Woulfe Mining Valuation Opinion
Date : 08/16/2011 @ 9:00AM
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Woulfe Mining Valuation Opinion
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Woulfe Mining Corp. ("Woulfe" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:WOF)(OTCQX:WFEMF)
is pleased to announce a Valuation Opinion of the fair market value of Sangdong
Mining Corporation, which owns the Sangdong Tungsten-Molybdenum Project
("Sangdong") in Korea. The Valuation Opinion has been prepared by Ross Glanville
& Associates Ltd of Vancouver, Canada ("Glanville"). The full report will be
submitted to SEDAR.
Glanville is of the opinion that the after-tax value of Sangdong, after paying
the 2% net smelter return royalty, is approximately US$300 million, within a
reasonable range from US$200 million to US$400 million. This Valuation Opinion
takes into account a 50% reduction from the calculated net present value, as the
project Prefeasibility and Feasibility Studies are yet to be completed. Woulfe
is on target to publish the Prefeasibility Study and the full Feasibility Study
later this year.
In the method used for this valuation, annual cash flows are projected over the
expected life of the project, and these cash flows are then discounted at an
appropriate rate to arrive at a Net Present Value. A comprehensive in-house cash
flow model has been prepared and reviewed by Glanville. That comprehensive model
has been utilized by Glanville to generate cash flow projections based on a
number of different input parameters and assumptions, some of which are
different from those utilized by Woulfe (including a higher estimated capital
cost). Some of the key input assumptions include a sales price of US$375 per
metric tonne unit of WO3 (in ammonium paratungstate), a twenty-one year mine
life at an annual mill-feed production rate of 1.2 million tonnes, an average
grade of 0.41% WO3, and an after-tax constant-dollar discount rate of 8%.
Brian Wesson, CEO and President of Woulfe, commented, "The Valuation Opinion is
within the range we were expecting. We undertook this valuation to assist the
Woulfe Board in evaluating potential transactions that may eventuate. With this
document in hand, the Board will be in a better position to make decisions in
the best interest of Woulfe shareholders."
As the information provided in the Valuation Opinion does not contain an
economic analysis which conforms with National Instrument 43-101, the economic
viability of Sangdong will remain uncertain until completion of at least the
Prefeasibility Study, which is expected in a couple of months.
As previously announced, the Company commissioned PricewaterhouseCoopers ("PwC")
to undertake a valuation of Sangdong, and this valuation has been completed.
However, due to the confidential nature of some of the information contained in
the report by PwC, it will not be submitted to SEDAR. The conclusions of the PwC
report are consistent with this Valuation Opinion.
About Ross Glanville & Associates Ltd.
Glanville is a company specializing in valuations of mining companies and
mineral resource projects, as well as providing fairness opinions and litigation
support (such as being an expert witness in court cases involving valuation
disputes) related to financial and technical issues. The president, Ross
Glanville, graduated from the University of British Columbia in 1970 with a
Bachelor of Applied Science Degree (Mining Engineering), and became a member of
the Association of Professional Engineers of British Columbia (P.Eng.) in 1972.
In 1974, Glanville obtained a Master of Business Administration Degree (MBA),
specializing in finance and securities analysis. In 1980, Glanville became a
member of the Certified General Accountants of B.C. (CGA). He was also a member
of the former Canadian Association of Mineral Valuators.
Glanville has almost 40 years of mineral production and exploration experience
in many countries, and has been involved in the exploration, discovery,
financing, development, and production of a number of mineral deposits. He was
formerly President of Giant Bay Resources Ltd. and Vice President of Wright
Engineers Ltd. (acquired by Fluor Corporation), and has been a director of a
number of mineral resource companies. He has prepared over eight hundred
valuations and/or fairness opinions; and has written several articles, and given
many presentations, related to the valuations of exploration and mining
companies. Glanville has provided fairness opinions and valuations for mergers,
amalgamations, and acquisitions of public and private companies. These
assignments were undertaken for investment dealers, regulatory bodies (including
stock exchanges), banks, various government agencies, venture capital firms,
trading companies, mining and exploration companies, oil and gas companies, and
others. He has formed public companies (listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange,
the Australian Stock Exchange, NASDAQ, and the TSX Venture Exchange), and has
served on the Boards of Directors of four companies with producing mines.
Glanville has also acted in more than 50 court cases and assessment appeal board
hearings in Canada, the U.S.A., Australia, and the U.K. Some of Glanville's
valuation articles were published by the United Nations, the Society of Mining
Engineers, and by various Canadian magazines and newspapers.
On Behalf of the Board of Directors
Woulfe Mining Corp.
Brian Wesson (FAusIMM), President, CEO and Director
About Woulfe Mining Corp.