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For "bid" starters, anything that doesn't begin with a 1 will do!!

Does beg the question -why MOD and not MTR. Presumably MOD folks are over here anyway, but there still should be someone from MTR. Hopefully there will be

Bonker-Yes there has been progress in Botswana but as you admit it's been slower than hoped for and the market isn't going to ignore that - it will take all information into account not just the favourable bits. So yes there's a healthy cash balance but also significant known expenditure coming along. Similarly with the equity holdings. They are volatile-just look at recent purchases of THR and CON. Both are showing double figure losses - down 37% for THR and 20% for CON. KEMCO is a problem child. Who knows what its value is , or more to the point what value the market attaches to it? Discount the values of all of these components in the equation, and probably Botswana as well and it's hardly surprising we're bouncing along at 2p instead of 4.5p (the Blog) or 5.68 (VSA apparently) Now, before I'm accused of being entirely negative, I'm not saying only the above points need to be taken into account. What I am saying is they are components in the equation and for a balanced view of MTR and its prospects ALL components of the equation need to be factored in. Filter out the negatives=unbalanced view =rose tinted specs!! And therein lies my frustration with postings on this Board. Of course I'm frustrated with the SP but that frustration is compounded by the lack of balance on here. I can't do much about the former but perhaps I can do my bit to encourage balanced debate on here about genuine issues concerning MTR. We used to get some valuable technical input from posters but no longer do. Perhaps I'm expecting too much from a "chat" forum. Finally please remember I still have a significant holding so on balance I still expect a very favourable outcome but that doesn't mean I think everything is how it should be.

Depends on what you mean by "current standing" , Bonker. A year ago just before the Sprott placing MTR had an MC of about �24m, after the placing it was about �27m (sp lower but more shares in issue), now the MC is about �22m with 40% more shares than pre-Sprott and the sp a third lower than Sprott's buy in price. Looked at from that perspective, MTR's current standing is certainly not better than a year ago. Of course MC and sp are not the only criteria on which the company should be judged but neither should they be ignored. There is a lot of potential in Botswana but realising that potential is going to burn through a lot of cash and if that potential doesn't turn into reality-well, it doesn't bear thinking about. We'll have a share in a modest sized mine, yet to be built, and a much diminished cash pile, with the prospect of more placings. And before anyone starts ****ging me off and saying I'm a professional de-ramper posting under several names, I am a private non-professional investor with several million shares in MTR (currently down about 10% from my average buy price). I am in MTR for the upside you talk about Bonker and if I didn't see further than the current sp I wouldn't be here, but I do find the rose tinted spectacles some on here wear somewhat irksome. MOD and MTR need to start looking after their smaller PI's a bit better than of late, then their standing will improve from all perspectives.

There's a report with the 5.68p target dated March last year. If there's a new report let's hope it turns out to be more accurate than last year's.

Does anyone know if MTR is a packaged retail investment product? Has anyone contacted MTR? Do they know? Could this be putting a damper on purchases? Or have Halifax got it all wrong? Anyone have any idea?

OK 3.9, but that's my best offer. I won't go any lower. Plenty of upside from there. I hope!!

Sounds like good news from HK. Can the buyers be persuaded to pay a bit more-say 4/5p??

Thanks for the reminder. The swap is clearly 1 possibility but only 1 of at least 3. As far as I'm concerned it's not the most appealing . Hopefully when the time is right there will be options to consider.

I think posts like Joebop's should be welcomed rather than "slapped down". There is no point in this BB becoming a mere fan club for MOD/MTR and their Boards. No-one holds a monopoly in being right all of the time and even if just 5% of a post raises genuine and worthwhile concerns which would otherwise go unnoticed, then that post should be welcomed. I too do not see the replacement of the bulk of MTR's 30% JV stake by MOD shares as being particularly desirable. I would much rather hold out for a cash payout which I suspect is what most of us had in mind as the desired outcome before this share swap idea came along. I'm also not sure how much evidence there is to back up the swap idea and that is partly at least because, as Joebop says, we are being told precious little nowadays by MM/CH et al just what map MTR is following. It's time the MTR roadshow got mobile again.

Inv, your NAVs seem to have run riot at the expense of your NPVs

"9 months time .....change our lives" Yes, if this doesn't come good, herindoors could be looking for someone else to keep her in the lap of luxury!!!

No need to fall out folks-we're all here for the same reason but we all have different circumstances/backgrounds so some can afford/have learned to be a little more patient/relaxed about the current lack of excitement/progress than others. I still have confidence in MTR/MOD and have learned to accept others and the different stances they take on here without getting annoyed (Orion is excluded from that statement). BUT I wish things would move a bit ****** quicker!

hefty "sell"

would you believe it? Approaching half past and along comes another hefty and the bid drops to 2.00!!

and the sells keep coming along as well-it's infuriating and for what reason?

can buy 100,000 shares at 2.08 on Hl

Well whatever they're doing I wish they'd do something different re us. Thanks anyway.

Oh. Just put the name into Wiki but can't say I'm any the wiser as to what they've got to do with MTR's SP. Suspect I'm probably not alone on here in that respect.

what or who is CFEP?