Corporate Profile
Through its newly formed
subsidiary, Northern Clean Fuels Inc., West Hawk aims to be
the first company to employ Coal Gasification/Liquefaction
technology to produce ultra-clean transportation fuels and
electric power in British Columbia.
The global market for coal
is poised to take a significant leap forward in the decades to
come. Driven by an ever increasing demand for petroleum based
fuels in a market with finite capacity these already proven
technologies to exploit coal more effectively and
environmentally are being aggressively
applied around the globe with US$25 Billion of new projects
now being advanced. It is surprising for many to learn
gasoline, zero sulphur diesel, jet fuel and other petroleum
products have been made from coal for decades having been
successfully employed in Europe, South Africa and Russia with
plants designed not only to produce low emission electricity,
but also a very high grade of diesel fuel as an economically
competitive alternative to refining crude.
The Fischer Tropsch Process
innovated in Germany during the 1920's converted coal directly
into diesel fuel using coal gasification/liquefaction. Coal
gasification uses high heat and pressures to convert coal
partially or completely into combustible gases/liquids. The
resulting 'syngas' is then purified prior to being used either
for cleaner power generation and/or refining into much higher
grade liquid fuel products than we've been used to. For
instance, 'Cetane' is the Octane equivalent for rating diesel
fuels. Typical diesel presently in use today has a Cetane
rating from 40 to 50; however the diesel fuel from this
process will have no sulphur and a Cetane rating at +70,
thereby providing much more efficient combustion and much less
pollution!
Properties
Groundhog Coal Field - Encompassing
120sq. km’s of coal licenses, the project consists of five
main anthracite coal deposits straddling the rail grade
between Prince George and Dease Lake in Northern British
Columbia. In 1910 the entire Groundhog Coal Field was being
touted as “the largest colliery with the highest grade coal on
the Pacific Coast”. Work on the property to date has resulted
in a Coal resource estimated at 48 million tonnes inferred and
980 million tonnes speculative.
With energy values as high as 15,000 BTU’s/lb,
low sulfur and volatilities, this high carbon content ranks
amongst the best quality anthracite coal in the world. A coal
resource of this magnitude and quality at Groundhog provides
West Hawk shareholders with a massive hedge to current Energy
and Commodity Markets. A drill program planned for Q2-`06 is
aimed at expanding the total speculative resource while
upgrading inferred resources to the measured and indicated
categories.
Coal Creek - project consists of 900
hectares of coal licenses located approximately 40 kilometers
due west of Smithers, BC with road access available directly
to the property. Originally staked in 1908, five separate
seams ranging from 1.8 to 4.9 meters in thickness were
identified along Coal Creek.
In the late 60’s and early 70’s exploration
work estimated an indicated coal resource of 31,745,000 tonnes,
and inferred resources between 11.8 and 55.5 million tonnes
ranking high volatile bituminous A to B coal. Additional
exploration work from 1981 to 1985 further assessed coal
quality and proposed locations for two open pits. “This
project has the nearest term production potential of the
company’s coal projects” stated Chris Verrico, CEO. “Nearby
logging roads will provide an easy route to an existing rail
loading facility within 250 kilometers of the Ridley Island
Coal terminal in
Prince Rupert B.C. accessing the high demand markets in India,
Asia, and Brazil”. Efforts are underway to evaluate mining raw
coal at Coal Creek under a small mine permit (i.e. <250,000
tonnes/annum). A management decision to proceed is expected by
the spring of 2006.
Australia Creek - The 5300 hectares of
coal licenses are located 28 km’s south of Quesnel, B.C.,
lying adjacent to the CN Railway. B.C. Hydro assessed the
deposit during the 1980’s for potential to support a Thermal
Power Plant. Results from 25 drill holes inferred a total
resource of 103.6 million tonnes of which 29.5 million lies
within 80 meters of surface, which could be mined by
open pit methods.
West Hawk’s recently created subsidiary
Northern Clean Fuels has commenced a study on the feasibility
of building a mine mouth plant at it’s Australian Creek
Project for the generation of
approximately 250 MW of electricity while also producing 8,500
bpd of clean sulfur free diesel fuel and 1,600 bpd of naphtha
for use as a ‘diluent’ for tar sands heavy crude.
