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Share price is where it is because management have not resolved the old market mantra of.... 'you've got no cash, so we'll mark you down'.
Bob & Scott are not youngsters... they are old guys who know the old market mechanics never change.
Perhaps Bob's done a deal with the chinese and that deal is partly designed to enable them to acquire as many shares as they can in open market at sub 10p before an offer gets tabled... of course within limits... like say 5%+.
Why else would Bob allow someone to simply chip away at the sp at levels sub 10p?? He can announce funding sorted anytime he likes according to some sources. So one has to assume that by waiting and waiting and leaving the sp to the wolves... he's doing so because it helps him or his buyers sweeten some deal.
Overall, all miners are taking a breather after a very solid April month. But nothing has changed to Alpala or metal prices give or take a minor swing on pog and silver... so just another share price swing for the traders to play with.
Bob isn't interested in supporting pi traders... he's interested in getting Alpala or SOLG sold. Well... that's what we all think.
TheItalian,
Scott has told you that the bread and butter funding required to keep lights on etc will be NON Dilutive.
He's also said that they are not looking to do any larger funding package deals in the short term.
If you read between the lines, it suggests that they are working on a deal of some sort and if that drifts on, then cash to continue those talks will be incoming.
I believe theJune 6th deadlines for activating the exploitation agreement signed in Dec 2023 is the moment that the asset tips from being a waiting game for buyers to being a ticking time clock which penalises any buyers for every month they deliberate.
A developer will want to get this moving asap once that exploitation agreement is signed. Of course the environmental permits are required too but I believe that's connected to the pilot hole/ elevator shaft test work which is required before developement can commence. That said, it's possible to do the low hanging fruit shallow development first and then seek derisking plans on the block cave works alongside that or after first ore on the earlier production plans. This is the stage process being discussed and as we know the chinese are very keen on doing mining in stages.
Too much money to be had with fossil fuels and the german's are so far behind the chinese when it comes to electric cars... so how best to beat the competiton??? Simple... just stop people buying electric cars and push them back to good old european shiite.
So here's one for you... A shareholder water company racks up 10 billion+ of debt but for last handful of years still pays out it's shareholders over £3bln in dividends. Then after that... it goes under and tax payer carries the debt burden.
Talk about taking from the poor and giving to the rich and then when they are done with it... give back to the poor and while you are at it... double their bills to pay for all the sweage issues that should have been paid for by shareholders.
It's a shiiiite world friends. As ugly as it gets.
Hard to ignore the criticism of Scott especially when you take his last two sound bites
1. He'd take 23p (that's not what you want to hear from your CEO)
2. After month and month of a closed period, he buys £5k of shares in open market (that's not the message you want to hear from your CEO... it basically says... it's a buy guys at these levels but don't invest too much as I'm really not sure what the xxck is going to happen. So just beer money... don't bet the house.
I wonder what Mather would have said or Darryl for that matter.
23p? The bloke for be sacked for saying that.
Confident of what? Ecuador or SOLG deal or ... being a billionaire... she's just 'confident'??
I don't think it effects SOLG, so don't worry.
You have to be actively working and doing something in the first place to be able to take time off.
Scott can top up his sun tan.
Well done to Noboa (again) for acting rather than dithering.
Agree, and we know Mr Liu likes Porvenir ... It's signifciantly more advanced than Titans Linderos project and is perfectly positioned for existing chinese infrastructure.
In my opinion, Porvenir is worth our market cap alone. Gina R has pitched £100m cash buy of a decent acreage but it's at least £100m cash spend away from being close to Porvenir's status.
So we've had Barrick invest £100m via deals for Ecuador blocks with Noboa in Dec 2023 followed by Gina now spending the same for some early ops. Seems like suddenly a few key players are revealing their hands and showing their interest in Ecuador. Without a doubt that bodes well for SOLG... but why hasn't a deal been signed with SOLG and our 60 licence blocks?? Well... that's entirely down to Bob, Scott and team. The interest is clearly there... big time. It's seems Bob, Scott and co can't hit a home wrong at the moment... but still time to get a lucky strike and knock it out the park. But time is ticking on and lets face it... with our major assets, it should be a doddle to sell assets in Ecuador with mining in the country in such high demand and licence blocks virtually impossible to acquire.
We re all waiting Bob... time to deliver before liks of Gina and Barrick start discovering resources bigger than Alpala or Porvenir. We are losing out first mover advantages.
Addicknt,
I really hope so. But how else do you explain the CEO's pony £5k buy?
HfH,
My guess is that Scott is keeping his power dry for another event. I wonder what that could be? Perhaps he and Bob are keeping some cash ready to buy up the CGP shares they used to own but gave away in the merger for a cheap price which has been enabled by themselves.
157m CGP shares owned by all shareholders about to go back to teh former owners at half the price??
Stinks doesn't it. Well... it stinks if it happens and guess we'll have to wait and see.
Quite frankly, I think insiders should be banned from participating in any purchase of those CGP shares and that they should go (if they need to be sold at all) to a new investor that strengthens the shareholder list... someone like FMG or Barrick would do nicely.
And for the record... I don't think they have enough cash to see out May nevermind June. The June forecast for when cash dried up to zero was made September 2023.
Now... I wonder what newboy Mr Liu is making of all this lol!
NMM nor BHP would allow 17p to succeed. There's no way they would vote that through.
Selling at sub 10p because you think the biz will be sold at 17p is over a 70% upside loss. What plonker would do that??
If the sp was 15p or 16p right now, then selling up ahead of a 17p offer might make sense to a few if they see excellent returns elsewhere.
