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TRY - Troy Resources

Re: TRY - Troy Resources ready

Here is some research info regarding Troy:

Reserves of Gold: 343,000 oz
Resource Base of Gold: 990,000 oz
2007 Production: 70,000 oz
2008 Production so far: 9,289 oz

This quarter's production should be significantly better as they have fixed the Mill motor at Sandstone.

Andorinhas Project - Troy is looking for Iron Ore - getting some high grades (56% to 68%)from scoping study

Production of Iron could commence in 2009.

They have $20.2m in cash in the Australian Entity and $2.3m in cash in the Brazil subsidiary.

"The great thing about this iron ore project is that the material is free digging and would be trucked to the nearby market in Maraba and thus capital costs will be kept to a minimum," TRY told us today.

TRY also only have around 70 million shares on issue!

From the recent ASX release:

"Troy Board visits the new Andorinhas gold mine in Brazil and ratifies budget of $9 million for gold and iron ore exploration in the region......

Perhaps the most exciting aspect of the visit was to see the progress on the evaluation of the iron ore resource. At this stage we expect an initial project producing 500,000 to 1 mtpa of high grade iron ore will be viable, subject to finalisation of the Concept Study and receiving all the requisite government approvals. This is now the major focus and it is hoped to be able to put an investment proposal to the Board as soon as the Concept Study is complete. The great thing about this project is the material is free digging and would be trucked to the nearby market in Maraba and thus capital will be kept to a minimum. At this stage we expect initial capital to be less than US$5m and, subject to permitting, production could commence in calendar 2009.”

The iron ore should be a great profit maker for TRY.

It looks like costing TRY next to nothing to set up - just around US $5 million and the stuff is just dug up and trucked.

It is also a quality product.

From today's ASX report:
"Testing to date indicates the ore to be of direct shipping (“DSO”) quality hematite with significant market interest from the iron works in the nearby industrial city of Maraba."

It's also significant that the Troy Board has decided to
spend "$9 million for gold and iron ore exploration in the region."
With four drilling rigs on site there is going to be plenty of action.

The market seems to be completely ignorant, so far of this type of direct shipping iron ore resource where it costs next to nothing to set up operations, dig it up, and truck it.

For a company like TRY with only around 70 million shares on issue it should prove a cash bonanza.
 
Hey guys

How does one keep tab on iron ore prices? Can't find a site anywhere which lists the current price. Or is it based on the price of steel?

Cheers
 
Hey guys

How does one keep tab on iron ore prices? Can't find a site anywhere which lists the current price. Or is it based on the price of steel?

Cheers

It would seem that theres no big market like the london metal exchange.

There is spot prices in various places around the world.

Scrap iron/steel is around $500 per tonne.
 
Has anyone got any insight as to why Troy has lost so much value over the last couple of weeks.

Closed at $1.75 yesterday and it's looking to open even lower today....
 
Has anyone got any insight as to why Troy has lost so much value over the last couple of weeks.

Closed at $1.75 yesterday and it's looking to open even lower today....
Just overall market probably leigh. There's a few exceptions but most have been punished. :2twocents
 
Has anyone got any insight as to why Troy has lost so much value over the last couple of weeks.

Closed at $1.75 yesterday and it's looking to open even lower today....

Indeed this is a time when fear is ruling.....Most of the selling off in Troy has been low volume.

The iron ore is exciting, but I'm more interested in hearing some good news in regards to their gold production. For example, extension of the mine life of Andorinhas
 
Press Release 14 July "Troy is pleased to announce it has agreed to a private sale of its 7,628,571 shares in TSX listed Comaplex Minerals Corp. (“Comaplex”) .... for C$6.15 per share for total proceeds of C$46.9 million (approximately A$47.9 million) ...... Troy purchased its stake in Comaplex in January 2007 for A$27 million or approximately A$3.53 per share and thus this sale represents a gain of approximately A$2.73 per share or 77%."


So what are they going to do with all that CASH - about $0.68/share ? :confused:
 
55 Million in cash and a market cap of 130 million...producing gold and debt free.:D

As i said in a previous post...i reckon TRY has there eye on something.

MON had some good ground near Sandstone...maybe Troy could get it cheap at
the fire sale.:p: or a ASX listed gold speckie in South America...Troy could swallow
up for less than 20 million....all ready to got as well.

Cash is King.

Maybe we will get a special dividend.:dunno:
 
And on the back of this news 127000 odd through today which is the highest daily volume, on a positive day, since the high in Dec 2007.
 
55 Million in cash and a market cap of 130 million...producing gold and debt free.:D

gotta luvvem , shame the market dont , i hold and have been accumulating on dips and weakness for over 2 years now , this is my main gold investment stock , prolly silly as couldnt sellem in the depths anyways :).....anyways ........ aint it bout time it got noticed ? :) blessem i say
 
"...i hold and have been accumulating on dips and weakness for over 2 years now..."

