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RNS Number : 0606R  Nativo Resources Plc  23 December 2024

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23 December 2024

 

Nativo Resources Plc

("Nativo" or the "Company")

 

Operational Update: Tesoro Gold Mine

Milestone achieved as Peruvian JV secures inaugural gold production

Nativo Resources plc (LON:NTVO), which has interests in precious metals mining
and production in Peru, is pleased to provide the following update on the
Tesoro Gold Mine ("Tesoro") in southern Peru, which is held by the Company's
50%-owned Peruvian joint venture, Boku Resources SAC ("Boku").

Further to the Company's announcement on 25 November 2024, Boku has made its
first mineral sale of a batch of 42.973 tonnes of ore, with 10 tonnes produced
exclusively from the "Bonanza" vein in block one. The batch had an average
grade of 15.6 g/t Au and has been sold to a local gold ore processing plant in
the Arequipa region.

Notably, the 10 tonnes from block 1 reached average grades of 63.6 g/t,
following assay by the plant's metallurgy laboratory. These represent the
highest grades yet seen in the mine.

Boku will continue to focus on exploiting high grades at a tonnage of between
1 to 3 tonnes per day as it brings the next blocks into production and
increases production accordingly.

Stephen Birrell, Chief Executive Officer of Nativo, commented:

"We are really happy with the mine performance and our maiden production,
which is recovering very high grades. The focus on grade, ahead of volume, is
key to maximising operating profits at the mine."

 

For further information please contact:

 

 Nativo Resources                           Via Vigo Consulting

 Stephen Birrell, Chief Executive Officer   nativo@vigoconsulting.com (mailto:nativo@vigoconsulting.com)

 Zeus (Nominated Adviser and Joint Broker)  Tel: +44 (0)20 3829 5000

 James Joyce

 James Bavister

 Peterhouse Capital limited (Joint Broker)  Tel: +44 (0)20 7469 0930

 Duncan Vasey

 Lucy Williams

Rose Greensmith

 Vigo Consulting (Investor Relations)       Tel: +44 (0)20 7390 0234

 Ben Simons                                 nativo@vigoconsulting.com (mailto:nativo@vigoconsulting.com)

 Peter Jacob

Anna Sutton

 

About Nativo Resources plc

 

Nativo has interests in gold mining and exploration projects in Peru. Through
a 50:50 joint venture established in July 2024 with an experienced local
partner, Nativo secured an opportunity to scale operations at the Tesoro Gold
Concession, owning 50% of the production and resources, targeting early cash
flow generation in Q4 2024. In December 2024, Nativo agreed to acquire
directly a 100% interest in the Morrocota Gold Mine, proximal to the Tesoro
Gold Concession. Production from Morrocota is anticipated to commence by the
end of Q1 2025. Longer-term, the Company plans to establish its own gold ore
processing plant to retain a higher margin from production at its mines.

 

In addition to primary gold mining projects, the Company also holds the Ana
Lucia Polymetallic concession and is investigating low capex strategies to
appraise and exploit tailings deposits to recover gold.

 

Qualified Persons Statement

The scientific and technical information contained within this announcement
has been reviewed and approved by Dr Alberto Rios Carranza, a geologist with
over 27 years' experience, who holds a doctorate cum laude awarded by the
Polytechnical University of Madrid, Spain and who has published or co-authored
over 17 scientific papers on the mineralisation across Peru. Alberto is a
member of the Geological Society of Peru, the Colombian Society of Geology and
the Institute of Mining Engineers of Peru. He is a Qualified Person as defined
by the AIM Guidance Note on Mining and Oil & Gas Companies dated June
2009.

 

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Glossary

 

 Au   gold
 g/t  grams per tonne

 km   kilometers

 m    meters
 t    tonnes
 tpd  tonnes per day

 

 

 

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