Diamond Sales From Oena Diamond Mine, South Africa
06 June 2017 - 8:00AM
Tango Mining Limited (“Tango” or the “Company”)
(TSXV:TGV) is pleased to provide an update on recent diamond
production and sales results from the Oena Diamond Mine, Republic
of South Africa (“Oena” or the “Property”). During the period 18
April 2017 to 19 May 2017, a total of 465 carats were produced (311
stones and an average size of 1.498 carat per stone). A total of
527 carats were placed on tender in Johannesburg or sold in Dubai
and sold with an average price of US$812 per carat. Diamond
production from Oena, since acquisition, now totals 1331 carats and
have been sold at an average price of US$1,100 per carat.
Some of the highest value diamonds recovered
during this period include an 8.92 carat diamond which sold at
US$2,199 per carat, a 5.65 carat diamond which sold at US$3,672 per
carat and a 7.35 carat diamond which sold at US$3,201 per
carat.
Mining Work ProgrammeThe
contractor on site (see news release dated 18 November 2016)
utilizes a Bourevestnik X-Ray sorter (“BVX”) to recover
diamonds. During the period, no unprocessed gravel has been mined,
only historical surface bantam tailings from previous operators and
a total of 19,497 tonnes have been processed to the 30 May 2017.
See news release of 19 May 2015 for terms of underlying off take
agreement with ATC Enterprises DMCC.
Debt Conversion to EquityThe
Company also announces that it has reached a settlement with
creditors for debt totaling C$30,725 by the issuance of 614,500
common shares at a price of $0.05 per share. These shares for debt
settlements are subject to the approval of the TSX Venture
Exchange.
About Tango Mining LimitedTango
via its South African subsidiaries hold three thermal coal,
metallurgical and processing plant and engineering contracts that
process 6.5 Mt of coal per annum, with clientele that include
Exxaro. The three projects are located within the Ogies and
Highveld coalfields, Mpumalanga Province and Kliprivier coalfield,
KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa. The Company also holds an
interest in the Oena Diamond Mine, an alluvial diamond property,
Northern Cape Province, South Africa. Tango has a continued
development plan in place to grow the business using the successful
past 19-year business model of the South African operations, an
established market presence and its proven successful operational
reputation in the coal, base and precious metal and precious stone
mining sector in Southern Africa.
On behalf of the Board of Directors of
Tango Mining LimitedMr. Terry L. Tucker,
P.Geo.Executive Chairman and Interim
CEOTango Mining
Limitedterry.t@tangomining.com
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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.
Forward-Looking
StatementCertain information set forth in this news
release contains “forward-looking statements” and “forward-looking
information” under applicable securities laws. Except for
statements of historical fact, certain information contained herein
constitutes forward-looking statements, which include management’s
assessment of future plans and operations and are based on current
internal expectations, estimates, projections, assumptions and
beliefs, which may prove to be incorrect. Some of the
forward-looking statements may be identified by words such as
“forecasts”, estimates”, “expects” “anticipates”, “believes”,
“projects”, “plans”, “outlook”, “capacity” and similar expressions.
These statements are not guarantees of future performance and undue
reliance should not be placed on them.
Such forward-looking statements necessarily
involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties, which may cause
the Company's actual performance and financial results in future
periods to differ materially from any projections of future
performance or results expressed or implied by such forward-looking
statements. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not
limited to statements with respect to the estimation of mineral
resources; the realization of mineral resource estimates;
anticipated future production, capital and operating costs; cash
flows and mine life; potential size of a mineralized zone;
potential expansion of mineralization; potential types of mining
operations; permitting timelines; government regulation of
exploration and mining operations; risks that the presence of
diamond deposits mentioned nearby the Company's property are not
indicative of the diamond mineralization on the Company's property,
the supply and demand for, deliveries of and the level and
volatility of prices of rough diamonds, risks that the actual
revenues will be less than projected; risks that the target
production for the existing mining contracts will be less than
projected or expected; risks that production will not commence as
projected due to delay or inability to receive governmental
approval of the Company's acquisition or the timely completion of
an NI43-101 report; technical problems; inability of management to
secure sales or third party purchase contracts; currency and
interest rate fluctuations; foreign exchange fluctuations and
foreign operations; mineral title; various events which could
disrupt operations, including labor stoppages and severe weather
conditions; and management's ability to anticipate and manage the
foregoing factors and risks.
The forward-looking statements and information
contained in this news release are based on certain assumptions
regarding, among other things, future prices for coal and diamonds;
future currency and exchange rates; the Company’s ability to
generate sufficient cash flow from operations and access capital
markets to meet its future obligations; coal consumption levels;
and the Company’s ability to retain qualified staff and equipment
in a cost-efficient manner to meet its demand. There can be no
assurance that forward-looking statements will prove to be
accurate, as actual results and future events could differ
materially from those anticipated in such statements. The reader is
cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking
statements. The Company does not undertake to update any of the
forward-looking statements contained in this news release unless
required by law. The statements as to the Company’s capacity to
achieve revenue are no assurance that it will achieve these levels
of revenue.
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