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Flat?

It has plummeted

I think you guys need to organise yourself and put some heat under Mr Bird

Life is too cosy for him now. He is in his late 70s. Nearing the end of the circle of life. Tax free in UAE. And spinning the same tales he has been for years on here. Taking home a healthy cumulative salary over the last few years.

You should make an investors group. Only takes 5% of stock to force an AGM remember.

Does anyone remmeber that facemask company on AIM? Was supposed to the new big thing? Turn everyone into millionaires?

Despite warnings that it was a pump and dump to enrich directors- some PIs dug in- the directors sold their stock at 5-6p if i recall. Making THEM millionaires. The company has now changed its name and its now worth 1/10th of what its peak was.
Never really did much.

This was despite numerous warnings from many people.

And the directors- got away with it.

As I said- there is a difference between patience and being downright gullible and naive.

Please take an objective look at Colin Birds record on AIM

Also- what were these rumours about him operating under aliases on here?

There are facts and there are opinions

The SP decline under CB...facts

The fact I was right that the initial Zambian XRF assays were baloney...proved correct. You were all suckered in. Only when I wrote here that I had contacted the FCA did they begrudgingly put out an RNS.

The fact I said that Mankayan deal would fall apart- proved collect

Meanwhile, the ramping gangs perennial predictions of 'this stock will blow'....quite frankly 'bow'.

A few are delusional- but the rest (if they are genuinely different people)- are likley working together as classic AIM ramping gang

A so called 'investors group' which seems to be a sycophantic fan club for the millionaire CEO of a failing (as per SP) company. Always claiming to know where he is. ALways claiming to have called him. I'll leave the rest to your imagination.

For anyone new to this stock- have a look at my predictions in my posting history- then have a look at the rampers. Make your own decision.

You issue shares to progress projects. That is how it works. The darling of the AIM minerals- EUA- diluted a lot but they had a bona fide leadership that took them forward.

Now if you just dilute to keep a smoking car smoking, then that is where your problem is.

The progress in Colin Birds companies dont warrant the placings/dilutions

The SP was almost double when I warned you guys here at the start of the year.

Oh prickly- you are the guy who once said 'we (the B.I.G) have just spoken to Colin and he is in Botswana working as industriously as ever'

Nothing sus about that at all.

Anyone reading this- be aware that it is no secret that companies monitor these boards- i will leave the rest to your imagination.

I just checked

1) XTR SP was 12.50 at the start of August 2016, by end of August it was around 10- according to google charts. I was generous by using 10.

2) I never mentioned Jubilee and havent looked into it. But he is the chairman of that company

3) I notice how you didnt mention Galileo Resources which has been decimated.

4) Again according to google charts, BZT was at 0.47 the day CB took over at BZT. But even *if* it was 0.36...have you seen the current SP or are you confused.

There are opinions and then there are facts. I provide a mix of both.

Okay

So out of these below. Which do you consider a success? His CV is loaded to try and portray a certain image. Most people dont have as much. It should raise a red flag, not impress. And the subsequent comment by 'Bob' is indicative of that.

Time he became CEO of BZT- SP 0.5….now 0.14

Time he became CEO of XTR- SP 10...now 4.5

Time he became CEO of Galileo 7.38...now 0.77 (almost 10 fold!!!)

I hadnt heard of him before last year and i never invest that much in one company

But yeah, this BB used to be full of rampers defending CB but it seems to have turned since people were burned by the false Zambian assays.

I did come here and warn about Colin Bird some months back when the SP was almost double what it is now. I could see him playing the same games with GLR has he was with Bezant.

I have written off my investment in Bzt, but if i can spend a few minutes each week warning others about Colin Bird. I will do it.

For anyone who hasnt- read the article link that was posted recently. All very shady stuff.

This confirms what I have said. He did one big deal 10 years ago and has surfed the wave since. Presented himself as some mining guru. Loves the use of jargon and technical languages. His companies and those he is associated with are an often intertwined mesh which raises the question of conflict of interests.

