GoldMining Completes Grant of Option on Almaden Project and Strategic Investment in NevGold This news release constitutes a "designated news release" for the purposes of the Company's prospectus supplement dated
GoldMining Completes Grant of Option on Almaden Project and
Strategic Investment in NevGold
This news release constitutes a
"designated news release" for the purposes of the Company's prospectus supplement dated
December 10, 2021
to its
short form base shelf prospectus dated
October 27, 2021
.
VANCOUVER, BC
,
July 5, 2022
/CNW/ - GoldMining Inc. (the "
Company
" or "
GoldMining
") (TSX: GOLD) (NYSE-American: GLDG) is pleased to
announce the closing of the previously announced grant of an option on the Company's Almaden Project (the "
Project
"), located in
Idaho, U.S.A.
to a
subsidiary of NevGold Corp. ("
NevGold
") and the Company's strategic investment in NevGold. As consideration for the option, the Company received
consideration of
C$3.0 million
, which was satisfied by NevGold by issuing 4,444,444 common shares of NevGold ("
NevGold Shares
").
The Option
Pursuant to the option agreement between the parties (the "
Option Agreement
"), the Company's subsidiary has granted NevGold's subsidiary an option
to acquire a 100% interest in the Project. To exercise the option, NevGold must, among other things:
make a total of
C$6 million
of additional payments to GoldMining's subsidiary between
January 1, 2023
and
January 1, 2024
, which payments may be
satisfied by NevGold in cash or through the issuance of NevGold Shares, on the following schedule:
January 1, 2023
:
C$1.5 million
July 1, 2023
:
C$1.5 million
January 1, 2024
:
C$3.0 million
In the event that NevGold elects to satisfy any of the foregoing payments by issuing NevGold Shares, the number of such shares will be based
upon the volume weighted average price of the NevGold Shares for the then-applicable 30-trading day period.
complete qualifying expenditures on the Project aggregating to
C$2.25 million
, comprised of
C$1.5 million
on or before
June 1, 2023
and a further
C$0.75 million
on or before
December 31, 2023
.
Strategic Investment
The Company has completed its initial strategic investment in NevGold by subscribing for 1,481,481 NevGold Shares at a price of
C$0.675
per share for
total subscription proceeds of
C$1.0 million
.
In connection with the closing of the initial option grant and the strategic investment, GoldMining and NevGold have entered into an investor rights
agreement on customary terms, which provides for, among other things, the grant of certain anti-dilution rights by NevGold to GoldMining and the right to
nominate one board member of NevGold, provided the Company maintains an equity interest in NevGold above 4.99%.
Pursuant to the Option Agreement, GoldMining has agreed to purchase additional NevGold equity in an amount to the lesser of
C$1.25 million
and 40% of
the total gross proceeds raised by NevGold in the event NevGold completes a qualifying financing prior to
November 30, 2022
.
Early Warning Report
Prior to the acquisition of NevGold Shares disclosed herein, the Company did not beneficially own or exercise control and direction of any NevGold Shares.
Immediately thereafter, the Company beneficially owned and exercised control and direction of 5,925,925 NevGold Shares, representing approximately
10.53% of the outstanding NevGold Shares, based upon 50,344,287 outstanding NevGold Shares as of
July 3, 2022
prior to the issuance of the NevGold
Shares to the Company.
The NevGold Shares were acquired by the Company for investment purposes, and in the future, the Company may acquire additional securities of
NevGold, dispose of some or all of the existing or additional securities the Company holds or will hold, or may continue to hold its current position,
depending on market conditions, reformulation of plans and/or other relevant factors.
An early warning report (the "Report") will be filed by the Company pursuant to NI 62-103 on SEDAR at
www.sedar.com
under the profile of NevGold. The
Company's head office is located at 1030 West Georgia Street, Suite 1830,
Vancouver, British Columbia
, V6E 2Y3. To obtain a copy of the Report,
please contact the Company as follows:
GoldMining Inc.
Attn:
Pat Obara
, Chief Financial Officer
1030 West Georgia Street, Suite 1830
Vancouver, BC
V6E 2Y3
Tel: (855) 630-1001
About GoldMining Inc.
The Company is a public mineral exploration company focused on the acquisition and development of gold assets in the Americas. Through its disciplined
acquisition strategy, the Company now controls a diversified portfolio of resource-stage gold and gold-copper projects in
Canada
,
U.S.A.
,
Brazil
,
Colombia
and
Peru
. The Company also owns more than 20 million shares of Gold Royalty Corp. (NYSE American: GROY).
Forward-looking Statements
This document contains certain forward-looking statements that reflect the current views and/or expectations, including statements regarding the exercise
and any future payments or expenditures under the Option Agreement and the expected benefits of the transactions under the Option Agreement.
Forward-looking statements are based on the then-current expectations, beliefs, assumptions, estimates and forecasts about the business and the
markets in which GoldMining operates. Investors are cautioned that all forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, including: delays to
plans caused by restrictions and other future impacts of COVID-19 or any other inability of the Company or NevGold to meet expected timelines for
planned project activities; the inherent risks involved in the exploration and development of mineral properties, fluctuating metal prices, the ability of
NevGold to exercise the option under the Option Agreement, risks related to government and environmental regulation, social, permitting and licensing
matters, and uncertainties relating to the availability and costs of financing needed in the future. These risks, as well as others, including those set forth in
GoldMiningꞌs Annual Information Form for the year ended
November 30, 2021
, and other filings with Canadian securities regulators and the U.S. Securities
and Exchange Commission, could cause actual results and events to vary significantly. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-
looking statements and information. There can be no assurance that forward-looking information, or the material factors or assumptions used to develop
such forward-looking information, will prove to be accurate. The Company does not undertake any obligations to release publicly any revisions for updating
any voluntary forward-looking statements, except as required by applicable securities law.
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GoldMining Inc., Amir Adnani, Chairman, Alastair Still, CEO, Telephone: (855) 630-1001, Email: [email protected]
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