Further to its announcement in mid-October that it was undertaking “a strategic review of its assets and business options”, Rockwell Diamonds Inc. confirmed yesterday that it had formulated a turnaround plan which was unanimously approved during a special Board meeting on November 20, 2016.
Under this plan, the Company decided that:
- It will accelerate the ramping up of Wouterspan to its full production of 200,000m3 a month
- It will realise a material reduction in cash operating and off mine costs
- It will increase production volumes in Q1 of FY2018 with a further 60,000m3 a month by making operational adjusttments
- It will decrease the operations footprint by disposing of any assets that do not fit the business model – a sale process is already well underway with respect to Remhoogte/Holsloot and Saxendrift mines
- It will secure adequate and timely cash investment for is capital and operational requirements – In this regard, the Company confirmed commitments of US$ 8 million as additional funding on similar terms to the current loans.
“This plan will enable Rockwell to perform the necessary upgrades to equipment and infrastructure to implement its turnaround plan,” the Company stated.
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