Meanwhile- all his companies on AIM move at snail pace with declining SP. He extracts a 'modest' salary from each which adds up to a good salary...for companies that have done terrible under his tenure. Essentially- a reward for utter failure. And ofc he lives in the tax haven of UAE while all us investors who put money into his companies have all paid our income tax and what not.

There is fact and there is opinion. I have given my opinion. Despite his image as some successful miner. Here are some FACTS:

Time he became CEO of BZT- SP 0.5….now 0.14

Time he became CEO of XTR- SP 10...now 4.5

Time he became CEO of Galileo 7.38...now 0.77 (almost 10 fold!!!)

At what point do you stop just 'wishing' and look at his record and see the reality? There is a difference between patience/optimism and being just plain stupid.

The only comment on the article was very telling

This confirms what I have said. He did one big deal 10 years ago and has surfed the wave since. Presented himself as some mining guru. Loves the use of jargon and technical languages. His companies and those he is associated with are an often intertwined mesh which raises the question of conflict of interests.

Meanwhile- all his companies on AIM move at snail pace with declining SP. He extracts a 'modest' salary from each which adds up to a good salary...for companies that have done terrible under his tenure. Essentially- a reward for utter failure.

There is fact and there is opinion. I have given my opinion. Here are some facts:

Time he became CEO of BZT- SP 0.5….now 0.14

Time he became CEO of XTR- SP 10...now 4.5

Time he became CEO of Galileo 7.38...now 0.77 (almost 10 fold!!!)

This confirms what I have said. He did one big deal 10 years ago and has surfed the wave since. Presented himself as some mining guru. Loves the use of jargon and technical languages. His companies and those he is associated with are an often intertwined mesh which raises the question of conflict of interests.

Meanwhile- all his companies on AIM move at snail pace with declining SP. He extracts a 'modest' salary from each which adds up to a good salary...for companies that have done terrible under his tenure. Essentially- a reward for utter failure.

There is fact and there is opinion. I have given my opinion. Here are some facts:

Time he became CEO of BZT- SP 0.5….now 0.14

Time he became CEO of XTR- SP 10...now 4.5

Time he became CEO of Galileo 7.38...now 0.77 (almost 10 fold!!!)

Maybe even more insightful is the only comment posted by some Bob

"An interesting, complete article which highlights, inter alia, the involvemrnt of Colin Bird.
CEO of a numer of companies over the years, he lists many academic qualification, including C.Eng. Until recently though, he listed a Higher National Diploma (HND) in Mining as hs major qualification on the GLR website. After I made a passing comment on his HND, he changed this simply to a Diploma. At around the same time, I noticed that a BSc was added to his list of educational qualifications on his XTR website. Significantly perhaps because he eventually realized that to be considered as a CEng he would need `a good degree` and much experience in industry. My `spy` with influence within the CEng empire could find no mention of any Colin Bird being appointed CEng.

All of the above pales into insignificance when one reads about his dubious involvement and management as described in your article above.

Many Thanks,

Bob Thompson"

This is a year old but still

http://ibiworld.eu/en/from-bad-to-worse-sambia-at-the-time-of-edgar-lungu/

hawi Fawaz quickly became the most powerful Jerabos (Mafia godfather) in southern Africa, and when courts in Lusaka sentenced him to a total of 25 years in prison (1989 for drug trafficking and theft of copper; 1994 for the murder of a trade unionist, Grant Kolala; 1998 for trading in slaves, drugs, prostitutes and various acts of violence[156]), Edgar Lungu personally intervenes and grants him pardon – and advises him to change his method in what concerns the mines of Kalengwa: Enough with the Mafia protection of irregular collectors, rather the establishment of two mining companies transforming 2000 irregular workers into employees of a regular company[157] – Hetro Mining & Ore Ltd. Kitwe and Lunga Minerals & Exploration Ltd. Kitwe[158].

