Lupaka GOLD Receives $5.7 Million IN Cash and Securities from Sale of Non-Core Asset to Goldmining
LUPAKA GOLD RECEIVES $5.7 MILLION IN CASH AND
SECURITIES FROM SALE OF NON-CORE ASSET TO
GOLDMINING
Highlights:
• Sale of a 100% interest in the Crucero Gold Project to GoldMining Inc.
(TSX.V: GOLD);
• Consideration received of $5.7 million in cash and marketable securities in
GoldMining Inc.;
• Total cash and marketable securities on hand of ~$8.3 million.
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, November 21, 2017 -- Lupaka Gold Corp.
("Lupaka Gold" or the “Company") (TSXV:LPK, FRA:LQP) is pleased to announce that,
further to its news release of September 19, 2017, the Company has completed the sale
of the Crucero Gold Project ( “Crucero”) to GoldMining Inc. (“GoldMining”). Total
proceeds amount to $ 5.7 million, comprised of $750,000 in cash and 3,500,000 shares
in GoldMining (TSX.V: GOLD).
Will Ansley, President and CEO of Lupaka, said, “Closing the sale of Crucero, a non -
core asset, bolsters our treasury as we focus on putting our Invicta Gold Development
Project into production . Our cash and marketable securities balance now totals
approximately $8.3 million, before related fees.”
Proceeds from the sale of Crucero will be used to partially satisfy the remaining
conditions precedent to receive Tranche 3 (US$2.5 million) of the Pre-Paid Forward
Gold Purchase Agreement with PLI Huaura Holdings LP and to provide additional
working capital flexibility as the Company proceeds with the development of the Invic ta
Gold Development Project.
The Transaction
Pursuant to the Agreement, GoldMining has acquired all of the shares of a wholly owned
subsidiary of Lupaka, which holds a 100% interest in Crucero. Total consideration
payable by GoldMining to Lupaka under the transaction is 3,500,000 common shares of
GoldMining (TSXV: GOLD) and $750,000 in cash.
The GoldMining shares issued under th is transaction are subject to certain resale
restrictions, however, total dilution to GoldMining shareholders is only 3%.
Advisors
Fort Capital Partners advised Lupaka in connection with the transaction, and Dumoulin
Black LLP and Lazo, De Romana & CMB (Lima, Perú) acted as legal counsel.
Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Service Provider (as the
term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts
responsibility for the adequacy of this news release.
About Lupaka Gold
Lupaka Gold is a Peru -focused gold explorer and developer with interests in resource
projects spread across three regions of Peru.
Invicta Gold Development Project - the Company’s 100% -owned Invicta Gold
Development Project is a well-developed, poly-metallic gold-copper underground deposit
located approximately 120 kilometres by road north of Lima. Management expects to
commence production in 2018 by using third -party mining contractors and utilizin g the
adit and workings completed by previous owners.
Extraction of mineralized rock will be focused on accessing Invicta’s Measured and
Indicated resources, which have been estimated to be:
Measured - 131,000 tonnes grading 6.65 grams per tonne (“g/t” ) gold equivalent for
28,000 contained ounces (“ozs”) of gold, from: 18,000 ozs Au grading at 4.29 g/t,
133,000 ozs Ag grading at 31.71 g/t, 2,119k lbs Cu grading at 0.73%, 1,110k lbs Pb
grading at 0.39% and 1,105k lbs of Zn grading at 0.38%.
Indicated - 8,513,000 tonnes grading 3.43 g/t gold equivalent for 939,000 contained ozs
of gold, from: 573,000 ozs Au grading at 2.09 g/t, 4,285,000 ozs Ag grading at 15.65 g/t,
79,048k lbs Cu grading at 0.42%, 45,171k lbs Pb grading at 0.24% and 53,482k lbs of
Zn grading at 0.21%.
An Inferred resource estimate of 2,534,000 tonnes grading 2.90 g/t gold equivalent for
236,000 contained ozs of gold has also been established.
The resources are stated at a 1.30 g/t gold equivalent cut ‐off. Metal prices assumed for
the gold equivalent calculation are US$1,500/oz for gold, US$32.50/oz for silver,
US$3.90/lb for copper, US$1.05/lb for lead and US$1.00/lb for zinc. The gold equivalent
calculation assumes 100% metallurgical recovery, and does not account for any
smelting, transportation or refining charges. See further disclosure regarding the
calculated gold equivalent cut-off grade, as below.
Invicta’s approved EIA allows for mine production of 1,000 tpd, although the current
mining plan is limited to 350 tpd.
Cautionary Note Regarding the Invicta Production Decision
The decision to commence production at the Invicta Gold Project and the Company’s
plans for a mining operation as referenced herein (the “ Production Decision and
Plans”) were based on economic model s prepared by the Company in conjunction with
management’s knowledge of the property and the existing estimate of measured,
indicated and inferred mineral resources on the property. The Production Decision and
Plans were not based on a preliminary economic assessment, a pre-feasibility study or a
feasibility study of mineral reserves demonstrating economic and technical viability.
Accordingly, there is increased uncertainty and economic and technical risks of failure
associated with the Production Decisio n and Plans, in particular the risk that mineral
grades will be lower than expected, the risk that construction or ongoing mining
operations are more difficult or more expensive than expected, the risk that the
Company will not be able to transport or sell the mineralized rock it produces to local
custom toll mills on the terms it expects, or at all; production and economic variables
may vary considerably, due to the absence of a detailed economic and technical
analysis according to and in accordance with NI 43-101.
