RE: If this question is not raised27 Feb 2024 03:38
Unimaginative,
Aimingtoplease, is spot on IMHO, ie, 'You could not sell an asset if you knew there was an issue with it without informing the buyer'
Yes agree to that, but you would have to prove that they actually knew so, and I cannot imagine for one second that GGP are behind the curve on that score???
IMHO, NEM just want to recover as quickly as they can a $2Bn dollars bounty from wherever they can do so, plus Telfer let's face it is currently in a massive loss making position given current AISC rates until such time that high grade ore can be put through in sufficient quantities through the Telfer plant.
So for me, it's all about timing I reckon for now, ie how long is it going to take Telfer to make a positive contribution irrespective of who actually owns it? That depends on who and how quickly is going to feed it.
If GGP/Wyloo were to buy it say this year, we will still have a period of time until such time that ore is readily available for stock piling and processing inorder to generate income, (As Bamps has already pointed out) we all know this and NCM/NEM know this etc.
So what's the answer?
GGP buy Havieron and crack on asap, NEM/NCM sell Telfer for a dollar, GGP take on all future liabilities for the decommissioning of Telfer against the sale value required for Havieron and hopefully Havieron will proudly support that cost in the long term.
That's my best take/analysis on this current situation we all find ourselves in at the moment.