G Mining Ventures Corp. (“
GMIN”
or the “
Corporation”) is pleased to announce the
results of its 2022 Feasibility Study (the “
FS” or
the “
Study”) for the development of its
wholly-owned and permitted Tocantinzinho Gold Project, located in
Para State, Brazil (“
TZ” or the
“
Project”). The Study replaces the 2019
Feasibility Study (the
“2019 FS”) completed by
Eldorado Gold Corporation (“
ELD”), with updated
mineral resource and mineral reserve estimates, re-sequenced mine
plan, refined mill designs, and updated current capital and
operating cost estimates.
The FS confirms robust economics for a low cost,
large scale, conventional open pit mining and milling operation,
with industry leading operating costs and high rate of return. The
Study outlines total gold production of 1.8 million gold ounces
over 10.5 years, resulting in an average annual gold production
profile of 174,700 ounces with an All-In-Sustaining Cost
(“AISC”) per ounce of $681. The Project after-tax
net present value (“NPV”) (5% discount rate) is
$622 million with an after-tax internal rate of return
(“IRR”) of 24% at a gold price of $1,600 per
ounce, and $833 million and 29% at a spot gold price of $1,800 per
ounce.
Louis-Pierre Gignac, President &
Chief Executive Officer of GMIN,
commented: “The Feasibility Study
builds on previous technical work while incorporating several
improvements and optimizations, notably to the pit design,
production schedule, process plant design and support
infrastructures. The capital and operating cost estimates rely on
recent budgetary quotes reflecting the current cost environment and
our project execution approach. Our procurement strategy is to
favor sourcing from in-country manufacturers where possible to
maximize local benefits and benefit from simplified logistics. The
Project provides an attractive gold production profile of
approximately 175,000 ounces per year over a 10.5 year mine life,
making it one of the premier gold development projects in Brazil
and a key socio-economic contributor to the Tapajos Region of Para
State. Factoring recent inflationary pressure seen within the
industry from a new project perspective, GMIN has delivered a study
that highlights a very attractive rate of return. Our experience
and expertise, proven in recent successful mine developments for
Newmont and Lundin Gold, will play a key role as capital is
deployed to deliver on these economics.”
Table 1: Key Economic Outputs of the
Study
Description |
Units |
GMIN2022 FS |
2019 FS |
Production Data (Operations Period) |
Mine Life |
years |
|
10.5 |
|
|
10 |
|
Average Milling Throughput |
tpd |
|
12,587 |
|
|
11,890 |
|
Average Milling Throughput |
MMt / year |
|
4.6 |
|
|
4.3 |
|
Strip Ratio |
waste : ore |
|
3.4 |
|
|
3.7 |
|
Pre-Strip Tonnage |
Mt |
|
17.1 |
|
|
22.7 |
|
Total Tonnage (exclusive of pre-strip) |
Mt |
|
194.9 |
|
|
164.6 |
|
Ore Tonnage Milled |
Mt |
|
48.3 |
|
|
40 |
|
Gold Head Grade |
g/t |
|
1.31 |
|
|
1.41 |
|
Contained Gold |
koz |
|
2,036 |
|
|
1,817 |
|
Recovery |
% |
|
90.10% |
|
|
89.50% |
|
Total Gold Production |
koz |
|
1,834 |
|
|
1,625 |
|
Average Annual Gold Production |
koz |
|
175 |
|
|
163 |
|
First Five Full Years |
koz |
|
196 |
|
|
187 |
|
Operating Costs (Average LOM) |
Mining Cost |
USD/t mined |
$2.36 |
|
$2.77 |
|
Mining Cost |
USD/t milled |
$9.51 |
|
$11.41 |
|
Processing Cost |
USD/t milled |
$8.83 |
|
$9.03 |
|
G&A Cost |
USD/t milled |
$3.13 |
|
$2.99 |
|
Total Site Costs |
USD/t milled |
$21.48 |
|
$23.43 |
|
Total Site Costs |
USD/oz |
$565 |
|
$577 |
|
Total Operating Costs / Cash Costs |
USD/oz |
$623 |
|
$633 |
|
AISC |
USD/oz |
$681 |
|
$735 |
|
Capital Costs |
|
|
Initial Capital |
USD MM |
$427 |
|
$400 |
|
Life of Mine Sustaining Capital |
USD MM |
$71 |
|
$129 |
|
Closure Costs |
USD MM |
$24 |
|
$27 |
|
Capital Costs before Tax |
USD MM |
$522 |
|
$556 |
|
Net Taxes Payable |
USD MM |
$42 |
|
$35 |
|
Total Capital Costs |
USD MM |
