VANCOUVER, BC, July 6, 2021 /PRNewswire/ - Orea Mining
Corp. ("Orea") (OREA: TSX) (OREAF: OTCQX) (3CG: FSE) is
pleased to announce the signing of a Binding Term Sheet ("BTS") to
acquire up to a 75% interest in an advanced-stage gold exploration
project (the "Project") in Suriname, South America.
Project Highlights:
- Located in a significant alluvial gold mining district in
Suriname;
- Large land package consisting of contiguous Rights to
Exploitation of Gold (Suriname mining licenses) covering 200 square
kilometers within an underexplored segment of the Guiana Shield
greenstone belts;
- Alluvial and small-scale open pit gold mining has been
active on the Project over the course of the last three
decades;
- Exploration conducted by Canadian juniors during 1993-97 and
2006-07, including over 30,000 meters of drilling, has provided an
excellent database and identified several targets for immediate
resource development;
- A large portion of the Project remains unexplored;
- The mining licenses allows for exploration and mining with
no additional permits required;
- Accommodations, communications, equipment, machinery,
security and personnel have been established on the Project by the
optionor, facilitating logistics for exploration.
"We are very excited to expand our activities in South America, strategically within the Guiana
Shield, where we have established expertise over the past 10
years," commented Rock Lefrançois, President & CEO of
Orea. "Suriname's favorable mining regime and Orea's proven
capabilities in the region will allow for rapid development of this
promising project."
Earn-in Terms
Orea to acquire up to a 75% interest and become operator in the
Project through three option stages as follows:
- First Option Stage for 51% Interest
Orea to acquire an initial 51% interest in the Project
within three years of the Commencement Date (defined below) by:
-
- Making cash payments totaling US$1,650,000, of which only US$350,000 is payable within the first year;
- Issuing common shares of Orea totaling 3,400,000;
- Incurring a minimum of US$6,000,000 in exploration expenditures;
and
- Completing a NI 43-101 Technical Report containing a minimum of
500,000 oz of gold in any category.
- Second Option Stage for an Additional 19% Interest for a
Total of 70
Orea to acquire an additional 19% interest in the Project,
for a total of 70%, within two years of completion of the First
Option Stage by:
-
- Making cash payments totaling US$1,500,000;
- Issuing common shares of Orea totaling 200,000;
- Incurring a minimum of US$10,000,000 in exploration expenditures;
and
- Completing a positive preliminary economic assessment
(PEA)
In the event that Orea does not
proceed with the completion of the Second Option Stage, Orea will
transfer its interest in the Project back to the optionor.
- Third Option Stage for an Additional 5% for a Total
of 75%
Orea to acquire an additional 5% interest in the Project,
for a total of 75%, within three years of completion of the Second
Option Stage by:
-
- Incurring a minimum of US$10,000,000 in exploration expenditures;
and
- Completing a bankable feasibility study (BFS).
The Commence Date starts when certain conditions have been met,
including:
- Due diligence - Within 90 days of signing the BTS, Orea having
completed its technical (including site visit), environmental,
land, legal (including labor), financial and tax due diligence to
its satisfaction; and
- Regulatory approvals - Receiving any regulatory approvals
required to consummate the Transaction, including stock exchange
approval and approvals required by any Government Agency under
applicable law.
Upon successful earn-in of the Project, Orea and the Optionor
will form a joint venture with the objective to accelerate the
Project into commercial production.
About Orea Mining Corp.
Orea is a leading gold exploration and development company
operating in a prospective and underexplored segment of the Guiana
Shield, South America. Its mission
is to develop gold deposits with a reduced environmental footprint
using innovative technologies, upholding the highest international
standards for responsible mining. In French Guiana, Orea holds a major interest in
the world-class Montagne d'Or mine development project and is also
advancing the Maripa gold exploration project.
