RE: Trading update RNS6 Oct 2020 12:10
Hi all, iv been away on holiday forna few weeks and tried to keep my phone usage to a minimum. There's been some very good posts on here recently helping to understand the current sp.....MM i think you have it right with the market being cautious regarding the warrants, so.thankyou very much for posting all the info you have on it. It's helped alot.
We've been here before and the sp behaved the same way. Once they were then the drag was off and Sp was allowed to move again.
In terms of the star zinc timeline, it's becoming frustrating I know. The frustration comes from what seems a lack of clarity in the RNS's. I never made any notes on it, but several months ago I researched into applying for mining liscences and what I took away from it was that a liscence couldn't be applied for unless there has been a comprehensive environmental assessment carried out and submit first. This includes the full lifecycle of the mine/pit, from conception, first operations and then what I'll call "return to green" and not only that a clear method of dealing with the tailings.imo GLR don't have that yet as the processing plant at JLP isn't ready yet and that's held or slowed by covid of which there is no known end. Restrictions in zambia keep changing, meaning progress at sable will be slow at best. With this end to end plan not available and an unknown time frame of when it will be, the environmental assessment can be started as we have been told, but not complete or submit.....a pre requisite to the mining liscence application. So like is the trend accross the globe the stimation of just 2021 isnnow given for continuation of anything held this year.
As a senior leader of a company I experience at just how much info needs to be given to "the masses" especially when the answer is "you just don't know" I.e covid. I'm not saying that's right at all. Infact I'm not sure what my opinion is on it to be fair as I can see both sides. But officially stating that everything is halted due to covid (assumption) in Zambia for GLR could have a very negative affect. Especially when up until now an optimistic view has been given then it wouldn't be held (as with best endeavours and hopes it shouldn't have been), going back on that could make the leadership team look incompetant and not in control. This again is why a broad prediction of 2021 is now given. Imo my view is to now look to JLP rns's (which is kind of obvious) at progress of the zinc plant.
In the mean time there is no restrictions whatsoever in Botswana KCB operations and our PL's are being explored right now. This is where the good news flow will come from to carry us through, Glenover is a bonus of which as we have all discussed is a likely possibility.