VANCOUVER, Dec. 22, 2014 /CNW/ - Monument Mining Limited
(TSX-V: MMY and FSE: D7Q1) ("Monument" or the
"Company") announces that Monument and Gascoyne Resources
Limited ("Gascoyne) have mutually agreed to terminate the
Heads of Agreement for the previously announced proposed
acquisition transaction between the two companies due to the fact
that certain conditions precedent to the completion of the
transaction have not been met. The proposed transaction was
announced on September 4, 2014.
The parties have entered into a Deed of Termination which
terminates the Heads of Agreement effectively immediately and
mutually releases the parties from further obligations. As a result
of the termination, Monument will not be obligated to participate
in any further placements of Gascoyne shares; Gascoyne
retains control of its mineral properties including the Glenburgh,
Dalgaranga and Mt. Egerton in
Gascoyne and Murchison regions, Western
Australia.
About Monument
Monument Mining Limited (TSX-V:MMY, FSE:D7Q1) is an established
Canadian gold producer that owns and operates the Selinsing Gold
Mine in Malaysia. Its experienced
management team is committed to growth and is advancing several
exploration and development projects including the Mengapur
Polymetallic Project, in Pahang State of Malaysia, and the
Murchison Projects in Burnakura and Gabanintha, Western Australia. The Company employs over
300 people in both regions and is committed to the highest
standards of environmental management, social responsibility, and
health and safety for its employees and neighboring
communities.
Robert F. Baldock,
President and CEO
Monument Mining Limited
Suite 1580 -1100 Melville Street
Vancouver, BC V6E 4A6
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Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or
accuracy of this release."
Forward-Looking Statements
This news release includes statements containing
forward-looking information about Monument, its business and future
plans ("forward-looking statements"), including statements with
respect to the termination of the proposed transaction between
Monument and Gascoyne. The forward-looking statements in this
news release are subject to various risks, uncertainties and other
factors that could cause actual results or achievements to differ
materially from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking
statements. These risks and certain other factors include,
without limitation: risk related to such termination; risks
related to general business, economic, competitive, geopolitical
and social uncertainties; uncertainties regarding the results of
current exploration activities; uncertainties in the progress and
timing of development activities; foreign operations risks; other
risks inherent in the mining industry and other risks described in
the management discussion and analysis of the Company and the
technical reports on the Company's projects, all of which are
available under the profile of the Company on SEDAR at
www.sedar.com. Material factors and assumptions used to
develop forward-looking statements in this news release
include: there are no further obligations of Monument in
respect of the proposed transaction; expectations regarding the
estimated cash cost per ounce of gold production and the estimated
cash flows which may be generated from the operations, general
economic factors and other factors that may be beyond the control
of Monument; assumptions and expectations regarding the results of
exploration on the Company's projects; assumptions regarding the
future price of gold of other minerals; the timing and amount of
estimated future production; the expected timing and results of
development and exploration activities; costs of future activities;
capital and operating expenditures; success of exploration
activities; mining or processing issues; exchange rates; and all of
the factors and assumptions described in the management discussion
and analysis of the Company and the technical reports on the
Company's projects, all of which are available under the profile of
the Company on SEDAR at www.sedar.com. Although the Company
has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual
results to differ materially from those contained in
forward-looking statements, there may be other factors that cause
results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended. There can
be no assurance that such statements will prove to be accurate, as
actual results and future events could differ materially from those
anticipated in such statements. Accordingly, readers should not
place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. The Company
does not undertake to update any forward-looking information,
except in accordance with applicable securities laws.
SOURCE Monument Mining Limited