SolGold PLC Announces Cascabel Pre-Feasibility Study Update
SolGold announced a delay in the release of the Pre-Feasibility Study (PFS) for its Cascabel project in Ecuador, following the appointment of new CEO Darryl Cuzzubbo, effective December 1, 2021. The delay will allow for the evaluation of various assumptions affecting the PFS, including potential upside options such as earlier underground access and mine optimizations. The company expects the well-advanced PFS to reinforce its expectations of a robust project value. Further updates on the PFS completion will be shared at the upcoming AGM on December 15, 2021.
- Anticipated PFS is expected to support a robust project value.
- Evaluation of upside options may enhance project economics.
- Delay in PFS release may cause uncertainty among investors.
BISHOPSGATE, UK / ACCESSWIRE / November 23, 2021 / The Board of Directors of SolGold (LSE & TSX:SOLG) wishes to provide an update regarding progress of the Pre-Feasibility Study ("PFS") with respect to the Cascabel project in northern Ecuador.
With the recent appointment of a new CEO and MD Darryl Cuzzubbo starting on 1st December 2021, SolGold has determined to delay the release of the PFS. This will enable confirmation of various assumptions impacting the PFS, including whether what are currently considered as upside options should in fact be further evaluated and incorporated as part of the PFS base case so as to provide a more indicative and robust value of the Cascabel project. Upside options under review include earlier underground access, mine and mill optimisations, extending Cascabel Resources, hydroelectric power, among others, offering further optionality and potential for improved economics.
Subject to the determination on the above assumptions, the PFS is well progressed and SolGold anticipates that it will support management's expectations of a robust and prospective project.
An update on when the PFS is expected to be completed will be provided at the upcoming AGM on 15th December 2021.
By order of the Board
Dennis Wilkins
Company Secretary
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ABOUT SOLGOLD
SolGold is a leading resources company focussed on the discovery, definition and development of world-class copper and gold deposits. In 2018, SolGold's management team was recognised by the "Mines and Money" Forum as an example of excellence in the industry and continues to strive to deliver objectives efficiently and in the interests of shareholders. SolGold is aggressively exploring the length and breadth of this highly prospective and gold-rich section of the Andean Copper Belt which is currently responsible for c40% of global mined copper production.
The Company operates with transparency and in accordance with international best practices. SolGold is committed to delivering value to its shareholders, while simultaneously providing economic and social benefits to impacted communities, fostering a healthy and safe workplace and minimizing the environmental impact.
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About Cascabel and Alpala
The Alpala deposit is the main target in the Cascabel concession, located on the northern section of the heavily endowed Andean Copper Belt, the entirety of which is renowned as the base for nearly half of the world's copper production. The project area hosts mineralisation of Eocene age, the same age as numerous Tier 1 deposits along the Andean Copper Belt in Chile and Peru to the south. The project base is located at Rocafuerte within the Cascabel concession in northern Ecuador, an approximately three-hour drive on sealed highway north of the capital Quito, close to water, power supply and Pacific ports.
Having fulfilled its earn-in requirements, SolGold is a registered shareholder with an unencumbered legal and beneficial
SolGold's Regional Exploration Drive
SolGold is using its successful and cost-efficient blueprint established at Alpala, and Cascabel generally, to explore for additional world class copper and gold projects across Ecuador. SolGold is a large and active concessionaire in Ecuador.
The Company wholly owns four other subsidiaries active throughout the country that are now focussed on a number of high priority copper and gold resource targets, several of which the Company believes have the potential, subject to resource definition and feasibility, to be developed in close succession or even on a more accelerated basis compared to Alpala.
SolGold is listed on the London Stock Exchange and Toronto Stock Exchange (LSE/TSX: SOLG). The Company has on issue a total of 2,293,816,433 fully paid ordinary shares and 34,250,000 share options.
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