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Hugh Cleland, CFA Iberian Minerals Corporation IZN-X BUY Mar 26, 2007

Zinc/copper project in Spain. Have permits to build their mills and tailing pond and are waiting for a permit to operate. Possible takeout candidate.
$1.450

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BUY
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BUY
Zinc/copper project in Spain, near Lundin (LUN-T) properties. Recently got their licence for a processing plant and tailings dam. This is the next most likely consolidation candidate. On the assumption of $1 zinc and $2 copper, the company is producing $100 million in cash flow in late 2008 and 2009.
HOLD
Still a takeout candidate and if they can expand their resource and reserves over time, it puts them in play even more.
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Zinc producer in Spain and Peru. One of the biggest things holding the stock back is that they have a number of hedges in place for their production. A significant portion of hedges comes off this year. 2012 cash flow should ramp up significantly. Trading at less than 2X cash flow.