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Acquiring gold resources at a bargain basement price in the ground
Company: TYHEE DEVELOPMENT CORP F
Tyhee means “trophy fish” in Chinese.
Tyhee “is an advanced gold exploration and development company. Its primary asset is the advanced-stage Yellowknife Gold Project, which consists of 6,625 hectares (15,481 acres) of mining leases located 90 km (56 miles) north of Yellowknife, NWT, Canada. The property hosts several areas of gold mineralization, including the partially developed Nicholas Lake Gold Deposit, the Ormsby Zone and the West Zone.
Resources total 1,049,000 ounces of Measured and Indicated gold grading 9.01 grams per tonne and 426,000 ounces of Inferred gold grading 8.01 grams gold per tonne as disclosed on SEDAR (February 21, 2005) and on our website. As previously reported on SEDAR, (March 22, 2005) permit applications have been submitted and the project is currently under review by the Mackenzie Valley Environmental Impact Review Board.”
KEY: Tyhee has TWO drilling drills now operating to increase their gold resources. There will be lots of news. Tyhee’s current drilling is in the area of the former producing mine called the Discovery Mine. NOTE: This former producing mines is one of the most prolific gold producers in Canada's history. It was one of the highest grade gold mines ever to operate in Canada. The mine was shut down in March 1969 after producing 1,023,550 troy ounces of gold from 1,032,866 tons of ore. Almost ONE OUNCE PER TON!!! Imagine if the drilling hits a “sweet spot” with one ounce per ton !
$ .33 US per share or $ .37 CDN per share Market Cap $ 29 million USD Tiny market cap. Symbol in Canada is TDC US symbol TYHJF
Tyhee is very undervalued…..
Tyhee’s gold is valued at $ 18.77 ounce (market cap/gold resources). The average gold value for the 44 junior gold mining companies reviewed by Canaccord on April 3, 2006 was $ 63.62 per ounce. Tyhee’s market price would have to rise ($ 62.63 average / $ 18.77 Tyhee) 3.39 times to just equal the average valuation of the 44 junior gold mining companies. Several of the companies in the 44 universe are valued in excess of $ 100 ounce.
Jim Puplava’s entities are large investors in Tyhee !!
Jim Puplava’s formula for success in investing in junior mining companies (these companies are selling for big discounts): 1) Focus on safe political environments (i.e. U.S. Canada) 2) Focus on companies exploring prior abandoned producing mines (less risk than exploration company since was prior producer—rise in metal prices can make these deposits very economic--can say they used to PRODUCE gold or silver here !!) 3) Focus on late stage development companies (i.e. prefeasibility –their metals in the ground are given higher valuation in the marketplace) 4) Company is working on dual track: doing prefeasibility on one area so they can go to banks for financing and get into production and at same time expanding their discoveries (expand and build resources/reserves). Tyhee meets ALL the above.
Selling at 20% discount from its high for the last 52 weeks.
Background Theme: In the 1980’s a student seeking his doctorate in physical geology does his thesis on a orebody mineralization (gold) that had produced over 1 million ounces of gold (Conn Mines). He becomes the foremost expert on the geology of the area. He discovers what he believes vast untapped potential during his thesis work.
Fast forward to year 2000, the same person, now a Ph.d and CEO of a public mining company has the opportunity to purchase 100% of the same type of mineralized (he is the foremost authority on it) orebody for a song because gold is depressed at $ 256 ounce in November, 2000. He is successful and closes the transaction January, 2001 paying little. The CEO, David R. Webb, B.A.Sc. (Engineering) M.Sc., Ph.D., P.Geol., President & CEO, Director, can now build his own company and exploit the resource he saw some twenty years ago.
The orebody is the Yellowknife Gold Project. It is a past producer of 1,023,575 ounces of gold from 1,018,786 tons of ore (that is about one ounce per ton !!!! It was one of the highest grade gold mines ever to operate in Canada. Called the Discovery Mine) and that was an underground mine that has been abandoned). The mine was closed down in 1969 after a fire at the mine’s mill.. A 100% interest in the 1,859 acre property, subject to a variable NSR was purchased from GMD Resource Corp in early 2001 for $265,000 (January 12, NR. Series 2, Release 13).
