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Quadra Mining (QUA-T) is attempting a takeover. His model price is $18.59, a 36% upside.

2010-04-01

SELL

11.630

Andrew McCreath

(Market Call Minute.) This is really a copper play and copper has some downward pressures.

2010-02-05

BUY

13.450

Ross Healy

Stock has moved a long ways, but his FMV of the mines indicates the mining sector is the most attractive for and upside potential. Well diversified.

2010-01-11

DON'T BUY

11.410

Steve Carlin

Strike at Vale-Inco is having an impact on the company because they are having issues with production levels. He is not putting emphasis on nickel producing stocks right now.

2009-12-16

BUY on WEAKNESS

10.720

Rick Stuchberry

Would prefer senior companies. If you were interested in this, he would wait for it to pull back a bit.

2009-12-10

BUY

12.020

Brooke Thackray

This is a good time to be into the materials from the seasonal standpoint. Broken out of its downturn and has moved up and could possibly reach the $18 mark. That would be a good time to sell.

2009-11-23

Comment

10.570

Jaime Carrasco

Had a pretty good run. In Canada and a pretty good property. A little cautious on the metals and it depends on what is going to happen to the global economy but it is starting to look good.

2009-10-29

BUY

9.560

Likes their nickel and copper exposure. 2010 will be a significant year for them in ramping up their production.

2009-10-28

BUY

10.950

Stock is performing very well. Strong balance sheet, low debt, and growth in production

2009-10-19

PARTIAL SELL

11.630

Michael Sprung

Outlook for nickel will define what happens with this company. Commodities have run ahead of themselves quite a bit so there is a danger of a small pullback in the near term but longer-term nickel will do quite well. If you own, consider reducing your holdings.

2009-10-14

WATCH

9.710

Jeff Parent B. Eng. FCSI

Looks like it is entering into a very major consolidation. Breaking up today with good volume. If there is another day or 2` of positive price movement, $12-$13 is a good target.

2009-10-07

BUY

9.160

Ron Meisels

Made in a space in the early part of the year and is now above the 200-day moving average, which is starting to rise. The initial upside target would be roughly in the $15 range.

2009-09-18

BUY

9.400

Steve Carlin

Nickel prices have rebounded nicely. One of the few mining companies where he still sees a reasonable amount of upside. Thinks the strike in Sudbury will be settled by the end of the year. Have some very high-grade deposits they will be bringing on.

2009-09-16

DON'T BUY

8.780

Rick Rule

(Market Call Minute.) Likes the people. Thinks base metal prices are headed lower.

2009-09-01

BUY

9.210

Nickel/copper producer in Sudbury Ontario. Just raised some money and may be looking for acquisitions. Bringing on new deposits in 2010, which should generate significant production.

2009-08-20

BUY

7.410

Dennis Da Silva

Nickel producer but with the shutdown of the mines they are now essentially a copper producer. Building their Levack footwall mine that will be a combination of gold and copper. This will drive production next year. Well financed.

2009-07-16

HOLD

8.030

Laura Lau

Short term, it looks like there will be a strike in Sudbury, which will definitely be negative as they have to process ores through Sudbury smelters. Not a lot of nickel plays out there.

2009-06-30

BUY

7.950

Jeff Parent B. Eng. FCSI

Canadian zinc, copper, gold and silver. Fairly good upward movement and has pulled back to a nice buying level. Highs are being exceeded each time. Use a $6.50 Stop.

2009-06-23

BUY

8.740

Likes basic materials and particularly metals. Stocks he owns bottomed Oct/Nov/Dec well before the indices. Historically these are where smart money gets invested. Thinks ore prices will continue to strengthen.

2009-06-15

TOP PICK

9.200

Nickel production is on hold, but ready to go. Will stockpile for a month or two while waiting for Inco to open their Vale smeltering plant. There is also a straight possibility so the downtime might go on longer.

2009-06-10

BUY

8.750

Ken McCord

Screening quite well. Have the characteristics that investors should be looking at. Not participated much in the rally so it's a great opportunity.

2009-06-09

BUY on WEAKNESS

7.300

Peter Grandich

Inco’s Vale processing mill is shutting down for the summer. He is a big believer in this company long-term. Metal stocks need a rest. Great management. Would buy on another 10%-15% pullback.

