The valuation is by Sino Investment Services Pty Ltd (SSI) and is dated recently at 10 Nov 09.
Read these interesting key points (I was now only aware - very happy & more comfortable with NAD). Some of these info is not even reported in ASX's NAD ! ::
1. Mr. Tom Reddicliffe, ex Rio Tinto - Ashton Mining, was directly responsible for the discovery of the Merlin Mine. Tom has over 30 years of experience in the diamond industry and joined NAD in 2001 as General Manager – exploration and evaluation and was then appointed as Technical Director for NAD before his current appointment.
2. The Merlin project has a combined resource base of 22.46Mt of ore representing 4.0Mcts of diamonds at a grade of 18.2cpt, which are compliant with JORC reporting standards. In addition, the management estimates a further 1.47Mcts of diamonds attributable to the Palsac/Launful underground pipe.
3. Lancelot The Project area was acquired in 2006 and is located 40km south of Merlin. NAD commenced drilling in mid October 2009 and has started a 2,000 metre drilling program. The drilling program is aimed to test the early diamondiferous indications at surface, which would be repeated at depths, and present the potential of another Merlin style property.
4. Kimberley The Company has identified a total resource of 1.57 million carats, contained within the Ashmore and Seppelt 1 and 2 pipes. NAD holds these resources under mining leases, and they continue to retain commercial potential.
5. The Diamond Value Chain The Company’s vision is to become Australia’s only vertically integrated fine gem quality diamond producer. In realising this vision, NAD is aggressively forming solid relationships with diamond cutters in India and China, and retail connections with appropriate Asian retail operators to gain retail presence in order to achieve substantial value add in its product.
Should NAD achieve its vision of becoming a fully integrated diamond producer and marketer, its value will increase significantly. We have valued NAD at A$0.48 per share at a discount rate of 20%.NPV per share value for a range of discount rates: