East Africa Metals (EAM-V) Aug 23, '16 is pleased to report that long time shareholder SinoTech (Hong Kong) Corporation Limited has elected to exercise 3,500,000 warrants at a price of $0.23 realizing $805,000 CDN for the Company. The exercise will bring SinoTech's total holdings to 37,788,062 or 32.1% of the Company. SinoTech is a private share company incorporated October 26, 2010, that has supported East Africa's advancement activities for a number of years.
The proceeds will be used for ongoing technical, permitting and exploration expenditures as the Company prepares to advance the Terakimti Oxide Gold Project to the development stage, and prepare the Mato Bula and Da Tambuk deposits for mine permitting.
East Africa's management anticipates an active Fall program on the development and exploration fronts as the Company looks to address corporate objectives including; completion of mine permitting, close project financing and on receipt of the mining permit initiate development for the Terakimti Oxide Gold project, the initiation of operations at Magambazi in Tanzania, and continuing to grow the Company's mineral resource base in Ethiopia through exploration and definition drilling.
The Company's current resource base in Ethiopia comprises 926,000 gold equivalent ounces in the indicated category plus 860,000 gold equivalent ounces in the inferred category (see table below and news release dated June 29, 2016) from Terakimti, Mato Bula and Da Tambuk. Exploration targets planned to be tested to continue the growth of the resource base include the VTEM09 and Mayshehagne prospects, and additional targets along the largely underexplored Mato Bula/Da Tambuk trend.
"The continued support of SinoTech as we develop our Ethiopian assets is greatly appreciated", stated Andrew Lee Smith, Company President and CEO. "East Africa Metals expects to continue to benefit from the contributions of our Beijing-based partner as we continue to advance the Harvest and Adyabo Projects".
East Africa's Mineral Resources at Harvest (Terakimti) and Adyabo Projects
| Project | | Ownership | | Resource Summary | | Adyabo 3(Indicated) | | 100% | | 446K Ounces AuEquiv | | | | Adyabo 3(Inferred) | | 100% | | 434K Ounces AuEquiv | | | | Terakimti Oxide Update 1 (Indicated) | | 70% (Permit Pending) | | 132K Ounces AuEquiv | | | | Terakimti Sulphide 2 (Indicated) | | 70% | | 348K Ounces AuEquiv | | 139M lbs CuEquiv | | Terakimti Sulphide 2 (Inferred) | | 70% | | 426K Ounces AuEquiv | | 170M lbs CuEquiv | | | | | | | | |
The resources stated above have been previously disclosed in News Releases. (Terakimti Initial Resource Estimate disclosed via news release dated January 27, 2014; effective date January 17, 2014. Terakimti Gold Oxide disclosed via news release October 27, 2015; effective date October 18, 2015. Subsequent to the release of the Terakimti Gold Oxide Resource update, a review by the resource QP identified an error in the tabulation of mineral resources. The corrected resource information was disclosed via news release on January 11, 2016. Adyabo project updated mineral resource estimate disclosed via news release dated June 14, 2016; effective date May 31, 2016).
1Terakimti Gold Oxide Resource update disclosed October 27, 2015; effective date October 18, 2015. Full mineral resource estimate disclosure can be found in the company's news release dated October 27, 2015, available at www.eastafricametals.com or at www.sedar.com. Subsequent to the release of the Terakimti Gold Oxide Resource update, a review by the resource QP identified an error in the tabulation of mineral resources. The corrected resource information was disclosed via news release on January 11, 2016. Metal prices for gold and silver are $1,300/oz and $17.50/oz, respectively.
2Terakimti Initial Resource Estimate disclosed via new release dated January 27, , 2014; effective date January 17, 2014. Full mineral resource estimate disclosure can be found on the company's website or at www.sedar.com. Metal prices for gold, silver, copper, and zinc are $1,400/oz, $25.00/oz, $3.50/lb, and $0.90/lb, respectively.
3Adyabo project updated mineral resource estimate disclosed via news release dated June 14, 2016; effective date May 31, 2016. Metal prices for gold, silver, and copper are $1,400/oz, $20.00/oz, and $3.20/lb, respectively. Metallurgical recoveries of 88.5% for gold, 87.5% for copper and 50% for silver were applied at Mato Bula and Mato Bula North. Metallurgical recoveries of 97% for gold, 72% for copper, and 50% for silver were applied at Da Tambuk.
Gold Equivalent grade calculator (Au, Ag, Cu):Au g/t + (Ag g/t*$Au/$Ag) + (Cu %*22.0462*$Cu)/($Au/31.1035)|||Gold Equivalent grade calculator (Au, Ag, Cu, Zn):Au g/t + (Ag g/t*$Au/$Ag) + (Cu %*22.0462*$Cu)/($Au/31.1035) + (Zn %*22.0462*$Zb)/($Au/31.1035)|||Copper Equivalent grade calculator (Cu, Au, Ag):Cu % + ((Au g/t*$Au)+(Ag g/t*$Ag)/(22.0462*$Cu*31.0135)|||Copper Equivalent grade calculator (Cu, Au, Ag, Zn):Cu % + ((Au g/t*$Au)+(Ag g/t*$Ag)/(22.0462*$Cu*31.0135) + Zn%*$Zn/$Cu|||31.1035 is a grams/ounce conversion factor. 22.0462 is a tonne/pound conversion factor.
About East Africa
The Company's principal assets and interests include both the 70%-owned Harvest polymetallic VMS exploration Project, which hosts the Terakimti Deposit and which covers approximately 86 square kilometres in the Tigray region of Ethiopia, 600 kilometres north-northwest of the capital city of Addis Ababa, and the Adyabo Project, hosting the Mato Bula trend Adyabo Resource, covering 225 square kilometres immediately west of the Harvest Project. The Company owns 80% of the Adyabo Project, and upon execution of a net smelter return agreement the Company will own 100% of the Adyabo Project, subject to a 2% NSR. East Africa now has mineral resources defined at both projects in Ethiopia and plans to continue to test priority targets. Additionally, the Company owns the 91 square kilometre Handeni Property located in north-eastern Tanzania. Handeni includes the Magambazi Project, a gold deposit discovered in 2009. East Africa has entered into a definitive agreement with an arm's length private exploration and development company to advance the project.
More information on the Company can be viewed at the Company's website: www.eastafricametals.com. Jeff Heidema, P.Geo., a Qualified Person under the definitions of National Instrument 43-101, has reviewed and approved the contents of this news release.
On behalf of the Board of Directors:
Andrew Lee Smith, P.Geo., CEO
For further information contact:
Nick Watters
Business Development
Telephone +1 (604) 488-0822
Email investors@eastafricametals.com
Website www.eastafricametals.com |