$564 |
|
$590 |
|
Financial Evaluation |
|
Gold Price Assumption |
USD/oz |
$1,600 |
|
$1,500 |
|
USD:BRL FX Assumption |
x |
|
5.2 |
|
|
4 |
|
After-Tax NPV5% |
USD MM |
$ 622 |
|
$409 |
|
After-Tax IRR |
% |
|
24.20% |
|
|
19.70% |
|
Payback |
Years |
|
3.2 |
|
|
3.4 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Figure 1: Average Annual Gold Production
and Operating
Costs: https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/a1a2baa9-e776-47d2-90a4-2f8e2fd2c3df
Table 2: Sensitivity
Analysis
Scenario |
|
DownsideGold PriceCase |
BaseCase |
SpotGold PriceCase |
UpsideGold PriceCase |
Gold Price |
USD/oz |
$1,400 |
$1,600 |
$1,800 |
$2,000 |
After-Tax NPV5% |
USD MM |
$410 |
$622 |
$833 |
$1,044 |
After-Tax IRR |
% |
19% |
24% |
29% |
34% |
LOM Free Cash Flow |
USD MM |
$744 |
$1,043 |
$1,343 |
$1,642 |
LOM EBITDA |
USD MM |
$1,437 |
$1,792 |
$2,147 |
$2,502 |
Payback |
Years |
3.7 |
3.2 |
2.7 |
2.3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
FS OverviewThe Corporation
retained G Mining Services Inc. (“GMS”) and SRK
Consulting Canada Inc. (“SRK”) as lead
consultants, along with other engineering consultants, to complete
the Study and prepare a technical report in compliance with
National Instrument 43-101 Standards of Disclosure for Mineral
Projects (“NI 43-101”).
Property Description, Location, and
Access The Project is an advanced-stage development gold
project located in Pará State, Brazil, 200 km south-southwest of
the city of Itaituba, 108 km from the Moraes de Almeida district,
and 1,150 km southwest of Belém, capital of Pará State. The climate
in northwestern Brazil is tropical, with a rainy season from
January to April and a dry season extending from June to December.
The average annual precipitation is approximately 1,957 mm. The
land tenure totals 99,574 hectares (996 km2) and is comprised of
two mining concessions covering an area of 12,889 hectares (129
km2), 23 exploration licenses covering an area of 76,116 hectares
(761 km2), and two applications for exploration licenses covering
10,569 hectares (106 km2).
The Project is accessible by road via a 72-km
municipal dirt road connecting to the Transgarimpeira State Road
which connects to the Federal BR-163 Cuiaba-Santarem paved highway;
the dirt road was built by ELD prior to the sale of the Project.
Air access is via an existing 775m long airstrip; a new 1,300m long
airstrip capable of landing larger planes is planned that will be
used for personnel, priority supplies, medical emergencies and
exporting gold. At the Project site, there is an existing
exploration camp with a capacity of about 90 beds complete with
kitchen, recreation room, clinic, fuel storage, core shacks, and
office space.
Figure 2: Project Location
Map: https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/488adf0d-6ab3-476a-a788-24ffc323f0dc
Mineral Resource Estimate
Measured and Indicated Resources
(“M&I”) total 48.1 million tonnes
(“Mt”) at an average gold grade of 1.36 grams per
tonne (“g/t”) for 2,102,000 contained ounces of
gold (inclusive of Mineral Reserves) as of December 10, 2021.
Contained gold in the M&I category represents 97% of the global
resource. The Mineral Resource Estimate for the Project is
effectively unchanged from the estimate incorporated into the 2019
FS. SRK was commissioned to audit the mineral resource model
prepared in the 2019 FS, to audit the surface garimpeiro tailings
mineral resource model prepared by GMS (2021), and to assume the
Qualified Person responsibility for these mineral resource
models.
The mineral resource model only considers work
completed by previous operators and consists of 78 core boreholes
(22,134 metres) drilled during February 2004 to September 2008, and
74 core boreholes (22,030 metres) drilled during September 2008 to
December 2010. In addition, some 155 tailing boreholes (1,594
metres) drilled in 2011 and 2014 were considered for the tailings
mineral resource model.
