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Hey guys/gals
I had some little research into the Bowen Basin but I couldnt find what grade of coal is in the areas that COK was looking to drill. Does anyone know what percentage of coal is actually Coking coal?
The location, Bowen Basin is the same area as RIO;s mines. I dont understand why RIO didnt drill there if there is so much high grade coal?
I also read in the herald sun today that the whole Bowen Basin area has been flooded meaning that operation has been suspended for 6 weeks. Apparently analysts predicting that coking coal will reach $300 US per tonne.
meh i suppose the news doesnt help COK as they wont be extracting for another 3-4 yrs
Cockatoo Coal appear a lot stronger after the announcement of a resource increase at Guluguba, now measuring over 100 million tonnes: http://www.asx.com.au/asxpdf/20080408/pdf/318gny16syg89q.pdf
I spoke to Mark Lochtenberg today (very helpful and returned my call fast), I like the look of this company for the long term, deposits are thermal coal, they are expecting to start producing in 2012 and at around 8M tonnes per year, will be purchasing infrastructure long before then and expect to have resource upgrades further down the track.
Best thing is that they will be able to take advantage of the higher coal prices because unlike some of the coal players at the moment they are locked into contracts from 12 months ago and although thermal coal prices have risen to over $205 a tonne they are only getting $78ish a tonne because of these contracts. COK will be trying hard to avoid contracts and get the most for their coal as they can.
And Gladstone is supposed to have a new port loading facility come online in 2012 as well which will see the QLD coal exporters able to expedite more tonnes out through the port.
Hopefully by then we may see the SP similar to where FLX is now.
Cheers
COK broke its ascending triangle today on heavy volume. It closed significantly ($1.07) above the resistance line of approximately $0.975. Not bad for a poor trading day in general and also with no news behind it.
Cockatoo coal have fallen back and MAY now be offering an opportunity for those of us who retain the faith: http://www.compareshares.com.au/kraa47.php
Got a tip off from an associate that this stock would be good to add to my portfolio at the moment. Am thinking about having a small play at it in the coming weeks with the view to hold for a few years. Does anyone have a view on the long term prospects of COK. I see it hasn't been discussed for about a year now.
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