TRX Gold Corporation (TSX: TRX) (NYSE American: TRX) (the “Company”
or “TRX Gold”) is pleased to announce the appointment of Richard
Boffey as Chief Operating Officer (“COO”), effective immediately.
Mr. Boffey is a seasoned executive, bringing more than 35 years of
operational experience to the TRX Gold team and will be
instrumental in the continued growth and development of Buckreef
Gold.
TRX Gold’s CEO, Stephen Mullowney stated: “We
would like to welcome Richard to the team; he has an outstanding
track record delivering growth and operational excellence
globally. He brings to this position a strong reputation for
managing open pit and underground operations in a variety of
jurisdictions, and has a proven track record in enhancing
production, reducing operating costs and improving capital
effectiveness. We continue to strengthen our management team as we
advance Buckreef Gold with the primary goal of enhancing
shareholder value.”
Mr. Boffey joins TRX Gold having previously held
senior executive positions with other multi-national mining
companies. Most recently, he held the position of General /
Country Manager at the Tara Resources Brskovo Mine Project in
Montenegro, where he led the technical studies, engineering design,
resource drilling, project financing, and site preparation
activities for the construction and development of a mining
operation. Prior to this, he was the Chief Operating Officer at the
Matilda Gold Mine for Blackham Resources in Western
Australia, where he recommenced open pit and underground mining for
a 2 million tonne per annum operation, including process plant
commissioning, establishment of technical and operating teams, and
development of policies, systems and processes to optimize
operations. Mr. Boffey also held the roles of General Manager
at the Khoemacau Copper Mine in Botswana for Cupric
Canyon Capital and General Manager of the Efemcukuru Gold Mine in
Turkey for Eldorado Gold Corporation. Mr. Boffey previously
spent 5.5 years at Barrick Gold Corporation, serving 4.5 years as
Regional Mining Manager for the Barrick Africa Regional Business
Unit, overseeing 3 operations and 1 development project in
Tanzania, and 1 development project in South Africa. Prior to that,
Mr. Boffey spent 10 years at Placer Dome Inc. Mr. Boffey holds a
Bachelor of Mining Engineering (Hons) from the University of
Auckland and is a Member of AusIMM, Competent Person (Reserves)
under JORC, NI 43-101.
TRX Gold also announced the departure of the
Company’s current COO, Andrew Cheatle. Mr. Cheatle also
resigned as a director of the Company.
About TRX Gold Corporation
TRX Gold is rapidly advancing the Buckreef Gold
Project. Anchored by a Mineral Resource published in May 20201, the
project currently hosts an NI 43-101 Measured and Indicated Mineral
Resource (“M&I Resource”) of 35.88 million tonnes (“MT”) at
1.77 grams per tonne (“g/t”) gold containing 2,036,280 ounces
(“oz”) of gold and an Inferred Mineral Resource of 17.8 MT at 1.11
g/t gold for 635,540 oz of gold. The leadership team is focused on
creating both near-term and long-term shareholder value by
increasing gold production to generate positive cash flow. The
positive cash flow will be utilized for exploratory drilling with
the goal of increasing the current mineral resource base and
advancing the larger project development which represents 90% of
current mineral resources. TRX Gold’s actions are led by the
highest environmental, social and corporate governance (“ESG”)
standards, evidenced by the relationships and programs that the
Company has developed during its nearly two decades of presence in
the Geita Region, Tanzania. Please refer to the Company’s Updated
Mineral Resources Estimate for Buckreef Gold Project, dated May 15,
20201 and filed under the Company’s profile on SEDAR+ and with the
SEC on June 23, 2020 (the “2020 Technical Report”) for more
information.