2009-06-03

BUY

6.680

Rick Stuchberry

Even though Inco’s Vale processing mill is shutting down for the summer this company should do well in the fall. This is sort of an Asian call because who is going to supply the copper and base metals to the growing economies?

2009-05-28

BUY

5.650

World’s largest nickel producer has said they are going to shut down production for 8 weeks over the summer. They process a lot of nickel that FNX produces. Analysts are looking to reduce production Forecast. from FNX. Seeing supply custs in virtually all the commodities.

2009-04-24

Comment

3.000

Rick Rule

Suspects that base metals complex will trend lower over the life of the cycle he sees base metals doing extremely well. Worth more than what it is selling for. Very solid and extremely well run. He will continue to Hold his holdings.

2009-03-03

PARTIAL BUY

3.450

Got down to a level where it makes some sense to dip your toe in. Over time, it will do okay. Controlling their budget by curtailing some exploration.

2009-01-15

SPECULATIVE BUY

4.020

Ross Healy

(Market Call Minute.) Likes it for the speculative appeal as with all of the mines.

2009-01-09

Comment

10.310

Lyle Stein

Commodities are falling. Very good balance sheet and generates cash flow. Risk/reward could be quite good. Nickel prices have been in a downdraft but there is some firming. Pig iron that has come onto the market will not be there next year the way it was.

2008-09-09

DON'T BUY

15.000

Paul Thornton

Not a fan of stepping in on this one at this point. Would like to see it recover to at least the $22/$23 level.

2008-08-08

BUY

17.020

A great little company. Focused on nickel. Base metal market has been somewhat weak over the last little while. Nickel price has been coming down. Getting more attractive around this price level.

2008-07-23

HOLD

22.250

He sees big negative revisions. Probably due to the price of nickel. His model price is $36.16, a 58% positive differential. Feels $19.50 is a low on this security.

2008-06-11

DON'T BUY

22.500

Could be a candidate for consolidation. Would like to see the price of nickel stabilize before buying.

2008-05-29

BUY

25.410

Gavin Graham

Has a nickel mine that has come on stream. Good management. World is short of long-life assets, particularly in stable countries. Good entry point.

2008-05-20

WEAK BUY

29.900

Norman Levine

Nickel is one of the better metals out the. Supply is tight and demand remains good. From a nickel perspective it looks good.

2008-03-27

BUY on WEAKNESS

31.780

John O'Connell, CFA

Positive on nickel and this is one of the better plays out there. Had a nice little run recently. Try to buy on a pullback. A lot of good things can happen here.

2008-03-03

BUY

31.360

Dennis Da Silva

(Market Call Minute.) A great pure play on nickel. They have strategic advantages in terms of focus around Sudbury. Fully integrated. Very good execution. He sees good exploration upside.

2008-02-25

WATCH

25.650

Thinks it will be a chaotic year for base metals. Most of them have peeled back quite aggressively. If there is a decent demand from the Pacific rim, there probably will be a rally back in these stocks. Good management team. Probably a trading opportunity.

2008-01-15

Comment

26.980

Michael Decter

Likes it as a company. They are very good at what they do. Likes nickel, but depending on the magnitude of the slowdown, metals may be soft for a bit. If you've got a timeframe of 2 or 3 years he would pick away at this one in the mid-$20. If you're timeframe is shorter, he would wait.

2008-01-07

DON'T BUY

28.500

Kenneth P. Norquay, CMT

Has been in an uptrend and is now in a pullback. It is now back around its 07 low, which is not a good sign. If it breaks below its low, that is a red flag. If it goes above its high, that might be a time to buy.

2008-01-04

PAST TOP PICK

34.440

(A Top Pick Nov 22/06. Up 128.8%.) There are only about 5 useful mining companies in Canada. If you own, continue to hold.

2007-12-12

TOP PICK

32.100

(A Past Top Pick Nov 22/06. Up 110%.) One of the best, most stable mine situations in Canada. The Sudbury rim, the greatest mining camp in the world. Expanding beautifully.

2007-11-27

STRONG BUY

36.510

Dennis Da Silva

One of the two great success stories in Canada. Top notch management and technical team. A core position for them.

2007-10-30

BUY

32.450

Doing splendid things on the rim of Sudbury. They will be getting themselves to a cash flow stage to probably buy other companies.

2007-09-24

TOP PICK

29.460

In its glory days. Expanding its high-class nickel assets. Being in Canada, there are no political risks.

