FilthyRich2
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Moneybags is referring to my list of questions for the 2021 roadshow - slightly altered in context and response submitted a week before presentation.
Nigel answered these questions in the course of presentation in 2021 and a few in discussions afterwards, one or two were thrown in during presentation
Some of these questions were obviously answered in ASX announcements afterwards , but I needed to ensure they were considered by management.
Exact email reproduced below
Nigel's response to the 5 year question was different in my recollection to Moneybags. (It was a rather large list of questions ) , my last question was the Moneybags one. Given the question list I picked up on answers in presentation which might not have been obvious to other attendees.
Hi Jodie
I will be attending the presentation in Sydney, and had a couple of questions as listed below
Rather than cornering Nigel in a discussion , I thought it reasonable to submit the questions beforehand that he may ad-hoc address in his presentation
Some of these are hypothetical questions and could be addressed in his presentation
AVZ Shareholder Questions
Financing
Q1 Will AVZ be seeking financing where the paydown of the finance will be by set instalment dates rather than free cash flow sweeps
Q2 What is the indicative rate hoped to be achieved
Q3 Will the financier be given a covenant over the mining rights to Manono (along the lines of AJM errors)
Q4 What will the financing term ideally be in years (minimum and maximum)
Q5 Will debt financiers be seeking equity as well
Q6 What covenants have been proposed by financiers that you are uncomfortable with
Tin Mining
Q7 What resources will be given to alluvial tin miners to progress their ability to extract tin on a commercial basis
Q8 Will alluvial mining still utilize modular tin processing plants , and what is capacity and cost of each plant, what would be ROI be on alluvial per annum on this basis
Q9 How many individuals will be given the opportunity to work in alluvial mine
Q10 How many tons of Cassetite are expected to be produced from alluvial and would increasing headcounts accelerate this.
Equity Component
Q11 Who will be your ideal targets for equity components and are you having discussion with those targets
SC6 Production and PLS Production
Q12 Given that there is likely to be 6 months between the start of SC6 production and PLS production have you planned how to utilize free cash flow
Plant and Equipment Financing
Q13 Have you considered taking up vendor financing options on equipment to minimize the need for capital raising of $150m could capital raise be avoided if you do so
Flexibility of Plant and Processing Expansion
Q14 Given the likely demand requirements for SC6 and PLS do you have a plan for expansion and the timeframe that it is achievable in (In 4 years what do you envisage production to be)
Bottlenecks on transport
Q15 DRC seems to have economic solutions to resolve transport which have ability to be resolved under Belt and Road agreements, how soon can you anticipate a large scale solution to transport by rail or road
Long Term Goals
Q16 What do you envisage the Manono mine site to be doing in 5 years time
Regards
Name omitted in this posting on TSE
A
Nigel answered these questions in the course of presentation in 2021 and a few in discussions afterwards, one or two were thrown in during presentation
Some of these questions were obviously answered in ASX announcements afterwards , but I needed to ensure they were considered by management.
Exact email reproduced below
Nigel's response to the 5 year question was different in my recollection to Moneybags. (It was a rather large list of questions ) , my last question was the Moneybags one. Given the question list I picked up on answers in presentation which might not have been obvious to other attendees.
Hi Jodie
I will be attending the presentation in Sydney, and had a couple of questions as listed below
Rather than cornering Nigel in a discussion , I thought it reasonable to submit the questions beforehand that he may ad-hoc address in his presentation
Some of these are hypothetical questions and could be addressed in his presentation
AVZ Shareholder Questions
Financing
Q1 Will AVZ be seeking financing where the paydown of the finance will be by set instalment dates rather than free cash flow sweeps
Q2 What is the indicative rate hoped to be achieved
Q3 Will the financier be given a covenant over the mining rights to Manono (along the lines of AJM errors)
Q4 What will the financing term ideally be in years (minimum and maximum)
Q5 Will debt financiers be seeking equity as well
Q6 What covenants have been proposed by financiers that you are uncomfortable with
Tin Mining
Q7 What resources will be given to alluvial tin miners to progress their ability to extract tin on a commercial basis
Q8 Will alluvial mining still utilize modular tin processing plants , and what is capacity and cost of each plant, what would be ROI be on alluvial per annum on this basis
Q9 How many individuals will be given the opportunity to work in alluvial mine
Q10 How many tons of Cassetite are expected to be produced from alluvial and would increasing headcounts accelerate this.
Equity Component
Q11 Who will be your ideal targets for equity components and are you having discussion with those targets
SC6 Production and PLS Production
Q12 Given that there is likely to be 6 months between the start of SC6 production and PLS production have you planned how to utilize free cash flow
Plant and Equipment Financing
Q13 Have you considered taking up vendor financing options on equipment to minimize the need for capital raising of $150m could capital raise be avoided if you do so
Flexibility of Plant and Processing Expansion
Q14 Given the likely demand requirements for SC6 and PLS do you have a plan for expansion and the timeframe that it is achievable in (In 4 years what do you envisage production to be)
Bottlenecks on transport
Q15 DRC seems to have economic solutions to resolve transport which have ability to be resolved under Belt and Road agreements, how soon can you anticipate a large scale solution to transport by rail or road
Long Term Goals
Q16 What do you envisage the Manono mine site to be doing in 5 years time
Regards
Name omitted in this posting on TSE
A