Kibo Mining Plc
(Incorporated in Ireland)
(Registration Number: 451931)
(External registration number: 2011/007371/10)
Share code on the JSE Limited: KBO
Share code on the AIM:
KIBO ISIN:IE00B97C0C31
("Kibo" or "the Company")
05 July 2016
Imweru Gold Project Update
Kibo Mining plc ("Kibo" or the "Company") (AIM: KIBO; AltX: KBO), the Tanzania focused mineral exploration and development Company provides a further update to its announcement on June 2 on the Memorandum of Understanding ("MOU") signed with Lake Victoria Gold LTD ("Lake Victoria") to consolidate the companies' respective Imweru and Imwelo gold projects. As a result of a minor unforeseen delay in completing compliance and legal work on the follow-on definitive agreement, which was anticipated to be in place by June 30 2016, the Company expects that this will now take a further two weeks to be finalized.
The Company wishes to advise that completion of this definitive agreement is progressing well and notwithstanding this minor delay, it looks forward to the potential value this transaction can unlock for Kibo shareholders.
Louis Coetzee, CEO of Kibo Mining, said: "The definitive agreement is an administrative step in the process of completing the amalgamation of Kibo's Imweru and Lake Victoria's Imwelo projects. Kibo and Lake Victoria have made significant progress towards finalizing the transaction, and the delay referred to above will not have any impact on meeting the agreed project deadlines as we continue to implement the agreed transaction. An update with regard to progress on the Mbeya Coal to Power Project will also follow shortly."
Maps showing the location of the Imweru and Imwelo projects can be found on the Kibo website www.kibomining.com under the Projects/Lake Victoria (gold) menu on the home page.
Contacts
Louis Coetzee | +27 (0) 83 2606126 | Kibo Mining plc | Chief Executive Officer |
Andreas Lianos | +27 (0) 83 4408365 | River Group | Corporate Adviser and Designated Adviser on JSE |
Jon Belliss | +44 (0) 207 382 8300 | Beaufort Securities Limited | Broker |
Oliver Morse | +61 8 9480 2500 | RFC Ambrian Limited | Nominated Adviser on AIM |
Daniel Thöle / Anna Legge | +44 (0) 203 772 2500 | Bell Pottinger | Investor and Media Relations |
Kibo Mining - Notes to editors
Kibo Mining is listed on the AIM market in London and the AltX in Johannesburg. The Company is focused on exploration and development of mineral projects in Tanzania, and controls one of Tanzania's largest mineral right portfolios. Tanzania provides a secure and stable operating environment for the mineral resource industry and Kibo Mining therein.
Kibo Mining holds a thermal coal deposit at Mbeya, which has a significant NI 43-101 compliant defined resource, and is developing a 250-350 MW mouth-of-mine thermal power station, the Mbeya Coal to Power Project ("MCPP"), previously called Rukwa Coal to Power Project ("RCPP"), with an established management team that includes Standard Bank as Financial Advisor. Kibo is undertaking a Coal Mining Definitive Feasibility Study and a Power Pre-Feasibility Study for the Mbeya project with an integrated Bankable Feasibility Study report for the MCPP to be released in the near term. On 20th April 2015, Kibo signed a Joint Development Agreement for the completion of the Definitive Feasibility Studies and development of the MCPP with China based EPC contractor SEPCO III.
The Company also has extensive gold focused interests including Lake Victoria Goldfields and Morogoro projects. At Lake Victoria, the Company has projects with a 550,000 oz. JORC compliant gold Mineral Resource at Imweru Project and a 168,000 oz. NI 43-101 compliant gold Mineral Resource at the Lubando Project in which the Company holds a 90% attributable interest. The Company is currently undertaking a Definitive Feasibility Study on its Imweru Project.
Kibo also holds the Haneti Project on which the latest technical report confirms prospectivity for nickel, PGMs, gold and strategic metals including lithium.
Kibo Mining further holds the Pinewood (coal & uranium) project where the company has entered into a 50/50 Exploration Joint Venture with Metal Tiger plc.
Finally, the Company also holds the Morogoro (gold) project where the company has also entered into a 50/50 Exploration Joint Venture with Metal Tiger plc.
