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GoGold
Provides
Outlook
for 2021
Halifax, NS
-- December 30, 2020 -- InvestorsHub NewsWire
-- GoGold
Resources Inc. (TSX: GGD) (OTCQX: GLGDF) ("GoGold",
"the Company")
is pleased
to provide an outlook
of
milestones and deliverables
for
2021.
"As we look forward to
2021, we feel the Company is on the
verge of unlocking the significant
potential
of Los
Ricos to
create value for the shareholders," Brad Langille, President
and CEO stated. "The key milestones for the
Company in 2021 will include.
-
a Preliminary
Economic Assessment at Los Ricos South in January,
-
an aggressive 100,000 metre
drill program at Los Ricos North
focussed on
discovery and,
-
an initial
mineral
resource
at Los Ricos
North in
the summer of 2021.
Parral continues to generate
strong cash flow sufficient to fund the overhead and
exploration
allowing the
Company to be a self funding junior
with
one of the
largest exploration drill programs in Mexico. With our strong balance
sheet which exceeds US$55 million in cash, we are well
funded to unlock the true value of Los Ricos."
Los Ricos
South PEA
A preliminary
economic assessment ("PEA") on the project is in the final stages
and expected to be released in January 2021. The Company
released an initial Mineral Resource
Estimate at Los Ricos South on July 29, 2020, which
included a
Measured & Indicated Mineral Resource of 63.7 million ounces
silver equivalent ("AgEq") grading 199 g/t AgEq contained in 10.0
million tonnes ("Mt"), and an inferred Resource of
19.9 million
ounces AgEq grading 190 g/t AgEq contained in 3.3 Mt. Full
details of the Mineral Resource Estimate are included in
Table 1
below.
The Company
initially acquired the Los Ricos projects in March of 2019 and
began the Los Ricos South drilling program at that time. The
Company was able to drill 222 holes totaling 33,600 metres in 15
months from the acquisition date to the Resource date at Los Ricos
South.
Table 1 –
Los Ricos South Mineral Resource Estimate
Mining
Method
|
Category
|
Tonnes
|
Average
Grade
|
Contained
Metal
|
Au
|
Ag
|
AuEq
|
AgEq
|
Au
|
Ag
|
AuEq
|
AgEq
|
|
|
(Mt)
|
(g/t)
|
(g/t)
|
(g/t)
|
(g/t)
|
(koz)
|
(koz)
|
(koz)
|
(koz)
|
Pit
Constrained5
|
Measured
|
1.1
|
1.10
|
152
|
2.84
|
249
|
39
|
5,464
|
102
|
8,917
|
Indicated
|
8.7
|
0.89
|
113
|
2.18
|
191
|
247
|
31,681
|
610
|
53,330
|
Measured &
Indicated
|
9.8
|
0.91
|
118
|
2.26
|
197
|
287
|
37,146
|
711
|
62,243
|
Inferred
|
2.3
|
0.75
|
73
|
1.58
|
138
|
56
|
5,421
|
118
|
10,296
|
Out-of-Pit6,7
|
Indicated
|
0.2
|
1.23
|
185
|
3.35
|
293
|
6
|
907
|
16
|
1,434
|
Inferred
|
0.9
|
1.21
|
209
|
3.60
|
315
|
37
|
6,360
|
110
|
9,588
|
Total
|
Measured
|
1.1
|
1.10
|
152
|
2.84
|
249
|
39
|
5,464
|
102
|
8,917
|
Indicated
|
8.8
|
0.89
|
115
|
2.20
|
193
|
253
|
32,588
|
626
|
54,765
|
Measured
& Indicated
|
10.0
|
0.91
|
119
|
2.27
|
199
|
293
|
38,053
|
728
|
63,677
|
Inferred
|
3.3
|
0.88
|
112
|
2.17
|
190
|
93
|
11,781
|
227
|
19,884
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
-
Mineral
Resources, which
are not Mineral Reserves, do not have demonstrated
economic viability. The estimate of Mineral Resources may be
materially affected by environmental, permitting, legal, title,
taxation, socio-political, marketing, or other relevant
issues.
-
The Inferred
Mineral Resource in this estimate has a lower level of confidence
than that applied to an Indicated Mineral Resource and must not be
converted to a Mineral Reserve. It is reasonably expected that the
majority of the Inferred Mineral Resource could be upgraded to an
Indicated Mineral Resource with continued exploration.
-
The Mineral
Resources in this news release were estimated in accordance with
the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum (CIM),
CIM Standards on Mineral Resources and Reserves, Definitions and
Guidelines prepared by the CIM Standing Committee on Reserve
Definitions and adopted by the CIM Council.
-
Historically mined
areas were depleted from the Mineral Resource model.