2007-09-10

DON'T BUY

29.730

More of an exploratory company than a producer. Has been pushed up too aggressively. A little bit overpriced.

2007-09-06

DON'T BUY

27.290

Has been selling his base metals for some time. Well run. Watch the direction of the commodity prices very closely. Very much focused on nickel which has dropped from the $20's to $12 plus.

2007-08-10

SELL

28.800

Metal stocks became very popular because of demand. In a tougher market, these are the companies that get sold because of lack of liquidity and higher volatility. He is virtually out of metal stocks.

2007-08-09

BUY

31.940

Bill Carrigan

Thinks the stock is not too bad. Make sure it doesn't drop below the last low. Also watch its peers and make sure it is doing as well as they are.

2007-07-30

Comment

30.400

Lesley Marks

Has had a bit of a correction. Expects it will be consolidated. There is a ton of growth in this company. Over the long-term, expects there will be a lot of players interested in it.

2007-06-26

SELL

37.190

Peter Brieger

They quadrupled their reserves in the Sudbury basins, by lowering the quality of the material they included in their reserves.

2007-06-04

BUY

34.850

Bill Harris, CFA

Company is executing flawlessly, the exploration side of it has the strength, and the nickel price has gone ballistic. Easily get the stock to $30. Is one of the only players in nickel.

2007-05-31

BUY

27.700

Modle price of $33.43 positive differential of positive 26%, They cannot own it because it isn't on the TSX100. But thinks if it was bigger they would own it.

2007-05-02

BUY

26.720

Looks attractive. A momentum play.

2007-04-24

Comment

27.050

Gavin Graham

25% is owned by Sherrit (S-T) and will be spun out to Dynatec (DY-T) shareholders when their deal is completed. You might consider buying Dynatec as a means of getting it cheaper.

2007-04-23

HOLD

24.740

The target price is right around his model price of $32.48. A 27.5% positive differential. Look for it to plateau here at the $25-$28 level.

2007-04-12

BUY

24.830

Gavin Graham

Likes this a great deal. Has copper as well as nickel. Good production growth. There is a rumour that it could be taken out.

2007-03-26

BUY

24.300

One of the best run companies doing magnificent things. Good solid company.

2007-03-23

WATCH

23.130

Ron Meisels

Chart shows that it has done very well recently. The 200-day moving average is currently around $15. Stock is currently about $22, which could be a problem once we get into a bear market.

2007-03-21

BUY on WEAKNESS

23.500

Kyle McKay

Pure play on nickel. Have done extremely well find new resources. Reasonably priced.

2007-03-19

Comment

22.120

David Baskin

About the only way you can buy Canadian nickel companies is through the juniors, which can be volatile. Thinks that nickel prices will be robust for the next 2 to 3 years.

2007-03-14

DON'T BUY

22.110

Jean-Francois Tardif

Nickel producer. Rumours of a merger with Hudbay (HBM-T), but he would never buy a stock on rumours. Can't see any synergies on a merger like this. This is not a cheap stock.

2007-03-13

BUY

20.400

Has been spectacular. Just announced a very exciting discovery in the nickel basin. Good management. Reporting tomorrow and is expecting good results.

2007-02-22

HOLD

17.830

Peter Hodson

Company has performed exceptionally well and it could be a takeover target. This is the only reason he owns it. There could be $1-$1.50 more on a takeover.

2007-02-19

BUY

17.750

Alexander Lane, B Comm, C

A wonderful nickel stock to be in. They have a little added venture, Platinum Group Metals and he is expecting some very high grades.

2007-02-15

BUY

17.030

Sudbury basin has one of the most prolific nickel assets in the world. This company has the ability to continue to discover veins along the footwall zone. Have had good success, but are just getting started.

2007-02-06

BUY

17.450

Bill Harris, CFA

A Sudbury based nickel producer. Not many of these companies out there. Great production. Stock is not cheap anymore.

2006-12-22

BUY

18.380

Hugh Cleland, CFA

Started out as a nickel play, but he believes it has more copper exposure now. If you like metals, this would be one you could own.

2006-12-14

Comment

17.550

Ross Healy

The more junior mining stocks have loads and loads of upside potential, but it’s a question if they will all follow through. At the peak of markets, these kinds of stocks seem to appear the cheapest with the highest earnings and therefore the lowest P/Es, which is the time you don’t want to buy them.

