Northern Dynasty Minerals Ltd (NDM.TO)

Gold, copper and molybdenum in Alaska. Doesn’t expect this to be a takeover because it has, at the operating level, Anglo-American which has spent $500 million going on $1.5 billion to stay in. You also have Rio Tinto owning 19%. He is hoping that the US Army Core of engineers advances its studies around Sept/Oct this year. Most of the analysts have given up on this one.

This is a company that will have a very tough time this cycle. Has a large deposit and the deposit has very good grade but it will take an awful lot of money to build it and there is a lot of political and environmental opposition. It may get built in the next cycle, 10 years from now.

Gold, copper and molybdenum in Alaska. Firmly believes they will overcome their environmental obstacles and in September/October this year there will be a big step forward of a mine planned and the US Army engineer taking it further down the road in the permitting process. Very cheap.

Chart shows it was in an extremely oversold position and is now rallying back. There is probably some resistance in the mid-$6’s so he thinks you have a little ways to go yet. The sector is favourable. If it breaks through $7, there is nothing until it gets to $12.

Has recently added to his holdings. There is a general view that this mine, one of the greatest globally, will never get built. Project in Alaska is being blocked by a very rich resident in the area. Thinks that both development and opposition goes ahead but eventually will go ahead.