To: PHILLIP FLOTOW who wrote (4356 ) 8/19/1999 10:14:00 AM From: Yorikke Respond to of 7235
From Canacords morning coffee series: SOUTHERNERA RESOURCES ("SUF-T") - began producing diamonds in March of 1998 and SouthernEra's share of production has consistently averaged over 25,000 carats of diamonds per month since that time. The Company recently announced six-month revenues of $25.5 M and net income of 6.9 M, or $0.26 per share. Cash flow from operations was $18.8 M or 0.72 per share. The compnay claims there are a lot of misperceptions in the marketplace about diamonds in general, and SUF specifically; the main one being that the joint venture mining project at Marsfontein has a short life span. There is a major, ongoing exploration program to increase the mineable deposits on the Marsfontein farm. More importantly, SUF has just started mining on its very large Klipspringer property Holdings, owned 100%. Current reserves and resources outlined on a small portion of these holdings represent a minimum 12 year life with profitable operating margins." In addition to these mines, the company has a valuable asset in Angola, the huge Camafuca kimberlite pipe. The current bulk sampling program is progressing well, and core testing results reported earlier indicated a potential for higher grades than previously documented. SUF has a strategy to diversify into platinum. With Russian stockpiles expected to be depleted in a few years time and there is growing demand for platinum/palladium for jewelry and industrial uses. The platinum deposits are within a few kilometers of SUF's current diamond operations, and there are significant technical and administrative synergies." The Messina bankable feasibility study is currently underway and significant progress has been made on a number of fronts, including the environmental, metallurgical, and mining sections of the evaluation. Messina has a drill indicated resource of 10.5 M ounces of contained platinum group metals, which could generate substantial annual revenues for well over 50 years at planned production rates.