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15/03/2022 09:30

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RNS Number : 8137E  Cadence Minerals PLC  15 March 2022

Cadence Minerals Plc

 

("Cadence Minerals", "Cadence" or "the Company")

 

Cadence formally completes Phase Two to vest its 27% in the Amapa Iron Ore
Project

Cadence Minerals (AIM/AQX: KDNC; OTC: KDNCY) is pleased to report that further
to the announcement of February 7th 2022 (link here
(http://irservices.netbuilder.com/ir/cadence/newsArticle.php?ST=REM&id=311428223031051443)
), all of the required contractual documentation has been completed, and
Cadence now has vested its 27% of the Amapa Iron Ore Project ("Amapa Project"
or "Amapa").

This second stage of investment was to acquire a further 7% (US$3.5 million)
of Pedra Branca Alliance ("PBA"), the Cadence and IndoSino joint venture
company which owns 100% of the equity of DEV Mineração S.A. ("DEV"). DEV is
the owner of the large-scale Amapa Project. This second stage investment was
conditional on several preconditions, which have now been satisfied, and
consequently Cadence has now vested a further 7%.

Anglo American, a previous owner and 70% shareholder, (with Cliffs owning the
remaining 30%), valued the entire Amapa Project at US$ 1.2 billion. In its
2012 Annual Accounts, Anglo American impaired the entire Amapa project value
to US$ 660 million.

Cadence CEO, Kiran Morzaria, commented: "I am pleased to report that following
the recent oversubscribed fundraising, we have formally completed phase two of
our investment into Amapa to acquire 27%. I know our new and longstanding
shareholders share our vision for Amapa, and I am pleased to report that the
mine rehabilitation plan is progressing on schedule."

"I look forward to reporting back to you on further operational progress in
the coming weeks."

About the Amapa Project

The Amapa Project commenced operations in December 2007 with the first
production of iron ore concentrate product of 712 kt in 2008. In 2008 Anglo
American (70%) and Cliffs (30%) acquired the Amapa Project in 2008 as part of
a larger package of mining assets in Brazil.

Production steadily increased to 4.8 Mt and 6.1 Mt of iron ore concentrate
product in 2011 and 2012. During this period, Anglo American reported
operating profits from its 70% ownership in the Amapa Project of US$ 120
million (100% US$ 171 million) and US$ 54 million (100% US$ 77 million).
Before its sale in 2012, Anglo American valued its 70% stake in the Amapa
Project at US$ 866 million (100% US$ 1.2 billion). It impaired the asset in
its 2012 Annual Accounts to US$ 462 million (100% US$ 660 million.

Cadence updated the Mineral Resource Estimate on November 2nd 2020, increasing
the MRE by 21%. The current MRE contains a Mineral Resource of 176.7 million
tonnes grading 39.7% Fe in the Indicated category and Mineral Resource of
8.7Mt at 36.9% in the Inferred category, both reported within an optimised pit
shell and using a cut-off grade of 25% Fe.

Details of Ownership and Joint Venture Agreement

Cadence owns 27% of the Amapa Project with our joint venture partner, Indo
Sino Pty Ltd ("Indo Sino") owning the remaining 73%. The ownership of Amapa is
via a joint venture company, Pedra Branca Alliance Pte. Ltd. ("JV Co") which
owns 100% of the equity of DEV Mineração S.A. ("DEV"). Should Indo Sino seek
further investors or an investment in the JV Co, the Agreement also provides
Cadence with a first right of refusal to increase its stake to 49% in the JV
Co.

To acquire its 27% interest Cadence has invested US$6 million over two stages.
If Cadence is not able to exercise its right of first refusal under the terms
of the Agreement, Indo Sino will have a twelve-month option to buy the shares
in JV Co held by Cadence for 1.5  times the price paid by Cadence for such
shares.

The Agreement also contains security and default clauses which if triggered
causes an upwards adjustment mechanism to allow Cadence to either receive cash
from JV Co or receive additional shares in JV Co. In the latter case,
Cadence's shareholding in the JV Co will not go above 49.9%.

 

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 For further information:

Cadence Minerals plc
                      +44 (0) 7879 584153
 Andrew Suckling
 Kiran Morzaria

 WH Ireland Limited (NOMAD & Broker)                                      +44 (0) 207 220
                      1666
 James Joyce
 Darshan Patel

 Novum Securities Limited (Joint Broker)                                  +44 (0) 207 399
                      9400
 Jon Belliss

 

 

 

Qualified Person

Kiran Morzaria B.Eng. (ACSM), MBA, has reviewed and approved the information
contained in this announcement. Kiran holds a Bachelor of Engineering
(Industrial Geology) from the Camborne School of Mines and an MBA (Finance)
from CASS Business School.

 

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regarding Cadence Minerals Plc's future growth results of operations
performance future capital and other expenditures (including the amount.
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and business conditions competition environmental and other regulatory changes
actions by governmental authorities the availability of capital markets
reliance on key personnel uninsured and underinsured losses and other factors
many of which are beyond the control of Cadence Minerals Plc. Although any
forward-looking statements contained in this announcement are based upon what
the Directors believe to be reasonable assumptions. Cadence Minerals Plc
cannot assure investors that actual results will be consistent with such
forward-looking statements.

 

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