RNS13 May 2021 08:44
https://www.londonstockexchange.com/news-article/KZG/investment-diamond-hms-and-tantalum-update/14974825
13 May 2021
Kazera Global plc
Investment progress, Diamond Production, HMS Licences and Tantalum Sample
Kazera Global plc, ("Kazera Global", "Kazera" or "the Company"), the AIM quoted investment company, provides the following update.
Highlights:
· Despite an additional level of due diligence, proposed investment of €9,130,000 at approximately 2.7p per share, appears to remain on track.
· Other potential investors are also expressing interest.
· Diamond production is focusing on larger stones with a higher market value.
· Heavy Mineral Sands licenses now appear to be progressing.
· A sample of Tantalum is being assayed for a Chinese smelter preparatory to negotiating an offtake agreement.
Investment Update
The Board have now obtained further assurances that the investment of €9,130,000 referenced in previous RNS's will proceed in accordance with the agreed documentation. The expectation was that the funds would be received imminently following the completion of the banking due diligence. However, the investment in Kazera represents part of a package of broader investments in Namibia being made by the prospective investor. The size of the overall funding coming into the country has raised the need for visits to the larger projects by the underlying backers to cover in-country compliance.
Although this is a continued delay, Namibia is taking extra precautions based on past issues with foreign investment. The Board does not expect any issues for the Kazera element as the principal investor has twice visited the mine along with their geologist. Enquiries undertaken by both the Board and the Company's independent advisers have all indicated that, despite the delays, the investment into the Company is still on track to complete on the terms as agreed in the signed Subscription Agreement between the two companies and previously outlined to the market. However, the Company can give no guarantees as to when the investment will complete and when the Company will receive the funds committed.
Despite the investment being delayed, based on their understanding of the situation from a Namibian perspective, the new mine contractor, DJ Drilling, continues to rebuild the road systems at Tantalum Valley that were damaged due to the extreme heavy rains experienced in Namibia. There is continued heavy equipment arriving on site as well as technical teams now busy with maintenance of the current plant. This work is being undertaken by DJ Drilling its sole risk and at no cost to Kazera in the expectation that the investment into the Company will be made.
Simultaneously, the Company has been approached by a separate high-profile Namibian investor who has expressed an interest in investing for a substantial amount of the equity of the Company. They have already conducted a successful site visit