Scorpio Gold Signs Letter of Intent to Acquire the Kinross Manhattan Project Properties, Nye County Nevada
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News Release No. 290
Scorpio Gold Signs Letter of Intent to Acquire the Kinross
Manhattan Project Properties, Nye County Nevada
Vancouver, July 20, 2020 – Scorpio Gold Corporation (“Scorpio Gold” or the “Company”) (TSX-V: SGN)
is pleased to announce the signing of a letter of intent (the “LOI”) with Round Mountain Gold Corporation
(“RMGC”) and KG Mining (Round Mountain) Inc. (“KGM”), collectively the “Sellers”, to acquire 100%
interest in the Manhattan Project Properties (the “Property”) in Nye County, Nevada (the “Transaction”).
The Property is comprised of 22 patented claims and 219 unpatented claims situated adjacent and proximal
to the Company’s Goldwedge property. Negotiations are ongoing regarding three of the unpatented claims
in the land package being offered in which Kinross has a production water well with existing infrastructure
located on site. The t hree claims may ultimately be removed from the land package acquired by Scorpio
Gold.
Scorpio Gold’s President, Chris Zerga, comments, “This acquisition will give Scorpio Gold complete land
control around the Goldwedge facility, providing the opportunity to expand surface operations and the
potential for expanding underground mining and exploration. It also consolidates a large land position along
the Reliance Fault Zone , which has significant exploration potential for high- grade gold targets at the
intersections of the Reliance structure and ring faulting related to the Manhattan Caldera. We look forward
to completing the transaction and acquiring the extensive exploration data package on the Property.”
Consideration for the Transaction is US$250,000 as follows payable at closing: (i) US$100,000 cash, and
(ii) US$150,000 in common shares of Scorpio Gold priced at a 10% discount to the 10-day volume weighted
average price on the TSX Venture Exchange (with the applicable 10 -day period consisting of 10
consecutive trading days immediately preceding the date on which the Transaction (i) is publicly disclosed
or (ii) closes, whichever comes first), subject to any minimum pricing requirement by the exchange. Among
the terms and conditions as outlined in the LOI, the Transaction is subject to an existing 1.0% net smelter
returns royalty covering the patented and unpatented claims and a reserved 2% net smelter returns royalty
on all minerals produced and sold from the unpatented claims.
The execution of a definitive purchase and sale agreement is targeted on or before September 1, 2020, until
which time Scorpio Gold has been granted exclusive rights to the Transaction. Upon closing, the Sellers
will provide copies of all non- interpretive geologic data, mining records and land status information and
any drill core samples relating to the Property that the Sellers own or control.
About the Manhattan Property
The Property is located within the Manhattan Mining District and centered ~17 km south of the +15 million
oz. Round Mountain Mine. It adjoins the southwest boundary of the Scorpio Gold’s Goldwedge property
and includes 2 former producing mines. The Reliance Mine, located within 600 metres of the Goldwedge
deposit, reportedly produced ~59,000 tons grading 0.435 oz/ton from 1932 to 1941. The Manhattan Mine
East and West pits situated 600-1,000 meters southwest of Goldwedge produced ~236,000 oz. from 1974-
1990. The deposits lie along t he northwest-trending Reliance Fault Zone, which is considered the most
predominant ore controlling structure in the region. The Reliance trend continues 4 km southeast to Scorpio
Gold’s Keystone-Jumbo project area.
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Regionally, the Round Mountain and Manhattan- Goldwedge properties are situated on the northern and
southern periphery, respec tively, of the tertiary -aged Manhattan Caldera (24.4 Ma) . Formation of the
caldera is thought to have a genetic relation to the formation of gold deposits in the district. Gold deposits
are primarily structurally controlled quartz-silver bearing veins and stockworks in Paleozoic-aged
metasediments. The predominate style and timing of mineralization in the region is epithermal low to
intermediate sulfidation systems ranging from 26 Ma to 16 Ma in age, although Carlin-style mineralization
has also been noted within the district (e.g. White Caps Mine).
Considerable exploration work has been conducted by various operators since production ended at the
Manhattan Mine in 1990. The consolidation of a large land package that includes the Goldwedge, Reliance
and Manhattan mines provides an exceptional exploration opportunity for the Company.
About Scorpio Gold
Scorpio Gold holds a 100% interest in the advanced exploration-stage Goldwedge property in Manhattan,
Nevada with a fully permitted underground mine and 400 ton per day mill facility. Scorpio Gold also holds
a 100% interest in the Mineral Ridge gold mining operation located in Esmeralda County, Nevada. Mineral
Ridge is a conventional open pit mining and heap leach operation. Mining at Mineral Ridge was suspended
in November 2017; however, the Company continues to generate limited revenues from residual but
diminishing recoveries from the leach pads.
Scorpio Gold’s Chairman, Peter J. Hawley, P.Geo., is a Qualified Person as defined in National Instrument
43-101 and has reviewed and approved the content of this release.
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD
SCORPIO GOLD CORPORATION
Brian Lock, CEO
For further information contact:
Brian Lock
Tel: (604) 889-2543
Email: [email protected]
Chris Zerga, President
Tel: (604) 536-2711
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.scorpiogold.com
Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the poli cies of the TSX Venture
Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
The Company relies on litigation protection for forward-looking statements. This news release contains forward-looking statements
that are based on the Company’s current expectations and estimates. Forward-looking statements are frequently characterized by
words such as “plan”, “expect”, “project”, “intend”, “believe”, “anticipate”, “estimate”, “suggest”, “indicate” and other similar
words or statements that certain events or conditions “may” or “will” occur, and include, without limitation, statements regarding
the Company’s plans with respect to completion of the Transaction. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown
risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual events or results to differ materially from estimated or anticipated
events or results implied or expressed in such forward-looking statements, including risks that either party will not be satisfied with
its due diligence review and will terminate the Transaction, that the parties will fail to negotiate and enter into a binding agreement
in respect of the Transaction, or that either party will not be able to meet any of the conditions precedent to the completion of the
Transaction, including the requirement for regulatory approval. Any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date on which
it is made and, except as may be required by applicable securities laws, the Company disclaims any intent or obligation to update
any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or results or otherwise. Forward- looking
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statements are not guarantees of future performance and accordingly undue reliance should not be put on such statements due to
the inherent uncertainty thereof.