To: Brumell who wrote (2865 ) 4/1/1999 9:09:00 PM From: Marek Respond to of 5821
Here's today article from StockHause. April 1st, 1999 StockHouse News Desk Nuinsco Shares Make Slight Gains As Investors Hang On For Better Results Vancouver, BC, April 1st /SHfn/ Nuinsco Resources, the Toronto-based junior miner, has seen their share price take a beating over the last week after results from the Lac Rocher site keep turning up nothing new. Nuinsco lost 24 per cent of its value Tuesday after the company released another set of drill results that disappointed investors about the size of its nickel find in northwestern Quebec. The latest results which were reported on Tuesday came on the heals of similar results that were reported on March 17. When asked if the market can take another report that is less than positive, Company representative Stephanie Thompson admits, "I don't think it can, people are starting to lose faith." However, Thompson says the company is still on track with their $3.2 million drill program and has two rigs drilling around the clock. In a company Press Release announcing the latest results, Nuinsco President Douglas Hume stated, "the results are promising because nickel-bearing sulphide minerialization occurs in virtually every hole that has been assayed." The problem is that the resource market has been hammered by both poor metal prices as well as mining debacles such as Bre-X Minerals. "The market is expecting to go home with a double," says Ron Coll, analyst with Thompson Kernaghan. Both Coll and Thompson admit that several more holes are needed before results can be thoroughly analyzed. Nuinsco seems to be doing itself a disservice by announcing results that don't really say anything and John Kilburn goes further, "this is not very positive for the resource market." Speculation that Nuinsco had discovered a massive nickel deposit sent its shares soaring to $3.26 last month and in the ensuing hype, more than 50 juniors bought up exploration rights around the Nuinsco claim at Lac Rocher. The company raised $10 million through a special warrant offering in mid-February due in large part to the hype surrounding the project. When asked if the company dare release new results any time soon, taking into consideration past performance, Thompson expects that there will possibly be another announcement in the coming week. The latest news release on Tuesday reiterated the often referred to company line, "the company considers developments to date to be typical of the early stages of a major new exploration undertaking." Robert McAllister who writes the Investors First newsletter gives his recommendation, "If the market moves the stock above $2.10 based on new results add to current positions. If the market moves the stock below $1.50 on poor results close out position." When asked what the best recommendation for the company would be at this juncture, Coll admits there is only one thing the company can do, "they need to put down several more holes." The question everyone keeps wondering is whether or not the market can hold on long enough for these holes to be drilled. Nuinsco shares closed on Thursday up at $1.32 on high volume.