RE: More china controls. China proposes Only state companies can mine20 Feb 2025 14:07
Gallmat you have to go further back to answer what has changed
RE prices have been supressed for many years, trade wars cooled under biden but the issue of securing RE's was always there, now Trump is back in power, RE's are back in focus again.
Trump is also creating conflict (trade) with China, who could at any moment put further restrictions on rare earths.
Investment in the sector is heating up, not to mention Nd prices are up 11% in the last couple of weeks
33% of Songwe basket is Nd, which at its peak made up 66% of the entire value of Songwe. So any rise in Nd makes a monumental difference to the value of Songwe Hill.
The products we recycle, also contain Nd (NdFeB magnets) therefore the produce from recycling has increased considerably over the last couple of weeks.
We have always believed the co. to be undervalued, we currently sit at £39m market cap
Cotec paid £3.5m for 20% of Maginito nearly 3 years ago, that was a face value investment of £17.5m USD (£14m net to MKA)
It's safe to say that investment has surely at minimum, doubled in the last two years. We have fully funded Germany, the UK and have a great partner in the US who have already spent millions on the DFS.
Songwe always held strong value, but the very lengthy MDA negotiations resulted in many investors *like myself* completely writing it off, however its not out of the Q for Songwe to be worth $100m+ (especially when combined with Pulawy)
So ultimately, a lot has changed, from the highs of 1000K+ Yuan ND Prices, to the lows of 400K, Mkango and its assets have already reached major infliction points, which is deserving of the recent rise to 11-12p. The next steps, to begin production, sign offtakes and achieve a listing for Songwe. If we can pull that off, then 25-30p should be available in short order.