G2 Goldfields  (TSX:GTWO)

Announced that it has filed the management information circular and related meeting materials  for the AGM and SGM of G2 shareholders to be held on January 28, 2025

The purpose of the Meeting is, among other things, to consider and, if deemed advisable, pass a special resolution approving the previously announced proposed spin-out of G2’s interest in certain non-core assets into a wholly owned subsidiary of G2, G3 Goldfields Inc.

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G2 Goldfields Announces Filing of Management Information Circular and Technical Report for Proposed Spin-Out of Non-Core Assets

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Gold Road Resources (ASX: GOR)

Announced record Gruyere preliminary production results of 91,631 ounces of gold (100% basis) produced during the December 2024 quarter.

Gruyere 2024 Annual Production totalled approximately 287,270 ounces (143,635 ounces attributable), slightly below annual guidance of 290,000 – 305,000 ounces.

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Gold Road Resources  – Gruyere Gold Mine at night

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Financial and Corporate

• Gold Road’s gold sales totalled 47,745 ounces at an average sales price of A$4,093 per ounce. Gold doré and bullion on hand on 31 December 2024 was approximately 1,782 ounces. Gold Road continues to be unhedged and 100% exposed to the spot gold price.

• Cash and equivalents3increased substantially to approximately $173.9 million (September quarter: $109.2 million) with no debt drawn, following a $4.6 million investment in ASX listed securities during the quarter4.
• At 31 December 2024, Gold Road held listed investments with a market value of approximately $740.6 million.

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Mining Review 5th January 2025

Perpetua Resources received the final permit required for their Stribnite gold and antimony mine in the USA.

American Creek announced an amendment to the Plan of Arrangement for the acquisition of the company.

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City Investors Circle Mining Review 5th January 2025

A week bereft of meaningful news, as it usual in between Xmas and New Year.

Perpetua Resources received the final permit required for their Stribnite gold and antimony mine in the USA.

American Creek announced an amendment to the Plan of Arrangement for the acquisition of the company.

I always doubted whether the plan to acquire the company via the issue of a crypto token would work, and perhaps this is the first sign it hasn’t?

Interestingly the announcement includes dropping the penalty for competing bids, a further suggestion that either someone else is interested or the token issue is not going too well I wonder?

Sprott is backing the crypto token so it may happen, but I have serious doubts. It almost looks to me as if they are hoping a competing bid will come in to save face all around.

I am considering selling my holding now.

Watchlist news snippets from last week are below, click on the link to be taken to the full story.

  Perpetua Resources Received the Final Permit for Stribnite

  American Creek Resources Announced Amendment to Plan of Arrangement

  Market Review for December 2024 published

  Happy New Year

  Capricorn Metals Announced CEO Retirement and Succession

  Gold Road Enters a Farm-in Deal With Iceni Gold

  Mining Review 29th December 2024

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Perpetua Receives the Final Permit for Stribnite

Highlights

City Investors Circle Market Review

Market Review for December 2024 has been published.

The highlighted company is Awale Resources.

Ora Banda Mining was the biggest riser of the year at 207%.

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Ora Banda minesite camp, Western Australia

City Investors Circle Market Review December 2024

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Market Review for December 2024 has been published.

The highlighted company is Awale Resources.

Ora Banda Mining was the biggest riser of the year at 207%.

We review the top tier watchlist of producing gold miners and an average gain of 70% over 2024, whilst the gold price rose 27%.

We maintain our stance on producing gold miners as being the place to invest in 2025 given the high gold price driving additional revenue to the bottom line.

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Capricorn Metals (ASX: CMM)

Advised that Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Kim Massey will retire at the end of January 2025. Kim has overseen the transition of Capricorn from an advanced exploration company to a low-cost gold producer with multiple growth projects.

Current Chief Operating Officer (COO) Paul Criddle has been appointed CEO, reporting to Executive Chairman Mark Clark, effective 3 February 2025.

