Galane Gold Ltd. Announces the Execution of a New Gold Concentrate Offtake Agreement for its Galaxy Operations and the Establishment of an Unsecured US$3 Million Revolving Finance Facility
August 03 2022 - 4:00PM
Galane Gold Ltd. (“Galane Gold” or the Company”) (TSX-V: GG; OTCQB:
GGGOF) today announces that it has signed a new gold concentrate
offtake agreement dated August 3, 2022 (the “Offtake Agreement”)
for its Galaxy project with Ocean Partners UK Limited (“Ocean
Partners”). In addition, Ocean Partners has provided the Company
with an unsecured US$3 million revolving finance facility (the
“Facility”) to help it advance the Galaxy project.
“We are excited to start a new partnership with
Ocean Partners, who brings a wealth of experience in the industry
and will assist us in reaching our objective to ramp up production
at Galaxy. The new Offtake Agreement provides a higher payable
percentage for the contained gold in the concentrate, which will
result in increased positive cash flows for Galaxy.
Ocean Partners is also providing the Facility
which will be instrumental in helping us finance our expansion
plans for Galaxy, and in particular the requirement to expand the
mining fleet.
These are two very positive steps for Galane
Gold and its Galaxy operations and reflects our commitment to
create a low-cost, long-life operation to create long term value
for all of our stakeholders” said Nick Brodie, Chief Executive
Officer.
Pursuant to the terms of the Offtake Agreement,
the Company will sell a total of 125,000 wet metric tons (“wmt”) of
gold concentrate to Ocean Partners. The price for each shipment of
gold concentrate will be calculated with reference to the daily US$
London Bullion Market Association morning and afternoon quotations
for gold as published in the London “Metal Bulletin” (or such other
mutually agreed information source which may replace it), averaged
over a quotational period but subject to adjustment in accordance
with the terms of the Offtake Agreement.
Interest and principal for the Facility will be
repaid against deliveries of gold concentrate or cash by the
Company to Ocean Partners under the Offtake Agreement. The Company
can elect to repay the full principal amount outstanding under the
Facility and any accrued interest without any penalty with two
weeks of advanced notice. Once a drawdown under the Facility is
repaid, such amount can subsequently be redrawn.
About Galane Gold
Galane Gold is an un-hedged gold producer and
explorer with mining operations and exploration tenements in South
Africa and New Mexico. Galane Gold is a public company and its
shares are quoted on the TSX Venture Exchange (“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.
About Ocean Partners
Ocean Partners specializes in the trading of
precious metal concentrates, copper, zinc and lead, as well as
related by-products and secondary materials. Ocean Partners also
provides tolling and toll blending solutions to complex
concentrates on a large scale. The Ocean Partners team has spent
over 25 years providing successful trading services to miners,
smelters, and refiners, and has a strong global network of
relationships and contacts in the base and precious metal mining
and smelting sector.
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 impact
of the terms of the Offtake Agreement to the Galaxy project and the
Company, ramp up of production at the Galaxy project, increased
positive cash flows for the Company, the impact of the Facility on
the Company and its expansion plans, creation of long term value
for stakeholders, 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 South Africa and New Mexico;
regulatory, consent or permitting delays; risks relating to the
Company’s exploration, development and mining activities being
situated in South Africa and New Mexico; 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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