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Don't get too smug just yet fella - you might well be feeling differently when the Q3 results land very soon!!

Goliath, those are just more 'forecasts' from a man who has been forced to step aside. So far the omens are not looking great for Q4 either because we are now not far off a third of the way through the quarter and they STILL haven't reached 60% run rate.

You couldn't make this up - still not there. The longest ramp up in history. The mad ramper BPat keeps talking about future 200k oz production, hahahaha. It will almost certainly never happen. Yan is now a spent mine and production will continue to fall back (only a paltry 400k oz reserve) and as for Kou, how long into a 'ramp up' which has taken 15 months to not even reach 60% of this mythical nameplate production, do you finally accept that it probably will never happen at all and that they will be permanently producing at far lower levels than originally forecast when the mine was built (seemingly on a wing and a prayer). Lower production means a much higher aisc. I can't wait to see the next Betts Bombshell (Q3 results) which should be out this week or next, so that we finally get to see the numbers and find out what the hell is going on.

BPat are left wing in your views? You seem to be unable to deal with dissenting views/any view that doesn't agree with yours and seek to suppress it. Have you not heard of freedom of speech? It is rather sad that you keep running to admin. When the Q3 results confirm what I have been saying all along either this week or next you will be able to reflect on just how stupid it is to not allow both sides of the argument to be expressed. Adults can read both sides and make their minds up accordingly. You remind me of the 'fake news' media in America.

Talk about paranoia! Extraordinary stuff - one of the best laughs I've had in quite a while.

Lol, be careful what you wish for! Do you mean a re-rate downwards?

The problem with that is that they STILL are not even at 60% production so a 'strong performance' is looking less and less likely with each passing day. Never mind - perhaps Q1 2025 will finally be a 'strong quarter' IF HUM is still operating.

'cLEWless' what is the point to any of your posts, which are always devoid of any meaningful information about this failing company. Why don't you enlighten us all about why you think this will 'rerate' and in what direction? The only rerate that is coming IMO is a downward one when the full reality of what is going on here is laid bare in the Q3 results.

Err, cLEWless, I think I am the one who has called this right, so perhaps not quite as thick as you. How's the vibe going? It is pretty sad that you just want a ramper's echo chamber on this BB, but each to their own!

Haha, your name says it all

Last year the Q3 results were out on the 26th and Betts put out an RNS a week beforehand to announce the release date but so far there has been no mention. Looks like they will be later this time. He is probably busy working on the excuses. All the evidence suggests they will be awful. Still not at 60% of production at Kou, the worst rainy season for at least four years, the mill relining and the ominous silence about Yanfolia over the last few months. I have a 20% sp drop pencilled in when that beauty lands. Let's see what happens.

Keep in mind that Betts was forecasting that full nameplate production would be achieved during H2 2023. A year later from that 'forecast' and we are still waiting to hit 60% of production, ley alone full nameplate. What is going on here?

Is there a fatal flaw with this new mine? It beggars belief how long this is taking to get to just 60% of nameplate production. Just a couple of month's ago we were told it would probably happen by the end of Q3! The longer it drags on for the more likely that Q4 will be a flop too.

Anyway BPat, not much point in getting yourself into a state - all will be revealed in the Q3 results. After that bombshell is out we can have a discussion about who was right and who was wrong!

Hahaha, still no answer to the FACT that this rainy season has been the worst in the last four years (almost twice as much as last year which was used as an excuse by Betts for poor performance)!! As for your weasel words about a post that you had deleted, all of those bullet points were taken directly (copy and pasted) from HUM RNS's, so if they were not FACTS then you are accusing Betts of lying! Is that the case?

Oh dear you are not very bright either! In my book four years can be accurately be described as 'years'. I repeat the rainy season has been the worst for four years (could be more but I only looked at the last four). So, what is your point exactly? You seem to be labouring here.............

BPat, you are starting to sound desperate and making things up!. What I have said repeatedly about the rainy season is that it has been the worst for the last four years, which is a fact. The company has used the rainy season as an excuse for poor performance for every year that I can remember. So, it is highly probable that this year has caused more problems than the last four!! Keep struggling with those rose tinted specs. It might be an idea to have some valium or a stiff drink handy when the Q3 results drop next week.

Even less remaining at Yanfolia (400k oz). The trouble is they can't afford to do the necessary drilling to try to expand the reserves/resource. Not so long ago Betts was talking about expanding Yan's mine life to ten years+. Never happened and never will.

Someone has just got shot of 500,000 shares. Very wise

Nice one cLEWless! I thought I was filtered? Clearly you are very interested in what I post, despite your protestations to the contrary, haha