RE: Mello Tuesday presentation video17 Mar 2021 20:54
Many thanks for the link T123. Fantastic to see MC has not only bought a new mill, but he has managed to buy one at a reduced cost, and more importantly, ready to ship. Many here may not realize the company, formally known as Condor Resources PLC originally started exploration in both Nicaragua and El Salvador, but lost its concessions in the latter due to the country halting all metal mining after introducing a nationwide moratorium. Mark Child took over the reigns and has taken us to the cusp of becoming one of the largest, if not the largest mine operators in Nicaragua. On the way he has overseen the company, pulling off the audacious concession swap whereby we got La India in return for Cerro Quiroz to B2Gold; being voted Best Performing AIM share in 2011; guiding us through the political unrest of 2018; the coming and going of the IFC; seeing the chance of a toll deal with B2Gold being scuppered at the 11th hour as B2Gold exited the country; and more recently continued to press on through the pandemic over the last 12months, making numerous journeys backwards and forwards to Nicaragua, often against the advice of the British Government. He has taken an untold amount of stick across the various bulletin boards but I say hats off to the man. I hope he will join us when we eventually meet up for that beer in London, and I can get to shake his hand. Who knows, we might even win the same award in a couple of years time! A long way to go, but definitely on the right road now and with the right man at the helm.