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The Metals Company Loses Second Major Investor as Maersk Divests

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May 10, 2023

 

(Ottawa/Victoria, May 8, 2023) Bad news mounts for the floundering would-be miner The Metals Company (TMC) with The Wall Street Journal reporting the divestment of Danish shipping company Maersk. This follows the divestment last December by Norway’s largest private asset manager, Storebrand.

Formerly TMC’s second biggest shareholder, Maersk informed the newspaper that it now holds an interest of less than 2.3% in TMC and is in the process of selling all its shares.

Andy Whitmore, Deep Sea Mining Campaign’s (DSMC) Finance Advocacy Officer stated,

“TMC frequently cited its relationship with Maersk, presumably to boost its flagging credibility.[1]

“It makes sense for Maersk to divest to avoid reputational damage by association with TMC – a company heavily criticised on environmental and scientific grounds and with diminished financial prospects, and to also distance itself from the controversial emerging industry of deep sea mining.

“Unfortunately for Maersk, it has suffered a financial loss as TMC’s shares have been hovering around $0.80 down from $12 at the launch of the company in 2021.”

This April saw TMC breaching Nasdaq rules for the second time in less than six months and receiving its second de-listing notice for trading below $1 for more than 30 days. Its first notice issued in December 2022 was removed after a temporary share rally.

TMC also continues to be embroiled in legal proceedings, both suing investors who failed to provide funding during the merger that formed the company, and itself being subject to a class action for non-disclosure and “making false and/or misleading statements” during that merger.

In addition, the latest TMC quarterly report reveals it is under investigation by the Securities and Exchange Commission over aspects of the merger and its purchase of Tongan mining licences.

The cash flow projected for TMC and its failure to raise revenue augers poorly for its viability. TMC’s latest figures show only $46.8 million in the bank as of 31 December 2022. Despite an unsecured loan from partner Allseas and claims the company can cut expenses, it seems unlikely it can continue for more than a year.[2]

Faced with this financial crunch the company confidently asserts they will get a mining licence from July 2024. It has – with its sponsoring State Nauru – pushed hard for this to happen via the International Seabed Authority. TMC talks down the difficulties it faces, but they are growing all the time with an increasing number of countries stating opposition to it getting a licence and even Nauru saying will not let TMC apply for a licence in July if standards are not in place.

Catherine Coumans, MiningWatch Canada notes,

“As a small Canadian start-up with serious cash-flow problems, TMC must keep talking up the chances of starting deep sea mining as soon as possible. Yet this same talk is making several countries more vocal in rejecting a rush into an entirely new extractive industry.

“The divestment of Maersk – following on from Storebrand’s divestment in TMC and Lockheed Martin’s recent divestment from UK Seabed Resources – shows a move away from risk associated with seabed mining among the bigger corporate players.”

Credit(Mining Watch,Canada)

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