Six weeks until ML application deadline. Will we get the Denarius' new PEA before then? Suspect we will as the conditions include a near PFS level of economic report. That could be very interesting as a lot of work including JORC upgrades have been completed since our own PEA.
I get the thinking there folks though PH did say as recently as last month that "Project II can advance in parallel to planned drilling under Project I". I guess if you take their intentions specifically from what he has said most recently then for some reason they want them to 'advance in parallel', therefore PII hasn't started because PI hasn't started. If that is the case I'd love to know why, seems to defy logic to me.
Have to agree with thoughts on PII. As Yian says JSR-01 demonstrated the concept of lifting the unswept oil in the Patardzeuli field back in Dec, why on earth we're still waiting to implement the techniques is beyond me. There could be any number of reasons but it would be great to hear a straight answer, it's like we've done all the painstaking build up play but don't want to get the ball across the line.
Well what a deeply disappointing SP. With 044 assays due I hope it's nothing to do with that, the field performance has been so consistently good since 021 that it's almost become a given that we hit the target. We could also do with knowing where we are on IP's for the enlarged mining area. For me that was an important element of the upside of the JV but over 6 months on and no indication yet that it will be granted or what it might be worth.
Crikey Chesh you know that they can afford expensive lawyers don't you :) ? Particularly when certain individuals receive interest on their loans, which ironically they can afford to make to the company because the same company pays them so much lol! On the Geothermal I know we can't run before we can walk, but just like the majors are doing we do need to plan long term for an energy transition, Georgia is a signatory to the Paris Agreement so I'm sure there will be grants in it though I haven't a clue what opportunities there actually are on our licenses. I'm sure there used to be something on the website.
Heps I agree, I think the strategy is finally working as we are on the cusp of profitability. So often O&G juniors are tempted by moonshot high risk / high reward exploration plays and end up in all or nothing situations. The BLOE approach of incrementally adding production and revenues is perhaps not so eye catching but we've built a solid base from which we can hopefully go for the big gas reserves soon. In addition I believe we should also be kept up to date on the progress of GOG work where we have a 50% interest. Putting my tree hugging trousers on for a moment I also think we need to think well ahead and not ignore the geothermic, I note it is in the MOU so hopefully not just paying lip service to renewables, on a more cynical note I would be surprised if it wasn't a likely route to government grants.
Thanks both, hopefully some clarity soon on PII. As for PI I did wonder with WR-B01Za not reaching TD and reported problems drilling the horizontal section yet still being a successful producer that they must believe that if op's go more to plan at KRT we could potentially be looking at even better results. Looks like last weeks reassuring words have taken us as far as they can, need some action on the ground.
In the Final Results (11th May) PH said this "Following these results, the drilling team upgraded the Company's service rig to enable it to be better utilised across a multi-well drilling programme, where four candidates have been risked, ranked, and prioritised. Following this initiative, Project II can advance in parallel to planned drilling under Project I". So if the rig is ready and the targets selected why aren't they cracking on with PII? Am I missing something obvious, is there some sort of synergy in conducting them strictly in parallel?
No as usual I thoroughly countered your points about EUZ but as always you take it personally. It's not exactly difficult to take your credibility down when you create multiple identities, pose as a potential investor who I seem to remember concluded that EUZ couldn't be taken seriously as an investment, and then subsequently announce they have bought in despite this ??? Previously we had years of near constant negativity punctuated by announcements of top ups, "Too far down to bother selling" and then you wait for 3p to sell - it never really made any sense did it? "Oh what a tangled web we weave when first we practice to deceive".
No, there's still no certainty that 49% of the project with an upgraded PEA or 20% of the project with a PFS and enlarged mining area will be worth substantially more than £2.5m but on balance I personally think it will, I don't have an aspiration to be completely certain because I accept that I can't be, so we can chalk that allegation off for starters. It's still a risk reward calculation that everyone has to weigh up for themselves and their own circumstances. For years Bobby Beale was "Too far down to bother selling up", I'm sure we all remember that mantra, if this poster has sold up after all this time I'm guessing their sentiment has changed and I fully respect that. What I don't respect is the suggestion that holders are trying to lure in new investors in the hope of getting out with slightly reduced losses, I see no evidence of that and think it is a deplorable allegation.
