Dynacor Updates on African and Latin American Expansion Plans
11 Février 2025 - 1:30PM
Business Wire
Dynacor Group Inc. (TSX: DNG) (“Dynacor” or the
"Corporation"), is pleased to update on its expansion plans
within West Africa and Latin America. All figures are in US dollars
unless otherwise specified.
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Outside Dynacor’s Senegal office: Mamadou
Mbaye, General Manager, with members of Team Senegal and Stéphane
Lemarié, Director of Finance (Photo: Business Wire)
Dynacor’s move into new jurisdictions is part of its five-year
strategic plan and supports its goal of producing 500,000 AuEq
ounces and $1 billion in sales by 2030. To achieve this, the
Corporation plans to open four new processing plants: three in West
Africa (Senegal, Cote d’Ivoire and Ghana) and one in Latin
America.
Solid Foundation for Growth
During the past two years, Dynacor has laid significant
groundwork for its four new plants:
Structural - In each country, the Corporation has held
positive meetings with government representatives, the chamber of
mines, suppliers, and with key groups of artisanal miners. In
parallel, it has conducted extensive geological sampling, enhancing
its understanding of the geology in the artisanal mining areas in
each country.
Financial - Based on construction of its Chala mill in
Peru and current costings, Dynacor estimates that construction of a
300-tonne-per-day (“tpd”) mill could cost between $23-$25 million
and require working capital of between $7-$8 million. On February
06, 2025, the Corporation closed an upsized public offering for
gross proceeds equivalent to approximately $22 million (C$31.6
million). Dynacor intends to use its cash position and proceeds of
the financing to accelerate its expansion plans.
Leadership - Over the past year, Dynacor has scaled up
its team globally in support of its growth. In Montreal, expansion
of the management team has added bench strength and expertise in
Africa. Daniel Misiano, the new COO, brings over 30 years of
experience in international business development and operations
within the mining services sector including in Africa. Martin
Houde, the new Metallurgy Director, has over 30 years in industrial
operations, construction and consulting in the mineral processing
industry, nine of which within West Africa. Ruth Hanna, the new
Director, Investor Relations (“IR”), brings 30 years of IR and
financial communications experience, including 12 in mining
companies operating in Africa.
In Peru, Jorge Luis Cárdenas was appointed Dynacor’s
Vice-President of Business Development in Latin America, bringing
30 years of experience in the gold sector. Furthermore, an
intensive succession planning process led to the addition of
strategic hires across multiple areas. The Corporation has begun
providing language classes to personnel to facilitate their
communication with Africa.
In Senegal, General Manager Mamadou Mbaye offers more than 25
years of experience in private equity and management of risk,
mining and energy investment projects within Africa. Benoît
Courteau, Dynacor’s General Manager in Côte d’Ivoire, has a long
career in management of mining and industrial construction sites,
production facilities, biomass and industrial services including in
Africa. Discussions are ongoing with potential country managers and
partners in Ghana.
2025 Objectives
- Senegal – Following completion of the environmental
impact study, the Corporation has launched calls for tenders for
the 50-tpd pilot plant on its mining concession (see press release
dated October 11, 2024). Construction of the pilot plant is
estimated to cost $4 million excluding support infrastructure, and
its completion is targeted by Q1-2026 latest.
- Côte d’Ivoire / Ghana – The Corporation aims to commence
preparatory work for the environmental impact report in at least
one of the two countries.
- Latin America – Dynacor plans to evaluate its potential
expansion within Peru or Ecuador.
The Corporation looks forward to providing regular updates to
stakeholders on its expansion progress.
About Dynacor
Dynacor is a dividend-paying industrial gold ore processor
headquartered in Montréal, Canada. The Corporation is engaged in
gold production through the processing of ore purchased from the
ASM (artisanal and small-scale mining) industry. Dynacor operates
in Peru where its management and processing teams have decades of
experience working with ASM miners. It also owns a gold exploration
property (Tumipampa) in the Apurimac department. The Corporation
intends to expand its processing operations to other
jurisdictions.
Dynacor produces environmentally and socially responsible gold
through its PX IMPACT® gold program. A growing number of supportive
firms from the fine luxury jewelry, watchmaker and investment
sectors pay a small premium to our customer and strategic partner
for this PX IMPACT® gold. The premium provides direct investment to
develop health and education projects for our artisanal and
small-scale miner’s communities.
Dynacor trades on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the ticker
DNG and is ranked on the 2024 TSX30. The TSX30 is an annual ranking
of the 30 top-performing companies on Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX)
over a three-year period.
Forward-Looking Information
Certain statements in the preceding may constitute
forward-looking statements, which involve known and unknown risks,
uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results,
performance, or achievements of Dynacor, or industry results, to be
materially different from any future result, performance or
achievement expressed or implied by such forward-looking
statements. These statements reflect management’s current
expectations regarding future events and operating performance as
of the date of this news release.
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For more information, please contact: Ruth Hanna Director,
Investor Relations T: 514-393-9000 #236 E: investors@dynacor.com
Website: http://www.dynacor.com
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