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Company Information

Company at a Glance

Industry:
Metals & Mining
Fiscal Year-End:
Jun 10

Company Overview

SAU's focus is on the exploration of the established portfolio of projects and the generation of new opportunities for gold, uranium, copper and nickel resources in the mining provinces of Australia. Exploration companies aim to discover and delineate occurrences of metals and minerals that can be economically mined and extracted.

Company History

The company listed on the 21 April, 2005.

Industries Of Operation

SAU's principal activity is mineral exploration covering gold, copper, uranium and nickel. The outlook for the resources industry is closely linked to world economic growth and the supply/demand balance for raw materials.

Differentiating Factor

SAU have projects spanning over 10,000 square kilometres in South Australia. The company has recently applied for additional tenements covering highly prospective ground that will further enhance their uranium prospectivity for palaeochannel and Olympic Dam-style deposits and provide shareholders with the opportunity of successful exploration.

Major Customers & Competitors

SAU's major customers would include the retail, wholesale and international markets. Its competitors consist of other mining companies such as Redport Limited (RPT). Most oil and metals are sold into the global spot markets, whilst gas, coal and iron ore is typically sold under long term contract arrangements with utilities, large industrial users and steel plants.

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Market Statistics

Market Cap ($M):
12.6
Equiv. Shares (M):
140.7
% All Ords:
n/a
12Mth Range ($):
0.07 - 0.18
Turnover ($M pa):
18.7
Index:
n/a
Sector:
Materials
Industry Group:
Materials
Industry:
Metals & Mining
Sub Industry:
Diversified Metals & Mining

Last 5 Market Sensitive Announcements

Date
Announcment
30-Jul-10 18:36
June Quarter Activities Report
30-Jul-10 16:17
June Quarter Cashflow Report
21-Jul-10 10:08
High Grade Extensions To Cannon Prospect - Bulong
22-Jun-10 11:00
Anchor Update
10-Jun-10 12:36
RC Drilling underway at Bulong South Project

Calendar Of Events

Date
Event
11-Sep-09
EGM Date for Special Event
18-Dec-08
AGM Date for Final Year Result
31-Oct-08
Reporting Date for Final Year Result
29-Nov-07
AGM Date for Final Year Result
29-Oct-07
Reporting Date for Final Year Result

Directors

Name
Position
Mr G Boulton
Chairman

Management

Name
Position
T Scotton
CEO

Substantial Shareholders

Name
% Holding
Talbot Group Holdings
24.3

Peer Recommendation Comparison

  P/E (x) EPS Chg (%) Dividend Yield (%) MktCap ($M) Price ($) Consensus Rec
  09A 09A 09A    
BHP Billiton Limited 14.1 (13.5) 3.2 134,646.0 40.12 none
Rio Tinto 18.8 (56.1) 0.7 42,848.4 70.61 none
Newcrest Mining 29.6 (9.5) 0.5 15,815.3 32.71 none
Fortescue Metals 76.1 n/a 0.0 13,330.6 4.29 none
Southern Gold (3.3) (4.0) 0.0 12.6 0.07 none

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