Timothy Sumer

Mineral & Financial Investments Ltd (AIM:MAFL) chief executive Jacques Vaillancourt speaks to Thomas Warner from Proactive about the latest news from the Lagoa Salgada Project in Portugal, the recent investment in Luca Mining as well as the performance of Mineral & Financial overall. The company announced the results earlier this week of its initial NI 43-101 Feasibility Study for the Lagoa Salgada VMS Project, based upon an updated Mineral Reserves and Resources Estimate. Vaillancourt gives his take on the study, saying that although the study showed slightly lower results than anticipated, the measured reserve component still demonstrated a "robust" NPV of $147 million. The study also revealed that the all-in sustaining cost for the first five years would be approximately 59 cents per pound of zinc equivalent, with an annual cash flow of $56 million for the same period. Vaillancourt says that while inflation has affected the upfront capex for the proj

Greencoat UK Wind PLC (LSE:UKW) investment co-manager Stephen Lilly visits the Proactive London studio to speak with Thomas Warner after the renewable infrastructure fund published half year results for the period to 30 June 2023 that revealed a first-half year-on-year dividend hike of 13.5%. Lilly gives a brief overview of how Greencoat has been performing recently, highlighting the £204 million of net cash generated over the six months, backed by 2.1 terawatt hours of production, with net asset value remaining largely flat. Lilly attributed the results to various factors, including future power prices, inflation, and the value of assets acquired by the business. He emphasised that he believes concerns regarding the fund's debt position and inflation are unfounded, as the company's stability and return on investment remained strong. He also highlights the importance of understanding the combination of dividends and reinvestment in achieving a healthy return, an