shorecap16 Feb 2020 11:55
SOLGOLD^ (SOLG, NR, CNP) – Q4 CY19 burn of US$14m sees ending
cash of US$23m; will need to raise more funds shortly, we believe. It was
unclear to us from the Q4 2019 reports as to when the latest Alpala resource update
will be completed (last promised for Q4 2019). We would not be surprised if the
Pre-Feasibility Study (PFS) and Definitive Feasibility Study (DFS) on the project
slip past (the revised target of) end Q1 2019 and (the currently unchanged) end
2020.
We have previously opined that as well funded as SOLG has been for a junior
company, very significant funds are required to properly explore and develop Alpala
and the rest of the company’s extensive tenement packages. Despite “adjusting”
its monthly cash burn in Q4 2020 and BHP investing a further US$22m during the
period, SOLG ended 2019 with US$23.1m of cash (US$33.8m of current assets;
US$6.5m of current liabilities), after operating and investing activities burned
through c.US$14.1m (Q3 2019: US$24.5m).
Clearly, SOLG is going to have to raise more funds in short order. The company
reiterated that it is in “late stage negotiations on a number of strategic financing
options”, including “traditional and alternative” options.