Table 3: Mineral Resource
Estimate
Classification |
Tonnes(kt) |
Grade Gold(g/t) |
Contained Gold(koz) |
Measured |
17,609 |
1.49 |
841 |
Indicated |
30,505 |
1.29 |
1,261 |
Total M+I |
48,114 |
1.36 |
2,102 |
Inferred |
1,580 |
0.99 |
50 |
Note: Mineral resources are not mineral reserves and have not
demonstrated economic viability. All figures are rounded to reflect
the relative accuracy of the estimates. Assays were capped where
appropriate. Open pit mineral resources are reported at a cut-off
grade of 0.30 g/t gold. The cut-off grades are based on a gold
price of US$1,600 per troy ounce and metallurgical recoveries of
78% for gold in saprolite rock, 90% for gold in granite fresh rock,
and 82% for gold in artisanal miner tailings. Effective date of
this estimate is December 10, 2021. |
Mineral Reserve EstimateThe
Project mine plan is based on Proven and Probable Mineral Reserves
of 48.7 Mt at an average gold grade of 1.31 g/t for 2,042,000
contained ounces of gold as of December 10, 2021. The contained
gold in the proven category represents 41% of the total ore reserve
estimate, and the Mineral Reserves almost represent 100% of the
Mineral Resource. The saprolite and garimpeiro tailings represent
only 5% of the ore reserve contained gold (or 6% of tonnage) with
the granite fresh rock being the main material type at 95% of
contained gold (or 94% of tonnage).
The Proven and Probable ore reserves are
inclusive of mining dilution and ore loss. The external mining
dilution around the ore blocks results in a dilution tonnage of 2.6
Mt @ 0.11 g/t, entailing a mining dilution of 5.5%.
For mine planning
purposes, GMS built a sub-blocked model for the tailings and the
contact between the models using a SMU block size of 1 m x 1 m x 1
m and the remainder of the orebody using a SMU block size of 10 m x
10 m x 10 m in line with a bulk mining approach and appropriate to
the style of mineralization.
Table 4: Mineral Reserve
Estimate
Classification |
Tonnes(kt) |
Grade Gold(g/t) |
Contained Gold(koz) |
Proven |
17,973 |
1.46 |
842 |
Probable |
30,703 |
1.22 |
1,200 |
Total P&P |
48,676 |
1.31 |
2,042 |
Notes: CIM definitions were followed for mineral reserves. Mineral
reserves are estimated for a gold price of $1,400/oz. Mineral
reserve cut-off grade of 0.36 g/t. A dilution skin width of
1 m was considered resulting in an average mining dilution of
5.5%. Bulk density of ore is variable with an average of
2.67 t/m3. The average strip ratio is 3.4:1/ Numbers may not
add due to rounding. Effective date of this estimate is
December 10, 2021. |
Production Profile
The Study outlines an average annual gold
production profile of 174,700 ounces over the 10.5 years of mine
life, with Year 1 as partial year considering 6 months of
commercial production. Total gold production is 1,838 koz with an
average gold grade milled of 1.31 g/t, and metallurgical recovery
of 90%. Included in this total is 4 koz of gold recovered during
pre-production with the balance of 1,834 koz during commercial
production.
Figure 3: Gold Production
Profile: https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/6d6b1f07-c0dc-4049-bc1b-be9f5a965d35
|
Year 1 |
Year 2 |
Year 3 |
Year 4 |
Year 5 |
Year 6 |
Year 7 |
Year 8 |
Year 9 |
Year 10 |
Year 11 |
Ore Milled (kt) |
2,236 |
|
4,705 |
|
4,705 |
|
4,705 |
|
4,705 |
|
4,705 |
|
4,705 |
|
4,705 |
|
4,552 |
|
4,340 |
|
4,222 |
|
Grade Milled (g/t) |
1.47 |
|
1.48 |
|
1.19 |
|
1.51 |
|
1.71 |
|
1.29 |
|
1.02 |
|
1.33 |
|
1.58 |
|
1.29 |
|
0.57 |
|
Contained Gold (koz) |
106 |
|
224 |
|
180 |
|
228 |
|
258 |
|
196 |
|
154 |
|
201 |
|
232 |
|
180 |
|
78 |
|
Recovery |
88 |
% |
91 |
% |
90 |
% |
90 |
% |
90 |
% |
90 |
% |
89 |
% |
90 |
% |
90 |
% |
91 |
% |
91 |
% |
Gold Recovered (koz) |
93 |
|
203 |
|
163 |
|
206 |
|
233 |
|
175 |
|
137 |
|
180 |
|
209 |
|
163 |
|
70 |
|
Mining
Mining is contemplated as a conventional open
pit operation using 16.5 m3 hydraulic excavators and fleet of 92 t
mine trucks. A bulk mining approach is well suited for the massive
ore body with mining to take place on 10 meter
(“m”) high benches. The mine is planned as an
owner mining operation with blasting activities to be outsourced.
