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You can almost map this board by mood swings. Up a few percent and we’re suddenly a future ftse darling. Down a few percent and Angola has apparently fallen off the map.

Lets just stitch everything together properly, because bits of truth are floating around without anyone actually connecting them.

Pensana is a project story, not a finished business. No revenue yet, production still a couple of years out, and everything between now and then is execution. That’s the reality whether people like it or not.

Now, the key point that keeps getting half-mentioned is the structure and where the money actually went.

Most of the serious funding has gone into the project level, not into the plc. And when you look at how much was invested versus the stake taken, you end up with a valuation for the asset that already sits broadly in line with where the whole company is trading.

In other words, the market isnt asleep. It’s already pricing in a decent chunk of success.

At the same time, that funding also validates the project. Nobody commits that kind of money unless there’s something real there. So the idea that this is some kind of dud doesn’t hold either.

What you’ve actually got is this:

A genuine strategic asset in a sector that matters

Backing that has reduced immediate funding risk

A structure that is now more complex and slightly more diluted than before

A timeline that still leaves plenty of room for things to go wrong

And that last part is where the forum tends to lose its grip on reality. Mining projects don’t fail because people weren’t bullish enough online. They fail because of delays, costs, logistics, or politics deciding to have a say.

So where does that leave it, sensibly?

It’s very hard to justify this being down in the bargain-bin levels unless something genuinely goes wrong. The funding and progress so far have more or less taken that off the table.

At the same time, it’s not some obvious multi-pound rocket ship sitting here waiting to be “discovered.” A fair bit of the good news is already in the price, and the structure means value doesn’t flow back as cleanly as people imagine.

So you end up in that middle ground nobody likes talking about:

It’s a credible, long-term play with upside, but one that still needs to prove itself before it earns materially higher levels.

If they execute properly, there’s room to move up from here in a meaningful way.

If they stumble, it won’t collapse into oblivion, but it will drift and frustrate.

That’s the trade.

You’re not buying a finished gold mine.

You’re buying into a plan, a structure, and a few years of “let’s see if they can actually pull this off.”

And thats fine… as long as you price it with your head, not your imagination.

“Your posts are literally written by AI. Please stop.”

Dude (does it help call you "Dude"?), that’s one way of saying you don’t like someone actually reading the RNS.

If you disagree with anything I’ve written, feel free to point out what’s incorrect and we can have a proper discussion. Thats usually how these boards are meant to work.

Otherwise, dismissing something as “AI” because it’s structured or detailed doesn’t really add much to the conversation.

I’ll keep focusing on the numbers and the substance. You’re welcome to do the same.

Cheers,

ST

OscarGolf,

Fair points to raise,and I agree it’s important not to overstate where things stand.

You’re right that the wording matters. The march RNS used “intends to advance,” and today’s announcement does not explicitly say the $150m has completed. Likewise, the ABSA facility is still described as a proposed package. So strictly speaking, neither is fully drawn nor formally completedyet.

That said, I think it’s equally important not to understate what has changed.

Today’s RNS moves beyond a simple expression of interest. It refers to a strategic investment alongside a defined funding structure for construction. In this space, that typically reflects progressed negotiations and agreed commercial terms, even if final completion remains subject to conditions. These transctions are rarely announced at this level unless they are materially advanced.

So I’d frame it somewhere in the middle:

- Not “cash in the bank” yet beyond the $15m

- Not a vague intention either

- But a structured, advanced financing package moving toward completion

The distinction matters because the market doesn’t wait for the last dollar to be wired before repricing risk. It responds to the probability of funding completing, not just the moment it settles.

Where I think we’re aligned is the key point:

Everything now hinges on closing these elements.

If the $150m Sable investment and the ABSA debt both complete, then the funding picture is effectively resolved.

If they stall or fall away, then clearly the story changes.

So yes, caution is justified on wording. But I wouldn’t reduce this to “just intentions” either. It looks more advanced than that, even if not yet fully executed.

Let’s see how quickly they move to formal completion.

Regards,

ST

To SP:

I think you’re raising two separate points here, and it’s worth keeping them distinct.

Yes, the only capital actually raised at PLC level today is the $15m at 80p. No disagreement there.

But the $150m into Sable is not being presented as a vague intention, it’s described as a strategic investment agreement. In project finance terms, that normally means a committed transaction subject to conditions, not loose interest. It won’t show up as cash yet because it’s tied to completion milestones, but that doesn’t make it imaginary.