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Capricorn Metals Announces CEO Retirement and Succession

Capricorn Metals Limited (ASX: CMM) (Capricorn or the Company) advises that Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Kim Massey will retire from the role at the end of January 2025.

In his five years as CEO Kim has overseen the transition of Capricorn from an advanced exploration company to a low-cost gold producer with multiple growth projects.

Beyond his retirement, Kim will remain a part time consultant to the company ensuring the retention of his knowledge and expertise.

In the last six months Capricorn has undertaken a programme of recruitment of high-quality senior executives to bolster management depth as the company embarks on delivering its significant growth ambitions in the coming years.

This proactive approach to right sizing management for the future means that Capricorn is well placed for an orderly transition on Kim’s retirement. 

The Capricorn board is pleased to advise that current Chief Operating Officer (COO) Paul Criddle has been appointed CEO, reporting to Executive Chairman Mark Clark, effective 3 February 2025.

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Paul is a metallurgist with extensive experience in developing and operating gold mines in both Australia and Africa.

Since joining Capricorn in May 2024 Paul has overseen or been actively involved in:
• continued strong operational performance at the Karlawinda Gold Project (KGP);
• delivery of an increase in KGP gold ore reserves to 1.43 million ounces;
• delivery of a board approved expansion study to deliver growth in production at KGP to 150,000 ounces per annum;
• leading role on Mt Gibson Gold Project (MGGP) permitting, culminating in the recent
submission of Capricorn’s Public Environmental Report (PER) to the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW) under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 in accordance with guidelines for the PER developed by DCCEEW and issued to Capricorn in July 2024;
• completion of successful $200 million capital raising to underpin growth;
• delivery of an increase in MGGP gold ore reserves to 2.6 million ounces; and
• significant shareholder, investor and equity market engagement.

Prior to joining Capricorn, Paul most recently held the roles of Chief Development Officer and COO at TSX listed Roxgold Inc from 2013 until its CAD$1.1 billion takeover by Fortuna Silver Mines Inc in 2021. 

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Gold Road Resources (ASX: GOR)

Advised of a binding Farm-in Agreement and share placement transaction with Iceni Gold Limited (ASX: ICL) over tenements around and containing the Guyer Gold Trend, within the 14 Mile Well Gold Project located between Leonora and Laverton in Western Australia.

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Iceni Enters Farm-in Deal with Gold Road for a Value up to A$44 million

Iceni Gold Limited (ASX: ICL) (Iceni or the Company) is pleased to advise of a binding Farm-in Agreement and share placement transaction with Gold Road Resources Limited (ASX: GOR) over tenements around and containing the Company’s Guyer Gold Trend, within the 14 Mile Well Gold Project (14MWGP or Project) located between Leonora and Laverton in Western Australia.

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Highlights

• A$35 million exploration farm-in agreement signed with GOR over 154km2 of Iceni’s 100%-owned tenements containing the Guyer Gold Trend within the 14 Mile Well Project in Western Australia, key terms of which include:
➢ Initial A$5 million minimum exploration expenditure, to be managed by Iceni, with the opportunity for GOR to take management upon reaching a key success milestone.
➢ A further A$10 million exploration expenditure within 2 years from meeting the minimum A$5 million exploration expenditure to earn a 50% Joint Venture interest (50 / 50 JV).
➢ Upon Joint Venture formation GOR, can earn an additional 20% to take its Joint Venture interest to 70% by free carrying Iceni to the completion of a Pre-Feasibility Study (PFS) (70 /30 JV).
➢ At the completion of the PFS, GOR can acquire an additional 10% Joint Venture interest (totaling 80%) by paying $20 million to Iceni (80/20 JV).
• In addition to the Farm-in, GOR is to acquire a 9.9% interest in Iceni by subscribing for A$3.05 million in shares at a price of 10 cents per share, representing a 59% premium to the 5-day VWAP prior to execution of the Farm-in Agreement.
• GOR to be issued 19,218,819 options exercisable at $0.15 on or before 31 December 2025.
• GOR to be issued 13,847,016 options exercisable at $0.20 on or before 31 December 2026.
• Should GOR exercise all options, and inclusive of the placement, Iceni will receive a total of $8.7m in cash.
• Exploration activity on the GOR farm-in tenements is expected to commence in January 2025 under Iceni management.
• Iceni retains 100% ownership of the remainder of the highly prospective 14 Mile Well Gold Project, where exploration can now be accelerated on other high priority targets within the portfolio.
• Following completion of the GOR share placement Iceni will have in excess of $3.8 million cash at bank and will be well-funded to continue exploration and development activities on its remaining highly prospective 100%-owned ground.