The mine consists
of a single open pit that will be developed in four phases, which
allows for deferral of waste stripping over the mine life and
maximizing mill feed grade during the earlier years with an
objective of optimizing the production schedule and resulting
economics.
Table 5: Mining Physicals Summary by
Phase
Summary by Mining Phase |
Unit |
Total |
Phase 0 |
Phase 1 |
Phase 2 |
Phase 3 |
Length of Phase |
years |
11.0 |
1.0 |
1.3 |
3.4 |
5.3 |
Strip Ratio |
W:O |
3.4 |
2.1 |
1.3 |
2.6 |
5.4 |
Total Tonnage |
kt |
212,067 |
5,273 |
16,220 |
84,166 |
106,407 |
Waste Tonnage |
kt |
163,391 |
3,576 |
9,135 |
60,788 |
89,891 |
Rock Tonnage |
kt |
133,185 |
2,021 |
5,237 |
47,513 |
78,415 |
Saprolite Tonnage |
kt |
29,715 |
1,474 |
3,644 |
13,122 |
11,475 |
Tailings Tonnage |
kt |
491 |
81 |
254 |
153 |
2 |
Ore Tonnage |
kt |
48,676 |
1,697 |
7,085 |
23,378 |
16,516 |
Gold Grade |
g/t Au |
1.31 |
1.00 |
1.41 |
1.30 |
1.30 |
Contained Gold |
koz |
2,042 |
55 |
320 |
979 |
688 |
Table 5B: Mining Physicals Summary by
Phase: https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/68475ff5-f96c-494f-ae7b-630e97ddd31d
Pre-production mining will take place over a period of two years
with a total of 17.1 Mt mined, which will provide for waste fill
material for construction purposes and will expose higher grade ore
prior to commercial production. The ore mined during pre-production
will be stockpiled. A maximum 8.9 Mt of stockpiled ore is planned
at peak capacity. This material will be stockpiled to cover periods
of increased stripping and to match blending requirements for the
mill. At the start of commercial production, a stockpile of 4.1 Mt
is planned to be available containing 165,000 gold ounces at a gold
grade of 1.24 g/t.
Figure 4: Mineral Stockpile
Inventory: https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/79f9fa54-504e-4f2f-890f-341632010b2b
The open pit will generate 163.4 Mt of waste
rock and 48.7Mt of ore, inclusive of historic garimpeiro tailings,
over the life of mine (“LOM”) for an average LOM
strip ratio of 3.4:1. Mining activities are planned over a duration
of 11 years which includes 2 years of pre-production mining. Once
the open pit is depleted and activities are stopped, stockpile
reclaim continues for another 1.5 years to feed the mill. The
mining rate reaches a peak of 27.5 Mt/y in year 5 of
production.
Figure 5: Annual Mine
Production: https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/9bbcadae-ed1d-4d2b-b229-bacf4650d134
Processing and RecoveryTZ ore
contains two types of gold associated with sulfide minerals; the
first association occurs with pyrite, while the second association
exists with pyrite, chalcopyrite, galena and sphalerite. The
conventional process plant design for the Project is based on a
robust metallurgical flowsheet to treat gold bearing ore to produce
doré. The process plant is designed to nominally treat 4.34 Mt of
granite ore per year and will consist of comminution, gravity
concentration, gold flotation, cyanide leach and adsorption of the
gold concentrate via carbon-in-leach (“CIL”),
carbon elution and gold recovery circuits. CIL tailings,
representing 5% of tails, will be treated in a cyanide destruction
circuit and dewatered to produce a tailings slurry for storage in
geomembrane lined ponds. The bulk of the tailings (95%) from the
flotation circuit are inert and disposed in a separate
facility.
Figure 6: Process
Flowsheet: https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/75492753-771c-4f28-a9b8-52062b44970c
The mill schedule includes two months of
commissioning with ore with the second month planned to achieve 60%
of nameplate capacity after which commercial production will be
achieved with 10.5 years of operation. The peak milling capacity is
4,705 kt/y or 12,890 t/d of nominal throughput and is maintained
for the first 7.5 years while softer saprolite and tailings
material is available as “supplemental” mill feed at a rate of
1,000 t/d in addition to the fresh rock. Fresh rock will represent
94% of the total mill feed with saprolite and tailings representing
only 6%. Mill feed will be maximized with direct feed from the pit
and rehandled stockpiled material. The average annual plant head
grade is detailed below in Figure 7. The combined average annual
plant feed grade is 1.31 g/t Au with a maximum peak of 1.71 g/t Au
in Year 5.
