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Still on parachute payments. Could win championship again next season and then go straight back down. Down seems to be the trend on here.

Hi John, no surprises this week once again. Maybe drift back to 1.5p pretty soon. If only the newbies understood eh.

As for the Clarets, absolutely shocking again. The sooner we get back into championship the better.

Normal service has been resumed. Down again. Just like the Clarets.

I suppose its not the worst RNS we've ever had, but still not overly pleased. I was never happy with the decision to invest in Zimbabwe in the first place, so having the Chinese on board isn't much better in my eyes. Its been a shocking 10 years investment here, and we have a lower SP than when I invested back then. I've completely lost all interest in this company as the clowns at the helm have no idea how to run a business. Anyway its time to get back in my box now until the next earth shattering news. Up the Clarets!

Hi John,

Sold most of my shares now, just about had enough, and I was never happy with the involvement in Zimbabwe. Sleep better at nights now.

I look in from time to time, but nothing much has improved, not sure it ever will. Too many missed deadlines by the odd year or three.

The hopeful profits from this share where supposed to be for my retirement, but now maybe it may be for my grand children.

Yes, I was there on Sunday, not sure about LoB, but he does read this chat so sure he'll let us know.

I seem to remember Salinbas. I also remember it was the reason I was invested here all those years ago. Alas it seems to have been abandoned along with any other progress here.

Anyway, we were unlucky on Sunday, nearly managed to get a point.

Good to see you back DJ 👍

I did say a long time ago when we learned about the Dokwe deal that I wasn't happy with AAU doing business in Zimbabwe. Serves me right, I should have got out at that point. Not a stable jurisdiction at all. I've been in this share 9 years and 2 mines have built, and a bad merger with Ozaltin and the SP is almost at its level then. What a joke.

Good comments below, you're not the only one who didn't agree with the Ozaltin deal, and its proved to be a bad deal for AAU shareholders. KS maybe a great geologist, but not sure he can run a company. I'm still invested here, but hopefully once Tavsan up and running if the SP improves I'll be off too.

Love it. Youngster from 57, ha ha.

I'm a 58 model. Take a look at the Pegaso Z-102, built in Spain in 1958. Beautiful motor.

I watched the interview, and I think he's demure seems much better. He looks relaxed and confident, maybe he's really happy about AAU owning the Dokwe mine 100% outright and realising that giving away so much to Ozaltin wasn't such a good idea.

Congratulations to Turkey. Great result in the Euro's last night.

KS looked quite excited during that interview. Obviously a very good geologist. Just wish his timelines were as good.

Yes, many thanks for the link.

Not sure whats happening on the ADVFN site, but I won't be going on whilst the loonies are around.

I'm also in the elderly age bracket John, and am now getting my weekly allowance from the state, but look at AAU's history of missing deadlines. If I could believe them I wouldn't be as unhappy as I currently am. Surely you're looking at 5 to 7 years before the mine will be built and in production in Zimbabwe, and that's without political, social and economic issues which are never far away unfortunately.

Unfortunately worse to come tomorrow, once the merger is agreed with Rockover. Maybe new investors will come onboard once they list on Aussie market, but they'll have a long long wait for this. Didn't want to say it but more chance of Clarets winning Premier league than AAU becoming a 500 million pound company.

I have to say I'm disappointed with the recent move to get involved in Zimbabwe and still think its a mistake, but KS is adamant that this is the way forward. Maybe he does now realise that he gave away far to much to Ozaltin a few years ago. I've now just sold another tranche of shares today and hopefully I will of sold everything by the end of this year. I had high hopes of AAU at one time but now see that shareholders will have to wait a very very long time to see any gains here.

I voted against the merger, basically I don't believe that Zimbabwe is a suitable juristiction that I would want to invest in, therefore I probably would have sold out before the mine gets built, or just keep a small holding. But regarding funding the mine build costs, I hope that by then (5 years) they would have completed all works on Salinbas and would sell this to fund the Dokwe mine. SSR Mining who now own Hot Maden could be a possible buyer, don't forget before Dokwe came along Salinbas was the great hope for AAU. Just my thinking, could be miles off.

Yes, certainly will be voting against it

As you know I never wanted to invest in Zimbabwe, but now we know its going to be a minimum 5 year to construction so maybe add a few more years on to that, so I sold a chunk this morning. My only hope on AAU in the short term say 3 years is they sell off Salinbas, but I may have sold them all by then. 8 years almost wasted.

Hi John,

Its going to be a long time till this moves upwards. I should change my 3p date to maybe 2026. So annoying, could have got out a couple of weeks ago at almost 3p.