RE: Swinger10 May 2020 16:24
The exclusivity agreement is to basically take the BKM project from Asiamet and we would retain a free stake!
The cost to construct the mine is about 190 usd million so the partner would pay that and we would keep say 30 - 50 percent.
Tony Manini talks about this in the interview from saturday with Tom W at his event. He said they would keep 50 percent and the partner would take the derisked project.
Remember a company paying 190 million USD to construct this mine then gets 50 percent of all the profits. The profit might be around 100 million per year year so a partner takes 50 percent thats 450 million after they pay the 190 million.
Win win for the partner as they get a derisked project and a win for Asiamet as we get a free carry.
Tony also talks about doing the same with Beutong, say we keep 20 percent as free carry on a project that could do 400 million cash per year. Its a monster.
Biggest issue for asiamet is funding the capex on BKM so bringing in a partner is the best way. Im hoping AE become our partner and we keep 30 - 50 percent free on BKM and this will rocket. Time will tell and they have 3 weeks exclusivity, then ideally we would either have a bidding war or AW would pull the trigger and fund this.
Oxianna wasToni's last company, a 3 million market cap and went to 6 billion (now oz minerals on the asx) Toni will get this done in my view.