Mitchall Mines and Minerals Limited to Acquire High Quality Development Project with Large Estimated Resources in Gold

Mitchall Mines and Minerals Limited is pleased to announce an agreement with a Canadian mining company to acquire a Yukon site, currently being named Indie Pass, a high-quality development project with significant upside potential and low relative execution risk, for total fixed consideration of USD $11 million.

Mitchall Mines and Minerals Limited to Acquire High Quality Development Project with Large Estimated Resources in Gold
 In addition, Mitchall Mines and Minerals Limited will give the right to economic participation equivalent to a 1.5% net smelter return (NSR) payment and contingent consideration linked to future reserve additions.

Mitchall Mines and Minerals Limited detailed the site's potential as having:

  • Large, high-grade, near-surface resource with potential to support a low-cost, low-strip, high-return, open-pit operation.
  • Estimated indicated resource of approximately 47,000 ounces of gold and estimated inferred resource of 9,000 ounces of gold.
  • Highly continuous mineralization remains open along strike and at depth with potential for additional high-grade structures within the resource with multiple promising satellite targets.
  • Exploration and mining license in place until the end of 2037.
  • Leverages operating expertise
  • Project's favorable leach characteristics a clear strategic fit with Mitchall Mines and Minerals Limited's world-class, cold climate heap leach expertise.
  • Builds on existing regional platform
  • Aligns with project pipeline and capital priorities
  • Expect to conduct a comprehensive exploration program, complete pre-feasibility and feasibility studies within the next three years, and targeting a two-year construction period.
  • Cash transaction and NSR maintains Redleaf's strong liquidity.

"Indie Pass is an exciting high-quality development project with significant upside potential and low relative execution risk located in a location where we have extensive experience and success," said Mr. Craig Jonty-Banks, Chief Technical Officer at Mitchall Mines and Minerals Limited.

"This acquisition is an excellent fit for Mitchall Mines as it enables us to leverage our expertise on a large estimated mineral resource. The site has the potential to be a significant low-cost, low-strip, high-return operation that will strengthen our longer-term production and cash-flow profile. It is an excellent complement to our existing operations," Mr. Craig Jonty-Banks added.