G Mining Ventures to Acquire the CentroGold Project from BHP

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G Mining Ventures Corp. (GMIN) has announced an agreement to acquire the CentroGold Project in Brazil from BHP. Key highlights include:

• CentroGold contains 1.7 million ounces of indicated and 0.6 million ounces of inferred JORC-compliant gold resources
• The project covers a 1,900 km2 land package with potential for new discoveries
• GMIN will pay BHP a 1.0% NSR royalty on the first 1 million ounces produced, and 1.5% thereafter
• The acquisition adds to GMIN's project pipeline with no upfront cost
• CentroGold is viewed as an advanced-stage exploration asset with extensive work completed
• GMIN plans to redesign the project to fit current permitting and economic conditions
• The transaction is expected to close in Q1 2025, subject to approvals

This acquisition aligns with GMIN's strategy of acquiring undervalued assets and growing into a multi-asset gold company.

Positive

• Acquisition of CentroGold Project with 2.3 million ounces of JORC-compliant gold resources
• Large 1,900 km2 land package with exploration upside
• No upfront acquisition cost, only future royalty payments
• Potential for long-term growth following Tocantinzinho and Oko West projects
• Increases GMIN's total gold resource base significantly

Negative

• Project requires redesign to meet current permitting and economic conditions
• Development timeline unclear as GMIN prioritizes other projects
• Future royalty payments to BHP may impact project economics

Insights

Financial Analyst

This acquisition marks a significant strategic move for G Mining Ventures. The CentroGold Project adds 2.3 million ounces of JORC-compliant gold resources to GMIN's portfolio, substantially increasing their total resource base. The deal structure, with no upfront cost and a royalty payment, is financially prudent and allows GMIN to conserve cash for development.

The project's potential for a 10-year mine life with average annual production of 100,000 to 120,000 ounces of gold is promising. However, investors should note that GMIN plans to redesign the project, which could alter these projections. The acquisition aligns with GMIN's growth strategy but may not impact near-term financials as it's positioned as a long-term growth asset.

Overall, this deal enhances GMIN's project pipeline and diversifies its portfolio, potentially reducing risk for investors. However, the true value will depend on GMIN's ability to efficiently develop and operate the project.

Mining Industry Expert

The acquisition of CentroGold significantly bolsters GMIN's position in the gold mining sector. The project's 1,900 km² land package with multiple identified gold targets presents substantial exploration upside. The existing resource occupying only 8% of the total land suggests considerable potential for future discoveries and resource expansion.

The project's location in Brazil's Gurupi Gold Belt is advantageous, as GMIN already has operational experience in the country with its Tocantinzinho Gold Mine. This familiarity with local regulations and stakeholders could expedite development processes.

However, investors should be aware that redesigning the project "from first principles" may lead to timeline extensions and potential changes in project economics. The focus on updating to NI 43-101 standards is important for transparency and could impact resource estimates.

Market Research Analyst

This acquisition positions GMIN as an emerging multi-asset gold producer, potentially attracting more investor attention. The company's growth from 2.1 million ounces to 8.1 million ounces of measured and indicated resources in 2024 is impressive and could lead to a re-rating of the stock.

The gold market outlook remains favorable, with geopolitical uncertainties and inflation concerns supporting prices. GMIN's expanded portfolio, now including producing, development and exploration assets, offers a balanced risk profile that may appeal to a broader range of investors.

However, the market's reaction will depend on GMIN's execution. The company must demonstrate its ability to manage multiple projects effectively and deliver on its growth strategy. The lack of upfront costs for CentroGold is positive, but future capital requirements for development could impact GMIN's financial position.

