Diamond Fields Announces Eight Month Extension to Beravina Project Agreement
Diamond Fields Announces Eight Month Extension to Beravina Project
Agreement
Vancouver, B.C. (29 September 2020) – Diamond Fields Resources Inc. (TSX-
V: DFR) (“DFR” or, including its subsidiaries, the “Company”) announces that it has
agreed an eight month extension (the “Exten sion”) to its cooperation agreement with
TMH Acquisition Co (“TMH”), as announced on May 16 2019 and amended on 26 June
2020 (the “Agreement”).
The Extension has been agreed due to ongoing travel and operational restrictions
resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic and the anticipated impact of the rainy season in
Madagascar preventing the Company from advancing the Beravina project in Madagascar
(“Beravina” or the “Project”) within the expected timeframe.
The Agreement required DFR to undertake further exploration work (“Phase 1”) with the
aim of locating potential new mineral deposits or extensions to the existing deposit. If
successful, the Company has the option to engage in a drilling campaign on the Project
(“Phase 2”) to delineate such deposits.
The deadline for DFR to complete Phase 1 and commence Phase 2 has now been
extended from 30 September 2020 to 31 May 2021. If work on Phase 2 does not
commence by 31 May 2021 (unless extended by DFR in certain circumstances), the
Agreement will terminate. The deadline for completion of Phase 2 has been extended
from 30 November 2020 to 31 July 2021.
The time available for TMH to exercise its opti on to acquire the Project as set out in the
Agreement has been extended from 31 December 2020 to 31 August 2021, which may
be further extended by three months on condition of an advance payment of
US$250,000 by TMH to DFR.
All other provisions of the Agreement remain unchanged.
Ends
About Beravina
The Beravina Project is a hard rock zircon deposit with a NI 43-101 Inferred Mineral
Resource estimate of 1.5 million tons at 22.7% zircon (ZrSiO4) equivalent to 15.3%
ZrO2, See the NI 43-101 Technical Report, with an effective date of 14 December 2018
and filed on the Company’s SEDAR profile on 29 January 2019, written by MSA Group
(Pty) Ltd. (Michael S. Cronwright, Pr.Sci.Nat., FGSSA, John Derbyshire, Pr.Eng.,
FSAIMM, Jeremy Witley, Pr.SCI.Nat., FGSSA and Andre van der Merwe, Pr.Sci.Nat.,
MAusIMM, FGSSA), each of whom is a “qualified person” for purposes of NI 43-101, and
independent of the Company as defined in NI 43-101. The Project, which covers 625
hectares, is located in Western Madagascar. Results so far show that, utilizing industry
standard beneficiation technolo gies, zircon can be concentrated to levels of between
50% ZrO2 and 58% ZrO2 with varying levels of thorium ingrained.
DIAMOND FIELDS RESOURCES INC.
Sybrand van der Spuy, CEO and Director
Contact: +27 78 4558700
Michael Oke/Andy Mills: +44 20 7321 0000
Aura Financial LLP: www.aura-financial.com
Notes to Editors:
DFR is a TSX Venture Exchange listed exploration and mine development company with
assets in Madagascar and Namibia. In Mada gascar, DFR is developing the Beravina
Project, an advanced high grade hard rock zircon exploration prospect located in the
west of the country, approxim ately 220km east of the port of Maintirano and near a
state road. DFR acquired Beravina from Pala Investments and Austral Resources in 2016.
In Namibia, the Company owns several offsho re diamond mining li cences including the
ML 111 concession which has a ten-year mi ning licence, effective until 4 December
2025. In 2018 and early 2019 mining undertaken by a contractor on the Company’s
ML111 licence area produced two parcels of rough diamonds totalling 47,318.41 carats.
Website: www.diamondfields.com
The Company’s public documents may be accessed at www.sedar.com
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defined in the policies of the TSX Ventur e Exchange) accepts responsibility for the
adequacy or accuracy of this release.
Forward-Looking Statements:
Statements in this release that are forwar d-looking statements ar e subject to various
risks and uncertainties concerning the specific factors identified in the Company’s
periodic filings with Canadian Securities Regulators. Such forward-looking information
represents management’s best judgment based on information currently available. No
forward-looking statement can be guarante ed and actual future results may vary
materially. The Company does not assume the obligation to update any forward-looking
statement, except as otherwise required by law.