News:
Subscribe for Updates:
Enter your email below to receive email updates
Press Releases
Aug 15, 2014 Mindoro Signs Agreements For Additional 25% In Agata And Tapian Projects EDMONTON, ALBERTA, August 15, 2014 - Mindoro Resources Ltd. (TSXV: MIO; Frankfurt: WKN 906167) is pleased to announce it has signed two option agreements to acquire an additional 25% interest in the Agata Project and an option to acquire an additional 25% interest in the Tapian San Francisco Project, from its Philippine partner, Minimax Mineral Exploration Corporation, all located within the Surigao mining region on the island of Mindanao, Philippines. Upon exercise of all options, Mindoro will hold a 40% direct and indirect interest in the Agata Project and 100% direct and indirect interest in the Tapian San Francisco Project. The terms of two 2005 option agreements with Minimax were based on gold and copper production scenarios. As announced on September 23, 2013, an option to acquire the remaining 25% economic interest in the Agata Project was renegotiated to be more applicable to the economic scenario of high-iron Direct Shipping Ore ("DSO") operations and nickel processing. The terms of the two option agreements for the additional Agata interest announced today (the "Amended Option Agreements") replace the option terms announced in September 2013. In October 2012, Mindoro, Minimax and TVI Resource Development Phils., Inc. ("TVIRD"), an affiliate of TVI Pacific Inc. (TSX:TVI) (OTCQX:TVIPF), signed two joint venture agreements relating to the Agata Project, whereby TVIRD may earn up to a 60% interest from Mindoro in each of the Agata Mining and Agata Processing Joint Ventures, while Mindoro would retain 15% and the remaining 25% would continue to be held by Minimax. Under the Amended Option Agreements, Mindoro may purchase Minimax's 25% interest in each of the Agata Mining and Agata Processing Joint Ventures for the following consideration: Agata Mining Option:
Mindoro may also purchase Minimax's 25% interest in the Tapian San Francisco Project, bringing Mindoro's total direct and indirect interest in the project to 100%, for the following consideration:
The Agata Mining, Agata Processing, and Tapian San Francisco Option Agreements all contain a 60 day "Restructure Period" during which time, with the consent of both parties, the schedule of installment payments and allocation of debt may be modified if more favourable tax structures are identified. Mindoro and Minimax will also undertake during the Restructure Period to negotiate further compensation for Minimax in the event that resources currently allocated for processing by the Agata Processing Joint Venture are instead commercialized as DSO material by the Agata Mining Joint Venture. Agata DSO Offtake Agreements Signed Mindoro is also pleased to announce that an offtake agreement has been signed by the Agata joint venture to sell one million metric tonnes of high-iron/low-nickel DSO material between September 2014 and September 2015. Advance payments of US$2 million have been received by the joint venture, which will be used to fund initial operating costs. The first shipment of DSO material is expected to occur before the end of the third quarter. The Agata Project is located in Agusan del Norte province, within the Surigao mining region on the island of Mindanao, Philippines. The Surigao region is a major nickel producing region providing ore to processing plants in Australia, China, Korea and Japan. The region has hosted between thirteen and fifteen DSO operations since 2011 and exported 27 million wet metric tonnes in 2013. Mindoro and TVIRD Joint Ventures Mindoro and TVIRD have signed four joint venture agreements relating to the Agata and Pan de Azucar projects located in the Philippines, as previously announced on October 1, 2012. The projects present multiple growth opportunities for near and medium-term cash flow, including:
For investor relations inquiries, please email ir@mindoro.com, or telephone one of the following:
About Mindoro Mindoro is a Tier 1 Issuer trading on the TSX Venture Exchange (MIO) and Frankfurt Stock Exchange (WKN 906167). Mindoro has a 75% interest in the Agata Mining Joint Venture and 75% interest in the Agata Processing Joint Venture with options to acquire an additional 25% interest in both the Agata Mining and Processing Joint Ventures. Mindoro also holds 75% interest in the Pan de Azucar Sulphur-Copper-Gold Project, Iloilo. TVI Resource Development (Phils.), Inc. ("TVIRD") has the option to earn up to a 60% interest in Agata and Pan de Azucar projects by meeting the earn-in requirements outlined in the June 24, 2013, press release, which include funding the DSO operation into production and producing a bankable feasibility study for a nickel processing facility. Mindoro also holds 75% interest and an option to acquire an additional 25% in the Tapian San Francisco Copper-Gold Project, Mindanao. Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release. Tony Climie P.Geol., is the CEO of Mindoro Resources Ltd and has sufficient experience which is relevant to the style of mineralization and type of deposit under consideration and to the activity which he is undertaking to qualify as a qualified person as defined by National Instrument 43-101. Tony Climie consents to the inclusion in the report of the matters based on the information in the form and context in which it appears. This release contains forward-looking statements including management's assessments of future plans and operations, and expectations of future production, including the statements with respect to when Mindoro expects production and the direct shipping of high-iron laterite resources at the Agata project to commence. These statements are based on current expectations that involve a number of risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated. These risks include, but are not limited to, the risks associated with the mining and exploration industry (e.g. operational risks in development, exploration and production; delays or changes in plans with respect to exploration or development projects or capital expenditures; the uncertainty of reserve estimates; the uncertainty with respect to results of exploration, the uncertainty of estimates and projections relating to production and the uncertainty of the availability of capital). The assumptions used in the preparation of such statements, although considered reasonable at the time of preparation, may prove to be imprecise and, as such, undue reliance should not be placed on forward-looking statements. The Company does not undertake to update forward-looking statements except where required to do so by law. View News Release in PDF Format: | |||||
You can view the Next Press Releases item: Fri Aug 29, 2014, Mindoro Announces Board And Management Changes You can view the Previous Press Releases item: Wed May 28, 2014, Mindoro Applies to Delist from ASX You can return to the main Press Releases page, or press the Back button on your browser. |