Century Global Commodities Corporation
(“
Century” or the “
Company”)
(TSX:CNT) is pleased to provide an update about its plan to spin
out the Joyce Lake DSO Iron Ore Project (the “Project”, “Joyce” or
“Joyce Lake”) to raise the necessary funding to advance the Project
towards development.
After a careful study of the various options of
a spin out, the Company has determined that the best market to spin
Joyce to is the Australian Stock Exchange (“ASX” or the “Exchange”)
given the quality and the liquidity of the Exchange, particularly
in the iron ore sector. As such, it has signed a mandate with
Empire Capital Partners (“Empire”), a Perth based corporate
advisory and investment bank to execute the spin out.
The mandate authorizes Empire to identify a
pre-IPO investor or group of investors to raise initial seed
funding in a special purpose vehicle holding 100% of Joyce
(“Pre-IPO Financing”). After this successful Pre-IPO Financing,
Empire is then mandated to be the Lead Manager of the IPO
transaction on the ASX. Customary terms and fee structure are also
covered in the mandate, and listing will be subject to all
necessary board and regulatory approvals.
“We are very pleased with the completion of this
step of going to the ASX in the spin out plan as it is a market
that understands direct-shipping iron ore projects very well.
Joyce, being such a project in a tier one jurisdiction like Canada,
is expected to perform favorably in the ASX compared to other
capital markets.” Sandy Chim, CEO of the Company commented.
The Joyce Lake DSO Iron Ore
Project
Joyce Lake, our most advanced project, is a DSO
(direct shipping ore) project in Newfoundland and Labrador, close
to the town of Schefferville, Quebec which is serviced by a rail
link directly to ocean shipping iron ore ports at Sept-Iles. A new
43km dedicated haul road will be used from the Joyce Lake project
to the rail link. It has completed feasibility and permitting
studies and can be brought to production within approximately 30
months.
Following an expenditure of more than $40
million, the Project has total proven and probable reserves of
17.72 million tonnes at 59.71% Fe based on estimates included in
the 2015 NI 43-101 Feasibility Study dated April 14, 2015 (the
“Study”).
The NI 43-101 Study contemplates an open pit
mine of 2.5 million t/a over a 7-year life-of-mine producing both
lump and fines from crushing and screening with no tailings
generated. The Study financial analysis used a base case long term
price of US$95/t, a capital cost of $259.6M and operating costs of
$58.25 FOB the port at Sept- Iles, which generated an NPV8% of
$61.4M after tax and $130.8M before tax.
The Study (page 22-8) also provides a
sensitivity analysis range of iron ore selling prices CFR China. In
the context of higher prices, compared to the US$95/t life-of-mine
price assumed in the Study, the Study table extract below shows the
impact of higher prices on valuations and returns. At US$142.5/t
(which is 50% higher than the US$95/t Study base case but still
some US$27/t below the current April 2021 selling price of
US$170/t), Joyce Lake NPV8% is $888.8M before tax. This information
should be viewed in the context of the full information presented
in the Study. The Study is available on SEDAR and was published in
April 2015.
Selling Price Variation |
0 |
+10% |
+30% |
+50% |
Base Price for 62% Fe, CFR China (US$/DMT) |
$95.00 |
$104.50 |
$123.50 |
$142.50 |
IRR before tax |
18.7% |
30.4% |
52.4% |
73.7% |
NPV (8%) before tax in C$ |
$130.8M |
$282.4M |
$585.6M |
$888.8M |
Payback before tax (year) |
4.4 |
3.2 |
2.0 |
1.5 |
Joyce Lake Mineral Reserves
The following mineral reserves estimate for
Joyce Lake DSO Project was estimated during the Study effective as
of March 2, 2015.
|
Tonnage |
Grade |
Grade |
Grade |
Grade |
Mineral Reserves |
(t) |
(%Fe) |
(%SiO2) |
(%Al2O3) |
(%Mn) |
High Grade Proven (Above 55% Fe) |
11.63 M |
61.35 |
9.16 |
0.54 |
0.84 |
Low Grade Proven (52% - 55% Fe) |
2.89 M |
53.31 |
20.70 |
0.60 |
0.70 |
High Grade Probable (Above 55% Fe) |
2.45 M |
61.50 |
9.48 |
0.50 |
0.61 |
Low Grade Probable (52% - 55% Fe) |
0.75 M |
53.09 |
21.90 |
0.58 |
0.30 |
Total Reserve (Above 52% Fe) |
17.72 M |
59.71 |
11.62 |
0.55 |
0.76 |
The strip ratio is 4.09.
Mineral resources and mineral reserves are
reported in accordance with Canadian Institute of Mining,
Metallurgy and Petroleum (CIM) definition standards for Mineral
Resources, Mineral Reserves and their Guidelines, and are compliant
with NI 43-101.
Allan (Wenlong) Gan, P. Geo, a Qualified Person
as defined by NI 43-101, has reviewed and approved the technical
information contained in this news release.
About Century
Century Global Commodities Corporation (TSX:CNT)
is primarily a resource exploration and development company with a
large portfolio of multi-billion tonne iron ore projects in Canada,
mostly discovered by its own exploration team. Century also owns
100% of the Joyce Lake Direct Shipping Ore project, its most
advanced project. It has other non-ferrous metals properties under
exploration as well as a well-established food distribution
business in Hong Kong (Century Food).
Century Food
Century Food is a subsidiary operation of the
Company which it started a few years ago and is a value-adding
marketing and distribution business of quality food products
sourced from such regions as Europe and Australia and sold in the
Hong Kong market.
For further information please
contact:
Sandy Chim, President & CEOCentury Global Commodities
Corporation416-977-3188IR@centuryglobal.ca
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