Gowest Acquires White Star Leases to Support Bradshaw Mining Infrastructure
03 March 2014 - 11:00PM
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Gowest Acquires White Star Leases to Support Bradshaw Mining
Infrastructure
- Promising ground for Bradshaw Gold Deposit strike
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TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - Mar 3, 2014) - Gowest Gold Ltd.
("Gowest" or the "Company") (TSX-VENTURE:GWA)(OTCBB:GWSAF) is
pleased to report that it has finalized an agreement to acquire two
mining leases (12 claim units) covering 193 hectares (1.93 sq km)
adjacent to the eastern portion of the Company's wholly-owned
Bradshaw Gold Deposit (Bradshaw) on the Frankfield Property, part
of the Company's North Timmins Gold Project (NTGP). Formerly known
as the White Star property, the surface rights (81 hectares)
accompanying these newly acquired leases provide additional land
needed for the infrastructure to be built around Gowest's planned
mine at Bradshaw, including room for the planned waste rock dump
and settling ponds.
Importantly, Gowest also believes that this new property has
strong geological potential and could enable the Company to extend
Bradshaw's current 1.3 kilometre gold mineralization strike length
still further to the east. White Star contains a 1.2-km strike
length of the same volcanic stratigraphy that hosts this
mineralization. Gowest's easternmost drill intersection on Bradshaw
returned of 2.98 grams per tonne (g/t) gold over 0.8 metres just 75
m west of the White Star boundary.
In 2006, Gowest conducted shallow diamond drilling (three holes
totaling 1,180 m) on the White Star leases under a previous option
and prior to the current resource expansion of the Bradshaw deposit
to NI 43-101 standards. Gowest has since developed a clearer
understanding of the gold mineralization at Bradshaw, which will
better allow the Company to focus on the recognized potential to
extend eastward across the White Star leases.
The leases are to be acquired pursuant to the terms and
conditions of a purchase agreement entered into between J. Patrick
Sheridan (the "Vendor"), New Texmont Explorations Ltd. ("New
Texmont") and the Company. The purchase price payable by the
Company for the leases will be the grant to the Vendor of a sliding
scale net smelter return royalty in respect of gold production from
the relevant properties equal to 1.0% at gold prices less than
US$950 per ounce and 1.5% at gold prices equal to or greater than
US$950 per ounce (the "NSRR"). Pursuant to the purchase agreement,
the Vendor will immediately following closing assign and transfer
all of his right, title and interest in and to the NSRR to New
Texmont. The NSRR will be subject to the same terms and conditions
(and form part of the same royalty interest) as previously granted
by the Company to New Texmont as set out in an Acquisition
Agreement dated December 19, 2008 between the Purchaser and New
Texmont.
The Company also announces that a total of 3,275,000 options to
purchase common shares of the Company were granted on February 28,
2014 to directors, officers and consultants at an exercise price of
$0.08 per share, expiring on February 28, 2019. The grant is
subject is subject to regulatory approval.
The Company also announces that it intends to issue, subject to
TSX Venture Exchange approval, an aggregate of 250,000 common
shares to non-management directors of the Corporation (50,000
common shares per director), as partial payment of fees owed to
such directors in respect of the quarter ended October 31, 2013.
The aggregate deemed value of the common shares to be issued is
$12,500.00. The shares are being issued in lieu of cash in order to
conserve the cash resources of the Corporation.
Qualified Person: This press release has been reviewed by Mr.
Kevin Montgomery, P.Geo., Gowest's Manager of Exploration and a
Qualified Person under National Instrument 43-101.
About Gowest
Gowest is a Canadian gold exploration and development company
focused on the delineation and development of its 100% owned
Bradshaw Gold Deposit (Bradshaw), on the Frankfield Property, part
of the Company's North Timmins Gold Project (NTGP). Gowest is
exploring additional gold targets on its 109-square-kilometre NTGP
land package and continues to evaluate the area, which is part of
the prolific Timmins, Ontario gold camp. The latest updated
resource estimate for Bradshaw included approximately 945,600
ounces of gold ("Au") in the Indicated category (6.0 million tonnes
at a grade of 4.9 grams per tonne ["g/t"] Au) and 536,800 ounces of
gold in the Inferred category (3.7 million tonnes at a grade of 4.2
g/t Au). As was used in the Company's Preliminary Economic
Assessment, the current estimate is based on a 3.0 g/t Au cut-off
and a conservative gold price of US$1,200/oz. This resource
estimate has been completed by Neil N. Gow, P. Geo., an independent
Qualified Person, and reported in accordance with Canadian
Securities Administration National Instrument 43-101 ("NI 43-101")
requirements and CIM Standards on Mineral Resources and
Reserves.
Forward-looking statements
This news release contains certain "forward looking statements".
Such forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties.
The results or events depicted in these forward-looking statements
may differ materially from actual results or events. Any
forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date of this news
release and, except as may be required by applicable securities
laws, the Company disclaims any intent or obligation to update any
forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information,
future events or results or otherwise.
NEITHER THE TSX-VENTURE EXCHANGE NOR ITS REGULATION PROVIDER (AS
THAT TERM IS DEFINED IN THE POLICIES OF THE TSX-VENTURE EXCHANGE)
ACCEPTS RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ADEQUACY OF THIS RELEASE.
Greg RomainPresident & CEO(416)
363-1210info@gowestgold.comGreg TaylorInvestor Relations905
337-7673 / Mob: 416 605-5120gregt@gowestgold.com
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