RE: Investor Meet Event3 Mar 2022 12:24
Kutzz, I think that's a pretty pessimistic view of things given what they said about the legacy assets and the fact that we should have an update about them in the next few weeks when the annual results are issued. This is what was said about them in the interims:
"Away from Cameroon and Senegal, we are pleased to see that our three key legacy assets are moving forward along development routes that will enhance their value. In Turkey, our partner on the Muratdere copper-gold porphyry project, in which we have a 1.2% royalty interest, has continued to advance the Environmental Impact Assessment that will dictate whether the project can move to mine construction. The project has an initial mine plan (16 million tonnes of a total 51 million tonne resource) to deliver 68,000 tonnes of copper, which at today's prices would give gross metal revenues in excess of U$700 million. We look forward to the successful completion of this key next stage, which we believe will significantly enhance the value of our residual holding, as it continues to de-risk the project.
The Turkish team has continued to operate as a cash generative consultancy business through the Period, whilst at the same time working with our partner Bati Totoslar on the drilling programme at the Hasançelebi gold project. As the results of this drill programme come through, the team will be working on the resource estimation work that is a first step towards a US$0.5 million success-based payment that will become due upon successful completion of an Environmental Impact Assessment. The Turkish team remain an important part of our efforts to unlock value from the legacy asset portfolio and we are confident of the eventual recovery of US$1.4 million of debts owed by our former Turkish partners NTF and Anadolu Export.
Elsewhere, we have seen positive moves in our trade investments in the former Thani Stratex joint venture, Thani Stratex Djibouti ('TSD'), which was unbundled at the end of 2019 to spin-out the Djibouti assets into a separate vehicle. The drill programmes in Djibouti have continued, with 687.80 m diamond drilling and 2,508 m RC drilling completed at the Assaleyta project during the Period. Best results to date include 16.00 m grading 1.08 g/t Au from 12.00 m and 5.00 m grading 8.97 g/t Au from 110.00 m including 1.00m grading 43.00 g/t Au, with further results anticipated in H2-2021 (announcement dated 1 July 2021). These results continue to confirm the potential of TSD's exploration assets, in which we have a 10.61% interest. Progress has also been made at Thani Stratex Resource's Egyptian assets, with the securing of a new earn-in partner (announcement dated 16 March 2021) who will be looking to further extend the 729,000 oz Au resources (JORC and non-JORC) already identified on the Hutite licence. We continue to hold 24.92%
in Thani Stratex Resources and look forward to the planned drill programme which is expected to start during H2 2021.
In addition to our Turkish an