Transparency11 Jun 2024 20:35
I'm on a tightly packed train at the moment so please bear with me...
Great post from Bamps21 giving us a list of GGP licences that he is aware of, along with his views on their current status.
I applaud him, along with many others I'm sure, on the huge amount of time and effort he put into compiling that post
My oh my, we do have a lot of prospective tenements.
Lots and lots of modelling, drilling, surveying, licencing, oh, and heritage surveying (sic).
Without trying to detract from his good work, I do ask myself the question - how on earth are we going to pay for all of this?
Our 40 million odd loan towards Havieron expenditure from Newcrest was exhausted over a year ago, nothing left in that pot. Not really an immediate concern since it was agreed it was to be paid back over 10 years once the gold was sold, albeit at 80% of net proceeds.
It's my understanding that the 50 million debt facility provided by Wyloo expires in 6 months time. I have no evidential reason to believe that facility wont be extended. Of course, Wyloo will be fully up to date with what is really going on with the LCA and will make their decision on extension based on what they know.
We have a commitment letter for 220 million debt facility from ANZ, HSBC and ING set for 7 years. Obviously there will be conditions attached which would allow the banks to exit from the agreement - none of us are party to those conditions but I would bet my bottom dollar on these: 1.Ability to maintain financial ratios. 2. Previously unknown risks/events arising that would be materially detrimental to the banks original risk assessment. Either way this 220 million will only ever be released on completion of a Feasibility Study and a Decision to Mine.
In our last half yearly report our company had prepared cash flow forecasts for the next 12 months, to cut a long story short, we were told that if they found themselves unable to meet any financial commitments they would raise fund through an equity raise or utilisation of Wyloo's debt facility. I suggest you take a look at the cash burn for the previous six months. That will give you a pretty clear indication of where we now find ourselves!
I'm not feeling confident with my investment at the moment - wont sell because I wont accept a loss.
As an aside, I felt somewhat miffed with Mr Days response in recent interview -
(could have been Proactive or our very own Liam) words to the effect of, we dealt with the first aquifer, we dealt with the second aquifer and we will deal with the lower aquifer in the same way - he came across as a bit to blasay for me, that or troubled?
Mr Palmer of Newmont espouses transparency (yes I know) what I would like, is a bit of transparency from Mr Day.
How long have we been held up by the LCA now? And how are we going to pay for anything, never mind salaries.
TRANSPARENCY!