Well if anyone is looking in with fresh eyes I wouldn't encourage them to invest or not despite the repugnant suggestions levelled at all holders in an earlier post. I would simply refer observers to the technical reports upon which they can make their own objective decisions. In 2020 Bara Consulting attributed a NPV of US$156m to the project. Since then we have increased the indicated resource substantially, completed the metallurgy, hydrology and geotechnical work. Denarius' new PEA will take all this into account and we will have a 49% share of a reworked NPV in their PEA. Of course no company has a divine right to own their share of an NPV figure, but by the time a PFS is completed the value in an attributed NPV becomes increasingly realistic. As we are positioned to execute leverage off the successful work undertaken to date it would seem to me that 20% of a JV ready to seek institutional banking investment will be worth way in excess of our current Mcap of £2.5m. Anyone wanting complete certainty in an investment needs to look at Government Gilts, so laughable to expect certainty in mining exploration. The stripped back judgement I am making is what 49% of the project is worth with the new PEA and what 20% is worth with a PFS and an enlarged mining area. Of course there is no certainty what this might be but the historical figures look robust to me as we incrementally de-risk the project, but don't take my word for it look at the technical reports and don't listen to bitter subjectivity would be my only advice.
Jed the upfront capex to point of mining was calculated as US$79m in 2021. That will obviously be higher now with inflationary pressure though the intervening successful ore sorting study means the processing plant will be smaller, whether that will completely offset inflation I don't know. The point is we need a robust FS in order to get an investment bank to finance the construction of a mine and that is why this confirmatory drilling is going on at the moment. Frustrating I agree but you can't put the cart in front of the horse.
Be careful what you wish for, if we stop drilling holes it will be because it's all over. Even when they're satisfied that we have enough certainty within the block model for the PFS, exploration will continue. Drilling holes kind of comes with being a mining exploration company. Hoping we might get assay results from 044 next week.
Evening Roger, Mm's and anyone else looking in - certainly the SP is dire but I think we're positioned reasonably well to finally lever off not just our own work but the historical exploration undertaken to date. I have never pretended that the Denarius deal fulfilled my top end expectations but it does provide a realistic path to actually mine this thing which we are guaranteed to have 20% of if Denarius meet their spending commitments. I'm much more interested in the enlarged mining area than 'new projects' so hope to hear more about that asap. I expect assay results to come thick and fast as we have two rigs going 24/7. As far as I can glean we will not be going beyond the block model during option 1 so it is all about proving that a Zn Pb-Ag mine is feasible for now and that is what will go into the PFS. I suspect following that, Denarius (backed by Aris Mining) will want to look beyond the BM and get an understanding how far the mineralised corridor goes east and of course what lies beneath and equally what this confusing copper story might amount to.
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CJ & CH - that is also how I understand the copper. The traces we find are indicative of copper feeders (at least that was how it was described to me) below 1000m but the current drilling will stay within the block model. The strategy is to prove that a Zn, Pb/Ag mine is a feasible proposition but there could yet be a Cu bonus. Whether they plan to explore further east or deeper after the updated PEA but prior to the PFS I honestly don't know but I don't think we should anticipate it coming into the resource any time soon although interestingly the 2012 Micon report did quote a small indicated quantity of copper.
Bricks, I think a re-read of the 22nd March RNS would help answer your questions. Final works for the MLA are stated as, mining methods selected, site location for major facilities and plant defined , heritage, archeological environmental studies underway. Furthermore: "Finalisation of capital requirements and ongoing cost profiles is underway and will run in conjunction with formulation of a development schedule following the trade-off study completed with regard to potential mining methods. This work is ongoing and is on track to meet internal timelines for submission of the MLA by the Junta's deadline of 31 July 2023". The JORC off the back of current drilling will come later in the year and will contribute to the new PEA required for Option 1, the PFS of course must be delivered for Option 2. Looks like a plan to me.
CJ the agenda is quite simple and rather tragic - it's simply to unload their own misery on holders, surely even the distressed couldn't believe that their comments will move the price. In my experience every board seems to have one whether FTSE 100 or AIM. Of course it's worse on AIM where certain investors just don't seem mentally prepared for high risk investment. This ex investor has at long last crystallised their loss and is clearly finding some comfort in trying to post vexatiously. EUZ have a pathway forward and the risk / reward equation still looks good to me. Oh and a 'seasoned holder' has increased their stake, in fact an institutional investor... and at a premium to the SP. My last comment on this subject as I'm aware they won't go away or suddenly start posting objectively, seen it all before, sad.