Galane Gold Ltd. Releases Financial and Operating Results for Second Quarter 2018
Galane Gold Ltd. Releases Financial and Operating Results for Second Quarter
2018
TORONTO, Aug. 15, 2018 -- Galane Gold Ltd. (“Galane Gold” or the “Company”) (TSX-V: GG) is pleased to announce the
release of its financial results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2018. All amounts are in United States dollars.
A copy of the unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements for the three and six months ended June 30,
2018 prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards and the corresponding Management’s
Discussion and Analysis will be available under the Company’s profile on www.sedar.com.
Second Quarter 2018 Highlights
◾ Produced 10,088 ounces of gold.
◾ Net earnings of $2,399,151.
◾ Positive cash flows from operating activities of $2,644,872.
◾ All-in operating cash cost of $905 per ounce (excluding royalties). (1)
Galane Gold CEO, Nick Brodie commented: “It was a very impressive quarter for Galane with record ounces, strong positive
cash flows and a very low all in sustaining cost.
"With Mupane now in a very positive position our strong internal team is preparing for the start of the Galaxy project where it is
our intention to recommence operations at an annual production level of over 25,000 ounces of gold and at an operating cash
cost per ounce of less than $800.”(1)(2)
About Galane Gold
Galane Gold is an un-hedged gold producer and explorer with mining operations and exploration tenements in Botswana and
South Africa. Galane Gold is a public company and its shares are quoted on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol
“GG”. Galane Gold’s management team is comprised of senior mining professionals with extensive experience in managing
mining and processing operations and large-scale exploration programmes. Galane Gold is committed to operating at world-
class standards and is focused on the safety of its employees, respecting the environment, and contributing to the
communities in which it operates.
Notes:
1. Total operating cash cost excluding royalties is a non-GAAP measure. Refer to “Supplemental Information to
Management’s Discussion and Analysis” in the Company’s Management’s Discussion and Analysis for the three and six
months ended June 30, 2018 for reconciliation to measures reported in the Company’s financial statements.
2. The deposits at Galaxy are supported by a technical report entitled “A Technical Report on the Galaxy Gold Mine,
Mpumalanga Province, South Africa” which was issued January 4, 2016 with an effective date of September 1, 2015, a
copy of which is available under the Company’s profile on www.sedar.com. This technical report satisfies the
requirements to be a pre-feasibility study.
Cautionary Notes
Certain statements contained in this press release constitute “forward-looking statements”. All statements other than
statements of historical fact contained in this press release, including, without limitation, those regarding the Company’s future
financial position and results of operations, strategy, proposed acquisitions, plans, objectives, goals and targets, and any
statements preceded by, followed by or that include the words “believe”, “expect”, “aim”, “intend”, “plan”, “continue”, “will”,
“may”, “would”, “anticipate”, “estimate”, “forecast”, “predict”, “project”, “seek”, “should” or similar expressions or the negative
thereof, are forward-looking statements. These statements are not historical facts but instead represent only the Company’s
expectations, estimates and projections regarding future events. These statements are not guarantees of future performance
and involve assumptions, risks and uncertainties that are difficult to predict. Therefore, actual results may differ materially from
what is expressed, implied or forecasted in such forward-looking statements.
Additional factors that could cause actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially include, but are not limited
to: the Company’s dependence on two mineral projects; gold price volatility; risks associated with the conduct of the
Company’s mining activities in Botswana and South Africa; regulatory, consent or permitting delays; risks relating to the
Company’s exploration, development and mining activities being situated in Botswana and South Africa; risks relating to
reliance on the Company’s management team and outside contractors; risks regarding mineral resources and reserves; the
Company’s inability to obtain insurance to cover all risks, on a commercially reasonable basis or at all; currency fluctuations;
risks regarding the failure to generate sufficient cash flow from operations; risks relating to project financing and equity
issuances; risks arising from the Company’s fair value estimates with respect to the carrying amount of mineral interests;
mining tax regimes; risks arising from holding derivative instruments; the Company’s need to replace reserves depleted by
production; risks and unknowns inherent in all mining projects, including the inaccuracy of reserves and resources,
metallurgical recoveries and capital and operating costs of such projects; contests over title to properties, particularly title to
undeveloped properties; laws and regulations governing the environment, health and safety; operating or technical difficulties in
connection with mining or development activities; lack of infrastructure; employee relations, labour unrest or unavailability;
health risks in Africa; the Company’s interactions with surrounding communities and artisanal miners; the Company’s ability to
successfully integrate acquired assets; risks related to restarting production; the speculative nature of exploration and
development, including the risks of diminishing quantities or grades of reserves; development of the Company’s exploration
properties into commercially viable mines; stock market volatility; conflicts of interest among certain directors and officers;
lack of liquidity for shareholders of the Company; risks related to the market perception of junior gold companies; and litigation
risk.Management provides forward-looking statements because it believes they provide useful information to investors when
considering their investment objectives and cautions investors not to place undue reliance on forward-looking information.
Consequently, all of the forward-looking statements made in this press release are qualified by these cautionary statements
and other cautionary statements or factors contained herein, and there can be no assurance that the actual results or
developments will be realized or, even if substantially realized, that they will have the expected consequences to, or effects on,
the Company. These forward-looking statements are made as of the date of this press release and the Company assumes no
obligation to update or revise them to reflect subsequent information, events or circumstances or otherwise, except as required
by law.
Information of a technical and scientific nature that forms the basis of the disclosure in the press release has been approved
by Charles Byron Pr. Sci. Nat., MAusIMM., MGSSA and Chief Geologist for Galane Gold, and a “qualified person” as defined
by National Instrument 43-101.
Neither 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 release.
For further information please contact:
Nick Brodie
CEO, Galane Gold Ltd.
+ 44 7905089878
www.GalaneGold.com