Figure 7: Annual Mill
Production: https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/4674cbf6-74d6-4c4e-8836-c74d3408b222
Table 6: Metallurgical
Recoveries
Material |
Grade |
TotalRecovery |
Mill Feed |
Granite |
1.32 |
91% |
94% |
Saprolite |
1.03 |
71% |
3% |
Garimpeiros Tailings |
1.11 |
85% |
3% |
Total LOM |
1.31 |
90% |
100% |
PowerPower is to be supplied
from the Novo Progresso substation to the south, which will require
the construction of a 198km 138 kV transmission line and a
substation at the site. The Installation License
(“LI”) for the transmission line was granted in
2017. The new line will be parallel to the Federal highway 163
towards Moraes Almeida, then will turn west along the site access
road and eventually connect to the site substation adjacent to the
plant site. Average power consumption is estimated at 20 MW with a
peak requirement of 24 MW. Emergency diesel generators
will provide 6.2MW of backup for critical loads as required in the
event of a loss of utility power. The capital cost of the
transmission line is included in the FS.
Environmental and
PermittingEnvironmental studies were completed by the
previous owner and the major permits required for construction were
granted as follows:
- Para State Department of
Environment and Sustainability granted the LIs in April 2017, which
were later modified in August 2017, and are comprised as follows:
- Tocantinzinho Site
- Tailings Dam and CIP Pond
- Transmission Line
- Landfill
- Fuel Station
- Concrete Batch Plant
- National Department of Mineral
Production (renamed National Mining Agency) issued the mining
concessions in May 2018.
Due to competing corporate priorities, the
previous owner was not prepared to move the Project to a
construction phase and as a result requested that the LI’s be
frozen for a period of two years. Promptly following GMIN’s
acquisition of the Project, administrative initiatives were
undertaken to unfreeze the LIs in order to meet the planned
construction schedule targeted to commence in mid-2022.
Additionally, GMIN has requested a two-year extension to the
validity of the LI’s.
Operating CostsLOM operating
costs are estimated at $565 per ounce of gold produced, or $21.48
per tonne of ore processed, as summarized below. The average LOM
mining cost is $2.36 per tonne mined. The LOM AISC is estimated to
be $681 per ounce of gold produced based on average annual gold
production of 174,700 ounces over the 10.5 years of mine life,
which places the Project in the bottom quartile of the global gold
cost curve.
Table 7: Operating Cost and AISC
Summary
Mining Cost Summary |
Total(USD MM) |
Unit Cost(USD/t milled) |
Cost per oz(USD/oz) |
Mining |
$459 |
$9.51 |
$250 |
Processing |
$427 |
$8.83 |
$233 |
G&A |
$151 |
$3.13 |
$82 |
Total Site Costs |
$1,037 |
$21.48 |
$565 |
Transport & Refining |
$18 |
$0.38 |
$10 |
Government Royalty (1.5% GOR) |
$44 |
$0.91 |
$24 |
Private Royalty (1.5% NSR) |
$44 |
$0.91 |
$24 |
Total Operating Cost / Cash Costs |
$1,143 |
$23.68 |
$623 |
Sustaining Capital |
$83 |
$1.72 |
$45 |
Closure Costs |
$24 |
$0.49 |
$13 |
AISC |
$1,250 |
$25.88 |
$681 |
Note: Total Cash Costs and AISC are non-GAAP measures and includes
royalties payable. |
Project Royalties
The Study considers two royalties on the
Project:
- Federal Government Royalty: 1.50%
of gross sales of the mineral product.
- Private Royalty: 1.50% of net
smelter return of the mineral product.
The economic analysis assumes GMIN’s exercise of
a buydown right for a cash consideration of $3.5 million at the
beginning of the construction period, thus reducing the Private
Royalty from its current rate of 2.50% to 1.50%. The buydown right
is not included in the costs; however, it is included in the
economic analysis calculations.
Capital Cost EstimatesThe
initial capital cost is estimated to be $458 million, which is
inclusive of $38 million of contingency (10% before taxes), and $31
million of taxes. The initial capital cost is presented in US
dollars using an exchange rate of 5.20 BRL/USD, with an estimated
54% to be spent in the BRL currency. The total construction period
is 29 months.