Industry
Coal should continue to play
a key role in the world’s energy mix, with demand in certain
regions set to grow rapidly. Growth in both the steam and
coking coal markets will be strongest in developing Asian
countries, where demand for electricity and the need for steel
in construction, industrial and consumer goods increases as
incomes continue to rise. Also Brazil’s growing steel
industry, largely caused by Chinese demand, will also play a
role in supporting strong demand. (Source: Fundamental
Research)
Metallurgical coal prices
hovered between US$45 to US$55 throughout the 1980’s and 90’s.
Prices surged in 2004 and 2005 as increased Chinese demand for
coking coal rapidly outstripped supply. Short-term supply
problems, such as bottlenecks at Australian shipping terminals
and strikes at some key mines fuelled the problem. Prices
briefly spiked above US$120. Most of the supply bottlenecks
have since been resolved, and prices have started to come
down, however they are still well above their historical lows.
(Source: Fundamental Research)
Gasified coal power plants
are much cleaner than standard coal power plants, capturing
much of the sulfur, CO2 and nitrogen compounds that produce
smog and acid rain. Fuel created this way is more
environmentally friendly, low in CO2, sulphur and nitrogen.
Fuel from coal becomes competitive when oil is priced around
US $35 / barrel. Now, the price of oil is hovering around $60.
(Source: SmartStox.com)
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Recent News and Press Releases
• West Hawk Increases IR Contract, Meets Technology Partners
and Announces Financing
Business Wire (Mon, Feb 27)
• West Hawk Development Corp. (TSX-V: WHD), Initiating
Coverage, by Investrend Research Provider Fundamental Research
Business Wire (Mon, Feb 13)
• West Hawk Updates Groundhog and Begins Drilling at Coal
Creek
Business Wire (Fri, Feb 10)
• Smartstox.com Spotlights Cream Minerals, West Hawk
Development and International PBX Ventures
PrimeZone Media Network (Wed, Jan 18)
• West Hawk Announces Joint Venture and Private Placement
CNW Group (Wed, Jan 11)
• West Hawk Appoints Coal Mining and Coal Gasification Guru
Business Wire (Tue, Dec 6)
Management Team
Michael Townsend, President, Chairman and Director
Michael has over a decade of experience in public company
management and corporate communications. Michael's
background includes acting as an officer and director of
several junior public companies. Within the last two years,
Michael has successfully raised $10 million for exploration
projects.
Christopher R. Verrico, Chief Executive Officer and
Director
Christopher has 25 years of construction and mine
development/operations experience in B.C., the Yukon,
Alaska, and Nunavut including 9 years as a contractor
performing mining, bulk ore hauling and containment
construction. More recently, he has been involved in scoping
studies as well as exploration financing for numerous
projects in Peru and Bolivia.
Dr. Wm. Mark Hart, Ph.D., M.B.A., Chief Operating
Officer and Director
Dr. Hart has over 30 years experience in managing coal
mining and power plant operations, including senior
positions with Newmont Mining and NRG Energy. He is
considered an expert in coal mining and has considerable
knowledge in gasification technologies.
Contacts
West Hawk Development Corp.
Suite 1128
789 West Pender Street
Vancouver, B.C. V6C 1H2
Toll Free: 1-866-669-9377
Email:
info@westhawkdevelopment.com
SEDAR Filings
WHD filings with SEDAR can be found
here. All
Fillings are current and the Company is fully reporting.
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These risks, uncertainties and other factors include, without
limitation, the Company's growth expectations and ongoing
funding requirements, and specifically, the Company's growth
prospects with scalable customers, and those outlined above.
Other risks include the Company's limited operating history,
the Company's history of operating losses, consumers'
acceptance, the Company's use of licensed technologies, risk
of increased competition, the potential need for additional
financing, the terms and conditions of any financing that is
consummated, the limited trading market for the Company's
securities, the possible volatility of the Company's stock
price, the concentration of ownership, and the potential
fluctuation in the Company's operating results.
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