In addition, resources total 1,049,000 ounces of Measured and Indicated gold grading 9.01 grams per tonne and 426,000 ounces of Inferred gold grading 8.01 grams gold per tonne. Dr. Webb literally stole the property paying essentially nothing.
Some interesting facts:
1) Most recent financing in February 2006 was split in half and completed by Sprott Capital (http://www.sprott.com/metal.php) and Jim Puplava’s entities (http://www.puplava.com/brochure/resume.htm) Eric Sprott runs Sprott Capital and is one of the best value investors in the world ( tinyurl.com. See Sprott capital: sprott.com Both sent their geologists to perform due diligence before they completed their private placement.
2) The former CFO of market cap $ 4.6 BILLION Glamis Gold (NYSE symbol: GLG finance.yahoo.com is the CFO of this $ 29 million small company. Why? It is because this company has enormous upside potential?
3) Institutions control 80% of stock, management 10% and remainder is free trading. RAB Capital owns 23% rabcap.com Sprott owns approximately 18% in its various funds.
4) No country risk with this resource. Regulators in area have NEVER turned down a properly documented mining operation. NEVER.
5) This property was acquired because an old PRODUCING underground mine which had been selectively mined to produce over 1 million ounces of gold (ONE OUNCE per ton !!) was abandoned after a 1969 fire destroyed the mine mill and because of meager gold prices was never rebuilt.
The underground mine had enormous “blue sky” potential (open at depth and on both sides when the mine was closed) which is only now being exploited. Resources total 1,049,000 ounces of Measured and Indicated gold grading 9.01 grams per tonne and 426,000 ounces of Inferred gold grading 8.01 grams gold per tonne. If these resources are moved up to reserves they would be valued at approximately $ 250 per ounce. There is a strong likelihood that these gold resources will expand substantially under the current drilling program. Stock has enormous upside potential IMHO.
6) In the March 21, 2006 Press Release Dave Webb, President and CEO reports that “We are working to increase our gold resource in step out drilling this year. The drilling results reported today have demonstrated that the Ormsby Extension Zone is well mineralized, and may add significantly to the resource reported for the property. We expect the Discovery Volcanic Member, a mineralized unit that hosts the past producing West Zone to return results similar to what we have found in the Ormsby Zone. The second drill mobilized on site will focus exclusively on the Discovery Volcanic Member area, which if confirmed to be mineralized will effectively double the area under consideration for gold resources.” A revised resource estimate is being prepared and will be used by Micon International to complete a prefeasibility study.
7) In the March 23, 2006 Press Release Dave Webb, Tyhee’s president and CEO stated “Tyhee plans an expanded exploration effort, to follow up on the exceptional results released earlier this week. We reported that every one of our step-out drillholes on the Ormsby Zone intersected significant gold mineralization, over a 300 metre strike length, a very enviable success rate in any exploration program.” Note that all present Tyhee drill holes have stopped drilling in gold mineralized rock.
8) Permits have been submitted to get mine back into production.
9) In the Febuary 9, 2006 Press Release Tyhee Development Corp. (TSX Venture: TDC) met with Micon for an update in the progress of a revised resource estimate for the Ormsby Zone of the Yellowknife Gold Project. Micon has informed Tyhee that they have produced draft resource models for the entire Ormsby Zone and for portions of the Ormsby Zone based on the all the diamond drillhole assays. None of these models adequately identify the mineralized zones as exposed in the underground workings. Tyhee defined several zones in detail and subdrifted on two of them, extracting a 6,800 tonne bulk sample in 2005. The bulk sample was found, based on 816 fire assays collected during mining, to average two times the grade estimated in the resource model. Additional work, recommended by Micon, currently in progress by Tyhee will further refine the resource estimate. The prefeasibility study will continue once this resource estimate is completed. (Note: TWO TIMES THE GRADE ESTIMATE)
10) Because the company believes they are undervalued in the marketplace last week they hired The Equicom Group, which is one of Canada's leading Investor Relations consulting firm. www.equicomgroup.com
How undervalued is Tyhee Development Corporation?
On pages 15-16 of the Canaccord Junior Mining Weekly dated April 3, 2006 forty-four junior gold companies are compared.
The average Market Cap divided by total gold ounces in resource for the 44 companies is $ 63.62 per ounce. Tyhee Market Cap divided by total gold ounces in resource category is only $ 18.77 per ounce. Tyhee would have to appreciate 3 times its current market price to be valued as the other 44 companies.
