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Giant 10H and giant tree.

I was exaggerating of course. The biggest tree I have ever seen, bigger than the California redwoods, is in Tsitsikamma forest. But not the one illustrated. It is believed to be ~3,000 years old.

https://www.pinterest.co.uk/pin/88523948904311466/

Yes, I can see what you are all getting at on the slow pace. Last night a bigger concern was over who is picking up the tab on a semi-idle Hans Deul (?) plus the Esvagt Champion on standby.

A temporary slip on JSE this morning which underlines the necessity of being in both stocks.

My only setback today (thus far) is having to extract £1k from somewhere to pay for severe lopping of a monster copper beech at my daughter's home in Salisbury. Have never seen such a giant anywhere.

??? . . . 07:00 wake-up call with some good numbers to get the SP back to £1.03.

https://www.metalsdaily.com/live-prices/pgms/

PGM prices have risen all day.
Would be great if we broke150p tomorrow.
Dream on . . ..

[Had to attend a meeting. Curious to learn if bid reached 135p at the bell. Does anyone know?]

As noted from an enquiry at the local food bank, many folk here are suffering with the hike in tariffs and prices. Likewise in CT and Jhb. Previous fairly well-heeled families there are forced to cut their cloth: the biggest gripes are over Eskom increases and council rates.

W.r.t. SP targets - they are credible although I tend to ignore them. Hardly surprising when one considers the outrageous Aux forecasts of JPM et al. Gold is meant to be closing in on $2,200 and is again struggling @ $1,800. Do these fellas actually get paid?

https://www.esi-africa.com/renewable-energy/sa-mine-site-to-become-carbon-neutral-by-2050/

. . . in my estimation the arrangement also caters for the fact that Eskom will ail for years to come.
O/T - Also noted NGLM/SHG have hugely added to their solar panel array.
Reminds me of the days when an engineer colleague in Mombasa barely had power to run his machinery each day, and the phones didn't work either.

Slow SP reaction this morning. I regard THS as my premier PGM stock and treat it as a long-termer.
Perhaps biased for my own reasons but the solar panel MOU was another step in the right direction.
Eskom, short of pouring ZARbns into refurbishment, are NOT a reliable power source in the medium term.
Despite limitations renewables are the way to go particularly with Rustenburg ambitions in mind.
Ngezi is another story of course and I am unsure of Kariba/CaboraBassa HEP provision.

Noted that I have now collided with my original buy-in price. As there was criticism of an earlier comment about SP being "flaky" when over 400p this is likely to become an uncomfortably long hold. Grin and bear it, chum.

Price might ease a tad tomorrow unless news comes to hand.
It's slipped 3% Toronto pm.

. . . and seems to be another strong finish raising the prospect of a third consecutive, positive day.
///It's unfortunate that I have been cautious and tentative on both JSE and PTAL.
However, still plenty opportunities to fix the shortcoming.

In view of buying activity this morning I'm mildly surprised upward trajectory is not firmer. It will come all being well. 36p today will be very welcome.

Cross-referencing MT's ADVFN 17:15 entry:

I agree with Bootle's assessment with one addition. Having momentarily(?) failed with an Aux safety net, which is now in a drawer, I have added emerging/promising gas plays to the portfolio. Failure to take counter-measures with difficult times ahead is, if not already, going to affect family groups. It is therefore not a matter of lining one's pockets but mostly a protection of capital.

I keep a check on impacts locally - Tunbridge Wells - which is relatively prosperous: Hardship has become more apparent. Food banks are busy and needy folk are allowed to take away as much as they can carry for £2. Who would have reckoned it would become a feature of English life?

Reflecting on a 2-year stint in Barrow-on-Humber 20 years ago there was an overriding impression that surrounding villages were largely propped up by benefits, etc. I continue to wonder what burden is carried by the state.

https://www.perupetro.com.pe/wps/wcm/connect/corporativo/7318e1ef-aaa2-4c91-8313-7d2090cba5fa/Producci%C3%B3n+l%C3%ADquidos.pdf?MOD=AJPERES&liquidos

The latest two numbers take the breath away: is the new well breaking records?

BBB - Could I rather pay you in ZM$ or ZAR? My PTAL shares are fairly precious to me.
Efficient patrolling of the 687-mile ONP pipeline is an impossibility. Even the SelousScouts would fail: it's not Lake Kariba.
re: @ 00:48 - Having experienced the squalor in disparate areas . . . Crater City, Aden; Nairobi, Kenya; Crossroads/khayelitsha, CT, (the list is endless) I now know control of population numbers is out of reach. The planet can not sustain 7bn. Even as a boy with 2bn souls it was bad enough. In a nutshell Castillo et al. have their hands full.

All being well I'll hang in until Manolo completes his objectives with Bretana and gets his exploratory well going at #107. He might even have an eye open for an acquisition in northern Loreto province.

We didn't quite reach £1 but it will be here next week.

MT - I seem to remember you referencing AXL and SOUC. I am steering clear of Colombia for the present but I can confirm a heavy interest in the latter. Some very useful information has come in from their VP Engineering and I shall be adding over the next fortnight. The three laterals have been clearly demarcated.

As with JSE - first entry @ 67p - I always arrive late in the day but might have done better with SOUC timing.
Bonne chance to all.

98p vs 99p
Looks as though the magical £ is on . . . barring profit-taking.

Thanks, ADVFN guys. Are we on course for an unexpected £1 today?

It could be a very rare, secure afternoon as the TSX is up another cent @ 61c. Because of Canaccord's bullish stance I plan to hang in until ~Can$1. There are likely to be further pipeline intrusions but PetroPeru seem to have accelerated their counter-measures.

So with 96p paid twice at 14:30 we may at last be getting somewhere.