RE: Is everything as it seems?18 Apr 2020 18:42
The thing we have to keep in mind is that AAU are the ones with the resources. Obviously we don’t know the full back ground to the third party, but I suspect it’s unlikely that we went begging them to buy in to this. You also have to respect the timescales involved here. It is a huge outlay on their behalf, so you can understand them taking their time over the due diligence. Contractually, it can easily take months to get all terms agreed. I work in construction and a simple contract or section agreement can take an extremely long time to get signed, especially if parties get their legal representatives to review it prior to signing.
The positive is that the drill results were confirmed as being similar to that which Ariana had undertaken previously, so it is unlikely there will be any issues in this front. I know we are losing a hefty percentage of our assets. However, it means a decent chunk of cash is available immediately, and increases the speed at which we can bring other revenue streams online, so will put us in a much better position than we currently sit.
The bright side for Arian is either way, we are in a win-win situation. We bring the partner on board and we receive a large amount of cash in return, whilst also speeding up other routes to production. Alternatively, the partner doesn’t come on board and we retain 100% of a huge gold asset, to be bought online later down the line once funding is arranged.
Either way, I’m looking forward to this being concluded in 2 weeks time (provided another extensions isn’t granted). GLA