But with the Israeli's seemingly intent on playing a game of I punch you...you punch me and we're even.... but I think I'll punch you again anyway because we like playing reckless games. Seriously... what is wrong with Israel? Just get on with peace talks with Gaza and stop putting the entire middle east (and globe) at risk you plonkers.
Addicknt,
equally you could say why the xxck would the CFO buy 100k of shares when 2 days later he gets 3m options to buy them at virtually the same price but risk free... ?
It's almost as if he thought... I'll buy some in open market and show that I am confident and have skin in game and that will soften the blow on me getting 3million options at 10.3p which is the lowest price for donkeys years any management staff has ever been awarded.
As for Scott, just exactly what is he on?? One moment he's saying he'd take 23p a share in a major guff. Next moment he's saying he'd love to buy some more stock but can't because in a closed period. And then closed period lifted and he fills his boots with £5k for xxcks sake??
Why bother?? It's as if he thought I'll have to stay true to my word... but I really don't want to buy them. I'll do £5k. Show investors that I'm ultra bullish lol!
Seriously when you take his 23p comment and combine that with the £5k outlay... I'd say he's sending a firm message that he has zero faith in Bob or himself getting this anywhetre close to fair value.
It's an absolute comedy watching these guys flounder about.
"how would they defend the share price..."
Sounds like you're as clueless as them.
There are loads of ways to bolster this share price and 18 months later these wallies have failed to find one key monetisation event. Absolutely zero. Progress on key red tape is all down to Noboa... he's the one driving it as he's the one in control of it. Not SOLG.
Well, TSX volue was over 1m last night so that would suggest someones stuck their hand in their pocket and bought more than a pony 55k which quite frankly was utterly pointless Scott and actually has done more damage than good. You have 30m options you twonk... buying 55k is like a billionaire giving a 1p donation to charity. What are you... forest.... gump.
Addicknt,
I don't think the $4.5m that went down the back of the sofa was legal do you?? But it disappeared and I don't think the nomad said much about it and as far as I know... have any prosecutions followed?
Thank you for at least attempting to answer my post without attacking me.
The company have told shareholders they will need to raise cash. The company have not formally told shareholders how that will be raised but we have had a low key almost amateur unoffical style video or interview saying it will be non dilutive.. eg that's not formal shareholder comms.
So the CFO will have provvy information on what shape that finance is taking... when it's landing and a bucket load of other inside information.
My point is a simple one... they could have announced the finance deal or whatever deal it is to bring in cash. They could have announced a few other bits of news as well. Then... after that by all means, slap each on the back (if it's good news) and then ONLY then issue director share options at the THEN said shareprice.
Not do it sneekily before at 10.3p. It's unprofessional and they'll be fund managers out there that will avoid this stock like the plague due to these kind of tone deaf corporate insider actions.
FTJNY, just like addicknt, you take the easy option out which is the good old 'attack the poster' rather than address the post. It symbolic of someone that simply doesn't have an answer and that's the truth here. You feel the utter silence almost disbelief at the time of the RNS late yesterday. No one had the b@lls to stand up and say what I said. All just ducked down like weak individuals.
So stand up and be strong... answer me this.... how can a CFO buy shares in the open market when SOLG are clearly in the process of arranging finance that coud involve equity in the business regardless of whether it is dilutive or non dilutive. No2... how can a CEO gain 3m options at 10.3p when we have zero evidence of any finance package. Furthermore, issuing them at 10.3p before the finance deal is announced is tantamount to insider dealing assuming the so goes higher.
It's unprofessional and tone deaf when it comes to how a CFO shoud act. Then you have a CEO who when thrown a silly question like would you take 23p.. says... yeah I'd take that. Seriously... quality CEO's know how to answer those questions. Shiit ones don't.
So stop hiding behind the usual attack the poster tripe... grow some. Have an opinion on what has unfolded not who posted it.
This management team and CEO have driven us down to sub 10p due to leaving the finance unknown and now they are arrogantly taking advantage of it and lining their pockets. It's atrocious and sums them up.
"We'll keep the lights on for as long as possible through placing the shares held in treasury (hopefully at better prices)" END
Sharketmare, ... sounds great doesn't it... 'keeping lights on... hopefully at better prices.
It's poor. And your hopes sums it up.
If those CGP shares get placed for less than 17p then Bob and Scott should hang their heads in shame. That's not a sign of strength, it's a sign of weakeness and that doesn't bode well going forwards.
I'm expecting more next feathering at cheap prices RNS's so prepare yourself for some more shareholder revolts as this is unfolding in a very poor way.
3m options to the CFO at 10.3p based on the business at present currently not having enough cash to see out June!!! You couldn't make it up.
These guys are deluded and the market has been telling us all that since they joined/merged which is why the sp has plunged from 25p to 5p under their management.
Addicknt,
I think I link things very well. You on the otehr hand seem to be avoiding the biggest link of all... the share price. That's linked with Scott and what the market thinks of him. Unlike you, the market thinks he's pretty pi55 poor.
And that's why the share price is under 10p today.
Oh... and don't forget the quality CEO comment the other day when asked would he take 23p a share offer... erm... what kind of CEO would answer that one.
I'll tell you. A shiit one.
So you happy with Scott's £5k buy today??
What essage do you think that sends the markets??
He was incentivised before with 6m shares.
Next you'll be saying that Scott should get another 10m or 20m shares too.
So you're clearly a fan or rewarding failure. Sums you up.
The only incentive you are giving is the incentive to constantly keep rewarding poor performances. Same again next year when price is 2p?? How's that sound?
Addicknt,
I've not seen you comment on Stakehouse's 3m at 10.3p. What's your thoughts then? Happy?