Company website:
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Extremely strong management team:
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Financial Information:
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Resource Defined:
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Technical Reports:
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Recent share capital: Shares outstanding-- 57,718,552 Fully Diluted 82,546,454
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Canadian Quote:
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U.S. Quote:
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Discussed:
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TYHEE DEVELOPMENT CORP
Suite 401, 675 West Hastings Street
Vancouver BC Canada V6B 1N2
Phone:604 681-2877
Toll Free:1-866-681-2877
Fax:604 681-2879
About Tyhee Development Corp.
Tyhee Development Corp. is a gold exploration and development company. Its primary asset is the advanced-stage Yellowknife Gold Project, which consists of 6,625 hectares (15,481 acres) of mining leases located 90 km (56 miles) north of Yellowknife, NT, Canada. The property hosts several areas of gold mineralization, including the partially developed Nicholas Lake Gold Deposit, the Ormsby Zone and the West Zone. Resources total 1,049,000 ounces of Measured and Indicated gold grading 9.01 grams per tonne and 426,000 ounces of Inferred gold grading 8.01 grams gold per tonne as disclosed on SEDAR (February 21, 2005) and on our website.
Posts in stockhouse:
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"There is lots of gold there. The previous mine high graded the property. Then the mill burned down in the forties, and the property sat dormant. If there was a mill there they would have kept mining and today it would be very profitable to re-process the leftover tailings. And the drill results all come back looking feasible. I think there is going to be a mine."
He figured David and the gang want to make a mine of it, and that is why they are not pushing/pumping the story or selling out. My impression was that David Webb and the gang have worked for mines for their whole lives, and this is there chance to have one of their own...and it could be a good one IMHO.
Another Stockhouse post:
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Yellowknife Gold Project contains a MINIMUM of 4 million ounces with the likelyhood of expanding this number higher still” END
My note: if valued today at $ 250 ounce that is $ 1 billion of market cap if get to reserve status !!!
Another Stockhouse post:
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It is hard to imagine a real company with less than 100m OS approaching the commencement of mining a potential $2 billion deposit trading at .20 for very long - ridiculous really. Just my opinion. Good luck longs. D
Another Stockhouse post-“Rodger” is Roger R. Sylvestre, director and vice president of Tyhee:
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Hard not to like this play. I met up with Rodger at PDAC. I think it was Rodger anyways... French accent. Reminded me of one of those ol' time prospectors. Full of exuberance and excitement over TDC. Of all the companies I looked at, at pdac, this was the one that excited me the most.
I am impressed with the management. David Webb is perhaps the formost expert on the geology of the YK area. Looks very good and I have to feel the risk/reward very favorable. Still the ground floor, in my opinion.
Another Stockhouse post--David is CEO:
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Hi Kitty. I spoke with David today. There is much excitement building now from various sources. Puplava group is behind us now 100%. Lots of buzz surrounding other investment groups coming in.
Latest round of drilling hit significant mineralization in every hole. more drill results expected by end of next week.
Open pit model for initial mining of near surface deposits is being looked at and frankly I am very happy about that. Grades with a cut-off of 1.5g/t are being considered as viable.
Ormsby extension is proving to be saturated with mineralization and it looks like our resource estimate will be considerably larger as this recent drilling campaign will be included.
2 drills are turning and they are drilling at an incredible rate - 400 plus metres per/day!
The Discovery volcanic member is next to be probed and it is expected to add at least another 200,000 ounces to the Pre-Fease resource estimate. Pre-feasibility is coming. Many delays with resource modeling but we are nearly there. We should see the first resource figures as early as 2nd or 3rd week in April with Pre fease to follow shortly thereafter.
Another Stockhouse post:
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I talk to David Webb frequently, have met with him and his colleagues at their offices and seen the body of work they have done. It is immense and very impressive. These guys are very serious about their work. They are thoroughly professional and highly esteemed in the mining industry. We are talking REAL miners and geologists here NOT just promoters. In my opinion the Yellowknife gold project will certainly become a producing mine.
Jim Puplava
When he says "We found our next 2 Kimbers" he is referring to the fact that he owns 5.5 million shares of Kimber Resources: stockhouse.com Now traded on American Stock Exchange.
