Topic: How To Invest

Hi Pat: What is your advice on Stornoway Diamond? There seems to be some activity with the stock lately. Thanks.

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Stornoway Diamond Corp., $0.71, symbol SWY on Toronto (Shares outstanding: 175.0 million; Market cap: $124.3 million; www.stornowaydiamonds.com), remains focused on bringing its Renard diamond project in Quebec into production. Renard has all necessary regulatory approvals, and the company has just arranged $944 million of financing to build the mine. The agreement lays out a series of loans, including $360 million U.S. from the Orion Mine Finance Group, a mining-focused private equity business; $220 million from Ressources Québec, a subsidiary of the province’s investment agency; and $105 million from the Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec, a large institutional fund manager. The agreement also includes a public share offering and an equipment financing facility with Caterpillar Financial. Mine construction will start later this year, and production is set for June 2017. Renard is forecast to produce an average of at least 1.6 million carats per year, for a total of 18 million carats over its 11-year mine life. The company’s largest shareholder is government-owned…