Haywood Initiates Coverage of Copper Mountain

STEFAN IOANNOU, Haywood Securities (08/26/2010)
"In a sea of copper 'development' stories, Copper Mountain is successfully making the transition to producer ahead of many peers. We applaud the company's ability to continue advancing its 75%-owned Copper Mountain copper/gold/silver project in BC through the 'brunt' of the credit crisis—a time when many other advanced-stage projects were shelved. An August 2009 feasibility study provides a robust base case, headlined by 108 Mlbs. of annual copper production (in concentrate) over the first five years of the $438M project's 17-year open-pit mine life. Total copper cash costs are expected to average US$0.94/lb. of payable copper net of credits (US$1.25/lb. in Haywood model).

We believe the company's current market valuation provides a compelling investment opportunity ahead of an inevitable 'producer status'-driven market revaluation. Unlike many of Copper Mountain's peers, the company is well positioned to achieve timely producer status, with permits and financing in hand and construction underway at the 'brown fields' project—in our opinion, significantly decreasing execution risk. . .We are initiating coverage on Copper Mountain Mining Corporation with a SECTOR OUTPERFORM rating and a target price of $4.25/share (50% implied return)."

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