Incentive Stock Options Granted SMD Mining – New Media Update
INCENTIVE STOCK OPTIONS GRANTED
SMD MINING – NEW MEDIA UPDATE
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Vancouver, British Columbia – August 28, 2019 – Asante Gold Corporation ( CSE:ASE/
FRANKFURT:1A9) (“Asante” or the "Company") announces that it has granted 950 ,000
incentive stock options to directors, officers, consultants and employees at a price of $0.1 0 per
share. A total of 750,000 options were granted for a 5 year term to replace previous incentive
options that recently expired. The balance of 200,000 options granted have a 1 year term.
The Company also notes that it is continuing to evaluate the new ‘disruptor’ SMD 1 mining
technique for application at our Kubi Gold Project in Ghana 2. SMD is a large bore precision
drilling method that enables direct mining of narrow deposits. The SMD method is being
developed and commercialized by Anaconda Mining Inc. (“Anaconda”), in collaboration with
Memorial University of Newfoundland and utilizes technology proven in other industries.
A recent interview concerning SMD was published in the New Technology section of the August
edition of the CIM Magazine3, and an excerpt can be found at the following links:
http://www.asantegold.com/assets/docs/CIMMag-Aug19-AnacondaAsante.pdf and in francais at:
http://www.asantegold.com/assets/docs/CIMMag-Aug19-AnacondaAsante-francais.pdf .
On behalf of the Board,
"Douglas R. MacQuarrie"
President and CEO
1 https://disruptmining.com/, 2019; and https://www.anacondamining.com/narrow-vein-mining , 2019.
2 http://www.asantegold.com/news/asante-gold-explores-new-mining-technology-for-kubi-gold-project-ghana
3 https://magazine.cim.org/en/editions/2019/august/ ,2019.
About Asante Gold Corporation
Asante is continuing to develop its Kubi Gold Min e project towards production, and is exploring its Keyhole,
Fahiakoba and Betenase concessions/options for new discoveries, all adjoining or along strike of major gold mines
near the centre of Ghana’s Golden Triangle.
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For further information please contact:
Douglas MacQuarrie, President and CEO, tel: +1 604-558-1134; E-mail: [email protected]
Doreen Kent, Shareholder Communications, tel: +1 604-948-9450; E-mail: [email protected]
Valentina Gvozdeva, Business Development, E-mail: [email protected]
Florian Riedl-Riedenstein, Director; European Investor Relations, E-mail: [email protected]
Additional information is available on our web site at: www.asantegold.com
Further information on Kubi is available at: http://www.asantegold.com/projects/kubi-gold-mine
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