Josnitoro Gold Project – the Company holds an option to earn a 65% interest on this
project from Hochschild Mining PLC. The project is located approximately 800 kilometres
by road southeast of Lima in the Department of Apurimac, southern Peru, within the
Andahuaylas-Yaury Belt, in which the Las Bambas mine (MMG Limited) and the
Constancia mine (HudBay Minerals) are located. Historical work on the disseminated
gold zones includes over 170 shallow drill holes and extensive surface trenching, as well
as artisanal mining.
About Pandion Mine Finance
Pandion is the general partner of PLI Huaura Holdings LP and is a m ining-focused
investment firm backed by MKS PAMP Group and Ospraie Management, LLC that
provides flexible financing solutions to developing mining companies.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT:
Will Ansley, President & C.E.O.
Tel: (416) 862-5257
or visit the Company’s profile at www.sedar.com or its website at www.lupakagold.com
Qualified Person
The technical information in this document has been reviewed and approved by Julio
Castañeda Mondragon, MAIG, the President of Lupaka Gold Peru S.A.C. , a Peruvian
subsidiary of the Company, and a Qualified Person as defined by National Instrument
43-101. Mr. Castañeda has verified the scientific and technical information, including
sampling, analytical and test data underlying the information or opinions contained in this
news release.
The Invicta Gold Project resource estimates referred to in this news release are
disclosed in the technical report dated April 16, 2012, titled "Technical Report on
Resources, Invicta Gold Project, Huaura Province, Peru" (the “Invicta Technical
Report”), and p repared by SRK Consulting (U.S.) Inc., which is available at
www.sedar.com under Lupaka Gold Corp's profile. The metal prices used to calculate
the gold equivalent cut -off grade in the Invicta Technical Repo rt are based on prices at
the time. Investors are cautioned that current metal prices are now lower and as a
result, the above-referenced cut-off grade could be materially affected based on current
prices. Investors are further cautioned that the prices of precious metals can fluctuate in
wide ranges over short periods of time.
Cautionary Statements Regarding Forward Looking Information
All statements, trend analysis and other information contained in this press release
relative to anticipated future events or results constitute forward -looking statements. All
statements, other than statements of historical fact, included herein, includin g, without
limitation, statements relating to the receipt of and anticipated use of proceeds of the PLI
Financing, the Company’s plans and intentions for Invicta, mineral resource estimates ,
are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are based on assumptions,
estimates and opinions of management at the date the statements are made that the
Company believes are reasonable, including: that the repayment of the PLI Financing is
consummated on the anticipated terms, that the supplies, equipment, personnel,
permits, and local community approvals required to conduct the Company's planned pre-
production and development activities will be available on reasonable terms, that the
Company will be able to comply with the delivery and other obligations in the PLI
Financing Agreement, that results of exploration activities will be consistent with
management's expectations and that the Company will not experience any material
accident, labour dispute, or failure of equipment and with respect to the planned m ining
operations at Invicta; that pre -production mine development can be completed in the
time and for the cost projected; that the Company will be able to obtain funding for
planned production expenses; that mineralization at Invicta will be of the grades and in
the locations expected; that the Company will be able to extract and transport
mineralized rock efficiently and sell the mineralized rock at the prices and in the manner
and quantities expected; that permits will be received on the terms and timeli ne
expected and that other regulatory or permitting issues will not arise; that mining
methods can be employed in the manner and at the costs expected and that such
methods yield the results the Company expects them to. However, forward -looking
information involves known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which
may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of the Company to be
materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or
implied by the f orward-looking information. Such risks, uncertainties and other factors
include, among others: all of the risks described in this news release; failure of the PLI
Financing to complete on the proposed terms or at all, including due to the Company’s
inability to complete the conditions precedent, the risk that actual results of exploration
and development activities will be different than anticipated; that the Company will not be
able to comply with the delivery or other obligations in the PLI Financing Agreement and
the risk that PLI will enforce its security over the Company’s assets, including its mineral
properties; that cost of labour, equipment or materials will increase more than expected;
that the future price of gold will decline; that the Canadian dollar will strengthen against
the U.S. dollar; that mineral resources are not as estimated; unexpected variations in
mineral resources, grade or recovery rates; risks related to shipping mineralized rock;
the risk that local mills cannot or will not buy o r process mineralized rock from the
planned production for the prices expected or at all; risk of accidents, labour disputes
and other risks generally associated with mineral exploration; unanticipated delays in
obtaining or failure to obtain community, go vernmental or regulatory approvals or
financing; and all of the risks generally associated with the development of mining
facilities and the operation of a producing mine, as well as the risks described in the
Company’s annual information form, which is av ailable on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.
Although the Company has attempted to identify important factors that could cause
actual actions, events or results to differ materially from those described in forward -
looking information, there may be other factors that cause actions, events or results to
not be as anticipated, estimated or intended. There can be no assurance that forward -
looking information will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could
differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Readers are cautioned not to
place undue reliance on forward -looking information due to the inherent uncertainty
thereof. Lupaka Gold does not undertake any obligation to update forward -looking
statements except as required by applicable securities laws. Investors should not place
undue reliance on forward-looking statements.