Kenai Completes Sao Chico Acquisition and Private Placement
March 07 2011 - 9:00AM
Marketwired
Kenai Resources Ltd. (TSX VENTURE: KAI) ("Kenai") is pleased to
announce that it has completed the initial closing of an
acquisition that gives Kenai the option, subject to the completion
of certain conditions, to acquire up to a 100% interest the Sao
Chico gold project located in Northern Brazil. In addition, the
Company has also closed the first non-brokered private placement
and has issued 24,000,000 units at a price of $0.25 per unit, for
gross proceeds of $6,000,000. Each unit consists of one common
share and one-half of one common share purchase warrant, of which
one whole warrant entitles the holder to purchase one common share
of Kenai at a price of $0.35 until March 1, 2013.
Kenai paid cash finders' fees totaling $338,745 and issued
1,354,980 agents' warrants to various brokerage firms and arm's
length parties as consideration for arranging a portion of the
private placement. Each agent's warrant is exercisable into one
common share at a price of $0.35 per share until March 1, 2012.
The shares, and any shares to be issued on exercise of the
warrants and the agent's warrants, are subject to a hold period
expiring on July 2, 2011.
Kenai's second non-brokered private placement announced on
February 15, 2011, for gross proceeds of $625,000, is expected to
close shortly.
The Sao Chico Option Agreement
In a news release dated September 21, 2010, Kenai announced that
it had entered into an Option Agreement with Gold Anomaly Limited
for Kenai to acquire 50% of the Sao Chico gold project in Brazil,
by funding project exploration ahead of a possible decision to
acquire equity in the project, with key terms as under:
1. Kenai has an 18 months option to acquire 50% of Sao Chico following an
advance to GOA of A$1m and committing to provide A$2m project funding,
these funds will be in the form of a loan from Kenai to GOA until
exercise of the option. If Kenai does not exercise the option, the loan
funds advanced will be repaid to Kenai by GOA.
2. Kenai has an additional option to acquire a further 25% by payment to
GOA of A$1m and committing to provide A$1m project funding.
3. GOA has right to continuing participation at 25% level or can sell 25%
to Kenai based on a payment of US$30/oz for attributable CIM Mineral
Resources gold ounces plus US$60/oz for attributable CIM Mineral
Reserves gold ounces at election.
4. Kenai to pay a 10% Net Profits Interest (NPI) for 5 years to GOA over
Kenai's attributable interest, whether at 50% or 75%.
Kenai's objectives in this transaction are to undertake local
and regional exploration and development, over the tenement area
covering 1,416 hectares, initially targeting one million gold
ounces in the 56 hectare core area, the site of extensive prior
garimpeiro surface workings. Kenai's project funding is to generate
the necessary data to accelerate a Mining Lease application.
Kenai will assume the role of project advisor, utilizing
existing GOA personnel as well as its own personnel. The focus is
on fast tracking initial gold production and defining a NI 43-101
compliant mineral resource. GOA is now planning the commencement of
production during April 2011 at the rate of 10,000 to 20,000 gold
ounces per annum. Production is planned from an expected high grade
gold deposit using a minimal capital cost, low operating cost
gravity recovery operation. On exercise of the Option, Kenai's
participation will be as an incorporated joint venture with GOA,
covering GOA's rights under contract with the local garimpeiro
landowner. This landowner has recently been granted a 12 month
trial mining permit or GUIA, with an anticipated 12 month
extension, during which time a feasibility study for a full scale
project is planned to be completed.
About Kenai Resources:
Kenai is a Canadian company focused on precious mineral project
exploration and development, towards early significant gold
production. Kenai has been granted the right to acquire up to a 75%
interest in the Sao Chico gold project in Brazil. The Sao Chico
gold project is located along a prominent NW-SE trend which is the
most mineralized zone within the Tapajos Mineral Field in
central-northern Brazil. The Tapajos field was the site of the
biggest gold rush in Brazilian history in the late 1970's and 1980s
when approximately 500,000 garimpeiros (artisanal miners) rushed to
the area to exploit extensive areas of newly discovered alluvial
gold. Approximately 20 to 30 million ounces of gold (unofficial
government figures) were produced from these operations before the
easily won alluvial gold deposits were largely depleted. The
garimpeiros have little expertise in underground mining and
environmental considerations and were thus urged by the government
to consolidate their small claims and form joint ventures with
established mining companies. The area has had little exploration
by modern exploration methods compared to other equivalent gold
fields in the world. Details of Kenai's investment in the Sao Chico
project can be found in its news release dated September 21,
2010.
In addition, Kenai is also involved in exploration of the
wholly-owned Quartz Mountain and Hope Butte gold epithermal gold
projects in South-Eastern Oregon, both located in Malheur County,
close to the Oregon border with Idaho.
On behalf of the Board of Directors of Kenai Resources Ltd.
Greg Starr, President and CEO
Forward-Looking Statements: Statements in this release that are
forward-looking statements are subject to various risks and
uncertainties concerning the specific factors disclosed and
elsewhere in the company's periodic filings with Canadian
securities regulators. Specifically, completion of the private
placement of up to $625,000 is subject to a number of conditions,
including but not limited to, TSX Venture Exchange acceptance.
There can be no assurance that the private placement will be
completed as proposed or at all. Such information contained herein
represents management's best judgment as of the date hereof based
on information currently available. Kenai does not assume the
obligation to update any forward-looking statement.
Shares Outstanding: 59,906,734
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.
Contacts: Kenai Resources Ltd. 604-669-5753 604-688-9895 (FAX)
info@kenairesources.com Kenai Resources Ltd. Saf Dhillon Investor
Relations (604) 688-2922 www.kenairesources.com
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