P1 23 Jan 2009 09:08
By Charles Wyatt
“When the going gets tough, the tough get going”. It may be a truism in these difficult times, but it certainly applies to Aim-traded and ASX-listed Finders Resource, even if the company’s shares are on the floor. Production from the company’s demonstration plant at its Wetar copper project in Indonesia will start next month. This is a slightly later than expected because, as Chris Farmer, the managing director explains from Indonesia, a ferry sank and the port was closed for a few days. That in turn delayed a boat which contained some last bits of equipment that were needed to get Wetar up and running. In the last week, therefore, a convertible loan note facility has been agreed with Resource Capital Fund (RCF) whereby Finders will receive US$1.5 million. Chris Farmer points out, “RCF is already a significant shareholder in Finders, but with the shares where they are we did not want to raise this amount of money by an equity placement. It is vital, however, as we wanted to be on a sound financial footing to complete the commissioning stage at the demonstration plant”.