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Sandstorm Gold Acquires Two NSR Royalties From Magellan Minerals
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VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - May 11, 2012) - Sandstorm Gold Ltd. ("Sandstorm" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:SSL) is pleased to announce that it has acquired from Magellan Minerals Ltd. ("Magellan") (TSX VENTURE:MNM), a 2.5% net smelter returns royalty ("NSR") on the Coringa gold project ("Coringa") and a 1.0% NSR on the Cuiu Cuiu gold project ("Cuiu Cuiu") both of which are located in Para state, Brazil. As consideration, Sandstorm will provide an upfront cash payment of US$7.5 million and will subscribe for one million shares of Magellan at a price of $0.50 per share. The share subscription is subject to approval from the TSX Venture Exchange.
As part of the agreement, Magellan has provided Sandstorm with a right of first refusal on any future royalty or gold stream financing for both the Coringa and Cuiu Cuiu projects.
"These two NSRs are on projects with existing resources and strong exploration upside in a mining friendly jurisdiction," said Sandstorm President & CEO Nolan Watson. "In addition, by receiving a right of first refusal on any streaming or royalty financings on these assets, Sandstorm is well positioned for the future."
About Coringa and Cuiu Cuiu
The Coringa gold project is located in Para State, 20 kilometres east of the BR-163 highway. Coringa is a narrow, high grade vein system extending over an eighteen kilometre strike with significant exploration upside. Magellan released a positive preliminary economic assessment on Coringa in May 2010, which is in the process of being updated, and will commence a feasibility study in the third quarter of 2012.
Cuiu Cuiu is located 180 kilometres southwest of Itaituba in northern Brazil. Exploration work has identified a series of major gold soil anomalies and Magellan anticipates conducting a drilling program during the second half of 2012 with plans to release a revised resource estimate in the first quarter of 2013. |