-
The pit
constrained AuEq cut-off grade of 0.43 g/t Au was derived from
US$1,400/oz Au price, US$16/oz Ag price, 93% process recovery,
US$18/tonne process and G&A cost. The constraining pit
optimization parameters were $2.00/t mineralized mining cost,
1.50/t waste mining cost and 50-degree pit slopes.
-
The out-of-pit
AuEq cut-off grade of 1.4 g/t Au was derived from US$1,400/oz Au
price, US$16/oz Ag price, 93% process recovery, $40/t mining cost,
US$18/tonne process and G&A cost. The out-of-pit Mineral
Resource grade blocks were quantified above the 1.4 g/t AuEq
cut-off, below the constraining pit shell and within the
constraining mineralized wireframes. Out–of-Pit Mineral Resources
are restricted to the Los Ricos and Rascadero Veins, which exhibit
historical continuity and reasonable potential for extraction by
cut and fill and longhole mining methods.
-
No out-of-pit
Mineral Resources are categorized as Measured.
-
AgEq and AuEq
calculated at an Ag/Au ratio of 87.5:1.
Los Ricos
North
During
2020, GoGold's exploration team
identified over 100 targets on
the Los
Ricos North properties, demonstrating the
significant
exploration
potential. The Company plans to
drill 10 of these targets as part of its 2021 drilling
program which is planned to exceed 100,000 metres of
drilling and will be one of the
largest in Mexico. The Company is working
towards completing
an Initial
Mineral
Resource Estimate
at Los Ricos North, which is expected to be released in
2021.
At Los Ricos
North, which is approximately 20km from Los Ricos South, the
Company began an exploration drilling program on the project in
March 2020. Since that time, the results of 82 drill holes
have been released at the La Trini and El Favor targets on the
project, highlights of the drilling results included Table 2
below.
Table 2 –
Highlights of Drilling
Results – Los Ricos North
Hole
ID3
|
Area
|
From
|
To
|
Length1
|
Au
|
Ag
|
AuEq2
|
AgEq2
|
|
|
(m)
|
(m)
|
(m)
|
(g/t)
|
(g/t)
|
(g/t)
|
(g/t)
|
LRGT-20-003
|
La
Trini
|
128.0
|
157.8
|
29.8
|
2.41
|
531.7
|
9.50
|
712.6
|
|
Including
|
137.5
|
142.0
|
4.5
|
12.83
|
3289.3
|
56.68
|
4,251.3
|
LRGT-20-004
|
La
Trini
|
7.3
|
36.7
|
29.4
|
1.77
|
121.7
|
3.39
|
254.1
|
|
Including
|
12.2
|
21.0
|
8.8
|
5.11
|
286.3
|
8.93
|
669.7
|
LRGT-20-011
|
La
Trini
|
12.2
|
34.7
|
22.5
|
1.37
|
158.3
|
3.49
|
261.4
|
|
including
|
13.6
|
30.7
|
17.2
|
1.80
|
194.8
|
4.39
|
329.6
|
LRGT-20-033
|
La
Trini
|
13.9
|
35.7
|
21.8
|
2.73
|
130.3
|
4.47
|
335.2
|
|
including
|
18.4
|
24.0
|
5.6
|
9.40
|
365.4
|
14.27
|
1,070.3
|
LRGT-20-037
|
La
Trini
|
34.8
|
65.8
|
31.0
|
1.50
|
94.6
|
2.76
|
207.2
|
|
including
|
38.7
|
49.8
|
11.2
|
3.67
|
165.3
|
5.87
|
440.4
|
LRGT-20-070
|
La
Trini
|
55.6
|
117.0
|
61.4
|
1.06
|
124.0
|
2.72
|
203.7
|
|
Including
|
55.6
|
69.5
|
13.9
|
4.29
|
477.1
|
10.65
|
798.9
|
|
Including
|
61.1
|
64.5
|
3.4
|
14.28
|
1694.1
|
36.87
|
2,765.3
|
LRGF-20-001
|
El
Favor
|
15.0
|
56.7
|
41.7
|
0.36
|
141.8
|
2.25
|
168.4
|
|
including
|
18.7
|
29.7
|
11.0
|
1.12
|
444.4
|
7.05
|
528.6
|
|
and
|
131.3
|
147.0
|
15.7
|
0.14
|
48.1
|
0.79
|
58.9
|
LRGF-20-006
|
El
Favor
|
41.0
|
53.0
|
12.0
|
0.20
|
95.9
|
1.48
|
110.9
|
|
including
|
44.0
|
47.4
|
3.4
|
0.53
|
271.4
|
4.15
|
311.0
|
|
and
|
70.5
|
97.5
|
27.0
|
0.97
|
113.0
|
2.47
|
185.5
|
|
including
|
76.0
|
83.3
|
7.3
|
3.35
|
349.6
|
8.01
|
601.0
|
LRGF-20-008
|
El
Favor
|
0.0
|
52.1
|
52.1
|
0.69
|
254.5
|
4.08
|
306.0
|
|
including
|
15.0
|
52.1
|
37.1
|
0.93
|
343.0
|
5.51
|
413.1
|
|
including
|
26.0
|
31.0
|
5.0
|
5.62
|
2052.0
|
32.98
|
2473.4
|
|
including
|
26.7
|
30.0
|
3.3
|
8.47
|
3039.5
|
49.00
|
3674.7
|
-
Not true
width
-
AuEq
and AqEq
converted using a
silver to gold ratio of 75:1
Concession
Consolidation
Program
Since
the
initial acquisition of the Los Ricos properties
in March 2019, as part of an ongoing
concession consolidation program, GoGold has acquired
2
new
concessions
in the South and
11 in the North. As of this press
release, there are 13 concessions at Los Ricos South and
29 at Los Ricos
North for a total of
42
concessions.
