Tanzanian Gold Corporation (TSX:TNX) (NYSE American:TRX) (TanGold
or the Company) is pleased to announce that the first phase of the
oxide mill expansion of 360 tonnes per day (tpd) at the Buckreef
Gold Project (Buckreef Gold) is now fully commissioned, and
production has successfully ramped up to design capacity.
January 2022 Highlights
- Poured 764 ounces of gold, a new
monthly production record at Buckreef
- Completed final commissioning and
‘ramp up’ of 360 tpd processing plant, which is now operating at
design capacity
- Processed total mill feed of 9,725
tonnes at an average grade of 3.21 g/t
- Achieved an average monthly
processing plant utilization of 97%, with higher (daily) peak
processing rates reaching 15 – 16.4 tonnes per hour (tph)
- Achieved record gold recovery of
91.0%
- Project is on track to step up ore
production rates to 1,000+ tpd in Q2/Q3 2022
- Buckreef Gold was operating cash
flow positive for the second consecutive month
“The monthly production record of 764 ounces is
a great start and a significant milestone for Buckreef Gold. It is
a testament to all the hard work by the team on the ground in
Tanzania. The proceeds from sale of this expanded production is
being used to fund value enhancing activities, including
exploration in the Buckreef Main Zone, Buckreef West, and the newly
discovered Anfield Zone, development of the 1,000+ tpd processing
plant, and sulphide project development activities. Buckreef Gold
has great momentum as we move forward in our exploration activities
while at the same time increasing our production profile, there is
an excitement at site!” noted Stephen Mullowney, Chief Executive
Officer of TanGold.
Andrew Cheatle, Chief Operating Officer of
TanGold commented, “The whole Buckreef Gold team has safely
delivered this production milestone with great passion and purpose.
There has also been a sharp focus on local content, for example,
the steel CIL tanks were locally constructed using steel industry
skills from Mwanza, on the shores of Lake Victoria. We now look
forward to a similarly successful completion of the next phase: our
production expansion to 1,000 tpd.”
The Company is also pleased to announce that it
has entered into a refining agreement with Argor Heraeus, a leading
international gold refiner based in Switzerland, and has
successfully completed its first export of dorè for refining in
February 2022.
The Company has also entered into a Gold
Purchase and Sale Agreement with Auramet International LLC
(Auramet) through which Buckreef Gold will, at its discretion, sell
up to 100% of the gold produced from Buckreef Gold to Auramet at
market rates, for a period of one year, with an option to extend
for successive periods. As part of its inaugural export of dorè,
the Company sold 200 ounces of Buckreef Gold production to Auramet
at market rates in February 2022. Auramet is one of the largest
physical precious metals merchants in the world with over $20
billion in annual revenues and provides a full range of services to
all participants in the precious metals chain, from extraction and
production to manufacturing and consumption.
About Tanzanian Gold
Corporation
TanGold along with its joint venture partner,
STAMICO is advancing a significant gold project at Buckreef in
Tanzania. Buckreef is anchored by an expanded Mineral Resource
published in May 2020. Measured Mineral Resource is 19.98 million
tonnes (“MT”) at 1.99 grams per tonne (“g/t”) gold (“Au”)
containing 1,281,161 ounces (“oz”) of gold and Indicated Mineral
Resource is 15.89 MT at 1.48 g/t gold containing 755,119 ounces of
gold for a combined tonnage of 35.88 MT at 1.77 g/t gold containing
2,036,280 oz of gold. The Buckreef Gold Project also contains an
Inferred Mineral Resource of 17.8 MT at 1.11g/t gold for contained
gold of 635,540 oz of gold. The Company is actively investigating
and assessing multiple exploration targets on its property. Please
refer to the Company’s Updated Mineral Resources Estimate for
Buckreef Gold Project, dated May 15, 2020 and filed under the
Company’s profile on SEDAR on June 23, 2020 (the “Technical
Report”), for more information. Buckreef is being advanced in a
value accretive sustainable manner through:
Expanding Production Profile: A
360 tonne per day (“tpd”) processing plant is being expanded to
1,000+ tpd, enabling a near term production profile of 15,000 -
20,000 oz of gold per year. Positive operating cash flow will be
utilized for value enhancing activities, including exploration and
Sulphide Project Development.
Exploration: Continuing with a
drilling program with the goal of expanding resources, discovering
new resources and converting resources to reserves, by: (i)
step-out drilling in the northeast extension of Buckreef Main; (ii)
infill drilling to upgrade Mineral Resources currently in the
Inferred category in Buckreef Main; (iii) infill drilling program
of Buckreef West; (iv) develop exploration program for the newly
discovered Anfield Zone; (v) upgrade historical mineral resources
at Bingwa and Tembo; (vi) identification of new prospects at
Buckreef Gold Project, and in the East African region.
Sulphide Development Project:
Unlocking the value of the Sulphide Project in which the ‘sulphide
ore’ encompasses approximately 90% of the Resources. It is the goal
of the Company to substantially exceed all metrics as outlined in
the Technical Report, including annual production and strip
ratio.
For further information, please contact Michael
Martin, Investor Relations, m.martin@tangoldcorp.com, 860-248-0999,
or visit the Company website at www.tangoldcorp.com
Andrew M. Cheatle, P.Geo., the Company’s COO and
Director, is the Qualified Person as defined by the NI 43-101 who
has reviewed and assumes responsibility for the technical content
of this press release.
The Toronto Stock Exchange and NYSE American
have not reviewed and do not accept responsibility for the adequacy
or accuracy of this release. Tanzanian Gold Corporation is
providing the reference of the research report in this press
release for information only.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains certain
forward-looking statements as defined in the applicable securities
laws. All statements, other than statements of historical facts,
are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are
frequently, but not always, identified by words such as “expects”,
“anticipates”, “believes”, “hopes”, “intends”, “estimated”,
“potential”, “possible” and similar expressions, or statements that
events, conditions or results “will”, “may”, “could” or “should”
occur or be achieved. Forward-looking statements relate to future
events or future performance and reflect TanGold management’s
expectations or beliefs regarding future events and include, but
are not limited to, statements with respect to the continued
operating cash flow, expansion of its process plant, the ability to
successfully expand production to 1,000 tpd, estimation of mineral
resources, recoveries, subsequent project testing, success, scope
and viability of mining operations, the timing and amount of
estimated future production, and capital expenditure.
Although TanGold believes the expectations
expressed in such forward-looking statements are based on
reasonable assumptions, such statements are not guarantees of
future performance. The actual achievements of TanGold or other
future events or conditions may differ materially from those
reflected in the forward-looking statements due to a variety of
risks, uncertainties and other factors. These risks, uncertainties
and factors include general business, legal, economic, competitive,
political, regulatory and social uncertainties; actual results of
exploration activities and economic evaluations; fluctuations in
currency exchange rates; changes in costs; future prices of gold
and other minerals; mining method, production profile and mine
plan; delays in exploration, development and construction
activities; changes in government legislation and regulation; the
ability to obtain financing on acceptable terms and in a timely
manner or at all; contests over title to properties; employee
relations and shortages of skilled personnel and contractors; the
speculative nature of, and the risks involved in, the exploration,
development and mining business. These risks are set forth in
reports that Tanzanian Gold files with the SEC. You can review and
obtain copies of these filings from the SEC's website at
http://www.sec.gov/edgar.shtml.
The information contained in this press release
is as of the date of the press release and TanGold assumes no duty
to update such information.
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