RE: Iron ore demand from China15 Feb 2023 15:15
OK, since you asked, I will break that promise :) The specifics (now entirely redundant of course) were documented in more than one research note, which would have naturally been signed off before release. I remember Rod himself mentioned the ease of access and low cost of Dundas in at least one interview he conducted. I think it was with Vox Markets, but that I cannot remember. It was not recent. I assume you can still find all his audio and TV interviews in the public domain along with formal notifications of course...but given it is now a moot point (and for me somewhat of a sore point!) I do not want to trawl through the internet to try and find the links. I defended RM at the time when a few people cast doubt on his honesty and integrity. As time went on and timelines slipped, I continued to give him the benefit of the doubt for quite a while. Look, I accept that timelines can and do change all the time, especially in mining. Covid delays were a legitimate excuse to a point as well. Then I reasoned that the assets offset what I perceived as a less than stellar BOD. Even if you totally ignore the above examples, the most recent RNS was quite an eye-opener and confirmed what many of us had, with some reluctance, come to accept. But, as I said in my first post here, if you are so inclined, do a deep dive on all the material available in the public domain, from interviews to RNS's, and come to your own conclusions. FWIW, I am going to give the new guy there a chance. Time will tell if that is another mistake, but I have learnt that it is unwise to stick with an investment if you lose faith in a BOD. If I lose faith in him too, I will take the hit and sell up. But equally, if you are going to invest in a company, you need to give the BOD a chance to deliver as well. AIMO and each to their own decisions. GLA.