Ultra Resources Signs Letter of Intent for Joint Venture on Chepes Gold Properties in Argentina
December 02 2019 - 9:19AM
Ultra Resources Inc. (TSX-V: ULT) (“ULT” or “the Company”) is
pleased to announce that it has signed a Letter of Intent (LOI)
with YUNNAN LING LE MINING CO., LTD., China (hereafter referred to
as “YLL”) for a joint venture on Argentinian gold projects in the
Chepes Area, La Rioja Province, Argentina. The joint venture will
comprise joint exploration and development of the existing 13 gold
mining licenses and 5 gold exploration licenses held by ULT’s
wholly owned subsidiary, Ultra Argentina (“UA”) in the Chepes
jurisdiction, La Rioja, Argentina.
LOI Terms
- YLL Mining and UA will incorporate a joint venture company (the
“JV”) in La Rioja, Argentina in accordance with Argentinian laws to
explore and develop all the existing gold mining and exploration
license areas held by UA in the Chepes jurisdiction of La
Rioja;
- YYL and UA will each possess 50% equity interest in the
JV;
- UA will inject all its existing gold mining and exploration
licenses in the Chepes jurisdiction, La Rioja, as its contribution;
and,
- YLL will invest all capital necessary for exploration and
development of the projects for a total amount of no less
than $3 million US. Funds will be in place when the JV is
incorporated. Shall project development require further capital,
YLL will provide the planned capital according to engineering
reports and the concrete needs of the projects.
This LOI will be exclusive and legally binding,
and valid for 3 months from the signing date of November 25, 2019.
YLL is a private company incorporated in the Province of Yunnan,
China, and has over 30 years of mine development experience. As
part of due diligence, YLL will visit the gold project area in
Argentina to verify the legality and validity of the licenses,
investigate project site conditions for mine development, discuss
and select the processing plant location with UA’s technical team,
and gauge the views and support of the local governments and
communities toward mining development.
UA will report to the Board of Directors of ULT,
its parent company, on matters related to the JV establishment and
submit the originally signed copy of the LOI for review and
approval by the Board of ULT. The two Parties will discuss and sign
the Final Joint Venture Agreement subject to results of the site
visit and due diligence by YLL and the approval of the Board of
Directors of ULT.
Dr. Weiguo Lang, CEO of ULT, stated that, “Our
efforts at asset diversification are progressing well and we are
very pleased to be signing this LOI with an experienced mining
company in China. Yunnan YLL Mining company has technical
capabilities as well as financial resources to help in developing
ULT’s Chepes Gold project. We are looking forward to successful
completion of the due diligence process and to signing a definitive
agreement with YLL soon.”
About Chepes Gold
The Chepes 13 gold mining licenses and 5 gold
exploration licenses are located on past producing historical gold
mines, which are considered favourable for exploration of gold and
copper. Historically quartz veins were mined for gold and copper in
this area from 1880 to 1914. The Mineralogy Research Study Report
from the Material Composition Department of Kunming Metallurgical
Research Institute (KMI) China shows that the average gold
content in the samples is 35.916 g/t, with 79.38% gold occurring in
the form of an independent mineral, which can be recovered through
gravity separation. (Refer to the Company’s news release
dated July 17, 2019 for additional details).
The Chepes area is known for its gold mines and
prospective quartz veins in shear hosted granodiorite rocks of
early Paleozoic age. In 1993, the Japan International Cooperation
Agency (JICA) studied this area providing information on 30
different gold mineralization locations and historical mines. JICA
carried out geological mapping, surface sampling, ground
geophysical surveys and some drilling in the Chepes Area.
Geologically, these properties are underlain by
tonalite, granodiorite, migmatites and amphibolite rocks from the
Precambrian to Paleozoic age. Gold mineralization is typically
associated with epithermal style shear hosted quartz veins. The
mineralization is in the form of alteration zones of hematite,
limonite, pyrite, chalcopyrite, goethite and galena with occasional
free gold.
Corporate Name Change
As announced on November 27, 2019 and effective
December 2, 2019, the Company changed its name to Ultra Resources
Inc. (formerly Ultra Lithium Inc.) Concurrent with the name change
the Company has adopted “ULT” as the new trading symbol for its
common shares.
Qualified PersonThe technical
information contained in this news release has been reviewed and
approved by Afzaal Pirzada, P.Geo., a qualified person, as defined
by NI 43-101 who works as Vice President Exploration of the
Company.
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
“Kiki Smith”
Kiki Smith, CFO
About Ultra Resources Inc. Ultra
Resources Inc. is an exploration and development company with a
focus on the acquisition and development of lithium and gold
assets. The Company currently holds five brine lithium properties
in Argentina, and one hard rock spodumene type lithium property at
the Georgia Lake area in northwestern Ontario, Canada. Ultra
Resources recently diversified its portfolio by adding a total of
18 gold exploration/mining licenses in Chepes, La Rioja
Argentina.
For further information, please contact the Company
at: Attention: Kiki SmithTelephone: 778 968-1176 Facsimile: 604
909-4682 Email: kiki@ultralithium.com Website:
www.ultraresourcesinc.com or view the Company’s filings at
www.SEDAR.com.
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