RE: Needing7 Aug 2018 14:04
TigerByTheTail
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Call Summary
Today 09:46
I'd highly recommend listening to the call once it is posted on the website. For now, here's my quick summary:
1. Leon Coetzer very impressive, especially in the section where he laid out the broad company strategy for Jubilee Metals. The end game would appear to be a metals recovery partnership with a large global diversified mining major - possibly that would involve a buyout. (BTW, copper recovery again received a couple of mentions.)
2. On Kabwe, LC was very clear that the Zambian Government are giving them "full support" and that they have approved the revised project timelines. At one point he made it sound like the Zambian Government may have insisted that Jubilee take full control of the Kabwe project. Jubilee have also set up a technical centre in Lusaka and are involved in training university PhD students.
3. Zinc circuit at Kabwe should be complete by April 2019, and then the lead circuit should be complete 3-4 months after that. Vanadium will come last.
4. Zinc ore from Star Zinc will be processed at Kabwe when it becomes available (good news for GLR!)
5. LC didn't answer questions about throughput at the new Kabwe plant, but he made it clear that it will be much larger than BMR's planned plant. No profit estimates or anything like that.
6. LC also made it clear that Tjate was either up for sale or that JLP were seeking a JV partner (presumably with a free carry for JLP).
7. There was also a good deal of useful info on the platinum / chrome projects.
8. Finally, LC made it clear that JLP was following a rapid growth strategy, and that there would be no dividend payouts in the near future (that's fine with me!)