Copper Mountain: Trucking Along to Production

STEVE PARSONS, Wellington West Capital Markets (11/05/2009)
As expected - $70mm term-sheet for two shovels & 13 trucks.
Capital lease signed for two 42 m3 electric shovels, 13 Komatsu trucks, 1 front-end loader, and 2 dozers, with delivery over next 18 months.

Fully funded on September $50mm equity raise; timeline intact.
Fleet order helps keep project on timeline for pre-production mining in June 2010, followed by commercial production in 2012.

Remains cheap relative to peers on a P/NAV basis (0.3x NAV8%).
Especially so considering CUM is among the most advanced near-term development projects with financing, permitting and offtake deals set.

Reiterate Strong Buy rating and $3.50 target.
Our target is based on 0.75x multiple of our 8% NAV estimate of $4.68/sh. Take-out potential enhanced on Taseko's proposed bid.

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