Project Earth3 Apr 2024 18:55
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THE LAST UNCONSOLIDATED PALLADIUM PRODUCER
Placing to Raise $10m for Production Expansion
Eurasia Mining is an AIM listed company with a portfolio of large, open-pittable, world-class Palladium rich PGM assets located in an established mining jurisdiction.
Its West Kytlim Mine is in production since 2018 and is the largest open-pit soft rock PGM mine globally being the lowest cost producer with less than $300/oz 4-PGM AISC. The mine is currently ramping up providing a source of immediate cash flow to the Company. There is a strong and well-explored regional potential to expand the West Kytlim resource that the Company is now pursuing.
Its Monchetundra open pit deposit is a Palladium rich world-class project with the potential to underpin a new PGM producing district with over 15Moz of PGM resource. Monchetundra has a feasibility study and production permit for 2Moz of PGMs, out of which palladium in 64%. Its flanks area is shortly to be confirmed with 13Moz of additional resource and there is a 40Moz target resource for the entire district, which makes Monchetundra the largest unconsolidated palladium resource in the world.
The mining on all deposits is low cost open-pit mining not exposed to Covid -19 unlike underground mining. The Company has implemented strict measures to protect its employees and ensure stable development.
The company was founded in 1996, listed on AIM in 1999, and has a long and successful record of accomplishments consistently achieving multiple critical milestones at both assets. The leadership team has extensive technical experience in the global PGM industry.
Palladium is c.$2,000 per oz and this is supported by a fundamentally driven structural deficit that is not expected to revert in 5 years going forward. The global production is further declining, while the consumption has been boosted recently by China (the largest consumer) increasing consumption by 30% per one vehicle, as well as by India and EU. The palladium deficit has been increasing for the last 9 years filled in by the palladium stock that has now declined to the historically lowest level of c.500koz.
Following multiple inbound expressions of interest in relation to its assets, on 1st July 2020, it was announced that UBS had been appointed to run a formal sales process for the Company under the Takeover Code.
Besides any formal sales process news during this fundraise, we are expecting the following news flow:
There will be an announcement that the Tipil license at West Kytlim has received its final approvals. This will significantly increase the size of the producing asset, which will bring more cash flow to the Company and increase its resource.
There will be an announcement that the Monchetundra flanks license has received final approval and a formal license is now issued. This will increase the