Winshear GOLD Completes Arbitration Hearing Against the Government of Tanzania FOR the Expropriation of Its SMP GOLD Project
WINSHEAR GOLD COMPLETES ARBITRATION HEARING AGAINST THE GOVERNMENT OF
TANZANIA FOR THE EXPROPRIATION OF ITS SMP GOLD PROJECT
Vancouver, February 21, 2023
Winshear Gold Corp. (TSXV: WINS) (‘Winshear’, the ‘Company’, or the ‘Claimant’) completed the
evidentiary hearing for arbitration on Thursday February 16, 2023 at the Washington offices of
ICSID, an organisation of the World Bank Group.
Richard Williams, CEO of Winshear Gold, commented “Winshear’s attorneys led by Timothy
Foden and Dr. Marc Veit, presented a clear and forthright position to support Winshear’s claim
for compensation against the government of Tanzania for the expropriation of the SMP Gold
Project. A video link to the proceedings will be made available on the Company’s website as soon
as it becomes available.”
Winshear is represented by the international law firms LALIVE and Boies Schiller Flexner in the
arbitration process. Both firms specialise in international arbitration with the Claimant seeking
compensation of in excess of CDN$130M for the loss of its investment in Tanzania (including
interest which continues to accrue). In addition, the Claimant seeks reimbursement of its
arbitration costs and fees by Tanzania.
A litigation funding facility for US$3.3M is in place with Delta Capital Partners Management
(“DELTA”), a firm out of headquartered in Chicago Illinois that specializes in litigation funding.
This funding facility covers all legal costs associated with arbitration and is only repayable in the
event of a successful award that is recovered from the United Republic of Tanzania.
About Winshear Gold Corp.
Winshear Gold Corp. is a Canadian-based minerals exploration company advancing the Gaban
Gold Project in the Puno region of Peru. Gaban is a possible hard-rock source for the modern-day
alluvial gold rush underway in the Madre de Dios basin downstream.
The Company is in the process of concluding fully funded arbitration proceedings against the
Tanzanian Government to recover its investment and damages for the expropriation of its SMP
Gold Project in Tanzania.
For more information, please contact Irene Dorsman at +1 (604) 200 7874 or visit
www.winshear.com
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“Richard D. Williams”
Richard Williams, CEO
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