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Condor Gold
plc
7/8 Innovation
Place
Douglas
Drive
Godalming
Surrey
GU7 1JX
Tel: +44 (0) 207 493
2784
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28 June 2024
Condor Gold
Plc
("Condor" or the
"Company")
Results of Annual General
Meeting ("AGM")
Condor (AIM:
CNR; TSX: COG) is pleased to announce that at the Company's AGM
held earlier today, all resolutions were passed.
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For further information please
visit www.condorgold.com
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Condor Gold plc
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Mark Child, CEO
+44 (0) 20 7493 2784
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Beaumont Cornish Limited
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Roland Cornish and James
Biddle
+44 (0) 20 7628 3396
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SP Angel Corporate Finance
LLP
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Ewan Leggat
+44 (0) 20 3470 0470
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H&P Advisory Limited
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Andrew Chubb and Nilesh
Patel
+44 207 907 8500
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Adelaide Capital (Investor
Relations)
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Deborah Honig
+1-647-203-8793
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About Condor Gold plc:
Condor Gold plc was admitted to AIM
in May 2006 and dual listed on the TSX in January 2018. The Company
is a gold exploration and development company with a focus on
Nicaragua.
The Company's principal asset is La
India Project, Nicaragua, which comprises of a large, highly
prospective land package of 588 sq km comprising of 12 contiguous
and adjacent concessions. The Company has filed a feasibility study
technical report dated 25 October 2022 and entitled "Condor Gold
Technical Report on the La India Gold Project, Nicaragua, 2022"
(the "2022 FS") which is
available on the Company's SEDAR profile at
www.sedar.com and was prepared in accordance with the requirements of
National Instrument 43-101- Standards of Disclosure for Mineral
Projects ("NI 43-101"). The 2022 FS indicated that La
India Project hosts a high grade Mineral Resource Estimate
("MRE") of 9,672 kt at
3.5g/t gold for 1,088,000 oz gold in the indicated mineral resource
category and 8,642 kt at 4.3 g/t gold for 1,190,000 oz gold in the
inferred mineral resource category. The open pit MRE is 8,693 kt at
3.2 g/t gold for 893,000 oz gold in the indicated mineral resource
category and 3,026 kt at 3.0 g/t gold for 291,000 oz gold in the
inferred mineral resource category. Total underground MRE is 979 kt
at 6.2 g/t gold for 194,000 oz gold in the indicated mineral
resource category and 5,615 kt at 5.0 g/t gold for 898,000 oz gold
in the inferred mineral resource category.
The 2022 FS replaces the previously
reported Preliminary Economic Assessment ("2021 PEA") as presented
in the Technical Report filed on SEDAR in October 2021 as the
current technical report for the La India project.
The 2021 PEA considered the expanded
Project inclusive of the exploitation of the Mineral Resources
associated to the La India, Mestiza, America and Central Breccia
deposits. The strategic study covers two scenarios: Scenario A, in
which the mining is undertaken from four open pits, termed La
India, America, Mestiza and Central Breccia Zone ("CBZ"), which
targets a plant feed rate of 1.225 million tonnes per annum
("Mtpa"); and Scenario B, where the mining is extended to include
three underground operations at La India, America and Mestiza, in
which the processing rate is increased to 1.4 Mtpa. The 2021 PEA
Scenario B presented a post-tax, post upfront capital expenditure
NPV of US$418 million, with an IRR of 54% and 12 month pay-back
period, assuming a US$1,700 per oz gold price, with average annual
production of 150,000 oz gold per annum for the initial 9 years of
gold production. The open pit mine schedules were optimised from
designed pits, bringing higher grade gold forward resulting in
average annual production of 157,000 oz gold in the first 2 years
from open pit material and underground mining funded out of
cashflow. The 2021 PEA Scenario A presented a post-tax, post
upfront capital expenditure NPV of US$302 million, with an IRR of
58% and 12 month pay-back period, assuming a US$1,700 per oz gold
price, with average annual production of approximately 120,000 oz
gold per annum for the initial 6 years of gold production. The
Mineral Resource estimate and associated Preliminary Economic
Assessment contained in the 2021 PEA are considered a historical
estimate within the meaning of NI 43-101, a qualified person has
not done sufficient work to classify such historical estimate as
current, and the Company is not treating the historical Mineral
Resource estimate and associated studies as current, and the reader
is cautioned not to rely upon this data as such. Mineral Resources
that are not Mineral Reserves do not have demonstrated economic
viability. The Company believes that the historical Mineral
Resource estimate and Preliminary Economic assessment is relevant
to the continuing development of the La India Project.
In August 2018, the Company
announced that the Ministry of the Environment in Nicaragua had
granted the Environmental Permit ("EP") for the development,
construction and operation of a processing plant with capacity to
process up to 2,800 tonnes per day at the La India Project. The EP
is considered the master permit for mining operations in Nicaragua.
Condor has purchased a new SAG Mill, which has mainly arrived in
Nicaragua. Site clearance and preparation is at an advanced
stage.
