Is Denison Mines a Buy?
Denison Mines' (NYSEMKT: DNN) primary asset is the Wheeler River Project, a uranium mine site that it hopes to have up and running by 2024. The company has some pretty rosy projections for what it can achieve; that said, conservative types shouldn't even be looking at Denison, since it's still in the early phases of building the project.
However, is the stock a good buy for more aggressive investors? Here are some key facts to consider.
Denison has two mines in the works at the Wheeler River project, Phoenix and Griffon. It expects to produce an average of around 7.5 million pounds of uranium per year over the combined 14 year life of the two mines. It believes it will open Phoenix in 2024 and have an operating margin of 89%, largely based on an expectation of low operating costs and $29-per-pound uranium prices (around 15% higher than where uranium is trading at today). Griffon is projected to start producing in 2030 and have an operating margin of around 77%, assuming uranium prices are at $50 per pound (double the current spot price of uranium).
Source Fool.com
