REG - Thor Mining PLC - Spring Hill Royalty Sale Update

Thor EnergyAnnouncement

30/03/2020 09:00

RNS Number : 0164I
  
Thor Mining PLC
  
30 March 2020
  
 

30 March 2020
 
THOR MINING PLC 
SPRING HILL ROYALTY SALE UPDATE
 
The directors of Thor Mining Plc ("Thor") (AIM, ASX: THR) are pleased to provide a progress update on the sale of the royalty it holds in respect of the Spring Hill gold project.
The royalty entitlement comprises:
•  A$5.70 per ounce of gold produced from the Spring Hill tenements where the gold produced is sold for up to A$1,500 per ounce; and
•  A$13.30 per ounce of gold produced from the Spring Hill tenements where the gold produced is sold for amounts over A$1,500 per ounce.
At the time of writing the gold price sits at approximately A$2,600.00 per ounce.
The Company has received indicative offers and has entered into an exclusivity arrangement with a selected party that has commenced due diligence and preparation of final agreement documentation.  Unfortunately aspects of the due diligence process, in particular a site visit, have been delayed due to COVID 19 travel restrictions. Suitable alternative arrangements have now been made, and Thor has extended the timeframe for due diligence completion to 30 April.
The agreement with the selected party prevents release of the terms of the agreement or the identity of the party until final agreement execution, however the Company expects to be in a position to advise further towards the end of April.
The information contained within this announcement is deemed to constitute inside information as stipulated under the Market Abuse Regulations (EU) No. 596/2014. Upon the publication of this announcement, this inside information is now considered to be in the public domain.
 
Enquiries:






Mick Billing


+61 (8) 7324 1935


Thor Mining PLC


Executive Chairman




Ray Ridge


+61 (8) 7324 1935


Thor Mining PLC


CFO/Company
Secretary




Colin Aaronson/
Richard Tonthat/ Niall McDonald


+44 (0) 207 383 5100


Grant Thornton UK LLP 


Nominated Adviser




Nick Emerson
Claire Louise Noyce /
John Beresford-Peirse
 


+44 (0) 1483 413 500
+44 (0) 203 764 2341


SI Capital Ltd
Hybridan LLP


Joint Broker
Joint Broker






 


 


 



 
Updates on the Company's activities are regularly posted on Thor's website  www.thormining.com, which includes a facility to register to receive these updates by email, and on the Company's twitter page @ThorMining.
 
About Thor Mining PLC
Thor Mining PLC (AIM, ASX: THR) is a resources company quoted on the AIM Market of the London Stock Exchange and on ASX in Australia.
Thor holds 100% of the advanced Molyhil tungsten project in the Northern Territory of Australia, for which an updated feasibility study in August 2018¹ suggested attractive returns.
Adjacent Molyhil, at Bonya, Thor holds a 40% interest in deposits of tungsten, copper, and vanadium, including Inferred Resource estimates for the White Violet and Samarkand tungsten deposits and the Bonya copper deposit². 
Thor also holds 100% of the Pilot Mountain tungsten project in Nevada USA which has a JORC 2012 Indicated and Inferred Resources Estimate³ on 2 of the 4 known deposits.  The US Department of the Interior has confirmed that tungsten, the primary resource mineral at Pilot Mountain, has been included in the final list of Critical Minerals 2018.
Thor holds a 25% interest Australian copper development company EnviroCopper Limited (with rights to increase its interest to 30%).  EnviroCopper Limited holds:
·      rights to earn up to a 75% interest in the mineral rights and claims over the resource⁴ on the portion of the historic Kapunda copper mine in South Australia recoverable by way of in situ recovery; and
·      rights to earn up to 75% of the Moonta copper project, also in South Australia comprising the northern portion of exploration licence EL5984 and includes a resource estimate⁵ for several deposits.
Thor also holds a production royalty entitlement from the Spring Hill Gold project⁶ of:
•  A$5.70 per ounce of gold produced from the Spring Hill tenements where the gold produced is sold for up to A$1,500 per ounce; and
•  A$13.30 per ounce of gold produced from the Spring Hill tenements where the gold produced is sold for amounts over A$1,500 per ounce.
Notes
¹ Refer ASX and AIM announcement of 23 August 2018
² Refer ASX and AIM announcements of 26 November 2018 and 29 January 2020
³ Refer AIM announcement of 13 December 2018 and ASX announcement of 14 December 2018
⁴ Refer AIM announcement of 10 February 2018 and ASX announcement of 12 February 2018
⁵ Refer ASX and AIM announcement of 15 August 2019
⁶ Refer AIM announcement of 26 February 2016 and ASX announcement of 29 February 2016
 


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