RE: Take Off vs Take Over31 Oct 2019 10:44
Hi all. Read often but rarely post. My understanding is that KRS are ready to roll at 6500 T/mth. To increase production to 13k the various snippets and RNS’s suggest just over £1m, and likely to be financed by the offtaker, bulk sample backer. The jeuneafrique article alludes to 250k t / year. This is new, incorrect or speculative info. Either way funding should not be difficult to find. LinkedIn page suggests OPEX is $2 /DMTU but Q1.19 RNS est 2020 will be around $3. Even with low Mn prices because we will be producing 40%+ MN, and if Silica manganese then 60%+, with the various prices on Joburg and Tianjin indices for FOB and VIF mean that the op should do well even with low current prices. We all know that longer term the price is looking v good due to EV’s. If the nickel licence comes in this will be a v fortuitous timing. Manufacturers want to increase nickel and MN content and decrease cobalt as toi exp.