Part 1: Ropholz June 2006 Newsletter: To get a Fresh Review
Posted by: maddawg48 Unico Message Board
In reply to: maddawg48 who wrote msg# 1673 Date:11/7/2006 7:38:58 PM
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JUNE OF TWO THOUSAND AND SIX: I’M SENDING THIS LETTER OUT ABOUT TWO WEEKS AHEAD OF SCHEDULE BECAUSE I’VE FOUND AN INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY THAT REQUIRES YOUR IMMEDIATE ATTENTION!
I’ve just discovered a PENNY STOCK that is (by-far) the greatest potential moneymaker – I’ve ever seen. About three years ago I tripped over Glamis Gold, which was trading for $2.00. I recommended it to my subscribers and six months later it was trading for $30.00 or 15 times one’s original investment. At that time I sincerely thought that I’d never be able to duplicate the Glamis recommendation.
If I’m right about this one, a potential investor that acts fast enough can expect a return of over 50 times his original investment. The information that I’m about to give you isn’t something that I dreamed up last night. Every word, except for those that I’ve labeled *editor’s note, has been taken directly (and not out of context) from the company’s website.
Unico INC. (OTC BB: UNCN) website, www.uncn.com:
Unico Inc. a Business Development Company pursuant to Section 54 of the Investment Company Act of 1940, manages an investment portfolio currently consisting of three subsidiaries, the Deer Trail Mining Company, LLC, the Silver Bell Mining Company, Inc. and the Bromide Basin Mining Company, LLC. The core focus of Unico is to provide the capital and management assistance necessary to build its existing mining subsidiaries into revenue-generating assets while pursuing additional potential investments in synergistic businesses.
In 1980, Congress enacted the Small Business Investment Incentive Act, which created the framework for Business Development Companies from the Initial provisions of the Investment Company Act of 1940. An investment company under the 1940 Act, Unico is a by definition not considered a “Penny Stock.” A Business Development Company is exempt from the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Penny Stock Rule 15g-9 that requires broker/dealers to qualify investors prior to purchasing certain low priced securities and prohibits solicitation of those securities.
Unico’s wholly owned subsidiary, The Deer Trail Mining Company, has completed Phase 1 of its comprehensive drilling program with Lang Exploration Drilling, a division of Boart Longyear Company. ALS (Chemex Labs, Inc.) the minerals division of ALS, a global company with offices on six continents, has received the shipment of all drill samples taken from the reverse circulation drill program at the Deer Trail Mine project in Marysvale, Utah and is conducting independent analysis and will certify final results of the drill samples taken from the exploratory drilling project.
Summary estimated total value for the properties of all current Unico subsidiaries based on 2002 Geological Report:
W. Dan Proctor, Geological Consultant
SUMMARY:
Total Ounces/Tons of all properties, Au (gold) 667,520 oz., Estimated 2002 Value $193,580,000 (4/7/06 gold prices updated by Rapholz, = $397,174,400), Ag (silver) 43,615,000 oz., Estimated 2002 Value $196,270,000 (4/7/06 silver prices updated by Rapholz, = $523,380,000), Pb (lead), 87,700 tons, Estimated 2002 Value, $43,850,000, (4/7/06 lead prices updated by Rapholz, =$100,416,500), Zn (zinc) 185,610 tons, Estimated 2002 Value $129,930,000, (4/7/06 zinc prices updated by Rapholz, = $322,961,400), Cu (copper), 15,350 tons, Estimated 2002 Value, $21,490,000 (4/7/06 copper prices updated by Rapholz,= $65,690,000)
Total Estimated Value for all Properties, 2002 = $585,120,000,
*Editor’s note: The above 2002 values have been adjusted to April 7th, 2006 metal prices by J.L. Rapholz, and they = $1,309,631,300 – that’s over a BILLION DOLLARS FOLKS AND YOU DON’T SEE THOSE KIND OF NUMBERS VERY OFTEN!!! Do these numbers indicate that this stock should be trading for under a half of penny per share? If you divided this figure by the number of shares outstanding and then divide that result by the stock price as of 4/6/06, you would find that Unico’s stock should be selling for 769.5 times more than what it is selling for today! Please note that my calculations are based on the mineral (in ground) value only and I have not assigned any value to the above ground broken ore, the mill complex, the screening plant or the residual value of the land itself. J.L. Rapholz
Recent Press Releases:
Unico, Inc. Chairman Files Form 4 on Stock Purchase:
Issued Thursday April 6, 9:15 am ET
SAN DIEGO, CA- (MARKET WIRE)-Apr, 6, 2006—Unico Incorporated (OTC BB: UNCN), which focuses on the production of ores and precious metals in the U.S., today announced that chairman Ray C. Brown has purchased an additional 5,000,000 shares of Unico common stock.