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G2 Goldfields (TSX: GTWO)

After meeting management twice during 2024, we are initiating coverage of GTWO.

The company has some highly prospective gold licences in a prolific gold belt in Guyana, a tier 1 mining jurisdiction.

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City Investors Circle – Initiating Coverage of G2 Goldfields.

My current preferred criteria for investing in a gold mining company are,

1. A quality management team that have delivered shareholder value before
2. Tier 1 jurisdiction
3. At least 1 million ounces of gold resources
4. Plenty of exploration upside
5. Well funded
6. Generating good ongoing newsflow.

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G2 Goldfields ticks all those boxes for me.

One might argue that Guyana isn’t a tier 1 jurisdiction due to the occasional invasion threats from neighbour Venezuela, but the country has a degree of military protection from the UK and USA, and an actual invasion seems unlikely currently.

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Why do I like G2 Goldfields?

I have met with management twice this year, most recently in Zurich at the SMI conference. I was impressed with their presentation and I felt they are competent and honest, very important traits.

I should declare I am a shareholder of G Mining Venures, who recently purchased the Oko West property.  This abuts G2’s property, where Gmin’s Block4 meets G2’s Ghanie and OMZ Zones.

After this transaction I focused on the area and immediately liked the look of G2’s assets.

They not only have over 2 million ounces of gold in resources, they are well financed, and have multiple highly prosepective high-grade gold targets along a 17km trend.

In all honesty I expect G2 to be acquired in short order, with Anglogold Ashanti, a 15% shareholder, and G Mining Ventures, with projects next door, looking like the likely bidders.

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The G2 Goldfields management team is comprised of professionals who have been involved in the discovery of more than 7 million ounces of gold in Guyana and the financing and development of Guyana’s largest gold mine, the Aurora. 

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Major shareholders.

• Management 20%
• Anglogold Ashanti 15%
• Other institutions hold around 10%
• Retail hold around 55%

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I always like to see management hold a significant stake in a company, and Anglogold’s 15% holding speaks for itself.

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Resources

Oko Main Zone

495,000 Oz gold Inferred

686,000 Oz gold Indicated

Ghanie Zone

604,000 Oz gold Inferred

236,000 Oz gold Indicated.

• A new Mineral Resource Estimate is due in Q1 2025.

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Near Term Cataylsts

Updated MRE – Q1 2025

Strategic Drilling – Connecting the high-grade OMZ with Ghanie, “drilling the gap”

Defining the Ghanie and NW Oko trends, follow up drilling

New drill targets along trend

Splitting out non-core assets in a newco, G3 (Record date 17th December 2024)

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That’s it in a nutshell. I like the company a lot, and feel with their excellent financial position they will generate lots of exciting newsflow in 2025.

They are spinning out non-core assets into a newco G3, focusing on their core assets, and giving those spun out assets a value they do not have inside the current company.

I wonder if this is being done in preperation for G2 being acquired?  It wouldn’t surprise me.

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Ora banda Mining (ASX: OBD)

The company is the winner of the inaugural Mining.com.au Masters of Mining Emerging Explorer Award.

The award recognises an exploration company the market is beginning to notice due to a series of successes and positive outcomes, or whose market value has increased significantly over the course of the year, outperforming their peers.

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Ora Banda minesite, Western Australia

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Ora Banda Wins The Mining.com.au Masters of Mining Emerging Explorer Award

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Ora banda Mining (ASX: OBD)

The company is the winner of the inaugural Mining.com.au Masters of Mining Emerging Explorer Award.

