Opinions
Dennis da Silva
Belo Sun Mining
BSX-T
COMMENT
Jun 10, 2015
Stock price when the opinion was issued
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The Volta Grande project had a feasibility study done last year. Agnico- Eagle (AEM-T) put in $15 million to go through the permitting cycle. Doesn’t know how long it will take in permitting. This project also has substantial exploration potential. At current gold prices, that asset is worth putting into production. Expects this company will be absorbed in the not too distant future.
They want to build a mine in Brazil, but there are some environmental controversies. They have the Volte Grande project which is over 6.1 million ounces in all categories, and a grade over a gram a ton. In early years, they can have higher grades, so you get a really robust payback. From a technical perspective, everything is great.
An explorer/developer. It certainly hasn’t performed the same as Continental Gold. Has shown more volatility. Brazil obviously can be a difficult environment. He thinks they are appealing an injunction on their deposit. In South America, the social license is very difficult, and he thinks that is the overhang with the stock. He has avoided this.
They have some issues with locals. They re-submitted an indigenous document and so we have to see what happens. It is a leveraged play in the Amazon.
The issue is that it is in Brazil. Agnico-Eagle (AEM-T) owns 17% of the company. There have been management changes. There is a debate over whether they can get permitted, and he thinks the odds are that they will. A nice little deposit and low cost. If it gets in the fortunate position of getting permitted, it may be a take out or Agnico-Eagle could sell their holdings.