Eagle Mountain Gold Corp. Acquires 100% of Eagle Mountain Property
11 Febrero 2013 - 8:00AM
Eagle Mountain Gold Corp. ("
Eagle Mountain" or the
"
Company") (TSX-V:Z) (Frankfurt:E9X) (OTCQX:SDMTD)
disclosed today that Omai Gold Mines Ltd. ("OGML"), a 95% owned
subsidiary of IAMGOLD Corp., has acquired 3,236,246 shares of the
Company, increasing its total ownership to 14.93%. The transaction
follows the exercise of an option held by Eagle Mountain to acquire
from OGML the remaining 50% interest in the advance-stage Eagle
Mountain gold property in Guyana, which hosts a near-surface gold
deposit of 188,000 indicated and 792,000 inferred gold ounces with
considerable potential for expansion. The closing of this
transaction gives Eagle Mountain 100% ownership of the property,
and establishes IAMGOLD indirectly as the Company's largest
shareholder. "IAMGOLD's increased ownership stake in our Company,
in conjunction with increasing our interest to 100% in the Eagle
Mountain gold project, is a significant milestone," said Yannis
Tsitos, President and CEO of Eagle Mountain. "This transaction is
accretive to the Company as we have acquired 50% of the gold
mineral resource for 10% of the Company. IAMGOLD has been
positioned as a strategic partner. Becoming our largest stakeholder
demonstrates confidence in our team's ability to develop the Eagle
Mountain gold project. We welcome IAMGOLD's valuable expertise and
support, and look forward to continuing to strengthen the
relationship between our two firms."
The Property
Eagle Mountain is a high-quality asset with an existing NI
43-101-compliant resource of 188,000 indicated and 792,000 inferred
gold ounces. The deposit covers just 250 hectares of the
5,050-hectare property. It is open in three lateral directions and
at depth with strong mineralization along its edges. With gold
starting at surface on the property, Eagle Mountain's goal is to
complete a scoping study and, subject to the results of same, a
Feasibility study with the aim of proving that the resource is
suitable for low-cost, open-pit mining. The property has
excellent access and is close to infrastructure, including existing
roads, a small airport within four kilometres and waterways. The
historic Omai gold mine, which produced over 3.7 million ounces of
gold through 2005, is approximately 40 kilometres from Eagle
Mountain. Eagle Mountain Gold Corp. exercised its option
pursuant to the terms of its amended and restated earn-in and joint
venture agreement with Omai Gold Mines Ltd. ("OGML") and Eagle
Mountain Gold Inc. ("EMGI"), both affiliates of IAMGOLD Corp.
The remaining 50% equity interest was held by OGML in EMGI.
EMGI owns the Eagle Mountain gold property in Guyana and prior to
the exercise of this option was owned as to 50% by the Company and
50% by OGML. The Company issued OGML, 3,236,246 common shares in
the capital of the Company in consideration of a $1,000,000 payment
required for the remaining shares in EMGI. Consequently, OGML which
is owned as to 95% by IAMGOLD Corp. and 5% by the Government of
Guyana, now holds 5,536,246 out of 37,083,526 shares, representing
14.93% of the issued and outstanding shares in the Company. The
shares issued to OGML are subject to a hold period expiring four
months and one day from their date of issue. As a result of the
exercise of the option, Eagle Mountain now owns 100% of EMGI and
therefore the Eagle Mountain gold property, and OGML once again
becomes an insider and the largest shareholder of Eagle Mountain.
About Eagle Mountain Gold Corp. Eagle Mountain
Gold Corp. (www.eaglemountaingoldcorp.com) is working aggressively
to develop its advanced-stage Eagle Mountain gold project in
Guyana. In strategic partnership with IAMGOLD, the project
has an existing NI 43-101-compliant resource of 188,000 indicated
and 792,000 inferred gold ounces. The deposit is contained
within just 250 hectares of the 5,050-hectare property and located
close to local infrastructure. Gold at Eagle Mountain starts
at surface, making it potentially suitable for low-cost, open-pit
mining, and mineralization remains open in three lateral directions
and at depth. The Company also has an option to acquire up to
95% of Mowasi, a 17,000-hectare gold project directly adjacent to
Eagle Mountain. Guyana is a mining friendly, English-speaking
democracy in South America. The Company is led by an
experienced management team, proven in making mining discoveries
and achieving production. Eagle Mountain Gold Corp. trades on
the TSX-V under the symbol Z, on the OTCQX as SDMTD and in
Frankfurt as E9X.
The Eagle Mountain Gold Corp. logo is available at
http://www.globenewswire.com/newsroom/prs/?pkgid=13828 On
behalf of The Board of Directors of Eagle Mountain Gold
Corp. "Ioannis (Yannis) Tsitos" President, CEO &
Director Further Information Ioannis (Yannis)
Tsitos President, CEO and Director Eagle Mountain Gold Corp. Toll
Free (North America): 1 (866) 437-9552 Outside North America: +1
(416) 489-0092 ir@eaglemountaingoldcorp.com This document contains
certain forward looking statements which involve known and unknown
risks, delays, and uncertainties not under the corporations control
which may cause actual results, performance or achievements of the
corporation's to be materially different from the results,
performance or expectation implied by these forward looking
statements. Neither the 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.
CONTACT: Ioannis (Yannis) Tsitos
President, CEO and Director
Eagle Mountain Gold Corp.
Toll Free (North America): 1 (866) 437-9552
Outside North America: +1 (416) 489-0092
ir@eaglemountaingoldcorp.com
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