On the identity point, the investor is Cascade Investment (Bill Gates’ investment vehicle). That’s not exactly an unknown entity operating out of a back room. A TR-1 will indeed clarify the PLC holding once thresholds are crossed, but the bulk of the capital is at subsidiary level, not directly into Pensana plc, so you won’t see the full economic exposure through a simple TR-1 anyway.

So I’d frame it like this:

- $15m → completed equity raise at PLC level

- $150m → committed strategic investment at project level, pending completion

- TR-1 → will only reflect the direct PLC stake, not the full structure

The real question isn’t whether the $150m is already sitting in the account, but whether the agreement is credible and closes as expected. If it does,, funding risk is materially reduced. If it doesn’t, then your concern becomes valid.

Thats where the focus should be, in my view.

There..

ST

“Oh Lord. An AI analysis of the RNS. Jeez.”

I’m not sure whether to take offence or just smile and carry on.

If by “AI analysis” you mean actually reading the RNS, understanding how project financing works, and separating committed funding from cash drawdown… then yes, guilty as charged.

But jokes aside, nothing in what I wrote is exotic. It’s fairly standard for mining projects. Funding is secured through staged commitments, not dropped in one go like a bag of cement.

If you think the interpretation is wrong, happy to hear where. Otherwise, I’ll stick with the boring approach of reading the details rather than reacting to headlines.

Thanks anyway.

ST

To OscarGolf:

I see the point you’re making, but I think you’re mixing two different definitions of “funded,” which leads to a slightly misleading conclusion.

What you’re describing is cash physically received today. By that measure, yes, only the $15m equity at PLC level has landed so far. But that’s not how project financing is assessed in this sector.

In mining and infrastructure, “fully funded” typically means that the required capital has been secured through committed equity and debt agreements, even if it hasn’t yet been drawn down. Funds are released in stages against milestones, not handed over in one lump sum on day one.

So the more relevant question is not whether the full $325m is sitting in the bank today, but whether:

- The $150m investment into Sable is contractually committed and likely to close

- The $160m debt package (with US EXIM backing) is sufficiently advanced and credible

If those elements complete, then the project is effectively funded in the way the market understands it, and the major funding risk is removed.

If they don’t, then your concern becomes valid. But that’s an execution/closing risk, not a definition issue.

In other words, this isn’t about whether $325m has already been received, but whether the financing package as a whole is real, credible, and progressing to completion.

That’s the part the market will ultimately price, not the timing of individual cash drawdowns.

Cheers

ST

Good morning,

This RNS deserves a more serious read than the usual “great news” or “to the moon” reactions.

Pensana has just secured a $165 million strategic investment, alongside previously announced debt financing. In practical terms, this materially reduces the single biggest risk that has hung over this company for years: funding the Longonjo project.

Most junior mining companies fail at precisely this stage. They either dilute heavily, stall indefinitely, or disappear. Pensana has managed to bring in capital in a more sophisticated way. Only $15m goes directly into PLC equity, while the bulk is invested at the project level for a minority stake. That structure matters. It limits dilution at the top while still unlocking development capital where it is actually needed.

However, the real shift here is not just financial, it is strategic.

Pensana is positioning itself as part of a Western rare earth supply chain, moving from mine through to magnet production. Given that China still dominates the refining and magnet stages globally, this is not just a commercial opportunity but a geopolitical one. Projects that can credibly operate in this space, particularly with secured funding, tend to attract attention well beyond normal market dynamics.

That said, it is important not to confuse funding with success.

The company is still pre-production, with first output targeted around 2027. The next phase introduces a different set of risks: construction in Angola, processing complexity (especially with heavy rare earths), cost control, and ultimately delivery on timeline. Many projects that look compelling on paper struggle at precisely this stage.

There is also the question of valuation anchoring. The equity component was priced at 80p, which is likely to act as a near-term reference point for the market, regardless of sentiment.

So where does this leave the investment case?

Before this RNS, the central question was whether Pensana could realistically fund and build Longonjo. That question has now largely been answered. The focus shifts from “can they finance it?” to “can they execute it?”

If they deliver on construction, integrate downstream processing, and benefit from continued strategic demand for non-Chinese rare earth supply, the upside from here could be significant over the medium to long term.

If execution falters, then the presence of funding alone will not protect shareholders from underperformance.

In short, this RNS removes existential risk but replaces it with execution risk. That is a meaningful improvement, but it is not the end of the story.

For those already invested, this strengthens the long-term case. For new entrants, patience and attention to upcoming milestones will be key.

