RE: Something afoot?19 Dec 2024 11:50
We have history with RTZ, they bought us out of our Mutamba, Mozambique tenement for mineral sands back in 2021 and wisely David Archer (R.I.P.) used the funds to progress the Portuguese Lithium prospect, which is now starting to look like money well spent.
It seems like, once the prospectors (in this case SAV) for minerals have identified a commercial, profitable source, that is viable with a good long-term production set-up, RTZ become the predators to snap them up and add to their mammoth world domination of mineral and mining involvement.
So our Chairman, Rick Anthon, has valuable experience of how things proceed in the M&A world of Lithium:
"In addition, there was notable M&A activity in the sector during the period, indicating that the industry itself continues to mature. This began last January with the completion of the merger of my former company, Allkem, a company I joined when it was at a similar stage to Savannah now, with Livent to create a new lithium major, Arcadium Lithium ('Arcadium'). Arcadium subsequently received a US$6.7bn proposed takeover from Rio Tinto in October, which represented a 90% premium to Arcadium's market value at the time".
If Rick can do the same for us, in what could be a rapid transformation, I and many other long-term holders of SAV would be more than happy.
With further additions to our Barossa mine and the expected increase in demand for European Lithium, plus we are superbly underwritten by the German Government to supply their EV car industry, I can see the big players in the II (Institutions) wanting a piece of the action and be prepared to propel the SP higher.
"Happy New Year" ... it could be one of the best for us!