For investor or shareholder inquiries,
please contact:
Investors Christina Lalli Vice
President, Investor RelationsTRX Gold Corporation+1-438-399-8665
c.lalli@TRXgold.comwww.TRXgold.com
Forward-Looking and Cautionary Statements
This press release contains certain
forward-looking statements as defined in the applicable securities
laws. All statements, other than statements of historical facts,
are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are
frequently, but not always, identified by words such as “expects”,
“anticipates”, “believes”, “hopes”, “intends”, “estimated”,
“potential”, “possible” and similar expressions, or statements that
events, conditions or results “will”, “may”, “could” or “should”
occur or be achieved. Forward-looking statements relate to future
events or future performance and reflect TRX Gold management’s
expectations or beliefs regarding future events and include, but
are not limited to, statements with respect to continued operating
cash flow, expansion of its process plant, estimation of mineral
resources, ability to develop value creating activities,
recoveries, subsequent project testing, success, scope and
viability of mining operations, the timing and amount of estimated
future production, and capital expenditure.
Although TRX Gold believes the expectations
expressed in such forward-looking statements are based on
reasonable assumptions, such statements are not guarantees of
future performance. The actual achievements of TRX Gold or other
future events or conditions may differ materially from those
reflected in the forward-looking statements due to a variety of
risks, uncertainties and other factors. These risks, uncertainties
and factors include general business, legal, economic, competitive,
political, regulatory and social uncertainties; actual results of
exploration activities and economic evaluations; fluctuations in
currency exchange rates; changes in costs; future prices of gold
and other minerals; mining method, production profile and mine
plan; delays in exploration, development and construction
activities; changes in government legislation and regulation; the
ability to obtain financing on acceptable terms and in a timely
manner or at all; contests over title to properties; employee
relations and shortages of skilled personnel and contractors; the
speculative nature of, and the risks involved in, the exploration,
development and mining business. These risks are set forth in
reports that TRX Gold files with the SEC and the various Canadian
securities authorities. You can review and obtain copies of these
filings from the SEC's website at
http://www.sec.gov/edgar.shtml and the Company’s profile on
the System for Electronic Document Analysis and Retrieval
(“SEDAR+”) at www.sedarplus.ca.
The disclosure contained in this press release
of a scientific or technical nature relating to the Company’s
Buckreef Project has been summarized or extracted from the
technical report entitled “The National Instrument 43-101
Independent Technical Report, Updated Mineral Resource Estimate for
the Buckreef Gold Mine Project, Tanzania, East Africa For TRX Gold”
with an effective date (the “Effective Date”) of May 15, 2020 (the
“2020 Technical Report”). The 2020 Technical Report was prepared by
or under the supervision Mr. Wenceslaus Kutekwatekwa (Mining
Engineer, Mining and Project Management Consultant) BSc Hons
(Mining Eng.), MBA, FSAIMM, of Virimai Projects, and, Dr Frank
Crundwell, MBA, PhD, a Consulting Engineer, each of whom is an
independent Qualified Person as such term is defined in NI 43-101.
The information contained herein is subject to all of the
assumptions, qualifications and procedures set out in the 2020
Technical Report and reference should be made to the full details
of the 2020 Technical Report which has been filed with the
applicable regulatory authorities and is available on the Company’s
profile at www.sedarplus.ca. The Company did not complete any new
work that would warrant reporting material changes in the
previously reported Mineral Resource (“MRE”) and Mineral Reserve
statements during the year ended August 31, 2023.
The Company has engaged two globally recognized
and respected mining consulting groups to undertake a comprehensive
review of the MRE, and economic analysis which was previously
conducted under the 2003 CIM code. This in turn follows significant
infill and exploration drilling, plus other required technical work
undertaken over the prior 18 months. This work is currently being
undertaken to be compliant with the November 2019 CIM Code for the
Valuation of Mineral Properties, which are different with respect
to the 2003 guidelines. There can be no assurance that there will
not be a change in the MRE and Mineral Reserve as disclosed in the
2020 Technical Report after such work has been updated (in
accordance with the 2019 CIM code).
The information contained in this press release
is as of the date of the press release and TRX Gold assumes no duty
to update such information.
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