Each one in plain English, with the numbers worked through for a shareholder.
25 Nov 2015investor presentation● Neutral
Presentation repeating the 25 November Redmoor lode findings: 3 well-defined lodes, 12 lodes identified in total, and a resource update and mining study due December 2015. Notes Lochinvar remains curtailed. No new results.
A review of historic Redmoor records identified seven known high grade tungsten-tin lodes, three well defined (Great South, Johnsons, Kelly Bray). Great South averages 0.72% WO3Eq from 13 intercepts. A new resource is expected in December.
Annual report to 30 June 2015: the board is curtailing Lochinvar work until coking coal prices improve (contract price US$89/t versus US$165/t in the study). Cash was $531,748 plus about $606,000 undrawn from RCF. A Redmoor review may lead to exploration, farm-in or sale.
Auditor changes from DFK Collins to DFK Kidsons, because the previous engagement partner moved to the new practice. ASIC consented to the resignation. Administrative.
18 May 2015capital raising announcement● NeutralMajor
Binding facility with largest shareholder RCF for up to US$600,000 (A$746,000), with shares at 1.5c over 19 months or an 8% loan. First call: 14.4m shares for A$216,412, lifting RCF from 31.887% to 34.886%. Management says it funds the company until well into 2016.
Administrative notice: registered office and principal place of business moved to Level 3, 480 Collins Street, Melbourne, with new phone and fax numbers. No substantive information.
Half-year to 31 December 2014 shows a loss of $803,729 versus $1,028,702 a year earlier. It repeats the resource, scoping study and cost-cutting points, and notes the Terranova termination of 12 January 2015.
December 2014 quarter: Colombian joint venture with Aurora lapsed 31 December 2014 and the Terranova agreement was terminated 12 January 2015. The company is cutting UK and Melbourne costs, focusing on Lochinvar, with a 2015 program prioritisable if funding is reduced.
Presentation of the 27 October scoping study results: NPV US$263M, IRR 20%, capex US$284M, 1.4Mtpa over 26 years, opex US$70/t. It repeats the same-day announcement with no new substance, though notes 38% of mined coal is Indicated and 56% Inferred.
Lochinvar scoping study shows an NPV of US$263M (after tax), 20% IRR, 4.9-year payback and US$284M capital cost, for 1.4Mtpa clean coal over 26 years. Construction is planned for 2017 and first coal in 2018. It is a preliminary study; 56% of mined coal is Inferred.
Annual report to 30 June 2014 shows the board cutting directors' and management pay (about $80,000 a year saved) with coking coal prices at an 8-year low. Development target is now 2018, versus 2016-2017 earlier. Scoping study due October.
September 2014 presentation repeats the 111Mt resource (49Mt Indicated), 31-64Mt exploration target and coal quality, with the scoping study due October. Longer-term plans include 2015 drilling and a pre-feasibility study. No new results.
Lochinvar resource is now 111Mt: 49Mt Indicated and 62Mt Inferred, converting 44% of the earlier Inferred resource and trimming the total by 1Mt. A new exploration target of 31-64Mt is set. Coal quality indicates 75% yield low-ash coking coal.
Re-release of the 3 July scoping update, adding the JORC resource table and removing the production-rate figures, which the company says should not be relied on as they are conceptual. No other changes.
Options selection for the Lochinvar scoping study is complete, with a single miniwall mine of 1.8-2.2Mtpa raw coal chosen for detailed study. Two extra holes finished 2 July; the Indicated Resource is due in July and the study by late September, later than earlier guidance.
Administrative notice that the share registry, Link Market Services, moves to a new Perth address from 30 June 2014. No new information for shareholders.
All four Phase 1b Lochinvar holes hit the Nine Foot Seam (1.59-2.15m seam thickness), supporting a partial upgrade of the 112Mt Inferred resource to Indicated. Two more holes were added, delaying the Indicated estimate and scoping study timelines. Cash was $3.3M at 15 May 2014.
Administrative notice that 37.5m shares were issued at 4 cents on 15 May 2014. This appears to be the deferred-settlement placement to RCF and Chee Siew Yaw (inference from matching amounts: 25m plus 12.5m shares).
The Share Purchase Plan raised $249,500 (6.24m shares at 4c). Resource Capital Fund took a further 3.65m shares ($146k), for a total of 25m shares ($1m) and a 31.9% holding. Total raised is about $2.19m.
What it means for a shareholder
6.2m new shares at A$0.040 to raise about A$249,500. That's 2.0% dilution: every existing holder's slice gets 2.0% smaller. If you held A$1,000 of shares (25,000 at the issue price), your slice goes from 0.00824% to 0.00807% of the company. To keep it you'd need 514 more shares - about A$21 at the issue price.
31 Mar 2014asset acquisition disposition● NeutralMajor
NAE terminated the Cesar thermal coal agreement in Colombia, returning the concessions with no further costs. It will fund Terranova until its extension is obtained, and Aurora's stake there rises from 10% to 20%. Colombia is cut to one employee, focusing on Lochinvar.
NAE offers existing shareholders a Share Purchase Plan at 4.0c per share, $1,000-$15,000 each, capped at $600,000. Directors intend to take part. Scoping study is now guided to July/August 2014.
Half-year report to 31 December 2013 shows a loss of $1.03m, down from $2.80m a year earlier. It recaps Phase 1b drilling, the Lochinvar South licence and the March placement. Production target is now stated as 2017, versus 2016 in earlier documents.
11 Mar 2014capital raising announcement● NeutralMajor
NAE placed 42.6m shares at 4.0c to raise $1.703m, including $854k from Resource Capital Fund (lifting it from 28.9% to 31.9%) and $500k from Chee Siew Yaw. Cash will be about $3.9m; RCF gets pro-rata participation rights for five years. The 4.0c price is below the 6.5c placement of 2013.
What it means for a shareholder
42.6m new shares at A$0.040 to raise about A$1.7m. That's 14% dilution: every existing holder's slice gets 14% smaller. If you held A$1,000 of shares (25,000 at the issue price), your slice goes from 0.00968% to 0.00831% of the company. To keep it you'd need 4,123 more shares - about A$165 at the issue price.
NAE's formal request for a voluntary trading halt, pending a capital raising to sophisticated investors, to last no later than the start of trading on 11 March 2014. Administrative.