Monument Announces Closing of Transaction to Sell the Mengapur Project in Malaysia
April 08 2021 - 3:06PM
Monument Mining Limited (TSX-V: MMY and FSE: D7Q1)
(“
Monument” or the “
Company”) is
pleased to announce the closing of the Transaction with Fortress
Minerals Limited (“
Fortress”) to sell Fortress a
100% interest in its Malaysian subsidiary, Monument Mengapur Sdn
Bhd, which owns a 100% interest in the Mengapur Copper and Iron
Project (the “
Mengapur Project”).
The Mengapur Project is located in Pahang State,
approximately 75km northwest from Kuantan. The sale of the Mengapur
Project is part of Monument’s corporate restructuring to focus on
the development of their gold projects in Malaysia and Western
Australia.
Monument has received US$30 million cash
consideration in full. Under the terms of the Sale and Purchase
Agreement Monument is entitled to a royalty of 1.25% of gross
revenue on all products produced at the Mengapur Project.
A finder’s fee in the amount of US$600,000 was
paid out from the gross proceeds. The net proceeds from the
Transaction shall be used for corporate and gold projects
development.
About Monument
Monument Mining Limited (TSX-V: MMY, FSE: D7Q1)
is an established Canadian gold producer that operates the 100%
owned Selinsing Gold Mine in Malaysia. Its experienced management
team is committed to growth and is advancing several exploration
and development projects including the Mengapur Copper and Iron
Project, in Pahang State of Malaysia, and the Murchison Gold
Projects comprising Burnakura, Gabanintha and Tuckanarra in the
Murchison area of Western Australia. The Company employs
approximately 200 people in both regions and is committed to the
highest standards of environmental management, social
responsibility, and health and safety for its employees and
neighboring communities.
Cathy Zhai, President and CEOMonument Mining
LimitedSuite 1580 -1100 Melville StreetVancouver, BC V6E 4A6
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION visit the company web
site at www.monumentmining.com or contact:
Richard Cushing, MMY Vancouver — T:
+1-604-638-1661 x102 — rcushing@monumentmining.com
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subject to various risks, uncertainties and other factors that
could cause actual results or achievements to differ materially
from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements.
These risks and certain other factors include, without limitation:
risks related to general business, economic, competitive,
geopolitical and social uncertainties; uncertainties regarding the
results of current exploration activities; uncertainties in the
progress and timing of development activities; foreign operations
risks; other risks inherent in the mining industry and other risks
described in the management discussion and analysis of the Company
and the technical reports on the Company’s projects, all of which
are available under the profile of the Company on SEDAR at
www.sedar.com. Material factors and assumptions used to develop
forward-looking statements in this news release include:
expectations regarding the estimated cash cost per ounce of gold
production and the estimated cash flows which may be generated from
the operations, general economic factors and other factors that may
be beyond the control of Monument; assumptions and expectations
regarding the results of exploration on the Company’s projects;
assumptions regarding the future price of gold of other minerals;
the timing and amount of estimated future production; the expected
timing and results of development and exploration activities; costs
of future activities; capital and operating expenditures; success
of exploration activities; mining or processing issues; exchange
rates; and all of the factors and assumptions described in the
management discussion and analysis of the Company and the technical
reports on the Company’s projects, all of which are available under
the profile of the Company on SEDAR at www.sedar.com. Although the
Company has attempted to identify important factors that could
cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in
forward-looking statements, there may be other factors that cause
results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended. There can
be no assurance that such statements will prove to be accurate, as
actual results and future events could differ materially from those
anticipated in such statements. Accordingly, readers should not
place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. The Company
does not undertake to update any forward-looking statements, except
in accordance with applicable securities laws.
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