BAKER STEEL RESOURCES TRUST
LIMITED
(Incorporated in Guernsey with
registered number 51576 under the provisions of The Companies
(Guernsey) Law, 2008 as amended)
8 February
2024
31 January 2024 Unaudited NAV
Statement
Net Asset Value
Baker Steel Resources Trust Limited
(the "Company") announces its unaudited net asset value per share
at 31 January 2024.
Net asset value per Ordinary Share:
75.3 pence.
The NAV per share has decreased by
2.5% versus the unaudited NAV at 29 December 2023 primarily due to
a weakening of the Australian Dollar against Sterling together with
a fall in the price of Caledonia Mining shares.
The Company had a total of 106,462,502 Ordinary
Shares in issue with a further 700,000 shares held in treasury as
at 31 January 2024.
Investment
Update
The Company's top 10 investments
were as follows as a percentage of NAV:
|
31 January
2024
|
29 December
2023
|
Futura Resources Ltd
|
35.8%
|
36.3%
|
Cemos Group plc
|
29.7%
|
29.3%
|
Bilboes Royalty
|
7.4%
|
7.2%
|
Caledonia Mining Corporation
Plc
|
5.0%
|
5.4%
|
Nussir ASA
|
4.1%
|
4.1%
|
Kanga Investments Ltd
|
3.7%
|
3.6%
|
Silver X Mining
Corporation
|
3.4%
|
3.5%
|
Metals Exploration Plc
|
3.1%
|
3.0%
|
First Tin plc
|
2.0%
|
2.1%
|
Tungsten West Plc
|
1.8%
|
1.7%
|
Other Investments
|
3.3%
|
3.4%
|
Net Cash, Equivalents and
Accruals
|
0.7%
|
0.4%
|
Metals
Exploration Plc ("Metals Ex")
In January 2024 Metals Ex announced record
annual gold sales of 85,744 ounces from its Runruno Gold mine in
the Philippines generating record annual positive free cash flow of
US$72.3 million, more than double the previous year. This
strong performance allowed it to pay down the majority of its debt
such that net debt at 31 December 2023 stood at US$19.9
million.
Metals Ex also forecast production for 2024 of
74,000 - 80,000 ounces of gold at an All-in sustaining cost of
between US$1,175 and US$1,275 per ounce of gold. This should mean
that Metals Ex will be able to retire the remainder of its
outstanding debt during the first half of 2024.
During January 2024 Metals Ex also announced
the first step of its strategy to continue life of the company
within the Philippines, once the Runruno Mine is exhausted in two
to three years time, through the conditional acquisition of the
Abra Tenement. The Abra Tenement is an extensive exploration
tenement covering some 16,200 hectares with multiple prospective
targets in both gold and copper.
Caledonia
Mining Plc ("Caledonia")
During January 2024 Caledonia announced that it
had achieved annual gold production at its Blanket gold mine in
Zimbabwe of 75,416 oz in 2023, in line with guidance. It
also provided 2024 gold production guidance at Blanket of 74,000 to
78,000oz and All-in sustaining cost guidance of
between US$1,370 and US$1,470/oz.
Caledonia continues to work on the feasibility
studies in respect of the Bilboes sulphide project to determine the
optimal implementation strategy for the project. This work
includes updating the existing feasibility study for a project
producing approximately 170,000oz of gold per annum and work on an
alternative phased approach to the project. The Company holds a 1%
net smelter royalty over future gold production from the Bilboes
project. Caledonia is also planning to commence exploration
at the Motapa project adjacent to Bilboes.
Further details of the Company and
its investments are available on the Company's website
www.bakersteelresourcestrust.com
Enquiries:
Baker Steel Resources Trust Limited
+44 20 7389 8237
Francis Johnstone
Trevor Steel
Deutsche Numis
+44 20 7260 1000
David Benda (corporate)
James Glass (sales)
The Net Asset Value ("NAV") figure stated is based on
unaudited estimated valuations of the underlying investments and
not necessarily based on observable inputs. Such estimates are not
subject to any independent verification or other due diligence and
may not comply with generally accepted accounting practices or
other generally accepted valuation principles. In addition, some
estimated valuations are based on the latest available information
which may relate to some time before the date set out
above.
Accordingly, no reliance should be placed on such estimated
valuations and they should only be taken as an indicative guide.
Other risk factors which may be relevant to the NAV figure are set
out in the Company's Prospectus dated 26 January
2015.