We have a feature article in
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after today’s news.
“In the first quarter of 2024,
#VAST
has produced 613DMT of
#copper
concentrate from the BP polymetallic mine. Cost savings have been made at the Aprelevka mine,
#gold
production is rising”
We are excited to share footage of just some of the progress being made at our Baita Plai Polymetallic Mine in Romania ahead of the commencement of production this month
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We have reached a major milestone to now be preparing the first commercial volumes of
#Copper
concentrate production for shipping at our Baita Plai Polymetallic Mine in Romania
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The new steel rail bridge has been completed on schedule with first
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concentrate sales to Mercuria expected in October 2020
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We are pleased to share footage of the underground loaders arriving on site at our Baita Plai Polymetallic Mine in Romania ahead of the commencement of production which is still expected by the end of this month
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We are now preparing to move the first underground rock loader and mining jackhammers into the underground section ahead of the commencement of production next month at our Baita Plai Polymetallic Mine in Romania
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#VAST
confirms that production and sales of concentrate from Baita Plai continue in line with expectations and remains confident that BP will become one of the lowest cost per ton
#copper
producers globally
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Following the commencement of underground production at Baita Plai you can watch the process in action in the video below where ore is loaded into underground wagons and transported to silos at the flotation plant
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We are very excited to share footage of concentrate production in full swing in the Flotation Plant at our Baita Plai Polymetallic Mine in Romania.
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concentrate production at our Baita Plai Polymetallic Mine in Romania. In this clip you can see ore being transported on conveyor belt from the crushers to the mill.
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We are pleased to provide an update on Baita Plai, having received all containers of equipment at site, we anticipate the underground production to begin next week. The first concentrate will be produced in August 2020
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#Copper
prices hit a two-year high on Monday morning to $7,179/t as China’s industrial output beat expectations in October. This bodes well for our Baita Plai Polymetallic Mine in
#Romania
, which is producing copper concentrate at very low operating costs
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Drilling results at Baita Plai confirms continuation of significant mineralisation:
🟠 expected to provide production for 3-4 years at a rate of 180Ktpa
🟠 high grade Cu-Au-Ag inc. a
#gold
assay of 9.15g/t
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“The mills are turning and the flotation cells working on the next concentrate delivery in
#Vast
’s Processing Plant at Baita Plai”
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#Polymetallic
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We are pleased to update that following the recommencement of production at Baita Plai we continue to deliver ore from the underground mine to the flotation plant
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🎥
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offtake partner has confirmed that the date for the first commercial sale of concentrate produced at our Baita Plai Polymetallic Mine is expected to conclude on Wednesday 25 Nov
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We are excited to share pictures of some of the new equipment installed in the flotation plant ready for concentrate production
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#Processing
#Copper
#Romania
#Vast
continues to advance the decline development further into the high grade ore at Baita Plai. Our geologists continue to inspect the development progress and are excited to have reached the high grade ore body with
#Copper
grades at the face ranging from 0.5% - 10%.
Following the industrial metal bull run that has doubled copper prices to over $10k/ton, Wall St. are advising investors: "don't stop buying now". With Baita Plai ramping up production now,
#Vast
is already benefitting from this price rise.
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has taken delivery of two Load Haul Dump (LHD) machines at its Baita Plai Mine in Romania, which is in line with & part of the new mechanised mine plan that is currently being implemented by the new mine management team.
The Baita Plai team continue the drilling campaign that will enable us to publish updated grade and resource estimates as part of a JORC report. We have brought additional rigs onsite to expedite the process. More news to follow.
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Zimbabwe has unveiled a road map to develop its mining sector to a $12bn industry by 2023, whereby the diamond sector could contribute $1bn – the Marange field, where the Chiadzwa Community Concession is located, can immensely contribute to the sector - via
@Mining_Zimbabwe
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We are getting encouraging in situ grade data from our Niton XRF testing on the Baita Plai underground open stopes. This data will be further corroborated by the core sample metallurgical test results.
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The capex requirements for the Baita Plai mine upgrade will be funded from existing resources and
#VAST
confirms that there are no planned placings to support current workstreams.
We are excited to share pictures of the equipment, which include the hydro cyclones and ceramic filters, that arrived on site this week at Baita Plai. We look forward to providing further footage as we commence underground production this month at Baita Plai.
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We are excited to share footage of our new overground diesel locomotive being tested at our Baita Plai Polymetallic Mine in Romania.
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CEO Andrew Prelea met with Ambassador Andrew Noble HMA, the British Ambassador to Romania, and Economy Minister Claudiu Nasui on Friday to report on the progress made at the Baita Plai Polymetallic Mine and Vast’s additional interests in the Romanian mining industry.
The end to end production process at Baita Plai continues to progress encouragingly - here you can see an underground ore stock pile & ore laiden wagons waiting to be taken above ground to the plant
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The final stage of Cu Conc production at our Baita Plai Polymetallic Mine in Romania. This footage shows the new Filter Press working perfectly separating liquids and solids to produce our final
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Concentrate which accumulates in storage ahead of delivery to Mercuria.
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Copper prices are maintaining their bullish run - three-month copper prices rose 0.8% to $8,488/t earlier this morning, with most base metals on the LME up across the board
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concentrate production at our Baita Plai Polymetallic Mine in Romania. This footage shows Balanced Copper Flotation at our Flotation Plant. The video starts with the 3 final concentrate cells, followed by 3 rougher cells and finishes with the 3 scavenger cells.
