RE: KDNC: Kiran Mozaria Interview with DirectorTalk, Fri, 26.2.2127 Feb 2021 14:20
As part of the JRP Amapá submitted an outline of an operational and financial plan that Amapá intends to implement to bring the project back into production, which included the following
· The sale of approximately of 1.39 million tonnes ("Mt") of stockpiles currently held at the port owned by Amapá. Planned shipment of stockpile commencing in December 2019.
· It is estimated that these stockpiles have a net realisable value of approximately US$ 60 million, which will be reinvested in the restart of the Amapá Project.
· Further capital investment of approximately US$168 million, of which it is estimated US$61 million will be spent on port rehabilitation and US$47 million to be spent on plant recommissioning.
· Rehabilitation to be completed by the end of 2021 with new production in 2022. Full production by 2024 of 5.3 million tonnes ("Mt") of iron ore per annum.
· At full production and using US$61 per tonne of 62% Fe Amapá is forecast to have:
o an average net revenue after shipping of US$266 million per annum,
o and an average EBITDA of US$136 million per annum.