Resouro Enters into Term Sheet to Acquire Peixoto Gold Project
Vancouver, September 6, 2022 - Resouro Gold Inc. (TSXV: RAU) ("Resouro" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has entered into an arm's length term sheet (the "Term Sheet") with IAMGOLD Corporation, a mining company listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange ("IAMGOLD"). The Term Sheet proposes that the Company would acquire from IAMGOLD it's option to acquire a 100% interest in the Peixoto Gold Project ("Peixoto Project") located in the State of Mato Grosso, Brazil adjacent to the town of Peixoto de Azevedo. The Peixoto Project is comprised of eight mineral processes and rights totalling approximately 52,023 hectares and is adjacent to the Company's Novo Mundo and Santa Angela gold projects in Mato Grosso, Brazil. The mineral rights are all at the initial three-year exploration period and have Partial Exploration Reports due to be filed with the Agência Nacional de Mineração, being the Brazilian National Mining Agency (the "ANM"), in August 2023.
Christopher Eager CEO and President of Resouro said, "Resouro has made substantial progress at its 100% owned Novo Mundo Gold Project since its reverse takeover on the TSX-V in April 2022. The acquisition of the Peixoto Project will increase Resouro's Novo Mundo Gold project land holding by over 310% to 68,758 ha. This is a major holding in the highly prospective Alta Floresta Belt in Mato Grosso Brazil. The package comes with numerous gold occurrences with many historic artisanal workings and recent exploration data including drilling."
The terms of the proposed transaction provide that the Company shall assume IAMGOLD's option to acquire a 100% interest in the Peixoto Project in consideration for, in part, the issuance to IAMGOLD of an aggregate of 2,314,471 common shares of the Company. Of these common shares, 1,157,236 would be issued within five (5) days from the date that application is made ("Application Date") to the ANM for the transfer of all of the mineral rights related to the Peixoto Project to the Company's wholly owned Brazilian subsidiary, ISON do Brazil Mineração Ltda. ("ISON Brazil"). An additional 1,157,235 common shares of the Company would be issued on the earlier of: (i) the date that is five (5) days from the effective assignment date of the mineral rights related to the Peixoto Project by the ANM to ISON Brazil, or (ii) the date that is six (6) months following the Application Date.
In addition to the above, the Term Sheet provides that the Company and/or ISON Brazil will assume all of the remaining obligations of IAMGOLD and its affiliates under the Exploration Authorization and Mineral Rights Assignment Promise Agreement dated September 12, 2018 between Cooperativa dos Garimpeiros do Rio Peixoto ("Coogavepe") and IAMGOLD's wholly owned Brazilian subsidiary, IAMGOLD Brazil Prospecção Mineral LTDA ("IAMGOLD Brazil"), together with three addendums dated (i) November 3, 2020, (ii) March 30, 2022, and (iii) July 26, 2022(collectively, the "Coogavepe Agreement"). Subject to satisfying certain conditions, under the terms of the Coogavepe Agreement, Coogavepe agreed to assign and transfer the mineral rights related to Peixoto Project to IAMGOLD Brazil. In consideration for the assignment and transfer of these mineral rights, IAMGOLD Brazil agreed to incur certain mineral exploration expenditures and to make certain payments to Coogavepe. The material remaining obligations under the Coogavepe Agreement to be assumed by the Company and/or ISON Brazil are as follows: (i) a payment to Coogavepe in the amount of R$750,000 (approximately CDN$187,000) on or before October 31, 2022; (ii) three monthly non-adjustable payments to Coogavepe in the amount of R$250,000 (approximately CDN$62,344) each, starting on March 31, 2023; (iii) an investment of R$3,000,000 (approximately CDN$748,130) including incurring 5,000 metres of drilling during the exploration phase up to the date of lodging of a Final Exploration Report at the ANM for at least one of the Peixoto Project mineral processes; (iv) a non-adjustable payment to Coogavepe in the amount of R$750,000 (approximately CDN$187,000) after the approval by the ANM of the first Final Exploration Report for at least one of the Peixoto Project mineral processes; (v) annual payments equivalent to 1.2 kg of gold as a advance on royalties, 12 months after the approval of a Final Exploration Report by the ANM for at least one of the mineral processes, until the date that commercial production at the Peixoto Project begins; and (vi) payment pf 1.5% net smelter royalty ("NSR") to Coogavepe on the gold extracted from the Peixoto Project. The Company shall have the option to purchase the NSR for the equivalent of 1.5% of the gold reserves reported in a JORC or a National Instrument 43-101 compliant technical report on the Peixoto Project.
The terms and conditions of the proposed transaction are expected to be set out in definitive binding agreements to be negotiated between the parties and the transaction remains subject to the approval of the TSX Venture Exchange.
The entering into of definitive agreements and the completion of the acquisition of the Peixoto Project is subject to a number of conditions precedent including, without limitation, the parties having received all necessary regulatory and third party consents, approvals, waivers and authorizations as may be required in respect of the acquisition (including, without limitation, receipt of all necessary board approvals, the approval of the TSX Venture Exchange and the consent of Coogavepe to the assignment of all remaining obligations under the Coogavepe Agreement to the Company and/or ISON Brazil). In addition, the Company shall have completed its due diligence to its sole satisfaction including, without limitation, the Company being satisfied that it will acquire good and valid title to the Peixoto Project, free and clear of all liabilities and encumbrances.
The technical content of this news release has been reviewed and approved by Marcelo Juliano de Carvalho, BSc and MSc in Geology, PhD in Regional Metalogenesis, a Director, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Geologist of the Company, and a Qualified Person as defined by National Instrument 43-101.
About Resouro Gold Inc.
Resouro is a Canadian based mineral exploration company focused on the discovery and advancement of economic mineral projects in Brazil. The Company's key exploration asset is the 100% owned Novo Mundo Gold Project in Mato Grosso, Brazil.
For further information, please contact the Company at:
Resouro Gold Inc.
Telephone: 604.377.0403
info@resouro.com
https://resouro.com
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This press release should not be considered a comprehensive summary of the proposed terms of the transaction described above. Additional information may be required and may be disseminated at a future date.
The entering into of definitive agreements is subject to a number of conditions and there can be no assurance that the definitive agreements will be entered into on the terms proposed or at all.
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