RE: Article mentions Pensana20 Dec 2021 10:38
Chinasyndrome,
There is no evidence that Rainbow Rare defrauded the Burundi government. This follows an independent audit of which the Burundi government have no response. The problem in Burundi was the use of inferior mining techniques and equipment that was useless in the rainy season that was operated before Rainbow took on their current CEO. The Burundi government do not like the existing arrangement with Rainbow as it is not on par with arrangements that operate in Angola and Tanzania (However, they are offering no help to the company at all and production is landlocked miles away from exporting through Kenya.
The issue or risk with Rainbow is all about the PEA recovery rate data and whether the IP they acquired from the USA works. If the recovery rates fall off and the gypsum stacks are revised down from resources to reserves than the value many expect from Rainbow is not as great as they hope for. Of course the recovery rate can be proved to be excellent and the IP procured works well and then the opposite applies, but those results will not be known until late March.
I realise some of the commentary from DP is not correct, but lets stay above that level of communication. Tony