RE: US STIMULUS BILL PASSED7 Nov 2021 09:10
UFO BOD are making sure they don’t repeat the 2 major downfalls of their predecessors at Arian Silver:
1. Working capital. Arian Silver ran their finances so tight that they ran out of working capital and had to forfeit their San Jose silver mine to the creditors Quintana! Running out of working capital is the main cause of bankruptcy for juniors.
2. Focusing on one project at a time. This is what Arian Silver did. After losing San Jose they then focused on the lithium project and kept all the other projects in the drawer. The lithium project then proved to be fruitless and then they were back to square one.
The new BOD’s approach is and has proven to be to use shareholders money wisely and cost effectively to develop the projects simultaneously to a point where they attract a JV partner.
It only takes one thing for the price of a metal to pop, then everyone starts banging on your door.
With regards to Hanc0ck, they already told us it required a capex of $30M/£22M (which is absolutely tiny in term of mining projects). I was willing to hold and ride any turbulence even if they raised the full capex since it would mean unlocking over $1bn!
The banks won’t lend at this early stage, but once we upgrade the Resource from Inferred to Indicated and have the mining permit and off-take agreement in place, then we can easily borrow the rest via debt and pay it back quickly. Fenix paid off all their debt within 6months and then paid out significant dividends to shareholders.
Harvesting the ridges will then be a cash cow for us.
The BOD are taking the right approach.