David Pescod´s Late Edition: Interview with Stephen Stanley (Jun 29)
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Jul 04, 2009 06:16PM
ATHABASCA BASIN: WHERE GRADE IS KING!
Interview with Stephen Stanley, June 29th
2009.David Pescod:
We’re here with Stephen Stanley who we wantto ask about this Rodney Dangerfield label he’s being given by
the markets. Hathor seems to have one of the most exciting
stories we can find in the uranium sector and yet Stephen there
seems to be this confusion about what next?
Now that you’ve finished the winter drilling program what
are your thoughts on what is next?
Stephen Stanley:
In regards to Rodney Dangerfield we can’tfocus on the market giving us respect we have to focus on giving
the market results! And speaking of results we have two
key things about to take place. The first is our summer drill
program which will consist of a minimum of two drill rigs, one
drilling from a barge and the other drilling from land. The second
is the commencement of our first 43-101 resource calculation
on the Roughrider Zone that should be completed late September/
early October.
D.P: Even the analysts seem to be confused about that question,
I mean we read reports by some analysts expecting 20
million pounds and others expecting 40 million pounds it
would be hard now to make a guesstimate?
S.S: Yes the estimates by the analysts have varied quite a bit;
the bottom line is this is really the first time that analysts and
investors have had to digest a high-grade uranium discovery in
the Athabasca Basin on a hole by hole basis. In the past these
deposits have been discovered by majors who usually do not
release any info until the size of the deposit has been defined.
Analyst and shareholders will get their first look at the size of
the Roughrider Zone when the 43-101 is complete this fall. In
the mean time the key is that we keep drilling and continue to
have success.
D.P: The one thing that there are no questions about is that the
grades are unbelievable. Some people have some trouble understanding
uranium grades but when it’s compared to gold it
hits home.
S.S: You’re exactly right, we have joked lately that from
now on we are going to release all our assays in gold equivalents
knowing if we did this the market would be shocked at
the grades! We have actually put together a slide in our presentation
that takes our individual assay intervals and shows
the gold equivalent. For example if you take hole #116,
which returned one of the highest uranium assays ever of
over 84% U3O8, the gold equivalent is more than 130 oz/
tonne; truly spectacular grades!
D.P: You had a presentation for analysts,and newsletter
writers a couple of weeks ago at the Saskatchewan research
council. I certainly heard many oohs and ahhs from some of
the analysts at that presentation.
S.S: We had a great trip to Saskatoon and up to the property,
with more than 34 people in attendance. This was the first
time Hathor has shown a 3-D model of the Roughrider Zone
to the investment community. We use the Saskatchewan Research
Council’s 3-D facility where you are able to put on a
pair of 3-D glasses and get an incredible view of how the
mineralization and alteration sits below the surface. It is a
very unique experience that allows you to see how the deposit
sits, how it is still open in every direction and how
there is significant potential to grow the size of the deposit; it
certainly does get a lot of oohs and ahhs.
D.P: What next for uranium prices seeing as this is a uranium
play?
S.S: The spot price has been increasing lately and that is a
trend most expect to continue, I think it is currently $52/lb.
The term price has stayed pretty solid in the $65 to $70 range
and this is the price that most industry people focus on as
almost 90% of all uranium trades are at the term price. Lowgrade
deposits are always under pressure when it comes to
the price of uranium. The great thing about a high grade deposit
in the Athabasca Basin is if the price of uranium is going
up or down “Grade is always King”.
D.P: It’s well-known out there that Hathor is for sale when
the price is right, the additional programs will probably add
potential one way or another in the meantime it’s always
been thought that AREVA and Cameco were the two obvious
buyers of the company or at least that’s what is thought.
S.S: I think we are in a very unique position as being the
only junior with a high-grade uranium deposit. If you want to
acquire a high-grade uranium deposit you currently have
only one choice, Hathor. The Roughrider Zone may sit only
11 km from AREVA’s McClean Lake Mill and 25km from
Cameco’s Rabbit Lake mill but that does not mean they are
the only two potential buyers. We have been pleasantly surprised
by the interest in Hathor and our Midwest NE project
by various groups that want to obtain a presence in the Athabasca
Basin and secure a high-grade uranium asset. The timing
of this is anyone’s guess but with our 43-101 due out this
fall I think a lot of these groups might just have the ammo
they have been waiting for to pull the trigger.
For now Hathor will keep aggressively drilling and looking
to increase & define the size of the Roughrider Zone. When
you are hitting 84% U3O8 the pounds can add up very
quickly and at the end of the day every additional pound will
go straight to the bottom line.
STANLEY’S STOCK SELECTION
When we asked Stanley for a stock pick, he actually suggests
physical Gold, and believes we will see gold at $1,200. 00 by
this Christmas.
FANTOMAS