The narrative has shifted. Now the company has to prove it can deliver.

DYOR and IMHO

Regards

ST

Good morning, folks..

Having just joined the party again.. after a long time away I see there’s a lot of noise around at the moment, but if you strip away the usual share chat theatrics, the story is actually quite simple.

This is not a production company yet. It’s a development story. And like every development story, it lives and dies on one thing, execution.

Yes, timelines have slipped. Yes, funding has taken time. That’s not unique, it is standard for a project of this scale, especially in mining and processing. Anyone expecting straight lines and perfect delivery probably has not followed this sector before.

What matters now is different.

The pieces are largely on the table:

Strategic relevance in rare earths, which is not going away

Government and institutional backing

A defined project in Longonjo that moves the needle if delivered

So the real question is no longer “what could this be?”

It is, “can they execute from here?”

If they do, the upside is obvious.

If they do not, dilution and drift continue.

That is the trade. No drama required.

Personally, I am less interested in daily price swings and more interested in milestones, funding clarity, construction progress, and a credible path to production.

Until those land, this will continue to be debated like a pub argument.

Once they land, the debate ends quickly.

Position accordingly.

ST

PS: DYOR & IMHO

Good morning all.

There seems to be a lot of noise here lately, but if one steps back and looks at the situation calmly, the investment case for Ferro-Alloy Resources is actually quite straightforward.

The company’s value essentially revolves around one asset: the Balasausqandiq vanadium deposit in Kazakhstan. By most accounts it is one of the largest vanadium resources known, and the feasibility work completed so far suggests a project with very substantial potential scale.

However, the market is not valuing the company based on the theoretical value of the resource. Instead, it is valuing it based on the probability that the project will actually be built. That distinction explains most of the debate here.

At present, the project sits in the familiar mining development phase: feasibility completed, engineering progressing, but construction dependent on securing full project financing. This is where many large mining projects spend years, and it is also where the market tends to apply a heavy discount.

In other words, the share price today reflects uncertainty rather than the geological value of the deposit.

The key catalyst that could fundamentally change the valuation is relatively simple: a full financing package for the development of the Balasausqandiq project.

Once a mining project moves from feasibility into funded construction, the market’s perception shifts dramatically. The question changes from “will this mine ever be built?” to “when will this mine begin producing?” That change alone can lead to a substantial re-rating, because the project risk has been significantly reduced.

This is why discussions around potential strategic partners, engineering groups, or development finance are so important. When projects of this scale move forward, it is usually through a combination of industrial partners, project finance, and institutional funding.

Until that point arrives, the market will likely continue to trade the company as a high-risk development story.

None of this guarantees success, of course. Large mining projects always involve execution risk, commodity price cycles, and the possibility of dilution along the way. That is simply the nature of the sector.

But stripping away the daily swings in sentiment, the situation is fairly clear: the company holds a very large resource with potentially strong economics, yet the market remains cautious until the funding hurdle is definitively crossed.

For long-term investors, that is the single milestone worth watching. Everything else is largely commentary around that central issue.

All the best

IMHO and DYOR of course. No investment advice intended.

ST

SORRY! Wrong forum!!!

Hazbeen, this feels like the wrong angle to be worrying about timelines. Anyone investing in juniors, whether gold, vanadium or iron ore, knows from day one that you are signing up for multi year development cycles. Five years is not a shock, it is the norm.

The more constructive question is whether the project is being advanced properly and de risked step by step. On that front, progress on studies, permitting and the CBS angle is what actually matters, not trying to pin an exact build date today. Funding and dilution are part of the landscape in this sector and always have been, they are not a red flag in themselves if the underlying economics are improving.

CBS is clearly the key value lever and that is where attention should be. If that comes through, the economics change materially regardless of whether first phase construction starts in four, five or six years. This is a patience game by definition, not one for anyone looking for near term certainty or quick wins.

In short, long timelines are not a weakness here, they are simply the nature of the beast.

I have just put a deposit on a house, much bigger than what I can afford!! When this one pays off I will laugh all the way to the bank though!! The area is great and school for the kids is close and top rated. Did I mention i was a widower?

First, why tyre companies test CBS for months. Rubber compounding is brutally conservative. A tyre is not just rubber and hope; it is a safety critical engineered product that must behave the same in Finland in winter and Spain in August. When a manufacturer tests a carbon black substitute, they are looking at dispersion in the compound, abrasion resistance, heat build up, rolling resistance, ageing, wet grip behaviour, and long-term fatigue. If CBS clusters even slightly, you get uneven wear. If it changes heat behaviour, you get blowouts. That is why these trials take months, not because engineers are slow, but because lawyers are patient and accidents are expensive.

