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Middelburg Operations cash positive and Power Sale contract extended to take up any surplus power
JUBILEE PLATINUM PLC
(Registration number 4459850)
AltX share code: JBL
AIM share code: JLP
ISIN: GB0031852162
("Jubilee" or the "Company")
Middelburg Operations cash positive and Power Sale contract extended to take up any surplus
power
Jubilee, the AIM-quoted and AltX-listed Mine-to-Metals specialist, is pleased to announce that the
Company‘s Middelburg Operations has achieved its operational and financial targets for May 2014
delivering an unaudited net profit of ZAR 1.33 million (GBP 76 282) which will result in positive cash
flow to the Company. This follows the successful commissioning of the 3rd ARC furnace during May
2014 as part of the final phase to the Renewal Programme commissioned by the Company in 2012.
This financial result was achieved with the Middelburg Smelters (“Smelter”) increasing overall metal
production by 45% compared to April 2014. The Company is further pleased to announce that the
Private Power Purchase Agreement for the sale of electricity to the South African National Energy
Provider utility has been further extended to the end of March 2015 with an escalation in power sale
price of 6.4%.
Highlights
- Unaudited profit achieved at Middelburg Operations
- Production increased by 45% month on month on the back of the commissioning of the 3rd ARC
furnace
- June 2014 production numbers to date are on target to further improve positive contribution to
cash flow
- Private Power Purchase Agreement (“PPPA”) extended to 31 March 2015 with a 6.4% escalation
in electricity sale price awarded to the Company’s subsidiary Power Alt Proprietary Limited
(“Power Alt”)
- The extended PPPA is for all surplus electricity generated by Power Alt and has the effect of
buffering the revenues generated by the Middelburg operations since a smelter interruption is
offset by increased power sales
Leon Coetzer, CEO of Jubilee says: “We are pleased that the Middelburg Operations are delivering on
the investment made into the implementation and conclusion of the Middelburg Renewal
Programme. The programme was designed to expand the processing capacity of the operations on
the back of secured processing contracts while improving overall operational efficiency. The
intervention was required to deliver a sustainable operation. The Company will continue to review
further optimisation opportunities on the back of the success of the Renewal Programme. Key
initiatives currently being evaluated include the potential for further automation to counter the
continued labour cost pressures as well as further interventions to utilise better the waste heat for
re-use within the various processes.
The initial financial results of the first month’s operation following the conclusion of the Renewal
Program at Middelburg, confirms the Company’s expectations to sustain revenue growth supported
by an increase in gross profit margins to a targeted 38%, which is expected to deliver positive
Smelter earnings targeting a net margin of 12%.
The PPPA between the Company’s fully automated Power Alt and the South African National Energy
Provider utility has the effect of buffering the revenue of the Middelburg operations during any
furnace downtime as the operations seamlessly provides increased power sales to the National
Energy Provider when the Smelter’s own demand for power drops. This places the Middelburg
Operations in a unique position to help to counter both the threat of power outages in South Africa
as well as any smelter operational interruptions.
This positive outcome of the Renewal Programme at the Middelburg Operations enables us now to
focus aggressively on our next target, which is to bring into operation the platinum containing
Dilokong Chrome Mine surface tailings (“DCM Tailings”) in line with the Company‘s strategy of
bringing into production our acquired surface platinum-bearing material and ultimately to migrate
our Smelter onto processing platinum concentrates. Negotiations and development towards
obtaining a processing plant to treat the DCM tailings are at an advanced stage, with a number of
financing options being considered with a view to maximising shareholder value.
We hope to update the market shortly on the detail of the execution of our platinum-containing
chrome tailings project on the back of the successful conclusion of the Tailings Access Agreement
announced on the 9 June 2014.
The Company is further encouraged by a renewed interest in the Company’s patented ConRoast
process by the Platinum Sector. This interest is driven by the increasing dependency of the sector on
the recovery of platinum from chrome rich UG2 reefs. We are of the firm belief that the proven
benefits offered by the established ConRoast process to current producers will continue to drive this
interest. “
Contacts
Jubilee Platinum plc
Colin Bird
Tel +44 (0) 20 7584 2155
Leon Coetzer
Tel +27 (0)11 465 1913
Andrew Sarosi
Tel +44 (0) 1752 221937
JSE Sponsor
Sasfin Capital, a division of Sasfin Bank Limited
Sharon Owens
Tel +27 (0) 11 809 7500
NOMAD
finnCap Ltd
Matthew Robinson/Ben Thompson – corporate finance
Joanna Weaving – corporate broking
Tel +44 (0) 20 7220 0500
BROKER
Daniel Stewart and Company PLC
Paul Shackleton / David Coffman
Tel: +44 (0) 207 776 6550
20 June 2014
Sponsor
Sasfin Capital (a division of Sasfin Bank Limited)
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