Re: News! Very interesting
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May 13, 2018 04:51PM
CUU own 25% Schaft Creek: proven/probable min. reserves/940.8m tonnes = 0.27% copper, 0.19 g/t gold, 0.018% moly and 1.72 g/t silver containing: 5.6b lbs copper, 5.8m ounces gold, 363.5m lbs moly and 51.7m ounces silver; (Recoverable CuEq 0.46%)
IMO, it would make business sense for Copper Fox to either:
1. Continue to own 25% of Schaft Creek with Teck financing all costs through to production (as per JV agreement). As market value increases, they could borrow against SC asset value to finance development of other projects; or
2. Organize an open market sale of the company.
Option 1 potentially creates higher value over a longer period of time but, while Option 2 likely delivers lower value, shareholders benefit sooner
The proceeds on selling the Schaft Creek interest to a third party would result in a big cash tax bill (if the company is sold, tax is paid by shareholders who make gains on their Copper Fox investment) and the Teck JV agreement would have to be renogotiated.
Option 2 looks good to me!