Now the economics, which is where this gets interesting for Ferro-Alloy Resources Ltd. Carbon black is oil derived, energy hungry, and price volatile. CBS made from processing residues has three advantages. The raw material is effectively waste. The energy input is lower. And the producer controls supply. If FAR can sell CBS at even a modest discount while keeping margins healthy, this becomes a high volume, repeat order, industrial annuity, not a speculative mining bet. That is gold dust on AIM, pardon the mixed metallurgy.

Now, the part investors usually misunderstand: what makes an RNS genuinely explosive versus polite noise.

An MOU RNS means curiosity, not commitment. It moves the share price on hope and then drifts. A successful industrial trial RNS with named applications and performance metrics moves it more, because risk has fallen. A binding off take agreement with volume, price range, and duration is where things start to get serious. And a first commercial shipment RNS is the one that rewrites valuation models overnight, because the story has crossed the dangerous bridge from promise to cash.

What would make the next FAR RNS properly bullish is not flowery CEO quotes, but boring details: tonnes per year committed, minimum pricing floors, contract length, and confirmation that CBS is used in production tyres, not just test batches. Markets pretend to like vision, but they only pay for invoices.

In short: CBS is tested slowly because tyres kill people when they fail, CBS makes sense economically because it turns waste into volume revenue, and the RNS you really want to see is dull, technical, and contract heavy. That is usually when the chart stops whispering and starts shouting.

This RNS is being massively underestimated in my view.

Up to 360,000 tonnes per year of carbon black substitute from material previously treated as waste. That alone is a huge number. This is not a lab test or a pilot idea, it is an MOU with a major Chinese tyre manufacturer that plans to use it internally and distribute it across the Chinese rubber market.

Key point for me is that this product was not included in the feasibility study, so none of this upside is in the NPV or IRR figures people are quoting. This is potential additional revenue on top of an already robust vanadium project.

It also materially improves the story around waste utilisation, margins, and emissions. Turning waste rock into a commercial product at scale is exactly what serious industrial partners look for.

Non binding for now yes, but MOUs like this do not get signed for 360k tonnes per year unless there is real commercial intent. If this converts to a binding agreement, it could be transformational for project economics and valuation.

Market clearly has not priced this in yet.

Just my take

DM, apologies for the confusion earlier.

I quoted the October 2025 Phase 1 Feasibility Study figures, which stated NPV of approximately US$748m and IRR of approximately 22 percent. Those figures were correct for that RNS, but I should have made it clear that they were subsequently updated in the November 2025 project finance RNS, where reduced EPC capex of around US$261m was stated to enhance the economics to an NPV of approximately US$931.6m and IRR of approximately 31 percent.

Charts? Tea leaves?

I go with facts and Chiiiinna smelling the coffee. It will have. Got to be patient..many here have been for many years.

Ferro-Alloy Resources factual summary based on published RNS information:

Phase 1 Feasibility Study for the Balasausqandiq vanadium project shows

NPV approximately US$748 million

IRR approximately 22 percent

Mine life approximately 20 years

Forecast annual production approximately 8,500 tonnes of vanadium pentoxide plus by-products

Operating costs positioned in the lowest quartile of global vanadium producers

Front end engineering progressed with China National Chemical Engineering Sixth Construction Co

Indicative construction capex reduced to approximately US$261 million compared with earlier estimates

Project finance discussions include non-binding expressions of interest involving Chinese banking and export credit support

Fundraise completed December 2025

Approximately £1.55 million raised

Issue price approximately 5.5p per share

Participation included directors and Vision Blue Resources

All AGM resolutions passed in 2025

Company remains pre-production

No dividend

Value dependent on project financing, construction milestones, and vanadium prices

CBAM isn’t ideology, it’s a pricing mechanism. It only bites if you’re carbon-intensive and selling into the EU.

FAR’s relevance here depends on three very boring things that matter more than headlines: where the product is sold, emissions intensity per tonne, and who actually carries the CBAM liability in the supply chain.

This is a tax on dirty production, not on geography. Legacy smelters with high embedded emissions get squeezed. Cleaner, lower-intensity producers are relatively advantaged.

