EXCLUSIVE TO SIGHTLINE U3O8: The development of a deposit does not necessarily lead to a commercially viable project and opening a new uranium mine is not a simple or fast process. It takes a lot of time and effort. In fact, it can take a decade or longer to go from discovery to extraction. As …
EXCLUSIVE TO SIGHTLINE U3O8 – In 2011, after suffering nearly three years of declining U3O8 prices, uranium companies were energized at what appeared to be a rapid return in the spot price as it leapt nearly 50% to close the month of February at US$70.00. Two weeks later, the excitement came to an abrupt halt …
EXCLUSIVE TO SIGHTLINE U3O8 – This month’s UComparables edition will focus on the Uranium Explorers’ ability to be project generators and de-risk exploration by accessing capital from partners to fund the high-risk and expensive drilling phases of exploration. A project generator (“PG”) is defined as a company that acquires and maintains a portfolio of multiple …
EXCLUSIVE TO SIGHTLINEU3O8 – We continue to look at the corporate variables and attributes important to investors along the lines of Management, Projects, and Financial Stability. This month we have compiled and presented data surrounding management compensation. The companies we include operate at a variety of stages, in a variety of jurisdictions, and utilize a variety of …
EXCLUSIVE TO SIGHTLINE U3O8 –This month’s UComparables edition will focus on the Uranium Developers and the simple metrics of their key project’s stage of development – specifically, resource size, grade and mining method. As stated in the past, it is not our intention to provide analysis or opinion as to the investment potential of these …
EXCLUSIVE TO SIGHTLINE U3O8 – Within the universe of uranium developers, it is a broad spectrum when it comes to size. One important distinction for investors is the differentiation between resource categories. These categories indicate the level of confidence and understanding as to the true size, measure, geology and economic viability. First, let’s look at economic …
EXCLUSIVE TO SIGHTLINE U3O8 – The method in which a mining company intends to extract ore greatly affect the construction and operational costs of the project as well as the execution risks involved. In the case of uranium, mining is accomplished through conventional methods (open pit or underground mining) or via In Situ Recovery (ISR). Having …
EXCLUSIVE TO SIGHTLINEU3O8 – Certainly, most investors are concerned with the liquidity of an equity investment – especially when dealing with junior resource companies. Once again, we compiled the total number of shares traded for each company over the last 24 months. With that, we calculated the number of times that the total outstanding shares are …
EXCLUSIVE TO SIGHTLINEU3O8 – One of the most compelling considerations/risks in evaluating a project is the jurisdiction it resides in. Government stability, tax regimes, permitting requirements, mining law maturity, etc. can mean the difference between an economic project and a complete loss of investment. For this comparable we went to The Fraser Institute Annual Survey of …
EXCLUSIVE TO SIGHTLINEU3O8 – One of the first questions asked by investors is “what’s your burn”? That is, how much money is management spending on administration and overhead, relative to the money being spent in the field/on the project? In order to be consistent, we took a look at the last 24 months of each company’s …
