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SG Spirit Gold Inc. (TSX VENTURE:SG) ("SG Spirit Gold" or the "Company") is
pleased to announce that it has entered into a letter of intent (the "Buchans
LOI") with Buchans Minerals Corporation (TSX VENTURE:BMC) ("Buchans Minerals")
with respect to the proposed sale by Buchans Minerals to SG Spirit Gold of 100%
of the of the Buchans property and Tulks North property. The Buchans property
includes the Lundberg deposit and the Tulks North property includes the Daniels
Pond deposit and a 49% interest in the Tulks Hill joint venture, all of which
are located near Buchans, Newfoundland (collectively, the "Property"). In
exchange for 100% of the Property, SG Spirit Gold will issue the number of
common shares representing 50% of the issued and outstanding capital of SG
Spirit Gold, warrants and a cash payment of $2.0 million, as more fully
described below (the "Buchans Transaction"). It is a condition of the Buchans
Transaction that at closing SG Spirit Gold will have raised $12.5 million
pursuant to a Financing (as hereinafter defined) and will have acquired the
Bobby's Pond base metal deposit from Mountain Lake Resources Inc. (TSX
VENTURE:MOA) ("Mountain Lake"). The Buchans Transaction will transform SG Spirit
Gold and merge the considerable management and financing expertise of the
Exploration Group ("EGM"), led by Mr. Mark Morabito, with the premiere base
metal assets of Buchans Minerals. The primary goal of the new company will be
the development of the Lundberg base metals deposit and consolidation and
development of other base metals deposits in the area to create a mid-tier base
metals producer in central Newfoundland.
Concurrent with the Buchans Transaction, Mountain Lake has entered into a letter
of intent (the "MOA LOI") with SG Spirit Gold to sell its 100% interest in the
Bobby's Pond base metals deposit ("Bobby's Pond"), located approximately 20
kilometres southeast of the town of Buchans, in exchange for common shares of SG
Spirit Gold, a cash payment of $100,000 and a 0.5% Net Smelter Royalty, as more
fully described below (the "MOA Transaction").
SG Spirit Gold is led by EGM, a Vancouver-based mining services company
established by Mr. Mark Morabito. "We have often considered the Buchans/Victoria
Lake VMS belts as ripe for consolidation and believe our partnership with
Buchans Minerals provides us with the cornerstone assets to achieve this.
Consolidating the PEA stage Lundberg project, as a centralized anchor asset,
together with the high-grade Daniels Pond and Bobby's Pond deposits and other
surrounding satellite deposits, is a step towards developing a future base
metals mining complex in Buchans, Newfoundland," commented Mark Morabito.
"We recognize the prospectivity of this VMS belt, host to a number of known
small VMS deposits, and believe the only viable path forward for many of these
deposits is through the creation of a camp consolidator. Our objective is to
advance the assets collectively towards feasibility while sustaining a regional
exploration program to identify additional deposits," added Adrian Bray,
President and CEO of SG Spirit Gold.
The Buchans Transaction and MOA Transaction (collectively, the "Transaction")
are subject to the execution of definitive agreements (the "Definitive
Agreements") with each of Buchans Minerals and Mountain Lake, approval of the
TSX Venture Exchange (the "Exchange"), approval of the Spirit Gold and Buchans
Minerals' shareholders and other conditions customary for a transaction of this
nature. There can be no assurance that the Transaction will be completed as
proposed or at all.
Transaction Highlights
Buchans LOI
The following are the highlights of the terms and conditions of the Buchans LOI:
Buchans Minerals is a corporation incorporated under the Federal Laws of Canada
with its head office located in Nova Scotia.
In consideration for the sale of 100% of the Property to SG Spirit Gold, upon
closing, Buchans Minerals will receive:
-- the number of common shares of SG Spirit Gold representing 50% of the
issued and outstanding capital of SG Spirit Gold, following completion
of the Financing (the "Buchans Payment Shares");
-- the number of share purchase warrants (each whole share purchase
warrant, a "Warrant") representing 1/5th of the Buchans Payment Shares.