So CBAM is neither an automatic tailwind nor a death sentence for FAR. It’s a filter. The upside comes if FAR can demonstrate lower carbon intensity versus incumbents and position sales accordingly post-2026.

The real question isn’t “CBAM good or bad”, it’s disclosure, verification, and pricing power once the certificates stop being theoretical.

Worth grounding this a bit. Ferro-Alloy Resources isn’t a rumour vehicle or a lifestyle stock, it’s a long-term development play built around the Balasausqandiq vanadium deposit in Kazakhstan. It’s a large, well-defined resource with a staged development plan, focused on low operating costs and scaling sensibly rather than chasing headlines. That’s always been the story here and nothing fundamental has changed.

It’s also worth remembering who’s actually running the show. This isn’t a Telegram collective. Management and board have proper mining and corporate experience and their track record so far has been about feasibility, financing, cost control and moving the project forward step by step. Boring, steady, methodical. In mining, that’s not a flaw, it’s usually the point.

So maybe everyone slows down a bit on the rumours. Every quiet period doesn’t mean secret deals or hidden bids. Sometimes it feels like a few people are desperate for someone else to grab their shares so they can leg it. That’s not how value gets built here. Personally I’m happy to wait for a proper operational update when it comes. Mines aren’t built on chat boards and share prices eventually follow progress, not noise.

ST

Right, so now we’ve got the double act routine, Bullsit and his mate playing Statler and Waldorf from the Muppets’ balcony. Same old lines on loop, no sales, snails pace, every plan failed, dilution certain, company doomed. It’s like groundhog day but without Bill Murray.

Here’s the reality you keep pretending isn’t there:

• Sales exist. H1 2024 revenue was $1.1m vs $0.1m the year before. Ten fold growth. You call that “zero”? Learn to read an RNS.

• The FDA expanded Xenoview’s label to kids aged six this June. That’s not a rumour, that’s regulatory progress.

• Gas exchange Phase III protocol submitted. Type C feedback requested, decision expected Q4. That’s not snail pace, that’s how the FDA works.

• Company guidance says sales are back loaded. They literally told us the first half would be lighter. Acting shocked now is theatre.

• Last raise brought in $12.6m with partners backing it. That’s not a death spiral, that’s institutions saying they see a future.

But you two ignore all of that and instead just shout “failed promises” and “peasants.” Brilliant stuff. When there’s an RNS with bad news, you both jump in like you’ve cracked the Da Vinci Code. When there’s an RNS with good news, suddenly radio silence. Convenient.

You want to look like seasoned prophets, but you’re just recycling the same doomsday script. You, Bullsit, even admitted you sold out ages ago, yet here you are still posting like a bloke who left the pub but keeps banging on the window. If you’re out, why do you care so much? Unless, of course, it’s not about facts but about noise.

So here’s the deal, call out the risks, fine, funding, timelines, dilution, all valid. But don’t twist it into “nothing’s happening.” That’s not analysis, that’s denial. Until you two can post with the full picture, good, bad, and in between, you’re just today’s hecklers.

DYOR.

ST

Bulls**t, you’ve been circling this board for months with the same script, like a pub jukebox stuck on one awful tune. Let’s dissect it.

You said “no sales in 15–16 months.” Wrong. H1 2024 revenue came in at $1.1m, up from $0.1m the year before. That’s not zero. That’s a ten-fold increase. If you can’t read an RNS, don’t lecture people who can.

You claimed “cost discipline has stopped.” Yet the company has extended its runway — Q1 2026 became Q2 2026. Funny how cost discipline apparently vanished at the exact moment they managed to push the cash horizon out.

You said you “sold out long ago.” Fine, but then why are you still here posting like a man possessed? Either you’ve got a short tucked away or you just enjoy being the board’s town crier of doom. Either way, it’s not conviction, it’s noise.

You predicted “awful fundraise incoming.” The last raise brought in $12.6m with strategic partners backing it. That doesn’t look like a death spiral, that looks like people who actually know the industry doubling down.

And every time there’s actual progress — FDA label expanded to kids six years old, Philips strengthening ties, actual sales recorded — you’re conveniently silent. Not analysis. Selective blindness.

So let’s call it: you’re not some seasoned market sage, you’re the forum equivalent of the bloke at the end of the bar who only pipes up when things go wrong and then claims he “knew it all along.” You want respect? Show us one prediction you nailed in real time, not this endless hindsight tap-dance.

Until then, your posts aren’t gospel, they’re background noise with swear words. Entertaining maybe, but not investment advice.

DYOR.

ST