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One Resources Company Suspended Production and Commenced Insolvency Proceedings - PAN

Feb 20, 2024 | Team Kalkine
One Resources Company Suspended Production and Commenced Insolvency Proceedings - PAN

Panoramic Resources Limited (ASX: PAN)

Panoramic Resources Limited is an Australian based nickel mining and exploration entity.

Key Recent Company Updates

  • Quarterly Activities Report (for the period ended 31 December 2023)

On 31 January 2024, PAN released the quarterly report and confirmed that on 14 December 2024, formal insolvency proceedings have been commenced with the appointment of Daniel Woodhouse, Hayden White and Kate Warwick from FTI Consulting as joint and several voluntary administrators. On 8 January 2024, PAN concluded suspension of the Savannah Nickel Project. Moreover, nickel prices remained depressed post quarter end. Subsequently, a dual track strategy to sell or recapitalise the Panoramic business is underway. For December quarter, Ore mined was nearly 13% declined quarter on quarter (QoQ), while ore milled increased by 2% QoQ.

  • Guidance: Following the suspension at Savannah, FY24 Guidance for the March and June 2024 quarters together has been withdrawn.
  • Corporate Details at the quarter end: Debt payment totalled AU$ 1.7 million for the quarter, while the Company had Cash of AU$ 27.3 million at the quarter end.
  • Suspension of Savannah Nickel Project Operations: On 8 January 2024, PAN decided to suspend operations while the sale/recapitalisation process progresses, as commented by Daniel Woodhouse (Administrator and FTI Consulting Senior Managing Director). Subsequently, the Company requested voluntary suspension of its securities from the commencement of trading on 17 November 2023. Prior to suspension, PAN also conducted a strategic review process to evaluate options for its Savannah Nickel Project to assess the ongoing capital requirements and forecast nickel price environment.
  • September Quarter Production Results: On 6 October 2023, PAN reported positive improvement across all metrics in the September quarter 2023. Some key highlights are given below:
    • Total Recordable Injury Frequency Rate of 5.1, an improvement of 19%
    • Ore mined up 5% to 185,213t (best quarter since restart in 2021)
    • Ore milled up 25% to 184,009t (best quarter since restart in 2021)
    • Nickel recovery stable at 78.4%
    • Contained copper production up 42% to 932t (best quarter since restart in 2021)
    • Cash at quarter end of $42.6M (after $4.96M in debt and interest repayments)

Post releasing the positive quarter update in September 2023, PAN confirmed that Savannah and Savannah North orebodies should remain open, and the Company shall bring additional material into future Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves as exploration continues into FY24. However, depressed nickel prices affected the Company operations.

Markets are trading in a highly volatile zone currently due to certain macro-economic issues and geopolitical issues prevailing geopolitical tensions. Therefore, it is prudent to follow a cautious approach while investing. 

Note 1: Past performance is neither an indicator nor a guarantee of future performance.

Note 2: The reference date for all price data, currency, technical indicators, support, and resistance levels is 20 February 2024. The reference data in this report has been partly sourced from REFINITIV.

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