RE: JV Mine Locations14 Jun 2021 17:59
The work was with the Anglo JV, they had an exploration license at the time which covered far larger areas. 36km2 approx for Monchetundra, the area that Eurasia has managed to get back via the original MT assets and that Rosgeo JV. Volchetundra, which was around 210km2 on the old Anglo JV license. When that JV collapsed due to Anglo leaving to focus on Platinum dominant plays in South Africa, it left Eurasia in a position to have to gradually apply for and get back those original license areas. Exact same thing at WK, wk has always been the smaller blue print of how they would expand back into the area around Monchegorsk, just the Rosgeo JV has accelerated that expansion. The Russian Gov itself also didn't waste any time with Monchegorsk once Anglo left, they immediately started their own feasibility studies on the area, as both the gov and eurasia have progressed since then a beautiful working relationship has clearly developed, with constant strong communication between the 2 sides in order to get the district to production in the most efficient manner imho.
Everything we're seeing now, the tsnigri report, asset disposal and head into Rosgeo JV assets has all been worked out between all parties, it has to have been, the gov own the land, they simply give out licenses to explore and extract any resources there.
GLA