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concentrate production at our Baita Plai
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Mine in Romania. In this clip you can see milled ore passing through the classifiers and en route to the flotation cells.
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Antonio North looks likely to increase Baita Plai’s total exploration target from a range of 1.8M-3M tonnes to 3.2M–5.8M tonnes, this could significantly expand
#VAST
's production profile & extend the life of the
#BaitaPlai
mine
Production has recommenced at the Baita Plai
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Mine with minimal downtime & no expected impact on Oct production and sales targets
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#AIM
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are progressing the decline development programme at the Baita Plai polymetallic mine in Romania. This is footage of our Load Haul Dump Machine in operation
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Silver prices have leapt to a five-month high today rising by more than 10% to $29.74 an ounce. This bodes well for
#VAST
with
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and
#gold
accounting for 30% of revenues at our Baita Plai Polymetallic Mine
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Read more from
@BBCNews
:
🟠 over 75% of area does not form part of the historic 1.88mt resource (1.88Mt @ 2.19% Cu, 128 g/t Ag, 3.46% Zn, 3.07% Pb and 1.41 g/t Au).
🟠 these results will provide the necessary data for a JORC mineral resource estimation of this additional area of mineralisation
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With over US$104,450,255 as an in-situ value set to be exploited for an initial 3-4 year mining period & significant further upside identified, the JORC report for
#BaitaPlai
provides a solid resource base to underpin a fair market Company valuation
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We are excited to share the initial pictures of the railway tracks being positioned ahead of installation at our Baita Plai Polymetallic Mine in Romania. More footage to follow.
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We are excited to share footage of ongoing operations at Baita Plai following the announcement that we have recommenced production
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We are pleased to announce the completion of Tranche 1 of the Atlas facility which provides the company with a clear path to production at Baita Plai
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We are in well-developed negotiations with two new institutional investors in relation to a non-equity linked asset backed debt structure
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We are excited to release our maiden JORC report for our producing Baita Plai Polymetallic Mine in
#Romania
which firmly establishes the inherent value of the mine, marking another major milestone for
#VAST
#buildingBaita
We are targeting the finalisation of a Binding Term Sheet for asset backed debt financing linked to
#BaitaPlai
by the end of November with final approval targeted in December - read today's news for more info:
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welcome Rubén Fernández to the team today as the new Underground Mine Manager at its Baita Plai Mine. His experience overseeing & implementing numerous ramp up phases at underground mines will prove invaluable as the new mechanised mine plan is implemented.
Surface exploration drilling has commenced at the Magura Neagra and Piciorul Zimbrului prospecting licences in
#Romania
. Here are some photos taken on site at Magura Neagra
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price is experiencing two year highs however the low operating costs at Baita Plai ensure it remains a viable commercial operation regardless of the potential future commodity price fluctuations.
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has published audio and written responses from Tuesday’s Baita Plai Mine Plan Q&A session on the
@InvestorMeetCo
platform.
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JPMorgan predicts that commodities may have just begun a new supercycle - good news for emerging low-cost polymetallic producers and developers like
#VAST
: read more here
We are pleased to announce all resolutions were passed at the general meeting giving the company shareholder approval to initiate the facility that will provide funds to bring Baita Plai and the Chiadzwa Diamond Concession into production
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Bank of America analysts predict that global
#copper
demand will rise 6% to 24.76mt with a 10% rise in European demand to 3.1mt this year – read more here:
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continues to be in a strong position to capitalise on the increasing copper price & widely predicted new commodities supercycle through production at Baita Plai in addition to pipeline development opportunities.
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’s Aramine Face Drilling Jumbo is expected in the coming weeks and two LHDs have already arrived on site – these are key components of the mechanised mine plan at Baita Plai.
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#AIM
We are excited to share footage of the underground locomotives being tested at our Baita Plai Polymetallic Mine in Romania ahead of the commencement of production in July 2020.
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Alongside Andrew Prelea, CFO, Paul Fletcher purchased an additional 3,000,000 shares and CCO, Andrew Hall purchased 2,000,000 bringing their total holding to 18,000,000 and 12,000,000 respectively
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#VAST
’s cash flow valuation of more than $100m is supported by current copper prices against a backdrop of the early stages of a global copper price recovery & the start of a potential supercycle following Feb’s 9.5yr LME 3M price high.
Nicolae Turdean has been appointed as Romanian Country Manager - his in-depth knowledge of the jurisdiction, geology & regulatory environment will be highly beneficial during the ramp up at Baita Plai and across Vast's Romanian portfolio.
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Copper is expected to move towards $15k/t says
@GoldmanSachs
– the price rise is needed to encourage supply attests Glencore CEO in
@FT
– Baita Plai will be one of the lowest cost producers globally & already benefits from the current copper price
We are pleased to update that the final containers of Chinese equipment for Baita Plai are being prepared for shipping which include multiple Wagons & Jackhammers
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We are excited to share the footage of the first container of equipment being unloaded and transported to the Baita Plai mine shaft entrance via our mine administration offices.
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At the processing plant once the ore is crushed and milled it is put through the copper & zinc flotation processes - the copper flotation is the darker, metallic, viscous liquid and the zinc is the lighter coloured cells
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