The purchase was made at a price of $0.00128 per share on April 4, 2006 and brought the number of common shares that Mr. Brown owns to 43,000,000. Subsequent to his purchase, Mr. Brown gifted two million shares of his purchased common stock to Unico corporate secretary C. Wayne Hartle and one million shares to company director Richard Belliston. After receiving the stock, Mr. Hartle’s common stock ownership increased to 3,197,000 shares and Mr. Belliston’s increased to 2,233,278 shares.” Both Mr. Hartle and Mr. Belliston have been highly effective and loyal members of the Unico management team, and I was pleased to provide these additional shares to them from my recent stock purchase,” stated Mr. Brown. *Editor’s note: Would a company insider be buying stock on the open market if he expected the company to go broke (as the current stock price indicates) anytime soon? J.L. Rapholz
“We all believe very strongly in the future of Unico and are particularly encouraged by the recent progress on the reconstruction of the mill and processing facility at the Deer Trail Mine, since it is expected to provide a consistent revenue stream for the company from the processing and shipment of current stockpiles of precious metal bearing ore,” Mr. Brown added. “These developments, as well as Unico’s agreement with industry leader Behre Dolbear to provide geological services at the Deer Creek Mine, only add to our confidence that Unico is headed in the right direction and poised to grow value for the company’s shareholders.”
Press Release
Further Progress on Construction at the Deer Trail Mill and Processing Facility
Issued Friday March 31, 9:00 am ET
SAN DIEGO, CA—(MARKET WIRE)—Mar. 29, 2006—Unico Incorporated (OTC BB: UNCN), which focuses on production of ores and precious metals in the U.S., today announced that the Deer Trail Mining Company, LLC, a wholly owned Unico subsidiary, has reached several initial milestones in the reconstruction of the mill and processing facility at the Deer Trail Mine in Marysville, Utah. Once the improvements are complete, current stockpiles of precious metal bearing ore can be processed and shipped, providing what is expected to be a six-figure monthly revenue stream for the Deer Trail Mining Company.
In September 2005, Unico entered into a five-year purchase contract with PGM, LLC, and a private subsidiary of Polymet Corporation, for the purchase of precious metal bearing concentrates. Terms of the agreement include a monthly purchase quantity of 150 tons for the first 6-9 months and increases to 300 tons through the duration of the five-year term. Unico has estimated that the gross cash flow produced from the contract could range from $125,000 up to $450,000 per month.
“Completion of the mill and processing facility is directly tied to near-term revenues for the company, so each of the steps in the reconstruction process is significant, “ stated Unico chief executive officer Mark A. Lopez. “By upgrading the mill and processing facility, we will not only gain the ability to fulfill the monthly PGM contract to sell precious metal bearing ore from the Deer Trail facility and secure a significant, regular revenue stream, but several of the steps will also allow us to control costs associated with running the facility, further improving the company’s bottom line.”
Included in the work that was just completed is the pouring of the final lift of concrete for the recently purchased fine ore bins. The final engineering and design work for the ore hoppers are also now complete. The required hopper steel is expected to be delivered by the beginning of April with construction scheduled to begin shortly thereafter.