To capitalize on Brazil’s domestic manufacturing
capabilities, GMS and GMIN visited multiple in-country vendors,
equipment suppliers, and contractors in preparation of the updated
capital cost estimates. The capital cost estimates are supported by
budgetary quotes received in calendar Q4-21, with
some of the key items detailed below:
- Multiple equipment vendors provided
budgetary quotes for essentially all the mechanical process
equipment;
- All major construction bulk
material pricing is supported by several in-country vendor
quotes;
- Labor costs are fully supported by
in-country labor surveys conducted in Q4-21, with input from
multiple mining companies, construction companies, and
contractors;
- Capital cost for major mining
equipment is based on budgetary quotes, with certain units fully
negotiated and purchase orders issued;
- 44% of the $42 million required for
major mine equipment is committed at this time with firm pricing
secured, which includes a portion of the long-lead items required
to meet the pre-production schedule;
- Includes twelve 92t mining trucks
and a matching hydraulic excavator;
- Three in-country local contractors
provided quotes for the 138kV transmission line; and
- Pricing of camp facilities and
other support infrastructure are based on multiple bids and are
already at the negotiation stage
Sustaining capital is estimated to be $83
million and is inclusive of $12 million of taxes. Over 60% of the
sustaining capital spend will be incurred during the first 2 years
of production, with the remaining spread equally over the LOM. Less
than 40% of the sustaining capital will be spent in the BRL
currency. The biggest cost driver of sustaining capital is
additional mining equipment ($50 million) and tailings management
($17 million). The flotation tailings facility benefits from
favorable topography involving the construction of only one main
dam requiring approximately 1.5Mm3 of fill in total for the initial
starter dam and subsequent raises to be completed as part of
sustaining capital. Fill material will be sourced from the pit
resulting in cost synergies.
Closure costs are projected to be $24 million,
inclusive of $5 million of contingency (30%). The process plant and
some major equipment will have some salvage value after operations,
estimated at $13 million, which is excluded from the closure costs
but taken into account in the cash flow model.
Table 8: Capital Cost
Summary
Capital Cost Breakdown (USD MM) |
Initial Capital |
Sustaining Capital |
Closure Costs |
Process Plant |
$79 |
$5 |
- |
Power and Electrical |
$58 |
- |
- |
Mining Equipment |
$43 |
$50 |
- |
Infrastructure |
$38 |
- |
- |
Tailings & Water Management |
$12 |
$17 |
- |
Surface Operations |
$11 |
- |
- |
Closure and Rehabilitation |
- |
- |
$18 |
Sub-Total - Direct Costs |
$240 |
$71 |
$18 |
Indirect Costs |
$53 |
- |
- |
Owners Costs |
$55 |
- |
- |
Pre-Production Costs |
$41 |
- |
- |
Contingency |
$38 |
- |
$5 |
Capital Costs Before Tax |
$427 |
$71 |
$24 |
Net Taxes Payable |
$38 |
$12 |
- |
Total Capital Costs |
$458 |
$83 |
$24 |
Further Optimization, Cost Reductions
and Project PotentialThe Corporation believes there are
potential opportunities to further improve the economics of the
Project through the detailed engineering phase and over time:
- Optimization of comminution circuit
following additional test work;
- Improved gold recovery with fine
grinding of sulphide concentrate prior to leach;
- Increased Mineral Resources and
Reserves at depth;
- Exploration success within the
large surrounding land package; and
- Additional revenues from
silver.
Corporate Update – Launch of Project
Financing The Corporation is formally launching the
project financing process, which will be managed internally by
Dušan Petković, Vice President, Corporate Development &
Investor Relations. Before joining GMIN, Mr. Petković spent 10
years at one of the global leading financiers to the mining sector,
where he was Principal, Private Debt, and a member of the
investment committee that managed more than 80 investments totaling
over $2.5 billion. Mr. Petković was responsible for the
origination, structuring, and investment management of bespoke
project financing transactions for single-asset emerging producers
that included senior and junior debt, commodity linked notes,
precious metal streams, and royalties.
The Corporation will be evaluating various
sources of funding, including commercial bank debt, private debt,
precious metals streaming, and equity, and will work to have the
project financing secured to move forward with a construction
decision by mid-2022. Targeting 60% to 70% of the capital required
from non-equity sources, the key objective is to finance the
project, manage risk and volatility, and deliver enhanced IRR and
NPV5% attributable to common shareholders.
Timetable and Next StepsOver
the next 12 months, the Corporation will be focused on the
following activities:
- Project financing secured by
mid-2022;
- Completion and results of
10,000-meter exploration and drilling program in Q3-2022;
- Start of detailed engineering in
Q1-2022;
- Start of Project
construction by Q3-2022; and
- Expected first gold production in
Q3-2024 with first year of full production in 2025.
Feasibility Study 3D VRIFY
PresentationTo view a 3D VRIFY presentation of the Study
please click on the following link: Feasibility Study 3D
VRIFY Presentation, or visit the Corporation’s website at
www.gminingventures.com.
