Sharpe Closes on the First Acquisition of a Permitted and Bonded Coal Mine Property in Eastern Kentucky
02 April 2008 - 3:03AM
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HEATHSVILLE, VIRGINIA (OTCBB: SHGPF) Sharpe has closed on the
purchase agreements to acquire a 40% interest in the first coal
mine property in Eastern Kentucky. The terms of the transaction
include a $250,000 in cash and specific investments in regard to
accelerating the development of this property. The Lawrence County,
Kentucky property is permitted and bonded and is in a position to
commence production immediately. Currently, strip mining equipment
is being moved onto the property. This mine has been in production
previously for a short period under different ownership at a
production rate of nearly 20,000 tons per month. Due to poor
management and buyer seller disagreements the mine was forced into
Chapter 7 bankruptcy in early 2007. The current (new) management
and support staff is in place to get this project into production
as early as this month, April, 2008. We are planning to sell our
first coal production before the end of the April, 2008.
Sharpe is working aggressively to get the second production
project located in Eastern Kentucky closed in a few days. The
purchase option agreement has been reviewed by Chapter 11
bankruptcy creditors and is believed to be on track to get an
agreement whereby the previous creditors will be repaid 100 percent
in exchange for supporting our production and development plan for
this property. When the agreement is completed we should be in a
position to move forward with the acquisition closing.
Sharpe's objective is to get involved in this market with a near
term acquisitions as a means to participate in this very attractive
Eastern United States coal market. The objective is to get involved
in projects that have the potential to grow into a 40,000 to 50,000
ton per month production level over the next 12 months. Coal prices
for low sulfur, high btu steam coal reportedly from some of the
operators to be in the range of $70 to more than $85 per ton fob
mine. Metallurgical coal captures a large premium price to the
steam coal prices.
According to Roland M. Larsen, CEO, now is the time to get
involved in the coal business in this region. Sharpe currently owns
the coal mineral rights to more than 17,000 acres of coal lands in
West Virginia.
Sharpe Resources Corporation cautions that the statements made
in this press release and other forward looking statements made on
behalf of the Company may be affected by such other factors
including, but not limited to market volatility, competition, and
other risks detailed herein and from time to time in the Securities
and Exchange Commission filings of the Company.
C.U.S.I.P # 82001L100
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adequacy or accuracy of this press release.
Contacts: Sharpe Resources Corporation Roland Larsen Qualified
Person, NI-43-101 (804) 580-8107 (804) 580-4132 (FAX) Website:
www.sharpe-resources.com
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