Sabre Gold Mines Corp. (TSX: SGLD, OTCQB: SGLDF)
(“Sabre Gold” or the “Company”) is very pleased to announce a key
appointment to its management team as well as a project financing
and project update for its 100% owned Copperstone gold project
located in Arizona, United States.
Management Team Appointment
Sabre Gold is very pleased to announce that Mr.
Mike Maslowski has been appointed Vice President, Chief Operating
Officer.
Giulio Bonifacio, President & CEO stated:
“Since Mike joined our group by way of the acquisition of Golden
Predator we have been extremely pleased with his leadership and
hands on approach at both our Copperstone and Brewery Creek
projects. Mike brings a wealth of experience and with the recent
addition of Sid Tolbert, Vice President, General Manager, we have
in place a senior project team which will allow Sabre Gold to
execute its strategy of advancing both the Copperstone and Brewery
Creek projects into production in the near term.”
Mr. Maslowski is a geological engineer with a
career spanning more than 40 years of varied experience in resource
exploration and mining operations in diverse parts of the world. He
has directed grassroots exploration programs, developed properties
from exploration to production and managed mining operations. He
was the team leader for the discovery of the Diamond Hill Mine for
Pegasus Gold in the 1990’s and advanced the mine into production.
He worked for Coeur d’Alene Mines for 10 years in positions that
included Director of Exploration and Assistant General Manager for
the Palmarejo Mine in Chihuahua, Mexico. He was Vice President
Exploration and Chief Operating Officer for Golden Predator Canada.
More recently he was Technical Services Superintendent for Teck’s
underground lead-zinc Pend Oreille Mine in northeast Washington
State. Mr. Maslowski holds a B.Sc. in Geological Engineering from
Colorado School of Mines, is a Certified Professional Geologist
(CPG) with the American Institute of Professional Geologists
(AIPG), a Qualified Person (QP) as defined by National Instrument
43-101 and a member of SME.
John Galassini has stepped down from his
position as Chief Operating Officer. Sabre Gold would like to
extend its thanks to Mr. Galassini for his contributions as well as
facilitating what has been a very smooth transition to our incoming
Chief Operating Officer, Mike Maslowski. We wish John well in his
future endeavors.
Project Financing Update
Sabre Gold continues to advance discussions
regarding project debt which will allow Copperstone to advance to
production within twelve months from funding. Sabre Gold’s project
funding strategy remains focused on minimizing dilution to our
existing stakeholders. To date we are pleased with the progress
made advancing discussions with potential lenders, Star Royalties,
and our current lenders both of which are directors of the
Company.
Sabre Gold is in the enviable position of being
one of the few companies that owns a fully permitted gold project
in the American Southwest that can be advanced to production within
a very short timeline. The required restart capital remains in line
with previous estimates. In view of the existing infrastructure and
underground development the required capital is significantly lower
than what would be typically required. Existing infrastructure
includes a tailings impoundment, 600 ton per day mill, site
facilities and over 4,300 meters of underground development.
Project financing will focus on project debt as
the primary source which will minimize dilution and may include the
sale of short-term investments inclusive of proceeds from option or
warrant exercises. The Company is currently evaluating several
project debt financing alternatives and will provide a further
update as discussions advance further.
Project Status
As previously reported additional detailed
engineering and refinement were completed on the 600 ton per day
processing facility that will now incorporate a whole ore leach
process followed by Merrill-Crowe recovery and on-site refining.
Plant layout and flowsheets with associated capital and operating
cost estimates have been completed. Detailed engineering is
estimated at 70-per-cent completion with flowsheets and plant
layout complete. Concurrently, metallurgical testing is in final
stages, indicating excellent gold recovery. Final metallurgical
tests will provide data to confirm the equipment sizing and
operating costs.
In addition to the recently completed definition
drilling, a comprehensive detailed mine plan and production
schedule was completed by Mine Development Associates, Reno Nevada
that defines stopes and production areas for the first five years
of mine life which is a continuation of earlier work completed to
prepare the fully permitted mine for start-up and progression to
full production.
In addition, all capital and operating expenses
were reviewed by way of further detailed engineering and have been
incorporated into an updated discounted cash flow model. The mine
plan indicates annual production of approximately 40,000 to 45,000
ounces per annum while demonstrating favourable economics which
includes future expected conversion of additional resources based
on the open extent nature of both the Copperstone and Footwall
zones.
Due to limitations of underground development,
drilling platforms and the geometry of the gold bearing shear
zones, the Company intends to drill further as it advances
underground development ahead of the underground mining areas.
Mine rehabilitation has been completed with
significant progress made in the majority of areas that will be
mined in the first several years of mine life. Small Mines
Development were engaged and has completed 1,674 linear feet of
rehabilitation that included robust ground support and enhancement
of mine dewatering systems. The rehabilitation completes a series
of efforts to ensure safety standards and readiness for full scale
mining production.
About Sabre Gold Mines
Corp.
Sabre Gold is a diversified, multi-asset
near-term gold producer in North America which holds 100-per-cent
ownership of both the fully permitted Copperstone gold mine located
in Arizona, United States, and the Brewery Creek gold mine located
in Yukon, Canada, both of which are former producers. Management
intends to restart production at Copperstone followed by Brewery
Creek in the near term. Sabre Gold also holds other investments and
projects at varying stages of development.
Sabre Gold’s two advanced projects have
approximately 1.5 million ounces of gold in the Measured and
Indicated categories, and approximately 1.2 million ounces of gold
in the Inferred category. Additionally, both Copperstone and
Brewery Creek have considerable exploration upside with a combined
land package of over 230 square kilometers that will be further
drill tested with high-priority targets currently identified. Sabre
Gold is led by an experienced team of mining professionals with
backgrounds in exploration, mine building and operations.
For further information please visit the Sabre
Gold Mines Corp. website (www.sabre.gold).
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward Looking
Statements
This news release contains forward-looking
information under Canadian securities legislation including
statements regarding drill results, potential mineralization,
potential expansion and upgrade of mineral resources and current
expectations on future exploration and development plans. These
forward-looking statements entail various risks and uncertainties
that could cause actual results to differ materially from those
reflected in these forward-looking statements. Such statements are
based on current expectations, are subject to a number of
uncertainties and risks, and actual results may differ materially
from those contained in such statements. These uncertainties and
risks include, but are not limited to: the strength of the Canadian
economy; the price of gold; operational, funding, and
liquidity risks; reliance on third parties, exploration risk,
failure to upgrade resources, the degree to which mineral
resource and reserve estimates are reflective of actual
mineral resources and reserves; the degree to which factors which
would make a mineral deposit commercially viable are present, and
the risks and hazards associated with underground operations and
other risks involved in the mineral exploration and development
industry. Risks and uncertainties about Sabre Gold’s business are
more fully discussed in the Company’s disclosure materials,
including its annual information form and MD&A, filed with the
securities regulatory authorities in Canada and available at
www.sedar.com and readers are urged to read these materials. Sabre
Gold assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking statement
or to update the reasons why actual results could differ from such
statements unless required by law.
For further information please contact:
Sabre Gold Mines Corp.Giulio BonifacioPresident & Chief
Executive Officergtbonifacio@sabre.gold
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