RE: So17 Feb 2022 18:25
It says in the body of the RNS
"Following a poor Q4 2021 the Company's cash position was lower than expected and the significant increase in the price of LNG has added an additional complication. As a result, the Company will need to raise funds in the very short term. The Company has been exploring additional sources of finance to strengthen its Balance Sheet and expects to complete this fund raise, which is expected to be in the form of debt, later this week."
It also says in the quote from Masterman "We are very pleased with the progress we have made in raising additional funds and look forward to updating the market in due course"
So Hailes and Masterman cannot even agree on this.
So after a disastorous Q4
"A total of 240,597t of Run of Mine ("ROM") ore fed to the La Parrilla plant in Q4 2021
· Total tungsten WO3 and tin concentrate production of 104.8t
· Tungsten WO3 concentrate production of 89.7 dry metric tonnes ("dmt")
· Tin concentrate production of 15.1 dmt"
We then move to the January disaster
"January 2022 Production Update
· Tungsten ("WO3") concentrate production of 42.7 tonnes and 2.1 tonnes of tin concentrate
· Three shipments were made during the month totalling 49.0 tonnes of tungsten concentrate
During the month of January a fault with the electromagnetic separator reduced the amount of completed concentrate that could be produced. This problem was corrected towards the end of the month with a number of bags of work in progress being reprocessed during early February"
Then we are told of the outlook for February. (Another disaster)
"The Company decided to introduce a two week maintenance shutdown to carry out a number of important and significant maintenance tasks which should improve concentrate recovery and production going forward. Production is due to recommence next week and the Company looks forward to seeing an improvement across the board. The Company also notices that during the maintenance shutdown LNG prices whilst still very high, have been falling."
So, we are told the fund raise is "expected" to be debt. I guess we will have to wait and see whether its in the form of CLN's or a straight loan, at what interest rate and what conditions are imposed.
No news on March but I'm spotting the trend. Disaster(man)
Just for Troajan, its all goooglleeabllyy here
https://www.lse.co.uk/rns/WRES/production-report-and-finance-update-dd5cpzik2wzg6nh.html