The Company's projects are located in the established and gold prolific Lake Victoria Goldfields, the emerging goldfields of eastern Tanzania and the Mtwara Corridor in southern Tanzania where the Government has prioritized infrastructural development attracting significant recent investment in coal and uranium. The Company has a positive working relationship with the Tanzanian government at local, regional and national levels and works hard to maintain positive relationships with all communities where company interests are held. The Company recognizes the potential to enhance the quality of life and opportunity for Tanzanian citizens through careful development of its projects.
Updates on the Company's activities are regularly posted on its website www.kibomining.com
Imweru Mineral Resource
Table 2 below presents a table showing the Mineral Resource estimate for the Imweru Project at a base case economic cut-off grade for the reporting of the resource of 0.4 g/t. The table is taken from a JORC- Compliant Report by Tetra Tech EBA dated February 2014.
Table 2
Area | Material Type | Classification | Cut- off (g/t) | Specific Gravity | Metric Tonnes (t) | Short Tons | Gold Grade (g/t) | Contained Gold Ounces (troy) |
Central | Laterite | Indicated | 0.40 | 2.50 | 131,000 | 144,000 | 1.785 | 8,000 |
Saprolite | Indicated | 0.40 | 2.50 | 706,000 | 778,000 | 1.387 | 32,000 |
Bedrock | Indicated | 0.40 | 2.89 | 1,895,000 | 2,089,000 | 1.043 | 64,000 |
Total | Indicated | 0.40 | 2.77 | 2,732,000 | 3,012,000 | 1.168 | 103,000 |
Central | |
Laterite | Inferred | 0.40 | 2.50 | 685,000 | 755,000 | 1.317 | 29,000 |
Saprolite | Inferred | 0.40 | 2.50 | 1,047,000 | 1,154,000 | 1.040 | 35,000 |
Bedrock | Inferred | 0.40 | 2.89 | 7,838,000 | 8,640,000 | 1.029 | 259,000 |
Total | Inferred | 0.40 | 2.82 | 9,569,000 | 10,548,000 | 1.051 | 323,000 |
|
East | Total | Inferred | 0.40 | 2.70 | 2,653,000 | 2,925,000 | 1.449 | 124,000 |
|
Imweru Property Total | Indicated | 0.4 | 2.77 | 2,732,000 | 3,012,000 | 1.168 | 103,000 |
Inferred | 0.4 | 2.79 | 12,222,000 | 13,473,000 | 1.137 | 447,000 |
Combined (inf+ind) | 0.4 | 2.79 | 14,954,000 | 16,485,000 | 1.143 | 550,000 |
* Kibo holds 90% of the Imweru Mineral Resource
* Total estimates are rounded, based on composites capped at 26 g/t gold at Imweru Central and 25 g/t at Imweru East, the cut-off grade is based on a gold price of US$1,200 and a 90% metallurgical recovery is assumed in calculation of cut-off grade. A base case of 0.40 g/t has been selected.
** Classification of Mineral Resources incorporates the terms and definitions from the Australian Code for Reporting of Exploration Results,Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves (JORC Code) published by the Joint Ore Reserve Committee (JORC)
Review by Qualified Persons
Information in this announcement that relates to the Imweru Mineral Resource is taken from the report titled "Resource Update for the Imweru Property Geita Region Northern, Tanzania, JORC Competent Persons Report" dated February 17th 2014 (the "Report"). The Report states a JORC-compliant Mineral Resource estimate and was prepared for Kibo Mining plc by James Barr P.Geo. and Darryn Hitchcock P.Geo. Senior Geologist and Geologist respectively with TetraTech EBA Ltd. Both Mr. Barr and Mr.
Hitchcock are registered as Certified Professional Geologists with Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of British Columbia a recognised professional organisation. Mr Barr as principal author responsible for the Report has experience in the evaluation and reporting of Archaean Gold projects and is a "Qualified Person" for reporting gold resources to the JORC Standard. He consents to the inclusion in this document of the matters based on his information in the form and context in which they appear.
Johannesburg
05 July 2016
Corporate and Designated Adviser
River Group
