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RNS Number : 0866H MC Mining Limited 25 July 2023
ANNOUNCEMENT
25 July 2023
IDC LOAN UPDATE
MC Mining Limited (MC Mining or the Company) is pleased to announce that the
Industrial Development Corporation of South Africa Limited (the IDC) has
extended the date for repayment of the R160 million loan (c.US$8.9 million)
plus interest thereon, to 30 September 2023. The repayment of the R160 million
loan, plus accrued interest, was due for repayment by 30 June 2023.
As previously announced, the larger scale Makhado Project resulted in peak
funding of the project increasing to ZAR1.8 billion (c.US$100 million). The
IDC is a 6.7% shareholder in the Makhado Project and remains supportive of the
project and its prospects to facilitate industrialisation within the Makhado
corridor.
The additional facility of R245 million (c.US$13.6 million) for the
development of the fully permitted Makhado steelmaking hard coking coal
project (Makhado Project or Makhado) remained subject to the IDC confirming
its due diligence and credit approval and has not been extended. This facility
was based on forecast phase 1 production of 540,000 tonnes (t) of steelmaking
hard coking (HCC) coal and 570,000t of thermal coal (TC). As announced in June
2023, the increased scale of Makhado has led to significantly improved
economics and the project is now targeted to produce an average of 810,000t of
steelmaking HCC and 620,000t of TC over its 28-year life of mine, therefore
making this facility redundant.
The Company continues to advance the fund raising initiatives for Makhado,
which as previously advised are expected to be concluded in H2 CY2023.
Godfrey Gomwe
Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer
This announcement has been approved by the Company's Disclosure Committee.
This announcement contains inside information for the purposes of Article 7 of
Regulation 596/2014, as it forms part of UK domestic law by virtue of the
European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018, as amended.
All figures are in South African rand or United States dollars unless
otherwise stated.
For more information contact:
Tony Bevan Company Secretary Endeavour Corporate Services +61 8 9316 9100
Company advisors:
James Harris / James Dance Nominated Adviser Strand Hanson Limited +44 20 7409 3494
Rory Scott Broker (AIM) Tennyson Securities +44 20 7186 9031
Marion Brower Financial PR (South Africa) R&A Strategic Communications +27 11 880 3924
BSM Sponsors Proprietary Limited is the nominated JSE Sponsor
About MC Mining Limited:
MC Mining is an AIM/ASX/JSE-listed coal exploration, development and mining
company operating in South Africa. MC Mining's key projects include the
Uitkomst Colliery (metallurgical and thermal coal), Makhado Project (hard
coking coal), Vele Colliery (semi-soft coking and thermal coal), and the
Greater Soutpansberg Projects (coking and thermal coal).
All figures are denominated in United States dollars unless otherwise stated.
Safety metrics are compared to the preceding quarter while financial and
operational metrics are measured against the comparable period in the previous
financial year. A copy of this report is available on the Company's website,
www.mcmining.co.za (http://www.mcmining.co.za) .
Forward-looking statements
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in this Announcement, may contain "forward-looking statements" concerning MC
Mining that are subject to risks and uncertainties. Generally, the words
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cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in the
forward-looking statements. Many of these risks and uncertainties relate to
factors that are beyond MC Mining's ability to control or estimate precisely,
such as future market conditions, changes in regulatory environment and the
behaviour of other market participants. MC Mining cannot give any assurance
that such forward-looking statements will prove to have been correct. The
reader is cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking
statements. MC Mining assumes no obligation and does not undertake any
obligation to update or revise publicly any of the forward-looking statements
set out herein, whether as a result of new information, future events or
otherwise, except to the extent legally required.
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