The award recognises an exploration company the market is beginning to notice due to a series of successes and positive outcomes, or whose market value has increased significantly over the course of the year, outperforming their peers.

The full article regarding the award and the thesis for it can be read HERE

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Mining Review 22nd December 2024

A busy week for news as the festive season approaches.

Westgold Announced an increase to production at Meekathara, and Ora banda Mining interescted first gold at Sand King.

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Ora Banda Mining Riverina portal

City Investors Circle Mining Review 22nd December 2024

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A busy week for news as the festive season approaches.

Westgold Announced an increase to production at Meekathara, and Ora banda Mining intersected first gold at Sand King.

All the news from our watchlist companies in the last week is below, click the lonks to be taken to the full story.

   Perpetua Resources Announced Continued Cooperation with U.S. Antimony

  Ora Banda Mining Intersected First Ore at Sand King

  Galiano Gold Announced a Buyout Of Offtake Agreement

  Westgold Announced Crown Prince Ore to Increase Production at Meekatharra

  PacGold Finds An extensive Geochemical Anomaly at Alice River

  Capricorn Metals Reserves Grow to 4 Million Ounces of Gold

  West Red Lake Gold Envisions a High-Grade Underground Satellite at the Fork Deposit

  Mining Review 15th December 2024

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Ora Banda Mining (ASX: OBM)

Provided an update on its Sand King Underground mine which forms part of the Davyhurst Gold Project. 

Sand King has achieved its first major milestone, intersecting multiple ore lodes in the first crosscut on the 315 Level. The mine remains on track to deliver first stoping ore in the March-25 Quarter.

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Ora Banda Announce First Ore Interesected at Sand King

Highlights

• Sand King Underground mine development tracking to plan with first ore intersected just four months after portal establishment
• Initial grade control drilling confirms multiple mineralised lodes per level, including highgrade lodes in addition to bulk tonnage opportunities
• Surface Diamond Drilling extends and enhances 090 lodes in northern Sand King

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Ora Banda Mining Limited (ASX: OBM) (“Ora Banda”, “Company”) is pleased to provide an update on its Sand King Underground mine which forms part of the Davyhurst Gold Project and together with the Riverina Underground are the centrepiece of the Company’s DRIVE TO 150 Project with an annual production outlook of 140,000oz to 160,000oz in FY26.

Sand King has achieved its first major milestone, intersecting multiple ore lodes in the first crosscut on the 315 Level. This is in line with internal planning and the mine remains on track to deliver first stoping ore in the March-25 Quarter.

Steady state production of ~60kozpa is expected to commence in the June-25 Quarter.

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Since the establishment of the Sand King portal in late August this year, mine development has advanced on schedule and in good ground conditions with 427 decline metres and a total of 835 development metres achieved to date.

Underground diamond drilling for grade control is also underway at the mine with the rig completing 5,477 metres to date of the planned 45,400 metre program.

This initial program has confirmed multiple discrete high grade lodes and additional bulk tonnage opportunities at Sand King.

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Significant grade control results to date include:

o 6.0m @ 9.5 g/t Inc. 3.5m @ 13.7 g/t o 1.3m @ 17.6 g/t Inc. 1.0m @ 21.9 g/t
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The Company also recently conducted a small surface exploration drilling program at Sand King North. This 6-hole program targeted high-grade East-West ore structures and successfully infilled and extended the known lodes along strike.

Intercepts included:

o 8.0m @ 5.4 g/t Inc. 2.7m @ 13.6 g/t o 2.4m @ 11.5 g/t Inc. 0.4m @ 48.0 g/t
o 1.0m @ 31.3 g/t Inc. 0.5m @ 61.0 g/t o 2.2m @ 10.9 g/t Inc. 1.9m @ 11.9 g/t
o 13.6m @ 2.3 g/t Inc. 0.4m @ 13.4 g/t o 8.3m @ 2.9 g/t Inc. 0.5m @ 10.7 g/t

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Ora Banda’s Managing Director, Luke Creagh commented on the progress at Sand King

“Reaching first ore at the Sand King Underground mine is exciting, especially considering that this milestone has been achieved less than 4 months after establishing the portal, and 14 months after the first drill hole targeting underground was completed.

