So this trip was arranged by Jonathan Bloch Executive...

So this trip was arranged by
Jonathan Bloch
Executive Director/Head of Strategic Banking at ANZ - Resources, Energy & Infrastructure Division (REI)

Jonathon, one of the biggest fish in ANZ seems to be taking an extraordinary interest in PEX...

"....Was delighted to be able to support Rob Tyson from Peel Mining this week taking him to Korea Zinc’s Sun Metals Refinery in Townsville. Thanks again to our respected friends and colleagues at Korea Zinc who were generous hosts and gave Rob an informative tour of their operations. Sun Metals under the leadership of CEO Yun Choi continues to deliver improved performance and has recently announced a $300m expansion. The refinery processes close to 500ktpa of Zinc concentrates producing over 220kt of Zinc metal contributing to Korea Zinc’s position as the worlds largest Zinc, Silver and Indium refiner. Notably the team has made a great success of integrating a 130MW solar farm to source renewable energy and ships all refinery residues back to Korea for further processing and multi-metal extraction, ensuring no need for local tailings disposal. Hopefully the visit will be a source of added insights and inspiration for Rob and the team to keep delivering impressive Zn results....."

Are we foreseeing  a future offtake agreement? Why is ANZ so wound in? Could it be the future predicted Asian infrastructure boom .....predicted at $118 trillion?  Could ANZ be poised to take out some big shareholders? Could ANZ be now structuring the looming M&A?

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here's the ANZ guys bio:

Jonathan's mandate to engage with REI clients across ANZ's global portfolio, evolved out of his long standing and successful role as Executive Director, managing both local and complex cross border relationships and financings with Australian and multi-national minerals and energy companies since 2006.

With over 20 years resource banking experience, augmented by technical expertise and career in the resources industry, Jonathan has focussed on developing successful banking relationships with heavy focus around originating, structuring and leading bespoke Capital Solutions, Project and Structured Finance, and M&A opportunities. He has originated and led execution of numerous Australian and International award winning transactions across the LNG, Petrochemicals, Gas and Base Metals industries. He has developed extensive resource industry and banking networks across Australia, Asia, Europe and America, and was key to establishing and currently maintains ANZ’s unique strategic cooperation agreement(s) with China Development Bank.

Prior to joining ANZ, Jonathan spent the earlier years of his banking career working for NM Rothschild & Sons Australia, where he successfully made the transition from his geoscience career, to investment and resource banking. In Rothschild, he was exposed to project and structured finance, corporate advisory, and mezzanine finance disciplines and live transaction experience.

Jonathan has a Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) in Geology from the West Australian School of Mines. After graduating he was offered a geological role in WMC’s exclusive Exploration Division. He worked across exploration, project management and operations before being offered the role in Rothschild. During the course of his banking career, Jonathan has widened his specialist expertise through industry based training in the areas including geostatistics, reservoir engineering, petrochemicals and the LNG industry value chain.