for income I want VAST to acquire assets that will provide much more value in the future but I would think a decent amount of VAST investors want profits from existing mines now. This is a transition phase - soon we will have strong revenue flows and acquisitions. No matter what you want VAST will deliver - just a bit more patience.

Yes gov the $15bn fell down the back of me sofa!

Good info FTB - that won't do us any harm - but it's very sensitive right now, I am sure the ZimGov will want it resolved ASAP with election due in the summer