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Andrew, I agree. We just need those figures before Q4 is out, they should be good, better then Q1 so I do not understand the delay. A delay is normally XTR's way of dropping bad news.

Surely this is now later ? We are into Q4 now. The H1 report basically re-hashed old RNS and the least said about the Roast interview the better. I do hope the company's he is CEO off do not pay for that kind of publicity.

I like this news and I agree with Howezap that the company is an exploration one and we have to grow the business. I would feel better though if there was a new JORC for Bushranger and a good quality update on Kankyun. Otherwise the fear many LTH have is that this is just another 'Don't look over there, look over here ! ' venture.

At some point the buybacks must made a difference. The current round will take us to just above 15 billion shares at current prices. There were 18 billion when the buybacks started. Only another 7 billion to go to take us to pre-Qatari levels

The do not need to engage a specialist consultancy firm to tell them how to improve the share price . How about,

1. Pay a dividend that is more attractive then a 'no risk' notice savings account.

2. Stop breaking regulatory rules. I notice Bank of America has just been caught opening ghost credit card accounts. Someone please reassure me that Barclays is not next.

3. Keep up with the buy-backs, it will mean greater EPS and less dividend payouts. Maybe make a long term commitment to reduce shares in issue to pre Qatari intervention levels. This may take years but it gives a direction of travel.

See, to quote a famous Meerkat 'Simples'

No sign of them at this summit either as a presenter or exhibit.

It would be quite good if the CB actually told us why, just saying.

AIM, , this is all fantastic news by why on earth is the SP collapsing ?

Ben, sadly you are correct. Despite all the criticism of his predicted time scales and over egging things, CB still cannot resist. This time around, no one fell for it and the claim of 3 - 4 weeks was met with derision. No one is surprised, just saddened.

Great news but worth about as much as a sparrow's fart to a shareholder if the dividend remains barley competitive with the savings rate offered by some banks with no risk.

Yes it's been delayed by a few weeks but they have communicated this in advance and will also be announcing more news closer to the time. The new government funded tie-in shows that the UK will not be banning cultured meat which again is positive.
We are at the cutting edge of science here and I would rather they played safe rather then poison a shareholder live on T.V. It could be worse, the SpaceX, test launch did not exactly go to plan either

Crunchy. Thank you, that is very insightful. The problem is that if the dividend remains low, it just means the bank have less to pay out to shareholders whilst boosting the value per share leaving more profit for other uses. Sorry to be a cynic but they need to increase the dividend by a lot more. Bonuses should be linked to share price.

It all hinges on the dividend and the Boards ability to not mess up / get caught messing up ! They have failed at both recently.
Now if we get a 3p half /6p full pay out this year, things may start to look up.

I suppose one bit of good news is that CB has spoken twice in the last week and the share price has not fallen. We just need an new RNS detailing the exact way forward for Bushranger in terms of new analysis and or Phase 3 drilling

Is it too early to start talking about Q4 ?

I would like to thank Howezap for his contribution and knowledge. Every question I have asked he has answered in a balanced manner. Yes, he is optimistic about this company but that optimism is not exactly widely shared. I have lost my trust in CB. Every recent step he has taken has resulted in a further drop in value, perhaps exacerbated by his interviews. However, I am actually reassured by Howezap's assessments. Maybe they should do a job swop for the month ? Dubai v East Midlands.

This may be a naive question but how will this improve liquidity for the company unless it is holding shares in a treasury which it can release into this new market ? There are not that many shares in public hands according to a poster a couple of months ago.

Howezap, how does that saying go ? 'In vino veritas.' You are correct, we waste time listening to CB's comments on Roast or another media platform. He has no credibility, his wishful thinking and optimistic statements simply do not bear out. All we can trust are the numbers in the RNS and even then, that is a qualified comment as they can be vague and conflicting, especially when you look at the quarterly mining updates.

Well, everything was going well with a nice steady rise, in fact too well. Some weeks ago, Mr W commented that we should be fine so long as we the Bod do not hit another iceberg. Guess what, we did. This is soo like 2022, a nice rise in Jan and then bang ! Where did that come from ? I agree this bank ethic's range from between either not doing something bad or not getting caught for doing something bad.
We now need a clear, factual statement this week to reassure the market over this review.

Indeed but these little snippets cannot mask that we are now in week 11, 3 weeks past their stated target for the larger prototype. We do need an update to maintain credibility.