ThoughtsThe wife thinks I'm wrong 75% of the time and I'm not right the other 50% of the time. So feel free to correct me. This is only dilutive now to the tune of below….
The company intends to grant the initial purchasers of the Notes an option to purchase up to an additional US$75,000,000 aggregate principal amount of Notes, exercisable in whole or in part at any time until 13 days after the closing of the Offering.
The news release of a few days ago SCREAMED I need money. This was followed with IRR that spells please raise money as the paybacks will cover it. Rates are low, get it will you can at these rates.
The ability to spend money depends on the plans being done to spend the money.
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1) Detailed engineering is underway on Platreef's 700-ktpa initial mine design, 770-ktpa concentrator and associated infrastructure for the phased development plan, which is scheduled to be incorporated into an updated feasibility study before the end of 2021. The Shaft 1 changeover is progressing well in preparation for permanent hoisting by early 2022. (420 Million+ already raised not enough?)
Resumption of production at the mine now requires the construction of a surface processing plant and other related surface production facilities. Discussions are continuing with Gcamines to advance a new era of production at Kipushi and it is anticipated that these discussions will be concluded with the finalization of the feasibility study and the agreement on the development and financing plan by mid-2021.
2) Ivanhoe plans to soon commence an expansive exploration program on its Western Foreland licences
3) Given the current copper price environment, Ivanhoe, together with its partner Zijin, is exploring the acceleration of the Kamoa-Kakula Phase 3 concentrator expansion from 7.6 Mtpa to 11.4 Mtpa, which may be fed from expanded mining operations at Kansoko or a new mining area at Kamoa North (including the Bonanza Zone).
Let’s get the money now! We need to reserve manufacturing capacity now. Announcements in the last few months of dewatering and re-commissioning of several mines, adding capacity at several others, will chew up a limited supply of mine equipment manufacturing capacity. Lead times could get out to several years soon.
Back to work
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