RE: Notes from Vox interview DSO Grades confirmed from bulk samples at Han**** - 17 June 202217 Jun 2022 13:39
* Iron Ore pricing?
- Last week was around $140 (per ton) , last 10 days the price was coming back up as China is opening up from some of their covid lockdowns
- Everything taken a bit of a pasting in the last few days again
- Looking at chart now and it’s showing $132 per tonne for DSO grade so even with that number with our FOB (Free on Board) costs of $65, or even worst case $75 we’re still looking at $60 a ton mark up, profit, so still very comfortable with that
- Dependent on whom you talk to, forecasts vary from price being stable , to up or down but key for this project is the grade, a 62% plus grade overall especially in these early ridges for mining and low deleterious elements - so a very attractive product
- Worst case if iron drops to $100-110 per ton for a period of time, with 62% plus grades we’re still able to produce and make a profit whereas if we had a 58% product we’d be in a lot of trouble
- We are confident the product is right, still have a lot more there that we are still to test to increase the resource
- And still haven’t drilled at Brockman, lining up to do that in the next couple of months and very excited about that one
- And once the Vivash Gorge acquisition is complete then that’s the third one, which we have a sense has potential as well
- All looking great for the iron ore, just pushing ahead.
* What’s next over the next 3-6 months for shareholders?
- Nearly finished Han**** Phase 4 drilling on the two ridge systems and hopefully start drilling on some of the new targets to prove up expectations of more high grade resource
- Start drilling at Brockman as everything now in place, just a case of timings as been a bit of rain in the area, rain often means shutting dirt roads to protect them but working on it and will be in there as soon as possible
- Lots of ideas in the pot for MM and EH and hopefully plan to update the market soon on these ideas and plans
- Waiting for results from Mexico on initial drilling program, hopefully with positive results so we can make plans for the next phase
- Keep working on the permitting on Han**** to keep the momentum going for planned production and strategy is for Q1/Q2 next year.
* 3 reasons to put UFO on watchlist?
- Han**** iron ore standalone niche project due for production in 2023, very low CAPEX & OPEX with significant upside and hopefully going into it with an offtake agreement already in place
- Huge potential at EH & MM, still untapped with two historical resources with one never attempted to be mined (PGM’s at MM) and once the mine opens at EH, and just had confirmation that the main headframes are read and all the safety specs have been done so that’s ready to go up and get that water out and get back in
- And then Mexico, great projects that have been slower out of tracks but on merit you could follow UFO just for those and excited with those as well.
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