Each Warrant will entitle Buchans Minerals to acquire one common share
of SG Spirit Gold at an exercise price that is a 33% discount to the
issue price of common shares issued pursuant to the Financing for a
period of 36 months from the date of issuance;
-- a one-time cash payment of $2.0 million ("Buchans Upfront Payment");
-- the right to nominate up to 50% of the Board of Directors of SG Spirit
Gold, subject to certain conditions; and
-- the right to participate in future financings of SG Spirit Gold, subject
to certain conditions.
In addition, SG Spirit Gold will be required to incur cumulative expenditures of
at least $7.5 million in connection with the development of the Property within
a period of 24 months from the date of the definitive agreement to be entered by
the parties upon completion of satisfactory due diligence pursuant to the
Buchans LOI (the "Buchans Definitive Agreement").
MOA LOI
The following are the highlights of the terms and conditions of the MOA LOI:
Mountain Lake is a corporation incorporated under the Laws of British Columbia
with its head office located in Nova Scotia.
In consideration for the sale of 100% of Bobby's Pond to SG Spirit Gold, upon
closing, Mountain Lake will receive:
-- the number of common shares of SG Spirit Gold representing 3.65% of the
issued and outstanding capital of SG Spirit Gold, following completion
of the Financing (the "MOA Payment Shares");
-- a one-time cash payment of $100,000 ("MOA Upfront Payment"); and
-- A 0.5% Net Smelter Royalty on production from Bobby's Pond.
Mountain Lake and SG Spirit Gold will enter into a definitive agreement upon
completion of satisfactory due diligence pursuant to the MOA LOI (the "MOA
Definitive Agreement").
Transaction Closing Conditions
Conditions precedent to the closing of the Transaction include:
-- satisfactory completion of customary due diligence within 21 days of
execution of the Buchans LOI and MOA LOI;
-- entering into the Buchans Definitive Agreement and MOA Definitive
Agreement (the "Definitive Agreements");
-- SG Spirit Gold raising gross proceeds of at least $12.5 million pursuant
to a subscription receipt financing within 110 days of the date of the
Buchans LOI;
-- SG Spirit Gold completing a consolidation of its outstanding common
shares, warrants and options on the basis of one post-consolidation
share for every two pre-consolidation shares; and
-- all necessary board, shareholder and regulatory approvals, including the
approval of the Exchange, being received.
Financing
In conjunction with, or prior to the closing of the Transaction, SG Spirit Gold
will complete a brokered private placement (the "Financing") of subscription
receipts of SG Spirit Gold ("Subscription Receipts") and flow-through
subscription receipts ("FT Subscription Receipts") for gross proceeds of at
least $12,500,000. Each Subscription Receipt will be exercisable for one unit of
SG Spirit Gold ("Unit") upon satisfaction of all conditions to the Transaction.
Each Unit will consist of one common share of SG Spirit Gold and one half of one
common share purchase warrant exercisable for 24 months. Each FT Subscription
Receipt will be exercisable for one flow-through common share of SG Spirit Gold
upon satisfaction of all conditions to the Transaction. Each flow-through common
share will consist of one common share which qualifies as a "flow-through share"
for purposes of the Income Tax Act (Canada).
Additional Information
NCP Northland Capital Partners Inc. ("NCP") having acted as Buchans Minerals'
financial advisor will be paid by Buchans Minerals a success fee of 5% of the
Buchans Upfront Payment. In addition, NCP will be entitled to receive from SG
Spirit Gold an amount of common shares of SG Spirit Gold equal to 5% of the
Buchans Payment Shares and MOA Payment Shares, an amount of Warrants equal to 5%
of the Warrants issued to Buchans Minerals, and a success fee of 5% of the MOA
Upfront Payment, subject to the approval of the Exchange.
Full details of the Transaction will be included in the Definitive Agreements
and Management Information Circular to be filed with the regulatory authorities
and mailed to SG Spirit Gold shareholders in accordance with applicable
securities laws. It is anticipated that a special meeting of shareholders of SG
Spirit Gold to approve the Transaction will be held in February 2012. The
Transaction is being conducted entirely at arm's length.