Strong
Balance Sheet
During the year,
the Company completed two bought deal financings for net proceeds
of US$53 million which significantly
strengthened the balance sheet from a net book value of US$73
million on September 30, 2019 to US$171
million on September 30, 2020,
which included cash of US$53 million as
compared to US$2 million in the prior year. The bought deal
financings also allowed additional institutional investors to join
and strengthen the Company's shareholder register.
Parral
The Company's
Parral mine, which has over eight years
of remaining mineral reserves, had a record year for production,
revenue, and cash flow. Production increased by 29% over the
previous year's record, to 2.3 million silver equivalent ounces. In
the quarter ended September 30, 2020 Parral generated US$6.5
million of free cash flow at a realized silver price of
$22.71. At current metal prices, Parral is generating
sufficient free cash flow to fund all of the Company's general and
administrative costs, and exploration costs at the Los Ricos
projects.
In July this
year, GoGold updated the remaining Mineral Reserves at Parral,
which resulted in a positive reconciliation of 14% on tonnage and
27% on silver equivalent ounces.
Environmental,
Social and Governance ("ESG")
GoGold's
wholly
owned subsidiary Grupo Coanzamex,
SA de CV, which operates the Parral project, was awarded
an ESR (Empresa
Socialmente Responsable) designation this year as a result of the ESG
processes and procedures in place at Parral. The Parral
project is
a partnership with the Municipality of Parral, as the
Company
removes
tailings
from the center
of the municipality
that
were
deposited from over 300 years of silver
mining. This provides an
environmentally friendly and economic solution to the
Municipality while also creating approximately 200 jobs in the
area.
At Los Ricos, the
Company is working with key stake holders in Jalisco,
including multiple Ejidos which own the
surface rights on the
property. The Company
signed agreements
with two Ejidos in 2020, which will ensure that the economic
benefits of the development of the projects
are shared with the communities where they are operating, in
addition to providing GoGold with the required rights to move the
projects forward.
The
Company is currently in the process of completing an ESG
report, which
will be made available on the GoGold website in 2021 after
completion. This report will provide full detail on all of
the ESG processes in place by the Company.
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at:
www.gogoldresources.com.
Technical
information contained in this news release with respect to GoGold
has been reviewed and approved by Mr. David
Duncan,
P.Geo., who is a qualified person
for the purposes of NI 43-101.
For further information please
contact:
Steve Low,
Corporate
Development
GoGold Resources
Inc.
T:
416 855
0435
Email :
steve@gogoldresources.com
Or
visit : www.gogoldresources.com
CAUTIONARY STATEMENT:
The securities
described herein have not been, and will not be, registered under
the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "U.S.
Securities Act"), or any state securities laws, and may not be
offered or sold within the United States or to, or for the benefit
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to buy of any of GoGold's securities in the United
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This news release
may contain "forward-looking information" as defined in applicable
Canadian securities legislation. All statements other than
statements of
historical fact, included in this release, including, without
limitation, statements regarding the Parral tailings
mine, the Los Ricos
South and
North projects, the timing and delivery of the
preliminary economic assessment on Los Ricos South, the delivery
and timing of the initial mineral resource on Los Ricos North, the
ability of Parral to continue to deliver free cash flow,
future
operating margins,
future production and processing, and future plans and
objectives of GoGold, constitute
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develop such information but which may prove to be incorrect,
including, but not limited to, assumptions in connection
with the
continuance of GoGold and its subsidiaries as a going concern,
general economic and market conditions, mineral prices, the
accuracy of mineral resource estimates,
and the performance of the Parral project There can be no assurance that
such information will prove to be accurate and actual results
and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in
such forward-looking information.
Important factors
that could cause actual results to differ materially from GoGold's
expectations include exploration and development risks associated
with the GoGold's projects, the failure to establish estimated
mineral resources or mineral reserves, volatility of commodity
prices, variations of recovery rates, the effects of the global
COVID-19 pandemic, and global economic
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in this release is made as of the date of this
release.