Augustine Ventures Executes Assumption Agreement on its Wawa Gold Project
Augustine entered into the "Option Agreement", originally signed on April 16, 2009, with the property owner, Citabar. Under the Fourth Amending Agreement (see News Release of July 14, 2014), Citabar had extended the date from June 30, 2014 to March 31, 2015 for Augustine to earn an undivided 60% interest in the Wawa Gold Project from Citabar by expending an aggregate of $4.0 million in eligible expenditures.
Terms of the Assumption Agreement
1. | Red Pine is required to incur $2.1 million in eligible exploration expenditures by June 30, 2015 in order to earn in a 30% interest in the Wawa Gold Projec, upon which Augustine and Citabar would hold 30% and 40%, respectively; | |
2. | Red Pine has the right to earn one-half of an additional 15% interest ( or 7.5%) in the Wawa Gold Project by incurring a further $2.0 million in eligible exploration expenditures by June 30, 2016, so long as a total of $4.0 million is spent in the aggregate by Red Pine and Augustine, which could be increased up to the entire 15% interest if all of such additional $4.0 million is incurred by Red Pine; | |
3. | Red Pine also has the right to earn a pro rata interest in Augustine's existing interests in all mineral properties acquired by Augustine, including any future acquisitions, within an area of influence defined as a 5 kilometer radius from the perimeter of the Wawa Gold Project by satisfying certain criteria; | |
4. | Upon earning in 30% interest, Red Pine will be the Manager under the terms of the JVA, which constitutes part of the Option Agreement, as amended by the Assumption Agreement; | |
Dr. Robert (Bob) Dodds, President and Chief Executive Officer of Augustine, states "we are pleased to enter into this agreement with Red Pine to continue to explore and develop the Wawa Gold Project and to each earn in a 30% interest in this very promising gold resource. Red Pine brings a strong technical team to the project and Augustine continues to be confident that the exploration work planned by Red Pine will both improve and increase the known inferred mineral resource of gold (1.1 million ounces at 1.5 g/t Au contained within 22.4 million tonnes)".
Dr. Dodds goes on to say ”Augustine appreciates that Citabar continues to support Augustine, now in an agreement with Red Pine, in the development of the Wawa Gold Project. The metrics for this gold resource are encouraging for both domestic and international investors by satisfying the following general criteria:
- Proven mining district (former mines, power, roads, nearby town site)
- Accessible region
- Safe political jurisdiction
- Positive community support (Town of Wawa and Michipicoten First Nation)
- Positive environmental factors”
About Augustine Ventures Inc.
Augustine Ventures Inc. is a junior gold exploration company which has an option to earn up to a 75% interest on the Wawa Gold Project which encompasses 2,426 hectares in McMurray Township, southeast of the Town of Wawa, Ontario. Over 95 percent of the property consists of leases and/or patents for both mineral and surface rights that are easily accessible. The property has a gold resource of 1.1 million ounces at 1.5 g/t hosted within 22 million tonnes with known lateral extension and depth extension to 600 meters, a history of past production from the known vein deposits and a large number of untested but documented gold occurrences. Augustine has also acquired a 100% undivided interest in an additional 182 claim units known as the Oakley Lake Property totalling 2,912 hectares contiguous to its Wawa Gold Project.
For additional information contact:
Augustine Ventures Inc.
Robert (Bob) Dodds, President & CEO
Tel: (416) 363 2528 x230
Email: bdodds@augustineventures.com
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