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Central Asia Metals plc (“CAML” or the “Company”) is an AIM-listed company incorporated in England & Wales, with operational headquarters in London. Its countries of operation are Kazakhstan and Mongolia. CAML is a copper production, precious and base metals mineral exploration and development company with majority stakes in copper, gold, and molybdenum projects throughout Central Asia. Having raised $60m at the IPO in October 2010, CAML built its Kounrad SX-EW copper recovery plant in central Kazakhstan. The construction was completed early in 2012 at the cost of $39m – approximately 15% below the budget. Built in the space of 21 months the plant, with the annual production capacity of 10,000 tonnes, started to produce copper in late April 2012, and since the end of September 2012 is operating at its full design capacity – the milestone achieved some three months ahead of schedule. In 2012 the plant produced 6,586 tonnes of cathode copper of at least 99.99% purity. Following a record monthly output of 1,114 tonnes in April 2013, the plant produced 10,509 tonnes of copper during 2013, exceeding the designed production capacity already in the first year of operation. The Company is currently debt-free and cash flow positive, and announced maiden and special dividends (totalling GBP 0.07 per share) in December 2012, followed by final dividend (GBP 0.037 per share) in May and interim dividend (GBP 0.04 per share) in September 2013. The Company’s assets include:
The Company’s highly experienced management and operations team has a proven record in Central Asia, and is working towards developing a metals portfolio by identifying growth opportunities in the region and beyond. |
