May 9, 1995 - Geologists estimate the Ovoid Section of Voisey's bay contains approximately 25m Tonnes of ore at (my estimate of presumption at the time) 2.75% nickel. The Eastern Deeps have not yet been discovered, nor has Reid Brook Zone. Share Price is $56/share, and by June 8, 1995 moves to $80/share. With an estimated 25,000,000 shares outstanding:
Market Valuation:
$ 1,400,000,000.00 |
Approximate Market Cap |
to |
$ 2,000,000,000.00 |
and given an estimated
This works out to $.92/lb to $1.32/lb of Ni in Market Valuation.
Given the spot rate of Ni in 1995 which held at approximately $4.00 for most of that year. We could also say that the market valued Diamond Fields at 23% to 33% of the spot rate of Nickel.