Next steps2 Oct 2024 00:15
Next Steps
Following the submission of the ML application, the Company will continue to engage with the MoM and MC in Tanzania whilst awaiting the award of the ML before progressing the southern Rukwa Helium Project development.
The Company-owned drilling rig, Epiroc 220, remains hot stacked in the southern Rukwa region and remains operationally ready.
The Company continues to review the remaining PL it holds in Tanzania, particularly off the back of the learnings from the success in southern Rukwa.
Our partnership with Blue Star Helium is progressing as we work towards completion of the acquisition announced on 27th August 2024 which will result in the Company owning a 50% stake in the Galactica-Pegasus project in Colorado, USA. Once the acquisition is completed, we will move ahead to the commencement of the Q4 drilling campaign on the Galactica-Pegasus development.
There's two important things to note in the company update above.
1. Helium One have their drilling rig hot stacked and operationally ready in Southern Rukwa. This suggests two things to me. They believe the Mining Licence application will be fast tracked and immediately after it's approved I think they'll drill to the basement on Tai-3.
2. Immediately after they get approval for the Galactica-Pegasus farm in, they'll begin drilling the 1st development well. As they have 6 to drill this quarter we can expect drilling and results to be issued on a near weekly basis.
With at least another 9 to follow, funded by the initial 6, plus around 30 for the Southern Rukwa Helium Project, that's 45 production/development wells to be drilled and results to be published.
With the Facilities Management company to be named to build the Processing Plant, an offtake and/or JV partner to be announced, and expanded details of both production plans (concentration levels, flow rates and volumes), plus additional exploration targets, we are truly entering a news rich period over the coming weeks and months ahead.
What would be good is those investors who are positive, just articulate why rather than post rockets that add no value. And equally, those who are negative rather than be disingenuous in your posts, be honest and say you are waiting to get a cheaper price. As much as you would like to think you are driving the price down, you really aren't, the same way as a rocket doesn't drive it up.
Surely this board is for opinions and if it's not an honest one, why bother?
As always, just my personal view.