RE: @Kalan10 Oct 2018 22:45
Blue belly and TC eh - must get myself a new name too - polite suggestions only please.
Usually a rash of news when we get the ops update so maybe the dip before the storm. Currencies hard to get my head around even with a maths degree.
PGM's get you fewer dollars these days which is bad. But because the Rand is down in dollar terms that's good as we pay the bills in Rand and we get more for our dollars. Also the pound is down against everything which means any profits would convert to more pounds which is good.
Unfortunately we have been loss making which means the loss gets exaggerated when we convert to pounds.
In summary we need to make a profit to benefit from the currencies and we need to make a profit anyway - so profit needed to get us moving.
More ounces at a lower price at Hernic won't be transformational - KABWE will once up and running. Also platcro could put us into profit and the chrome fines will help plus pgm;s at DCM. On the news front we should have BMR plan, BMR nickel production, Platcro production, chrome fines major interest if successful, DCM PGM permission and record Hernic production all in next six months starting next week.
Time to add rather than throw in the towel I think - despair at this point is understandable and a very human response - so do the opposite of what sentiment is telling us. All of the above won't happen without a glitch or 3 but if two or three elements go to plan we have to have sp positive response surely.