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To: Al Collard who wrote (5980)	1/14/2002 3:06:16 PM
From: CIMA	Respond to of 11802

SRU.V - Meant to put it in for this week but forgot. I've been holding this one for three+ years now, trading in and out of some to add to what is now a fairly large free position. Looks good today and longer term: LK&Z Advisory International Inc. "Small Cap" Update Vancouver, BC, JAN 14, 2002 (EventX/Knobias.com via COMTEX) -- Starfield Resources Inc. SRU:CDNX SRFDF OTC BB www.starfieldres.com Transforming into a Platinum / Palladium play I have written twelve Newsletters about Starfield Resources Inc. (http://www.lkz.com/archives.shtml#starfield) in the last two years and doing so have left readers with a record of the tremendous progress made by the company. Working in a hostile investment climate from the beginning, management never wavered or deviated from its exploration goals and the belief that their Ferguson Lake Nickel, Copper, Cobalt, Platinum and Palladium deposit will eventually become one of the worlds greatest mines. Throughout the 2-year period, the company's press releases confirmed drilling success and substantial additions in tonnage and higher grades at depth. I call this an excellent TRACK RECORD. Since 1999 the company raised over 14 Million Dollars of non-institutional investor funds, drilled over 43,000 meters of test holes, expanded its inferred resource base from 6 M/ton to over 60M/ton showing the following cutoff grades: Cutoff Grade M/ton Copper (%) Nickel (%) Pd (g/t) Pt (g/t) 1.0% Cu+Ni 60.1 0.93 0.59 1.32 0.19 1.5% Cu+Ni 30.6 1.17 0.77 1.69 0.25 2.0% Cu+Ni 12.7 1.39 0.85 1.92 0.28 These are impressive results by any standards but especially when recognizing that the drilling has so far only touched 25% of the total UTEM identified conductor! It is noteworthy to recognize that every hole drilled previously identified by a UTEM survey has tested for Ni/Cu/Co/Pd/Pt. It is therefore reasonable to assume continued drilling success. This could eventually lead to a possible inferred resource base of over 150M/ton. Equally important than size, is the fact that grades have been improving at depth, which could lead to the creation of a 4th cutoff grade category of 2.5% Cu+Ni. These facts and reasonable forecasts point to the likelihood of a large tonnage long life mine becoming reality at Ferguson Lake. Realizing that base metal commodity prices continue to bump along the valley floor it is easy to see why investors greet this situation with little interest. This lethargy is reflected in lower share trading volumes and a company valuation well below the even most conservative asset value calculations. On October 3rd 2001, the dynamics of Starfield changed dramatically. In its press release the company indicated the discovery of a completely new and previously un-recognized Platinum / Palladium horizon in hole FL101-01 showing over 103 grams of Palladium and 26 gram of Platinum per ton. This exceptional result was augmented by the December 28th 2001 press release of further testing showing the additional presence of 2.74gr/ton of Rhodium (Rh). In its press release of December 13th 2001 the company further released information that the newly found Pt/Pd horizon had also been identified in drill holes FL99-01 and FL104-01, 1.8km further west, indicating increasing grades in a westerly direction. (FL101-01 is the farthest westerly hole drilled to date). This Platinum / Palladium / Rhodium discovery changed a good story to an exceptional one! All of a sudden the Ferguson Lake deposit is no longer considered a Base Metal deposit but a significant North American based Platinum / Palladium deposit. In the wake of this exceptional transformation, representatives of major mining companies beat a path to the company's data room, reviewing data and analyzing samples in their own corporate labs around the globe. If Starfield had a good chance for a corporate deal before October 3rd it has an excellent chance to do so now! Going forward the company will focus on drill testing the immediate area around FL104-01 to determine the characteristics and trend of the high grade Pt/Pd/Rh zone. Reason dictates that the Pd/Pt/Rh zone in FL-104-01 is not an isolated high-grade intersection but rather part of a system, a horizon with a source. Where is this source and how far does the system extend? The answer to these questions is central to determining the eventual exit price SRU shareholders can expect from a partner / suitor. The company has already raised additional funds to start the drill program in January of this year. Further funds need to be raised yet but the resulting dilution will continue to be more than offset by the expected value additions. LK&Z Opinion With an economic recovery in the US expected in 2002, commodity prices should improve, and in turn create higher investor awareness for this sector. Share prices for major mining companies will rise, driving value investors looking for higher risk / greater leverage resource exploration companies. Large US based users urgently seek North American located Platinum / Palladium deposits to offset the threat of huge price spikes resulting from mostly politically motivated supply squeezes by African and Russian producers. Increasingly, such users will form joint ventures with mining companies allowing for rapid development of known Pd/Pt deposits. Investors eventually will wake up to a new junior metal cycle and start to rotate funds into that segment. When they do, they will be behind the major mining companies who are now placing their bets in acquiring first class deposits. Lets not forget that cost cutting measures decimated exploration departments in the "majors" worldwide. Few can claim to posses a meaningful new reserve inventory anymore. Junior mining firms will sit in the driver seat once again. Against this backdrop Starfield has an excellent opportunity to negotiate a venture with a major mining company or strategic partner. In my opinion it is not a question of "if", but a question of "when". The results of these next few drill results will drive the timing of such a deal. In summary I believe that the company's shares are greatly undervalued. Given the onset of the drilling program in January, risk investors are faced with a rapidly diminishing window of opportunity to invest at these low valuation levels. LK&Z Advisory International Inc., 2836-42 Street S.W. 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