RE: Iron ore futures9 Mar 2023 12:37
The deal with Anglo American requires hedging.
Fenix just fixed a hedge at A$171.17 for a portion of their production til end of this year.
UFO will also be using the Fenix contractor model which is actually designed to be turned on & off. The mining costs are higher than self-mining, but the risk is then on the contractors who do civil work also, so they can spread their risk across multiple projects.
Also remember UFO's strategy:
"This will allow the company to develop multiple income streams, spread across multiple commodities, protecting it against price fluctuations in a single commodity and thus providing a relatively stable and constant revenue."
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Demand for high-grade DSO will continue to remain strong since steel mills need to reduce their emissions. Eg India has 13 out of 14 of the most polluted cities on earth. With rapid future urbanisation, pollution going to be even more important for them.