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RNS Number : 5880M
Jubilee Platinum PLC
31 July 2017
("Registration number: 4459850")
AIM share code: JLP
AltX share code: JBL
ISIN: GB0031852162
Jubilee Platinum Plc
("Jubilee" or "the Company")
Platinum Projects Quarterly Update - Q2 2017
Jubilee is pleased to announce its metals recovery division,
Jubilee Processing's quarterly update for Q2 2017.
Highlights
HERNIC OPERATIONS
-- Operation achieves design throughput in June 2017
-- Operation achieves positive earnings in July 2017
-- Current PGMs(1) produced 1, 697 oz
1 = Platinum Group Metals (6E)
DILOKONG CHROME MINE (DCM)
-- Operational earnings attributable to Jubilee of GBP 0, 39
million (ZAR 6, 50 million). (Q1 2017 GBP 0, 41 million (ZAR 6, 67
million))
-- Chromite concentrate production up by 18% to 17, 659 tonnes (Q1 14, 973 tonnes)
Leon Coetzer, Chief Executive commented:
"The Hernic operation has progressed from commissioning to a
fully operational business unit and has demonstrated its capability
of achieving the expected design parameters. The numbers below
illustrates the operation's rapid progress with the production for
the month of July alone, already similar to the total PGM
production for the year.
With commissioning concluded we continue to strive for
operational excellence through continued optimisation of
operational efficiencies.
The DCM project performed well despite pressures on chrome sale
prices. We have been able to mitigate the drop in chrome prices by
increasing the production output of the project. For the second
half of the year we aim to further increase production through
increased treatment of 3(rd) party ore.
I am pleased that shareholders supported us with the first
upfront payment of the PlatCro Platinum project. This payment has
secured all future PGM earnings from this project for Jubilee and
prevented the Company from incurring further debt while first
consolidating its current operations.
We are currently reviewing a number of business opportunities
both in South Africa and abroad. A number of these opportunities
offer the potential to continue the Company's transformation
process."
Hernic overview
The Hernic project commenced operation during March 2017 with
the project achieving design capacities during June 2017. The
quarter 2 data below captures the commissioning and ramp-up phase
of the project with the more stable PGM production for July alone
matching the total PGM produced for the year. The numbers provided
are limited to production and revenue and is reflective of a
project during commissioning and ramp up of operations. The second
half will reflect a more steady state operation with the associated
performance data to allow detail scrutiny of the operational and
financial performance.
The table below indicates the monthly ramp-up of the Hernic
Operation for Q2 2017:
Tailings PGMs Project Project
processed delivered Revenue Revenue
Tonnes Oz (3) (GBP'000) (1) (ZAR'000)
(2)
------------------------ ----------- ----------- --------------- ---------------
Apr-17 22, 987 56 17 293
------------------------ ----------- ----------- --------------- ---------------
May-17 21, 987 123 53 901
------------------------ ----------- ----------- --------------- ---------------
Jun-17 35, 854 688 331 5, 456
------------------------ ----------- ----------- --------------- ---------------
Total Q2 2017 80, 828 867 401 6, 650
------------------------ ----------- ----------- --------------- ---------------
Jul-17 (Projected
from month to date) 38, 338 830 386 6,583
------------------------ ----------- ----------- --------------- ---------------
Total since project
commencement in April 119,
2017 (1) 166 1,697 787 13,233
------------------------ ----------- ----------- --------------- ---------------
1= Revenue from the current project phase - 100% attributable to
Jubilee until full capital recovery
2= Average monthly conversion rates used
3= Revenue is stated after the deduction of processing and
refining charges. Revenue is projected based on expected PGM market
prices and USD exchange rates
DCM overview
The DCM earnings show the resilience of the project against
decreasing chrome prices. An increase in chrome production of 18%
over the two quarters offset the drop in chrome prices as shown in
the Jubilee attributable earnings.
The table below shows the operational performance of the DCM
plant for Q1 and Q2 2017:
Chromite Project Project Project Project Jubilee Jubilee Jubilee Jubilee
concentrate revenue revenue earnings earnings attributable attributable working working
produced (GBP'000) (ZAR'000) (GBP'000) (ZAR'000) operational operational capital capital
tonnes earnings earnings loan loan
(GBP'000) (ZAR'000) repayments repayments
received received
(GBP'000) (ZAR'000)
--------------- ------------ ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ------------- ------------- ----------- -----------
Total
Q1 2017 3, 55, 2, 39,
(2) 14, 973 372 223 407 400 408 6, 664 - -
--------------- ------------ ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ------------- ------------- ----------- -----------
Total
Q2 2017 1, 22, 6,
(2) 17, 659 348 731 386 504 386 6, 504 175 3, 334
--------------- ------------ ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ------------- ------------- ----------- -----------
Total
for
the
financial
year
ending
30 June
2017 9, 162, 6, 105,
(1) 72, 804 437 976 103 398 1, 630 28, 159 550 10, 000
--------------- ------------ ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ------------- ------------- ----------- -----------
Total
since
project
commence-ment
in April
2016 10, 182, 6, 119,
(2) 95, 487 562 113 921 601 2, 506 35, 868 550 10, 000
--------------- ------------ ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ------------- ------------- ----------- -----------
1= Annual average conversion rate used for the year ending 30
June 2017
2=Average monthly conversion rates used
General
A thorough due diligence of the Australian-based copper project
identified certain risks that the Company did not consider in the
best interest of shareholders. The project remains of interest if
approached with a different financial structure. Jubilee continues
to discuss further with the key shareholders of the project the
best way to interrelate on the project to the benefit of both
parties.
Technical Sign-Off
Andrew Sarosi, Director of Jubilee, who holds a B.Sc. Metallurgy
and M.Sc. Engineering, University of Witwatersrand and is a member
of the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining, is a "qualified
person" as defined under the AIM Rules for Companies and a
competent person under the reporting standards. The technical parts
of this announcement have been prepared under Andrew's supervision
and he has approved the release of this announcement.
This announcement contains inside information for the purposes
of Article 7 of EU Regulation 596/2014.
The financial information in this announcement is unaudited.
United Kingdom
31 July 2017
Contacts
Jubilee Platinum plc
Colin Bird/Leon Coetzer
Tel +44 (0) 20 7584 2155 / Tel +27 (0) 11 465 1913
Andrew Sarosi
Tel +44 (0)1752 221937
JSE Sponsor
Sasfin Capital, (a member of the Sasfin Group)
Sharon Owens
Tel +27 (0)11 809 7500
Nominated Adviser
SPARK Advisory Partners Limited
Sean Wyndham-Quin/Mark Brady
Tel: +44 (0) 203 368 3555
Broker
Beaufort Securities Limited
Jon Belliss
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7382 8300
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