Following completion of the Transaction, SG Spirit Gold will be a fully
financed, development focused Newfoundland base metals company whose primary
objective will be the consolidation and advancement of a Buchans centred base
metal complex. SG Spirit Gold will have multiple VMS deposits hosting National
Instrument 43-101 ("NI 43-101") defined resources and several advanced stage
exploration projects, including the development stage Lundberg project and
advanced exploration stage Daniels Pond, Tulks Hill and Bobby's Pond deposits.
SG Spirit Gold intends to undergo a name change in connection with the
Transaction to reflect its new focus.
Lundberg Preliminary Economic Assessment ("PEA") Highlights:
The development stage Lundberg Project has a positive PEA completed by Wardrop
Engineering, a Tetra Tech Company (see Buchans Minerals press release dated
August 12th, 2011 for full details) which highlights are identified below. Its
important to recognize that the PEA is based on processing only the Lundberg
resource and does not include the Daniels Pond, Bobbys Pond or Tulks Hill
resources. As SG Spirit Gold moves towards completing a pre-feasibility study on
the Property, they will evaluate the Daniels Pond, Bobbys Pond and possibly
Tulks Hill as possible satellite deposits contributing to the central Lundberg
processing facility.
-- Pre-tax IRR of 43.94% and an NPV at a 6% discount rate of $217.8 million
on total life of mine ("LOM") cash-flow of $471.5 million.
-- Average operating costs for the first five years of the project are
$24.53 per tonne on net revenue of $61.76 per tonne. This translates to
a revenue to cost ratio of 2.5:1. For the 10 year LOM the average
operating costs are $23.79 per tonne on net revenue of $52.95 per tonne
for a revenue to cost ratio of 2.2:1.
-- Payback for the project is estimated at 1.4 years on initial capital of
$119.6 million and sustaining capital of $32.4 million for total capital
expenditures of $152.0 million. Capital estimates includes $10.2 million
indirect costs, $3.8 million owners costs and $19.1 million contingency.
-- Average throughput of 5,000 tonnes per day, with a stripping ratio of
3.06 to 1, producing separate zinc, copper and lead concentrates with
silver credits in both the lead concentrate and to a lesser degree the
copper concentrate.
-- Average annual production of metal in the concentrate is estimated to be
27.1 million pounds of zinc (Zn), 5.5 million pounds of copper (Cu),
16.3 million pounds of lead (Pb) and 164.1 thousand ounces of silver
(Ag).
-- The PEA is based on Inferred Mineral Resources, which are not Mineral
Reserves and do not have demonstrated economic viability. Inferred
Mineral Resources are considered too speculative geologically to have
the economic considerations applied to them that would enable them to be
categorized as Mineral Reserves and there is therefore no certainty that
the conclusions of the PEA will be realized. Mineral resources that are
not mineral reserves do not have demonstrated economic viability.
