RE: MM testing...............20 Jun 2018 16:39
Aside from the shut down in communications
The main problem as I see it is that coal buyers want large quantities of coal, and Edenville has 173+mt of the stuff in the ground , HOWEVER, they cannot convert the coal into the ground into sellable products in sufficient quantities to convince buyers to sign.
They have one contract direct but that is for 2,000 tonnes, so between Edenville and Upendo (presuming they are still processing) they can cover this order.
This is why I can't see any new coal contracts being signed for months, it is expected that the 10,000 tonnes a month will be achieved by year end 2018, so there will be a ramp up of production but when will the production stabilise enough to give coal buyers the confidence of a regular supply. Only at that point will people sign.
For me the next news announcement will be after the 18th July, once Sinohydro agreement ends, but that will depend on when Rufus wants to let people know what happens next for the BFS. I think in the run up to the 18th July we need to put pressure on Rufus via Tim PR to issue an RNS a day after the MoU ends. There is no reason why they couldn't, they should know what has been achieved and what the agreed next steps are with Sinohydro.
The share price is in danger of drifting lower until solid news is released