Re: STB - South Boulder Mines
nice to have you aboad YT, I have been quietly stock piling STB shares for around a month now, this is a little gem and is clearly the spec leader in the agricultural sector.
as you said it is like a mini RWD and MAK rolled into one!!
what really impressed me about the company was the fact that they identified the agriculture super cycle trend very early and went about setting up a "Fertilizer Division" which already includes several very exciting plays one potash one phosphate.
the only reason that the company is still valued at $10 million at the current shareprice of 24.5c is that they are awaiting the awarding of the exploration licences at Lake Disappointment East (potash bordering RWD's Lake Disappointment) and Cardabia (phosphate with incredibly high grades, from historical CRA drilling, with average grades twice that of MAK and peak grades almost 50% phosphate). Once these licenses are awarded over the coming months we should see the shareprice increase significantly as some of the risks are removed and we start seeing some action on the ground.
Now for a closer look at some of STB's projects
Cardabia (Phosphate Western Australia)
This is the current jewel in STB's crown, with historical drilling already confirming extremely high grade phosphate over a 21km strike. With average grades around 28%, and peak hits of 50% this offers spectacular upside if they can confirm a mineable resource.
The only reason Cardabia was mothballed by CRA was that the prevailing phosphate price was only $50 per tonne and at that price the project was deemed un-economical, but now as we know phosphate prices have risen by 700-800% since it was last explored by CRA, making it a very valuable asset for STB.
With the company ready to hit the ground running expect to hear plenty of news out of Cardabia throughout the rest of the year.
Lake Dissapointment East (Potash)
For those who have been following RWD, they would know all about Lake Dissapointment, it is likely to be Australia's next and only operating Potash deposit.
STB has managed to peg a 500sq km license just east of Lake Dissapointment, that contains 80sq km of the same drainage channel that hosts RWD's Lake Dissapointment Deposit.
STB is very confident of finding significant potash on their license and they are also likely to benefit from the nearology factor.
Bulge Nickel
For those that followed STB during the Nickel boom, they would know they have JV with IGO(which are one of the most successfull independent Nickel producers in Australia), with exploration showing strong signs the possible discovery of a new Nickel bearing region. With exploration ongoing it could provide some nice upside on any discovery.
Duketon Gold.
STB is also currently exploring for gold in Western Australia with some very positive recent exploration results, leading the company to believe they may have the possibility of several high grade toll treatable deposits, that will provide some serious cashflow for the company.