RE: Close, really close!5 Sep 2023 07:51
Government Facing Agreements
The necessary Ethiopian laws and regulations continue to be revised in conjunction with the finalisation of the syndicate's definitive agreements amongst itself and with Government agencies. This week's activities include:
-- Syndicate lenders meeting with the Company in Addis Ababa finalising details with the National Bank of Ethiopia ("NBE", being the Ethiopian central bank) as regards capital controls. A recent development was the publication of a new NBE Directive on 14 August 2023 in respect of foreign exchange controls, which is now being combined with TKGM specific project details. The changes within the Directive are positive for the country and KEFI is incorporating for its own situation. This is one of the final action points remaining to completion of the Tulu Kapi financing package. The meeting will address the specific details and documentation requirements flowing from these changes with respect to the Tulu Kapi development;
Other project finance syndicate members are meeting with the Company and the Ethiopian Ministry of Mines ("EMM") in Perth Australia, addressing the few remaining loose-ends with EMM-facing agreements. These parties have also been taking part in instructive mine and processing plant inspections while in Australia. A recent development was the publication by the EMM of a draft new Mining Proclamation, which is now being compared with TKGM specific project details; and
-- Field teams meeting local government in zonal government centre Ghimbi and municipal government centre Genji, planning the launch of community programmes.
Technical and Organisational Preparations
-- Independent technical expert to the lenders, Behre Dolbear International ("BDI") has reported and confirmed TKGM's readiness for development launch;
-- Elevation of security protection in the district around the project site and our offices with regular independent monitoring by security expert Constellis, whose recent report concluded that TKGM's approach to securing the mining licence area, its other sites and the routes in and out are sensible, pragmatic and in-line with security best management practice; and
-- Grade-control drill-planning for 2024 open-pit operational readiness programmes and resource-extensional drilling-planning for the 2024-2025 underground mine feasibility study…..
And it goes on a lot of detail basically all the Syndicate wants this to happen and is working through all the red tape and things needed to get it done. Maybe the company could have dribbled some of these developments out and shown things are on track rather than just relying on harry just saying things are on track but would people have listened?
Think its going to be long webinar anyway with all this happening at TK.
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