RE: cash11 Jan 2020 18:40
Thanks for the compliment Dr Remington. Below paragraphs are the reason why I ran a mile. For those investors who still dream of 25 bag potential, I suggest you read and digest this information below before losing thousands of pounds in a white elephant.
Risks relating to the agreement with Glencore and development of the Zanaga Project
The Zanaga Project is majority controlled at both a shareholder and director level by Glencore. The ability of the Company to control the Zanaga Project and its operations and activities, including the future development of the Project (including any variant such as an EPP development) and the future funding requirements of Jumelles, is therefore limited.
The future development of the mine and related infrastructure (including any variant such as an EPP development) will be determined by the Jumelles Board. There can be no certainty that the Jumelles board will approve the construction of the mine and related infrastructure or any variant thereof such as an EPP development, including the taking of preparatory steps associated with the construction of the mine and related infrastructure, such as front end engineering and design, or the undertaking of work needed to assess the viability of an EPP development or any component part of an EPP development.
Risks relating to future funding of the Zanaga Project
Under the Joint Venture Agreement between the Company, Glencore and Jumelles of 3 December 2009, as amended (the "JVA"), there is no obligation on the Company or Glencore to provide further funding to Jumelles. The Company and Glencore have reached agreement on a work programme and funding of the Zanaga Project for 2019. As such agreement relates to 2019, there is a risk that after 31 December 2019 Jumelles may be subjected to funding constraints and this could have an adverse impact upon the Project. Moreover, discretionary amounts are contained in the 2019 work programme and budget; these require the joint approval of ZIOC and Glencore. It is possible that as regards certain items, joint approval would not be forthcoming.
The Company will not generate any material income until the an operating stage of the Project has been constructed and mining and export of the iron ore has successfully commenced at commercial volumes. In the meantime the Company will continue to expend its cash reserves. Should the Company seek to raise additional finance, it may be unable to obtain debt and/or equity financing in the amounts required, in a timely manner, on favourable terms or at all. If ZIOC raises additional funds (including for the purpose of funding the construction of the Project or any part of the Project, including any small-scale start-up) through further issuances of securities, the holders of ordinary shares could suffer significant dilution, and any new securities that ZIOC issues could have rights, preferences and privileges superior to those of the holders of the ordinary shares.