“The grade control and surface drilling has confirmed, enhanced and extended known mineralisation and we consider this to be at the early stages of unlocking the full potential of the Sand King mineralised system.

“As the ounce production from Sand King increases month-on-month, we are set up for a strong second half of the financial year. The combination of Riverina and Sand King high-grade ore delivers a step change to our production profile and cashflows, with a production outlook of 140,000oz to 160,000oz in FY26.”

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Galiano Gold ( NYSE / TSX: GAU)

Announced that it has terminated its gold purchase and sale agreement with Red Kite Opportunities Master Fund Limited for total cash consideration of US$13 million.

The Company had been required to sell 100% of gold production from the Asanko Gold Mine, up to a maximum of 2.2 million ounces, at a spot price selected by Red Kite.

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Pacgold (ASX: PGO)

Announced first assay results for the regional Aircore drill campaign at the Alice River Gold Project, 300km northwest of Cairns, North Queensland.

Aircore assays have delineated an outstandingly large and coherent gold-arsenic and antimony (Au-As and Sb) anomaly directly within the known geophysical corridor and extending for 1.4km of strike.

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Pacgold Alice River drilling 11th August 2022

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PacGold find An extensive geochemical anomaly delineated at “The Shadows”

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Aircore Drilling Across Northern Target area

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Queensland focused gold explorer, Pacgold Limited (ASX: PGO) (‘Pacgold’ or ‘the Company’) is pleased to announce first assay results for the regional Aircore drill campaign at the Company’s 100% owned Alice River Gold Project (‘the Project’), 300km northwest of Cairns, North Queensland.

A total of 781 Aircore samples have now been reported from the first submission, Aircore assays have delineated an outstandingly large and coherent gold-arsenic and antimony (Au-As and Sb) anomaly directly within the known geophysical corridor and extending for 1.4km of strike.

Of significance is the discovery of a new interpreted parallel zone “Apache” 300m to the west of the Shadows main zone and on the western margin of the Alice River Fault Zone, this represents a repetition of the Shadows structure and new target zone for follow up RC drilling next season.

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HIGHLIGHTS

• First batch (781 samples of 4,273 submitted) of Aircore assay results delineate
coherent high-grade Au-As anomaly 1.4km in strike and up to 200m in width, grades
up to 1.5 g/t Au, and open along strike at The Shadows Prospect
• New geochemicalzone “Apache” not previously identified 300m west of The Shadows
associated with a Dolerite intrusive and represents a new mineralised corridor parallel
to “The Shadows” mineralised zone
• RC drilling campaign also now complete with finalsamples to be dispatched this week

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Pacgold’s Managing Director, Matthew Boyes, commented:

“The scale of what we are only just starting to see here at Alice River is compelling, as shown by these first Aircore assays received for the “Shadows” area.

 

“Also of significance is the discovery of a new zone “Apache”, sitting some 300m metres to the west of the known mineralised corridor and at the contact with a Dolerite intrusive and the main granite body generating new targets for follow up drilling.

 

“We have only received approximately 18% of all the samples dispatched and already delineated an additional large scale target zone in excess of 1.4km in strike and open at both ends, with some very highgrade results considering this is purely shallow Aircore and hasn’t drilled any primary unleached mineralised material.

 

“This bodes well for an extensive RC drilling program planned to be undertaken in
2025.”

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Capricorn Metals (ASX: CMM)

Ongoing drilling at the Mt Gibson Gold Project (MGGP) has delivered a significant increase of  758,000 ounces (41%) in the Ore Reserve Estimate (ORE).

Update of the April 2023 Pre-feasibility Study confirms MGGP as a transformative, fully funded second mine for Capricorn.

