What has made me think twice about moving into STB is the fact that they have to hand 10% of the project to the government of Eritrea free carried.
And that the government can take another 30% of the project at an independently determent price.
So STB could end up only owing 60% of the project with a corp tax rate of 38% + royalties of 3.5 % = 41.5% TAX
But with Potash hot as pancakes and a BHP bid that may not be approved STB will keep attracting interest. And mix into that the high PGM prices and you have a very potent mix, which would be hard to ignore for those who like to take a punt.
Mining code based on Northern Territory, Australia, with royalties of: ?X 5% on precious metals; and ?X 3.5% on base metals and salts. ?X Corporate tax rate ~ 38%; ?X Government 10% free carried contributing interest and; ?X After BFS Government has option to purchase an additional 30% equity participation interest at an independently determined price.
STB Price at posting:
$1.01 Sentiment: None Disclosure: Not Held