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Metanor (MTO-V) is a new Canadian Gold Producer located in Quebec. It reached commercial production on December 1, 2013 and will produce 50,000 oz in calender 2014 with a present all-in cash cost of $1,018US.

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Message: New analyst, Buy recommendation

New analyst, Buy recommendation

posted on Feb 05, 2010 11:50AM

New analyst coverage as of Feb 4 - Laurentian Bank Securities. Sorry, I have no link to the original...

We are initiating coverage on Metanor Resources Inc. with a BUY (S) rating and a 12-month share price target of $1.15. price assumption of US$900/oz and US$/C$ exchange rate of 0.91. Our discounted cash flowmodel is based on the following events taking place and conditions remaining intact:We derive our 12-month target price by utilizing our long-term gold

Bachelor Mill ramping up and maintaining the 1,200 t/d by mid-2010.

The development of Bachelor underground by late 2010.

The net present value (discounted at 7%) is estimated at $206 million or $1.13 per (fully diluted and fully financed). (utilized portion of a credit line) and $8.0 million for additional mineralization not included in ourestimated mine life (valued at $10/oz) to derive a Net Asset Value of $208 million or $1.14 per share(fully diluted and fully financed). We are currently applying a 1.0x multiple to NAV to account for theadvanced stage of the Barry and Bachelor projects, as well as reduced political and permitting risk.Metanor could command a 1.1x - 1.3x multiple to NAVPS as the Company overcomes itsoperational (mill capacity at 1,200 t/d) and development (Bachelor underground) milestones.In addition to the NPV we apply -$7.0 million in corporate adjustments

We believe Metanor has the potential to generate approximately $2.7 million in cash flow in 2010, growing to approximately $45.1 million by 2011Lake mill is capable of producing ~33,000 ounces of gold in 2010 (annualized), increasing to66,000 ounces with a cash cost of US$512/oz in 2011 (annualized). We assume additional capitalexpenditure of ~$10 million required to develop/expand the Bachelor Lake Project (mine and mill).The bulk of our valuation for Metanor is represented by Bachelor Lake and as such, the company’sshares should be intimately linked to performance at that operation, with the most significant neartermpotential catalyst being the ramp up and stabilization of production at the planned rate of 1,200t/d by mid-2010. We expect average grades to improve as higher-grade material from the BachelorLake (~700 t/d) is blended with the ore from Barry open pit (~500 t/d) during Q1-2011. Exhibit 13 depicts our estimates in conjunction with Metanor’s year-end numbers..

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