Insulation has been installed throughout the interior of the mill facility, which will dramatically reduce the heating cost to operate the facility during colder months and reduce the overall energy demand inside the mill site. Additional conveyor belts were purchased to upgrade the screening plant, located in the Upper Deer Trail area of the mine, and the screening plant is now complete and operational.
Work is underway to complete additional employee work facilities at the mill site. This will allow a better working environment for employees as the company prepares to hire additional workers to operate the mill. A new permit has also been filed to install a new septic tank, leach lines, and additional plumbing needed to accommodate some of these facilities on site. Several additional improvements are anticipated for the coming weeks.
“Considering the highly favorable metals prices currently being paid for gold, silver, lead, zinc and copper, completion of the Deer Trail mill and processing facility and initiating shipments of ore from existing stockpiles will remain a primary focus of Unico’s efforts,” added Mr. Lopez.
Press Release
Unico Announces Construction at the Deer Trail Mine and Processing Facility
Issued Wednesday March 29, 11:34 am ET
SAN DIEGO, CA—(MARKET WIRE)—Mar. 29, 2006—Unico Incorporated (OTC BB: UNCN), which focuses on the production of ores and precious metals in the U.S., today announced that the Deer Trail Mining Company, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary, has initiated reconstruction of the mill and processing facility to improve both efficiency and capacity in processing operations at the Deer Trail Mine in Marysville, Utah.
“We are focusing a great deal of our attention on the completion of the mill and processing facility, so we can begin processing our current stockpiles of precious metal bearing ore and sell the concentrates to generate revenue for the company in the near term,” said Unico chief executive officer Mark A. Lopez. “Additionally, the improvements that are being implemented as part of our current reconstruction efforts are to improve the long-term performance and capacity of the facility.”
As part of Unico’s program to improve the facility’s efficiency and performance, outdated equipment and parts will be replaced with technologically superior ones to increase production and improve the bottom line.
Unico is modifying the ball-mill from a grate-discharge to a pass-through open-discharge mill. Jean Duvall, a mill-wright with over 30 years of ball-mill experience was hired to remove the present grate, with work commencing on March 22, 2006. Mr. Duvall will lift the ball mill and inspect the bearings to ensure that once new liners are installed, the mill will give many years of trouble free service. New rubber liners will replace the worn-out steel liners at the ball-mill. Rubber liners tend to last two to three times longer than steel liners and will provide several additional advantages, including an expected 15% reduction of the company’s electric bill and allow the ball-mill to run much more quietly, enhancing mill communications and the environment.
The Deer Creek Mining Company is working in conjunction with Weir Minerals North America Rubber Engineering www.weirminerals.com, a global leader in wear resistant linings for mining and mineral processing applications, to fabricate new rubber liners for the ball-mill. Weir Minerals has been supplied with the forms and tooling for Unico’s specific ball-mill, and final sizing and measurements are being completed to begin fabrication.
“We are definitely back on track with our mill reconstruction project at the Deer Trail Mine. Even in the short time period since his appointment, the progress made under the supervision of company president Wayne Ash at the Deer Trail mill facility is steadily ramping up toward completion in all areas. The activity level and expansion of progress is evident throughout the entire project. Our plan to increase the production capacity of the mill is fast becoming a reality. We plan to end up with a more effective way to process material and operate the mine than it ever has in the past,” commented Mr. Lopez.
“The long-term growth and development of the Deer Trail Mine Project remains a priority for Unico. Quite simply, our main focus still remains to develop this subsidiary into a revenue generating entity and extract the significant value believed to exist on the property,” added Mr. Lopez.
Contacts:
Gemine Financial Communications for Unico, Inc.
A. Beyer 951-587-8072
investors@uncn.com
www.uncn.com
OTC Financial Network
Rick McCaffrey
781-444-6100, x625
rick@otcfn.com
www.otcfn.com/uncn
Press Release:
Unico Retains OTC Financial Network for Comprehensive Investor Awareness Campaign
Issued Wednesday March 22, 8:10 am ET
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