RE: RE: RE: RE: Johnny881 Hi Johnny881,
I do not as a rule reply to bashers but in your case, I am not sure if you are just bashing or just do not get it.
First thing: The fact that we call vein graphite VEIN graphite, does not mean it is found in the ground in the form of veins. It is called vein graphite or lump graphite because of it's special properties. You may want to do some reading at: https://www.asbury.com/Vein-Graphite.html These guys are actual sellers of various graphite products including all type of flake graphites, vein graphite and synthetic graphite.
Now I pretended to be a naive buyer and asked for quotes of similar grades and purity of flake graphites and vein graphites...this is the research you need to do to understand why our share price is $2.14 and moving up a la Aurelian and you are at 21 cents and falling.
Vein graphite sells for $8000-$10 000 per tonne. The synthetic graphite market in the purity levels that ZEN will be producing at 99.96%pure sells for $20k per tonne. There is not a flake graphite in the world that can dream of getting these types of prices for their products. At best, after many up grades, flakers may get close to $8000 per ton and I am being generous here. ZEN will be getting that as a Minimum with a cheap off the shelf method of purification. The number that I have heard all in will be about $600 per tonne of finished product. Now do the math when you produce at $600 and sell at $8000 and up.
Any bells going off yet??
The profit margins on vein graphite of the purity ZEN can produce are amazing and kill any flakers out there. NGC's cost are $968 per tonne to produce 94.5% pure graghite which sells around $2500 per ton. This is from their BFS: https://www.stockwatch.com/News/Item.aspx?bid=Z-C:NGC-1975571&symbol=NGC&news_region=C. Compare those cost and profits vs Vein graphite.
Any bells going off now??
The market is just clueing in now about our massive profit center vs flakers. A friend of mine loves to say that people lie but charts never lie...look at the charts my friend, they are telling you exactly what is happening. Do not make this an ego thing like you seem to be doing with Chief. Do your research and then make the smart decision on Monday.
You may also want to look at my previous post here where my NPV of ZEN is $55 so you can get over any thoughts that you are late to the party...the party is just beginning my friend!
Glorieux