Kenieba Goldfields Ltd.: Options to Acquire 70% Interest in Mali Gold Properies
02 Dicembre 2010 - 2:23AM
Marketwired
Kenieba Goldfields Ltd. (TSX VENTURE: KEN) is pleased to announce
that it has entered into four (4) option agreements to acquire up
to a 70% interest in each of the following properties in Mali, West
Africa.
Balankomana property
The property is located within the Kangaba region of Mali. It
has a total area of approximately 149 km(2). Four major gold target
areas and a number of lesser targets have been outlined on the
Balankomana concession. The target areas are outlined by soil
geochemical anomalies. The gold mineralization in found in quartz
veins in metasediments with intense hydrothermal alteration with
structural controls in Birimian age rocks. A maximum value of 7.76
g/t gold was returned from pit sampling.
Diban property
The property is located within the Sikasso region of Mali. It
has a total area of approximately 96 km(2).The gold mineralization,
on the Diban concession, is related to a sulphide bearing formation
containing quartz veins and veinlets in a shear zone hosted in a
granodiorite intrusive of Birimian age. A gold geochemical anomaly
measuring 1,500 meters by 1,500 meters has outlined the highest
priotity target. Previous diamond drilling returned a high
intercept of 5.50 g/t gold over one meter and the widest intercept
was 1.1 g/t gold over 11 meters.
Diban North property
The property is located within the Sikasso region of Mali It has
a total area of approximately 143 km(2).The gold mineralization, on
the Diban North concession, is related to a sulphide bearing
formation containing quartz veins and veinlets in a shear zone
hosted in a granodiorite intrusive of Birimian age. Previous work
on the property returned gold values as high as 12.5 g/t gold in
samples from pitting and as high as 31.16 g/t gold over 1.0 meter
in a diamond drill hole.
Kouroufing property
The property is located within the Kenieba region of Mali. It
has a total area of approximately 101 km(2). The Kouroufing
concession contains the Kouroufing and the Kome gold zones. At the
Kouroufing, gold mineralization is found in a silica-carbonaceous
stockwork containing sulphides in a microdiorite of Birimian age.
Previous work included RAB (Rotary Air Blasting) drilling, which
returned a best value of 12.2 g/t gold over 4 meters. The Kome gold
zone is a 1,700 meter long gold geochemical anomaly. Gold
mineralization is found in quartz veining in a biotite-sericite
altered host rock. Selected samples grading up to 500 g/t gold were
collected from smoky quartz containing visible gold. The highest
value returned from RAB drilling, was 2.50 g/t gold over 4
meters.
Under the terms of each of the option agreements, Kenieba must
make aggregate cash payments of US$300,000, an issue of 2,000,000
common shares of the Company and to incur a total of US$750,000 on
exploration work on each of the Mali properties.
Cash payment schedule:
i. US$75,000 within 5 business day of Exchange Approval;
ii. US$75,000 on or before the first anniversary of Exchange Approval;
iii.US$75,000 on or before the second anniversary of Exchange Approval; and
iv. US$75,000 on or before the third anniversary of Exchange Approval.
Shares payment schedule:
i. 500,000 shares within 5 business days of Exchange Approval;
ii. 500,000 shares on or before the first anniversary of Exchange Approval;
iii.500,000 shares on or before the second anniversary of Exchange Approval;
and
iv. 500,000 shares on or before the third anniversary of Exchange Approval.
Exploration expenditures:
i. US$125,000 on or before the first anniversary of Exchange Approval;
ii. a further US$250,000 on or before second anniversary of Exchange
Approval; and
iii.a further US$375,000 on or before second anniversary of Exchange
Approval.
The vendor retains a 1-per-cent net smelter return royalty on
the Diban North property. After vesting, a joint venture will be
formed to further develop the property. These agreements are
subject to receipt of TSX Venture Exchange approval for this
transaction. The maximum allowable finder's fee shall be paid in
shares and cash with regard to the value derived from the
Agreements as per the TSX Venture Exchange's policy guidelines.
Mali is currently the third largest gold producer in Africa
after South Africa and Ghana. Gold production in Mali was 53.7
tonnes in 2009. The prospective Birimian rocks of Mali host the
13.1 million ounce Sadiola gold deposit (Iamgold-Anglogold) and the
4.3 million ounce Loulo gold deposit (Randgold) in western Mali;
and the 11 million ounce Morila gold deposit (Randgold-Anglogold)
and 5 million ounce Syama gold deposit (Resolute) in southern Mali.
The Birimian rocks, in nearby Ghana, have produced in excess of 120
million ounces of gold.
Technical information in this news release has been reviewed and
prepared by Mike Magrum, P.Eng., Director and Qualified Person as
defined in NI 43-101 for Kenieba.
KENIEBA GOLDFIELDS LTD.
Simon Tam, Director
This news release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the
solicitation of an offer to buy securities in any jurisdiction.
Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services
Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX
Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or
accuracy of this press release.
Contacts: Kenieba Goldfields Ltd. Simon Tam Director
604-668-5992 604-871-9926 (FAX)
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