REG - Greatland Gold PLC - Acquisition of Havieron & Telfer - Update

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RNS Number : 4116M  Greatland Gold PLC  15 November 2024

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NEWS RELEASE | 15 November 2024

 

 

Acquisition of Havieron & Telfer - Update

 

 

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Greatland Gold plc (AIM:GGP) (Greatland or the Company) announced on 10
September 2024 that certain of its wholly owned subsidiaries had entered into
a binding agreement with certain Newmont Corporation subsidiaries (Newmont) to
acquire, subject to certain conditions being satisfied, a 70% ownership
interest in the Havieron gold-copper project, 100% ownership of the Telfer
gold-copper mine, and other related interests in assets in the Paterson region
(the Acquisition).

 

Completion of the Acquisition is subject to the satisfaction (or, where
applicable, waiver) of a number of conditions precedent, which are summarised
in the Company's Admission Document dated 10 September 2024 (Admission
Document) (refer to Part 2, paragraph 2, on page 41).

 

Greatland is pleased to provide an update on the significant further progress
that has been made towards satisfaction of the following conditions precedent
to the completion of the Acquisition:

 

§ Telfer Tailings Storage Facility 8: Remediation of TSF8 has been completed
by Newmont and confirmed by the Telfer Engineer of Record, and Newmont has
achieved the required 14 days of consecutive processing at Telfer, such that
all conditions precedent related to TSF8 are presently satisfied. Telfer
processing operations are running to plan.

 

§ Foreign Investment Review Board (FIRB) approval: Newmont has been granted
foreign investment approval by the Treasurer of the Commonwealth of Australia
for the issuance of Greatland shares to Newmont pursuant to the Acquisition.
As previously announced, Greatland has also received its required FIRB
approval for the Acquisition.

 

§ Pilbara Ports Authority: Consent has been received from the Pilbara Ports
Authority to the transfer of the Crown Lease at Port Hedland relating to
product export facilities utilised for the storage and export of Telfer
copper-gold concentrate.

 

Completion of the Acquisition remains subject to satisfaction (or, where
applicable, waiver) of the remaining conditions described in the Admission
Document.

 

Greatland and Newmont have agreed to target completion of the Acquisition by
early December 2024.  This target date is based on the current status and
expected progress of the outstanding conditions precedent and will continue to
be assessed.  The Company will provide further updates as appropriate.

 

Greatland is delighted that Telfer employees have accepted offers of
employment by Greatland, securing the transfer of a significant and highly
skilled Telfer workforce, and preserving the existing capability, expertise
and knowledge to enable continuity of efficient operations following
Acquisition completion.  Greatland has appreciated excellent engagement with
the Telfer workforce to date and looks forward to welcoming them into the
Greatland organisation from completion.

 

Finalisation of the A$75 million working capital facility and A$25 million
contingent instrument facility with the banking syndicate ANZ, HSBC and ING,
as contemplated by the Commitment Letter entered into on 10 September 2024,
continues to progress.  The facilities are expected to be finalised and
executed by the end of November 2024.

 

Greatland Managing Director, Shaun Day, commented: "We are delighted to be
nearing completion of Greatland's transformational acquisition of Telfer and
Havieron. The significant and collaborative efforts of the Greatland, Newmont
and Telfer teams have enabled the continued progress towards the satisfaction
of the transaction conditions and our integration work.  We congratulate
Newmont on the successful restart of processing operations and are excited to
take over in a matter of weeks and emerge as a significant Australian gold and
copper producer, with completion targeted by early December 2024."

 

Contact

 

For further information, please contact:

 

Greatland Gold plc

Shaun Day, Managing Director  |  Rowan Krasnoff, Head of Business
Development

info@greatlandgold.com

 

Nominated Advisor

SPARK Advisory Partners

Andrew Emmott / James Keeshan / Neil Baldwin  |  +44 203 368 3550

 

Corporate Brokers

Canaccord Genuity  |  James Asensio / George Grainger  |  +44 207 523 8000

Berenberg  |  Matthew Armitt / Jennifer Lee  |  +44 203 368 3550

SI Capital Limited  |  Nick Emerson / Sam Lomanto  |  +44 148 341 3500

 

Media Relations

UK - Gracechurch Group  | Harry Chathli / Alexis Gore / Henry Gamble  |
+44 204 582 3500

Australia - Fivemark Partners  |  Michael Vaughan  |  +61 422 602 720

 

About Greatland

 

Greatland is a mining development and exploration company focused primarily on
precious and base metals.

 

Havieron is located approximately 45km east of the Telfer gold mine. The box
cut and decline to the Havieron orebody commenced in February 2021. Total
development exceeds 3,060m including over 2,110m of advance in the main access
decline (as at 30 June 2024).  Havieron is intended to leverage the existing
Telfer infrastructure and processing plant, which would de-risk the
development and reduces capital expenditure.

 

On 10 September 2024, Greatland announced that certain of its wholly owned
subsidiaries had entered into a binding agreement with certain Newmont
Corporation subsidiaries to acquire, subject to certain conditions being
satisfied, a 70% ownership interest in the Havieron gold-copper project
(consolidating Greatland's ownership of Havieron to 100%), 100% ownership of
the Telfer gold-copper mine, and other related interests in assets in the
Paterson region.  Completion of the acquisition is subject to the
satisfaction of certain conditions precedent and is targeted to occur during
Q4 2024.

 

Greatland has a proven track record of discovery and exploration success and
is pursuing the next generation of tier-one mineral deposits by applying
advanced exploration techniques in under-explored regions. Greatland has a
number of exploration projects across Western Australia and in parallel to the
development of Havieron is focused on becoming a multi-commodity miner of
significant scale.

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