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Item Unit Base Case
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Exchange Rate Value of CND$ US$0.988
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Zinc resource grade % 1.63
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Copper resource grade % 0.40
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Lead resource grade % 0.69
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Silver resource grade g/t 5.96
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Zinc concentrate grade % 53.04
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Copper concentrate grade % 24.08
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Lead concentrate grade % 73.92
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Zinc process recovery % 66.16
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Copper process recovery % 89.33
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Lead process recovery % 78.67
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Metal Price - Zinc US$/lb 1.22
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Metal Price - Copper US$/lb 3.62
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Metal Price - Lead US$/lb 1.10
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Metal Price - Silver US$/oz 22.74
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Net Smelter Royalty % 3
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Operating Costs - Mining CAN$/tonne milled 9.23
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Operating Costs - Processing CAN$/tonne milled 12.53
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Operating Costs - G&A CAN$/tonne milled 2.03
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Total Operating Costs CAN$/tonne milled 23.79
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Total Capital CAN$ million 152.0
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Life of Mine Cash Flow CAN$ million 471.5
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Pre-Tax IRR % 43.94
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Pre-Tax NPV @ 6% CAN$ million 217.8
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Pre-Tax NPV @ 8% CAN$ million 186.4
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Life of Mine Years 10
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Payback Period Years 1.4
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Summary of National Instrument 43-101 Resources:
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(1) Lundberg & Engine House (100% BMC) 1% Combined Zn+Pb+Cu Cut-Off
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Category Tonnes % Zn % Pb % Cu Ag g/t Au g/t
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Inferred 22,210,000 1.62 0.69 0.38 5.81 -
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(2) Daniels Pond (100% BMC) 2.0% Zn Cut-Off
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Tonnes % Zn % Pb % Cu Ag g/t Au g/t
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Indicated 929,000 5.13 2.50 0.34 101.40 0.63
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Inferred 332,000 4.61 2.13 030 85.86 0.53
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(3) Tulks Hill (approx. 49% BMC) 1.1% Cu Equivalent Cut-Off (combined
resource estimates above & below Adit)
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Tonnes % Zn % Pb % Cu Ag g/t Au g/t
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Indicated 431,000 3.97 1.61 0.89 35.09 1.17
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(4) Bobby's Pond (100% Mountain Lake Resources) 1.1% Cu Equivalent Cut-Off
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Tonnes % Zn % Pb % Cu Ag g/t Au g/t
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Indicated 1,095,000 4.61 0.44 0.86 16.6 0.2
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Inferred 1,177,000 3.75 0.27 0.95 10.95 0.06
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(1) Lundberg Deposit Mineral Resource Estimate. Preliminary Economic
Assessment on the Lundberg and Engine House Deposits, Newfoundland, Canada.
Prepared for Buchans Minerals Corporation by Daniel Coley, P.Eng., Daniel
Gagnon, P.Eng., Mike McLaughlin, P.Eng., Peter Webster, P.Geo., Doug Ramsey,
R.P. Bio. (BC), Tetra Tech Wardrop. Effective Date: August 11, 2011.
Resource Estimate modified from an Inferred Mineral Resource Estimate
disclosed in: Technical Report on the Mineral Resource Estimate for the
Lundberg and Engine House deposits Buchans Area, Newfoundland, Canada.
Prepared for Buchans Minerals Corporation by Peter C. Webster, B.Sc.,
P.Geo., P. James F. Barr, B.Sc., Mercator Geological Services Limited.
Effective Date: November 3, 2008.
(2) Daniels Pond Deposit Mineral Resource Estimate. Technical Report on the
Daniels Pond Deposit and Property Holdings of Royal Roads Corp. Red Indian
Lake Area, Newfoundland, Canada. Prepared for Royal Roads Corp. by Peter C.
Webster, B.Sc., P.Geo., P. James F. Barr, B.Sc., and Raphael Cavalcanti de
Albuquerque, B.Sc., Mercator Geological Services Limited. Effective Date:
April 29th, 2008.
(3) Tulks Hill Deposit Mineral Resource Estimate. Technical Report on the
Tulks Hill Cu-Zn Project, Newfoundland Canada. Prepared for the Tulks Hill
Joint Venture between Prominex Resources Corp (Operator) and Buchans River
Limited, by Hrayr Agnerian, M.Sc. (Applied), P.Geo., Scott Wilson Roscoe
Postle Associates Inc. Effective Date: July 22, 2008. Resource estimate uses
a minimum 2 metre horizontal thickness of mineralization and is a sum of
mineral resources within the T3 Lens of the Tulks Hill Deposit located above
and below an existing adit.
(4) Bobby's Pond Deposit Mineral Resource Estimate. Technical Report on the
Bobby's Pond Cu-Zn Deposit, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Prepared for
Mountain Lake Resources Inc., by Hrayr Agnerian, M.Sc. (Applied), P.Geo.,
Scott Wilson Roscoe Postle Associates Inc. Effective Date: July 31, 2008.