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Capricorn Metals Karlawinda Mine

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MT GIBSON RESERVE GROWS TO 2.59 MILLION OUNCES INCREASING CAPRICORN RESERVES TO 4.0 Moz

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Capricorn Metals (ASX: CMM) Ongoing drilling at the Mt Gibson Gold Project (MGGP) has delivered a significant increase of  758,000 ounces (41%) in the Ore Reserve Estimate (ORE).

Update of the April 2023 Pre-feasibility Study (PFS) confirms MGGP as a transformative, fully funded second mine for Capricorn.

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HIGHLIGHTS

Updated ORE:

• 89.8 million tonnes at 0.9g/t Au for 2.59 million ounces of gold, representing an increase of 758,000 ounces (41%) from the ORE announced in April 2024.
o ORE estimated using a gold price of A$2,200 per ounce.
• Remains shallow with an average depth of 180 metres, a maximum depth of 310 metres and operating strip ratio (w:o) of 4.8.
• Generates annual production of 150,000 ounces for the first 15 years of production, with targeted all in sustaining costs (AISC) expected to average A$1,650 – A$1,7501
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• The updated MGGP ORE increases Capricorn’s group gold reserves to over 4.0 million ounces.
• Updated Mineral Resources Estimate of 150.4 million tonnes at 0.8g/t for 3.99 million ounces Updates to April 2023 PFS and financial model (at AISC midpoint and A$3,300 gold price):
• Production based on ORE only.
• 17-year mine life, including a final two years of low-grade stockpiled ore processing.
• Rapid payback period (pre-tax) of 2.3 years and life-of-mine forecast:
o A$7.76 billion Revenue
o A$3.2 billion free cash flow (pre-tax)
o Post capex, pre-tax NPV5 $1,948 million
• April 2023 development cost estimate of $260 million for plant remains appropriate along with preproduction mining capital estimate of $83 million (April 2023: $79m) reflecting current market costs from the ongoing competitive tender process for mining services.

Capricorn represents a unique growth opportunity in the Australian mid-tier gold sector, featuring two high-quality, high-margin mines in Western Australia with over 4 million ounces in reserves, projected combined annual production of 300,000 ounces, and mine lives exceeding 10 years.

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Capricorn Executive Chairman Mark Clark commented:

“The increase in the Mt Gibson gold reserve to 2.59 million ounces confirms the project as a transformative and fully funded second mine for Capricorn.

 

“It is clearly one of the most compelling development projects in the Australian gold industry.

 

“We are excited that there is still significant further growth potential for the resource and reserve as drilling continues at pace at modest depths and we see an emerging underground opportunity.

 

“We believe Mt Gibson will become a high-quality operation for Capricorn and to this end we are doing the work to be in the best possible position to expedite development of the project on completion of the permitting process.”

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To read the full news release please click HERE

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West Red Lake Gold Mines (TSXV: WRLG)

Provided an update on the Company’s interpretation and vision for the Fork Deposit at its 100% owned Madsen Property located in the Red Lake Gold District of Northwestern Ontario, Canada.  

The Fork deposit currently contains an Indicated mineral resource of 20,900 ounces  grading 5.3 grams per tonne gold, with an additional Inferred resource of 49,500.

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Orla Mining (TSX: OLA; NYSE: ORLA)

Provided an update on exploration at the Camino Rojo Extension, now referred to as “Zone 22”.

Drilling has extended mineralization 800 metres beyond the current open-pit resource, with Zone 22 remaining open at depth and along strike.

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O3 Mining Inc. (TSXV: OIII)

O3 Mining and  Agnico Eagle Mines Limited (NYSE: AEM) (TSX: AEM) are pleased to jointly announce that they have entered into a definitive support agreement, pursuant to which Agnico Eagle has agreed to offer to acquire, directly or indirectly, all of the outstanding common shares of O3 Mining at $1.67 per Common Share, a %8% premium.

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Comment

Well this is one acquisition that doesn’t surprise me.