African Consolidated Resources (ACR) wins the legal (and military) fight against the small business of local tribal chiefs (EAKM), thanks to a strategic decision by its biggest shareholder and president Colin Bird: he does not fight Fawaz, but concludes a contract sold him a percentage of his business and, a few years later, changed his name to Xtract Resources[159]. In this way, Fawaz and Lungu share the profits[160] of other ACR companies: the Gadzema gold mine, the Pickstone-Peerless gold mine and the Nkombwa Hill diamond mine[161].

Moxico is also opening up to share purchases for Zambian citizens[165] and making an offer for the license to use Kalengwa – an offer accepted by the state administration – but ignored by Colin Bird and Shawi Fawaz and refuted by following by a decree of Edgar Lungu[166].

KPZ International sells 30% of its alleged exploitation rights[175] to Colin Bird’s new multinational and to its British partner: Bezant Resources Plc London[176].

This nasty story is starting to become normal practice: Colin Bird is also chairman of the board of another mining company, Jubilee Metals Group Plc London[180]. On June 19, 2020, Jubilee Metals officially announced that it had acquired the rights to process 150 million tonnes of high copper grade sand[181] from Star Tanganika Ltd[182]. Lusaka will be processed at the Jubilee refinery in Sable, Zambia.

Wow. Whats all this about?

Mobilising a drill is NOT, I repeat, NOT the same as drilling commencing.

It can be several weeks until drilling has actually started.

They need to move the drill and set it up.

And ofc, Omicron has given CB the perfect opportunity for an excuse.

CB had said that drilling would commence in November so to stick to his word, he rushes out that hurried RNS on the last day of November to give the impression that it had started. People here with no concept of basic terminology were taken it by it.

Some people should really not be investing in mining

In the interview a couple of weeks ago, did they not say they expected assays back within a week?

I guess what else would you expect from a company linked to Colin Bird, right?

Birds of feather....

Mr T

Its the worst kept secret that companies monitor LSE. Especially on AIM. And im sure some would go to the extra step of making profiles. I mean, why wouldnt you?

I did/do suspect some of the people here were connected to CB at some point because of the level of delusional thinking and sycophantic nature of some posts. Some are yes, just very gullible, the others...are very suspect.

Some time ago I posted about the lack of communication and outdated twitter account. Within a few hours, a new profile posted saying they had communicated with BZT and they were very efficient in their response. They even gave the name of the person they had spoken to. You dont find that suspect at all?

And you right about the FCA thing- they wouldnt have acted to quickly- however someone reading this board could have been alerted so they begrudgingly posted the REAL assays from Zambia.

The CEO of ECR died recently and his sister posted- thanking for the good wishes. She had been a member of LSE for several years and this was her first post. Just to dispel any doubts that these boards are being monitored.

Mobilising a drill is NOT the same as drilling commenced.

This was Colin Bird trying to get an RNS done at the last minute to give the appearance he has stuck to his timeframe.

It can be weeks for a drill to be start drilling once its been mobilised.

Equate this to whatever job you do and you will see how absurd the stockmarkets are- especially AIM.

They put you in charge of 3 'things' or accounts or portfolios at work- and each of them go down in value/worth by 50, 60, 70%. Yet every end-of-year review: you turn up and collect your salary. Not even a threat that you will lose your job. And that is after you spent the summer in Portugal- not doing much and not really engaging with your employers.

Welcome to the mad world of AIM. So out of step with what would normally happen in real life.

A look back at CB's record:

Time he became CEO of BZT- SP 0.5….now 0.16

Time he became CEO of XTR- SP 10...now 4..9

Time he became CEO of Galileo 7.38...now 0.81 (ouch, almost 10 fold)

I love the way people here say his salaries are 'modest'. Remember, you are paying taxes through your nose- in contrast, olin Bird lives in a tax haven and how much work does he ACTUALLY do in these companies? Maybe his salary for those 3 companies is around £200k. Not bad when you look at how badly they have fared under him (that is an objective fact based on the SP).

(Plus his just-under £200k salary from Jubilee).

@stevomining- no im not that guy. Hadnt heard of CB till last year.

I guess its all a learning experienced. Seems he has been doing what he has doing for a long time. He has become the master of extracting from gullible AIM PIs.