Feasibility Study Webinar - Schedule and
Login DetailsThe Corporation is hosting a live webinar on
February 10 at 10:00 a.m. Eastern time (7:00 a.m. Pacific time)
with the GMIN executive team. All participants are welcome to join
and can register in advance through the following link: G
Mining Ventures Corp. (TSXV:GMIN) - Feasibility Study
Webinar.
After registering, participants will receive a
confirmation email containing information about joining the
webinar.
Technical Report Preparation and
Qualified PersonsThe Study has an effective date of
December 10, 2021 and was issued on February 9, 2022. It was
authored by independent Qualified Persons and is in accordance with
National Instrument 43-101 – Standards of Disclosure for Mineral
Projects.
GMS was responsible for the overall report and
FS coordination, property description and location, accessibility,
history, mineral processing and metallurgical testing, mineral
reserve estimation, mining methods, recovery methods, project
infrastructures, operating costs, capital costs, economic analysis
and project execution plan. SRK was responsible for the geological
setting, deposit type, exploration, drilling, sample preparation,
data verification, mineral resource estimation, environmental
studies, permitting and adjacent properties. For readers to fully
understand the information in this news release, they should read
the technical report in its entirety, including all qualifications,
assumptions, exclusions and risks. The technical report is intended
to be read as a whole and sections should not be read or relied
upon out of context.
The Qualified Persons (“QPs”)
are Neil Lincoln, P. Eng. having overall responsibility for the
Report including metallurgy, recovery methods, capital and
operating costs. Camila Passos, MSc, PGeo, CREA-SP of SRK
Consulting is responsible for geology and the mineral resource
estimate. Charles Gagnon, P. Eng., is responsible for mineral
reserves, mining method, capital and operating costs related to the
mine. Paulo Ricardo Behrens da Franca, P. Eng. of
F&Z Consultoria e Projetos is responsible for tailings
management. Thiago Toussaint, MBA, CREA-MG, AMEA of SRK consulting
is responsible for environment and permitting.
The technical content of this press release has
been reviewed and approved by the QPs who were involved with
preparation of the Study. In addition, Louis-Pierre Gignac,
President & Chief Executive Officer of GMIN, a QP as defined in
NI 43-101, has reviewed the Study on behalf of the Corporation and
has approved the technical disclosure contained in this news
release. The FS is summarized into a technical report that is filed
on the Corporation’s website at www.gminingventures.com and on
SEDAR at www.sedar.com in accordance with NI 43-101.
About G Mining Services Inc.
GMS a specialized mining consultancy firm based in Brossard,
Québec, offering a wide range of services to both underground and
open pit mining projects. GMS possesses the capabilities to develop
a resource from the exploration phase, to development, into
construction, commissioning and then operations. GMS self-performs
project development with an objective of building fit-for-purpose
and cost effectively. GMS was directly involved in successful
construction and development of the Fruta del Norte gold mine in
Ecuador (Lundin Gold Inc.) and the Merian gold mine in Suriname
(Newmont Mining Corp.), among others. For more information, please
visit www.gmining.com.
About G Mining Ventures Corp.G
Mining Ventures Corp. (TSXV:GMIN) is a mineral exploration company
engaged in the acquisition, exploration and development of precious
metal projects. Its flagship asset, the permitted Tocantinzinho
Project, is located in Para State, Brazil. Tocantinzinho is an
open-pit gold deposit containing 2.0 million ounces of reserves at
1.3 g/t. The deposit is open at depth, and the underexplored 688km2
land package presents additional exploration potential.
Additional InformationFor
further information on GMIN, please visit the website at
www.gminingventures.com or contact:
Dušan Petković Vice President,
Corporate Development & Investor
Relations416-817-1308info@gminingventures.comNeither the
TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that
term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange)
accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this press
release.
Cautionary Statement on Forward-Looking
InformationAll statements, other than statements of
historical fact, contained in this press release constitute
“forward-looking information” and “forward-looking statements”
within the meaning of certain securities laws and are based on
expectations and projections as of the date of this press release.
