We watched in near disbelief recently as Seafield Resources (SFF, TSX-V) fell somewhat mysteriously to a low of 16 cents, a drop of more than half from its 35.5 cent high just over two months ago. There were a number of contributing factors to this slide (we did warn traders to take profits in the mid-30’s though we didn’t expect a drop so severe) including the cheap private placement stock from late last year that became free trading, and the recent overall market pullback (the “overhang” from the PP we believe is no longer an issue). The stock has now picked itself up from very oversold conditions and dusted itself off. Mark our words – Seafield is ready to re-launch and this time it may not stop at 35.5 cents. Some heavy hitters, including Scott Paterson, lined up behind Seafield last fall and they’re all still there – and they’re all very determined to make this project succeed in a big way.
Seafield has turned the corner “technically” and closed up 1.5 cents today to its rising 200-day moving average of 19.5 cents. Seafield’s renewed momentum should allow it to quickly get above the 200-day SMA and challenge the 50 and 100-day SMA of 24 cents. Some resistance can certainly be expected there but should be overcome without too much difficulty as Seafield rolls out an aggressive exploration plan for its Quinchia properties any day now – at least that’s what we’re expecting after our recent interview with President and CEO Tony Roodenburg.
Drilling should commence shortly at Miraflores and/or Dos Quebradas, and we could also hear some encouraging news with regard to pre-drilling exploration work at Quinchia that Seafield started two months ago:
March 15, 2010 news release: “The company has commenced detailed soil geochemical surveys and magnetic survey follow-up as well as detailed geological surveys in this Dos Quebradas area. Geological mapping and sampling and soil sampling have also begun on the three additional porphyry targets outlined by the airborne magnetic survey.”
Seafield has an attractive package of properties in the Quinchia District of Colombia including Miraflores which has a 43-101 initial inferred resource of nearly 800,000 ounces. The Miraflores deposit holds a lot of upside potential and is more attractive than ever with gold prices at record highs. Dos Quebradas is an outstanding target that with further drilling could turn into a company-maker for Seafield. In total at the moment, Seafield holds about 6,300 hectares at Quinchia and Roodenburg confirmed to us the company is examining additional opportunities in Colombia as well. They have strong boots on the ground there who have a deep understanding of the Colombian system and all that is available and worth pursuing geologically.
From a risk-reward perspective, Seafield is considered a highly attractive opportunity at current prices. The company has excellent projects in Mexico and Ontario as well but it’s main focus in the months ahead is going to be Colombia where Seafield has invested a large amount of time, effort and money over the past eight months to advance this significant project to the drill-ready stage.