Topic: Growth Stocks

Base Metal Stocks: Amerigo Resources

AMERIGO RESOURCES $0.36 (Toronto symbol ARG; SI Rating: Speculative) (604-681-2802; www.amerigoresources.com; Shares outstanding: 93.4 million; Market cap: $33.1 million) processes copper from the tailings (waste rock) from Chile’s El Teniente, the world’s largest underground copper mine.

In the three months ended September 30, 2008, Amerigo’s revenues rose 4.8%, to $29.9 million from $28.5 million a year earlier on record production. (All figures except share price in U.S. dollars.) However, cash flow per share fell 66.7%, to $0.03 a share from $0.09. That was largely due to higher costs, as well as lower copper prices, Copper prices have dropped over 67% from a high of $4.10 in June, to $1.31 today.

Still, the long-term production outlook for the company is positive, and copper prices should recover with the economy. Amerigo has positive cash flow. It also holds cash of $4.3 million and has low debt.

Amerigo is a buy for aggressive investors in base metal stocks

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