(TSX-V: GXS) (OTCBB: GXSFF) (FWB: G5M)
VANCOUVER, Nov. 3, 2015 /CNW/ - Goldsource Mines Inc.
("Goldsource" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that
construction at its Eagle Mountain Gold Project ("Eagle Mountain")
located in Guyana, South America continues to progress well.
Phase I of Eagle Mountain anticipates a 1,000 tonnes per
day open pit ‑ gravity plant with estimated pre-production
capital costs of US$4.0 million
to US$5.0 million and
post-commissioning cash operating costs of US$500 to US$600 per ounce of gold. All current
plans are based on the Preliminary Economic Assessment of the Eagle
Mountain Saprolite Gold Project, Guyana Technical Report ("PEA")
prepared for the Company by ACA Howe International Limited, dated
effective June 15, 2014, and filed
September 16, 2014 on SEDAR at www.sedar.com. Further details
on the PEA are also provided in the Company's news release, dated
July 31, 2014, available on the Company's website together
with the PEA at www.goldsourcemines.com.
Yannis Tsitos, President stated,
"We are pleased with Eagle Mountain's construction progress with
most of our mine construction tasks either completed or nearing
completion. We fully expect to deliver the Phase I construction
on-time and within the downwardly revised pre-production capital
costs of under US$5.0 million."
The most significant construction activities are as
follows:
- Construction of gold processing plant (100 tonnes per hour)
from Sepro Minerals Systems Corp. ("Sepro"), Langley, Vancouver,
BC, delivered to Guyana in
two shipments, as follows:
- Shipment #1, consisting of six 20 to 40 foot sea containers and
miscellany equipment shipped from Canada and United
Kingdom, delivered to Eagle Mountain (100% completed).
- Shipment #2, consisting of ten 40 foot sea containers and
miscellany equipment shipped from Canada, United
States and Mexico,
delivered to Eagle Mountain (100% completed).
- Rehabilitation of the existing ten kilometre road between
Mahdia town (commercial airport) and Eagle Mountain camp (100%
completed).
- Procurement & purchase of major mining equipment (100%
completed).
- Procurement & purchase of secondary gold processing plant
for exploiting existing old tailings area for construction
aggregate and residual gold recovery (100% completed and
operating).
- Pre-production auger drilling program for confirmation and
condemnation (100% completed).
- Recruitment of key operations personnel (90% completed).
- Site preparation of all facilities (70% completed).
- Site assembly of semi-modular process plant in Q4 2015 (20%
completed).
Sepro commissioning team will arrive on-site in mid-November to
finalize construction and target initial production, as scheduled,
by end of year 2015.
Further condemnation auger drilling in Q2 and Q3, 2015 of
several alternative plant sites intersected additional mineralized
saprolite. The most significant condemnation auger intersect was 5
metres grading 12.75 grams per tonne gold. The plant is
semi-modular and if mineralization is intersected within the plant
area, it can be moved in the future. Additional drilling is planned
in 2016 in new areas of mineralized saprolite, which could
potentially expand resources.
US$1 Million Loan
Facility
The Company has secured a loan facility (the
"Loan") with Mitan Holdings Ltd. ("Mitan Holdings") for a principal
amount of US$1.0 million. This amount
can be drawn down in full during the period of 90 days following
November 2, 2015. The purpose
of the Loan is to provide the Company with additional funds, which
may be necessary for operating capital requirements during the
commissioning phase of Eagle Mountain. The Loan is repayable
in full, 12 months after the draw-down and will bear interest at a
rate of 12% per annum, payable quarterly. Goldsource has
pledged the shares of its wholly-owned subsidiary, Eagle Mountain
Gold Corp., to Mitan Holdings as security for the Loan and has paid
a commitment fee of US$15,000 upon
execution of the Loan Agreement.
J. Scott Drever, CEO stated, "We
currently have approximately US$1.3
million in cash and estimate US$0.6
million left to spend before initial gold production. This
loan facility is meant to help financially de-risk the plant
startup for any unforeseen challenges and can be used for planned
Eagle Mountain optimization and expansion capital in
2016."
Mitan Holdings is a company controlled and directed by a
director of Goldsource. The director together with Mitan
Holdings, control approximately 12.5% of the outstanding shares of
Goldsource. The Loan is considered to be a "related party
transaction" within the meaning of TSX-V Policy 5.9 and
Multilateral Instrument 61-101. The Company is relying on
exemptions from the valuation and minority shareholder requirements
of MI 61-101.
The Qualified Person under National Instrument 43-101
Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects for this news
release is N. Eric Fier, CPG, P.Eng,
Chief Operating Officer for Goldsource, who has reviewed and
approved its contents.
ABOUT GOLDSOURCE MINES INC.
Goldsource Mines Inc.
(www.goldsourcemines.com) is a Canadian resource company that is
progressing its advanced-stage, 100%-owned Eagle Mountain Gold
Project in Guyana towards initial
staged production in 2015. Goldsource is led by an experienced
management team, proven in making exploration discoveries and
achieving construction completion on time and
on-budget.
Ioannis (Yannis)
Tsitos
President
Goldsource Mines Inc.
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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This
news release contains "forward-looking statements" within the
meaning of Canadian securities legislation. Such forward‑looking
statements concern Goldsource's strategic plans and expectations in
the PEA for the development of the Eagle Mountain Gold Project; the
amount of future production of gold over any period; cash operating
costs per ounce of gold; life of mine; estimated pre-production
cost; the Company's ability to commission Phase I production in
2015; and the additional drilling plans for 2016. Such
forward‑looking statements or information are based on a number of
assumptions, which may prove to be incorrect. Assumptions have been
made regarding, among other things: conditions in general economic
and financial markets; ability to realize the PEA and develop and
finance the project; accuracy of the interpretations and
assumptions used in calculating inferred mineral resource
estimates; availability of mining equipment; availability of
skilled labour; timing and amount of capital expenditures;
performance of available laboratory and other related services; and
future operating costs. The actual results could differ materially
from those anticipated in these forward‑looking statements as a
result of the risk factors including: the timing and content of
work programs; results of exploration activities and development of
mineral properties; the interpretation of drilling results and
other geological data; the uncertainties of resource estimations;
uncertainty as to actual capital costs, operating costs, production
and economic returns at the Eagle Mountain Gold Project;
reliance on the PEA; and general market and industry conditions.
Forward-looking statements are based on the expectations and
opinions of the Company's management on the date the statements are
made. The assumptions used in the preparation of such statements,
although considered reasonable at the time of preparation, may
prove to be imprecise and, as such, readers are cautioned not to
place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which
speak only as of the date the statements were made. The Company
undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking
statements included in this news release if these beliefs,
estimates and opinions or other circumstances should change, except
as otherwise required by applicable law.
SOURCE Goldsource Mines Inc.