Roscan Announces Amendment of Option on the Golden Mile Property
March 24 2011 - 4:32PM
Marketwired Canada
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Roscan Minerals Corporation ("Roscan") (TSX VENTURE:ROS) announces, further to
its press release of July 15, 2010, that it has signed an assignment and
novation agreement (the "Agreement") with Portage Minerals Inc. ("Portage") and
Columbus Gold (US) Corp. ("Columbus Gold") with respect to an option to earn a
70% interest in 5 patented and 19 unpatented mineral leases in Mineral County,
Nevada (the "Golden Mile Property"). Roscan has agreed to issue 100,000 common
shares to Columbus in connection with the Agreement.
Pursuant to the Agreement, Columbus Gold has agreed to the assignment of the
option from Portage to Roscan, provided that Roscan initiates a diamond drill
program on the Golden Mile Property on or before March 31, 2011.
The Golden Mile Property consists of 24 mineral claims which are, in part,
subject to underlying annual lease payments and net smelter return royalties.
The claims cover approximately 154 hectares (380 acres), along the Walker Lane
Gold Trend in Southwest Nevada. During the 1930's the property produced
approximately ten thousand tonnes of ore grading 12 g/t (0.42 oz/t) gold.
Geophysical surveys and drilling carried out in the 1970's, 1980's and by
Columbus Gold in 2006, defined skarn, breccia and disseminated gold
mineralization. The drilling includes several high grade gold intercepts,
including one intercept of 16 g/t (0.56 oz/t) gold along 29.5 m (96.8 ft), which
occur within a broad area of lower grade gold mineralization. The historic data
was compiled pre National Instrument 43-101 reporting.
In order for Roscan to acquire the option, it must: (i) issue 100,000 common
shares of Roscan to Portage; (ii) make $300,000 of exploration expenditures on
the Golden Mile Property by August 31, 2011; and (iii) pay all fees or costs
associated with the Golden Mile Property that become due after August 31, 2010.
Portage has agreed to forego a US$20,000 payment in consideration of Roscan
making US$59,843 of underlying lease payments with respect to the Golden Mile
Property. In conjunction with acquiring the option, Roscan must incur a total of
US$2,500,000 in exploration expenditures on the Golden Mile Property before
December 31, 2013 and issue a further 300,000 common shares of Roscan to
Columbus Gold, in order to earn its initial 60% interest in the Golden Mile
Property. Roscan may earn an additional 10% interest (for a total of 70%) by
completing a positive feasibility study on the Golden Mile Property.
The entering into of the agreement and the issuance of the 400,000 common shares
of Roscan in connection therewith was approved by the TSX Venture Exchange (the
"TSXV") on November 9, 2010, however the issuance of 100,000 common shares to
Columbus Gold in connection with the Agreement is subject to TSXV approval.
This news release may contain assumptions, estimates, and other forward-looking
statements regarding future events. Such forward-looking statements involve
inherent risks and uncertainties and are subject to factors, many of which are
beyond the Company's control that may cause actual results or performance to
differ materially from those currently anticipated in such statements. Such
forward-looking statements include comments regarding acquisitions, mineral
resource statements and exploration program performance.
Shares Outstanding: 26,699,575
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