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14/06/18

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Originally posted by ConcerndCitizen ↑

Two things worth noting about the Moto example:

1. Klaus spent 4 years defining Kibali before his sudden resignation, so it's not as though as he isn't prepared to put the time in. There's an argument that Manono is different because everyone already has a fair idea of what's in the ground, but they haven't drilled the 100%-owned Extension yet as promised in last year's AGM, and Carriere de L'est is virtually unexplored, with only 1 drill hole (250m @ 1.48% Li2O) near the southern tip of its 5.5km strike length.

It seems highly likely that Carriere will be a separate mine comparable in size and grade to Roche Dure, but nobody actually knows yet what the rest of the pegmatite holds. Also worth noting that the terrain at Carriere is reportedly much more difficult to traverse, so they may leave it for a while. It would be great to see them send a rig up there once the initial JORC is released, but Klaus may be gone by then.

2. The incoming CEO, Sam Jonah, stumped up US$7.5 million of his money into Moto upon appointment, so Klaus selling or resigning doesn't really say anything about the resource he's leaving behind, or what his fellow Directors think of it. Moto went on to more than double in valuation in the 2-3 months after Klaus' resignation. It does appear that his selling is purely personal and governed by the limited trading windows for Directors.

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Thank you for pointing this out. Couple of people asked me to explain my post, but you did it perfectly. Especially this part:

2. The incoming CEO, Sam Jonah, stumped up US$7.5 million of his money into Moto upon appointment, so Klaus selling or resigning doesn't really say anything about the resource he's leaving behind, or what his fellow Directors think of it. Moto went on to more than double in valuation in the 2-3 months after Klaus' resignation.

I hope everyone now understands why I started this topic in the first place. Klaus selling (and maybe leaving?) doesn't mean the resource is shit, and that the valuation cannot quickly recover. (As long-term AVZ holders already experienced in October last year after Klaus sold in September)

Last edited by greenmetals: 14/06/18

AVZ Price at posting: 9.0¢ Sentiment: Buy Disclosure: Held
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