Goldplat
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TSF retreatment and pipeline
Goldplat wants to retreat its tailings storage facility through DRDGOLD and has no feasibility yet. It took ownership of the pipeline application and hired consultants. On 19 Aug 2026 it reported water use licence progress, a concept study completed in August 2026 and now under review, and the drilling programme finished after quarter-end. It will update the JORC resource by end October 2026.
- Next milestone
- Update on JORC resource and recovery analysis by end of October 2026 19 Aug 2026 ↗
- Interim measures
- Identify interim measures to extract value from the TSF
- Resource
- JORC (January 2016): 81,959 oz in 1.43m tonnes; no feasibility or economic assessment 19 Aug 2026 ↗
- Interim measure
- Evaluating processing through facilities on its own premises
- Geotechnical studies
- Start in September 2026, run to end of calendar year 19 Aug 2026 ↗
- Concept study
- Completed August 2026, being assessed by management 19 Aug 2026 ↗
Next: Update on JORC resource and recovery analysis · 31 Oct 2026
- 19 Aug 2026 Pipeline work, water licence, geotechnical studies pending
- 20 May 2026 Taking control of pipeline application; no feasibility
- 18 Mar 2026 Commercial terms and regulatory work still pending
- 10 Feb 2026 Company taking control of pipeline application; no feasibility yet
Special dividend
Goldplat began regular dividends with quarterly assessment: 0.0878p in August 2025, 0.1171p in December 2025, 0.14638p in March 2026 and £300,000 in June 2026. On 19 Aug 2026 it declared a fourth interim of £400,000 (0.23285p). On 14 Sep 2026 it added a special dividend of about £1.5m (0.87319p) from excess cash, payable 15 Oct 2026.
- Last 8 months
- £600,000
- Dates
- Record date 28 August 2026; ex-dividend date 27 August 2026 19 Aug 2026 ↗
- Policy
- Quarterly ordinary dividends continue; excess cash assessed for further distributions 14 Sep 2026 ↗
- Cash
- £8,820,000 at end Q4; around £6,000,000 currently 19 Aug 2026 ↗
- Special dividend
- About £1.5m, 0.87319p per share, declared 14 September 2026 14 Sep 2026 ↗
- Timetable
- Ex-dividend 1 October 2026; record 2 October 2026; payable 15 October 2026 14 Sep 2026 ↗
Next: Pay special dividend; continue quarterly dividend assessment · 15 Oct 2026
- 14 Sep 2026 announced
Ghana by-product export decree
Ghana's local beneficiation requirement changed the business model and still affects every aspect of the business. The annual environmental permit and gold licence were renewed. Q4 Ghana profit before tax rose to £830k from £164k, and plant capital spend reached £720k for the year, intended to lift recoveries in FY2027.
- Ghana operating profit
- £1,259,000 in H1 2025 vs £2,153,000 in H1 2024
- Ghana revenue
- £16,746,000 vs £18,614,000
- Q3 Ghana PBT
- £806,000 vs £784,000 in FY Q3 2025
- Plant investment
- £700,000 planned, £374,000 incurred, to improve recoveries and environmental management
- Permit and licence
- Annual environmental permit and gold licence renewed 19 Aug 2026 ↗
- Q4 Ghana PBT
- £830,000 vs £164,000 in FY Q4 2025 19 Aug 2026 ↗
Next: Plant upgrade benefits during FY2027
- 19 Aug 2026 Permit and licence renewed; upgrade spend done
- 20 May 2026 Beneficiation rule still affecting all aspects; plant upgrade under way
- 18 Mar 2026 Beneficiation rule still affecting all aspects
- 10 Feb 2026 Beneficiation rule still affecting all aspects; £700k plant investment planned
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