• GMIN to acquire the CentroGold Project in Brazil's prospective Gurupi Gold Belt from BHP
• CentroGold contains 1.7 million ounces of indicated and 0.6 million ounces of inferred JORC-compliant gold resource that is open for expansion in all directions and at depth
• District-scale land package comprises 47 tenements covering ~1,900 km² and offers potential for multiple new discoveries
• CentroGold to provide long-term growth following Tocantinzinho ramp-up and Oko West development
• Accretive transaction adds to GMIN's project pipeline with no upfront cost

BROSSARD, QC, Sept. 9, 2024 /PRNewswire/ - G Mining Ventures Corp. ("GMIN" or the "Corporation") (TSX: GMIN) (OTCQX: GMINF) is pleased to announce that it has entered into a purchase and sale agreement to acquire tenements in the Gurupi Gold Belt from wholly-owned subsidiaries of BHP Group Limited ("BHP") (ASX: BHP, NYSE: BHP, LSE: BHP, JSE: BHG). This includes the CentroGold Project ("CentroGold" or the "Project"). In consideration for the acquisition, GMIN will grant BHP a 1.0% NSR royalty on the first 1 million ounces of gold produced at the tenements and a 1.5% NSR royalty on gold production thereafter (the "Transaction").

CentroGold is in the state of Maranhão, located in northern Brazil, and comprises 47 tenements encompassing ~1,900 square kilometers ("km²"). The Project hosts multiple identified gold targets along a +80 km mineralized trend, including the Blanket, Contact and Chega Tudo open pit deposits, which currently host 2.3 million ounces of JORC-compliant gold resources and remain open for expansion. In July 2019, Oz Minerals Limited ("Oz Minerals"), which was later acquired by BHP in 2023, released a pre-feasibility study on the Blanket and Contact deposits. The pre-feasibility study envisioned a 10-year mine life with an average annual gold production of 100,000 to 120,000 ounces per year, with 190,000 to 210,000 ounces of gold per year in the first two years of production.

GMIN views the Project as an advanced-stage exploration asset with extensive exploration and engineering work completed to date, which includes over 135,000 meters of exploration core drilling. The Project's size, scope, and development timeline will be redesigned to suit GMIN's long-term growth plans, ensuring resources are allocated in line with our strategy of maximizing value for all stakeholders. GMIN intends to build on CentroGold's existing geologic model and redesign the Project from first principles to better fit today's new permitting requirements and economic environment. Shortly after the Transaction's closing, GMIN plans to update the JORC-compliant gold resource to meet National Instrument 43-101 – Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects ("NI 43-101"). The current corporate priorities that will take precedence are ramping up the Tocantinzinho Gold Mine in Brazil to nameplate capacity and advancing the Oko West Gold Project in Guyana toward a construction decision in H2-25.

Louis-Pierre Gignac, President & Chief Executive Officer, commented: "We are excited to acquire another prospective project and begin to grow into the multi-asset growth company we always envisioned to become. CentroGold boasts an attractive starting resource base on a large land package that covers ~1,900 km² with significant exploration upside, located within a proven geological belt. This acquisition rounds out a high-quality portfolio of gold assets, which includes a producing mine in Tocantinzinho, a development project in Oko West, and a high-potential exploration project in CentroGold. I believe this cash-flowing and high-growth portfolio offers our shareholders tremendous opportunity for value creation."

Dušan Petković, Senior Vice President, Corporate Strategy, commented: "The acquisition of CentroGold perfectly aligns with our strategy of acquiring high-quality, undervalued assets that GMIN is uniquely qualified to unlock. 2024 has been a transformational year for GMIN, headlined by two acquisitions that have grown our gold resource base from 2.1 million ounces measured and indicated to 8.1 million ounces, and from 50 thousand inferred to 2.2 million ounces, creating an exciting pipeline of near-term and longer-dated growth projects. Looking forward, we are excited to demonstrate and realize our asset base's immense potential."

CentroGold Highlights

• High-quality resource base open for expansion – 1.7 million ounces of indicated and 0.6 million ounces of inferred JORC-compliant gold resource across three open pit deposits that are open for expansion
• Large prospective land package – ~1,900 km² land package with multiple identified gold targets, which remain under-explored, with existing resource occupying only ~8% of the total land package
• District-scale potential – Property encompasses +80 km mineralized trend covering +80% of the total prospective Gurupi geological province
• Opportunity for tier 1 project – A pre-feasibility study was completed by Oz Minerals in July 2019 that outlines the potential for a compelling initial project with high operating margin and return
• Leverages GMIN's expertise – GMIN's management team is ideally positioned to unlock CentroGold's value, leveraging in-country and global community engagement experience to advance Project permitting
• Fortifies GMIN Growth Pipeline – Ideally sequenced to provide long-term growth following Tocantinzinho ramp-up, brownfield exploration, and Oko West development and construction

