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In them hills and this is exactly why they u turned. A careful slide rule over past geological surveys must have sparked a real interest. A result within several months would be very good. One must expect to see turbulence here but it must be remembered that LJ has only been at the helm for little over 16 months. A blink of an eye in mining terms which from from start can take 10 years plus to production. witness ironveld!

Yes maybe, but just think of the returns. If middleberg gets going this will have the financiers buzzing and they can then see a working model. If you add this to the proposed 15 and 30 mega watt boilers proposed the returns will be mind boggling. We just have to get middleberg put to bed.

TBTT. To answer your question which will be no surprise , yes I do!.and for the reasons I have outlined. Time will be the judge of this . Obviously, we stand at opposite ends of the investment spectrum .What I would add is that I am no novice having been in the stock market investing for many years. I also have highly profitable investment businesses in other fields that have required forsight. Perhaps you can answer me a question that has puzzled me for years and that�s why do naysayers like you knock the company you apparently have invested in ? I had the same question for a certain Sarkozy on the SMA board about two years ago. I never got a straight answer.

Mr C. I too would like clarity and by this I take it you mean financial data on shipments of tantalum etc If , like me you accept that tantalum is the mainstay of the business then there are two routes to mine . First, you take the market route along with all the others and open to all the problems like continuity of flow with no clear contracts or Second, you take , if you are so blessed with the quality, which we are, the king kongs of end suppliers in North America. I would also say L J has agreed healthy premiums to market price. If like me you think the latter is the best route,then you have to be compliant to the tantalum market rules of engagement. If as I think we will have three plus North American giants to supply to , then you must retain confidentiality. Which route would you choose, I know which way I would go. Further at the Lepdilte mine, we have excellent grades of lithium mixed with tantalum,Tantalum being heavier drops away on processing, as L J has said ,the tantalum will be in for nothing.uui

I read your post and respect your views but will have to agree to disagree. In my opinion, LJ has the two major qualities required to turn this company around ,determination and hard working, together you can move mountains.As I have stated before I invest in people at this junior level on AIM. I like this guy and in two years time this company will look very different, come back to me if this not the case and this is very quick for a mining company.

I have to say the last 24 hrs has taken my breath away. I cannot believe that after all that LJ has said about the tantalum market and how it works with regard to major North American companies locking us into a secure supply chain for the future, that so many investors still don�t comprehend. As far as LJ is concerned we are not talking about a muppet here, but a highly respected man on the world stage with 35 years of experience not least in the Congo ,the toughest of environments. If LJ reads these posts I would like to apologise to him on behalf of my fellow investors for some of the comments posted about him. I for one have no doubt where this company is heading , I await ,none too soon ,for a more mature company to develop!

Should we get the much awaited water licence coupled with the finance needed for the middleberg smelter , which will have been put on hold pending the formers conformation, this share will get a massive boost. One look over the fence at the farm next door namely Bushveld and one can see where this will go. Bushveld at just over 20 p have come a long way and the best is yet to come here. The products that ironveld has are nothing short of mind boggling and in my opinion are better Peter Cox ,CEO is a great nuts and bolts man who has gone through 6 years of torture here crossing every hurdle bar one, whether he has the requirements to drive this company post up and running, I am not sure. DYOR

Nice to see someone keeping their eye on the ball.! To be out of this one as L J has said will see a lot of ex investors here rue the day! As I have said before I can feel his energy here from Namibia.

but stay calm! Giles Clarke and Jeremy Sparrow both have over 25 years experience in deal making.Together there should be a multi bagging, scaleable business which will more than reward their weary investors. Much work to do ,so there was bound to be a delay!

Just bought a top up of quarter million shares.and guess what ? Yes they haven�t shown up Nearly all my buys either don�t show up or go down as sales. Price paid 2.4p.

Larry Johnson has one thing on his mind here and that is to underpin the tantalum production with three plus of the largest US end users. My guess here is that further discussions with the second and third end users has brought up the continuity issue. Large end user companies will want sight of 5,10,20 years supply ahead,the rump surveys will give this information . Further ,the property at 1500 acres in laymen�s terms will give the company an asset valuation. Always useful.

Whilst LJ has done a complete 180 from his march utube in which he said he�d concentrate on homestead and lepidolite before looking at the rump,there must be a very good business reason for this change. The rump could contain a wealth of minerals which could underpin the whole business,the RNS talks of months so a fairly quick turn round. Regarding water from the orange river, tenders have been put out so they are serious here. As I have stated before I invest in people basically management. LJ is one of the best. Further, in the times Giles Clarke interviews some six years ago ,he wrote young early day companies on the aim will always go through turbulence until they reach the mature stage. Nothing serious has changed here, LJ will still take this company to a global level. Give him time!

Site establishment and civil engineering works began in Q1 2018 in preparation for commencement of mining activities. Water licence. The final hurdle must be granted very soon. Due early second quarter. Two and and half months since the last update, really overdue for one now.

Hi Sp7 Good research here and and almost impossible to believe incompetence! Clearly to date the company has been run by amateurs. If GC takes this one out , he will have seen huge potential here for growth and will put in the GC formular of a multi bagging idea plus a ceo and management with all the right credentials to make a fast growing business . As I have said before if this goes ahead and I expect it to, the growth should be impressive

My view on this is that LJ is communicating better but I accept it�s not what everyone wants to hear. He has made it very clear that he will fall on his sword rather than disclose figures on tantalum to secure our end users and I agree with him. Moving on ,what is really exciting in the near future is the jorc for Lithium at the homestead and lepidolite which he has said looks very promising. Even more exciting here is the extraction of lithium as well as tantalum at the above . As tantalum is heavier than lithium it means the separation and extraction of tantalum will be in for next to nothing which has to be a massive boost . As LJ has said we are in for a very exciting year . I believe him and would advise others not to be asleep at the wheel when this company turns.

David Ord also owns 100 million shares in SMA. Giles Clarke�s sister company. Soon to return as Turf to Table but presently in suspension, investors could be enticed by the GC connection and its speed and scalability to maturity. Totally different mining timescales . DYOR.

WHY. . Stephen ! Actions at the mine are far more important?

This is the turning point ! For those that like bottoms of markets,this is it !! Larry Johnson is on a charge.I have to say that in my many years of investing, I have rarely seen a more focussed, determined, exited CEO than Larry. I can feel his electricity from here.! A very exciting second year awaits investors.

What may be different here this time is the defined resolution date of the beginning of the second quarter,coupled with the start of civil engineering works in quarter one. This management team is like a dog with a bone, it will not let this fail. Investors should realise that on completion of the smelter ,the shares will rise very rapidly. For those who think I am a ramper, I am not. I am here for the long haul only . I have been here five years when the shares hit 20 p . I sold none then!

We are now at the start of the second quarter so should not be too long till licence is granted. Good to see Jaseham picked up on the commencement of civil engineering works in quarter one. I did point this out in one of my recent posts. Who in their right mind would start civil engineering works unless they had an ace card in hand ? A final thought,bushveld,which is located next to ironveld has just reached 14p, from 2p a few months back. A good indicator of what�s to come. Very similar with vernadium.