Investment Attractions • Low cost platinum producer because of low mining costs. No Mining risks of faults, flooding, caving etc • Forecast operating margin in excess of 70% well in line with CTRP achieved 77% margin. • Dollar based business with Rand based expenses • Most tailings pumped. No expensive road transport • Modern technology • New dump reclamation process • Contracted off-take agreement • Everest North low cost stand alone platinum mine
• Agreements – New agreement signed with Samancor – BEE agreement signed – Matomo fixed price contract signed – Off take heads of agreement signed • Technical – Learning curve on mining and plant operations completed – Skills secured and outsourced partners in place – Low risk, low capex and low opex projects – nearing completion of construction phase
Conclusions • Future – cash flow from early as July 2007 – New Project generation – Platinum fundamentals very strong • No new Junior Mining Platinum producers forecast to start generating profits within the next 3 years.
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