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Altus Strategies* (ALS LN) – La Mancha strategic investment and an equity raise | Arc Minerals* (ARCM LN) STRONG BUY – More high-grade copper mineralisation discovered close to surface at Cheyeza East target in Zambia | Gem Diamonds (GEMD LN) – Letšeng production and cost guidance adjustments and quarterly update | Lucara Diamonds (LUC CN) – Positive underground feasibility study for Karowe | Shefa Gems (SEFA LN) – Convertible facility

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Evraz* (EVR LN) – EVRAZ see Vanadium demand rising by 2.5% CAGR from 2019 – 2024 with prices supporting VRFB battery useage | Bushveld Minerals* (BMN LN) 22.85p, Mkt Cap £256m – | Peak Resources (PEK AU) – Annual report highlights progress towards Ngualla development and Tees Valley rare earth refinery | Shefa Gems (SEFA LN) – Grade report looks virtually meaningless

From Mine to Market

Shefa Gems (Shefa Yamim) (SEFA LN) # recently announced raising gross proceeds of £1m which is expected to be sufficient to significantly advance the company through mine licensing and to the start of mining and product sales. This follows the publication of a Technical Economic Evaluation (TEE) which demonstrated low operating and capital costs. The TEE considered both contract and owner-operated mining with LoM capital of US$7.5m and US$11.3m, and operating costs of US$27/t and US$26/t respect

Gemstone mining project in the Holy Land with high margins on rare gemstones expected by adopting a Mine to Market strategy

Shefa Yamim (A.T.M.) Limited listed on the LSE in December 2017. After 19 years of exploration in greenfield terrain in Israel, the company has found commercial quantities of some exquisite and rare coloured gemstones which are destined to fetch fancy prices. So far, more than US$35 million has been invested in exploration. Drilling and bulk sampling has allowed the delineation of a 4.5km long deposit in Kishon Mid-Ranch Zone, with gravel layers of varying thickness up to 4.5m, where all the gem

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Shefa Yamim (SEFA LN) has announced the latest and final results from its most recent bulk sampling programme on Zone 2 of the Kishon Mid Reach project. A total of 2,909t were collected across five samples of basal gravels with an overall grade of 135.3cpht across all gemstone types including garnet and spinel. The grade of sapphires, Carmel sapphire, rubies, moissanite and hibonite across the bulk samples was 10.37cpht across this series of samples.

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Shefa Yamim (SEFA LN) has announced the discovery of a new mineral found as inclusions in the Carmel Sapphire prevalent at its alluvial gemstone project in Northern Israel. The new mineral with major chemical components of titanium, aluminium and zirconium has been named carmeltazite and has been recognised and approved as a new mineral by the International Mineralogical Association following the publication of a paper by a team from the Macquarie University in Australia led by Bill Griffin.

Small Cap Feast

Kropz, an emerging plant nutrient producer with an advanced stage phosphate mining project in South Africa, a phosphate project in the Republic of Congo and exploration assets in Ghana, is looking to join AIM. Offer TBC, expected late Nov Titon holdings—international manufacturer and supplier of ventilation systems and window and door hardware. No capital raise. Due 10 Dec. Mkt cap c.£22m. Greenfields Petroleum (TSX-V:GNF) production focused company with operated assets in Azerbaijan seek

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Shefa Yamim (SEFA LN) has announced an increase estimated mineralised placer gravels at its Kishon Mid Reach project in Northern Israel. Zone 1 hosts approximately 1.1mnt of placer gravels which host the broad range of gemstones the company has discovered to date while following the initial bulk sampling at Zone 2 and early exploration at Zone 3 (the most downstream of the target areas) has resulted in an increase in placer gravel tonnes to 4.98mnt. Zone 2 target has 0.87mnt while Zone 3 is esti

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Shefa Yamim (SEFA LN) has announced interim results for H1 2018 highlighting the progress that has been made since listing on the LSE in December 2017. The completion of the 6.4kt bulk sampling campaign which yielded 9,733ct of gemstones in the Zone 1 area of the Kishon Mid Reach was an important step towards trial mining in 2019. Shefa commenced the period with a cash position of NIS6.5m and ended the period with NIS 1.7m.

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Shefa Yamim (SEFA LN) has provided an update on its licenses at its assets in Northern Israel. SEFA has had one exploration permit renewed and for the area known as the Kishon Mid Reach Zone 1, where the majority of bulk sampling to date has taken place, a Prospecting License has been awarded. This license is an upgrade on the exploration permit previously issued and enables the company to carry out the next phase of the work programme.

