Hata hivyo nimefanikiwa kupata maelezo ya upande wa pili yakijibu juu ya article ya Barron kama ifuavyo hapa chini:
Tanzanian Royalty CEO Provides Clarification On Recent Article in Barrons
Mon Apr 13, 8:38 AM
SOUTH SURREY, British Columbia--(BUSINESS WIRE)
This weekend the Barrons online website carried an article about the Company that portrayed it in a less than favorable light.
There may have been some rush to put out the article for the Easter weekend as it seems the fact checking normally conducted by this publication neglected to meet its usual standards.
One of the articles shortcomings is its misunderstanding of our business model which is essentially that of a royalty company. Our highly regarded land position in northern Tanzania was acquired and is being developed within the context of this royalty model which is unique within our peer group.
Under a Royalty Option Agreement it is the task of the funding party to complete exploration work and any subsequent 43-101 compliant resource calculations. The significant capital expenses associated with building a mine under Royalty Agreements are the sole responsibility of the other party - not Tanzanian Royalty.
It is clearly evident on our corporate website that our primary focus has been on royalty-type agreements. Indeed, this is supported by the fact that Royalty Option Agreements are in place for approximately 60% of the ground we currently hold in Tanzania.
In comparing the business structure of our company to others, it might have been more appropriate to select a company in the Royalty business including those with royalty-based gold production. Those entities include Royal Gold and Franco-Nevada.
We are considering the possibility of segregating 15% of our existing property portfolio for non-royalty production purposes which of course will be contingent upon the continuation of favorable results from our exploration activities. On our most advanced-stage property, Kigosi, we are in the preliminary stages of compiling a 43-101 compliant geological report using a reputable South African consulting firm for this purpose.
With reference to the Barrons article, when your company merged with Tanzanian American Development 2000 (TANZAM) the shares received for the vend-in were distributed to TANZAMs directors, officers and employees. I was neither of these and therefore received no shares. The approximate 3% equity interest in Tanzanian Royalty Exploration that I hold today has been obtained primarily by private placements, at market prices, and without sweeteners of any kind. Choosing the usual method of private placements would have been much more costly - with less money going into the companys treasury and into the ground.
Regarding Barrons reference to a fine under $1,500 that I paid to the BC Securities Commission more than a decade ago! This event transpired within the context of a significant proxy fight and the subsequent distribution of a news release by the Sutton Action Committee, a private US company, which was formed for the purpose of the proxy fight.
It became quite clear during my short Thursday conversation with the author of the Barrons article that his story line was made up before our exchange. Sadly, this seems to be the rule rather than the exception in this era of tabloid journalism.
To be a failed exploration company you need to be two things: First you must fail, and secondly you must be an exploration and development company. Seeing the majority of our properties fall under royalty agreements, this is hardly a fair categorization of the company by Barrons.
The Barrons article also referred to an Internet reference about a joint venture with Barrick. While we dont propose to debate minerals industry nomenclature with Barrons, which will have the last word in any event, lets classify our relationship with Barrick as a Royalty Option on a single license which fits directly into our business model.
Barron's reference to a "significant gold discovery" in the Tulawaka region refers to property explored under a royalty agreement that has been fully exercised by MDN Inc. and no longer falls under our management control. In addition, the publications reference to a fully disclosed (in our annual report) material weakness in our accounting controls because of limited accounting personnel fails to recognize that we are a junior royalty exploration company and not a major corporation with multi-million dollar budgets and operations worldwide.
Incidentally, my picture published by Barrons was not, as the article said, from the website of a coin dealership but originated from a front page, business section article in the New York Times dated May 7th, 2006.
The conversation with Barrons did end in my strong admonition that the author should check his facts, advice that unfortunately he failed to follow.
Respectfully Submitted,
James E. Sinclair
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
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