** Brokerage RBC initiates coverage on nickel miner Mincor
Resources NL MCR.AX , says it offers exposure to "low risk"
nickel sulphide production growth
** Initiates with "outperform" rating, price target of
A$2.75
** Says Mincor has positioned itself as an emerging West
Australian nickel sulphide miner through organic development,
acquisitions and agreement
** Adds Mincor's existing tolling and offtake agreement with
BHP is a positive
** Sees "strong" EBITDA and earnings growth over the next
6-12 months as MCR transitions from being a developer to
producer
** All three analysts covering the stock rate it "hold",
median PT of A$1.95 - Refinitiv Eikon data
** MCR shares up 1.7% at A$2.43 upon market open; up 33.9%
YTD, as of last close
(Reporting by Harshita Swaminathan)
((Harshita.Swaminathan@thomsonreuters.com))