One of the two he found like "Kimber" is TDC !!!
TRANSCRIPT FROM JIM PUPLAVA FINANCIAL SENSE NEWSHOUR THE BIG PICTURE
MARCH 25, 2006
“We’re involved with a couple of companies right now that have made 2 or 3 major discoveries, they’re heading towards pre-feasibility but they’re in a position now because of these new gold discoveries that they’re going to double and triple their resources.”
“Two of the companies that we’re buying lately, we started buying them at $6 gold in the ground, we’re still buying it today at $9 and $10 in the ground, and in just a short while one company’s going to go into reserves where they’ll be worth over $100.”
Thyee Development Corporation is one the above.
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Growing Ounces: A Closer Look at Junior Gold/Silver Stocks
Tyhee Discovery Mine
Note: this former producing mines is one of the most prolific gold producers in Canada's history. It was one of the highest grade gold mines ever to operate in Canada. he mine was shut down in March 1969 after producing 1,023,550 troy ounces of gold from 1,032,866 tons of ore.
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YELLOWKNIFE (DISCOVERY MINE)
Location:
Canada, Northwest Territories
Nearest Landmark: YELLOWKNIFE
Distance from Landmark: 88 km
Direction from Landmark: North
Latitude: 63 Degrees 11 Minutes (North)
Longitude: 113 Degrees 55 Minutes (West)
Status: Past Producer
Type of Working: Underground
Report Wiwichar
nwtgeoscience.ca
The showing is the abandoned Discovery Mine which was open from 1950 to 1969. The mine produced gold from a number of veins. The largest and most continuous vein is the North vein. This vein is hosted by sediments a few hundred feet E-NE of the pinch out of volcanic rocks. The vein occurs in the form of an anticline, the axis of which plunges 80 degrees north. The limbs trend south and dip west, with the western limb dipping 75 degrees and the eastern limb dipping 85 degrees. The outcrop is U shaped, open to the south with the limbs approximately 70 feet apart. The wall rocks that host the vein are fine-grained schistose greywackes, argillites and phyllites. In places, especially on the west limb of the vein-structure, numerous veinlets branch from the main vein and extend as far as several feet into the adjacent rock. The vein is generally sinuous or intricately contorted, but on the east limb of the structure, it is nearly straight. Most of the quartz is medium grained, and banded in shades of grey.
The showing area was discovered and staked by A.V. Giauque and sons in late 1944. In 1945, Discovery Yellowknife Mines Ltd. was formed to explore the property. The North vein was discovered by drilling in late 1945. Extensive diamond drilling and trenching in 1946 with encouraging results justified the sinking of a 3-compartment shaft. In December 1949 a 100 ton per day mill was erected. Production from the mine started in January 1950. The shaft was deepened a number of times and reached its final depth of 4,060 feet in 1960. The deepest mining was done on the 3950-foot level. The mine was shut down in March 1969 after producing 1,023,550 troy ounces of gold from 1,032,866 tons of ore.
The property lay dormant until December 1980, when Newmont Exploration Ltd. optioned the property and conducted exploration. Work done included gridding, ground geophysics, mapping and lithogeochemistry. In the late 1980's Canamax Resources Corporation optioned the property and conducted drilling, however the results are not public. In 1992, Gerry Hess re-staked the lapsed claims and formed New Discovery Mines Ltd. to develop the property. GMD Resources Corporation entered into an agreement with New Discovery to earn 50% of the claim by spending 1,000,000 dollars over 3 years.
en.wikipedia.org
The Discovery Mine was a gold mine 90 kilometers north of Yellowknife, Northwest Territories that operated between 1950 and 1969. Gold was discovered here by Alfred Giauque in 1944. A complete townsite was established by the company to house workers and their families. The mine produced one million troy ounces (31,000 kg) of gold from one million tons of ore. The abandoned townsite was demolished in 2005.
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"The Ormsby zone is one of three principle areas of mineralization on the property. The 1859 acre property is a past producer of 1,023,575 ounces of gold from 1,018,786 tons of ore."
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A geo who was with us at the time ended up Subject 34458 with a stock on SI.
TYHEE in the NWT exploring the old Discovery Mine, which along with the Leitch was on of the highest grade gold mines ever to operate in Canada.
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