Hey Nunthewiser, I hope you took some profit along the way. Its certainly in a dip today. Over 20% swing in the SP today!! Hope it kicks up for you tomorrow. I would have thought the all ords could have done better than 29 points after wall streets 276 point move up. Anyone would think we're in a recession not the US. Regards, CB
 
yeah m8 skimmed a few here and there over the time and rebought cheaper , but always kept at least half of total hold . actually bought a few more today too but as a trade stock this isnt for everyone , i restate this is an investment co for me and roll with the punches on it , worth a good research tho and many an unloved stone sometimes turn into jewels :).....
 
gotta luvvem , shame the market dont , i hold and have been accumulating on dips and weakness for over 2 years now , this is my main gold investment stock , prolly silly as couldnt sellem in the depths anyways :).....anyways ........ aint it bout time it got noticed ? :) blessem i say

Troy is my single biggest holding, and to be honest the only stock i
truly believe in...the market will do what ever it will.

Fact is TRY is arguably the best (sml/mid sized) ASX listed Goldie out
there, a true diamond in a sea of Cubic Zirconia's RE: (MON, VRE ETC)
 
Troy is my single biggest holding, and to be honest the only stock i
truly believe in...the market will do what ever it will.

Fact is TRY is arguably the best (sml/mid sized) ASX listed Goldie out
there, a true diamond in a sea of Cubic Zirconia's RE: (MON, VRE ETC)

Within the last week TRY has also become my single biggest holding. Wasn't planned that way but after the price dropped way below $2.00 I just couldn't resist buying more. A DCF valuation of the Andorhinas mine assuming it has ONLY a 5 year life comes in at around A$65 million (10% discount rate). Add value of cash and hard assets and already you have $2.00 per share that is rock solid intrinsic value. And the rest of their portfolio can't have zero value.
So for anymore punters wanting to throw away TRY shares at $1.60 I am eagerly waiting.:)
 
LOL well without sayin GO TROY! and goin on a shameless ramp ,i will say geeez im glad to see that i aint the only silly bugga out there that been following there fundamentals for a while and owns a calculator . thanks guys been all alone out there in other chats , forums telling myself what a good lil co this is and startin to sound a lil obsessed with it :) ....cool have a great day
 
Originally posted by So Cynical
Troy is my single biggest holding, and to be honest the only stock i
truly believe in...the market will do what ever it will.

Fact is TRY is arguably the best (sml/mid sized) ASX listed Goldie out
there, a true diamond in a sea of Cubic Zirconia's RE: (MON, VRE ETC)

Happy Days "Not so Cynical"! Your enthusiasm got me in at $1.61 the other day and is one of the only green stocks in my portfolio today. Bintang will be happy as well.

My biggest holding is LNC and copped a hammering today. A true believer I bought a Sh#t Load more.

TRY looking very promising.
 
Originally posted by So Cynical

Happy Days "Not so Cynical"! Your enthusiasm got me in at $1.61 the other day and is one of the only green stocks in my portfolio today. Bintang will be happy as well ...... QUOTE]

Too right :)..... after my previous post I continued buying at between $1.60 and $1.65 for as long as I could .... the price jumped today presumably because of the latest news about the Andorinhas Colluvial Iron Ore Study.:D
 
Happy Days "Not so Cynical"! Your enthusiasm got me in at $1.61 the other day

Good on ya Col...nice buying ;)

With today's ann it looks certain Troy is going into the iron ore Business.:cool:

Some ann Highlights

  • Andorinhas Iron Ore Project development cost of around 5 million.

  • The Pre Feasibility Study is looking at an initial production rate in the range
    of 500,000 to 1 million tonnes per year.

  • Operation start-up could be fast-tracked with production able to commence
    in the first half of calendar 2009.

  • Pre Feasibility Study is running in parallel with the resource estimation and will
    also be completed during the September 2008 quarter.

  • Potential to expand the iron rich colluvium in the area between Estrela and
    Abacaxi as well as further along strike to the east and west.

  • Lump fraction assays up to 68.46% Fe have been returned with 75% of 233
    pits in the colluvium returning assays greater than 55% Fe.

  • Read More http://www.try.com.au/default.aspx?ContentID=69
 
Looking quite cheap

At 76c yet another stock trading close to its cash backing. Never held them before, don't know much about them yet either. Balance sheet looks healthy with $60M in the bank, debt free and unhedged.

Appear to have attained a track record as a relatively steady producer, with the ability to identify cash-burn issues and reduce cash costs per ounce, no easy feat in this day and age.

Might have to dig a bit deeper with these guys.

jman
 
Hi jman, I'm with you there. TRY has been on my watchlist for the last 12 months. Looking for an entry with sp below cash backing. When (if?) some normalcy returns to the markets, I'm expecting the cash rich to do relatively well.
 
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