Blanket & Contact Reserve & Resource Estimate

	Tonnage	Grade	Contained
Reserve & Resource Estimate	(000 t Material)	(g/t Au)	(000 oz Au)
Proven & Probable Reserves	20,000	1.7	1,100
Indicated Resources	21,000	1.9	1,300
Inferred Resources	7,300	1.8	410
Total Resources	28,300	1.9	1,710
Note: (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)

Chega Tudo Resource Estimate

	Tonnage	Grade	Contained
Resource Estimate	(000 t Material)	(g/t Au)	(000 oz Au)
Indicated Resources	8,200	1.6	425
Inferred Resources	3,100	1.5	152
Total Resources	11,300	1.6	577
Note: (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)

Transaction Summary

GMIN has agreed to purchase the CentroGold Project from BHP in exchange for a 1.0% NSR royalty on the first 1 million ounces of gold produced at the Project and 1.5% NSR on gold production thereafter.

The Transaction is expected to close in Q1-25 and is subject to customary closing conditions, including BHP receiving the appropriate approvals from the Vietnamese and Brazilian Competition bodies.

Advisors and Counsel

RBC Capital Markets is acting as financial advisor to GMIN and its Board of Directors. Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP and Mattos Filho, Veiga Filho, Marrey Jr. e Quiroga Advogados are acting as GMIN's legal advisors.

Qualified Person

Louis-Pierre Gignac, President & Chief Executive Officer of GMIN, a QP as defined in NI 43-101, has reviewed the press release on behalf of the Corporation and has approved the technical disclosure contained in this press release.

About G Mining Ventures Corp.

G Mining Ventures Corp. (TSX: GMIN) (OTCQX: GMINF) is a mining company engaged in the acquisition, exploration and development of precious metal projects to capitalize on the value uplift from successful mine development. GMIN is well-positioned to grow into the next mid-tier precious metals producer by leveraging strong access to capital and proven development expertise. GMIN is currently anchored by the Tocantinzinho Gold Project in Brazil and Oko West Project in Guyana, both mining friendly and prospective jurisdictions.

Additional Information

For further information on GMIN, please visit the website at www.gmin.gold.

Notes

1.	For details on the estimation of mineral resources and reserves, including the key assumptions, parameters and methods used to estimate the mineral resources and mineral reserves, Canadian investors should refer to the ASX JORC Code Technical Reports for CentroGold and on file at www.asx.com.au and the Oz Minerals 2020 Annual Report.
2.	See Oz Minerals December 2020 Quarterly Report Presentation.
3.	See technical report titled "Gurupi province potential strengthened on CentroGold Pre-Feasibility Study" dated July 11, 2019 and report titled "CentroGold Project Combined 'Blanket' and 'Contact' Mineral Resource as at 06 May 2019 and Ore Reserve as at 24 June 2019 Statement".
4.	See Avanco Copper Chega Tudo ASX technical report titled "CentroGold Resources Increase 45% and Exceeds 1.8 Million Ounces" dated November 13 2017.
5.	Numbers may not add due to rounding.
6.	Mineral resources which are not mineral reserves do not have demonstrated economic viability.
7.	Mineral resources are inclusive of mineral reserves.

Cautionary Statement on Forward-Looking Information

All statements, other than statements of historical fact, contained in this press release constitute "forward-looking information" and "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of certain securities laws and are based on expectations and projections as of the date of this press release. Forward-looking statements contained in this press release include, without limitation, those related to (i) GMIN closing the Transaction in Q1 2025; (ii) CentroGold's resources being open for expansion in all directions and at depth; (iii) CentroGold hosting multiple gold targets; (iv) CentroGold's prospective land package and exploration upside; (v) the conclusions of the July 2019 pre-feasibility study; (vi) GMIN's plans to allocate the CentroGold resources in line with its strategy and build on CentroGold's existing geological model to redesign it; (vii) GMIN's plans to update CentroGold's existing resource to NI 43-101 standards; (viii) GMIN's priorities to ramp up the Tocantinzinho mine to nameplate capacity and to advance Oko West toward a construction decision in H2 2025; (ix)  the quoted expectations of GMIN's President & Chief Executive Officer and those of GMIN's Senior Vice President, Corporate Strategy; and * more generally, the two tables outlining the resource estimates" as well as the sections entitled "CentroGold Highlights" and "About G Mining Ventures Corp.".

