African Queen Enters into Conditional Agreement Covering Sale of its Ghana Assets
Vancouver, British Columbia / TNW-ACCESSWIRE / September 16, 2014 / African Queen Mines Ltd. (the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has entered into a conditional agreement with a Ghanaian-based resource company to purchase from the Company 100% of the shares of the capital stock of its Ghanaian operating subsidiary, AQ Ghana Gold Limited
("AQGGL"), for cash and a net smelter royalty. The terms and provisions of said agreement are subject to the review and approval of the Minerals Commission of Ghana and formal approval of the Minister of Lands and Natural Resources. Akan Exploration Ltd., the Company's JV partner, and Newmont Mining Corp. ("Newmont"), prior owner of the underlying exploration license, will share in the proceeds of the transaction. Further details of the transaction will be provided after Government review and approval.
The principal asset of AQGGL is its Exploration License (the "License") covering the Noyem-Nyanfoman Gold Project within the Birim North District of the Eastern Region of Ghana (the "Project"). The area under license now comprises two non-contiguous blocks aggregating approximately 30.23 sq. km, namely Noyem A (Nyanfoman) which covers 23.55 sq. km and Noyem B (Apragya) which covers 6.68 sq. km.
The Project is characterized by palaeoplacer gold mineralization which is hosted within the basal conglomerates of the Tarkwaian Group's Banket Formation. The Tarkwa Gold Mine operated by Gold Fields Ltd. is also hosted within the conglomerates of the Banket Formation and has a combined gold resource of approximately 15 million ounces. Initial results reported from the Company's core drill program (PR dated November 13, 2012) are consistent with reported historic results from predecessors of Newmont and tend to confirm the presence in the region over a strike of at least 5.6 km of a relatively continuous gold-bearing reef varying in width from one to 5 m.
According to Irwin Olian, CEO of the Company, "AQ is undertaking a number of initiatives to restructure the Company with a view toward ensuring its continued viability and building shareholder value. Divestment of its Ghanaian assets through potential sale of its Ghanaian operating subsidiary is a part of this restructuring plan. Further details will be provided as the transaction progresses. The Company is continuing to develop strategies for maximizing value from its portfolio of resource properties in Kenya."
About African-Queen
The Company is an exploratory resource company with diversified mineral properties in East and West Africa. It is exploring its properties in Ghana and Kenya for gold and other metals. In Ghana it has 30.23 sq. km. under license for gold under an agreement with another company. In Kenya it has approximately 850 sq. km. under license for gold and metals, and a further 737 sq. km. of gold and other minerals licenses under agreements with two other companies. The Company's operations in Ghana are carried out through its subsidiary AQ Ghana Gold Limited. Its operations in Kenya are carried out through its operating subsidiary AQ Kenya Gold Limited. The Company has its executive offices in Vancouver, Canada. The Company was incorporated under the laws of the Province of British Columbia, Canada on April 30, 2008, and received certain southern African assets in a spin off transaction related to the acquisition of Pan African Mining Corp. by Asia Thai Mining Co., Ltd.
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF
African Queen Mines Ltd..
"Irwin Olian"
Irwin Olian
Chairman & CEO
For more information, contact:
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|Irwin Olian, President and CEO |Carrie Howes, Corporate
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