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Hi Pat: Could you give me your opinion on Channel Resources Ltd.? Thanks.

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Channel Resources, $0.26, symbol CHU on Toronto (Shares outstanding: 89.2 million; Market cap: $23.2 million; www.channelresources.ca), holds a 90% interest in the Tanlouka gold project in Burkina Faso, in western Africa. The company also has an option to earn a 100% interest in the Fox Creek lithium/potash/brine project in Alberta. Channel encountered gold mineralization in early drilling at Tanlouka, and now has a 10,000-metre exploration drilling program underway on the property. At Fox Creek, the company is testing the viability of extracting lithium from brine-bearing underground aquifers. Channel holds cash of about $1.7 million. Right now, it is using up its cash at a rate of about $200,000 per quarter, so it has enough to continue its exploration and development at the current pace for a couple of years. However, Channel still faces major risks: its very early stage property in Burkina Faso adds political risk; and the viability of extracting lithium from brine aquifers remains unproven. We don’t recommend Channel Resources. ..