RE: RNS30 Oct 2023 07:03
Cadence Chairman Andrew Suckling commented: "This Cadence Minerals management team, of which I am proud to be part, have worked tirelessly with PBA and DEV, local Government and contractors to bring Amapá to this point. Investments of this nature are rarely straightforward, but our management and shareholders are now starting to see a tangible return from bringing this large and complex infrastructure back to life. Along with Kiran, I have witnessed firsthand the rejuvenating effect the recommissioning process has had on the region and community, and now, with this MOU, there is a real sense that we can re-develop this project back to its name plate capacity.
Cadence CEO Kiran Morzaria added: "From a strategic standpoint, for Cadence and PBA, the MOU with TCIDR represents a potential one-stop shop solution, coupling our requirements for final project funding with engineering, construction and technical expertise. Following this, our next steps will be the completion of the remaining optimisation studies followed by the DFS."
"Our investment to date has resulted in an increased shareholding, which now stands at 32.6%, and I am both pleased and proud that having first submitted a judicial restructuring plan to creditors in 2019, we are now making rapid progress. I and my colleagues look forward to the completion and recommissioning of this substantial project."