RE: And again...8 Nov 2018 07:45
Interesting posts on the Kenmare chat board about Alba:
I'm still not convinced about Alba and the re-rating was long overdue.Nevertheless, there are plenty of mines operating in remote locations in the world that can only operate or ship on a seasonal basis. Some of the diamond mines in Siberia come to mind.
A more comparable example is the Red Dog mine in Alaska. It is the worlds largest zinc mine, accounting for 10% of global production, but only has a 100-day a year shipping season during the summer months. The rest of the year it is iced in, but the market has adapted to the seasonality.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Dog_mine
If they go down the HMC route, there is massive processing capacity in China. Trust is not an issue....the Chinese will buy the HMC outright just like they do now from most of the Australian producers (Iluka, Tronox and Bemax all sell significant volumes of HMC into China). It's a much easier option than spending hundreds of millions on an MSP.