Fronteer Gold Enters Into Agreement to Sell Its Uranium Assets to Paladin Energy
17 Dicembre 2010 - 11:30AM
Marketwired
Fronteer Gold Inc. (TSX: FRG)(NYSE Amex: FRG) announces today it
has entered into an Asset Sale Agreement under which Paladin Energy
Ltd. (ASX: PDN)(TSX: PDN) will acquire 100% of the uranium assets
of Aurora Energy Resources Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of
Fronteer Gold.
Under the terms of the Agreement, Fronteer Gold will receive
52.1 million common shares of Paladin valued at C$260.87 million,
calculated using the recent five-day volume weighted average price
of Paladin common shares on the TSX. Upon closing, Fronteer Gold
will be the largest Paladin shareholder at approximately 6.7%.
Closing of the transaction is expected in the first quarter 2011
and remains subject to applicable regulatory approvals, including
approval of the TSX.
This transaction is consistent with Fronteer Gold's stated goal
of becoming a significant gold producer in Nevada, and allows
management to focus time and resources on advancing the company's
recently consolidated flagship Long Canyon project and wholly owned
Northumberland project.
"This transaction crystallizes significant value for Fronteer
Gold's uranium assets," says Mark O'Dea, President and CEO of
Fronteer Gold. "Paladin is uniquely positioned to advance Aurora's
Michelin Project by virtue of their demonstrated development
skills, excellent financial strength and strong track record of
social and environmental stewardship in communities in which they
operate. With this world-class project added to their development
pipeline, we believe Paladin will have one of the most exciting
production growth profiles in the uranium industry. This
transaction gives us the option of maintaining exposure to the
uranium price through a meaningful shareholding in a high-quality,
diversified uranium producer. Ultimately, this capital will be
deployed to build out our Nevada gold projects, leaving our company
in an exceptionally strong strategic and financial position."
John Borshoff, Managing Director and CEO of Paladin comments:
"We welcome Fronteer Gold as our largest shareholder and
acknowledge the quality of work completed moving Aurora's uranium
assets forward. Paladin remains one of the few independent global
uranium producers and this acquisition provides geographic
diversification and a world-class asset located in Canada, a leader
in global uranium production. Paladin plans to advance these assets
in accordance with our communicated growth strategies, thus
benefiting all shareholders, customers and the stakeholders of
Nunatsiavut, Newfoundland and Labrador."
ABOUT FRONTEER GOLD
We intend to become a significant gold producer. Our future
potential production platform includes our Long Canyon, Sandman and
Northumberland projects - all located in Nevada. We also have a 40%
interest in Halilaga, an emerging copper-gold porphyry deposit in
northwestern Turkey. For further information on Fronteer Gold,
visit www.fronteergold.com.
Except for the statements of historical fact contained herein,
certain information presented constitutes "forward-looking
statements" within the meaning of the United States Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking
statements, including but not limited to, those with respect to
potential expansion of mineralization, potential size of
mineralized zone, potential type of mining operation and timing and
size of exploration and development programs involve known and
unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the
actual results, performance or achievement of Fronteer Gold to be
materially different from any future results, performance or
achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking
statements. Such factors include, among others, risks related to
the actual results of current exploration activities, conclusions
of economic evaluations, uncertainty in the estimation of ore
reserves and mineral resources, changes in project parameters as
plans continue to be refined, future prices of gold and silver,
environmental risks and hazards, increased infrastructure and/or
operating costs, labor and employment matters, and government
regulation and permitting requirements as well as those factors
discussed in the section entitled "Risk Factors" in Fronteer Gold's
Annual Information form and Fronteer Gold's latest Form 40-F on
file with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission in
Washington, D.C. Although Fronteer Gold has attempted to identify
important factors that could cause actual results to differ
materially, there may be other factors that cause results not to be
as anticipated, estimated or intended. There can be no assurance
that such statements will prove to be accurate as actual results
and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in
such statements. Fronteer Gold disclaims any intention or
obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements,
whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on
forward-looking statements.
NEWS RELEASE 10-44
Contacts: Fronteer Gold Mark O'Dea President & CEO
604-632-4677 or Toll Free 1-877-632-4677 Fronteer Gold John Dorward
VP, Business Development 604-632-4677 or Toll Free 1-877-632-4677
Fronteer Gold Patrick Reid Senior Director, Institutional Marketing
604-632-4677 or Toll Free 1-877-632-4677 info@fronteergold.com
www.fronteergold.com
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