GoldMining Options Up to 80% of the Boa Vista Project to Australian Mines Limited for Total Consideration of Up to $7 million
Alastair Still, CEO of GoldMining, commented: "We are pleased to announce this option agreement which positions GoldMining to unlock value from its
Key Earn-In Agreement Highlights:
Initial Consideration:
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$55,000 cash payment (non-refundable); and - Issuance of ordinary shares of AUZ ("AUZ Shares") valued at AUD$1 million (
$884,000 ), calculated based on a deemed issue price per AUZ Share equal to the twenty-day volume-weighted average price ("VWAP") for AUZ Shares immediately prior to the date of execution of the Earn-In Agreement, to be distributed on a pro rata basis to the Company and the minority holder.
First Option: AUZ has 3 years from the date all conditions precedent to the Earn-In Agreement are satisfied to earn the right to a 51% interest in the Project by:
- Incurring minimum exploration expenditures of
$3,978,000 (AUD$4.5 million), inclusive of:- Completing a minimum 6,000 metres of diamond core drilling; and
- Making three annual cash payments to the Company of
$250,000 .
- Announcing a JORC-compliant mineral resource estimate of at least 500,000 gold ounces, including at least 250,000 ounces in the measured and indicated categories; and
- Issuance of AUZ Shares valued at AUD$1 million (
$884,000 ), calculated based on a deemed issue price per AUZ Share equal to the twenty-day VWAP for AUZ Shares immediately prior to the date of notice of exercise of the First Option, to be distributed on a pro rata basis to the Company and the minority holder. - Upon satisfying the First Option Conditions AUZ and GoldMining will form a joint venture (51/49 respectively) on industry standard terms with AUZ as the initial operator.
Second Option: AUZ may earn a further 19% interest in the Project (to 70%) within 3 years from the date of completion of the first option by:
- Expending a minimum annual amount of AUD$1 million (
$884,000 ) on exploration and feasibility study activities on the Project, including a minimum of AUD$1 million ($884,000 ) on environmental baseline studies; and - Completing a Feasibility Study containing a JORC and NI 43-101 Mineral Reserve of more than 250,000 ounces of gold.
Third Option: AUZ has a further option, exercisable within 90 days from the date of completion of the second option, to earn a further 10% interest in the Project (to 80%) by:
- At the Company's option, either by granting the Company a shield to dilution out of the joint venture or by paying the Company the third option exercise price (which may be a mix of cash and equity, with a minimum 50% in cash) in an amount equal to the greater of either (i) or (ii):
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$4,420,000 (AUD$5 million); and - the value of the then Mineral Resource at the Project at the time of exercise, calculated as the sum of gold oz contained within the Mineral Resource by multiplying measured resources by AUD$20/oz, indicated resources by AUD$10/oz, and inferred resources (less 300,000 oz) by AUD$2.50/oz
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1Dollar amounts are in Canadian dollars unless noted. AUD converted to CAD at rate of 1 AUD = |
The Earn-In Agreement is subject to customary conditions applicable to the transactions contemplated therein, including receipt of requisite shareholder approvals of AUZ and stock exchange approvals of the ASX. AUZ intends to call a meeting of shareholders to seek shareholder approval for the Earn-In Agreement.
The Boa Vista property is underlain by granites, granodiorites and mafic volcanics. Bedrock surface exposures identify east-west, northwest and northeast striking shear structures containing quartz sulphide veinlets, silica breccia and stock works hosted in sericite and pyrite altered and foliated granite and mafic volcanic rocks. Mineralization at most prospects is considered to be mesothermal in nature, however at some of the prospects, vein textures suggest it may be epithermal style mineralization.
Coarse visible gold hosted in silica veined and brecciated rock was first discovered in surface outcrops at the VG1 prospect in 2010. Subsequent soil geochemical surveying has outlined a gold-in-soil anomaly trending to the west-northwest over 2 kilometres in length and up to 350 metres in width. Gold mineralization is associated with sericite, carbonate, silica and pyrite alteration associated with quartz stock work and brecciated granitic and mafic volcanic rocks.
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