Forward-looking statements are based on expectations, estimates and projections as of the time of this press release. Forward-looking statements are necessarily based upon a number of estimates and assumptions that, while considered reasonable by the Corporation as of the time of such statements, are inherently subject to significant business, economic and competitive uncertainties and contingencies. These estimates and assumptions may prove to be incorrect. Such assumptions include, without limitation, those relating to the price of gold and currency exchange rates, those outlined in the 2019 pre-feasibility study and those underlying the items listed on the above sections entitled "CentroGold Highlights" and "About G Mining Ventures Corp.".

Many of these uncertainties and contingencies can directly or indirectly affect, and could cause, actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in any forward-looking statements. There can be no assurance that, notably but without limitation, the Corporation will (i) CentroGold will provide long-term growth and prove an accretive transaction, (ii) any of CentroGold's targets will lead to additional resources and eventually to gold production, (iii) the expected mine life and annual gold production indicated in the 2019 pre-feasibility study will materialize, (iv) GMIN's expectations regarding CentroGold, as set out in the section entitled "CentroGold Highlights" will materialize, (v) GMIN will achieve its stated objectives for Tocantinzinho and Oko West, or (vi) use TZ and Oko West to grow GMIN into the next intermediate producer, as future events could differ materially from what is currently anticipated by the Corporation. In addition, there can be no assurance that Brazil and/or Guyana will remain mining friendly and prospective jurisdictions.

By their very nature, forward-looking statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties, both general and specific, and risks exist that estimates, forecasts, projections and other forward-looking statements will not be achieved or that assumptions do not reflect future experience. Forward-looking statements are provided for the purpose of providing information about management's expectations and plans relating to the future. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements as a number of important risk factors and future events could cause the actual outcomes to differ materially from the beliefs, plans, objectives, expectations, anticipations, estimates, assumptions and intentions expressed in such forward-looking statements. All of the forward-looking statements made in this press release are qualified by these cautionary statements and those made in the Corporation's other filings with the securities regulators of Canada including, but not limited to, the cautionary statements made in the relevant sections of the Corporation's (i) Annual Information Form dated March 27, 2024, for the financial year ended December 31, 2023, and (ii) Management Discussion & Analysis. The Corporation cautions that the foregoing list of factors that may affect future results is not exhaustive, and new, unforeseeable risks may arise from time to time. The Corporation disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements or to explain any material difference between subsequent actual events and such forward-looking statements, except to the extent required by applicable law.

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FAQ

What is the CentroGold Project that GMIN (GMINF) is acquiring?

CentroGold is a gold project in Brazil's Gurupi Gold Belt, containing 1.7 million ounces of indicated and 0.6 million ounces of inferred JORC-compliant gold resources. It covers a 1,900 km2 land package with multiple gold targets along an 80 km mineralized trend.

How much is GMIN (GMINF) paying for the CentroGold acquisition?

GMIN is not paying an upfront cost for CentroGold. Instead, they will grant BHP a 1.0% NSR royalty on the first 1 million ounces of gold produced, and a 1.5% NSR royalty on gold production thereafter.

When is the CentroGold acquisition by GMIN (GMINF) expected to close?

The transaction is expected to close in Q1 2025, subject to customary closing conditions including approvals from Vietnamese and Brazilian Competition bodies.

How does the CentroGold acquisition fit into GMIN's (GMINF) overall strategy?

The acquisition aligns with GMIN's strategy of acquiring high-quality, undervalued assets. It provides long-term growth potential following the ramp-up of Tocantinzinho and development of Oko West, helping GMIN become a multi-asset growth company.