Antler Gold Announces Additional Terms of the Agreement to Acquire the Onkoshi Gold Project in Namibia
Antler Gold Announces Additional Terms of
the Agreement to Acquire the Onkoshi Gold
Project in Namibia
Halifax, Nova Scotia--(Newsfile Corp. - October 7, 2022) - On April 13, 2022, Antler Gold Inc. (TSXV:
ANTL) ("
Antler
" or the "
Company
") announced that it and its wholly owned subsidiary, Antler Gold
Namibia (Pty) Ltd. ("
Antler Namibia
") had entered into a binding agreement dated April 13
,
2022 to
acquire 90% of the Onkoshi Gold Project (the "
Project
") in Namibia (the "
Original
Agreement
") from
an arm's length vendor. The Agreement was subsequently amended by an amending agreement dated
as of July 20, 2022 (together with the Original Agreement, the "
Agreement
"). The Project will be held in
Antler's project generation vehicle ("
Project Generator
") owned 87.5% by Antler and 12.5% by Sherpa
Resource Holdings Ltd. (see Antler Press Release dated March 24, 2022 for details).
The Onkoshi Gold Project is located approximately 140km northwest of Windhoek, was previously
known by the Erindi and Vredelus Projects and has had a significant amount of historical work
performed over it in the past. Table 1 contains previous drill holes reported in a NI 43-101 report
completed in 2004 for Helio Capital Corporation ("
Helio Technical Report
"). Note that the results
below are historic and have not been verified by Antler.
Table 1: Summary of Rossing Uranium Ltd. best RC drill and diamond drill intersections calculated at a
cut-off of 0.5 g/t Au.
Drillhole
Depth (m)
Intersection
ERRC 18
12-23
9.53 g/t Au over 11 m
ERRC 23
51-56
3.04 g/t Au over 5 m
and
60-67
4.88 g/t Au over 7 m
ERRC 25
26-38
3.09 g/t Au over 12 m
ERD 2
11.18-23.53
5.54 g/t Au over 12.35 m
ERD 3
5.92-12.34
3.27 g/t Au over 6.42 m
and
70.64-75.64
12.85 g/t Au over 5 m
Significant exploration potential exists on the Project as outlined in Helio Technical Report and based on
the initial review of Project data by Remote Exploration Services (Pty) Ltd. ("
RES
") on behalf of the
Project Generator, which includes:
Limited historical work over the strike extents of both the historical Erindi and Vredelus Prospects
which are contained within EPL 7464 offer immediate exploration targets
Numerous significant gold in rock and gold in soil anomalies discovered during historical sampling
campaigns were not followed up with any additional exploration work
Historical analytical lower limits of detection for gold were in the order of 20 ppb and thus potential
gold mineralisation with a surface expression of less than 20 ppb would not have been delineated
by the historical soil sampling campaigns
Mineralisation on the Project has been shown to be conductive and magnetic and is therefore
suitable for detection by both magnetic and electrical geophysical survey techniques
The terms of the Agreement provide that for Antler Namibia to earn its indirect interest in the Project, it
must pay C$30,000 on signing (which has been paid) and C$50,000 upon the issuance of an
Environmental Clearance Certificate ("
ECC
") and successful transfer of the Project EPL to a private
company to be incorporated by Antler. In addition, Antler Namibia must pay a further C$20,000 one year
from the date of ECC issuance and Antler must issue the vendor or their nominee C$100,000 of Antler
common shares based on the 10 day VWAP immediately prior to issuance up to a maximum of
1,212,121 common shares. Antler Namibia will have the right at any time after a pre-feasibility study has
been prepared to purchase the Vendor's 10% interest at fair market value. If Purchaser and Vendor
cannot agree on fair market value, an independent business valuator acceptable to both parties will
determine the fair market value, however, the Purchaser will not be obligated to conclude the purchase if
it determines within 30 days not to proceed. In addition, a Finder's Fee of C$20,000 was paid to an
arm's length party who introduced the Project to Antler. The transaction is subject to TSXV approval.
Future Plans
Antler has commenced environmental work required to apply for the ECC and is compiling and
interpreting all available historical work. Land access preparations are proceeding as well.
Qualified Person
Peter Hollick, BSc. (Hons), is a Consulting Geologist at RES and has reviewed and approved the
scientific and technical information in this news release. Mr. Hollick is a registered Professional Natural
Scientist with the South African Council for Natural Scientific Professions (Pr. Sci. Nat. No. 400113/93)
and a Qualified Person for the purposes of National Instrument 43-101.
About Antler Gold Inc.
Antler Gold Inc. (TSXV: ANTL) is a Canadian company, focused on the acquisition and exploration of
mineral projects in Africa. Both through its wholly owned subsidiaries and through Antler Gold PG, a
company owned by Antler and Sherpa Resource Holdings.
Antler is currently working on its two quality Gold Projects in Namibia and its greenfields REE project in
Zambia. The company's Namibian Gold projects are the Onkoshi Gold Project, which shares significant
similarities with Otjikoto (B2Gold), and its Central Erongo Gold Project which is a large land package
which is contiguous with the Twin Hills (Osino Resources). The Kesya REE Project in Zambia is a
greenfields REE project with large tonnage potential.
The company continues to build an exploration portfolio geared for discovery, targeting highly
prospective areas throughout the region.
Further details are available on the Company's website at
www.antlergold.com
.
Cautionary Statements
This press release may contain forward-looking information, such as statements regarding the
acquisition of the Onkoshi Gold Project in Namibia by Antler and future plans and objectives of Antler,
including the acquisition of new projects in Africa. This information is based on current expectations and
assumptions (including assumptions in connection with the continuance of the applicable company as a
going concern and general economic and market conditions) that are subject to significant risks and
uncertainties that are difficult to predict, including risks relating to the ability to satisfy the conditions to
complete transactions, exploration programmes and fund acquisitions in Africa. Actual results may differ
materially from results suggested in any forward-looking information. Antler assumes no obligation to
update forward-looking information in this release, or to update the reasons why actual results could
differ from those reflected in the forward-looking information unless and until required by applicable
securities laws. Additional information identifying risks and uncertainties is contained in filings made by
Antler with Canadian securities regulators, copies of which are available at
www.sedar.com
.
Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in
policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this
release.
For further information, please contact Christopher Drysdale, CEO at +264 81 220 2439.
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