REG - Caracal Gold PLC - Statement re. Mining and Ore Processing Results

Caracal GoldAnnouncement

24/04/2023 09:30

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RNS Number : 2141X  Caracal Gold PLC  24 April 2023

24(th) April 2023

 

Caracal Gold PLC

('Caracal' or the 'Company')

High Grade Zone Mining and Ore Processing Results from Kilimapesa Hill Deposit

Caracal Gold PLC, the expanding East African gold explorer, developer and
producer with over 1,300,000oz of JORC compliant gold resources, intends to
publish its quarterly update for the period ended 31 March 2023 on or around
the end of April 2023. As the company will be presenting to investors at the
Mines & Money conference in London on the 26(th) April, the Company is
pleased to provide an interim update on the delivery of high-grade ore from
the high-grade zone in the Kilimapesa Hill deposit to the Milling Plant.

Highlights

·      Ongoing 360tpd of high-grade material with average daily grades
from 3.15g/t to 4.92g/t being processed,

·      The initial mining plan has now been extended to period of 13
months of delivery of high-grade material to the milling plant,

·      Pivot Mining Consultants appointed to produce an independent mine
design and scheduling for Kilimapesa including the high-grade zone,

·      Exploration to define the full potential of the high-grade zone
in ongoing.

The average grades for the period from 9(th) March to 7(th) April 2023 are
detailed below:

Hourly belt cuts are taken on the mill feed conveyor and the daily summary
sampling sheets for samples are attached. These samples are assayed in the
Kilimapesa laboratory. Sampling and analytical procedures are subject to a
comprehensive quality assurance and quality control program. The QAQC program
involves insertion of duplicate samples, blanks and certified reference
materials in the sample stream. Gold analyses are performed by standard fire
assaying protocols using a 50-gram charge with atomic absorption (AAS) finish
and a gravimetric finish performed for assays greater than 10 grams per tonne.

Tonnages mined continue to average at over 400tpd from the high-grade zones
and an additional bulldozer and additional excavator have been mobilised to
further increase tonnages. Recoveries remained in line at 75%, the plant
availability improved from 75% from the previous period to 82% for the period
from 29(th) March to 7(th) April. For April 2023 the plant availability for
April 2023 to date is 86%.

Robbie McCrae, CEO of Caracal commented:

"The results from the first 30 days of mining and processing ore from the
Kilimapesa Hill high-grade zone have gone beyond expectations and the team are
continuing to improve in all the areas. The high-grade zone now supports the
current production levels for 13 months, plant availability is back on track
and improving after the installation of standby power and recoveries are
expected to improve with the delivery and commissioning of the new crusher and
additional CIL tank capacity".

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For further information visit www.caracalgold.com or contact the following:

 

 Caracal Gold plc                                    robbie@kilimapesa.com

 Robbie McCrae
 Clear Capital Markets Ltd                           +44 203 897 0981

 Joint Broker                                        +44 203 869 6086

 Keith Swann / Jonathan Critchley
 VSA Capital Ltd                                     +44 203 005 5000

 Financial Adviser and Joint Broker

 Andrew Raca (Corporate Finance)

 DGWA, the German Institute for Asset and            info@dgwa.org (mailto:info@dgwa.org)

 Equity Allocation and Valuation

 European Investor and Corporate Relations Advisor

 Katharina Löckinger

 

 

 

 

 

Qualified Person:

Mr. Franck Bizouerne, P.Geo., Group Mineral Resource Manager of Caracal Gold
PLC, is the Company's Competent Person under JORC Code "Standards of
Disclosure for Mineral Projects" and has reviewed and assumes responsibility
for the scientific and technical content in this press release.

 

Notes:

Caracal Gold plc is an expanding East African focused gold producer with a
clear path to grow production and resources both organically and through
strategic acquisitions. Its aim is to rapidly increase production to
+50,000ozs p.a. and build a JORC compliant resource base of +3Moz. The company
is progressing a well-defined mine optimisation strategy at its 100% owned
Kilimapesa Gold Mine in Kenya, where there is significant mid-term expansion
potential and the ability to increase gold production to 24,000oz p.a. and the
resource to +2Moz (current JORC compliant resources of approx. 706,000oz).
Alongside this, Caracal is undertaking a targeted exploration programme at the
Nyakafuru Project in Tanzania, which has an established high-grade shallow
gold resource of 658,751oz at 2.08g/t contained within four deposits over 280
km2 and appears amenable to development as a large scale conventional open pit
operation.

Caracal's experienced team has a proven track record in successfully
developing and operating mining projects throughout Africa.

The Company is a responsible mining and exploration company and supports the
positive social and economic change that it contributes to the communities in
the regions that it operates. It is a proudly East African-focused company: it
buys locally, employs locally, and protects the environment and its employees
and their families' health, safety, and wellbeing.

Caracal's shares are quoted on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange
(LON: GCAT) and on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (FSE: 6IK). The Company is
also in the process of listing on the Nairobi Securities Exchange.

 

 

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