Bill Harris, CFA
Red Back Mining Inc
RBI-T
DON'T BUY
Dec 21, 2009
There is a very short list of intermediate producers in the gold industry including El Dorado (ELD-T), Red Back (RBI-T) and Centamin Egypt (CEE-T) and they are very special companies. This has country risk. Stock is probably priced efficiently so you are not getting the benefit.
Has been on a tear recently because it is working in a large gold discovery in West Africa. Good for gold exposure on a company that is growing dramatically. Should be trading in the $20 level. Speculative.
Focused on gold in West Africa. Have done a good job exploring for new resources and have an existing mine. Recently released some good numbers. Looks a little expensive.
Kinross (K-T) just put in $600 million to get almost 10%. This is smart money. One of their key assets (in West Africa) is about 5 million ounces. He sees this ability at 10 million.
Caller wants to replace because she is not happy with Kinross’s (K-T) recent connection. To get something similar, you are looking for something with growth over the next few years. He likes Allied Nevada Gold (ANV-T) and Iamgold (IMG-T).