Forward-looking statements contained in this press release include
particularly, but without limitation, those related to the Study
results (as such results are set out in the various graphs and
tables featured above, and are commented in the text of this press
release), such as the Project’s production profile, LOM,
construction and payback periods, NPV, IRR, (direct/indirect,
before/after tax) capital costs, contingency, industry leading
operating costs, AISC, sustaining capital costs, free cash flows,
mineral proven and probable reserves, M&I resources, open pit
ore and waste extraction, mill feed, milling process and recovery,
power supply arrangements and power consumption, and closure
costs. Forward-looking statements are based on
expectations, estimates and projections as of the time of this
press release. Forward-looking statements are necessarily based
upon several estimates and assumptions that, while considered
reasonable by the Corporation as of the time of such statements,
are inherently subject to significant business and economic
uncertainties and contingencies. These estimates and assumptions
may prove to be incorrect and include, without limitation:
- future price of gold at $1,600 per
ounce;
- the USD:BRL foreign exchange
rate;
- the USD:CAD foreign exchange
rate;
- the various tax assumptions;
- the capital cost estimates being
supported by budgetary quotes;
- the labor costs being supported by
in-country surveys;
- the project permits’ status,
notably the timely reinstatement of all necessary LIs, and securing
of all other permits and authorizations;
- the exercise of a buydown right to
reduce the private royalty to 1.50% of gross sales;
- the securing and proper incurring
of the necessary financing to bring the Project into commercial
production; and
- all items listed on the above
section entitled “Timetable and Next Steps”.
Many of these uncertainties and contingencies
can directly or indirectly affect, and could cause, actual results
to differ materially from those expressed or implied in any
forward-looking statements. As future events and results could
differ materially what is currently anticipated by the Corporation,
notably (but without limitation) in the Study, there can be no
assurance that the Study results will prove to be accurate as
actual results and future events can differ materially from those
anticipated in the Study. Particularly, but without limitation,
there can be no assurance that:
- all permits necessary to build and
bring the Project into commercial production will be obtained or,
as applicable, reinstated;
- the price of gold environment and
the inflationary context will remain conducive to bringing a
project such as TZ into commercial production;
- outstanding warrants will be
exercised and project financing will be secured;
- budgetary quotes will prove
accurate;
- the business conditions in Brazil
will remain favorable for developing mines such as TZ; and
- the Corporation will bring the
Project into commercial production and that it will acquire any
other significant precious metal asset.
Forward-looking statements contained in this
press release include, without limitation, those related to (i) the
Project’s improvements and optimizations outlined in the Report,
(ii) the decrease in LOM capital costs; (iii )the 12% increase in
mineral reserves ; (iv) the launch of project financing endeavors
with target start of construction in mid-2022 (targeting 60% to 65%
from non-equity sources); (v) the Project’s robust economics,
notably its low cost and high rate of return; (vi) the suitability
of a bulk mining approach; (vii) the production schedule
optimization (notably through deferral of waste stripping and
maximization of mill feed grade in earlier years); (viii) the
pre-production mining providing waste fill material for
construction; (ix) the Project’s simplified logistics and the
Corporation’s procurement strategy to favor in-country sourcing;
(x) the Project being one of the premier gold development projects
in Brazil and a key socio-economic contributor; (xi) the Project
being in the bottom quartile of the global cost curve for gold
projects; (xii) the Corporation’s experience and expertise playing
a key role to deliver the Project’s economics; (xiii) the numerous
opportunities for Project’s optimization and growth as outlined
under the above section entitled “Further Optimization, Cost
Reductions and Project Potential”; (xiv) the above section entitled
“Timetable and Next Steps”; (xv) the above corporate update
regarding the project financing launch; and (xvi) generally, the
above “About G Mining Ventures Corp.” paragraph which essentially
expresses the Corporation’s purpose.
By their very nature, forward-looking statements
involve inherent risks and uncertainties, both general and
specific, and risks exist that estimates, forecasts, projections
and other forward-looking statements will not be achieved or that
assumptions do not reflect future experience. Forward-looking
statements are provided for the purpose of providing information
about management’s expectations and plans relating to the future.
Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these
forward-looking statements as several important risk factors and
future events could cause the actual outcomes to differ materially
from the beliefs, plans, objectives, expectations, anticipations,
estimates, assumptions and intentions expressed in such
forward-looking statements.
All forward-looking statements made in this
press release are qualified by these cautionary statements and
those made in the Corporation’s other filings with the securities
regulators of Canada including, but not limited to, the cautionary
statements made in the relevant section of the Corporation’s
Management Discussion & Analysis. The Corporation cautions that
the foregoing list of factors that may affect future results is not
exhaustive, and new, unforeseeable risks may arise from time to
time. The Corporation disclaims any intention or obligation to
update or revise any forward-looking statements or to explain any
material difference between subsequent actual events and such
forward-looking statements, except to the extent required by
applicable law.
i 42.7 million warrants with a strike price of C$0.80 and
average life of 0.4 years. Figures converted at USD:CAD FX of
1.25.
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