Galane Gold Ltd. Announces the Completion of the Disposition of its Mupane Property
May 03 2022 - 4:01PM
Galane Gold Ltd. (“Galane Gold” or the Company”) (TSX-V: GG; OTCQB:
GGGOF) today announces that it has completed the sale of its Mupane
gold mine in Botswana (the “Mupane Property”) to Hawks Mining
Company Proprietary Limited (“Hawks Mining”), a company registered
under the laws of Botswana and owned by certain individuals forming
part of the Company’s local Botswana management team (the
“Transaction”).
The full details relating to the Transaction
were set out in our press release of February 7, 2022 and as of May
3, 2022 all the conditions for the completion of the Transaction
have been met.
“As the cornerstone of Galane Gold for the last
11 years, Mupane has been a critical part of our operations and a
springboard to other opportunities, while also providing certain
challenges to enable building a strong executive team. We
transitioned Mupane from an open pit short-term high-cost producer
to an underground mine, with an extended life and significantly
reduced operating costs. We have now leveraged those skills to put
Galaxy into commercial production, and endeavour to do the same at
Summit.
The Transaction also significantly improves our
balance sheet and provides an opportunity for Galane Gold to
provide a greater return to our stakeholders,” said Nick Brodie,
Chief Executive Officer.
Cedric Sam of Hawks Mining said, “We thank
Galane Gold for the support they have provided in helping us
complete this transaction and look forward to their continued
guidance. This is a very exciting and important event with the only
producing gold mine in Botswana being transitioned into majority
local ownership. This is a significant first step for Hawks Mining,
who like Galane Gold, intends to build a team to take on other
opportunities specifically in Botswana.”
Ravi Sood, the Chairman of Galane Gold, added,
“I would like to reiterate that our experience with Mupane in
Botswana over the past 11 years has been outstanding in every
respect. While we are sad to be leaving such a constructive and
progressive country, we are very pleased to be part of a
transaction that will result in one of the largest businesses in
the country becoming wholly-owned by the local management
team.”
About Galane Gold
Galane Gold is an un-hedged gold producer and
explorer with mining operations and exploration tenements South
Africa and New Mexico. Galane Gold is a public company and its
shares are quoted on the TSXV under the symbol “GG” and the OTCQB
under the symbol “GGGOF”. Galane Gold’s management team is
comprised of senior mining professionals with extensive experience
in managing mining and processing operations and large-scale
exploration programmes. Galane Gold is committed to operating at
world-class standards and is focused on the safety of its
employees, respecting the environment, and contributing to the
communities in which it operates.
Cautionary Notes
Certain statements contained in this press
release constitute “forward-looking statements”. All statements
other than statements of historical fact contained in this press
release, including, without limitation, those regarding the future
prospects of Summit, greater shareholder returns, technical,
financial and business prospects of the Company, future financial
position and results of operations, strategy, proposed
acquisitions, plans, objectives, goals and targets, and any
statements preceded by, followed by or that include the words
“believe”, “expect”, “aim”, “intend”, “plan”, “continue”, “will”,
“may”, “would”, “anticipate”, “estimate”, “forecast”, “predict”,
“project”, “seek”, “should” or similar expressions or the negative
thereof, are forward-looking statements. These statements are not
historical facts but instead represent only the Company’s
expectations, estimates and projections regarding future events.
These statements are not guarantees of future performance and
involve assumptions, risks and uncertainties that are difficult to
predict. Therefore, actual results may differ materially from what
is expressed, implied or forecasted in such forward-looking
statements.
Additional factors that could cause actual
results, performance or achievements to differ materially include,
but are not limited to: the Company’s dependence on two mineral
projects; gold price volatility; risks associated with the conduct
of the Company’s mining activities in Botswana and South Africa;
regulatory, consent or permitting delays; risks relating to the
Company’s exploration, development and mining activities being
situated in Botswana and South Africa; risks relating to reliance
on the Company’s management team and outside contractors; risks
regarding mineral resources and reserves; the Company’s inability
to obtain insurance to cover all risks, on a commercially
reasonable basis or at all; currency fluctuations; risks regarding
the failure to generate sufficient cash flow from operations; risks
relating to project financing and equity issuances; risks arising
from the Company’s fair value estimates with respect to the
carrying amount of mineral interests; mining tax regimes; risks
arising from holding derivative instruments; the Company’s need to
replace reserves depleted by production; risks and unknowns
inherent in all mining projects, including the inaccuracy of
reserves and resources, metallurgical recoveries and capital and
operating costs of such projects; contests over title to
properties, particularly title to undeveloped properties; laws and
regulations governing the environment, health and safety; the
ability of the communities in which the Company operates to manage
and cope with the implications of COVID-19; the economic and
financial implications of COVID-19 to the Company; operating or
technical difficulties in connection with mining or development
activities; lack of infrastructure; employee relations, labour
unrest or unavailability; health risks in Africa; the Company’s
interactions with surrounding communities and artisanal miners; the
Company’s ability to successfully integrate acquired assets; risks
related to restarting production; the speculative nature of
exploration and development, including the risks of diminishing
quantities or grades of reserves; development of the Company’s
exploration properties into commercially viable mines; stock market
volatility; conflicts of interest among certain directors and
officers; lack of liquidity for shareholders of the Company; risks
related to the market perception of junior gold companies; and
litigation risk. Management provides forward-looking statements
because it believes they provide useful information to investors
when considering their investment objectives and cautions investors
not to place undue reliance on forward-looking information.
Consequently, all of the forward-looking statements made in this
press release are qualified by these cautionary statements and
other cautionary statements or factors contained herein, and there
can be no assurance that the actual results or developments will be
realized or, even if substantially realized, that they will have
the expected consequences to, or effects on, the Company. These
forward-looking statements are made as of the date of this press
release and the Company assumes no obligation to update or revise
them to reflect subsequent information, events or circumstances or
otherwise, except as required by law.
Neither the TSXV nor its regulation services
provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSXV)
accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this
release.
For further information please
contact:Nick BrodieCEO, Galane Gold Ltd.+ 44 7905
089878Nick.Brodie@GalaneGold.comwww.GalaneGold.com
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