Well the trading halt was exactly about what it stated, to do with the debt facility.
The halt was just dramatic, certainly not needed;.....
..unless they had only unwound part of the hedge to start with, then finished last night/yesterday. If trading was still happening those on the otherside of the hedge had insider information, therefore a halt was a good idea.
I do not see how closing out a hedge in a spike down in the price of copper can be considered increasing risk. It allowed the company to go debt free and have a cash balance.
If price stays down, and the mine goes cashflow negative, then they can slow the plant down to only profitable grades of ore. If copper rebounds to above $3.30 then a hedge can be reinstated. It looks all win win for the company to me. I hope the market sees it differently so I can purchase at an atractively low price.
AOH Price at posting:
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