RE: The Waiting Game Continues10 Nov 2025 07:25
I thought this was an interesting summary for Creswich JV value:
Medium-Term Value: £0.5-1.5 million (20% Carried Stake .)Implies the full project is worth A$15m (~£7.75m) at earn-in, so ECR's 20% = ~£1.55m (enterprise value basis). This assumes moderate success (e.g., inferred resource of 500-1Moz Au at £2,000/oz gold).
Comparable JVs: Similar Victoria deals (e.g., early-stage earn-ins by mid-tiers like Blackstone Minerals) value at A$10-20m pre-discovery.
Upside Lever: If Bold Gold drills hits (e.g., 1Moz resource), project value could 3-5x to A$50m+, boosting ECR's share to £5m+. But failure (common in exploration; ~70% dry holes) caps at £0.
If we call JV value at this stage ~£1.5m + £2.25m the price initially agreed with Octo fo the tax losses (with obviously far more value to ECR if they can reach profitability) that's three quarters of the current mcap! Valuing Raglan, Blue Mountain & Lolworth at less than £1.5m.
That's quite obviously incredible value in a $4k gold environment.