South32 CEO Says Colombia Nickel Mine Needs Cash Flow Plan
- Cerro Matoso has fiscal 2017 deadline to outline plan: CEO
- Producer reviewed Anglo mine sales, will be patient on M&A
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South32 Ltd., the diversified miner that’s cutting its global workforce on lower commodity prices, says its loss-making and strike-threatened Colombian nickel asset must deliver a plan to return to profits in the coming fiscal year to remain in operation.
Cerro Matoso is facing a deadline of July 2017 to demonstrate how it’ll begin to improve cash flow, Chief Executive Officer Graham Kerr said in an interview Thursday in Melbourne. The Perth-based producer is continuing talks with union members at the asset to avert a planned strike this month amid a dispute over a wage offer, he said.