Abcourt Announces its Results for the Fourth Quarter and annuals ended June 30, 2024
October 22 2024 - 5:41PM
Abcourt Mines Inc. (“Abcourt” or the
“Corporation”) (TSX Venture: ABI)
(OTCQB : ABMBF) announces its results for the
fourth quarter and the year ended June 30, 2024. All monetary
values in this press release are expressed in Canadian dollars,
unless otherwise indicated. The financial statements and management
report are available on SEDAR+.
Highlights for the year ended June 30,
2024
- In July 2023, the Company published
the technical report and preliminary economic assessment for the
Sleeping Giant project in compliance with National Instrument
43-101 - Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects;
- In July 2023, Robert Gagnon,
geologist, was appointed Vice-President Exploration of the
Corporation;
- In November 2023, Abcourt completed
a drilling campaign on the Flordin property. A total of 1,512
metres of drilling was completed (8 holes) in the Fall of 2023 in
the eastern sector of the property, 1 km east of the area worked by
Cambior in 1988. Hole FL-23-265 intersected two gold mineralized
zones in an interval of 36 to 52 m. The first mineralized zone
returned 3.58 g/t gold over 4 m from 36 to 40 m, and the second
returned 14.79 g/t gold over 4 m from 48 to 52 m. This drilling
campaign confirmed the presence of new high-grade gold zones
located near surface;
- Exploration work totalled
$4,682,986 for the year, with mainly prospecting and evaluation
expenses incurred on the Sleeping Giant property for the
underground drilling campaign in the amount of approximately
$3,827,538 and for the processing of the 5,000-tonne bulk sample
from the Courville property (Pershing Manitou);
- The Corporation has completed the
processing of a 5,000 tonnes bulk sample from the Pershing-Manitou
project in April 2024;
- The Corporation completed
approximately 3,143 metres of definition and exploration drilling
at the Sleeping Giant mine on the upper 4 levels of the mine to
refine the geological model on these levels and support engineering
planning towards a pre-feasibility economic study;
- Recovered 327 ounces of gold from
1,428 tonnes from the Sleeping Giant mine at a feed grade of 7.4
g/t, with a mill recovery of 95.7%;
- Recovery of 269.6 ounces of gold
from 5,361 tonnes of the Pershing-Manitou project at a feed grade
of 1.7 g/t, with a mill recovery of 89.9%;
- Sales of approximately 345 ounces
of gold at an average realized price of $2,674 (US$1,992) per
ounce, compared with 5,545 ounces of gold at an average realized
price of $2,439 (US$1,832) in 2023. Gold sales are derived from
gold recoveries during bulk sampling at the Courville (Pershing
Manitou) and Sleeping Giant properties;
- On June 17, 2024, the Company
entered into an option agreement with Québec Lafleur Minerals Inc.
(formerly Québec Pegmatite Holdings Corp.) (« LaFleur »),
under which Abcourt granted LaFleur the right to acquire a 100%
interest in 141 mining claims held by the Company and covering
approximately 5,579 hectares. The optioned property includes
portions of the Courville and Abcourt Barvue projects, namely the
Jolin (Courville) and Bartec (Abcourt-Barvue) sectors, and adjoins
the Swanson property. LaFleur was required to pay $500,000 in cash
within 10 days of signing the agreement to acquire 25% of the
property (conditions met by June 30, 2024);
- On July 8, 2024, LaFleur chosed to
accelerate the exercise of the remaining conditions of the
agreement by making payment through the issuance of shares from its
share capital for an amount totalling $1,500,000 to acquire the
remaining 75% interest in the property. LaFleur issued 4,299,211
shares to Abcourt at a deemed price of $0.3489 per share;
- In August 2023, the Company granted
19,000,000 stock options to directors and officers, and certain
employees and consultants of the Company;
- On April 30, 2024, at a special
meeting of the Corporation's shareholders, the disinterested
shareholders approved a resolution permitting the creation of a
controlling shareholder of the Company (as this term is defined in
the policies of the Exchange), namely Francois Mestrallet,
director, directly and through SARL MF;
- Between September 6th and December
15th, 2023, the Company closed four tranches of a private placement
of 64,503,750 units at a price of $0.04 per unit for total gross
proceeds of $2,580,150;
- Between March 26th and June 27th,
2024, the Company closed five tranches of a private placement of
88,434,400 units at a price of $0.05 per unit for total gross
proceeds of $4,421,720;
- Cash of $757,753 at June 30, 2024,
compared with $963,974 at June 30, 2023. Company's negative working
capital of $4,947,411 compared with $(4,476,223) at June 30,
2023.
About Abcourt Mines Inc.
Abcourt Mines Inc. is a Canadian gold
exploration company with properties strategically located in
northwestern Quebec, Canada. Abcourt owns the 100% owned Sleeping
Giant Mine and Mill, where it focuses its operations. The Sleeping
Giant Mine has a mining lease and environmental certificates of
authorization to extract up to 800 tonnes per day from its
underground mine.
For more information about Abcourt Mines Inc., please visit our
website and view our filings under Abcourt's profile on
www.sedarplus.ca
Pascal
Hamelin |
Dany Cenac Robert, Investor Relations |
President and Chief Executive Officer |
Reseau ProMarket Inc., |
T : (819) 768-2857 |
T : (514) 722-2276, ext. 456 |
Email : phamelin@abcourt.com |
Email : dany.cenac-robert@reseaupromarket.com |
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Abcourt's estimates and are subject to known and unknown risks,
uncertainties and other factors that may cause Abcourt's actual
results, level of activity, performance or achievements to be
materially different from those expressed or implied by such
forward-looking statements or information. Forward-looking
statements are subject to business, economic and uncertainties and
other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially
from these forward-looking statements, including the relevant
assumptions and risk factors set out in Abcourt's public filings,
are available on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca. There can be no
assurance that these 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 and
forward-looking information. Although Abcourt believes that the
assumptions and factors used in preparing forward-looking
statements are reasonable, undue reliance should not be placed on
such statements. Except as required by applicable securities laws,
Abcourt disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise
any of these forward-looking statements or information, whether as
a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its
Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the
policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for
the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
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