Environmental Permits were granted
in April and May 2020 for the Mestiza and America open pits
respectively, both located close to La India. The Mestiza open pit
hosts 92 Kt at a grade of 12.1 g/t gold (36,000 oz contained gold)
in the Indicated Mineral Resource category and 341 Kt at a grade of
7.7 g/t gold (85,000 oz contained gold) in the Inferred Mineral
Resource category. The America open pit hosts 114 Kt at a grade of
8.1 g/t gold (30,000 oz) in the Indicated Mineral Resource category
and 677 Kt at a grade of 3.1 g/t gold (67,000 oz) in the Inferred
Mineral Resource category. Following the permitting of the Mestiza
and America open pits, together with the La India open pit Condor
has 1.12 M oz gold open pit Mineral Resources permitted for
extraction.
Disclaimer
Neither the contents of the
Company's website nor the contents of any website accessible from
hyperlinks on the Company's website (or any other website) is
incorporated into, or forms part of, this announcement.
Qualified Persons
The technical and scientific
information in this press release has been reviewed, verified and
approved by Andrew Cheatle, P.Geo., a director of Condor Gold plc,
and Gerald D. Crawford, P.E., the Chief
Technical Officer of Condor Gold plc, each of whom is a "qualified
person" as defined by NI 43-101.
Important Notice(s)
Forward Looking
Statements
All statements in this press release, other than statements of
historical fact, are 'forward-looking information' with respect to
the Company within the meaning of applicable securities laws,
including statements with respect to future development and
production plans; projected capital and operating costs; mine life
and production rates; metal or mineral recovery estimates; Mineral
Resource; Mineral Reserve estimates at the La India Project; and
the potential to convert Mineral Resources into Mineral Reserves.
Forward-looking information is often, but not always, identified by
the use of words such as: "seek", "anticipate", "plan", "continue",
"strategies", "estimate", "expect", "project", "predict",
"potential", "targeting", "intends", "believe", "potential",
"could", "might", "will" and similar expressions. Forward-looking
information is not a guarantee of future performance and is based
upon a number of estimates and assumptions of management at the
date the statements are made including, among others, assumptions
regarding: future commodity prices and royalty regimes;
availability of skilled labour; timing and amount of capital
expenditures; future currency exchange and interest rates; the
impact of increasing competition; general conditions in economic
and financial markets; availability of drilling and related
equipment; effects of regulation by governmental agencies; the
receipt of required permits; royalty rates; future tax rates;
future operating costs; availability of future sources of funding;
ability to obtain financing and assumptions underlying estimates
related to adjusted funds from operations. Many assumptions are
based on factors and events that are not within the control of the
Company and there is no assurance they will prove to be
correct.
Such forward-looking information involves known and unknown
risks, which may cause the actual results to be materially
different from any future results expressed or implied by such
forward-looking information, including, risks related to: mineral
exploration, development and operating risks; estimation of
mineralisation and resources; environmental, health and safety
regulations of the resource industry; competitive conditions;
operational risks; liquidity and financing risks; funding risk;
exploration costs; uninsurable risks; conflicts of interest; risks
of operating in Nicaragua; government policy changes; ownership
risks; permitting and licencing risks; artisanal miners and
community relations; difficulty in enforcement of judgments; market
conditions; stress in the global economy; current global financial
condition; exchange rate and currency risks; commodity prices;
reliance on key personnel; dilution risk; payment of dividends; as
well as those factors discussed under the heading "Risk Factors" in
the Company's annual information form for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 2021 dated March 29, 2022 and available under the
Company's SEDAR profile at www.sedar.com.
Although the Company has attempted to identify important
factors that could cause actual actions, events or results to
differ materially from those described in forward-looking
information, there may be other factors that cause actions, events
or results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended. There
can be no assurance that such information will prove to be accurate
as actual results and future events could differ materially from
those anticipated in such statements. The Company disclaims any
intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking
information, whether as a result of new information, future events
or otherwise unless required by law.
Beaumont Cornish Limited, which is
authorised and regulated in the United Kingdom by the FCA, is
acting as Nominated Adviser exclusively for the Company and no one
else in connection with the contents of this Announcement and will
not regard any other person (whether or not a recipient of this
Announcement) as its client in relation to the contents of this
Announcement nor will it be responsible to anyone other than the
Company for providing the protections afforded to its clients or
for providing advice in relation to the contents of this
Announcement. Apart from the responsibilities and liabilities, if
any, which may be imposed on Beaumont Cornish by the Financial
Services and Markets Act 2000, as amended or the regulatory regime established thereunder, Beaumont
Cornish accepts no responsibility whatsoever, and makes no
representation or warranty, express or implied, as to the contents
of this Announcement including its accuracy, completeness or
verification or for any other statement made or purported to be
made by it, or on behalf of it, the Company or any other person, in
connection with the Company and the contents of this Announcement,
whether as to the past or the future. Beaumont Cornish accordingly
disclaims all and any liability whatsoever, whether arising in
tort, contract or otherwise (save as referred to above), which it
might otherwise have in respect of the contents of this
Announcement or any such statement. The responsibilities of
Beaumont Cornish as the Company's Nominated Adviser under the AIM
Rules for Companies and the AIM Rules for Nominated Advisers are
owed solely to the London Stock Exchange and are not owed to the
Company or to any director or shareholder of the Company or any
other person, in respect of its decision to acquire shares in the
capital of the Company in reliance on any part of this
Announcement, or otherwise.