RE: Q&A RNS24 Nov 2021 12:26
The fact that RY was presented with some difficult questions and tried to address them was a positive for me.
Yes, would have been nice if the presentation was more polished (don’t think the inquisitor was great either) but the whole exercise was to answer questions from SH.
Need to rewatch to absorb what was said.
But the general gist;
- TEO is at its final stages and will be released by end of Q4 2021. (Not sure what ‘released ‘actually’ means and whether SH will see it or more work needs to be done, such as, translations, internal review….).
- Main focus has been the TEO and after that the Mine plan and BFS.
- Battery testing/downstream processing/MHP (battery ready product) will be looked at in 2022.
- Off-takers, Not the time to be signed up to anyone because it doesn’t give flexibility, hinder other negotiations etc….
Guess like many, my questions was around things like, C1 cost, Capex, BFS which was addressed by RY but not necessarily answered. Once the TEO is published many of the questions will come to light. I did ask about Directors buying but it wasn’t asked.
Reading between the lines, the PFS is redundant now and that the additional findings which are included in the TEO should see an increase in NPV.
It is fair to say that the project has got this far and the statement that the TEO will be released by Q4 2021 must mean that the project numbers presented are realistic and thus the project is ‘economically viable’. Not sure if this ultimately means that SH will see fair value, but the optimist in me likes to think RY and the team are trying to maximise SH value. The only issue is that they are looking at every angle!! Just got on with it!!!!
Erazzel – Slightly harsh haha, the fact that RY seems to be a bubbling boffin in the interview (I mean that in a good way), reminds me of ermm me in similar situations!! Prefer it to AH, look what he has done for EUZ!!!
I guess we continue to chug along!!!
Geng, I am with Astar here, doubt HZM will see 3.45, if it does, I will invest—feels like cheating on AMC!!!!