BMN all you need to know!9 Jan 2019 17:45
As NickD is on holiday - he might want new readers to see this:
Fortune Mojapelo told us ‘The story of Bushveld Minerals is not yet half told’.
- Experienced mining entrepreneurs are now on board.
- No outstanding warrants now.
- Dividend policy to be announced in the next few weeks.
- 74% of Vametco is now owned.
- Vametco 2018 profits are looking huge even at the current FeV prices and production levels.
- Our share of Vametco profits after tax are around £2m per week at current max production and FeV prices of $100/kg.
- There is a world vanadium supply deficit and this will remain for at least the next 3-4 years.
- The new Chinese rebar standards, which started in November, will increase their vanadium demand by a further 30%.
- The Chinese are banning the import of vanadium s l a g.
- The environmental crackdown in China is fueling the vanadium price rally further.
- Vanadium prices are looking excellent for 2019 and will no doubt pass the multi-year highs already reached.
- China, one of the largest vanadium producers in the world, is expected to become a net importer of ferro-vanadium in the near future accelerating demand
- Vametco annual production capacity has increased to 3,750 tonnes and we are now targeting production levels of 5,000 tonnes pa by the end of 2019.
- All current production increases will be paid for through operating cash flows.
- Guidance for 2018 production was 2,600-2,650 tonnes of vanadium.
- Brownfield vanadium production facilities to increase our capacity to 10,000 tonnes and beyond news expected soon
- Our Mokopane mining licence is due any time - World largest vanadium rsource
- Mokopane early revenue generation is coming based on off-take agreements
- The current V2O5 price is making our Mokopane vanadium project hugely profitable.
- Brits vanadium - very high grades expected, thereby reducing Vametco production costs even further.
- Further drilling is taking place at Vametco.
- Bushveld Energy is in the very exciting VRFB sector.
- BE has agreements with UET and IDC.
- Commissioning of the demonstration VRFB with Eskom, the SA national power utility, is taking place. Potentially a huge contract is coming our way for supply!
- Electrolyte production is moving forward for production in 2019.
- Electrolyte leasing partner news to come.
-- Imaloto coal has a MOU with Sinohydro.
- Imaloto coal BFS will be published shortly.
- Lemur has signed a binding 30 year power purchasing agreement with the Madagascar state-owned utility JIRAMA.
- Potential Imaloto coal sale or spin-off - funding multiple projects
- Our 10% Investment in Afritin Mining - first production commencing soon.
- Other resources we have iron ore, titanium & phosphate.
- JSE listing coming up.
South Africa politics have improved significantly.
Ramaphosa’s South Africa is becoming investor friendly and encouraging foreign investment.
All very positive for business and mining in South