I met with O3 Mining’s Jose Vizquerra earler this year and it was obvious he was looking for an acquirer with a degree of urgency, and he expressed disappointment that a bid hadn’t been forthcoming.

The proximity to Agnico Eagle’s Canadian Malartic mine made it a shoe in. The only surprise is possibly why this bid took so long in coming?

O3 looked to have gone as far forward as it could, and needed someone with much deeper pockets to take it on and move the project forwards. The company had lost traction and an acquisition was the logical move to realise the potential.

Agnico Eagle is the Rolls Royce of mining companies.

If Carlsberg ran a mining company, it would be Agnico Eagle.

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Another of our watchlist companies is taken over

Agnico Eagle to Acquire O3 Mining in Friendly Transaction

Capricorn Metals (ASX: CMM)

Advised that it has entered into an agreement with Latitude 66 Ltd. to acquire the prospective Sylvania Project tenements covering approximately 1,740 square kilometres located contiguous to the Company’s Karlawinda Gold Project tenure in the Pilbara region of Western Australia.

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CAPRICORN SIGNIFICANTLY EXPANDS KARLAWINDA PROJECT TENURE

ACQUISITION OF SYLVANIA PROJECT

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The board of Capricorn Metals Ltd. (ASX: CMM)  (“Capricorn” or “the Company”) is pleased to advise that it has entered into an agreement with Latitude 66 Ltd (“Latitude”) to acquire the prospective Sylvania Project tenements covering approximately 1,740 square kilometres located contiguous to the Company’s Karlawinda Gold Project (“KGP”) tenure in the Pilbara region of Western Australia.

The transaction consideration is $1.5 million, which Capricorn will settle through the issue to Latitude of fully paid ordinary Capricorn shares upon completion.

Further consideration includes the grant of a 1% net smelter royalty on the sale of all precious minerals and a 1.5% net smelter royalty in respect to the sale of non-precious minerals extracted from the Sylvania Project area. In addition, the Company has agreed to make contingent deferred payments as follows:
• $750,000 upon the announcement by Capricorn of a JORC compliant Mineral
Resource Estimate in excess of 200,000 ounces of gold on the Sylvania Project; and
• $750,000 upon the announcement by Capricorn of a board decision to commence a
stand-alone commercial mining operation on the Sylvania Project tenements.

The share issue consideration will be valued at the 20-day VWAP prior to completion occurring.

Completion of the acquisition is expected in December 2024.

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Capricorn Executive Chairman Mark Clark commented:

“The acquisition of the Sylvania Project significantly expands the Karlawinda Gold Project exploration footprint and adds highly prospective areas to the tenure, including tenements directly along the strike of the Company’s Central Zone prospect.

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“This provides Capricorn with an outstanding exploration opportunity with a view to finding meaningful additional ore sources for the Karlawinda operation.”

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To read the full news release please click HERE

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Mining Review 8th December 2024

Mines and Money London was a fairly lively conference, but with few companies that excited me.

Westgold announced an increased resource, and Calibre Mining denied an announcement by Condor Gold.

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Mines and Money London- The magnificent Business Design Centre, at Islington.

Mining Review 8th December 2024

Mines and Money London was a fairly lively conference, but with few companies that excited me.

I guess I’ve attended too many conferences and become too aware of the slim chances of companies starting exploration in moose pasture in the back of beyond in the Yukon or Alaska becoming mines in the future.

Those type of companies dominate most mining events these days, with producers and late stage development companies funded through to production being in the minority.

I did like Exploits Discovery as a nearology play to New Found Gold in Newfoundland. I also liked Awale Resources, and Scottie Resources, and I am going to research further before making any invesment decisions.

Borealis Mining enters the Hall of Shame for their non show for an arranged meeting with no apology. Apalling behaviour and a total lack of professionalism.

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Canadian tax loss selling is occuring so there should be at least another week of opportunity before prices might start to rise again, if not longer.

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In this week’s news Westgold announced an increased resource, and Calibre Mining denied an announcement by Condor Gold regarding bidding for their asset in Nicaragua.

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