Venus Metals Corporation (ASX: VMC) – valued backed by RXL shares and royalty

 

COMPANY SCOREBOARD

Pro PlusProCon PlusCon
  • Market cap well below assets value
  • Conservative board
  • Potential emerging REE explorer
  • Chris Wallin as cornerstone investor
  • Act like a holding company
  • Minimal exploration activities
  • Board made of stockbroker with weak corporate governance

 

ABOUT COMPANY

Venus Metals Corporation (VMC) (https://www.venusmetals.com.au/) explores gold and REE in Western Australia. Its flagships include the Marvel Loch REE Project and the Sandstone Gold Project.

ASX VMC Venus Metals Corporation Projects locations
ASX VMC Venus Metals Corporation Projects locations

CAPITAL STRUCTURE

Billionaire Chris Wallin holds 44m shares (22.34%), he and his QGold are involved in many takeover transactions.  

The company holds 56.5m RXL@25c worth about $14m.

In April 2023, it acquired 0.3% Youanmi NSR royalty for 3m shares. It now holds a 1% NSR royalty, which is worth another $9.5m on book with key assumption of a 60% development probability and gold price of $3,100.

FLAGSHIP ASSETS

Youanmi Gold Project Royalty and Yuinmery Calcrete Deposit

Project Data

The company holds 56.5m RXL shares (i.e. 9.3%), its top shareholder, Chris Wallin, holds another 20% of RXL. The company also holds a 1% NSR royalty. Once the project is developed, the royalty will worth north of $20m risk free.

The Yuinmery calcrete deposit can be used for acid neutralisation in the gold extraction process.

 

OTHER ASSETS

Henderson Gold Project Mt Ida WA 

Sandstone Gold Project WA (208 km, 90% with 10% held by a prospector)

The company holds the tenements since 2014.

In April 2023, the company upgrade its gold resource to 30,500 oz@1.31% g/t, most of which was classified as the indicated category.

Youanmi Vanadium Oxide Project

In March 2019, Venus announced a JORC 2012 Resource of 134 million tonnes grading 0.34% V2O5, 6.27% TiO2, and 21.33% Fe.

SUMMARY

Once RXL starts to apply for mining lease, VMC will fly.