Guyana Goldfields' Aurora Project

DON MACLEAN, Paradigm Capital Inc. (12/01/2009)
"Guyana Goldfields is one of our emerging names that holds a 'strategic' asset (4Moz+, not held by a senior company, geopolitically safe jurisdiction), but continues to trade at a P/NAV multiple (0.63x) below others with similar 'strategic' assets, such as Detour (0.67x), Romarco (0.81x), and Osisko (0.85x).

The Aurora project's location (in Guyana) is higher risk than Canada or the USA (where the other companies' projects are located), but Guyana, a former British colony, has an excellent mining history and the prime minister (who is also the mining minister) is Canadian-educated and has specifically expressed his support for the project.

While the project does have some higher technical risk than some of the comparables (proximity to a river, and both open pit and underground exploitation) it also boasts the best grades. Final key permits are expected in Q1 2010, and a definitive feasibility study and production decision are expected in Q2 2010."

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