2006-12-04

BUY

16.410

Has filled the gap left by Inco and Falconbridge. They have the right geological model. Some of their deposits have platinum group metals. Expect it will be a takeover.

2006-11-29

TOP PICK

15.510

Very clever, high-quality, smaller company on the Sudbury rim. Tending towards copper right now, but more nickel discoveries are possible. Probably a takeout eventually.

2006-11-22

BUY

14.850

Turning into one of the better nickel companies now that Inco and Falconbridge are no longer around. Think they will go far.

2006-10-24

BUY

14.490

One of the last medium tier mining companies in Canada. Good results.

2006-10-19

BUY

14.120

Don Vialoux

Base metal sector has done very well from the end of October until the end of March.

2006-10-17

DON'T BUY

10.220

If you're going to buy this kind of company, when you get into a tougher market or correction, the ones who will get hurt the most are the smaller companies and that are less liquid. This company is both of these.

2006-06-27

BUY

10.430

Dropped along with all the other mining stocks as well as the price of nickel. Have proven up some more reserves in the Poldolsky zone. A credible company. This would be the go-to name in the nickel space.

2006-06-26

BUY

14.730

This is your guide to nickel stocks for the smaller caps.

2006-05-11

BUY

14.650

Small nickel producer which is growing at a rapid rate. Good management. They also have some palladium and platinum. It is currently going through a consolidation phase but should have some good growth.

2006-02-16

BUY

13.660

Once the deal with Falconbridge (FAL.LV-T) and Inco (N-T) goes through, this will be the 2nd largest producer and a good way to play nickel. Too late to play the others.

2005-11-18

BUY

14.400

Robert Cohen B.A.Sc., MBA, CFA

(He owns over 10% of the company.) A really exciting play. Outstanding drill results.

2005-08-23

VAGUE

11.750

Jean-Francois Tardif

Made a new major discovery and the stock took off in February when they made new major drill holes. In the next 3 to 6 months, what will drive the stock will be further drill holes on that major play. Difficult to predict. A riskier situation.

2005-07-18

BUY

11.160

Jean-Francois Tardif

The spikes in March and May are related to the same discovery of a grade that was worth $1,000 a ton. Will be coming out with more drilling results and this will be the driver of the stock. Feels they have found a very significant deposit.

2005-06-01

HOLD

11.010

David Cockfield

The assay reports were absolutely phenominal. If that particular deposit has any substantial size, this is going to be a very interesting situation. Still needs a lot more drilling up.

2005-05-19

WEAK BUY

5.550

Werner Muehelemann

Positive on nickel. Have a good growth outlook. Would like to see more earnings.

2004-09-07

DON'T BUY

5.760

Glenn MacNeill, P.Eng.

A volatile stock. A play on nickel which has been softer recently because of China's slowdown.

2004-07-21

BUY

5.840

Developing assets with Inco which is positive. A very good long-term hold.

2004-06-08

HOLD

5.810

Had a major pullback. A solid company. Will be difficult for it to do a great deal on the upside without massive price rise in its metal.

2004-05-12

BUY

6.150

Ian Nakamoto

Very smart people. Have 5 properties they purchased from Inco at the bottom of the nickel market. Nickel inventories are very low. Strong economy.

2004-05-07

DON'T BUY

6.800

Michael Sprung

Some value in company. Current value is accurate. Stock came from out of nowhere.

2004-03-30

PAST TOP PICK

7.210

Craig Porter

(A top pick Jun 2/03. Up 10%.)

2004-03-11

BUY

8.550

Mark Jackson, CFA

Their exploration profile looks fairly good. Trading on the upward momentum of nickel which has the potential for growth. Interesting and well-run.

2003-12-09

WEAK BUY

6.850

Bruce Campbell

Prefers Dynatek, which looks a lot cheaper. Nickel prices are on their way up.

2003-10-06

BUY

6.550

Robert Cohen B.A.Sc., MBA, CFA

High regards for management. Got terrific assets from Inco. Seems to be consolidating between $6 and $7. Be patient.

2003-09-16

BUY

6.350

A little quiet right now.Have to be patient.Nickel prices are moving quite well.

2003-08-21

BUY

6.200

Interesting looking ore bodies. New issue reduced stock price. Good buy. Needs patience.

2003-07-16

BUY

6.570