P: Aggressive on the Acquisition Front

TONY LESIAK, Macquarie Capital Markets (10/13/2010)
"We view Primero as a strong re-rating candidate, based on the optimization and exploration potential at San Dimas, the company’s sole operating asset. The company is also expected to be aggressive on the acquisition front in pursuit of its goal to become a 400kozpa producer by 2013. Primero is currently looking for potential Latin American acquisitions to leverage its skill sets and the regional contacts of their Mexican mining team.

Incumbent CEO, Joe Conway, has a history of accretive acquisitions (Cambior, Orezone) during his tenure as CEO of IAMGOLD, where he also managed the strong operating turnaround and re-rating of the company. Gold equivalent production from San Dimas is expected to rebound from 110koz in 2010, to 190koz by 2013, based on a mill expansion from 2,100tpd to 2,500tpd and continued aggressive underground exploration and stope development."

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