For more about Orea visit the company's website at
www.oreamining.com
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD:
Rock Lefrançois
President & CEO
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to matters that are not historical facts and statements of the
Company's beliefs, intentions and expectations about developments,
results and events which will or may occur in the future,
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construct and develop the Montagne d'Or project, including
anticipated timing thereof; the satisfaction of regulatory
requirements in respect of the permitting and construction of the
Montagne d'Or project, including but not limited to, the submission
and processing of mine permit applications, the timing thereof and
the timing of completion of environmental and engineering studies;
the Company's ability to renew the concessions for the Montagne
d'Or project and to comply with the conditions thereof; economic
analysis for the Montagne d'Or project and related exploration
objectives and plans; the conversion of mineral resources into
mineral reserves and the conversion of inferred mineral resources
into higher resource classification categories; the Company's
objective of become an emerging gold producer; the acquisition of
exploration projects including terms of acquisition, exploration or
development plans, intentions to acquire additional exploration or
development interests and the implications thereof; the production
capacity and potential of future plant and equipment; future
exploration and mine plans, objectives and expectations and
corporate planning of the Company, future studies and environmental
impact statements and the timetable for completion and content
thereof and statements as to management's expectations with respect
to, among other things, the matters and activities contemplated in
this news release.
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cause the actual results, performance or achievements of the
Company to be materially different from future results, performance
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assumptions and analyses are made by the Company's management in
light of their experience and perception of historical trends,
current conditions and expected future developments, as well as
other factors management believes are reasonable and appropriate in
the circumstances. All assumptions and analyses are those of
the Company's. There can be no assurance that such statements will
prove to be accurate. Forward-looking statements are based on
numerous assumptions regarding present and future business
strategies, local and global economic conditions, and the
environment in which the Company will operate in the future,
including compliance by the Company with regulatory and permitting
requirements applicable in French
Guiana, the sufficiency of Company's working capital; the
Company's ability to secure additional funding for the continued
exploration and development of its properties; the price of gold
and other metals; and the Company's ability to retain key
personnel. You are hence cautioned not to place undue reliance on
forward-looking statements.
Certain important factors that could cause actual results,
performance or achievements to differ materially from those in the
forward-looking statements include, among others, political and
economic risks in France,
political and economic risks in French
Guiana, risks related to the renewal applications for the
Concessions and the possible outcomes thereof; possible negative
outcomes of any appeals from the decision of the Administrative
Court of Cayenne in French Guiana;
regulatory risk including but not limited to unforeseen changes in
regulatory requirements, the Company's ability to enforce its
contractual and other legal rights to explore and exploit its
properties, risks related to exploration and development,
permitting and licensing risk, the estimation of mineral resources
and mineral reserves and related interpretations and assumptions,
future profitability of the Company, the ability to obtain
additional financing on a timely basis, the price of gold and
marketability thereof, government regulations including with
respect to taxes, royalties, land tenure and land use, title to the
Company's properties, currency exchange rates and fluctuations,
environmental risks, dilution resulting from the issuance of
additional securities of the Company, joint venture risks, reliance
on Nord Gold SE as operator of the Montagne d'Or project, the
availability of equipment, conflicts of interest, competition in
the mining industry, uninsured risks, market fluctuations, global
financial conditions, credit risk and risks arising from pandemics
and epidemics such as the COVID-19 pandemic. Although the Company
has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual
actions, events or results to differ materially from those
described in forward-looking statements, there may be other factors
that cause actions, events or results not to be as anticipated,
estimated or intended. These statements, however, are subject to a
variety of risks and uncertainties and other factors that could
cause actual events or results to differ materially from those
projected in the forward-looking statements.
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uncertainties, both general and specific, which contribute to the
possibility that the predicted outcomes will not occur. Events or
circumstances could cause the Company's actual results to differ
materially from those estimated or projected and expressed in, or
implied by, these forward-looking statements. Important factors
that could cause actual results to differ from these
forward-looking statements are included in the "Risk Factors"
section in Company's annual information form dated December 11, 2020 for the year ended September 30, 2020 ("AIF").
Readers are further cautioned that the list of factors
enumerated in the "Risk Factors" section of the AIF that may affect
future results is not exhaustive. When relying on the Company's
forward-looking statements and information to make decisions with
respect to the Company, investors and others should carefully
consider the foregoing factors and other uncertainties and
potential events. Furthermore, the forward-looking statements and
information contained herein are made as of the date of this
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update or to revise any of the included forward-looking statements
or information, whether as a result of new information, future
events or otherwise, except as required by applicable law. The
forward-looking statements and information contained herein are
expressly qualified by this cautionary statement.
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