Advanced Underground Exploration for High-Grade Gold

CATHERINE GIGNAC, Northland Capital Partners (06/01/2009)
  • High-grade gold exploration in Red Lake camp.Historic production of over 24 million oz from this active mining camp offers good upside for the Phoenix Project.

  • Cashed up for underground exploration.Improved drilling access is key to properly test and evaluate 1,500 metres of nearly vertical mineralization.

  • Potential corporate takeout always a possibility.The $1.5 billion acquisition of Gold Eagle last fall highlights the shortage of well-located, advanced projects.

  • Ontario mining camp valuations US$100-$200/oz.
Good upside for relatively higher valuations due to local mining experience and grade of the mineralized zones.

Rubicon Minerals' well-financed, underground drilling and evaluation program in progress. This gold exploration company is focused on advancing the Phoenix Project on the McFinley property in Red Lake, Ontario. The high-grade zone was discovered in early 2008 from surface drilling extensions of known gold-rich geological units. There is excellent potential to develop into a sizeable deposit—comparable to other multimillion-oz deposits within the mine camp.

Recommended as Speculative Buy with a target price of $3.50 per share. The potential to host 5.0-10.0 million oz deposit in an active and prolific mining camp, could be valued at $100-$200/oz resulting in the potential for $5.00-$10.00 per share. However, extensive work is required this year to test and delineate gold mineralization, thus the target price of $3.50 per share assumes a discount to the potential upside.

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