Re: Potential Implications from Voisey's Bay Prices - see a timeline of VB
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HIGH-GRADE NI-CU-PT-PD-ZN-CR-AU-V-TI DISCOVERIES IN THE "RING OF FIRE"
NI 43-101 Update (September 2012): 11.1 Mt @ 1.68% Ni, 0.87% Cu, 0.89 gpt Pt and 3.09 gpt Pd and 0.18 gpt Au (Proven & Probable Reserves) / 8.9 Mt @ 1.10% Ni, 1.14% Cu, 1.16 gpt Pt and 3.49 gpt Pd and 0.30 gpt Au (Inferred Resource)
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Re: Potential Implications from Voisey's Bay Prices - see a timeline of VB
Posted by: pw on March 13, 2008 01:53PM
In response to: Potential Implications from... by geoprof
geoprof,
Please see a timeline of VB's development below. I belive that Inco's final offer was largely based on the Ovoid's proven results along with huge speculative additional deposit potentials.
~p
Voisey Bay – timelines and stock prices
Posted by: naimarantz on February 03, 2008 03:38PM|
In addition the scarff's contribution I thought I would relay some notes taken during reading "The Big Score". Nov 17 1994 – stock price jumps from $4.65 to $8.00 overnight. Assays from discovery drill hole #2 were announced at 2.23% nickel, 1.47% copper and .123% cobalt over 33 meters. - one month later stock price went from $9.50 to $13.50 no newfindings since hole #2. Jan 16 1995 - hole # 6 still no signs of massive sulfides. The “Freidland factor” pushes the stock back to $11.00. Jan 18 1995 - historic hole #7 was presented to Diamond Fields ……104m of nearly 4% nickel. Feb 6 1995 - press release on holes #7 + 8 (#8 was 111m) the average for both #7+8 was 3.7% nickel. The stock price went to $20. Further drilling tests were showing the ore body to be shaped like and egg shaped deep bowl, and ovoid. March 1995 - Continued drilling of the ovoid brought in more nickel increasing the estimated size with each passing week. Stock price was $24.00 by the end of March. April 14 1995 - Tech bought 10% of DF at $36.00 a share or $108 million sight unseen. Not one person at Tech had seen the cores at Voisey Bay. More assays are released. The stock prices rises past $40.00. May 1 1995 - The stock price is $50.00 a share. May 9 1995 - INCO’s geologist estimates the ovoid’s ore reserve at 25 million tons, with a 10% chance its bigger. Takeover speculation moves stock price up to $56.00 June 8 1995 - stock price continues to $80.00 a share Aug 3 1995 - Hole # 166 pulls up 1 meter of massive sulfides, the first showing in months of drilling outside the ovoid. Sept 21 1995 - Stock is almost at $100 and DF did a 4-1 forward split with the new shares valued at $24.00 each. Nov 17 1995 - Hole # 202 tapped into 40m of massive sulfides, the largest section of sulfides found outside the ovoid. Early December assays for Hole # 202 showed 3.36% nickel. Dec 12 1995 - Stock price is at $26.00 and remains range bound for months. Feb 1996 - Drill tests indicate the ovoid has reserves of 30 million tons and there was potentially twice as much in the second ore body. April 3 1996 - The final 4.3 billion-dollar buy out draft is signed. Note Based on the information in the book I estimated that Diamond Fields had approximately 100 million shares and the buy-out realized a share price of $43.00 per share or $172.00 pre-split.Hopefully this triggers some productive discussions. |
Did some additional research to add to the above. One source quotes that on July 6, 1995 Inco finalized a deal to acquire a 30% interest by issuing to Diamond Fields $386.7M in convertible preferred shares and $18M cash. I wonder about what the major shareholders, e.g. Sprott, etc, are thinking about right now as I am guessing that combined they may collectively control +-30% of NOT. Any comments?
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