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Shefa Yamim (SEFA LN) has announced an operational update highlighting the progress made in H1 2018. Most recently, SEFA has appointed a South African project management group, Paradigm Project Management to carry out a Technical Economic Evaluation of its Kishon Mid reach project. The study will focus particularly on the project’s working and capital costs and is set to be completed in August 2018. SEFA has now set a target for trial mining in 2019 and commercial mining in 2020 and this study i

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Shefa Yamim (SEFA LON) has announced results from the first of five bulk samples from Zone 2 of the Kishon Mid Reach. The initial sample (BS-1230) consisted of 568.9t of largely basal gravels yielding a Gem Box grade of 242.59cpht; this covers all nine types of gemstone included in the Gem Box target mineral assemblage. This compares favourably to the overall grade of 154cpht in Zone 1 (6,384t). However, we highlight the variable grade distribution typically associated with alluvial type deposit

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Shefa Yamim (SEFA LN) has announced that it has updated its target mineral assemblage of gemstones to better reflect the make-up of its Kishon Mid Reach Deposit. Previously the gemstone focus was on Diamond, Moissanite, Corundum and Hibonite (DMCH) although now spinel is being added along with garnet and ilmenite to this target group which will be renamed the “Gem Box”. This has been retroactively applied to Zone 1 and will be applied to the bulk sampling for Zone 2. The overall grade from Zone

Trinity Exploration and Production - Reserves Reduction but Solid Core Business

Trinity has announced a c28% reduction to its 2P reserves following a YE23 review. Despite the decrease in the Company’s 2P reserves, Trinity’s core business remains robust, with a reserves/production ratio of >12.5 years at YE23. Whilst there is significant potential for growth within the current portfolio, this will be difficult to unlock from the current balance sheet and we believe further financing will be required. We update our target price to 76p (from 202p), a c85% premium to the curren

Morning Note – 16 April 2024

Valeura Energy (TSX: VLE): Three exploration wells deliver three discoveries

• The Nong Yao-13 exploration well in the new Nong Yao D area that was targeting multiple zones has encountered >30 feet of new oil play across several new shallow intervals which have not been produced elsewhere on the concession. These reservoirs are believed to be recurring across the Nong Yao D area. • The drilling result confirms that oil has successfully migrated into this area of the block (a factor that was seen to be a risk in the Nong Yao D area) and open the opportunity for further a

NextSource Materials - Initiation

NextSource is uniquely positioned to build a leading vertically integrated position, ex China, in the supply of Lithium-ion battery anode material which is essential for the Energy Transition. The company is commissioning phase 1 of its world-class Molo graphite mine in Madagascar and is in the final permitting process for its first Battery Anode Facility (BAF) to be located in Mauritius. The company is backed by Vision Blue, established by Sir Mick Davis, former CEO of Xstrata. On our calculat

Jubilee Metals - Operational Update Q3 FY2024

Jubilee today reports its Q3 and third quarter operational results from its expanding operations in Zambia (copper) and South Africa (chrome and PGM). South Africa is on a growth trajectory with record chrome production of 409kt in the quarter (Q2 FY2024 381kt) and a monthly record in March of 145kt and production YTD of 1.13Mt (0.94Mt). Jubilee is well underway to its annual target capacity of 2,1Mt/yr especially with the new 300kt/yr chrome plant at Thutse expected to be operational in August

I3 Energy (I3E LN) - Canada royalty assets sale

I3 has announced the sale of the majority of its royalty interests in Canada, for US$24.8m cash. This allows the company to fully repay amounts drawn on its debt facility and create a working capital surplus, giving I3 significant additional funding flexibility going forward

Morning Note – 15 April 2024

Oil & Gas - Cavendish sector note

Chariot, Energean, Touchstone Exploration, Longboat Energy, Hartshead Resources, BP, Helix Exploration, PetroTal, Pantheon Resources, Caspian Sunrise, Petrofac, DNO ASA, Valeura Energy, Aker BP, Var Energi Source: FactSet, weekly change 08/04/24-12/04/24 Oil rose as Israel braced for a possible attack from Iran, a development that would threaten major disruptions in a region that accounts for a third of the world’s crude output. An assault is expected to come as soon as the next 48 hours, which

Union Jack Oil (UJO LN) - Wressle update

Union Jack has released an update on its Wressle asset, reporting maturing production from Wressle-1, alongside progress for significant further development activities on the field going forward.

SP Angel . Morning View . Copper prices hold higher as China processing fees fall below $0/t amid low feedstock availability

DEC FY23 Results Update

DEC reported FY23 results which were in line with expectations and announced the acquisition of joint venture assets from Oaktree along with an updated capital allocation framework.

PROGRESSIVE: Pharos Energy: Delivering on operations and balance sheet

Pharos Energy reported FY23 results on 27 March. Group net production of 6,508 boepd (FY22: 7,166 boepd) was in line with guidance, assisted by successful development drilling in Vietnam and exploration successes in Egypt. Pharos’s strong cash generation resulted in a stronger balance sheet, with net debt reduced to US$6.6m (from US$28.9m at the end of 2022) and cash balances totalling US$32.6m. This left the group free to return more cash to shareholders, including a 10% increase in dividends,

Union Jack Oil+ (UJO, House Stock at 23p) - Wressle update

Union Jack Oil* (UJO LN) - Wressle update and dividend plans

Union Jack announced an operational update on its onshore UK Wressle field and confirmed plans to announce the payment of a cash dividend to shareholders along with the FY23 results in May. Wressle continues to deliver material revenues to the Company, generating positive cash flow and providing it with sufficient cash resources to fund shareholder returns and invest in new development projects.

Hunting (HTG LN) - Q1 2024 trading update

Hunting has released its Q1 trading statement, reporting a strong period for OCTG and Subsea, steady growth in Advanced Manufacturing, and a softening in Perforating Systems.