Subject: Re: Zimbabwe
From: "Bill McManus" <[email-masked]>
To: "Robert Hunter" <[email-masked]>
Date: Sun, 15 Jul 2018 17:54:34 +0100

No worries. Family first. Just got to London. I will either try you later
today or tomorrow.

On Sun, Jul 15, 2018 at 4:25 PM Robert Hunter <[email-masked]> wrote:

> Bill,
> I sincerely apologize. I had a family emergency. My cousin who lives in LA
> was in a car accident and she is fine but badly bruised and shaken up- her
> car was totaled and I’m the only family out here at the moment.
> Still no excuse for not giving you heads up. I totally forgot to call back
> in all the drama. I’m up and available whenever you can call. Again I
> apologize.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> > On Jul 6, 2018, at 2:55 PM, Bill McManus <[email-masked]> wrote:
> >
> > Hunter,
> >
> > Eitan asked that I follow up with you on the information I believe was
> forwarded to you regarding potential gold mine opportunities in Zimbabwe.
> The long and short of it is a long time friend’s uncle has been mining for
> gold in Zimbabwe for 15 plus years. As you might expect, access to capital
> was limited with the previous government and it was very difficult to
> expand. He believes that based on his knowledge of the region and his
> relationships he could assemble claims (including his) that could yield up
> to 2 million ounces of gold (of course there will be other minerals in the
> ore).
> >
> > Additionally, we have a friend who has the right to desilt 160 miles of
> the Odzi river which is located in the Marange diamond fields region. This
> is interesting because the primary purpose is to desilt the river. Thus,
> apparently this is not technically a diamond mine that requires any type of
> government ownership. The gentleman has indicated he would like to sell or
> create a jv as he is struggling with access to capital. He has told me that
> they recover 100,000 carats a month with roughly 20 percent being gem
> quality. I have not verified this but because of the location it seemed
> plausible.
> >
> > In either scenario, we would need geologists to verify the opportunity.
> Having said that, at least on the gold mine side, the owner was recently
> approached about selling to a Chinese corporation.
> >
> > Please let me know a good time to talk to see if we agree there is an
> opportunity to further explore.
> >
> > Bill