Victor King COO of Volta youtube just came across this gem, an April 18, 2012 speech by Victor King, lengthy, maybe 20 minutes, but very interesting. A few highlights that I recall.
1. refers to Kiaka South high-grade as a game-changer; I have heard posters on the board use that language but did not know the top level management considered it so; he talks about how Kiaka South will open up a number of options and significantly improve the economics of the Kiaka mine; he points out that the Kiaka South highgrade results would not be included in the PFS which was two or three weeks away from his speech;
2. He talks about an up-dated resource expected in late July early August which will include Kiaka south - if that helps with the question on the last post - but I expect drill results before then, any day in fact;\
3. He mentions that the IMF which is a sponsor and significant shareholder of VTR did an audit in January, 2012 and gave Volta a big thumbs up, saying standards were up to level of senior miners.
4. He mentions that they are doing metallurgic testing on Nasarra samples before recommencing drilling in near future;
5. many comments about the economics of the Kiaka project, which I found to be more helpful than the numbers thrown at us for PFS; and they seem to be serious about being on track for ramp up in 2015;
He talks about the level of experience in management and their deep routes in West Africa. All round, worth listening to if you have 20 minutes or so; the beginning is basic, but becomes more interesting toward the end.