Pure Gold: A Low Risk - Low Reward Play
Jul. 11, 2018 8:22 PM•LRTNF
Summary
- Pure Gold's Madsen Project is located in Red Lake, Ontario.
- If everything goes well, the production should start late next year.
- The initial CAPEX is only $40 million, as Madsen is a brownfield project.
- The valuation of Pure Gold is relatively high, for significant profits, a big exploration success or a sustained gold bull market is needed.
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Conclusion
Pure Gold's Madsen Project is an interesting near-term project located in a safe jurisdiction, with low CAPEX needs and a meaningful exploration potential. The low-risk profile of the project is reflected also by the relatively high valuation of the company. The current market capitalization is not too much lower than the after-tax NPV of the Madsen mine. On the other hand, the PEA is already dated, the feasibility study that is expected in Q4 should improve the numbers and there is also the exploration upside and the updated resource estimate projected for Q4 as well. Although Pure Gold probably isn't the best investment in the gold mining space, the company is worth taking a look. In the case of some really positive developments or a share price weakness, it may become quite attractive.