Completion of the Transaction is subject to a number of conditions, including
Exchange acceptance and disinterested shareholder approval. The transaction
cannot close until the required shareholder approval is obtained. There can be
no assurance that the transaction will be completed as proposed or at all.
Investors are cautioned that, except as disclosed in the Management Information
Circular to be prepared in connection with the Transaction, any information
released or received with respect to the Transaction may not be accurate or
complete and should not be relied upon. Trading in the securities of SG Spirit
Gold should be considered highly speculative.
The Exchange has in no way passed upon the merits of the proposed transaction
and has neither approved nor disapproved the contents of this press release.
Qualified Person
Adrian Bray, P.Geo., President & CEO of SG Spirit Gold and a Qualified Person as
defined by NI 43-101, has reviewed and approved the technical information
contained in this news release.
To the best of the SG Spirit Gold's knowledge, information, and belief, there is
no new material scientific or technical information that would make the
disclosure of the mineral resource estimates in this news release or results of
the PEA inaccurate or misleading.
About SG Spirit Gold:
SG Spirit Gold is a Vancouver-based resource company in the business of
acquiring and advancing Canadian mineral properties prospective for precious
metals and base metals. The Company's management team and Board have extensive
experience and success in the resource industry.
About the Exploration Group
The Exploration Group ("EGM") is a Canadian company that provides
administrative, management, geological, regulatory, tax, corporate development
and investor relations services to mining companies throughout North America.
EGM specializes in identifying, funding, developing and managing resource-based
opportunities, with a special interest on the junior mining sector. With an
office that is fully Sarbanes-Oxley compliant, EGM is vertically integrated with
in-house geology, legal and corporate finance departments. EGM is focused on
enhancing value to its growing portfolio of noteworthy public mining companies
including SG Spirit Gold Inc., Alderon Iron Ore Corp., Crosshair Energy
Corporation, Excelsior Mining Corp, Logan Resources Ltd. and Ridgemont Iron Ore
Corp.
About Buchans Minerals:
Buchans Minerals is an Atlantic Canada based resource company that has been
focused on exploring and developing base metal properties in the historic
Buchans mining camp in central Newfoundland, Canada. Should shareholders approve
the Transaction, the Company's focus will then shift to exploration and
development of its other projects, including its 100% owned Woodstock manganese
project in western New Brunswick, Canada.
ON BEHALF OF THE SG BOARD
Adrian Bray, President & CEO
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
Information set forth in this news release may involve forward-looking
statements under applicable securities laws. Forward-looking statements are
statements that relate to future, not past, events. In this context,
forward-looking statements often address expected future business and financial
performance, and often contain words such as "anticipate", "believe", "plan",
"estimate", "expect", and "intend", statements that an action or event "may",
"might", "could", "should", or "will" be taken or occur, or other similar
expressions. All statements, other than statements of historical fact, included
herein including, without limitation; statements about the terms and completion
of the Transaction, the Financing and the potential of the properties, including
the details of the Lundberg PEA are forward-looking statements. By their nature,
forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and
other factors which may cause our actual results, performance or achievements,
or other future events, to be materially different from any future results,
performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking
statements. Such factors include, among others, the following risks: the need
for additional financing; operational risks associated with mineral exploration;
requirement to obtain shareholder approval; failure to execute the Definitive
Agreements fluctuations in commodity prices; title matters; environmental
liability claims and insurance; reliance on key personnel; the potential for
conflicts of interest among certain officers, directors or promoters with
certain other projects; the absence of dividends; competition; dilution; the
volatility of our common share price and volume and the additional risks
identified the management discussion and analysis section of our interim and
most recent annual financial statement or other reports and filings with the
Exchange and applicable Canadian securities regulations. Forward-looking
statements are made based on management's beliefs, estimates and opinions on the
date that statements are made and SG Spirit Gold undertakes no obligation to
update forward-looking statements if these beliefs, estimates and opinions or
other circumstances should change, except as required by applicable securities
laws. Investors are cautioned against attributing undue certainty to
forward-looking statements.
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